Deployments and Operational Readiness

Photos show troops preparing for operations, including loading equipment and executing jump exercises in collaboration with international forces.

Epironi Turaganivalu (left) fisheries assistant with the Fiji Ministry of Fisheries, conducts a boarding of a China-flagged fishing vessel off the coast of Fiji, April 18, 2022, along with other Fijian team members and crew members from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro. A team of five Fijian law enforcement officers worked with Cutter Munros crew April 18-19 as part of Operation Blue Pacific,that aims to counter illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, and strengthen relationships to enhance maritime sovereignty and security throughout the Indo-Pacific.

040806-F-3488S-013. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

030203-M-4419R-019. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2003 Base: Kuwait International Airport Country: Kuwait (KWT)

A member of the Zapovjedništvo specijalnih snaga (Croatian Special Operations Forces Command) prepares to execute a static line jump from a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing near Udbina, Croatia, July 20, 2022. The static line jump was part of a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET), which included members of the U.S. Air Forces 352d SOW, the U.S. Armys 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and the ZSS. JCETs allow U.S. service members to train at the operational and tactical echelon as a combined, joint force with SOF setting the conditions for larger operations.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Molinaro, left, 660th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron KC-10 Extender aerospace propulsion craftsman, and Airman 1st Class Corey Basteen, center, 660th AMXS KC-10 aerospace propulsion craftsman, disconnect parts to swap a KC-10 engine at Travis Air Force Base, California, Oct. 24, 2022. Airmen assigned to the 660th AMXS maintain, repair and advance Travis AFBs fleet of KC-10 aircraft.

050113-F-0571C-347. Base: Banda Aceh Country: Indonesia (IDN)

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.

220721-N-LZ839-1217NORFOLK VA. (JuLY 21, 2022) - Sailors assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) transport a simulated patient during a chemical biological and radiological decontamination training exercise, July 21, 2022. Bataan is homeported at Naval Station Norfolk.

040716-M-3717S-015. Subject Operation/Series: FUJI INCREMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM (FITP) 2004 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

Epironi Turaganivalu (left) fisheries assistant with the Fiji Ministry of Fisheries, conducts a boarding of a China-flagged fishing vessel off the coast of Fiji, April 18, 2022, along with other Fijian team members and crew members from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro. A team of five Fijian law enforcement officers worked with Cutter Munros crew April 18-19 as part of Operation Blue Pacific,that aims to counter illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, and strengthen relationships to enhance maritime sovereignty and security throughout the Indo-Pacific.

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, conduct a house search while on patrol in a region of Khowst, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Soldiers assigned to 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division retrieve their duffels at an airport in support of Operation European Assure, Deter and Reinforce in Poznan, Poland, Dec. 9, 2022. The 1 ID is proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

Members of the 113th Wing, D.C. Air National Guard, test their ability to survive and operate duringan Ability to Survive and Operate exercise at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 10, 2022. The ATSO exercise evaluates Airmen and their ability to respond to various scenarios in a deployed environment to includeTactical Combat Casualty Care, landline mobile radio operation, andchemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives defense.

021210-F-1987C-014. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Willow Grove Air Reserve Station State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

(L-R) STAFF Sergeant Joseph Armijo, USAF, MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Micheal Kirsch, USAF, AIRMAN First Class Ian M. Griffin-Inbales, USAF, and STAFF Sergeant Thomas R. Kietar, USAF, all with the 22nd Fighter Squadron (FS), enjoy free snacks provided by commissary vendors. MSGT Kirsch is the First Sergeant for the 22nd FS, 52d Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. First Sergeants of different squadrons rotate schedules and personally deliver snacks and juices to troops around the base that, due to location, are unable to otherwise get these types of refreshments. The First Sergeants found that the front line troops greatly appreciate this service and improves the general morale. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

DF-ST-88-03920. Base: China Lake Proving Grounds State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Medics, Master Sgt. Douglas Brook and Tech. Sgt Nicholas Wentworth, Air Force Special Operations Command, perform urgent medical care to a Haitian man at the Troussaint Louverture International Airport, Haiti on January 18, 2010. The man was injured in an earthquake that rocked the country on Jan. 12, 2010.

