Humanitarian Assistance Missions

Military personnel engaging in humanitarian efforts, providing medical care, and collaborating with local communities in various countries.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Raheem Boyd, a heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, and native of Alabama, makes lunch with a Royal Thai marine with the Royal Thai Marine Corps Construction Company of Combat Engineers and members of the Ban Prakaet Village at the Ban Prakaet School in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 18, 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

DF-ST-86-11783. Base: Ojo De Agua Country: Honduras (HND)

050117-N-0057P-003. Base: Kuende Panga State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN)

110810-N-RM525-588BAJO BLAY, Costa Rica (Aug. 10, 2011) Chief Naval Air Crewman Justin Crowe, left, Naval Air Crewman 3rd Class Joe Wainscott and villagers from Bajo Blay, Costa Rica, carry an injured boy toward an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 during Continuing Promise 2011. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central and South America.

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Amie Heim, from Buffalo, New York, right, and Lt. Sydney Jordan, rom Owatonna, Minnesota, speak with a local professional while planning for an upcoming community health engagement in Fefan, Federated States of Micronesia, and as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Jan. 12, 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.

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Group (MACG) 18 set up a tent 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.

Philippine city officials, service members with the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippines National Police, Philippines Coast Guard Auxiliary, and U.S. Special Operations Task Force 511.2 participate in a flood cleanup at barangay Santa Maria in Zamboanga, Philippines, Nov. 13, 2022. Personnel from multiple organizations supported the flood cleanup by providing waste trucks, water, and lunch for children in the community. Our continued, face-to-face interactions with allies and partners are the foundation of our bilateral relationships, creating confidence in the region that we are going to be there when times are good, but also when times are bad.

U.S. Navy Sailors construct a chicken coop in Koror, Palau, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Jan. 2, 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Raheem Boyd, a heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, and native of Alabama, makes lunch with a Royal Thai marine with the Royal Thai Marine Corps Construction Company of Combat Engineers and members of the Ban Prakaet Village at the Ban Prakaet School in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 18, 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 Gunnery Sgt. Joshua Gordon, engineering platoon commander, Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Logistics Combat Element, marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, interacts with a roleplayer during Exercise Crocodile Response in Nhulunbuy, NT, Australia, May 17, 2022. Exercise Crocodile Response trains MRF-D, the Australian Defence Forces and Indonesian forces to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the Indo-Pacific region.

060724-N-0553R-004. Base: San Fernando Country: Philippines (PHL)

Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Kua Xiong, a services technician with the 176th Force Support Squadron, assists in repairing a damaged porch as part of Operation Merbok Response in Toksook Bay, Alaska, Sept. 24, 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 1st Lt. Balinda O'Neal)

020213-F-5407T-007. Base: Santa Theresa Country: Belize (BLZ)

000511-M-1573L-013. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2000 Base: Thong Song Country: Thailand (THA)

U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct Joint combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Adiake, Cote dIvoire August 23, 2022. JCETs enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.

220606-N-CJ603-2050ATLANTIC OCEAN - (June 6, 2022) Religious Programs Specialist Seaman Chelsea Leger assists Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Alto Manalac with a simulated injury during a mass casualty drill on the boat deck aboard the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), June 6, 2022. Carter Hall is currently underway conducting routine operations.

ORMOC CITY, Republic of the Philippines (Nov. 18, 2013) Naval Aircrewman Tactical 2nd Class Chris Miller, left, assigned to the Warlords of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51, greets villagers during a relief supply drop in support of Operation Damayan. Mustin is with the George Washington Carrier Strike Group supporting Joint Task Force 505 which is assisting the Philippine governments ongoing relief efforts in the aftermath of the super typhoon Haiyan.

SAN JULIAN, El Salvador (June 23, 2015) Service members and non-governmental organization volunteers assigned to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) wash childrens feet at El Centro Escolar Canton Chilata, San Julian as part of a community service event in support of Continuing Promise 2015. Continuing Promise is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet-conducted deployment to conduct civil-military operations including humanitarian-civil assistance, subject matter expert exchanges, medical, dental, veterinary and engineering support and disaster response to partner nations and to show U.S. support and commitment to Central and South America and the Caribbean.

