Engineering and Construction Efforts

Military personnel engaged in construction and engineering projects, assisting community programs like the Special Olympics, showcasing service commitment and teamwork.

A group of U.S. Army Soldiers and Department of Defense personnel examine a Stryker combat vehicle at the Port of Pyeongtaek, South Korea on Oct. 8, 2022. The 837th Transportation Battalion examined and cleared each Stryker before disembarking the vessel.

Servicemembers of the 163D Civil Engineering Squadron from March Air Reserve Base, traveled to Ewa Beach, HI to assist in conscructing a facility for the impaired athletes of the Hawaii Special Olympics. Special Olympics is a global inclusion movement using sport, health, education, and leadership programs every day around the world to end discrimination against and empower people with intellectual disabilities.

U.S. Air Force Senior Amn. Salvador Marroquin, a structures troop assigned to the 163D Civil Engineering Squadron (CES) from March Air Reserve Base in California, cuts forms for exterior doors near the Special Olympics Training Facility construction grounds, in Ewa Beach, Hawaii on August 2, 2022. The 163D CES participated in Innovative Readiness Training by traveling to the Island of Oahu to assist in the construction of a training facility and connecting sidewalk for the impaired athletes of the Hawaii Special Olympics.

POLARIS POINT, Guam (Jan. 11, 2018) U.S. Navy Steelworker 2nd Class Dylan Beveridge, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, secures rebar at a work site for a restroom and shower facility at Polaris Point, Guam. NMCB-133 is forward deployed, ready to support Major Combat Operations, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief operations. They provide general engineering and civil support to Navy, Marine Corps and joint operational forces.

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the 1436th Engineer Vertical Construction Company, spread concrete at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, July 21, 2022. The 1436th EVCC augments a variety of 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron shops, including the pavements and construction equipment shop, the structures shop, the water and fuel systems shop, and the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning shop. The pavements and equipment shop handles building the foundation and setting the defenses of PSABs semi-permanent infrastructure. To do this Airmen and Soldiers pour concrete slabs and erect barriers for site security. Though PSAB will remain semi-permanent, construction and maintenance occur to accept follow-on forces, increase air and land power capabilities, and reaffirm the U.S.s growing partnership with the KSA.

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

Tech. Sgt. Dereck Perry, a fire fighter in the 182nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, Peoria, Ill., right, uses power tools to create simulated rescue access holes in concrete as Ron Pizl, a senior instructor for the Regional Emergency All-Climate Training Center (REACT), provides direction at National Guard training exercise PATRIOT North 2016 at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisc. July 18, 2016. REACT is providing structural collapse rescue training for National Guard Soldiers and Airmen at PATRIOT, which is an annual exercise held at Volk Field to test the National Guards capabilities and develop working relationships with first responders and government agencies.

A group of U.S. Army Soldiers and Department of Defense personnel examine a Stryker combat vehicle at the Port of Pyeongtaek, South Korea on Oct. 8, 2022. The 837th Transportation Battalion examined and cleared each Stryker before disembarking the vessel.

U.S. Army Spc. Warren Martinez, a carpentry and masonry specialist with the 1436th Engineer Vertical Construction Company, edges concrete at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, July 21, 2022. The 1436th EVCC augments a variety of 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron shops, including the pavements and construction equipment shop, the structures shop, the water and fuel systems shop, and the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning shop. The pavements and equipment shop handles building the foundation and setting the defenses of PSABs semi-permanent infrastructure. To do this Airmen and Soldiers pour concrete slabs and erect barriers for site security. Though PSAB will remain semi-permanent, construction and maintenance occur to accept follow-on forces, increase air and land power capabilities, and reaffirm the U.S.s growing partnership with the KSA.

U.S. Army Reserve First Lieutenant Larry Subramanian of the 948th Transportation Company gives a safety demonstration to U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Baimodou Drammeh of the 948th Transportation Company July 26, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. This exercise is part of the annual WAREX in which Army Reserve units conduct joint training under the 78th Training Division.