Members of "Panton Loadcrew 11" stationed at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, load a MK 84 bomb on a 35th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during Kunsan's Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). The 8th Fighter Wing personnel are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities as well as their ability to survive and operate during their ORI. The aircraft is also armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

040103-F-0703J-008. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Members of a US Navy Combat Boat Unit from Panama offload an 18-foot utility boat from C-141B Starlifter aircraft during exercise AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE) II. The unit is in Honduras to train Honduran Marines in riverine small boat operations and maintenance. Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE) Base: La Mesa Country: Honduras (HND)

Maj. Jason Reyes of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe- Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) answers questions from a Polish Air Force member on the palletized precision effects on Nov. 8, 2022, in Powidz, Poland. This training is a continuation from previous iterations with U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR). The U.S. and NATO allies and partners remain committed to collective defense and cooperative security throughout the European Theater. NATO allies and partners in Europe have had the palletized precision effects capability in their weapons inventory and have trained with U.S. experts since 2011. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Mercedes Johnson)

Members of the 314th Aerial Port Squadron and 314th Airlift Control Squadron load a Containerized Delivery System (CDS) pallet on a 314th Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft for an Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) during Ocean Venture '92. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '92 Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sailors perform line handling duties as the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) arrives in Charleston, S.C. for its commissioning ceremony May 9, 2022. The ship is named in honor of the Marine Corps lieutenant general who was the first African-American Marine Corps aviator and Marine Corps general officer.

Atlanta Falcons offensive lineman Christopher Lindstrom, left, dons a Kevlar helmet as he prepared to ride in a Stryker vehicle to an Army training area on Joint Base Lewis-McChord Sept. 20.

010810-F-3677G-001. Subject Operation/Series: SEAHAWK 2001 Base: Canadian Forces Base, Comox State: Vancouver Island Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC/ANG

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Nichols, 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, prepares to tow a B-1B Lancer after a Bomber Task Force mission at Andersen AFB, Guam, Nov. 5, 2022. BTF missions demonstrate lethality and interoperability in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Air Force Airmen First Class Charles McGuire, student, left, reads the serial number on an M240 B medium machine gun to U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Martin Barbosa, NCOIC Lightweight Machine Gun Course instructor during the setup of the live firing portion of the qualification course at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Oct. 3, 2022. The course is two-weeks long culminating in three days where students familiarize themselves with weapons by live firing in multiple conditions and is designed to ready students for mission demands on day-one of assignment at their new base where this training is not available.

070126-N-3857R-007. Base: Ncbc, Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An officer directs a group of airmen who are attaching a model of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft to a post during the final stages of construction on the Spangdahlem AIRMAN's Memorial. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Richard Miner, a loadmaster assigned to the 43rd Operational Support Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, N.C., conducts a joint airdrop inspection aboard a C-17 Globemaster III from the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., before an airdrop mission in support of Operation Unified Response, Jan. 21, 2010. The aircrew delivered 40 container delivery system bundles totaling 67,800 lbs. of MREs and bottled water.

040929-F-9071W-052. Base: Sheppard Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marine mechanics from the 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, repair one of the 8 hubs on a Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) on the old Route 66 in the town of Amboy. THERE IS ONLY A SCREEN RESOLUTION IMAGE AVAILABLE. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP STRIKE '97 Base: Amboy State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031228-F-7234P-061. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Alpha Company, 2-6 Infantry Divi

Air Force personnel from the 45th Reconnaissance Squadron, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska (clockwise from top left) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Aden and Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Haggett, use a boroscope to check for faulty equipment in the wing of an RC-135 while STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Gibson powers up a generator as part of preflight maintenance. Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041116-M-2583M-044. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

US Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic 1ST Class Dave Ruhl rests on the rain-covered flight deck of Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73), while acting as a casualty during a drill in the Persian Gulf. The ship is in the Gulf as part of a Southwest Asia build-up of forces in reaction to Iraq's refusal of U.N. sponsored weapons inspections. US Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Dave Ruhl rests on the rain-covered flight deck of Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73), while acting as a casualty during a drill in the Persian Gulf. The ship is in the Gulf as part of a Southwest Asia build-up of forces in reaction to Iraq's refusal of U.N. sponsored weapons inspections.

Fort Bragg Fire and Emergency Services conduct a downed aircraft training exercise June 1 with the support of the U.S. Army Reserve Command. These training exercises allow the Fort Bragg team to practice critical skills so that when an emergency happens, they are prepared and ready.

021213-F-7520M-003. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-309-64. Hurricane Katrina

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Christopher Amos (only arms are seen) of the 89th Medical Group, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, tests the drinking water for bacteria during a deployment at 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. Subject Operation/Series: ABILITY TO SURVIVE AND OPERATE (ATSO) Base: Fort A. P. Hill State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970129-F-2829R-505. Complete Scene Caption: Members from "Team Tuzla" greet a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft arriving to Tulza Air Base from Ramstein Air Base Germany in support of Operation JOINT GUARD. C-130 aircraft are used for most of the arriving supplies into Tuzla. Personnel that support the aircraft meet an arriving aircraft within five seconds. The complete offload takes well under thirty minutes. On December 20, 1996, the Implementation Force (IFOR) mission came to a conclusion and the 1ST Infantry Division was selected to continue serving in Bosnia as part of the new Stabilization Force (SFOR). This decision brought to close the peace mission of Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR and has been the beginning for the current operation known as Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD will continue to monitor the militaries of the former warring factions and provide a climate of stability. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Tuzla Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

(From left) Staff Sgt. Bryant Gaylord and Senior Airman Hunter Rudnik, explosive ordinance disposal technicians assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, prepare an Andros F6 robot to scout out a suspicious vehicle containing a simulated improvised explosive device. EOD technicians use the F6 robot to gain information about, and potentially render safe, the ordnance they are dealing with while remaining at a safe distance.

