Military Engineering and Maintenance

Images depict military personnel engaged in various construction and maintenance tasks, including carpentry, equipment setup, and repairs. The scenes convey a hands-on, active training environment.

U.S. Army Sgt. Zachary Cowart, a team leader with 58th Military Police Company, fixes a mounted machine gun during a training exercise, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Sept. 28, 2022. The purpose of the exercise was to increase readiness when operating as a platoon sized element in populated urban terrain.

Army Pfc. Anthony Petersen, an Elko, Nev. native and carpentry and masonry specialist with the 585th Engineer Co., hammers a nail into a B-hut being built for Task Force Spartan.

Lance Cpl. Rafael Duenasclemente, a combat engineer with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, measures the overhang of a roof panel during a general exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 17, 2020. The GENEX includes training events such as engineering projects and evacuation control center training scenarios that will help build the SPMAGTF-SC for their final certification exercise. These training events also provide the Marines and Sailors with real-world scenarios to prepare them for their deployment to assist partner nation militaries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Duenasclemente is a native of Portland, Oregon.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Loren Meeker (center) helps Airman 1st Class Jason Sharrer and Max Empol, and Tech. Sgt. Jay Hester drive a grounding rod into the soil as they set up equipment to create an active airfield during annual training at Amedee Army Airfield in California, May 6, 2022. The training for the 270th Air Traffic Control Squadron from Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., helped them develop new tactics for creating multiple, all-weather airfields quickly.

U.S. Army Sgt. Zachary Cowart, a team leader with 58th Military Police Company, fixes a mounted machine gun during a training exercise, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Sept. 28, 2022. The purpose of the exercise was to increase readiness when operating as a platoon sized element in populated urban terrain.

Staff Sgt. Anthony Bahr, 777th Expeditionary Prime BEEF Squadron electrical craftsman, performs maintenance on a pump at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 19, 2011. Sergeant Bahr is deployed from Altus, OK. The pump is used in the sewer to contain a constant flow of sewage.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bailey Brazil, 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group DEPOT aircraft craftsman, connects an A-10C Thunderbolt II wing sling to a crane at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, June 21, 2022. The 309th AMXG arrived from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, to remove and replace the wings on an A-10C. The wing sling is risen and lowered several times to ensure the weight of the wing is equalized.

Airmen from the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron and the Pennsylvania Air National Guards 193rd Special Operations Wing, participate in a joint training event, May 17, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. This training event demonstrated the ability to perform an aircraft lift under circumstances where traditional equipment may not be available.

PINEVILLE, La. - Louisiana National Guardsmen build braces to shore up collapsed walls during a disaster recovery training exercise at a training site on Camp Beauregards Wildlife Management Area in Pineville, La., during a three-day exercise, Nov. 4, 2011. The collective training event brings all three parts of the Chemical, Biological, Radiological/Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive (CBRNE) - Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP), together before the final certification exercise in April 2012. The Department of Defense directive is designed to build up homeland defense with National Guard resources that are available for immediate emergency mass casualty response and will significantly increase disaster reaction for local, state and federal agencies.

041130-M-9529D-016. Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030427-F-1199H-005. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Soldiers with the Army Reserve's 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.

A Soldier with the Army Reserves 389th Engineer Company of Des Moines, Iowa, works 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.

220426-N-PG340-1084 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (April 26, 2022) Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Andrew Marshall (left) and Steelworker 3rd Class Robert Keilman, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, perform maintenance on a light plant during the battalions second Command Post Exercise onboard Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme, California. The U.S. Navy Seabees with NMCB-5 are homeported out of Port Hueneme. They train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to execute construction and engineering projects for major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (May 4, 2022) Construction Electrician Constructionman Johnathan Earle attaches a hose to an air conditioning/heating unit during Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18s 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.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 4, 2022) Seabees, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18, lay AM2 matting to construct a landing platform for vertical takeoff during NMCB 18s Field Training Exercise (FTX). FTX is designed to analyze a battalions construction capability, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to support major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

220610-N-PG340-1002 VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (June 10, 2022) Engineering Aide 2nd Class Icesis Scott, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, smooths concrete during Operation Turning Point, also known as their Field Training Exercise. Operation Turning Point is an around the clock exercise that focuses on constructing advanced bases while maintaining proficiency in tactics and survivability. NMCB-5 is homeported out of Port Hueneme, California. They train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to execute construction and engineering projects for major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

020107-F-0526K-001. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Prinz Matthew Singson, 1st Combat Communications Squadron network operations technician, left, and Airman 1st Class Markus McNally, 1st Combat Communications Squadron client systems technician, disassemble an antenna to respond to a simulated communication issue for exercise Heavy Rain III at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 12, 2022. During the exercise, if an interference was detected, teams were to explore alternative forms of communication to maintain contact with the Wing Operation Center or move on to the next location to establish contact.

