DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (November 15, 2019) Engineman 3rd Class Crystal Southard checks the status of the engineering systems aboard an Improved Navy Lighterage System (INLS) Power Module during an INLS training mission. Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1, NCHB 8, NCHB 11, NCHB 13, Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 1 and Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 1 are participating in the INLS training mission under the direction of Commander, Task Force (CTF) 75 in preparation for upcoming joint cargo handling exercise Native Fury 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathan Carpenter)
NORFOLK, Va. (Nov. 18, 2019) - Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Quiana Manuel, from Pamlico, N.C., mans the rails as the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) arrives at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia Nov. 18. Wasp returned to Norfolk, completing a homeport shift after spending nearly two years forward deployed to Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan and operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Shorter)
SAN DIEGO (Nov. 19, 2019) Sailors assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) pose for a photo after the hospital’s Shipmate of the Month award ceremony Nov. 19. NMCSD’s mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality healthcare services and shape the future of military medicine through education, training, and research. NMCSD employs more than 6,000 active duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in Southern California to provide patients with world-class care anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jake Greenberg)
Whiteman AFB Airmen receive information about ways to prevent type 2 diabetes from the Health Promotion Group at the Base Exchange, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Nov. 15, 2019. The 509th Medical Group Health Promotion Group set up a booth to provide information about the use of tobacco and ways to prevent type 2 diabetes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christina Carter)
McConnell Air Force Base's 3rd Quarter Award Winners at McConnell AFB, Kan., Nov. 8, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexi Bosarge)
CORONADO, Calif. (Nov. 1, 2019) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 1st Class Jeremy Phillips, left, and Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Brandi Handley load .50 caliber machine gun ammunition into an MH-60S Seahawk from the "Merlins" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3 for a weapons qualification exercise. HSC-3 is the Navy's west coast MH-60S fleet replacement squadron, responsible for training pilots and aircrewmen and providing the most capable warfighters to the fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Patrick W. Menah Jr./Released)
U.S. Air Force Airman Jasmyn Cordova, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC) and Refrigeration technician assembles a weapon during Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force day at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Nov. 13, 2019. Prime BEEF day prepares Airman to be ready to perform tasks while in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christina Carter)