Service members in support of Innovative Readiness Training Arctic Care 2018 receive a safety brief prior to boarding a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as they prepare for departure from the flight line, More
Lance Cpl. Vicente C. Spence, a motor transportation operator with 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, is currently 26 miles above the Arctic Circle participating with his unit at Innovative Read More
Sgt. Veronica J. Rios, a warehouse clerk with 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, is currently 26 miles above the Arctic Circle participating with her unit at Innovative Readiness Training Arctic More
Several U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters are staged prior to being loaded with gear and supplies to depart Kotzebue, Alaska, and travel to outlying villages, April 14, 2018. Service members in support of More
A UH-60 Black Hawk maintenance technician checks the tail rotor during pre-flight maintenance checks at the Ralph Wien Memorial Airport in Kotzebue, Alaska, April 14, 2018. Military personnel accomplished criti More
Maj. Lisbeth M. Andriessen, the Innovative Readiness Training program manager for Marine Forces Reserve, embraces the elements 26 miles above the Arcitc Circle in Kotzebue, Alaska, where she is overseeing the e More
A local member of the community poses for a photograph during Innovative Readiness Training Arctic Care 2018, Kotzebue, Alaska, April 15, 2018. IRT Arctic Care provides service members the opportunity to increa More
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Victor Gonzalez poses for a photo before teaching his first Marine Corps Martial Arts Program class in the Kotzebue High School gym April 15, 2018. Gonzalez, and other U.S. and Canad More
U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Jake Lowry, a veterinary officer with 330th Medical Brigade, provides care to a local family’s pet Pomeranian as part of Innovative Readiness Training Arctic Care 2018, Kotzebue, Alaska, More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Shannon J. Gilliam, a command career counselor/dental assistant on Inspector-Instructor duty based out of Atlanta with 4th Dental Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, is currently 26 m More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Victor A. Gonzalez, a dental technician with 4th Dental Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, is participating with his unit at Innovative Readiness Training Arctic Care 2018 in the Nor More
Service members in support of Innovative Readiness Training Arctic Care 2018, provide veterinary service to a local family’s pet Pitbull, Kotzebue, Alaska, April 17, 2018. IRT Arctic Care 2018 is comprised of a More
Lt. Col. Gregory Schmidt, a dentist assigned to the 122nd Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard conducts a teeth cleaning on a young patient as his mother looks on in support of Arctic Care 2018, April 17 at More
Captain Roxanne Buffano, an optometrist assigned to the 927th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, MacDill AFB FL, fills out a patient’s chart, April 17 in support of Arctic Care 2018, at the Kivalina Clinic, Kivalina, More
Captain Roxanne Buffano, an optometrist assigned to the 927th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, MacDill AFB FL, conducts an eye exam April 17 in support of Arctic Care 2018, at the Kivalina Clinic, Kivalina, Alaska. More
Heath Service Technician Third Class Annice Hand demonstrates an alternate technique for a venipuncture procedure to HS3 Destiny Rousey during Arctic Care 2018, April 17 at the Kivalina Clinic, Kivalina, Alaska More
Lt. Col. Gregory Schmidt, a dentist assigned to the 122nd Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard cleans the teeth of a young patient, April 17, in support of Arctic Care 2018, at the Kivalina Clinic, Kivalina More
Major Nicole Teser, an optometrist assigned to the 459th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, MD, conducts an eye exam during Arctic Care 2018, April 17, at the Kivalina Clinic, Kivalina, Alaska More
Captain Roxanne Buffano, an optometrist assigned to the 927th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, MacDill AFB FL, administers and eye exam during Arctic Care 2018, April 17, at the Kivalina Clinic, Kivalina, Alaska. B More
Lt. Cmdr. Jeffrey Politz (left), an oral surgeon with the 4th Dental Battalion, Marietta, Georgia, assigned to exercise Arctic Care 2018, checks the teeth of an aircrew member during an exam April 17, 2018, at More
Captain Roxanne Buffano, an optometrist assigned to the 927th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, MacDill AFB FL, discusses patient admission procedures with a volunteer at the Kivalina Clinic, Kivalina Alaska, April More
Lt. Col. Gregory Schmidt, 122nd Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, and Senior Master Sergeant Mark Patrick, 433rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Lackland AFB TX discuss the daily Situation Report (SITREP), More
Air Force Col. Clifford Zdanowicz, left, a dental officer with 512 Aerospace Medicine Squadron, performs a dental cleaning on Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Villaluz, the dental officer in charge of Innovative Readiness Trai More
Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Villaluz, the dental officer in charge of Innovative Readiness Training Arctic Care 2018, 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, is participating with his unit at IRT Arctic Care in More
