Military Vehicle Operations

Images of military personnel handling vehicles, conducting maintenance, and logistics operations, showcasing teamwork and equipment in various environments.

Detail of Track of M1A1 Abrams Battle Tank

981009-M-3661W-007. Subject Operation/Series: DYNAMIC MIX '98 Base: Iskenderum Country: Turkey (TUR)

DA-SC-85-13311. Subject Operation/Series: PROLOG Base: Fort Eustis State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Right side rear view medium shot from a low angle up at members of the Portuguese Air Base 4 and USAF members of the 629th AMSS (Air Mobility Support Squadron), Air Mobility Command, Lajes Field, Azores, as they move pallets of MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat) off a cargo loader. The MRE's are part of a joint US-Portugal humanitarian relief effort. Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT)

Detail of Track of M1A1 Abrams Battle Tank

A Patriot tactical air defense missile system is towed by a heavy expanded mobility tactical truck in the National Victory Celebration parade honoring the coalition forces of Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A K-loader moves pallets of soap for loading onto an U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules at the airport which will fly the relief supplies into Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The three-year-old relief effort has been able to resume its missions after a five month hold due to aircraft receiving ground fire over Sarajevo. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Ancona Country: Italy (ITA)

A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 5, Logistics Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, looks as water from a filtration system trickles off of a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement during a battalion field exercise, at Robertson Barracks, Darwin, NT, Australia, April 29, 2022. CLB-5 conducted a battalion field exercise to maintain readiness and train for future MRF-D 22 exercises and operations.

DF-ST-86-08590. Base: Iliamna State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen use a forklift to load an Army Hawk missile aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft during exercise Border Star '81. Subject Operation/Series: BORDER STAR '81 Base: Biggs Army Air Field, El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-06868. Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Ground Launch Cruise Missile Transporter Erector Launcher is offloaded from a C-5 Galaxy aircraft upon its arrival at the air base. Base: Raf Greenham Common Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

An exterior view of TSC-62 technical control central van and utility trailer in use during arctic training Exercise JACK FROST 77. Country: United States Of America (USA)

Loading containers with patriot rockets of 502 squadron, 5th group of led weapons.

DA-ST-85-02294. Base: Southport State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-85-12363. Subject Operation/Series: SPEARPOINT '84 / REFORGER '84 Country: West Germany (FRG)

Air cargo specialists from the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron, McChord AFB, WA, load equipment on a C-130 using a forklift. The equipment is from Task Force 51, Mannheim, Germany, and the aircraft is from the 123rd Louisville Kentucky Air National Guard. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR)

A flight deck crewman waits behind the wheel of an MD-3 tow tractor while his crewmates prepare to move an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft on the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during Teamwork '92. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK '92 Country: Norwegian Sea

A Logistics Vehicle System (LVS) departs United States Naval Ship 1ST LIEUTENANT JACK LUMMUS (AK 3011) from the Gladstone Port in Queensland, Australia for use during exercise Crocodile '99. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE '99 Base: Gladstone Port State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

A crew member of the 4th Mobile Aerial Port Squadron uses an M-13K rough terrain forklift truck to unload pallets containing 50,000 ready-to-eat meals (MREs) from a C-141B Starlifter transport aircraft. Two Starlifters, one from the 437th Airlift Wing of Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., and another from the 63rd Airlift Wing of Norton Air Force Base, Calif., delivered the MREs to war-ravaged Croatia, and Norwegian United Nations forces personnel assisted in breaking down the pallets.. Base: Zagreb Airport Country: Croatia(HRV)

A United Nations ground crew member uses a M13K rough terrain forklift to unload a C-130 Hercules loaded with humanitarian relief supplies. The three-year-old relief effort has been able to resume its missions after a five month hold due to aircraft receiving ground fire over Sarajevo. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Members of the 86th Engineering Detachment move toward the front lines during the joint services Operation Gallant Crew '77. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT CREW '77 Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

981009-M-0023H-004. Subject Operation/Series: DYNAMIC MIX '98 Base: Iskenderum Country: Turkey (TUR)

040327-F-4338B-013. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

, a supply specialist with the 442d Logistics Readiness Squadron supply section, practices operating a forklift May 16, 2022, on Mildenhall Air Base, UK. Master Sgt. Anthony Burton, from the 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron supply section, provided the training.

US Marine Corps Lance Corporals (LCPL) Ferreria from the 2ND Landing Support Battalion (LSB) uses a Data Collection Device (DCD) to scan a barcode for the logistics application of automated markings and reading symbols (LOGMARS) System, on a M939 (6x6) 5-ton truck during Operation AGILE SWORD 96. US Marine Corps Lance Corporals (LCPL) Ferreria from the 2ND Landing Support Battalion (LSB) uses a Data Collection Device (DCD) to scan a barcode for the logistics application of automated markings and reading symbols (LOGMARS) System, on a M939 (6x6) 5-ton truck during Operation AGILE SWORD Õ96.

