Military Support Activities

Images of military personnel assisting with food distribution and support operations, set in various locations including food banks and distribution sites.

Volunteers with the Alaska National Guard, Salvation Army and local community partners, unload gifts bound for Scammon Bay from a 176th Wing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during Operation Santa Claus at Bethel, Alaska, Nov. 16, 2022. Operation Santa Claus is the AKANGs yearly community relations and support program that provides gifts to children in remote communities across the state. In partnership with the Salvation Army and more than a dozen volunteers, the program delivered 1,780 pounds of gifts, backpacks, hygiene supplies, and books to 325 children in Scammon Bay.

Arizona National Guard Soldiers and Airmen distributed boxes of groceries to local citizens at a food bank in Mesa, Ariz., Feb. 19, 2021. More than 650 Arizona National Guardsmen continue to assist at vaccination sites, testing locations and food banks throughout Arizona. (U .S. Air National Guard

020214-F-1166S-005. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Moblility Command

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.

030226-M-5150A-010. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

050718-A-9039F-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF-76

Captain (CPT) Rick Parsons of the 401st Civil Affairs Battalion (CAB) loads school supplies into a truck which will be distributed to local schools and orphanages, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

GULF OF OMAN (May 2, 2013) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Shelby Clem, right, gives boxes to Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Andrew Johnson during a replenishment-at-sea aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-66. CG Personnel With Supplies -- CG NSF members lifting boxes in storage area, 050901m. Hurricane Katrina

220706-N-VJ326-3040 SASEBO, Japan (July 6, 2022) - Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 1st Class Vanessa Bocobo, from Wahiawa, Hawaii, moves supplies through the mess decks 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.

Volunteers with the Alaska National Guard, Salvation Army and local community partners, unload gifts bound for Scammon Bay from a 176th Wing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during Operation Santa Claus at Bethel, Alaska, Nov. 16, 2022. Operation Santa Claus is the AKANGs yearly community relations and support program that provides gifts to children in remote communities across the state. In partnership with the Salvation Army and more than a dozen volunteers, the program delivered 1,780 pounds of gifts, backpacks, hygiene supplies, and books to 325 children in Scammon Bay.

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-4. CG Personnel With Supplies -- CG NSF member lifting boxes in storage area, 050901. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Army Pfc. Angie Mejia-Contrera and Spc. Kadesh Wynter, unit supply specialists with the 369th Sustainment Brigade provide supply support to Spc. Kelly Smith, a human resources specialist with the brigade, during post mobilization training, Sept. 24, 2022, North Fort Hood, Texas.

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division speak with judges during an evaluation for the Phillip A. Connelly Warrior Restaurant Competition on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 20, 2022. The Connelly award was established in 1968 and is designed to encourage professionalism in Army food service teams and recognize excellent performance.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Gore, a firefighter assigned to the Ohio National Guards 180th Fighter Wing, loads food into a community members vehicle at Lutheran Social Services in Toledo, Ohio, April 24, 2020. The SeaGate Food Bank, alongside Lutheran Social Services, provided community members the opportunity to receive boxed meals. More than 500 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.

US Air Force (USAF) Cadet Johnny Pate from the Jackson Air National Guard (ANG) Base, Mississippi (MS), loads bottled water on board a US Army (USA) UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from 1ST Battalion, 131st Aviation Regiment, from Mobile, Alabama (AL), in support of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

Tech. Sgt. Albert Cody and Senior Airman Katlyn Schlumbohm of the 168th Wing, 168th Maintenance Group, prepare supplies and emergency gear in preparation to help fellow Alaskans with the disaster relief response as a part of Operation Merbok Response in Nome, Alaska, Sept. 21, 2022. Approximately 100 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline.

Alaska Army Guardsman Sgt. 1st Class Tyson Drew assists Veteran Dwayne Shegog during the 22nd annual Stand Down for Veterans in Need held at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Oct. 24. Shegog served as a communications specialist in the U.S. Army Signal Corps from 1979-1982.