KIA's members sharpen bamboo's sticks for put on the ground of the jungle like traps, in Rubber Hill Post in the frontline, Laja Yang village outskirts of Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar on August 8, 2012.

United States Air Force Major General Joseph H. Wehrle Jr., commander 3rd Air Force and commander of Joint Task Force Operation Atlas Response and United Nations World Food Program representative Georgia Shaver, discuss the delivery of humanitarian relief supplies with local officials in the town of Machanga, Mozambique, where citizens continue to deal with problems caused by recent flooding. Curran and Wehrle flew to the site aboard two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters that delivered 7.5 tons of relief supplies. To date, Joint Task Force aircraft participating in Operation Atlas Response have delivered more than 71 tons of humanitarian relief supplies on 102 flights to more than 20 locations.... Complete Scene Caption: United States Air Force Major General Joseph H. Wehrle Jr., commander 3rd Air Force and commander of Joint Task Force Operation Atlas Response and United Nations World Food Program representative Georgia Shaver, discuss the delivery of humanitarian relief supplies with lo

Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 �Wild Cards� Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class (AW) Kyle Parrish embraces a small boy for a photo, after an MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter disembarked crewmembers from the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) in support of Pacific Partnership 2010 in Tobelo, Indonesia, on July 13, 2010. Pacific Partnership 2010 is the fifth in a series of annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance endeavors to strengthen regional partnerships.

221028-N-VQ841-1047 PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala (Oct. 28, 2022) Guatemalan service members and first responders move a concrete barrier as part of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) training at the Marine Infantry Brigade Airfield in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, Oct. 28, 2022. Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

SAIPAN (Sept. 24, 2012) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) rake leaves at Marianus High School during a community service project. The crew of McCampbell visited the school during a port visit to help improve the campus and with students.

At a roadside checkpoint where Moroccan soldiers search Somali vehicles for weapons, a Somali shares a coconut with the Moroccans. Somalis sell their bananas and coconuts at the checkpoint. Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Country: Somalia (SOM)

DF-ST-87-02151. Subject Operation/Series: FUERZAS UNIDAS BOLIVIA Base: Tolata Country: Bolivia (BOL)

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Aug. 22, 2015) Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Tim Fabrizi, from Tallahassee, Fla., assigned to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Va., and Information Systems Technician 1st Class Jessica Shaw, from Asheville, N.C., assigned to Afloat Training Group Mayport, Fla., remove trash from a beach during a community service project in support of Continuing Promise 2015. Continuing Promise is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet-conducted deployment to conduct civil-military operations including humanitarian-civil assistance, subject matter expert exchanges, medical, dental, veterinary and engineering support and disaster response to partner nations and to show U.S. support and commitment to Central and South America and the Caribbean.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 174 and students from the Bankhaocha-Angkromklong School stand up on the chairs during a game of musical chairs 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

060817-N-0553R-001. Base: San Fernando Country: Philippines (PHL)

U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Dan Calderon, team medic, purchases snacks for local children at a small market in the village of Woginara 2, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea on Sep. 13, 2022. The investigation team visited multiple areas across the mountainous East Sepik Province in hopes of recovering missing U.S. service members lost during World War II. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

Command Master Chief, Master Chief Hospital Corpsman (SW/FMF) Noel Manlapaz, left, and Master Chief Culinary Specialist (SW/AW) Jack Fong piece together a puzzle with a boy during a community service event at the Rumah Sejahtera Bagi Anak Orphanage, in support of Pacific Partnership 2010 in Tobelo, Indonesia, on July 14, 2010. Pacific Partnership 2010 is the fifth in a series of annual U.S. Pacific Fleet endeavors conducted in Indonesia as a disaster relief exercise to strengthen regional partnerships.

U.S. Soldiers from the 404th and 443rd Civil Affairs Battalions (CAB), assigned to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group, meet with the village chief in Azel Kheloway, Niger, June 13, 2022. During the meeting, they discussed the need for a medical clinic in the village, and the 404th CAB introduced the new civil affairs team from the 443rd CAB and bid farewell to village leaders and citizens who theyve built relationships with as a part of the enduring relationship between the U.S. and the citizens of Niger.

Members of the Philippine media interview and document a beach offload in preparation for Balikatan 23 at Camp Agnew, Casiguran, Philippines, April 8, 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.

