Military Logistics & Support

Service members engaged in logistics operations, providing critical supplies and support during various missions and community outreach.

Soldiers and Airmen from the Connecticut National Guard load boxes of personal protective equipment into a van at the Connecticut Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security commodities warehouse in New Britain, Connecticut, Dec. 16, 2020. The Connecticut National Guard assisted the Connecticut Department of Public Health in distributing masks and gowns to residential care facilities, long term care facilities, assisted living facilities, and local first responders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

Soldiers from the Michigan National Guard assist Michigan Department of Health and Human Services with assembling and loading critical personal protective gear, such as gloves, gowns, and face shields, March 18, 2020. Once packaged, MDHHS will deliver the supplies to various local public health departments.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alezen Devicais, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Expeditionary Theater Distribution Center technician, assists Airman 1st Class Atichai Kaewdarunee, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron HVAC technician, with turning in his issued equipment at the ETDC on Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, July 13, 2022. The 386th LRS/ETDC team were recently able to reduce customer wait times by 30 minutes by prepacking the necessary gear that each military member requires, ahead of time. This unit is also credited with suppling hundreds of lifesaving tactical vests to Ukraine within 72 hours.

CORONADO, Calif. (Dec. 6, 2012) Aviation Ordnanceman Aaron Vavas, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), receives a bicycle for his daughter as part of a USO-sponsored event. Carl Vinson is currently pierside at Naval Air Station North Island undergoing Planned Incremental Availability (PIA).

Alaska Army National Guard Soldier Sgt. Kekoa Maclovesramirez stacks boxes of food donated from local Alaskan food banks at Beans Cafe in Anchorage, Alaska, Apr. 8, 2020. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Alaska National Guard Soldiers have taken the weight of the load for much needed volunteer hours at Beans Cafe, that feeds thousands of local Alaskans in the Anchorage area.

FONDA FAIRGROUNDS, FONDA NY - Hundreds of vehicles line the entrance to the Fonda Fairgrounds as members of the New York National Guard help local officals set up a drive-thru food distrobuition event for residents of Mountgomery Country and surrounding areas imapcted by the COVID-19 outbreak. 50 soilders and airmen fill bags and boxes so that volunteers can pass them out to families that enter the drive-thru maze on the fairgrounds. The members members are just a part of 3500 soldiers and airmen currently on duty as part of New Yorks response to COVID-19.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Wayne Chavis, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, 81st Aerial Port Squadron, cargo processing specialist, pulls a pallet of baby formula at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 23, 2022. Chavis and others came from JBC to help process and load medical grade infant formula onto C-17 Globemaster III aircraft to be sent to the United States in support of Operation Fly Formula. A second shipment of formula began arriving May 23 at Ramstein Air Base for processing and loading onto a commercial contracted carrier destined for the United States.

Soldiers and Airmen from the Connecticut National Guard load boxes of personal protective equipment into a van at the Connecticut Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security commodities warehouse in New Britain, Connecticut, Dec. 16, 2020. The Connecticut National Guard assisted the Connecticut Department of Public Health in distributing masks and gowns to residential care facilities, long term care facilities, assisted living facilities, and local first responders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

U.S. Army Soldiers from 3rd Brigade Infantry Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, exit a C-130 for Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Oct. 28, 2022. JPMRC 23-01 allows the rehearsal of strategic movement and maneuver, integration with allies and partners and demonstrates the unique contributions by the 25th Inf. Div. to the joint force.

Congratulations to Staff Sgt. Semaj Mosley on being Airlifter of the Week!As NCO in Charge of hazardous material tracking activity, she supports the 374th Airlift Wings mission by maintaining critical hazardous assets and facilitating the supply functions for their procurement. Mosley ensures compliance and safety for the both the base populous and surrounding Japanese community to prevent environmental damage.Keep up the hard work, and congratulations again, Staff Sgt. Mosley!

Airmen of the Puerto Rico National Guard depart from PRNG Army Aviation to the islands of Culebra and Vieques in two Black Hawks UH-60 on Sept. 25. The purpose of the mission was transporting water and food for the people of those municipalities affected by Hurricane Maria.