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

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, use a ratchet to disassemble the old track of an M1A2 Abrams tracked vehicle at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 23, 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. Soldiers with the 1436th Engineer Vertical Construction Company, and Airmen with the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron dig a water line trench on Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 26, 2022. The 1436th EVCC augments a variety of 378th ECES shops, including the water and fuel systems shop, the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning shop, the pavements, and construction equipment shop and the structures shop. The water and fuel systems shop maintains all of PSABs fuel and water lines, storage and distribution. To do this Airmen and Soldiers manage the plumbing and wastewater collection systems essential to the bases quality of life. Though PSAB will remain semi-permanent, construction and maintenance occur to accept follow-on forces, increase air and land power capabilities, and reaffirm the U.S.s growing partnership with the KSA.

A soldier from the 230th Vertical Engineer Company, Hawaii Army National Guard, works on the foundation of one of the twenty micro-shelters being built in Pahoa, Hawaii, June 7, 2018. To Date, more than 600 homes have been destroyed by the lava flow. Service members from the Hawaii National Guard teamed up with local organizations to help build micro-shelters for the displaced residents affected by the Puna lava flow.

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to the "Gila Battalion," 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, begins digging a trench with a Caterpillar D7 bulldozer as part of counter-mobility training during the Gila Focus validation exercise, Fort Stewart, Georgia, Aug. 3, 2022. The "Spartan Brigade," 2nd ABCT, 3rd ID, is the Army's most modern land fighting force and is preparing to defeat any threat in large-scale combat operations.

Georgia Air National Guard firefighters from the 165th Civil Engineering Squadron prepare equipment for a 96-hour contingency training at the 165th Airlift Wing, Sept. 14, 2022 in Savannah, Georgia. The purpose of this training exercise was designed to incorporate agile combat employment capabilities as well as challenge the firefighters to think and respond as a multi-capable Airmen force.

PENSACOLA, Fla. (Sep. 26, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, pour concrete for a new Entry Control Point (ECP) onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola. The new ECP will help alleviate traffic entering the base. NMCB 1 is conducting an intense homeport training plan to expand their ability to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater operations.

188th Civil Engineer Squadron performs annual training at Yokota Air Base to assist with Tama Hills Restoration Project. Air Force SrA Amber Conner, water and fuel systems maintainer, works on building a shower drainage system for the project bath house.

554th Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineer heavy equipment and pavement Airmen and Royal Australian Air Force members use rakes to spread fresh asphalt on Naval Base Guam's flight line, Feb. 8, 2024. During the annual Cope North exercise, partners from RAAF joined the 554th REDHORSE to rehabilitate the old flight line on Naval Base Guam. This effort is to provide training for both nations' specialists and to increase the capabilities of U.S. air power in the INDO-PACIFIC region. Air Force

U.S. service members assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, U.S. Army and contractors conduct an inspection of the renovated dining facility at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, May 20, 2022. The facilitys fire suppression was improved and showcases an enduring presence on base as service members move from the expeditionary dining facility.

Airmen from the 96th Force Support Squadron receive instructions during a major accident response exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Aug. 25. The squadrons mortuary affairs division exercised clean up and recovery procedures over the area of a simulated plane crash. Airmen formed a line and walked the area reporting, tagging and securing any item related to the accident. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, shovel gravel into a wheelbarrow at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 26, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

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

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U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Henry Regalado, a carpenter with the 716th Vertical Construction Company, checks the new standing structure for proper leveling as part of the company's safety protocol during the Combat Support Training Exercise 86-22-02 hosted by the 86th Training Division on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, August 13, 2022. CSTX is an exercise developed to train Army Reserve units and Soldiers to deploy on short-notice and bring capable, combat-ready, and lethal capabilities in support of the Army and our joint partners anywhere in the world.

