Military Logistics Support Operations

Images of military personnel preparing and distributing supplies such as protective equipment, food, and gifts during emergency responses and community support.

Oregon Army National Guard Sgt. Luke Fox, prepares 150 military cots along with 150 blankets and hygiene packs provided by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, to be delivered by a team of four Oregon Army National Guardsman from Salem to La Grande, Ore., at the request of Union County Emergency Management in response to the COVID-19 situation, March 25, 2020. Additionally, at the request of Grant County, the team will deliver and assist in setting up three large tents to Blue Mountain Hospital in John Day, Ore., to be used, if needed, to support temporary medical stations.

Arizona National Guard personnel prepare boxes of personal protective equipment for transport to the Navajo Nation, April 11, 2020 at Papago Park Military Reservation, Ariz. More than 800 Arizona Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen continue to serve during this state of emergency response

"Snohomish County, WA , April 2014"Washington National Guard members sort donations at a Joint Resource Center supporting the SR530 Slide recovery efforts.". Washington Flooding and Mudslides. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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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.

Tech. Sgt. Michael Durgin (left), a ground transportation specialist with 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 176th Wing and Master Sgt. Garrick Hoehne, a logistics planner with 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 176th Wing guide a pallet of gifts for Operation Santa Claus onto a truck at the Salvation Army warehouse in Anchorage, Alaska, Nov. 10, 2022. Operation Santa Claus is the AKNGs yearly community relations and support program that provides gifts to children in remote communities across the state. In its 67th year, the program will celebrate with the communities of Scammon Bay, Minto and Nuiqsuit. (Alaska National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Katie Mazos-Vega)

U.S. Air Force medical personnel unpack supplies needed in support of Pacific Angel 22-4 in Baucau, Timor-Leste, Sept. 11, 2022. The operation is scheduled for Sept.12-17 and will focus on capacity building through health services outreach, engineering civic action program construction projects and subject matter expert exchanges.

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Oregon Army National Guard Sgt. Luke Fox, prepares 150 military cots along with 150 blankets and hygiene packs provided by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, to be delivered by a team of four Oregon Army National Guardsman from Salem to La Grande, Ore., at the request of Union County Emergency Management in response to the COVID-19 situation, March 25, 2020. Additionally, at the request of Grant County, the team will deliver and assist in setting up three large tents to Blue Mountain Hospital in John Day, Ore., to be used, if needed, to support temporary medical stations.

060123-A-6365W-097. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-27. Hurricane Katrina

Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, recognizes Mississippi National Guard Soldiers for their hard work during a visit to Metrocenter Mall in Jackson, Mississippi, Sept. 16, 2022. Whitehead visited the Soldiers who were distributing water to assist with the Jackson Water Crisis.

New York Army National Guard Soldiers, from left, Spc. Davier Weste, Spc. Cody Roche and Staff Sgt. Andre Hayden, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery, part of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, load cars with the of meals at the Queens Food Distribution Site May 2, 2020. The meals will be delivered to people who are quarantined and unable to go shopping. They are part of a statewide effort of more than 3,600 members of the New York National Guard responding to community needs to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. National Guard

Rockaway, N.Y., Nov. 3, 2012 National Guard members provide water and meals ready to eat at a Point of Distribution (POD) at a local Disaster Recovery Center to residents impacted by Hurricane Sandy. Various agencies, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency, are coordinating relief efforts to deliver recovery assistance.. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Army Sgt. Brian Loudenburg (top) and Spc. Thomas Ochoa of the 1257th Transportation Company, Point Pleasant, W.Va. load water to be taken to areas affected by the West Virginia flood, June 27, 2016, at the Joint Base West Virginia National Guard Alternate Supply Location Operations facility, Dunbar, W.Va. The facility is used as a staging area for relief supplies until they are distributed by the National Guard to the affected areas. (United States Air National Guard photo/Tech. Sgt. De-Juan Haley)

Commerce, Calif. (May 27, 2022) - U.S. Marine Cpl. Uriel Viramontescalvillo, from Roseburg, Ore., assigned to 1st Marine Logistics Group, packs cereal boxes at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank during a community relations event as part of Los Angeles Fleet Week (LAFW) May 27, 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.

Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers, along with staff from the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST), load 140 Oregon ventilators onto a truck for shipment to New York., April 6, 2020. (Oregon Army National Guard

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U.S. Army Pfc. Terrrion Patrick, left, Spc. Kyla Bowman, center, and Pfc. Raul Cabrera, all Culinary Specialists with Foxtrot Company, 250th Brigade Support Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, load boxes of bananas and lettuce on to a cart 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

040618-F-1448M-004. Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Earthquake Tsunami - Asili, American Samoa, October 7, 2009 Army Reservists and local community members work side-by-side to establish a supply distribution center. FEMA coordinated the logistics and location in support of American Samoa as they recover from an earthquake and a tsunami. David Gonzalez/FEMA. American Samoa Earthquake, Tsunami, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Nebraska Army National Guard Sgt. Aaron Jaapar, 267th Maintenance Company, carries canned corn to be packed into smaller bags, April 21, 2020, at the National Guard warehouse in Lincoln, and distributed to those in need in Southeast Nebraska through the Food Bank of Lincoln. The Nebraska National Guard is supporting multiple food bank operations throughout the state during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Nebraska National Guard

Soldiers with the 528th Engineer Battalion distribute MREs, water and ice at a point of distribution to the citizens of Winnfield, La., during the recovery efforts from Hurricane Laura, Sept. 4, 2020. Laura made landfall in Lake Charles, La. on Aug. 27 which is approximately 140 miles away from Winnfield.

U.S. Army Soldiers with the Florida National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological/Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) - Enhanced Response Force Package (FL-CERFP) load supplies during Hurricane Ian, Sarasota, Fla., Sept. 29, 2022. Soldiers and Airmen were joined by emergency responders from other states as they mobilized in support of the local community following hurricane devastation. FL-CERFP utilizes highly trained personnel to provide search and extraction capabilities with the use of ground and maritime operations.

Maj. Laura Delgado, 176th Medical Group nurse, inventories and packs medical supplies as part of Agile Combat Employment training, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, December 5, 2022. During their time in Hawaii, the team also learned how to put together specialized tents designed for a small footprint and ease in set up.

A Mississippi National Guard Soldier takes water to a person's car at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Jackson, Mississippi, Sept. 1, 2022. Nearly 600 Mississippi National Guardsmen were set up across seven sites through Jackson for people to collect bottled water and non-potable water from water buffalo trucks.

Airmen from the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron palletize halal meals for a humanitarian airdrop mission over Iraq, Aug. 7, 2014, at a base in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The humanitarian aid includes bottled water and food which was delivered to displaced citizens in the vicinity of Sinjar, Iraq.

A Mississippi National Guard Soldier distributes water at Northwest Jackson Middle School in Jackson, Mississippi, Sept. 2, 2022. Nearly 20,000 cars received water on the first day of the operation, consisting of seven sites through Jackson for people to collect bottled water, hand sanitizer and non-potable water from water buffalo trucks.

Arizona Army National Guard service members prepared and delivered boxes of groceries to area residents June 16, 2020 at a local food bank in Phoenix. Arizona Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen continue to support grocery stores, food banks and other community needs during this state of emergency response

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080903-N-6266K-038, Baton Rouge, La. (Sep. 03, 2008)- Army National Guard Spc. Jacquelyn Smith of 1084 Trasnportation Divison, Spidell, La. hands out bottles of water and boxes of Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) to local citizens affected by Hurricane Gustav,

Senior Airman Dylan Buchheit, 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron material management journeyman, unpacks materials at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, May 17, 2022. Airmen assigned to the hazardous material shop ensure that hazardous materials are properly packaged, marked, labeled and safely stored.

U. S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Sierra Roberts, flight chief, individual reservist operations hands prefilled stockings to Airmen during the Operation Toy Drop at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Dec. 9, 2022. Roberts worked alongside volunteers from the Tampa Bay community to collect and donate over five thousand toys, books, stuffed animals and bicycles to the MacDill community.

Commerce, Calif. (May 28, 2022) - Gunnery Sergeant Ethan Shrader, from Austin, Texas, assigned to 1st Explosive Ordnance Company, packs 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.

110318-N-0804B-278PACIFIC OCEAN (March 18, 2011) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) load boxes of food onto a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 for transportation to residents in northern Japan affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Ronald Reagan is operating off the coast of Japan providing humanitarian assistance as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi.

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Ismael Hidalgo Jr., joint strike fighter division staff noncommissioned officer in charge, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31, Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, speaks with Marines at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, Feb. 22, 2024. Hidalgo will be retiring this August after 20 faithful years of service. Marine Corps

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.

