Aerial port Airmen load humanitarian cargo onto a C-130 Hercules at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 1, 2016. The 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, conducted an airdrop of humanitarian supplies over Iraq. (U More
Pararescuemen assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, prepare for a training mission at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2016. Airmen from the 83rd ERQS, provided personnel recovery scenario More
Pararescuemen assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, prepare to take off after recovering their downed Afghan Air Force pilot during a training mission near Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2016. Airme More
A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling drogue over Iraq Sept. 28, 2016. Airmen from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron refueled U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets ove More
KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew members conduct pre-flight inspections before a mission at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 29, 2016. Airmen from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron refueled a U.S. Air Fo More
A KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator stores equipment during pre-flight inspections before a mission at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Oct. 5, 2016. Airmen from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron refueled More
An F-15E Strike Eagle approaches the KC-135 Stratotanker refueling boom over Iraq, Oct. 6, 2016. Airmen from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron refueled U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles and Royal More
Tech. Sgt. Erin Cronine assigned to the 3rd Combat Camera Squadron, guides a forklift towards a pallet of equipment for departure to Exercise Scorpion Lens, Jan. 23, 2017, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Exercise More
A U.S. Air Force combat rescue officer assigned to the 58th Rescue Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., directs personnel during an isolated personnel scenario for exercise Angel Thunder 17 in Florence, Ariz. More
A Peruvian Air Force security forces Airman scans his sector during an isolated personnel scenario for exercise Angel Thunder 17 in Florence, Ariz., May 9, 2017. Angel Thunder is a two-week, Air Combat Command- More
A CH-47 Chinook, assigned to the Royal Air Force's 7th Squadron, hoovers over the landing zone during an isolated personnel scenario at Angel Thunder 17 in Florence, Ariz., May 9, 2017. Angel Thunder is a two-w More
U.S. Rep. Martha McSally is secured on a litter during a search and rescue scenario at exercise Angel Thunder 17 in Gila Bend, Air Force Base, Ariz., May 13, 2017. Rep. McSally, a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel More
Pararescuemen assigned to the 58th Rescue Squadron, awaits the landing of the HH-60 Pave Hawk during the search and rescue scenario at exercise Angel Thunder, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 13, 2017. More
Senior Airman Ryan Green, a combat broadcaster, fires at his target while Tech. Sgt. Samuel Weaver, NCOIC, weapons and tactics training instructor, both assigned to the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, confirms his More
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C., board a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 41st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., during Exer More
Senior Airman Jordan Speedy, a C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster, assigned to the 41st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., monitors pre-flight checks before a sortie during Exercise Mobility Guar More
Royal New Zealand Air Force Airmen assigned to 40th Squadron, RNZAF Auckland, conduct a mission brief before their night sortie in support of Exercise Mobility Guardian at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. More
U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender aircrew members conduct a final crew brief prior to taxis for their aerial refueling sortie during Exercise Mobility Guardian at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 7, 2017. More More
U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew members assigned to the 54th Air Refueling Squadron, Altus Air Force Base, Okla., conduct a crew brief before a refueling sortie during Exercise Mobility Guardian at J More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ray Sandoval, center, a loadmaster assigned to the 7th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., communicates with his pilot during engine start-ups for a sortie during Exe More
U.S. Navy AWS3 Mike Morrison, left, assigned to the HM-14, Naval Station Norfolk, Va, observes the area aboard an MH-53E Sea Dragon for take off in preparation for Hurricane Harvey relief support at Kelly Field More
A semi truck turns around at Seguin Auxiliary Airfield in support of the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts, Sept. 1, 2017. Hurricane Harvey formed in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall in southeastern Texas, br More
A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk, assigned to the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21, Naval Air Station North Island, Calf., prepare to land at Ford Park, a staging area in support of the Hurricane Harvey relief effor More
An aerial view of the flooding left by Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, Sept. 3, 2017. Hurricane Harvey formed in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall in southeastern Texas, bringing record flooding and dest More
