Military Construction and Support Operations

Armed forces engaged in construction projects, including roofing and building housing for communities, showcasing humanitarian efforts.

Service members from the Royal Thai Marine Corps, Republic of Korea Navy and Marine Corps, and the U.S. Marine Corps place metal beams for a new roof during Exercise Cobra Gold 23 (CG23) at Chanthaburi, Kingdom of Thailand, March 2, 2023. Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171 and MWSS-172 participated in the 42nd iteration of the Cobra Gold series of exercises, where they lended their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts. CG23 emphasized readiness and cooperation amongst the participating nations through command and control, field training, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations.

Senior Airman Tysen Jones and Tech Sgt. Kenny Allen both members of the 149th Civil Engineer Squadron, from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, work on a roof June 27, 2022, during an innovative readiness training exercise at Tahlequah in the Cherokee Nation of Okla. The 149th CES worked on two houses for the Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation, they will be used as low-income housing. (Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt. Agustin G. Salazar)

Sgt. Jason Hunnicutt, 2120th Engineer Company, 120th Engineer Battalion, 90th Troop Command, Oklahoma Army National Guard works on a roof as a part of an Innovative Readiness Training mission while building homes for the Cherokee Veterans Housing Initiative in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, June 6, 2022. They are able to directly help Oklahomans thanks in part to the IRT - a Department of Defense initiative that is a joint environment with National Guard Soldiers and Airmen. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Sgt. Reece Heck)

060811-N-0553R-002. Base: San Fernando Country: Philippines (PHL)

KINGSTON, Jamaica (May 11, 2015) Builder 2nd Class Brian Whelan, assigned to Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 202, works with a Jamaican Defence Force engineer during a construction project at the Rennock Lodge All Ages School during Continuing Promise 2015. Continuing Promise is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet-conducted deployment to conduct civil-military operations including humanitarian-civil assistance, subject matter expert exchanges, medical, dental, veterinary and engineering support and disaster response to partner nations and to show U.S. support and commitment to Central and South America and the Caribbean.

030813-F-5435R-003. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE XI Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Readiness Challenge VIII participants from U.S. Space Force's 45th Civil Engineer Squadron, Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, tackle the small shelter system build on the final morning of the competition April 22, 2022, at the Silver Flag Exercise Site, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The Department of the Air Force CE event is hosted by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center. After a 20+ year hiatus, the challenge, a premier event for DAF civil engineers, is back. This year's Readiness Challenge is the initial operating capability event before the challenge reaches full operational capability in April 2023. Eight teams representing major commands and U.S. Space Force faced off in about 20 events showing a wide variety of CE capabilities from emergency airfield lighting and water purification to building a guard shack from the ground up and firefighting and EOD operations.

020105-F-2034C-066. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Thumrait Air Base Country: Oman (OMN) Scene Major Command Shown: 405th Air Expeditionary Wing

060315-A-2718K-073. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Service members from the Royal Thai Marine Corps, Republic of Korea Navy and Marine Corps, and the U.S. Marine Corps place metal beams for a new roof during Exercise Cobra Gold 23 (CG23) at Chanthaburi, Kingdom of Thailand, March 2, 2023. Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171 and MWSS-172 participated in the 42nd iteration of the Cobra Gold series of exercises, where they lended their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts. CG23 emphasized readiness and cooperation amongst the participating nations through command and control, field training, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations.

030310-F-9528H-035. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Justin Kearns and Staff Sgt. Christopher VanAken of the 110th Civil Engineer Squadron, Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Michigan, use a concrete saw to remove concrete at the Tama Hills Recreational Area, a U.S. Armed Forces recreational area near Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 14, 2022. Members of the 110th CES participated in a Deployment for Training (DFT) exercise in Japan to renovate the Boy Scout camp located at the recreational area.The DFT program provides valuable training opportunities normally not available in home station scenarios, allowing Airmen to train on equipment they will likely operate during a deployment, but might not have access to on their home base.