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Lake, 768th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron, Civil Engineer Flight, shovels cement into a hole to support a light post at AB 101, Niger, April 4, 2023. The newly installed lighting will provide safety around work areas in hours of darkness.

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)

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 721st Aerial Port Squadron load cargo onto a C-130J Super Hercules for its departure in support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 24, 2011. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III.

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Roxanne Price and US Air Force Technical Sergeant Mike McMullan both from the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron, Andersen Air Force base, Guam, set up the frame of a tent being erected for airmen from the 96th Bomb Squadron and support personnel from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The airmen are being deployed to Naval Station Diego Garcia in support of Operation DESERT THUNDER 2. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT THUNDER 2 Base: Nav Sup Activity, Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT)

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.

Sgt. Austin Brown, an Oklahoma National Guard Soldier with 2120th Engineer Company, 120th Engineer Battalion, 90th Troop Command nails trim to the roof of one of seven houses being built at the Innovative Readiness Training construction site in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, June 6, 2022. Construction is being completed for the IRT Cherokee Veterans Housing Initiative, which is a multi-year project that allows Guardsmen and Reservists from the Marines, Army, Navy and Air Force to build homes each year for Cherokee Veterans. (Oklahoma National Guard Photo by Pfc. Haden Tolbert)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jaime Rafael, assigned to the 163D Civil Engineering Squadron (CES) from March Air Reserve Base in California, removes wooden forms along the Special Olympics Training Facility foundation in Ewa Beach, Hawaii on August 4, 2022. The 163D CES participated in Innovative Readiness Training by traveling to the Island of Oahu to assist in the construction of a training facility, and connecting sidewalk for the impaired athletes of the Hawaii Special Olympics.

Members of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB-1) work on a mobile drilling rig being used to drill a water well during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. The well, near Bale Dogle, is intended to supply an old Soviet air base being used by U.S. and Moroccan personnel participating in the operation. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM)

030404-F-4806N-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Country: Romania (ROM) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

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.

U.S. Army Spc. Jacey Garcia, an interior electrician assigned to South Dakota Army National Guard, 155th Engineer Company, drives a vibe roller during Resolute Castle 22 at Cincu Training Area, Romania, June 16, 2022. Our presence in Europe provides the U.S. military with the strategic access vital to meet our NATO commitment to deter and if necessary, respond to threats against our allies.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tresean Bright, 36th Force Support Squadron food service supervisor, attaches drainage tubes to a field sanitization unit during an operational readiness exercise at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 13, 2022. The purpose of this ORE is for Airmen to practice and enhance the skills needed to conduct various base functions in a high-risk environment.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Meredith Delong, from State College, Pennsylvania, a combat engineer officer assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, removes a spall with a concrete drill during an airfield damage repair exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) 1-23 course, at Canon Air Defense Complex (P111), near Yuma, Arizona, on Oct. 1, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

Soldiers with the Army Reserve's 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.

Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Russell cleans off tools after working with freshly-poured cement on a new walkway near dormitories at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 24, 2022. Airmen from the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron works on construction projects around the base on an ongoing basis to improve the quality of life for locally assigned personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dan Heaton)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tadhg P. Kyne (left) and Lance Cpl. Reed Mederos, scout snipers with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, attach a mini integrated pointing illumination module AN/PEQ 16 to an M110 Semi Automatic Sniper System (M110 SASS) in preparation for the non-live fire portion of the Ground Reconnaissance Course at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 16, 2022. During the course, Marines were tasked with patrolling and observing live role players positions and movements undetected.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Hines, 386th Expeditionary Communications Squadron cable and antenna systems NCOIC, coordinates with a teammate at another manhole in order to determine when to pull new cable through at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Nov. 3, 2022. Hundreds of feet of new cable had to be rerouted in order to maximize new construction space while maintaining communication capabilities for multiple geographically separated units.

