Military Engineering Training Activities

Images depict military personnel engaged in construction and engineering tasks, including building structures, pouring concrete, securing cargo, and assembling bridges in training environments.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brendon Shackelford, Radar, Airfield and Weather Systems technician with the 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron, and Senior Airman Andrew Luna, fuels distribution driver with the 776th EABS, install AM2 matting for the new foreign object damage checkpoint on Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Nov. 12, 2022. AM2 matting is used to cover an unimproved surface, eliminating FOD from getting stuck in vehicle tires and being deposited on active taxiways.

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

From left, Spc. John Tilicki, Pvt. Dakota Courtney, Spc. Jeremy Kane and Sgt. Paul Reap, all engineers with 601st Engineer Detachment, pour concrete into the base of what will be one of 28 light poles at the Central Receiving Shipping Point at Fort McCoy, Wis., June 23, 2022.

030223-M-8539K-019. Base: Camp Matilda Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Division

Airman 1st Class Walter Blume, 436th Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental apprentice, secures cargo at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Sept. 9, 2022. Blume is one of several 436th MXS Airmen that augmented at the 436th Aerial Port Squadron to help alleviate their recent 300 percent mission surge. The augmentation implements Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.'s Accelerate Change or Lose action order by utilizing multi-capable Airmen.

GULFPORT, Miss. (Apr. 28, 2022) Builder Constructionman Daniel Adam from Downers Grove, Ill., assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, attaches a locking washer to a holding pin during the assembly of a Mabey Johnson Bridge training course onboard Naval Construction Training Center Gulfport. NMCB 1 is conducting an intense homeport training plan to expand their ability to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater operations.

020416-F-2719U-007. Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brendon Shackelford, Radar, Airfield and Weather Systems technician with the 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron, and Senior Airman Andrew Luna, fuels distribution driver with the 776th EABS, install AM2 matting for the new foreign object damage checkpoint on Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Nov. 12, 2022. AM2 matting is used to cover an unimproved surface, eliminating FOD from getting stuck in vehicle tires and being deposited on active taxiways.

Members of the crane crew, with US Navy (USN) Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, (ACB-1), Naval Base Coronado, California (CA), assemble a turntable for a causeway built during Exercise TURBO PATRIOT, a Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (JLOTS) Exercise, at Camp Pendleton, California (CA). Subject Operation/Series: TRUBO PATRIOT Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220719-N-PI330-1083 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (July 19, 2022) Builder 2nd Class Logan Lipe, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), secures floor joists at a construction project in Rota, Spain, July 19, 2022. NMCB 133 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.

US Marine Corps First Lieutenant Brian Briggs and US Marine Corps STAFF Sergeant Shane Scovill of the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Fleet Service Support, Charlie Company, work together to level freshly poured cement at the community center in Babonneau, Saint Lucia. Approximately 100 US Marines, Soldiers and Airmen personnel have deployed to Saint Lucia as part of the Operation NEW HORIZONS. The operation has a two fold mission of readiness training and humanitarian assistance in the Caribbean and Latin America. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Babonneau Country: Saint Lucia (LCA)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anakin Crain, left, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, and native of Oklahoma, and Cpl. Katie Lee, a supply chain and materiel management specialist with MWSS-171, and native of New York, place rebar at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 14, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

220613-N-PG340-1060 SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, Calif. (June 13, 2022) Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Johnathan Fearon, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, tears down a timber bunker during Operation Turning Point, also known as Field Training Exercise, at San Clemente Island. 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.

060811-N-3153C-009. Base: Tarakan Country: Indonesia (IDN)

POTI, Georgia (Oct. 13, 2022) Builder 3rd Class Michael Criss, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, works with a Georgian Soldier during a concrete placement for the Railhead Project in Poti, Georgia, Oct. 13, 2022. NMCB-11 is forward-deployed to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater security cooperation in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Seventh Fleet areas of operation.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 and U.S. Navy Seabees repair a local airfield during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Camp Betsuka, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 1, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

