Air Cargo Operations

Images of airmen loading and unloading military cargo, including medical supplies and helicopters, highlighting logistical support during missions.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rafel Eddinfield, 36th Aircraft Maintenance Unit electro and environmental systems journeyman, opens a panel to check an F-16 Fighting Falcons internal system during an environmental control system test in support of RED FLAG-Alaska 22-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 4, 2022. An ECS test examines air pressure levels throughout the aircraft to ensure fuel can transfer properly and sustain specific temperatures to cool the cockpit and various components. Approximately 2,200 service members from the U.S., Great Britain and Canada participated in flying, maintaining and supporting more than 90 aircraft from over 25 units during this iteration of the exercise.

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Kenneth Holmes keeps an eye on the pallet his team is pushing onto a 25K loader. As part of Project Trans-Am, this US Air Force Reserve aerial port team moved $100,000 dollars worth of excess war reserve medical supplies onto a C-141C Starlifter aircraft from the 89th Airlift Squadron, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The pallets of supplies were flown from Shaw Air Force Base, North Carolina, to Grissom Air Reserve Force, Indiana. Due to resizing, surplus medical supplies were donated to native North American-Indian communities. They will identify what they need from an inventory list. Then the supplies from the pallets will be repackaged and .... Complete Scene Caption: US Air Force Technical Sergeant Kenneth Holmes keeps an eye on the pallet his team is pushing onto a 25K loader. As part of Project Trans-Am, this US Air Force Reserve aerial port team moved $100,000 dollars worth of excess war reserve medical supplies onto a C-141C Starlifter a

14th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster, Senior Airman Luccas Pantoja, prepares to open the cargo ramp on a C-17 before flying over the Ravenal Bridge during a mass force generation exercise at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Jan. 5, 2023. The 437th Airlift Wing launched 24 C-17s, the largest projection of air power in JB Charleston history.

920th Rescue Wing Airmen place an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter inside a C-17 Globemaster aircraft for departure from Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Sept. 26, 2022, in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Ian. The decision was made to relocate the aircraft to areas that would prevent them from being damaged. In less than 24-hours, all of the wing's HC-130J Combat King II aircraft and HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters were prepared, pre-flight checked, then flown or loaded to be transported off of the installation. This movement was the equivalent of a rapid deployment of thevwing's Personnel Recovery Task Force-Heavy, which utilizes multi-capable Airmen from across the wing to mobilize rapidly for rescue operations around the world.

110316-N-8721D-038NAVAL AIR FACILITY MISAWA, Japan (March 16, 2011) Senior Chief Petty Officer Mike Wendelin, from Cambridge, Mass., assigned to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 62, unloads cargo from a C-130 aircraft. The cargo will support humanitarian assistance efforts conducted by Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 to areas in Japan affected by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

Senior Airman Caleb Hargrove, an air transportation specialist assigned to the 728th Air Mobility Squadron, prepares to unload medical shelters and equipment at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, Feb. 18, 2023. The medical shelters and equipment will be utilized to provide aid to those in need following the earthquakes that struck Türkiye on Feb. 6. The U.S. military is working in support of the U.S. Agency for International Development, the government of Türkiye and our Allies and partners to provide relief to the people of Türkiye. The 39th Air Base Wing is one of several U.S. military units supporting Task Force 61/2, operating under U.S. Naval Forces Europe, U.S. Sixth Fleet and U.S. European Command as part of the International Turkish disaster relief efforts.

Senior Airman Aaron Wiles, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron engine mechanic, prepares to inspect a B-52 On-board Cargo System, known as BOCS, after landing at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 18, 2022. The BOCS is a cargo container that connects to the operational bomb bays inside the aircraft and is capable of holding up to 5,000 pounds of maintenance and support equipment.

240126-N-ED228-1096 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 26, 2024) Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 1st Class Christopher Stefanides, from Macomb, Mich., onloads a rescue basket onto an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14, on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that increases warfighting capability and tactical proficiency across all domains.