An abandoned Iraqi S-60 57mm automatic anti-aircraft gun sits in a tidal pool on the beach following Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

A U.S. Army Soldier with the 253rd Transportation Company, New Jersey Army National Guard, fires an M240B machine gun during the Companys annual evaluation at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 8, 2019. The Cape May-based Soldiers were evaluated by 1st Army Soldiers from the 1-315th Brigade Support Battalion, 174th Infantry Brigade, on numerous combat tasks including reacting to a chemical threat and improvised explosive devices, evacuating casualties while under fire, and recovering disabled vehicles. (New Jersey National Guard

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.

DF-ST-86-12448. Subject Operation/Series: PROUD PHANTOM Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

A 924 HDLR Tractor assigned to the 1033rd Engineer Support Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, Virginia Army National Guard moves a rock during an obstacle breaching exercise as part of the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise on July 23, 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.

A Seabee backs his front loader away after dropping a load of volcanic ash into the bed of an M-929 5-ton dump truck. The ash being cleaned up fell on the naval station following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo.. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL)

A close-up view of a portion of the left side of the turret on an M-1 Abrams main battle tank. Wrapped around the lower part of the turret is a detector belt for a multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES). On top of the turret is a hit indicator light, also part of the MILES kit. Base: Fort Carson State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A partially camouflaged M-109 launching station for the MIM-104 Patriot missile stands ready for use during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Jubail Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Two Army D-7 bulldozers are driven onto a section of a Pershing II missile. Several missiles are being destroyed in the presence of Soviet inspectors in accordance with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. Base: Pueblo Army Depot Activity State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030324-M-9124R-009. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020102-F-2034C-021. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Thumrait Air Base Country: Oman (OMN) Scene Major Command Shown: 405th Air Expeditionary Wing

The staff of a patriot unit is engaged in the (de-) camouflaging the vehicles of the command of a squadron. On the left is the radar, the radar set. In the middle is the firing center, the "engagement control station (ECS)" on the right is the generator trailer, the "Electric Power Plant (EPP)".

DM-ST-86-08302. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-06814. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

An M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) moves out as other equipment is offloaded from the maritime prepositioning ship PFC JAMES ANDERSON JR. (T-AK-3002), moored in the background. The equipment is being offloaded for use during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

An US Air Force forklift operator places a pallet of Marine Corps equipment onto an Estonian Army truck at the airport. Baltic Challenge '97 is a multinational exercise conducted in the spirit of NATO's Partnership for Peace (PfP) initative. More than 2600 military personnel from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and the USA will participate in the second PfP land exercise conducted in the Baltic region. While this exercise will conduct training along peacekeeping/humanitarian assistance mission standards, significant US Navy and Marine Corps capabilities never exercised in Europe will be performed including the use of equipment from the US Marine Corps Norway .... An US Air Force forklift operator places a pallet of Marine Corps equipment onto an Estonian Army truck at the airport. Baltic Challenge '97 is a multinational exercise conducted in the spirit of NATO's Partnership for Peace (PfP) initative. More than 2600 military personnel from Denmark, Estoni

DF-ST-86-07741. Country: Unknown

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, utilize Amphibious Assault Vehicles during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 12, 2017. MCCREs are conducted to ensure unit standardization and combat readiness in preparation for operational deployments.

A McDonnel RF-4C Phantom AR 68-557, 10TRW, from the American Air Force, stationed in Alconbury Air Force Base in Great Britain.

A member of Btry. C, 1ST Bn., 319th Field Artillery Regt., prepares to attach an M-102 105mm howitzer to a 2nd Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter for airlifting during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

030322-F-2380C-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Weapons specialists, Technical Sergeant William Clark, 169th Fighter Wing (FW), South Carolina Air National Guard, McEntire Air National Guard Station downloads an AGM-88 High Speed Anti-Radiation (HARM) missile. The 169th FW is deployed to Hill AFB, UT to participate in Combat Hammer and it's flying squadron, the 157th Fighter Squadron (FS), is one of several units operating in this 'live-fire' weapons testing mission. The 157th FS will fire Highspeed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM) and AGM-65G Maverick missiles to test their pilots abilities, their unit tactics, and the effectiveness of missile systems. Subject Operation/Series: COMBAT HAMMER Base: Hill Air Force Base State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An M-54 5-ton cargo truck sits parked near an antenna at a communications site during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

041110-F-6911G-001. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Hawk missile launcher is prepared for a firing mission during exercise BRIM FROST '83. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '83 Base: Fort Wainwright State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

051017-A-2814M-002. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

U.S. Marines with 3d Transport Battalion conduct convoy recovery and refueling operations during Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 8, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