Staff Sgt. Zachery Heberlein and Tech Sgt. Jonathon Cornell, Engineering Assistants assigned to the 107th Civil Engineer Squadron, 107th Attack Wing, New York Air National Guard, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y., discusses the building project on March Air Reserve Base, Moreno Valley California, July 13, 2022. Members of the CES are performing renovations, alongside the Royal Canadian Air Force, to support March ARB as a part of their yearly Deployment for Training.Air National Guard Photo by Senior Airman Daniel Meade

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)

Master Sgt. Brian Howard, a Heavy Equipment Operator assigned to the 107th Civil Engineer Squadron, 107th Attack Wing, New York Air National Guard, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y., guides a Heavy Equipment Operator during a building project on March Air Reserve Base, Moreno Valley California, July 14, 2022. Members of the CES are performing renovations, alongside the Royal Canadian Air Force, to support March ARB as a part of their yearly Deployment for Training.Air National Guard Photo by Senior Airman Daniel Meade

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.

U.S. service members repair a simulated airfield during an airfield damage repair (ADR) field exercise (FEX) at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 6, 2024. Service members with III Marine Expeditionary Force, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4, and 18th Civil Engineer Group participated in the FEX to refine ADR tactics, techniques and procedures by integrating with joint partners Marine Corps

POTI, Georgia (Aug. 16, 2022) Builder 3rd Class Kevin Santana, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, builds formwork for the Railhead Project in Poti, Georgia, Aug. 16, 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. Marine Corps Cpl. Connor Huften, left, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and native of Florida, Cpl. Jose Becerril, center, a combat engineer with MWSS-171, and a native of New Jersey, and a Royal Thai marine with the Royal Thai Marine Corps Construction Company of Combat Engineers apply stucco to the wall of the classroom they are building at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 19, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

031105-F-1798W-021. Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Master Sgt. Marcus Hines, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, horizontal repair shop superintendent from Misawa Air Base, Japan, observes members of the Republic of Korea Air Force while they practice conducting runway repairs during a bilateral training scenario at Suwon Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 6, 2022. Bilateral training events are non-provocative, defensive in nature, and are intended to maintain alliance readiness to ensure service members are ready to fight tonight.

DA-ST-87-12936. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Christian Reed, a carpenter assigned to the 716th Vertical Construction Company, measures a window to verify that the product meets building specifications during Combat Support Training Exercise 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.

Winfield, MO, June 19, 2008 Members of the Army National Guard stack sandbags on a truck that will transport the sandbags next to the levee in anticipation that the levee may breach. They have stacked well over two and a half miles of sandbags on the levee. Winfield, MO, June 19, 2008 --Members of the Army National Guard stack sandbags on a truck that will transport the sandbags next to the levee in anticipation that the levee may breach. They have stacked well over two and a half miles of sandbags on the levee.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 6, 2022) Construction Electrician 2nd Class Kun Xu connects a hose to a potable water bladder as part of a Lightweight Water Purification System during Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (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.

Educators, media, and influencers from Recruiting Stations Dallas and San Antonio participate in WRR's Educators' Workshop Program aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton from Aug. 1, 2022 to Aug. 5, 2022.

An Airman assigned to the 269th Combat Communications Squadron disassembles a satellite terminal June 14, 2022 during Agile Rage 22 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan. Agile Rage 22 is a National Guard Bureau-led exercise that provides realistic training opportunities, mimicking current and future combat environments as dictated by the National Defense Strategy.

040616-F-6335P-257. Complete Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) SEAMAN Apprentice (SA) Mark West, Naval Mobility Construction Battalion, Port Hueneme, California (CA), cuts rebar for the new Timehri Primary School, during Exercise NEW HORIZONS 2004-Guyana. NEW HORIZONS 2004 - Guyana is a joint service training exercise held in Guyana, South America co-sponsored by both the US Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) in Miami, Florida (FL), and the Guyana Defense Force (GDF). During this four-month exercise, a combined team of GDF and US military personnel will be engaged in construction projects and medical training activities that directly benefit the local community. The exercise will include up to three construction projects and two Medical Readiness Training Exercises (MEDRETE). Base: Timerhi State: Mahaica-Berbice Country: Guyana (GUY)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Benitez from Dallas, Texas, an expeditionary firefighting and rescue specialist, assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 273, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, right, instructs prospect weapons and tactics instructors about the Jaws of Life rescue tool during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), at Auxiliary Airfield II, near Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 19, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, 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.

