U.S. Army Reserve soldiers assigned to the 481st Transportation Company (Heavy Boat), raise the American Flag on United States Army Vessel Malvern Hill at Port Hueneme, Calif., March 10, 2014. The 481st is trav More
U.S. Navy personnel hook up the slings to for crane on the U.S. Navy Ship Mendonca, Port of Anchorage, Alaska, March 26, 2014. The Mendonca is carrying two Small Tugs that are being off loaded to participate in More
Air Force Capt. James Hendricks, chaplain, comforts simulated earthquake casualty Senior Airman Taylor Brown, 673d Communications Squadron, as airmen from the 673d Medical Group perform triage on him at Joint B More
Air Force Staff Sgt. Jennifer Hurley, 673d Dental Squadron dental technician, applies a moulaged arm wounds to Airman 1st Class Corey Williams, 3rd Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, in prepara More
Cmdr. Daryl Schaffer, planning section chief, Coast Guard Base Kodiak Incident Management Team, conducts a situation briefing with assembled base personnel in the initial hours of the Ardent Sentry/Alaska Shiel More
Members of the 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters respond to a simulated earthquake emergency scenario during Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Mission Assurance Exercise 14-3, part of the Alaska Shield More
Seventh Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) soldiers operate a crane and pull equipment off of the Landing Craft Utility, Port of Anchorage, Alaska, March 27, 2014.
Sailors from Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE (NCHB 1), prepare to rig the U.S. Army's small tug Scholarie (ST 905) from the Military Sealift Command large sealift cargo ship USNS Medonca (T-AKR 303), during A More
Firefighters from the 673d Civil Engineer Squadron search for victims after a simulated earthquake during Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Mission Assurance Exercise 14-3, part of the overall Alaska Shield dis More
Scott Raygar, of the Fairbanks Fire Department, attempts to provide an external entrance to search for notional survivors during Exercise Alaska Shield 2014 in Fairbanks, March 27. This is a statewide exercise More
The Scholarie ST-905 is offloaded from the USNS Mendonca, a large cargo ship, during Alaska Shield 2014 in Anchorage, Alaska, March 27, 2014. The U.S. Army has several small tugs that can transport supplies to More
Army small boats simulate bringing supplies to an area devastated by a natural disaster.
Spc. Crystal Roseman (left) and Sgt. Geoffrey Hansen with the 207th Brigade Support Company secure cargo of medical supplies before transporting it to the Palmer Fairgrounds during the Alaska Shield Vigilant Gu More
The Scholarie ST-905 is lifted from the USNS Mendonca, a large cargo ship, during Alaska Shield 2014 in Anchorage, Alaska, March 27, 2014. The U.S. Army has several small tugs that can transport supplies to sho More
The 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) soldiers and U.S. Navy Sailors, operate the crane on the U.S. Navy Ship Mendonca to off load ST-905 (Small Tug), Port of Anchorage, Alaska, March 27, 2014. ST-905 More
Members of the Fairbanks, North Pole and Fort Wainwright fire departments prepare to search for simulated victims during a rescue scenario March 27, 2014, in Fairbanks, Alaska, as part of exercise Ardent Sentry More
Alaska National Guardsmen from the 208th Construction Management Team and the 207th Engineer Support Platoon, conduct training mobile assessment training with Rob Richard, chief executive officer, Futurity Info More
The Coast Guard Base Kodiak Incident Management Team gathers in the atrium of the administration building on base Kodiak, Alaska, to debrief after a successful earthquake and tsunami response exercise on March More
Alaska National Guardsman Sgt. 1st Class Dutchy Inman, 103rd Civil Support Team CBRNE noncommissioned officer-in-charge, assesses a simulated atmospheric hazardous contamination at the Alaska State Public Healt More
Jason Kelly, a systems technician with Bering Straits Information Technologies, works on a satellite while setting up the Alaska Land Mobile Radio Transportable during Alaska Shield 14, March 28, 2014. Alaska S More