041028-M-3843C-038. Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and Royal Thai Marines Royal Thai Marine Corps Construction Company of Combat Engineers prepare rebar during the first day of construction at the Ban Prakaet school, Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 9, 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

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Aug. 30, 2022) - Jasmin Johnson, an advisor to the Solomon Islands Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, left, speaks with Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) veterinarians Capt. Kathleen Stewart, middle, and Maj. Vicky Payne, right, about the chickens at a local farm in Honiara during PP22. 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.

030518-M-1103B-048. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Sattahip State: Chon Buri Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: Royal Thai Marine Reconnaissance

Members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and U.S. Special Operations Task Force (SOTF) 511.2 participate in a coastal cleanup during International Coastal Cleanup Day in Zamboanga, Philippines, Sept. 17, 2022. SOTF 511.2 regularly conducts humanitarian and civic assistance activities to provide direct support to the local community while also forging greater relationships with partners from the PCG, Armed Forces of the Philippines, and various local organizations.

U.S. Coast Guard personnel provide Tactical Combat Casualty Care training to Sierra Leonean Navy members at the Maritime Wing Training School in Freetown, Sierra Leone, July 31, 2022. USCGC Mohawk is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

021210-M-3022S-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Manda Bay State: Coast Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: CTF 52.2

Members of the village of Banak present a memorial they built for 1st. Lt. Gabriel J. Eggud, whose remains were found and accounted for on a recovery mission in 2019, to members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, Sep. 16, 2022. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unnaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

060127-A-1526R-109. Base: Poptun State: Peten Country: Guatemala (GTM) Scene Major Command Shown: 94TH COMBAT SUPPORT HOSPITAL

221105-N-LP924-1039 PUERTO CORTES, Honduras (Nov. 5, 2022) Sailors attached to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) attend a U.S. Fleet Forces Band performance at the orphanage Hugar de Niños San Ramon, in Puerto Cortes, Honduras, Nov. 5, 2022. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Tiny Rose Medallo, with Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, acts as a simulated patient for Malaysian Army soldiers in a Combat Life Saving practical application during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2022 on the Joint Forces Headquarters Base, Pahang, Malaysia, Nov. 24, 2022. CARAT Malaysia 2022 highlights the 28th anniversary of CARAT among allies and partners as a way to demonstrate long-term commitment to strengthened relationships throughout South and Southeast Asia and to highlight U.S. Navy commitment to key Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) partners to reinforce ASEAN Centrality. Exercises like this one reassure our allies and partners of the U.S. commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific.

A Buddhist monk blesses U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Moore, an electrician with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and native of New York, during a pillar blessing ceremony at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 11, 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 1st Lt. Cole Eurevard, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Recovery Team leader, and Mr. Sengchanh Sammy Vilaysane, DPAA linguist, brief local leaders on recovery operations during a mission in Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Oct. 17, 2022. Ambassador Peter M. Haymond, United States Ambassador to the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, was among those in attendance. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

Local villagers greet Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) teams with a traditional welcome parade during a Papau New Guinea Independence Day celebration at Banak Village, Papua New Guinea, Sep. 16, 2022. The village of Banak put together a celebration in memorial of 1st. Lt. Gabriel J. Eggud whose remains were found and then accounted for on a recovery mission in 2019. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

U.S. military personnel and civilians assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conduct an underwater recovery mission in Papua New Guinea from August 26 to October 10, 2022. DPAA personnel arrived to conduct an underwater excavation operation in an effort to find a U.S. aircraft crew lost over Papua New Guinea during World War II. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 �Wild Cards� Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class (AW) Kyle Parrish embraces a small boy for a photo, after an MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter disembarked crewmembers from the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) in support of Pacific Partnership 2010 in Tobelo, Indonesia, on July 13, 2010. Pacific Partnership 2010 is the fifth in a series of annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance endeavors to strengthen regional partnerships.