Soldiers from the Texas National Guard oversee a point of distribution in support of the Hurricane Harvey relief effort in Beaumont, Texas, Sept. 4, 2017. The point of distribution was designed to provide Meal- More
Senior Airman Joshua Rockhold, left, a C-130 Hercules crew chief assigned to the 139th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and Staff Sgt. Steven Siroos, a loadmaster assigned to the 180th Airlift Squadron, wait to re More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the Puerto Rico National Guard's 1st Battalion, 65th Infantry Regiment, gather in formation at the St. Thomas, Virgin Islands National Guard armory before departure on Sept. 26, 2 More
U.S. Army Capt. Beth Carriere, right, a physician assistant assigned to the Vermont National Guard's Medical Detachment, Task Force Bravo, looks over a master list of donated medications from various organizati More
U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys sit on the ramp ahead of President Trump's arrival to Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico, Oct. 2, 2017. President Trump and the First Lady, Melania Trump will arrive to s More
Air Force One taxis in at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico, Oct. 3, 2017. President Trump and the First Lady, Melania Trump arrived to speak to Puerto Rico's government officials and FEMA representati More
Senior Airman Miguel Rodriguez, right, and Airman Alejandro Colon, both aerial porters assigned to the 156th Logistics Readiness Squadron, move a pallet of water onto a forklift at Muñiz Air National Guard Base More
Senior Master Sgt. William Santini, a loadmaster assigned to the 198th Airlift Squadron, guides a pickup truck onto a WC-130E Hercules at the Savannah Air National Guard Base, Georgia, Oct. 7, 2017. Hurricane M More
Tech. Sgt. Daniel Heaton, a photojournalist assigned to the 127th Wing Public Affairs Office, Joint Force Headquarters, Michigan National Guard, hands off boxes containing food to load up for a mission to the m More
Military and commercial trucks are loaded with food and water provided by FEMA at a distribution point in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, Oct. 17, 2017. Hurricane Maria formed in the Atlantic Ocean and affected islands i More
Food and water provided by FEMA is bagged and ready at a distribution point in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, Oct. 18, 2017. Hurricane Maria formed in the Atlantic Ocean and affected islands in the Caribbean Sea, i More
A forklift moves a pallet of water donated by FEMA, to be distributed to the Airmen of the 141st Air Control Squadron in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Oct. 19, 2017. The 141st ACS, is a key distribution location in A More
WC-130E Hercules Aircrew members assigned to the 198th Airlift Squadron, conduct instrument checks during engine start-up at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico, Oct. 21, 2017. assignedHurricane Maria fo More
Security officials receive instruction from Mr. Pedro Zayas, Director of Emergency Management, upon arrival in Cidra, Puerto Rico, Oct. 23, 2017. Hurricane Maria formed in the Atlantic Ocean and affected island More
Construction crew members from the Del Valle Group, work on a damaged bridge in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Oct. 24, 2017. Hurricane Maria formed in the Atlantic Ocean and affected islands in the Caribbean Sea, incl More
U.S. Army Private 2nd Class Michael Bailey, a power line distribution specialist assigned to Delta Company, 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power), Cranston, RI, cuts loose branches to clear out a road to repai More
U.S. Navy Capt. Kevin Robinson, the USNS Comfort mission commander, speaks with a member of the Natural Disaster Medical System upon return to San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 27, 2017. Comfort is part of the whole- More
Victor Velez, left, a volunteer from A la mano por Puerto Rico, briefs members and volunteers on the distribution route in Humacao, Puerto Rico, Oct. 28, 2017. A la mano por Puerto Rico, which stands for "On ha More
Medical personnel from the National Disaster Medical System, provide care to patients affected by Hurricane Maria at the Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu "Bincito", in Manatí, Puerto Rico, Oct. 30, 2017. Hurricane More
A Homeland Security Investigator boards a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk at the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 31, 2017. Hurricane Maria formed in the Atlantic Ocean and affect More
Jessica Maria Torres receives medical attention onboard the USNS Comfort, while continuing her medical treatment for breast cancer in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Nov. 2, 2017. Comfort is part of the whole-of-governm More
Semi-trucks containing relief supplies prepare to be off-loaded from the USNS Brittin, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Nov. 3, 2017. The USNS Brittin, assigned to the Military Sealift Command, is currently the largest D More
The USNS Comfort is docked in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Nov. 5, 2017. Comfort is part of the whole-of-government response effort and is assisting the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the lead federal ag More
Members of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps work in the Hospital Universitario, as part of the Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, Nov. 7, 2017. The Hospital Univer More