Pvt. 1st Class Michelle Almeida of Kihei, Hawaii and Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Cabanilla of Kahalui cut wood framing material for the windows in the new classroom facility the Hawaii National Guard, 230th Engineer Company, Vertical is building jointly with the Royal Thai Marine Engineer Battalion during the Cobra Gold joint engineering civil assistance mission hosted at the Ban Nong Buatong school in the Chanthaburi District of Thailand Jan. 24 to Feb. 11.

U.S. Army Sgt. Bailey Ruff with 842nd Engineering Company, South Dakota Army National Guard, supervises his team with stringline setting forms during a troop training exercise in support of Golden Coyote Trainging Exercise at Camp Rapid, South Dakota, June 12, 2022. Golden Coyote is a three-phase, scenario-driven training exercise conducted in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, which enables commanders to focus on mission essential task requirements, warrior tasks, and battle drills.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Marvin Anderson, air officer with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, left, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Timothy Nolan, a Tagalog interpreter and MQ-9 evaluator pilot with 12th Special Operations Squadron, attached to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to paint a wall at the Tiniguiban Barangay Child Development Center during KAMANDAG 6 in Palawan, Philippines, Oct. 11, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

National Guard assembling containment boom, Grand Isle, Louisiana, USA

220608-N-MQ841-1804 VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (June 8, 2022) Chief Builder Sean Karpinski, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, uses a bull float to finish the concrete 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.

030317-F-6449C-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM, USAF Base: Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Country: Romania (ROM)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jordan Haller, with the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, lowers himself into an underground plumbing service room on Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 1, 2022. The air in the underground room is constantly tested for harmful substances for the duration of the repair.

060506-A-5745M-020. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN DIV

000505-N-6492H-521. Base: Camp Garcia State: Vieques Island Country: Puerto Rico (PRI) Scene Major Command Shown: NMCB 5

Alaska Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Joshua Fleming, a firefighter assigned to the 176th Wing, breaks down a log with a chainsaw for disposal as part of Operation Merbok Response in Koyuk, Alaska, Sept. 27, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by Sgt. Seth LaCount)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Connor Huften, left, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and native of Florida, and Royal Thai marines with the Royal Thai Marine Corps Construction Company of Combat Engineers remove concrete setting boards at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 17, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during the 43rd iteration of Cobra Gold. This years iteration aims to strengthen the capabilities of participating nations to plan and conduct combined and joint operations, build relationships between participating nations, and enhance interoperability over a range of activities, including humanitarian aid projects. Marine Corps

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.

Airmen from the 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, build a forward operating base, where they will live and conduct operations during the Raging Gunfighter exercise at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 17, 2022. Raging Gunfighter is an Air Combat Command exercise designed to simulate operating a Lead Wing from an Austere Environment. The purpose of this exercise is to prepare the 366th Fighter Wing for potential Agile Combat Employment (ACE) operations around the world.

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

The 8th Civil Engineer Squadron, with help from 8th Fighter Wing augmentees, conducted Rapid Airfield Damage Repair (RADR) training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 26, 2022. The 8th FW was tested during routine training when the airfield faced a hefty total of 27 simulated craters damaging the runway. RADR is a multi-staged process which quickly and effectively repairs airfields, allowing for operations to continue in combat situations.

030214-M-3138H-045. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5TH MARINES

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cole Snell, 325th Munitions Squadron munitions inspector, prepares stickers to place on explosive containers during a munitions inspection at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 10, 2023. The 325th MUNS manages the munitions stock record account according to established Air Force and Department of Defense procedures by conducting wall-to-wall 100% inventory checks to verify accountability for all assigned assets.

