Military Deployment Preparations

Service members preparing for deployments, engaging in administrative checks, and gathering supplies in a military setting.

Tech. Sgt. Deja Grant, a 163d Force Support Squadron personnel specialist, performs a final administrative check on service members assigned to the 163d Attack Wing at March Air Reserve Base in California on April 1st, 2023 before they disembark to Exercise Balikatan in the Philippines. The 163d will lead the way as part of the first large-scale integration of an unmanned platform into Philippine Air Space. They will work shoulder to shoulder with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to provide Intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, maritime domain awareness and simulated offensive air support.

Tech. Sgt. Deja Grant, a 163d Force Support Squadron personnel specialist, performs a final administrative check on service members assigned to the 163d Attack Wing at March Air Reserve Base in California on April 1st, 2023 before they disembark to Exercise Balikatan in the Philippines. The 163d will lead the way as part of the first large-scale integration of an unmanned platform into Philippine Air Space. They will work shoulder to shoulder with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to provide Intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, maritime domain awareness and simulated offensive air support.

Members of the 113th Wing, District of Columbia National Guard said goodbye to loved ones before deploying in support of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), Jan. 17, 2024. The team, comprised of F-16 pilots, crew chiefs, maintenance personnel, logistics, medical and more, continually train throughout the year for tasks such as these.

Senior Airman Tanitshaly Cruz, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Dress and Restoration specialist, briefs during an orientation for the White House Military Office personnel at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 9, 2024. Cruz used training mannequins to explain the process for a full body wrap provided for remains that would otherwise be unviewable due to trauma or injury. Air Force

U.S. Army Cpl. China Bell, a Medical Education and Training Campus pharmacy technician student, prepares trauma medication orders during a pharmacy technician field training exercise Nov. 30, 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas. During the field training exercise Army and Air Force students had to apply interpersonal skills, including negotiating skills, conflict resolution, customer service and teamwork while demonstrating that they have the ability to effectively and professionally communicate with other healthcare professionals.

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (Aug. 1, 2022) - U.S. Army Capt. Noelle Molter, from Fredrick, Maryland, left, assists Philippine Air Force Technical Sergeant Sandee A. Dianna with newborn resuscitation techniques during a Helping Babies Breathe training course at Hue Hotel during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

Members of the 114th Medical Group learn to operate a pulse oximeter during a Medic-X training course June 9, 2022 at Joe Foss Field, South Dakota. The 114th Medical Group utilized the Medic-X program as part of their Multi Capable Airman training for non-clinical medical personnel to develop relevant life sustaining skills.

More than 180 Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 445th Airlift Wing and members of the 5th Battalion, 159th Regiment General Support Aviation Battalion, Fort Knox, Kentucky, participated in an aeromedical patient movement exercise named Operation Merciful Valkyrie, Sept. 11-14, 2022. Four C-17 Globemaster IIIs conducted eight launches a day, three days in a row, for a total of 24 launches roundtrip from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio to Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The exercise focused on transporting patients from an austere environment (Fort Campbell) and bringing them to a more secure location (Wright-Patterson AFB) while providing en route medical care. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Patrick OReilly)

A U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, inspects equipment at Aviano Air Base in preparation for an airborne operation onto Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone under Covid-19 prevention conditions, Italy, Jan. 13, 2021. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility.

Sgt. Timothy Clopp, an Optometry Technician with the 307th Medical Brigade, Army Reserve, assesses the prescription of a pair of glasses in Lihue, Hawai'i, on June 13, 2022. Tropicare 2022 is an Innovative Readiness Training exercise and provides real world training in a joint civil and military environment while strengthening the community relationship by providing medical, dental, and optometry services to the people of Hawai'i.

U.S. Army Colonel Steven Gventer (right), commander of JOint Task Force-Bravo, discusses operations during disasters with a Guatemalan Navy officer (center) during exercise Sentinel Watch at Guatemala City, June 9. Personnel from JTF-Bravo, the U.S. Agency for International Development Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA), the Guatemalan National Coordination for Disaster Reduction (CONRED) and Guatemalan military representatives conducted a two-day humanitarian assistance and disaster relief tabletop exercise to prepare for hurricane season in the region.

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Alvin Nelson, deputy chief of protocol, Commanders Protocol, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, looks for a Mothers Day card at The Rock Chapel at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, April 18, 2022. The Rock Chapel offers service members and coalition partners a variety of religious services and resources to strengthen spiritual fitness, support overall wellness and boost morale.

