Larry Smith standing with Vanessa Batungbakal, describes
Larry Smith standing with Vanessa Batungbakal, describes the lifesaving actions taken by award recipients Batungbakal and Dorothy Barbour during an award ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North... More
Red Cross personnel load flour into a light medium
Red Cross personnel load flour into a light medium tactical vehicle in Zvecan, Kosovo on May 14, 2020. Kosovo Force Regional Command-East personnel transported flour and disinfectant alcohol from a Red Cross wa... More
A Red Cross employee preps a servicemember to have
A Red Cross employee preps a servicemember to have his blood drawn. The Montana National Guard Joint Force Headquarters hosted a Red Cross blood drive at Fort Harrison, Montana, June 25. (U.S. Army National Gua... More
Spouse of USCGSC Coast Guardsman receives Red Cross highest award
Misty Gilbert, a spouse of U.S. Coast Guard Sector Charleston Boatswain’s mate who works as a nanny, is awarded the Certificate of Merit July 7, 2020, during a virtual recognition ceremony in Summerville, S.C. ... More
Members of the 117th Air Refueling Wing donate blood
Members of the 117th Air Refueling Wing donate blood at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama, Aug. 14, 2020. The blood collected can be used for blood transfusions but some of the blood will be use... More
Corporal Gregory L. Cole, a Tampa, Fla., native and
Corporal Gregory L. Cole, a Tampa, Fla., native and the current operations manager for the Combat Operations Center, 2nd Marine Division (Forward), is responsible for tracking all significant events that happen... More
Dr. Althea Rizzo, geologic hazards program coordinator
Dr. Althea Rizzo, geologic hazards program coordinator for Oregon Emergency Management stands is Seaside, Ore., March 12 after giving tsunami preparation talks at Broadway Middle School. The hills in the backgr... More
U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Ison, 212th Combat Support Hospital
U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Ison, 212th Combat Support Hospital health care specialist, prepares blood for processing and shipment during the Armed Services Blood Program blood drive, Nov. 9, 2015, at Aviano Air Base... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Stuart D. Glass, the 1st Battalion,
U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Stuart D. Glass, the 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin Sergeant Major, donates blood to the Australian Red Cross Blood Service at Casuarina, Northern Ter... More
Jamal Braxton runs sprints on the track at Northridge
Jamal Braxton runs sprints on the track at Northridge High School in Layton, Utah, March 21. As a volunteer, Braxton likes to focus most on his experiences with the Red Cross and the Airmen and Family Readiness... More
BEAUMONT, Texas – Marines from Detachment Bravo, Marine
BEAUMONT, Texas – Marines from Detachment Bravo, Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, unload water bottles from a Marine Corps Medium Tact... More
Maranio Soto, team leader of recon team 4 with the
Maranio Soto, team leader of recon team 4 with the San Juan Red Cross, hands out tarps to hurricane survivors in Lares, Puerto Rico, October 5. In response to Hurricane Maria, Joint Force Land Component Command... More
Belgian Medical support teams in Mercedes Unimog during
Belgian Medical support teams in Mercedes Unimog during convoy during Excercise Trident Juncture in Rena Norway on October 28th, 2018. With around 50,000 personnel participating in Trident Juncture 2018, it is... More
Cassi Cleaves, spouse of an Airman assigned to Seymour
Cassi Cleaves, spouse of an Airman assigned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, receives information from Red Cross representatives Tetoya Gibson and Barrie Walker on May 9, 2019. More than 50 sp... More
Mohogany Rembert gets her face painted during the Red
Mohogany Rembert gets her face painted during the Red Cross Carnival, March 19, 2016, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. In addition to emergency preparedness awareness, the event hosted games, a photo booth, and races... More
Senior Master Sgt. Tammy Moore, 4th Comptroller Squadron
Senior Master Sgt. Tammy Moore, 4th Comptroller Squadron superintendent, hands a Red Cross volunteer a plate of food at the dining facility at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Nov. 24, 2016. Team... More
A weathered church still stands in Utuado, Puerto Rico,
A weathered church still stands in Utuado, Puerto Rico, Oct. 5, 2017, during a Red Cross visit to deliver tarps, food, water, and conduct damage assessments and document the needs of the local residents. The D... More
Koen De Groof, protection delegate for the International
Koen De Groof, protection delegate for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), gives a lecture to approximately 100 U.S. Army Reserve military police Soldiers during a day-long brief at Fort Knox, ... More
U.S. Army HH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation (MEDEVAC)
