Air Force Engineering Projects

Active participation in construction and engineering tasks by military personnel, showcasing skills and teamwork in building and maintenance activities.

A Readiness Challenge VIII participant from Air Mobility Command's Travis Air Force Base, California, begins the guard shack build event April 18, 2022, at the Silver Flag Training Site, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The Department of the Air Force CE event is hosted by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center. After a 20+ year hiatus, the challenge, a premier event for Department of the Air Force civil engineers, is back. This year's Readiness Challenge is the initial operating capability event before the challenge reaches full operating capability within the next two years. At this year's event, which runs through April 22, eight teams representing major commands and U.S. Space Force are facing off in about 20 events showing myriad of CE capabilities from emergency airfield lighting and water purification to building a guard shack from the ground up and firefighting and EOD operations.

A Readiness Challenge VIII participant from Air Mobility Command's Travis Air Force Base, California, begins the guard shack build event April 18, 2022, at the Silver Flag Training Site, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The Department of the Air Force CE event is hosted by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center. After a 20+ year hiatus, the challenge, a premier event for Department of the Air Force civil engineers, is back. This year's Readiness Challenge is the initial operating capability event before the challenge reaches full operating capability within the next two years. At this year's event, which runs through April 22, eight teams representing major commands and U.S. Space Force are facing off in about 20 events showing myriad of CE capabilities from emergency airfield lighting and water purification to building a guard shack from the ground up and firefighting and EOD operations.

Idaho Air National Guard Airmen from the 124th Civil Engineer Squadron, Boise, Idaho, and Oklahoma Army National Guard Soldiers from the 2120th Engineering Company, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, prepare to roof a house during an innovative readiness training project in the Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, June 9, 2022. The Soldiers and Airmen worked hand-in-hand to complete building the housing subdivision.

061219-N-0193M-141. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Soldiers with the Army Reserve's 389th Engineer Company of Des Moines, Iowa, work on a troop project June 21, 2022, at Camp Courage on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The company worked on several projects to improve the camp during their 2022 annual training, including putting new metal siding on numerous buildings. Troop projects are coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works and help improve the installation's infrastructure while at the same time providing training for Army engineer units.

040610-F-4539R-009. Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Jesse Planck of the 820th Red Horse Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, secures the support pins of a tent during the tent city assembling portion of Operation NEW HORIZONS. Approximately 100 Marine, Army and Air Force personnel have deployed to Castries, Saint Lucia, as part of New Horizons. The operation has a two fold mission of readiness training and humanitarian assistance in the Caribbean and Latin America. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Castries Country: Saint Lucia (LCA)

DN-ST-88-06302. Base: Naval Air Station, Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030124-F-9032T-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Cowell, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) team sergeant, digs a test pit during a joint field activity (JFA) in Savannakhet Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, May 18, 2022. A DPAA investigation team searched for and surveyed several locations across the country, gathering key data in the process. Information from the JFA will be used to determine and prioritize future recovery missions. This was the agency's first investigation mission in the country in lieu of new COVID-19 guidelines. The last investigation took place in 2019. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Phillip Balson, 332nd Expeditionary Communications Squadron infrastructure technician, mounts a new, durable, weather- resistant emergency phone on a T-barrier in the Air Force personnel housing area on Balad Air Base, Iraq, Friday, June 13, 2008. More than 120 lines were installed throughout the area allowing service members to give notice of their whereabouts during accountability checks. Sergeant Balson is deployed from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.

Soldiers with the Army Reserve's 389th Engineer Company of Des Moines, Iowa, work on a troop project June 21, 2022, at Camp Courage on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The company worked on several projects to improve the camp during their 2022 annual training, including putting new metal siding on numerous buildings. Troop projects are coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works and help improve the installation's infrastructure while at the same time providing training for Army engineer units.

(220526-N-OI810-1067) KEY WEST, Florida (May 26, 2022) Builder 2nd Class Alexander Santos, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 14, uses a rotary saw to cut drywall during an office space installation in the Central Processing Facility of Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) South, at Naval Air Station Key West (NASKW), May 26, 2016. Seabees assigned to NMCB-14 travelled to NASKW to perform on-site training and assist with facility and compound maintenance. NMCB-14 provides advance base construction, battle damage repair, contingency engineering, humanitarian assistance and disaster recovery support to our fleet and unified commanders.

