Munitions Inspection and Training

Images of Air Force and Army personnel inspecting weapons and munitions, emphasizing safety and precision in military operations and training.

Master Sgt. Carlos Villegas, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron flight chief, serves meals to Airmen at the Southern Eagle Dining Facility at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Nov. 24, 2022. Holiday meals are served at the dining facility as a way to boost morale and ensure Airmen have a hot meal during the holidays.

A weapons standardization Airman scores a load teams performance at the 2021 4th quarter load competition, Jan. 28, 2022, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Points for the competition are awarded in three categories: weapons loading technique, tool kit inspection and uniform appearance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adrian Salazar)Editors note: Hangar 294 is a Wing Commander-directed no mask zone.

CIOR teammates look on as Army Reserve Cpl. Ethan Allen, Army Reserve Medical Command, inspects the firing mechanism of the H&K G3A3 rifle during a weapons class near Hammelburg, Germany on July 26, 2022. The Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers Military Competition (CIOR MILCOMP) is a three-day team competition consisting of NATO and Partnership for Peace nations in Europe. It has been around since 1957. The competition is open to all reserve components for both NCO and officer. It is now run on a volunteer basis and funded by former competitors through an alumni association.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division looks through the sight of an M24 sniper weapon system assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division at the 5th Annual Ogolnopolskie Mistrzostwa Klas Mundurowych Award ceremony, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 2, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Austin Arnett and Senior Airman Cody Dyar, 355th Munitions Squadron munitions inspectors, perform an inspection on 40mm smoke grenades before the grenades are allotted to the 48th Rescue Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, May 24, 2022. These smoke grenades allow the 48th RQS to train and qualify with these munitions.

Sgt. Erik Huskey, a Soldier from the U. S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) G6 Directorate, tears down the Transportable Tactical Command Communications system during training on Caserma Del-Din, Vicenza, Italy, Oct. 20, 2022. The T2C2 program is an initial entry satellite system utilizing Ground Antenna Transmit and Receive balls that can provide voice, video and data communications in the event infrastructure goes down.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Benjamin Helmes, 527th Space Aggressor Squadron space electronic warfare operator, manages the AN/TSC-179 Ground Multiband Terminal during exercise Heavy Rain III at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 13, 2022. The tactical satellite terminal provides satellite communication capabilities for current and future Air Force and joint-service Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance networks.

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Army Spc. Luis Luna, a unit supply clerk with the 111th Combat Support Battalion, Puerto Rico National Guard, prepares to deliver supplies using a fork lift, Jan. 28, 2009. The 111th CSB is deployed to Joint Task Force Guantanamo as the Headquarter and Headquarters Company. JTF Guantanamo conducts safe, humane, legal and transparent care and custody of detained enemy combatants, including those convicted by military commission and those ordered released. The JTF conducts intelligence collection, analysis and dissemination for the protection of detainees and personnel working in JTF Guantanamo facilities and in support of the Global War on Terror. JTF Guantanamo provides support to the Office of Military Commissions, to law enforcement and to war crimes investigations. The JTF conducts planning for and, on order, responds to Caribbean mass migration operations. (JTF Guantanamo

A U.S. Marine with 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade (3D MEB) Alert Contingency Marine (ACM) Air Ground Task Force, secures gear and equipment to pallets during an ACM drill on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, June 8, 2022. 3D MEB is III Marine Expeditionary Forces Fire Brigade, ready to respond to a wide range of crisis events throughout the Indo-Pacific region as a command-and-control node or as the nucleus of a Joint Task Force, from delivering humanitarian assistance during natural disasters to combat operations. This ACM drill showcased the 3D MEBs readiness and validated its ability to rapidly activate and deploy a Forward Command Element. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Francesca Landis)

Master Sgt. Carlos Villegas, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron flight chief, serves meals to Airmen at the Southern Eagle Dining Facility at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Nov. 24, 2022. Holiday meals are served at the dining facility as a way to boost morale and ensure Airmen have a hot meal during the holidays.

040827-F-1740G-006. Base: Osan Air Base State: Kyonggi-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK)

Lance Cpl. Gerardo Sanchez Rivera, a 26-year-old supply clerk with 25th Marine Regiment, checks his phone for one of the last times July 21, 2010, before deploying in support of Exercise Shared Accord 2010. Shared Accord is a humanitarian and peacekeeping operation to foster relationships with the country of Mozambique.

