Aircraft Maintenance Operations

Images of military personnel conducting aircraft checks and maintenance, highlighting the precision and teamwork crucial for air operations.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Matthew J. Amberg, quality assurance inspector assigned to the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne Air National Guard base, Fort Wayne, Indiana, leans against a triple ejection rack trailer inside a simulated hardened shelter July 13, 2022. The 122nd Fighter Wing tested its readiness to respond to real-world threats during a large-scale exercise.

U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Manuel Castellanos, 17th Special Operations Squadron special mission aviator performs a check on the Bushmaster GAU-23 30 millimeter chain gun at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Dec. 9, 2022. The exercise demonstrates the 27th Special Operations Munitions Squadron ability to practice Agile Combat Employment by arming and rearming troops in austere environments.

U.S. Air Force Airman First Class with the 1st Maintenance Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, performs engine checks during his shift September 13, 2022. Aerospace Propulsion Airmen, test, maintain and repair all parts of aircraft engines, ensuring Airmen and aircraft stay safe while in the air.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Matthew J. Amberg, quality assurance inspector assigned to the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne Air National Guard base, Fort Wayne, Indiana, leans against a triple ejection rack trailer inside a simulated hardened shelter July 13, 2022. The 122nd Fighter Wing tested its readiness to respond to real-world threats during a large-scale exercise.

Day two of the 310th ESC Best Warrior Competition, Feb. 5, 2024 consisted of the M17 pistol qualification and land navigation at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Two soldiers plotted their points in the dark to start the night land navigation event.

A U.S. Air Force Pilot from the 77th Fighter Squadron (77th FS) enters a F-16C Fighting Falcon to perform pre-flight checks on the flightline at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Oct. 17, 2022. The 77th FS deployed to provide combat air support under the Central Command Area of Responsibility.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class John Myers, 58th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron HC/MC-130 crew chief, performs a pre-flight inspection on a new MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 415th Special Operations Squadron at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 27, 2022. The 415 SOS has not received a new C-130 since 2014. This new aircraft arrived with approximately 17 hours of flight time and conducted its first flight at KAFB on Jan. 28, 2022. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Karissa Dick)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Gary Bryant, 815th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, looks out the back of a C-130J Super Hercules over Guatemala, prior to static line operations as part of Resolute Sentinel 22, June 13, 2022. Resolute Sentinel 22 is a multi-national training opportunity that offers real-world benefits to U.S. and partner nation military personnel and the people of Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador by promoting well-being and readiness in addition to building long-term partnerships.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Rene Gonzalez, 305th Maintenance Squadron dock chief, and Senior Airman Zachary Lane, conduct the final KC-10 Extender inspection at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 10, 2023. This final inspection marked a significant milestone in the 305th Air Mobility Wings history, as they have fully converted to the KC-46A Pegasus. This represents a new chapter in air-to-air refueling capabilities for the Joint Force.

STAFF Sergeant Michael Fairbanks, 36th Fighter Squadron Weapons, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, secures an AIM 120 Air to Air missile to an MJ1 weapons lift truck in preparation to detach it from an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Exercise BEVERLY MIDNIGHT. The exercise is designed to test people's ability to carry out their wartime tasking, air base ground defense, and ability to recover after attacks. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jayvee Kurz, 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, reinstalls a wing panel on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 13, 2022. The KC-135 has been used by the Air Force for over 60 years and requires regular maintenance to meet safety standards.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jeremy Sarno, a C-130 Hercules pilot with the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety office, prepares to depredate a bird that is by the centerline of the runway at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, April 5, 2022. The 386th AEW/SE works with the USDA to depredate wildlife that poses a risk to aircraft, under the Bird/wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard program.

Swedish Marine Menig 2 Johan Siljeholm, with 4th Boat Training Company, 2d Swedish Marine Battalion, demonstrates to U.S. Marine Cpl. Jeremy Olenick, Combat Logistics Battalion 6, II Marine Expeditionary Force, how the geographical mapping system works aboard a Combat Boat 90, during exercise Archipelago Endeavor 2022 (AE22) at Berga Naval Base, Sweden, September 4, 2022. AE22 is an integrated field training exercise that increases operational capability and enhances strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marines and Swedish forces.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robby Benson, A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team electrical and environmental technician, inspects an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Oct. 6, 2022. Benson is the sole EnE troop assigned to the team and is responsible for critical electrical systems, including cockpit pressurization.

