U.S. Navy Sailors with the Essex Amphibious Ready Group guide a CH-53E Sea Stallion into the hangar bay of the USS Essex (LHD 2) off the coast of San Diego, May 11, 2015. The Marines and Sailors of the 15th Mar More
An AV-8B Harrier with Marine Medium TIltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, launches off the flight deck of the USS Essex (LDH 2) at sea in the Pacific Ocean, May 13, 2015. The 15th More
A U.S. Marine with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, simulates clearing an objective in the hangar bay of the USS Essex (LDH 2) at sea in t More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Zachary Maples and Navy Aviation Support Equipment Technician Airman Christine Lachico paint a logo on equipment in the hangar bay of the USS Essex (LDH 2) at sea in the Pacific Ocean, May 16, More
U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, establish security aboard Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, May 17, 2015. The Marines More
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Civil Engineering Squadron meet with Chief Warrant Officer Jason Briggs, Facility Engineer, U.S. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., bef More
Marines with the Fire Support Team for Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), watch a Jordanian armed forces’ AH-1 Cobra engage a simulate More
U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, compete in an ultimate football game aboard Marine Corps Base, Hawaii, May 19, 2015. Th More
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Civil Engineering Squadron's structures shop come together before lining the halls to welcome home veterans of World War II at Clearwater Int More
U.S. Marines the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit depart Oahu aboard a landing craft unit off the coast of Hawaii, May 20, 2015. The Marines with the 15th MEU returned to the USS Essex (LHD 2) after completing su More
U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit take a moment of silence in front of the memorial of Cpl. Joshua Barron and Lance Cpl. Matthew Determan aboard the flight deck of the USS Essex (LHD 2) at se More
U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Essex Amphibious Ready Group practice Marine Corps Martial Arts Program drills in the hangar bay of the USS Essex (LHD 2) at sea in the Pacif More
150528-M-QZ288-035: GULF OF ADEN (May 28, 2015) Reconnaissance Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force, sourced from Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, con More
U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, wait to hear their next command before firing at targets aboard the USS Essex (LHD 2) a More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Roman Fernandez, right, gets Vaseline applied to his face to compensate for glove friction in the hangar bay of the USS Essex (LHD 2) at sea in the Pacific Ocean, May 29, 2015. Fernandez is a t More
A cake waits to be cut during a Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month celebration in the mess deck of the USS Essex (LHD 2) at sea in the Pacific Ocean, May 30, 2015. Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month is ce More
U.S. Marine Col. Vance L. Cryer, right, congratulates Sgt. Derrick Difronzo during a promotion ceremony on the flight deck of the USS Essex (LHD 2) in the Pacific Ocean, June 1, 2015. Cryer is the commanding of More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Roman Fernandez gives a boxing lesson in the hangar bay of the USS Essex (LHD 2) in the Philippine Sea, June 2, 2015. Fernandez is a team leader with with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3 More
U.S. Marines with Light Armored Reconnaissance Detachment, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, take a knee to perform a tactical-reload drill with their ri More
Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, wash a CH-53E Super Stallion on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) in the Gulf of More
Corporal Dalton Kresanek, a motor transportation operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), power washes the under carriage of a seven-ton medium tactical vehicle replace More
The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) sits pier-side in Aqaba, Jordan, while Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct wash-down operations. The 24th MEU is embarked on the ships More
Maj. Gen. Carl Mundy III, commander of Task Force 51, speaks to 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines and Sailors during an all-hands call aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) June 19, 2015. More
150621-M-QZ288-026: SUEZ CANAL (June 21, 2015) The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), with embarked Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), steams through the Suez Canal, June 21, 2015 More
The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), with embarked Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sails through the Suez Canal, June 21, 2015. The 24th MEU and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group tra More
Sgt. John C. Cool, an intelligence specialist with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, rotates a simulated tactical vehicle during HMMWV Egress Assistance Training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Taylor Bukoski, left, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, shakes hands with Lt. Col. James Fallon, after his promotion ceremony aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Fallon is the e More
GULF OF ADEN (July 4, 2015) U.S. Marines and Sailor with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Essex Amphibious Ready Group, grill out during a steel beach picnic on the flight deck of the amphibious assault s More
Staff Sgt. Cleveland L. Bullock, a food service specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires a Beretta M9 service pistol during a pistol live-fire range aboard the amphib More
Georgian, Romanian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Bulgarian, United States of America and NATO flag fly together during the opening ceremony of Exercise Agile Spirit 15, July 8, 2015, at Vaziani, Georgia. Agile Spirit i More
Lt. Col. Brock Sissel assumed command of the 184th Civil Engineer Squadron on Feb. 8. With the exception of commanding the 184th Logistics Readiness Squadron for one year, he has been a member of the squadron since 2003.
