Military Deployment Preparations

Photos of military personnel loading equipment and setting up for deployment, highlighting logistics and team collaboration in various military operations.

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Matthew Owens, 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of aerial transportation functions, fastens latches holding a Transportable Port Security Boat onto a C-17A Globemaster III on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Sept. 23, 2022. U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit 309 members were being redeployed for additional field training after completing exercises near Scott AFB utilizing Transportable Port Security Boats.

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, prepare for a deployment at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. VMFA-312 departed in support of the Unit Deployment Program which provides forward presence and assists commanders around the globe.

Airmen from the 193rd Special Operations Wing's Aerial Port ensures the equipment being loaded on a C-130J Hercules is loaded safely August 28, 2017. A team of Airmen from the 271st Combat Communications Squadron, 193rd Regional Support Group, 193rd Special Operations Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, is being sent to Texas with their Joint Incident Site Communications Capability trailer to help with Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. The equipment allows civilian first responders to communicate with military assets on the ground.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 1st Combat Camera Squadron set up a tent during Exercise Green Goblin at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Dec. 6, 2022. This four-day exercise provides relevant and essential night-vision training to prepare combat camera Airmen with enhanced photographic and video capabilities required to capture imagery in low-light and no-light environments.

U.S. Army personnel from the 181 Transportation Battalion, Mannheim, Germany, load their gear on a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft. Ten C-17 aircraft and support personnel (not shown) from the 437 Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, are currently deployed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, in support of Operation Sustain Hope, the U.S. effort to bring in food, water, medicine, relief supplies, and to establish camps for the refugees fleeing from the Former Republic of Yugoslavia into Albania and Macedonia. Subject Operation/Series: SUSTAIN HOPE Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Matthew Owens, 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of aerial transportation functions, fastens latches holding a Transportable Port Security Boat onto a C-17A Globemaster III on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Sept. 23, 2022. U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit 309 members were being redeployed for additional field training after completing exercises near Scott AFB utilizing Transportable Port Security Boats.

040920-F-0201C-005. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 721st Aerial Port Squadron push a pallet of infant formula onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, 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 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing provided critical aircraft maintenance, aircrew support, command and control, and aerial port services to coordinate logistics and execute the mission with urgency and safety.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, prepare tactical vehicles for a slippery-road training course in preparation for Exercise Nordic Response 24 at Setermoen, Norway, Feb. 8, 2024. Exercise Nordic Response, formerly known as Cold Response, is a NATO training event conducted every two years to promote military competency in arctic environments and to foster interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and allied nations. Marine Corps

050901-F-8963H-097. Base: Naval Air Station, New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Personnel from the U.S. Army's 106th Aviation Unit and members of the 437th Aerial Port Mobility Flight, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., discuss placement of the ground power unit onboard the waiting C-5 Galaxy at Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri. The power unit was used by participants in New Horizon '97, first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from the Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON '97 Country: French Guiana (GUF)

Mr. Terry Ray Reeves, Instructor Loadmaster, 97th Operations Support Squadron demonstrates the proper procedures for securing a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) inside a C-5 Galaxy aircraft to a group of loadmaster trainees at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Base: Altus Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060725-N-5914D-002. Base: USS Boxer (LHD 4) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

SENIOR AIRMAN John Gonzales, 86th Transportation Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany, secures a pallet to a flatbed truck before it heads to Tuzla AB, Bosnia-Herzegovina in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

U.S. Army and International Paratroopers receive their MC-6 parachutes during Leapfest 2022 at the Quonset Army Aviation Support Facility in Washington County, Rhode Island, August 3, 2022. Leapfest is the largest, longest standing, international static line parachute training event and competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island Army National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community.

