Military Logistics Operations

Images of military personnel handling various logistics tasks, including loading humanitarian supplies and medical items, in diverse environments and situations.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Behistym Cabrera, supply noncommissioned officer in charge, 621st Contingency Response Support Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey unloads equipment from a C-17 Globemaster III at the 156th Wing airfield at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, July 19, 2022. The 621st CRW arrived at the 156th Wing to build relationships, conduct the exercise Frog Devil and transfer equipment to the 156th Contingency Response Group necessary for their operational capabilities.

060828-N-3714J-046. Base: Dili Country: East Timor (TMP)

CHITOSE AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nick Alarcon,36th Airlift Squadron, and a member of the Japanese Defense Force inspect pallets before they are loaded onto a C-130 at Chitose Air Base, March 29. The C-130 is getting humanitarian goods and supplies for the Japanese Defense Force in support of Operation Tomodachi.

050926-F-5964B-201. Base: Ellington Field, Houston State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: JOINT TASK FORCE RITA

Airman 1st Class Mariel Beebe, 103rd Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation specialist, loads a box of face masks into a vehicle at West Hartford Public Works, West Hartford, Connecticut, Sept. 30, 2020. The Connecticut National Guard is helping the state Department of Education and Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security distribute 600,000 masks to school districts throughout the state.

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - East Hartford, Conn. , August 30, 2011 August 20, 2011-Members of the Connecticut National Guard load trucks with commodities of water and MRE's (meals ready to eat) supplied by FEMA, for communities in the state of Connecticut impacted by Hurricane Irene. The commodities are being distributed at Rentschler Field. East Hartford, CT--August 20, 2011-Members of the Connecticut National Guard load trucks with commodities of water and MRE's (meals ready to eat) supplied by FEMA, for communities impacted by Hurricane Irene. The commodities are being distributed at Rentschler Field.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jammie Lueck, 721st Aerial Port Squadron ramp services supervisor and load team chief, left, directs a pallet of infant formula onto a 60K cargo loader driven by Airman 1st Class Alyssa Pellegrino, 721st APS ramp services agent, during Operation Fly Formula at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 25, 2022. Twenty-nine pallets of infant formula were loaded onto a commercial aircraft for a shipment totaling approximately 109,000 pounds of formula.

Members of the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron Traffic Management Office assess cargo pallets at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 30, 2022. The quick response to Operation OKIDOUGH 2.0 from LRS and the 730th Air Mobility Squadron enables 32 Okinawan facilities to continue serving their local community including four commissaries and 13 Department of Defense Education Activity schools.

ARABIAN SEA (Sept. 12, 2012) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Fegan, from Elk Rapids, Mich., and Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Kevin Allison, from Herndon, Va., sort mail in the hangar bay of aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) during a replenishment at sea. Enterprise is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

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)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Behistym Cabrera, supply noncommissioned officer in charge, 621st Contingency Response Support Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey unloads equipment from a C-17 Globemaster III at the 156th Wing airfield at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, July 19, 2022. The 621st CRW arrived at the 156th Wing to build relationships, conduct the exercise Frog Devil and transfer equipment to the 156th Contingency Response Group necessary for their operational capabilities.

110210-N-6006S-090ARABIAN SEA (Feb. 10, 2011) Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) form a working party to carry supplies brought aboard from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) during a replenishment at sea. Bunker Hill and Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 are deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

AAFES EMPLOYEE R.J. VAN OSS MAKES A SALE TO SPC BEN NELSON OF CHARLIE COMPANY 3RD PLATOON 2/506 INFANTRY 101ST ABN DIV OUT OF A MOBILE POST EXCHANGE AT A REMOTE COMBAT OUTPOST IN EASTERN AFGHANISTAN

060829-N-4856C-023. Base: USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)

Marines load M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) with equipment prior to moving the vehicles to pre-positioning caves for storage. Country: Norway (NOR)

Sgt. Thalia Santos from Yonkers, N.Y., a member of the New York Army National Guard, carries boxed meals to a waiting vehicle at a food distribution site in The Bronx, N.Y., August 5, 2020. New York National Guard members are supporting the multi-agency response to COVID-19.

U.S. Air Force Airman Angelina Frenzel, food service member with the 36th Force Support Squadron, puts on gloves at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 28, 2022. All Magellan Dining Facility workers wear gloves when preparing food.

Florida National Guard Spc. Larry Montgomery, with the 870th Engineer Company, helps prepare donations for those in need while supporting Second Harvest of the Big Bend with food distribution to the residents of Wakulla County, April 30, 2020. The FLNG is assisting food pantries with receiving, sorting and distributing food to those in need.

