Military Logistics and Support

Scenes of military personnel involved in logistics activities, including loading supplies and aiding communities during disaster response and humanitarian missions.

Boxes full of donations sit secured at the Operation Christmas Drop 2022 Bundle Build at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 3, 2022. These boxes are packaged full of donated tools, life jackets, food, toys and more. These boxes are then delivered to over 55 remote islands in the Pacific, to include the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau.

040108-F-8534C-003. Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Minden, La., Oct. 28, 2012 Louisiana National Guard Officer Miller gives truck driver directions on how to exit the base once the twenty pallets of water have been loaded in preparations to Hurricane Sandy. Louisiana Hurricane Isaac. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Airmen from the 36th Munitions Squadron volunteer during a food distribution line at the Yigo Gymnasium in Yigo, Guam, Oct. 14, 2022. The volunteers were procured through Team Andersens Sister Village Sister Squadron program. The MUNS airmen aided their sister village in distributing thousands of pounds of food to the residents of Yigo and those in need.

040814-F-7823A-094. Base: Dobbins Air Reserve Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen prepare their HH-60 for takeoff here, March 20. The 33rd Rescue Squadron successfully transported supplies to displaced peoples in Kessenuma City, in support of Operation Tomodachi. Kessenuma experienced massive destruction from the earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, March 11.

US Air Force Captain Steve Goodman, Information Systems Flight Commander, 9th Communications Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, California, stacks the mail at Prince Sultan Air Force Base, Saudi Arabia. CAPT Goodman is a part of the coalition forces of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression. This mission is in direct support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Boxes full of donations sit secured at the Operation Christmas Drop 2022 Bundle Build at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 3, 2022. These boxes are packaged full of donated tools, life jackets, food, toys and more. These boxes are then delivered to over 55 remote islands in the Pacific, to include the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau.

050104-N-9403F-277. Base: Banda Aceh Airport (BTJ) State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN)

Charleston, W.Va., Nov. 6, 2012 Members of West Virginia's Army and Air National Guard work together to unload a truck full of donated Pedigree dog food at Yeager Airport. The pet food will be distributed in areas of the state hard hit by Hurricane Sandy and the aftermath that dumped several feet of snow, caused heavy rain, and brought high winds to the area. FEMA is coordinating the delivery of food and other commodities in West Virginia with federal, state, and local partners. Norman Lenburg/FEMA. West Virginia Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

060126-A-1211S-014. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A

051014-A-1327A-065. Base: Rawala Kot Country: Pakistan (PAK) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., prepare emergency equipment for immediate response to Hurricane Irene at the CRWs Global Reach Deployment Center here Aug. 25. The roughly 600 Airmen of the CRW specialize in creating aerial port and command-and-control facilities in damaged or hostile environments. Previous missions have included humanitarian responses to Haiti, Pakistan and Japan in the aftermath of earthquakes, floods and tsunami in addition to Hurricanes Ike, Rita, Gustav and Katrina.

Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers prepare shipments of critical personal protective equipment (PPE) at an Oregon Department of Administrative Services (DAS) warehouse, April 17, 2020. These emergency shipments will be delivered by the Oregon Guard to Assisted Living Facilities throughout the state that are experiencing severe shortages of PPE.

As part of Operation Tomodachi, the United States military has humanitarian assistance capabilities positioned in the affected region that are supporting emergency relief efforts at the request of the government of Japan.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Raphael Viray, right, an aviation supply specialist with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and a Philippine Air Force service member package Department of Social Welfare and Development family food packs for transport at Villamor Airbase, Pasay City, Philippines, Feb. 12, 2024. At the request of the Government of the Philippines, the U.S. Marines of III Marine Expeditionary Force are supporting the U.S. Agency for International Development in providing foreign humanitarian assistance to the ongoing disaster relief mission in Mindanao. The forward presence and ready posture of III MEF assets in the region facilitated rapid and effective response to crisis, demonstrating the U.S.s commitment to Allies and partners during times of need. Viray is a native of Los Angeles, California. Marine Corps

051222-A-2718K-019. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030507-F-3873G-003. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (GBR)

030116-F-9032T-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jayden Chamberlin, 305th Aerial Port Squadron aerial porter, and Staff Sgt. John Marta, 25th APS cargo specialist, assemble a cargo pallet on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, June 9, 2022. The Reserve Airmen from the 25th APS, stationed at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, trained with their active-duty counterparts to enhance mobility readiness in a total force environment.

