Pvt. Ashton Moses, HHC, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment “Stallions,” 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, begins unpacking his belongings in his barracks room July 17 on US Army Garrison H More
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jerry Williams, a motor transport chief with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, and Staff Sgt. Christian Aya More
Staff Sgt. James Trekell, gunnery sergeant for 2nd Platoon, Battery B, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, worked with Republic of Korea Army V C More
Coast Guardsmen from the Cutter Sherman from Honolulu unload 1,990 pounds of cocaine from a suspected drug smuggling vessel after a three-hour chase 200-miles south of Guatemala in the Eastern Pacific Ocean Jul More
Senior leaders with I Marine Expeditionary Force take part in the rehearsal of concepts drill for I MEF Large Scale Exercise 16 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 5, 2016. The purpose of LSE 16 i More
Tech. Sgt. Derek Brosius, 201st RED HORSE Squadron, and Master Sgt. Jerrod Foresman, 201st RED HORSE Squadron, smooth out a concrete slab at Horsham Air Guard Station, Pa., Aug. 14, 2016. After laying the concr More
PACIFIC OCEAN – Crewmembers from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast intercept a fishing vessel suspected of participating in illegal narcotics trafficking during a patrol of the Eastern Pacific Ocean on Satu More
U.S. Marines with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III MEF Headquarters Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, play with children of White Cross Children’s Home during their trip to Manila from Sept. 12 through S More
Chief Petty Officer Sybil Hay from Austin, Texas stands at attention while her two mentor sponsors pin on her rank insignia. Six Navy reservists from central Texas were pinned in a formal Chief Petty Officer pr More
Lance Cpl. Shijuan Rogers, Lance Cpl. Stacy Yang and Lance Cpl. Ariana Amaya compete in the Chef of the Quarter competition at the III Marine Expeditionary Force chow hall at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. More
Cpl. Riki D. Clement, a micro/miniature repair man with Electronic Maintenance Company, 3rd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, III Marine Expeditionary Force, solders new metal to one of the o More
Cpl. Riki D. Clement, a micro/miniature repair man with Electronics Maintenance Company, 3rd Maintenance Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force, displays his Navy and Marine Corps Achievement medal he receiv More
Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefers perform at a concert on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, October 28, 2016. This is the first time Buffett has performed in Okinawa. The show was a free concert as part of the “I More
III Marine Expeditionary Force military spouses learn basic Marine Corps martial art skills and crowd control training on Kin Blue Beach in Okinawa, Japan, November 18, 2016. Jane Wayne Day is an opportunity fo More
U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines work together to move supplies through an obstacle course during the Korean Marine Exchange Program 17-1 on Nov. 23, 2016 at the Leadership Reaction Course on Camp Mujuk, Repu More
Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division pull security during Mountain Peak 16-02 on Fort Drum.
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. James Sonzogni, a welder with Heavy Equipment Platoon, 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, grinds a piece of metal to prepare it for welding during exercise Steel Knigh More
Marines with 3rd Medical Battalion practice tactics and techniques to prepare for various aspects of deployments and combat in the Republic of Korea during Winter Workhorse 16 Dec. 12, 2016. Winter Workhorse is More
Chap. (Maj.) Clinton White, Chaplain with First Army’s 177th Armored Brigade at Camp Shelby, Miss., and Chap. (Col.) Ramsey Coutta, Mississippi State Army National Guard Chaplain, lead a discussion during train More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Danielle Galich, 40th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster, middle, holds her Purple Heart award in the Hendrick Cancer Center next to friends and nurses at Abilene, Texas More
Staff Sgt. Christopher Clingempeel, a scout with Apoc Troop, 3-71 Cavalry Squadron, leads a team of “spur candidates” to their next challenge during the Ghost Squadron Spur Ride at Fort Drum, February 15.
