Air Operations and Logistics

Depicts airmen conducting logistical operations, showcasing their role in humanitarian efforts and military training in response to emergencies.

Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, discuss aircraft safety from UH-60 Black Hawk crew chiefs during their post mobilization training on Fort Bliss, Texas, Jan 23, 2024. The unit is gearing up for an upcoming deployment to the Horn of Africa, where they will be ready too rapidly air insert any are they are needed for. The preparation for executing mission objectives is crucial for ensuring mission success.

U.S. Air Force 1st Special Operations Wing from Hurlburt Field, Florida, Airmen offload cargo from an MC-130J Combat Talon II aircraft assigned after it temporarily relocates to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, during Hurricane Ian Sept. 27, 2022. The 88th Air Base Wing Airmen provided strength through support as aircraft and aircrews from installations affected by the hurricane arrived seeking safety.

Airmen assigned to the 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron watch as a K-loader approaches a KC-10 Extender during a humanitarian aid mission at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Feb. 21, 2024. The 19th Airlift Wing has many mission sets, one of which is to provide and support humanitarian aid missions across the globe. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Airman Jorge Inzunza, 56th Rescue Generation Squadron crew chief, begins post flight procedures during exercise Jolly Vihar at Pápa Air Base, Hungary, July 13, 2022. Jolly Vihar is a bilateral training exercise aimed to enhance U.S. and Hungarian forces ability to conduct integrated combat search and rescue scenarios and maintenance operations.

U.S. Air Force Airmen leap from the back ramp of a Pennsylvania Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter during airborne training May 18, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The Airmen were from the 14th Air Support Operations Squadron and 148th ASOS

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command, is greeted by Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, after exiting a CV-22 Osprey following his fini-flight May 10, 2022 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. During his career, Webb has more than 3,700 hours flying on aircraft such as the CV-22 Osprey, MH-53 Pave Low and the MC-130H Combat Talon among others.

Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, discuss aircraft safety from UH-60 Black Hawk crew chiefs during their post mobilization training on Fort Bliss, Texas, Jan 23, 2024. The unit is gearing up for an upcoming deployment to the Horn of Africa, where they will be ready too rapidly air insert any are they are needed for. The preparation for executing mission objectives is crucial for ensuring mission success.

U.S Marine Corps Cpl. Trent Simmons, left, and Sgt. Noah Guidry, both crew chiefs with Aviation Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, ride an MV-22 Osprey during a live-fire exercise over the Atlantic Ocean, June 23, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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.

Soldiers from the 1-111th Aviation Regiment, Florida Army National Guard, prepare for Hurricane Dorian relief operations at Cecil Field, Jacksonville, FL. The FLNARG is always ready, always there. Our year-round training anticipates Florida's needs and challenges before an emergency occurs.

U.S. Air Force ROTC cadets from the University of Hawaii Manoa participates in an orientation flight on a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 5, 2022. The cadets were able to interact with Hickam Airmen and learn more about opportunities in the Air Force.

Airmen assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing conduct a post-flight inspection during the arrival of a KC-46A Pegasus on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Jun. 17, 2022. The KC-46A Pegasus is a wide body, multirole tanker that can refuel all U.S., allied and coalition military aircraft compatible with international aerial refueling procedures.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Sean Christner, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron, adjusts his flight instruments during an aerial refueling mission while supporting Exercise Sky Shield VI within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Oct. 6, 2022. Exercise Sky Shield VI is an agile combat employment exercise focused on enhancing interoperability and ensuring regional security.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cody Troxel, a 73rd Special Operations Squadron special mission aviator, uses tiedown straps to secure luggage on an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship during Agile Ghost at Macdill Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 8, 2024. During Agile Ghost, Airmen camped for three days at Macdill AFB to train, as a joint force requirement, for professional development throughout their careers as well as preparing them for deployments. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Travis Akerson, 1st Helicopter Squadron special missions aviator, pilots the UH-1N Huey, during the Joint Base Andrews 2022 Air & Space Expo at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 16, 2022. Airshows provide an opportunity for people to see U.S. military air capabilities in action and meet the service members who fly and maintain the equipment.

