Military Cargo Operations

Images depict military personnel handling cargo on aircraft and ships. Various operations include loading and unloading supplies, showcasing teamwork and logistical efforts in support of missions.

A U.S. Air Force Airman with 735th Air Mobility Squadron offloads equipment from a U.S. Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy in support of oil-spill response operations at Subic Bay International Airport, Philippines, March 26, 2023. The Exercise Balikatan 23 Joint Mobility Coordination Cell enabled timely delivery of equipment to assist the Philippine Government in cleaning affected areas in Mindoro, Philippines. 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.

While on station in support of NATO Operation Allied Force the aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) receives stores from the USS Arctic (AOE 8) (not shown). ROOSEVELT and it's embarked air wing are participating in air strikes over the former Yugoslavia in support of the NATO Operation Allied Force. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Country: Adriatic Sea

DF-ST-87-00614. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Air Force Airman with 735th Air Mobility Squadron offloads equipment from a U.S. Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy in support of oil-spill response operations at Subic Bay International Airport, Philippines, March 26, 2023. The Exercise Balikatan 23 Joint Mobility Coordination Cell enabled timely delivery of equipment to assist the Philippine Government in cleaning affected areas in Mindoro, Philippines. 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.

A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules Load Master from the 36th Airlift Squadron and 374th Aerial Port Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, unload cargo at Misawa Air Base, Japan in support of Operation Tomodachi. As part of Operation Tomodachi, the United States military has humanitarian assistance capabilities positioned in the affected region that are supporting emergency relief efforts at the request of the government of Japan.

220126-N-LI768-1079APRA HARBOR, Guam (Jan. 26, 2022) - A mobicon traverses into position to pick up a milvan from Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit (EODMU) 5 in the mission bay of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16). The milvan was onloaded to showcase the interoperability with EODMU equipment and the Independence-variant LCS. Tulsa, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Devin M. Langer)

US Navy Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class (AO3) Alvin Toney and Aviation Ordnanceman AIRMAN (AOAN) Irvin Quiles move AIM-9 Sidewinder short range, IR (infrared) air to air missiles across the flight deck of the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). The GEORGE WASHINGTON is deployed to the Persian Gulf in support Operation Southern Watch, 26 December 1997. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73)

120512-N-XK513-116 RED SEA (May 12, 2012) Lebanese Sailors practice visit, board, search and seizure exercises with U.S. Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21). New York is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. New York is deployed participating in exercise Eager Lion 2012. Eager Lion is designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships through a joint, whole-of-government, multinational approach to meet current and future complete national security challenges, including 19 nations from five different continents and more than 11,000 participants.

A U.S. Marine Corps Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement from Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, is lowered onto the U.S. Army Logistics Support Vessel-3 (LSV-3) Gen. Brehon B. Somervell” assigned to the Transportation Company Pacific-Provisional, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, during preparations for exercise Koolendong 22 at Darwin Port, NT, Australia, July 12, 2022. The preparations included the loading of vehicles and equipment onto LSV-3 with the help of U.S. Army Soldiers and members of the Australian Defence Force.

Elias Fowler, a 332nd Security Forces Group field service representative, pulls a lauch cord to release an unmanned aerial vehicle. The Scan Eagle is a remotely piloted aircraft that provides real-time situational awareness and force protection information for Air Force Security Forces expeditionary teams. Mr. Fowler is a native of Transverse City, Mich.

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 23, 2013) Aviation Machinist's Mate 1st Class Samuel Davis, from Chicago, moves an M-197 20 mm gun on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 recently left San Diego for a deployment to the western Pacific region.

Pallets of cargo fly out of a C-130J Hercules, Nov. 7, 2011. A parachute is attached to each pallet allowing a 99 percent accuracy of the airdropped cargo to be recovered undamaged by ground troops needing the supplies.

