Military Humanitarian Support

Images depicting military personnel engaged in humanitarian efforts, delivering supplies, and supporting flood recovery in various communities during emergencies.

220926-N-PI330-1001 Gulfport, Mississippi (September 26, 2022) Builder 3rd Class Jared Alfred, left, and Steelworker 2nd Class Jake Welsh, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), conduct an inventory of construction material in a supply warehouse on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, September 26, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

Arizona National Guard service members delivered personal protection equipment June 29, 2020 to a local distribution center in Globe, Ariz. for Gila County residents. The delivery is part of the Arizona National Guards response to community needs during this COVID19 state of emergency

U.S. military personnel assigned to United States Central Command load critical supplies in support of a USAID-led humanitarian mission in Pakistan, Sep. 11, 2022. USAID leads the U.S. Government's international development and disaster assistance, helping people emerge from humanitarian crises, such as the catastrophic flooding currently plaguing Pakistan.

Spc. Steven Romero of the Alaska Army National Guard, 297th Military Police Company, loads MREs into a military vehicle in preparation to travel to Manely Hot Springs, Alaska, May 12, 2022, to support flood recovery operations. The Guardsmen will carry enough food and water to sustain themselves while they assist with cleanup and flood recovery efforts.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Anderson off loads pallets of humanitarian relief supplies onto a 25K loader Mar. 13, 2011, Misawa Air Base, Japan. Search and rescue teams from Los Angeles County Fire Department came out in support of Operation Tomodachi after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit 100 miles off the coast of Northern Japan Mar. 11, 2011. Sergeant Anderson is assigned to the 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron.

D-3210-SPT-92-007570-XX-0043. Base: Opa Locka State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031206-F-9629J-005. Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Staff Sgt. Dale Nimz, a Chinook CH-47 Mechanic with Bravo Company, 171st Aviation Regiment Detachment, helps unload water that was delivered to be used during the support efforts for Hurricane Olivia at Waikoloa, Hawaii, Sep. 11, 2018. An emergency proclamation was signed by Governor David Ige on Sep. 9, 2018 which allowed the Hawaii National Guard to deploy to areas needing support due to Hurricane Olivia's impacts.

U.S. Army Soldiers Spc. Kenneth D. Johnson and Staff Sgt. Donna Cortes of the California National Guard's 1040th Quartermaster Company, place food into a vehicle on June 26, 2020, at the Interfaith Food Bank in Jackson, California. Since late March Cal Guard has supported humanitarian assistance to local food banks during the coronavirus pandemic. Cal Guard hasnt slowed its food bank operations and has packed and distributed nearly 75 million pounds of food to recipients across the state.

220926-N-PI330-1001 Gulfport, Mississippi (September 26, 2022) Builder 3rd Class Jared Alfred, left, and Steelworker 2nd Class Jake Welsh, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), conduct an inventory of construction material in a supply warehouse on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, September 26, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

Mississippi Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to an engineer composite team unload supplies in preparation to respond to Hurricane Sally at Camp Shelby Joint Force Training Center, Miss., Sept. 15, 2020. The Mississippi National Guard is prepared to conduct civil support operations, including search and rescue and debris removal, to support local and state authorities.

Arizona National Guard service members helped prepare, transport, and distribute COVID-19 vaccinations at an indoor COVID-19 vaccination site in Glendale, Ariz., April 26, 2021. More than 900 Arizona National Guardsmen continue to assist at vaccination sites, testing locations and food banks throughout Arizona.

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Columbia, N. C. , August 31, 2011 National Guard troops pass out ice to survivors still without power after Hurricane Irene left thousands in the dark. Many federal partners work together to help in disaster recovery efforts. FEMA photo/Tim Burkitt. Connecticut Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Arizona National Guard service members deliver food and supplies for Navajo Nation residents April 17, 2020, at a local food bank in Black Mesa, Ariz. The Arizona Guard has responded domestically in such emergencies as airport security after 9/11, Monument Fire in 2011, Hurricane Harvey in 2017, and the Havasupai Floods in 2018