A crew chief hands a pilot, both with the 914th Air Refueling Wing, the main landing gear door locks May 12, 2022 on the flightline at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York. The locks keep the doors from closing if the hydraulics inadvertently get turned on.

Maintainers from the 151st Air Refueling Wing train Sailors assigned the Naval Air Station about essential procedures about the KC-135R Stratotanker during an unprecedented joint exercise on Aug. 30, 2022 at Fallon, Navada. This joint force exercise incorporates more than seven military entities across three branches creating innovative operational concepts to allow quick response to an ever changing wartime horizon

Airmen from the 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, and a C-130 aircrew from the 40th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas load cargo as part of their redeoyment process at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 25, 2022 after participating in the Raging Gunfighter exercise. Raging Gunfighter is an Air Combat Command exercise designed to simulate operating a Lead Wing from an Austere Environment. The purpose of the exercise is to prepare the 366th Fighter Wing and its Airmen for potential future operations in accordance with the National Defense Strategy.

A U.S Air Force Airmen from the 432nd Wing/ 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing cleans the sensor of an MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft, Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 11, 2024. No matter the weather our maintainers are prepared to keep our mission to deter and defeat Americas adversaries going.

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, grabs a rope during a day and night fast roping exercise aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the South China Sea, Sept. 15, 2022. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyler Tippit, 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuel systems specialist, safety wires a coupling to a fuel pod on an MC-130J Commando II at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Feb. 28, 2024. The process is integral to the aircrafts ability to fly. The 1st SOMXS is dedicated to supporting the generation of safe, reliable, combat-capable aircraft and equipment, ensuring Air Force Special Operations Command can accomplish its mission. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicole Boxx-Hampton, a loadmaster for the 180th Airlift Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, performs an air drop at Fort Riley, Kan., on March 23, 2016. The air drop is simulating a Joint Precision Air Drop System and Improved Container Delivery System that uses GPS to land more accurately.

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 57th Rescue Squadron, conduct repel and hoist maneuvers during exercise Jolly Vihar near Pápa Air Base, Hungary, July 14, 2022. The 57th RQS teams conduct day and night personnel recovery operations in combat, as well as provide combatant commanders with options to report, locate, recover and reintegrate isolated personnel. During Jolly Vihar the 57th RQS and 56th RQS trained alongside Hungarian troops to conduct integrated mission training scenarios.

Italian and Spanish paratroopers board a C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 103rd Airlift Wing, Connecticut Air National Guard in preparation for an airdrop mission during Exercise Swift Response 22, May 11, 2022 at Pisa International Airport, Pisa, Italy. Swift Response is a U.S. EUCOM scheduled, U.S. Army Europe and Africa conducted, and SETAF-AF led global exercise, focused on Allied Airborne forces' ability to quickly and effectively respond to crisis situations as an interoperable, multi-national team. Swift Response demonstrates U.S. and Allied force projection and high readiness interoperability in support of NATO Connected Force Initiative (CFI). Swift Response consists of Joint Forcible Entries (JFEs) into the Nordic, Baltics, and Balkans, followed by multinational training, and live-fire exercises.

Airmen from the 155th Air Refueling Wing exit off a KC-135R Stratotanker after returning from deployment in the Middle East, Aug. 28, 2022, during a welcome home ceremony at Lincoln Air Force Base, Neb. Airmen from the 155th ARW were deployed for 60 days at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar and helped contribute to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing mission.

Members of the Tinker Company Grade Officer Council visit the 507th Air Refueling Wing to learn about the Air Force Reserve, the KC-135 Stratotanker and wing's aerial refueling mission October 4, 2022, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.

U.S. Air Force aerial porters prepare to load cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 3rd Wing, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 7, 2022. This was the first Polar Force led by the 3rd Wing, with the 673d Air Base Wing as a supporting participant.

Spc. Grayson Cate and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Josh Muehlendorf, Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, shoot a M240H Machine Gun during aerial gunnery at Fort Stewart, Georgia, July 6, 2022. Aerial gunnery increases air crew's unit and combat readiness by testing weapons proficiency.