U.S. Navy Lt Commander John Morris, a dental officer with 4th Dental Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, provides dental service to locals as part of Innovative Readiness Training Arctic Care 2018, Buckland, More
Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Torres, a biomedical equipment technician from the 944th Aeromedical Staging Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, poses for a photo outside the central sterile room at the Maniilaq Healt More
Major Vashun Rodriguez a flight surgeon assigned to the 927th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base FL, listens to the heartbeat of a young patient at the Kivalina Clinic, Kivalina, Alaska, April More
United States Coast Guard Heath Service Technician Third Class Annice Hand (front), checks the amount of oxygen in the blood of a young patient alongside Major Vashun Rodriguez a flight surgeon assigned to the More
Major Vashun Rodriguez a flight surgeon assigned to the 927th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base FL, consults the mother of a patient at the Kivalina Clinic, Kivalina, Alaska, April 17, 2018. More
Marine Corps Sgt. Veronica J. Rios, an embarkation specialist with 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, drops her line in the water as she ice fishes on the Kotzebue Sound during Innovative Readin More
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Jessica Hulon, a corpsman with Air Station Sitka, provides optometry service to a local as part of Innovative Readiness Training Arctic Care 2018, Buckland, Alaska, Apri More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Greg Schmidt (back), Master Sgt. Vanessa Campbell, U.S. Coast Guard HS3 Destiny Rousey, prepare the dental clinic in Kivalina, Alaska, April 19, 2018 with the help of local resident Hele More
U.S. Navy Lt Commander John Morris (left), a dental officer with 4th Dental Battalion, and U.S. Navy HM2 Crissey Bearden (right), a dental assistant with 4th Dental Battalion provide dental service to locals as More
Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Lorena Birdashaw, a veterinary technician with 445th Medical Detachment, interacts with local children during a career day at the Kotzebue Elementary School, Kotzebue, Alaska, April 19, More
U.S. service members and members of the Moroccan Armed Forces gather around a diagram of close-quarter combat tactics during Exercise African Lion 2018, in Tifnit, Morocco, April 20, 2018. African Lion is an an More
Tech. Sgt. Mirely Ortiz, a dental technician with the 920th Aerospace Medicine Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, cleans a patient's teeth in dental health clinic at the Maniilaq Health Center in More
Brig. Gen. Helen G. Pratt (front right), commanding general of 4th Marine Logistics Group, greets Col. Jamar Scott Col. Jamar Scott, individual mobilization augmentee to the Air Force District of Washington's C More
Army Brig. Gen. Joseph J. Streff (left), Assistant Adjutant General, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and Air Force Maj. Gen. Edward P. Yarish (right), walk with Navy Cmdr. Scott Ozaki (second from left More
Brig. Gen. Helen G. Pratt, commanding general of 4th Marine Logistics Group, lets a child from Noatak, Alaska, examine her teeth prior to his dental cleaning with service members supporting Innovative Readiness More
British Army Capt. Stu Boyle with logistical operations and plans of the U.K. 4th Infantry Brigade, Moroccan Maj. Abderrahmane El Quafi, deputy chief of staff with the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces, and Lt. Nassi More
Brig. Gen. Joseph J. Streff (middle), Assistant Adjutant General, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, speaks with servicemembers before an Arctic Care mission brief April 21, 2018, in Kotzebue, Alaska. Dis More
An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk lifts off from its parking spot at the Ralph Wien Memorial Airport in Kotzebue, Alaska, April 21, 2018. The Blackhawks played an instrumental role in transporting s More
Sgt. Eric Jerabek, a heavy equipment operator with Headquarters Battery, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division operates an excavator during Innovative Readiness Training, Old Harbor, Alaska, Aug. 5, 2018. T More
Leadership from Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, review personnel and equipment counts before beginning a land navigation course during Exercise Northern Strike at Camp Grayling, Mich., Aug. 6 More
Marines from Alpha Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, out of Norfolk, Virginia, practice loading radio frequencies on to a Army Navy Portable Radio Communications 117F radio at Camp Grayling, Mich., in s More
Motor transportation Marines with 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, go over delivery routes before dropping off chow to units in the field during Exercise Northern Strike at Camp Grayling, Mich., Aug. 7, 201 More
Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, prepare for a live-fire range with Amphibious Assault Vehicles support during Exercise Northern Strike at Camp Grayling, Mich., Aug. 8, 2018. Nor More
Col. Charles Moses, the commanding officer of Marine Air Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing lands a C-130 onto the newly extended runway for the first time during Innovative Readiness Training Old Harbor, Alask More