CAMP BLANDING, FLORIDA (1 September 2019) -- An Airman from the Florida National Guard's 202nd REDHORSE Squadron prepares equipment prior to deployment for Hurricane Dorian. The Florida National Guard is moving Soldiers and Airmen into key positions to support Hurricane Dorian relief efforts prior to landfall.

Staff Sgt. Logan Roe, 188th Wing Medic, and Navy personnel unload medical equipment for Continuing Promise 2022 in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, on October 24, 2022. Arkansas Air National Guard members participate in Continuing Promise 2022 to support Guatemala through the U.S. National Guard State Partnership Program, which develops relationships with partner countries while providing support such as medical care and increasing readiness of U.S. and partner forces.

U.S. Army religious affairs specialists unload boxes of single-serve coffee pods from a delivery truck, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., June 9, 2022. The coffee was donated by Holy Joe's Cafe, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to deliver free coffee to U.S. service members around the world.

SENIOR AIRMAN Michael Whisnant, 437th Security Forces Squadron, inspects the contents of a Cregger Company truck for hazardous materials. The driver, Edward Drayton patiently waits for, what he calls, "understandable and necessary measures in a time like this". Charleston Air Force Base, Charleston, South Carolina tightened security at the base after the terrorist attacks, on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center when hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings the day before. Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Aluminum retaining rails are removed from the rear of a military van before it is unloaded from a tractor-trailer. The military vans contain a munitions shipment that arrived at the Chinhae Water Port. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the Virginia National Guards 429th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team unload boxes of meals Jan. 16, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from several states have traveled to Washington to provide support to federal and district authorities leading up to the 59th Presidential Inauguration.

Vanessa Lazare, 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron air terminal element chief, guides humanitarian cargo onto a K-Loader for transport by a waiting aircraft in support of emergency disaster relief efforts in Turkey, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Feb. 21, 2023. U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 502nd LRS in coordination with the Air Force Medical Readiness Agency, prepared approximately 68 short tons of medical equipment for movement to Incirlik AB, Turkey.

A pallet of supplies for the World Food Program is offloaded from a C-130 Hercules aircraft onto a flatbed trailer, during the joint US/Honduras training Exercise AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE). The US Agency for International Development is sponsoring the program. Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE) Country: Honduras (HND)

CHITOSE AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the Japanese Defense Force load a pallet on to a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 at Chitose Air Base, March 29. The C-130 is getting humanitarian goods and supplies for the Japanese Defense Force in support of Operation Tomodachi.

Mouwafak Al Shakran (left) and Rakeeb Omar Ahamad from the Jordanian Air Force pose for the camera as personnel from the 621st Aerial Port Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey unload cargo off a C-141B Starlifter aircraft from McChord Air Force Base, Washington. The United States Air Force personnel are participating in the Air Power Expeditionary Force that is taking place in Jordan. An ancillary mission of the force is to assist US Air Force and other multinational forces operating in Saudi Arabia and nearby countries patrol the no-fly zone over southern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: AIR POWER EXPEDITIONARY FORCE Country: Jordan (JOR)

U.S. Army Sgt. Tiffany Zumaya and Sgt. Thomas Brown from the 9th Civil Support Team examine evidence while being evaluated by Anthony Filmore from the Civil Support Training Activity Army North for a training exercise held at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, Calif. on July 14, 2022.

Arizona National Guard service members built boxes and then filled the boxes with food to be distributed at a local food bank in Mesa, Ariz., Dec. 4, 2020. Arizona Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen continue to support community needs during this state of emergency response.

Staff Sgt. Darykah Henderson, 403rd Logistics Readiness Squadron material management technician, looks for an aircraft part required for repair of the WC-130J Super Hercules. The 403rd LRS is responsible for maintaining an inventory of all parts and supplies, plus keeping track of the number of parts on hand and when to order new parts, which is important at an off-station location to ensure parts are available for the maintenance personnel to repair the aircraft.

220908-N-UF592-1001 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 8, 2022) Culinary Specialist Seaman Kevin Barr, from Brooklyn, New York, transports boxes of food onto a cargo conveyer 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.

020208-F-9186F-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

DF-ST-87-04041. Base: Georgetown State: Demerara-Mahaica Country: Guyana (GUY)

Spc. Lorllii Spring Adams a Military Police Officer with 571st Military Police Company attached to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division carries Meals Ready to Eat to her vehicle prior to starting convoy operations March 29, 2023. JPMRC-AK 23-02 helps Soldiers and leaders develop and refine the tactics, techniques, and procedures necessary to successfully operate in remote and extreme Arctic winter conditions and overcome environmental and military challenges.

