Military Vehicle Loading Operations

These images depict military personnel loading various vehicles and munitions onto aircraft, showcasing collaboration and logistical activities in military training exercises.

Yokota Airmen and contractors secure a UH-1N Twin Huey helicopter assigned to the 459th Airlift Squadron into the cargo bay of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 27, 2022, in support of Cope North 2022. Cope North 2022 is an annual U.S. Pacific Air Forces joint multilateral field-training exercise conducted primarily at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, focused on coordinating air tactics, techniques and procedures enhancing security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Braden Anderson)

Airmen from the 151st Air Refueling Wing loaded a Polaris Military Razor onto a KC-135. On August. 6, 2022 at Roland R Wright Air National Guard Base Utah. This exercise was designed to challenge the status quo and allow the U.S. military to improve their strategies against our greatest competitors.

Airmen from the 151st Air Refueling Maintenance Group and 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) load a Polaris Military RZR onto a KC-135R at Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base, Utah, in preparation for a joint force exercise being held at Dugway Proving Ground on Sept. 8, 2022. The exercise is designed to challenge the status quo and allow the U.S. military to improve strategies against their greatest competitors.

OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 8, 2019) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Joseph Moreland, left, directs Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Corey Ellis, both attached to the "Golden Swordsmen" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 47, while using a Munitions Handling/Loading Unit 83 to unload a Mark 54 torpedo during a monthly task force weapons proficiency check. The "Golden Swordsmen" are currently deployed to Kadena Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan conducting maritime patrol and reconnaissance and theater outreach operations within U.S. 7th Fleet (C7F) area of operations in support of Commander, Task Force 72, C7F, and U.S. Pacific Command objectives throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific region.

U. S. Air Force Airmen from the 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, (SANGB) Mich. performs Agile Combat Employment (ACE) training while loading bombs onto an A-10 Thunderbolt II also from SANGB during an Integrated Combat Turn (ICT) during Northern Agility 22-2/Northern Strike 22, at Cherry Capital Airport in Traverse City, Mich., Aug. 8, 2022. Northern Agility 22-2 and Northern Strike 22 executing currently demonstrate how the Air Forces new Agile Combat Employment concept can be integrated into the joint fight. Northern Strike provides the perfect backdrop for the Michigan Air National Guard to establish Michigan as a center of excellence for ACE.

220803-N-CR843-0016MISAWA, Japan (Aug. 03, 2022) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Nsair Crews, assigned to the Fighting Tigers of Patrol Squadron (VP) 8 uses the controller functions of an MHU-83 or Munitions Handling Unit to onload a AGM-84D Harpoon missile to a P-8A Poseidon aircraft during a live-load proficiency exercise on Misawa air Base, Misawa, Japan. VP-8 is currently deployed to NAF Misawa, Japan conducting maritime patrol and reconnaissance and theater outreach operations within U.S. 7th Fleet (C7F) area of operations in support of Commander, Task Force 72, C7F, and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command objectives throughout the region.

030402-F-2380C-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

Airmen assigned to the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load an inert AGM-158 Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) onto a B-52H Stratofortress during the 2024 annual weapons load competition at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Jan. 19, 2024. These Airmen were tasked to load the JASSM onto a B-52H Stratofortress as fast and efficiently as possible while also maintaining all safety precautions.

Loadmasters assigned to the 15th Airlift Squadron, stationed at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, load cargo onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Nov. 30, 2022. Airmen assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing departed Joint Base Charleston to conduct off-station training in the U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibilities to hone global reach and readiness capabilities.

Yokota Airmen and contractors secure a UH-1N Twin Huey helicopter assigned to the 459th Airlift Squadron into the cargo bay of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 27, 2022, in support of Cope North 2022. Cope North 2022 is an annual U.S. Pacific Air Forces joint multilateral field-training exercise conducted primarily at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, focused on coordinating air tactics, techniques and procedures enhancing security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Braden Anderson)

Airmen with the 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard and the 103rd Airlift Wing, Connecticut Air National Guard assist the Idaho Air National Guards Air Support Operations Squadron as they prepare for their departure out of Gowen Field, ID, January 6 & 7, 2023. The ASOS will travel to Fort Smith, Kansas where they will conduct predeployment training throughout the month of January.