Marines stand atop an overturned M-60 main battle tank as the crane of an M-88A1 armored recovery vehicle is maneuvered into position to lift the tank. The exercise, part of Operation Desert Shield, simulates a possible battlefield situation. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

030328-M-0175R-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4)

050422-N-4309A-016. Base: USS Rushmore (LSD 47) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Rushmore (LSD 47)

DA-ST-87-04207. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '86 Base: Bremerhaven Country: West Germany (FRG)

Closeup of wheels and shock absorbers are part of military tank tracks in South Korea

On the morning of May 17, 2022, the 148th Field Artillery Regiment made last checks of equipment and vehicles for field exercises and moved out of the MATES compound. The 1-148th Field Artillery Regiment provides field artillery support to the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team. Headquartered in Pocatello units are located in the Eastern Idaho communities of Blackfoot, Burley, Preston, Pocatello, Rexburg and St. Anthony.

Soldier Directs to Armored Vehicle on Amphibious Fast Bridge M3, Taken During the Military Exercise Wettiner Schwert with German and Czech Soldiers Near Tangermuende, 26 03 2024 Wettiner Schwert is part of the quadriga Exercise of Nato Tangermuende Germany

Staff Sgt. Eric Steinbeiser, Staff Sgt. Kevin Warrick, Senior Airman Paul Suh and Airman Basic Turell Brooks offload C-130 tires into the 166th Airlift Wing Logistics Readiness Squadron. Replacing non serviceable tires promptly ensures mission readiness and safety.

M-939A2 5-ton cargo trucks are loaded into the cargo hold of a vehicle cargo ship for redeployment to the United States in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Military transport of the 3rd group of led weapons (3GGW) over the road.3ggw in Blomberg.

980608-F-4116M-008. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Kuwait International Airport Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

060223-A-7969G-015. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Summerall State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2/4IA

020410-A-1526R-012. Base: Crabbs Training Area Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM

U.S. Soldiers with Alpha Company, 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade train alongside partners in the Kuwait army with a tactical water purification system during a water purification exercise in the Arabian Gulf. Using a TWPS, Soldiers can pump 250 gallons per minute of purified drinking water.

C-5 loadmasters help personnel from the 821st Air Mobility Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, quickly download pallets and equipment off a C-5 Galaxy aircraft from Travis Air Force Base, California, at England Airport in Alexandria, Louisiana. The 821st Air Mobility Squadron is providing support for the US Army's 2nd Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, from Fort Drum, New York, during JRTC 01-06, a joint readiness training exercise at Fort Polk, Louisiana. Subject Operation/Series: JRTC 01-06 Base: Alexandria State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970409-M-8708Y-002. Complete Scene Caption: A Marine from Third Platoon, Charlie Company, Second Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) Battalion, gives corrections to his gunner, seated in the touret, as he fires (secound barrel from front) MK-19 40 mm rounds down range at Range Bravo in the Blacktop Training Area at COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE) and the Combat Service Support Element (CSSE). Subject Operation/Series: CAX 5-97 Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A ground crew performs maintenance on an AH-1 Cobra helicopter during exercise Brim Frost '87. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '87 Base: Kodiak State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Efrain Espinoza, from team Air Force Space Command, prepares to engage on targets down range with a M60 machine gun. This took place during a simulated gas attack scenario for a Combat Weapons event at DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, October 31st, 2000. DEFENDER CHALLENGE is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams seven physical fitness events, base defense, and policing skills over six days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 14th Fighter Squadron prepare to load munitions on an MJ-1 "Jammer" during Exercise Beverly Sunrise 22-06 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 1, 2022. The 35th Fighter Wing conducted a readiness exercise to train and test the response and procedures for deployment and combat contingency operations.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 14th Fighter Squadron prepare to load munitions on an MJ-1 "Jammer" during Exercise Beverly Sunrise 22-06 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 1, 2022. The 35th Fighter Wing conducted a readiness exercise to train and test the response and procedures for deployment and combat contingency operations.

Army Reserve Sgt. Skler Hart, a civil affairs operator with 492nd Civil Affairs Battalion, watches his ground guide in the mirror of a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during training at Fort McCoy, Wis., July 20, 2022.

A view of one of the Combat Communications Group trailers where all communications traffic to and from China Lake is directed during Exercise Gallant Eagle. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE Base: Naval Air Station, China Lake State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sam Tavallodi, an air transportation specialist assigned to 452nd Aerial Port Support Flight, uses a Tractor, Rubber-Tired, Articulated Steering, Multi-Purpose to stage M777 howitzer stock list-level 3 equipment on a flightline at March Air Reserve Base, California, April 20, 2022. The M777 howitzers and munitions are part of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance to meet urgent Ukrainian needs. The United States will continue to utilize all available tools to support Ukraine's Armed Forces in the face of Russian aggression.