Spc. Dennis Morales, a Soldier with A Company, 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) checks packages during the Division Training Density on Fort Knox, KY, April 29, 2022.The purpose of this training is to execute a decentralized division training density from dispersed field environments in order to enhance readiness, while stressing communications and sustainment systems across extended distances.

U.S. Air National Guard Senior Airman Kregg York, public affairs specialist assigned to the Ohio National Guards 180th Fighter Wing, helps a community member load food from the Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank, March 25, 2020. This food will be delivered to a local-area community center and will be provided to families in need. Nearly 400 Ohio National Guard members were activated to provide humanitarian missions in support of COVID-19 relief efforts, continuing The Ohio National Guards long history of supporting humanitarian efforts throughout Ohio and the nation. Air National Guard

Tropical Storm Fay, Orlando, FL, August 19, 2008 Army Sgt. Garciela Raffler and Spec. Nicholas Donahue, 690th Military Police, Florida National Guard, coordinate medical supplies for distribution from the State of Florida Logistics Response Center. All part of the cooperative preparation to meet the Tropical Storm Fay response. Barry Bahler/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Jan.26, 2016) -- Sailors in Air Department's V-1 Division aboard Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) unload boxes in preparation for phase two of the crew certification process. Crew certification is required for pre-commissioning units to ensure the crew is properly trained to safely operate the ship while at sea.

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.

California Army National Guardsmen and California Conservation Corps (CCC) corpsmen work together at a Sacramento food bank preparing meals for the Northern California community stricken by the COVID-19 outbreak. The two organizations share similar functions and goals, and sometimes interact during state emergency situations. Since mid-March, CalGuard was activated to support food banks throughout California. Some food bank missions will likely be solely tasked to CCC as CalGuard ventures into other humanitarian missions.

New York Army National Guard Spc. Justin Farber, right, and other Army National Guard Soldiers assemble novel coronavirus (COVID-19) specimen collection test kits at the New York State Department of Healths Wadsworth Center in Albany, N.Y., April 4, 2020. These test kits will be utilized at drive through sample sites across the state as part of the statewide effort of more than 2,700 members of the New York National Guard responding to community needs to mitigate the effects of the COVID 19 pandemic. N.Y. State Department of Health

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 366th Fighter Wing receive sleeping bags for Exercise Raging Gunfighter from the 366th Logistics Readiness Squadron Individual Protective Equipment (IPE) section at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, May 17, 2022. Raging Gunfighter is an Air Combat Command (ACC) exercise to prepare the 366 FW to operate as a lead wing in a remote environment for future Agile Combat Employment (ACE) operations around the world.

Air National Guard members and Navy personnel unload supplies from he USNS Comfort at a medical site in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, on October 26, 2022. Through the State Partnership Program, Arkansas Air National Guard members participated in Continuing Promise 2022 to build and improve interoperability with military and civilian personnel from the U.S. and Guatemala. The mission increases readiness while providing humanitarian assistance with expeditionary medical care, and reflects the United States' enduring promise of friendship, partnership, and solidarity with the Americas.

U.S. Army Spc. Dillon Dunhan, an RTO (Radio Telephone Operator), attached to 5th Squadron, 1st Calvary Regiment, grabs a Meal Ready to Eat during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 at Donnelly Training Area, Alaska, Feb. 19, 2024. JPMRC 24-02, executed in Alaska with its world-class training facilities and its harsh Arctic environment, builds Soldiers and leaders into a cohesive team of skilled, tough, alert, and adaptive warriors capable of fighting and winning anywhere in the world. Army

Airmen from the 319th Reconnaissance Wing carry deployment bags Sept. 27, 2022, during Readiness Exercise Validation Global Griffin 09-22 on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. More than 150 Airmen from the 319th Reconnaissance Wing participated in the five-day, multi-phase exercise.

