Engineering and Humanitarian Efforts

Images feature military personnel engaged in construction and humanitarian projects, demonstrating collaboration in community development and infrastructure improvements.

220919-N-EJ241-1061DIEGO 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.

Members of the Singapore Army with the 30th Combat Engineer Battalion lay brick at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 17, 2024. Marines of Marine Wing Support Squadron 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

220919-N-EJ241-1061DIEGO 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.

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.

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 Airmen assigned to the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron from the South Carolina Air National Guard and the 219th Red Horse Squadron from the Montana Air National Guard make concrete repairs during construction of a community center for the Blackfeet Nation Native Americans at Heart Butte, Montana, September 6, 2022. This temporary deployment is part of the 169th Civil Engineer Squadrons yearly Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) that helps Airmen train in a real-world environment to acquire and maintain their trade skills.

KAIBIL, Guatemala (March 22, 2013) Seabees from Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 202, deployed to Guatemala in support of Southern Partnership Station 2013 (SPS), place 14-cubic-yards of concrete while expanding a boat ramp at Forces Especialies Naval (FEN) Base Kaibil. The Seabees efforts will increase FEN quick-response time while supporting maritime drug interdictions. The SPS is a U.S. 4th Fleet initiative designed to strengthen civil and maritime capabilities with regional partner nations in the Caribbean and Central and South America.

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.

Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers with the 661st Engineer Company, 123rd Engineer Battalion based in Macomb, Illinois, remove asphalt shingles from the Wellness Centers before installing a new steel roof at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, July 15th, 2022.

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.

220929-N-PI330-1017 Gulfport, Mississippi (September 29, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133) assemble the a bridge during a bridge building trainer course on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, September 29, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

U.S. Marines, assigned to the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, and U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 113, construct a Concrete Form for the school thats being built in Taliouine, Morocco, during the African Lion 22 exercise, June 20, 2022. African Lion 2022 is U.S. Africa Commands largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

TANGIER, Morocco (Mar. 20, 2023) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1. Place concrete creating the first footer and grade beam at the future site of the Royal Moroccan Navy Maritime Training facility in Tangier, Morocco. This Maritime Training Facility will provide a technical platform for facilitating maritime operational training for the Royal Moroccan Navy Special Forces. NMCB 1 operates as a part of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command and is assigned to Commander, Task Force 68 for deployment across the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of operations to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

010405-F-0929W-002. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Tado Country: Paraguay (PRY)

U.S. Airmen with the 577th Expeditionary Prime Beef Squadron, 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group, pour a concrete pad at Ali Al Salem, Kuwait, Jan. 24, 2022. The pad will be used as a storage location for the 386th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Patrick Evenson)

A Royal Thai marine with the Royal Thai Marine Corps Construction Company of Combat Engineers applies stucco to the inside walls of the new classroom being built at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 19, 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

Norfolk, Va. (October 13, 2022) - Operations Specialist 2nd Class Leonardo Garcia Lopez, assigned to USS New York (LPD-21), prepares to tend a mooring line ahead of USNS Comfort's (T-AH 20) departure for Continuing Promise 2022, October 19, 2022. Continuing Promise 2022, A joint, multi-national military and civilian effort, will provide humanitarian assistance to partner nations in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility by providing medical care to people in need.

220608-N-MQ841-1781 VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (June 8, 2022) Chief Builder Sean Karpinski, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, uses a bull float to finish the concrete during Operation Turning Point, also known as their Field Training Exercise at Vandenberg Space Force Base. 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.

US Air Force Sergeant Pedro Carlo and US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Levi Thomas measure the distance on the roof before cutting the last piece of decking for the construction of a new clinic in Tadeo, 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: Tadeo Country: Paraguay (PRY)

240123-N-PI330-1016 ROTA, Spain (Jan. 23, 2024) Builder 3rd Class Traewon Mensterhouston, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), places stucco on the ceiling of buildings at the Military Working Dog construction project in Rota, Spain, Jan. 23, 2024. NMCB 133 is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by the U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

050404-F-3880S-031. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A Royal Thai marine with the Royal Thai Marine Corps Construction Company of Combat Engineers pours concrete at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 17, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during the 43rd iteration of Cobra Gold. This years iteration aims to strengthen the capabilities of participating nations to plan and conduct combined and joint operations, build relationships between participating nations, and enhance interoperability over a range of activities, including humanitarian aid projects. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Austin Street, a water support technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 174, Marine Aircraft Group 24, and a resident of Idaho, left, and Cpl. Moises Martinez, a heavy equipment operator with MWSS 174, and native of California, pour concrete at the Bankhaocha-Angkromklong School construction site at Rayong, Thailand, Feb. 15, 2024. Marines of MWSS-174 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