030311-F-4132J-007. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Savannah International Airport State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

970628-N-9315S-005. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Amphibious Assault Vehicles

M4 Sherman - World War II tank on the battlefield. Aquino Tank Weekend - historical military show 07.28.2024 - Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

DA-ST-88-04753. Subject Operation/Series: CAMILLE Country: Dominica (DMA)

Verlassene, leere militärische Festungsanlagen ohne Soldaten Krieg in der Ukraine abandoned empty military army fortifications without soldiers war in Ukraine and Kursk region Russia LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/SofiiaxPotaninax 23221120

020530-F-0365G-001. Subject Operation/Series: MAPLE FLAG 2002 Base: Canadian Forces Base, Cold Lake State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN)

An F-117A stealth fighter aircraft of the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing sits on the taxiway while the pilot waits for clearance to takeoff for the flight home after Operation Desert Storm.

A821053 SAFEGUARD AREA 11 EXERCISE SOOHOO (PROJECT ENGINEER) JUL 6 82 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 7/6/1982 AREA 11; AREA 11 EXERCISE; ARMORED; ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS; ARMORED VEHICLES; ARMORED VEHICLES (MILITARY); EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR TESTING; NUCLEAR TESTS; SAFEGUARDS; TEST SITES; TOW TRUCKS; TOWING; TRUCKS; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING; VEHICLES, SPECIAL USE; SAFEGUARD-AREA 11 EXERCISE historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman William Bankston, 633d Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation support operator communicates with his team during a deployment readiness exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, April 22, 2022. Exercise ARDENT CROSSBOW is the first time the 633d Air Base Wing is conducting agile combat support as an Air Base Squadron as part of Air Combat Commands effort to align into the Air Forces new four-phase Force Generation model (Available to Commit, Reset, Prepare and Ready). Through the stand-up of an Air Base Squadron and a supporting A-Staff, Airmen will be prepared to deploy as task-oriented, high-performing teams who are ready for crisis before crisis emerges.

DF-ST-88-04717. Subject Operation/Series: OKSBOEL Base: Air Station, Aalborg Country: Denmark (DNK)

DM-ST-88-07859. Base: Virginia Beach State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of a damaged Mercedes G Interim Fast Attack Vehicle (IFAV) used by Marines with Headquarters Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

Airmen from the 5th Security Forces Squadron travel on a convoy during exercise Prairie Vigilance at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Sept. 16, 2022. Prairie Vigilance tests the 5th Bomb Wings ability to conduct strategic-bomber readiness operations.

The Michigan National Guard artillery ceremonial unit fire their cannons during the 2022 Pass in Review Ceremony, June 17, 2022, at Camp Grayling, Mich. The Pass in Review Ceremony comes at the end of the Michigan National Guards annual training. Annual training is the two-week yearly training period conducted by all National Guard members to ensure mission-readiness by improving the skill level of Soldiers and Airmen with military duties.

A skid loader being utilized by members of the 114th Civil Engineer Squadron as they practice rapid runway repair operations during the Lobo Trident exercise in Hector Field, North Dakota March 30, 23. Hector Field was set up as a simulated forward operating station in a friendly country in order to give Airmen a chance to practice wartime emergency operations and communications in a remote location.

020410-A-1526R-017. Base: Crabbs Training Area Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM

DA-ST-87-13036. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Base: Pusan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S.Air Force personnel from the 621st Contingency Response Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., off load cargo from a Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., C-17 Globemaster III, Jan. 15, 2010, at the Port-au-Princce airport in support relief efforts to Haiti in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake.

A Russian security officer stands guard as the Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft is rolled out by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, March, 31, 2010. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 23 Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Russia, Flight Engineer Mikhail Kornienko of Russia, and NASA Flight Engineer Tracy Caldwell Dyson is scheduled for Friday, April 2, 2010 at 10:04 a.m. Kazakhstan time.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The USS Anchorage has docked at Naval Base San Diego after completion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean. The Orion boilerplate test vehicle is being offloaded from the well deck of the ship. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy conducted the test on the Orion boilerplate test vehicle to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters.The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is sched

AIRMAN Barry Mariner from the 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron takes cases of CBU-52 bombs from the holding area on a forklift. The bombs will be shipped to Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

A Patriot missile battery site 1 is being operated by the 801st Squadron, GGW de Peel, Netherlands. The 801st is participating in the exercise by providing air defense support with Patriot and Hawk missile systems. Subject Operation/Series: Roving Sands 95 Base: Otero Mesa Army Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Lance CPL. E.J. Walker of the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, operates a T-5 bulldozer while preparing positions for Task Force Breach Alpha on Hill 231 during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

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