220819-N-N0901-1001 SANTA RITA, Guam (Aug. 19, 2022) Equipment Operator 2nd Class Taylor Vincent and Equipment Operator 3rd Class Jefery Shoemaker, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, reconfigure entry control point barriers to enhance the antiterrorism and force protection posture at Camp Covington in Naval Base Guam, Santa Rita, Guam, August 18, 2022. NMCB 11 is forward-deployed to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theatre security cooperation in the U.S. Sixth, and Seventh Fleet areas of operation.

Barrigada, Guam (July 27, 2022) Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) Five participate in an explosive clearance training scenario.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Steven Elliott, a cyber surety specialists with the 129th Communications Flight, hammers a stake into the ground to secure an antenna during an exercise at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme, California, May 11, 2022. The goal of the exercise was to provide proficiency training to new members of the Joint Incident Site Communications Capability (JISCC) team.

011020-N-0715P-004. Base: Crowley 450-10 Barge Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT

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.

Various soldiers are here at Fort Dix, Vertical Skills Training, during their 12K Plumbers Course. This course prepares soldiers on-hand training in all aspects of plumbing. (photos taken by the Fort Dix Training Support Center / Daniel Amburg)

U.S. Army engineers assigned to 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company (TREC) train at a modular urban training site at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia, April 28, 2022. The purpose of the training is to validate platoons on supporting collective rescue tasks, enhance mission readiness postures and prepare the 911th TREC for mission essential task validation during Exercise Capital Shield 2022.

060520-N-9712C-004. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Burke, right, range safety, assists a firer with the M-9 Beretta in the prone position during an individual weapons qualification at the Joliet Training Area, June 8, 2022. Soldiers fired from three different firing positions during their qualification.

040505-F-9528H-006. Base: Avon Park Range State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command

Senior Airman Taylor Alvarez, 5th Medical Group helps put together a tent at the Medical Group Building June 22, 2022, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. The goal of the is 5th Medical Group is to deliver timely and high quality health care to their patients in different enviorments. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman Alysa Knott)

220603-N-MQ841-1210 VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (June 3, 2022) Builder Constructionman Joshua Clark and Builder Construction Zachary Ware, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, cuts formwork for a concrete placement during Operation Turning Point, also known as their Field Training Exercise at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Operation Turning Point is an around the clock exercise that focuses on constructing advanced bases while maintaining proficiency in tactics and survivability. NMCB-5 is homeported out of Port Hueneme, California. They train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to execute construction and engineering projects for major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

Soldiers with the Army Reserve's 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.

AIRMAN First Class Gregory S. Clark, Switching Systems & Computer Apprentice, 603rd Air Control Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, secures a load on a five ton truck in preparation for a railroad convoy. The 603rd ACS is deployed to Denmark to provide command and control for an offensive and defensive flight operation in an annual Tactical Fighter Weaponry (TFW) exercise and NATO Air Meet 2000. TFW and NATO Air Meet 2000 are multinational exercises designed to practice and improve tactical and logistical capabilities in a combined training environment. Subject Operation/Series: NATO AIR MEET 2000 Country: Denmark (DNK)

U.S. Army unit supply specialists with the 369th Special Troops Battalion, organize equipment for issuing to Soldiers during post mobilization training, Sept. 24, 2022, North Fort Hood, Texas.

021216-F-9528H-093. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 17, 2022) U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Mission Support Group assemble a tent frame on Marine Corps Base Hawaii during Rim of the 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 worlds 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 worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Citizen-Soldiers of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard 215th Co.,190 Engineering Battalion work on cleaning and dredging the Coamo River in Coamo, Puerto Rico. The objective of the project is to mitigate the floods that affect the adjacent communities in the Turquía and Vega sector of the Coamomunicipality in times of heavy rains.

Staff Sgt. Nathan Reimers, an Airman with the 124th Civil Engineer Squadron, Boise, Idaho, 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.

U.S. Army Reserve railway operations crewmembers of the 757th Expeditionary Railway Center (ERC) measure the gauge of railway tracks at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, August 6, 2022. The 757th ERC is the Department of Defenses only rail unit, whose mission is to assess rail infrastructure and provide feasibility and rail analysis for military installations both domestically and abroad.