970711-M-0023H-002. Complete Scene Caption: An aircrew from a US Air Force C-5, pushes a pallet of supplies onto a K-Loader at the Tallin, Estonia Airport. These Marine Corps supplies will be used during BALTIC CHALLENGE '97. BALTIC CHALLENGE is a multinational exercise conducted in the spirit of NATO's Partnership for Peace (PfP) initiative. More than 2600 military personnel from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and the US, will participate in the second "in the spirit of PfP" land exercises conducted in the Baltic region. Co-Commanders for the exercise being held in Paldiski, Estonia are Colonel Oscar Mark, Estonian Defense Forces and Colonel D. L. Andrews, US Marine Corps Reserve. While BALTIC CHALLENGE '97 will conduct training along peacekeeping/humanitarian assistance mission standards, significant US Navy and Marine Corps capabilities never exercised in Europe will be performed as well. This includes the use of equipment from the Marine Corps Norwa

Port dawgs from the 721st Aerial Port Squadron load pallets of infant formula onto a commercial aircraft during Operation Fly Formula at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 25, 2022. The pallets of infant formula will be transported to Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C., for further distribution.

040329-M-0374B-011. Complete Scene Caption: US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Kevin Lewis (facing camera), Motor Transport, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 (MWSS-172), Marine Wing Support Group 17 (MWSG-17), 1ST Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), assists another Marine load a stack of folding chairs onto a MK-23 Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) 7-ton cargo truck, as they help break down their revetment area at Camp Humphreys, located near Pyongtaek, Gyeonggi-do Province, Republic of Korea (KOR), signifying the end of their participation in Korea Field Training Exercise 2004 (FTX 04). Korea FTX 04 is part of a Reception Staging Onward Moving and Integration (RSO&I) theater-level exercise designed to test the 1ST MAWs ability to rapidly deploy its command and control function to the Korean Peninsula. Base: Camp Humphreys State: Gyeonggi-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, cuts open an ammo crate during a table three through six range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 7, 2024. The range was part of a battalion field exercise that rehearsed crucial logistical operations executed within an Alert Contingency Air-Ground Task Force, aimed at enhancing the capabilities and readiness of CLB-4. Marine Corps

U.S. Air Force Airman Hastings, Aircraft Technician, 509 LRS, puts away an aircraft part at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, April 6, 2022. Exercise Agile Tiger demonstrated our Airmen's capability and adaptability.

Arizona National Guard personnel prepare boxes of personal protective equipment for transport to Chinle, Ariz., April 4th, 2020 at Papago Park Military Reservation. More than 800 AZNG personnel continue to serve across the state in response to the on-going emergency.

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guards 123rd Contingency Response Group carry whole blood to a waiting U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 22, 2014. The blood is being sent to Liberia to support U.S. troops deployed for Operation United Assistance, the U.S. Agency for International Development-led, whole-of-government effort to respond to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

Senior Airman Joana Galang, a traffic management specialist with the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, uses her body weight to secure a pallet containing humanitarian relief items from the U.S. Agency for International Development, September 8, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The 380th ELRS was tasked with building 180 pallets weighing approximately 6,000 pounds each in support of flood relief efforts in Pakistan.

Members of the 145th Civil Engineer Squadron prepare debris clearing equipment for activation in anticipation of Hurricane Dorian arriving in North Carolina later in the week, at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Sept 3, 2019. Hurricane Dorian is a category 2 storm expected to make landfall in North Carolina later in the week, the forest team activates early to get in position as a precaution in case the storm causes damage when it reaches the coast.

061205-N-1328C-487. Complete Scene Caption: U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman First Class Samuel Husner (foreground), and U.S. Marine Corps Lance CPL. Sirterrious Lee, deliver school supplies and gifts for students at the Douda Primary School, located in Douda, Djibouti, on Dec. 5, 2006. The toys and gifts are being donated by the 5th Provisional Security Company, from Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, home of the Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa Headquarters. Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa is a unit of U.S. Central Command, whose mission is to prevent conflict, promote regional stability and protect coalition interests in order to prevail against extremism. (U.S. Navy PHOTO by CHIEF Mass Communication SPECIALIST Eric A. Clement) (Released) Base: Douda Country: Djibouti (DJI)

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

Air transportation specialist Staff Sgt. Heather Boutin with the Air National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing in Minneapolis, Minnesota, directs the offload of food and supplies pallets at Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 15, 2017. 133rd AW personnel joined Airmen assigned to the 161st Air Refueling Wing in Phoenix, Arizona, and 146th Airlift Wing in Camarillo, California to manage air operations at the storm damaged airport in St. Thomas in the wake of Hurricane Irma.

