Military Command Operations

Images depict military personnel coordinating operations using advanced technology and communication systems in various tactical environments.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division and members of the Northern Army, Japan Self-Defense Force, coordinate operations in the Bilateral Ground Tactical Control Center during Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 11, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division and members of the Northern Army, Japan Self-Defense Force, coordinate operations in the Bilateral Ground Tactical Control Center during Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 11, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

040728-F-4882M-002. Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

221026-A-UV848-1098 MANAMA, Bahrain (Oct. 26, 2022) Personnel from U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Task Force (CTF) 152 monitor visuals transmitted from an unmanned surface vessel (USV) in Task Force 59s Robotics Operations Center, Oct. 26. During the exercise, USVs operated in conjunction with crewed ships from the Royal Bahrain Naval Force, Royal Saudi Navy, UK Royal Navy, U.S. Navy and naval command centers ashore in Bahrain. The exercise, led by the Combined Maritime Forces CTF 152, enhanced interoperability in integrating new unmanned technologies to monitor regional waters.

NORFOLK (June 11, 2019) Fire Controlman 1st Class Jessica Himmelberger mans a simulated close-in weapons system (CWIS) station at the Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) Combined Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) / Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Trainer (CIAT) at Naval Base Norfolk. The CSCS mission is to develop and deliver surface ship combat systems training to the fleet and achieve surface warfare superiority.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division and members of the Northern Army, Japan Self-Defense Force, coordinate operations in the Bilateral Ground Tactical Control Center during Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 11, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew Choiniere, 178th Operations Support Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of intel training, operates an aircraft sensor simulator during exercise Spartan Warrior 22-9 at Einsiedlerhof Air Station Sept. 28, 2022. The semi-annual exercise allows participants to explore a simulated tactical environment using available assets while integrating with Allied nations.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jovar Moore, 60th Maintenance Operation Support maintenance management production specialist, inputs data at Travis Air Force Base, California, Oct. 13, 2022. Maintenance management production specialists work with crew chiefs and mechanics to plan, schedule and organize aerospace vehicle maintenance to make sure equipment and machinery is ready and working whenever its needed. (Photo has been altered for security reasons)

020423-F-9032T-001. Base: RAF Lakenheath Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Senior Master Sgt. Jay Latham, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmaster, calibrates a dropsonde during a mission Sept. 28, 2022 into Hurricane Ian as it made landfall in Florida. The Hurricane Hunters gather weather data using the dropsonde by 'dropping' it from the WC-130J Super Hercules and it collects dew point, pressure, temperature, wind speed and direction and send that information back to the aircraft, which is then sent to the National Hurricane Center to be used for improvement in updating the forecast models of storm tracks.

010918-F-9186F-010. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jake Lillich, 47th Fighter Squadron pilot, operates an aircraft simulator in preparation for exercise Spartan Warrior 22-9 at Einsiedlerhof Air Station Sept. 28, 2022. The semi-annual training allows participants to explore a simulated tactical environment using available assets while integrating with NATO Allies.

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Lester Finuf, 1ST Communications Squadron, Videographer, uses a digital editing system to edits video footage for the daily product to be used by Public Affairs, during the Operational Readiness Inspection at Langley AFB, VA. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Major Jay Aanrud, USAF, (foreground), 39th Operation Support Squadron, Supervisor Of Flying (SOF), Operation NORTHERN WATCH program manager, discusses safety of flight procedures, as SENIOR AIRMAN Sarah Anderson, USAF, (with binoculars), monitors incoming air traffic at Incirlik Air Base Control Tower, Turkey. Operation NORTHERN WATCH (ONW) is a Combined Task Force (CTF) charged with enforcing the no-fly zone north of the 36th parallel in Iraq and monitoring Iraqi compliance with UN Security Council resolutions. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 16, 2013) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Coty White, from Hickory, N.C., tracks air contacts in the combat information center aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). The Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, currently on deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility, is taking part in Cobra Gold 2013, a Thailand-United States cosponsored multinational joint exercise.

Military professionals in a mission control center employs modern technology to analyze satellite imagery and data, tracking threats and support intelligence operations. Surveillance system.

220717-N-NR343-2003 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (July 17, 2022) Sailors aboard littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) man watch stations while the Sioux City transits the Strait of Hormuz, July 17. Sioux City is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Kenneth T. Bibb, Jr., 18th Air Force commander, observes a cyber-security demonstration by the 92nd Communication Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Apr. 21, 2022. The 92nd CS put together a cyber-defense demonstration to showcase their mission capabilities.