A ground ejection test is performed on an F-14A Tomcat aircraft armed with an advanced medium range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM) at the Pacific Missile Test Center. Base: Naval Air Station, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Staff Sgt. Rodney McQuirter, of the 41st Aerial Port Squadron, eyes a pallet being loaded onto an 815th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Sept. 10, 2022. McQuirter took part in "Smoked Mullet," an event designed to further the Multi-Capable Airman training Airmen from outside of the aerial transport career received during the 403rd Wing's February Unit Training Assembly.

The Orion test capsule undergoes stationary recovery testing in Norfolk, VA on Aug. 13, 2013. NASA and the U.S Navy led the tests using the USS Arlington...The stationary recovery tests allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, the hardware and the test personnel in a controlled environment. ..During the test, the U.S Navy Dive Team checked the capsule for hazards while sailors from the USS Arlington approached the capsule in inflatable boats, and towed it back to the ships flooded well deck. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

An M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), with shelter attached and pulling a generator, is driven aboard the amphibious assault ship USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA-3). The vessel is transporting equipment of the 25th Infantry Division to the island of Kauai as part of Task Force Garden Isle, a joint military disaster relief effort being conducted in the aftermath of Hurricane Iniki. Subject Operation/Series: GARDEN ISLE Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Three US Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's (MEU), waits to exit the rear of the USS Essex (LHD 2) for a training mission. The US Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit spent two months participating in various training operations on and off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Sasebo, Japan, Pohang, Korea, and Hong Kong, China. Base: USS Exxes (LHD 2) State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

220611-N-TO573-1080 IONIAN SEA (June 11, 2022) Deck department Sailors hoist pallets in the hangar bay of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a replenishment-at-sea with USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), June 11, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests.

DN-SC-89-02638. Subject Operation/Series: WEST WIND 88 Base: USS Forrestal (CV 59) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A simulated cruise missile target prepares to launch for a demonstration of the U.S. Army MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missiles capability to target and engage threats using radar data from a U.S. Air Force F-35A aircraft in support of Valiant Shield 22 on Palau, June 15, 2022. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 22, 2018) A Sailor organizes ordnance on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and its carrier strike group are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region.

U.S. Air Force personnel from the 146th Airlift Wing load the U.S. Forest Service's Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) inside a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft attached to the 115th Airlift Squadron at the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme, California, Apri 21, 2022. MAFFS is a portable fire retardant delivery system that can be inserted into an aircraft, temporarily converting it into a fire fighting airtanker that can lay retardant lines to help control wildfires. The MAFFS program has been a partnership between the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of Defense since the early 1970s.

240211-N-OQ442-1052LARNACA, Cyprus (Feb. 11, 2024) Deck Department Sailors, assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), heave mooring lines while the ship pulls into Larnaca, Cyprus, Feb. 11. Bataan is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S. allied and partner interests. Navy

A forklift is used to move packages which will be loaded aboard a Fleet Logistic Support Squadron 30 (CRV-30) C-2A Greyhound carrier on-board delivery (COD) aircraft for delivery during PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Dressed in chemical warfare gear, members of the 436th Military Airlift Wing use a K-loader to off-load cargo from a C-5A Galaxy aircraft during a chemical warfare defense equipment test. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

S65-65948 (20 Dec. 1965) --- Gemini-7 (left) and Gemini-6 spacecraft meet up once again, this time at Mayport Naval Station near Jacksonville (Fla.) after unloading Dec. 20, 1965, from the carrier USS Wasp. The two spacecraft accomplished a rendezvous and station keeping exercise in space on Dec. 15.

221025-N-EJ241-1369DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (Oct. 25, 2022) - Sailors assigned to the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS West Virginia (SSBN-736) salute while crossing the brow during a scheduled port visit at U.S. Navy Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia. This port visit to Diego Garcia reflects the United States commitment to the Indo-Pacific region, and complements the many exercises, training, operations, and the other military cooperation activities conducted by Strategic Forces to ensure they are available and ready to operate around the globe at any time. West Virginia is one of six ballistic-missile submarines stationed at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia, and is capable of carrying up to 20 submarine -launched ballistic missiles with multiple warheads.