051026-O-0000B-001. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rafel Eddinfield, 36th Aircraft Maintenance Unit electro and environmental systems journeyman, opens a panel to check an F-16 Fighting Falcons internal system during an environmental control system test in support of RED FLAG-Alaska 22-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 4, 2022. An ECS test examines air pressure levels throughout the aircraft to ensure fuel can transfer properly and sustain specific temperatures to cool the cockpit and various components. Approximately 2,200 service members from the U.S., Great Britain and Canada participated in flying, maintaining and supporting more than 90 aircraft from over 25 units during this iteration of the exercise.

020913-M-0175R-007. Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4) Scene Major Command Shown: 24th MEU (SOC)

Pacific Ocean, May 29, 2003 - An F-14D Tomcat took place in over fifty aerial combat bomb drops during Operation Iraqi Freedom and is painted with a bomb stencil to signify each bomb dropped.

Interior view of a KC-10 Extender aircraft as pallets are moved forward for off loading. Base: Raf Whittering Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Tech. Sgt. Michael Gesford, 26th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS) loadmaster, guides a Search and Rescue Tactical Vehicle (SRTV) onto an HC-130J Combat King II, at an undisclosed location, Oct. 13, 2022. The primary mission of the ERQS personnel is to conduct personnel recovery operations into hostile environments to recover isolated personnel during conflict. SRTVs can be airdropped and used to expedite the response in retrieving isolated personnel.

Staff Sgt. Sarah Ritterback, 193rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuel systems supervisor, checks to ensure that Airman 1st Class David Bonach, 193rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuel systems mechanic, correctly applies sealant to an EC-130J in Middletown, Pa., Aug. 17, 2022. Aircraft fuel system mechanics are responsible for diagnosing and repairing fuel system malfunctions in order to correct any problems before the plane becomes airborne.

DF-ST-88-03413. Base: South Pole

In the hangar bay of USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75), US Navy Aviation Electronic's Technician Third Class Maurice Fields flat brushes an S-3B Viking aircraft from Carrier Anti-Submarine Warfare Squadron Twenty Two (VS-22) as part of the navy's corrosion control program. Truman is on station in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

A view of the aft Mark 26 missile launcher and the Mark 45 5-inch DP gun mount aboard the guided missile destroyer USS KIDD (DDG-993). Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Jered Herndon, a telemetry technician in the Performance Assessment Department of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division, installs a Pre-Exit Telemetry Retransmission Amplifier antenna, a component of the enhanced Portable Advanced Telemetry Acquisition System, aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) in Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 28, 2022. The system was developed by the warfare center to detect launched ballistic missiles, automatically track telemetry data, and quickly provide that information to warfighters so they can act accordingly, and was installed on the Fitzgerald in preparation for the Pacific Dragon exercise. Five nations are participating in PACDRAGON 2022 in and around the Hawaiian Islands in August. This international maritime exercise provides a unique training opportunity to detect, track, and defend against ballistic missiles while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants cri

DN-ST-86-00281. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Navy Sailors with Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE prepare the cranes for the ship onload aboard the USNS Seay (T-AKR-302) during exercise Native Fury 22 at Yanbu Commercial Port, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 27, 2022. The focus of Native Fury 22 is to execute a Maritime Prepositioning Force offload in a Western port of Saudi Arabia. MPF operations are the rapid deployment and assembly of a U.S. Marine Air Ground Task Force in a secure using inter-theater airlift and forward-deployed maritime pre-positioning ships.

U.S. Airmen with the 461st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 461st Air Control Wing, open an engine panel on an E-8C Joint STARS at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Sept. 22, 2022. The crew performed jet calibration tests on the engine.