A Readiness Challenge VIII participant from U.S. Space Force's 45th Civil Engineer Squadron, Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, begins the guard shack build event April 18, 2022, at the Silver Flag Training Site, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The Department of the Air Force CE event is hosted by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center. After a 20+ year hiatus, the challenge, a premier event for Department of the Air Force civil engineers, is back. This year's Readiness Challenge is the initial operating capability event before the challenge reaches full operating capability within the next two years. At this year's event, which runs through April 22, eight teams representing major commands and U.S. Space Force are facing off in about 20 events showing myriad of CE capabilities from emergency airfield lighting and water purification to building a guard shack from the ground up and firefighting and EOD operations.

TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Dec. 12, 2018) Capt. Eric C. Correll, commander of Task Force 75, receives a tour from Sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, Detachment Guam, of the reconstructed emergency roofs on houses affected by Super Typhoon Yutu. Service members from Joint Region Marianas and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command are providing Department of Defense support to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands' civil and local officials as part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency-supported Super Typhoon Yutu recovery efforts.

030428-M-1852W-021. Base: Central Training Area State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3D Medical Battalion

U.S. Marines with 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) inspect equipment information at Morehead City, North Carolina, Aug. 17, 2022. The Marines of 2nd MLG facilitated the transportation of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) vehicles and equipment via train to Yuma, Arizona, in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course. 2nd MLG and 2nd MAW are the logistics combat element and aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

041130-M-9529D-011. Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 3, 2022) Builder 3rd Class Jonathan Briseno hammers a nail into place as part of a timber bunker construction project during Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (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.

Tech. Sgt. Kenton Oakley, an Ohio Air National Guard, 200th RED HORSE Squadron structures Airman, builds cabin walls while deployed for an Innovation Readiness Training project at Camp Kamassa, Crystal Springs, Miss., helping to build a specialized camp for children with special needs, March 21, 2019. IRT projects support the community while providing valuable training for the RED HORSE mission to provide a dedicated, mobile, flexible, self-sufficient heavy construction engineering force for airfield, base infrastructure and special capabilities to support worldwide contingency operations.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephen Roberts and Master Sgt. Samuel Gainey, 768th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron, Civil Engineer Flight, dig a hole for a light post at AB 101, Niger, April 4, 2023. The newly installed lighting will provide safety around work areas in hours of darkness.

Sappers assigned to 3rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conduct tables 1 and 2 of engineer qualification tables. To certify soldiers and leaders as well as to familiarize sappers with different kinds of explosives, these engineer tables are conducted on a demolition range.

U.S. Army Sgt Bailey Ruff with 842nd Egineer Company, South Dakota Army National Guard, briefs his team on executing a sidewalk build during a troop training exercise in support of Golden CoyoteTraining Exercise at Camp Rapid, South Dakota, June 12, 2022. Golden Coyote is a three-phase, scenario-driven training exercise conducted in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, which enables commanders to focus on mission essential task requirements, warrior tasks, and battle drills.

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)

North Carolina National Guard Staff Sgt. Ricky Driggers, 881st Engineer Support Company, directs the placement of dirt and gravel on roads washed out from flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence in the Boiling Springs Lakes community, Sept. 22, 2018. Motorway repairs completed by engineers make roads passable for emergency services and makes access possible for residents who require medical care and access to basic supplies.

Spc. Mason Cruz, an interior electrician with the with the 2120th Engineering Company, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, breaks up dirt with a pickaxe during an innovative readiness training mission for the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, June 6, 2022. This IRT mission was unique in that Soliders, Airmen, and civil servants, guard, reserve, and active duty worked hand-in-hand to accomplish the innovative housing project.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron from the South Carolina Air National Guard operate a miter saw during construction of a community center for the Blackfeet Nation Native Americans at Heart Butte, Montana, September 6, 2022. This temporary deployment is part of the 169th Civil Engineer Squadrons yearly Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) that helps Airmen train in a real-world environment to acquire and maintain their trade skills.

