Military Training and Operations

Photos depict military personnel engaged in training activities, including discussions and practical exercises in diverse environments.

U.S. Air National Guard Airman assigned to the 178th Wings Security Forces Squadron, observe a member participate in OC spray training, May 15, 2022, in Springfield, Ohio. Members are exposed to the OC spray to understand the effects and how to handle a scenario where they are sprayed themselves.

New Hampshire Army National Guard Cadet Tovah Stonner orients a map during land navigation training Sept. 11, 2022, at the Edward Cross Training Center in Pembroke, N.H.

U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Chambers, 449th Air Expeditionary Group commander, speaks with Airmen from the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS) and Soldiers with Task Force Red Dragon during a tour of Camp Simba, Kenya, June 3, 2022. Camp Simba is operated by the 475th EABS and provides base operations and communications support for thirteen mission partners including a safe landing zone for Combined Joint Task ForceHorn of Africa personnel recovery and casualty evacuation and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platforms.

U.S. Air Force Brig. General Russell Driggers, 502nd Air Base Wing commander, and U.S. Air Force Col. Taylor Ferrell, 12th Flying Training Wing commander, celebrate the lighting of the holiday tree with Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph families at JBSA-Randolph, Texas, December 1, 2022. The JBSA-Randolph community celebrated this annual event with music from a local high school band, refreshments and a visit from Santa.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 2, 2022) Cmdr. Randell Buchanan, commanding officer of Navy Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18, provides a motivational speech to the officers and chiefs prior to starting NMCB 18's Field Training Exercise (FTX). FTX is designed to analyze a battalions construction capability, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to support major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

Lt. Gen. Jack Stultz, chief of the U.S. Army Reserve, and Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter, acting director of the Army National Guard, arrive for a ceremony marking the partnership between the Army National Guard, U.S. Army Reserve and Helmets to Hardhats, a nonprofit program that connects servicemembers with careers in the building and construction trades, at the Pentagon on July 2, 2009.

A Mississippi National Guard Soldier directs traffic 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)

Members of the Kentucky National Guard tour the Brigada de Aviacion del Ejercito Nro. 15 'Paquisha' with members of the Ecuadorian Armed Forces during the Senior Enlisted Seminar March 22, 2023 in Quito, Ecuador. During the seminar, the participants exchanged best-practices on topics involving non-commisioned officer competencies, capabilities and leadership responsibilities. (Submitted photos)

U.S. Army Sgt. Jeffrey Habeck, a Soldier assigned to the Ohio National Guards 1-148th Infantry Regiment - 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, bumps elbows with a volunteer at Waterville Community Church after delivering food items from the Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank in Toledo, Ohio, March 24, 2020. Nearly 400 Ohio National Guard members were activated to provide humanitarian missions in support of COVI-19 relief efforts, continuing the Ohio National Guards long history of supporting humanitarian efforts throughout Ohio and the nation.

Members of the 204th Army Band play a special selection July 14, 2022, during the beginning of the Fort McCoy Garrison change-of-command ceremony at Fort McCoy, Wis. The Army Reserve band members played several numbers to the hundreds in attendance for the ceremony, and they played music for the ceremony as well.

Spc. Isaiah Barragan, Company A, 60th Offensive Cyber Operations Signal Battalion, plots points on a map during the land navigation portion of the Cyber Protection Brigades Best Squad Competition, June 9 at Fort Gordon, Ga.

Command Sgt. Maj. Silvester Tatum (left), the senior enlisted leader of the Mississippi National Guard, and Maj. Gen. Janson D. Boyles, the adjutant general of Mississippi, speak to media teams 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.

220906-N-BR419-1016 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sep. 6, 2022) Service members assigned to the United Nations Security Council Resolutions Enforcement Coordination Cell tour the flight deck of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), Sep. 6. 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.

First Lady of Florida, Casey DeSantis, hands out food to the affected citizens of Pine Island, Fla., alongside Florida National Guard (FLNG) soldiers with the 53rd Brigade Support Battalion on Monday, October 3, 2022. 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 soldiers to deliver much-need supplies. (U.S Army Photo by Pfc. Alexander Helman)

Capt. Joseph Whitley, an engineer assigned to 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, places a new sign at Warriors Walk during a refurbishment project on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Oct. 5, 2022. Warriors Walk memorializes fallen Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division and attached units who made the ultimate sacrifice during Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.