Staff Sgt. Oscar Ortiz, a CH-47 Chinook Flight Engineer assigned to the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, looks out of a window after completing a joint and multinational air assault training mission with NATO allies during DV-Day for Exercise Swift Response on May 12, 2022, near Krivolak Training Area, North Macedonia. Exercise Swift Response 2022 is an annual multinational training exercise which takes part in Eastern Europe, the Arctic High North, Baltics and Balkans from May 2-22, 2022.

U.S. Air Force Airmen Staff Sgt. Cy Snyder III and Senior Airman Naden Lindstrom, C-130 Loadmasters from the 169th Airlift Squadron, Peoria Air National Guard Base, Illinois, lift the ramp into a C-130H Hercules aircraft on the flightline during Agile Rage 22 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., June 9, 2022. Agile Rage 22 is a National Guard Bureau-led exercise that provides realistic training opportunities, mimicking current and future combat environments dictated by the National Defense Strategy.

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Air and Marine Operations air crews respond to affected areas along Florida's coast after Hurricane Ian made landfall. Crews are ready with hoist-capable aircraft to assist anyone in need of emergency extraction. Photo by Ozzy Trevino

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cody Kennedy, a loadmaster with the 167th Operations Support Group and Sgt. William Dewberry, a crew chief with C company, 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment, assist to unload a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at the Wheeling Ohio County Airport, Wheeling, West Virginia, June 8, 2021. As part of a joint training exercise, 167th Airlift Wing loadmaster trainees trained with maintainers from C and D Company, 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation.

U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Johnson, an ammunition specialist with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion (Attack), 3rd Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade (12th CAB), sits across from a Czech crew chief aboard a Czech Air Force Mil Mi-17 helicopter at Namest Airfield, Czechia, Sept. 12, 2022. Select Griffins Soldiers with 12th CAB were invited to ride along with their Czech counterparts during Ample Strike 22, a Czech Republic-led, multi-national live-fire exercise that offers advanced Air/Land Integration Training to Joint Terminal Attack Controllers in coordination with fighter aircraft, from Sept. 5-16, 2022

U.S. Airmen with the 156th Wing, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, board a C-17A Globemaster III with their secured weapons during a personal deployment function for a Large-Scale Readiness Exercise at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, Nov. 5, 2022. The LRSE gives units across the Air National Guard an idea of their capabilities and the readiness of their members to deploy and operate in any environment around the world.

U.S. Army Pacific Commanding General, Gen. Charles A. Flynn (right) operates the control console on an AH-64 Apache helicopter as part of Super Garuda Shield 2022 in Ramsai, Indonesia, Aug. 2, 2022. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military, Indonesia National Armed Forces, has now expanded to a multinational exercise encompassing 14 Nations. This exercise reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and other regional partners reinforcing joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.

U.S. Air Force medical team members assigned to the 10th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight (EAEF) participate in exercise Reliant Rumble on Camp Lemonnier (CLDJ), Djibouti, May, 04, 2022. This earthquake response exercise provides an opportunity for units across the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and CLDJ to properly coordinate and demonstrate their key duties during and directly after an earthquake.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marines disembark a U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter during Fuji Viper 23.1 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Nov. 28, 2022. Exercise Fuji Viper exemplifies a commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 1/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade provide UH-60M Black Hawk support to the 10th Mountain Light Fighters School on Fort Drum, NY Aug. 11, 2022. Soldiers from 10th CAB were also in the course to qualify for their Air Assault badge.

SAN DIEGO (May 12, 2022) - Naval Aircrewman (helicopter) 1st Class Joshua Krugh and Aviation Machinists Mate 3rd Class Braden Richardson prepare for take-off in an MH-60S Sea Hawk attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3 on Naval Air Station North Island. HSC-3 is the Navys West Coast MH-60S fleet replacement squadron, responsible for training pilots and aircrewmen by providing the most capable warfighters to the fleet.

The Interior Alaska Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps visits 168th Wing as part of summer camp and learns about the 168th Wing, pilot, boom operator, aircraft maintenance, security forces, and civil engineering missions. The Interior JROTC cadets are students at West Valley High School Marine Corps JROTC, Lathrop High School Army JROTC, Eielson Air Force Base High School Air Force JROTC, and North Pole High School Air Force JROTC.