050905-N-0535P-006. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-5. CG Personnel With Supplies -- CG NSF members lifting boxes in storage area, 050901. Hurricane Katrina

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 Airmen from the 355th Munitions Squadron, secure munitions containers to a trailer at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, May 24, 2022. Munitions personnel have strict guidance on the specific placement and tie-down procedures of munitions to ensure security and safety.

220927-N-PI330-1022 Gulfport, Mississippi (September 27, 2022) Equipment Operator 3rd Class Edward Briggs, left, and Equipment Operator 3rd Class Jaymark Panganiban, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), connect a generator to a forklift for towing on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, September 27, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

DF-ST-82-04246. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '80 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL)

161st Air Refueling Wing service members unload material from a KC-135 Stratotanker to be used to make protective gowns for statewide use April 9, 2020 at Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Phoenix. The delivery is part of the Arizona National Guards response to community needs during this state of emergency

041213-F-1740G-003. Base: General Nakar Country: Philippines (PHL)

Pfc. Valerie Strong, 2220 Transportation Company, heavy vehicle operator, unloads boxes of produce at a Tucson, Ariz. library to be distributed to local citizens, Feb. 16, 2021. The soldier transported the produce from Nogales, Ariz. as part of the Arizona National Guards support of community needs during this state of emergency response.

The Health Engagements Assistance Response Team (HEART) 2022 prepares to leave Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras on Aug. 17, 2022. The HEART 22 team transitioned to Guatemala to integrate with hospitals in Guatemala City and Quetzaltenango.

U.S. Army Pfc. Raul Cabrera, Culinary Specialist, Foxtrot Company, 250th Brigade Support Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, carries a box of lettuce in to a refrigerated storage room at Veterans Haven North, Glen Gardner, N.J., April 30, 2020. Five New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and three Airmen are assisting the kitchen staff, which is responsible for preparing 2,400 meals a day for both the Havens residents, as well as the residents at the Hunterdon Developmental Center. Veterans Haven North, which is operated by the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, is a transitional housing facility for homeless veterans that provides its residents long-term rehabilitation services and employment training. The New Jersey National Guard currently has more than 600 Soldiers and Airmen activated to support state and local leaders. (New Jersey National Guard

221128-N-IP029-1015 NORFOLK, Va. (Nov. 28, 2022) Aviation Ordinanceman 2nd Class Daniel Strong, from Newark, Ohio, takes inventory of ammunition aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Ike is currently pier side in Naval Station Norfolk conducting routine maintenance.

U.S. Marine Corps ammunition technicians transport ammunition from one Earth Covered Magazine (ECM) to another at the Ammunition Supply Point on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 30, 2022. The ECM is an ammunition storage facility which resembles a large grassy hill with a sliding door. Each ECM is allotted a net explosive weight and holds a variety of explosives and ammunition.

Amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) loads equipment at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Little Creek, Va., Jan. 14, 2010, before departing to provide humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of a 7.0-magnitude earthquake near Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

CAMP BLANDING, FLORIDA (1 September 2019) -- An Airman from the Florida National Guard's 202nd REDHORSE Squadron prepares equipment prior to deployment for Hurricane Dorian. The Florida National Guard is moving Soldiers and Airmen into key positions to support Hurricane Dorian relief efforts prior to landfall.

111212-N-DX615-007SINGAPORE (Dec. 12, 2011) Sailors and Marines sort mail aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). The ship received more than 5,000 pounds of mail during a brief stop in Singapore. Makin Island is on its first operational deployment conducting operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. Makin Island is the Navy's newest amphibious assault ship and the only U.S. Navy ship with a hybrid electric propulsion system.

030313-M-5150A-007. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

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.

Members of the Air Force's 820th Red Horse Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, NV load bags of concrete mix onto a forklift during New Horizon '97, the first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from the Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON '97 Country: French Guiana (GUF)

U. S. Georgia Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jon Shafflenberg prepares ammunition boxes during the Exportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise at Fort Stewart, Georgia, June 22, 2022.. XCTC is the U.S. Army National Guard's program of record that enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win battles throughout the world. The XCTC exercise will include approximately 4,400 brigade personnel from throughout Georgia.