U.S. Marine Corps combat engineers with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, and U.S. Navy Sailors with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, repair damage to the airfields tarmac during Exercise Winter Pioneer 24, Marine Corps Outlying Field Oak Grove, North Carolina, Feb. 15, 2024. U.S. Marine Corps engineers and U.S. Navy construction force utilized Marine Corps Outlying Field Oak Grove for Marines and Sailors to rehearse establishing and sustaining advanced naval and expeditionary bases that contribute to maritime domain awareness. Marine Corps

041130-M-9529D-003. Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands (Sep. 07, 2022) Builder 3rd Class Carlos Hernandez with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4, ensures the interior walls of the Richardson Multipurpose Facility are level onboard U.S. Army Garrison - Kwajalein Atoll. NMCB-4 is forward deployed throughout the Indo-Pacific region and United States territories to support and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. As the stand-in, crisis response, naval engineering force, NMCB-4 maintains a ready posture to deliver in-theater expeditionary logistics via expeditionary shore infrastructure, forward damage repair, and mobile construction.

A route clearance team with the Florida National Guards Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Emergency Response Force-Package search several vessels shipwrecked by Hurricane Irma, and left abandoned along the shoreline at Naval Air Station Key West. If the CERF-P teams found no signs of life or fatalities onboard, they would note the names and locations of the abandoned vessels for identification.

220722-N-PI330-1077 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (July 22, 2022) Builder 3rd Class Ryan Rickles, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), cuts sheet metal for the roof of a storage building in Rota, Spain, July 22, 2022. NMCB 133 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.

U.S Air Force civil engineers with the 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS) construct a swing set for a school at Chabelley Village, Djibouti, June 9, 2022. While visiting the village, Airmen with the 776th EABS and Soldiers with Task Force Red Dragon built a swing set for the village school, assessed the schools electricity, and gave out clothes, toys, and sweets to children.

U.S. service members repair a simulated airfield during an airfield damage repair (ADR) field exercise (FEX) at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 5, 2024. Service members with III Marine Expeditionary Force, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4, and 18th Civil Engineer Group participated in the FEX to refine ADR tactics, techniques and procedures by integrating with joint partners Marine Corps

Soldiers with the Louisiana National Guard's 1023rd Vertical Engineering Company, 528th Engineer Battalion, fold interlocking tubing for the Tiger Dam water diversion system, May 20, 2010, near the southwest pass of the Mississippi River delta. The 1023rd VEC is constructing an 7.1 mile barrier to prevent any possible oil from coming in to the wetlands.

US Marine (USMC) Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373rd Commanding Officer (CO), Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Donald W. Zautcke ceremoniously adds the final nails into the supporting beam of the hardback tent living quarters, at Camp Sledd on Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Alaska National Guardsmen of Joint Task Force-Bethel and members of the community 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)

Instructors U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Trautsch and Staff Sgt. Ronald Brayboy assist a Soldier attending training in the 88M10 Motor Transport Operator Course in 4th Battalion, 218th Regiment Training Institute, South Carolina National Guard at the McCrady Training Center in Eastover, South Carolina, Jan. 24th, 2018. The students from various military components from around the nation are attending the two phase, 8-week long course from Jan. 20 - Feb. 17, 2018 to reclassify to the 88M military occupational skill.

110520-N-AW868-082ROTA, Spain (May 20, 2011) Construction Electrician 3rd Class James Jackson, left, Steelworker Constructionman Brandon Wilson and Builder 3rd Class Nicholas Fisher, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74, Detachment Senegal, pour concrete at a project site at Naval Station Rota. NMCB-74 is deployed to Camp Mitchell on Naval Station Rota supporting Commander, Task Force 68.

Army Master Sgt. Dale Quemado, 3302nd Mobilization Support Battalion, measures cargo during Valiant Shield 2022, June 8, 2022 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Quemado received training from the 44th Aerial Port squadron in various cargo functions. VS 22 is a biennial, U.S. only, joint field training exercise focused on integrations between U.S. Forces through detecting, locating, tracking, and engaging adversary units at sea, in the air in space, on land, and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas.

554th Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineer heavy equipment and pavement Airmen, U.S. Navy Sailors and Royal Australian Air Force members work together to repair Naval Base Guam's flight line, Feb. 8, 2024. During the annual Cope North exercise, partners from RAAF joined the 554th REDHORSE and NBG Sailors to rehabilitate the old flight line on Naval Base Guam. Their efforts are part of a larger plan to expand air power capabilities on Guam as simultaneous flight line revitalization efforts occur on Pacific Regional Training Center - Andersen, Guam. Air Force

Recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct the rappel tower, November 14, 2022. The rappel tower test recruits fears of heights and builds confidence in their gear. (US Marine Corps Photos by Lance Cpl. Keegan Jones).