Pallets of munitions sit aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Travis Air Force Base, California, April 28, 2022. The United States continues to reaffirm its unwavering support for Ukraines sovereignty and territorial integrity. In support of this mission, the 60th Aerial Port Squadron transported the most cargo since 2001 and moved the most munitions since the Vietnam War within a two-week period.

060904-N-9851B-006. State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen from the 51st Munitions Squadron unload guided bomb units (GBU's) during Operational Readiness Exercise Beverly Bulldog 11-01 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 25, 2011. The exercise allows Airmen to practice their daily job at a wartime pace.

Fire Controlman First Class (FT1) Jeffery A. Girard closes the door on the number one torpedo tube while a first class torpedoman conducts an inventory of weapons on board the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS LOUISVILLE (SSN-724). A training torpedo is secured to the starboard bulkhead. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Larry Webb, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II crew chief, raises an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Dec. 30, 2013. After spending a certain amount of time in the air, the A-10s must receive routine maintenance. Webb is deployed from the 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., and a native of Canton, Ga.

DN-SD-03-12261. Base: Lingshui Air Field State: Hainan Country: China (CHN) Scene Major Command Shown: USPACOM

A British Bedford 4x4 truck is offloaded from a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft at Grootfontein Logistics Base. Trucks and other equipment transported by the Galaxy will be used by Finnish United Nations troops acting as a peacekeeping force in Namibia. Country: Namibia (NAM)

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Juan Vigil, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni harbor operations chief, and U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Ramy Teriak, the MCAS Iwakuni head logistics officer, observe the docking of the high-speed transport vessel USNS Guam (T-HST-1) at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, August 24, 2022, as part of Exercise Orient Shield 22. Orient Shield is the largest annual bilateral field training exercise in Japan between the U.S. Army and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. With both its air and sea facilities, MCAS Iwakuni is uniquely positioned to support the dynamic employment of forces across the Indo-Pacific area of operations.

Vehicles prepared at the A / B vehicle cover of the Amphibious transport ship Hr.Ms. Rotterdam (1998-)

DF-ST-85-12511. Base: Palmdale State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A rear view of an AGM-86 air-launched cruise missile loaded on a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft wing pylon. Country: Unknown

Boarding armored vehicles A / B of the amphibious transport ship Hr.Ms. Rotterdam (1998-)

020403-N-0401E-005. Base: Uss Germantown (LSD 42) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Germantown (LSD-42)

U.S. Air Force loadmaster Senior Airman Josh Faust, left, straps container delivery system bundles to the floor of a C-17 Globemaster III, while loadmaster Staff Sgt. Gabriel Reams, center, and pilot Capt. Dave Goodale hold the bundles in place at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 27, 2010. The crew released the bundles over Afghanistan, resupplying the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force with food, water and fuel. Captain Goodale, Sergeant Reams and Airman Faust are assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron.

DM-ST-86-07489. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020508-N-6077T-012. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: JOINT VENTURE (HSV X1)

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The USS Anchorage has docked at Naval Base San Diego after completion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean. The Orion boilerplate test vehicle is being offloaded from the well deck of the ship. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy conducted the test on the Orion boilerplate test vehicle to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters.The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is sched

010402-N-8500S-028. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ 2001 Base: Uss Anchorage (LSD 36) Scene Major Command Shown: FLTCOMBATCAMGRUPAC

U.S. Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron put out fires on both sides of an aircraft during a live drill at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 27, 2022. ARFF conducts monthly fire training exercises to ensure the Marines develop and maintain familiarity, confidence, and proficiency with their equipment.