U.S. Army HH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) Medic Sgt. Matt Standford, assigned to Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 25th Combat Avia... More
Salvation Army volunteers serve food to victim role-players
Salvation Army volunteers serve food to victim role-players at Mitchell W. Stout Physical Fitness Center at Fort Bliss, Texas Sept. 4, 2014. The exercise was an initiative of Iron Response, a large-scale traini... More
BEAUMONT, Texas – Marine Corps Sgt. Ben Tomerlin, a
BEAUMONT, Texas – Marine Corps Sgt. Ben Tomerlin, a platoon sergeant with 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, guides a Marine Corps Kalmar RT-022 as it loads pallets of water and s... More
Medical patients and Department of Health and Human
Medical patients and Department of Health and Human Services care team members exit a C-130H3 Hercules at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., Oct. 1, 2017. Dobbins is currently serving as a federal coordinating cent... More
Lt. Col. Igor Knezevic, Land Forces of Montenegro,
Lt. Col. Igor Knezevic, Land Forces of Montenegro, explains to Maj. Ian Hepburn and Sgt. Maj. Duane Rancourt the layout of the base camps set up at Danilovgrad training area in Podgorica, Montenegro. The traini... More
Snacks and water are available to service members who
Snacks and water are available to service members who donate blood at Fort Harrison, Montana, June 25. The Montana National Guard Joint Force Headquarters hosted a Red Cross blood drive and service members and ... More
Shakerra McGee, left, and Yolanda Major, Department
Shakerra McGee, left, and Yolanda Major, Department of Veterans Affairs medical team members, speak with a patient at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., Oct. 1, 2017. Dobbins is currently serving as a federal coord... More
An original, refurbished Red Cross uniform and motorcycle
An original, refurbished Red Cross uniform and motorcycle from WWI was on display during a memorial ceremony, Jan. 26th, 2018, in Mestre, Italy. The display was part of a ceremony honoring Richard Fairfield and... More
Members of the 179th Airlift Wing volunteered to donate
Members of the 179th Airlift Wing volunteered to donate blood the the Red Cross Blood Mobile Feb. 3, 2018 in Mansfield, Ohio. The Blood Mobile travels to different locations to make collecting blood easy and ef... More
Roberto Stevanato, Mestre Center for Historical Studies
Roberto Stevanato, Mestre Center for Historical Studies president, conducts a historical presentation after a memorial ceremony, Jan. 26th, 2018, at Mestre, Italy. The ceremony honored Richard Fairfield and Wil... More
FEMA Corps youth members arrive in New York to help
FEMA Corps youth members arrive in New York to help in FEMA's role in providing aid to the survivors of sub-tropical storm Sandy. FEMA Corps youth focus on disaster preparedness, response, and recovery activiti... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alexander T. Koeneke, an engineer
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alexander T. Koeneke, an engineer equipment mechanic with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, is congratulated by his fellow Marines after his reenlistment ceremony at Mar... More
A U.S. medical planner, doctors and a civil affairs
A U.S. medical planner, doctors and a civil affairs expert with the III Marine Expeditionary Force Flood Relief Command Element conduct a combined assessment with the Royal Thai Army of the Internally Displace... More
Guardsmen with the Joint Task Force 71 support local
Guardsmen with the Joint Task Force 71 support local and civil authorities during the El Campo Memorial Hospital Exercise, March 3, 2012. The training event, which simulated several hazardous and first response... More
161009-N-TP832-083 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (October 9, 2016)
161009-N-TP832-083 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (October 9, 2016) Naval Station (NAVSTA) Mayport set up an emergency family assistance center to provide support from various organizations including Fleet & Family Support... More
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, provide immediate medical care to recently wounded soldiers, during Decisive Action Rotation 17-04 at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin... More
Coast Guard Island Personnel Save Lives
ALAMEDA, Calif.- Petty Officer 1st Class Ehren Jahn, front, and Lt. Dave Oney gave blood at the Red Cross' Blood Drive held here today. The Red Cross recognized Coast Guard leadership on Coast Guard Island tod... More
A community relations worker talks to a resident in
A community relations worker talks to a resident in the Breezy point area of the the Rockaways near New York City whose basement was flooded by sub-tropical tropical storm Sandy. FEMA community relations worke... More
A FEMA community relations worker talks to a homeless
A FEMA community relations worker talks to a homeless woman in the Rockaways area near New York City who is in need of local and federal aid as a result of damage caused by sub-tropical tropical storm Sandy. F... More
Mounting piles of debris from Superstorm Sandy requirer hurculean clea...