Hurricane Wilma, Homestead, FL, October 30, 2005 National Guardsman Steven Laughlin, of Ocala, wraps 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

RICKREALL, Ore. Members of the Oregon Army National Guard delivered and helped distribute thousands of face coverings for agricultural workers in Oregon at the Polk County fairgrounds. The distribution was a part of a collaboration between the Oregon Department of Agriculture, Oregon University Extension, and the Oregon National Guard during the COVID-19 Pandemic. May 27, 2020.

Sgt. Liam Harris, day shift noncommissioned officer for 152nd Equipment Support Group, helps Staff Sgt. Daniel McCaslin, supply noncommissioned officer for the 152nd Equipment Support Group, load cases of bottled water into hravy vehicles at the Buffalo Armory, NY, Jan 13, 2024. When activated for during states of emergency, these vehicles are used to transport supplies civil authorities cannot reach.

SAN FRANCISCO (October 6, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps LCpl. Daniel Rangelkramp, a combat engineer assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 11, Task Force San Francisco, participates in a food bank donation to the local community 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.

NORWICH, NY - 1st Lt. Sean Katko, the executive officer assigned to Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, delivers food to the residents of Norwich, NY, Apr. 23. Katko is currently serving on active duty in response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Since beginning the food distribution mission, the Soldiers of Delta Company have assisted the Chenango County Office of the Aging by delivering more than 2800 meals.

A California Army National Guardsman assigned to Joint Task Force 115 loads food into a vehicle at the Napa Food Bank in Napa, California, May 7, 2020. As of June 9, the California National Guard surpassed 50 million meals packed and distributed at food banks throughout the state since initial operations began in March as part of Cal Guards humanitarian response to the coronavirus pandemic.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Nov. 25, 2013) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transfer food into storage units for the Virginia Peninsula Food Bank in Newport News, Va. Abraham Lincoln is undergoing a refueling and complex overhaul at Newport News Shipbuilding.

110506-N-9330N-007PACIFIC OCEAN (May 6, 2011) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) unload 60 pallets of food and supplies received during an underway replenishment. Mustin is one of seven Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 and is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet.

An Illinois National Guard CH-47 Chinook prepares to take off after dropping relief supplies to Vermont residents cut off after Hurricane Irene on Sept. 1, 2011.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kendell Nielsen, a bioenvironmental engineering technician assigned to the 173rd Fighter Wing, passes a box of food supplies to Maj. Cassie Cobble, a public health officer assigned to the 194th Wing, Washington Air National Guard, at the Molokai site during Tropic Care Maui County 2018, Aug. 11, 2018. Tropic Care Maui County 2018 provides medical service members and support personnel hands-on” readiness training to prepare for future deployments while providing direct and lasting benefits to the people of Maui, Molokai, and Lanai, August 11-19.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kevin Jones, 51st Force Support Squadron food services journeyman, carries supplies into the flightline dining facility at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 8, 2024. The facility serves Airmen daily to ensure that personnel have a convenient place to eat, enabling them to swiftly return to their critical tasks.

161220-N-OI810-237 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 20, 2016) Sailors assigned to the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), deliver gifts to Shakai Fukushi Kotobuki childcare center during a community relations project. Twenty-five Ronald Reagan Sailors and multiple Sailors family members travelled to the center in Yokohama to interact with the children and celebrate the holiday season. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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Citizen-Soldiers of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard continues with the effort of delivering supplies, food and water house to house to impacted areas of the Island to the affected citizens after Hurricane Maria devastation. In this case, the flooded town of Toa Baja, together with volunteers residents of the same city.

North Carolina Army National Guard Pvt. 1st Class Wylie, assigned to the 449th Theatre Aviation Brigade, 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.

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 11th Signal Brigade, sort combat boots into categories while volunteering on May 12, 2022 in preparation for the Memorial Remembrance Boot Display. This year marks the eighth annual display honoring those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Each fallen Fort Hood servicemember is represented with a combat boot featuring the service member's name and photo, alongside an American flag.

Soldiers from the U.S. Army and Bulgarian Land Forces present a portion of the firefighting equipment after a hand-over event between U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Area Support Group-Black Sea and Bulgarian Land Forces soldiers assigned to 32450 Mokren Command at the Mokren Command headquarters, Bulgaria, April 27, 2022.The hand-over event was facilitated by U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 407th Civil Affairs Battalion following a request made by the 415th Civil Affairs Battalion in 2021. Bulgaria is a steadfast and gracious host, and the U.S. is honored to continue our long-term cooperation through engagements such as bilateral exchanges to improve partnership interoperability.

