Law Enforcement Operations

Images showcasing police and military personnel engaged in various law enforcement activities, emphasizing gear and community interaction in urban settings.

ICE arrests border security, public safety threats during national operation. National effort aligned with current civil immigration enforcement priorities. WASHINGTON U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers apprehended over 100 noncitizens following the conclusion of a national operation focused on noncitizens removed from the U.S. within the last five years pursuant to a final order, who subsequently reentered without authorization and have been determined to be a credible threat to border security or public safety. Of those arrested during the June 1-7 operation, most have convictions for crimes including, but not limited to, aggravated assault with a gun, robbery, burglary, kidnapping, hit and run, drug trafficking, and child molestation.

010911-N-4309A-002. Base: Naval Air Station, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Police patrol

Patrol officer stands witing ticket

Police officers keep an eye on Sacramento's Tent City on the day of eviction.

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-355. USCG air crew on the ground in parking lot near blue-tarped building. Hurricane Katrina

Joint Security, Law enforcement, fire and emergency services exercise

ICE arrests border security, public safety threats during national operation. National effort aligned with current civil immigration enforcement priorities. WASHINGTON U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers apprehended over 100 noncitizens following the conclusion of a national operation focused on noncitizens removed from the U.S. within the last five years pursuant to a final order, who subsequently reentered without authorization and have been determined to be a credible threat to border security or public safety. Of those arrested during the June 1-7 operation, most have convictions for crimes including, but not limited to, aggravated assault with a gun, robbery, burglary, kidnapping, hit and run, drug trafficking, and child molestation.

Wildfires, Rancho Bernardo, CA, October 30, 2007 FEMA Administrator, Chief Paulison talks with San Diego Police in Rancho Bernardo neighborhood following the recent Southern California wildfires. Andrea Booher/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

ICE arrests border security, public safety threats during national operation. National effort aligned with current civil immigration enforcement priorities. WASHINGTON U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers apprehended over 100 noncitizens following the conclusion of a national operation focused on noncitizens removed from the U.S. within the last five years pursuant to a final order, who subsequently reentered without authorization and have been determined to be a credible threat to border security or public safety. Of those arrested during the June 1-7 operation, most have convictions for crimes including, but not limited to, aggravated assault with a gun, robbery, burglary, kidnapping, hit and run, drug trafficking, and child molestation.

Maxwell Air Force Base serves as the Incident Staging Base for the Federal Emergency Management Agency in preparation for Hurricane Ian, Sept. 26, 2022. Food, water and supplies have been staged at Maxwell AFB in recovery efforts for when Hurricane Ian makes landfall.

EAST CHINA SEA (February 3, 2024) Airman Jadyn Nunley, from Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6), prepares to fire an M18 service pistol during a live fire exercise while conducting routine operations in the East China Sea, February 3. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navys largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Navy

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires a rifle during a deck shoot aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 3, 2022. Combat Marksmanship Program is designed to sustain a units lethality. The 31st MEU is operating aboard the ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.

Officials from the 125th Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard, host community leaders from the Jacksonville, Florida area at the Friends of the Fang event held June 24, 2022. Friends of the Fang (FOTF) is a showcase of the wing's vast mission sets, high-end equipment and multi-capable Airmen who live in the communities they serve. The event began with a mission brief from the Wing Commander, Col. George H.H. Downs, who shared the wing's federal and state missions both in peace and wartime, and past and future deployments, among other topics. This included the Wing's two-year involvement in state-wide COVID-19 testing and vaccination missions, as well as federal deployments to the CENTCOM and AFRICOM area of responsibilities. After a brief base tour, attendees were able to view a F-15C jet take-off, as well as a static aircraft display staged in the maintenance hangar. They also engaged with Airmen at stations displaying security forces weaponry, explosive ordnance disposal equipmen

040401-M-1158H-036. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Marine Safety Unit - 26-HK-133-2. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-308-15. Hurricane Katrina

Police, police badges, border control, border police, border guards, Switzerland, Europe

Airman 1st Class Justin Nystrom, 45th Logistics Readiness Squadron fleet management analysis technician, stands at the scene of a car accident in Orlando, Fla., Sep. 5, 2022. Nystrom provided medical aid to a citizen involved in the car crash.

