Logistics and Equipment Offloading

Scenes of military logistics operations, highlighting vehicles, equipment unloading, and preparation for training exercises in different locations.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group offload equipment from the MV Cape Henry (T-AKR-5067) in preparation for Balikatan 23 at the Port of Subic Bay, Philippines, April 3, 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 of shared experiences.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group offload equipment from the MV Cape Henry (T-AKR-5067) in preparation for Balikatan 23 at the Port of Subic Bay, Philippines, April 3, 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 of shared experiences.

980616-F-2907C-050. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 1ST Mobile Aerial Port Squadron push a pallet from a K-Loader onto the cargo ramp of a C-130 Hercules aircraft. The cargo is being loaded in preparation for a mass airdrop exercise. Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030201-M-7031A-022. Base: Subic Bay Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. David Mejia, a loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, guides U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mitchell Bradley, a munitions systems crew chief with 3rd Munitions Squadron, during exercise Kodiak Mace 22, at Elmendorf Air Force base, Alaska, May 10, 2022. This annual exercise is designed to develop unit-level skills, work with joint forces, and maintain a high level of squadron readiness.

U.S. Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. Kari Nettle is promoted to Chief Master Sgt. during a ceremony at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio, March 4, 2023. Nettle currently serves as the Senior Enlisted Leader of the 121st Force Support Squadron.

DF-ST-87-05598. Subject Operation/Series: JACK FROST "79 Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

960829-F-2829R-003. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lester Dean, a ground transportation specialist assigned to the Ohio National Guards 180th Fighter Wing, moves cargo during a training exercise at the 180FW in Swanton, Ohio, Aug. 5, 2022. During the exercise, Airmen across the wing demonstrate the ability prepare and deploy mission-ready aircraft and equipment.

Sailors assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) weapons department transport ammunition during an ammunition onload on the flight deck, Sept. 25, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and workups for a scheduled deployment this fall.

221010-N-XN177-1034 MANILA, Philippines (Oct. 10, 2022) - Aviation Support Equipment Technician 2nd Class Tyrell Tompkins, from Cedar Springs, Michigan, operates a forklift after amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) moored in Manila, Philippines for a scheduled port visit Oct. 10, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Soldiers with the 1-265th Air Defense Artillery (ADA) work with civilians to pack an Light Medium Tactical Vehicle (LMTV) full of food, water and tarps for mobile distribution in Englewood, Fla. Oct. 5, 2022. Over 6,000 service members were activated in response to the natural disaster along with both military and civilian support from out-of-state locations.

A U.S. Air Force maintainer assigned to the 22nd Air Maintenance Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, prepares to conduct maintenance on a KC-135 Stratotanker during RED FLAG Alaska 23-1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 11, 2022. The Indo-Pacific is a top priority for the United States and the DoD; exercises like RF-A display a commitment to ensuring U.S. forces are capable and ready to face the evolving challenges in the region.

Airmen from the 705th Munitions Squadron load a convoy with assets at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Aug. 30, 2022. Convoy operations are essential to the strategic deterrence and global security mission by providing safe transportation of munitions. (Airman 1st Class Alexander Nottingham)

040116-F-6449C-018. Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-119-49. Hurricane Katrina

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130H Hercules loadmaster directs a forklift during Cope North 24 at Northwest Field, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 16, 2024. Exercising agile combat employment capabilities enables personnel to be prepared to respond to crisis and contingency situations and employ life-saving care. Air Force

Airman 1st Class Jake Gaffney, 332d Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Individual Protective Equipment personnel, pulls a crate of ballistic plates for shipment at an undisclosed location, Southwest Asia, Nov. 11, 2022. These plates must be regularly shipped to testing facilities to ensure their structural integrity and continued effectiveness in body armor.