060207-A-3749Z-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

New York Army National Guard Pfc. Michael Ulrichy, assigned to the 4th Finance Detachment of the 53rd Troop Command, helps distribute hand sanitizer to members of the Mamaroneck Highway Department near New Rochelle, N.Y. March 13, 2020. Ulrichy and more than 250 other Soldiers and Airmen of the New York National Guard are providing assistance to a New York State Department of Health task force to contain and mitigate the COVID 19 virus cluster outbreak in Westchester County, N.Y. U.S. National Guard

030116-F-9032T-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

050914-A-7274K-010. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

North Carolina Army National Guard Spc. Jasmin Gonzalez (left), assigned to the 1454th Transportation Company, and Sgt. Sha-Teisa Sharpe, assigned to the 694th Maintenance Company, work together to sort and package food in an assembly line at the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle in Durham N.C., June 10, 2020. The NCNG is working with North Carolina Emergency Management, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services and local food banks to help support COVID-19 relief efforts.

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr, Lauchland Roberts, assigned to Expeditionary Medical Facility, Jacksonville Fl., medical supply officer confirms accountability of supplies with U.S. Army Sgt. Heather Brennaman, 306th Army Field Medical Hospital logistics non-commissioned officer in charge and United States Public Health Service Lt. Jr. Grade Jason Slavoski, Reserve Pharmacist for Birchwood Cares Innovative Readiness Training medical mission at the Birchwood Community Center, Birchwood Tenn., June 3, 2022. The medical mission is Department of Defense sponsored training event that links community partners with joint force partners to provide medical care for surrounding communities. The clinics offer dental, medical, optometry, physical and mental health services while simultaneously providing hands on training to joint force partners. (Air National Guard photo by: Staff Sgt. Bethany Rizor)

North Carolina Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Nakava Kibunzi, assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 113th Sustainment Brigade, works with fellow Guardsmen to sort and prepare medical equipment for future distribution at a warehouse in Central N.C., June 15, 2020. The NCNG is working with North Carolina Emergency Management, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services and local food banks to help support COVID-19 relief efforts.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Caleb Rink, assigned to the 86th Medical Group, builds a decontamination tent after a simulated fuel spill during Operation Varsity Exercise 22-2 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 28, 2022. The simulated fuel spill was one of many scenarios from the exercise used to evaluate the capabilities of Airmen.

050718-A-9039F-032. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF-76

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Daiquan Thomasson, a logistics officer assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, Task Force Los Angeles, packs boxes of food at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank in Commerce, California, during Los Angeles Fleet Week, May 28, 2022. The purpose of Fleet Week is to showcase the capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team and give back to the community with events, static displays, and personal interactions between service members and the public.

KANEOHE, Hawaii (Dec. 20, 2019) Marines with 4th Force Reconnaissance Company and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268 deliver "Toys for Tots" donations from Marine Corps Base Hawaii to the Salvation Army on the Island of Maui, Dec. 18, 2019. Fourth Recon Marines and VMM-268 work together with Kona Airport to help less fortunate families provide toys to their children during the holiday season.

INDIAN OCEAN (Oct. 26, 2012) Sailors and Marines sorts mail and care packages in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) during an underway replenishment at sea. San Diego-based Peleliu is the flagship for the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group on deployment with the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

060219-M-4855P-004. Base: Tacloban City State: Leyte Country: Philippines (PHL)

Louisiana Army Guard Soldiers with the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team help package and distribute food to the local community at the Food Bank of Central Louisiana in Alexandria, Louisiana, March 24, 2020. Soldiers are assisting the food bank to ensure the supply of food for the needy is maintained and distributed during the increased demand from COVID-19.

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-119. CG Personnel With Supplies--CG NSF member lifting boxes in storage area, 050901. Hurricane Katrina

Arizona National Guard service members prepare and deliver boxes of groceries to area residents Sept. 29, 2020 at a local food bank in Mesa, Ariz. The Arizona National Guard has activated more than 800 Arizona Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen to support community needs during this state of emergency response

240209-N-ML137-1083 YAP, Federated States of Micronesia (Feb. 9, 2024) U.S. Navy seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 and Alex Gilfiley, director of the Yap Department of Youth and Civics Affairs offload school books from a KC-130 Hercules, attached to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 153 (VMGR-153), at Yap International Airport, Feb. 9. Joint Region Marianas coordinated the delivery of school books, which were donated through Pedro C. Lujan Elementary School via the Ayuda Foundation. The 30th Naval Construction Regiment, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, 734th Air Mobility Squadron, VMGR-153, NMCB 4, Yap State Department of Education, Yap State Department of Youth and Civic Affairs, and U.S. Army Pacific's Federated States of Micronesia Oceania Engagement Team supported the effort. Navy

Arizona National Guard service members picked up food and supplies donated by Goodyear, Ariz. residents June 18, 2020. The food and supplies were then transported to the Hopi Veterans Center in Kykotsmovi, Ariz. for Hopi Tribal members.