Spc. Michael Hritz (4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division) participates in medical training lanes with Norwegian Soldiers during Swift Response on May 11, 2022 at Setermoen, Norway. Exercise Swift Response 2022 is an annual multinational training exercise, which takes place in Eastern Europe, the Arctic High North, Baltics and Balkans from May2-20. The purpose of the exercise is to present combat credible Army forces in Europe and Africa, and enhance readiness by building airborne interoperability with Allies and Partners and the integration of joint service partnership.

FORT MCCOY, WI -- U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Trevor McCarson (left),U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Gaby Shrader (right), with the 422nd Medical Detachment of Veterinary Services, based in Rockville, Md., explain the capabilities of a TraumaFX medical training aid during Global Medic Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-22-02, Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 11, 2022. CSTX 86-22-02 is a training exercise to empower leaders by implementing hands-on training and scenarios.Climates.

Airmen from the 3rd Wing proceed through the pre-deployment function line at the Joint Mobility Complex, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 21, 2022, in preparation to support NATO Air Shielding. Integration with NATO Allies and Partners further demonstrate the Alliances dedication to deter and defend in an increasing complex and changing security environment.

Airmen of the 163d Medical Group, California Air National Guard, moulage crew apply makeup and other special-effects materials onto exercise Grizzly Thunder 22-3 participants at March Air Reserve Base, California, May 14, 2022. Grizzly Thunder is a continuation of a deployment training exercise from late 2021, dubbed Grizzly Lightning, in which Airmen from across the 163d Attack Wing traversed a simulated conflict between a near peer adversary. The training not only enhances the Airmens combat readiness, it also enhances their domestic operations skillset.

U.S. Army Cpt. Drew Ames, Chaplain, and Sgt. Dustin Eades, both assigned to the 3rd Battallion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division discuss plans with Cpt. Matt Shaw, 6th Brigade Engineer Battallion in between movements during Joint Pacific Mulitanional Readiness Center at Fort Wainwright, Alaska on March 27, 2023. JPMRC is the 11th Airborne Divisions annual regional combat training center exercise which focuses on large-scale combat operations, cold-weather training and live-fire exercises designed to build forces effective in extreme weather and terrain.

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (Mar. 18, 2023) Engineering Aide 2nd Class Carey Hilliard, from Southington, Conn., assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, preforms CPR during the NMCB 1Õs basic life saving training, increasing the battalionÕs mission readiness. NMCB 1 operates as a part of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command and is assigned to Commander, Task Force 68 for deployment across the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of operations to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

A medical team from C Company, 250th Brigade Support Battalion, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, gets to work quickly by evaluating a simulated patient during a mass casualty (MASCAL) event on Fort Drum, NY, July 21, 2022. The MASCAL event was part of eXportable Combat Training Capability 22-01 and designed to stress the capabilities of medical teams in field environments.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jorge Solis, 325th Maintenance Squadron production superintendent, left, discusses the days tasks with Airmen with the 325th MXS low observables flight at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, June 16, 2022. Members of the production team work to coordinate the combined efforts of maintenance back shops, including nondestructive inspection, aerospace ground equipment and low observables flights.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Apr. 24, 2022) - Medical personnel, assigned to Fleet Surgical Team 3, conduct simulated surgery on a patient assessment injured during a simulated patrol as part of exercise Operation Firebreak. The exercise was part of Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) Juliets operational readiness evaluation (ORE) and simulated point of injury treatment and transporting casualties to the next level of care. The ORE was conducted at Naval Expeditionary Medical Training Institute and evaluates patient throughput capability, assesses coordination across functional areas, and teamwork. The training supports the Surgeon Generals Tiered Readiness Program and showcases Navy Medicines ability to generate and maintain ready medical forces.

220409-N-DK722-1372 KEFLAVIK AIR BASE, Iceland (April 9, 2022) Medical personnel from Icelands Landspitali University Hospital and U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Units Shock Trauma Platoon simulate providing medical aid to a patient during exercise Northern Viking 22 (NV22) on Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, April 9, 2022. Northern Viking 22 strengthens interoperability and force readiness between U.S., Iceland and Allied nations, enabling multi-domain command and control of joint and coalition in the defense of Iceland and Sea Lines of Communication in the Greenland, Iceland, United Kingdom (GIUK) gap.

