Military Maintenance Operations

Images showcase military personnel performing maintenance tasks on aircraft and military equipment, emphasizing hands-on skills and operational readiness.

Marine Corps Base. MAJ. P. T. Miller of the 2nd Marine Division's G-3 (Intelligence) section uses a radio aboard an LAV(C)-25 command and control vehicle during the joint services Exercise Solid Shield '89. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '89 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030303-M-5150A-024. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

020923-F-4649H-015. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

030419-F-6809H-003. Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 398th AEG

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Jason Via, crewchief for the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air base, Italy, helps raise a 28,000 pound F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft up on an aircraft jack at Malacky Air Base, Republic of Slovakia. The 555th Fighter Squadron is taking part in weapons training deployment. Base: Malacky Country: Slovakia (SVK)

041031-F-9927R-005. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010925-F-4728F-008. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

050621-A-9665L-027. Subject Operation/Series: RED DRAGON Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAR

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Rodney Kaiser of the 92nd Supply Squadron, airman in charge of pertollium oil lubricants (POL), checks docurments for fuel levels during Exercise GLOBAL HAWK 01-02 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL HAWK Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011012-F-0308N-387. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

Marine Corps Base. MAJ. P. T. Miller of the 2nd Marine Division's G-3 (Intelligence) section uses a radio aboard an LAV(C)-25 command and control vehicle during the joint services Exercise Solid Shield '89. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '89 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-00886. Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SSGT Jeff Schengler, crew chief, attaches kneeling collars to the struts of a C-5B Galaxy, 60th and 349th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, California that arrived at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, with personnel and equipment. Air Force members will practice their jobs with scenarios and conditions which tests a unit's ability to operate in a simulated wartime environment. Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS REACH 95-02NORTHERN PIKE Base: Malstrom Air Force Base State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Taylor, left, and Lance Cpl. Favian Gomez, both aircraft ordnance technicians with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, secure ordnance for transport during a Forward Arming and Refueling Point exercise at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, June 29, 2022. FARPs are critical for sustaining the Marine Corps Air Combat Element between mission objectives and their return home. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

240220-N-VO895-1014MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 20, 2024) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Brandon Kuykendall, assigned to Fleet Surgical Team 8, reads a simulated patient's medical information during an Amphibious Ready Group and Marine Expeditionary Unit readiness and sustainment training exercise in the Mediterranean Sea, Feb. 20. Bataan is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. Navy

Senior Airman Thomas King, 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion technician, conducts semi-prepared runway operations maintenance n a C-17 Globemaster III engine at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Aug. 9, 2022. Airmen conduct maintenance to ensure engines are cleaned out after aircraft conduct SPRO missions.

020419-F-3488S-011. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 2002 Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

010925-F-4728F-004. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Staff Sgt. Kenneth Redeemer, 403rd Operation Support Squadron aircrew flight equipmennt technician, replaces and tests a set of anti-smoke goggles in a WC-130J Super Hercules to ensure all equipment is operating correcting during an Atmospheric Rivers mission, Jan. 15. The 403rd OSS ensures that all emergency equipment is operational and functional before each use and conducts routines checks of all equipment to make sure all aircrew have the proper equipment for missions including the ARs flown by the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron in the Pacific Ocean Basin from 1 January through 31 March as a specific part of the National Winter Season Operations Plan.

Mobilized for Operation NOBLE EAGLE, STAFF Sergeant Corbett Allen, a crewchief for the Air National Guard's 192nd Fighter Wing, services the LOX (Liquid Oxygen) converter on an F-16C. The 192 FW is located just outside of Richmond in Sandston, Virginia. NOBLE EAGLE is a partial mobilization of the reserves for homeland defense and civil support missions in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Byrd Field State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

040407-F-4350W-002. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Casey Hicks, a motor transportation mechanic with Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, troubleshoots the wiring of a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement during Integrated Training Exercise 3-22 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California April 2, 2022. ITX is a live-fire event that increases unit readiness. It teaches the tactical application of combined-arms maneuver, offensive and defensive operations during combat.

110320-N-DM338-219PACIFIC OCEAN (March 20, 2011) MachinistÕs Mate 1st Class Lucas Kasper, from Yorba Linda, Calif., scans an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Warlords of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 51 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) for radiation contamination after returning from delivering disaster relief supplies in Japan. Ronald Reagan is operating off the coast of Japan to provide disaster relief and humanitarian assistance as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi.