Senior Airman Troy Daniel, 51st Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuel systems journeyman, lays down chemical absorbent material to contain simulated hydrazine fuel during a training at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 26, 2022. The goal of the training was to familiarize Airmen with their roles and responsibilities during the response while also strengthening communication and relationships between agencies across Osan.

DN-ST-87-05948. Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

230329-N-MD713-1057 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 29, 2023) Sailors move a jet engine out of the aircraft intermediate maintenance department jet shop to the fantail for testing aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). IKE is underway conducting routine operations in the Atlantic Ocean.

220629-N-XF387-0031 WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (June 29, 2022) Seaman Justin Pierce, attached to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE (NCHB-1) operates a crane while an instructor attached to Navy Expeditionary Logistics Supply Group (NAVELSG) instructs him during the Basic Surface Cargo Handling course.

A British Crewman moves a Royal Air Force GR-7 Harrier onto the flight deck elevator of the Invincible Class Aircraft Carrier, HMS ILLUSTRIOUS (RO 6). The British vessel is operating in the Persian Gulf in support of the Southwest Asia build-up. Base: Hms Illustrious (RO 6)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Benjamin Ludwig, a fixed-wing aircraft mechanic with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and native of Boulder, Colorado, ground guides a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle and trailer into a KC-130 at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 29, 2021. 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), provides reliable air transportation support for Marines arriving and departing from Okinawa, Japan. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

030915-F-6849F-066. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

220103-N-AV223-1190 PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 3, 2022) Sailors perform maintenance on an MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 3, 2022. Carl Vinson Carrier 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.

220909-N-XN177-2046 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 9, 2022) - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Zachary Polack, from Baltimore, drops a rope out of an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced) aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Sept. 9, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

DF-ST-87-10691. Base: Canberra State: New South Wales Country: Australia (AUS)

DN-SC-85-07052. Base: San Pedro State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-86-08608. Base: Los Angeles State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773 Detachment A, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, conduct maintenance on an AH-1Z Viper during exercise Gunslinger 22 at Salina, Kansas on June 20, 2022. Routine aircraft maintenance is required to ensure the aircraft is operating within optimal flight conditions.

DF-ST-89-09048. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DN-SC-86-04251. Base: Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aerospace propulsion technicians assigned to the 910th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron raise a propeller into position for installation onto a 910th Airlift Wing C-130H Hercules aircraft, Jan. 17, 2023, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The C-130 was grounded by an Air Mobility Command time compliance technical order on Sept. 27, 2022, while conducting an aerial spray mission at MHAFB.

C-130 Crew at Airfield - 26-HK-155-3. By Lt. Ryan Macleod. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Air Force service members from the 305th Aerial Port Squadron, out of McGuire, AFB, New Jersey, secure a load of humanitarian supplies Friday, January 15th, 2010, onto a C-17A Globemaster from the 729th Airlift Squadron, out of March, Air Reserve Base, bound for the Port-au-Prince International Airport, Haiti. The C-17 and crew, both out of the 452nd Air Mobility Wing at March Air Reserve Base, are taking part in the massive international effort to assist in rescue, recovery and humanitarian efforts following a 7.0 earthquake. President Barack Obama ordered a swift and aggressive rescue effort. The January 12, 2010 quake, centered near the island nation's capital of Port-au-Prince, has left untold numbers of residents homeless, injured or dead.

050404-F-4177H-150. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Utah National Guard held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Special Operations Forces Live-Fire Shoot House (SOF LFSH) at Camp Williams, Utah, July 11, 2022.Soldiers from the 19thSpecial Forces Group (Airborne) perform a demonstration of advanced urban combat during the opening of the SOF LFSH.The SOF LFSH will primarily support U.S. Army Special Operations Forces in initial and advanced training related to close-quarter battle and urban combat scenarios. It will also support Utah Army National Guard Soldiers, as well as law enforcement agencies, in training on advanced urban combat skills to include advanced marksmanship techniques, close-quarter battle, and urban movement techniques. This live-fire shoot house facility will give Soldiers a premier facility to improve and hone combat techniques which will allow them to fight and win in any environment they are deployed.