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 29, 2022) Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class Matthew Gonzalez, from Phoenix, inspects copper tubing after repairing a refrigeration unit in the wardroom galley aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) while conducting routine operations in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 29. Higgins is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleets principal surface force.

Senior Airman Summer Thomas, 312th Airlift Squadron loadmaster from Travis Air Force Base, California, clears a cargo palette to be loaded onto a C-5 Galaxy at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 13, 2022. Kadena supports a variety of missions, transporting equipment, food and other resources.

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Armando Quezada, assigned to Shock Trauma Platoon, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), checks the pulse of a simulated patient during a mass casualty exercise in Syndalen, Finland, Aug. 13, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, 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.

030317-M-5505M-014. Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd LAR

040401-M-1158H-022. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

DF-ST-87-10579. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 86-4 Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN)

990214-N-9433M-001. Base: Uss Enterprise (CVN 65) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Rct. Kurt M. Eason with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, poses for a photo during Basic Warrior Training at Paige Field on Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., Aug 29, 2022. BWT is designed to teach the importance of teamwork, working under stress and how to perform well while utilizing small unit leadership.

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 14, 2013) Engineman 2nd Class Dylan Bundy acts as a casualty during a general quarters drill aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52). Barry is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERONIMO, Helmand Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Afghanistan National Army Sgt. Bashir Allahmurrad, assigned to 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, demonstrates how to treat for a sucking chest wound under the watch of Petty Officer 3rd Class Ben Knauth, a corpsman with Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. Knauth, from Washington, D.C., taught Allahmurrad and his fellow ANA sergeants a class on treating sucking chest wounds and extremity trauma at Forward Operating Base Geronimo. Knauth said breaking down the terminology was a challenge, but the class was receptive.

A Wing Inspection team (WIT) member with the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron prepares a room with smoke for a simulated fire during a training event at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 16, 2022. WIT members observed and evaluated Osan Airmens ability to survive and operate within a simulated combat environment during the training.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Derek Bolton, a staff weather officer assigned to Detachment 3, 1st Combat Weather Squadron, surveys Geronimo Drop Zone in advance of upcoming airborne operations at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 25, 2022. The 1st CWS provides forward atmospheric observation and tailored exploitation capabilities to ground force commanders and aviation assets.

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DN-SC-88-05602. Base: Naval Air Station, Cecil Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220708-N-XK047-1083PACIFIC OCEAN (July 8, 2022) - Gas Turbine System Technician (Mechanical) 1st Class Nakona Brawner performs maintenance on a landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 off the coast of San Clemente Island, July 8. Conducting maintenance is necessary to prevent corrosion to equipment. Makin Island is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

Senior Airman Graham Setzler, 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron petroleum, oils and lubricant fuels facilities operator, trains Airmen assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing how to operate an R-11 Refueler during a Multi-Capable Airman exercise at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Sept. 12, 2022. Airmen participating in the exercise learned the basics of refueling an F-15E Strike Eagle.

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jason Elam, 14th Airlift Squadron pilot, wears a patch in order to identify the squadron that hes assigned to at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, July 25, 2022. The 14th AS is one of three flying squadrons assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing, ready to deliver strategic airlift for Air Mobility Command.

A member of the 230th Support Battalion, North Carolina Army National Guard signals to a forklift operator during the loading of pallets onto a 5-ton cargo truck. The supplies are bound for victims of Hurricane Bonnie. Base: Kinston State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Navy Seaman Johnaton Little, a ramp marshall with Beachmaster Unit 2, U.S. 2nd Fleet, Fleet Forces Command secures a Tractor, Rubber-Tired, Articulated Steering, Multi-purpose vehicle into Landing Craft Air Cushion 68 at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, May 18, 2022. LOADEX trains Marines and Sailors to generate combined expeditionary lethality through maritime logistical maneuvers involving amphibious watercraft. The overarching strategy of LOADEX is to reinforce naval integration between the Marine Corps and Navy, creating a rapidly deployable maritime defense in support of forward-deployed forces.