PETTY Officer 2nd Class Michael Cowart, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, uses a trowel to smooth concrete as his unit builds a Marine camp during Operation Desert Storm. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

A member of a services team assembles a beverage table to be used with the mobile kitchen trailer during the civil engineering/services competition Readiness Challenge '90. Subject Operation/Series: READINESS CHALLENGE '90 Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Personnel of the 241st Electronic Installation Squadron, Tennessee Air National Guard, measure the depth of a trench dug for the installation of an underground communication cable. They are participating in a mobility exercise. Base: Zweibrucken Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Airmen from the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron disassemble tents as part of a base renovation project at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, June 27, 2023. The tents have been packed to make way for Containerized Housing Units (CHU), that provide harden shelter living arragements for deployed personal. Prince Sultan Air Base is looking to transition most of the base populace to CHUs in the near future.

Service members from across the Department of Defense participate in an Innovative Readiness Training runway extension project at Old Harbor, Alaska, April 19, 2017. In its fifth year, the U.S. Marine Forces Reserve led exercise is part of a civil and joint military program to improve military readiness while simultaneously provide quality services to underserved communities throughout the United States. Additional participants include the Alaska and Arizona National Guards, Air Force Reserve, Navy Reserve, and Coast Guard.

A Soldier with the Army Reserve's 389th Engineer Company of Des Moines, Iowa, works on a troop project June 21, 2022, at Tactical Training Base Courage on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The company worked on several projects to improve the training area during their 2022 annual training, including putting new metal siding on numerous buildings. Troop projects are coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works and help improve the installation's infrastructure while at the same time providing training for Army engineer units.

An Airmen from the 118th Force Support Squadron works to assemble tent framework April 7, 2022 at Berry Field Air National Guard Base, Nashville, Tennessee. Members from across the 118th Wing took part in the largest on-base readiness exercise in wing history April 5-9, to help prepare and train the wing for a near-peer conflict.

030816-F-2922M-002. Base: Volk Field State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Readiness Challenge VIII participant from Air Force Special Operations Command's 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, begins the guard shack build event April 18, 2022, at the Silver Flag Training Site, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The Department of the Air Force CE event is hosted by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center. After a 20+ year hiatus, the challenge, a premier event for Department of the Air Force civil engineers, is back. This year's Readiness Challenge is the initial operating capability event before the challenge reaches full operating capability within the next two years. At this year's event, which runs through April 22, eight teams representing major commands and U.S. Space Force are facing off in about 20 events showing myriad of CE capabilities from emergency airfield lighting and water purification to building a guard shack from the ground up and firefighting and EOD operations.

BANJUL, The Gambia (Nov. 28, 2012) Air Force Tech Sgt. Curtis Clawson, left, and Logistics Specialist 1st Class Shane Mitchell, right, from High-Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift, participate in a community project at Star Fish International, a community center for the teens of Banjul, in support of Africa Partnership Station (APS) 2012. APS is an international security cooperation initiative, facilitated by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, aimed at strengthening global maritime partnerships through training and collaborative activities in order to improve maritime safety and security in Africa. The U.S. Navy is constantly deployed to preserve peace, protect commerce, and deter aggression through forward presence. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting.

030118-F-0876R-030. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

050913-A-6004S-040. Base: Pearlington State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Soldiers and U.S. Marines help Honduran contractors construct new facilities at the Juan Ramon Molina School in Marcala, Honduras, April 29, 2008. The project is part of Beyond the Horizons, a joint training exercise wherein U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers conduct humanitarian and civil assistance missions while developing their engineering, construction and medical skills.

Approximately 100 Soldiers from the 1430th Engineer Company (1430th EN CO), 107th Engineer Battalion (107th EN BN), Michigan National Guard (MING), conducted multiple engineering projects at Otsego Lake State Park and Young State Park from June 5 - 16, 2022.