During an agile combat employment joint force exercise, members from the 151st Air Refueling Wing unload a Polaris Military RZR from a KC-135R Stratotanker on Sept. 8, 2022 at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. This exercise will develop new operational concepts, capabilities and plans to bolster deterrence and maintain the U.S. militarys competitive advantage for the future.

040520-F-1389C-017. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

030713-F-6701P-044. Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Chase Szoke, 169th Maintenance Squadron structural maintainer, tapes and prepares an F-104C static display for painting during a restoration project at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, July 28, 2022.

US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Ronel Harvey, Non Commission Officer, Ground Radar System, 603rd Air Control Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, sets up the TPS-75 early warning radar at Bovbjerg, Denmark. The 603rd is deployed to Denmark in support of an annual Tactical Fighter Weaponry exercise "TFW" and a NATO Air Meet. TFW and NATO Air Meet are multinational exercises designed to practice and improve tactical capabilities in a combine training environment. Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRYNATO AIR MEET Base: Bovbjerg Country: Denmark (DNK)

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Battalion), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, prepare to load two AH-64D Longbow helicopters onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport aircraft after unloading two AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters, at Wiesbaden Army Airfield, Clay Kaserne, Germany, Sept. 1, 2023. The AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopter upgrade is part of the 12th CAB modernization efforts, ongoing training, and new equipment fielding.12th CAB is among other units assigned to V Corps, America's Forward Deployed Corps in Europe. They work alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, execute joint and multinational training exercises, and retain command and control for all rotational and assigned units in the European Theater.

U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen line up before taking part in a military freefall over eastern Africa, Dec 1, 2022. Pararescuemen, or PJs, serve a critical role in personnel recovery by circumventing geographic limitations in order to save lives and secure important assets for joint and friendly forces.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jackie Zheng, left, avionics specialist, 113th Wing, District of Columbia National Guard (DCNG), briefs Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, right, director, Air National Guard, on the radar being replaced by the Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar now equipped on F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the DCNG on Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, June 9, 2022. The AESA radar brings an up-to-date set of capabilities to this legacy aircraft and enhances the ANGs integrated defense efforts while remaining interoperable with the Total Force and coalition partners.

U.S. military personnel assigned to United States Central Command load critical supplies into a U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III aircraft in support of a USAID-led humanitarian mission to Pakistan from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sep. 14, 2022. USAID leads the U.S. Government's international development and disaster assistance, helping people emerge from humanitarian crises, such as the catastrophic flooding currently plaguing Pakistan.

Maintainers from the 151st Air Refueling Wing participate in an unprecedented joint force exercise on Sept. 8, 2022 at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. The exercise provided an opportunity for cross-platform familiarization training for fuels and crew chiefs who were able to get first-hand experience with multiple platforms they usually would not obtain at their home station, adding to the war fighting efforts.

Members of Joint Task Force - Alaska off load equipment and supplies after arriving in Bethel for disaster relief response Sept. 21, 2022, via a HC-130J Combat King II aircraft from the 176th Wings 211th Rescue Squadron. Approximately 100 service members from 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. A JTF in Nome is standing up concurrently as part of Operation Merbok Response (Alaska National Guard photo by Dana Rosso)

A palletized heavy load is dropped out the back of a C-141B Starlifter, from the 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, during an airdrop exercise. The exercise is designed to test the capabilities of McGuire's aircrews. The C-141B's from McGuire AFB are capable of rapid tactical airdrop missions to any part of the world. The exercise took place on the Drop Zone in Lakehurst Naval Station, NJ on March 14, 2000. State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220922-N-PI330-1006 Gulfport, Mississippi (September 22, 2022) Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Arthur Alexander, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), raises a crane arm while performing a C MISR inspection on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, September 22, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

D.C. Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Corbin Phillips, 113th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, refuels an empty wing tank of an F-16 aircraft at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Nov. 3, 2022. The aircraft is refueled so that it can continue flying on its missions.

Members of "Panton Loadcrew 11" stationed at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, load a MK 84 bomb onto a 35th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during Kunsan's Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). The 8th Fighter Wing personnel are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities as well as their ability to survive and operate during their ORI. The aircraft is also armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

020419-A-8359B-007. Base: Crabbs Training Area Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 424th Air Base Squadron check the cargo they retrieved with a combat offload, method B, from a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Aug. 02, 2022.