With holding pens in the foreground of the well deck on the Austin class amphibious transport dock USS JUNEAU (LPD 10), the members of the EOD Mobile Unit 3 feed the bottlenose dolphins from the U.S. Navy marine mammal program. The USS JUNEAU is deployed in the Pacific Ocean for the exercise RIMPAC 98. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '98 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

The Orion test capsule undergoes stationary recovery testing in Norfolk, VA on Aug. 13, 2013. NASA and the U.S Navy led the tests using the USS Arlington...The stationary recovery tests allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, the hardware and the test personnel in a controlled environment. ..During the test, the U.S Navy Dive Team checked the capsule for hazards while sailors from the USS Arlington approached the capsule in inflatable boats, and towed it back to the ships flooded well deck. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

PHILIPPINE SEA (April 19, 2022) Aviation Machinists Mate 3rd Class Sheldon Case, from Shawnee, Okla., uses a MK45 to transport cargo 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.

Maintenance personnel, assigned to the Patriots of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron One Four Zero, perform an inspection on one of the squadron's EA-6B Prowler aircraft. The inspection is taking place on the hangar bay of the USS George Washington (CVN-73) which is deployed to the Adriatic Sea in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Country: Adriatic Sea

DF-ST-86-12645. Subject Operation/Series: PROUD PHANTOM Base: West Cairo Country: Egypt (EGY)

DF-ST-89-00928. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Mafraq Country: Jordan (JOR)

230410-N-NX635-1055 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 10, 2023) U.S. Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Jesus Leyua-Victorino, from Austin, Texas, inspects the engine cavity interior of an F/A-18E Super Hornet in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Members of the 615th Tanker Airlift Control Element from Travis AFB, CA, off-load pallets of equipment from a C-17 Globemaster III. The C-17 is from Charleston AFB, South Carolina. Members are the 615th TALCE are forward deployed to several classified locations providing command and control support of all assets inbound in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

The underway replenishment station on the starboard side of the main deck of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A C-130H Hercules assigned to the 103rd Airlift Wing drops a heavy pallet over the drop zone at Westover Air Reserve Base, Chicopee, Mass. Jan. 15, 2020. Aircrews from the 103rd flew a two-ship formation and conducted airdrops with heavy pallets and container delivery systems, training key tactical airlift capabilities.

040723-F-9528H-011. Complete Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) Reserve (AFRES) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Tim Brady, Boom Operator, KC-10A Extender aerial refueling aircraft, 76th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), 514th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), moves to the front of his aircraft after refueling a USAF 18th Fighter Wing (FW) F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft while flying a training mission from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other. Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-10435. Base: Natc, Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-87-05538. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)

DN-SC-89-06657. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Navy CMV-22B Osprey is transported aboard a cargo ship during a logistical onload and offload at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 12, 2022. MCAS Iwakuni is uniquely positioned to support the dynamic transportation of various military assets between sea and shore through use of its co-located harbor and airfield.

Bombs in a plane, Fort Worth Alliance Airport, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA

CAPT. G.B. McEwen, right, commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS TRIPOLI (LPH-10), and an assistant examine the damage caused to the ship's hull by an Iraqi mine. The TRIPOLI struck the mine on February 18 while serving as a mine-clearing platform in the northern Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm. The ship was able to continue operations after damage control crews stopped the flooding caused by the explosion. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Bahrain (BHR)

A trailer is lifted from the U.S. Army vessel, Five Forks, at the New Haven port. The trailer will be used for hauling supplies around Base Camp Ayoko.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: DISTANT HAVEN Base: New Haven Country: Suriname (SUR)

110923-N-KM175-086 SASEBO HARBOR, Japan (Sept. 23, 2011) Fire Controlman 3rd Class Justin Clark, left, and Fire Controlman 2nd Class Victor Masterson guide a NATO Sea Sparrow missile in its launcher aboard the forward deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is underway for a patrol in the western Pacific.