Members of the 51st Cvil Engineer Squadron Rapid Airfield Damage Repair team demonstrate their mission May 19, 2022, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The event was a part of Lt. Gen. Scott Pleus, Seventh Air Force commanders battlefield circulation with the 51st CES. Pleus battlefield circulations provide the opportunity for the 7AF commander to with airmen assigned to Osan and learn their respective missions.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Rodrick Williams and Senior Airman Dillon Overton, 169th Civil Engineer Squadron engineers from the South Carolina Air National Guard, install sheathing during construction of a community center for the Blackfeet Nation Native Americans at Heart Butte, Montana, September 7, 2022. This temporary deployment is part of the 169th Civil Engineer Squadrons yearly Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) that helps Airmen train in a real-world environment to acquire and maintain their trade skills.

Army Reserve Soldiers from the 461st Engineer Company out of Fargo, N.D., frame and install the electric for a building at Tactical Training Base Liberty on Fort McCoy, Wis., October 19, 2022. During a two-week training period, these Soldiers are completing work on three buildings and building the support system for another that will aid training here.

040505-F-3587F-027. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC

060816-N-3153C-017. Base: Tarakan Country: Indonesia (IND)

RICHMOND, VA (May 21, 2022) Airman Durrell Brooks, assigned to USS Constitution help build a house with Habitat for Humanity during Richmond Navy Week. USS Constitution, is the worlds oldest commissioned warship afloat, and played a crucial role in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, actively defending sea lanes from 1797 to 1855. During normal operations, the active-duty Sailors stationed aboard USS Constitution provide free tours and offer public visitation to more than 600,000 people a year as they support the ships mission of promoting the Navys history and maritime heritage and raising awareness of the importance of a sustained naval presence. USS Constitution was undefeated in battle and destroyed or captured 33 opponents. The ship earned the nickname of Old Ironsides during the war of 1812 when British cannonballs were seen bouncing off the ships wooden hull.

021218-F-9032T-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

Master Sgt. Jack Fergen tightens a turnbuckle on a cable attached to a Tension Fabric Structure under construction for the Woodbine, Iowa high school 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

Soldiers with 842nd Engineer Company, South Dakota Army National Guard, prepare to pour 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.

A member of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB-1) holds a section of drill shaft with a wrench while working on a mobile drilling rig being used to drill a water well. The well, near Bale Dogle, is intended to supply an old Soviet air base being used by U.S. and Moroccan personnel participating in the operation. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM)

Soldiers of 842nd Engineer Compay, South Dakota Army National Guard, measure where concrete will be poured during a troop training exercise in support of Golden Coyote Trainging 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.

020509-F-7232C-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Reserve Spcs. Troy Viegut and Benjamin Haas assigned to the 996th Engineer Company, 416th Theater Engineer Command based in Milwaukee screw in panels on a roof of an office building during the company's annual training at Fort McCoy, Wis., Aug. 19, 2022. The company was building two office buildings on a Logistical Support Area. This type of project provides engineer units pertinent training at the same time improving an installation's base and quality of life.

000505-N-6492H-509. Base: Camp Garcia State: Vieques Island Country: Puerto Rico (PRI) Scene Major Command Shown: NMCB 5

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.

A U.S. military civil engineer digs a trench for renovations on a school as part of Pacific Angel 22-4 in Baucau, Timor-Leste, Sept. 10, 2022. The operation is scheduled for Sept. 12-17 and will focus on capacity building through health services outreach, engineering civic action program construction projects and subject matter expert exchanges. Pacific Air Forces participates in PAC ANGEL 22-4 in order to advance interoperability and build upon established partnerships between our military forces and our allies and partners.

DIEGO GARCIA (Oct. 24, 2017) Builder 3rd Class Michael Johnson, left, observes Steelworker 3rd Class Alisha Silva, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4, as she cuts material from a demolished building to stack on pallets to remove from a project site. NMCB-4 is forward deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of humanitarian assistance, disaster relief operations and to provide general engineering and civil support to the U.S. Navy and allied forces.

A Readiness Challenge VIII participant from Air Force Special Operations Command's 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, wipes sweat from his brow during the guard shack build event April 18, 2022, at the Silver Flag Training Site, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The Department of the Air Force CE event is hosted by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center. After a 20+ year hiatus, the challenge, a premier event for Department of the Air Force civil engineers, is back. This year's Readiness Challenge is the initial operating capability event before the challenge reaches full operating capability within the next two years. At this year's event, which runs through April 22, eight teams representing major commands and U.S. Space Force are facing off in about 20 events showing myriad of CE capabilities from emergency airfield lighting and water purification to building a guard shack from the ground up and firefighting and EOD operations.