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. military personnel assigned to United States Central Command load critical supplies in support of a USAID-led humanitarian mission in Pakistan, Sep. 11, 2022. USAID leads the U.S. Government's international development and disaster assistance, helping people emerge from humanitarian crises, such as the catastrophic flooding currently plaguing Pakistan.

040613-M-5555L-010. Base: Camp Ali State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

051014-A-5683S-004. Base: Shreveport State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A US Marine Carries a Load of Parcels into the Headquarters of a Combat Outpost at Barwana, Iraq

Guard members load an Illinois National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter at the Vermont National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility in South Burlington, Vt., before dropping them to Vermont residents cut off after Hurricane Irene on Sept. 1, 2011.

125th Fighter Wing Chaplain Lt. Col. Steven Thompson and Command Chief Sharon Ervin (not pictured) pass out Sno - Cones and check on Personnel during an Operational Readiness Exercise Phase II at the 125th Fighter Wing, Jacksonville, Florida, March 20, 2009. The ORE Phase II analyzes the unit's ability to fight and survive from a deployed base. (Air National Guard

D.C. Air National Guard members unload donated food, water, and supplies, in preparation for transport to Puerto Rico in support of relief efforts for Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Over 100,000 pounds of food, water, and supplies donated to "United for Puerto Rico" is being shipped from the Washington, D.C. area to the disaster-stricken area.

Florida National Guard Soldiers from the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2-124 Charlie Co., Ocala, Fla., load food in to a local citizens vehicle during Hurricane Michael disaster relief, Panama City, Fla., Oct. 13, 2018. Soldiers respond in communities throughout the panhandle in conjunction with civilian emergency services.

Members with the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron cargo deployment function pack deployment items into a container during Samurai Readiness Inspection at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 13, 2022. The Cargo Deployment Function (CDF) ensures pallets of cargo are measured, weighed, labeled and organized for load transport. The SRI tested Yokotas Airmen to ensure they were ready to respond to any type of contingency that may happen in the real world.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Quinn Deacy, an air transportation journeyman with the 36th Contingency Response Squadron, talks about what U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Blake Hawley, an air transportation journeyman with the 36 CRS, has accomplished to be selected for the Linebacker of the Week award at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, April 6, 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.

U.S. Marines attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) transfer boxes through a passageway aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) during a replenishment-at-sea in the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 7, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd MEU is operating in the Atlantic Ocean in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

South Carolina National Guardsman from the 1052th Transportation Company cover a truckload of sandbags rearing to head out to one of several locations in S.C. at the Wateree Correctional Facility, Oct. 3, 2015 to prevent flooding in low-lying areas in the wake of Hurricane Joaquin. The National Guardsmen transported the sandbags after the inmates filled them and then delivered the completed sandbags to one of the drop-off points in Chester, Columbia, Greenville, Florence and Clinton. Soldiers from the S.C. National Guard train throughout the year in preparation for these types of natural events and are always at the ready when the Governor calls to assist in emergency response or disaster clean up... Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Senior Airman Tayvion Williams, a material management specialist assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, prepares cargo netting for a pallet containing humanitarian relief items from the U.S. Agency for International Development, September 8, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The 380th ELRS was tasked with building 180 pallets weighing approximately 6,000 pounds each in support of flood relief efforts in Pakistan.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, load baggage before the retrograde portion of exercise Native Fury 22 at Yanbu Commercial Port, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 2, 2022. Native Fury 22 is a biennial exercise focused on the demonstration of the rapid offload and integration of a Maritime Pre-Postitioned Force in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of regional security, crisis response, and contingency operations.