050912-A-9419D-002. Subject Operation/Series: KATRINA RELIEF Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1776th MP Co

Airmen from the Pennsylvania Air National Guards 193rd Special Operations Wing with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron to participate in a joint training exercise to lift an MC-130H on May 17, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. This training event demonstrated the ability to perform an aircraft lift under circumstances where traditional equipment may not be available.

Soldiers with the Army Reserve's 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.

220602-Z-YT106-006: 119th Wing Civil Engineering Squadron (CES) Staff Sergeant Jack Sullivan levels concrete as part of a shower building renovation at Tama Hills Recreation Area of Yokota Air Force Base, Japan. The 119th CES poured concrete, framed walls and replaced roofing at the recreation area buildings as part of a Deployment for training (DFT) at Yokota Air Force Base from March 21-June 6, 2022. The mission included members from all Civil Engineer Squadron career fields as well as members from other areas of the Mission Support Group to complete the project for the Yokota Air Force Base Civil Engineers.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Travis Sammut, a combat engineer with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, measures timber during Summer Pioneer 2022 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 19, 2022. Summer Pioneer 2022 is a naval engineering exercise demonstrating integrated U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy formations to establish and sustain Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB) and Maritime Domain Awareness.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 23rd Wing assemble a tent during exercise Agile Flag 22-2 at Avon Park, Florida, July 22, 2022. Agile Flag 22-2 is Air Combat Command's first lead-wing certification event designed to demonstrate the 23rd Wing's capability to generate combat air power while continuing to move, maneuver, and sustain the Wing and subordinate force elements in a dynamic and contested environment.

Staff Sgt. Kyle Otsuka, of the 332nd Expeditionary Communication Squadron infrastructure shop, pulls a cable out of the ground at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia on Feb. 9, 2012. Infrastructure shop Airmen locate and dispose of inactive cables on base. Otsuka is deployed with the Hawaii Air National Guard and is a native of Hilo, Hawaii.

U.S. Airmen with the 577th Expeditionary Prime Beef Squadron, 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group, pour a concrete pad at Ali Al Salem, Kuwait, Jan. 24, 2022. The pad will be used as a storage location for the 386th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Patrick Evenson)

070119-A-0354S-006. Base: Forward Operating Base Marez Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

Master Sgt. Jack Fergen tightens a turnbuckle cable attached to a Tension Fabric Structure under construction for the Woodbine, Iowa high school on September 28, 2022. Airmen from the Iowa Air National Guards 185thAir Refueling Wing Civil Engineering Squadron were asked to help build the donated structure that will be used to house DOD personal traveling to Woodbine, taking part in an Innovative Readiness Training building project here in the coming months.U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot

U.S. Army Pvt. Joshua Henry and Pfc. Nicholas Corcoran, Advanced Individual Training Soldiers with Company D, 1st Battalion, 222d Aviation Regiment, assembles aircraft components during a practical exercise May 31, 2022 at Fort Eustis, Virginia.

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A Soldier assigned to Bravo Company, 52nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, watches as Soldiers use a bulldozer to pull down a decommissioned climbing tower at Ft. Carson, Colo., Sept. 7. The unit demolished the area to improve site conditions and make room for future projects. U.S. Army photo by Maj. Jason Elmore.

000521-F-5697C-004. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2000 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA)

221117-N-VF045-1001 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (Nov. 17, 2022) Construction Mechanic Constructionman Gale Saylor, from Bloomville, Ohio, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, tightens the lug nuts on a light service support vehicle. NMCB 11, assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 68, is forward deployed across the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied, and partner interests.

U.S. Navy Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Rafal Kolodziej, right, and Boatswains Mate Seamen JeanPaul Diaz, both with Gaum detachment, Naval Expeditionary Logistic Support Group, remove the dunnage stanchion during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 on United States Naval Ship Dahl (T-AKR 312) in Kushiro Port, on Sept. 30, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

041130-M-9529D-010. Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Trevor Grott, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMS) aircraft structural maintenance technician, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Devin Sims, 20th EMS aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, fabricate a hydraulic line for an F-18 assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, during exercise Red Flag-Nellis (RF-N) 23-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 15, 2023. The 20th Fighter Wing is the main support function for coalition forces and allies attending RF-N 23-2 as they assist with any maintenance required that units do not have the supplies or means to perform during the exercise.