A Soldier with the Army Reserve's 389th Engineer Company of Des Moines, Iowa, works 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. Marine Corps Sgt. Esequiel Lopezramirez, a landing support specialist with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, unhooks a Cat 279D Compact Track Loader at Torii Station, Okinawa, Japan, April 19, 2022. Marines with 1st MAW and 3rd MLG conducted helicopter support team (HST) training in preparation for joint service Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations.

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Wyoming Air National Guard airmen empty surplus sand bags that deteriorated and fill new ones at the sand bag graveyard in Saratoga, on May 20. Governor Mead activated more than 60 members of the Wyoming National Guard to assist local emergency management officials with flood prevention and mitigation efforts in light of rising spring temperatures.

U.S. Air National Guard members from the 131st Bomb Wing and members of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) work to complete the interior of a fuels testing building at 14 Wing Royal Canadian Air Force Base in Greenwood, Canada, July 18, 2022. Members with the131st Bomb Wings 231st Civil Engineer Squadron, 200th REDHORSE Squadron and the 239th Combat Communications Squadron, deployed to Nova Scotia as part of the Construction Engineering Project Exchange Program with the 14 Wing of the RCAF. These Guard members worked in cooperation with the RCAF to complete quality of life improvements to the base, to build on skillsets and to strengthen interoperability with Canadian allies.

Airmen from the 110th Attack Wing and Marine reservists work together to build a porch for a new dining facility at Camp Hinds, Maine, May 3, 2016. The Airmen participated in the Innovative Readiness Training at Camp Hinds. IRT combines training with community needs, helping Airmen achieve wartime readiness while also helping the community.

High angle view looking down at US Navy Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Forty, unload plywood from the back of a 5-ton truck. The Seabees prepare to build a kitchen and dining facility. This mission is in support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

120127-A-TF780-230CALLAO, Peru (Jan. 27, 2012) Heavy Equipment Operator 2nd Class Michael McAfee, assigned to Navy Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 23 embarked aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift, and Peruvian naval combat engineer Luis Marcos, from the Infanteria De Marina De Callo, drill holding screws into corrugated roofing panels at an elementary school in Zona De Acapulco. NMCB-23 is working with Navy and Marine combat engineers from Base Naval De Callao and Brigada Infanteria De Marina De Ancon, as part of Southern Partnership Station 2012. The Seabees and engineers will spend three weeks refurbishing schools in the area. Southern Partnership Station is an annual deployment of U.S. Navy ships and assets to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

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.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 6, 2022) Utilitiesman 1st Class Ryan Mcdonough adjusts the reverse osmosis machine for a Lightweight Water Purification System during Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18s Field Training Exercise (FTX). FTX is designed to analyze a battalions construction capability, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to support major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

PETTY officer 3rd Class Blackard, U.S. Navy Seabee, works to put the finishing touches on a foundation for a bathroom facility at Camp Foxtrot at the U.S. Naval Base. The construction will improve the quality of life for migrants in the camp. Base: Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

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 Marine Corps Lance Corporal Drew Fisher of the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Fleet Service Support, Charlie Company, cleans up the site after completely gutting the inside of the Babonneau community center in Saint Lucia. Approximately 100 marines, soldiers and airmen have deployed to Saint Lucia as part of Exercise NEW HORIZONS. New Horizons has a two fold mission of readiness training and humanitarian assistance in the Caribbean and Latin America. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Babonneau Country: Saint Lucia (LCA)

Lance Cpl. David Vanzandt, Marine Air Group 41, Marine Air Wing Support Squadron 471 Detachment Bravo puts together a water filtration system at Exercise Northern Strike 22 in Grayling, Mich. on Aug. 4, 2022. Northern Strike is serving as a testing ground for the Marine Corp expeditionary readiness. Concepts proven here will be documented and implemented across the force.

030328-N-2513W-094. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Umm Qasr Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Pennsylvania Air National Guardsman Tech. Sgt. Joseph Meehan assigned to the 171st Air Refueling Wing instructs the skid-loader operator to hold off on dumping soil into a trench while burying a high voltage electrical cable in Trenton, Ontario, Canada July 8, 2019.

A participant with the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) descends the rappel tower at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Oct. 28, 2022. JCOC increases public understanding of national defense by enabling American business and community leaders to directly observe and engage with the U.S. military.