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.

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020927-A-4385T-011. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Hurricane Gustav, Houma, LA, September 7, 2008 Members of the 1087th Transportation Company,Jena, LA, distribute Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) to thr residence of Terrebone Parrish at the Houma Civic Center, Point Of Distribution (POD). Barry Bahler/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

U.S. service members and host nation representatives offload medical supplies from a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II aircraft with 1st Special Operations Squadron, 353rd Special Operations Group, during KAMANDAG 6 in Basco, Batanes, Philippines Oct. 6, 2022. The U.S. donated medical supplies valued at $20,000 to increase the medical and response capabilities of Basco during natural disasters. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

Department of Defense families with students, pre-school to 12th-grade, queue up vehicles to participate in the Back-to-School Brigade drive-thru that offers free school supplies at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 29, 2022. The Brigade is Operation Homefronts annual nationwide school supply collection and distribution campaign. For over 13 years, this campaign has distributed over 465,000 backpacks to military children.

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Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-420-78. Hurricane Katrina

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Pfc. Kira Cornick, a human resource specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 10th Division Sustainment Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division Sustainment Brigade, measures brown sugar as part of a recipe, Aug. 16, 2022, during the brigades barracks cooking class at the Po Valley Chapel on Fort Drum, New York. The brigades unit ministry team and the holistic health and fitness nutrition team came together to design a class to help Soldiers with culinary skills.

Republic of Singapore Air Force Maj. Chia Chi Yu and Military Expert 5-2 Nigel Chong, 428th Fighter Squadron from the Republic of Singapore Air Force, pick up food donations at Bennett Mountain High School on August 4, 2022, Mountain Home, Idaho. The Squadron organized a food drive and partnered with Bennet Mountain High School for distribution to the community.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Amy Densmore, left, and Senior Aiman Benjamin Reedy, both from the 169th Maintenance Squadron Aerospace Ground Equipment section, load donated food items collected from their unit. The 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, S.C. collected 471 pounds of dontated non-perishable food items for delivery to a local food bank in Columbia, South Carolina, Nov. 20, 2020.

040518-F-1740G-002. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Knight, middle, from Spring Lake, North Carolina, distributes mail to Logistics Specialist Seaman Brendon Aust, left, from Edenton, North Carolina, both assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Fords (CVN 78) supply department, at the ships post office, Oct. 18, 2022. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) is deployed in the Atlantic Ocean, conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

040620-F-2256A-057. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

U.S. Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Joe Yoder, 132nd Security Forces Squadron, Des Moines, Iowa embarks on a personnel recovery mission at Muniz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico Oct. 2, 2017. The Iowa Security Forces is augmenting the 156th SFS, Puerto Rico ANG Base, during Hurricane Maria relief operations.

220807-N-NR343-1272 AUGUSTA BAY, Italy (Aug. 7, 2022) Sailors man a working party to load food stores aboard the Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) while pierside in Augusta Bay, Italy, Aug. 7, 2022. Sioux City 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.

110318-N-SG869-154PACIFIC OCEAN (March 18, 2011) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) organize clothing donated by the crew of Ronald Reagan for Japan. Ronald Reagan is off the coast of Japan providing humanitarian assistance to Japan as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi.

US Army Captain Aaron Davis, the 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)

A volunteer passes out water bottles to U.S. service members and civilians from Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune after completing the 2022 Suicide and Awareness 5k run on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 23, 2022. MCB Camp Lejeune hosted the event to raise awareness about suicide and show support for those affected. The Marine Corps Community Services Behavioral Health Branch Community Counseling Center hosted a variety of events throughout September to show support for Suicide Prevention and Awareness month.

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.

Maryland Army National Guard chaplains organized a COVID-19 response team to help City of Refuge Baltimore, a non-profit organization, distribute food to members of the Baltimore community on March 26, 2020.

Helena-West Helena, Ark.: Arkansas Army National Guard Spc. Kyle White from A-Co. 39th BSB, helps load bottled water on a vehicle destin for Christopher Homes of West Helena, a senior apartment complex, in Helena-West Helena on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. As of Tuesday the Arkansas Army National Guard had distributed over 3,000 gallons of water to Helena-West Helena residents in support of an Arkansas Division of Emergency Management response.