Airman 1st Class Luke Rudebeck and Staff Sgt. Lucas Owen, both Peoria, Illinois, natives assigned to the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, pose for a photo after rappelling from a UH-60 Black Helicopter at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, on Sept. 14, 2022. Rudebeck and Owen were the only two Airmen among nearly 30 Soldiers and Airmen to participate in the Rappel Master course hosted by a mobile training team from the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center based out of Fort Benning, Georgia. Both Airmen graduated from U.S. Army Air Assault school just a few days prior.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Henry Rakestraw (right), participates in a mock interview during the Eighth Army 2022 Best Warrior and Squad Competition at Camp Casey, South Korea, May 7, 2022. The competition is a week-long competition consisting of several events to test the participants general Army knowledge and skills.

A tank crew representing the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, the assemble and operate a radio, determine location, range determination and call for fire station, during the Strike Cup competition at Grafenwohr Training Area, Germany on Feb. 18, 2024. The Strike Cup brought the best tank and Bradley crews to test individual tasks, and crew-level proficiencies to crown the top crews in the brigade. The competition was a precursor to the Sullivan Cup, held biennially at Fort Moore, Georgia pitting the best tank and Bradley crews across the Army and the world in a competition that rigorously and comprehensively tests physical and mental toughness and resolve. Army

U.S. Army Frist Sgt. Randy Jr. Taylor, USAG Bavaria, records the time for Sgt. Carlos Cardona, USAG Ansbach run during the IMCOM-E Best Warrior Competition at Baumholder, Germany April 11, 2022. The Soldiers skills and physical fitness were tested through land navigation and a 5-kilometer run on this day.

U.S. Army Gen. Paul Funk II, Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, talks with Warrior Games support staff at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida during the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games, Aug. 22, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army at the Walt Disney World Resort, this years Warrior Games sees service members and veterans from across the DoD competing in a variety of adaptive sports alongside armed forces athletes from Canada and Ukraine.

Spc. John Netherland a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Specialist (CBRN) with 39th brigade engineer battalion, teaches the Bulgarian 38th Chemical Battalion how they do a decontamination line. Sept. 26, Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria.They're training us up on their equipment and what their capabilities are, Netherland continued, and we're doing the same in return to get an overall picture of what we could handle on a battlefield. During the training, both countries taught classes on each step of their process in a CBRN situation. Going through classes of each step from mounted reconnaissance with Bulgarian vehicles to medical first-aid.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Maurice L. Williams, command chief of the Air National Guard, visits with members of the 149th Fighter Wing at Joint Base Lackland-San Antonio, August 13, 2022. Williams was touring the 149th Fighter Wings facilities.

Air Force Lt. Col. Kevin Tran, the Singapore Country Director for the Pacific Air Force in Hawaii, visit Fort Chaffee 47 years after he stayed at Fort Chaffee as a refugee.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Wyatt Morrison, assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, discusses the capabilities of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle with U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin during a visit at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, July 7, 2022. The delegation traveled to Romania to engage with U.S. forces, gain a better understanding of U.S. strategic efforts in Europe and engage with Soldiers from Wisconsin.

U.S. Navy Cmrd. Thomas Shu, a critical care flight nurse with Navy Medical Readiness and Training Battalion Portsmouth, speaks with a reporter with News 5 WCYB during Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) 2022 at Wise, Va., Aug. 18, 2022. IRT is a Department of Defense (DoD) military training opportunity, exclusive to the United States and its territories, that delivers joint training opportunities to increase deployment readiness. Simultaneously, IRT provides key services (health care, construction, transportation, and cybersecurity) with lasting benefits for our American communities.

