Emergency Response Operations

Dramatic scenes of military and rescue operations during crises, emphasizing teamwork and resilience in emergency situations.

A defender assigned to the 6th Security Forces Squadron emergency services team, glances down a hallway during a low-light exercise at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 9, 2023. EST Airmen are highly trained and equipped to mitigate special threats which can involve barricaded suspects, hostages and active shooters. Low-light exercises prepare defenders to respond to situations in challenging environments.

A U.S. Marine from the 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division awaits approval to drive a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle off an U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Hawaii Oct. 31, 2022 during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 23-01. Bilateral and multilateral exercises, such as JPMRC 23-01, strengthen relationships and enhance interoperability with allies and partners through shared experiences and realistic training.

Tech. Sgt. Michael Gesford, 26th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King II loadmaster, guides a U.S. Army MH-47G Chinook during air-to-air refueling over an undisclosed location, Oct. 10, 2022. The joint training event, in support of Combined Joint Task Force -Operation Inherent Resolve, demonstrated day and night Helicopter Air-to-Air Refueling capabilities.

A defender assigned to the 6th Security Forces Squadron emergency services team, glances down a hallway during a low-light exercise at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 9, 2023. EST Airmen are highly trained and equipped to mitigate special threats which can involve barricaded suspects, hostages and active shooters. Low-light exercises prepare defenders to respond to situations in challenging environments.

220513-N-UP745-4213 CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 13, 2022) Sailors, aboard Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), fight a simulated fire, during a general-quarters drill, in the Central Mediterranean Sea, May 13, 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. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Takenya Yazzie, a motor transport operator with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, drives a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle prior to a convoy during a combined joint logistics over-the-shore offload in preparation for Balikatan 23 at Camp Agnew, Casiguran, Philippines, April 6, 2023. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades shared experiences.

711 HPW Aeromedical Students take part in CCATT Simulation Training AFRL

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom prepares to refuel at a forward arming and refueling point as part of Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 14, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

A U.S. Marine, right, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, relays instructions during a night 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.

A crewman standing at the bow of a large harbor tug (YTB) holds onto a mooring line lowered from a ship entering the harbor. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Military, target and green night vision, overlay or dark silhouette of spy, agent or terrorist risk to soldier. Police, surveillance or men training in infrared scope for army or security mission

Contour shot of spec ops soldier on black background

A U.S Marine Corps recruit with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, waits in line to pay for his hygiene products at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 1, 2022. Recruits received time to make purchases for all their hygienic and professional needs throughout the entirety of recruit training. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler W. Abbott)

The Army National Guards 1-135th Assault Helicopter Battalion performs night operations during Exercise Agile Tiger at Whiteman Air Force Base, April 6, 2022. Exercise Agile Tiger was a 509th Bomb Wing-led interoperability training exercise which combined and honed the skills of active duty, guard, and reserve U.S. Military Forces to ensure combat-readiness.

Army, warzone and apocalypse with conflict on battlefield for military, nuclear missile launch and explosion. Warrior, bomb and attack with target on city for banner, destruction and Armageddon

A simulated suspect stands at a fence during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 11, 2022. The 8th Security Forces Squadron patrolmen were tested on their ability to use the least amount of force necessary to mitigate visitors from recording sensitive assets.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Radio Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, Royal Marines with Y Squadron, 3 Commando Brigade, 30 Commando, Royal Marines and soldiers with 7th Signal Regiment, Australian Army, participate in Radio Reconnaissance Operators Course (RROC) participants of RROC ride to an infiltration point aboard a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter during a training mission on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 12, 2022. RROC is specifically tailored for Radio Reconnaissance Marines and combines skills taught in various existing signals intelligence, electronic warfare and reconnaissance courses and puts them into an intense training evolution. This is the first time RROC has been conducted on Camp Lejeune with the goal of establishing a training environment beneficial to strengthening relationships with our allies and partners