000723-N-5961C-002. Subject Operation/Series: CARAT 2000 Base: Surabuya Country: Indonesia (IDN)

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

DA-SC-88-08079. Base: Fort Gordon State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Austin Street, a water support technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 174, Marine Aircraft Group 24, and a resident of Idaho, left, and Cpl. Moises Martinez, a heavy equipment operator with MWSS 174, and native of California, prepare to pour concrete at the Bankhaocha-Angkromklong School construction site in Rayong, Thailand, Feb. 15, 2024. Marines of MWSS-174 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (June 7, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 complete a road construction project on the island of Tinian in support of Valiant Shield 2022. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photos by Lt. Tyler Baldino/Released)

040805-F-1279W-023. Base: Sophia Country: Guyana (GUY) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Army Cpl. Brianna McGillen, a wheeled vehicle mechanic assigned to the 507th Forward Support Company, Michigan National Guard, smooths over newly applied cement at Camp Grayling, Mich. Aug. 9, 2022. McGillen, from Grayling, is on special orders to beautify the base during Northern Strike 22-2. This years exercise brings over 7,400 people from 19 states and 4 coalition countries to northern Michigan.

011115-F-3356N-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

Alaska Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Joshua Fleming, a firefighter assigned to the 176th Wing, breaks down a log with a chainsaw for disposal as part of Operation Merbok Response in Koyuk, Alaska, Sept. 27, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by Sgt. Seth LaCount)

050912-F-0681L-105. Base: Gulport (ANGCRTC) State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Airmen assigned to the pavement and construction equipment shop, 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, repair a crater on a training runway, with quikrete during a Rapid Airfield Damage Recovery training at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, June 25, 2022. The training was held to prepare and test current personnel in their ability to get the airfield back up and running with available resources after an attack.

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.

U.S. Army Infantrymen assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF) in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), expend mortar rounds during a mortar range training, Djibouti, May 31, 2022. The EARF serves as part of U.S. Africa Commands crisis response capability, and is tasked with responding to emergency situations at U.S. Embassies in the East African region or in countries around the CJTF-HOA area of interest.

Soldiers with the 1156th Engineer Company load debris from Hurricane Sandy into the bucket of a front-end loader for removal from the Breezy Point section of Queens, N.Y., Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Members of the unit were called on duty in the days after Sandy hit the seaside community and have taken part in debris removal operations, food and water distribution and other missions while working in the area, one of the areas hardest hit when Sandy made landfall.

Airman 1st Class Joshua Fleming, a firefighter assigned to the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, cuts through debris with a chainsaw as part of Operation Merbok Recovery, while in the village of Koyuk, Sept. 27, 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.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Fransico Torres, left, 301st Civl Engineer Squadron and Senior Airman Alex Reams work together installing plumbing in one of many houses being constructed for Cherokee veterans in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Aug. 8 2022.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4 prepare to attach a sling load to an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, at Kin Blue, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 25, 2022. The purpose of the training was to increase Helicopter Support Team proficiency and to practice expeditionary advanced base concepts in preparation for future operations.

GULFPORT, Miss. (Apr. 27, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, conduct a weight hold test for recertification of the 40 ton crane onboard Naval Construction Training Center Gulfport. NMCB 1 is conducting an intense homeport training plan to expand their ability to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater operations.

020105-F-2034C-057. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Thumrait Air Base Country: Oman (OMN) Scene Major Command Shown: 405th Air Expeditionary Wing

221020-N-PC620-0377REYNOSA, Mexico (Oct. 20, 2022) U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 526th Engineer Company, 92nd Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade, from Fort Stewart, Ga., break through a concrete wall to rescue a simulated casualty while conducting search-and-rescue training during exercise Fuerzas Amigas 2022 at Campo Militar Reynosa, Mexico, Oct. 20, 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.

021015-F-3873G-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

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