030911-F-9072P-003. Base: RAF Feltwell State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt Joshua Singer with 175th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, based in Middle River, Maryland runs diagnostics on a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system during Southern Strike 2022, at the Combat Readiness Training Center Gulfport, Mississippi, April 27, 2022. SCADA is a powerful control designed to collect, analyze, and visualize data from industrial equipment. Southern Strike 2022 is an excellent test of joint teams' ability to conduct major campaign, crisis response and security cooperation operations.

961227-A-4291M-010. Complete Scene Caption: Private First Class Stash, from Bravo Company, 121st Signal Battalion, out of Kitzigen, Germany, operates the transmission system van on Hilltop 722 during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Hilltop 722 is one of the signal sites in Tuzla. On December 20, 1996, the Implementation Force (IFOR) mission came to a conclusion and the 1ST Infantry Division was selected to continue serving in Bosnia as part of the new Stabilization Force (SFOR). This decision brought to close the peace mission of Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR and has been the beginning for the current operation known as Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD will continue to monitor the militaries of the former warring factions and provide a climate of stability. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Hilltop 722 Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Army officer reviews operation details in a control center military headquarters, manages personnel and resources for missions. Task force command works with satellite radar station. Close up.

Military control room, computer and soldier at desk, typing code and tech for communication army office. Security, global surveillance and black man at laptop in government cyber data command center.

Cyber Airmen compete in a Video Game LAN (Local Area Network) Party tournament, during the 1st JBLE Cyber Games, May 26, 2022 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. JBLE Cyber Games, hosted by the 363d Intelligence Support Squadron (ISS), brought together Cyber Airmen from the 700 ASUS, the 633d Communications Squadron, the 83rd Network Operations Squadron and the 363d ISS to participate in a variety of competition. These competitions tested each teams skills in trivia, sports (Coneball, Volleyball and Basketball), computer assembly and in a Video Game LAN (Local Area Network) Party tournament.

140316-N-XY761-019INDIAN OCEAN (March 16, 2014) Crew members on board a P-8A Poseidon assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16 man their workstations while assisting in search and rescue operations for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. VP-16 is deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific.

990625-A-0512A-001. Base: Fort Gillem State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division conduct tactical operations during exercise Rolling Thunder on Fort Drum, New York, March 27, 2023. This exercise is a live-fire artillery event that tested the 10th Marine Regiments ability to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario.

STAFF Sergeant Oscar Llamas, a communication network manager from the 48th Communication Squadron (CS), 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath, United Kingdom, administers an account on the local mail exchange server at the 48th CS Server Farm. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-01-01815 or search 000817-F-9032T-001). Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Saudi Arabian soldiers man the control panel of a Brazilian-made Avibras ASTROS II SS-30 multiple rocket system while taking part in a demonstration of Saudi Arabian equipment during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Sean Franklin, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department health and safety noncommissioned officer in charge, programs a disaster situation on an Advanced Disaster Management System (ADMS) for Col. Jesse J. Friedel, 35th Fighter Wing commander, during a Wild Weasel Walk-through at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 24, 2022. The ADMS is used to practice customizable emergency situations by having firefighters solve them through the system while a moderator monitors and controls the simulation.

020115-F-3838S-009. Base: Oberweis Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: 52d FW

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Kevin E. Eckard and USAF STAFF Sergeant Micheal J. Martin, 615th Air Mobility Operations Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, California, track aircraft missions during NORTHERN EDGE 2000 at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2000 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STAFF Sergeant Mendez a member of the 16th High Altitude Defense Battalion and Sergeant Mendoza, a member of Headquarters, Headquarters Battalion, 6th Brigade operates one of the many computer systems used in operation of the early warning system at Joint Project Optic Cobra during exercise Roving Sands '96, the US military's largest annual joint air defense training exercise. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '96 Base: Fort Bliss State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041109-F-9528H-017. Base: C-17 Globemaster III Country: United States Of America (USA)

Infantry unit trooper collecting intelligence for a field operation, working with high tech reconnaissance gear and a big screen. Military staff analyzes real time data, surveillance support.

020508-N-6077T-010. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Joint Venture Scene Major Command Shown: JOINT VENTURE (HSV X1)

Mission Command Training Program (MCTP) contractor Ken Clark instructs Spc. Dahasia Allison of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon National Guard on the Command Post of the Future (CPOF) system in Ashland, Ore. Sept. 9, 2022. The training's purpose is to prepare the Battalion for the upcoming Exportable Combat Training Capabilities (XCTC) event in Camp Roberts, Calif., in the summer of 2023.