Senior Airman Christopher Springs, exercise volunteer, gets carried off the flight line on Joint Base Andrews, Md., during an emergency-readiness exercise Aug. 13, 2015. Exercise volunteers with mock injuries r More
Staff Sgt. Michael White, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron crew chief, stands amid the flames of a training fire Aug 26, 2015, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. White was training members of the Songtan fire sta More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgts. Clement Devlin and Vincent Chiorgno and Senior Airman Jesse Sheppard work on a reverse osmosis water purification unit at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Aug. 29 for Silver Flag. This More
Airmen from the 134th Air Refueling Wing Civil Engineer Squadron study building plans in preparation for their work. Knowing the blueprint ensures Airmen do the best job possible to continue the outstanding le More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Zachary Hohenstein, 140th Civil Engineering Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard, participates in an exercise small arms fire scenario, during the wing’s readiness inspection at Bu More
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Marines and sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, along with their families, enjoy a Christmas party at the MCAS New River Marina, Dec. 16, 2015. The event held More
Figure 11. Photograph of adobe-covered walls in the Upper Cliff Dwelling. Construction began about 1300 CE and continued until between about 1400 CE and 1450 CE. The size of the cave, with 24-m- (80-ft-) high c More
Tonto National Monument protects two well-preserved cliff dwellings that were created around 1300 CE and remained occupied until the basin was abandoned sometime between 1400-1450 CE. The whole human story of t More
Senior Airman Kyle Rivera, a Force Protection member assigned to the 455th Civil Engineer Squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, works to install a doorframe on the 455th Expeditionary Operations Support Squ More
Marines and sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in Underwater Egress Training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 1, 2016. The Marines and sailors participated in the training which is designed More
Marines with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, go over procedures for securing handles, levers, and sights on the M777A2 Howitzer during a helicopter support team training event at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 3 More
Airmen with the 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, practice covering assets during the Wing’s Expeditionary Skills Rodeo at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., March 20, 2016. In addition, they trai More
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Joshua Andrews, with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, assists a heavy equipment operator in moving gear during the set up of the MEU's communications exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C More
Airman 1st Class Gregory Westcott, an engineering journeyman with the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, updates floor plans using an auto-computer-aided design at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 30, 2 More
Sgt. Omar Iglesias, left, and Sgt. Brian Self, both motor vehicle operators with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare a Humvee to be recovered during vehicle recovery training as part of the MEU's commun More
Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit run through an obstacle course as part of their chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 13, 2016. The training provi More
Corporal Scott Bruce, crew chief, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 774, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern Command, guides Marines and sailors during a Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team exe More
Several 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen work to install a new crosswalk and sidewalk, May 5, 2016, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The crosswalk and sidewalk will provide Airmen with a safe place to cross More
Marines and sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command get ready to board an Air Force C-5 Galaxy at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, to start their deplo More
Airman 1st Class James Ori, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron structures apprentice, and Marshall Townsend, 22nd CES maintenance mechanic, replace signs on serpentine barriers at McConnell’s main gate, June 21, 2016 More
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command and Honduran soldiers construct part of a rooftop that will be used to build lodging utilized by Honduran service members in Moc More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Coleman Hyerstay, a combat engineer and Eugene, Oregon, native, with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, and Honduran Army Sgt. Luis Castaneda, wait for lumber to b More
U.S. Marines Cpl. Ivan Barboza, left, a heavy equipment operator and San Lorenzo, California, native, and Gunnery Sgt. Kenneth McNulty, the engineer team staff non-commissioned officer in charge and Vancouver, More