PEARL HARBOR (July 11, 2022) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel, along with partner nations, coordinate efforts during humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) briefs at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during Rim of Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. 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. (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Suga Tatsuya)

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Erinne Curtin, the munitions flight commander with the 378th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, watches Royal Saudi Air Force service members assemble an American Joint Direct Attack Munition GBU-38 at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, May 31, 2022. The host nation integration bomb building and other partnership training help the USAF and RSAF forge a resolute partnership while showing potential regional aggressors PSABs capabilities and how together the sum is greater than the parts.

Col. Rudolph Cachuela, left, Air Mobility Command surgeon general, speaks with 436th Medical Group staff during his visit to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Sept. 20, 2022. Cachuela toured the 436th MDG, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations and Bedrock Innovation Lab.

139th Force Support Squadrons mortuary affairs, Missouri Air National Guard, practice moving simulated casualties during an active shooter dill at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Missouri, June 4, 2022. The active shooter drill was one of many training exercises performed during the wings Large Scale Readiness Exercise.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Civil Affairs Team 0733, 407th Civil Affairs Battalion and Bulgarian Land Forces soldiers assigned to the Civil-Military Cooperation Company, 78th Support Battalion conduct CPR simulation onto medical-specific manikins during a combined Bulgarian Red Cross training at Lozen, Bulgaria, May 10, 2022. The coordination between U.S. Army Civil Affairs, Bulgarian Civil-Military Cooperation, and local civilian organizations is crucial in supporting humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the region, and is necessary to protect and promote humanitarian principles. Bulgaria is a steadfast and gracious host, and the U.S. is honored to continue its long-term cooperation through engagements such as bilateral exchanges to improve partnership interoperability.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Apr. 24, 2022) - Medical personnel, assigned to Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) Juliet, track patients as they are moved through the hospital during EMF Juliets operational readiness evaluation (ORE). The ORE was conducted at Naval Expeditionary Medical Training Institute and evaluates patient throughput capability, assesses coordination across functional areas, and teamwork. This training supports the Surgeon Generals Tiered Readiness Program and showcases Navy Medicines ability to generate and maintain ready medical forces.

221115-N-IX644-1239 ADRIATIC SEA (Nov. 16, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Nikoli Tripp, from Santa Clarita, California, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Sigonella, demonstrates how to wrap a cast on Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Kelsie Hammac, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), Nov. 16, 2022. NMRTC Sigonella Sailors embarked aboard George H.W. Bush to provide specialty training and medical examinations to the crew. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Soldiers assigned to 1st Brigade 11th Airborne Division work together with Members of the Northern Army, Japanese Ground Self Defense Force sharing and briefing plans on Dec 7, 2022. Participants from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force train together with Soldiers of the U.S. Army I Corps, 7th Infantry Division, 11th Airborne Division, U.S. Army Japan, U.S. Army Reserve and Army National Guard in a Joint environment with service members from Marine Corps Pacific, 3rd Marine Division, U.S. Navy Seventh Fleet and 5th Air Force.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FARAH, Afghanistan (Dec. 31, 2012) Lt. j.g. Laura Cook, a physician assistant for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, evaluates a wounded Afghan policeman. Four members of the Afghan National Police (ANP) involved in an improvised explosive device were treated by PRT Farah medical personnel, the 541st Forward Surgical Team (Airborne) and coalition force medics at the Forward Operating Base Farah aid station. PRT Farah's mission is to train, advise, and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district, and provincial levels in Farah province Afghanistan. Their civil military team is comprised of members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey T. Pennington, 4th Air Force commander, receives a briefing from Staff Sgt. Brent Hemphill, 349th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron technician during his visit July 9, 2022, at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The opportunity allowed the 349th Air Mobility Wing to showcase its people, mission, accomplishments, and innovation efforts.

U.S. Navy Sailors with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, participate in a cherry picker training event during exercise Native Fury 22 at Yanbu Commercial Port, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 2, 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.

Students and instructors from the National Defense Medical College watch as Senior Airman Princess Bagay, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron technician, demonstrates simulated patient treatment in a C-130J Super Hercules during a Japanese Nursing Student immersion, July 19, 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The 374th Medical Group held its first ever Japanese Nursing Student Immersion, showcasing hands-on experience with military nursing and experience readiness training in several nursing sections.

Louisiana National Guardsmen assigned to the 225th Engineer Brigade review a map during Warfighter 23-2, Fort Stewart, Georgia, Nov. 1, 2022.