MASTER Sergeant Steve Smith, USAF, (right), 39th Civil Engineer Squadron, Readiness Flight Superintendent, helps Major Larry Bradbury, USAF, 39th Contracting Squadron, Commander, suit up for readiness training at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Mr. Anthony Housey photographs the Soldiers of the 143rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, Charlie Company, from Rhode Island as they prepare their gear for an evening jump at the end of their annual training session on 31 July 2022. Their mission as an airborne unit is highly specialized, and the unit trains to be the best in their field. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Anthony Housey)

Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Ethan Cowell, construction squad leader, 389th Engineer Company, uses a chalk line to mark where to screw metal siding during a construction project at Fort McCoy, Wis., June 16, 2022. Cowell and other engineers from the 389th En. Co. are conducting annual training here and working on improving the training areas during that time.

020923-F-4649H-017. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

011013-F-4406B-018. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

221005-N-DK042-1217 PORT OF KUSHIRO, Japan (Oct. 5, 2022) Sailors from Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 1 and Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1, as part of the Navy Support Element in support of Operation Resolute Dragon 22, lower a cargo trailer with lines onto the deck of an Improved Navy Lighterage System (INLS) craft during crane operations while moored to USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312) in Kushiro Port, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. USS Benfold (DDG 65), USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312), and USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) are participating in joint bilateral integration with III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) in support of Resolute Dragon 22. Exercises like this one reassure our allies and partners of the U.S. commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific.

011120-F-2167C-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Masirah Air Base Country: Oman (OMN) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, prepare for a deployment at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. VMFA-312 departed in support of the Unit Deployment Program which provides forward presence and assists commanders around the globe.

Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, unload ready-to-eat rations and water purification tablets from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (Reinforced) in Leogane, 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.

U.S. Army Spc. Ryan Archibald, a wheeled vehicle mechanic with the 369th Special Troops Battalion, guides a vehicle into the units motor pool garage on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Nov. 15, 2022. Archibald is practicing safety by using hand signals while serving as a ground guide.

Staff Sgt. Derek Dion, a jumpmaster with 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), performs a door inspection during an airborne operation over Donnelly Training Area, Alaska, Feb. 8, 2024. JPMRC 24-02 depends on joint, multi-component and multinational partners to succeed, including U.S. Air Force air and ground crews, U.S. Marines, and international military participants from more than five countries, a testament to the realism and authenticity of its world-class training capability. Army

Staff Sgt. Aaron Butler exits the Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer (HEAT) during the Mystery Event at the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition at Fort Lee, Va. on Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. (Timothy L. Hale/Army Reserve Public Affairs)

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. -- United States Air Force Airmen and Space Force Gaurdians load a Mobile Constellation Control Station aboard a C-17 at Peterson Space Force Base on Wednesday, Sept 14 2022. The unit is being transported to an operating location as part of the 4th Space Operations Squadron at Schriever Space Force Base's multi-day operation to provide proof of concept for missions outside of the United States returning the MCCS to Schriever Space Force Base. The 4th SOPS mission is to operate the U.S. Space Force's protected and wideband Military Satellite Communications systems. They provide warfighters global, secure, survivable, strategic and tactical communication during peacetime and throughout the full spectrum of conflict. ( U.S. Space Force Photo By: Tiana Williams)

Senior Airman Morris Fraiser, an aircraft armament systems journeyman assigned to the 175th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, unloads a pallet in support of the DEFENDER-Europe 22 exercise, May 16, 2022, at Amari Air Base in Harjumaa, Estonia. DEFENDER-Europe 22 is a multinational training exercise designed to demonstrate USAREUR-AFs ability to aggregate US-based combat power quickly in Eastern Europe across multiple theaters in support of NATO and the National Defense Strategy as well as to leverage host nations capabilities to increase USAREUR-AFs operational reach.

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, remove unexploded ordnance during a simulated chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear scenario in Setermoen, Norway March 24, 2023. Cold weather CBRN training is designed to increase Marines confidence and readiness in their abilities to combat extreme cold weather conditions.