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant John Folias and US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Daniel Wolfrum of the 820th Red Horse Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, go over blueprints for new Marine barracks being built in Castries, Saint Lucia, in support of Operation NEW HORIZONS. Approximately 100 Marine, Army and Air Force personnel have deployed to Saint Lucia as part of New Horizons. The operation has a two fold mission of readiness training and humanitarian assistance in the Caribbean and Latin America. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Castries Country: Saint Lucia (LCA)

U.S. Army Spc. Joel D. Erickson, of the 188th Engineer Company, clears debris in Northwood, N.D., Aug. 27, 2007. A Fujita scale F-4 tornado that hit the city on Aug. 26, 2007 caused the damage.

Soldiers assigned to 842nd Engineer Compay, South Dakota Army National Guard, hammer wood 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.

Instructors from the 80th Training Command (TASS) help train petroleumsupply specialists (92F) with the 1018th Quartermaster Company on a fuelpipeline during the Quartermaster Liquid Logistics Exercise (QLLEX) at FortPickett, Virginia which ran from June 12 through June 26, 2022. The two-weekexercise allowed Soldiers to get hands-on training with equipment they woulduse while deployed, including the Inland Petroleum Distribution System, orIPDS, which is a bulk fuel storage and pipeline system designed to movemassive amounts of fuel forward in a theater of operations.

050914-F-0681L-128. Base: Gulport (ANGCRTC) State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030401-A-9157N-012. Base: Lajas Adentro Country: Panama (PAN)

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.

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Rankin directs Airman 1st Class Natalia Valentine-Guzman as they work to smooth out freshly-poured cement on a new walkway near dormitories at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 24, 2022. Airmen from the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron works on construction projects around the base on an ongoing basis to improve the quality of life for locally assigned personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dan Heaton)

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Albert Gates from the 823rd Red Horse Squadron, Hurlbert Field, Florida, caulks a new window during the construction of the Las Palmas 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: Las Palmas Country: Paraguay (PRY)

Towards the end of the 2017 XCTC exercise, soldiers begin loading vehicles for long range transport. The XCTC replicates combat conditions to provide high quality training for Army Brigade Combat Teams to ensure the units are prepared for future deployments.

050914-F-0681L-048. Base: Biloxi State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040819-F-4441R-031. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Soldiers from 1st Platoon, 797th Vertical Engineer Company from Barrigada, Guam, U.S. Army Reserve, bend and wire up rebar forms to be placed in the footings in preparation for the concrete slab being constructed for the new auditorium at the Ratu Nalevawada school construction project during Exercise Cartwheel 2022, Nadi, Fiji September 16, 2022. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the U.S., Republic of Fiji Military, Australian, New Zealand, and British forces that builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face a crisis and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.

Airman 1st Class Brenda Roa Rosas, 31st Munitions Squadron precision guided munitions technician, left, Senior Airman Connor Ferraro, 31st MUNS precision guided munitions crew chief, left, Staff Sgt. Roman Garcia, 31st MUNS precision guided missile crew chief, right, and Master Sgt. Jonathon Slivicke, 31st MUNS munitions support equipment maintenance section chief, right, spot for Staff Sgt. Alejandro Hernandez, 31st MUNS munitions inspector, while operating a forklift, during a routine exercise at Camp Darby, Italy, August 11, 2022. This process ensured the ISO container lid did not get stuck or out of balance.

070419-A-6854T-016. Base: La Fraternidad Country: Guatemala (GTM)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and members of the Singapore Army with the 30th Combat Engineer Brigade prepare the foundation for groundwork at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 14, 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

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anakin Crain, left, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and native of Oklahoma, and a Royal Thai marine with the Royal Thai Marine Corps Construction Company of Combat Engineers push a wheelbarrow full of mortar into a new classroom being built at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 19, 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

240124-N-PI330-1007 ROTA, Spain (Jan. 25, 2023) Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Dakota Hess, left, and Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Trenton Sandifer, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), set up straps for a crane lift on Camp Mitchell in Rota, Spain, Jan. 25, 2023. NMCB 133 is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by the U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

U.S. Airmen assigned to the pavement and construction equipment shop, 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, repair a crater on a training runway with quikcrete during a Rapid Airfield Damage Recovery training at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, June 25, 2022. The training was held to prepare and test current personnel in their ability to get the airfield back up and running with available resources after an attack.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Quinton Kausalik, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and a resident of Wisconsin, holds scaffolding steady while Marines apply stucco to the outside of the new classroom being built at the Ban Prakaet school at Chanthaburi, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 20, 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

Idaho Air National Guard Airmen from the 124th Civil Engineer Squadron, Boise, Idaho, and Oklahoma Army National Guard Soldiers from the 2120th Engineering Company, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, prepare to roof a house during an innovative readiness training project in the Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, June 9, 2022. The Soldiers and Airmen worked hand-in-hand to complete building the housing subdivision.

