Covid 19

U.S. Army Pfc. Cody Perez of the California Army National Guard’s Headquarters Company, 749th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, tosses canned goods into boxes June 23, 2020, at th More

Dana Arens, 319th Wing Staff Agency key spouse, left, displays meal options to Bryni Tiggs, base resident, right, during an event that offered free dinners on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 16, 2020. Ne More

A 25th Fighter Squadron A-10C Thunderbolt II ascends the skies April 9, 2020, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Amid the COVID-19 global pandemic, the 25th FS follows the United States Forces-Korea’s health More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jeffrey Beckham, a F-16 fighter pilot, assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing, climbs in a F-16 prior to pre-flight and takeoff at McEntire Joint National More

Sgt. Susan Cannon and Sgt. Chuck Cannon, circa 1981, U.S. Army Field Station San Antonio, Texas, shortly after becoming man and wife.

Ohio Army National Guard engineers units assist in the recovery efforts during the 1990 Shadyside flooding in southern Ohio. The Ohio National Guard has a long history of providing provides a variety of service More

Soldiers at Camp Funston, Kansas, are quarantined while recovering from the Spanish flu in 1918. The flu infected about 500 million people around the world. (Photo by Historic photo)

Ashley Bratton, commander of VFW Post 1836, discusses community resources with the Unit Ministry Team in Lufkin, Texas, Jan. 29, 2021. The Unit Ministry Team is available for the spiritual needs of all DOD pers More

Soldiers from the 528th Field Hospital from Fort Bragg, N.C. deployed July 15, 2020 in support of the continued Department of Defense COVID-19 response operations. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North More

201112-N-LW757-1023 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 12, 2020) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Austin Domenech, an interventional radiology (IR) technologist assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego's (NMCSD) Radiology Department More

Airman 1st Class Ethan, 16th Training Squadron MQ-9 Reaper sensor operator student, studies course material in a study room, April 1, 2020, on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, classes More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dalton Sheffield, a transmission system operator with 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) Information Group, assists during More

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Maggio, a military police noncommissioned officer and squad leader assigned to 139th Military Police Company, 16th Military Police Brigade, leads members of his squad in physical readiness t More

OAHU, Hawaii-- World War II era warbirds fly in formation over Oahu Sept. 1, 2020, for the 75th Anniversary of the End of WWII Commemoration. World War II remains a historic reminder of how the dedicated resol More

Selfless acts during trying times...National Nurses Week, annually celebrated May 6 to May 12, and fittingly wrapping up on the birthday of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), the founder of modern nursing, is be More

200409-N-PH222-1898 LOS ANGELES (April 9, 2020) Sailors treat a patient in casualty receiving aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) April 9. Mercy deployed in support of the nation's COVID-19 response e More

For Lt. Anna Dufour and the other approximately 4,000 active duty and reserve Navy Nurse Corps officers, helping stop the spread of COVID-19 follows their legacy of delivering patient-centered care since their More

Personnel with Fort Bragg Emergency Services, Soldiers from 16th Military Police Brigade, and Capt. Kenneth Harrison, a chaplain with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, pose during a Easter Bu More

Threat-agnostic medicines are critical when dealing with unknowns such as COVID-19. Image credit: Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus Illustration is by Kateryna Kon, who also holds the copyright. Chikungunya More

True professionals...National Nurses Week, annually celebrated May 6 to May 12, and fittingly wrapping up on the birthday of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), the founder of modern nursing, is being recognized More

From left: U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Meltus Nwagbara, a horizontal construction engineer from Charlotte, North Carolina, 2nd Lt. Samuel Casey, an engineering officer from Jacksonville, Texas, and Sgt. 1st Cl More

201105-N-LW757-1006 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 5, 2020) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Robert Newkirt, a radiologic technologist assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego's (NMCSD) Radiology Department, prepares an operatin More

Personnel with Fort Bragg Emergency Services, Soldiers from 16th Military Police Brigade, and Capt. Kenneth Harrison, a chaplain with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, pose during the Easter More

Following the Department of Defense’s phased vaccination plan, Col. Benjamin Jonsson, 6th Air Refueling Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. Shae Gee, 6th ARW command chief, show off their Band-Aids after recei More

Airman First Class Alexis Miller works with Ohio National Guard members supporting the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction in response to confirmed COVID-19 cases at the Pickaway Correctional Insti More