020606-A-4885C-001. Base: Fort Lewis State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

Members from the Utah Air National Guards 151st Wing and Air Force Reserves 419th Fighter Wing prepare to unload an AIM 120 missile coffin from a KC-135R at Hill Air Force Base Feb. 4, 2024 as part of Exercise PERSES. Exercise PERSES is a dynamic exercise serving as a platform for exploring innovative ideas and refining communication practices in a challenging operational environment for both Utah Air and Army National Guard. Air Force

Members of "Panton Loadcrew 11" stationed at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, prepare to load a MK 84 bomb on a 35th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during Kunsan's Beverly Bearcat Operational Readiness Inspection. The 8th Fighter Wing personnel are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities as well as their ability to survive and operate during their Operational Readiness Inspection. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

040121-F-4338B-018. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

030321-F-0365G-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

Staff Sgt. Robert Crane and A1C Elijah Austin measure a component on the B-2 Spirit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, July 20, 2022. The 509th Maintenance Group uses attention to detail to make sure B-2's are always in flying condition.

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron 4 and 12th Marines prepare to off-load ammunition from a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft during Resolute Dragon 22 on Camp Betsukai, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 13, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Helicopter Attack Squadron (HMLA) 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, prepare to tow a AH-1Z Viper to the flight line during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 4-22 at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 28, 2022. 4th Marine Aircraft Wing squadrons, including HMLA-775, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 764, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 234, and Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, worked side-by-side to execute an Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations scenario during ITX 4-22. MAG-41 tripled the combat radius of the AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom via multiple refueling methods, including the first use of the Tactical Aviation Ground Refueling System during an exercise by the Reserve Component. This vastly reduced the refueling time required and prevented MAG-41 personnel and aircraft from being targeted by the enemy. This scenario was carried out entir

020201-F-6565E-001. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Duluth International Airport State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Airmen with the 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard and the 103rd Airlift Wing, Connecticut Air National Guard assist the Idaho Air National Guards Air Support Operations Squadron as they prepare for their departure out of Gowen Field, ID, January 6 & 7, 2023. The ASOS will travel to Fort Smith, Kansas where they will conduct predeployment training throughout the month of January.

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Robert Coleman, US Air Force (USAF), (right) and SRA Vikki Bruemmer, USAF, loadmasters, 17th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, direct a K-loader up to the ramp of the C-17A Globemaster at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Sicily. Air Force members deployed to NAS Sigonella in support of 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

120512-N-XK513-057 RED SEA (May 12, 2012) U.S. and Lebanese Sailors practice visit, board, search and seizure exercises aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21). New York is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. New York is deployed participating in exercise Eager Lion 2012. Eager Lion is designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships through a joint, whole-of-government, multinational approach to meet current and future complete national security challenges, including 19 nations from five different continents and more than 11,000 participants.

000305-F-5772H-522. Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Hoedspruit Air Force Base Country: South Africa (ZAF)

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Nick Miller, an ordinance systems mechanic, assigned to the Ohio National Guards 180th Fighter Wing, simulates a broken jammer while loads an AIM-120 air-to-air missile, during a training exercise at the 180FW in Swanton, Ohio, Aug. 4, 2022. The 180FW is a component of the Ohio National Guard whose primary purpose is to provide capabilities to achieve state and national priorities..

1st Special Operations Wing Air Commandos prepare to evacuate AC-130J Ghostrider gunships at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 27, 2022. Hurlburt Field leadership directed the evacuation of aircraft before the landfall of Hurricane Ian out of an abundance of caution.

Weapons Load Crew Airmen from 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron compete to see who can load an asset faster at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., July 22, 2022. Airman are judged on not only how fast and accurately they can do the task but on dress and appearance.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cory Limbaugh, 325th Munitions Squadron crew chief, places a chock around the tires of a munitions handling trailer at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, May 10, 2022. The 325th MUNS participated in the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Groups Weapons System Evaluation Program-East 22.08. WSEPs are formal, two-week evaluation exercises designed to test a squadrons capabilities to conduct live-fire weapons systems during air-to-air combat training.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 123rd and 156th Contingency Response Groups attach cargo to the bottom of a UH-60 Blackhawk from the 2nd Battalion, 147th Assault Helicopter (2-147 AHB), Minnesota Army National Guard in Little Falls, Camp Ripley, Minn., Aug. 9, 2022. The Airmen are participating in a fieldcraft contingency response exercise in which they are simulating they have moved to a location where air operations are nonexistent or insufficient.

Onboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN-74), Photographer's Mates, of VF-143, wait for a F-14 Tomcat jet fighter (Not shown) to land on the ship's flight deck to load a TARPS pod (Tactical Air Reconnaissance Pod System) on the aircraft. The Nuclear powered aircraft carrier is deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of the Southwest Asia build-up.(Officially released by COMFIFTHFLT Public Affairs). Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)

220505-N-MJ302-1029 NAVAL BASE KITSAP-BREMERTON (May 5, 2022) Sailors conduct a crash and salvage drill on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in port preparing for future operations.

030125-M-1852W-008. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3/12 HQ Btry

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 349th Air Mobility Wing, Soldiers from the California Army Guard's 49th Military Police Brigade, and Airmen from the California Air National Guard's 129th Rescue Wing load an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter onto a C-5M Super Galaxy during Exercise Nexus Rising at Moffett Air National Guard Base, California, June 5, 2022. Nexus Rising is three-day joint combat readiness exercise that challenges Airmen and Soldiers to effectively deploy and operate in a contested, degraded environment.

A senior airman from the 20th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, performs maintenance on the engine of a B-52 at RAF Fairford, England. Elements of the 2nd Bomb Wing (not shown) are deployed to Fairford as part of the 2nd Air Expeditionary Group's support of NATO Operation Allied Force. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Raf Fairford State: Gloucestershire Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 prepare an MV-22B Osprey for stowage at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 30, 2023. VMM-363 will serve as the Aviation Combat Element for the upcoming iteration of Marine Rotational Force-Darwin.

060807-N-6106R-088. Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 354th Air Expeditionary Wing disembark from a C-5M Super Galaxy from Dover Air force Base, Delaware, upon arrival on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 5, 2022. The Dover-based aircraft brought the 354th AEW Airmen and personnel to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan for Agile Combat Employment training. Exercising ACE elements enables U.S. forces in the Indo-Pacific to operate from locations with varying levels of capacity and support, ensuring Airmen and aircrews are postured to respond across the spectrum of military operations.

U.S. Air Force personnel secure a Mark 52 air-delivered underwater mines into the bomb bay of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during exercise Team Spirit '86. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A 357th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew team prepares an A-10 Thunderbolt II for loading air-to-ground missiles on the flightline at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 13, 2022. LOLA operations consist of loading live ordnance on A-10 Thunderbolt IIs in an authorized area on the flightline, away from people and buildings.

051014-A-1327A-040. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Rawala Kot Country: Pakistan (PAK) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

A "Water Buffalo" filled with fresh water is being loaded onto a C-27A Spartan at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. Water, food and other relief supplies were delivered to Soto Cano for distribution after the country was devastated by Hurricane Mitch. This image is from the January 1999 edition of AIRMAN Magazine highlighting the Expeditionary Aerospace Force. Base: Cano Air Base Country: Honduras (HND)

US Marine Corps Sergeant A. McMellan, US Marine Corps Corporal F. Rodrigez, US Marine Corps Lance Corporal A. Hernandez and US Marine Corps Private First Class T. Daniels from Communication Company, 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, work together to construct a High Frequency Antenna to obtain radio communication back to Camp Pendleton, California, from Fort Wainwright, Alaska, during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE Base: Fort Wainwright State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

(Right to left) U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cameron Palmer, Tech. Sgt. Ryan Berry, and Senior Airman Dakota Davis, 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130J loadmaster, push bundles over Ulithi, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 4, 2022. The aircraft, call sign Santa 11, delivered 14 bundles to the eastern Caroline Islands, included Asor, Falalop, and Fais islands. OCD is the longest-running Department of Defense humanitarian and disaster relief mission. Each year, the USAF partners with countries in the Pacific Air Forces area of responsibility to deliver supplies to remote islands in the South-Eastern Pacific.

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to U.S. Army Landing Craft Utility Calaboza ground guides a Marine Corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicle into position during exercise Winter Workhorse 23 at Naha Military Port, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 4, 2022. Winter Workhorse is an annual exercise for CLR-3 to train to carry out mission-essential tasks in forward-deployed, austere environments.