U.S Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Derek Chicas, clearance delivery marine, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, observes the flight line at the air traffic control tower on MCAS Yuma, Arizona, Jan. 18 2024. Chicas responsibilities as an air traffic controller are to control aircrafts in an expeditious and safe manner to help facilitate a better fighting force.

230123-N-NY362-1099 PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 23, 2023) Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Lakeman, from Boothbay Harbor, Maine, stands watch in the combat information center aboard Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67). Shiloh is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

221208-N-YV347-1005 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec, 8 2022) U.S. Navy Fire Controlman 1st Class Nicholas Vassey, from Stanely, N.C., stands watch in the combat information center aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52). Bunker Hill, part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is currently underway conducting routine operations.

Military recruit reviewing radar surveillance footage on a big screen for reconnaissance mission, gathering information to ensure national safety. Secret service agency works on defense operation.

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (July 28, 2022) Leaders from within the U.S. Pacific Air Forces Command tour the inside of an MQ-9 Reaper Ground Control Station during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 28, at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Unmanned and remotely operated vessels extend the capability of interconnected manned platform sensors to enhance the warfighting capacity of multinational joint task forces. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

050107-F-4800M-031. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Honorable F. Whitten Peters, Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF), gets a briefing on the keen sage equipment from the 86th Operations Group, during his tour of the 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Soldiers in a state of the art military control room collaborate on data analysis, intelligence gathering, and mission planning. Their efforts ensure the effectiveness and security of military operations.

NEWPORT, R.I. (Aug. 4, 2022) Lt. j.g. Ashley Sweet, a student in the officer of the deck course at Surface Warfare Schools Command (SWSC) in Newport, Rhode Island, participates in an advanced integrated scenario using the Conning Officer Virtual Environment simulator, Aug. 4, 2022. The course teaches prospective officers of the deck skills such as bridge-to-bridge communications, reporting, voyage planning, Automatic Radar Plotting Aid and radar operation, maneuvering boards, shiphandling, contact management, operational risk management, navigational situational awareness, and application of the navigational rules of the road. SWSC provides a continuum of professional education and training to ready sea-bound warriors to serve on surface combatants as officers, enlisted engineers, and enlisted navigation professionals.

Staff Sgt. Darnell McDowell, 99th Logistics Readiness Squadron, F-35 Aircraft Parts Store supervisor, scans the receipt for an incoming F-35 part at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 30, 2021. The 99th LRS is currently testing a new scanner to improve speed and accuracy by inputting receipts for parts automatically.

040717-M-3717S-011. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 4th Marines

221012-N-RQ186-1019NORFOLK, Va. (October 12, 2022) Lt. Gen. Michael S. Cederholm, left of center, the deputy commandant for aviation for the U.S. Marine Corps discusses the Maintenance Operation Center (MOC) Aircraft on Ground (AOG) with MOC leadership during a MOC visit, Oct. 12. The MOC AOG works to assess, improve, and properly organize the efforts that keep mission-capable aircraft fully ready to fly wherever the Navy needs them.

SSGT Rex C. Brunelli, an electronic intelligence (ELINT) operations specialist with Detachment 4, 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, processes data in the detachment's ELINT analysis van. Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

U.S. Air Force Airmen 1st Class Jared Dorosz and Matthew Mason, 338th Training Squadron Radio Frequency Transmission Systems students, practice with radio equipment at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Sept. 6, 2022. The 338th TRS specializes in two pipeline courses, RF Transmissions Systems and Network Operations.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Joey R. Meininger, 35th Fighter Wing command chief, operates an Advanced Disaster Management System (ADMS) during a Wild Weasel Walk-through at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 24, 2022. The ADMS is used to simulate an emergency situation where firefighters can train and practice putting out fires, rescuing civilians, dispatching and more in a controlled safe environment without wasting resources.

Military IT expert ensures monitoring room operation by collecting real time surveillance from satellite systems, supporting strategic operations. Working to ensure national defense and protocols.

Military specialist monitors satellite data next to green screen display, working at command post with high tech gear to support important army defense operations. Coordinates strategic missions.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ashley White, emergency manager with the 137th Civil Engineer Squadron, inputs information in to the Emergency Operations Center event tracker during a tornado major accident response exercise at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, Feb. 8, 2023. Airmen with the 137th Special Operations Wing worked alongside first responders from Oklahoma City agencies during the scenario to exercise their mutual tactics, techniques and procedures like they would if providing mutual aid in a real response.