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Daniel Gilyard, project manager with Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and CWO3 John Peskuski, project officer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, 4th MAW present a b More
A crew of M1A1 Abrams tank Marines from Alpha Company, 4th Tanks Battlion, prepare for the day’s upcoming range during Exercise Northern Strike at Camp Grayling, Mich., Aug. 9, 2018. Camp Grayling, the largest More
A Navy dentist from 4th Dental Battalion shows his patient a wisdom tooth he removed uring Exercise Northern Strike at Camp Grayling, Mich., Aug. 9, 2018. Exercise Northern Strike is a National Guard Bureau-spo More
Sgt. David Bloxton, a scout sniper with 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, searches a road for enemy combatants before practicing crossing a danger zone with the rest of his squad during Exercise Northern Str More
Latvian National Guardsman Capt. Ervins Murkans, a platoon commander with 3rd Brigade, 36th Service Battalion, talks to U.S. Marines from 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, before an urban operation between M More
Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, practice using Command Launch Units used to fire the FGM-148 Javelin Missile during Exercise Northern Strike at Camp Grayling, Mich., Aug. 13, More
Lance Cpl. Andrew Myers, a motor vehicle operator with Truck Company, 25th Marine Regiment, fills out a trip ticket before dropping off food to Marines in the field during Exercise Northern Strike at Camp Grayl More
Sergeant Major Benny R. Benton, Marine Forces Reserve Headquarters Battalion, addresses Marines after a motivational run in New Orleans, November 9 2018. The motivational run celebrated the Marine Corps Birthda More
Lance Cpl. Trevor J. Poole, an optics technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 453, 4th Marine Logistics Group, operates an improvised drone made by Reserve Marines at an innovation cell located within their More
Lance Cpl. Trevor J. Poole, an optics technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 453, 4th Marine Logistics Group, performs a test flight with a drone before continuing three dimensional printing production by R More
Sgt. Stephen B. Rodriguez, an armorer with Combat Logistics Battalion 453, 4th Marine Logistics Group, showcases a drone the Marines within the unit have made from minimal office supplies and parts printed by a More
A U.S. Coast Guard Cutter carrying Zulu royalty, along with senior leadership of Marine Force Reserve, sails through the Mississippi river, New Orleans, March 4, 2019. The Marines took part in the celebrations More
Marines with Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans toss beads to parade goers during a Mardi Gras parade, New Orleans, Feb. 4, 2018. The Marine Forces Reserve Marines have participated in many events throug More
U.S. Marine Corps SgtMaj. Michael Miller, 4th Marine Division Sergeant Major, speaks with Marines 2 days prior to their field evaluation, during the 4th Marine Division Super Squad competition at Joint Base Elm More
U.S. Navy personnel in support of Innovative Readiness Training Arctic Care 2018 load a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with gear and supplies as they prepare to depart Kotzebue, Alaska, and travel to out More
Marine Corps Sgt. Phillip White, right, embarkation specialist with 4th Marine Logistics Group, and Air Force personnel in support of Innovative Readiness Training Arctic Care 2018 load a vehicle with gear and More
U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Lorena Birdashaw, veterinary technician with 445th Medical Detachment, assists in providing veterinary services to a local family’s pet Pomeranian as part of Innovative Readiness Tr More
An All-Terrain Vehicle is parked in front of the medical clinic in Kivalina Alaska, April 17, 2018. The clinic is the temporary work center for U.S. military medical providers supporting Arctic Care 2018 by pro More
Health Service Technician Third Class Destiny Rousie, Kodiak Coast Guard Station Alaska, takes x-rays of a patient’s teeth prior to a cleaning during Arctic Care 2018, April 17 at the Kivalina Clinic, Kivalina, More
Marine Corps Sgt. Phillip White, embarkation specialist with 4th Marine Logistics Group, comforts a local family’s pet Pitbull while veterinary services are provided as part of Innovative Readiness Training Arc More
Col. Clifford Zdanowics (right), a dentist with the 512th Aerospace Medicine Squadron at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, assigned to exercise Arctic Care 2018, checks the teeth of an aircrew member during an e More
Dentists with Innovative Readiness Training Arctic Care 2018 perform a dental cleaning on Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Villaluz, the dental officer in charge of IRT Arctic Care 2018, 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Log More
Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Torres, a biomedical equipment technician from the 944th Aeromedical Staging Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, prepares to remove equipment from the sterilization machine in the centr More
U.S. Army Reserve Lt Commander Eugene Johnson, a veterinary officer with 445th Medical Detachment Veterinary Services, provides care to a local family’s pet as part of Innovative Readiness Training Arctic Care More
