Military Cargo Operations

Photos capture military personnel loading supplies and vehicles onto aircraft for transport, highlighting logistical operations during humanitarian missions and exercises.

Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, load ready-to-eat rations into a CH-53E Super Stallion to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 22. The 22nd MEU delivered food and supplies in support of humanitarian assistance and relief operations for victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake.

Military personnel load palletized supplies on an Air Force C-5 Galaxy aircraft. The supplies will be delivered to Flordia communities devastated by Hurricane Andrew as part of Operation Help From the Sea. Subject Operation/Series: HELP FROM THE SEA Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba(CUB)

Members of the 3rd Aerial Port Squadron load a U.S. Army High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), rigged for a parachute drop, onto a C-17 Globemaster III from a K-loader in support of JTFX 98-1. Subject Operation/Series: JTFX 98-1 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-04158. Base: Cartagena Country: Colombia (COL)

980207-N-5725J-712. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68)

A U.S. Airman moves a cargo pallet from a Tunner 60K aircraft cargo loader onto a C-17 Globemaster III during readiness exercise Roundel Perun 22-01, Travis Air Force Base, California, April 10, 2022. Airmen from multiple squadrons participated in the base exercise testing the ability to employ rapid mobility capabilities during possible real-world scenarios.

Several pallets of disaster relief supplies are moved into position at the rear of a C-130 Hercules aircraft of the 50th Tactical Airlift Squadron. The supplies will be flown to Jamaica, where they will be used to help residents recover from the destructi. Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

Airmen unload pallets of gear from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, load ready-to-eat rations into a CH-53E Super Stallion to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 22. The 22nd MEU delivered food and supplies in support of humanitarian assistance and relief operations for victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake.

Staff Sgt. Ryan Hettenbaugh, 721st Aerial Port Squadron ramp services specialist, drives a K-loader before loading ammunition onto a C-130 Hercules at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 12, 2022. 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing Airmen and the global air mobility support system ensure the rapid movement of critical supplies and assistance to NATO allies and partners in support of Ukraine.

DF-ST-89-05916. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

SENIOR MASTER SGT. George F. Burghardt of the 616th Aerial Port Squadron lends a hand to another squadron member pushing a pallet of equipment onto a K-loader. The equipment, which will be used in the cleanup of the oil spilled by the tanker Exxon Valdez in Price William Sound, was brought to Alaska aboard a 3rd Military Airlift Squadron C-5B Galaxy aircraft. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050901-F-8963H-036. Base: Naval Air Station, New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Miscellaneous - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-431-236. Hurricane Katrina

Cargo, aboard an Army truck, is being moved toward a 439th Tactical Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft for loading during Joint Airborne Airportability Tactical Training. Base: Bradshaw Auxiliary Air Field State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030325-F-2380C-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Agustin Jaimes, a heavy equipment operator with 3rd Landing Support Battalion and a native of Tyler, Texas, directs a forklift operator while staging equipment in preparation for Balikatan 23 at the Port of Subic Bay, Subic Bay, Philippines, March 27, 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.

Members from the 69th Aerial Port Squadron, Andrews AFB, Maryland use a K-loader to off load equipment from a C-5 Galaxy to a forklift at the Roswell Industrial Air Center. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS 95 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 633d Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation support team unstrap cargo at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, April 22, 2022. Exercise ARDENT CROSSBOW is the first time the 633d Air Base Wing is conducting agile combat support as an Air Base Squadron as part of Air Combat Commands effort to align into the Air Forces new four-phase Force Generation model (Available to Commit, Reset, Prepare and Ready). Through the stand-up of an Air Base Squadron and a supporting A-Staff, Airmen will be prepared to deploy as task-oriented, high-performing teams who are ready for crisis before crisis emerges.

020606-F-5407T-024. Base: Channel Islands Ang Station State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aerial port personnel and loadmasters push a pallet off the ramp into the fuselage of a C-141C Starlifter. The Starlifter will transport the cargo load from Christchurch, New Zealand, to McMurdo Station in Antarctica as part of Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE 2001 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL)

Various aircrews attended the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Centers Advanced Tactics Aircrew Course in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, from April 11-15, 2022 including the U.S. Air Force Reserve Commands 302nd Airlift Wing, Rhode Island Air National Guards 143rd Airlift Wing, New York ANGs 105th Airlift Wing, the Royal Danish Air Forces 721 Squadron, and the U.S. Air Forces 517th Airlift Squadron. During ATAC, students spend their first week at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Missouri, and their second week at Fort Huachuca.