Members of Alpha Troop, 1st Battalion, 297th Cavalry (Reconnaissance and Surveillance Squadron) assist the American Red Cross in setting up a temporary shelter in Cordova, Alaska. Alaska Army National Guard mem More
Members of Girl Scout Troop 285 participate in a mock disaster drill by pretending to be victims of a roof collapse at The Red Dragon in conjunction with Alaska Shield 14 here March 28, 2014. Alaska Shield 14 More
Sgt. Wilfred Almeida, right, of the 207th Engineer Support Platoon, explains to Maj. Ariunaa Chadraabal, middle, and Col. Ulambayay Nyamkhuu, left, representatives from Mongolia, the features of using a mobile More
U.S. Army Col. Randal Nelson, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), commander, briefs Brig. Gen. Robert Carlson, 372nd Engineer Brigade, commander on the capabilities that the brigade brings to the people More
Members of Alpha Troop, 1st Battalion, 297th Cavalry (Reconnaissance and Surveillance Squadron) assist the community of Cordova during the Exercises Alaska Shield and Vigilant Guard – Alaska 2014 in setting up More
Airmen with the 128th Air Control Squadron, Wisconsin Air National Guard, monitor communications support provided by a Joint Incident Site Communications Capability (JISCC) located at the Valdez National Guard More
This desalinization pump takes salt water from the port and converts it into potable water that is then pumped into the yellow bag for transport to the Point of Distribution at Alaska Shield 14 here on March 29 More
Capt. Eric Olson, Sgt. Bianca Lujan-Dart, and Spc. Elma Kuczora with the Arizona Army National Guard 996 Area Support Medical Company out of Tempe Ariz. work at the alternate care site during exercise Alaska Sh More
Chris Moulton, a firefighter with the Valdez Fire Department, climbs up a glacier after conducting a glacier rescue during Alaska Shield 14 here, March 30, 2014. Alaska Shield 14 is an exercise that involves fe More
Chris Moulton, a firefighter with the Valdez fire department, climbs inside a glacier crevasse to rescue a simulated victim during Alaska Shield 14 here, March 30, 2014. Alaska Shield 14 is an exercise that inv More
Members of the Oregon and Hawaii National Guard's CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP), medical teams work together to assess a simulated casualty, while participating in the Vigilant Guard-Alaska 2014 More
Airman 1st Class Jocelyn Shirley, 187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron technician, prepares and inspects medical supplies during a national disaster exercise, Ultimate Caduceus 2014, at Cheyenne Air National G More
U.S. Air Force Col. Tami R. Rougeau speaks about how the Disaster Aeromedical Staging Facility simulates the treatment and evacuation of patients by the Air Force as part of Alaska Shield 14 here, March 31, 201 More
Members of the U.S. Air Force transport role players and manequins from the Disaster Aeromedical Staging Facility to aircraft for transport to hospitals in the continental U.S. during Alaska Shield exercise her More
Soldiers with Joint Task Force-Alaska, in partnership with the State of Alaska, transfer a simulated patient onto the back of a C-17 Globemaster III on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, for Mission Assur More
Members of the U.S. Air Force transport mannequins from the Disaster Aeromedical Staging Facility into aircraft for Alaska Shield 14 here on March 31, 2014. Alaska Shield 14 is an exercise that involves state, More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Megan Tatu, 79th SSC, receives the Joint Logistics Over The Shore brief from Task Force 7, U.S. Army Col. Randal Nelson, commander, Port of Anchorage, Alaska, March 31, 2014. The brief cover More
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak HC-130 crewmembers load Lydia Anderson, a nursing student at University of Alaska Anchorage, Kodiak College and volunteer simulated patient, onto an Hercules airplane by stretcher More
Alaska National Guardsmen from the 207th Engineer Support Platoon and the 297th Military Police Company assist with loading patients on to AmbuBus transport vehicles from Anchorage-based hospitals to a simulate More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Victor Michaud, 467th Trans. Co, gives the U.S. Army Col.(P) John Sullivan, Chief of Transportation a tour of ST-905 (small tug), Port of Anchorage, Ak., March 31, 2014. Sullivan, got a More