Major Vashun Rodriguez a flight surgeon assigned to the 927th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base FL, selects the proper antibiotic for a patient at the Kivalina Clinic, Kivalina, Alaska, April More
U.S. Army Reserve Sgt Rachel Kirkey (left), a veterinarian technician with 445th Medical Detachment Veterinary Services, and U.S. Army Reserve Lt Commander Eugene Johnson (right), a veterinary officer with 445t More
Service members supporting IRT Arctic Care 2018 sit and talk with local children during a career day at the Kotzebue Elementary School, Kotzebue, Alaska, April 19, 2018. Service members supporting IRT Arctic Ca More
Marine Corps Sgt. Veronica J. Rios, right, an embarkation specialist with 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, learns how to ice fish on the Kotzebue Sound from Puyuk Joule, a local member of the More
Tech. Sgt. Mirely Ortiz, a dental technician with the 920th Aerospace Medicine Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, picks up a dental pick in dental health clinic at the Maniilaq Health Center in Ko More
A member of the Tunisian Army Quick Reaction Force breaks down a door during Exercise African Lion 2018, in Tifnit, Morocco, April 20, 2018. African Lion is an annual, multinational, joint-force exercise improv More
Maj. Gen. Edward P. Yarish (right), special assistant to the commander, Air Force Reserve Command, talks Innovative Readiness Training details with Col. Jamar Scott, individual mobilization augmentee to the Ai More
Arctic Care 2018 lead dental officer Navy Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Villaluz talks dental care with a group of distinguished visitors April 21, 2018, at the Maniilaq Health Center's dental clinic in Kotzebue, Alaska. D More
Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk pilots adjust controls during a preflight controls check for a mission headed to Noatak, Alaska, April 21, 2018. The Blackhawks played an instrumental role in transpor More
Maj. Gen. Edward P. Yarish, left, special assistant to the commander, Air Force Reserve Command, and Brig. Gen. Helen G. Pratt, commanding general of 4th Marine Logistics Group, talk with service members suppo More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Chris Moore, a combat engineer, attached to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, attaches a target point illuminator to his rifle before beginning a land navigation course d More
Sgt. Eric Jerabek, a heavy equipment operator with Headquarters Battery, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division unloads gravel from an excavator into a wheel tractor-scraper to be laid onto the runway during More
Cpl. Ikechukwe Adiywoe (left) and Pfc. Brandon Peterson (right) both motor transportation mechanics, with 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, look over the engine of a Humvee at Camp Grayling, Mich., in suppor More
Mortarmen with 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, go over setting up a M224 60mm Mortar during Exercise Northern Strike at Camp Grayling, Mich., Aug. 7, 2018. Northern Strike’s mission is to exercise particip More
Brig. Gen. Bradley S. James, commanding general of 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and Mark A. Luiken, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities speak during a luncheon held at the More
Amphibious assault vehicles from Alpha Company, 4th Assault Amphibious Battalion, transport Marines during Exercise Northern Strike at Camp Grayling, Mich., Aug. 8, 2018. Camp Grayling, the largest National Gua More
Father Loasaph, spiritual leader of the Russian Orthodox church in Old Harbor, Alaska, blesses the extended runway Aug. 7, 2018. This year marks the completion of the 2,000-foot extension of Old Harbor’s runway More
Marines from 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Amphibious Assault Battalion and India Company, 3rd Battalion, 25 Marine Regiment, go over the scheme of maneuver during a mechanized attack range at Camp Grayling, Mich., A More
Sgt. Timothy Suba, a scout sniper with 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, searches a road for enemy combatants before practicing crossing a danger zone with the rest of his squad during Exercise Northern Stri More
Latvian National Guardsman Capt. Ervins Murkans, a platoon commander with 3rd Brigade, 36th Service Battalion, talks to his troops before an urban operation between U.S. Marines and Latvians soldiers, during Ex More
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, off-load six FGM-148 Javelin Missiles during Exercise Northern Strike at Camp Grayling, Mich., Aug. 13, 2018. Camp Grayling, the largest National Guard center i More
Lance Cpl. Dustin Orr, a machine gunner with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment looks out over his team’s fighting position during Exercise Northern Strike at Camp Grayling, Mich., Aug. 14, 20 More
Lance Cpl. Trevor J. Poole, an optics technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 453, 4th Marine Logistics Group, uses a biometric fingerprint scanner made by Reserve Marines at an innovation cell located with More
Lance Cpl. Trevor J. Poole, an optics technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 453, 4th Marine Logistics Group, holds in his hands hours of hard work in the form of a drone and it's controller created by Rese More