201230-N-PV215-1001 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 30, 2020) - Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Anthony Turcios, assigned to the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), receives the COVID-1 More

FORT BENNING, Ga. – In a March 2004 photo, a member of a Fort Benning prescribed burn crew uses a bulldozer to move a burning dead tree to where it can't spread fire outside the space within which the crew want More

Jean Ragland speaks about her co-worker and friend Gail Hicks during a memorial service Friday in the Kenner Army Health Clinic Pharmacy lobby. Hicks died April 14 due to suspected complications from COVID-19. More

New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Gregory Marcotte monitors the situation in the New York National Guard Joint Operations Center in Latham, N.Y. on March 18, 2020. The Joint Operations Center, or JOC, ser More

A young boy plays on a tricycle (U.S. Army photo)

Fort Bliss, Texas – A 1st Armored Division Soldier from the 4th Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team performs a Goblet Rear Foot Elevated (RFE) Split Squat during an early morning Holistic He More

As part of a phased approach for reopening facilities as part of its COVID-19 reopening plan, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is opening its corps-managed campgrounds within the Cumberland R More

The public returns from a past Eagle Watch on Dale Hollow Lake. This year’s event is cancelled due to COVID-19 and concerns with space limitations on the barge that transports visitors during this event. (USACE More

U.S. Army Maj. Terry, Villas a registered nurse assigned to Urban Augmented Medical Team - 627, puts on personal protective equipment before entering the room to treat a COVID-19 patient at Methodist Hospital, More

Maj. Gen. Kenneth Hara, Hawaii National Guard Adjutant General (TAG) and Command Sgt. Maj. Dana Wingad, Hawaii National Guard Senior Enlisted Leader (SEL) meet with Soldiers at various locations on the island o More

Staff set up a screening tent outside the emergency department helps limit potential COVID-19 exposure to patients and staff March 26.

Staff Sgt. Michael Andrews, 914th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron sheet metal specialist touches up a new paint job on the boom wings of a KC-135R Stratotanker at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York, Marc More

200430-N-HG846-1001 NEW YORK, NY (April 30, 2020) The hospital ship USNS Comfort departs New York Harbor after treating patients in New York and New Jersey. The ship and its embarked medical task force remain p More

From syringes to snowblowers, U.S. states have long relied on DLA’s excess military property for everything from rural firefighting vehicles and education technology to pandemic response equipment.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Jay Anderson, an internal medicine staff physician from the 60th Medical Group, Travis Air Force Base, California, tests the seal around his face mask during initial orientation at Adventist More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Maria Zielinski and 1st Lt. Madeleine Still, registered nurses with the COVID Theater Hospital-1 Travis Air Force Base, California, receive coordinating instructions at Adventist Health C More

A member of Fort Leonard Wood's Directorate of Emergency Service cleans a patrol vehicle after learning the proper techniques for cleaning and disinfecting following contact with COVID-19.

Roy Drake started morning face-to-face greetings with his staff on his first day as the Marine Corps Customer Facing Division deputy chief last October 2019 to connect with his employees. He now sends virtual f More

Airmen from the 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing perform their jobs at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. An Airmen Resiliency Team stays embedded with the 480th ISR Wing during the CO More

131st Bomb Wing Director of Psychological Health Dan Shea (back row, third from left) poses for a photo with his extended family members in Chongqing, China.(Courtesy photo)

Effective June 5, Fort Drum and 10th Mountain Division (LI) officials have lowered the Health Protection Condition (HPCON) on post from HPCON C to HPCON B, moving from a high to moderate risk level for increase More

Capt. Michael Zimmer, a chaplain with the Nebraska Air National Guard, speaks with an Airmen at a mobile testing site, May 27, 2020, at Seward County Fairgrounds in Seward, Nebraska. The Nebraska National Guard More

Pfc. Lance Cattin, a motor transport operator with the 1075th Transportation Company, moves personal protective equipment in a warehouse, June 2, 2020, in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Nebraska National Guard is respo More

U.S. service members and Families arrive on Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 13. They were the first to fly into the RoK after travel restrictions came into effect. Service members and their Families are More

Ryan Field, senior program manager, Special Projects Branch, USACE Omaha-District, was recognized as USACE Hero of the Week for his efforts in successfully leading a team in the planning, development, and award More

An undated profile shot of Sgt. 1st Class Jared Siple, recruiter, Buckeye Recruiting Station, who is currently serving as the Phoenix Recruiting Battalion’s lead medic for the battalion COVID-19 Medical Tracker More

Members of the Arkansas Air National Guard are getting vaccinated against COVID-19 for various reasons.