A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 22 operates a bulldozer during heavy equipment training aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 28, 2017. The Marines simulated building a forward operating base on deployment. More
A Marine with 2nd Transportation Support Battalion races against time to fasten a load to the bed of a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement truck aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Mar. 3, 2017. The Marines were partici More
Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson calls on an Okinawan media representative to ask a question during the media round table on March 8, 2017, at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Nicholson and U.S. Consul General Mr. J More
Marines hold ropes to steady an M1A1 Abrams tank’s 120mm turret before setting it onto its frame at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Mar. 23, 2017. The Marines removed the tanks’ turrets to repair their nuclear, biological More
Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment fire their 60mm mortar during the live fire portion of JRTC 17-05 at Ft. Polk, La. (Courtesy photo by JRTC Operations Group)
Pfc. Kaneisha Pinkney sights in with an M16A4 rifle to look for simulated enemies at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 29, 2017. The Marines conducted a combat convoy exercise as part of the Combat Logistics Regiment 2 More
Staff Sgt. Nelson Ellwood receives a Certificate of Commendation from Lt. Col. Giuseppe A. Stavale on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 7, 2017. Ellwood received the award for assisting in saving the life of a More
TIFNIT, Morocco - Royal Moroccan Armed Forces personnel instruct their U.S. Marine counterparts on proper weapons techniques during Exercise African Lion 2017. African Lion is a combined, multilateral exercise More
U.S. Marine Master Sgt. Richard Arias discusses geospatial intelligence operations with Armed Forces of the Philippines service members during a subject matter expert exchange for Balikatan 2017 at Camp Aguinal More
Sgt. 1st Class Sheldon Pajimola shows off a pickerel he caught during the April 29 Take a Soldier Fishing event on Lake Oneida.
Soldiers and volunteers line up to try the smoked pig and other tasty tidbits served for lunch after the teams spent four hours out on the water.
Mara Langevin, a disaster management and humanitarian assistance advisor for CFE-DM, provides subject matter expertise of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) planning considerations during Balika More
Senior Drill Instructor Sgt. Sara R. Thayer watches a future Marine complete pushups during a pool function at Smyrna Reserve Center, Tennessee, June 10, 2017. The pool function builds physical and mental readi More
Maj. Leslie Palmer, left, is in the role of deputy commander to Col. Bruce Balzano, right, commander of the California National Guard's 115th Regional Support Group. Thirty-four Soldiers from the 115th are at H More
A bald eagle juvenile, named Ronnie Jr., whose head is not yet white, was hatched on Camp Roberts this spring. Four bald and two golden eagles were hatched on Camp Bob this year. (Photo by Jeanne Mayer)
1st Lt. Tiffany Finch, logistics officer, 386th Engineer Battalion presents her brief after receiving military decision making process training during annual training, 9-14 July 2017, Camp Swift, Texas. The MD More
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers, 602nd Military Police Company, Bossier, Louisiana, read a notice to a detainee role player Aug. 19, 2017, as part of Combat Support Training Exercise 86-17-02 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsi More
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers, 602nd Military Police Company, Bossier, Louisiana, in process a detainee role player Aug. 19, 2017, as part of Combat Support Training Exercise 86-17-02 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. Mor More
Second Lt. Michelle Martinez, right, receives an Erickson Honor Graduate Trophy during the Cal Guard OCS Class of 2017 graduation at Camp San Luis Obispo's Perlee Theater on Aug. 26. (Photo by Gene Arias)
A view of a dump truck as it approaches a flooded road in Lumberton, Texas. The dump truck and one other vehicle belongs to a group of mobilized female Texas Guardsmen, dubbed the “Spice Girls,” who helped res More
Australian Defense Force Pvt. Nunni and U.S. Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion put up metal sheathing for a brand new car port during Harii Hamutuk 17 at Metinaro Military Base, Timor-Leste, Oct. 22, More
Staff Sgt. Joshua Stevens, 630th Ordnance Company, trains U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 341st Military Police Company, of Mountain View, Calif., on basic explosive ordnance disposal practices on Eskan Vil More
Louise Robinson, director of InSiTu Training, provides an introduction to the international humanitarian community during the Health and Humanitarian Action in Emergencies (HHAE) course at James Cook University More