A volunteer passes out water bottles to U.S. service members and civilians from Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune after completing the 2022 Suicide and Awareness 5k run on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 23, 2022. MCB Camp Lejeune hosted the event to raise awareness about suicide and show support for those affected. The Marine Corps Community Services Behavioral Health Branch Community Counseling Center hosted a variety of events throughout September to show support for Suicide Prevention and Awareness month.

Military personnel serving during Tropic Care 2022 Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) open crates of medical equipment in preparation for the opening of the IRT in Lihue, Hawai'i, on June 11, 2022. Tropicare 2022 is an exericse that provides real world training in a joint civil and military environment while strengthening community relationships by providing medical, dental, and optometry services to the people of Hawai'i.

Shot of a pile of seabags ready to go onboard the USS TARAWA (LHA 1) for Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 2001. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '01 Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Airmen grab lunch at the Dining Facility (DFAC) during Agile Rage 22 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., June 6, 2022. Agile Rage 22 is a National Guard Bureau-led exercise that provides realistic training opportunities, mimicking current and future combat environments dictated by the National Defense Strategy.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Department of Defense's Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany

U.S. Marine Cpl. John Lee, 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade, unloads supplies at Calumpang Elementary School during Operation Goodwill as part of the Philippine Bilateral Exercise 2011 (Phiblex 2011), Mabalacat, Pampanga, Central Luzon, Republic of the Philippines, Oct. 14, 2010. Marines and Sailors provided sports equipment, school supplies, shoes, and desks.

220812-N-EJ843-1104 BALTIC SEA (Sept. 12, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hayden Cofield,left, a motorman with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and U.S. Navy Retail Services Specialist Seaman Antoine Dawson transport apples during a replenishment at sea aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Sept. 12, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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.

Lt. Col. Otto Fiala, left, Georgian government officials and local residents gather information on the situation in Gori, Georgia, Aug. 25, 2008. The team is assessing the damage, relief efforts and return of displaced persons as part of the larger U.S. response to Georgias request for humanitarian assistance. U.S. Navy

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.

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 17, 2017) Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) process service members evacuated from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, in anticipation of Hurricane Maria. Kearsarge is assisting with relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. The Department of Defense is supporting FEMA, the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Irma to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort.

New York Army National Guard Spc. Standley Jean Baptiste, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery, part of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, packages meals at the Bronx food distribution site at the Hunts Point Recreation Center April 6, 2020. The meals are later distributed to citizens who are quarantined and unable to leave their homes. Citywide, the National Guard has helped deliver more than 337,358 meals in the city. The Soldiers are part of a statewide effort of more than 2,800 members of the New York National Guard responding to community needs to mitigate the effects of the COVID 19 pandemic. U.S. National Guard

CHIEF Warrant Officer (CWO) Gene Moore, Airdrop Technician, 5th Quarter MASTER (QM) Company, Rhine Ordnance Barracks explains how the Tri-wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) works in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

173rd Airborne Brigade Soldiers, Spc. Freddy Javier (left) and Pfc. Ramirez bagging donated healthy food options provided by the Girl Scout Troop 35, at an event on July 18, behind the Del Din, Italy post office.

Sandbags and clay are positioned by North Dakota Army National Guard members using heavy equipment, March 27, Fargo, N.D.

A Virginia Army National Guard aviation crew from the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment delivers food, mail and medicine Feb. 19, 2015, to iced-in Tangier Island, Va. The 1.2 square mile island has been iced in since freezing temperatures blanketed the commonwealth last week, making routine seaport deliveries impossible. The state active duty mission was authorized by Governor Terry McAullife's Declaration of Emergency issued on Monday and coordinated by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management with Maryland public safety officials and the United States Coast Guard. The aviators first picked up Accomack County personnel to help move the needed cargo, then flew to Chrisfield, Md. to pick up the supplies before heading to Tangier Island where the aircraft and cargo were met by residents of island.

Spc. Anthony Monte along with Soldiers from the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, mobilized for Hurricane Sandy provide assistance to displaced residents at an emergency shelter at the Werblin Recreation Center, Piscataway Township, N.J., Oct. 29, 2012.

U.S. Army Spc. Ashley Jacobs, a combat medic with the Delaware Army National Guard Medical Detachment, waves to a motorist at a drive-thru food pantry on the grounds of the Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware, June 24, 2020. About 25 soldiers and airmen of the National Guard joined volunteers with the Food Bank of Delaware there, distributing much-needed pantry items to address the increased demand for food assistance amid COVID-19.

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