Artisans use DLA-procured parts to repair and upgrade crew capsules of Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected All Terrain Vehicles at Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow in California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

1st Lt. Nick Frederico is a pilot and a member of the Connecticut Air National Guard, 103rd Medical Group. Frederico graduated from University of Connecticut Medical School with a Doctor of Medicine Degree. (Ph More

Dana Dallas, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Medical cold chain experts, poses for a photo.

Baltimore District Alternate Care Site Task Force Members Shawn Crossfield, chief of the Mechanical Section, and Tim Wheeler, mechanical engineer, brief the team prior to a site inspection at the Brockbridge Co More

Maj. Gen. Steven Shapiro, commanding general, U.S. Army Sustainment Command, sends a message to the Rock Island Arsenal workforce and other local stakeholders of Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, concerning the is More

The Air Force Research Laboratory performance assessment platform ADAPTS, which stands for Airman Data Analysis and Performance Tracking System, is a helpful and flexible tool for COVID-19 data collection and m More

The 173rd Fighter Wing Sentry Eagle Open House attracts more than 10,000 spectators who come to see visiting fighter aircraft as well as demonstration team performances, unfortunately with the ongoing specter o More

MILLINGTON, Tenn. (April 13, 2020) Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Khadijah Faison, Sea Special Programs Detailer, talks to a Sailor in the Fleet about a current restriction of movement update during the COVID-19 gl More

200414-N-ZQ712-1002 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (April 14, 2020) Sailors assigned to MyNavy Career Center’s pro to pro cell answer calls and emails from Sailors and their families. Since the Navy’s first announcement in More

More than 600 recruits arrived to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas March 17, 2020 to begin U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training. Trainees are being placed under a 14-day restriction of movement upon arr More

Members of the 103rd Air Control Squadron assemble a tent at West Haven VA Medical Center, West Haven, Connecticut, March 26, 2020. The tent was to be used as a medical facility where people could get tested fo More

Air Force Staff Sgt. Rhoda Alfred, assigned to the 103rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, arranges medical supply donation deliveries in coordiantion with the Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Securi More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Hector De Jesus, an aerospace medical technician with the 156th Medical Group at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, administers the COVID-19 vaccine, Jan. 2 More

Maj. Gen. Patrick M. Hamilton (left), commanding general, Task Force Spartan, speaks with Sgt. Dashtgol Sheini (right), COVID operations noncommissioned officer in charge, 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Comman More

With the emergence of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, housebound Airmen are reminded of the importance of making physical fitness part of daily life as a means of physical and mental readiness. (U.S. Air Force More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Victoria Gutierrez, an aerospace medical technician, assigned to the 156th Medical Group at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, administers COVID-19 vacci More

Minnesota Guardsmen conduct no-cost COVID-19 testing for members of the public, Monday, May 25, 2020, at the National Guard armory in Faribault, Minnesota. In partnership with the Minnesota Department of Health More

210104-N-FS414-1001 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (January 4, 2021) -- Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Skyler Holt gives Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, Rear Admiral Dennis Velez a coronavirus vaccination. (U.S. Navy photo More

Kevin Unruh and 1st Lt. Michael Unruh, 328th Air Refueling Squadron pilot pose for a father and son photo during pilot training graduation at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo supplied)

April is Stress Awareness Month. This graphic displays several ways for people to keep mentally fit during coronavirus disease 2019. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Airman 1st Class Taylor D. Slater)

Mr. Ben Garcia, a T-38 maintainer, Coats a T-38’s left wing with a sealing solvent, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, July 14, 2020. The T-38 aircrafts where produced between 1961-1972, and are maintained to fun More

East Rutherford, NJ, April 10, 2020-- Dozens of ambulances are arriving at MetLife Stadium after New Jersey activated a FEMA ambulance contract requesting 50 Basic Life Support and 25 Advanced Life Support ambu More

East Rutherford, NJ, April 10, 2020-- Dozens of ambulances are arriving at MetLife Stadium after New Jersey activated a FEMA ambulance contract requesting 50 Basic Life Support and 25 Advanced Life Support ambu More