U.S. military personnel assigned to United States Central Command load critical supplies in support of a USAID-led humanitarian mission in Pakistan, Sep. 11, 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.

U.S. Marines with Landing Support Company, Helicopter Support Team, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) prepare cargo to attach to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter deployed with 3rd Marine Air Wing aboard Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 15, 2010. U.S. Marines with LS Company, HST, CLR-15, 1st MLG (FWD), assist in logistical operations in support of the International Security Assistance Force.

050107-N-6074Y-066. Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Major Command Shown: CVN-72

030331-F-9259M-004. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

C-17 Loadmaster Staff Sgt. Benjamin Cato from the 21st Airlift Squadron, Travis AFB, CA. loads his plane with Haiti earthquake relief supplies on January 15, 2010 at Norfolk, VA.

A U.S. Airman assigned to the 354th Fighter Generation Squadron pushes a tool box across the flight line at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, May 24, 2022. The FGS provides direct maintenance support to the 354th Fighter Squadron, following Air Combat Command's Combat Oriented Organization construct.

F3222-SPT-95-0021-0037. Subject Operation/Series: BIG DROP II Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-12979. Subject Operation/Series: KINDLE LIBERTY Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

Senior Airman J.T. Mills (near), and Staff Sgt. Nick Wisnoski, 17th Special Operations Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan load a pallet on a MC-130 at Inakuni, Marine Corp Air Station, Japan Mar. 19, 2011. The 17th SOS was at Inakuni to transport Marines in support of Operation Tomodachi.

970516-F-7666R-190. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Doha Country: Qatar (QAT)

Air Force personnel prepare cargo for deployment aboard C-5A Galaxy and C-141 Starlifter aircraft. Base: Tinker Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1053rd and 1055th Transportation companies, South Carolina National Guard, transport personal protective equipment and other supplies March 27, 2020 to the 46 counties in South Carolina in support of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. The South Carolina National Guard remains ready to support the counties, local and state agencies, and first responders with requested resources for as long as needed in support of COVID-19 response efforts in the state.

A1C Robert A. Barnhart of the 37th Equipment Maintenance Squadron re-positions a multiple ejector rack on a trailer. Base: George Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 44th Organizational Missile Maintenance Squadron guide a maintenance van into position over a missile silo during Strategic Air Command exercise Global Shield '83. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A loadmaster climbs onto a pallet of humanitarian aid supplies destined for the West African nations of Chad and Cameroon. In all, 70 tons of supplies, including an ambulance, will be flown to the two nations aboard a C-5A Galaxy aircraft from the 9th Mil. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Navy Personnel using a rough terrain forklift down load the Marine's equipment which includes a pallet of ammunition from the C-141B Starlifter aircraft. The aircraft carried the first Marines (33) to Guantanamo Bay in support of the recent problems in Haiti. Base: Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

970705-M-0023H-003. Complete Scene Caption: A LVS (Logistics Vehicle System) carrying an ISO container is loaded on the MV Villars, a Swiss ocean going ferry, at the Norwegian port of Valsneset. All equipment loaded here had been pulled from the caves located in the Trondheim region of central Norway; and is on its way to Estonia for BALTIC CHALLENGE '97, a Partnership for Peace exercise. The US Marine Corps has equipment stored in Norway, as part of the Norway Air-Landed Marine Expeditionary Brigade (NALMEB) Prepositioning Program. The NALMEB program contains equipment and 30 days of supplies to support a 13,000 person Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF). The Government of Norway is the on site "contractor", and provides storage, maintenance facilities and services, and security. Subject Operation/Series: BALTIC CHALLENGE '97 Base: Valsneset Country: Norway (NOR)

030522-M-5972A-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040511-F-9629J-004. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command

DF-ST-87-07892. Subject Operation/Series: HAYLIFT Base: Maxwell Air Force Base State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041016-F-1789V-001. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airman 1st Class Corey Lewis, a 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron materiel management journeyman, gathers an improved outer tactical vest for a deployment bag at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Feb. 3, 2016. Depending on an Airmans destination, they may require different items, from an advanced combat helmet, web belt and canteen to chemical defense gear and field items.