Aircrew members 91st Air Refueling Squadron conduct pre-flight checks before taking off from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 22, 2022. The 91st ARS flew to Bangor Air National Guard Base, Maine, to participate in a capstone exercise as part of the Agile Combat Employment program. In order to successfully qualify, Airmen must demonstrate skills acquired from a years worth of tasks and objectives within 3 days while conducting 24-hour operations.

Soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment load various military vehicles into a Boeing C-17 in preparation for an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) at the National Training Center (NTC).

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 10th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Air Force Base, Wa., deliver equipment pallets of deployment cargo to McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., April 18, 2014. The C-17 Globemaster III carried Airmen and equipment of the 169th Fighter Wing, who are returning home from a deployment from an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, 5th Air Force and United States Forces Japan commander, boards a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2022, during Operation Christmas Drop 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.

Maintainers from the 151st Air Refueling Wing participate in an unprecedented joint force exercise on Sept. 8, 2022 at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. The exercise provided an opportunity for cross-platform familiarization training for fuels and crew chiefs who were able to get first-hand experience with multiple platforms they usually would not obtain at their home station, adding to the war fighting efforts.

U.S. Air Force military members from the 438th Air Expeditionary Training Group stations at Kandahar Air Field mentor Afghans on flying operations here Oct. 3, 2009. The goal of the 438th AETG is to help the Afghans stand up their own Air Force.

Bangladesh Special Forces personnel exit the side of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron for a static-line jump during Cope South 2024, Feb. 27, 2024, near Sylhet, Bangladesh. CS24 is a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, bilateral tactical airlift exercise conducted in Bangladesh, with a focus on improving interoperability with the BAF and supporting the Bangladesh Armed Forces long-term modernization efforts. Air Force

Aerial porters from the Kentucky Air National Guards 123rd Contingency Response Group push a pallet of cargo from the hold of a C-130 aircraft at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Nov. 3, 2014. The Kentucky Airmen are operating an Aerial Port of Debarkation to funnel humanitarian aid to Liberia in support of Operation United Assistance, the U.S. Agency for International Development-led, whole-of-government effort to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa.

A U.S Air Force Special Tactics Operator assigned to the 23 Special Tactics Squadron prepares for a military free fall jump over Donnelly Training Area, Alaska, during Red Flag 22-2 June 13, 2022. RF-A 22-2 provides realistic combat training in a simulated environment.

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (Aug. 1, 2022) Royal Australian Navy Lt. Edward Finnis, from Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, far left, and U.S. service members transport a simulated patient on to a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey, attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363, onboard Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii, in support of a joint-service medical training exercise and amphibious raid during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, Aug. 1. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

A group of U.S. Air Force Airmen, 354th Munitions Squadron, conventional maintenance armament technician assemble bomb at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 16, 2022. The 354th MUNS supports Red Flag-Alaska by providing cradle to grave” accountability and handling of all munitions for pilot training.

U.S. Army aviators assigned to 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Task Force Nightmare and soldiers with Cobra Battery, 3rd battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment prepare for elevator drills training with CH-47 Chinook helicopters at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, Jan. 11, 2024. Rotational units deployed to Europe continuously train to rapidly surge combat-ready forces across the theater to support the NATO alliance and project forces together.

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Alejandro Rodriguez, 909th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, conducts pre-flight inspections on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 19, 2022. The 909th ARS is the premiere force for aerial refueling operations in the Indo-Pacific theater, supporting U.S. forces and regional Allies and partners.

Members of the 509th Bomb Wing Aircraft Maintenance Squadron inspect a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber as it fuels up during Exercise Agile Tiger on Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, April 5, 2022. Exercise Agile Tiger was a 509th-led interoperability training exercise which combined and honed the skills of active duty, guard, and reserve U.S. Military Forces to ensure combat-readiness.

U.S. Air Force Airmen load equipment onto a C-130J Super Hercules at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Northern Territory, Australia, Aug. 17, 2022. Airmen routinely work alongside international Allies and partners to continuously build and strengthen interoperability and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Senior Airman Calvin Buckman, 347th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crew chief, and Tech. Sgt. Daniel Ricci, 347th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance craftsman, prepare to marshal a C-130J Super Hercules onto the taxiway during Exercise Pacific Angel at Subang Air Base, Malaysia, Aug. 15, 2022. The C-130J is a multi-mission capable aircraft supporting aeromedical evacuation, search and rescue, special operations and refueling missions.

Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit load gear onto an MV-22B Osprey before departing from the amphibious assault ship USS Essex. The Marines are flying to Kenya in support of President Barrack Obamas visit to Kenya.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, prepare to scout locations on a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a cold-load exercise involving American, Italian and Spanish military units during Exercise Trident Juncture 18, at Rena Airfield, Norway, Oct. 28, 2018.Trident Juncture 18 is a comprehensive exercise promoting interoperability and cohesion between the United States and its European Allies and partners to enhance readiness and ensure the continued peace and stability in the region.

U.S. Airmen salute during the National Anthem at Travis Air Force Base, California, May 14, 2022. The Wings Over Solano open house and air show provided an opportunity for the local community to interact directly with the base and its Airmen and see capabilities on full display at Travis AFB.

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing prepares for infiltration/exfiltration training on a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II in Udbina, Croatia, July 19, 2022. The training was part of a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) between U.S. and Croatian special operations forces.

Iron Dragon 22-1 | Combat Logistics Regiment 37 conducts regimental exercise

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Isaiah Herring, 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crew chief from Fairchild Air Force Base, prepares a KC-135 Stratotanker for launching during Operation Noble Defender at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Sept. 13, 2022. Recurring operations like Noble Defender contribute to NORAD's ongoing efforts to address current and evolving threats to North American defense and security.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, board a CH-47 for an Airborne operation at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Sept. 10, 2022. The unit conducted non-tactical airborne operations at the Army Aviation Facility in order to maintain mission readiness and proficiency among their paratroopers with the assistance of two CH-47s out of Virginia.The Army Aviation Facility was created through a MILCON effort valued at 11.7 million dollars and made possible by the joint effort of ASA Fort Dix and the U.S. Marine Corps Marine Aircraft Group 49. The 2100 square foot building is host to an Army Ramp Management Area which provides a wide range of capabilities for both fixed and rotary wing aircraft such as the C-130, CH-47S, and UH-60S.

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Brian Holley, 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels operator rolls up fuel and air sensing lines on a C-300 mobile ground fuels servicing unit, Jan 21. The fuel and air sensing lines allow the fuel from the hydrant pit to flow through the truck and into the aircraft safely and at a regulated rate of 750 gallons per minute. Airman Holley is deployed from the 178th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard and is from Dayton, OH.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, assemble the engine of an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during maintenance at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, Aug. 31, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Justin Hoot, a team leader with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, looks out the back of a C-130 Hercules at Hearne Municipal Airport, Hearne, Texas, July 20, 2022. This training was conducted during exercise Desert Eagle 2022 to reinforce proper techniques and the Marines proficiency in support of future III MEF operations within the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Thammavongsa, 65th Air Base Group quality assurance superintendent, secures an intake cover during the recovery of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, during a coronet mission through Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, April 27, 2022. By providing base and transient support, Lajes Airmen move aircraft, aircrews and pilots forward to mission success safely, quickly and efficiently.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ian McKinney, 92nd Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog handler, and his dog Sipos prepare for takeoff during UH-1N Huey training Oct. 25, 2022 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. The purpose behind the training is to ensure the dogs are calm and experienced on a helicopter if sent overseas or on deployment.

Senior Airman Max Meisner, 436th Aerial Port Squadron ramp specialist, guides a k-loader operated by Senior Airman Martin Rivera-Candelario, 436th APS cargo processing specialist, during a foreign military sales mission with Austria at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 17, 2022. Austria and the United States are partners in promoting global security, strengthening economic cooperation, and collaborating to promote and defend their shared values around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Leodan Delgado-Barriga (left), a bulk fuel specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, 3rd Marine Air Wing, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Megan Symons (right), an AK F-35 crew chief with the 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, attach a fuel pump to an F-35 in support of Valiant Shield 22 on Palau, June 11, 2022. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allows the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Soldiers with B company 1/189th General Support Aviation Battalion, Nevada National Guard, head to Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, from Reno to prepare for an aerial gunnery lane on June 24, 2022.