221006-N-AS200-1407 SAN NICOLAS ISLAND, Calif. (NNS) (Oct. 5, 2022) - The U.S. Navy conducted an annual coastal cleanup on the remote beaches of San Nicolas Island (SNI), the most isolated of the California Channel Islands, located sixty-five miles offshore, and South of Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Point Mugu. The cleanup team consisted of nearly fifty volunteer Navy Sailors and civilians assigned to NBVC and Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, who removed over two-thousand pounds of trash and debris on three SNI beaches. NBVC is a strategically located Naval installation composed of three operating facilities: Point Mugu, Port Hueneme and San Nicolas Island. NBVC is the home of the Pacific Seabees, West Coast E-2D Hawkeyes, 3 warfare centers and 80 tenants.

A Soldier with the Army Reserve's 389th Engineer Company of Des Moines, Iowa, works on a troop project June 21, 2022, at Tactical Training Base Courage on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The company worked on several projects to improve the training area during their 2022 annual training, including putting new metal siding on numerous buildings. Troop projects are coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works and help improve the installation's infrastructure while at the same time providing training for Army engineer units.

050705-N-1261P-025. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

220512-N-PI330-2205 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain- Sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 work at a construction site, May 12, 2022. NMCB 133 is currently forward deployed to provide an adaptable and scalable Naval Construction Force as a vital component of the U.S. Maritime strategy in executing quality construction in combat, humanitarian assistance or disaster recovery operations.

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Five (NMCB-5) smooth the surface of a concrete slab at a construction site in northern Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 94th Cavalry Regiment fill sandbags in International Falls, Minn. The Soldiers were activated to support flood response in the Rainy River Basin.

031105-F-0881Z-015. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Connor Huften, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and a native of Florida, pushes a ground compacting machine at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 14, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

U.S. Air Force civil engineers work on an electrical structure in a school as part of Pacific Angel 22-4 in Baucau, Timor-Leste, Sept. 15, 2022. The operation, scheduled Sept. 12-17, focuses on capacity building through health services outreach, engineering civic action program construction projects and subject matter expert exchanges. Pacific Air Forces participate in PAC ANGEL operations in order to advance interoperability and build upon established partnerships between our military forces and our allies and partners.

Airmen assigned to the 178th Wing Force Support Squadron construct a tent at a simulated forward operating location June 7, 2022 for a field exercise during Agile Rage 22 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan. Agile Rage 22 focuses on annual currency and proficiency items, future concepts, and maintaining a war-ready posture for members of the Air National Guard.

Builder 3rd Class Roylander Williams, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, spreads a thin layer of plaster outside of the classroom walls at the EP Nu Laran School engineering site in Dili, Timor-Leste, on July 29, 2010. The renovation project is part of Pacific Partnership 2010, the fifth in a series of annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance endeavors aimed at strengthening regional partnerships.

980605-F-4116M-009. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

A French Desert Commando Course (FDCC) instructor oversee a U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa as they rappel down an obstacle at Centre Dentrainment Au Combat (CECAD), Djibouti, Sept. 21, 2022, while participating in the FDCC. The FDCC is a multi-day course held by the French at CECAD that challenges both U.S. and French service members by challenging the participants physically and mentally through land and water obstacles and endurance exercises while surviving in austere field conditions.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Morris, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron water, fuels and systems maintenance technician, uses a shovel to take out a piece of the flightline during a flightline repair at an undisclosed location, August 5, 2022. The 386th ECES were able to successfully repair two upheavals on the flightline enabling coalition partners and future operations to operate the flightline with mitigated risk.

OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 05, 2024) Marines, assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 172, mix concrete and seawater in a crater to complete an expeditious repair in an airfield damage repair exercise, during Keen Edge '24. Keen Edge is an annual bilateral exercise conducted by the United States Forces Japan and the Japanese Self Defense Force. NMCB 4 is forward deployed throughout the Indo-Pacific region to support and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. As the stand-in, crisis response, naval engineering force, NMCB 4 maintains a ready posture to deliver in-theater expeditionary logistics via expeditionary shore infrastructure, forward damage repair, and mobile construction. (US Navy

040114-F-1545M-378. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Spc. David Kalama, 2120th Engineer Company, 120th Engineer Battalion, 90th Troop Command, Oklahoma Army National Guard, works on a roof as a part of an Innovative Readiness Training mission while building homes for the Cherokee Veterans Housing Initiative in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, June 6, 2022. They are able to directly help Oklahomans thanks in part to the IRT - a Department of Defense initiative that is a joint environment with National Guard Soldiers and Airmen. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Sgt. Reece Heck)

010926-F-3961R-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

Airmen from the Idaho Air National Guards 124th Civil Engineer Squadron, Boise, Idaho, dry fit a window during an innovative readiness training mission for the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, June 6, 2022. The Airmen, from across CES career fields worked together to ensure the houses were built and the mission completed for the IRT.

050112-F-9429S-006. Base: Karshni-Khanabad Air Base Country: Uzbekistan (UZB)

031226-F-9871C-002. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

040315-F-2632S-078. Base: Borrenquin State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. military civil engineers and a member of the Timor-Leste Defense Force cut a sheet of wood during renovations on a school as part of Pacific Angel 22-4 in Baucau, Timor-Leste, Sept. 15, 2022. The operation, scheduled Sept. 12-17, focuses on capacity building through health services outreach, engineering civic action program construction projects and subject matter expert exchanges. Pacific Air Forces participate in PAC ANGEL operations in order to advance interoperability and build upon established partnerships between our military forces and our allies and partners.

020607-A-2795I-020. Base: Camp Zama State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: Pacific

020513-F-6932M-015. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS 2002 Base: Camp Dingo State: Kingston Country: Jamaica (JAM)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Benjamin Warden and Tech. Sgt. Kevin Taylor of the 110th Civil Engineer Squadron, Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Michigan, build walls during building renovations at the Tama Hills Recreational Area, a U.S. Armed Forces recreational area near Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 10, 2022. Members of the 110th CES participated in a Deployment for Training (DFT) exercise in Japan to renovate the Boy Scout camp located at the recreational area.The DFT program provides valuable training opportunities normally not available in home station scenarios, allowing airmen to train on equipment they will likely operate during a deployment, but might not have access to on their home base.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, Royal Thai marines with the Royal Thai Marine Corps Construction Company of Combat Engineers, and members of the Singapore Army with the 30th Combat Engineer Brigade apply stucco to the outside walls of a new classroom being built at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 20, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

An Airman from the Utah Air National Guards 151st Civil Engineer Squadron, Salt Lake City, Utah, scores a control joint into a driveway during an innovative readiness training project in the Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, June 7, 2022. The control joint is used to control random cracking and settling of the concrete over time.

020415-F-2902B-014. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Air Base Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

the bombed village Andriivka

Coast Guard Personnel and Civilian Operations - 26-HK-72-6. civilian moving oil-spill boom material near waterfront4. Hurricane Katrina

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., Aug. 18, 2022. The Crucible is the final 54-hour test recruits must pass to become United States Marines.

GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Michael Lund constructs tents during a gas mask familiarization exercise at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Carl Harkins, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and native of Texas, lays bricks at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 17, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during the 43rd iteration of Cobra Gold. This years iteration aims to strengthen the capabilities of participating nations to plan and conduct combined and joint operations, build relationships between participating nations, and enhance interoperability over a range of activities, including humanitarian aid projects. Marine Corps

Members of the 321st Civil Engineering Squadron Prime Beef team prefabricate wooden floors for tents during exercise Busy Prairie II. Subject Operation/Series: BUSY PRAIRIE II Base: Biggs Army Air Field, El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Tapia, a heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and a Florida native, levels concrete at the Ban Prakaet School construction site at Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 27, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This is the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