Members of the 202nd Red Horse Civil Engineering Squadron roll a log onto a front end loader as they clean up debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew, which struck the area on August 24th. Base: Homestead Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Russell Bengry, Electrician, 823rd Red Horse Squadron, secures a junction box for the new school at Las Palmas, Paraguay, during Exercise NEW HORIZONS. Combined Task Force Guarani Springs conducts engineering 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 mutable 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 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.

CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (Feb. 17, 2013) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 15 push out roofing as they deconstruct a sea hut during their final evaluation problem (FEP) before deployment. FEP is used to train and evaluate Seabees on various scenarios they may face. NMCB-15 is mobilized supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and is an expeditionary element of U.S. Naval Forces that act as combat engineers and supports various units worldwide through national force readiness, humanitarian assistance, and building and maintaining infrastructure.

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from 1st Platoon, 797th Engineer Company from Barrigada, Guam unload basic order supplies for the Nalevawada School construction project during Exercise Cartwheel 2022, Nadi, Fiji September 13, 2022. 1st Platoon will construct a new driveway and a facility building for the school. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the United States, Republic of Fiji Military, Australian, New Zealand, and British forces that builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face a crisis and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.

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.

AIR BASE 201, Niger - U.S. Air Force Capt. Christopher Dunn (left), 409th Air Expeditionary Group Air Operations Flight commander, learns how to edge the concrete from U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Craig Monfee (right), 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Civil Engineer Flight pavements and equipment craftsman, at Air Base 201, Niger, Sept. 14, 2022. This new windsock will allow the airfield to potentially be International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) certified.

Lumber for desks and tables is unloaded from a truck and stacked at a school yard in Port-au-Prince by soldiers of the 27th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade, Ft. Bragg, NC. The desk legs were cut the day before to save time at the construction site. This is a civil affairs mission during Operation Restore Democracy. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

010416-N-3207B-001. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS 2001 Base: Saint Vincent Country: Saint Vincent & Grenadines (VCT)

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.

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.

970626-M-2111R-009. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 3d MAW

040519-M-8049T-199. A US Navy (USN) Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Seven Four (NMCB-74), carries his 5.56mm M16A2 rifle, as he supervises a local Iraqi worker during the construction of a frame for the Fallujah Liaison Team building located outside of Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.

379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen lay concrete at the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron compound on Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 12, 2023. The 379th ECES pavement and construction flight performs base enhancement projects to expand and improve infrastructure, and increase base efficiency.

Members of the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Fleet Service Support, Charlie Company, work to add the roof supports on to the community center that they are remodeling for the people of Babonneau, Saint Lucia, in support of Operation NEW HORIZONS. Approximately 100 Marine, Army and Air Force personnel have deployed to Saint Lucia as part of New Horizons. The operation has a two fold mission of readiness training and humanitarian assistance in the Caribbean and Latin America. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Babonneau Country: Saint Lucia (LCA)

U.S. Army Soldiers from around the United States Army Pacific and 25th Infantry Division perform a Combat Water Survival Assessment during Jungle School at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Oct. 11, 2022. The Combat Water Survival Assessment includes soldiers performing dawn and ditch, a 5m platform jump with a weapon, a 5-minute tread, and a 50m swim.

111129-M-IC831-164 PUERTO CASTILLO, Honduras (Nov. 29, 2011) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Evan Craig, a combat engineer assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF), places mortar on a stone wall during a rifle range construction project to help repair a training structure. The Marines are supporting Amphibious-Southern Partnership Station 2012, an annual deployment of U.S naval assets in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility.

Engineers from the 820th Red Horse Squadron from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 274th Marine Wing Support Squadron, Cherry Hill, N.C. and the 4th Engineer Battalion of the Guyana Defense Force, pour concrete at the site of the new St. Mary's High School located in Georgetown. The new school is being constructed as part of this first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON '97 Base: Georgetown Country: French Guiana (GUF)

While on standby for a casualty evacuation mission in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Corporal (CPL) Eric Dinges, a Crew CHIEF with Marine Medium Helicopter squadron 165, hands Iraqi children food through a hole in the perimeter wall at Iraq's Department of Government Intelligence in Baghdad. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

970410-F-4141A-004. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

German soldiers assigned to the 212th Panzergrenadier Battalion, 21st Panzer Brigade, 1st Panzer Division, clear out a trench during a live-fire exercise as part of Defender Europe at Oberlausitz Training Area, Germany, May 17, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

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