030130-M-9892R-017. Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Medical Battalion

Members of the U.S. Army Combat Pictorial Detachment check their gear upon arriving to document the airlift of the remains of soldiers of the 3rd Bn., 502nd Inf., 101st Airborne Div., from Gander Airport. On December 12, 1985, 248 soldiers of the 3rd Battalion were killed in a plane crash at the airport. They were returning to the United States after participating in peacekeeping duty with the Multi-national Force and Observers in the Sinai Desert. Base: Gander State: Newfoundland (NF) Country: Canada (CAN)

030320-F-8290C-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM, SOUTHERN WATCH, IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

061013-A-5332O-115. Base: Logistical Storage Area Anaconda State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A1C Galen Rowlett (left), a Mail Control Activity Agent from detechment 1, Air Postal Squadron, Rhein Main Air Mail Terminal, Germany, and SSGT Dennis Camper, an air traffic controller from the 4100th Operations Support Squadron work together, in the mail tent, to put outgoing mail bags in a pallet box. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Arizona National Guard service members set up a Federal Medical Station on the Navajo Nation in Chinle, Ariz., to support COVID-19 health care May 02, 2020. The Arizona National Guard activated more than 800 Arizona Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen to support grocery stores, food banks and other community needs during this state of emergency response

041209-M-9023R-001. Base: Marine Corps Base Hawaii State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Louisiana National Guardsmen pack a van before heading to Florida to assist with Hurricane Ian response efforts at Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, Sept. 27, 2022. In accordance with the guidelines of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) process and at the request of the Florida Department of Emergency Management, the LANG is deploying personnel and equipment to support the Florida National Guard in their response to the hurricane.

041115-F-2034C-007. Base: Fob Wilson Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030121-M-5365F-005. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

030407-M-0175R-169. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Close up shot of SFC Michael R. Burton, 1ST Battalion, 501st Military Police Company, putting the destroyed remains of confiscated weapons into a burlap bag. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Unknown

980623-F-3645W-012. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen stack up mobility bags inside a KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft that will be carrying its cargo to the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Eaker Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Team members from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, prepare a fire truck and its' spare tire for offload from a C-5 Galaxy during an Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI), which tests a units ability to operate in a simulated wartime environment. Air Force members will practice their jobs under wartime scenarios and conditions. Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS REACH 95-02NORTHERN PIKE Base: Cold Lake State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN)

297th Army Infantry Alaskan National Guardman, Private Jed Michaels, a transportation specialist, checks his vehicle for oil before departing on a rendezvous with Alpha Company in support of Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2001. Northern Edge is Alaska's premier joint training exercise and it lasts for two weeks. Over 10,000 Canadian and United States forces combine to practice protecting Alaska and it's borders. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2001 Country: United States Of America (USA)

990702-M-5696S-004. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Camp Monteith State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Unit

Soldiers from the 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion load their equipment onto vehicles after arriving at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Feb. 16. The Soldiers are enroute to the National Training Center in nearby Fort Irwin.

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with Joint Task Force 59, South Carolina National Guard, assist the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control in unloading a shipment of medical personal protective equipment received from the Strategic National Stockpile March 31, 2020 to be sorted and distributed to the 46 counties in the state in support of the COVID-19 response efforts. 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.

Oregon Army National Guards 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team 2nd Lt. Teresa Smalls and the U.S. Army Reserves 374th Financial Management Support Unit Sgt. John Gotia deliver donated linen to a school July 8, 2020, in Ferizaj/Urosevac, Kosovo. Smalls and Gotia are members of the NATO-led Kosovo Force Regional-Command East and are charged with ensuring the safety and security and freedom of movement for all the people in Kosovo in accordance with the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tanner Brown, loadmaster with the 7th Airlift Squadron, guides the unloading of cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 62d Airlift Wing during Exercise Rainier War 22B at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Oct. 20, 2022. Exercise Rainier War is designed to evaluate and exercise Team McChords ability to generate, employ and sustain Rapid Global Mobility into and in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific areas of responsibility.