Airmen assigned to the 123rd Air Control Squadron disassemble a satellite terminal June 14, 2022 during Agile Rage 22 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan. Airmen conducted numerous mission-essential tasks during Agile Rage 22, including joint intelligence operations, airspace control, search and rescue coordination, intra-theater airlift, joint fires, close air support, interdiction of enemy capabilities, and Agile Combat Employment.

An Airman from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing secures a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System from the 3-157 Field Artillery Battery so it can be ready for transport during an emergency deployment readiness exercise.

030407-F-1443F-002. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

040311-M-9656F-006. Base: Camp H. M. Smith State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050918-A-8934W-002. Base: Jefferson Parish State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 104th Cavalry

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Daniel Harwood, 36th Fighter Squadron Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, performs post flight inspection on a flight helmet and oxygen mask during Osan's Operational Readiness Inspection. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030723-M-5578G-014. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Division

041105-F-0737G-010. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030210-M-4419R-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

Senior Airman Caleb Spencer, A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team engines specialist, washes an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Oct. 6, 2022. Spencer is the sole engine troop assigned to the team and is responsible for all engine maintenance for the teams three dedicated aircraft.

CPL Joseph L. Ortiz, 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Motor Transportation, from Camp Pendleton, attaches a crane hook to a crate during DEEP STRIKE 97. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP STRIKE '97 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041209-M-5607G-008. Base: Starlight Training Site State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Garrett Hadley, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) operator with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, attaches snow chains to the tires of a HIMARS before a HIMARS Rapid Infiltration, also known as a HIRAIN, during exercise Arctic Edge 2024 at Eielson Air Force, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2024. Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, became the first unit to use HIMARS in combat in 2007. Arctic Edge 2024 (AE24) is a U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise demonstrating the U.S. militarys capabilities in extreme cold weather, joint force readiness, and U.S. military commitment to mutual strategic security interests in the arctic region. Marine Corps

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant David Gabel, a crew chief with the 37th Airlift Squadron, begins the basic post flight and pre-flight check of US Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

011102-F-4406B-009. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - Operations - 26-HK-96-106. AIRSTA OPS--Coast Guardsman packing gear in building (4). Hurricane Katrina

Specalist 4 Jeffrey Sielbeck, powder man of the 2nd Section of Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery, takes the temperature of a powder charge during live-fire artillery exercise at the US Army's Pohakuloa Training Area. The amount of powder in a charge changes with the temperature. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030320-F-1443F-004. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

040914-F-3488S-080. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Airman assigned to the 354th Air Expeditionary Wing transports an F-35A Lightning II fighter jet alternate mission equipment pylon to a mobility storage rack during an agile combat employment training event at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 13, 2022. The AME MSR allows F-35A weapons systems technicians to consolidate and transport equipment for various weapons configurations using a packing and storage system that takes up 40 percent less space in transit and saves hours on packing and inspection time, enabling more equipment to reach its destination faster and cheaper than traditional means.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brady Ruesch, 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels equipment maintenance technician, services an R-11 Refueler at Travis Air Force Base, California, Aug. 24, 2022. The R-11 Refueler is capable of carrying six thousand gallons of fuel and can distribute fuel at 600 gallons per minutein comparison, gasoline pumps, at a gas station, can pump around ten gallons per minute.

A member of the 50th Tactical Airlift Squadron replaces a valve on a C-130 Hercules aircraft power unit during the joint U.S./Brazilian exercise Saci '84. Subject Operation/Series: SACI '84 Base: Rio De Janeiro Country: Brazil (BRA)

Senior Airman Jessie Mechling, (left) electronic warfare systems journeyman, and Tech. Sgt. Daniel Schultz, electronic warfare systems craftsman, review technical order instructions at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Aug. 25, 2014. The Airmen are assigned to the 41st Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron, deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. The unit flies the EC-130H Compass Call aircraft whose primary mission is disruption of enemy command and control communications and to limit adversary coordination essential for enemy force management.

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Jered Harris, 81st Fighter Squadron, removes a break control valve on an A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft during a Phase II Local Salty Nation exercise conducted at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

110406-N-QP268-162ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 6, 2011) Lance Cpl. Taylor Fenderson, right, from Hesperia, Calif., and Lance Cpl. Chris Arbino, from Cincinnati, both assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), embarked aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41), hook lifting straps to a amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) Cummins VTA 903 T 525 diesel engine in the shipÕs well deck. Whidbey Island is deployed to the Mediterranean Sea as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group.