DN-ST-85-02014. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Levi Dube, a platoon sergeant with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, levels terrain for artillery position during Exercise Rolling Thunder at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 21, 2022. This exercise is a 10th Marines-led live fire artillery event that tested the units abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Mackenzie Addicks with the 378th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, manuevers cargo with a tractor trailer, Jan. 12, 2023, at King Fahad Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The 378th Air Expeditionary Wing conducted an Agile Combat Employment training operation in coordination with Royal Saudi Air Force partners to help forge a resolute partnership and deter regional aggressors.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Pierson, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation operator, bottom, trains Airman 1st Class Josephine Bock, 386th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron shift supervisor, on how to operate a telehandler during Operation Agile Spartan III at an undisclosed location, September 7, 2022. Airmen from multiple squadrons received training on how to operate forklifts, aircraft bomb loaders, and other skills on how to download an aircraft as quick as possible.

110605-A-6297J-011 DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. - Members of the South Dakota National guard unload a 2,000 pound helibag filled with sand onto a Heavy Expanded Mobility Truck at the Helibase site at North Sioux City, S.D. on Sunday, June 5, 2011. Soldiers of the 153rd Forward Support Company out of Parkston, and the 1742nd Transportation Company, Sioux Falls, are delivering helibags to various locations along the primary levee being constructed at Dakota Dunes. This levee is slated to be 1,100 feet above sea level when completed. (SDNG

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Earl Calloway, 378th Air Expeditionary Squadron Quick Reaction Team, unloads critical supplies off a U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III aircraft in support of a USAID-led humanitarian mission at Sukkur Airport, Pakistan, Sep. 10, 2022. USAID leads the U.S. Government's international development and disaster assistance, helping people emerge from humanitarian crises, such as the catastrophic flooding currently plaguing Pakistan.

A mobile hydraulic crane stands by as members of the 51st Tactical Fighter Wing crash recovery crew prepare an F-16c Fighter Falcon aircraft for lifting. The aircraft ran off the runway while making an emergency landing. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030411-M-9106S-041. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

030415-F-1631A-003. Base: Camp Sarafovo, Burgas State: Bourgas Country: Bulgaria (BGR)

The 124th Civil Engineer Squadron prepares Gowen Field for flight operations Jan. 7, 2023, in Boise, Idaho. CES Airmen monitor weather reports throughout the week and report to the base when inclement weather is slated to affect flight operations and installation work.

Red Cross Worker at . Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Readiness Challenge VIII participants from U.S. Air Forces in Europe's 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, take part in the airfield fiber reinforced polymer matting event April 19, 2022, at the Silver Flag Exercise 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.

030215-M-4419R-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Bryan Garofolo, right, a ground support equipment (GSE) mechanic with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 26, and Norwegian GSE technicians with the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program, move a heavy maintenance crane at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, March 28, 2023. U.S. Marines trained with Norwegian GSE technicians on support equipment to become certified as Collateral Duty Inspectors and increase interoperability with NATO allies. MALS-26 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

Emergency Planning and Security - Cookstown, N. J. , March 20, 2012 Michael Anama, FEMA Region III Logistics and Incident Management Assistance Team (IMAT) member loads a FEMA van onto a C-17 aircraft with guidance/instruction from flight crew members from the 621st Contingency Response Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. .. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

040424-F-3118M-048. Base: Bradley Air National Guard Base State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers from the California Army National Guards 649th Engineer Company work to reroute water flow from the San Ysidro Creek inside the Randall Road Debris Basin, Jan. 13, 2023, in Montecito, California, as part of the states storm response. The basin is in the same area where a deadly mudflow hit the town five years ago this week. The engineers are supporting the Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management through the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services.

Mark Bramman, 90th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance craftsman, drives a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle into the maintenance bay before performing a limited technical inspection on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Oct 25, 2022. The 90 LRS is tasked with preparing the next generation of security forces vehicles sent to protect the 90th Missile Wings ICBM system as part of Air Force Global Strike Commands priority to modernize.