Senior Airman Richard Torres, with the 146th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron out of Channel Island Air National Guard Station, Calif., participates in a patient evacuations training during Alaska Shield 14 here More
Air Force Maj. Jennifer Devenere, 673d Medical Group, talks to an emergency medical worker as she stands by her husband, a simulated natural disaster casualty, during an evacuation drill as part of Mission Assu More
Brigadier Gen. Vincent Coglianese (right), commanding general, 1st Marine Logistics Group, greets Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan (left), commanding general, I Marine Expeditionary Force, before escorting him to the Ar More
U.S. Army Sgt. Paris V. Gerald, a culinary specialist with the 368th Transportation Company, 11th Transportation Battalion out of Fort Eustis, Va., serves food at the Kenai Dining Facility during Alaska Shield More
The Joint Forces Land Component Command is capable of communicating throughout the command through the use of an AN/TSC 156 Phoenix satellite, set up by the 59th Signal Battalion, during Alaska Shield 14 here A More
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Neal Black, commanding general, 364th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, shakes hands with Spc. Jesse Jacox, 467th Trans. Co., Port of Anchorage, Ak., Apr. 2, 2014. Black met with his Soldi More
Air Force Master Sgt. Chris Daigrepont, noncommissioned officer in charge of current operations for Alaska Command, Joint Task Force Alaska, mans the phone while working at the Joint Task Force Alaska Joint Ope More
U.S. Army Reserve Soldier Pfc. William Cruz, a petroleum supply specialist with the 417th Quartermaster Company from Scottsburg, Ind., explains how an Inland Petroleum Distribution System works at the Port of A More
Sailors on the USNS Mendonca (T-AKR-303) observes the mooring of the USAV Monterrey (LCU 2030), while the USAV Scholarie (ST-905) maneuvers to stabilize the procedure, near the Port of Anchorage, Alaska, April More
U.S. Navy seamen aboard the USNS Mendonca, from the Navy Cargo Handling Battalion One out of Williamsburg, Va., use a crane to transport cargo onto a landing craft utility operated by various Army units during More
Joint Communications Support Element member, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Borcea, makes some adjustments to one of the satellite dishes associated with the U.S. Pacific Command Deployable Joint Command and C More
Coast Guard Reservists stationed at Port Security Unit 301 in Cape Cod, Mass, perform a vehicle stop while providing security for the 2014 Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore disaster response exercise in the Port o More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Julio Quiles of Port Security Unit 301 from Cape Cod, Mass., draws down on an attacker during a use of force training scenario at the port of Anchorage, Alaska, April 4, 2014 More
Members of Port Security Unit 301 take a group photo to commemorate their 14-day deployment in support of the 2014 Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska More
Members of Oregon's joint-service Air and Army National Guard CBRNE Enhanced Force Response Package (CERFP) load into a plane at the Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., March 25, as they depart for the Vigi More
U.S. Army Reserve Soldier Spc. Daniel Young (front), a motor petroleum transport operator and Spc. Anthony Engelking (back), a wheeled vehicle mechanic a with the 417th Quartermaster Company from Scottsburg, In More
Simulated trauma victims are treated at the Disaster Aeromedical Staging Facility and evacuated by members of the Air Force as part of Alaska Shield 14 here, March 31, 2014. The role players originated in Kodi More
U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Zachary Pangelinan, assigned to the 481st Transportation Company (Heavy Boat), throws a line to Spc. Bruce Pritchett on United States Army Vessel Malvern Hill at Port Hueneme, Calif More
U.S. Navy personnel prepare for the crane to be hooked up to the Small Tug, for off load from the U.S. Navy Ship Mendonca, Port of Anchorage, Alaska, March 26, 2014.