220908-N-UF592-1029 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 8, 2022) Culinary Specialist Seaman Latasia Holt, from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, left, and Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Sydney Horton, from Chicago, transfer cargo in the hangar bay of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), Sept. 8. 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.

Virginia National Guard Soldiers in Sandston prepare for possible duty in response to Hurricane Irene by unloading pallets of cots and Meals Ready to Eat. The Virginia National Guard has been authorized to bring up to 300 personnel on state active duty for possible missions including high water transport and light debris removal.

New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 101st Signal Battalion, 369th Sustainment Brigade, loads boxes of food on a pallet at the Feeding Westchester mobile food pantry in Elmsford, N.Y., April 17, 2020. National Guard members and Feeding Westchester have processed and distributed more than 2.5 million pounds of food to surrounding communities since the COVID-19 pandemic.

050718-A-9039F-059. Subject Operation/Series: SWARMER Base: Command Operating Base Samarra State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION (AA)

Georgia Army National Guardsman, Spc. Gary Poppell, a motor transportation sergeant with the Augusta-based 1148th Transportation Company, unloads breakfast meals during the Atlanta Public Schools food distribution event at Douglass High School, Atlanta, April 20, 2020. Georgia Guardsmen have been assisting APS for almost two weeks ensuring students are able to receive breakfast and lunch during COVID-19.

Miscellaneous supplies for the mobile Personnel Support for Contingency Operations (PERSCO) van are loaded aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen from the 150th Mission support Group headed to Rock Springs for another food delivery in support of the New Mexico National Guard Joint Task Force COVID-19 response mission.

Members of the Republic of Korea Air Force add items to a box during Operation Christmas Drop 2022 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 3, 2022. Operation Christmas Drop is the Department of Defenses longest-running humanitarian airlift operation. The tradition began during the Christmas season in 1952 when a B-29 Superfortress aircrew saw islanders waving at them from the island of Kapingamarangi, 3,500 miles southwest of Hawaii. In the spirit of Christmas the aircrew dropped a bundle of supplies attached to a parachute to the islanders below, giving the operation its name. Today, air drop operations include more than 50 islands throughout the Pacific.

Senior Airman Alfred Martinez, 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions storage crew chief, transports supplies, May 18, 2022, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The ammunition flight is in charge of producing all of the training and live munitions that Holloman and surrounding bases use.

Team Dover members wait in the personnel deployment function line check-in area during Liberty Eagle Readiness Exercise 2022 at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 11, 2022. The 436th and 512th Airlift Wings tested their ability to generate, employ and sustain airpower across the world in a simulated contested and degraded operational environment.

North Carolina Army National Guard Sgt. Spencer Derr, assigned to the 1450th Transportation Company, works with Team Rubicon, a veteran disaster relief service organization, to distribute food to the local community at the Second Harvest Food Bank Southeast in Fayetteville, N.C., May 15, 2020. The NCNG is working with North Carolina Emergency Management, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services and local food banks to help support COVID-19 relief efforts.

U.S. Navy Sailors off load earthquake relief supplies from a CH-53 Sea Stallion on January 22, 2010 at the Troussaint Louverture International Airport, Haiti for Operation Unified Response.

Hurricane Wilma, Homestead, FL, October 30, 2005 National Guardsmen wrap pallets of ice in a hanger at the Air Force Base which is being used as a staging area for both water and ice distribution for areas impacted by Hurricane Wilma. Jocelyn Augusitno/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

U.S. Senior Airman Brett Laney, 734th Air Mobility Squadron information controller, prepares cargo for unloading at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Oct. 24, 2022. This aircraft carried 43 short tons of cargo from Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, in support of a Dynamic Force Employment Operation which is designed as a way for Pacific Air Forces to exercise their ability to generate combat air power from dynamic force elements while continuing to move, maneuver, and sustain these elements in geographically-separated and contested environments.