The face of SRA Jose Rivera, 303 Intelligence Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, is reflected in a pool of simulated blood, as he acts unconscious after receiving a simulated shrapnel wound, during a Combat Employment Readiness Exercise held in conjunction with exercise Foal Eagle '98. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Light enhanced photography showing US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron (AS), 86th Airlift Wing (AW), offloading humanitarian relief supplies from a C-130 Hercules aircraft on the flight line at Hoedspruit Air Force Base, South Africa, during Operation ATLAS RESPONSE. USAF personnel are deployed to South Africa to provide humanitarian relief to the people forced from their homes in the flooded regions of Mozambique. Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Hoedspruit Air Force Base Country: South Africa (ZAF)

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Staff Sgt. Nicholas Hynson, Staff Sgt. Joseph Todd, and Senior Airman Alishia Patricio, Avionics Communication Navigation Weapons System Technicians, perform safety wiring on station keeping equipment radom. The 166th Maintenance Group is conducting a Number Four Major Isochronal Inspection in order to maintain mission readiness.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 375th Air Mobility Wing aim firearms downrange during a shooting competition in the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance shooting range on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, May 18, 2022. This target shooting was part of a competition between other members of Team Scott from the 375th Security Forces Squadron, local law enforcement and firefighters from the surrounding area during Police Week, a five day event that honored the contributions of law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-09-23. 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 2021-09-23. 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.

Newport News Shipbuilding contractor Shawn Phillips, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, tig welds the overhead, aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in Newport News, Virginia, June 27, 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alexis Flippo, an imagery analysis specialist with 1st Intelligence Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, runs during a martial arts instructor course physical training session at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 8, 2022. MAI courses certify Marines to instruct and monitor Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training and advance Marines in the program, distinguishing their levels of experience with different colored belts.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Samuel Fonseca, (left) a supply administration and operations specialist, and Cpl. David Gonzalez, (right) a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear specialist, both with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provide medical care to a mannequin during a practical application event of a Combat Life Saver (CLS) course on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 13, 2022. CLS is designed to teach Marines the vital skill of immediate combat medical care.

An airmen searches the area for potential explosives in the rain during an exercise May 17, 2022 at Fort McCoy, Wis. Audacious Warrior is an explosive ordnance disposal exercise with participation from Airmen, Marines, and Soldiers from a range of units and career fields.

New Orleans - Overflight - 26-HK-405-3. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tori Payne, 628th Civil Engineering Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, provides security for her team during their annual combat readiness training Nov. 1, 2022 at North Auxiliary Air Field, South Carolina. The 628th Civil Engineering Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technicians perform training annually to ensure all members are proficient in tactics, techniques and procedures for combat readiness.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 86th Medical Group simulate a triage of an unconscious patient after a simulated fuel spill during Operation Varsity Exercise 22-2 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 28, 2022. Airmen were evaluated on their ability to respond to an attack, assess damage and impact to operations, re-establish necessary missions, and return to normal operations.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Wyatt Halsey, a UH-1Y Venom crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167, observes the landscape at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, Aug. 10, 2022. HMLA-167 trained with U.S. Army National Guard and U.S. Air National Guard units during joint exercise Northern Strike 22-2. HMLA-167 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

Bangladesh, Dhaka, the 2021-10-15. Daily life in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Bangladesh, Dacca, le 2021-10-15. Vie quotidienne a Dacca, capitale du Bangladesh. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Sgt. 1st Class Curtis Luethke, left, of the Nebraska National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-yield Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package, makes final adjustments to the protective mask of Spc. Vaaron Kiefer, of the same unit, during Vigilant Guard, a large scale training exercise in Des Moines, Iowa, that brings together National Guard units and local civilian agencies and allows for a realistic disaster-type training scenario, Friday, June 19, 2009. Made up of search and extraction, decontamination and medical teams, CERFPs have the capabilities of treating and decontaminating large numbers of patients should a mass casualty sitution present itself.

A Marine with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, prepares a splint during a night-time casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) training at Fort Pickett, Virginia on Jan. 6, 2022. A CASEVAC is the transportation of a wounded military personnel, usually by air, from a combat area to an area where proper medical care can be provided. The Department of Defense, through the U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan.