220509-N-UP745-1058 IONIAN SEA (May 9, 2022) Sonar Technician (Surface) Seaman Brian Dominguez, from Miami, re-stows a self-contained breathing apparatus after an in-port emergency team drill, aboard Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), in the Ionian Sea, May 9, 2022. Jason Dunham is a part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., allied and partner interest in Europe and Africa.

U.S. Airmen with the Indiana Air National Guard load a GBU-38 bomb onto an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft during an Integrated Combat Turn (ICT) maneuver at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, July 13, 2022. The ICT maneuver involves reloading and refueling the aircraft with the engines still running in preparation for another takeoff while the pilot waits in the cockpit.

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 14, 2022) Sailors, assigned to the "Tophatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14, inspect an F/A-18E Super Hornet in the hangar bay 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.

BALTIC SEA (May 19, 2022) - Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class Shi Goudong poses for a photo aboard a landing craft, air cushion (LCAC), attached to Assault Craft Unit 4, May 19, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is participating in the Estonian-led exercise Siil 22 (Hedgehog 22 in English). Siil 22 brings together members of the Estonian Defense Force and U.S. Sailors and Marines under Task Force 61/2 to enhance Allied interoperability and preserve security and stability in the Baltic region.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 13, 2012) Operations Specialist 3rd Class William Filinuk logs flight operations in the Command Information Center aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52). October is #Warfighting month focusing on Navy Warfighters, a fast and flexible force deployed worldwide to preserve peace, protect commerce, and deter aggression on, above, and below the sea.

040316-M-2917M-001. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 2D MAW

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel Andrews, an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician with Combat Logistic Battalion 24, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistic Group, carves out aluminum from an ordnance item during an EOD exploitation range on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 1, 2023. EOD Technicians demonstrated exploitation and inerting techniques to members of the Air Force EOD 6th Civil Engineer Squadron in order to enhance joint capabilities and share knowledge across the forces.

New York Army National Guard 2nd WMD-CST team conducts training at USS Victory, Tampa, Fla., during Operation Night Hammer, May 22, 2022. Operation Night Hammer is the first ever training operation of its kind to coordinate and cooperate with other states and entities to identify Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) agents.

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-09-16. Report on the training of the Inter-Arms Military School in Saint-Cyr Coetquidan in Morbihan. The EMIA recruits its students from among active non-commissioned officers and non-commissioned soldiers selected by competition. The cadets follow a two-year training course. At the end of the first year, they are appointed to the rank of second lieutenant, then lieutenant at the end of the second year. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. France, Bretagne, Coetquidan, Guer le 2021-09-16. Reportage sur la formation de l' Ecole militaire interarmes à Saint-Cyr Coetquidan dans le Morbihan. L'EMIA recrute ses eleves parmi les sous-officiers d'active et les militaires du rang selectionnes par concours. Les eleves-officiers suivent une formation de deux ans. A l'issue de la première annee, ils sont nommés au grade de sous-lieutenant, puis de lieutenant a la fin de la seconde annee. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

A Mission Support Radio airman adjusts a line-of-sight antenna for stable radio transmission with teammates at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Oct. 18, 2022. 23rd Special Tactics Squadron Mission Support Radio installs, maintains, and sustains radio frequency communications ensuring mission success in deployed and home environments.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, build combat rubber raiding crafts aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18), in the Philippine Sea, July 27, 2022. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

Airsoft soldier moving in combat during a game

Fire Control Technician M (Missile Fire Control) 1ST Class Joe Ziber of Cycle Touring International, a shipboard cycling club aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19), sits in the back of a bus with some of the club's bikes as they are transported to a race site. Country: Singapore (SGP)

U.S. Army service members with the 10th Homeland Response Force, Washington National Guard, conduct a three-day collective training event at the Spokane Fire Training Center, Wash., April 8-10, 2022. The objective was to rapidly deploy and establish a multifunctional decontamination facility in response to a notional CBRN disaster. The 10th HRF is a joint Army-Air Force program designed to quickly alert, assemble and deploy a domestic response asset to assist civilian authorities in FEMA Region 10. 10th HRF elements can conduct decontamination, logistical support, search and rescue, medical treatment, and security as needed.