US Navy (USN) Sailors with the amphibious transport dock USS DUBUQUE (LPD 8) get underway to a new location, in support of exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2002. Base: Port Of Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) belonging to the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) is loaded onto a ship at the Port of Savannah. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '97 Base: Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020301-F-9796L-067. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

COL Styer administers the re-enlistment oath to SSGT Jerry Johnson as they stand atop a shelter on an OE-222 antenna. Base: Fort Monmouth State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-03926. Subject Operation/Series: INTENSE LOOK Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-90-11026. Base: Rock Island Arsenal State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030320-N-4142G-002. Base: USS Constellation (CV 64)

Red Sea, September 3, 2013 - Aviation Ordnancemen push ordnance across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz.

060206-N-1464F-004. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen from the 176th and 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons secure an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter and equipment on a 144th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III in preparation to transport the helicopter to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richadson, Alaska. The Pave Hawk experienced a malfunction after completing a medevac mission in Western Alaska. The aircraft landed safely at the Alaska Army National Guard hangar in Bethel after the mission but was unable to complete the trip back to JBER. The ability to seamlessly transition from rescue operations to global mobility provides the 176th Wing with a strategic edge, showcasing the Wings commitment to agile combat employment and effectiveness when handling complex situations, both within the state and across the globe. (Alaska National Guard

Volunteers prepare the flightline for Aviation Nation 2022 Nov. 3, 2022, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The Aviation Nation 2022 air show will be headlined by the world-famous U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds and featured multiple demonstrations including the Aftershock jet truck and a combined arms demo.

A U.S. Navy Sailor assigned to the Strike Fighter Squadron 32 (VFA-32), Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, signals to a forklift operator at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, May 4, 2022. VFA-32 arrived at Tyndall to participate in Checkered Flag 22-2, 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.

111129-N-WP746-338Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (Nov. 29, 2011) The guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Chafee is departing on an independent deployment to the western Pacific in support of the Middle Pacific Surface Combatant (MPSC) deployment concept.

NASAs SpaceX Crew-4 Splashdown. NASA Flight Surgeon Joe Dervay, left, watches as SpaceX teams help members of Crew-4 out of the SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Megan in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, Jessica Watkins, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti are returning after 170 days in space as part of Expeditions 67 and 68 aboard the International Space Station.

001014-N-0424M-010. Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

OAK HARBOR, Wash. (Jan. 30, 2017) Sailors assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 46 load a Mark 54 Lightweight Torpedo onto a P-3C Orion patrol aircraft for a torpedo exercise onboard Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. VP-46 is conducting training exercises to maintain proficiency for their upcoming deployment.

U.S. Navy Sailors with Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE prepare cargo for lift aboard the USNS Seay (T-AKR-302) during exercise Native Fury 22 at Yanbu Commercial Port, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 27, 2022. The focus of Native Fury 22 is to execute a Maritime Prepositioning Force offload in a Western port of Saudi Arabia. MPF operations are the rapid deployment and assembly of a U.S. Marine Air Ground Task Force in a secure using inter-theater airlift and forward-deployed maritime pre-positioning ships.

Sailors of the submarine tender USS HOLLAND (AS-32) line the rails as the ship prepares to dock after 45 days at sea. Base: Apra Harbor State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

221019-N-AN659-2002 Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash. (Oct. 19, 2022) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Steve Sanchez, assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 46, the Grey Knights, controls an aerial lift during a plane-wash at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., Oct. 19, 2022. The P8-A Poseidons are frequently washed to maintain the integrity of the frame and general cleanliness.