A prison guard locking a prison door

Tensions inthe Middle East have tightened security on military posts across the United States. Anti-Terrorist Tactics keep the US Army's Military Police alert at Fort McPherson, Georgia, home to Forces Command, Headquarters 3rd Army and Centeral Command. A MP checks a vehicle entering the post. Base: Fort Mcpherson State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060829-N-6764G-151. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yorktown, Virginia to deliver the keynote address at the 225th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Yorktown. Among other dignitaries on hand for the commemorative events were Virginia Senators John Warner and George Allen, former U.S. Army Secretary John Marsh, French Ambassador to the U.S. Jean-David Levitte, and French Defense Minister Michelle Alliot-Marie.

WHITE BEACH, Japan (Aug. 16, 2022) Sailors assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa participate in Exercise Citadel Pacific 2022 (CP22) Aug. 16 at White Beach Naval Facility. CP22 is an annual exercise that is not in response to any specific real world threat but is used to evaluate the readiness of fleet and installation security programs. CFAO maintains and operates facilities to support the U.S. Navys naval and aviation assets in the Indo-Pacific region.

Tubac, Arizona, A US Border Patrol checkpoint on Interstate 19, about 20 miles north of the Mexican border. Agents stop all northbound traffic, looking for undocumented immigrants and drug smugglers. Dogs help in the search.

Police officer Bertsch of the Fredericksburg City Police Department, secures a side street during the Semper 5ive, adjacent to James Madison High School, Fredericksburg, Virginia, May 22, 2022. The Semper 5ive is a 3.1 mile USATF certified moderate hills course loop through the beautiful historical residential streets to promote physical fitness, generate goodwill in the community, and showcase the organizational skills of the Marine Corps. (Marine photo by Mr. Tarnish Pride)

Shadow Wolves Drug Smuggler Trackers

041209-M-9023R-069. Base: Marine Corps Base Hawaii State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Chief Petty Officer Stephen Kelly, Pacific Strike Team, helps carry supplies Sept. 30, 2022, near Sanibel Island, Florida. The strike teams assisted the people of the Sanibel Island community, who were stranded due to Hurricane Ian making landfall in the area.

Police officer aiming gun through car window

Coast Guard Personnel - 26-HK-412-61. Hurricane Katrina

011127-A-1584B-012. Base: Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

Alert crews from the 155th Operations Squadron respond to the aircraft when the klaxon alarm sounds as part of the Nuclear Operational Readiness Exercise, Nov. 5, 2022, at the Nebraska Air National Guard base in Lincoln. The 155th Air Refueling Wing mission supports USSTRATCOM's nuclear global strike and strategic deterrence missions through aerial refueling with the Stratotanker to deter regional and strategic threats from adversaries.

Law enforcement canine exercises on the occasion of the U.S. Park Police "K-9 Graduation"

010726-F-6655M-012. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

031213M-6237R-012. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Field Training Officer Jonathan Stephens and Police Officer Pete Allen with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Police Department discuss operations Jan. 31, 2023, at Gate 20 at Fort McCoy, Wis. Both were out working on a morning with frigid below-zero temperatures. They were among many officers working in cold weather and among the many Fort McCoy police officers who work around the clock protecting the installation no matter what the weather brings.

San Paulo is one of the most violent cities in the world. Here, a man killed and found in a plastic bag by the police in the center city

Col. Joyce Storm, 37 Training Group commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Thaddeus Gravely, 37 Training Group Senior Enlisted Leader, clean the military working dog kennels April 7, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Storm and Gravely prioritize leadership by example, often taking part in the squadrons' daily activities.

GREAT LAKES, Il. (May 12, 2022) Naval Station Great Lakes' Sailors demonstrate the dangers for drunk driving using specialty goggles and tricycles withthe Lake Villa Police Department during the command's Summer Safety Standdown. Mishap and fatality rates historically spike during the summer, and to ensure Sailors and Marines are safe, the Navy and Marine Corps designate Memorial Day through Labor Day as the 101 Critical Days of Summer. The 101 Critical Days of Summer safety campaign provides relevant and timely information to educate all hands on summer mishap trends and assist in mitigating risks associated with common off-duty mishaps.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Operation Blue Roof Quality Assurance specialists gather before the sun comes up at the Emergency Operation Center - Forward in Sarasota, FL for the daily brief before heading into the field, October 9, 2022. The QA specialists are critical to the Blue Roof mission, conducting the initial assessments, clearing the way for installations, and ensuring the installations were done according to specifications. Operation Blue Roof purpose is to provide homeowners and permanently occupied rental properties in disaster areas with fiber-reinforced sheeting to cover their damaged roofs until arrangements can be made for permanent repairs.