Rising flood waters in the Midway Beach area of Staten Island in New York caused hundreds of homes to have flooded basements, and anywhere from a foot to 6 ft of water in their homes, and when water recedes, wa... More
Flooding from Superstorm Sandy soaks drywall in thousands of homes in ...
Flooding as high as four-feet in the interior areas of Oceanside in the New York area flooded homes. Ruining furniture, carpeting, and drywall. If not removed, the wet furniture attracted unhealthy mold, so re... More
Hurricane winds cause damage to business'
High winds cause damage. When Hurricane Sandy blew through Belleville, New Jersey, her winds caused this business's windows to blow out. (Walt Jennings/FEMA)
U.S. Navy Lt. Cory Cole, an officer in charge of a
U.S. Navy Lt. Cory Cole, an officer in charge of a maritime team, helps Kenyan students plant casuarina trees at Mjanaheri Primary School in Magarini District, June 5, 2012. The Combined Joint Task Force - Horn... More
Master Sgt. Karl Swartz, a Medical Operations NCO,
Master Sgt. Karl Swartz, a Medical Operations NCO, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2CAB, talked about his childhood in Montana.
U.S. Army Maj. Rhonda Dyer, Joint Task Force-Bravo
U.S. Army Maj. Rhonda Dyer, Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element, provides deworming medication to a child during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise in Corinto, Cortes, Feb. 16, 2017. The two-day exercise ... More
James Dean, contingency planner with the Fort Stewart,
James Dean, contingency planner with the Fort Stewart, Georgia, Directorate of Plans, Mobilization and Security, displays a hurricane supply kit in his office Sept. 5, 2017, on Fort Stewart. September is Nation... More
Spc. Joseph Ngwa, assigned to I Corps (Forward) at
Spc. Joseph Ngwa, assigned to I Corps (Forward) at Camp Zama, Japan, talks to his mother, Jeannette, on the phone May 8. In April, Ngwa learned his mother, who lives in France, had contracted the coronavirus. H... More
Capt. Lucas Burke, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)
Capt. Lucas Burke, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) public affairs officer in charge, waits to load into a UH-1Y Huey at Staten Island, N.Y., Nov. 10, 2012. The Marines visited the Office of Emergency Manag... More
Members of the Philippine Air Force 505th Search and
Members of the Philippine Air Force 505th Search and Rescue Auxiliary Group sit among participants from other agencies during the Urban Search and Rescue training closing ceremony at Camp Lapu Lapu, Cebu, Phili... More
U.S. Marines prepare for a mission during I Marine
U.S. Marines prepare for a mission during I Marine Expeditionary Force Large Scale Exercise 2016 at Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, Calif., Aug. 17, 2016. LSE-16 simulates the planning, deployment and combat... More
BEAUMONT, Texas - U.S. Marine Cpl. Jonathan Fontenot,
BEAUMONT, Texas - U.S. Marine Cpl. Jonathan Fontenot, a heavy equipment operator, from 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, loads reliefs supplies onto an MTVR 7-ton truck at a Red ... More
1st Lt. Nyree Watts, Chief of the Armed Services Blood
1st Lt. Nyree Watts, Chief of the Armed Services Blood Bank Center-Europe, prepares a bag of blood to be processed at a blood drive hosted by the ASBP at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Sept. 18. 2018. The... More
Spc. Joseph Ngwa, assigned to I Corps (Forward) at
Spc. Joseph Ngwa, assigned to I Corps (Forward) at Camp Zama, Japan, conducts an inventory May 8 in in the Transportation Motor Pool's supply room. In April, Ngwa learned his mother, Jeannette, who lives in Fra... More
Airmen from the 117th Air Refueling Wing donate to
Airmen from the 117th Air Refueling Wing donate to a recent blood drive.