220612-N-PG340-1045 NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (June 12, 2022) Builder Constructionman Brandt Welsh, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, assembles a pier over-decking system during Operation Turning Point, also known as their Field Training Exercise. Operation Turning Point is an around-the-clock exercise that focuses on constructing advanced bases while maintaining proficiency in tactics and survivability. NMCB-5 is homeported out of Port Hueneme, California. They train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to execute construction and engineering projects for major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

BUSAN, Republic of Korea (March 9, 2016) U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea navy Seabees hold a piece of timber as Builder 3rd Class Mathew Shelvay hammers it in place while constructing a wooden bunker during exercise Foal Eagle 2016. The Seabees, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, and Republic of Korea navy Seabees are working hand-in-hand to construct various expeditionary facilities during the exercise. Foal Eagle is an annual, bilateral training exercise designed to enhance the readiness of U.S. and ROK forces, and their ability to work together during a crisis.

A crushed billiard ball sits on top of a construction cone after being destroyed by a wheel loader during Rapid Airfield Damage Repair training at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 10, 2022. All members of the 380 th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron had to learn how to operate several pieces of heavy equipment, including dump trucks, excavators, biometric mixers and more.

U.S. Air Force Airmen, assigned to the 163D Civil Engineering Squadron (CES) from March Air Reserve Base in California, secure rigging on steel ridge columns for placement on the Special Olympics Training Facility foundation in Ewa Beach, Hawaii on August 4, 2022. The 163D CES participated in Innovative Readiness Training by traveling to the Island of Oahu to assist in the construction of a training facility, and connecting sidewalk for the impaired athletes of the Hawaii Special Olympics.

Master Sgt. Abby McNally tapes the end of a cable during the construction of a large Tension Fabric Structure in Woodbine, Iowa on September 28, 2022. Airmen from the Iowa Air National Guards 185thAir Refueling Wing Civil Engineering Squadron were asked to help build the donated structure that will be used to house DOD personal traveling to Woodbine, taking part in an Innovative Readiness Training building project here in the coming months.U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot

U.S. Army Sgt. Roy Hayes (left), and Spc. Andrew Collins look on while drilling a well in Dikhil, Djibouti, Feb. 20, 2009. Both are part of the 775th Well Drilling Detachment, which falls under the 194th Engineer Battalion of the Tennessee Army National Guard. The detachment is deployed to Africa in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, the primary mission of which is to help Africans solve African challenges.

U.S. Navy Steelworker 2nd Class Elam Winston, from Providence, Rhode Island, cuts a length of PVC pipe to fix plumbing at the Chuuk State Hospital in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Jan. 16, 2024. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific and works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships.

Senior Airman Paul Ferriole, an 821st Contingency Response Squadron aerial port training specialist, inspects a vehicle during Turbo Distribution 22-2 at Sabre Army Airfield, Tennessee, July 15, 2022. Turbo Distribution is a joint task force-port opening exercise designed to train U.S. Air Force and Army personnel on how to rapidly respond to humanitarian aid and disaster response missions. (U.S. Air Force by Staff Sgt. Scott Warner)

220612-N-PG340-1004 NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (June 12, 2022) U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 train on pier damage repair during Operation Turning Point, also known as their Field Training Exercise. Operation Turning Point is an around-the-clock exercise that focuses on constructing advanced bases while maintaining proficiency in tactics and survivability. NMCB-5 is homeported out of Port Hueneme, California. They train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to execute construction and engineering projects for major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

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

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jason Mayer, the team lead of civil engineer augmenter from the 116th Maintenance Group, Georgia Air National Guard, trains on chainsaw operations at Fort Stewart, Ga., instructed by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Carlise, a structural craftsman with the 116th Civil Engineer Squadron, in preparation for Hurricane Dorian response Sep. 4, 2019. The Guard members staged two route clearance packages to support the Georgia Emergency Management Agency and local authorities to allow first responders, residents, and business owners access to the area should the hurricane leave damage.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (May 25, 2022) Army units from Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) and Navy units from Military Sealift Command (MSC) and Navy Cargo Handling Battalion One (NCHB-1) came together in May to train in U.S. Transportation Commands Field Training Exercise (FTX) Turbo Distribution 22-4 (TD 22-4).