U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph Wall, left, 100th Air Refueling Wing deputy commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Tiffany Griego, right, 100th ARW command chief, listen as Airman 1st Class Christopher Perez, 100th Force Support Squadron Post Office military postal clerk, explains the procedure for sorting incoming packages and other mail onto a conveyer belt prior to being scanned and made ready for customers at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Feb. 2, 2024. On average, the post office processes more than 600 pieces of mail off the mail truck each day, in addition to at least 400 first- and second-class letters per day. During the holiday season, the numbers increase to more than 1,200 mail items and over 500 letters per day. Air Force

Sgt. Marcus Wright, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., and Spc. Joe Kunkel, a native of Webster, Mass., unwrap the traditional meal served to approximately 25 detainees at the Detainee Holding Area Annex on Camp Taji, northwest of Baghdad, Oct. 1, 2008. A traditional feast was prepared for the detainees in celebration of Eid al-Fitr. Both Wright and Kunkel are military police officers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Special Troops Battalion, Multi-National Division - Baghdad.

Machinist's Mate (Nuclear) 2nd Class Alexander Cords, assigned to the reactor department of the world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), tapes a package in the hangar bay during a replenishment-at-sea in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 6, 2024. The U.S. maintains forward-deployed, ready, and postured forces to deter aggression and support security and stability around the world.

AIRMAN Juan Gutierrez, USAF, 100th Services Squadron, Flight Kitchen, RAF Mildenhall, UK, packs boxed lunches for the departing flight crews. Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Tech. Sgt. Alexandra Vidato, 459th Airlift Squadron instructor flight engineer, tapes a box of simulated humanitarian aid prior to takeoff for a Tokyo Metropolitan Government hosted disaster preparedness and response drill at Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park, Japan, Sept. 3, 2022. Taking off from Yokota Air Base, the 459th utilized a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter to deliver mock humanitarian aid after a simulated natural disaster.

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-68. CG Personnel With Supplies -- CG NSF members lifting boxes in storage area, 050901o. Hurricane Katrina

Port Security Unit 307 - 26-HK-256-2. Hurricane Katrina

Army National Guard Spc. Jessenia Cano, an automated logistical specialist with the 449th Aviation Support Battalion, assigned to Joint Task Force 176, loads personal protective equipment into the vehicle of a medical provider in Austin, Texas, July 1, 2020. General Support Unit 18 is a team of Texas Military Department personnel assigned to Joint Task Force 176 who activated to help distribute medical supplies to health care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New York Army National Guard Spc. Brian Brown (left), assigned to the 222nd Chemical Company and Spc. Jeffery Tello (right), assigned to the 37th Finance Detachment, distribute hand sanitizer and masks to residential communities across various New York City boroughs as part of the COVID-19 response, April 23, 2020. Hand sanitizer delivery continued with 86 locations today, having provided over 8,600 gallons and 492,000 masks.

SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 28, 2022) Seaman Narlin Clancy, from Orlando, Florida, transports supplies aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) during a replenishment-at-sea with Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) while sailing in the South China Sea, July 28. Higgins is assigned to Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleets principal surface force.

Left, Master Sgt. Almaz Tegenu, 319th Civil Engineer Squadron first sergeant, and Master Sgt. Kyle Hammond, 319th Reconnaissance Squadron Interim first sergeant, pick up bags of cookies during a cookie drive Dec. 6, 2022, at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The cookies were handed out by the Grand Forks AFB first sergeants to all the airmen living on the base to celebrate the holiday season.

Texas Guardsmen participate in a food point of distribution in Fort Worth, Texas, on November 20, 2020, in support of the Tarrant Area Food Bank's mission to provide meals to Texans prior to Thanksgiving. Since April 2020, the Texas Military Department has provided support to food banks across the state of Texas to serve local communities in response to increased demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

220723-N-IG750-1225 SINGAPORE (July 23, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jorge Medina, left, from Panama City, Florida, and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Alex Roth, from Dover, Tennessee, assigned to the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), sort donated belongings during a community relations (COMREL) event at The Salvation Army in Singapore. COMREL events give Sailors the opportunity to foster goodwill by giving back to local communities while in port. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

STAFF SGT. Anderson, 18th Communications Squadron, processes and prepares an outgoing package for a customer at the main post office. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

