Armor Vehicle Maintenance and Training

Images show soldiers maintaining armored vehicles and conducting military exercises, focusing on teamwork and technical skills within armored combat.

U.S. Army Sgt. Bailey Dick, an information technology specialist assigned to the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, waits for the M4A1 qualification course to begin at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 25, 2022. Soldiers from the 37th IBCT conducted the new M4A1 qualification course of fire, which sees Soldiers challenged by the integration of support barriers, unprompted magazine reloading, and a variety of position changes to better ensure they are prepared and ready to face combat.

U.S. Army Sgt. Juan Alejandro, a commander of an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle with the 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conducts maintenance of the vehicles M242 Bushmaster chain gun in preparation for exercise Vigilant Fox held at Niinisalo, Finland, July 25, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT, and Finish and British army units trained in Finland to further strengthen the relations and interoperability between the nations.

Senior Airman Bryan Post, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 775th Civil Engineering Squadrons EOD flight, performs reconnaissance procedures on an unknown ordnance item during the Air Force EOD Team of the Year Grand Finale competition held at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana, July 25-27, 2022. Hosted by the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, the competition seeks to drive innovation, restore readiness, and develop and retain leaders within the EOD career field.

Airmen from the 8th Security Forces Squadron compete in the DefendersChallenge during the 2022 Police Week at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea,May 17, 2022. The Defender Challenge was designed to be a test of physical strength, memory, as well as individual and teamwork skills.

U.S. Air Force Airman Gabriel Hoffman, 335th Training Squadron student, views data on a TMQ-53 weather sensor outside of the Joint Weather Training Facility at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, July 21, 2022. The weather apprentice course, which graduated 650 students this past year, takes 151 academic days to complete. Approximately 7,400 students go through the 335th TRS's 13 Air Force Specialty Codes each year.

Soldiers and Katusa's conduct an M4 range on Camp Yongsan-Casey, September 9th 2022.The M4 carbine is a 5.56×45mm NATO, gas-operated,b magazine-fed, carbine developed in the United States during the 1980s. It is a shortened version of the M16A2 assault rifle.

U.S. Army Sgt. Bailey Dick, an information technology specialist assigned to the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, waits for the M4A1 qualification course to begin at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 25, 2022. Soldiers from the 37th IBCT conducted the new M4A1 qualification course of fire, which sees Soldiers challenged by the integration of support barriers, unprompted magazine reloading, and a variety of position changes to better ensure they are prepared and ready to face combat.

BABADAG TRAINING AREA, Romania-- Airmen with the U.K. 140th Expeditionary Air Wing observe and coach during personnel recovery training with 3-227 AHB, July 12, 2022.Regular interoperability training with NATO partners and allies builds trust and readiness, increasing the capacity for deterrence and defense.

U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, observe M109 Paladin rounds impact during training and table 6 certifications. A Fire Support Team is responsible for forward observations on the battlefield and activities such as target processing for artillery units and brigade maneuvers.

U.S. Soldiers attached to the 555th Engineer Brigade set up targets for the Oxymoron portion of the First Corps marksmanship competition on Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, Feb. 27, 2024. There are 13 teams participating in this years competition. Army

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 10th Special Forces Group trains with a claymore mine during a live-fire exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 16, 2022.

U.S. Army squads from across III Armored Corps compete for the title of the corps Best Squad during head-to-head competition at the III Armored Corps Best Squad Competition at Fort Hood, Texas, Jun. 22, 2022. The squad representing the 89th Military Police Brigade, including Staff Sgt. Nathan Villarreal, Sgt. Noe Garcia, Spc. Kole Vigilancia, Spc. Austin Moore, and Spc. Daniel McCamish worked together to install an OE-254 antenna. The III Armored Corps pulled only the best from across its divisions and separate brigades to compete in this years inaugural competition. The best squad goes on to compete in the U.S. Army Forces Command competition at Fort Hood in August.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion log information after observing a heavy-drop airborne operation onto Bayonet Drop Zone at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 8, 2022 as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22.Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to bu

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Matthew Barnwell assigned to Charlie Troop, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, answers a radio call to communicate with Headquarters on the mission status during Project Convergence 2022 on Oct. 12, 2022, Western United States. PC22, a multi-month event enables the Department of Defense and its multinational partners to assess future warfighting concepts and capabilities.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Matthew Barnwell assigned to Charlie Troop, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, answers a radio call to communicate with Headquarters on the mission status during Project Convergence 2022 on Oct. 12, 2022, Western United States. PC22, a multi-month event enables the Department of Defense and its multinational partners to assess future warfighting concepts and capabilities.