Maj. Nathan Catching, a member of the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Combat Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, holds his son after ringing the bell together at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Sept. 9, 2022, following a Patriot Day Run. Soldiers ran to honor the thousands of civilians, police officers, firefighters, medical personnel, and members of the military that gave their lives at the World Trade Center, at Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and the Pentagon as well as the memory of the Dogface Soldiers killed in the subsequent war on terrorism. (U.S. Army photo Pfc. Summer Parish)

Maj. Nathan Catching, a member of the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Combat Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, holds his son after ringing the bell together at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Sept. 9, 2022, following a Patriot Day Run. Soldiers ran to honor the thousands of civilians, police officers, firefighters, medical personnel, and members of the military that gave their lives at the World Trade Center, at Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and the Pentagon as well as the memory of the Dogface Soldiers killed in the subsequent war on terrorism. (U.S. Army photo Pfc. Summer Parish)

Soldiers from the U.S. Army Signal Activity Kaiserslautern conduct a Company Situational Training Exercise July 28, 2022 near Kaiserslautern, Germany. The STX challenged the Soldiers on their ability to communicate as a Squad through various different challenges and Battle Drills.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment (1/2CR) receives the German Schuetzenschnur (German weapons proficiency test) in gold during an event with the German partner unit of 1/2CR, the Panzergrenadierbataillon 112, at Regen, Germany, Sept. 29, 2022. 1/2CR provided an opportunity for exemplary Soldiers to earn a foreign award and to build camaraderie with German Army counterparts in order to strengthen NATO and multinational partnerships.

Lt. Col. Kenneth Canty-Lane III, 78th Security Forces Squadron commander, left center, and Staff Sgt. David Zamudio, 78th SFS military working dog handler, right center, stand at attention as the Meritorious Service Award commendation is read aloud during Military Working Dog Robos retirement ceremony Dec. 2, 2022, at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. Robo served eight years, specializing in personnel and property protection, theft deterrent and explosives detection.

New Jersey Army National Guard soldiers from Bravo Troop, 1-102 Cavalary Squadron, West Orange, NJ conduct a reconnaissance mission during 2017 XCTC. A team of three soldiers use a Long-Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System (LRAS3) to map the local area for their commander to gain valuable knowledge of the terrain before a mission. 1LT Colin Honeker points at an object to measure the distance of the terrain before the mission. The exercise increases soldiers' team skills to detect any inaccuracies in the printed map under stressful stituations. The XCTC replicates combat conditions to provide high quality training for Army Brigade Combat Teams to ensure the units are prepared for future deployments.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Nathan Tron Hofferman, 8th Communications Squadron commander (left), speaks with Lauren Barrett Knausenberger, Department of the Air Force chief information officer at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 27, 2022. During her visit to Kunsan, Knausenberger engaged with Wolf Pack leaders and assessed 8th Communication Squadrons operations to ensure the 8th Fighter Wing has the cyber support necessary to accomplish the Fight Tonight mission.

Senior leaders from Kentucky Emergency Management and the Kentucky National Guard monitor water levels in Old City Lake during their visit to Marion, Ky., July 1, 2022.

Leadership from the Wisconsin National Guard, including Maj. Gen. Paul E. Knapp, Wisconsin's Adjutant General, visited soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery and 132nd Brigade Support Battalion, both a part of the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, during Northern Strike 23-1 on Jan. 25 in Camp Grayling, Mich. Northern Strike is a winter exercise hosted by the Michigan National Guard, and took place at Northern Michigans National All-Domain Warfighting Center from Jan. 20-29.

Capt. Dominique Hunsberger, 316th Health Care Operations Squadron intensive care unit nurse, listens to in-flight training procedures before take off at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov. 1, 2022. This static and in-flight readiness training prepares Airmen for the unpredictability of war, adapting in regulated and unregulated environments, as well as adapting their skills for in-garrison air evacuation care when needed.

Capt. Dominique Hunsberger, 316th Health Care Operations Squadron intensive care unit nurse, listens to in-flight training procedures before take off at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov. 1, 2022. This static and in-flight readiness training prepares Airmen for the unpredictability of war, adapting in regulated and unregulated environments, as well as adapting their skills for in-garrison air evacuation care when needed.

Members of the Wyoming Military Department, along with their friends and families, came out to support the Walk For Hope sponsored by the Soldier and Family Support Center at Lions Park, Cheyenne, Wyo., Sept. 30, 2022. The walk was put on in support of Suicide Prevention Month.