011031-F-5795G-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Orion boilerplate test vehicle is being offloaded from the USS San Diego at the U.S. Naval Base San Diego in California. Orion was transported in the ships well deck about 100 miles offshore for an underway recovery test. NASA and the U.S. Navy conducted tests to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module, forward bay cover and parachutes on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, hardware and personnel in open waters. During the testing, the tether lines were unable to support the tension caused by crew module motion that was driven by wave turbulence in the well deck of the ship. NASA and the U.S. Navy are reviewing the testing data collected to evaluate the next steps. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program was conducting the recovery tests. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explor

An airman directs a K-loader with a pallet of flour as it backs up the C-130 ramp. The complete up-load takes no longer than 30 minutes for the members of 62nd Aerial Port Squadron. The C-130 is to be flown to Sarajevo to deliver food and day to day necessities to the war-torn people of Bosnia. Operation Provide Promise is in its second year. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

ROTC Cadet Cullen Wilkes is studying Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Military and Science at the University of Alabama. He participated in a three-week internship at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) where he got a crash course in developmental testing.

011204-F-7910D-025. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Combat Command

U.S. Air Force service members assigned to the 612th Air Base Squadron unload cargo from a C-5M Super Galaxy assigned to Travis Air Force Base, California, Aug. 26, 2022, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, as part of the Denton Cargo Program. Joint Task Force-Bravo and the 612th Air Base Squadron support the Denton Cargo Program, which in this shipment delivered 36 pallets of medical supplies and equipment providing much needed supplies to our partners across Central America. Soto Cano Air Base has the only C-5 capable U.S.-operated runway in the region.

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, secure a pallet on Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 20, 2023. III MSB sent a small quartering party to prepare the main body movement prior to Bushido Strike 23, a training event in South Korea where III MSB will conduct their Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation to validate its mission essential tasks to provide combat service support, security and administrative services to III Marine Expeditionary Force.

010930-N-3560G-010. Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Kitty Hawk

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Troy Lowe, an Air Transportation SPECIALIST from 721st Air Mobility Operations Group, directs a 60K aircraft loader into position to receive a massive pallet containing a US Army 950B bucket loader that will later be secured and air dropped from an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, in support of the multinational training exercise VENETO RESCUE 01, in northeast Italy and Slovenia. Veneto Rescue is an exercise that helps to train military units to conduct the safe evacuation of non-combatant civilians and other designated evacuates from a country or a region that has the potential for hostilities or danger. This type of .... Complete Scene Caption: US Air Force Senior Airman Troy Lowe, an Air Transportation Specialist from 721st Air Mobility Operations Group, directs a 60K aircraft loader into position to receive a massive pallet containing a US Army 950B bucket loader that will later be secured and air dropped from an Air

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

221005-M-VR919-1051 (October 6, 2022) California State Guard Chief Warrant Officer 3 James Lamb, a communications officer with Cal Guard Maritime, ground guides boats in support of Humanitarian Assistance Village load in during San Francisco Fleet Week 2022 at Marine Green, California, Oct. 6, 2022. SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience Americas 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 the city and its surrounding areas.

DF-ST-89-00368. Base: Indian Springs Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040710-F-5550W-005. Subject Operation/Series: ORE Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force personnel at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, load firefighting equipment onto a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft bound for Israel, Dec. 4, 2010,. The U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) routinely provides foreign humanitarian assistance in times of crisis, and is working to help Israel control and extinguish the wildfires.

051013-A-1327A-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Islamabad Country: Pakistan (PAK) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF-76

Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, hosted a Recruiting Exposition on Armed Forces Day. Members of the 127th Wing Squadrons showed their Employers and guests who are interested in joining the Air National Guard, about dealing with munitions. Base: Selfridge Air Natl Guard Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A decommissioned F-16D fighter jet is prepared to be lifted during a Crash Damage or Disabled Aircraft Recovery training exercise, June 11, 2022, at the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum, Lower Township, New Jersey. Members of the 177th Fighter Wing, the 108th Wing, the 305th Air Mobility Wing, and the 150th Special Operations Squadron were provided the training opportunity to recover a simulated downed aircraft in the event of a forced landing. (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Airman 1st Class Darion Boyd)

020103-F-7964B-037. Base: Fort Smith State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Alaska Air National Guardsmen of 144th Airlift Squadron and 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron load relief supplies bound for Nome Sept. 30, 2022, on a C-17 Globemaster III. 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 Dana Rosso)

030408-M-6910K-034. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Viper Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A 374th Civil Engineer Squadron Airman uses a compact track loader with a saw attached to cut concrete during the annual Samurai Readiness Inspection at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 14, 2022. The 374th CES Airmen used a variety of methods and tools to remove damaged concrete, prior to filling the hole utilizing the Rapid Airfield Damage Repair method.