ZAMBALES, Philippines (April 6, 2013) Chief Builder Florentino Calupe, assigned to the Armed Forces of the Philippines 3rd Naval Construction Battalion, high-fives Builder Constructionman Brittney McGrath, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, after they finished mixing cement for the San Pascual footbridge. The project is one of seven engineering civic action projects being performed by Combined/Joint Civil Military Operations Task Force (CJCMOTF) units during exercise Balikatan 2013. Balikatan is an annual Philippine-U.S. bilateral exercise.

Members of the Michigan Air National Guard's 110th Civil Engineer Squadron, Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, use a concrete saw to remove concrete at the Tama Hills Recreational Area, a U.S. Armed Forces recreational area near Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 14, 2022. Members of the 110th CES participated in a Deployment for Training (DFT) exercise in Japan to renovate the Boy Scout camp located at the recreational area.The DFT program provides valuable training opportunities normally not available in home station scenarios, allowing Airmen to train on equipment they will likely operate during a deployment, but might not have access to on their home base.

U.S. Army Spc. Stephen Modica, a wheeled vehicle mechanic with the New York Army National Guard's 369th Sustainment Brigade, operates a Light Capability Rough Terrain forklift, also known as a 5K due to its 5000-pound capacity, while his ground guide Sgt. Chance observes for a unit movement operation during annual training at Camp Smith Training Site, Cortlandt Manor, NY, July 19, 2022. The sustainment brigade provides support and services to enable operational reach, ensure freedom of action, and prolong endurance for Army forces.

220919-N-EJ241-1007DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (Sept. 19, 2022) - Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 work with civilian contractors to pour concrete at U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia. NMCB-4 is forward deployed throughout the Indo-Pacific region and United States territories to support and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. As the stand-in, crisis response, naval engineering force, NMCB-4 maintains a ready posture to deliver in-theater expeditionary logistics via expeditionary shore infrastructure, forward damage repair, and mobile construction.

A Soldier with the 1245th Transportation Company, Oklahoma Army National Guard saws downed trees during the Timber Haul mission in support of the Golden Coyote Training Exercise at Camp Rapid, South Dakota, June 13, 2022. Golden Coyote is a three-phase scenario driven exercise conducted in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, which enables Commanders to focus on mission essentials warrior tasks and drills.

CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (Jul. 20, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 work together with Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273 on coming up with a repair plan to fix the damage during the airfield damage repair exercise during Operation Turning Point, also known as their Field Training Exercise. Operation Turning Point is an around-the-clock exercise that focuses on constructing advanced bases while maintaining proficiency in tactics and survivability. NMCB 1 is homeported out of Gulfport, Miss. They are conducting an intense homeport training plan to expand their ability to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater operations.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Giovanni Medina, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical power production journeyman, right, speaks with a Navy Seabee during Operation Turning Point on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., June 14, 2022. Operation Turning Point focused on the accelerated process of building advanced bases, and involved exercises that included simulated airfield attacks, followed by rapid airfield repair, or RADR.

PORT GENTIL, Gabon (Nov. 19, 2018) Sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 work with the Gabonese Genie military to move concrete during construction of the Maritime Operations Center (MOC) at the Gabonese Navy Base. The MOC construction is in support of exercise Obangame Express scheduled for March 2019. NMCB-1 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian and foreign assistance, and theater security cooperation in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.