050906-A-4362C-004. Base: Camp Victory, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Southeast

Commerce, Calif. (May 28, 2022) -Equipment Operator 3rd Class Noel Gilley, left, from Charleston, S.C., and Steelworker Constructionman Joshua Sirjoo, from Glen Cove, N.Y., 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. Air Force Maj. Gen. Linda Hurry, Director of Logistics, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, right, walks through the 23rd Logistics Readiness Squadron individual protective equipment warehouse with Tech. Sgt. Frank Mitchell, 23rd LRS asset manager, during a familiarization visit at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Feb. 17, 2023. Mitchell briefed Hurry on a recent IPE warehouse move and the new equipment theyve received.

Rear Adm. Michael Wettlaufer, commander, Military Sealift Command, and Quartermaster 3rd Class Raymond King attached to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) supply department, discuss stores elevator operations during a tour of the ship. The visit provided an overview of supply operations on Ford-class aircraft carriers and the ship's enhanced capabilities, including electromagnetic aircraft launching system (EMALS) and advanced arresting gear (AAG).

230627-N-AV223-1002 (June 27, 2023) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Henrick Moralesmedina, a native of Guatemala City, Guatemala, loads food onto an elevator in the hangar bay of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego.

Louisiana National Guardsmen help distribute food for the Second Harvest Food Bank of South Louisiana at the Shire on Airline stadium parking lot, Metairie, Louisiana, April 6, 2020. To date the Guard has helped to pack over 134,655 pounds of food for distribution across the state in several food banks.

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), delivers water to a U.S. Virgin Islands Army National Guard soldier for victims of Hurricane Irma at the Ramona Blades Community Center, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 12, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting the lead federal agency in providing humanitarian relief (and/or search and rescue) efforts for Hurricane Irma.

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Terry Copic, production superintendent, 113th Maintenance Group, District of Columbia Air National Guard, writes on a sheet of paper while outprocessing during a readiness exercise at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Nov. 4, 2022. The purpose of the exercise is to maintain the readiness of the 113th Wing.

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-89. Hurricane Katrina

Pvt. Mackenzie Esteban (left) and Sgt. Roberto Mendiola with Task Force 17th deliver emergency medical equipment to healthcare partners in response to COVID-19, Thursday, Apr, 23, 2020, Las Vegas, Nevada.

050902-F-3258Z-002. Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, shop in the Post Exchange (PX) at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 7, 2022. Recruits were able to shop at the PX to purchase hygiene products and other essential items for recruit training.

Hurricane Katrina, Gulfport, Miss., September 6, 2005 -- Members of the Ohio National Guard out of Columbus load up a cache of drinking water for delivery in Ocean Springs, Miss. Hurricane Katrina disrupted water supplies all along the Mississippi gulf coast.

Arizona National Guard service members set up a Federal Medical Station on the Navajo Nation in Chinle, Ariz., to support COVID-19 health care May 02, 2020. The Arizona National Guard activated more than 800 Arizona Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen to support grocery stores, food banks and other community needs during this state of emergency response

110315-N-2420K-113ATSUGI, Japan (March 15, 2011) Sailors unload donated humanitarian supplies from a truck at Naval Air Station Atsugi. The supplies will be airlifted to areas in Japan affected by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami. Residents of Naval Air Station Atsugi have donated more than 8,000 pounds of supplies since the earthquake in support of Operation Tomodachi.

221211-N-IX644-1221 ADRIATIC SEA (Dec. 11, 2022) Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Joshua Ellis, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), scans mail during a replenishment-at-sea with the supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8), Dec. 11, 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.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Travis Kirkland, who is assigned to the 857th Horizontal Engineer Company, 890th Engineer Battalion, gives out hand sanitizer and face masks to the public while at a distribution site in Bay St. Louis, Miss., Oct. 31, 2020. Joint Task Force Zeta, is a a team comprised Soldiers and Airmen from the Mississippi National Guard working in coordination with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency to provide support to communities affected by Hurricane Zeta.