Federal technicians from various Utah National Guard maintenance shops put their skills to the test during the 10th annual Utah Mechanic of the Year Competition at Camp Williams, Utah, March 27, 2023. Hosted by the Utah National Guard, the Utah Mechanic of the Year Competition kicks off the Equipment Readiness Symposium (formerly Maintenance Symposium), which is a week-long event that concentrates on honing vehicle and equipment maintenance proficiencies.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ella Sims, 325th Maintenance Squadron armament maintenance supervisor, disassembles a muzzle clamp at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, June 15, 2022. Two versions of pyrotechnic bomb release units are currently used on F-15 Eagles and F-22 Raptors.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Austin Nordstrom, an Airborne Mission Network technician assigned to the 1st Special Operations Communications Squadron, configures and troubleshoots the networking equipment that provides Beyond-Line-Of-Sight, or BLOS, capabilities for an U-28A Draco, Aug. 4, 2022 at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The BLOS system allows sensor operators to remain connected on the battlefield, ensuring we can identify ground forces as well as identify enemy targets in remote/austere locations.

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)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Battles, a motor transportation operator with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, preforms an operations check of a LVSR AMKR18 during exercise Native Fury 22 at a Logistics Support Area established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 15, 2022. Native Fury 22 is vital for strengthening the United States long-standing relationship with Saudi Arabian Armed Forces. The exercise enhances combined tactics, maritime capabilities and promotes long-term regional stability.

030424-F-6655M-005. Base: Irbil State: Arbil Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Senior Airmen Caleb Henry and Eric Appiah, both material management technicians with the 910th Logistics Readiness Squadron, pull an asset for a downed aircraft to assist in making aircraft fully mission capable on May 16, 2022, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickham, Hawaii. The 910th LRS was at JB Pearl Harbor-Hickham for annual tour to train with local active duty and guard members for an upcoming deployment.

U.S. Army Pfc. Ricky Seberig, assigned to U.S. Army Network Enterprise Center Belgium, 39th Strategic Signal Battalion, applies a tourniquet on a mannequin during Army Warrior Training, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, May 25, 2022. This training tested the proficiency of Soldiers based on the unit Mission Essential Tasks List.

021018-F-4728F-005. Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

DN-ST-92-02335. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

030304-F-3677M-001. Base: RAF Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Service members from Norway had the chance to practice crew-served preliminary marksmen instruction (PMI) at Camp Ripley, March 30, 2022. PMI is the first table in the marksmen qualification and is required before going to the range. (Minnesota National Guard Photo by Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

An Avionics Electronic Warfare Systems (POD) specialist assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, Duluth, Minn., performs maintenance on an electronic counter measure pod on October 7, 2022. POD specialists analyze performance, calibrate, maintain and isolate malfunctions of electronic warfare attack pods and automatic support equipment to support F-16 combat missions. (Air National Guard photo by Audra Flanagan)

011212-F-4473M-013. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Army Pfc. Koby Moore, wheeled vehicle mechanic, assigned to Echo Company, 1-3 Attack Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade removes an engine from a generator at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, April 5, 2022. Koby is originally from the Pacific island of Palau, he moved to the United States in 2014 where he lived in Alaska. Upon graduation from Bartlett High School in Anchorage, Alaska, on May 22, 2020, Pfc. Moore joined the U.S. Army later that year on September 15. Moore joined the Army to help his family and to go to college.12 CAB is among other units assigned to V Corps, America's Forward Deployed Corps in Europe that works alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, execute joint and multinational training exercises, and retains command and control for all rotational and assigned units in the European Theater. (U.S. Army by Sgt. Preston Malizia)

220914-N-PI330-1025 Gulfport, Mississippi (September 14, 2022) Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Ian Berkey, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), cleans an M4 at the armory on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, September 14, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

020927-F-4649H-002. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christian Quiambao, 154th Operational Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, prepares equipment for pilots prior to flight at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Northern Territory, Australia, Sept. 6, 2022. AFE Airmen ensure all flight and safety equipment is in perfect working order for pilots, which is essential while operating in a deployed environment.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Trevor Liggett, a Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron tactical air control party (TACP) specialist, is checked over by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Collins, a Detachment 1, 3rd ASOS TACP specialist, prior to completing a jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 7, 2022. The 3rd ASOS completed the CH-47 Chinook helicopter jump on Geronimo Drop Zone with the support of B Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, Alaska Army National Guard, maximizing total-force training to demonstrate short-notice mission readiness in an arctic environment.