021119-F-9105A-002. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

SENIOR AIRMAN Eddie Norris of the 36th Maintenance Squadron services a 53rd Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle aircraft inside a hangar during Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Vicenza Air Base Country: Italy (ITA)

US Air Force MASTER Sergeant James Rice (Left) and STAFF Sergeant Eric MacDonald, 363rd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, perform a preventative maintenance check on a Universal Ammunition Loading System at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, on October 25th, 2000. MSGT Rice and SSGT MacDonald are part of the coalition force here to support Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, a military effort to enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

040206-F-9105A-001. Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Sgt. 1st Class John Stefanik, a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter repairer assigned to 404th Aviation Support Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, sits in the cockpit of a Ch-47 Chinook with his son, Aiden, April 6, 2022, at Fort Carson, Colorado. As a military child, Aiden loves visiting the hangar where his father works, but prefers to learn more about his favorite helicopter, the Chinook, than Blackhawks.

Sergeant Joseph Cook, USMC, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-252 (VMGR-252), Power line Mechanic refuels a KC-130/R Hercules before a return flight into Kandahar during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The squadron is operating out of a forward airbase in the Enduring Freedom area. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-252

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers prepare battle training apparatus systems during Exercise Shinka 22.1 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 10, 2022. Shinka exemplifies a shared commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 3/2 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Matthew Ganceras, an aircraft ordnance staff non-commissioned officer with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112, configures a GBU-38 joint direct attack munition mounted on an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Jan. 25, 2022. Marines with VMFA-112 are performing unit-level training at Andersen Air Force Base as part of an Aviation Training Relocation Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Booker T. Thomas III)

22020811-N-EL850-2124 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 11, 2022) Aviation Electricians Mate Airman Nicholas Lewis, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, conducts electrical maintenance on an MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter onboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), Aug. 11, 2022. George H.W. Bush provides the national command authority flexible, tailorable warfighting capability as the flagship of a carrier strike group that maintains maritime stability and security to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. The GHWB Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is an integrated combat weapons system that delivers superior combat capability to deter, and if necessary, defeat Americas adversaries in support of national security. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of CSG-10 and the GHWBCSG. The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, VFA-103, VFA-86, VFA-136, Electronic Attack Squadron (VA

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daren Burton (right) and Senior Airman Randal Garcia (left), 494th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew members, compete in the annual load crew competition at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Jan. 10, 2024. The competition simulates the pressure of a deployed environment, where load crews demonstrate speed and efficiency in loading aircraft.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Martha Castaneda, air transportation specialist with the 62d Aerial Port Squadron, secures cargo in a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during Exercise Rainier War 22B at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Oct. 17, 2022. Rainier War 22B is a full-scale readiness exercise with an Air Force Generation prioritization; demonstrating the ability to generate, employ and sustain a combat force during a rigorous wartime scenario.

020328-F-2902B-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christian Deleon, an aviation maintenance controller with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, unlatches a hook on a vehicle during exercise Kodiak Mace 22, at Elmendorf Air Force base, Alaska, May 10, 2022. This annual exercise is designed to develop unit-level skills, work with joint forces, and maintain a high level of squadron readiness.

MASTER SGT. Wesley R. Brock, maintenance team chief pampers the underside of his C-141 aircraft. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airman 1st Class Amanda Pacheco, and Airman Kristin Reichert, both 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance apprentices, take inventory of a toolbox, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 1, 2019. Toolbox inspections are conducted to ensure tools are serviceable and accounted for.

031113-F-9208L-001. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Close-up of STAFF Sergeant Ken Bergmann, USAF, 786th Communications Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, videotaping an aircraft taking off at Naval Air Station Sigonella during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

070305-M-7404B-086. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: HMLA-167

DF-ST-86-08103. Base: Inshas Country: Egypt (EGY)

Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Jager locingsworth, from Griswold, Connecticut, assigned to the "Spartans" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70, performs routine maintenance on an MH-60R SeaHawk in USS Gerald R. Fords (CVN 78) hangar bay, April 12, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and strike group integration as part of the ships tailored basic phase prior to operational deployment.

Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - Operations - 26-HK-96-81. AIRSTA OPS--Coast Guard personnel working on HH-60 (5). Hurricane Katrina

020923-N-MN548-1001 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 9, 2023) U.S. Navy Airman Andre Stone, from Long Beach, New York, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), performs maintenance on a valve, aboard the ship, in Newport News, Virginia, Feb. 9, 2023. The John C. Stennis is in Newport News Shipyard conducting Refueling and Complex Overhaul to prepare the ship for the second half of its 50-year service life.