DF-ST-87-09000. Base: Palmerola Air Base Country: Honduras (HND)

Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 - 26-HK-334-55. Hurricane Katrina

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Michael Aguilera, right, with the 864th Engineer Battalion (EB) and Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Christopher Carney of the 360th Civil Affairs Brigade (CAB) stack school supplies which will be distributed to local schools and orphanages, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Members of Antarctic Development Squadron 6 (VXE-6) prepare to offload pallets of supplies from an LC-130 Hercules aircraft at a remote research camp during Operation Deep Freeze. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Country: Antarctica (ATA)

110319-N-FX485-203PACIFIC OCEAN (March 19, 2011) Sailors move food and humanitarian assistance supplies across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) to load onto helicopters for delivery to earthquake and tsunami affected areas of Japan. Ronald Reagan is operating off the coast of Japan providing humanitarian assistance as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi.

U.S. military personnel assigned to United States Central Command unload critical supplies off a U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III aircraft in support of a USAID-led humanitarian mission at Sukkur Airport, Pakistan, 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.

070110-M-4937G-085. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Al Taqqadum Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Master Sgt. Christopher Duval, 104th Logistics Readiness Squadron Traffic Management Office superintendent, helps prepare cargo for shipment, February 1, 2024, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. TMO Airmen are responsible for tracking all shipments to and from the base to ensure everything gets where it needs to be, when it needs to be there. Air National Guard

221122-N-TC338-1285WALVIS BAY, Namibia (Nov. 22, 2022) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (handling) 3rd Class Antonio Stewart, from Atlanta, Georgia, left, reaches for a box during a stores onload aboard the expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), Nov. 22, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests.

National Guard Soldiers deliver food and water to communities around Puerto Rico, Oct. 18, 2017.

New York Air National Guard members from the 174th Attack Wing out of Syracuse New York load water into the back of a truck at the FEMA location in Miller Field on Staten Island on 2 November 2012. The water would be provided to people who need assistance after hurricane Sandy took down power lines and caused massive destruction to many homes in the area leaving families desperate for help. (New York Air National Guard

Pfc. Valerie Strong and Sgt. Nathaniel Jones, 2220 Transportation Company, heavy vehicle operators, unload boxes of produce at a Tucson, Ariz. library to be distributed to local citizens, Feb. 16, 2021. The soldiers transported the produce from Nogales, Ariz. as part of the Arizona National Guards support of community needs during this state of emergency response.

Yorktown, VA. (Aug. 11, 2022) - Command Master Chief Zachary Pyor, assigned to Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, tours Naval Medical Readiness Logistics Command Aug. 11, 2022. Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, headquartered in Portsmouth, Virginia, provides well-trained medical experts, operating as high performance teams, to project medical power in support of naval superiority.

SASEBO BAY (July 29, 2022) Chief Warrant Officer William Prewitt, right, from St. Louis, Mo., assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6), counts munition boxes during an ammo onload while the ship is anchored in Sasebo Bay, July 29. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

040620-F-2256A-088. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 6 2012) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) move supplies off the flight deck during replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment dry cargo ship USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6). Mustin is conducting a patrol of the western Pacific in support of regional security and stability of the Asia-Pacific region. The U.S. Navy is constantly deployed to preserve peace, protect commerce, and deter aggression through forward presence. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting.

Ministry of Peshmerga Officers load weapons and ammunition onto a truck during a distribution to the Regional Guard Brigades March 30, 2022 in Erbil, Iraq. Distributions are a follow on to the Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund allowing our partner forces to have essential equipment to promote peace stability within the region. This is how we assist our coalition partners in the enduring defeat of Daesh.

DF-ST-88-02934. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Master Sgt. Nicholas Pierre, one of the ground show coordinators of the 2022 Smoky Mountain Air Show with the 134th Air Refueling Wing, works with a civilian partner to prepare for the Smoky Mountain Air Show Sept. 8, 2022, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee. The two-day annual event provided the local community with a rare chance to see modern and historic aircraft up close and to meet military members.

221020-N-ZG822-1066 ADRIATIC SEA (Oct. 20, 2022) Logistics Specialist 1st Class Raymond Molnia, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), moves cargo nets during a vertical replenishment with the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler Kanawha (T-AO 196), while participating the NATO-led vigilance activity Neptune Strike 22.2 (NEST 22.2), in the Adriatic Sea, Oct. 20, 2022. NEST 22.2 is the natural evolution of NATO's ability to integrate the high-end maritime warfare capabilities of a carrier strike group to support the defense of the alliance in Europe.

220527-N-GP384-1014 ADRIATIC SEA (May 27, 2022) Sailors move stores in the hangar bay of the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a replenishment-at-sea, May 27, 2022. The Harry S. Truman 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.

PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 15, 2013) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) move a pallet of fresh drinking water across the flight deck for delivery ashore in support of Operation Damayan. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group supports the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade to assist the Philippine government in response to the aftermath of the Super typhoon Haiyan in the Republic of the Philippines.