A Construction Battalion Unit 412 (CBU-412) builders position sections of a window frame for the Marine Detachment Club. Base: Naval Weapons Station Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030923-F-9072P-010. Base: RAF Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

021231-F-9528H-094. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

060815-N-8391L-049. Base: Tarakan Country: Indonesia (IND)

011023-F-5795G-007. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

(220526-N-OI810-0881) KEY WEST, Florida (May 26, 2022) Builder 1st Class Steven Arkin, from Long Beach, Mississippi, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 14, rebuilds a table at Boca Chica Air Field small arms range, Naval Air Station Key West (NASKW), May 26, 2016. Seabees assigned to NMCB-14 travelled to NASKW to perform on-site training and assist with facility and compound maintenance. NMCB-14 provides advance base construction, battle damage repair, contingency engineering, humanitarian assistance and disaster recovery support to our fleet and unified commanders.

Coast Guard Personnel and Civilian Operations - 26-HK-72-19. civilian working with oil-spill boom material on waterfront6. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sergeant Sean Emenhizer, 332d Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, Civil Engineer Operation Flight Superintendent, participates in the 332d Air Expeditionary Wing Fire Musterat an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, October 15, 2022. The 332d ECES taught fire prevention, performed an aircraft egress demonstration, conducted structure burns, flow and ventilation demonstrations, and a fire muster fitness competition.

Aids to Navigation Operations - 26-HK-63-18. Coast Guardsman working on cutter--ATON ops. Hurricane Katrina

220707-N-PI330-2004 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (July 7, 2022) Builder 2nd Class Austin Anders, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), grinds metal beams for a military working dog project on Naval Station Rota, Spain, July 7, 2022. NMCB 133 is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

A Soldier with the Army Reserves 389th Engineer Company of Des Moines, Iowa, works on a troop project June 21, 2022, at Camp Courage on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The company worked on several projects to improve the camp during their 2022 annual training, including putting new metal siding on numerous buildings. Troop projects are coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works and help improve the installation's infrastructure while at the same time providing training for Army engineer units.

DF-ST-89-01046. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

Coast Guard Personnel and Civilian Operations - 26-HK-72-17. civilian working with oil-spill boom material on waterfront4. Hurricane Katrina

Staff Sgt. Dustin Brooks, a 577th Expeditionary Prime Beef Squadron structures craftsman, installs canvas onto a 4k dome at the 407th Air Expeditionary Group, March 21, 2017. Brooks was part of a team which deployed to assist the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron with erecting large structures on base.

041130-M-0036Y-010. Base: Al Taqqadum Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Mr. Richard Troxell, a civilian contractor, installs an Omni Tracs transmitter onto an Up-Armored High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) at Pier 8 in the Port of Pusan, Republic of Korea, Oct. 20, 1998. Troxell is contracted through the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWAR) from Charleston, N.C. The Omni Tracs satellite system is a commerical system that is being used as a prototype to determine its capabilities to keep track of their position and report that position to the Global Command and Control System in near real time. The transmitters are being installed on vehicles used in exercise Foal Eagle '98. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Pusan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A Soldier with the Army Reserve's 389th Engineer Company of Des Moines, Iowa, works on a troop project June 21, 2022, at Camp Courage on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The company worked on several projects to improve the camp during their 2022 annual training, including putting new metal siding on numerous buildings. Troop projects are coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works and help improve the installation's infrastructure while at the same time providing training for Army engineer units.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jeffery Wood, a 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, crawls from the air intake of a U.S. Air Force B-1 Lancer aircraft from the 34th Bomb Squadron after performing a post-flight engine inlet inspection Jan. 26, 2011. Airman Wood is deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., in support of Red Flag 11-2, a combined exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., that provides a realistic combat training environment to the U.S. and its allies.

DM-ST-86-05481. Base: Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-01802. Base: Nav Sup Activity, Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT)

010621-F-2902B-002. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040611-F-4539R-025. Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DF-ST-89-01015. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

060823-N-0685C-003. Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

030527-M-5972A-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030204-F-9528H-038. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

DN-ST-88-00320. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040823-F-4441R-035. Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030628-F-7685H-012. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC

(220527-N-OI810-0428) KEY WEST, Florida (May 27, 2022) Equipment Operator 2nd Class Juan Dominguez, from Guayaquil, Ecuador, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 14, attaches a new two-by-ten board to a fueling dock at Sigsbee Marina, Naval Air Station Key West (NASKW), May 27, 2022. Seabees assigned to NMCB-14 travelled to NASKW to perform on-site training and assist with facility and compound maintenance. NMCB-14 provides advance base construction, battle damage repair, contingency engineering, humanitarian assistance and disaster recovery support to our fleet and unified commanders.