040713-f-7392S-004. Base: Minot Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Capt. James Strohmeyer, 41st Airlift Squadron pilot, has his aircrew eye and respiratory protection system (AERPS) equipment removed during a simulated decontamination line during ROCKI 22-03 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, May 17, 2022. Training in AERPS equipment provides aircrew with the ability to operate and successfully carry out the mission in a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear defense scenario.

990504-F-1644LÐ002. Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 99 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Spc. Zachary Decamp, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist, assigned to 637th Chemical Company, reassembles an M4 carbine during the Army Warrior Task station at the 73rd Troop Command Best Warrior Competition at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center in Ravenna, Ohio, Nov. 4, 2022. Ohio National Guard Soldiers were evaluated on their familiarization with the M17 pistol, M4 carbine, M249 light machine gun and the M240B machine gun.

A U.S. Navy Sailor with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares a MOVES system during a casualty field exercise as part of Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 13, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joseph Dowdell III, 4th Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Division Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, coordinates the SPOs next course of action during Warfighter 23-1, on Fort Carson, Colorado, October 2, 2022. During Warfighter, The Ivy Divisions success hinges on the ability of the Soldiers behind the scenes, the silent enablers, the 4th Division Sustainment Brigade, Rough Riders.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jenesis Vallar, 375th Security Forces Squadron armorer, is assisted by a fellow Airman while going into full Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear, level 4, during a Code Blue drill as a part of Ballistic Badger 2022, Oct. 22, 2022, on Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin. BB22 is a training opportunity for Airmen at the Showcase Wing to rehearse the ability to execute rapid global mobility.

U.S. Army Staff. Sgt. Michael Witham, a flight medic with the 126th Aviation Regiment, Vermont Army National Guard, prepares a pressure infuser onboard a medical UH-60 Black Hawk during exercise Eagle Claw, a readiness exercise, June 11, 2022, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. Vermont Guardsmen conducted essential aeromedical evacuation training in conjunction with the 104FWs readiness exercise to simulate real-world evacuations to prepare both unit to face real-world operations and challenges.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Shaun McGraw, 8th Maintenance Squadron fuels technician, adjusts a crane for an F-16 Fighting Falcon canopy replacement during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-3 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 28, 2022. RF-A serves as an ideal platform for international engagement, enabling the exchange of tactics, techniques and procedures while improving interoperability to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific.

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany - U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tayvien Walker, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron locksmith adjusts a door closer at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 17, 2022. In addition to fixing lock issues, locksmiths also adjust doors to ensure the lock systems work effectively.

Recruits with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, take part in square away time on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April 15, 2022.Square away time gives recruits the opportunities to prepare uniforms and gear for the next day of training, as well as time for extra pt, reading mail, and writing letters.

Senior Airman Tyler Glisson, 15th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, measures a bracket to repair a ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III during a depot level repair at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 2, 2022. This process was performed for the first time at JBPHH and expedited the maintenance timeframe by negating the need to send the aircraft to another location for repair.

Medium shot, SENIOR AIRMAN Lawrence Twitty, an Aircrew Life Support Journeyman, with the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, inspects a PRC-90 Survival Radio and the contents of a survival vest in the life support section on 14 August 2000. The life support section handles all survival needs of air crew members and insures all equipment is in order and passes inspections. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Air National Guard member Technical Sergeant Diago Leal deployed from the136th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) Fort Worth, Texas, to the Mississippi National Guard's Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center (Gulfport CRTC) performs operations checks on Land Mobile Radios (LMRs) during the 14th Air Expeditionary Wing IGX5A. IGX5A is an Operational Readiness exercise (ORI) simulating the deployment of an Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) to a forward operating location, and is designed to evaluate the readiness of US Air Force personnel. Located in Gulfport, MS, the CRTC's mission is to provide an integrated, year-round, realistic training environment to include airspace, ranges, systems, .... Complete Scene Caption: Air National Guard member Technical Sergeant Diago Leal deployed from the136th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) Fort Worth, Texas, to the Mississippi National Guard's Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center (Gulfport CRTC) performs operations checks on Land Mobile Radios (LMRs