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade (3D MEB) Alert Contingency Marine (ACM) Air Ground Task Force, load equipment onto pallets during an ACM drill on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, June 8, 2022. 3D MEB is III Marine Expeditionary Forces Fire Brigade, ready to respond to a wide range of crisis events throughout the Indo-Pacific region as a command-and-control node or as the nucleus of a Joint Task Force, from delivering humanitarian assistance during natural disasters to combat operations. This ACM drill showcased the 3D MEBs readiness and validated its ability to rapidly activate and deploy a Forward Command Element. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Francesca Landis)

Maryland National Guard members move boxes of COVID-19 test kits and face masks on Jan. 24, 2022, at the Maryland Strategic National Stockpile location. At the direction of Governor Larry Hogan, up to 1,000 MDNG members were activated to assist state and local health officials with their response to rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations to include the distribution of 20 million KN95 and N95 masks and other personal protective equipment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Sarah M. McClanahan)

Soldiers with the Minnesota National Guard's 34th Infantry Division "Red Bulls" travel to Texas, February 4, 2024. The Red Bulls are preparing for a deployment to the Middle East later this year. (Minnesota National Guard

Staff Sgt. Christopher Pryslak, 15th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion technician, checks to make sure the straps are secured on a simulated-cargo pallet during the 15th Wings Multi-Capable Airmen Tier 1 training event at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 19, 2022. This event served as the 15th Wings first-ever MCA training event and involved Airmen from across JBPHH.

020301-F-2341K-005. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Duluth International Airport State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA)

240207-N-VJ326-1337 SAN DIEGO (Feb. 07, 2024) - Sailors move boxes of ammunition on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) as part of an ammunition onload, Feb. 07. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego. Navy

From left to right, Command Sgt. Major Alvin Zimmerman, of the 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Master Sgt. Norm Nyland, of the 119th Maintenance Group, Master Sgt. Kathleen Shasky, of the 119th Wing, and Sgt. Vanessa Mozinski, of the 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, unload gifts for residents at the annual Veterans Appreciation Day event at the North Dakota Veterans Home, Lisbon, N.D., Dec. 19. The gifts were purchased using donations by North Dakota National Guard members and are given to the residents at the Veterans Home to demonstrate their appreciation to the veterans who have served before them.

SANTA RITA, Guam (Sep. 7, 2022), Utilitiesman Constructionman Brian Raeuchle, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, inventories a new oxy-acetylene gas cutting kit in the Delta Company steelworker shop, Sept. 7. NMCB 11 is forward-deployed to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater security cooperation in the U.S. 6th and 7th Fleet areas of operation.

Sherita Baker, 374th Force Support Squadron recreation specialist shows United States Air Force Academy cadets a storehouse of Outdoor Recreation and gives a brief explanation on how 374th FSS community services flight provide Yokota Air Base community members support and services, contributing to mission readiness, resiliency, and well-being of the Yokota AB community. Operation Air Force is a two week long academy summer program that sends cadets entering their third and fourth years of training to bases around the world to experience what active duty Airmen from all areas of expertise do to support the Department of Defense mission for U.S. Military Forces.

Sailors assigned to the first-in-class carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) supply department prepare to receive supplies from an MH-60S Knighthawk, attached to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, during a vertical replenishment with dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13), Oct. 24, 2022. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) is deployed in the Atlantic Ocean, conducting training and operations alongside NATO allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navy's commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Tom Hough and Tech. Sgt. Jacob Bartlemus, 144th Airlift Squadron loadmasters, load equipment onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Oct. 11, 2022. The majority of the rescue equipment is custom-made and specifically chosen and packed to support astronauts for contingency rescue operations.

050903-F-4884R-065. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit stage ready to eat rations for earthquake victims in Leogane, Haiti, Jan. 20. The 22nd MEU is a multi-mission capable force comprised of Aviation Combat Element, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (Reinforced), Logistics Combat Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 22; Ground Combat Element, BLT, 3/2; and its command element.

Airmen assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing and local law enforcement compete in the Excellence-In-Competition pistol match, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Nov. 18, 2022. The EIC pistol match tested participants on their handling of a M-9 pistol, their response time and the efficiency of their shots when firing at targets 25 yards down range.

US Marine Corps (USMC) Major General (MGEN) James Amos, First Lieutenant (1LT) Morina Ivey and Brigadier General (BGEN) Terry Robling leave the command tent of the newly consolidated Port Operations Group at Shuaiba Port, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Three sailors on the elevator aft of the island accompany a stack of supplies down to the hangar deck level of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

Tech. Sgt. Alexandra Vidato, 459th Airlift Squadron instructor flight engineer, tapes a box of simulated humanitarian aid prior to takeoff for a Tokyo Metropolitan Government hosted disaster preparedness and response drill at Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park, Japan, Sept. 3, 2022. Taking off from Yokota Air Base, the 459th utilized a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter to deliver mock humanitarian aid after a simulated natural disaster.