Paratroopers assigned to Charlie Troop, 1-73 Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division take part in the Machine Gun Event for the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition on Fort Stewart, GA, July 27, 2022. The Best Squad Competition tests squads physical, technical and tactical abilities under stress and fatigue to determine which squad from the XVIII Airborne Corps will advance to the Forces Command Best Squad Competition in the coming months.

A U.S. Air Force Airman, an explosive ordnance disposal technician from the 87th Civil Engineering Squadron, lays down wire during FTX on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Aug. 10, 2022. This training enhanced mission readiness through real-world scenarios and hands-on field training.

Service members from Norway conduct crew-served weapons qualification at Camp Ripley, March 30, 2022. (Minnesota National Guard Photo by Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brandon W. Rodriguez, a member of the 101st Airborne Division best squad, disassembles a M249 machine gun during the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition at Fort Stewart, Georgia, July 27, 2022. The Best Squad Competition tests squads' physical, technical and tactical abilities under stress and fatigue to determine which squad from the XVIII Airborne Corps will advance to the Forces Command Best Squad Competition in the coming months.

U.S. Army Pacific Soldiers, Spc. Josue Delcid Castro (front), Pfc. Michael Braswell (middle) and Spc. Julian Griffin, (back), assigned to 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, set up U.S. Army communications and signal equipment to assist in tactical operations during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) training rotation 23-01 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, November 2, 2022. The 25th Infantry Division trains to operate, fight, and thrive in the regions most austere, rugged and diverse enivronments alongside our allies and partners. JPMRC 23-01 allows our forces to train in unique environments and conditions where they are most likely to be employed in the event of crisis or conflict.

Spc. Aaron Fiscelli of Saint Claire, Michigan, a Health Care Specialist with the Michigan National Guards 1171st Medical Company Area Support Company, clears a M240B machine gun during the Region IV Best Warrior Competition May 11-15, 2022 at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio National Guards. The winners will move on to compete in the National Guards competition on July 20-30, 2022, at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

Sgt. Ethan Catanach, infantryman assigned to U.S. Army Alaska and a native from Colorado Springs, Colorado, conducted Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Systems training June 7 during the 2022 USARPAC Best Warrior Competition at the 25th Infantry Division's Lightning Academy, Schofield Barracks East Range, Hawaii. The USARPAC BWC 2022 is an annual week-long competition consisting of competitors from multiple USARPAC units across the Indo-Pacific. The noncommissioned officers and junior enlisted Soldiers are evaluated in several categories such as general military knowledge, basic Soldier skills, and physical fitness.

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Readiness, Mrs. Kimberly Jackson visited 1st Battalion 41st Infantry Regiment Aug. 23 on Fort Carson Colo. to view the static placement of their Stryker equipment. 1-41 Soldiers gave demonstrations to Mrs. Jackson on their equipment and informed her of battle capabilities.

Spc. Michael Stevens, a public affairs mass communications specialist for the 361st Theater Public Affairs Support Element, records video footage of Soldiers of the 317th Engineer Company, 863rd Engineer Battalion, 372nd Engineer Brigade, prepare a Bangalore torpedo charge July 26, 2021, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The Soldiers conducted a breach-in-stride demolition range to build charge familiarization and practice safety procedures while working with C-4 explosive agent.

Idaho Army National Guard Sgt.Tristan Gillaspy (left) and Sgt. Tygh Tennis prepare for firing. The Idaho Army National Guards Mortar Platoon, HHC, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion sharpen their skills preparing for deployment in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Henry Lawler, 378th Expeditionary Communications Squadron SCOT section chief, teaches other Airmen on how to set up a mast communications system during Operation Agile Spartan III at an undisclosed location, September 12, 2022. Lawler was asked to be a subject matter expert for Liaison Officers and the communication capabilities required in order to conduct the exercise.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Phillip Cox (right) fills out a Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Card during a situational training exercise (STX) lane held during the 2022 Eighth Army Best Warrior and Squad Competition at Camp Casey, South Korea, May 11, 2022. The Eighth Army Best Warrior and Squad Competition is a week-long event consisting of several tests of the participants general Army knowledge and skills.

Soldiers from the Headquarter and Headquarters and Charlie Company, 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army Hawaii Reserve and French soldiers work together to maintain an orderly crowd control on Huahine, French Polynesia, May 15, 2022, during Marara 22. Exercise Marara 22 reinforces U.S. commitments to our allies and partners in Oceania and raises our collective readiness to address crises and contingencies in the region.