Members from the 159th Civil Engineering Squadron perform an emergency night runway repair at the 159th Fighter Wing's 1995 Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970325-F-0994L-007. Complete Scene Caption: Cargo destined for Tuzla AB, Bosnia, sits on the ramp at Ramstein Air Base (AB) prior to uploading. The 61st Airlift Squadron (AS) of Little Rock AFB, Arkansas, is deployed to Ramstein AB, Germany for a 100 day Temporary Duty (TDY) tour assisting The tail of a C-130 Hercules from 61st Airlift Squadron (AS) of Little Rock AFB, Arkansas, is deployed to Ramstein AB, Germany, for a 100 day Temporary Duty (TDY) tour assisting Operation JOINT GUARD (previously Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR). Flying C-130s every day to the Former Yugoslav region (primarily Tuzla) they pick up and deliver cargo and passengers in support of JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD is the multi-national peacekeeping mission that 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)

DF-ST-89-05946. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Air Force Airman helps setup for the Thunder and Lightning over Arizona at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 23, 2023. Thunder and Lightning over Arizona is an open house airshow for community members to be involved with and learn about the mission at DM.

U.S. Air Force aircraft fuel systems specialists assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, train with their hydrazine emergency response trailer at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 25, 2022. If an F-16CJ Fighting Falcons engine ever fails in flight itll be flooded with hydrazine to buy the pilot about 17 more minutes to decide their jet's fate, if they choose to land or crash land the hydrazine needs to be neutralized before the jet can be saved. (U.S. Air Force photo Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)

Coast Guard Relief Assistance - 26-HK-292-41. Hurricane Katrina

The 96th Maintenance Groups Airmen show off their jammer driving skills through a twisting and turning course April 8 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The jammer competition was one of many activities surrounding the groups annual awards ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

A U.S. Airman with the 535th Airlift Squadron loads luggage into a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III in preparation to depart for Bougainville III at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 11, 2024. Bougainville III is a 3d Littoral Combat Team live-fire exercise focused on decentralized operations to prepare the battalion to command and control forces from dispersed locations.

Airmen assigned to the 819th RED HORSE Squadron from Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., pave a parking lot at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., June 12, 2012. The Air Force saved approximately $300,000 by using the RED HORSE team instead of a civilian contractor.

061216-N-5758H-018. Base: Al Taqaddum Country: Iraq (IRQ)

221121-N-MD461-2042 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 21, 2022) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Brodey Hutcheson, a native of Trent, Texas, operates a forklift loaded with weapon guidance systems while Airman Erick Sanchez, a native of Oceanside, Calif., walks alongside as a safety observer in the hangar bay of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego.

U.S. Air Force Airmenassigned to IncirlikAir Base offload a field hospitalto aid the victims of thedevastating earthquakes inTürkiye at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, Feb. 22, 2023. The field hospital wasdelivered by a Boeing 747 aircraft from Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia to Incirlik on February 22.

British soldiers unload connexes from the Russian commercial ship Vladimir Vaslyaev. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Split Country: Croatia (HRV)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, ground guide a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle at Sa Kaeo Province, Thailand, Feb. 19, 2024, in preparation for the upcoming annual Joint Exercise Cobra Gold 2024. 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. Army

Reserve Citizen Airman from the 48th Aerial Port Squadron load cargo onto a Hawaii Air National Guard KC-135R, 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, during an Unit Training Assemble, Nov. 5, 2022. Total Force Integration improve connections and strengthens relationships between different components of the Air Force performing a common mission.