Police Officer Arresting Suspect

A simulated intruder is handcuffed by 374th Security Forces Squadron during a gate runner training scenario at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct.13, 2022. The training scenario was part of the Samurai Readiness Inspection Exercise, which is aimed at testing 374th Airlift Wing Airmens capabilities to respond at a moments notice.

970225-F-0994L-007. Complete Scene Caption: Loadmaster SENIOR AIRMAN Tommy Cramshaw of the 61st Airlift Squadron (AS) from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, clarifies the upload amount needing transport to Tuzla Air Base (AB), Bosnia. The Green Hornets are deployed to Ramstein AB, Germany, for a 100-day Temporary Duty (TDY) tour assisting Operation JOINT GUARD (previously Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR). Flying C-130 Hercules every day to the Former Yugoslav region (primarily Tuzla) they pick up and deliver cargo and passengers in support of JOINT GUARD. Tuzla is the dispersion and collection point for supplies, vehicles and personnel. JOINT GUARD enforces the Dayton Peace Accords and with multi-national allies continues to monitor the militaries of the former warring factions and provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Police Officer

Five SWAT team members taking position

Police Officers Crouching Behind Police Car With Guns Drawn

Spc. Nathaniel Miska completes an unknown distance ruck march near Lynchburg, Tennessee, July 29, 2022, as part of the National Best Warrior Competition. Miska and Sgt. Carlson placed first in both the Minnesota and Region IV Best Warrior Competition, securing their spot in this National Competition. Fourteen National Guard Soldiers are competing in the All-Guard National Best Warrior Competition July 24-29, 2022, primarily at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee.(Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Gregory Knight (right), Vermont National Guard adjutant general, and Republic of Austria Lt. Gen. Erich Csitkovits (left), training director and commandant, National Defence Academy, watch soldiers perform room clearing at the urban training facility Angererdorf, Republic of Austria, July 20, 2022. The visit is following the signing of the letter of intent between the Vermont National Guard and Republic of Austria outlining the intent of their state partnership under the National Guard Bureaus State Partnership Program.

Action: Policeman prepared to fire (MR)

051007-A-5563H-044. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: B Btry 1/160th FA

Joint Security, Law enforcement, fire and emergency services exercise

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with members of the U.S. Park Police Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team on hand for the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade along Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C.

CBPs Special Response Team (SRT) support FEMAs Urban Search and Rescue mission in the Ft Myers region after Hurricane Ian deviated the are.Photo by Rob Brisley

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a security officer monitors the area after a backhoe inadvertently struck a natural gas line at around 8:40 a.m. EST in the area north of the Multi Function Facility (MFF). As a precaution, personnel were evacuated from Orbiter Processing Facilities 1 and 2, the MFF, Processing Control Center and Operations Support Building (OSB) I. All traffic was blocked on the Saturn Causeway near the facilities. There were no injuries or damage to any facilities and personnel were allowed back into their buildings before mid-day and the roadway open to traffic.

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Return - 26-HK-118-33. Hurricane Katrina

060511-N-1113S-001. Base: Naval Air Facility, Atsugi Country: Japan (JPN)

050119-F-4177H-035. Base: Katunayake Country: Sri Lanka (LKA)

A Naval Air Station Kingsville training evaluator observes a security officer maintaining a supporting position while other officers take a simulated gate runner into custody.The training exercise was part of Exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2023, designed to test the readiness of Navy security forces.

Security guard in alleyway pursuit with guard dog

U.S. Air National Guard Soldier, Spc. Isaiah Clark, assigned to the Ohio National Guards HHC 1-148th Infantry Regiment - 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, loads food into a vehicle during a drive through food distribution event, at the Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank in Toledo, Ohio, May 9, 2020. More than 700 Ohio National Guard and Ohio Military Reserve members were activated to provide humanitarian missions in support of Operation Steady Resolve COVID-19 relief efforts, continuing The Ohio National Guards long history of supporting humanitarian efforts throughout Ohio and the nation. More than 5 million pounds of food have been distributed from food banks throughout the state in support of COVID-19 relief efforts. To date, the Ohio National Guard has assisted in the distribution of more than 9.9 million pounds of food and pantry items to Ohioans in need. Air National Guard

Public Affairs - Department of Defense - 26-HK-417-8. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-379-44. Hurricane Katrina

Two male police officers place a suspect who is handcuffed and under arrest in the back seat of a patrol car.