Personnel from the 621st Aerial Port Squadron, McGuire AFB, NJ, stop their flat-bed truck for inspection at a security gate before driving on to the flightline. Pallets of supplies are headed for a secure area at the Roswell Airport. Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX PEAK Base: Roswell Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

021005-M-0175R-004. Subject Operation/Series: DYNAMIC RESPONSE 2002 Country: Serbia (SER) Scene Major Command Shown: 24th MEU (SOC)

Alaska Air and Army National Guardsmen, assigned to Joint Task Force-Alaska, fill and place sand bags to reinforce the Koyuk Native Store warehouse for Operation Merbok Response in Koyuk, Alaska, Sept. 28, 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 Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Seth LaCount)

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsmen with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, pack up authorized medical supplies during exercise Native Fury 22 at a Logistics Support Area established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 23, 2022. Native Fury 22 is a biennial exercise focused on the demonstration of the rapid offload and integration of a Maritime Prepositioned Force in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of regional security, crisis response, and contingency operations.

STAFF Sergeant Scott Hirshenberger guides AIRMAN 1ST Class Rashidi Bennett as he uses a forklift to load a cargo pallet onto a C-130 aircraft at Maputo Airport, Mozambique. Hirshenberger and Bennett are both aerial porters from the 86th Air Mobility Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Two C-130s and crews from the 41st Airlift Squadron at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, are airlifting equipment and personnel deployed from the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, England, to Nampula, Mozambique, for MEDFLAG 01-2 exercise. MEDFLAG 01-2 is a Headquarters United States Air Forces in Europe led real-world exercise designed to test the ability of its personnel to form and deploy the .... Complete Scene Caption: Staff Sergeant Scott Hirshenberger guides Airman 1st Class Rashidi Bennett as he uses a forklift to load a cargo pallet onto a C-130 aircraft at Maputo Airport, Mozambique. Hirshenberger and Bennett are both aerial porters from the 86th Air Mobility Squadron at Ramstein Air

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Justin Smith, 730th Air Mobility Squadron, unloads relief supplies here March 19. An international charter aircraft delivered 95 tons of blankets, plastic sheeting, hygiene supplies, soap and jerry cans to assist with earthquake and tsunami relief efforts.

U.S. Soldiers apply snow chains to a military vehicle's tire for the purpose of driving in arctic conditions during the Cold Weather Indoctrination Course II in preparation for the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center's Alaska exercise on Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Feb. 6, 2024. Instructors educated Soldiers on proper use of the Army-issued cold weather clothing system, identification and treatment of cold weather injuries, and military vehicle maintenance in extreme cold weather conditions. Army

020905-F-4649H-023. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, break down the Division's mobile command post to move to a new strategic location during Joint Pacific Multinatinal Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02, April 1, 2023. JPMRC-AK 23-02 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 environmental and military challenges.

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, remove unexploded ordnance during a simulated chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear scenario in Setermoen, Norway March 24, 2023. Cold weather CBRN training is designed to increase Marines confidence and readiness in their abilities to combat extreme cold weather conditions.

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron from Kadena Air Force Base, line up to receive a meal ready to eat after their arrival Mar. 13. These members arrived to provide assistance with restoring electric power and other base recovery operation in support of disaster relief subsequent to Friday's earthquake.

Norwegians in the Norwegian Home Guard Rapid Response Force and Youth Teams in the 51st Norwegian Reciprocal Troop Exchange (NOREX) complete medical training at the Medical Simulation Training Center (MSTC) at Camp Ripley Training Center in Little Falls, Minnesota on Feb 4th and 7th, 2024. The MSTC provides training scenarios by adjusting simulated training experiences by changing the lighting, noise, smell, and injuries with realistic mechanical dummies (Minnesota Army National Guard

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Justin Baldwin, 380 Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation craftsman, prepares to secure a recently unloaded pallet from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster from McChord Air Base, Wash., delivered to Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Oct. 31, 2022. The Air Transportation Function at Al Dhafra loads everything from personal baggage to personnel movers for transport via cargo planes around the Air Force Central Command Area of Responsibility.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division Arctic Angels, install snow chains on a military vehicle during the Cold Weather Indoctrination Course II on Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Feb. 4, 2024. It is essential for Soldiers to understand how to operate vehicles in extreme cold weather. Snow chains improve traction on ice and packed snow. The Arctic is a dynamic environment requiring leaders and soldiers to be prepared, adaptive and capable of operating in a harsh environment that changes quickly and suddenly. Army