Senior Airman Scott Ellis examines his simulated wound after a simulated earthquake emergency scenario on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 27, 2014. The Mission Assurance Exercise 14-3 is part of More
Cmdr. Mark Hinson, deputy incident commander, discusses Coast Guard resources, with Capt. Jerald Woloszynski, incident commander, both of the Coast Guard Base Kodiak Incident Management Team, during a personnel More
Air Force Staff Sgt. Katlyn Dumancas, 673d Dental Squadron dental technician, reviews the moulage wound she applied to Airman 1st Class Chelsea Thomas, 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron inventory technician, in More
Airman 1st Class Matthew Rappisi, a medical technician with Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska's 673d Medical Group, rests on a stairway near the triage entrance of the base hospital between waves of simul More
U.S. Army's small tug Scholarie ST-905 is prepared for offloading from the USNS Mendonca, a large cargo ship, during Alaska Shield 2014 in Anchorage, Alaska, March 27, 2014. The U.S. Army has several small tugs More
Maj. Mark Kelliher, commander, 208th Construction Management Team, briefs members of the 208th CMT and the 207th Engineer Support Platoon, during exercise Alaska Vigilant Guard 2014, Wasilla, Alaska. Vigilant G More
Sailors from Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE (NCHB 1), lift the U.S. Army's small tug Scholarie (ST 905) from the Military Sealift Command large sealift cargo ship USNS Medonca (T-AKR 303), during Alaska Shie More
Staff Sgt. David Gulley with the 207th Brigade Support Company explains the layout of the Alaska Medical Station at Raven Hall in Palmer Fairgrounds during the Alaska Shield Vigilant Guard exercise, Alaska, Mar More
Airman 1st Class William White, 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, gears up in response to a simulated emergency call from inside Fire Station 2 after a simulated earthquake during Joint Base Elmendorf- More
The Scholarie ST-905 is transferred from the USNS Mendonca, a large cargo ship, during Alaska Shield 2014 in Anchorage, Alaska, March 27, 2014. The U.S. Army has several small tugs that can transport supplies t More
Members of the Fairbanks, North Pole, and Fort Wainwright Fire Departments search for notional survivors during Exercise Alaska Shield 2014 in Fairbanks, March 27. This is a statewide exercise involving nationa More
Staff Sgt. Ned Tri, right, Alaska Medical Station clinical noncommissioned officer-in-charge, explains to Maj. Ariunaa Chadraabal, left, and Col. Ulambayay Nyamkhuu, middle, representatives from Mongolia, the c More
John Hozey, the City of Valdez manager, and Kyle Rennie, the assistant harbormaster, looks on as Diane Kinney, the City of Valdez ports director, fills out a worksheet during the Alaska Shield/Ardent Sentry 201 More
Members of the Alaska Army National Guard's Alpha Troop, 1st Battalion, 297th Cavalry (Reconnaissance and Surveillance Squadron) respond to rioting during Exercises Alaska Shield and Vigilant Guard-Alaska 2014. More
Scott Krantz, a Coast Guard Base Kodiak Fire and Rescue firefighter, moves pneumatic shoring equipment into the crawlspace of guest housing during and Alaska Shield/Ardent Sentry 14 training exercise on Base Ko More
Members of the Cordova Volunteer Fire Department and Alaska National Guard soldiers from A-troop, 1-297th Reconnaissance and Surveillance Squadron extricate girl scouts with Troop 285 from a roof collapse at Th More
ST-914 (Small Tug) pushes the stern of the Logistics Support Vessel (LSV) 7 to maneuver into port safely, Port of Anchorage, Alaska, March 28, 2014.