170403-N-WC566-003 PEARL HARBOR (April 3, 2017) Service
170403-N-WC566-003 PEARL HARBOR (April 3, 2017) Service members and families participate in the 5th annual Tsunami Awareness One-Mile “Walk to Safety” hosted by Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Department of Emer... More
Staff Sgt. Natasha Bland, 374th Airlift Wing command
Staff Sgt. Natasha Bland, 374th Airlift Wing command section NCO in charge, checks a Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations folder for Airman 1st Class Antonio Fontenot, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron supply j... More
U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Karean Troy, the patient
U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Karean Troy, the patient administration officer with Federal Coordinating Center Columbia, watches as U.S. Army Reserve and active duty Soldiers assist a patient who was evacuated from th... More
1st Lt. Nyree Watts, Chief of the Armed Services Blood
1st Lt. Nyree Watts, Chief of the Armed Services Blood Bank Center-Europe, labels a bag of blood at a blood drive hosted by the Armed Services Blood Program at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Sept. 18. 201... More
When Superstorm Sandy roared through Passaic County
When Superstorm Sandy roared through Passaic County the night of Oct. 29, 2012, she uprooted many trees. Some trees fell on houses, nearly destroying them, and causing the death in at least one home. (Walt Jennings/FEMA)
FEMA Community Relations employees discuss the restoration
FEMA Community Relations employees discuss the restoration of electrical service in the Red Hook area of Brooklyn with employees of NYC's Con Edison electrical company. Old electrical infrastructure in the New ... More
Carl Hinson, an analyst with the safety office, Marine
Carl Hinson, an analyst with the safety office, Marine Corps Installations Pacific (MCIPAC), provides information on disaster preparedness to U.S. Marines at the MCIPAC National Preparedness Month event at the ... More
180321-N-UP035-0058 SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (March
180321-N-UP035-0058 SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (March 21, 2018) Honduran patients wait to be seen at the Dr. Mario Catarino Rivas National Hospital in San Pedro Sula, Honduras during Continuing Promise 2018. U.S.... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alexander T. Koeneke, an engineer
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alexander T. Koeneke, an engineer equipment mechanic with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, repeats the oath of enlistment during his reenlistment ceremony at Marine Cor... More
Red Cross worker, Ronny Crosby traveled from Biloxi,
Red Cross worker, Ronny Crosby traveled from Biloxi, Miss., to lend a hand to Hurricane Sandy survivors, by passing out sandwiches and water to those in need.
Aerial view of homes in the Breezy Point community
Aerial view of homes in the Breezy Point community that were ravaged by fires and flooding as a result of Hurricane Sandy. The Red Cross serves meals as homeowners clean out their damaged homes. (Photo by Andre... More
U.S. Army Spc. Hayeon McCurley, Landstuhl Regional
U.S. Army Spc. Hayeon McCurley, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center medical laboratory technician, prepares U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kimberly Gray, 31st Security Forces Squadron investigator, to give blood du... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Steven M. Sutey, the 1st
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Steven M. Sutey, the 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin Commanding Officer, donates blood to the Australian Red Cross Blood Service at Casuarina, Nor... More
BEAUMONT, Texas - U.S. Marines from 14th Marine Regiment,
BEAUMONT, Texas - U.S. Marines from 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, and Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, MARFORRES, transport relief supplies on an ... More
Members of the Maine Army National Guard worked with
Members of the Maine Army National Guard worked with Lydia Petrone Kolar, the emergency managing director of Herceg-Novi, as well as fire fighters from Tivat, Kotor and Herceg-Novi, as well as many other first ... More
Volunteers, a Federal Emergency Management Agency Disability
Volunteers, a Federal Emergency Management Agency Disability Integration team, Moviemento Autonomo de Sordos, and the members of the Royal LAO Airborne crisis response unit assist hearing impaired families comp... More
A U.S. medical planner, doctors and a civil affairs
A U.S. medical planner, doctors and a civil affairs expert with the III Marine Expeditionary Force Flood Relief Command Element conduct a combined assessment with the Royal Thai Army of the Internally Displace... More
Guardsmen with the Joint Task Force 71 support local
Guardsmen with the Joint Task Force 71 support local and civil authorities during the El Campo Memorial Hospital Exercise, March 3, 2012. The training event, which simulated several hazardous and first response... More
Volunteers, a Federal Emergency Management Agency Disability
Volunteers, a Federal Emergency Management Agency Disability Integration team, Moviemento Autonomo de Sordos, and the members of the Royal LAO Airborne crisis response unit assist hearing impaired families comp... More
Guardsmen with the Joint Task Force 71 support local
Guardsmen with the Joint Task Force 71 support local and civil authorities during the El Campo Memorial Hospital Exercise, March 3, 2012. The training event, which simulated several hazardous and first response... More