U.S. Special Operations military members consisting of U.S. Special Operations Command Europe, U.S. Special Operations Command Africa, and 1-10 Special Forces Group jump from the ramp of an Ohio Air National Guard C-130 aircraft during a military free fall above Le Mont Saint Michel, France, June 9, 2022. This airborne operation comes at the collaboration of French and U.S. allied forces to reinforce strong bonds and clear communication between NATO allies.

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Yokota Air Base taxis a 25K-Loader Halvorsen off the flight-line during Exercise Beverly Sunrise 22-04 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 9, 2022. Agile Combat Employment is the result of the 2018 National Defense Strategy instructing services to alter their posture and transition from a large, centralized, unhardened infrastructure to smaller, dispersed, resilient, adaptive basing.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joshua Higgins, 122nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander, left, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dustin Gagliano, 159th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, perform pre-flight procedures on an F-15C Eagle at Muniz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico in support of North American Aerospace Defense Commands (NORAD) Operation Noble Defender (OND), 1 July, 2022. As a part of OND, which is a recurring operation, the Continental U.S. NORAD Region coordinated and conducted joint operations with the U.S. Navy while concurrently launching jets from different locations across the United States' gulf coast and Puerto Rico. OND, is an integrated air and missile defense operation designed to ensure the defense and security of the northern and southern approaches to North America. This particular OND allowed NORAD units to exercise maneuvers designed to defend the southern approach to the United States from simulated cruise missile threats. NORAD is a bi-national Cana

U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, stand by for take off in an MV-22B Osprey during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 23, 2022. This training evolution tested the Marines' ability to provide timely aid to isolated personnel in potential search and rescue situations.

U.S. Airmen from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing and U.S. Soldiers load a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System onto a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 41st Airlift Squadron at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, June 7, 2022. The 41st AES transports cargo to regions around the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 11, 2022) - U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Ryan Rideout, deputy commanding general, I Marine Expeditionary Force, maneuvers a landing craft, air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, July 11. Rideouts visit to the 13th MEU embarked on amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) is a part of series of scheduled visits to local Marine units in the operational area. The 13th MEU is currently embarked aboard the USS Makin Island conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet.

220406-N-PC065-1170 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 6, 2022) - Royal Marines attached to 42 Commando embark the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) in support of exercise Northern Viking 2022, April 6, 2022. Arlington with embarked 22nd MEU is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6nd Fleet area of operation. Northern Viking 22 strengthens interoperability and force readiness between the U.S., Iceland and Allied nations, enabling multi-domain command and control of joint and coalition forces in the defense of Iceland the Sea Lines of Communication in the Greenland, Iceland, United Kingdom (GIUK) gap.

Iron Dragon 22-1 | Combat Logistics Regiment 37 conducts regimental exercise

U.S. Army Paratroopers, Air Force joint terminal attack controller and Special Tactic Operators wait on the tarmac before boarding a C-17 Globemaster III from the 517th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 15, 2022 during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-2. Approximately 1,600 service members from three nations participate in flying, maintaining and supporting more than 70 aircraft from over 22 units during this iteration of exercise. The Paratroopers are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, JTACs are assigned to the 3rd Air Operation Squadron both at JBER and ST operators are assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida.

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Kyle Guyer, a corpsman with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, grabs medical supplies during a casualty evacuation exercise aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 12, 2022. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.

The Orion team prepares the parachute test vehicle for the final drop test which will qualify Orion's parachutes for human flight on Sept. 10, 2018...On September 12, 2018 an Orion test capsule will be dropped from a C-17 aircraft at an altitude of more than six miles to verify the spacecrafts complex system of 11 parachutes, cannon-like mortars, and pyrotechnic devices work in sequence to slow the capsules descent for a safe landing on Earth.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Paolo Silva, 63rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, navigates a jammer during the annual weapons load competition, Feb. 9, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The load competition featured the loading of an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile, and a GBU-12 with a time standard of 22 minutes. The weapons load competition advances training to produce command focused U.S., allied, and partner Airmen to meet warfighting needs. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Ortolani, a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chief, left, teaches Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Bollock, a logistician, right, how to properly marshall an aircraft for Exercise Ballast Cannon 24.3 at an undisclosed location in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 7, 2024. Exercise Ballast Cannon occurs nearly quarterly with the Royal Bahraini Air Force to support the U.S. Air Forces rapid expeditionary capabilities by integrating Agile Combat Employment objectives for F-16 Fighting Falcon, KC-135 Stratotanker, and operational support personnel. Through decades of collaboration and cooperation, the U.S. and regional allies and partners have developed critical relationships necessary to remain agile and effective in combined and joint operations.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade provide UH-60M Black Hawk support to the 10th Mountain Light Fighters School on Fort Drum, NY Aug. 11, 2022. Soldiers from 10th CAB were also in the course to qualify for their Air Assault badge.