Alaska National Guardsman Sgt. 1st Class Dutchy Inman, right, 103rd Civil Support Team CBRNE noncommissioned officer-in-charge, works with Travis Reier, Anchorage Fire Department, Station 1 engineer and HAZMAT More
National Guard members of the 1/297th Alpha troop, out of Anchorage, Alaska, provide citizens with five gallon buckets of potable water and disaster relief information at the towns Point of Distribution as part More
Staff Sgt. Garrett Kirby of Alpha Troop, 1st Battalion, 297th Cavalry (Reconnaissance and Surveillance Squadron) visits with a local Cordova resident at a general point of distribution during Exercises Alaska S More
Capt. Lynn L. Maupin with the Arizona Army National Guard 996 Area Support Medical Company out of Tempe Ariz. works at the alternate care site during exercise Alaska Shield 14 here, March 29, 2014. The team of More
Airman 1st Class Christian DeGuire with the 128th Air Control Squadron, Wisconsin Air National Guard, conducts communications checks on a Joint Incident Site Communications Capability (JISCC) located at the Val More
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Robert Carlson, 372nd Engineer Brigade, commander, asks questions about the relief efforts the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) will bring the people of Alaska. Port of Anchorage, More
Josh Larsen, a lieutenant with the Valdez Fire Department guides a simulated casualty on a litter during a glacier rescue here, during Alaska Shield 14 here, March 30, 2014. Alaska Shield 14 is an exercise that More
Jennifer Weber, a volunteer firefighter and member of the Back Country Rescue Team with the Valdez Fire Department, sets up the rope-safety system to help rescue a simulated victim that fell into a glacier crev More
Aeromedical Evacuation members prepare and inspect medical supplies during a national disaster exercise, Ultimate Caduceus 2014, at Cheyenne Air National Guard Base, Wyo., March 30, 2014. During Ultimate Caduce More
Air Force Capt. Kara Granroth, left, Maj. David Mosteller, and Staff Sgt. Matthew Parker, 673d Medical Group, prepare a simulated natural disaster casualty for transport during an evacuation drill as part of Mi More
U.S. Army Col.(P) John Sullivan, Chief of Transportation presents Spc. Stephen Schulze, 11th Battalion, 7th TB(X) with a coin of excellence. Task Force 11 was in charge of all Army operations for the JLOTS exercise.
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Cynthia B. Howard, transportation regimental sergeant major, watches as containers are downloaded at Joint Logistics Over The Shore, Port of Anchorage, Alaska, March 31, 2014. The Lo More
Tech Sgt. Mike Nagel, medical technician with the 146th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron out of Channel Island Air National Guard Station, Calif., interacts with role-playing patients while conducting patient ev More
Simulated patients lay in the cargo hold of a C-17 Globemaster III configured for aeromedical evacuation on Joint-Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 31, 2014. Mission Assurance Exercise 14-3 is a JBER exe More
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak HC-130 crewmembers bring a volunteer patient onto an Hercules airplane by stretcher during a full-scale Alaska Shield 2014 exercise in Kodiak, Alaska, March 31, 2014. This exercis More
Spc. Hassan R. Tate, a food service specialist with the 368th Transportation Company, 11th Transportation Battalion out of Fort Eustis, Va., serves food to Spc. Rasheid J. Laster with Headquarters and Headquart More
Maj. Donald Johnson, chief of current operations for Alaska Command, Joint Task Force Alaska, points out positions on a screen in the JTF Alaska Joint Operations Center in support of Alaska Shield 14 here April More
The AN/TSC-156 Phoenix satellite will be utilized by the 59th Signal Battalion here in response to a communication black-out during Alaska Shield 14, April 2, 2014. Alaska Shield 14 is an exercise that involves More
U.S. Navy seamen from the Navy Cargo Handling Battalion One, out of Williamsburg, Va., operate a crane to transfer cargo from the USNS Mendonca onto a landing craft utility during Alaska Shield 14 here April 3, More
A total of 26 members of the Joint Communications Support Element set up and operated U.S. Pacific Command’s (USPACOM) Deployable Joint Command and Control (DJC2) system during the Joint Logistics Over the Shor More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class, Eric Cruz, Petty Officer 3rd Class Julio Quiles, Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Henckler and Petty Officer 2nd Class Jordan Bartletta, Coast Guard Reservists stationed at P More
Members of Coast Guard Port Security Unit 301 from Cape Cod, Mass., detain suspects during a port security training scenario at the port of Anchorage, Alaska, April 4, 2014. Members from Marine Safety and Secur More