Colonel Lee Kuan Chung, director of the Changi Regional Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Coordination Centre; Joseph Martin, director of the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitar More
U.S. Marines conduct the endurance course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center in Okinawa, Japan, December 6, 2017, as part of the 3rd Marine Division Annual Squad Competition. This competition is conducted to More
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chad Reese, the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense officer for G-3 Operations, Headquarters Regiment, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, pitches a ball during a softball gam More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Galasso, a heavy equipment operator, with Engineer Support Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB) washes the underside of a bulldozer Dec. 28, 2017 at Camp Hansen, Ok More
Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson, commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, awards Cpl. Matthew Dungan with the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal Jan. 3, 2018 at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. More
Marines with Transmission Communications Platoon, Communications Company, Headquarters Regiment, set up a very small aperture terminal (VSAT) at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 5, 2018. The unit practiced wit More
Texas National Guard soldiers receive the French Desert Combat Badge following successful completion of the French Desert Combat Course, in Djibouti, January 2018. The course exposed troops to the fundamentals More
Texas Guardsmen from the 3rd Battalion, 144th Infantry Regiment compete for the Expert Infantryman Badge (EIB) alongside Soldiers from active component Bravo Company, 1st Battalion 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th More
Foss (fourth from left) joins members of Marine Corps fighter squadron VMF-121 on a Wildcat wing at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal. (U.S. Marine Corps)
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U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa board a KC-130J at Morón Air Base, Spain, April 3, 2018. SPMAGTF-CR-AF deployed to conduct crisis-response and t More
Service members of the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Air Force participate in a color run with the Spanish Air Force on Morón Air Base, Spain, April 26, 2018. SPMAGTF-CR-AF deployed to conduct cris More
Sgt. Jason R. Hewitt conducts Raven Initial Qualification Training May 24 at Camp Marechal De Lattre De Tassigny, Kosovo, with Soldiers in Alpha Troop, 3-61 CAV, to increase the squadron’s ability to conduct ae More
An attendant of the United States Marine Corps Sports Leadership Academy participates in the high jump in Tampa, Florida, June 16, 2018. The leadership academy is designed to teach athletes the fundamentals of More
Capt. Alicia Evans, M.D. renders aid to the victim of a motorcycle crash on July 7 in Ferizaj, Kosovo. Evans, Capt. Eric Callens and Sgt. 1st Class Bertanya Scott witnessed the crash while leaving Camp Bondstee More
UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, Massachusetts National Guard, prepare to conduct aerial gunnery at the Krivolak Training Area in the Republic of Macedonia. The gunnery More
Sgt. Maj. Jason Hammock participates in a post and relief ceremony with Marine Air Control Squadron 4, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, More
U.S. Army National Guard Capt. Jessica Kestyus, commander of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 35th Combat Aviation Brigade, from Sedalia, Mo., places the 35th Infantry Division’s unit patch on Maj. Se More
“Oscar,” a 75-foot mechanized landing craft operated by U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Navy Boat Docks at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., is prepared for dry dock to undergo maintenance, Oct. 10 More
U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing set up their command tents during Exercise Trident Juncture 18 at Vaernes Air Base, Norway, Nov. 2, 2018. The exercise enhances the U.S. and NATO Allies’ and partners’ More
Land Component Commander Brig. Gen. Kelly Fisher passes the colors to incoming Camp Roberts Commander Lt. Col. Robert Horvath during a change of command ceremony Jan. 5 at Camp Roberts, California. (Photo by Ch More
A Coast Guard Fast Response Cutter Robert Ward boat crew rescues three people who had been aboard the sailing vessel Divided Soul when it capsized Feb. 10, 2019, ten miles west of Torrey Pines, Calif. The survi More
Texas Secretary of State, David Whitley and Texas Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Tracy R. Norris present the Lone Star Medal of Valor to Army Aircrews of the Texas; Nebraska and Utah National Guards at a ceremony More
Ryan McGovern, Center of Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance advisor, delivers a presentation in front of nearly 50 stakeholders from natural disaster response agencies in the Indo-Asi More
CSM Michael Crosby, Army Futures Command, speaks at the Greater Austin Council of the Navy League of the U.S. Dinner on April 18, 2019.