The starboard signal bridge area, 03 level, frames 96-97, on the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060908-N-7981E-189. Base: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alex Turnage, 49th Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, inspects a Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan engine at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 6, 2022. The 49th CMS produces peak functional engines for the F-16 Vipers here on base to ensure both the jets and their pilots are mission ready.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 48th Fighter Wing, civilian employees and civilian contractors take down the roof of a Lightning Modular Extendable Rigid Wall Shelter at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Sep. 14, 2022. Subject matter experts from Hill Air Force Base taught members from the 48th Fighter Wing the set-up and teardown of the LMERWS.

A judge observes the members of a team from the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing as they erect a rapid assembly munitions system (RAMS) during the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) combat ammunition production and combat aircraft servicing competition Sabre Spirit '88. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

221010-N-XN177-1034 MANILA, Philippines (Oct. 10, 2022) - Aviation Support Equipment Technician 2nd Class Tyrell Tompkins, from Cedar Springs, Michigan, operates a forklift after amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) moored in Manila, Philippines for a scheduled port visit Oct. 10, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

040127-F-6911G-001. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Phalanx Mark 15 (3X1) weapons systems numbers 65 and 66 are ready to be lifted aboard the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG-47). The 3,000 rounds-per-minute 20mm gun can be fitted readily on any ship from the Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate to the Nimitz class aircraft carrier. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force loadmaster, Senior Airman Janealle Hogans, secures a supply bundle for Operation Christmas Drop during pre-flight aboard a C-130J at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, for Operation Christmas Drop 2022, Dec. 6, 2022. Operation Christmas Drop is the longest running Department of Defense humanitarian mission that delivers critical aid to island communities throughout the western Pacific while also providing an opportunity for aircrew to hone important skills needed for future operations.

240121-N-ED228-1061 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 21, 2024) Aviation Electricians Mate 1st Class Ryan Frost, left, from Newman, Ga., and Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Aidan Thompson, from Strasburg, Va., perform maintenance on an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71, in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that increases warfighting capability and tactical proficiency across all domains.

IJmuiden, September 24, 2002. © Peter Wiezoreck The sailing ship "City of Amsterdam" is used, among other things, to train nobility (officers) of the navy. Photo: Lieutenant at sea Piet Streefkerk is commander of the technique department.

110302-N-DM338-102PACIFIC OCEAN (March 2, 2011) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) open the cylinder head covers on the aft emergency diesel generators in preparation for daily maintenance. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is underway continuing training before deploying to the western Pacific Ocean and U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

A view of an AGM-45A Shrike surface attack anti-radar missile mounted on the wing pylon of an aircraft. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220930-N-DK042-1071 KUSHIRO PORT, Japan (Sept. 30, 2022) Sailors attached to the Naval Supporting Element aboard USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312) lower an Improved Navy Lighterage System craft in support of Operation Resolute Dragon 22, Sept. 30, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise between the Japan Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Marine Corps and Navy. The exercise is taking place across eight geographically-separated training areas throughout Japan with a focus on distributed operations, coastal defense, and integrated live-fire training.

A Marine guides the driver of an M-110A1 8-inch self-propelled howitzer as the gun is positioned in the cargo hold of the maritime pre-positioning ship PFC EUGENE A. OBREGON (T-AK-3005) during exercise Ocean Venture '88. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: PFC Eugene A. Obregon T-Ak-3005

DN-SC-86-04740. Base: San Jacinto State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-08656. Base: Naval Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

D-Day Omaha Museum, Vierville sur Mer, Calvados, Normandy, Frankce, Europe

Members of the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade wait inside M-998 high-mobility, multi-purpose, wheeled vehicles aboard a utility landing craft in the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA-4) during a Sea Soldier III exercise in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: SEA SOLDIER IIIDESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

110127-N-8913A-005ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 27, 2011) Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Jovito Dulang, right, and Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Veronica Verdugo, both assigned to the Shadowhawks of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141, perform an inspection on an EA-18G Growler in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is underway conducting composite training unit exercise.