Senior airman Dustin Millingson, an Air Force search and extraction medic with the 125th Medical Detachment 1, conducts a vehicle inspection during Hurricane Ian relief efforts Punta Gorda, Fla., Sept. 30, 2022. Air National Guard medics attached to Florida National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological/Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) - Enhanced Response Force Package (FL-CERFP) provided medical support as part of the quick response teams capabilities. FL-CERFP is capable of conducting search and rescue missions, hazmat decontamination, emergency medical support and road clearing services across the state in support of residents.

U.S. Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Grinston and Retired U.S. Army Master Sgt. Earl Ohlinger, an Invictus Game Competitor watch a scrimmage during training April 8, 2022 on Fort Belvoir, VA. Team U.S is a part of more than 500 participants from 20 countries who will take part in The Invictus Games The Hague 2020 featuring ten adaptive sports, including archery, field, indoor rowing, powerlifting, swimming, track, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair ruby, and a driving challenge.

U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 31, Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, celebrate MALS-31's birthday barbecue at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, Feb. 1, 2024. MALS-31 hosted the barbecue to celebrate the unit's 81st birthday. Marine Corps

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Lt. Col. Benjamin Maher, commander of the BattleKings Battalion, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, addresses Georgia Tech Research Institute college and high school students during their research visit to see the M109A7 Paladin howitzer at Fort Stewart, Georgia, July 19, 2022. The goal of the visit was to educate students and build partnerships through collaboration with GRTI and their affiliate programs, who are researching ways to improve the way artillery Soldiers track ammunition as part of the Army's modernization efforts.

Maj. Gen. Christopher LaNeve, the 82nd Airborne Division commanding general, prepares to jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter onto a drop zone in Błędów Desert, Poland, April 27, 2022. More than 480 Paratroopers took part in the airborne operation to maintain their airborne proficiency and set the conditions for follow-on jump in support of Exercise Swift Response 22 in Latvia. The Division headquarters, and its 3rd Brigade Combat Team have been deployed to Poland as part of the strong and unremitting commitment to our NATO Allies against further aggression.

Country artist Drake White, center, poses with the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Command Team, Maj. Gen. Mike Talley and Command Sgt. Maj. Clark Charpentier, during his recent visit to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, July 20, 2022. White visited the post to film an upcoming docuseries called Inside the Base, which follows leading country artists as they tour U.S. military bases across the nation.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bryce Atkerson, 21st Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection crew chief, shows Isaiah, 5, how to operate a fire hose at the Defenders Fair at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, May 19, 2022. The event was hosted to celebrate Police Week, which was established when President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation designating May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls during Police Week.

Senior Airman Aaron Spreitzer, Airman 1st Class Andrew Small, Airman 1st Class Lance Franks cyber operators of the special mission flight, 51st Combat Communications Squadron smile for a photo after facilitating a Air Force Junior ROTC from Perry High School immersion event during the 5th Combat Communications Group Expeditionary Communications Rodeo May 3, 2022 at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. Esprit de Corps and team cohesion is at a high as Airmen of 5th Combat Communications Group conclude the last few days of the exercise. The special missions flight team was responsible for setting up a forward deployed small communications package and communications fly away kit.

U. S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Gary W. Keefe, the Adjutant General of the Massachusetts National Guard (MANG), talks about the training experienced during the eXportable Combat Training Capability exercise with U. S. Army Capt. Hung Tran, Physicians Assistant, 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, MANG, July 22, 2022, at Ft. Drum, N. Y. More than 2,500 Soldiers are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win.

Spc. Nate MacDonald, a black hawk crew chief with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment (MEDEVAC), teaches New Hampshire Volunteer Search and Rescue Teams about the aviation jungle penetration hoist device on Sept. 10, at Cannon Mountain, in Franconia, N.H.

Members of the 81st Security Forces Squadron provide a military working dog demonstration during Police Week defender demo day at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 18, 2022. The event was held during National Police Week, recognizing the men and women in law enforcement.

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.

Soldiers prepare to off load vehicles after using an Army Bridge Erection Boat guides the bridge across Belton Lake July 15.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Zachary Pennington, 775th Civil Engineering Sqaudron explosive ordnance disposal team leader, and his son, use a control panel for a tactical ground robot at the 388th Munition Squadron second annual auto show at Northridge High School in Layton, Utah, May 7th, 2022. The 388th MUNS hosted the show to strengthen the relationship between Hill Air Force Base and the local community.