030917-F-9032T-015. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Royal Canadian Air Force and U.S. Air Force civil engineers secure AM-2 matting with a crucifix stake at Northwest Field, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 6, 2024. Continued collaboration and integration of dispersed operations during Cope North 24 enhances the joint forces capabilities to operate in austere environments. Air Force

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 prepare to load a GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb into an F-35B Lightning II aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 28, 2022. Marines with VMFA-242 conducted close air support with inert GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bombs at Combined Arms Training Center, Fuji in support of 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment. This training marked the first-ever live close air support missions in Japan with an F-35B Lightning II aircraft.

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A C-17 Globemaster III carrying water pumps and hoses donated by the Royal Australian Air Force arrives here March 30, 2011. The aircraft delivered 20,000 pounds of cooling equipment to help the Japanese government stabilize the Fukushima nuclear power plant. The 374th Contracting Squadron has worked around the clock with the U.S. Government to have these supplies purchased in support of Operation Tomodachi.

051226-A-7969G-037. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Cooke State: Taji Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Senior Airman Zachary Tresik, 8th Maintenance Squadron stockpile management crew member, sweeps a munitions pallet during a Munitions Retrograde Operation at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 30, 2022. To prevent the invasion of foreign organisms, it is paramount that the pallets remain free of debris before it is shipped to another country.

031018-F-5789F-005. Base: Naes Lakehurst State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020102-F-2034C-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Thumrait Air Base Country: Oman (OMN) Scene Major Command Shown: 405th Air Expeditionary Wing

970204-F-5774B-009. Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX THUNDER 97-B Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Mckayla Marshall, 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron Ground Transportation specialist, carries netting to pallets to prepare them for transport at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 21, 2022. Hundreds of boxes of infant formula arrived from Switzerland and were unloaded and palletized for transport during Operation Fly Formula, an operation to quickly import infant formula to the United States that meets U.S. health and safety standards.

050913-A-6004S-043. Base: Pearlington State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010924-F-3961R-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. John Cunningham, right, from Anchorage and a machinist with the 176th Maintenance Squadron, and Alaska Army National Guard Pfc. Carl Andrew, from Bethel and an infantryman with 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, clear storm debris from a boardwalk in Newtok, Alaska as part of Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 22, 2022. Approximately 100 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)

221018-N-PC620-0016REYNOSA, Mexico (Oct. 18, 2022) U.S. Army Cpl. Ryan Burns and Sgt. Alex Bustos, both assigned to the 520th Area Support Medical Company, 56th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 62nd Medical Brigade, and Mexican army personnel assigned to the 19th Motorized Cavalry Regiment carry a simulated casualty from a notional disaster zone during exercise Fuerzas Amigas 2022 at Campo Militar Reynosa, Mexico, Oct. 18, 2022. This binational disaster-response exercise between the U.S. and Mexican militaries aims to improve readiness and strengthen the nations cooperative relationship. U.S. Army North, through Joint Task Force Civil Support will serve as the command-and-control element directing U.S. troops conducting a natural disaster response exercise with Mexican military forces.

040325-F-5388P-007. Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force Airmen of the 820th RED HORSE Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada fold a portable tent covering as they prepare for redeployment back to the United States, as the completion of Exercise NEW HORIZONS 2001 in St. Lucia comes to a completion. The Exercise provided much needed humanitarian assistance to impoverished nations throughout South and Central America, while providing unique and valuable training to active duty and reserve components of the US Military. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS 2001 Base: Castries Country: Saint Lucia (LCA)

031211-F-8006M-074. Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

DF-ST-89-01073. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

Staff Sgt. Tyler Shaw, 19th Civil Engineer Squadron, uncovers equipment with plastic following a simulated chemical attack during ROCKI 22-03 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, May 17, 2022. Designed to validate the full spectrum readiness capabilities of the airlift wing, ROCKI exercises are typically divided into distinct phases, each deliberately intended to assess the wing in various warfighting functions.