240222-N-AC117-1031 U.S. Army Capt. Leslie Brunker, a veterinarian assigned to Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain, performs a dental cleaning on Remi, a military working dog assigned to Naval Security Forces, in the veterinary clinic aboard NSA Bahrain, Feb. 22, 2024. NSA Bahrain enables the forward operations and responsiveness of U.S. and allied forces in support of Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia's mission to provide services to the fleet, warfighter and family. Navy

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brittany Wallace, pharmacy flight chief of the 36th Healthcare Operations Squadron, and her leadership listen as U.S. Air Force Col. David Aragon, 36th Wing vice commander, speaks about the Linebacker of the Week award at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, March 30, 2022. The Team Andersen Linebacker of the Week recognizes outstanding enlisted, officer, civilian and total force personnel who have had an impact on achieving Team Andersens Mission, Vision and Priorities.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (May 5, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Alex Naval, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 25, provides medical evaluation advice to Corpsman, assigned to NMCB 18, during Command Post Exercise (CPX). CPX is a training evolution conducted by Seabee battalions to assess their mission readiness exercise to prepare battalions for future operations. NMCB 18 Seabees are the expeditionary engineering and construction experts of the naval service. They provide task-tailored, adaptable and combat-ready engineering and construction forces that deploy to support Navy objectives globally.

U.S. Navy Capt. Jackson Taylor, a general surgeon with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, guides corpsmen through scenario training during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Pendleton, California, April 8, 2022. 1st Medical Battalion performed a MCCRE in order to assess unit effectiveness and readiness.

New Jersey National Guard combat medic specialists with Joint Task Force-57 (JTF-57), test an electrocardiogram at the Meadowlands Exposition Center, Secaucus, N.J., April 6, 2020. The New Jersey National Guard medical staff is assisting state and local officials in running the Field Medical Station in support of the COVID-19 relief effort.

Senior Airman Jacob Tyner, 75th Medical Group, inspects medical supplies aboard an ambulance at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 25, 2022. Airmen with the 75th MDG stay mission ready by crewing Hill AFB's ambulance alongside firefighters from the 775th Civil Engineer Squadron's Fire and Emergency Services flight. By providing hands-on emergency and pre-hospital care to patients, medics get the opportunity to use skills the don't use in the base clinic.

U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Woods, right, and Spc. Fabio Henriques prepare to clean a young boy's wounds as Sgt. Catrina Downing comforts him during a medical aid mission in Arab Jabour, Southern Baghdad, Iraq, July 23, 2007. The Soldiers are with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division out of Fort Stewart, Ga.

John Cranek (left), 560th Flying Training Squadron air crew flight equipment technician superintendent, secures an oxygen mask on Christina Bergmann, 802nd Security Forces Squadron honorary commander, during an honorary commanders program tour, Aug. 17, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The honorary commanders program enhances the knowledge of community leaders regarding the missions, policies, programs and people of the U.S. military, while fostering a supportive relationship between the military and the community.

U. S. Marines with Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company Europe (FASTEUR), practice first aid with the Spanish National Police's Grupo Especial de Operaciones (GEO), Guadalajara, Spain, May 16, 2022. FASTEUR, under Task Force 61/2, is training alongside GEO to increase interoperability between the U.S. and Spanish forces, while deployed in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Noah Rogers, 17th Healthcare Operations Squadron aerospace medical technician, searches a table for a specific piece of medical equipment at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M. August 16, 2022. The Medic Rodeo is designed to test the skills of Air Force medical technicians at a simulated deployed location and a stateside base.

Educators with 12th Marine Corps District, Western Recruiting Region, visit the receiving room and meet drill instructors during a mock receiving event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, June 14, 2022. Educators from Los Angeles and Sacramento attended the workshop to learn about recruit training, the fleet Marine Force, and the Marine Corps as a whole.

Senior Airman Junior Merem, a 5th Force Support Squadron food service specialist, serves food to Airmen who are on alert during exercise Prairie Vigilance at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Sept. 16, 2022. Prairie Vigilance tests the 5th Bomb Wings ability to conduct strategic-bomber readiness operations.

U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Jonathan Rivera from the 729th Transportation Terminal Battalion, 7th Mission Support Command verifies personal information for a donor during a simulated urinalysis, part Unit Prevention Leader Training, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, at Daenner Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany. Unit Prevention Leaders aid commanders in gauging the health of their unit. Eight Soldiers participated in the course. The 7th Mission Support Command is the U.S. Army Reserve presence in Europe. Comprised of 26 units across Germany and Italy, the 7th MSC provides logistical and sustainment support for U.S. Army Europe - Africa missions across the theater. For more stories and information on the 7th Mission Support Command, follow us on Facebook, @7thMSC. Army Reserve

U.S. Air Force Airman Reanna Grant, 375th Force Support Squadron mail clerk, serves food out of a Single Pallet Expeditionary Kitchen during Ballistic Badger 2022, Oct. 20, 2022, on Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin. BB22 is a training opportunity for airmen at the Showcase Wing to rehearse the ability to execute rapid global mobility.