060131-A-6365W-064. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

221209-N-LM220-1417 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 9, 2022) Sailors set up an aircraft emergency barricade during a barricade drill on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

Pvt. 1st Class Jonathan Casteel, a New Smyrna Beach, Florida native and M1 armored vehicle crewman with 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division mounts an M2 Browning .50 cal to the Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) of his M1A2 Abrams main battle tank as a part of pre-training checks in preparation for upcoming platoon situational training exercises, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, April 21, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces; execute joint, bilateral and multinational training exercises; and provides command and control for rotational and assigned units in the European theater.

A firefighter assigned to the 145th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), enters the smoky hull of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during an Aircraft Egress Exercise held at the NCANG Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Jan. 7th, 2022. The 145th CES, Fire Department, conducted an exercise to assess their skills at answering an emergency egress call for an aircraft emitting fire and smoke, and treating casualties on the scene.

U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa load up into a light medium tactical vehicle at Centre Dentrainment Au Combat (CECAD), Djibouti, Sept. 20, 2022, while participating in the French Desert Commando Course (FDCC). The FDCC is a multi-day course held by the French at CECAD that challenges both U.S. and French service members by challenging the participants physically and mentally through land and water obstacles and endurance exercises while surviving in austere field conditions.

011019-F-0193C-007. Complete Scene Caption: An unidentified French Army Soldier assigned to the Field Bakery Unit carries racks of fresh baked bread. The French Field Bakery Unit, which has the capability to feed more than 10,000 troops a day, helped to provide USA Soldiers, German Army Soldiers and French Army Soldiers with fresh bread at Mubarak Military City in Egypt during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Base: Mubarak Military City Country: Egypt (EGY)

060306-A-1211S-107. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Normandy State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit post security during a visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) operation aboard USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5), off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, June 14, 2022. VBSS operations allows the 31st MEU to confidently ensure the safety of vessels in the Indo-Pacific area of operation. 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 premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

Paratroopers across the 82nd Airborne Division execute the 12 mile road march as part of one of the last events in the road to earning their E3B on Fort Bragg, NC, April 8, 2023. 371 Paratroopers and Soldiers across multiple units and locations successfully completed E3B.

DN-ST-89-09574. Base: USS Yellowstone (AD 41) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

041112-A-1067B-073. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2-7 CAV

DF-ST-87-09548. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler Zeller, a 23rd Special Operations Weather Squadron weather craftsman, participates in the bi-annual Nightstalker Weather Field Skills course at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Sept. 22, 2022. This course allows participants to familiarize themselves with firing weapons, engaging in land navigation and conducting weather operations.

A 312th Training Squadron hazardous materials technician student enters a semi-trailer to contain a simulated hazardous chemical leak at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 14, 2022. A level-A HAZMAT suit can protect the wearer from outside vapors for approximately three hours.

Col. Bryan Preece, 130th Airlift Wing Commander, speaks at the Summer U.S. Air Force Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps Flight Academy Graduation on July 29, 2022, at the Fairmont State Aviation Center of Excellence Fairmont, West Virginia. The Air Force sponsored program targets High School Juniors, JROTC members, and Air Force Academy cadets, teaching them to fly in about six and a half weeks and awarding them private pilot certifications. Preece spoke about his journey as an Air Force Aviator and pinned the wings on the graduates.

Post-apocalypse survivor in tatters and gas mask on the ruins of a destroyed city.

220624-N-UJ411-1071 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 24, 2022) Sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) respond to a simulated class alpha fire during a scheduled damage control training. Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet.

220827-N-GF955-1105BALTIC SEA (Aug. 27, 2022) U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) respond to a simulated fire during a general quarters drill, Aug. 27, 2022. Paul Ignatius is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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.

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A U.S. Marine with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, sets security from a multi-story building while performing dry-fire training during exercise Intrepid Maven 22.4 in the United Arab Emirates, Sept. 20, 2022. Intrepid Maven 22.4 is a U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Central Command engagement series designed for bilateral and multilateral training engagements with partner nations and Marine Corps forces.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Thomas Evans, a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft pilot, adjusts the aileron trim of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th EARS before flight operations at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 6, 2022. The 340th EARS deployed with the Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central), is responsible for delivering fuel to U.S. and partner nation forces, enabling airpower, deterrence, and stability.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, walks through the memorial and museum 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.

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