Members of the Maryland Air National Guard 175th Logistics Readiness Squadron work with members of the Maryland Office of Preparedness and Response March 19, 2020, to prepare and load medical supplies and equipment at the Maryland Strategic National Stockpile location. All assets provided were prioritized for health care workers and hospitals in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Two Oklahoma Air National Guard Airmen bag several marijuana plants for power equipment to lift into dump trucks at an illegal grow farm in Pawnee County, Oklahoma, Sept. 27, 2022. The Oklahoma National Guard supported the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics by providing service members and equipment to collect large amounts of illegally grown marijuana and transporting them to an undisclosed location for destruction. (Oklahoma Army National Guard photo by Spc. Tyler Brahic)

010918-F-9186F-009. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

021216-F-7577D-016. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

060119-A-1327A-009. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF76

U.S. Army Spc. Nikki Dorman, a Visual Information Equipment Operatior-Maintainer assigned to the Electro Mechanical Shop, 3rd Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne)(Dissemination), 8th Psychological Operations Group, removes a New Generation Loud Speaker (NGLS) system from a pelican case on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 26, 2022. Dorman is preforming maintenance on the NGLS in order to verify none of the parts inside have corroded.

Spc. Olivia Palmiter, international support specialist with Joint Force Headquarters, New Hampshire Army National Guard, helps load donated books into a cargo van Jan. 17, 2024, at Bow High School. New Hampshire Guardsmen collected 33 hefty boxes of donated books, which could be delivered to students of Pedro Gomes High School in Cabo Verde as early as next month. The donation was supported by the Department of Defenses State Partnership Program, which links a participating states National Guard to foreign countries for various educational, military, economic, and cultural engagements.

220706-N-VJ326-3125 SASEBO, Japan (July 6, 2022) - Logistics Specialist 1st Class Jiaxing Chen, from New York, sorts mail in the hangar bay aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), July 06, 2022. Tripoli 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 maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

An Oklahoma Army National Guard Soldier carries containers of illegally grown marijuana seedlings from a building in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, Oct. 3, 2022. The Oklahoma National Guard supported the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics by providing service members and equipment to collect large amounts of illegally grown marijuana and transporting them to an undisclosed location for destruction. (Oklahoma Army National Guard photo by Spc. Tyler Brahic)

050718-A-9039F-032. Subject Operation/Series: GLORY LIGHT Base: Sadr Al Yusufiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2ND BTL. 4TH BGD. 6TH IA DIV

New York Army National Guard Soldiers distribute food to local residents in New Rochelle, N.Y. on MMarch 13, 2020 as part of New York's efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus known as COVID-19 in the area. New York National Guard soldiers were providing food to residents who could not get to the local store because of closures in thearea. ( U.S. Air National Guard

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Raphael Viray, left, an aviation supply specialist with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and Philippine Armed Forces service members load Department of Social Welfare and Development family food packs onto a truck at Davao International Airport, Davao City, Philippines, Feb. 14, 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 California. Marine Corps

000622-N-4106M-006. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC 2000 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: FLTCOMBATCAMGRUPAC

Airmen from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron unload maintenance and support equipment from a B-52 On-board Cargo System after a Agile Combat Employment exercise at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Aug. 19, 2022. The maintainers packed, loaded and unloaded the BOCS to practice the self-sustained logistics capabilities that forge successful aircraft regeneration at contingency locations.

120823-N-GC639-131ARABIAN SEA (Aug. 23, 2012) Sailors pick up mail in the hangar bay during a mail call aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower 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.

"Forest Hills, N.Y., December 17, 2013 United States Marines Sgt. Zavorotny and Sgt.Nail from the 6th Communications Battalion came to FEMA's Joint Field Office in Queens to pick up toys donated by FEMA workers for the ""Toys for Tots"" charity. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA". New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, participate in an initial uniform fitting at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Aug. 2, 2022. Tailors checked measurements and marked adjustments to ensure that uniforms are fit for use during graduation and following training.