Lt. Col. Lisa Pathak, a 105th Medical Group physician, checks guardsmen pre-deployment vitals before they enter a mock hot-zone disaster area during a New York National Guard joint training exercise and external evaluation of the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Task Force and Homeland Response Force for FEMA Region II, in Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, September 12, 2022.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ava Harris, 555th Fighter Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, checks airflow with Maj. Gen. Derek France, Third Air Force commander, at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Jan. 23, 2024. Responsible for 10 wings with more than 32,000 Airmen across two continents, Third Air Force plans, executes and assesses a full spectrum of airpower operations across Europe and Africa.

220614-N-AV223-1022 SAN DIEGO (June 14, 2022) Sailors cover pad-eyes in the hangar bay of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), June 14. Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego.

The 624th Aeromedical Staging Squadron members simulated loading patients into an ambulance bus at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on Feb. 4, 2024. This training is important for ASTS members to work as a team and understand the logistics of moving patients from one location to another safely.

221128-N-VQ41-1165 SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Nov. 28, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Maxim Evsikov, assigned to hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), listens to an infants heartbeat aboard the Comfort, Nov. 28, 2022. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

From left, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ella Sims, 325th Maintenance Squadron armament maintenance supervisor, discusses schematics specifications with Staff Sgt. Dominic Hobbs, 325th MXS floor supervisor, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, June 15, 2022. MXS airmen utilize schematic while preforming routine maintenance on aircraft weapons system.

220708-N-NB544-1050 PEARL HARBOR (July 8, 2022) U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Truongthinh Nguyen, left, from Mountain View, California, assigned to 351st Civil Affairs Command, reviews instructions with a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Sailor assigned to JMSDF helicopter destroyer JS Izumo (DDH-183) during a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) planner's integration course at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 8. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four 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 be

Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomes Admiral Karl Schultz, Commandant of the United States Coast Guard to the IADC campus at Ft. Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., April 18, 2022. During the visit Admiral Schultz briefed students on the United States Coast Guard function and missions to students. Additionally, he participated in an office call with leadership, received a college briefing and took a tour of the campus.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alexandra Naehu, 354th Munitions Squadron, armament technician, loads ball bearings into a gun drum at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 16, 2022. The 354th MUNS supports Red Flag-Alaska by inspecting F-16 Fighting Falcon 20mm guns, missile launchers, and bomb racks

911th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technicians inspect a 46-man life raft rigid container on board a C-17 Globemaster III at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Feb. 26, 2024. Regularly inspecting the container that holds the life raft is vital for ensuring quick access and reliability in emergencies and safeguarding lives at sea. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jeffrey Shaffer, 354th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron Warrior Medicine Flight Chief (right) explains the hyperbaric chamber to U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David Nahom, commander of Alaskan NORAD Region, Alaskan Command and 11th Air Force (left), during a base visit at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Sept. 30, 2022. Nahom was also briefed throughout the medical clinic on mental health, the testing of water quality, and the physical therapy area.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jacob Dobbs, an Administrative Specialist with Marine Corps Base Quantico Adjutants Office, receives mashed potatoes during the Security Battalion Turkey Feast on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Nov. 18, 2022. Security Battalions annual Turkey Feast is a way for the Staff Non-Commissioned Officers and Officers of Security Battalion to give back and serve junior Marines as a part of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Maj. Gen. James Jarrard, 25th Infantry Division Commanding General, presents 1st Lt. Andrew King, a mortar platoon leader assigned to 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division the Expert Infantryman Badge at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii on Sept. 25th, 2020. The EIB was developed in 1943 to recognize Soldiers who show expert proficiency in basic Soldier tasks.