Soldiers from 96th Aviation Support Battalion establish and certify the forward arming and refueling point (FARP) at Oxford, MS during a Large-Scale, Long-Range Air Assault (LLAASLT) into the Joint Readiness Training Center on Fort Johnson, LA. This exercise is intended to test and strengthen the unit's readiness. Close to 80 U.S. Army helicopters from Fort Campbell, KY will stop at several locations throughout the flight path to refuel and resupply before they assault onto the training objectives at Fort Johnson, LA. There are four FARPs: Millington, TN, Oxford, MS, Monroe, LA, and Alexandria, LA.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Alexander Kilbane, an automated logistical specialist with the 2nd Battalion, 426th Regiment, Wisconsin National Guard, demonstrates proper vehicle securement to Soldiers in the Unit Movement Officer (UMO) course on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 16, 2022. The UMO prepares personnel to assume the duties of a unit movement officer/non-commissioned officer in order to get their individual units ready for movement and maintain readiness.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt Norbert Dudzic, right, non-commissioned officer in charge of cable systems, for the 378th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, teaches Brig. Gen. Robert Davis, commander of the Air Expeditionary Wing, how to operate a Ditch Witch H910 Trencher, at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, April 22, 2022. Leadership from the 378th AEW, regularly visit Airmen under their command, to experience first-hand their job and to share recognition of how each one of them is essential to the mission of the Wing.

041130-M-0036Y-001. Base: Al Taqqadum Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Tech. Sgt. Clair James, 920th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental systems technician, and Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Ellison, 920th AMXS crew chief, remove spindles from an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter's main rotor head inside a maintenance hangar at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Jan. 3, 2024. These spindles will replace corroded ones on another Pave Hawk. The spindles are being removed from this Pave Hawk because it's scheduled for retirement to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group in Arizona later this month, marking the beginning of the wing's conversion to the new HH-60W Pave Hawk.

Spc. Gary Eyer, 851st Vertical Engineering Company Carpentry and Masonry Specialist, torches down vapor barrier for the kitchen during a the reconstruction and remodel at the primary school in Karlovac, Croatia on June 10, 2016. Eyer and other Soldiers of the Minnesota Army National Guard 851st Vertical Engineer Company, Airmen from the Minnesota Air National Guard 148th and 133rd Civil Engineer Squadron along with the Croatian Army Engineering Horizontal Construction Company work together for repairs and to rebuild parts of a primary school in Karlovac, Croatia. The project is a Humanitarian Civic Assistance project made possible by the US European Command in partnership with the US Embassy in Zagreb, Croatia.

030108-F-9032T-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Christian Reed, a carpenter with the 716th Vertical Construction Company places a support beam along the base of the entry way of the newly constructed Tactical Training Base Liberty building during Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-22-02 hosted by the 86th Training Division on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, August 13, 2022. CSTX is an exercise developed to train Army Reserve units and Soldiers to deploy on short-notice and bring capable, combat-ready, and lethal capabilities in support of the Army and our joint partners anywhere in the world.

Airmen with the 114th Civil Engineer Squadron level a patch from a rapid runway repair operation during the Lobo Trident exercise at Hector Field, North Dakota March 31, 2023. Hector Field was set up as a simulated forward operating station in a friendly country in order to give Airmen a chance to practice wartime emergency operations and communications in a remote location.

Airman 1st Class Gabriel Barba, left, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron pavement and equipment operator, and Lance Cpl. Fernando Figueroa, right, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 heavy equipment mechanic, operate an 18th CES Hydroseeder at Camp Futenma, Japan, April 26, 2022. The Hydroseeder was used to complete a track renovation while also providing equipment training for both the Airmen and Marines involved.

120515-N-SN160-009 GULFPORT, Miss (May 15, 2012) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74, place concrete into a 32-foot by 41-foot pad for a "Seabee Technical TrainerÓ facility at Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport, Miss. Scheduled for completion this summer, the facility will enable Seabee battalions to conduct training specific to their deployment missions' demands by improving their construction skills in concrete formwork, concrete finishing, masonry, subterranean utilities, carpentry, pre-engineered building fabrication, overhead power lines, interior finishing, and steel fabrication.