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-74. CG Personnel With Supplies -- CG NSF members lifting boxes in storage area, 050901u. Hurricane Katrina

Staff Sgt. Eric Steinbeiser, Staff Sgt. Kevin Warrick, Senior Airman Paul Suh and Airman Basic Turell Brooks offload C-130 tires into the 166th Airlift Wing Logistics Readiness Squadron. Replacing non serviceable tires promptly ensures mission readiness and safety.

TACOMA, Wash.--LSSN Oscar Lozano places a wooden pallet on a simulated aircraft cargo pallet under the direction of LSS2 Duston House as instructor Robert Izzett looks on. The exercise was part of the U.S. Air Force 62nd Aerial Port Squadron's Air Transportation Specialist course at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. House and Lozano from NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Puget Sound were the first from their command and the first active duty Sailors to take the course to learn standard procedures for preparing, loading, and tracking air cargo.

U.S. Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Willing Hearts volunteers, stacks and organizes boxes of food onto a trolley during a volunteer event in Singapore, Sept. 2, 2022. Marines volunteered at Willing Hearts, a charity organization that runs a soup kitchen. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 728th Air Mobility Squadron (AMS) and host country nationals load palletized cargo onto a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft, while deployed at a forward location in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (Substandard image). Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

U.S. Coast Guard Ens. Peyton Bowler, a commissioned officer aboard USCGC Bear (WMEC 901), inspects the frozen storage locker of an Estonian commercial fishing vessel, North Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 31, 2022. The Bear and its crew are participating in a NAFO patrol to promote a rules-based order around fisheries which in-turn protects living maritime resources and bolsters international partnerships.

New Jersey Air National Guardsmen from the 108th Wing move supplies into the Manahawkin Armory in Stafford Township, N.J., on Oct. 31. Airmen and soldiers from the New Jersey National Guard have been staged from the armory, conducting rescue operations into Long Beach Island, N.J., where they assisted local citizens displaced by Hurricane Sandy.

Commerce, Calif. (May 28, 2022) - Construction Mechanic Constructionman Apprentice Aostun Meis, left, from Hamilton, Mont., and Equipment Operator Constructionman Alex Potter, from Bath, Maine, assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion One, 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.

U.S. Army Combat Medic Specialists assigned to Task Force Orion, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard assemble individual first-aid kits for Soldiers from the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Jan. 5, 2023. Task Force Orion medics have assembled more than 1,800 individual first-aid kits, consisting of tourniquets, chest seals, gauze, and several other items, enabling Ukrainian soldiers to complete combat casualty care training and apply medical care on the front lines.

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 116th Field Artillery Regiment, Florida Army National Guard support distribution operations in Cape Coral, Florida. The 116th is deployed to south Florida to respond to the devastation of Hurricane Ian.

U.S. Navy ND1 Dallas Benton, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Navy diver, lifts equipment using a forklift in preparation for an underwater recovery mission at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 11, 2022. DPAA personnel conducted an underwater excavation operation to find a U.S. aircraft crew lost near Papua New Guinea during World War II. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

INDIAN OCEAN (April 13, 2012) Sailors transfer stores aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) during a connected replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) as part of Malabar 2012. Malabar is a naval exercise aimed to advance multinational maritime relationships and mutual security issues.

Marine SSGT C. E. Sergent of CSSD 29 is helping download relief supplies in Cap Haitien in support of Operation Uphold Democracy. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Cap Haitien Country: Haiti (HTI)

DF-ST-89-01800. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

Sailors assigned to the world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) move stores and supplies across the hangar bay during a replenishment-at-sea in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 6, 2024. The U.S. maintains forward-deployed, ready, and postured forces to deter aggression and support security and stability around the world.

050905-N-4374S-006. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: CFFC

Capt. Matthew Jarnagin, Criminal Investigation Division (CID) Chaplain, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), helps transport boxes of coffee to waiting vehicles on Fort Campbell, Ky., Aug. 4, 2022. Seventeen pallets of coffee were donated to the Fort Campbell's ministry teams to be distributed to Soldiers.

220402-N-UN585-1280 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 2, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) a pallet of food stores from the French ship FS Marne (A 630) during a replenishment-at-sea, April 2. Ross, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its 12th patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners and U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-133. Hurricane Katrina

Tech. Sgt. Omar Hall, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations uniforms noncommissioned officer in charge, backs a passenger van into the warehouse area in preparation for an upcoming winter storm at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 9, 2024. AFMAO vehicles are secured indoors before inclement weather arrives to avoid physical damage. Hall is deployed to AFMAO from the 512th Memorial Affairs Squadron at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.

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