030410-F-1443F-002. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Airmen from the 355th Medical Group treat a simulated patient during exercise Bushwhacker 22-07 at Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., Nov. 3, 2022. The 355th Wing trains Multi-Capable Airmen to compete, deter and win the high-end fight, accounting for the ambiguity and uncertainty expected in future conflicts.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Apr. 6, 2022) Members of Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka Veterinary Treatment Facility assist families with pet vaccinations, wellness exams, and limited health certificates as part of a satellite veterinary clinic at the FLEACT Ikego detachment. For more than 75 years, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families. (U.S. Navy Photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Conner Houghtaling)

Tech. Sgt. Michael Swible, 19th Maintenance Group quality and assurance inspector, checks into the personnel deployment function line during Phase 1 of ROCKI 22-03 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, May 10, 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. Phase 1 of ROCKI 22-03 tested the wing's ability to assemble and rapidly deploy more than 300 personnel.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Logan Snedegar, medical technician with the 179th Medical Group, Mansfield, Ohio, sets up a manual lensometer during a medical mission at Rhea County Middle School in Evansville, Tennessee, June 3, 2022. Birchwood Cares, Innovative Readiness Training is a Department of Defense sponsored training event that links community partners with joint force partners to provide medical care for surrounding communities. The clinics offer dental, medical, optometry, physical and mental health services while simultaneously providing hands-on training to joint force partners.

220411-N-WU964-1123 YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 11, 2022) Rear Adm. Alvin Holsey, right, commander, Navy Personnel Command (NPC), speaks to Airman Sadhie Abotouk, from Norwalk, California via a video call to congratulate her getting on getting assigned the Yeoman rating during a Professional Apprenticeship Career Tracks (PACT) event aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan coordinated with NPCs PACT Fleet Engagement Team to provide this unique opportunity to PACT Sailors assigned to the ship. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Ambassador Herro Mustafa, Bulgarian Army Col. Ivan Popivanov, Bulgarian Air Force Col. Dimo Dimov, and U.S. Army Col. Keith Evans, observe a simulated battalion aid station at a medical tent in the Bulgarian Military Medical Simulation Training Center in Sofia, Bulgaria, 10 August, 2022.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 3rd Marine Logistics Group conduct combat life saving techniques while competing in the Corpsman Cup at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 28, 2022. The Corpsman Cup is an annual five-event challenge hosted by 3d Medical Battalion where Marines and Sailors build camaraderie and practice essential life-saving skills.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lemy Davenport, 18th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron aerospace medical service technician, warrior operational medicine clinic from Goldsboro, California was selected as the 18th Wings Airman of the Week at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Airman of the Week program is an opportunity for outstanding Airmen to be recognized by KAB leadership as well as showcase these young leaders to their peers.

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Danielle Miller, left, 627th Logistics Readiness Squadron first sergeant, and Master Sgt. Dalynda Baker, 62d Operations Support Squadron first sergeant, prepare food for the Dormsgiving Extravaganza at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Nov. 17, 2022. Team McChord first sergeants hosted this event as a way to thank Airmen for their hard work and dedication to Team McChord.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. George Henry, 355th Security Forces Squadron combat arms training and maintenance instructor, presents Senior Airman Ryan Miller, 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance metals technician, and Airman 1st Class Michah Dunn, 355th Communications Squadron cyber network operations technician, red ball caps at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 12, 2022. DMs 5/6 Council came up with the idea for Airmen to shadow other Airmen in different Air Force specialty codes to give them the opportunity to have a better understanding of how everyone contributes to the mission.

U.S. Navy Lt. Annitta Martinez, a clinical care nurse with Navy Medical Readiness and Training Battalion, Detachment Sacramento, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Monica Hanson, a medical technician with the 932nd Airlift Wing, 932nd Medical Squadron, triage a patient during Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) 2022 at Wise, Va., Aug. 18, 2022. IRT is a Department of Defense (DoD) military training opportunity, exclusive to the United States and its territories, that delivers joint training opportunities to increase deployment readiness. Simultaneously, IRT provides key services (health care, construction, transportation, and cybersecurity) with lasting benefits for our American communities.

U.S. Navy Sailors with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, treat a notional patient during a casualty drill during exercise Native Fury 22 at Yanbu Commercial Port, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 8, 2022. Native Fury 22 is a biennial exercise focused on the demonstration of the rapid offload and integration of a Maritime Pre-Positioned Force is the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of regional security, crisis response, and contingency operations.

U.S. Army Sgt. Danielle Glover, a culinary specialist assigned to Field Support Company, 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, closes a lid after serving U.S. Soldiers of Dakota Troop, 4-10 Cav during gunnery at Trzebień, Poland, August 3, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward-deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Elijah Allen, 423d Security Forces Squadron flight sergeant, writes notes during a field training exercise at RAF Molesworth, England, April 27, 2022. The exercise was designed to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of 423d SFS members' response to various scenarios including domestic disturbances, drunk driving and other base security incidents.