240202-N-VR794-1080 SAN DIEGO (Feb. 2, 2024) - Air-Traffic Controller 1st Class 240202-N-VR794-1080 SAN DIEGO (Feb. 2, 2024) - Air-Traffic Controller 1st Class Brittany Darnell, from Pensacola, Florida, assigned to amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), volunteers at Ronald McDonald House Charities as part of a command-sponsored community outreach event, Feb. 02. Community outreach events like this help to support the Navys Every Sailor is a Recruiter program. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego. Navy

050925-F-5964B-201. Base: Ellington Field, Houston State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: JOINT TASK FORCE RITA

Team Charleston volunteers box up assorted holiday cookies for delivery to Airmen in base dorms during Operation Cookie Drop at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Dec. 8, 2022. Volunteers packaged and delivered holiday cookies to Airmen living in the dorms.

Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 185th Aviation Regiment, 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.

SAN FRANCISCO (October 6, 2022) U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsmen 2nd Class Victor Loreto and Hospital Corpsmen 2nd Class David Gonzalez, both assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 11, Task Force San Francisco, prepare bags 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.

DF-ST-85-10876. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL)

PERTH, Western Australia - Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761) pack care packages at the hunger relief organization Foodbank WA, April 27. Springfield is visiting Perth, Western Australia as part of a routine deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-59. CG Personnel With Supplies -- CG NSF members lifting boxes in storage area, 050901f. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-76. CG Personnel With Supplies -- CG NSF members lifting boxes in storage area, 050901w. Hurricane Katrina

011117-F-5795G-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

Culinary and food service specialists assigned to the 165th Military Police Battalion, 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 28th Infantry Division prepare dinner chow for approximately 135 Pa. Army National Guard Soldiers currently attending annual training (AT) at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. July 18, 2022. The dining facility staff are responsible for preparing and serving breakfast and dinner meals to the Soldiers for the duration of their AT. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Spc. Glenn Brennan)

021216-F-7577D-001. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

060814-N-6501M-103. Base: Tarakan Country: Indonesia (IDN)

Tech. Sgt. Christopher Creecy (left), and Staff Sgt. Michael Nunez (right), 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron outbound cargo specialists, use a forklift to load pallets of bread at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 30, 2022. The quick response to Operation OKIDOUGH 2.0 from LRS and the 730th Air Mobility Squadron enables 32 Okinawan facilities to continue serving their local community including four commissaries and 13 Department of Defense Education Activity schools.

041203-F-2014R-362. Base: Andersen Air Force Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050903-N-4374S-004. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) KATRINA Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Marble Falls, TX, July 2, 2007 Texas State Guard troops pass out free water after the local water supply was contaminated from last week's flooding. Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

New York Army National Guard Soldiers distribute hand sanitizer and masks to residential communities across various New York City boroughs as part of the COVID-19 response, April 23, 2020. Hand sanitizer delivery continued with 86 locations today, having provided over 8,600 gallons and 492,000 masks.

Hurricane Ike, Port Arthur, TX, September19, 2008 Members of the US Coast Guard pass out MREs (Meals Ready to Eat) to hurricane Ike victims at a FEMA Distribution Center.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 514th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing practice pallet build-ups at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, July 22, 2022. The 514th ASTS received the training to improve their mission readiness by increasing their familiarity handling palettes of cargo.

030207-F-0876R-021. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Pilottown - 26-HK-373-40. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-71. CG Personnel With Supplies -- CG NSF members lifting boxes in storage area, 050901r. Hurricane Katrina

030326-F-2380C-001. Country: Unknown

Nicholas Buchan, a K-9 officer assigned to ProMedica Security, and Jozef, a K-9 assigned to ProMedica Security, search for hidden training weapon parts during a practice search at the Ohio National Guards 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton, Ohio, July 21, 2022. The K-9 officers visited the 180FW to learn about the units security forces mission, sharing best practices and strengthening community partnerships.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 432nd Security Forces Squadron, serve food after a memorial service to the fallen defenders during police week at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, May 20, 2022. Police week occurs annually to honor the law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty, and to the officers who serve and protect their community.

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-70. CG Personnel With Supplies -- CG NSF members lifting boxes in storage area, 050901q. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Army Spc. Kenneth D. Johnson and Spc. Deanna Echeverria of the California National Guard's 1040th Quartermaster Company place potatoes and other produce into bags on June 26, 2020, at the Interfaith Food Bank in Jackson, California. Since late March Cal Guard has supported food bank humanitarian assistance during the coronavirus pandemic. Cal Guard hasnt slowed its food bank operations and has packed and distributed nearly 75 million pounds of food to recipients across the state.