Straight on medium shot of USAF members from the 629 AMSS (Air Mobility Support Squadron), Air Mobility Command, Lajes Field, Azores, and members of the Idaho Air National Guard as they pack MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat) for shipment to East Timor. Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT)

040814-F-7823A-105. Base: Dobbins Air Reserve Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-75. CG Personnel With Supplies -- CG NSF members lifting boxes in storage area, 050901v. Hurricane Katrina

020514-F-7232C-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. David Wells, the 28th Munitions Squadron first sergeant, and Master Sgt. Tina McFadden, the 28th Comptroller Squadron and Bomb Wing Staff first sergeant, place boxes of holiday meals into a vehicle, Nov. 17, 2010. Sergeants Wells and McFadden are part of the Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., First Sergeant Council and Operation Warmheart, which are helping families in need this holiday season with all the makings for a festive meal.

U.S. Army Spc. Kinnis White, a Soldier assigned to the Ohio National Guards 1-148th Infantry Regiment - 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, stocks shelves at the Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank in Toledo, Ohio, March 24, 2020. Nearly 400 Ohio National Guard members were activated to provide humanitarian missions in support of COVI-19 relief efforts, continuing the Ohio National Guards long history of supporting humanitarian efforts throughout Ohio and the nation.

Arizona National Guard Airmen and Soldiers filled bags with groceries to be distributed to local citizens at a food bank in Tucson, Ariz., Jan. 05, 2021. More than 650 Arizona National Guardsmen continue to assist at vaccination sites, testing locations and food banks throughout Arizona.

Army Staff Sgt. Stanley Lafortune cuts open a box of protective gear to be distributed to medical facility personnel at the New Britain, Connecticut armory, March 24, 2020.

Aftermath and Relief - 26-HK-295-142. Clearwater Crew. Hurricane Katrina

030807-M-7837W-027. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

New York Army National Guard Spc. Rolondo Hensen, assigned to the 204th Engineer Battalion of the 53rd Troop Command, directs the bulk loading of hand sanitizer for local government agencies near New Rochelle, N.Y. March 13, 2020. Hensen and more than 250 other Soldiers and Airmen of the New York National Guard are providing assistance to a New York State Department of Health task force to contain and mitigate the COVID 19 virus cluster outbreak in Westchester County, N.Y. U.S. National Guard

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

A soldier from Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 14th Infantry Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, carry boxes of bottled water at the airfield. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Kismayo Country: Somalia (SOM)

040218-F-1467B-001. Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

An Airman assigned to the 19th Airlift Wing checks out a deployment bag containing Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear during Phase 1 of ROCKI 22-03 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, May 10, 2022. Designed to validate the full spectrum readiness capabilities of the airlift wing, ROCKI exercises are typically divided into distinct phases, each deliberately intended to assess the wing in various warfighting functions. Phase 1 of ROCKI 22-03 tested the wing's ability to assemble and rapidly deploy more than 300 personnel.

Members of the Batanes Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) and U.S. Navy unloads Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Response (HA/DR) equipment at Basco Airport, Batanes, Philippines, Oct. 6, 2022. These events enhance HA/DR efforts in the Indo-Pacific by supporting friend, ally, and partner requests for assistance in providing military-to-civil engagements with realistic training scenarios.

220926-N-PI330-1027 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.

A Türkish Air Force member prepares for an upcoming flight to deliver humanitarian aid to Turkish relief agencies from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, Feb. 15, 2023. 1st Armored Division, Combat Aviation Brigade (1AD CAB), provides a dynamic lift capability in direct support of USAID and Turkish relief efforts. 1AD CAB is one of several U.S. military units supporting Task Force 61/2 (TF 61/2), operating under U.S. Sixth Fleet, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (NAVEUR) and U.S. European Commanders part of the International Turkish disaster relief efforts.

030210-F-3252P-014. Base: Cannon Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Port dawgs with the 72nd Aerial Port Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma compete in their annual rodeo April 2, 2022, to determine who has the best aerial porting skills in the squadron.