030328-N-2513W-068. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Umm Qasr Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jessica Fuhler, right, 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron chief of quality assurance, evaluates a bag inspection during an exercise at Travis Air Force Base, California, April 8, 2022. Airmen from multiple squadrons participated in exercise Roundel Perun 22-01, testing Travis AFBs rapid mobility capabilities during possible real-world scenarios.

020823-A-6414T-023. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, wait in line in the Post Exchange (PX) at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 7, 2022. Recruits were able to shop at the PX to purchase hygiene products and other essential items for recruit training.

030118-F-7203T-017. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Dinse, 1-102nd Infantry Regiment, loads personal protective equipment into a vehicle at the New Britain Armory in New Britain, Connecticut, April 9, 2020. Soldiers from the Connecticut National Guard assisted the Connecticut Department of Public Health in distributing masks, gloves, and face shields to local residential care homes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

050901-F-8963H-170. Base: Naval Air Station, New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. takes inventory of the military issued gear on the deployment line.

221030-N-IX644-1101 ADRIATIC SEA (Oct. 30, 2022) Airman Edwin Berry, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), moves cargo 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.

Soldiers with 66th Troop Command, Mississippi Army National Guard, distribute water at Thomas Cardozo Middle School in Jackson, Mississippi, Sept. 2, 2022. Nearly 600 Mississippi National Guardsmen were set up across seven sites through Jackson for people to collect bottled water, hand sanitizer and non-potable water from water buffalo trucks.

Operation Junior Expeditionary Team (OpJET), June 17, 2022, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. OpJET provides children the opportunity to see a mock deployment and gives them an idea what their parent experiences when they report for duty away from home, as well as the process when they return.

SAN FRANCISCO (October 6, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Vanessa Martin, a bulk fuel specialist assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 11, Task Force San Francisco, delivers a bag of food during a food bank donation 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.

Staff Sgt. Travis Russell, the DFAC Manager for the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), prepares vegetables for a meal during the Division Training Density on Fort Knox, KY, April 29, 2022.The purpose of this training is to execute a decentralized division training density from dispersed field environments in order to enhance readiness, while stressing communications and sustainment systems across extended distances.

Staff Sgt. James Mosier, general supply non-commissioned officer in charge of the operational rations load mission, inspects the operational rations that were secured with netting by soldiers of the 38th Sustainment Brigade, Friday, March 8, 2013. The pallets will be delivered to ground troops in Afghanistan.

A U.S. Army parachute rigger with the 82nd Airborne Division talks to retired Company O Arctic Rangers at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 29, 2022. Thirty-three Arctic Rangers from 75th Infantry Regiment Company O visited several facilities on Fort Bragg during the 50th reunion of their deactivation.

A member of the community receives a hot meal and other food items provided by the Mid-Ohio Food Bank and distributed by members of the Ohio National Guard and Ohio Military Reserve March 23, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. About 400 Ohio National Guard members have been activated by the governor to support humanitarian efforts with local food banks, ensuring fellow Ohioans in need dont go without food.

030128-F-4728F-005. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

060829-N-6403R-007. Base: USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)

Task Force Tarpon relies upon Spc. Victor Anderson, Postal Operations NCO, 226th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Alabama National Guard, to retrieve, sort and distribute mail for military and civilians on camps Phoenix, Bala Hissar, and Blackhorse.

Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 94th Cavalry Regiment fill sandbags in International Falls, Minn. The Soldiers were activated to support flood response in the Rainy River Basin.

Flooding - North Sioux City, S. D. , June 11, 2011 Members of U. S. Army National Guard 139th Support Brigade fill sandbags at the Dakota Valley High School staging area in North Sioux City, S. D. FEMA and other federal agencies are supporting the State Incident Management Team in their effort to prepare for flooding along the Missouri River.. South Dakota Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 9, 2024) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Davena Campbell, from Clarendon, Jamaica, left, and Logistics Specialist Seaman Apprentice Aidan Pearson, from Oroville, California, 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.