Equipment is unloaded from a Charleston C-17 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Jan. 15, 2010. Air Mobility Command is assisting the humanitarian relief effort in Haiti by bringing the assets necessary to run airfield operations, air traffic control, command and control, aerial port, maintenance, and security. Additionally AMC has aeromedical assets that can take care of and transport injured people to follow-on care.

Retail Services Specialist 3rd Class Quinn Adrian, from Scipio, Indiana, assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. FordÕs (CVN 78) supply department, moves supplies in FordÕs hangar bay during a replenishment-at-sea with USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13), March 30, 2023. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting routine operations and training in order to maintain readiness. As the first-in-class ship of Ford-class aircraft carriers, CVN 78 represents a generational leap in the U.S. Navy's capacity to project power on a global scale.

110315-N-3185H-406PACIFIC OCEAN (March 15, 2011) Sailors aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) unwrap pallets during a replenishment at sea. Blue Ridge is en route to Japan to support earthquake and tsunami relief efforts as part of Operation Tomodachi.

U.S. Marines with the 3d Marine Logistics Group and Soldiers with the 1st Multi-Domain Task Force load equipment in support of Keen Sword 23 at Naha Military Port, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 4, 2022. Keen Sword exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self-Defense Force. This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance. (

Students participating in a multi-capable Airman training class, place cargo netting on a pallet at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, March 31, 2022. Students received basic pallet building instructions and were assisted by 436th Aerial Port Squadron personnel.

DF-ST-85-10890. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Country: Antarctica (ATA)

DN-ST-85-04038. Subject Operation/Series: INTENSE LOOK Base: USS Shreveport (LPD 12) Country: Gulf Of Suez

030810-M-7837W-015. Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

040618-F-1448M-007. Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Perez-Mendez, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation operator, guides an all-terrain forklift driver away from an 18-wheeler carrying ballistic plates at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Nov. 4, 2022. Ground transportation and the Expeditionary Theater Distribution Center work together monthly to transfer ballistic plates to Camp Buehring, Kuwait, and back for functionality inspection.

110829-N-GH121-072GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 29, 2011) Sailors and Marines move stores aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) during a vertical replenishment. Whidbey Island is deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

220915-N-XN177-2212 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 15, 2022) - U.S. Marines move supplies onto an aircraft elevator aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during a replenishment-at-sea with Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) Sept. 15, 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.

030304-M-5753Q-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT)

A Team Dover Airman loads weapons cargo bound for Ukraine onto a C-17 Globemaster III during a security assistance mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Sept. 14, 2022. The Department of Defense is working with industry to increase production of certain capabilities to continue meeting the needs of Ukrainian forces, while ensuring the U.S. is ready to defend itself, our partners and allies.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The USS Anchorage has returned to Naval Base San Diego after completion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy personnel use a forklift to carry support equipment out of the ship's well deck. 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 i

Airman 1st Class Isaiah Nelson, 31st Munitions Squadron precision guided munitions technician, left, Staff Sergeant Roman Garcia, 31st MUNS precision guided munitions crew chief, middle, and Airman 1st Class Sydney Nault, 31st MUNS conventional munitions maintenance technician, push a Mk-84 bombs on rollers into position at Aviano Air Base, Italy, August 9, 2022. The team positions the bombs to load onto the Munitions Assembly Conveyor.

041021-N-4374S-013. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67)

070316-M-9389C-039. Base: USS Bataan (LHD-5) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Major Command Shown: 26TH MEU

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 424th Air Base Squadron perform a combat offload, method B from a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft with the 39th Airlift Squadron, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Aug 02, 2022.

LOS ANGELES (May 25, 2022) - U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Fernando Vera, left, from Fairfield, Calif., and Aviation Boatswains Mate (Fuel) Airman Sahabettin Cimbat, from Carbondale, Pa., assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD2), pull plastic off a mattress at the Los Angeles Ronald McDonald House during a community relations event as part of Los Angeles Fleet Week (LAFW) May 25, 2022. 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.