040322-F-0053A-004. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031206-F-9629J-001. Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

U.S. Army Sgt. Amos Muiga, a recruiter from the Connecticut National Guard's Bridgeport Recruiting and Retention office, and 1st Lt. Edwin Escobar, assigned to the Connecticut National Guard's 643rd Military Police Company, load a car with groceries during the Bridgeport Rescue Mission's Great Thanksgiving Project Nov. 20, 2020 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The project gave away an estimated 4,000 Thanksgiving meals to families in need over the duration of the event.

050915-A-6004S-007. Base: Biloxi State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SPECIALIST (SPC) Brandon Bagwell, a Rigger with the 421st Quartermasters, Fort Valley, Georgia, puts the finishing touches on a humanitarian bundle which will be air dropped into Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Norwegian United Nations forces personnel and a member of the 4th Mobile Aerial Port Squadron break down pallets containing 50,000 read-to-eat meals (MREs). Two C-141B Starlifter aircraft, one from the 437th Airlift Wing of Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., and another from the 63rd Airlift Wing of Norton Air Force Base, Calif., delivered the MREs to war-ravaged Croatia.. Base: Zagreb Airport Country: Croatia(CRO)

Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - New Orleans - 26-HK-95-55. AIRSTA NOLA-- personnel washing dog outside building (2). Hurricane Katrina

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011090208 Emergency response.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Dec. 4, 2012) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Jered Gonzalez and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Elizabeth Swecker, both assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), help deliver Christmas presents to a Salvation Army warehouse. Theodore Roosevelt Sailors donated a total of 225 gifts to the Angel Tree program and helped distribute the presents to underprivileged children. Theodore Roosevelt is in the last year of refueling and complex overhaul at Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries.

SASEBO, Japan (May 24, 2022) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), organize ships mail on the pier. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

AIR BASE 201, Niger - U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Rexford Finch is in charge of material control for the Vehicle Management Section of the 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Logistics Readiness Flight at Nigerien Air Base 201, Niger. He orders vehicle parts and mechanical tools required. Within his first two months on station, he ordered over 6,000 parts that cost approximately $379K.

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.

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.

Rockaway, N.Y., Nov. 3, 2012 -Local residents impacted by Hurricane Sandy pick up meals ready to eat from National Guard troops at a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Point of Distribution located at the disaster recovery center on Roackway Point Boulevard. FEMA is one of many agencies coordinating relief efforts after the storm. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 9, 2024) Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Tanasha Smith, from Columbus, Ohio, left, and Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Davena Campbell, from Clarendon, Jamaica, move boxes while sorting supply orders in the hangar bay of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while in-port Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Jan. 9. 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 interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

060718-N-8146B-026. Base: USS Dubuque (LPD 8) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

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

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

DN-SC-86-10310. Base: USS Coral Sea (CV 43) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Arizona National Guard Soldiers filled boxes with groceries and distributed them to local citizens at a food bank in Eloy, Ariz., Jan. 22, 2021. Arizona Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen continue to support community needs during this state of emergency response.

U.S. Marines with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts inventory in preparation for deployment on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 7, 2022. The 26th MEU trains to sustain expeditionary readiness across a range of critical capabilities both afloat and ashore.

221030-N-IX644-1169 ADRIATIC SEA (Oct. 30, 2022) Aviation Boatswains Mate 1st Class Akindele Akinola, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), moves supplies during a replenishment-at-sea with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS William Mclean (T-AKE 12), Oct. 30, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

110323-N-HY254-045NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (March 23, 2011) Sailors unload humanitarian assistance supplies in a hangar at Naval Air Facility Atsugi. The supplies were donated by area Japanese townships and were taken to the base for distribution to areas affected by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

221005-N-OC394-1115 SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 5, 2022) Sailors and Marines assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and the amphibious landing dock ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) participate in an interoperability training hosted by the San Francisco Fire Department at the Treasure Island Training Facility in support of San Francisco Fleet Week (SFFW) 2022. SFFW 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 the city and its surrounding areas.

Arizona National Guard service members prepared and delivered boxes of groceries to area residents Oct. 29, 2020 at a food bank in Casa Grande, 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.