Heather Wagner, Fort Drum Environmental Division public outreach and education coordinator, shares Fort Drum history with community members during a past Lost Villages Tour on post. Now, she is continuing the p More

Shoppers browse the Commissary May 15, 2018, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Like many stores around the country during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hill AFB Commissary has the challenge of keeping shelves stocked, More

U.S. Army Sgt. Eduardo Hiraldo poses for a photo. Public domain photograph related to army, military forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

FORT BENNING, Ga. – In a June, 2018 photo, drill sergeants at Fort Benning stand by as busloads of new recruits pull in to start the entry level training that will make them Soldiers. Such trainees are just one More

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Airman 1st Class Grant Alvarez, 21st Logistics Readiness Squadron (left) and Capt. Lorna Neeley, 21st Medical Group, assist customers at the new drive-thru pharmacy located at t More

Abby Hansen, civilian personnel chief.

The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Force Tracking Mission Management Center provides continuous force tracking data services to the combatant commands, services, U.S. agencies and coalition partner More

Due to the Coronavirus MAJ Leslie Shipp, USAG Italy Headquarters Company Executive Officer, is with CW4 Shondre Johnson and their son Bing Johnson to show the new regulation covering the one meter distance patr More

The Minuteman statue outside the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center’s Patriot hall in East Tennessee. TEC serves the total U.S. Air Force in professional military education and professional continuing edu More

A recently deployed Airman from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., collects his luggage after in-processing into the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, April 29, 2020. ADAB mem More

A 54th Quartermaster Company Soldier ground guides a vechicle at the unit's motor pool Sept. 17, 2018 during preparations for a mission in support of Hurricane Florence relief efforts. Combined, the 54th and it More

LAWRENCE, Mass. -- Soldiers and Airmen from the Massachusetts National Guard assist the Merrimack Valley community in the wake of a series of gas explosions and fires caused by excessive pressure in natural gas More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gary Katz, a flight surgeon assigned to the 178th Wing who was called to State Active Duty and is currently serving on Joint Task Force-37 for Operation Steady Resolve, poses for a portr More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. (Dr.) Gary Katz, a flight surgeon assigned to the 178th Wing who was called to State Active Duty and is currently serving on Joint Task Force-37 for Operation Steady Resolve, prepares a More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Justin Rainier, a logistics readiness officer assigned to the 178th Wing who was called to State Active Duty and is currently serving on Joint Task Force-37 for Operation Steady Resolve, More

FORT BENNING, Ga. – In a Nov. 2018 photo, military retirees from around the Fort Benning region attend annual Retiree Appreciation Day at the Benning Club here. Fort Benning will hold its 38th Retiree Appreciat More

200409-N-BJ275-107 SUNRISE, Fl. (April 9, 2020) - Senior Chief Navy Career Counselor Tori Novo holds virtual training for Navy Recruiting District (NRD) Miami Sailors. NRD Miami as transitioned to 100% virtual More

Signs provide the COVID instructions for all Airmen and visitors entering the Eastern Air Defense Sector facility in Rome, N.Y. The signs are part of the continuing mission assurance efforts being taken by the More

190103-N-YH772-0001 Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Branch Manager for Machinery Control Systems and Advanced Damage Control Systems (ADCS), John Buckley, demonstrates how to plot a More

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Jahlil Carey, a warehouse clerk with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, volunteers for a food drive at Historic Grainger Stadium parking lot in Kinston, North Caro More

Michael Busansky assumed duties as the Contracts Department head at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division in January. Throughout his federal civil service career, Busansky resolved a myriad of challeng More

Robin Lacy assumed duties as the Integrated Combat Systems Department head at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, March 2. The senior scientific technical manager assures the department is meeti More

Dr. Kayvon Modjarrad, Director of Emerging Infectious Diseases at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command’s (USAMRDC) Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR). (Photo credit: WRAIR Public Affairs)

An F-15E from the 391st Fighter Squadron takes off during a flight exercise, March 16, 2020, At Mountain Home Air Force Base. The gunfighters are maintaining their total force efforts in the midst of schedule c More

FUTENMA AIR STATION, Okinawa, Japan (April 1, 2020) U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Keith D. Reventlow, the 3rd Marine Logistics Group commanding general, speaks with Marines and Sailors assigned to 3rd Medical Ba More