Spc. Ethan Pena, a wheeled vehicle mechanic with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 249th Engineer Battalion Delta Company, works on trailer brakes at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., on April 28, 2022. Soldiers from the 249th are honing their skills in preparation for potential future deployments to areas impacted by natural disaster. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

030115-F-7372R-004. Subject Operation/Series: LOCAL SALTY NATION Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

220516-N-ND021-1062 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (May 16, 2022) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels) Airman, from Lakefield, Kentucky, cleans a filter room aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Ike is currently pierside at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in the basic phase of the optimized fleet response plan (OFRP).

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade conduct an emergency deployment readiness exercise (EDRE) on Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Oct. 8, 2022.

030812-F-6894B-002. Base: Fort Drum State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath United Kingdom, helps to restore an F-15E Eagle aircraft static display at Imperial War Museum, Duxford, England. The F-15E, which is on loan from the United Sates Air Force Museum, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, is one of about 40 American aircraft on display at the Imperial War Museum. Base: Duxford Country: United Kingdom (UK)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Lawson, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal apprentice, sorts through an array of mock explosive munitions at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, March 23, 2023. The 49th CES EOD flight is trained to disarm and dispose of any explosives or chemicals that pose a threat to personnel on base.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Makayla Tranilla, 375th Security Forces Squadron flight chief, documents information during a fuel spill exercise on Scott Air Force, Illinois, Aug. 17, 2022. Fuel spill exercises on Scott AFB are performed to ensure first-responders are constantly prepared to contain any incident.

041116-F-0509S-002. Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030723-F-6449C-004. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Airman 1st Class Phillip Hunt, 733rd Air Mobility Squadron aircraft services representative, inspects a Tunner 60K Loader at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 13, 2022. Airmen perform routine inspections of equipment in order to maintain readiness.

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Ricky Anderson (Right), 31st Communications Squadron, Video Documentation Journeyman, Aviano Air Base, Italy, documents the assembly of a communications dish during VENETO RESCUE on May 31st, 2000. Subject Operation/Series: VENETO RESCUE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

DF-SD-03-06255. Complete Scene Caption: US Navy Reservist Structural Electrician 3rd Class Marc Britt, deployed from GulfPort, Mississippi, troubleshoots a power distribution panel at the CENTRASBAT 2000 training area in Kazakhstan. CENTRASBAT is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by US Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, from Sept. 11-20. CENTRASBAT will test US and Central Asian units combat readiness and ability to conduct peacekeeping and humanitarian operations, as well as develop and build cooperative relationships between the respective states and assist in laying the foundation for future peacekeeping and humanitarian operations. Subject Operation/Series: CENTRASBAT 00 Base: Ili Base Camp, Almaty Country: Kazakhstan (KAZ) Scene Major Command Shown: US CENTCOM

060107-A-9999B-012. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baqubah State: Diyaka Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION

020922-F-7520M-001. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Anthony Hayes, 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, refuels a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 28, 2022. The KC-135 is designed to hold 150,000 pounds of global aerial refueling power to all 33 mission partners at MacDill.

040806-F-4691W-001. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Mission Support Radio airmen set up a line-of-sight antenna for secure radio transmission with exercise partners at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Oct. 18, 2022. 23rd Special Tactics Squadron Mission Support Radio installs, maintains, and sustains radio frequency communications ensuring mission success in deployed and home environments.

220927-N-PI330-1004 Gulfport, Mississippi (September 27, 2022) Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Leighton Sheard, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), diagnoses a faulty oil pressure gauge for a high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicle on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, September 27, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

010816-F-1631A-001. Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONTRY01 Base: Tranum Country: Denmark (DNK)

970407-F-7666R-153. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: 4 AEW/VI CENTER/DOHA/QATAR

050110-F-7951C-004. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060818-N-0411D-082. Base: Camp Lonestar State: Nginyang Country: Kenya (KEN)

U.S. Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Lounsbery, 114th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, checks aircraft forms during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 6, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

Torpedoman Third Class (TM3) Kurt Lopez attaches an "A" cable to an exercise weapon onboard the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS NORFOLK (SSN-714). The "A" cable provides fire control precision to the weapon. Country: Chesapeake Bay

A Marine stands by at a bulk fuel trailer during exercise Ocean Venture '88. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011120-F-4406B-011. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

U.S. Air Force Airman Darrell Jones, 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron crew chief, performs a maintenance inspection August 4, 2022 at the 32nd Tactical Air Base in Łask, Poland. The NATO Air Shielding mission is a joint integrated mission to increase the air and missile defense posture along the Eastern flank of the Alliance.

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