221012-G-NO146-1004 GULF OF OMAN (Oct. 12, 2022) Bags of illicit drugs sit aboard U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutter USCGC Charles Moulthrope (WPC 1141) following the interdiction of a fishing vessel in the Gulf of Oman, Oct. 12.

U.S. Air Force personnel offload medical supplies from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 143rd Airlift Wing at Quonset Point Air National Guard Station, Rhode Island, at Baucau City Airport, Timor-Leste, Sept. 11, 2022, in support of Pacific Angel 22-4. The operation is scheduled for Sept.12-17 and will focus on capacity building through health services outreach, engineering civic action program construction projects and subject matter expert exchanges. The Indo-Pacific Command sponsors Pacific Angel to promote interoperability and demonstrate Department of Defense support capabilities for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief events by conducting global medical outreach and enhancing regional partnerships.

031221-M-9578B-050. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: MWSS-171

221204-N-VS068-1135SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 4, 2022) - A U.S. Airbus H225 Super Puma helicopter, prepares to drop off cargo during a replenishment-at-sea on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Dec. 4, 2022. Replenishments-at-sea ensure the crew receives and maintains an adequate food supply, as well as transporting mail and packages from the ship. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit 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

DN-ST-88-06271. Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA)

050115-F-4177H-002. Base: Colombo Country: Sri Lanka (LKA)

Many wooden ordnance boxes, several cylindrical containers, and a metal safe are stored in the corner of a room. Two boxes are open displaying the ordnance inside and several types of mortar rockets are displayed on the closed top of two other boxes. Many wooden ordnance boxes, several cylindrical containers, and a metal safe are stored in the corner of a room. Two boxes are open displaying the ordnance inside and several types of mortar rockets are displayed on the closed top of two other boxes.

A U.S. Navy forklift moves U.S. Marine Corps equipment through the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) in Rio de Janeiro in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 3, 2022. Marines and their equipment are moving ashore from the Mesa Verde to begin training during UNITAS LXIII. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

Military personnel position palletized supplies on an Air Force C-5 Galaxy aircraft. The supplies will be delivered to Flordia communities devastated by Hurricane Andrew as part of Operation Help From the Sea. Subject Operation/Series: HELP FROM THE SEA Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba(CUB)

Airmen push a pallet of cargo into a C-130 Hercules aircraft during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwan Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers. Airmen push a pallet of cargo into a C-130 Hercules aircraft during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers.

Team Dover Airmen load pallets of ammunition onto a C-17 Globemaster III bound for Ukraine during a security assistance mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 9, 2022. The Department of Defense is providing Ukraine with critical capabilities to defend against Russian aggression under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. Since 2014, the United States has committed more than $11.8 billion in security assistance to Ukraine. (This photo has been altered to protect operational security.)

061213-N-3136P-018. Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

Soldiers from 1-265th Air Defense Artillery (ADA) deliver food and water to neighborhoods devastated by Hurricane Ian, Port Charlotte, Florida, Oct. 2, 2022. We have forces operating throughout the state, providing assistance to the areas of greatest need.

Alaska Air National Guardsmen of 211th Rescue Squadron and 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron load 16,000 pounds of relief supplies on an HC-130J Combat King II for Operation Merbok Response, Oct. 5, 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 Victoria Granado)

Internationale NATO-Fallschirmspringer manövrieren mit Ausrüstung und Flugzeugen During a NATO exercise, prepared parachutes for German paratroopers are meticulously inspected and ready for action, highlighting precision, safety, and readiness for airborne operations in joint military drills Copyright: xZoonar.com/ThomasxFuhrmannx 22632059

030401-N-2385R-004. Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

030407-M-3138H-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

US Navy personnel stack cot frames for shipment as they dismantle their base camp at the conclusion of SHADOW HAWK, the segment of the multiservice Exercise BRIGHT STAR '87 that tests joint Jordan-US operations. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWKBRIGHT STAR '87 Base: Aqaba Country: Jordan (JOR)

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III loaded with 78,000 pounds of infant formula bound for Indianapolis International Airport, Indiana, May 22, 2022. U.S. Transportation Command expeditiously coordinated across federal agencies, including the Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration, to support U.S. President Joe Bidens direction to conduct Operation Fly Formula. The mission was executed with urgency and safety by 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing Airmen stationed on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, and a Total Force aircrew stationed at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, currently staged at Ramstein AB.