SILVER SPRING, Md. (May 26, 2022) - Sailors from Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) visit the fire safety booth during the summer safety stand-down. NMRC, along with Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, held the summer safety stand-down for command staff. The event featured a safety presentation followed by outdoor demonstrations by guest organizations, including the Maryland Park Service, Montgomery County Police Department and Fort Detrick/Forest Glen Fire Department.

U.S. Air Force Col. Wes Adams, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and 87th Air Base Wing commander greets a driver at the Wrightstown gate entrance while holding a sign on Joint Base MDL, N.J., Sept. 8, 2022. The Suicide Prevention Awareness program created the positive messaging activity to enhance mental health and increase the level of support towards the joint base community. September is Suicide Prevention Awareness month. JB MDL mental health advocates collaborate to raise awareness for suicide prevention and strengthen the mental health of the joint base community.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Terry Pasko, 509th Security Forces kennel master and Melissa Wiest, Air Force Wounded Warrior program staff member, discuss the 509th Security Forces Squadron K9 Unit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, August 9, 2022. Visiting work centers around the installation assists the Air Force Wounded Warrior Project form connections with a variety of service members and increases awareness of the services they offer.

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Keith Sutton, with Environmental Divisions Wildlife Branch, explains the various wildlife on Fort Jackson during the post's Safety Fair held Oct. 4 at Hilton Field.

Soldiers, attached 3d Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), support the Rakkasan Reunion by serving food to Rakkasan Veterans at Fort Campbell, Kentucky on May 16, 2022. 3d Brigade Combat Team 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) hosts the 41th Rakkasan Reunion to celebrate heritage of the unit.

Army Reserve Spc. Yevette Martinez, a motor transport operator, and Pfc. Cheyenne Parent, a signal support systems specialist, both with the 317th Military Police Battalion, hand out water to Soldiers on a ruck march, July 29, 2022, at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center in Mississippi. The ruck march is one of several events Soldiers must complete to earn the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge. (Arizona Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian A. Barbour)

The U.S. ASA Fort Dix Headquarters hosted a VIP Lift on 15 June 2022. The event hosted MGs, BGs, COLs, CSMs, and Chief of Staffs. These VIPs were various leaders from the units of the 99th Readiness Division, 3 d MDSC DCG, 200th Military Police Command, 79th Theater Sustainment Command, 310th ESC, 377th TSC, 81st Readiness Division, 200th Military Police Command, 108th Training Command, 807th MCDS, 416th TEC, 63d Readiness Division, 84th Training Command, 76th ORC, ASA Dix, 377th TSC CG, MIRC, 75th Innovation Command, 85th USARCSC and the Fort Dix in-bound Commander COL Mitchell. The five The UH-60's a lift off located at the Command Pad Area by the Fort Dix Headquarters Wurman Hall. (Photos taken by the Fort Dix TSC Training Support Center)

Participants are briefed on simulated radiological exposure during PATRIOT 24, Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Feb. 19, 2024. PATRIOT is a Domestic Operations disaster-response training exercise conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders. Air National Guard

The Asian American and Pacific Islander Committee hosted a sign up during the KMC In Da Club connections event on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 20, 2022. Designated as an alternate duty location by Brig. Gen. Josh M. Olson, 86th Airlift Wing commander, the KMC In Da Club offered bowling, food and social time for KMC members. Attendees got an opportunity to see the groups and clubs the KMC has to offer.

U.S. Air Force Security Forces Airmen assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard, 169th Fighter Wing, from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, work alongside Florence County, S.C., Sheriffs Department in evacuation efforts as the Black Creek river begins to crest in Florence, S.C., Sept. 16, 2018. Approximately 3,400 Soldiers and Airmen have been mobilized to prepare, respond and participate in recovery efforts as Tropical Storm Florence has caused flooding and damage to the state.

Task Force Coushatta, consisting of Soldiers from the 199th Brigade Support Battalion and Troopers from the 2-108th Cavalry Squadron, conduct Zodiac boat training in Red Oak Lake, Coushatta, LA August 30, 2017.

PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. (Oct. 02, 2022) Major General William Graham, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters deputy commanding general, and Lt. Col. Andrew Johannes, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District commander, met with local elected leaders at North Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach, and Pawleys Island Oct. 2 to survey damage left behind from Hurricane Ian. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working with local, state, and federal partners to conduct post-storm surveys and preliminary damage assessments along the Grand Strand.

Airman 1st Class Preston Belmonte, 19th Comptroller Squadron financial analyst, signs up for a barbeque club during a Herk Hangouts club fair at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, July 15, 2022. The social club initiative supports and offers several avenues for participating in hobbies, sports, or meeting people with similar interests.

An Airman assigned to 627th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 62nd Airlift Wing, laughs while instructing Soldiers on R-11 fuel truck operations at the Chehalis-Centralia Airport, Wash. on Jun. 22, 2022. Soldiers were training U.S. Army Reserve and U.S. Air Force servicemembers on helicopter refueling procedures.

220930-N-AS200-0114 - SAN NICOLAS ISLAND, Calif. (Sept. 30, 2022) - Capt. Robert Barr Kimnach III, commanding officer (CO), Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), center-right, observes coastal conditions with Capt. Jason Kranz, chief staff officer, NBVC, center-left, Cmdr. Keith Buckingham, officer in charge, San Nicolas Island (SNI), right and Lt. Padilla, left, during a CO visit. 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.

Cadets from the National Defense Academy of Japan and the U.S. Air Force Academy pose for a photo during an immersion tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 26, 2022. The cadets participated in the immersion to observe the partnership between the U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Forces, to learn the strategic importance of the 374th Airlift Wing's mission, and its partnership with local communities.

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division are joined by school children from the Netherlands and Germany to pay honors to the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment at the Liberation Monument in Beek, Netherlands, on September 16, 2022. The 82nd Airborne Division jumped onto the nearby Drop Zone "N" on September 17, 1944, as part of Operation Market Garden during World War II.

2nd Lt. Mackenzie Kearns, mobility officer, 260th Movement Control Team, 39th Transportation Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade stands in front of a line of vehicles from 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division July 22 on the port of Antwerp-Brugge as she prepares to move over 3,000 pieces of equipment within Europe for the largest onward movement operation at this port. The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, from Fort Hood, Texas, will deploy approximately 4,200 Soldiers to replace the 1st Armored Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division. The ability to rapidly surge combat-ready forces into and across the theater is critical to projecting forces at a moments notice to support the alliance.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineer employees set up a table for visitors to check in at Conemaugh River Lake's Dam Safety Day before touring the dam in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, Aug. 13, 2022. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District operates the reservoir to provide flood risk reduction to the Conemaugh, Kiskiminetas, lower Allegheny and upper Ohio River valleys. Recreationally, Conemaugh River Lake offers residents and visitors with biking and hiking trails, fishing and picnic areas.

220812-N-PX557-0022MECHANICSBURG, Pa.(August 12, 2022)Capt. Gene Cash, commanding officer, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Business Systems Center (BSC) and Tim Reeder, highway foreman, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), update an Adopt a Highway sign on Sporting Hill Road to reflect NAVSUP BSCs 15-year partnership with the program. Sailors and civilians assigned to NAVSUP BSC regularly remove trash and debris from the two-mile stretch of road in Mechanicsburg. Navy commands are encouraged to join efforts with local communities on environmental and energy education initiatives that support the preservation, protection, restoration, and enhancement of the environment.U.S. Navy photo by James E. Foehl (Released)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Alan Zohdi, left, meets Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command, after field practice for Team Army at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida, during the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games, Aug. 19, 2022. The DoD Warrior Games will be conducted on Aug. 19 - 28, hosted by the U.S. Army at Walt Disney World Resort. Men and women from the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and U.S. Special Operations Command are joined in competition by athletes with the Canadian Soldier On organization for a variety of adaptive sports ranging from archery to wheelchair rugby.

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion 263rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, South Carolina National Guard, conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the renovation of Battery B, Sept. 10, 2022, Easley, South Carolina. In attendance were U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, South Carolina State Senator Thomas Alexander, South Carolina State Representative Neal Collins, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. R. Van McCarty, the adjutant general for South Carolina National Guard, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Frank Rice, commander, 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command.

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