970427-F-1787R-237. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Doha Country: Qatar (QAT)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brendyn Franklin, a Brandon, Florida, native and a light armored vehicle technician with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, performs maintenance on the propeller of an LAV-25 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 22, 2022. An LAV repairer/technician performs basic automotive duties and tasks incident to inspection, maintenance, and repair of the LAV family of vehicles.

030325-F-2095R-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

011105-F-0378B-001. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

220915-N-PI330-1033 Gulfport, Mississippi (September 15, 2022) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Chad Hux, left, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), directs Builder 3rd Class Ryan Rickles to sign for his household goods on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, September 15, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

020531-F-9753B-001. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

030220-F-1798W-008. Subject Operation/Series: COPE TIGER 2003 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Gabriel Leon, a 509th Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic Control Journeymen, poses for a photo in the Radar Approach Control Center on Whiteman Air Force Base May 25, 2022. Air Traffic Controllers are responsible for managing the flow of aircraft through all aspects of their flight.

U.S. Army Pfc. Orrin Barthelemy, left, assigned to 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fills a syringe with lidocaine while U.S. Army Cpl. Trevor Potter, a medic assigned to 64th BSB, fills out paperwork during medical trauma lanes training at Skwierzyna, Poland, August 10, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward-deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsmen with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12 review medical charts during a casualty response drill at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 26, 2022. Hospital Corpsmen with MAG-12 conducted a series of drills during the exercise to refine urgent care procedures while working at an airfield.

U.S. Air Force Staff. Sgt. Devon Barron, a fuels distribution supervisor assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, participates in a training on a fluid powered additive injector cart at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Oct. 21, 2022. The FPAIC allows Airmen to combine additives with commercial grade fuel for use in aircraft.

Airman 1st Class Kaitlyn Musick, a Journeyman with the 332d Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, Aircraft Parts Store, retrieves in a warehouse at an undisclosed location, Southwest Asia, Nov. 11, 2022. The APS provides parts and tools for all maintenance agencies on base.

A U.S. Army Soldier secures his boot gaiter while completing the cold weather gear check for CWIC training in preparation for Exercise Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Feb. 6, 2024. JPMRC serves as the regions premier Combat Training Center that strengthens defense relationships, fosters multinational interoperability, increases U.S. readiness, and reinforces the unified regional land power network that supports a free and open Indo-Pacific. Air Force

Airmen from the 191st Maintenance Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, prepare to install a new landing gear centering cylinder on a KC-135 Stratotanker on Dec. 6, 2022. A team from the Air Mobility Command Test and Evaluation Squadron, McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, picked Selfridge to test and observe the maintenance personnel install the new cylinders and test the landing gear while having the aircraft rest on jacks.

A member of the Marine detachment aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) presses utility uniforms in the ship's laundry. Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

U.S. Navy Steelworker Constructionman Patrick Tanzie, from Rockland, Massachusetts, reinstalls a cover onto a water storage tank at the Chuuk State Hospital in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Jan. 16, 2024. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific and works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships.

A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, readies a pistol mag for CLB 31s pistol range aboard Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 20, 2022. Gaining familiarity with the Sig M18 pistol while at sea better prepares Marines for upcoming operations in the Indonesian Pacific Operational area. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

SPC Vilayphone Sisouphanthong obtains 3 units of blood from an ultra low temperature freezer at the Camp Carroll Frozen Blood Depot in Republic of Korea, Nov. 1, 1998. Sisoupanthong, of Alpha Company, 16th Medical Logistics Battalion, is preparing to send blood to a battlefield exercise in support of Foal Eagle '98. Foal Eagle is a deployment exercise that takes place once a year in Korea. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Camp Carroll, Taegue State: Waegwan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S Air Force Airman 1st Class Elijah Spiegel, 27th Special Operations Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance technician, applies glue around a FMU-160 fuse to secure it on a PGU-45 in preparation of a training exercise at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Dec. 7, 2022. The exercise demonstrates the 27th Special Operations Munitions Squadron ability to practice Agile Combat Employment by arming and rearming troops in austere environments.