Alaska National Guardsmen of Joint Task Force-Bethel clear storm debris from a boardwalk in Newtok, Alaska as part of Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 22, 2022. Approximately 100 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)

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guards 123rd Contingency Response Group set up a mobile airfield operations center at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 17, 2014, in support of Operation United Assistance, the U.S. Agency for International Development-led, whole-of-government effort to respond to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The Airmen are operating an Intermediate Staging Base in Dakar to funnel humanitarian aid into affected areas, working in concert with Soldiers from the U.S. Armys 689th Rapid Port Opening Element to staff a Joint Task Force-Port Opening.

Spc. Isaac Aduhene, a petroleum supply specialist with the Texas Army National Guards F Company, 536th Brigade Support Battalion, inspects a semi-truck for illegal drugs and other prohibited items while working with U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Customs and Border Protections Pharr Port of Entry inspection station in Pharr, Texas, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. National Guard members throughout the Southwestern states have been working with Customs and Border Protection as part of Operation Guardian Support, assisting in support roles such as aviation, manning viewing observation cameras and vehicle screening and inspection.

The 377th Engineer Company is here working an exercise at Bivouac 5 on the Fort Dix Range Complex. This Reserve unit is from Butler, Pennsylvania and they are completing the concrete/masonry work around the new latrine on Bivouac 5. Fort Dix Training Division and the unit work with a local contracted concrete company to complete this mission. Soldiers will then have a new latrine for their use while setting up at a command post during training on the Fort Dix Range Complex. (Images provided by the Fort Dix (TSC) Training Support Center / Dan Amburg / Kevin McDevitt)

Fort McCoy community members participate in a non-appropriated fund sale June 8, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The sale, coordinated by the Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (DFMWR), allowed DFMWR to sell off unused or dated items that were on inventory to the general public. A sale like this is conducted once or twice a year.

The Soldiers of the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), along with Soldiers from Albania, Armenia and Moldova and Active Duty Soldiers from Hohenfels, Germany, participated in Operation Bronze Shield, which was to simulate a disturbance turned riot, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, on October 17, 2022. The 76th IBCT, Task Force Nighthawk, is preparing for their rotation in Kosovo as part of KFOR 31. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. 1st Class Herschel Talley)

020513-F-0352L-001. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers from the 216th ENG CO, from Riverside, California set up decontamination tents at Musctatatuck Urban Training Center Apr. 28, 2022. Guardian Response (GR22) provides realistic disaster response training to sharpen the skills and increase the capabilities of U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers, along with other state and federal assets.

Alaska Army National Guard Spc. Michael Egoak, from Kethluk and an infantryman with 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, clears storm debris from a boardwalk in Newtok, Alaska as part of Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 22, 2022. Approximately 100 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)

030317-F-6449C-021. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Country: Romania (ROM)

Master Sgt. Angela Bear, 176th Medical Group health service technician, Capt. Jennifer Ward, 176th Medical Group medical administrative officer, Tech. Sgt. Corey Farthing, 176th MDG administrative support, and Adam Bement, Vice President of Business Development at Utilis Tactical Shelter Systems, set up the lighting system in a Tent Modular 60 as part of Agile Combat Employment training, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, December 1, 2022. A team of six medical career field professionals learned about the specialized tents designed for a small footprint and ease in set up. The different AFSCs range from a physicians assistant and medic to a public health tech and admin support to get a full spectrum of care available to those who will need it.

STAFF Sergeant Bryant Ward, USAF, and his working dog Dak, both with the 568th Security Forces Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, check mail received at the Northside Post Office for any non-authorized materials. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Air Force Airmen don MOPP gear during a CBRN exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, September, 15, 2022. MOPP gear is protective equipment worn in CBRN-contaminated environments meant to protect an individual from CBRN agents. Utilizing MOPP gear ensures Airmen are ready to respond and defend its personnel and assets.

020927-F-4649H-012. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

040415-M-6553M-039. Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

030128-M-5266H-010. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Jaber Air Base Country: Kuwait (KWT)

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