Coast Guard Air Station - Clearwater, Florida - Katrina Relief - 26-HK-217-29. Hurricane Katrina

061115-N-7526R-025. Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

Staff Sgt. Byron Pitts, an electrical power production journeyman assigned to the 105th Civil Engineering Squadron at Stewart Air National Guard Base, Newburgh N.Y. checks systems on a generator. The 105th Airlift Wing is sending supplies including 7 generators and over 15 military personnel to Puerto Rico in support of relief efforts as a result of the recent Earthquake

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Rockport. Fourth of July parade, firemen silhouettes by bonfire.

U.S. Air Force 20th Logistic Readiness Squadron (LRS) Airmen load luggage onto a commercial aircraft in preparation for a deployment at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., July 16, 2022. The 20th LRS worked extended hours to assist in loading Airmen, luggage and supplies onto the aircraft.

U.S. Navy Seaman Ashley Lemon, drives the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86), while underway in the Pacific, Sept. 18, 2022. Shoup is underway to participate in a Live Fire With A Purpose Exercise.

EAST CHINA SEA (Aug. 3, 2022) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6), engage a simulated aircraft fire during an aviation damage control training evolution in the ships hangar bay while sailing in the East China Sea, Aug. 3. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating 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.

Squadron Leader A.E Pinto, Sri Lanka Air Force, logistics technician rides in a R-11 fuel truck at the Montana Air National Guard Base, Great Falls, Montana, Sept. 8, 2022. The 36th Contingency Response Support Squadron facilitated a Mobile Training Team event between the Sri Lanka Air Force and the 120th Airlift Wing.

220621-N-TI693-1109GULF OF ADEN (June 21, 2022) Airman Chris Wignall, back, from Ankeny, Iowa, engages a simulated assailant, Retail Services Specialist 1st Class Ryan Davis, from Orangeburg, South Carolina, during an oleo capsicum course as part of security reaction force training aboard the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), June 21, 2022. Hershel Woody” Williams is rotationally deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

An explosive ordnance disposal technician with Marine Forces Special Operations Command attaches his equipment to the inside of the car during a training event June 17, 2022. The EOD primer tests all aspects of a technicians knowledge and expertise needed to perform as the only tech on a Marine Special Operations Team while operating in austere, politically sensitive, or hostile environments. EOD technicians assigned to MARSOC have completed Marine Special Operations Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal Level 1, which trains Fleet Marine Force EOD technicians in the knowledge and skills required to support the core tasks assigned to MARSOC as a special operations capability specialist.

DF-ST-88-05408. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 11, 2013) Ensign Maria Veloria uses a pair of binoculars to survey the surrounding waters of U.S. 7th Fleet flagship the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) as the ship leaves homeport for pre-deployment sea trials.

Members from the Utah Air National Guards 151st Wing and Air Force Reserves 419th Fighter Wing prepare to unload an AIM 120 missile coffin from a KC-135R at Hill Air Force Base Feb. 4, 2024 as part of Exercise PERSES. Exercise PERSES is a dynamic exercise serving as a platform for exploring innovative ideas and refining communication practices in a challenging operational environment for both Utah Air and Army National Guard. Air Force

220617-N-LI114-1203 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 17, 2022) Naval Air Crewman (Mechanical) 2nd Class Makenna L. Doherty, from Chicago, assigned to the Providers of Fleet Logistics Squadron (VRC) 30 deployed aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) stows gear in a C-2A Greyhound after 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.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Angel Machado, a security forces specialist with the 165th Security Forces Squadron, Georgia Air National Guard, poses for a photo in a humvee during an air base ground defense field training exercise July 15, 2022 at the 165th Airlift Wing in Savannah, Georgia. The defenders mission during the field training was to deploy into a hostile environment where they must foot patrol into an area and then seize, clear and protect the area and its assets from opposing forces. Over the duration of the 4-day exercise, teams were tasked with missions outside the wire to clear the area of hostile forces that had the intent of disrupting the Air Force mission to which they were successful.

Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Dacia Chupp, a native of Bristol, Indiana, reviews instruction on the bridge of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 7, 2024. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of USS Boxer (LHD 4), Somerset, and USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), and the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are underway conducting integrated training and routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

Senior Airman Nathaniel Sanchez Conary, 355th Civil Engineering Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, gathers the tools needed to inspect a simulated ordnance at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Aug. 17. This exercise was a part of Bushwhacker 22-04.

Quartermaster Seaman Quamiq Stone, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), obtains the bearing of a contact during a sea and anchor evolution as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Oct. 18, 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. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict free Atlantic region.

Annalena Baerbock (Buendnis 90 Die Gruenen), Bundesaussenministerin, aufgenommen im Rahmen eines Besuches der Konfliktregion in Netifot, 13.10.2023. Baerbock ist das erste Regierungsmitglied der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, dass nach den Terrorattacken de

U.S. and Australian personnel push a container of equipment and building materials into a U.S. 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft during OPERATION ELECTION DISTRICT. It will be used for barracks and facilities construction by a contingent of Royal Australian Engineers who are assisting United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) peacekeeping forces in preparation for the November 1989 elections and independence of Namibia. Subject Operation/Series: ELECTION DISTRICT Base: Raaf Richmond Country: Australia (AUS)

Members of the Marine detachment from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) advance down a ladder aboard the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPRHEYS (T-AO-188) during boarding team training. The Marines are being trained by members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8, which provided boarding teams to assist in the enforcement of U.N. trade sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Blake Dimsdale, a member of USCGC Bears (WMEC 901) deck department, mans his position as helmsman during the Bears inbound transit, Boston, Massachusetts, Sep. 8, 2022. This was Dimsdales first patrol in the Coast Guard.

NAWA, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Lance Cpl. David A. Zamora, a rifleman with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, searches an Afghan man at a vehicle checkpoint as part of security for the Nawa District bazaar in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 3, 2010. The Marines supervise and provide additional security during the checkpoint. Afghanistan National Police officers perform most of the checkpoint duties. Zamora is from Charlotte, N.C.

A police officer arresting a criminal

Supplies - 26-HK-269-19. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Army Cpl. Darius Dorn, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, looks at the portraits of people imprisoned at Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oświęcim, Poland, Sept. 16, 2022. Soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division on rotation in Europe visited the site as part of an effort to develop a better understanding of significant historical events.

NASAs SpaceX Crew-4 Splashdown. ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti waves after being helped out of the SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery Megan ship after she and NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Jessica Watkins, and Robert Hines, landed in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. Lindgren, Hines, Watkins, and Cristoforetti are returning after 170 days in space as part of Expeditions 67 and 68 aboard the International Space Station.

A close up head and shoulder view of California Air National Guard (ANG) Pararescueman MASTER Sergeant Larry Hiyakumoto of the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, Moffett Field standing inside an MC-130 "Combat Shadow aircraft at 3,500 feet preparing to conduct a training rescue operation in the Pacific Ocean. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

220811-M-JX780-1063CARIBBEAN SEA - (Aug. 11, 2022) - Douglas Carter, chief mate on the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10), dons an immersion suit during an abandon ship drill, Aug. 11, 2022. Burlington is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support expeditionary maintenance to deployed littoral combat ships operating in the region and conduct theater security cooperation engagements to maintain access, enhance interoperability and build enduring partnerships in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jason Motycka, a CH-53E Super Stallion co-pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 464, checks his surroundings at an undisclosed location, Oct. 11, 2022. HMH-464 provided assault support for Marine Forces Special Operations Command during Exercise Raven 23-1 to enhance combat readiness in an unfamiliar expeditionary environment. HMH-464 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

030325-F-9528H-019. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Travis Gay an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician, with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, points where to begin milling an ordnance item during an EOD exploitation range on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 2, 2023. EOD Technicians demonstrated exploitation and inerting techniques to members of the Air Force EOD 6th Civil Engineer Squadron to enhance joint capabilities and share knowledge across the forces.