A WC-130E Hercules crew chief assigned to the Puerto Rico Air National Guard's 198th Airlift Squadron, prepare to place aircraft chocks upon arrival at the Savannah Air National Guard Base, Georgia, Nov. 9, 201 More
Staff Sgt. Ashley McNealy, a medic assigned to the 27th Special Operations Medical Group, reviews care for a patient while onboard a CV-22 Osprey assigned to the 20th Special Operations Squadron, during a care More
U.S. Marines assigned to the Delta Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, El Paso, Texas, relay coordinates to the high-mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS) during Emerald Warrior 18 at Orogrande, N More
A C-130J Super Hercules crew chief assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, touches his aircraft for good luck before engine start in preparation for a mission at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 11, 2 More
U.S. Army Sgt. Alana Fleming, a combat medic assigned to the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, Airborne, hands out study material during the combat lifesaver skills course at the Base Militare Italiana di Supporto More
Aerial port Airmen assigned got the 38th and 81st Aerial Port Squadrons, inspect the weight of a utility vehicle in preparation for Exercise Patriot Sands, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Feb. 20, 2019. Exercise P More
Airmen assigned to the 315th Airlift Wing push a generator in place onto a C-17 Globemaster III in preparation for Exercise Patriot Sands at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Feb. 21, 2019. Exercise Patriot Sands is More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Dills, a ramp technician assigned to the 38th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., demonstrates how to lock down chains onto a C-17 Globemaster III to Federal Em More
South Florida Urban Search and Rescue Team boats enter the flight line towards a C-17 Globemaster III for loading during Exercise Patriot Sands, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Feb. 23, 2019. Exercise Patriot More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bryan Kelsey, a loadmaster assigned to the 701st Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., approaches his aircraft in preparation for pre-flight inspections during Exercise Patrio More
Capt Frank Branyai, right, a C-17 Globemaster III pilot, briefs Airman 1st Class Jacob Grieger, a C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster, both assigned to the 14th Airlift Squadron, before a night training sortie at J More
C-17 Globemaster III aircrew members assigned to the 317th Airlift Squadron, discuss pre-flight operations before a training sortie at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, April 1, 2019. The 317th Airlift Squ More
F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing, taxis out in preparation for a mass aerial flyby at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., June 27, 2019. The 55th, 77th and 79th Fighter Squadrons made up the mass More
A crew member prepares to guide a cargo loader containing pallets of cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III, in preparation for an air drop sortie during Exercise Mobility Guardian 2019 at Fairchild Air Force Base, More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Ryan Sheive, left, 91st Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, assigned to MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., briefs an exercise scenario during crew brief at Exercise Mobility Guardi More
Royal Canadian Air Force Airmen, 436 Transport Squadron CC-130J Super Hercules pilots, assigned to 8 Wing Trenton, Trenton, Ontario, Canada, conduct a pre-flight mission brief for the Selah Creek air base openi More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Dunn, 351st Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, United Kingdom, stores the aircraft's intake covers during pre-flight inspecti More
U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Jennifer Felts, 61st Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, observes engine start up operations in preparation for a sortie to More
A cargo loader waits outside the back of an U.S. Air National Guard C-130H Hercules, 136th Airlift Wing, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas, in preparation for an air drop missio More
U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker crew members, 92nd Air Refueling Wing, conducts pre-flight operations before an air refueling sortie during Exercise Mobility Guardian 2019, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washingt More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Benjamin Brickson, left, 3rd Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster, 436th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, signals a U.S. Army High Mobility Artillery Roc More
U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules crew members, 41st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, prepare for engine startups for a six-ship formation sortie during Exercise Mobility Guardian 2019 More
Staff Sgt. Kyle Green, a pararescueman assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, hoist an Afghan Air Force pilot into a HH-60 Pave Hawk during a training mission near Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2016 More
A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over Iraq Sept. 28, 2016. Airmen from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron refueled U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets over Iraq in More
KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew members take off down the runway for a mission at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 29, 2016. Airmen from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron refueled a U.S. Air Force E-3 S More
A Royal Belgian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon approaches the KC-135 Stratotanker refueling boom over Iraq, Oct. 5, 2016. Airmen from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron refueled U.S. Navy F/A-18 Sup More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt.'s Gregory Brook, aerial combat photojournalist and Alex Farver, a combat broadcast jornalist, both assigned to the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, palletize equipment for departure to Exer More
A CH-47 Chinook assigned to the Royal Air Force's 7th Squadron approach the landing zone during an isolated personnel scenario at Angel Thunder 17 in Florence, Ariz., May 9, 2017. Angel Thunder is a two-week, A More
Peruvian Air Force security forces Airmen exit a CH-47 Chinook assigned to the Royal Air Force's 7th Squadron during an isolated personnel scenario for exercise Angel Thunder 17 in Florence, Ariz., May 9, 2017. More
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, 57th Wing commander, awaits rescue forces during a search and rescue scenario at exercise Angel Thunder 17 in Gila Bend, Air Force Base, Ariz., May 13, 2017. Gen. Leav More
A U.S. Army Soldier from the 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C., board a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 41st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., during Exe More
Senior Airman Jordan Speedy, a C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster, assigned to the 41st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., completes pre-flight checks before a sortie during Exercise Mobility Gua More
Royal New Zealand Air Force Airmen assigned to 40th Squadron, RNZAF Auckland, conduct a mission brief before their night sortie in support of Exercise Mobility Guardian, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. More
A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender refuels another KC-10 during Exercise Mobility Guardian, near Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 7, 2017. More than 3,000 Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and international More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Scott Brenner, right, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot assigned to the 54th Air Refueling Squadron, Altus Air Force Base, Okla., conducts a pre-flight inspection before a refueling sortie during More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ray Sandoval, a loadmaster assigned to the 7th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., completes engine start-ups in preparation for a sortie during Exercise Mobility Gua More
U.S. Navy AWS3 Blayne Jarman, left, and AWSC Phillip Freer, both assigned to the HM-14, Naval Station Norfolk, Va, observe the area for take off aboard an MH-53E Sea Dragon in preparation for Hurricane Harvey r More
Semi trucks line up to receive humanitarian supplies at Seguin Auxiliary Airfield in support of the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts, Sept. 1, 2017. Hurricane Harvey formed in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfal More
U.S. Naval Aircrewman Helicopter 1st Class Brian Knox, assigned to the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21, Naval Air Station North Island, Calf., loads water onto an MH-60S Seahawk at Ford Park, a staging area i More
A Texas National Guard Soldier takes a break at a Hurricane Harvey relief effort staging area in Beaumont, Texas, Sept. 3, 2017. Hurricane Harvey formed in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall in southeastern T More
Soldiers assigned to the Texas National Guard load boxes of Meal-Ready-to-Eat (MREs) in a vehicle at a point of distribution location in support of the Hurricane Harvey relief effort in Beaumont, Texas, Sept. 4 More
Staff Sgt. Steven Siroos, a C-130 Hercules loadmaster assigned to the 180th Airlift Squadron, communicates with the pilots during engine start up at Savannah Air National Guard Base, Ga., to depart for St. Thom More
A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to the Puerto Rico National Guard's 1st Battalion, 65th Infantry Regiment, gather his gear before formation at the St. Thomas, Virgin Islands National Guard armory on Sept. 26, 2017 More
U.S. Army Capt. Beth Carriere, center, a physician assistant assigned to the Vermont National Guard's Medical Detachment, Task Force Bravo, looks over a master list of donated medications from various organizat More
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey and VH-60N White Hawk sit on the ramp ahead of President Trump's arrival at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico, Oct. 2, 2017. President Trump and the First Lady, Melania More
Mr. Alejandro De La Campa, right, Caribbean Area Division Director for FEMA, briefs government officials on the recovery efforts in Puerto Rico at the Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Oct. 3, 2017. Hurricane Mari More
Airman Alejandro Colon, an aerial porter assigned to the 156th Logistics Readiness Squadron, prepares to move a pallet of water onto a forklift at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico, Oct. 6, 2017. Hurri More
Airman 1st Class Edwin Ocasio, a loadmaster assigned to the 198th Airlift Squadron, guides a pickup truck onto a WC-130E Hercules at the Savannah Air National Guard Base, Georgia, Oct. 7, 2017. Hurricane Maria More