Senior Airman Carl Degenhart, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment operator, uses a grader to move earth, Aug. 9, 2016, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. During a period of construction on a base road, More
A fox captured by the 39th Civil Engineer Squadron pest management flight stands at the back of the cage at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The pest management flight has a subcontract with a local animal shelter in More
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Steve Nichols, Command Chief, 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., and U.S. Air Force Airman Joseph Sherwood, a pavements and equipment apprentice, 60th Civil More
Soldiers with the Belize Defence Force receive a class on combat mind set and troop leading steps at Price Barracks in Ladyville, Belize, Sept. 8, 2016. U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to Special Purpose Mari More
Airmen from the 556th RED HORSE and the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron conduct renovations on the softball field press box at Hurlburt Field Fla., Sept. 15, 2016. Renovations to the press box in More
Sergeant Ervin Sanchezberrios, foreign security forces advisor, left, and Petty Officer 2nd Class, hospital corpsman, right, both with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Southern Command give a life s More
The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducts a de-composite ceremony, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 7th, 2016. The ceremony signified the completion of a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Flee More
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Cedric Pringle, commander of Joint Task Force Matthew, and Rear Adm. Roy Kitchener, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 2, discuss current and future relief efforts in Port-au-Prince, Ha More
U.S. Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), ride in a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a disaster relief mission in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct. 10, 2016. The 24th MEU is part of a la More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Andrew Forgus, a flight line mechanic with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, and Staff Sgt. Derek Torrellas, a crew chief with SPMAGTF-SC, both deployed in suppor More
U.S. Marines Cpl. Andrew Forgus, a flight line mechanic, left, and Staff Sgt. Derek Torrellas, crew chief with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Southern Command deployed in support of Joint Task F More
U.S. Marine Col. Thomas Prentice, commanding officer for Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, awards Maj. Eric Rodriguez, the aviation operations officer for SPMAGTF-SC, with the Joi More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Wesley Schaffer, sergeant major of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Southern Command, briefs runners of the 41st Marine Corps Marathon Forward before the start of the race in More
U.S. Marine Col. Thomas Prentice, commanding officer for Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Southern Command, salutes during the playing of the American and Honduran national anthems and the Marines More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Vigil, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron structural apprentice, measures a wall frame for drywall Dec. 7, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Checking for proper measurements for d More
Craig R. McKinley Hall for the Tennessee Air National Guard at McGhee-Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee, received a Merit Award in the Facility Design category of the 2018 Air Force Design Awards. (Courtesy Photo)
U.S. Air Force KC-135s’ assigned to the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard in Sioux City, Iowa are parked on the back of the ramp in order to allow members of the Civil Engineering Squadron to re More
Senior Airman Emmanuel Thompson, 514th Civil Engineer Squadron, Air Force Reserve Command, installs an outlet as part of a renovation project at the Wing headquarters building at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurs More
Hospitalman Chace W. Mechlinski with Command Element 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, delivers an intravenous needle during Combat Life Saver (CLS) training aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), in the Pa More
Senior Airman Edward Conrad, 768th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Power Production journeyman, checks the oil dipstick after changing the oil of a generator at Nigerien Air Base 101, Niger, April 1, 2017. Each More
Staff Sgt. Julian Johnson, 768th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron NCO in charge of Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning, pulls the starting cord for a pressure washer at Nigerien Air Base 101, Niger, April 3 More
Cpl. Ronnie Hernandez, left, the training noncommissioned officer with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, and Sgt. Justin Rivera, an intelligence analyst with SPMAGTF-SC, install l More