CSM Mike Crosby Visits the Fort Gordon Aviation Center of Excellence
Col. Lawrence Sullivan, 8th Fighter Wing vice commander, and his wife, Maj. Teresa Sullivan, pose for a family photo with their three daughters in May 2015, at Misawa Air Base, Japan. During Sullivan’s short to More
Texas State Guard Soldiers load supplies into a medium tactical vehicle for Storm response. (Texas State Guard Photo)
National Guard Soldiers muster for a visit by President Donald Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Ruben Cervantes)
Airman 1st Class William Lemon, 8th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chief, served 18 years as a volunteer firefighter at the Brentwood Volunteer Fire Department in Long Island, New York, More
The State Dining Room of the White House is decorated for the Christmas season Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, during a review of the decorations by First Lady Melania Trump. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)
Soldiers from each of the United States Army’s three components partnered together to conduct a training exercise focused on paralegal and lawyer skills this week at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, in Jan More
Innovation Rodeo participants pose for a group photo, Feb. 7, 2020 in San Antonio, TX. The event showcased the top eight ideas from across the Air Force with new ideas for future innovation, from new apps to au More
Dr. Irvin Miranda, medical officer, monitors the John Hopkins University COVID-19 web page while working in the fight against COVID-19, March 26, 2020, for the Philippines Department of Health at the National D More
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force 801-2, which is made up of doctors, nurses, medics and staff, departed their rally point in Indianapolis, to report to Detroit as part o More
North American Aerospace Defense Command conducted an air defense exercise that included an intercept of U.S. Strategic Command bombers on May 11 to demonstrate the air defense capabilities of Canada and the Un More
John J. Rodes Airman Leadership School class 20-5 poses for a photo during their classroom video conference on June 17, 2020 at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. This is the first ALS class conducted online at Luke AF More
(Courtesy photo by Maj. Arnold Adams)
Texas National Guard Soldiers from the 6th Civil Support Team perform a survey using specialized testing equipment to sample air quality for possible contaminants in residential areas in Port Arthur and surroun More
U.S. and Task Force Viking soldiers conduct a mass casualty exercise at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 23, 2020. In conjuction with Role I and II, base defense, emergency management, and base operating support i More
Beginning Nov. 15, masks will be required in certain areas of the city of Wiesbaden where the minimum 1.5 meter distance cannot be observed.
Fairchild Times, Vol. 29 - No. 6, published Friday, May 21, 1976. "Thousands attend Aerospace Day." (Courtesy Photo)
A flight of four HH-46D Seaknight helicopters make one of their final formation flights over North Carolina's Outer Banks in August 2015, weeks before the Marine Corps turned the aircraft over to the Navy as th More
Army Specialist Mary Lohnes, receiving a Joint Service Achievement Medal for her service in the Netherlands with U.S. Air Force Central Command (AFCENT) around 1991(Photo courtesy of Mary Lohnes).
Lt. Col. Kemper Jones gives a motivational speech to his Marines during the 50-mile hike challenge, May 15-17, 2017, at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan. The 50-mile hike challenge dates back to 1 More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Edgar R. Huff inspects a weapon at Montford Point Camp, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in June 1942. Huff became a legend among the Marines who were trained More
Service members cheer for members of the Bikes Over Baghdad team during a demonstration at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Nov. 8, 2013. The team provided a one-hour demonstration that inclu More
The Ultra Heavy-Lift Amphibious Connector makes its way toward the USS Rushmore to pick up heavy logistics gear and ITV to support operations on Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, during the Marine Cor More
The Coast Guard Cutter Munro from Kodiak, Alaska, sails toward the sunset during an unusually calm evening on the Bering Sea Oct. 16, 2014.
Boarding team members from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf work to retrieve bales of contraband from the water that were thrown overboard by suspected smugglers in January 2015. The suspected smugglers wer More
Seaman Brandon Groshens, of Pendleton, Ore., and crew members of the Coast Guard Cutter Alert from Astoria, Ore., work to free to Olive Ridley sea turtles entangled in a bundle of fishing gear off Central Ameri More
A Coast Guard Cutter Midgett small boat crew returns to the cutter with 1,628 pounds of cocaine jettisoned by fleeing smugglers during a night-time pursuit in the Eastern Pacific Ocean near Central America May More
Republic of Korea Marine Corps Intelligence Assistant Chief of Staff Col. Jung Hak Kim listens to a discussion about the capabilities of the RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, More
Amy Proctor, vacationing in Hawaii from Wisconsin, tackles the mountainous terrain of the Camp Smith 5K Grueler, July 18, 2015. One hundred thirty-seven runners had the opportunity to log miles on Camp Smith’s More
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force sailors exchange information about different features aboard the JS Kunisaki (LST- 4003) to approximately 25 U.S. personnel, Japanese and Australian liaison officers, Aug. 4, 2 More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Korey R. Newman, left, teaches fundamentals of room clearing to a Republic of Korea Marine at Baengnyeongdo Military Operations on Urban Terrain Facility, Republic of Korea, Sept. 10, 201 More