Crew members wearing oxygen breathing apparatus practice firefighting techniques during a general quarters drill aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

DF-ST-87-03412. Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK '86-12 Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041105-F-5494H-003. Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050104-N-9293K-337. Base: Muda Air Force Base Country: Indonesia (IDN)

UNSECNAV and ASN(EI&E) hosted the tribal chairmen of the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe, Walker River Paiute Tribe and Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California on a helicopter tour of the FRTC ranges. Tribal leaders were able to see the ranges from a different perspective and discuss their concerns with the modernization. (April 21, 2023)

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, La., September 2, 2005 -- Evacuees and patients arive at New Orleans airport where FEMA's D-MATs have set up operations. A member of TX-4 directs an evacuee from a rescue helicopter.

970424-F-8768M-033. Base: Grand Forks Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Michael Harder, Engineer Assistant, 31st Fighter Wing, Civil Engineer Squadron Aviano Air Base, Italy, builds a temper tent for the maintenance crew of the 555th Fighter Squadron deployed to Sidi Slimane Air Base, Morocco, in support of Exercise AFRICAN EAGLE. African Eagle is a biannual exercise designed to practice dissimilar air to air training with the Royal Moroccan Air Force. Subject Operation/Series: AFRICAN EAGLE Base: Sidi Slimane Air Base Country: Morocco (MAR)

040107-F-0293W-001. Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, La., September 4, 2005 -- Evacuees and patients arrive at New Orleans airport where FEMA's D-MATs have set up operations.

Airmen line up in front of a laundry tent during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Gaxiola, 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron travel management office specialist, cordons off a simulated unexploded ordinance (UXO) during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. While Airmen are regularly trained on UXO identification, they can refer to their Airmans Manual for step-by-step measures to conduct required operations.

050116-N-4142G-004. Base: Meulaboh State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Major Command Shown: HC-11

Civilian rescue personnel and members of the Colorado Army National Guard 3rd Battalion 157th Field Artillery Alpha Battery use a rescue basket to load an elderly Glen Haven, Colo., flood evacuee on oxygen into a COARNG UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from 2nd Battalion 135th General Support Sept. 16 2013, in Larimer County, Colo.

A Marine from the Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) and an Australian Service Member work together to roll a barrel full of sand bags while in training at Camp Doha, Kuwait, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The Marine is dressed in his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister. The Australian is wearing his MKIV No1 NBC (Nuclear Biological Chemical) Suits with Avon FM12 Mask. An evaluator observes the process. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF

051014-A-1327A-120. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Islamabad Country: Pakistan (PAK) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF-76

041208-F-3208M-019. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040830-F-0017C-004. Base: Kwang Ju Air Base State: Gwangju Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030207-F-0876R-056. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

060307-N-4374S-005. Base: Manama Country: Bahrain (BHR)

Pararescuemen, US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Ken Chapman, US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Larry Hiyakumoto, US Air Force Technical Sergeant John Saftner, and Flight Engineer CHIEF MASTER Sergeant Dusty Rhoads, all with the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, Moffett Federal Field, carry a Stokes litter with a simulated injured patient to a waiting ambulance during a training rescue operation. Base: Moffett Federal Air Field State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron disembark a jet and are greeted by base leadership on the flightline at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Sept. 24, 2022. The 23rd BS personnel were deployed to RAF Fairford, England in support of United States in Europe and Air Forces Africa command.

060701-N-4124C-046. Base: Ho Chi Minh City Country: Viet Nam (VNM)

A member of a response team composed of an Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA), 1st Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Massachusetts Army National Guard, Battle Creek Police Department (MI), Illinois State Police, and other agencies apprehends an adversary during a joint training exercise, Battle Creek, Michigan, Aug. 10, 2022. During Northern Strike 22-2, approximately 7,400 participants from 19 states and several coalition countries including Canada, Latvia, and the United Kingdom participated in the training to validate readiness of the joint and reserve force. This years exercise included civilian law enforcement.