U.S. Army Spc. Blake White, a technical engineer with the 1436th Engineer Vertical Construction Company, removes a sand shield from a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning unit at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, July 13, 2022. The 1436th EVCC augments a variety of 378th ECES shops, including the HVAC shop, the pavements and construction equipment shop, the structures shop, and the water and fuel systems shop. The HVAC shop handles PSABs preventive maintenance program to maintain quality of life, extend the life of HVAC systems and improve air quality. To do this Airmen and Soldiers ensure there's no faulty wiring or physical signs of wear and tear, and clean the filters, coils, and fans of PSABs many HVAC units. Though PSAB will remain semi-permanent, construction and maintenance occur to accept follow-on forces, increase air and land power capabilities, and reaffirm the U.S.s growing partnership with the KSA.

220930-N-AS200-0115 - SAN NICOLAS ISLAND, Calif. (Sept. 30, 2022) -Capt. Jason Kranz, chief staff officer, chief staff officer Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), tests drinking water at San Nicolas Island. 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.

110825-N-UH337-043OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (Aug. 25, 2011) Construction Electrician 2nd Class Johnny Hawkins and Builder 2nd Class Raymond A. Rankins, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, re-roof the home of a WWII veteran and former Seabee during a community service project.

U.S. Army Sgt. Chris Santiago, an aircraft powerplant repairer assigned to the 1109th Theater Aviation Support Maintenance Group, Connecticut Army National Guard, aims his M4A1 carbine while acting as a tower guard at a simulated forward operating base at Stones Ranch Military Reservation, East Lyme, Connecticut, June 22, 2022. Multiple soldiers from the 1109th TASMG acted as an opposing force and launched assaults on the base, which had to be repelled by the tower guards and base personnel.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 20, 2024) Retail Services Specialist Seaman Christian Baluyot, from Dededo, Guam, removes corrosion from a knife edge while performing maintenance on an individually-dogged watertight door in a supply storage area aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while in-port Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Feb. 20. 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. Navy

The 80th Training Command, TC Dix 94th Division conducted the 12K10 Plumbers Course on Fort Dix at the Vertical Skills Building in Building 4309. These Army Soldiers come from various units to complete the classes. The Army Plumber are trained to plumbing and pipe fitting on military installations and also in the field. They complete leak detection tasks, read blue prints and install pipes. This MOS is entry level, has ASVAB minimum score requirements for entry and soldiers.(Images provided by the Fort Dix (TSC) Training Support Center)

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.

MANGALIA, Romania (Sep. 08, 2022) Builder 2nd Class Cooper Adkins, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, securing Plywood sheathing to the exterior of a Sukkah structure, Sep. 08, 2022. NMCB 11 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater security cooperation in the U.S. Sixth and Seventh Fleet areas of operation.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Daniel Sanderson, 633d Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation support operator, carries dunnage, which hold cargo pallets on the ground, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, April 22, 2022. Exercise ARDENT CROSSBOW is the first time the 633d Air Base Wing is conducting agile combat support as an Air Base Squadron as part of Air Combat Commands effort to align into the Air Forces new four-phase Force Generation model (Available to Commit, Reset, Prepare and Ready). Through the stand-up of an Air Base Squadron and a supporting A-Staff, Airmen will be prepared to deploy as task-oriented, high-performing teams who are ready for crisis before crisis emerges.

040804-F-1646R-002. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

An Army Petroleum Supply Specialist under the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade connects a fuel hose to a Y-junction using a drip pan to protect the ground from spillage while setting up a Forward Arming and Refueling Point during Saber Junction 22. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173d Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022.

Soldiers with the Army Reserve's 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.

Sgt. Katherine Gross, a member of the Michigan National Guard, performs a fuel line flushing and recirculation procedure on a tank rack module at the Joint Force Headquarters, Lansing, Michigan, May 25, 2022. TACOM film crews documented the process, which will go out Army-wide to provide guidance for validating this repair.

Airmen assigned to the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron tamp sand during a joint airfield damage repair exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 26, 2022. The exercise consisted of employing agile combat employment techniques, using the minimum amount of equipment and manpower necessary to complete the mission at hand.

040522-F-1830P-009. Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

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