United States Air Force Major Chris Veronin, Space Warfare Center, Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, shows the unique capabilities of the HyperSpectral Imaging (HSI) sensor system to Colonel Robert Ryals, Deputy Commmander, Space Warefare Center while Captain Mark Edens, USAF, Space & Missle Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, California, communicates via phone with the aircraft providing the imagery. The HSI sensor data is generated by the SEABASS (Spectrally Enhanced Broad-band Array Specotograph System) aircraft as it flies over a forward battlefield. It's data is received by systems in the mobile Eagle Van trailer that record, process and analyze the information, then transfer it .... Complete Scene Caption: United States Air Force Major Chris Veronin, Space Warfare Center, Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, shows the unique capabilities of the HyperSpectral Imaging (HSI) sensor system to Colonel Robert Ryals, Deputy Commmander, Space Warefare Center while Captain Mark Edens, USA

Lt. Col. Chris Elgee of the 126th Cyber Protection Battalion works in the command cell to assist with inprocessing participants for Cyber Shield June 10, 2022 at Camp Robinson in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Cyber Shield 2022 is the DODs largest unclassified inter-agency and joint national level training cyber defense exercise which includes representation from 20 states plus Guam.

Talavera la Real (Badajoz), 05/19/2021. Air Force Base, 23rd Wing. This base, which serves as advanced training for fighter and combat pilots, serves as headquarters for the North American-made PREDATOR B unmanned aircraft for surveillance and intelligence missions. Ground control station, with the pilot and sensor operator position. Photo: Guillermo Navarro. ARCHDC.

Female trooper supervising intelligence gathering activity in control center, general headquarters staff use national CCTV surveillance system for reconnaissance on a big screen.

Intelligence officers in american military uniforms work on computers in a command post, managing surveillance and data analysis. Support global operations for the US government.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Branden Valle, 315th Training Squadron student, studies at a computer, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, October 11th, 2022. Valle is training to become an operations intelligence specialist.

U.S. Army service members participate in the operations of the Yama Sakura 83 (YS83) exercise at Camp Zama, Japan, December 8, 2022. As a part of U.S. Army Pacific Operation Pathways, Yama Sakura 83 is the largest and most complex forward U.S. Army and Japan Command Post exercise to date.

000320-F-4406B-500. Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Hoedspruit Air Force Base Country: South Africa (ZAF)

060112-A-3283V-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: USA

020510-F-9259M-007. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2002 Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Maj. Deven Drake, watch officer for U.S. Army Central, manages and distributes information for a battle drill at Exercise Lucky Strike 2022, at Fort Gordon, Georgia, Sept. 20, 2022. During Exercise Lucky Strike, USARCENT deployed its contingency command post, demonstrating an ability to rapidly deploy within its area of responsibility.

Louisiana - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-363-14. Hurricane Katrina

Electrician Technician First Class Ray Cole (left), member of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 members from San Diego, California, reviews, on a computer system, the results of the search effort for the four 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on Gold Dust Peak. Base: New York Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary Strom, a tactical air defense controller with Marine Air Control Squadron 4, Marine Air Control Group (MACG) 18, supports command and control of aircraft at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 13, 2022, in support of Valiant Shield 2022. Exercise Valiant Shield gives units like MACG-18 the opportunity to integrate with forces across the Indo-Pacific to train in successful employment and operations that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force.

040419-F-6849F-062. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Department of Defense's Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany

U.S. Army Gen. Charles Flynn, Commander of U.S. Army Pacific and Maj. Gen. Jonny Lindfors, Chief of Staff of the Swedish Army, observe capabilities of the 11th Airborne Division during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 at Donnelly Training Area, Alaska, Feb 15, 2024. The Large Scale Combat Operations scenario used in JPMRC 24-02 helps Soldiers and leaders develop and refine the tactics, techniques, and procedures necessary to successfully operate in remote and extreme Arctic winter conditions and overcome both environmental and military challenges. Army

010920-F-3354H-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tory Jinks, center, 86th Operation Support Squadron watch supervisor, explains the functions of air traffic control monitors and how they are used to complete the mission at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 9, 2022. A group of glider pilots from various flying clubs in Rheinland-Pfalz toured the tower during a Mid-Air Collision Avoidance Meeting.

220907-N-CR843-0009 U-TAPAO, Thailand (Sept. 7, 2022) Members of the Royal Thai Navy get hands-on experience with the mission systems aboard a P-8A Poseidon aircraft in U-Tapao, Thailand, during Sea Surveillance Exercise 2022, Sept. 7. VP-8 is currently deployed to Naval Air Facility (NAF) Misawa, Japan, conducting maritime patrol and reconnaissance and theater outreach operations within U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of Commander, Task Force 72 and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command objectives throughout the region.