U.S. Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations teams observe Mexican Marines conduct interviews with local government and business leaders in Sacxán, Mexico, during exercise TRADEWINDS 2022, May 16. TRADEWINDS provides the opportunity for U.S. SOF to train with Mexico and participating nations to improve interoperability and effectively execute future operations. (Photo by U.S. Army Maj. Daisy Bueno)

U.S. Army Sgt. Harley Miller, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) mortuary affairs noncommissioned officer, screens soil during a recovery mission in Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Oct. 3, 2022. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

U.S. Army Specialist Grant Gardner, combat medic, 355th Medical Battalion, Joint Base, Lewis McChord, Washington, triages a local during a Medical Readiness Training Engagement Program as part of Resolute Sentinel 22 in La Cobanerita, Guatemala, May 31, 2022. With integrated combat interoperability, disaster response training, civil engineering aid and medical aid through humanitarian assistance events, exercises such as this nurture the bond and lasting partnerships while improving readiness for all.

050227-F-9891G-075. Base: Luisiana State: Laguna Country: Philippines (PHL)

Hurricane Gustav, Chauvin, LA, September 4, 2008 Team members of the Tennessee Task Force 1 (Tenn TF-1) out of Memphis, conduct neighborhood Search and Rescue operations in this Terrebone Parrish community. Emergency teams have come in from all across the United States Barry Bahler/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Members of the Army of Republic of Vietnam are released. Base: Loc Ninh Country: Viet Nam (VNM)

A villager adorns Mindy Simonson, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) scientific recovery expert, with a feather in Banak Village, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, Sep. 16, 2022. The village of Banak put together a celebration in memorial of 1st. Lt. Gabriel J. Eggud whose remains were found and accounted for on a recovery mission in 2019. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood fight team members build a ring around a simulated boil, June 30, 2022, at McAlpine Lock and Dam in Louisville Kentucky.

Villagers gather beside the remains of a building destroyed by a cyclone which struck the area on April 30th. U.S. military personnel are in the region to assist victims of the cyclone during Operation Sea Angel. Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Base: Kutubdia Island Country: Bangladesh(BGD)

120608-O-ZZ999-011SANGIHE, Indonesia (June 8, 2012) Chief Medical Corpsman Freddie Mawanay checks a prescription during a Pacific Partnership 2012 medical civil action project on the Sangihe Islands. Pacific Partnership is an annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance mission now in its seventh year that brings together U.S. military personnel, host and partner nations, non-government organizations and international agencies to build stronger relationships and develop disaster response capabilities throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

DF-ST-86-11780. Base: Ojo De Agua Country: Honduras (HND)

Philippine city officials, service members with the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippines National Police, Philippines Coast Guard Auxiliary, and U.S. Special Operations Task Force 511.2 participate in a flood cleanup at in barangay Tumaga in Zamboanga, Philippines, Nov. 20, 2022. Personnel from multiple organizations supported the flood cleanup by providing waste trucks, water, and lunch for children in the community. Our continued, face-to-face interactions with allies and partners are the foundation of our bilateral relationships, creating confidence in the region that we are going to be there when times are good, but also when times are bad.

Royal Thai Army soldiers trained on humanitarian aid assistance during exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 20, 2022. The United Nations humanitarian aid assistance distribution is one of the fastest and most effective ways to support rapid humanitarian response for people affected by natural disasters and conflict. Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II enables instructors from multiple countries to integrate and provide cross education, strengthening cohesion between allies and partners.

060916-N-1328C-230. Base: Hindi Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF-HOA

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 9, 2022) - Amphibious Construction Battalion One Seabees, Pacific Partnership 2022 Mission Commander Capt. Hank Kim, local children and teachers pose for a photo during the ribbon cutting ceremony in celebration of the newly renovated playground at Rove 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.

U.S. Navy Sailors and local medical professionals pose for a group photo at the conclusion of a community health engagement at Fefan, Federated States of Micronesia, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Jan. 12, 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.

DARWIN, Australia (July 1, 2013) Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Adam Bodden, left, and Yeoman 2nd Class Cameron Pritchett assist with landscaping work at Royal Darwin Hospital while the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) visits Darwin, Australia. Blue Ridge port visits represent an opportunity to promote peace and stability in the South Indo-Asia-Pacific region, demonstrate commitment to regional partners and foster growing relationships.

