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The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

A CH-53D Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 starts in preparation for a heliborne extraction flight operation at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, March 4. HMH-362 conducts heliborne e More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Ricardo Gomez, a combat camera production specialist with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), makes his way toward a CH-53D Super Stallion Helicopter to participate in heliborne flight extracti More

Marines with Marine Deployment Unit 5 of the Maldivian National Defense Force and U.S. Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, observe a fire team of Maldivian Marines as they demonstrate en More

CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to land and offload Marines of Combat Logistics Battalion-31, 31st MEU, for a mass More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Laton Powell, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, updates the mission board inside the aeromedical evacuation operations team section, Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), Ft. More

U.S. Army Spc. Jason Brown, combat medic, 328th Combat Support Hospital, coordinates patient movement from the ambulance to triage at Joint Readiness Training Center Fort Polk, La., Feb. 21, 2013. Service membe More

Lance Cpl. Samuel Fernandez, combat photographer, waits for his squad leader to pass word during a Finance Section Field Operation at the landing zone "Thrush."

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 122nd Aviation Support Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, continue their morning ruck march, after donning gas masks in a simulated chemical attack, during a day of leader’s More

Former Capt. William D. Swenson receives the Medal of Honor from President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House, Oct. 15, 2013. In six hours of continuous fighting against more than 60 well-armed, More

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Daniel F. Kauppila, Combat Camera chief with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 3, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, Calif., docume More

Sgt. Kathleen Shetley, left, a flute player with the Army Reserve's 380th Army Band headquartered in Richmond, Va., in-processes as a competitor for the U.S. Army Reserve's Best Warrior Competition June 21. The More

Soldiers from various commands march at the 2014 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition June 21, 2014, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. The 2014 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition is a multi-day training More

Staff Sgt. Robert Jones, an infantryman with the U.S. Army noncommissioned officer school at Fort Dix, studies his notes before his board appearance at the 2014 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition on Joi More

Sgt. Gene Andrew A. Chargualf, a Carpentry and Masonry Specialist with the 797th Engineer Company located in Barrigada, Guam, is the truck commander during an Army Reserve Best Warrior event here. The event te More

An U.S. Army CH-Chinook prepares to land on Doughboy field on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, June 23. The CH-Chinook Helicopter was apart of one of several events during the 2014 Army Reserve Bes More

Staff Sgt. Steven Alvarez, left, of the 84th Training Command, Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Vanderlaan, center, of the Army Reserve Careers Division and other competitors wait for their turn to fire at the 9 mm pistol q More

Spc. Ian P. Balag, an information management specialist with the U.S. Army Pacific Support Unit located at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, treats injuries during a first aid event at the 2014 Army Reserve Best Warrior co More

Competitors receive a briefing before loading onto a CH-47 Chinook during the 2014 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 24. The CH-47 Chinook is a heavy tro More

After a long night at the land navigation course, Soldiers were transported to their next event by air in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at the 2014 Army Reserve Command Best Warrior Competition, June 24. (U.S Arm More

Spc. Christopher J. Irizarry, a licensed practical nurse with the 345th Combat Support Hospital on Jacksonville Naval Air Station, Florida, completes an 8-mile ruck march at the 2014 Army Reserve Best Warrior c More

Spc. Christopher Irizarry of Alpha Company, 345th Combat Support Hospital and Spc. Joshua Hawn of the 78th Training Division go head to head in the junior enlisted combative's tournament during the Best Warrior More

Staff Sgt. Steven Alvarez, representing the 84th Training Command, wins a round in the noncommissioned officers combative's tournament during the Best Warrior Competition on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N. More

Spc. Christopher Irizarry, right4, a licensed practical nurse with the 345th Combat Support Hospital, and from Middleburg, Florida, grapples with Spc. Joshua Hawn, from Cherry Hill, New Jersey, a visual inform More

Capt. John Fuson, 436th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight commander, checks his GPS device prior to a three-mile hike Oct. 10, 2014, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Fuson led a group of E More