Col. Jess Curry, Hawaiʻi Wildfires Recovery Field Office commander, detailed debris removal operations to leaders of the FEMA and the Small Business Association during a tour near the historic Lahainaluna Road Lahaina, Hawaii, Feb. 7, 2024. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is overseeing the debris removal mission under a Federal Emergency Management Agency mission assignment, which is part of a coordinated effort with the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, the County of Maui and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to clean up areas of the island affected by the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfires. (USACE

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

TINIAN, Northern Mariana Islands (Dec. 4, 2020) Seabees assigned to U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 Detail Tinian execute a sand laydown pave training in preparation for Marpo Heights Road G construction in Tinian. The Marpo Heights road improvement project is a Department of Defense (DoD) Innovative Readiness Training mission, leverages DoD unit core capabilities combined with local resource contributions to produce mission ready forces, civil-military partnerships, and stronger communities. NMCB-3 is deployed across the Indo-Pacific region conducting high-quality construction to support U.S. and partner nations to strengthen partnerships, deter aggression, and enable expeditionary logistics and naval power projection.

U.S. Air Force C-130 Js from the 317th Airlift Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, transport Airmen and cargo from the 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, to Hill Air Force Base Utah, May 17, 2022 to participate 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 this exercise is to prepare the 366th Fighter Wing for potential Agile Combat Employment (ACE) operations around the world.

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

US Airmen participate in Rapid Damage Airfield Repair (RDAR) Training at the 163d Regional Training Site on March Air Reserve Base in Calif., Sept. 1, 2023. RDAR is the primary warfighting objective of a Civil Engineering Squadron in the United States Air Force.

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U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and U.S. Navy Sailors with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 lay concrete to expand a vertical take-off and landing pad as part of Exercise Turning Point at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, June 5, 2022. Turning Point is a combat operation readiness exercise designed to support and enable fleet maneuver and logistics, enhance joint interoperability, and increase the combat readiness of multiple services. 3rd Marine Aircraft Wings warfighting readiness directly enables aviation superiority in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force and joint operations and deters potential adversaries through its enduring relationships with allies and partners by demonstrating capabilities.

220720-N-PI330-1044 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (July 20, 2022) Builder 3rd Class Pedro Santillan, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), places boards for an entryway on a construction project in Rota, Spain, July 20, 2022. NMCB 133 is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 2, 2022) - Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Steven Athas, from San Diego, sands down paint from a swing set during a renovation project at the Rove Childrens Park during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.

Soldiers assigned to 842nd Engineer Compay, South Dakota Army National Guard, shovel dirt during a sidewalk build in support of Golden Coyote Training Exercise at Camp Rapid, South Dakota, June 12, 2022. Golden Coyote is a three-phase, scenario-driven training exercise conducted in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, which enables commanders to focus on mission essential task requirements, warrior tasks, and battle drills.

Spc. Lounnee Minor helps remove nails from wood forms for potential reuse of the materials on the job site on June 18, 2015. Minor is a part of the 851st Vertical Engineering Company out of Camp Ripley Training Center who is working in conjunction with the Croatian Army to help rebuild a local community center after severe flooding.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Hunter Benson, a cable and antenna systems specialist, 378th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Aeron Rongavilla, dig a section of a trench by hand to avoid buried cables, at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, April 28, 2022. The trenches will be used for burying fiber optic cable, which will provide network capability and wifi for that area of the base.

On the Fort Dix Range Complex the reserve soldiers of the 306th Engineer Company are de-constructing Phase 1 of the wooden framed / wood foundation soldiers tent quarters which will be replaced with a concrete foundation when new tents are constructed in the future. The 306th Engineer Company is based out of Farmingdale, NY on Long Island. The unit is here on Fort Dix until 27 August. (Images provided by the Fort Dix (TSC) Training Support Center / Dan Amburg / Kevin McDevitt)

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Group (MACG) 18 set up camouflage netting for a Multi-Functional Air Operations Center at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 4, 2022, in support of Valiant Shield 2022. Exercise Valiant Shield gives units like MACG-18 the opportunity to integrate with forces across the Indo-Pacific to train in successful employment and operations that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force.

