Ready Refuel

 

A Marine refuels an AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter during a training exercise in Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 5, 2021.

Aerial Escort

 

Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses and F-16 Fighting Falcons fly in formation with Saudi F-15SAs over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 7, 2021.

Osprey Ops

 

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Leo Gonzales prepares to move a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aboard the USS Makin Island in the Indian Ocean, Jan. 7, 2021.

Motor Move

 

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Donovan Chin raises a motor from a varnish tank aboard the USS Makin Island in the Indian Ocean, Jan. 6, 2021.

Vaccine Inspect

 

Medical staff assigned to the Brian D. Allgood Army Community Hospital inspect and store the first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine to South Korea at Army Garrison Humphreys, South Korea, Dec. 28, 2020. The hospital is one of three Defense Department medical treatment facilities in South Korea inoculating medical staff and other key personnel during the initial worldwide distribution of the vaccine.

COVID-19 Test

 

Air Force Academy cadets, returning from winter break, receive a rapid result COVID-19 test before entering a restriction of movement phase to start the semester at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., Jan. 5, 2021.

Receiving Vaccine

 

Air Force Col. Jessica Spitler, 30th Medical Group commander, and Air Force Senior Airman Dakota Orozco-Garcia, 30th MDG member, receive their vaccinations against COVD-19 during Operation Fight Back at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Jan. 6 2021. Medical workers from the 30th Medical Group set up a point of distribution system to help administer the first round of COVID-19 vaccines.

Acting Secretary Miller Travels to CONUS Bases

 Jan. 11, 2021

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Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller embarks Tuesday, Jan. 12, to visit the National Nuclear Security Administration in Oak Ridge, Tennessee; the Tennessee National Guard; Fort Campbell, Kentucky; U.S. Strategic Command in Omaha, Nebraska; and U.S. Space Command and U.S. Northern Command in Colorado Springs, Colorado. 

In Tennessee, Secretary Miller will visit NNSA partners at the Y-12 National Security Complex, as well as Tennessee National Guardsmen focused on COVID-19 response efforts.  At Fort Campbell, he will meet with service members assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, and the 5th Special Forces Group. 

Secretary Miller will also meet with leadership and personnel protecting our nation every day in all domains of warfare at USSTRATCOM, USSPACECOM and USNORTHCOM. 

First Responders

 

Maryland National Guard medical personnel administer the COVID-19 vaccine to Charles County first responders at the Regency Furniture Stadium, Waldorf, Md., Jan. 6, 2021. More than 140 Maryland National Guard members are gearing-up to directly support the COVID-19 vaccination initiative. Mobile vaccination support teams are providing direct support to county health departments, assisting with the acceleration of vaccination efforts.

Reviewing Charts

 

Air Force Capt. Dana Hunter Jr., physician assistant assigned to the 60th Medical Group, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., reviews a chart at Adventist Health Lodi Memorial Hospital, Lodi, Calif., Jan. 6, 2021. Northern Command, through Army North, remains committed to providing flexible Defense Department support to the whole-of-America COVID-19 response.

Rapid Results

 

Staff from the Air Force Academy’s 10th Medical Group administer rapid result COVID-19 tests as cadets return from winter break at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., Jan. 5, 2021.

Vaccine Load

 

Soldiers assigned to the Medical Detachment, Hawaii National Guard, carry COVID-19 vaccinations onto a C-17 Globemaster III, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hi., Jan. 5, 2021. The aircraft, operated by 154th Wing airmen, was modified into a mobile vaccination clinic to administer the vaccine to activated guardsmen on neighboring islands.