An EC-135 helicopter (with no current military equivalent) was the item on display for members of the Tennessee National Guard, and Catoosa County Fire, EMS and Police during the first of its kind joint-agency More

Lance Cpl. Charles W. Norton Jr., a special intelligence system administrator with 2nd Radio Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, reads off the nine-line procedure list to a group of Mar More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ashton H. White, a rifleman assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3), admires the sunset after a day of conducting live fire operations prior to the start of Inte More

U.S. Marine CH-53E Super Stallions assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462), prepares to land and pick up Marines assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3) in preparati More

U.S. Marine CH-53E Super Stallions assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462), prepares to conduct the Air Assault Course (AAC) in juxtaposition with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment's Battali More

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Patrick E. Ward, section Staff Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (SNCOIC) assigned to Transportation Support Battalion (TSB), Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 4 (SPMAGT More

A CH-53E Super Stallion flies an M777-A2 Howitzer to the next training area, aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 19, 2015. 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment conducted a live-fire training exercise that More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Mendoza, bulk fuel specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372 runs to refuel an AH-1Z Viper at a forward arming refueling point in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor More

170112-N-TP675-0005 CAMP FUJI, Japan (January 12, 2017) A snow capped Mt. Fuji prominently watches as the Warlords of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 perform confined area landings at night, as vie More

Brazilian Marines, Norwegian Army Soldiers and U.S. Marines wait for a CH-53 Super Stallion to transport them to a landing zone leading into an attack as part of Exercise Bold Alligator 17 at Camp Lejeune, N.C. More

180628-M-PG096-1008 MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (June 28, 2018) Marines with Task Force Mexico receive a brief before air-to-ground helicopter training during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise a More

Soldiers pop yellow smoke to mark the landing zone for the incoming UH-60 Blackhawk. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Timothy Yao)

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers from New Jersey’s 250th Brigade Support Battalion look on as a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter from the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment arrives at Landin More

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers from New Jersey’s 250th Brigade Support Battalion run after hooking up cargo to a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter from the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 150th Aviation Regimen More

A C-130J Hercules aircraft from the 86th Airlift Wing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany passes the watch tower during an exercise on Aug. 27, 2019, at Chièvres Air Base, Belgium. The 424th ABS supports landing zone More

1st Lt. Stephen Caruana, air traffic control officer, with Marine Air Control Squadron 4 communicates with Marines to align tarps marking the simulated makeshift runway, Marine Corps Combat Evaluation (MCCRE) More

Staff Sgt. Sededrick Parks, 621st Mobility Support Operations Squadron supply and equipment manager, holds an Infrared Zoom Laser Illuminator Designator in his right hand at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Ne More

A MV-22 Osprey touch down in Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 9, 2020. The aircraft was transporting U.S. Marines from 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, III MEF, during detain More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Joshua Meredithambrose, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362, reviews a check list prior to conducting a heliborne extraction flight operation on a CH-53D Super Stallion helic More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Brendan Hennelly, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362, ensures panels above the cockpit of a CH-53D Super Stallion helicopter are secured prior to heliborne flight extr More

Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment and Marine Deployment Unit 5 of the Maldivian National Defense Force conduct a conditioning hike here Oct. 9 as part of Exercise Coconut Grove 2012. Coconut Grove i More

Seamen Hayden K. Bouren, a corpsmen with Combat Logistics Battalion-31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native of Richmond, Ky., calls for a litter after assessing a simulated casualty during a mass casualt More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Daly Kiernan, 439th Aemedical Evacuation Squadron, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. receives medical care from U.S. Army Private 1st Class Travis Stock, a medic with the 328th Comba More

U.S. Army Spc. Jason Brown, combat medic, 328th Combat Support Hospital, coordinates patient movement from the ambulance to triage at Joint Readiness Training Center Fort Polk, La., Feb. 21, 2013. Service membe More

Soldiers of the U.S. Army 328th Combat Support Hospital and U.S. Air Force airmen of the 86th Aero Medical Evacuation Squadron, 628th Aero Medicine Squadron, 439th Aero Medical Evacuation Squadron and 439th Com More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Gail Atkins, commander, 122nd Aviation Support Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, walks past her platoon leaders and sergeants, as they drink water with gas masks on, following a simula More