Sgt. Trevor McCarson, an animal care specialist with the 422nd Medical Detachment (Veterinary Services), right, demonstrates proper airway management techniques on 'Diesel', an animatronic dog used to simulate realistic training, to U.S. Navy medical personnel during Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) and Global Medic at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 11, 2022. Joint branch training on simulations like this is conducted due to veterinarians seldomly being in the battlefield and this prepares hospitals to treat military working dogs.

1st Lt. Corin Swarbrick, a critical care nurse assigned to 402nd Forward Resuscitative Surgical Team, U.S. Army Reserve, demonstrates a wound packing procedure during Tactical Combat Casualty Care instruction as part of Exercise Cartwheel at Blackrock Training Camp, September 14, 2022. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the U.S., Republic of Fiji Military, Australian, New Zealand, and British forces that builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face a crisis and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.

220817-N-EE352-1031 SAN DIEGO (Aug. 17, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Darnell Darrington, left, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, assigned to Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), discusses a display at a dental care information booth during a health fair event at Heron Park on Naval Air Station North Island, Aug. 17. Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Vic Pirak, Bersama Warrior 2022 C-3 Current Operations Planner, receives an award from the Malaysian C-3 lead who also serves with the Malaysian Armys 19th Battalion Royal Malay Regiment (Mechanized) on June 16, 2022. The wooden crest award was engraved with the motto, “Tegak Teguh Gagah Perkasa,” which translates from Malay to English as, “To Stand Firm and Gallant.” Bersama Warrior is an annual joint and bilateral exercise sponsored by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and hosted by the Malaysian Armed Forces. (National Guard Photo by Lt. Col. Alyson Teeter)

Airmen of the 139th Airlift Wing put on a career fair for high school students at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Missouri, Sept. 20, 2022. The students learned about the Air National Guard and the various careers offered on base.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Forces Reserve receive cake during a celebration of the Navys 247th birthday at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 13, 2022. MARFORRES is composed of active and reserve Marines and sailors, both groups are crucial to our mission and neither could succeed without the other. MARFORRES has over 1,000 U.S. Navy Sailors, who are geographically dispersed across more than 150 sites to include the continental U.S., Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico.

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman First Class Michael James, 730th Air Mobility Squadron, inspects the luggage of families from Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, before they board an aircraft as part of a voluntary assisted departure March 22, 2011.The Department of State approved the voluntary authorized departure for eligible family members until the situation in Japan has resolved.

Ready Now! Shaping Tomorrow U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) conduct a Soldier Readiness Process, commonly known to military members as SRP, during their monthly Battle Assembly in September at the 1st Lt. David R. Wilson Armed Forces Reserve Center in Orlando, Florida. SRPs consist of important tasks critical to Soldier readiness and unit preparedness.To conduct an SRP you need to screen Soldiers medical, dental, legal, administrative, and mental readiness.BIG THANKS for the support from, LHI, the 377 Surgeon Cell, 174 Legal Operations Det., the 377th Theater Sustainment Command, and many more.

Ready Now! Shaping Tomorrow U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) conduct a Soldier Readiness Process, commonly known to military members as SRP, during their monthly Battle Assembly in September at the 1st Lt. David R. Wilson Armed Forces Reserve Center in Orlando, Florida. SRPs consist of important tasks critical to Soldier readiness and unit preparedness.To conduct an SRP you need to screen Soldiers medical, dental, legal, administrative, and mental readiness.BIG THANKS for the support from, LHI, the 377 Surgeon Cell, 174 Legal Operations Det., the 377th Theater Sustainment Command, and many more.

U.S Army Staff Sgt. Nikitia Marcum, Medical Education and Training Campus Pharmacy Technician program instructor, dicates outpatient medication orders to students during a field training exercise Nov. 30, 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas. During the field training exercise students had to apply interpersonal skills, including negotiating skills, conflict resolution, customer service and teamwork while demonstrating that they have the ability to effectively and professionally communicate with other healthcare professionals.

FREDERICK, Md. (June 3, 2022) Chief Hospital Corpsman Jan Marayag of Naval Medical Research Centers (NMRC) Biological Defense Research Directorate (BDRD) demonstrates the use of a deployable containment kit, which provides a practical containment solution for field collection, containment, and decontamination. NMRCs BDRD laboratory, located at Ft. Detrick, works to advance research and develop therapeutics to protect against biological attacks.