040715-F-2621S-008. Base: Swanton State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

221004-M-AI445-1113 (October 4, 2022) U.S. Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 11, Task Force San Francisco, participate in a marksmanship competition against other service members and staff as part of San Francisco Fleet Week (SFFW). SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard teams and experience Americas sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service event, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas.

Royal Australian Air Force Leading Aircraft Woman Robyn Lamont, air movement technician, marshals humanitarian aid on to a C-17 Globemaster III March 21. With the assistance of Yokota Airmen, the RAAF delivered 16 pallets of humanitarian aid to Sendai, Japan, in support of Operation Tomodachi. Operation Tomodachi is a relief support mission aiding those affected by the devastation caused by the recent earthquake and tsunami March 11.

050902-F-7564C-080. Base: Alexandria State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Close up of SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA), Joe Deslauriers, USAF, 51st Maintenance Squadron, dressed in Mission Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear, as he prepares an Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) for transport during the Initial Response Readiness Exercise/Combat Employment Readiness Exercise (IRRE/CERE) at Osan AB, Korea. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

050109-N-0057P-008. Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Shiloh (CG-67)

U.S. Virgin Islands National Guard Soldiers load up supplies at the Joint Force Headquarters Virgin Islands on St. Croix, to be distributed to local residents at a nearby school. Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands were devastated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria within several weeks of each other.

110615-F-ET173-053PACIFIC OCEAN (June 15, 2011) Lt. Meaghan Christopher, left, from Akron, Ohio, and Lt. Rachel Ackerman, from Deerfield Beach, Fla., label medication in the pharmacy aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) during Continuing Promise 2011. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central and South America.

Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, load water purification tablets into a CH-53E Super Stallion to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 22. The 22nd MEU delivered food and supplies in support of humanitarian assistance and relief operations for victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake.

Members of the 552nd Air Control Wing and the 72nd Air Base Wing complete contents checks of mobility bags as a part of deployment preparation in the Agile Thunder 22-02 exercise at Tinker AFB on Aug. 9, 2022. The exercise was the largest full-scale exercise Tinker AFB has held in approximately 20 years.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jonathan Marcus, right, a chemical biological radiological nuclear defense platoon sergeant assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, demonstrates to a simulated evacuee how to decontaminate themselves while participating in decontamination and evacuation control center training during Cobra Gold 23 in Chonburi province, Kingdom of Thailand, March 5, 2023. Cobra Gold, now in its 42nd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the longstanding friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Implementation Forces (IFOR) troops unload boxes, containing election ballots at a warehouse. The ballots are to be separated and tabulated during the post-election process. Base: Rislijak Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

020813-F-8425S-007. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

020214-F-1166S-004. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Moblility Command

050901-F-8963H-081. Base: Naval Air Station, New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 616th Aerial Port Squadron push a pallet of equipment from the cargo area of a 3rd Military Airlift Squadron C-5B Galaxy aircraft onto a K-Loader. The equipment will be used in the cleanup of the oil spilled by the tanker EXXON VALDEZ in Prince William Sound. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STAFF Sergeant Angela Evans, US Air Force (USAF), videographer, 786th Communications Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, documents SENIOR AIRMAN Robert Coleman, USAF, (center) and SENIOR AIRMAN Vikki Bruemmer, USAF, (left), loadmasters, 17th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, work out the weights and balances of the cargo inside the C-17A Globemaster. Air Force members deployed to Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism.... Complete Scene Caption: STAFF Sergeant Angela Evans, US Air Force (USAF), videographer, 786th Communications Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, documents SENIOR AIRMAN Robert Coleman, USAF, (center) and SENIOR AIRMAN Vikki Bruemmer, USAF, (left), loadmasters, 17th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB,

220907-N-WU964-1076 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sep. 7, 2022) Electronics Technician 3rd Class Jaymar Juan, from Lahaina, Hawaii, clamps metal banding in the hangar bay aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), Sep 7. 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.