French soldiers, part of the international military force supporting the Rwandan relief effort, stand guard at the airport. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Pima County, Arizona's border area with Mexico, where he joined U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel for meetings, tours, flights, inspections

Coast Guard National Strike Force members scan Pine Island, Florida for people in need on Oct. 1, 2022. The National Strike Force team in Southwest Florida assisted over 50 people in the Fort Myers area.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-397-6. Hurricane Katrina

010921-F-8619S-001. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Salt Lake City Iap State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

010911-A-5399B-003. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

Animals - 26-HK-58-69. Personnel carrying alligator wrapped in blanket in parking lot2. Hurricane Katrina

Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-144-269. Hurricane Katrina

Air Force Office Special Investigations Agent Jeff Polanco, forensic science consultant, shows attendees at training how to look at every aspect of a scene for investigation purposes at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Oct. 21, 2022.

Berlin police officers from the motorbike squadron during a column ride at the Berlin police open day, 11/09/2016

Annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally "Ride for Freedom"--on behalf of the Prisoners of War-Missing in Action (POW/MIA) cause--through Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among the participants

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-29. CGC Dauntless -- Coast Guardsman and civilian in interior of commercial vessel --- 050928. Hurricane Katrina

Aircrafts - Sand Baggers - 26-HK-57-103. Military personnel preparing sand bag on waterfront, near other sand bags--050929. Hurricane Katrina

DF-ST-87-07715. Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

BETHESDA, Md. (Dec. 26, 2012) Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Joseph Pille stands guard duty at the North Gate at Naval Support Activity Bethesda. Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Uniformed Services University and Navy Medicine Professional Development Center, as well as additional military medical commands, are based at Bethesda.

Police officer holding drug packages found in secret compartment of a car

LOS ANGELES (May 26, 2022) - Sailors, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), volunteer at the Veterans Affairs hospital during LA Fleet Week 22, May 26. LAFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America's sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of Los Angeles and its surrounding areas.

covid-19 emergency, carabinieri checks during the lockdown, legnano, italy

First responders carry away simulated shooting victim Staff Sgt. Kristina Grafton, 436th Operational Support Squadron executive assistant, to an awaiting Delaware State Police helicopter near Maj. George S. Welch Elementary and Dover Air Base Middle Schools during an active shooter exercise at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 14, 2022. Team Dover first responders worked with community agencies to neutralize the simulated active shooter, secure the scene, rescue hostages, care for the injured and recover casualties.

Nightwatch patrolman with handgun

US Capitol police on alert after the Capitol was evacuated in the threat of an airplane that was on a course towards the Capitol. The plane changed course.

Coast Guard National Strike Force members scan Pine Island, Florida for people in need on Oct. 1, 2022. The National Strike Force team in Southwest Florida assisted over 50 people in the Fort Myers area.

9/11 Memorial. New York Terrorist Attack. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Reliance Center Commodities Staging Site Rolls Out at Daybreak.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Brandon Paro and Master-at-Arms 3 rd Class Colten Harley respond to a simulated gate-runner during Exercise Citadel Pacific 2022 (CP22) at Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo Aug. 16, 2022. CP22 is an annual exercise that is not in response to any specific real-world threat but is used to evaluate the readiness of fleet and installation security programs.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Thayer (right), a facility inspector from Coast Guard Sector Anchorages Marine Safety Task Force (MSTF), speaks with local community members during a facility inspection in Noorvik, Alaska, July 9, 2022. The primary goal of facility inspections is to ensure public safety and protection of the marine environment. Repairs are expensive, and failure of these facilities could negatively impact remote Alaskan villages and potentially leave them unable to heat their homes and schools, operate their vehicles, and continue their way of life. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Melissa E. F. McKenzie.

U.S. Park Police motorcycle unit on hand for annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting officers, inspecting vehicles, and participating in the motorcylce procession

U.S. Park Police motorcycle unit on hand for annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting officers, inspecting vehicles, and participating in the motorcylce procession

U.S. Air Force aeromedical evacuation crews, along with local emergency medical personnel, assist Libyan fighters off a C-17 at Boston Logan Airport Oct. 29. At the request of the Department of State and directed by the Secretary of Defense, the U.S. military is supporting U.S. and international medical assistance efforts in Libya. Specifically, the U.S. Air Force transported 22 wounded Libyans to Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Salem, Mass.

of 2