011006-F-0148C-007. Base: Tulsa International Airport State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Thomas Rodgers, a heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), drives a heavy lift forklift to unload supplies from a truck during Steel Knight 23 on Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Nov. 30, 2022. The exercise provides 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing with the opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver. Rodgers is a native of New York City.

Airmen from the 134th Air Refueling Wing's Civil Engineer Squadron prepare to depart to assist with natural disaster relief operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. The Cat 4 storm devastated the region as it moved across the state of Florida, leaving many without power, water and shelter.

030201-M-7031A-044. Base: Subic Bay Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines

U.S. Sailor Electronics Technician Navigation Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Gielczyk, assigned to Assault Craft Unit Five, Landing Craft Air Cushion 73 (LCAC-73), assists with rear navigation of a fueling vehicle on LCAC-73 as part of Project Convergence 2022 (PC22) at Camp Pendleton, California on Oct. 11, 2022. During PC22 many systems will be tested to determine how future command and control capabilities can be intergrated with all-service multi-national partners.

An F-22 Raptor assigned to the 53rd Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, idles while researchers from the 711th Human Performance Wing spray wintergreen-scented oil into the intakes prior to testing at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 17, 2022. This test is part of a larger Department of Defense effort to evaluate cockpit environmental conditions after a simulated chemical weapon attack.

A cart of oxygen tanks is offloaded in preparation for Checkered Flag 22-2 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, May 4, 2022. Checkered Flag is a large-force aerial exercise held at Tyndall which fosters readiness and interoperability through the incorporation of 4th- and 5th-generation aircraft during air-to-air combat training. The 22-2 iteration of the exercise was held May 9-20, 2022.

030124-F-9032T-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

030202-M-5753Q-007. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

Logisticians from multiple Southern European Task Force -Africa units including the 839th Transportation Battalion, the 173rd Airborne Brigade, the 207th Military Intelligence Brigade, and the 23rd Modular Ordnance Ammunition Company all worked together at the Port of Livorno, Italy to upload the Military Sealift Command Vessel, USNS Yuma. The equipment will transit from locations across Europe to Agadir, Morocco as part of exercise African Lion 22, Livorno, Italy, May 29, 2022.

The Civil Engineering Squadron of the 147th Attack Wing on Joint Reserve Base Ellington, TX board onto a C-130 jet for mission-ready airman training in Pennsylvania. The Connecticut National Guard piloted the flight for the unit. (Texas Air National Guard Photo by Airman First Class Asiah Phillips) (Photo enhanced to emphasize the subject.)

020404-F-2021H-009. Base: RAF Lakenheath Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

DF-ST-85-13213. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER Base: Rotterdam Airport Country: Netherlands / Holland (NLD)

A confiscated Serbian 37MM Automatic Anti-aircraft Gun M1939, awaiting destruction, sits in the HHC, 1ST Brigade Combat Team motor pool, Camp Kime, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Camp Kime Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Devien Locke, an engineer equipment operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, operates a Tractor, Rubber-Tired, Articulated Steering, Multi-Purpose vehicle at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 24, 2022. Locke, a native of Washington, District of Columbia, graduated from Charles Herbert Flowers High School In 2011 and enlisted out of recruiting substation Largo in 2019. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

Transportation specialists with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center Transportation Division and Soldiers with the 107th Support Maintenance Company of the Wisconsin National Guard unload Army vehicles and equipment July 20, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., from railcars on the cantonment area at the installation. The 107th had 24 railcars full of equipment and vehicles returning from a training deployment.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ashlyn Martin, 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron Supply apprentice, guides Staff Sgt. Jade McKeirnan, 628th LRS Individual Protective Equipment supervisor, through safety checks during forklift training at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, June 2, 2022. The training compliments the multi-capable Airman initiative, an initiative designed to teach Airmen basic skills that are outside of their normal jobs to better equip them while they are deployed.

041207-M-3658J-002. Base: Camp Taqaddum State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CSSC-115

050901-F-8963H-061. Base: Naval Air Station, New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030204-M-5150A-017. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ta Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. George Anzures, an engineer equipment mechanic with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, build obstacles during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 12, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

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