PHILIPPINE SEA (April 29, 2022) Sailors transport cargo in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sea Lift Command Dry Cargo and Ammunition Ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Rose Perez Soto, a Soldier assigned to the 3rd Infantry Divisions Sustainment Brigade, delivers donated gifts to families in the Hinesville, Georgia, community experiencing financial hardship this holiday season at the Liberty County Board of Education office on Dec. 14, 2022. Over several weeks, the Soldiers gathered more than 300 donated gifts to deliver to families in need. Leaders of the 3rd DSB stated that Soldiers getting involved in the community ensures that they will excel, feel a sense of belonging, and build successful lives in the Army.

011007-F-8063B-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Supplies - 26-HK-269-39. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Air Force pharmacy personnel prepare medications during the health services outreach event as part of Pacific Angel 22-4 in Baucau, Timor-Leste, Sept. 16, 2022. The operation, scheduled Sept. 12-17, focuses on capacity building through health services outreach, engineering civic action program construction projects and subject matter expert exchanges. Pacific Air Forces participate in PAC ANGEL operations in order to advance interoperability and build upon established partnerships between our military forces and our allies and partners.

New York Army National Guard Pfc. Paul Velez assigned to the 101st Signal Battalion, 369th Sustainment Brigade, loads bags food in the trunk of a vehicle 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.

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-60. CG Personnel With Supplies -- CG NSF members lifting boxes in storage area, 050901g. Hurricane Katrina

011113-F-1851B-106. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Masirah Air Base Country: Oman (OMN)

YOKOSUKA, Japan (June 19, 2017) Volunteers organize donated items at the Hawks Nest Training Center at Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka. The Hawks Nest Training Center is being used as a donation distribution center where volunteers are handing out clothing, shoes and uniform items that have been donated by the community for USS Fitzgerald Sailors. FLEACT Yokosuka provides, maintains, and operates base facilities and services in support of 7th Fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, 71 tenant commands, and more than 26,000 military and civilian personnel.

050914-F-7564C-390. Base: Hammond State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AR

SAN FRANCISCO (October 6, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Vanessa Martin, a bulk fuel specialist assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 11, Task Force San Francisco, bags food during a food bank donation 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.

APRA HARBOR, Guam (April 25, 2020) Airman Andrue Barraza, from San Antonio, departs the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) for quarantine after completing essential watch standing duties, April 25, 2020. Upon arriving in Guam March 27, Theodore Roosevelt established an Emergency Command Center, initiated a roving and deep cleaning team, and continually educated the crew on social distancing and proper protective procedures and behaviors, to assist the crew in mitigating and controlling the spread of COVID. Theodore Roosevelt is in Guam for a scheduled port visit for resupply and crew rest during their scheduled deployment to the Indo-Pacific.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 22, 2022) Vice Adm. Yancy Lindsey, Commander, Navy Installations Command, speaks with a customer at the Yokosuka Commissary during a base tour. For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleets forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.

Members of the 169th Rir Mobility Squadron, McEntire Air National Guard Station, Eastover, South Carolina, bring in donated food for the homebound community. Base: Mcentire Ang Station State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Sergio Carrasco, an administration chief with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, stacks and organizes cleaning supplies during a volunteer event with Willing Hearts, a charity in Singapore, Sept. 2, 2022. Willing Hearts is charity organization that hosts a soup kitchen to give back to their community. 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.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 386th Expeditionary Medical Squadron food inspection team and U.S. Army Soldiers from the 109th Medical Detachment Veteran Support Squadron test Meals Ready to Eat for quality and freshness at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, April 5, 2023. Airmen from the Operational Medical Readiness Flight inspect MREs bi-annualy, ensuring AASAB, Al Jabar, and Cargo City have safe, ready to consume food items while supporting missions throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

New recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, arrive aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Apr. 3, 2023. During their first night aboard the depot, recruits will make a phone-call home, receive their first recruit haircut, be issued their uniforms and complete initial administrative processing.

Members of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, USO sell box lunches prior to the Secretary of Defense Holiday Tour 2000, in Hangar 3 at Ramstein on December 17th, 2000. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

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