KIA's soldier Magawng Hpanawng, from Waimaw village, 25, walk outside of General Military Hospital inside Headquarters in Laiza village close to the China border, Myanmar on July 26, 2012.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dydra Cook, communication specialist assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), speaks to a local school about the ways that a DPAA recovery team communicates while on mission in Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea on Sep. 21 2022. Bamesaka Business Secondary School hosted members from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) to discuss how all the different job specialties work together during a mission. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

Royal Thai Army soldiers trained on humanitarian aid assistance during exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 20, 2022. The United Nations humanitarian aid assistance distribution is one of the fastest and most effective ways to support rapid humanitarian response for people affected by natural disasters and conflict. Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II enables instructors from multiple countries to integrate and provide cross education, strengthening cohesion between allies and partners.

Joint Task Force Bravo and Tradewinds medical team host a medical event including pediatrics, dental, and optometry for local community May 18, 2022 at Carmalita Government School in Orange Walk District in Belize for Tradewinds 2022. Tradewinds 2022 is a multinational exercise designed to expand the Caribbean regions capability to mitigate, plan for, and respond to crises; increase regional training capacity and interoperability; develop new and refine existing standard operating procedures (SOPs); enhance ability to defend exclusive economic zones (EEZ); and promote human rights and adherence to shared international norms and values; fully integrate women into defense, peace and security missions; and increase maritime domain awareness to deter illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing activities.

010416-F-3048L-005. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Cerro Membre Country: Paraguay (PRY)

U.S. Army Maj. Peter Drance, middle, from Florence, Kentucky, and U.S. Army Capt. Garan Wilson, left, from Sandpoint, Idaho, speak with OkoJohn Fabiano, a local field engineer with the International Organization for Migration, Micronesia, right, during an inspection of local properties and rainwater catchment tanks on Siis Island, Federated States of Micronesia, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Jan. 13, 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 and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships.

Two Haitian children chew on sugarcane stalks outside the United Nations compound in Leogane, Haiti, Jan. 20. Sugarcane stalks are a sweet snack enjoyed by all ages in Haiti. The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit is a multi-mission capable force comprised of Aviation Combat Element, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (Reinforced); Logistics Combat Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 22; Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment; and its command element.

Children observe a basketball game between U.S. Airmen and Philippine airmen June 19, 2014, at Buyong Elementary School in Barangay Maribago, Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines. The service members were participating in Operation Pacific Unity 14-6, a 31-day bilateral project that renovated utilities and constructed classrooms for a school. The Airmen are assigned to the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron.

DA-ST-88-08148. Subject Operation/Series: MEDRETE Base: Palmerola Air Base Country: Honduras (HND)

Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos crewmembers offloaded 1,100 kilograms of cocaine, valued at $22 million dollars, at Coast Guard Base San Juan Aug. 8, 2022, following three separate interdictions of drug smuggling vessels near Puerto Rico. Fourteen Dominican Republic nationals apprehended in these cases are facing federal prosecution in Puerto Rico. These interdictions are the result of multi-agency efforts involving the Caribbean Border Interagency Group and the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force.(U.S. Coast Guard photo)

DF-ST-89-05929. Country: Indonesia (IDN)

An airman with the Philippine Air Force offloads Filipino civilians out of a U.S. Marine C-130 Hercules aircraft at Villamor Air Base in the Philippines on November 13, 2013. United States marines and sailors are supporting the Armed Forces of the Philippines by providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to affected areas following Typhoon Yolanda.

Texas Military Department Soldiers, Airmen, and State Guardsmen guard the Texas-Mexico border as part of Operation Lonestar. The Texas Military Department is working with other Texas agencies to deter illegal entry and stop the trafficking of illicit substances into the United States.

Army medical personnel treat injured person, nepal, asia Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Teachers from San Francisco Elementary School pose for a photo with senior leaders of the U.S. Marine Corps, Philippine Army, and local civic leaders during the dedication ceremony of a new classroom as part of exercise Balikatan 22, Alicia, Isabela, Philippines, April 4, 2022. Balikatan, Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder, is a longstanding bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. Balikatan 22 coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation and a shared commitment to advancing peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

060408-A-5745M-018. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Constitution State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 4TH ID

040219-M-7403H-013. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

120728-N-WG146-029PATTAYA, Thailand (July 28, 2012) Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) team up with Royal Thai navy Sailors to move a water barrel during a community service project at the Child Protection and Development Center in Pattaya, Thailand. Sailors volunteered at the center with their Thai counterparts as part of a theater security cooperation and friendship mission to the region. Emory S. Land, homeported in in Diego Garcia, is on an extended deployment to Guam, conducting coordinated tended moorings and afloat maintenance in the U.S. 7th fleet area of operations.