Programming engineer soldier handles AI brain and deep learning data on computer in command post, coordinates national defense operations. Neural network artificial intelligence science. Camera B.

U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), monitor the network during Intelligence Interoperability (Intel Interop) at Stone Bay, North Carolina, Dec. 6, 2022. The 26th MEU conducted Intel Interop to enhance understanding of multi-disciplinary intelligence functions across the Navy-Marine Corps enterprise. Intel Interop is part of the larger Marine Air-Ground Task Force Interoperability course, an intermediate-level pre-deployment training program event, facilitated by Expeditionary Operations Training Group.

PLYMOUTH, England (Dec. 9, 2019) Operations Specialist 1st Class Jacob Smith, from Charleston, South Carolina, stands watch as the air intercept controller supervisor during a combat systems training drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64), Dec. 9, 2019. Carney, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its seventh patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners as well as U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.

040324-F-5388P-007. Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Senior Airman Daniel Shaub, 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron air surveillance technician, concentrates on a screen depicting Iraqi air space in the Control Response Center here Jan. 29. Members of the 727th EACS are observing the sky and polling stations to give confidence to the Iraqi people and support them while they vote in the 2009 Iraqi provincial elections. Shaub is deployed here from the Tennessee Air National Guard.

Military officers looking at tracking equipment screens to gain info against enemies. Army command center coworkers trying to gain intel helping troops, coordinating mission activities, camera B

040707-F-2753C-005. Base: Mountain Home Air Force Base State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Instructors Garrett Hanner and Aaron Wallander with the Fort McCoy Virtual Battle Space simulations facility talks with students Jan. 29, 2024, with the Fort McCoy Noncommissioned Officer Academy Basic Leader Course about land navigation. The students spent a day training at the facility as part of course instruction. The training is called Virtual Battle Space for Map Reading and Land Navigation and is one of the newest additions to the course.

021022-F-2185G-003. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

040322-F-6703G-006. Base: Laughlin Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trooper working on reconnaissance operation with green screen, using military satellite imagery in army control room. Monitoring real time data to help with a national defense mission.

220729-N-OX321-2016 NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (July 29, 2022) Aviation Boatswains Mate [Aircraft Handling 2nd Class Kelly Williams updates the NEO Tracking System computers in the emergency operation center on Naval Air Station Sigonella, July 29, 2022. NAS Sigonellas strategic location enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required, ensuring security and stability in Europe, Africa and Central Command.

Woman master sergeant registering real time information to support field troops, deployment of electronic warfare tools to disrupt enemy communications. Female soldier operating on high tech gear.

A radio teletypewriter operator sends a message on a teletype in the Command Radio Station. Base: Camp Zama State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Then-Staff Sgt. Crystal Moronta, a command post controller for the 618th Air and Space Operations Center, coordinates an Air Mobility Command airlift mission from the 618th AOC's operations floor at Scott AFB, Ill., in this file photo. Sergeant Moronta was promoted to technical sergeant on Dec. 4, by Brig. Gen. Sam Cox, the 618th AOC commander, under the Stripes for Exceptional Performers program.

031211-F-0881Z-023. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

U.S Air Force Master Sgt. Tristin Bailey, 23rd Wing Material Management Flight Superintendent, coordinates supply support from the wing operations center at the Air Dominance Center, a Combat Readiness Training Center, in Savannah, Georgia, July 26, 2022 during Agile Flag 22-2. AGILE FLAG 22-2 marks a significant milestone in standardizing the way ACC organizes, trains, and equips for ACE after a period of experimentation.

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Kwajalein Atoll, of the Republic of Marshall Islands

000522-F-2902B-502. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2000 Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

110827-N-NC372-007PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Aug. 27, 2011) Interior Communications Electrician Reginald W. Morris, assigned to the engineering department of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65), monitors the ship's television system during Hurricane Irene. Enterprise is moored at Norfolk Naval Shipyard during Irene for safety.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Adonis Briguera, an operator controller with Marine Aircraft Control Group 48, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, from Virginia Beach, VA, participates in a joint live flight exercise during Exercise Gunslinger 22 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, June 15, 2022. Exercise Gunslinger 22 is a joint exercise with the Kansas Air National Guard and U.S. Marine Corps designed to increase aircraft control, interoperability and training for real world contingencies.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 21, 2020) Lt. j.g. Stuart Siberski, from Hockessin, Delaware, stands watch as the ballistic missile defense watch officer during a combat systems training team drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64), March 21, 2020. Carney, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its seventh forward deployed naval force patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners as well as U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.

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