Medal of Honor recipient, former Capt. William D. Swenson, addresses the media outside of the White House, Oct. 15, 2013. In six hours of continuous fighting against more than 60 well-armed, well-positioned ene More

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (1/5), 1st Marine Division (MARDIV) from Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, Calif., prepare to board CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters wi More

Sgt. Kathleen Shetley, a flute player with the Army Reserve's 380th Army Band headquartered in Richmond, Va., in-processes as a competitor for the U.S. Army Reserve's Best Warrior Competition June 21. The Best More

Sgt. Gene Andrew A. Chargualf, a Carpentry and Masonry Specialist with the 797th Engineer Company located in Barrigada, Guam, is the truck commander during an Army Reserve Best Warrior event here. The event tes More

Staff Sgt. Robert Jones of the 83rd Army Reserve Training Command on his way to participate in the Best Warrior urban orientation event on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, June 23. Jones a native o More

Soldiers take break from preparing for their board appearance to watch a World Cup game at the 2014 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition on Joint Base McGuire-Lakehurst, June 23. The board appearance is o More

A Soldier loads his weapon during the 9 mm pistol qualifications at a range on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 23. The 9 mm pistol qualification is one of the events involving weapons at the 2014 A More

Spc. Ian P. Balag, an information management specialist with the U.S. Army Pacific Support Unit located at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, treats injuries during a first aid event at the 2014 Army Reserve Best Warrior co More

Pfc. Matthew Creavey, from Dillsburg, Pa., a Chaplains Assistant with the 1185th Deployment and Distribution Support Battalion out of Lancaster Pennsylvania, searches a vehicle during the 2014 Army Reserve Comm More

Sgt. Gregory Doolittle, a musician with the 191st Army Band, and San Francisco native, prepares to board a CH-47 Chinook during the 2014 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lake More

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter gets ready to land, dropping off Soldiers to their next event at the 2014 Army Reserve Command Best Warrior Competition, June 24. (U.S Army photo by Sgt. Francesca Stanchi)

Spc. Christopher J. Irizarry, a licensed practical nurse with the 345th Combat Support Hospital on Jacksonville Naval Air Station, Florida, completes an 8-mile ruck march at the 2014 Army Reserve Best Warrior c More

Spc. Christopher Irizarry, right, a licensed practical nurse with the 345th Combat Support Hospital, and from Middleburg, Florida, grapples with Spc. Joshua Hawn, from Cherry Hill, New Jersey, a visual informa More

Spc. Joshua Hawn of the 78th Training Division takes first place in the junior enlisted combative's tournament during the Best Warrior Competition on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, June 26. Hawn More

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory, center, is given a tour of an MV-22 Osprey by Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 during his visit aboard Camp Lejeune N.C., Aug. 8, 2014. McCrory visited Camp More

Airman 1st Class Andrew Vitale, 436th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician, looks around his surroundings while on a simulated patrol Oct. 10, 2014, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Vital More

Shortly after watching the Erlanger Hospital Life Force bird land in front of them, 33 first responders met the four pilots and quickly began climbing in and peering around the aircraft to get a closer look. Th More

Corporal Jesse A. Ambrose, right, an automotive maintenance mechanic, and Lance Cpl. Andrew D. Fleming, a refrigeration and air conditioning technician, both with 2nd Radio Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Fo More

U.S. Marines assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3) board a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462) in preparation for an Air Assault Course ( More

U.S. Marine CH-53E Super Stallions assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462), picks up a company of Marines in preparation for the Air Assault Course (AAC) that is juxtaposed with 1st Battalion More

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force discuss Marine Corps air delivery capabilities during Helicopter Support Team (HST) training in support of Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 2-15 at Sandhill Land More

Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, plot out their firing scheme during a live-fire training exercise aboard Landing Zone Dodo, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 19, 2015. Th More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Bernard C. Roa, bulk fuel specialist, Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, cuts fuel supply to an AH-1Z Viper at a forward arming refueling point in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor More