Sam Denison, a senior software developer at the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Barksdale AFB, La., installs a beyond line of sight communications system, called IRIS, into a B-52 at Barksdale AFB, La., June 22, 2022. The 49th TES conducted the first aerial demonstration of the IRIS system while the 608th Air Operations Center monitored and assess the data, voice and imagery relays from the aircraft.

Marines work to secure vehicles in the well deck of the dock landing ship USS PORTLAND (LSD-37). Elements of the 2nd Marine Division are leaving the U.S. to participate in Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GUNNER's Mate 2nd Class Terodney Russell applies a coat of grease to the slide cylinder on one of the Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns in the No. 3 turret aboard the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Persian Gulf

The mount No. 23 Mark 16 20mm/76-caliber Phalanx close in weapons system on the 05 level deck area of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Navy (USN) AIRMAN (AN) John Sumter mans conflagration station two, in the hangar bay on board the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). The LINCOLN and embarked Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2) are currently conducting operations in preparation for an upcoming deployment. Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A workman from the Japan Aircraft Company removes the protective cover from an A-37 Dragonfly aircraft. After being reassembled, the aircraft will be flown to Osan Air Base, South Korea, to be used as a maintenance trainers. Base: Usnalf, Kisarazu Country: Japan (JPN)

220915-N-DP708-1058PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 15, 2022) - Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Bret Searles, left, and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Nadreia Lewis-Grabe transport a palette of ammunition during an ordnance handling evolution in the lower cargo ammunition magazine aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Sept. 15. Aviation Ordnancemen are responsible for the maintenance of guns, bombs, torpedoes, rockets, and missiles, and their duties include the stowing, issuing, and loading of munitions and small arms. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is underway conducting integrated training operations with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the U.S. 3rd Fleet to prepare for an upcoming deployment.

010817-N-1264S-001. Base: Usns Sumner (T-AGS 61) Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT

980304-F-4116M-002. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

DF-ST-90-00440. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-04428. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of the combat information center, identification friend or foe and radar equipment room aboard the guided missile frigate REUBEN JAMES (FFG-57). Construction on the ship is complete. Base: Los Angeles State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

F-3282-SPT-93-000811-XX-0006. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Vincenza Air Base Country: Italy (ITA)

DF-SD-03-17239. Complete Scene Caption: US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III loadmasters inspect the Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) loaded with Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) enroute to the drop zone. Air Force C-17's delivered Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. The C-17's carried more than 35,000 HDRs packed in 84 TRIAD boxes. Each box measures 80 inches tall and 48 inches square, containing 420 HDRs. The HDRs were delivered in a first of its kind, high-altitude airdrop. This is the first operational TRIAD delivery from a C-17 aircraft as well as the first combat airdrop mission performed by the C-17. (Duplicate image, see also DFSD0304007 or search 011006F1644L018) Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: undisclosed

PETTY Officer 2nd Class Aaron Marshall, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, sets up a metal lathe in a machine shop during Operation Desert Storm. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

DN-SC-88-01688. Base: USS Coral Sea (CV 43) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Reginal Williams uses a pressure washer to clean an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during its regularly scheduled "represervation" at Davis-Monthan Air Force base, Arizona. This image was used in the April 2000 AIRMAN Magazine, article "Phoenix Rising.". Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Senior Airman Taylor Manz, a 909th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, walks through a KC-135R Stratotanker during exercise Northern Edge, May 16, 2019, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Northern Edge is designed to sharpen participants tactical combat skills, to improve command, control and communication relationships and to develop plans and programs across the joint force.

030318-F-9625I-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

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