220703-N-VJ326-1075 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 3, 2022) - Sailors perform maintenance on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 in the hangar bay of amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), July 03, 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.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 402nd Aircraft Maintenance Group prepare a decommissioned F-15C Eagle assigned to the 125th Fighter Wing for shipment to the "Boneyard" during a TDY to Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, Jan. 29, 2024. The 402nd AMXG provides Programmed Depot Maintenance for the F-15 airframe and is responsible for the repair, modification, reclamation and rework of more than 200 aircraft worldwide. This departure will represent another step in the 125th Fighter Wing's divesture of the F-15C Eagle airframe as it prepares to receive the first batch of F-35 Lightning II aircraft in early 2025. The arrival of the F-35 will equip the wing with the Air Force's most sophisticated fifth-generation fighter, will posture Airmen to meet air superiority and global strike needs for our nation's defense, and will mark the end of the wing's 30-year era flying F-15 fighter jets. Conversion training and infrastructure changes are currently underway to prepare Airmen fo

050302-F-4473M-009. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Hull Technician 3rd Class Nicholas Oswald, seated on bow, and SN Bryan Rocke replace the beading on a 26-foot motor whaleboat from the frigate USS ROBERT E. PEARY (FF-1073). Oswald is a crew member aboard the destroyer tender USS YOSEMITE (AD-19) while Rocke is staioned aboard the ROBERT E. PEARY. Both vessels are deployed to the gulf during maritime interdiction operations. Country: Unknown

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Esteban Rodriguez, a loadmaster from the 729th Airlift Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., directs cargo loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III before a mission in support of Haiti earthquake relief efforts at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Jan. 16, 2010. The aircraft is carrying humanitarian aid along with U.S. Army Soldiers and equipment from the 688th Rapid Port Opening Element, Fort Eustis, Va.

221208-N-RC359-1104 PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 8, 2022) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) Airman Joel Kurzhals, from Saint David, Arizona, directs aircraft elevator operators in the hangar bay of the U. S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during a vertical replenishment with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship, USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10), in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 8. Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 is the U.S. Navy's premiere maritime mobile logistics organization that supports the Seventh Fleet area of operations. Located to Southeast Asia COMLOG WESTPAC in conjunction with Military Sealift Command Far East, logistically supplies the U.S. Navy's deployed units in the Western Pacific along with regional Allies and partners. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports Alliances, partnerships and collec

United States Air Force personnel assigned to the 401st Expeditionary Air Base Group, off load cookies from an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft, out of Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, at Tuzla Air Base in Bosnia and Herzegovina in support of Operation Joint Guard. The cookies, along with other humanitarian supplies will be transported later to the Simin Han Refugee Center (orphanage) in the city of Tuzla. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from HMH-463 Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, that was disassembled so it could be transported to Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, waits to be put back together during Exercise KOA THUNDER 2001 at Anderson Air Force Base. Marines from Aviation Support Element, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, 1ST Marine Air Wing, Okinawa, Japan, and 3rd Marines 7th Battalion, 29 Palms, California, participated in KOA THUNDER on the island of Guam from July 9 to July 14. The purpose of the exercise was to demonstrate the Marine Corps' ability to deploy in the South Pacific from places other than Okinawa, Japan. Subject Operation/Series: KOA THUNDER 2001 Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Air Wing

DF-ST-89-05408. Base: Falcon Air Force Station State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Public tour inside an Airbus Atlas A400M during the Chièvres Air Fest, Chièvres, Belgium, June 25, 2022.

Aircraft attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are stored in first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) hangar bay, Oct. 8, 2022. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) is deployed in the Atlantic Ocean, conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

SEA OF JAPAN (April 14, 2022) Sailors handle line in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a fueling-at-sea with the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 79th Rescue Generation Squadron washes an HC-130J Combat King II at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 14, 2023. The aircraft wash is an intricate two-day process of 12-hour shifts that include cleaning both the inside and outside of the aircraft.