011006-F-0148C-006. Base: Tulsa International Airport State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050910-A-6004S-009. State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031209-F-1545M-016. Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

PENSACOLA, Fla. (Sep. 26, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, pour concrete for a new Entry Control Point (ECP) onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola. The new ECP will help alleviate traffic entering the base. NMCB 1 is conducting an intense homeport training plan to expand their ability to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater operations.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Hernandez, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) team sergeant, breaks up dirt during a DPAA recovery mission in England, May 13, 2022. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

Seabees lay new sections of the flight line. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

Cable system installers and maintainers from Carlie Company, Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 34th Red Bull Infantry Division, reposition an overhead network cable spanning a high foot traffic area during the Warfighter '18 exercise at Camp Atterbury.

010405-F-0929W-006. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Tadeo Country: Paraguay (PRY)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, battle each other during a body sparring event on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Jan. 26, 2022. These recruits were participating in the crucible; the 54-hour long culminating event of recruit training. The crucible challenges all the skills a recruit has acquired throughout their time in recruit training. Once recruits complete the crucible, they will have earned the title United States Marine. (U.S Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Christopher Madero)

240126-N-UF592-1010 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 26, 2024) Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Riley Renner, left, from Huntsville, Alabama, and Intelligence Specialist 2nd Class Isaac Eaker, from Menifee, California, right, chisel tiles while conducting deck demolition in a compartment aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while in-port Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Jan. 26. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of the Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interest in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kenneth Brown, Jr. of the 110th Civil Engineer Squadron, Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Michigan, removes siding from a building at the Tama Hills Recreational Area, a U.S. Armed Forces recreational area near Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 9, 2022. Members of the 110th CES participated in a Deployment for Training (DFT) exercise in Japan to renovate the Boy Scout camp located at the recreational area.The DFT program provides valuable training opportunities normally not available in home station scenarios, allowing Airmen to train on equipment they will likely operate during a deployment, but might not have access to on their home base.

Soldiers with the Army Reserves 389th Engineer Company of Des Moines, Iowa, work on a troop project June 21, 2022, at Camp Courage on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The company worked on several projects to improve the camp during their 2022 annual training, including putting new metal siding on numerous buildings. Troop projects are coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works and help improve the installation's infrastructure while at the same time providing training for Army engineer units.

021006-F-3873G-001. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher VanAken of the 110th Civil Engineer Squadron, Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, uses a concrete saw to remove concrete at the Tama Hills Recreational Area, a U.S. Armed Forces recreational area near Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 14, 2022. Members of the 110th CES participated in a Deployment for Training (DFT) exercise in Japan to renovate the Boy Scout camp located at the recreational area.The DFT program provides valuable training opportunities normally not available in home station scenarios, allowing airmen to train on equipment they will likely operate during a deployment, but might not have access to on their home base.

A U.S. Navy Sailor and a U.S. Marine with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3d Combat Logistics Regiment, 3d Marine Logistics Group work at a local school construction site during Balikatan 22, Claveria, Philippines, March 30, 2022. 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. Balikatan, Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder, is a longstanding bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. Balikatan 22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of the U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

DF-ST-90-02070. Base: Cape Lisburne Air Force Station State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency members, as well as volunteers from bases in England, sift through dirt near London-Stansted, England, May 25, 2022. The team was conducting a recovery operation for the remains of a U.S. service member whose plane crashed there in 1944 during World War II.

070110-A-5168K-002. Base: Logistical Storage Area Anaconda State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Alaska Air National Guard Senior Airman Emily Batchelor, a public affairs specialist with the 176th Wing from Eagle River, explains how service members from Joint Task Force - Bethel are going to repair a damaged porched as part of Operation Merbok Response in Toksook Bay, Alaska, Sept. 24, 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 1st Lt. Balinda O'Neal)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and Royal Thai marines with Royal Thai Marine Corps Construction Company of Combat Engineers locate the center of a foundation footer during the first day of construction at the Ban Prakaet school, Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 9, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

Soldiers with the Army Reserves 389th Engineer Company of Des Moines, Iowa, work on a troop project June 21, 2022, at Camp Courage on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The company worked on several projects to improve the camp during their 2022 annual training, including putting new metal siding on numerous buildings. Troop projects are coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works and help improve the installation's infrastructure while at the same time providing training for Army engineer units.