A group of Combat Engineers from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), Camp Pendleton, California, assess what needs to be done next on rebuilding the bridge into Faza. The bridge is being built as part of community relations during Exercise EDGE MALLET 02 in Faza, Kenya. Subject Operation/Series: EDGE MALLET 02 Base: Faza State: Coast Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: 13 MEU

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Elston Hoyt, a combat engineer with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, guides a forklift during an equipment transport in support of Valiant Shield 2022 on Palau, May 31, 2022. Exercises such as Valiant Shield enable real-world proficiency in sustaining joint 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.

Soldiers assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade recover equipment from the Port of Tacoma, Wash., and perform preventative maintenance checks and services prior to movement back to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., on October 5, 2022.

JINHAE, Republic of Korea (March 15, 2016) U.S. Navy Builder Constructionman Apprentice Brooklyn Allen, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4, shovels aggregate with Republic of Korea (ROK) Seabees during pier repair training for exercise Foal Eagle 2016. The Seabees, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4, and ROK Seabees are training together at the ROK Engineering School during the exercise. Foal Eagle is an annual, bilateral training exercise designed to enhance the readiness of U.S. and ROK forces, and their ability to work together during a crisis.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jordan Herrick, 312th Training Squadron instructor, explains fire student training to Vietnamese linguists, who served during the Vietnam War, during a base tour at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, April 28, 2022. The Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy's vision is to be the DoDs training source for fire emergency services and scientific applications specialists.

US Marine Corps Sergeant Pedro Carlo (left) and US Marine Corps STAFF Sergeant Kevin Pabst (right) from the Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, Cherry Point, North Carolina, size the roof plywood during the construction of Estigarribia School, Paraguay, Exercise NEW HORIZONS. Combined Task Force Guarani Springs conducts engineer and medical operations in Paraguay, enabling joint training. The task force will renovate, construct and improve the infrastructure of four schools, four water wells, two medical clinics, and conduct multiple Medical Readiness Training Exercises (MEDRETES), and Veterinarian Readiness Training Exercises (VETRETES) as agreed to by the government of Paraguay. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Estigarribia Country: Paraguay (PRY)

Team New Horizons working together in a multinational effort to build the roof at Las Palmas School, Paraguay, during Exercise NEW HORIZONS. Combined Task Force Guarani Springs conducts engineer and medical operations in Paraguay, enabling joint training. The task force will renovate, construct and improve the infrastructure of four schools, four water wells, two medical clinics, and conduct multiple Medical Readiness Training Exercises (MEDRETES), and Veterinarian Readiness Training Exercises (VETRETES) as agreed to by the government of Paraguay. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Las Palmas Country: Paraguay (PRY)

Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 94th Cavalry Regiment fill sandbags in International Falls, Minn. The Soldiers were activated to support flood response in the Rainy River Basin.

U.S. Soldiers with the 1436th Engineer Vertical Construction Company, and Airmen with the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron dig a water line trench on Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 26, 2022. The 1436th EVCC augments a variety of 378th ECES shops, including the water and fuel systems shop, the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning shop, the pavements, and construction equipment shop and the structures shop. The water and fuel systems shop maintains all of PSABs fuel and water lines, storage and distribution. To do this Airmen and Soldiers manage the plumbing and wastewater collection systems essential to the bases quality of life. Though PSAB will remain semi-permanent, construction and maintenance occur to accept follow-on forces, increase air and land power capabilities, and reaffirm the U.S.s growing partnership with the KSA.

PENSACOLA, Fla. (Sep. 26, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, pour concrete for a new Entry Control Point (ECP) onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola. The new ECP will help alleviate traffic entering the base. NMCB 1 is conducting an intense homeport training plan to expand their ability to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater operations.

Soldiers of the 436th Chemical Detachment assist with the cleanup of debris from the wildfires Nov. 19 in Bastrop, Texas.

An Airman from the 166th Airlift Wing Civil Engineer Squadron trains with a chainsaw at Redden State Forest, Delaware, Oct. 16 2022. Safety equipment is crucial to protect Airmen while operating machinery.

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U.S. Army engineers assigned to 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company (TREC) train at a modular urban training site at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia, April 28, 2022. The purpose of the training is to validate platoons on supporting collective rescue tasks, enhance mission readiness postures and prepare the 911th TREC for mission essential task validation during Exercise Capital Shield 2022.

Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 94th Cavalry Regiment fill sandbags in International Falls, Minn. The Soldiers were activated to support flood response in the Rainy River Basin.

Helena-West Helena, Ark.: Arkansas Army National Guard Sgt. Jonathan McDowell from A-Co. 39th BSB, fills a water jug from a Arkansas Army National Guard Load Handling System Compatible Water Tank Rack (Hippo) in Helena-West Helena on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. As of Tuesday the Arkansas Army National Guard had distributed over 3,000 gallons of water to Helena-West Helena residents in support of an Arkansas Division of Emergency Management response.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dorian Leblanc, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, uses a circular saw to cut damaged areas of an airstrip during airfield damage repair training as part of Exercise Winter Pioneer 23 on Marine Corps Outlying Field Atlantic Oak Grove, Atlantic, North Carolina, Feb. 1, 2023. Winter Pioneer 23 is a tactical level exercise demonstrating integrated U.S. Marine Corps Engineer and U.S. Navy Construction units to establish and sustain an advanced naval base, expeditionary advanced bases, and contribute to maritime domain awareness.

Spc. Byron Goodman, a light-wheeled mechanic and 27- year-old Juliet, Ill. native, inspects the security of the light system generators on Jan. 16. Light system generators are important for assisting Soldiers during night operations. He ensures that they are in working condition and properly secured to the trailer so that they can be delivered safely. Goodman is currently deployed with the 317th Maintenance Company, 553rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, in support of Multi-National Division - Baghdad.

A Team Little Rock Airman applies M8 Chemical Detection Paper on an asset during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear exercise at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Feb. 8, 2024. Airmen from the 19th Airlift Wing and 913th Airlift Group partook in a CBRN training exercise where they demonstrated their abilities to react to a CBRN attack within a deployed environment, ensuring forces of all ranks and occupations could survive and continue to carry out the mission. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Col. Charles Goad, the commander of the 181st Intelligence Wing, visits with service members participating in an external evaluation sustainment year collective training event exercise at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., Aug. 11, 2022. The EXEVAL-SYCTE is an evaluation the 19th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package undergoes every other year to measure efficiency, identify limitations and share best practices.

Alaska Air and Army National Guardsmen clean up storm debris for Operation Merbok Response in Koyuk, Alaska, Sept. 27, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by Sgt. Seth LaCount)

U.S. Army soldier, assigned to 3rd Armored Brigade Combat team, 1st Cavalry Division, participates in Railhead Operations in Poland. 3ABCT's vehicles arrived in Poland to aid in maximizing military capabilities.

APRA HARBOR, Guam (July 14, 2022) Sailors and civilian service mariners, assigned to the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land, work together to move a periscope from the ships flight deck, July 14. Land is tasked to provide expeditionary intermediate level maintenance and repairs, as well as provide hotel service and logistics support to deployed guided-missile and fast-attack submarines deployed to U.S. 5th and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of responsibility.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Griffin Cummins, an embarkation specialist with 2nd Landing Support Battalion (LSB), Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, crawls under a Logistic Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR) wrecker on a rail car in Morehead City, North Carolina, Aug. 15, 2022. 2nd LSB and 2nd Transportation Battalion conducted railhead operations from August 15 to August 22 in order to deliver equipment and vehicles for the upcoming Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 1-23 in Yuma, Arizona.

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U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, perform a limited technical inspection alongside Marine Corps Maintenance Contractors as a part of the offload preparation party on the United States Naval Ship Dahl (T-AKR 312) during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kushiro Port, on Sept. 26, 2022. During maritime pre-positioning force offloads, offload preparation parties are tasked with the maintenance of the equipment to ensure all equipment is mission capable ahead of the offload. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

020607-A-2795I-023. Base: Camp Zama State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: Pacific

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

Members of the Republic of Fiji Military Force Engineers bolt on rafters to the trusses in preparation for installing the metal sheeting roof in a joint construction with 1st Platoon, 797th Vertical Engineer Company from Barrigada, Guam U.S. Army Reserve, of a new auditorium for the Ratu Nalevawada village school during Exercise Cartwheel 2022 Nadi, Fiji, September 22, 2022. Military-to-military training with RFMF forces increases readiness and the ability to respond quickly; working together effectively in a crisis, such as natural disasters, improves response capabilities to situations threatening public health and safety.