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Five (NMCB-5) turn in their dirty clothes while at a construction site in northern Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Internationale NATO-Fallschirmspringer manövrieren mit Ausrüstung und Flugzeugen During a NATO exercise, prepared parachutes for German paratroopers are meticulously inspected and ready for action, highlighting precision, safety, and readiness for airborne operations in joint military drills Copyright: xZoonar.com/ThomasxFuhrmannx 22632061

011219-F-9269H-002. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Deatrice Rudolph, services craftsman with the 116th Services Flight, Warner Robins, Ga., prepares to begin serving lunch during a medical mission at Rhea County Middle School in Evansville, Tenn., June 5, 2022. Birchwood Cares, Innovative Readiness Training is a Department of Defense sponsored training event that links community partners with joint force partners to provide medical care for surrounding communities. The clinics offer dental, medical, optometry, physical and mental health services while simultaneously providing hands-on training to joint force partners.

DF-ST-86-10073. Base: Mexico City State: Distrito Federal Country: Mexico (MEX)

US Army Captain Aaron Davis, Officer In Charge (OIC) of the Product Development Detachment (PDD), 315th Tactical Psychological Operations (PYSOPS) Company out of Upland, California, sets out Humanitarian Aid (HA) items in Kosovo. The HA items are donated by families back in the United States and consisted of clothing, school supplies and toys. The HA items are being distributed by the 315th Tactical PYSOPS Company. State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG)

Major General Anthony German, the Adjutant General of New York, joins Soldiers from the 642nd Aviation Brigade in filling sandbags for use by the Town of Hamlin in Ontario County. The sandbags will be used to shore up areas of Lake Ontario shoreline which are eroding due to high water levels.

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-110. CG Personnel With Supplies ---CG NSF members lifting boxes in storage area, 050901. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Paul Zimmerman, company commander for India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, reviews a terrain model during Exercise Intrepid Maven 22.4 in the United Arab Emirates, Sept. 26, 2022. Intrepid Maven is a bilateral exercise between U.S. and UAE armed forces to train with and strengthen our relationships with allied nations in the CENTCOM area of operations.

Airmen from the 103rd Airlift Wing deliver field hospital beds to East School in Torrington, Connecticut, April 6, 2020. This site is one of many around the state that Connecticut National Guard Soldiers and Airmen have helped prepare for potential use by local healthcare providers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Soldiers from the Sandston-based Company E, 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment and the Virginia National Guard Counterdrug Task Force assist Drug Enforcement Administration agents with loading more than 15,000 pounds of unwanted and expired prescription drugs for transport to Northern Virginia to be destroyed Nov. 1, 2013. The drugs were collected during the DEA's National Take-Back Initiative held Oct. 26, and this was the seventh time the Virginia Guard provided support for the mission. In addition to assisting with DEA's effort to get dangerous drugs out of communities, the Soldiers from Company E also gained experience conducting transportation operations in an urban environment.

Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, U.S. Transportation Command commander, and U.S. Navy Fleet Master Chief Donald Myrick, USTRANSCOM senior enlisted leader, listen to Tech. Sgt. Shawn Stickle, 730th Air Mobility Squadron Air Terminal Operations Center senior controller, about the 730th AMSs warehouse operations during a leadership tour of Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 17, 2022. The USTRANSCOM team has made it a priority to meet with the military members that make the transportation mission succeed every day and have traveled to installations concerning cargo and personnel movement throughout the Indo-Pacific theater of operations. The 730th AMS mission is to provide critical en route services to deployed forces worldwide, supporting passengers and critical cargo movement.

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

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Laura Holman, ramp services technician assigned to the 8th Air Mobility Squadron, loads critical supplies into a U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III aircraft in support of a USAID-led humanitarian mission to Pakistan, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sep. 10, 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.

Airmen assigned to the 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 60th Air Mobility Wing push a cargo pallet into a KC-10 Extender during a Humanitarian aid mission at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Feb. 21, 2024. The 19th Airlift Wing has many mission sets, one of which is to provide and support humanitarian aid missions across the globe. Air Force

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