Soldiers across Camp Arifjan, Kuwait took part in a 5k color run hosted by the MWR on Aug. 14, 2022.

Villagers watch the arrival of military personnel who are in the region as part of Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to aid victims of a cyclone which struck the area on April 30th. Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Country: Bangladesh(BGD)

POHNPEI, Micronesia (Nov. 7, 2019) Equipment Operator Constructionman James Caouette, deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, Detail Pohnpei, takes a selfie with students from Pehleng Elementary School during the opening ceremony for the schools renovations. U.S. Navy Seabees will renovate four of the Pehleng Elementary School buildings to give the students a clean and safe environment to continue their education. NMCB-5 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.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During a simulated rescue mission in the woods near the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF), the KSC response team practices stabilizing an injured crew member before transport to a local hospital by helicopter. The response team is training for the unlikely scenario of a Shuttle mishap at the SLF. The Mode 7 simulation of an astronaut rescue exercises all aspects of command and control, search and rescue, and medical procedures required for a successful rescue. The remote location of the mock-up prevents a totally land-based crew rescue, and calls on a NASA UH-1 helicopter to locate the site and four Air Force HH-60 helicopters to drop emergency equipment and fire/rescue workers who will prepare the "crew" for preliminary triage. The helicopters later will help remove the crew five astronaut candidates, one representative from the Vehicle Integration Test office, and one fire/rescue worker. The exercise will conclude with airlifted "patients" arriving safely i

A local loads bags of rice for his family and neighbors at a food distribution site in Carrefour, Haiti, Feb. 12, 2010. Marines from Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, and United Nations Security Forces are assisting the Adventist Development Relief Agency and the World Food Program during their major two-week distribution over the first half of February 2010.

PHU YEN, VIETNAM (June 29, 2022) - Captain Hank Kim, Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) mission commander, right, speaks with Huynh Tan Chau, principal of Luong Van Chanh High School during a PP22 host nation outreach event. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

Hospital Corpsman 1ST Class Charlie Alva, seated left, holds a child as LT Ronald Buckley, center, speaks through an interpreter to the child's parents in a medical tent set up on the outskirts of the city. Alva and Buckley are Navy medical personnel attached to Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24), which is providing service for Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Coast Guard Ensign Seth Anderson assigned to USCGC Mohawk (WMEC 913) participates in a beach clean-up with 350 Côte dIvoire and local kids at Vridi Beach in Abidjan, Côte dIvoire, Aug. 15, 2022. Mohawk is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

060811-N-3153C-004. Base: Tarakan Country: Indonesia (IDN)

The Metropolitan Police has set up special security posts at every police station in Sylhet since 8 April 2021 to prevent untoward incidents. A policeman guarding a check post made of sand and earthen sacks at the premises of Sylhet Kotwali Police Station on April 08th 2021. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

110728-N-BT122-052 SUBIC, Philippines (July 28, 2011) Lt. Robert Hanson, assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), performs a medical examination on a Filipino woman during a community service project. Frank Cable conducts maintenance and support of submarines and surface vessels deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

DF-ST-88-03808. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD Base: Ilanga Country: Honduras (HND)

060817-N-7415V-001. Base: San Fernando Country: Philippines (PHL)

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 19, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force members utilize their rescue dogs to search for residents impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Lance Corporal Kristina L. Torres, USMC, (Left), Electrician and Lieutenant Matthew J. Stewart, USMC, Engineer Officer, both from MEU Service Support Group 13 (MSSG-13), Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), sit with the Head MASTER after having lunch at the his house in Faza, Kenya. The Marines are there as part of a team, doing a little extra by, building a new schoolhouse during EDGED MALLET 02 as part of community relations. Subject Operation/Series: EDGED MALLET 02 Base: Faza State: Coast Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: 13 MEU

020530-M-9902V-031. Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

MAJ Koike, Air Defense Command intelligence officer, briefs Japanese and American pilots with aerial reconnaissance photos taken during exercise Cope North 86-4. U.S. Air Force squadrons are engaging in dissimilar air combat training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force squadrons during the exercise. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 86-4 Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN)

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