020320-F-8363H-004. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cody Ile, 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Dover Air Force Base, Del., watches Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Korpics, 46th Aerial Port Squadron, clear an issued M16 rifle Aug. 14, 2022. Reserve aerial porters from the 512th Airlift Wing, participated in a week-long Joint Readiness Training Center exercise at Fort Polk, La. JRTC scenarios allow complete integration of Air Force and other military services as well as host-nation and civilian role players. The exercises replicate many of the unique situations and challenges a unit may face including host-national officials and citizens, insurgents and terrorists, news media coverage, and non-governmental organizations.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lucas Barber, 509th Sortie Support, composite tool kit custodian, assists in tool kit turn in at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, September 28, 2022. Support is responsible for the serviceability and accountability of about $245 million worth of equipment.

020410-F-2409C-003. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command

030204-M-5150A-010. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Tanks

Service Members from the 86th Medical Squadron and the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron use a glidescope to assist with intubating a training mannequin during a training mission aboard a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 15, 2022. AE and Critical Care Air Transport Team, CCATT, rehearse on a regular basis to practice and advance their skills.

Cadets compete in the Northern Warfare Challenge on Feb. 23, 2024, at Fort McCoy, Wis. During day one of the competition, teams were tested on cold-weather military and survival skills. (Photo provided by Bill Crawford)

U.S. Navy Lt. Lindsey Murphy, a medical officer assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), records the vitals of a simulated casualty during a medical evacuation training in Syndalen, Finland, Aug. 12, 2022. The training was held to increase proficiency and strengthen mission readiness between U.S. Navy Corpsmen and Finnish Navy medics. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

U.S. Army Sgt. Richard Sandoval with 90th Aviation Support Battalion, 11th Combat Aviation Brigade, operates a machine as a practical exercise during an advanced manufacturing seminar at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, June 28, 2022. 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division hosted the seminar to teach U.S. Army 91E allied trade specialists to efficiently and safely operate computer numerical control equipment, 3D printers and computer-aided design software as part of the Department of Defense initiative to explore advanced manufacturing solutions that streamline sustainment of aircraft and other platforms while supporting missions across the globe.

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.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Alfredo Diaz, a transmissions system operator with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, tightens the cords of a radio during a communications field exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. The communication field exercise was conducted to raise baseline military occupation specialty knowledge and training in preparation to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air Ground Task Force operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities.

030728-M-9124R-040. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers from the 50th Expeditionary Signal Battalion-Enhanced (ESB-E), 35th Corps Signal Brigade, set up their equipment during a field training exercise on Oct. 26, 2022, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The 50th ESB-E spent a week in the field, running through day and night validation exercises where each crew had to complete a time digital gunnery table to certify their Scalable Network Nodes (SNN). (U.S. army Photos by Sgt. Maxine Baen)

040724-M-6483A-002. Base: Yausubetsu Training Area State: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN)

031216-F-9796L-002. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Sgt. Troy Galvan, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division medic and San Antonio, Texas native, shows an ANA soldier how to care for a trauma patients breathing during a 30-day course on emergency first aid. Sgt. Galvan says by the end of the training, the ANA soldiers will be even more advanced than graduates of the Combat Lifesaver course.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andrew Creamer, Materiel Management specialist for the 726th EABS, secures a storage compartment outside a supply tent at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 2, 2022. By keeping the various supplies moving, these specialists ensure everyone is equipped to tackle day-to-day operations.

020425-F-9528H-002. Base: Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

C-17 Globemaster III Engine Shop technicians, Senior Airman Tyson Avega, 154th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Quinn Habeck, 15th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, change a thrust conversion actuator Oct. 28, 2020, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Aircraft maintenance is conducted with the Air Forces Total Force initiative, having Hawaii Air National Guard and active duty service members working together to complete the same mission sets.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Angel Perezmuniz, a motor transport operator with III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, performs a function check on a M2A1 machine gun attached to a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during Bushido Strike on U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan-Casey, South Korea, Jan. 31, 2023. III MSB is conducting Bushido Strike 23, which comprises training events including a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation to validate its mission essential tasks to provide combat service support, security and administrative services to III Marine Expeditionary Force.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christopher Guerrero, a motor transport operator with III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, secures a pallet on Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 20, 2023. III MSB sent a small quartering party to prepare the main body movement prior to Bushido Strike 23, a training event in South Korea where III MSB will conduct their Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation to validate its mission essential tasks to provide combat service support, and administrative services to III Marine Expeditionary Force.