011021-F-9931S-015. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Airmen from the 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, arrive at a forward operating location at Wendover Air Force Base, Utah, May 20, 2022 while participating in the Raging Gunfighter exercise. Raging Gunfighter is an Air Combat Command exercise designed to simulate operating a Lead Wing from an Austere Environment. The purpose of the exercise is to prepare the 366th Fighter Wing and its Airmen for potential future operations in accordance with the National Defense Strategy

Senior Airman Victor Davis, 436th Aerial Port Squadron ramp operation specialist, loads cargo during a security assistance mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 20, 2023. The Department of Defense is providing Ukraine with critical capabilities to defend against Russian aggression.

DF-ST-86-12161. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011128-F-1789V-050. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Eric Brown of the 37th Airlift Squadron, explains the AN/ALE-47 chaff/flare dispensing system onboard a US Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany to other maintenance personnel. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

040322-F-0986R-006. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen from the 174 th Attack Wing participated in ExerciseAdirondack Warrior Oct. 16-21 at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, Syracuse, Fort Drum,Ogdensburg International Airport (OIA) and Griffiss International Airport.

030325-N-6610T-536. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS Bataan (LHD 5)

Members of the Serbian Military Medical Academy tour a KC-135 Stratotanker during their visit to the 121st Air Refueling Wing at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio, Feb. 4, 2024. During their visit as part of the State Partnership Program, the Serbians also toured the 121st Medical Group, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, the Louis Stokes Cleveland Medical Center, and Defense Supply Center Columbus. Air National Guard

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andrew Girard, 535th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, secures a parachute inside a C-17 Globemaster III alongside Japan Air Self-Defense Force Senior Master Sgt. Kotaro Tanaka and Tech. Sgt. Katsuhiko Chikuma, 403rd Tactical Airlift Squadron loadmasters, during a bilateral exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 28, 2022. The 3-day bilateral exercise familiarized aircrew from both services on the capabilities of the Kawasaki C-2 and the C-17.

Members with the 36th Aircraft Maintenance Unit compete to win the 51st Maintenance Group Weapons Load Crew Competition at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 6, 2022. For this competition, each team loaded various munitions pivotal to the United States Air Force combat inventory to their respective airframe.

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.

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. -- United States Air Force Airmen and Space Force Gaurdians load a Mobile Constellation Control Station aboard a C-17 at Peterson Space Force Base on Wednesday, Sept 14 2022. The unit is being transported to an operating location as part of the 4th Space Operations Squadron at Schriever Space Force Base's multi-day operation to provide proof of concept for missions outside of the United States returning the MCCS to Schriever Space Force Base. The 4th SOPS mission is to operate the U.S. Space Force's protected and wideband Military Satellite Communications systems. They provide warfighters global, secure, survivable, strategic and tactical communication during peacetime and throughout the full spectrum of conflict. ( U.S. Space Force Photo By: Tiana Williams)

DA-ST-88-05972. Subject Operation/Series: SAND EAGLE '88 Base: Venice Airfield, Venice State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 7, 2024) Sailors assigned to Patrol and Reconnaissance Squadron (VP) 30 prepare to load a High Altitude Anti-submarine Warfare Capability (HAAWC) weapon system to a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft on the VP-30 flight line, Feb. 7. VP-30s mission is to provide P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and MQ-4C UAS specific training to pilots, Naval flight officers, and enlisted aircrew prior to reporting to the fleet. Navy

050926-F-4970D-106. Base: Alexandria State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU

Airmen assigned to the 405th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron load medical gear into a truck for an upcoming medical airlift mission at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Jan. 6, 2022. The 405th EAES and the 61st Expeditionary Airlift Squadron work hand-in-hand to provide medical airlift capabilities to the entire U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The 405th EAES is a total force integration unit with USAF Guard, Reserve and Active-Duty medics performing minor to life saving capabilities to patients. This medical airlift mission was for two individuals with leg injuries.

040323-F-3963C-010. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

220526-N-VH871-1038 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 26th, 2022) Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Malcom Hull, left, and Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Cris Urueta , assigned to the "Grey Knights" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 46, deployed with Commander, Task Force (CTF) 57, repair the AN/APY-10 radar of a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, May 26. CTF 57 aircraft conduct missions in support of maritime operations to ensure security and stability in the Middle East region.

U.S. Army Spc. Christopher Ellis, 22, of Belton, Texas, assigned to Unmanned Aerial Systems Platoon, Alpha Company, Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, conducts a radio check as he prepares to launch an unmanned aerial vehicle at Forward Operating Base Diamondback, near Mosul, Iraq, July 22.