U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to the aircraft carrier John C. Stennis (CVN 74), dress out for a damage control drill aboard the ship, in Newport News, Virginia, June 8, 2022. The John C. Stennis is in Newport News Shipyard working alongside NNS, NAVSEA and contractors conducting Refueling and Complex Overhaul as part of the mission to deliver the warship back in the fight, on time and on budget, to resume its duty of defending the United States.

New recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, arrive on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Apr. 3, 2023. During their first night at the depot, recruits make a phone call home, receive their first recruit haircut, get issued their uniforms and complete initial administrative processing.

Members of the RAF all female antiaircraft unit in the barracks near Havana, Cuba.

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron participate in a hot-pit refueling at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, March 13, 2023. Hot-pit refuels save time by allowing the aircraft to be refueled without shutting down the engines.

060225-N-4776G-124. Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

A member of the RAF all female antiaircraft unit training near Havana, Cuba.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 1, 2017) Damage Controlman 2nd Class Kidder Hatfield, right, instructs midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy as they fight a simulated fire in the well deck of the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47). Rushmore is underway off the coast of Southern California participating in a series of qualifications and certifications as part of the basic phase of training in preparation for future operations and deployments.

TSGT Carmine Sonnacchio, a petroleum, oil and lubricants specialist, defuels an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during exercise Sentry Castle '81. Subject Operation/Series: SENTRY CASTLE '81 Base: Hancock Field State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force AIRMAN Stephen Riss stands near a freshly painted door in the hangar bay of USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). AMN Riss, a member of Air Department's V-3 division, is responsible for the safe movement of aircraft in the hangar bay. 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)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Wallace Winkler, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron test cell craftsman, communicates with operators inside the test cell control booth at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 25, 2022. The test cell is a sound-suppressed facility, allowing maintainers to run the engines at in-flight performance levels, looking for any complications or failures that may arise.

U.S. Navy Equipment Operator 2nd Class Cameron Kelly-Hobbs, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, uses a 40-ton hydraulic crane to offload pallets of aviation equipment from the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Bulkely (DDG 84) onboard Naval Station Rota, Spain, Feb. 26, 2024. NMCB 11, assigned to the TWENTY SECOND Naval Construction Regiment, is forward deployed across the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of operations, in support of U.S. Sixth Fleet maritime operations to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests. Navy

030505-F-2034C-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A Special Reactions Team member wears an SRT patch during a multiple weapons sustainment training on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 11, 2022. The members of SRT are attached to the Provost Marshals Office and are specifically trained and equipped to react in scenarios like an active shooter, hostage situations, and barricaded subjects.

A crewman mans an air operations radar console in the combat direction cetner (CDC) on the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Staff Sgt. Blaise Genne, 25th Fighter Generation Squadron crew chief, checks intakes on an A-10C Thunderbolt II for debris, foreign objects or damaged blades during post-flight inspections at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 5, 2022. The A-10s assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron recently returned from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, after providing close-air support during Red Flag 22-2.

On Board Hm Submarine Tribune, 1942 An actor with the tannoy on board HMS TRIBUNE during the filming of 'Close Quarters'.

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Donnie Bloomfield (front) and USAF TSGT J. D. Prosser from, 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (EAES), set up their equipment in the back of an USAF C-130 Hercules at Al Udeid Air Base (AB), prior to a mission supporting Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT)

A police officer using a radio

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Adam Bell, 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron Air Transportation Representative, directs a forklift to lift a palette of cargo on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, July 19, 2022. The cargo was delivered to the base for a base-wide exercise to improve the squadrons skill.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joseph Sheward, 1st Maintenance Squadron low observable specialist, wipes down an F-22 Raptor during Red Flag 22-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 15, 2022. Red Flag 22-3 provides realistic and hands-on training that will save lives and increase efficiency while increasing combat effectiveness.

STRAIT OF HORMUZ (April 12, 2022) Quartermaster Seaman Apprentice Robert McNair logs ship movement data while on watch in the pilot house aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) during a transit through the Strait of Hormuz, April 12. Gridley is deployed to the U.S. Fifth Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security in the Middle East region.

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