US Navy PETTY Officer Second Class James Heideman lends a helping hand to an impoverished school as part of Operation HANDCLASP. PO2 Heideman, as well as other sailors from USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57) joined efforts with Peruvian sailors and parents of the school children to paint, refurbish, and make general improvements to the Callao, Peru, inner-city school when Reuben James made a port call while en route to Exercise TEAMWORK SOUTH '99. Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK SOUTH '99HANDCLASP Base: Callao Country: Peru (PER)

Left side rear view medium shot as US Air Force Rodeo 2000 Umpires board a McGuire AFB KC-10 Extender during a pre-flight maintenance competition on May 7, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition at Pope AFB. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations will compete in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (Army units, foreign nations, airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, combat endurance, combat tactics and air and ground operations not shown) at Pope Air Force Base,.... Complete Scene Caption: Left side rear view medium shot as US Air Force Rodeo 2000 Umpires board a McGuire AFB KC-10 Extender during a pre-flight maintenance competition on May 7, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition at Pope AFB. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams an

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Moore, an electrician with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and a native of New York, left, plans out electrical wiring with a member of the 30th Battalion, Singapore Combat Engineers at the Ban Prakaet school at Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 21, 2024. Marines of Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This is the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

010406-F-3048L-003. Complete Scene Caption: STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Russell Bengry (kneeling), USAF, Electrician, 823RD Red Horse Squadron, Hurlburt Field, FL, and Lance Corporal (LCPL), Michael Taylor, USMC, Electrician, Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, lay conduit before the foundation is poured for the new school being built in Las Palmas Paraguay, during Exercise NEW HORIZONS. Under Combined Task Force Guarani Springs, joint service personnel are conducting engineering and medical operations in Paraguay, enabling required joint training. The task force will renovate, construct and improve the infrastructures of four schools and water well and also conduct three Medical Readiness Training Exercises (MEDRETS), as agreed to by the government of Paraguay. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Las Palmas Country: Paraguay (PRY)

050821-A-6108G-240. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Zahko Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Aids to Navigation Operations - 26-HK-63-17. Coast Guardsman working on CGC Saginaw-- ATON ops. Hurricane Katrina

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Pima County, Arizona for tours of the Mexican border area, discussions with local Interior staff and Customs and Border Patrol personnel

030122-M-5266H-053. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

010410-F-0929W-003. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Tadeo Country: Paraguay (PRY)

040317-F-2632S-018. Base: Borinquen Country: Puerto Rico (PRI)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jovan Garcia, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) augmentee, pours water out of a bucket during a DPAA recovery mission in England, May 27, 2022. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

040428-F-4905S-005. Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030121-F-8290C-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Evan Shafley, a heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and native of Michigan, lays bricks at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 17, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

Navy volunteers repair a building in Waimea, Kauai, damaged when Hurricane Iniki struck the region. The volunteers are taking part in Joint Task Force Garden Isle, a joint military disaster relief effort organized to assist the residents of the area in the aftermath of the hurricane. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030425-M-6881W-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Patriot Country: Kuwait (KWT)

120127-A-IP644-067CALLAO, Peru (Jan. 27, 2012) Equipment Operator 2nd Class Michael McAfee, assigned to the Navy Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 23 embarked aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift, and a Peruvian combat engineer attach a roof to a new school. Navy Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 23 and U.S. Marines are working with engineers from Base Naval De Callao and Infanteria De Marina Ancon as part of Southern Partnership Station 2012. The Seabees and engineers will spend three weeks refurbishing schools in the area. Southern Partnership Station is an annual deployment of U.S. Navy ships and assets to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

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