030204-F-9528H-022. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

MSGT Eric Wass (left), an Explosive Ordnance Disposal member, gets a location fix with his portable global positioning system as SRA Scott McCullough (background) surveys the area in an attempt to locate any remnants of the A-10 and the four 500 pound Mark 82 bombs. Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

193rd Special Operations Wing Airmen participated in a Field Training Exercise March 31, 2023 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. The exercise was designed to prepare Airmen to conduct operations in austere, remote, and hostile locations.

040519-F-4338B-062. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Spc. Josh Maldonado, a Fort Carson Mountain Color Guard (FCMCG) Soldier, rolls up the wing of a World War I tent to build the competition area for the 2022 National Calvary Competition on the historic landmark Fort Reno in El Reno, Okla., Sept. 20, 2022. The 2022 National Calvary Competition will be the first time this team of FCMCG will compete at the national level.

050127-A-5043I-101. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: IRAQI ARMY

Staff Sgt. Jerry Vogel, a survey team chief with the Wisconsin National Guard's 54th Civil Support Team, is accompanied by U.S. Army North observer/controller/trainer James E. Flowers while exploring the VIP Lounge at Alpine Valley Music Theatre for "contaminants" during an external evaluation Thursday, March 25. The evaluation is required every 18 months for unit certification. In the exercise scenario, a winter concert by rock groups promoting animal cruelty was sabotaged with chemical, biological and radiological materials by an animal rights group. Wisconsin Army National Guard

041216-M-4697Y-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Egers State: Kunar Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

US Navy Equipment Operator Construction Man Josh Babbitt from the Naval Mobil Construction Battalion 74, Seabee Sea Gulf Port, Mississippi, measures the blocks before sizing them to fit for the construction of a new school in San Antonio Clinic, Paraguay, during Exercise NEW HORIZONS. Combined Task Force Guarani Springs conducts engineer and medical operations in Paraguay, enabling joint training. The task force will renovate, construct and improve the infrastructure of four schools, four water wells, two medical clinics, and conduct multiple Medical Readiness Training Exercises (MEDRETES), and Veterinarian Readiness Training Exercises (VETRETES) as agreed to by the government of Paraguay. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: San Antonio State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Karen Lund, 363rd Expeditionary Supply Squadron, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, powers up the pump used to fill up the fuel trucks. SRA Lund is part of the coalition force here to support Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, a military effort to enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

030124-F-3798Y-005. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

020919-F-2164A-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Charles Haas, Non Commission Officer of Power production, 603rd Air Control Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, unchains a vehicles from railroad convoy. The 603rd is deployed to Bovbjerg, Denmark, in support of an annual Tactical Fighter Weaponry exercise "TFW" and a NATO Air Meet. TFW and NATO Air Meet are multinational exercises designed to practice and improve tactical capabilities in a combine training environment. Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRY NATO AIR MEET Base: Bovbjerg Country: Denmark (DNK)

U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sept. 20, 2012) Cryptologic Technician (Collection) Justin Freeman, from Sevierville, Tenn., prepares a bulkhead for painting aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66). Hue City is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

980306-F-7910D-002. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

030909-F-4045M-004. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

000505-N-6492H-516. Base: Camp Garcia State: Vieques Island Country: Puerto Rico (PRI) Scene Major Command Shown: NMCB 5

A member participates in the 332d Air Expeditionary Wing Fire muster at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, October 13, 2022. The 332d CES taught fire prevention, performed an aircraft egress demonstration, conducted structure burns, flow and ventilation demonstrations, and a fire muster fitness competition.