U.S. military personnel assigned to United States Central Command load critical supplies into a U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III aircraft in support of a USAID-led humanitarian mission to Pakistan from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sep. 14, 2022. USAID leads the U.S. Government's international development and disaster assistance, helping people emerge from humanitarian crises, such as the catastrophic flooding currently plaguing Pakistan.

U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Ashley Jacobs, a Black Hawk crew chief assigned to the 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, looks out over the flight line during a hot refueling in Topeka, Kansas, March 7, 2023. Soldiers conducted an all-female flight flyover and visited the Amelia Earhart Museum in Atchison, Kansas, to celebrate the achievements of women in aviation.

U.S. Army soldiers from the 90th Sustainment Brigade begin unstrapping water supply from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter as part of Super Garuda Shield 2022 in Baturaja, Indonesia, Aug. 8, 2022. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military, Indonesia National Armed Forces, has now expanded to a multinational exercise encompassing 14 Nations. This exercise reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and other regional partners reinforcing joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.

U.S. Airmen from a 60th Medical Group Critical Care Air Transport Team (CCATT) arrive at a C-17 Globemaster III during a mass casualty exercise at Travis Air Force Base, California, May 17, 2022. The CCATT trained in the medical evacuation of simulated casualties using training manikins to maintain their medical readiness.

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Cole Sisson (left), an AH-64 Apache helicopter pilot with Company C, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, discusses capabilities of an AH-64 Apache helicopter with a Polish Joint Tactical Air Controller of the 12th Mechanized Brigade at Hohenfels Training Area Airfield, Germany Jan. 18. 2018. Both U.S. and Polish forces are training together in preparation for Allied Spirit VIII, an exercise to enhance NATO and key partner interoperability, build readiness and strengthen relationships.

U.S. Air Force Aeromedical Evacuation personnel assigned to the 10th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight (EAEF) secure a simulated patient in a C-130H Hercules aircraft, assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 12, 2024. While providing medical support, the 10th EAEF transports service members requiring medical care via aircraft from deployed locations to accommodating hospitals outside the theater.

Spc. Wesley E. Morris, a medic for Company C, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, Wyoming National Guard, looks out the window of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter while conducting a medical evacuation mission in Khost province, Afghanistan, Feb. 26. When his unit is not activated, Morris works as an emergency medical technician-intermediate in Douglas, Wyo., where he lives.

U.S. Airmen from 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and 726th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron load a refurbished fire truck onto a C-130 Hercules on the flightline at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 18, 2022. This fire truck is the last of three total trucks flown and delivered to a remote location in the Horn of Africa to increase operational capabilities. (Photo by U.S. Air Force SSgt Branden Rae)

Staff Sgt. Steve Nelson, 155th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron mechanic, completes paperwork in the KC-135R Stratotanker for preflight checklists, Sept. 6, 2022, Pardubice Airport, Czech Republic, during Ample Strike 2022. Participation in Ample Strike offers a great opportunity for our Airmen to train and hone operational and tactical skills with NATO Allies in dynamic and unfamiliar terrain and air space that is unavailable at home stations.

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrew Crawford, C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, waits to load the aircraft at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 15, 2022. The 816th EAS is deployed in support of Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) to transport cargo and personnel for U.S. and partner nation forces predominately within U.S. Central Commands area of responsibility.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron, perform preflight procedures of a KC-135 Stratotanker in support of Exercise Sky Shield VI at Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Oct. 6, 2022. Exercise Sky Shield VI is an agile combat employment exercise focused on enhancing interoperability and ensuring regional security.

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