Soldiers with 842nd Engineer Company, South Dakota Army National Guard, spread and shape a concrete pad tool in support of the Golden Coyote Training Exercise at the Belle Fourche National Wildlife Reservoir, South Dakota, June 15, 2022. Golden Coyote is a three-phase scenario driven exercise conducted in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, which enables Commanders to focus on mission essentials warrior tasks and drills.

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (Aug. 14, 2022) - Construction Electrician 3rd Class Aaron Clifford, assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion One (ACB 1), paints during a renovation project at Salvacion Barangay in support of Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

USACE Deputy Commanding General Maj. Gen. Richard Heitkamp (right) and Louisville District Commander Col. Eric Crispino (center) listen as Matt Lowe (left), Louisville District Veterans Affairs chief, discusses the current state of construction on the site of the Louisville VA Medical Center, Louisville, Ky., April 22.

Members of the West Virginia National Guards 1092nd Engineer Battalion conduct debris removal operations in Minden, Fayette County, West Virginia, June 19, 2020. The community was flooded earlier in the week when a severe storm dumped more than three inches of rain in less than an hour leading to flash flooding that damaged more than 100 homes and structures.

Technical Sgt. Justin Bell from the 200th RED HORSE Squadron (RHS) installs framing for the Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) project July 2, 2017 in Kapaa, Hawaii. IRT missions provide the 200th RHS the opportunity to conduct training while executing projects in the community.

Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Technicians assigned to the 107th Civil Engineer Squadron, 107th Attack Wing, New York Air National Guard, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y., participate in a building project on March Air Reserve Base, Moreno Valley California, July 14, 2022. Members of the CES are performing renovations, alongside the Royal Canadian Air Force, to support March ARB as a part of their yearly Deployment for Training.Air National Guard Photo by Senior Airman Daniel Meade

Positioned from left to right, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Russell Mack, deputy commander Air Combat Command, Col. George Watkins, 325th Fighter Wing commander, U.S. Army Col. Jeremy Chapman, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District commander, Col. Robert Bartlow, Air Force Civil Engineer Center Natural Disaster Recovery Division chief, Col. Elizabeth Harwood, 325th Mission Support Group commander and Mr. Paul ODonnell, Hensel Phelps operations manager, during a Zone 1 ground-breaking ceremony at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 13, 2022. The flightline facilities are part of Zone 1, which includes several hangars, a maintenance complex, group headquarters, aircraft parking apron, aircraft support equipment storage, a corrosion control facility and an F-35 flight simulator training facility.

Airman 1st Class Mark Dunton (left) and Senior Airman Samantha Maquillan work on upgrading lightning protection and grounding on a communications tower at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., June 22, 2015. The installation of the lightning protection gear helps protect resources such as radios that 157th Air Refueling Wing Airmen use to support the mission.The Airmen are assigned to the 243rd Engineering Installation Squadron, Maine Air National Guard in South Portland, Maine.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 554th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers seal curved panels together at Northwest Field, Guam, Sept. 23, 2022. Once three panels have been sealed together, a crane will maneuver them into place above the k-span and another team of Airmen will seal them to the rest of the roof.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District joined Gov. Mike Dunleavy and representatives from the 673d Air Base Wing, 11th Air Force, 3d Wing, Eklutna Tribe and Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. for a groundbreaking ceremony of the 16/34 runway extension today on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Col. Damon Delarosa, district commander, (center) represented the district in the ceremony. (U.S. Army photo Rachel Napolitan)

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