DF-SC-89-04193. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Jennifer Flores, right, from San Antonio, and Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Cindy Le, from Pomona, California, both assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Fords (CVN 78) deck department, operate the sliding padeye in the ships hangar bay to return pallets to the fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) during a replenishment-at-sea, Oct. 17, 2022. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) is deployed in the Atlantic Ocean, conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

SINGAPORE (March 7, 2023) Aviation Machinists Mate 3rd Class Brendon Johnson, left, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35, from Queen Creek, Arizona, guides a main rotor of an MH-60R SeaHawk, attached to HSM 35, off of the helicopter in the hangar bay aboard Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Oakland (LCS 24) in Singapore, March 7, 2023. Oakland, part of Destroyer Squadron 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with Allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Lazaro Robinson, Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge, 332d Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, Fuels Management Flight, wheels an empty liquid oxygen (LOX) servicing cart to a 440-gal. tank to be refueled at an undisclosed location, Southwest Asia, Sept. 26, 2022. The LOX in the service cart will assist rescue aircrews who perform flying duties at higher elevations where the oxygen levels are thinner.

DART Exercise 2002 'Response to Terrorism'

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), close the hangar bay curtains to check for rips and tears aboard the ship, in Newport News, Virginia, April 27, 2022. The John C. Stennis is in Newport News Shipyard working alongside NNS, NAVSEA and contractors conducting Refueling and Complex Overhaul as part of the mission to deliver the warship back in the fight, on time and on budget, to resume its duty of defending the United States.

Sailors from Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1 and NCHB-5 offload sections of modular causeway system from the Military Sealift Command-chartered cargo ship MV Ocean Giant to Soldiers from U.S. Army 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica (JTF-SFA), oversees the activities of the joint services and provides Department of Defense support to the National Science Foundation (NSF) and United States Antarctic Program (USAP) through Operation Deep Freeze.

101116-N-8335D-029PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 16, 2010) Vehicles of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) fill the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga is part of the permanently forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is underway in the western Pacific Ocean.

Airman 1st Class Matthew French and Airman Elias Quiroga, both members of the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron Propulsion Flight, remove the outer anti-ice cone from the front of an engine, Oct. 14. Airmen of the propulsion flight perform tasks that enable Kadena Air Base F-15's to fly for three years before needing an engine overhaul. More than 200 engines are maintained by this unit, providing support for F-15's as well as A-10's from Osan Air Base, Korea.

Motor workplace Lockheed F-104G Starfighter (from 312 Squadron), probably at Volkel airbase.

U.S. Air Force Academy --

1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, are loading their gear on the USS FREDERICK (LST 1184) for Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island of Hawaii. Base: Kaneohe Bay State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Students in the Damage Control "A" School of the Naval Technical Training Center, Treasure Island, fight a fire on a simulated flight deck during a training session. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060923-N-4399G-160. Base: USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49)

A vertical view of the deck cargo onboard the Military Sealift Command's (MSC) Afloat Prepositioning Force (APF) ship MV STRONG VIRGINIAN (T-AKR 9025) tied up at the pier. It includes the US Army's utility landing craft CEDAR RUN (LCU 2010), KENNESAW MOUNTAIN (LCU 2002), LCU 2008 and LCU 2003. The view is looking aft from the back of the wheelhouse. Base: Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT)

040409-F-3488S-024. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A-10 Thunderbolt II's from the 124th Fighter Wing conduct target practice at the Saylor Creek Range in southern Idaho, Oct. 14, 2022. As a part of Wing Hawg Day, service members, family and friends were invited to attent to witness the A-10's in action.

Virginia Beach, Va. (October 26, 2022) - A Civil Service Mariner (CIVMAR) assigned to USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) throws a heaving line to the pier after returning home to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story Oct. 26, 2022, from a three-month deployment. During the deployment, Burlington performed a series of tests using unmanned aerial systems to demonstrate Navy and Marine Corps integration and to evaluate their abilities in a contested environment.

The test version of the Orion crew module is transported into the well deck of the USS San Diego at Naval Base San Diego in California on Oct. 21, 2016. NASA, Orion manufacturer Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy will head out to sea with the Orion test spacecraft aboard for Underway Recovery Test 5 (URT-5) in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. During URT-5, the team will demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, hardware and personnel necessary for recovery of Orion on its return from a deep space mission.

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-315. CGC Dauntless--Coast Guardsmen searching commercial ship's interior ---050928. Hurricane Katrina

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