220812-N-QI593-1127 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 12, 2022) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Kiana Lopez, from East Windsor, New Jersey, conducts ship preservation on the focsle aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) in the Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 12, 2022. Bainbridge is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

A U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group, buries a training device during a joint counter-improvised explosive device (C-IED) exercise with soldiers from the Nigerien Armed Forces (French language: Forces Armées Nigeriennes - FAN) at the FANs Genie Compound in Agadez, Niger, May 19, 2022. These C-IED joint training opportunities occur twice weekly, allowing both the FAN and U.S. forces to hone and bolster their skill sets, enabling increased security and stability for the government of Niger and its citizens.

Crewmen at the bombing range tear down and reconstruct targets during Operation Gunsmoke '81. Subject Operation/Series: GUNSMOKE '81 Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011104-F-2421P-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 1, 2022) - Steelworker Constructionman Samual Hrobsky, from Jefferson, Wisconsin, assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion One, smooths the metal on playground equipment at Rove Park during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Kenny Edwards, from the 823rd Red Horse Squadron, Hurlbert Air Base, Florida, reinforces the blocks for the construction of a new school in Capitan Gimenez, Paraguay, during Exercise NEW HORIZONS. Combined Task Force Guarani Springs conducts engineer and medical operations in Paraguay, enabling joint training. The task force will renovate, construct and improve the infrastructure of four schools, four water wells, two medical clinics, and conduct multiple Medical Readiness Training Exercises (MEDRETES), and Veterinarian Readiness Training Exercises (VETRETES) as agreed to by the government of Paraguay. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Capitan Gimenez Country: Paraguay (PRY)

DF-ST-89-00775. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Azarq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR)

(220526-N-OI810-0615) KEY WEST, Florida (May 26, 2022) Engineering Aid 3rd Class Rodrigo Cardenasbarato, from Miami, Florida, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 14, uses an oscillating multi-tool to cut away silicone weather stripping from a damaged section of runway at Boca Chica Field, Naval Air Station Key West (NASKW), May 26, 2022. NMCB-14 teamed up with NASKW Public Works and NASKW Air Operations Department to complete the needed airfield damage repair. Seabees assigned to NMCB-14 travelled to NASKW to perform on-site training and assist with facility and compound maintenance. NMCB-14 provides advance base construction, battle damage repair, contingency engineering, humanitarian assistance and disaster recovery support to our fleet and unified commanders.

980219-F-7910D-005. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

(220524-N-OI810-0004) KEY WEST, Florida (May 24, 2022) Steelworker 1st Class Leonardo Gomez, from Bogota, Columbia, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 14, demolishes a fence at Boca Chica Field, Naval Air Station Key West (NASKW), May 24, 2022. Seabees assigned to NMCB-14 travelled to NASKW to perform on-site training and assist with facility and compound maintenance. NMCB-14 provides advance base construction, battle damage repair, contingency engineering, humanitarian assistance and disaster recovery support to our fleet and unified commanders.

040428-F-4905S-004. Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

US Army Sergeant Day (Left) and SPECIALIST Kruman arrange cable in a Cable Protection System so that passing vehicles will not damage them. This mission is in direct support of an Army Medical Department Exercise (AMEDDEX), Rock Drill Setup, at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas on August 10th, 2000. Subject Operation/Series: AMEDDEX Base: Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Information Technician 1st Class Dwight Ogle, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal MobileUnit (EODMU) 11, from Long Prairie, Minnesota, works on an expeditionary tactical command-and-control network from a command post during a mine countermeasure (MCM) live fire training exercise off the coast of San Clemente Island, Aug. 26, 2022. The MCM live fire is realistic, relevant training that enables our joint, multi-domain forces to integrate and rehearse a critical capability and complex skillset.

030413-F-9528H-032. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

221006-N-LK647-0368 NAVAL WEAPONS STATION YORKTOWNCulinary Specialist 3rd Class Seth Whitaker, assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), helps take down the jackstaff as the ship gets underway as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Oct. 6, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navy’s commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

220722-N-PI330-1006 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (July 22, 2022) Builder 2nd Class Austin Anders, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), places sheet metal for the roof of a storage building in Rota, Spain, July 22, 2022. NMCB 133 is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

060417-N-6031Q-012. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Medium shot, right front view, high angle, STAFF Sergeant Brian Schamm, USAF, 89th Security Forces Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, digs a foxhole for a defensive fighting position during a deployment to Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. During the deployment, wing personnel will be evaluated on Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) skills, humanitarian scenarios and base defense. The primary objectives of this exercise are to train and prepare troops for Aerospace Expeditionary Force deployments. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-01-06362 or search 000404-F-0352L-005). Base: Fort A. P. Hill State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB-1) checks the viscosity of mud coming from a water well being drilled during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. The well, near Bale Dogle, is intended to supply an old Soviet air base being used by U.S. and Moroccan personnel participating in the operation. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM)