AIR BASE 201, Niger - U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Rexford Finch is in charge of material control for the Vehicle Management Section of the 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Logistics Readiness Flight at Nigerien Air Base 201, Niger. At a base that can take upwards of two months to receive parts, Finch has been working to predict future issues to keep Air Base 201 moving.

221030-N-RC359-1021 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 30, 2022) Logistics Specialist Seaman Karla Olvera, from Deland, Florida, distributes supplies in the hangar bay of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship, USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7), in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 30. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Army Spc. Mathew Hollinrake, of 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, Iowa Army National Guard, hands sandbags to a local resident to help reinforce a levee north of Burlington, Iowa, June 16, 2008. Members of the Iowa Army National Guard are assisting state and local agencies provide security and help recover areas damaged by widespread flooding.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kenneth Darby, 6th Security Forces Squadron defender, picks out presents during Operation Toy Drop at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Dec. 9, 2022. The event provided over five thousand free gifts to enlisted members and their families in preparation of the upcoming holiday season.

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-420-84. Hurricane Katrina

Memphis, Tenn. (June 13, 2022) Sailors volunteer at For The Kingdom during Navy Week Memphis. Memphis Navy Week is one of 14 Navy Weeks in 2022, which brings a variety of assets, equipment, and personnel to a single city for a weeklong series of engagements designed to bring America's Navy closer to the people it protects. Each year, the program reaches more than 140 million people -- about half the U.S. population.

040413-F-5646C-001. Base: Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Severe Storms and Flooding, St. Charles County, MO, June 22, 2008 Members of the Missouri Army National Guard help pile gator trucks with sandbags to be brought up to the Elm Point levee. St. Charles County, MO, June 22, 2008 -- Members of the Missouri Army National Guard help pile gator trucks with sandbags to be brought up to the Elm Point levee.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) personnel assigned to A/Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LAR), examine uniforms inside clothing issue in preparation for mobilization at Camp Pendleton, California (CA), in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

110821-N-NY820-119PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Aug. 21, 2011) Sailors embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) pack supplies during a site breakdown at the Terminal Verreux medical site in anticipation of severe weather from Hurricane Irene during Continuing Promise 2011. Comfort is the primary platform for Continuing Promise and was ordered to suspend operations in Haiti Aug. 21. Haiti is the ninth and final stop for the five-month Continuing Promise humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central and South America.

Culinary and food service specialists assigned to the 165th Military Police Battalion, 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 28th Infantry Division prepare dinner chow for approximately 135 Pa. Army National Guard Soldiers currently attending annual training (AT) at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. July 18, 2022. The dining facility staff are responsible for preparing and serving breakfast and dinner meals to the Soldiers for the duration of their AT. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Spc. Glenn Brennan)

Military personnel serving during Tropic Care 2022 Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) unload a crate 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.

110625-N-AG285-301ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 25, 2011) Information Systems Technician 1st Class Philip Carambia, right, and Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Jenny Izard participate in a working party aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) during a replenishment at sea. Whidbey Island is deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, participating in the Spanish Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) off the coast of Spain.

Field Office Operations - 26-HK-79-6. CG Field Office ops--CG personnel loading ice into civilian's vehicle. Hurricane Katrina

Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 116th Field Artillery Regiment support Feed Tampa Bay in their efforts to distribute food to the local community. The Florida National Guard is assisting in these efforts in response to COVID-19.

060909-N-6214F-005. Base: USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)

221119-N-YD731-1086 ADRIATIC SEA (Nov. 19, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) open bags of mail during a replenishment-at-sea with the supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8), Nov. 19, 2022. The George H.W. Bush CSG 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.

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-58. CG Personnel With Supplies -- CG NSF members lifting boxes in storage area, 050901e. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Army Soldiers deployed to Karliki, Poland, enjoy a Martin Luther King Jr. barbecue on Jan. 15, 2024. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, observed on the third Monday of January each year, marks the birthday of the civil rights leader and activist. The event was organized by volunteers of the United Service Organization for service members currently deployed to Poland that provide support to forward-stationed U.S. and allied forces training and operations to bolster NATOs eastern flank.

SAN FRANCISCO (October 6, 2022) U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 11, Task Force San Francisco, participate 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.

DF-ST-87-07181. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '86 Base: Hanau Army Air Field Country: West Germany (FRG)

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