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (Aug. 12, 2022) - Capt. Jeffrey Feinberg, commanding officer of USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), center, discusses CT scan capabilities with Puerto Princesa City Mayor Lucilo Bayron, right, and Philippine Air Force Brig. Gen. Fermin Carangan, left, aboard Mercy during a distinguished visitors tour in support of Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron put on and test gas masks Feb. 11, 2023, at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan. The Airmen are taking part in Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) training as part of the their annual training.

Tough Ombres from the 910 Quartermaster Company out of Ardmore, Oklahoma arrived at Fort Irwin, California today for an upcoming rotation in the box at the National Training Center. The 910 is providing petroleum support to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment out of Fort Hood, Texas. 90th Sustainment Brigade Commander, Col. Steve Pazak, joined the troops shortly after arriving at Fort Irwin. He encouraged them to get everything they could out of annual training and asked them to look after each other during the rotation. He challenged the units leadership Capt. Stephan Jackson, Commander, and 1st Sgt. John freeman to watch over the team and ensure they are spiritually, mentally, physically, and financially fit.

PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala (Oct. 28, 2022)Capt. Kathryn Elliott, commanding officer of the Medical Treatment Facility aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), explains the capability of the Continuing Promise medical site to the U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala, William Popp, Oct. 28, 2022. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 17, 2017) Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) process service members evacuated from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, in anticipation of Hurricane Maria. Kearsarge is assisting with relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. The Department of Defense is supporting FEMA, the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Irma to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Apr. 25, 2022) - Medical personnel, assigned to Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) Juliet, retrieve supplies from the lab during EMF Juliets operational readiness evaluation (ORE). The ORE was conducted at Naval Expeditionary Medical Training Institute and evaluates patient throughput capability, assesses coordination across functional areas, and teamwork. This training supports the Surgeon Generals Tiered Readiness Program and showcases Navy Medicines ability to generate and maintain ready medical forces.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Zachary Walsmith, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical systems journeyman from Amarillo, Texas was selected as the 18th Wings Airman of the Week at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Airman of the Week program is an opportunity for outstanding Airmen to be recognized by KAB leadership as well as showcase these young leaders to their peers.

Staff Sgt. Gerrard Perera, left, 934th Force Support Squadron fitness center noncommissioned officer, receives a flank steak from, Senior Airmen Khadesa Dismuke, right, 934th Force Support Squadron services specialist, during the 934th Airlift Wings Celebration of Nations at Minneapolis-Saint Paul Air Reserve Station, Minnesota, Nov. 5, 2022. This event provided Airmen an opportunity to try culturally different foods, listen to different music and look at different types of clothes.

U.S. Army Spc. Hayden Hutto, a medic assigned to Charlie Medical Company, 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, draws blood from U.S. Army Sgt. Kiana Lassalle, a medic also assigned to Charlie Medical Company, during a walking blood bank training at Skwierzyna, Poland, Aug. 10, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward-deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Marissa Mayor, a general surgeon with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII performs simulated surgery while participating in a surgical training event aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) during exercise UNITAS LXIII in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 17, 2022. The training event consisted of Marines patrolling, taking simulated casualties, and simulated lifesaving surgery. UNITAS develops and sustains relationships that improve the capacity of our reemerging and enduring maritime partners to achieve common objectives. Additionally, the military-to-military exchanges foster friendly, mutual cooperation and understanding among participating navies and marine corps.

220823-G-TW079-329SINGAPORE (Aug. 23, 2022) Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) participants from partner maritime forces observe a brief during the SEACAT 2022 command post exercise at Changi Naval Base Aug. 23, 2022. In its 21st year, SEACAT is a multilateral exercise designed to enhance cooperation among 21 participating Southeast Asian countries and provide mutual support and a common goal to address crises, contingencies, and illegal activities in the maritime domain in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

The 121st Air Refueling Wing Sustainment Services Flight prepares lunch for Airmen during regular scheudled drill, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio. Services provides readiness capabilites, such as operating dining facilities and administering fitness tests.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Erwin-John Barzaga, 18th Dental Squadron clinical flight non-commissioned officer in charge from Cavite City, Philippines was selected as the 18th Wings Supervisor of the Month at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Supervisor of the Month program is an opportunity for outstanding non-commissioned officers to be recognized by KAB leadership as well as showcase these leaders to their peers.

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