Norwegian Army Soldiers and U.S. Marines watch as a CH-53 Super Stallion transports elements of the coalition force as part of Exercise Bold Alligator 17 at Camp Lejeune, NC. Oct. 28, 2017. BA 17, now in its se More

180628-M-PG096-1014 MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (June 28, 2018) U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, gather with Canadian and Mexican armed forces prior to air-to-ground helicopter More

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers from New Jersey’s 250th Brigade Support Battalion prepare to hook up cargo to a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter from the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment More

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers from New Jersey’s 250th Brigade Support Battalion look on as a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter from the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment carries a sling l More

A C-130J Hercules aircraft from the 86th Airlift Wing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany touches down in the landing zone during an exercise on Aug. 27, 2019, at Chièvres Air Base, Belgium. The 424th ABS supports la More

Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Perez (right), air traffic controller, and 1st Lt. Stephen Caruana (left), air traffic control officer, with Marines Air Control Squadron 4, transfer sandbags to a temporary landing zone fo More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. William Crisman, a military working dog handler with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, III MEF, sites in during training, alongside Ludjo, a More

A road sign indicating the direction of the Helicopter Landing Zone aboard Camp Fallujah, Iraq, on Nov. 26, 2008. Camp Fallujah is being demilitarized to be turned over to the Iraqi Government. (U.S. Marine Co More

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 rush to prepare a CH-53D Super Stallion Helicopter for heliborne flight extraction operations at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, March 4. HMH-362 conducts helib More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Mark Caponette, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, prepares a .50 mm caliber machine gun aboard a CH-53D Super Stallion helicopter belonging to Marine Heavy Helicopte More

Sergeant Maj. Hassan Fayaz, senior-enlisted Marine in the Maldivian National Defense Force, explains how Maldivian Marines take accountability here Oct. 9 as part of Exercise Coconut Grove 2012. Coconut Grove i More

Simulated casualties lay in their staging areas to be evacuated during a mass casualty evacuation exercise conducted by Combat Logistics Battalion-31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, here, Dec. 14. Marines and More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nashaunda Dupree, 628th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. receives TRAC2ES training from Hospital Corpsman Petty Officer 2nd class Michael Frosh, U.S. Transporta More

U.S. Army Pfc. Demarcus Smith, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Special Troops Battalion, Ft. Knox, Ky. is transferred by U.S. Army Spc. Jason Brown, combat medic, U.S. Army Spc. Chelsea Christensen and U.S. More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Munton, 628th Medical Group, is injured in a simulated indirect fire attack on the Mobile Aeromedical Evacuation Staging Facility, Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La. More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nicholas Bratton, left, 122nd Aviation Support Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, helps his platoon leader, 1st Lt. Ken Hettler, drink water from his canteen while wearing a gas mask, More

President Barack Obama congratulates former Capt. William D. Swenson just after he presented him with the Medal of Honor in the East Room of the White House, Oct. 15, 2013. In six hours of continuous fighting More

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (1/5), 1st Marine Division (MARDIV) from Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, Calif., conduct radio checks during an air assault while part More

Spc. Joshua Meyer, left, a trumpet player with the Army Reserve's 198th Army Band headquartered in Rochester, N.Y., is interviewed during in-processing as a competitor for the U.S. Army Reserve's Best Warrior C More

Sgt. Gene Andrew A. Chargualf, a Carpentry and Masonry Specialist with the 797th Engineer Company located in Barrigada, Guam, is the truck commander during an Army Reserve Best Warrior event here. The event tes More

Spc. Brandyn Sprague, computer/detection system repairer representing the 319th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, performs push-ups during the Army Physical Fitness Test for the 2014 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrio More

Soldiers exit a CH-Chinook helicopter after landing on Doughboy field on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 23. The CH-Chinook helicopter is one of the aircraft used in the 2014 Army Reserve Best Warr More

Spc. Joshua Hawn of the 78th Training Division and other competitors receive instructions at the 9 mm pistol qualification range on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 23. Hawn is a native of Cherry Hi More