040614-M-5555L-033. Base: Camp Ali State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tresean Bright, 36th Force Support Squadron food service supervisor, attaches a hose to a water buffalo during an operational readiness exercise at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 13, 2022. The purpose of this ORE is for Airmen to practice and enhance the skills needed to conduct various base functions in a high-risk environment.

030310-F-1443F-002. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Navy Constructionman Builder Striker Zachary Anderson, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, builds a SWA hut during Summer Pioneer 2022 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 19, 2022. Summer Pioneer 2022 is a naval engineering exercise demonstrating integrated U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy formations to establish and sustain Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB) and Maritime Domain Awareness.

040511-F-1590P-007. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Tech. Sgt. Ira Chaney, 433rd Airlift Wing religious affairs Airman, climbs over a log in an obstacle course during a combat dining-in event at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas, Sept. 10, 2022. The obstacle course included low crawls, rope crawls, log jumps and wall crawls.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Caleb Schumacher, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) supply noncommissioned officer, saws plywood during excavation operations in Quang Binh Province, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Feb. 26, 2023. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

DA-SD-03-08237. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-272. Coast Guardsman strapping down box, 050902 b. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Talla Dike, a landing support specialist assigned to 1st Landing Support Battalion, Task Force Los Angeles, tapes a light prior to painting a retired veterans home during a Habitat for Humanity event, in support of Los Angeles Fleet Week, May 27, 2022. The purpose of Fleet Week is to showcase the capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team and give back to the community with events, static displays, and personal interactions between service members and the public.

040104-F-9105A-002. Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

220616-N-LI114-1045 SANTA RITA, Guam (June 16, 2022) A member of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Five, attached to Commander, Task Force 70, deployed aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) prepares equipment for parachute insertion operations during Exercise Valiant Shield 2022 (VS22). VS22 is a U.S.-only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) focused on integration of joint training in a multi-domain environment. This training builds real-world proficiency in sustaining world forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas.

021022-F-2164A-044. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

030911-M-3843B-004. Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040519-F-4338B-060. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant David Miller, a Cable/Antenna systems technician from the 341st Communications Squadron, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, climbs up a communications tower to perform maintenance on a cable at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. SSGT Miller is part of the coalition forces of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, that enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

BIBRA LAKE, Australia (Dec. 2, 2022) - Sonar Technician (Submarine) 3rd class Spencer Ocampo, assigned to the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Mississippi (SSN 782), volunteers during a community outreach event at a wildlife rehabilitation and rescue center in Bibra Lake, Australia, Dec. 2. Mississippi is visiting Royal Australian Navy HMAS Stirling Naval Base, Australia to enhance interoperability, communication, and strengthen relationships among like-minded nations.

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Dustin Vance from Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, Cherry Point, North Carolina, sweeps the debris away in preparation of the upcoming day for the construction of a new clinic in Tadeo, Paraguay, during Exercise NEW HORIZONS. Combined Task Force Guarani Springs conducts engineer and medical operations in Paraguay, enabling joint training. The task force will renovate, construct and improve the infrastructure of four schools, four water wells, two medical clinics, and conduct multiple Medical Readiness Training Exercises (MEDRETES), and Veterinarian Readiness Training Exercises (VETRETES) as agreed to by the government of Paraguay. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Tadeo Country: Paraguay (PRY)

DN-SC-90-04267. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Mississippi National Guard Airmen with the 186th Communications Flight, based in Meridian, Mississippi, and 172d Communications Flight, based in Flowood, assemble a Joint Incident Site Communications Capability (JISCC-B2E) during the Hurricane Exercises held at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center and surrounding coastal areas, June 15-18, 2022. THE JISCC is an interconnected diverse voice communications networks/devices used by the MSNG and public safety response agencies that provides on-scene command post services, commercial internet to the command post at the incident site along with multifunctional devices, VOIP phones, routers, servers, switches, and wireless access points.

040814-F-7823A-037. Base: Dobbins Air Reserve Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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