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 3, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task force members assist local residents to get on a helicopter after being carry rescued from a neighborhood impacted by Hurricane Katrina. The helicopter which will transport the residents to a staging area for transport to a shelter. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

DF-ST-86-11741. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Base: Cannon Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Hurricane Ike, Port Arthur, TX, September 14, 2008 FEMA Urban Search and Rescue members prepare in the early morning hours at a base camp to go out on search and rescue missions to Sabine Pass. Port Arthur, TX, USA, September 14, 2008-- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue members prepare in the early morning hours at a base camp to go out on search and rescue missions to Sabine Pass.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Patients are prepared for airlift by members of the 32nd Aeromedical Evacuation Group, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, during Exercise Reforger '81. In the background is a waiting C-130 Hercules aircraft. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '81 Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conduct an honorable carry at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 1, 2023. After being repatriated from the Solomon Islands the potential osseous material of service members is honored on their return home where the lab at DPAA will begin the process of identification.

A Special Operations Surgical Team member from the 24th Special Operations Wing treats simulated casualties at night during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 3, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Range, Fla. SOST are combat-ready battlefield surgeons and medical support personnel who have brought a plethora of advanced combat medicine skills to the USSOF enterprise.

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-309-62. Hurricane Katrina

DF-ST-86-11745. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011008-F-3873G-019. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

031112-F-0981H-021. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-118. Hurricane Katrina

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires a rifle during a deck shoot aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 3, 2022. Combat Marksmanship Program is designed to sustain a units lethality. The 31st MEU is operating aboard the 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.

Dressed in aluminized proximity gear, STAFF Sergeant Dwayne Jackson, 51st CES Fire Department, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, prepares to rescue a pilot from a burning A-10 Thunderbolt II 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. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY MIDNIGHT Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

A search and rescue team Soldier of the Army Reserves 409th Engineer Company, Windsor, Colorado, scans for chemical contamination at the site of a simulated casualty during Guardian Response 22, held at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, April 29. Teams were evaluated by Observer-Controller-Trainers (background), who communicated conditions of the scene and specific injuries to casualties in which the team was required to respond. To be successful in the scenario, teams needed to evaluate the chemical threat of the building, locate and asses casualties, determine how to safely remove the casualties from the scene and then evacuate to a chemical decontamination and treatment site operated by the Army Reserves 371st Minimal Care Detachment, Twinsburg, Ohio.

040109-F-1798W-007. Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

011008-F-1368P-001. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Stratton Ang Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

From November 20th to 24th, 16 members of the Kuwait Marine Fire & Rescue unit trained with US Army medical personnel of Area Support Group - Kuwait on Combat Life Saver skills and best practices in emergency paramedic procedures. Fire & Rescue completed their workshop with drills on shore and in the Arabian Gulf on November 24th, 2022.

The Orion crew module has been secured in the crew module transportation fixture at the Mole Pier at Naval Base San Diego in California. The fixture has been secured on the back of a flatbed truck and the cover has been lowered over the spacecraft. Orion is being prepared for the overland trip back to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Orion was recovered from the Pacific Ocean after completing a two-orbit, four-and-a-half hour mission Dec. 5 to test systems critical to crew safety, including the launch abort system, the heat shield and the parachute system. NASA, the U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin coordinated efforts to recover Orion. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program led the recovery, offload and pre-transportation efforts.

040318-F-3488S-064. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

040501-F-0758D-004. Base: Terre Haute State: Indiana (IN) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

041102-F-8992T-001. Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airman 1st Class Jacob Monday, a student in the Basic Loadmaster Course, checks cargo as it's loaded into the static C-130 in an exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on April 13, 2022. The Career Enlisted Aviator Center of Excellence is the beginning of Undergraduate Flying Training for all enlisted aviators. The COE teaches a base level of aviation knowledge in Aircrew Fundamentals on aerodynamics, aircraft systems, safety procedures, publications, physiological responses to altitude and more to Air Force and international students in aviation career fields. Upon completion of Aircrew Fundamentals, Airmen progress to their higher level, specialized aircrew training. Specialized courses include Boom Operator, Flight Engineer, Aircraft Loadmaster, Airborne Mission Systems Operator, Flight Attendant and Special Missions Aviators courses.

. Work Request Description: Photographic support for Desert Rats 2022 in Flagstaff, Arizona. Charge Code: DESERT RAT IMAGE ACQ XM, 23.44.600000.8100.8117 for UWI 2023.44.XA.600000.0 Desert Rats Project 2023 (XM)

Air Commandos load into a bus to be taken to an MC-130H Combat Talon II, at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 31, 2022. The MC-130H Combat Talon II provides infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces and equipment in hostile or denied territory.

040710-F-7295W-003. Subject Operation/Series: ORE Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Medium close shot. COMMAC General Eberhart suits up for his B-1 flight at Dyess AFB, Texas. Medium close shot. COMMAC General Eberhart suits up for his B-1 flight at Dyess AFB, Texas.

020430-F-5789F-012. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2002 Base: Port Of Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030317-M-5150A-025. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

DF-SD-03-06254. Base: Ili Base Camp, Almaty Country: Kazakhstan (KAZ) Scene Major Command Shown: US CENTCOM

DN-ST-87-06744. Base: USS Sides (FFG 14)

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