Senior Airman Verdes Cato, 9th Logistic Readiness Squadron cryogenics technician, test Liquid Oxygen (LOX) at Beale Air Force Base, California, July 21, 2022. The beakers have a film of white paper inside to show if the LOX has any discoloration or discrepancies.

Members of the New York National Guard, organize and prepare to distribute distribute COVID 19 swab test kits in The Bronx, N.Y., May 26, 2020. New York National Guard members are supporting the multi-agency response to COVID-19.

The 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, Utah National Guard and the Utah Air National Guard load four AH-64D Apache helicopters onboard a C-5 Galaxy, to be transported to Morocco in support of African Lion 22, a U.S. Africa Command annual exercise on Saturday, June 18, 2022.

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Senior Airman Nicholas Abbott (center), 730th Air Mobility Squadron, pushes a pallet of water bottles onto a C-17 Globalmaster III here March 20. The pallet was part of the the first humanitarian relief supplies being delivered to Sendai.

110317-N-EA192-032YOKOSUKA, Japan (March 17, 2011) Gunner's Mate Seaman Recruit Augustine Olivares, right, assigned to the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), hands a bag of relief supplies to Personnel Specialist 3rd Class Robert Dominguez, assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka. More than 600 bags of humanitarian assistance supplies will be distribution to Japanese citizens affected by a recent 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

U.S. Army Spc. Cleevens Point, an M1 armor crew member assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division unpacks ammunition during a small arms range as part of Defender 22 at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 12, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises taking place in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Alaska Air National Guardsmen of 144th Airlift Squadron and 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron load relief supplies bound for Nome Sept. 30, 2022, on a C-17 Globemaster III. 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 Dana Rosso)

050903-F-4884R-021. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Riston Mais, 86th Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance technician, making flares at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 22, 2022. Mais has continued to progress in his career through taking additional training, which contributed to his recognition as Airlifter of the Month.

040318-F-7951C-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Humanitarian aid from the U.S. Agency for International Development, is loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, September 9, 2022 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Relief items included plastic sheeting, kitchen sets, tarps and shelter building kits.

970307-F-1787R-030. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Doha Country: Qatar (QAT)

Commerce, Calif. (May 28, 2022) - Sailors and Marines, assigned to the Amphibious Construction Battalion One, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, and 1st Explosive Ordnance Company pack boxes of nonperishable food items as part of a community relations event at the Los Angeles Region Food Bank during Los Angeles Fleet Week (LAFW) in Commerce, Calif., May 28, 2022. LAFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America's sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of Los Angeles and its surrounding areas.

Equipment is unloaded from a Charleston C-17 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Jan. 15, 2010. The supplies are a continuous flow from Air Mobility Command to respond to the humanitarian effort in Haiti.

Members of the 101st Airborne Division Ministry Teams pose for a photo in front of unloaded pallets of coffee, Fort Campbell, Ky., Aug. 4, 2022. Seventeen pallets of coffee were donated to the Fort Campbell's ministry teams to be distributed to Soldiers.

Arizona National Guard service members served with local food banks and students from Chandler High School to provide Thanksgiving groceries - including turkeys, hams and vegetables - for Thanksgiving dinner to area residents of Chandler, Ariz., Nov. 14, 2020. The Arizona National Guard continues to support our local communities during this state of emergency response.

040708-F-4884R-004. Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Zachary Harrison, 100th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment apprentice, reviews the contents of a survival evasion resistance and escape emergency kit for Technical Sgt. Fitzroy Wilks, 100th OSS AFE craftsman, at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, July 27, 2022. AFE Airmen learn the proper handling and functions of all aircrew equipment associated with their assigned units aircraft to form a better understanding ofits functions.

030413-M-3558L-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Arizona National Guard Soldiers and Airmen delivered boxes of groceries to area residents Dec. 10, 2020 at a food bank in Flagstaff, Ariz. The Arizona National Guard has completed more than 5,700 missions, totaling more than 290,000 man hours, in response to the COVID-19 emergency.

040226-F-2167C-032. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Perez-Mendez, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation operator, guides an all-terrain forklift driver away from an 18-wheeler carrying ballistic plates at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Nov. 4, 2022. Ground transportation and the Expeditionary Theater Distribution Center work together monthly to transfer ballistic plates to Camp Buehring, Kuwait, and back for functionality inspection.

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