040127-F-0881Z-010. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Soldiers with the 42nd Regional Support Group, New Jersey National Guard, train on convoy operations on a Virtual Convoy Operation Trainer system at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, May 18, 2022. The VCOT is a virtual training system providing unrestricted movement throughout the virtual battlefield training soldiers in basic and advanced convoy skills. The 42D RSG Soldiers are at FTIG conducting their two-week annual training.

010405-F-8748C-002. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Arizona Army National Guard Sgt. Cynthia Hernandez, an aircraft structural repairer in Company B, 640th Aviation Support Battalion, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, works on an AH-64 Apache helicopter at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, March 27. Hernandez, who resides in Tucson, Arizona, with her husband and five children, enjoys repairing the Apache more than any other air frame."She's an attack helicopter, I like that," Hernandez said. "She's pretty mean out there."

010925-F-9528H-011. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

US Army Specialists Ben Lebron, US Army Visual Information Center, operates a television studio floor camera, inside the Televison Division at the US Army Visual Information Center. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041130-M-0036Y-007. Base: Al Taqqadum Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Chepaitis, 25th Aerial Port Squadron cargo specialist, secures a plastic covering over a cargo pallet on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, June 9, 2022. The Reserve Airmen from the 25th APS, stationed at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, trained with their active-duty counterparts to enhance mobility readiness in a total force environment.

Airman 1st Class Jared Jablonski, 423d Security Forces Squadron flight member, focuses on his target during a proficiency course at RAF Molesworth, England, Aug. 19, 2022. During the course instructors from the 820th Base Defense Group and 435th Contingency Response Group provided oversight and guidance to help critique and advance the combat arms skills of the defenders from the 423d SFS.

221013-N-XR893-1007 NORFOLK, Va. (Oct. 13, 2022) Retail Service Specialist 3rd Class Evan Dougherty, from Orlando, Florida, refills a vending machine on the aft mess decks aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), October 13, 2022. Truman is the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and is currently in port onboard Naval Station Norfolk.

050412-6592B-003. Complete Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class (AO2) Malvin Howe, uses the newly installed color X-ray machine to inspect personal baggage of American Soldiers heading home from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM through Camp Doha, Kuwait. AO2 Howe, a Navy Reservist assigned to Naval Expeditionary Logistics Support Force (NAVELSF), Forward (FWD) OSCAR, Bravo (B) Company (CO), on Camp Doha, Kuwait. NAVELSF, FWD OSCAR performs the US Customs and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) mission for the US Army (USA) in Kuwait and Iraq. This is the first time the US Navy has taken on this mission. FWD OSCAR recently assumed the duties of customs inspectors from the US Air Force's 886th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (ESFS). Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: NAVELSF FWD Oscar Bravo Company

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Trevor Grott, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance technician, ensures the inside diameter of a hydraulic line for an F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, is the correct size during exercise Red Flag-Nellis 23-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 15, 2023. Grott was fixing a line that is used to supply hydraulic pressure to actuate flight controls of the F-18.

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Christophe Croteau, an avionics chief with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 49, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, builds a bridge concept with tape and straws during an advanced additive manufacturing course at Stewart Air National Guard Base, Newburgh, N.Y., June 23, 2022. The Marine Innovation Unit and the II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Innovation Campus mobile training team, staffed by U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group, facilitated training that enables Marines to produce innovative solutions, solve maintenance issues, and develop capabilities to defeat new and emerging threats.

U.S. Airmen 1st Class Luke Parkes and Rae Park, 509th Maintenance Group aircraft structural maintenance journeymen, manually bend a hydraulic line at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Feb. 15, 2024. ASM Airmen install replacement parts to aircraft and can also build a replacement component from scratch in order to restore the structural integrity of the aircraft and ensure the safety of the Airmen who fly them. Air Force

020905-F-4649H-034. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

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