Robert Jacobs, Grissom firefighter, cuts into the frame of a car during extrication training in Peru, Indiana, April 12, 2017. The Grissom fire department has an immediate response area around the base which ca More
Airman 1st Class Marchelle Charles, 108 Civil Engineering Squadron Structures Shop, cuts a ceiling tile to size at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 19, 2017. Charles will use the newly cut ce More
Members of the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron and 18th Communications Squadron conduct a safety brief May 12, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Units from Kadena participated in a safety training day in order to m More
Combat engineers with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373 “Aces,” construct guard towers to practice forward operating base defense techniques during Integrated Training Exercises (ITX) 3-17 at Marine Corps More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kaden Petersen, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron structures apprentice, removes a nail from a wall frame as part of a workspace expansion project at the 961st Airborne Air Control Sq More
366th Civil Engineer Squadron Dirtboys lay asphalt at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, June 14, 2017. The Dirtboys perform a variety of tasks, from laying asphalt to removing snow; they're responsible for t More
Airmen assigned to the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron, survey the area for threats at a training site in West Camp, S.D., June 19, 2017. They participated in a land navigation exercise as part of annual exercise More
An Airman assigned to the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron signals move forward in a land navigation exercise at a South Dakota National Guard training site June 19, 2017. The exercise was part of an urban tactics More
Tech. Sgt. Renne Montilla, the NCOIC of water and fuel systems maintenance with the 387th Expeditionary Support Squadron, unclogs the main sewer pipe to a restroom facility at an undisclosed location in Southwe More
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Corporal Michael Baja, AFP carpenter, installs a toilet fill valve as part of an engineering capability exchange during Pacific Angel (PACANGEL) 2017 at Bogo City, Northern More
Jerry Winburn, a contractor at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, and Master Sgt. Victorio Gutierrez, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Occupational Safety manager, talk with 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron A More
Members of the 166th Civil Engineer Squadron, Delaware Air National Guard look for aggressor forces during convoy operations training at Redden State Forest, Georgetown, De., 15 July 2017. (U.S. Air National Gu More
Airmen from the 134th Air Refueling Wing Civil Engineer Squadron take apart components of the Mobile Aircraft Arresting System BAK-12 during the 10-year depot-level maintenance process. The 134th CES deployed t More
The Air Force Civil Engineer Center began a second round of drinking water sampling at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan, Aug. 1, 2017. The Air Force is re-sampling 54 private drinking water wells a More
Lt. Lance Long, Indianapolis Fire Department firefighter, explains different hose spraying techniques to Airmen at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., July 8, 2017. The training was held for the 434th Civil Enginee More
A pneumatic 30-pound jack hammer rests on a sidewalk at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Aug. 10, 2017. “Dirt Boyz,” pavement and construction equipment Airmen assigned to the 20th Civil Engineer Squadron, used the j More
U.S. Airmen from the 116th Civil Engineering Squadron, 116th Air Control Wing (ACW), Georgia Air National Guard, gather for Sunday morning roll-call formation during drill weekend to discuss their mission train More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Jorgensen (right), 140th Civil Engineering Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard, practices field condition security and tactical maneuvering at Camp Rattlesnake, Buckley Air More
U.S. Air Forcer Staff Sgt. Darrell Linkus (right), 140th Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Colorado Air National Guard, remotely operates and trains with an ANDROS RONS (Remote Ordnance Neutralization System) F6A Un More
Senior Airman Thane Robbins, Civil Engineering Squadron, 138th Fighter Wing, helps collect food drive donations for 138FW families in need of assistance at Tulsa Air National Guard Base, Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 201 More
Tech Sgt. Anthony Jackson, 434th Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment operator, levels out the sand at the new sand pit at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. on Nov. 6, 2017. The sand pit will be used to provide More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jesse Rickwartz (right) celebrates with Staff Sgt. Adam Landers (left) after a successful water rescue as part of swift water rescue training held Dec. 2, 2017 in Dunbar, W.Va. The West Vir More
A U.S. Airman with the 435th Construction and Training Squadron training flight, and an Airman assigned to the 773rd Civil Engineer Squadron, checks the cuts made by the pavement team, during a Rapid Airfield D More