A Soldier with the South Carolina Army National Guard pauses for a moment while working with and the South Carolina Department of Transportation to fill sandbags as a result of flooding caused by Tropical Storm Florence, Sept. 15, 2018. Approximately 3,200 Soldiers and Airmen have been mobilized to prepare, respond and participate in recovery efforts as forecasters project Tropical Storm Florence has the potential to cause flooding and projected to damage the state as the storm makes landfall near the Carolinas and east coast.

030907-F-1789V-003. Base: Vaziani Military Base State: Tiblisi Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

New Zealand Air Force and Navy cargo handlers stationed at Christchurch, attach side nets to a top cargo net that will secure a baggage pallet for departure from Christchurch, to McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The baggage will be transported on a C-141 Starlifter from Christchurch to the ice of Antarctica during Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE 2001 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL)

Teams from NASA, Boeing and the White Sands Missile Range, rehearse landing and crew extraction from Boeings CST-100 Starliner, which will be used to carry humans to the International Space Station, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019 at the White Sands Missile Range outside Las Cruces, New Mexico. Using a convoy of vehicles Boeing uses to recover their spacecraft after landing and a boiler plate test article of the Starliner capsule, the teams worked through the steps necessary to safe the vehicle and get future crew members out of the Starliner to return home. NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Nicole Mann and Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson will fly to the space station aboard the Starliner for the Boeing Crew Flight Test mission.

September 23, 2005 - Ammunition boxes sit covered and aligned at a range on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.

A pallet of US Army tents is offloaded from an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft at Capodichino Airport, during relief operations, following a major earthquake. Base: Naples Country: Italy (ITA)

031027-F-3677G-002. Base: Channel Islands Ang Station State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC/ANG

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-309-76. Hurricane Katrina

240207-N-VJ326-1160 SAN DIEGO (Feb. 07, 2024) - Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Mathew Sheltrown, from Sacramento, assigned to amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), cuts metal banding off of a pallet of ammunition as part of an ammunition onload, Feb. 07. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego. Navy

220629-N-UF592-1078 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 29, 2022) Sailors prepare to move cargo delivered from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment ship USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) on the flight deck of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during a replenishment-at-sea. During the evolution, Amelia Earhart transported cargo to Ronald Reagan via vertical and connected replenishment. 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 collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

AIRMAN 1ST Class Melissa Edwards, 436th Aerial Port Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, SC, uses a forklift to move pallets of tarpaulins at the airport in preparation for loading onto an U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules (not shown) which will fly them into Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, on a relief mission. The three-year-old relief effort has been able to resume its missions after a five month hold due to aircraft receiving ground fire over Sarajevo. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Ancona Country: Italy (ITA)

110627-N-OS574-121ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 27, 2011) A landing craft utility (LCU) assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 2 prepares to offload passengers and equipment onto the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). Mesa Verde is deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group participating in the Spanish Amphibious Landing Exercise 2011 off the coast of Spain.

030507-F-7203T-040. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Korean national employees and U. S. soldiers (Not shown) from the 837th Transportation Battalion, Pusan, Korea, cover vehicles and trucks during a decontamination drill at Pier #8, in Pusan, Korea, on October 25th, 2000, in support of Exercise FOAL EAGLE 2000. FOAL EAGLE is held annually in South Korea to demonstrate U.S. and South Korean military cooperation and is the U.S. Militarys largest Joint-Service, Multi-National field training drill. This year's drill involves about 25,000 active duty, Reserve, and National Guard troops from the the United States and bases throughout the Pacific Command. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Pier 8, Pusan Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK)

US Navy personnel pack up their base camp for shipment at the conclusion of SHADOW HAWK, the segment of the multiservice Exercise BRIGHT STAR '87 that tests joint Jordan-US operations. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWKBRIGHT STAR '87 Base: Aqaba Country: Jordan (JOR)

Aftermath and Relief - 26-HK-295-148. Clearwater Crew. Hurricane Katrina

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