U.S. Air Force Aerial Porters from Misawa Air Base, Japan, off load pallets of earthquake relief supplies from a C-17 III Globemaster on March 13, 2011 during Operation Tomodachi.

U.S. Airmen from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing and U.S. Soldiers load a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System onto a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 41st Airlift Squadron at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, June 7, 2022. The 41st AES transports cargo to regions around the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

A Royal Air Force of Oman fire chief, left, briefs U.S. Air Force firefighters from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, on RAFO fire safety measures in a RAFO Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft at Thumrait Air Base, Oman, May 18, 2022. The RAFO fire chief showed the U.S. Airmen the fire safety measures that reside within the cockpit.

U.S Air Force reservists from Travis Air Force Base, Army National Guard members from Fairfield, and U.S. Airmen with the 129th Rescue Wing are participating in Exercise Nexus Rising, Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., June 3-5, 2022. Nexus Rising is a readiness exercise designed to test the ability of the 349th Air Mobility Wing to generate, employ and sustain air operations in a simulated combat environment. Missions in NEXUS RISING include air rescue, aeromedical evacuation, airlift for cargo and personnel, aerial refueling deployment processing, aerial port operations, and command and control.

DF-ST-87-09536. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

220906-N-CR843-0075 U-TAPAO, Thailand (Sep. 6, 2022) Aviation Machinists Mate 1st Class Gregory Freeman, assigned to the Fighting Tigers of Patrol Squadron (VP) 8, explains the capabilities of a P-8A engine to a member of the Royal Thai Navy in U-Tapao, Thailand, during Sea Surveillance Exercise 2022, Sept. 6. VP-8 is currently deployed to Naval Air Facility (NAF) Misawa, Japan, conducting maritime patrol and reconnaissance and theater outreach operations within U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of Commander, Task Force 72 and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command objectives throughout the region.

021113-F-7338M-038. Base: Minneapolis-St Paul Iap/Ars State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force aircrew members from the 16th Airlift Squadron and U.S. Marines from Marine Test and Evaluation Squadron-1, and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-461 load a CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III prior to airlift to Berlin, U.S. Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., June 14, 2022. The C-17 is the most flexible cargo aircraft in the airlift force, capable of rapid strategic airlift of troops and cargo.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 305th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 305th Aerial Port Squadron receive instructions by their instructor aboard a C-17 Globemaster during Multi-Capable Airmen training on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Sept. 20, 2022. The MCA course was designed to train crew chiefs on aerial port hard skills, enabling them to minimize manning and equipment deficiencies within a deployed environment.

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Andy Hunnycutt monitors the flow of fire retardant into a C-130 Hercules fire suppression system at Pensacola, Florida (FL), in support of Hurricane Katrina recovery. Base: Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Lewis McChord unloads cargo and Airmen participating in the Raging Gunfighter exercise at Hill Air Force Base, Utah May 17, 2022. Raging Gunfighter is an Air Combat Command exercise designed to simulate operating a Lead Wing from an Austere Environment. The purpose of this exercise is to prepare the 366th Fighter Wing for potential Agile Combat Employment (ACE) operations around the world.

031202-F-2021H-004. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

GEN. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, U.S. Central Command commander-in-chief, tours the combat support element area of the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

The Interior Alaska Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps visits 168th Wing as part of summer camp and learns about the 168th Wing, pilot, boom operator, aircraft maintenance, security forces, and civil engineering missions. The Interior JROTC cadets are students at West Valley High School Marine Corps JROTC, Lathrop High School Army JROTC, Eielson Air Force Base High School Air Force JROTC, and North Pole High School Air Force JROTC.

U.S. Air Force munitions systems specialists, assigned to the 179th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, load AGM-88 HARM missiles onto a Block 50 F-16CM Fighting Falcon at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, June 11, 2022. Munitions systems specialists, load munitions and provide general maintenance to weapon-related systems. The 179th EFS projects combat airpower across AFCENTs area of responsibility, supporting personnel, improving force movement, and showing U.S. and partner nations resolve in the region.

Airmen from the 2nd Munitions Squadron assemble a practice munition during WAMMO Fest at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, April 1, 2022. Teamwork plays a major role in scoring the winning teams at load crew competitions.

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