U.S. Army ROTC Cadets assigned to the U.S. Army Cadet Command 2nd Brigade accept awards for placing first overall during the Ranger Challenge at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Oct. 23, 2022.The competition is conducted over two days on a non-tactical course. The mission is to challenge Cadets' mental and physical toughness and to develop leadership while fostering teamwork and esprit-de-corps. Teams participate in nine graded events, each team is awarded points based on how well they perform in each event. The best team in each event is awarded a trophy for being the first, second, and third place teams. The number one team is The Ranger Challenge Winner for that year.

U.S. Army Spc. KenDarius Deron Goodrum and U.S. Army Spc. Travis Daniel Wyatt, assigned to 1st Infantry Division Artillery (DIVARTY), speak with Slovakian army Lt. Kristian Jurećko, assigned to NATOs enhanced forward presence battle group Latvia, about the TMG EVA 8x8 self-propelled artillery system during Exercise Swift Response at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, May 6, 2022. Swift Response 2022 is an annual multinational training exercise, which takes place in Eastern Europe, the Arctic High North, Baltics, and Balkans from May 2-20, 2022. It aims to present combat credible Army forces in Europe and Africa and enhance readiness by building airborne interoperability with Allies and Partners and the integration of joint service partnerships.

Pennsylvania Air National Guardsmen, with 171st Air Refueling Wings Emergency Management section from left, Master Sgt. Phillip Kapelewski, Staff Sgt. Nathaniel Hockenberry, and Senior Airman Madeline Quigley, prepare equipment prior to a reconnaissance training mission during a large-scale readiness exercise at the base in Pittsburgh, March 11, 2023. The multi-day large-scale readiness exercise involved Guardsmen from multiple sections on base working together to build skills needed to maintain readiness.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Bravo Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment prepare M777 towed 155mm howitzer ammunition during a platoon live fire exercise at the 7th Army Training Commands Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 27, 2022. 2nd Cavalry Regiment provides V Corps with a lethal and agile force capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater in order to assure allies, deter adversaries, and when ordered, defend the NATO alliance.

Soldiers from Charlie Company, 501st Brigade Support Battalion set up the site where they will live and train for the duration of their training exercise, May 19, 2022, on Rodriguez Live Fire Range, Republic of Korea. C Co., 501st BSB is the medical evacuation company of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, and trained to further real-world response to medical situations.

Senior Master Sgt. Donald Roos talks with member of 132d Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group about how the 57th Munitions Squadron operates during annual training at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, May 18, 2022. Members of the 132d ISRG spent two weeks at Nellis AFB for their annual training showcasing their ability to standup operations anywhere in the world.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Grayson Reams, F-16 Viper Demonstration Team environmental and electrical specialist, removes the show ladder from the F-16 Viper Demonstration Team jet at Shaw Air Force Base, Feb. 20, 2024. The Viper Demonstration Team consists of three dedicated crew chiefs, an environmental and electrical systems specialist and avionics specialist who all perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on the aircraft assigned to the team. Air Force

A U.S. Army jumpmaster assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade inspects a jumpers static line during an airborne operation between U.S. and allied paratroopers at the Cherbourg-Manche Airport, France, on June 5, 2022, as part of the 78th D-Day Anniversary. On June 6, 1944, more than 150,000 troops of the Allied Forces invaded Normandy, France, by sea and air. More than 23,000 paratroopers participated in the invasion. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

220708-N-PI330-1129 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (July 8, 2022) Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Dylan Nosekabel, right, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, conducts personnel decontamination on Equipment Operator Constructionman Apprentice Austin Pressley during a chemical, biological and radiological decontamination exercise on Naval Station Rota, Spain, July 8, 2022. NMCB 133 is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied, and Partner interests.

SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND (Sept. 4, 2022) - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Luciano Logueiera, left, and Lance Cpl. Jarott Hawes, both surveillance sensor operators with Ground Sensory Platoon, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct pre-flight inspections on a RQ-20B Puma before a flight at a Sensing Expeditionary Advanced Base (EAB), Sept. 4. A Sensing EAB provides amplified information in support of surveillance, reconnaissance, and fires technologies, in order to expand maritime domain awareness and extend the reach of amphibious capabilities. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is underway conducting integrated training operations with the 13th MEU in the U.S. 3rd Fleet to prepare for an upcoming deployment.

New Jersey Army National Guard fuel handler Pvt. James Tyler, 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion, offloads 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel from a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) M978 2,500 gallon fuel tanker at the municipal fuel depot at Morris Township, N.J. Nov. 3, 2012. The Soldiers are assigned to the National Guard Armory in Freehold, N.J., which is one of three fuel distribution points to include Egg Harbor Township and West Orange and will provide mobile fuel support for first responders and vehicles supporting critical infrastructure. The HEMTT, which is the backbone of U.S. Army logistics, is rapidly deployable and is designed to operate in any climatic condition. The New Jersey National Guard continues to work closely with the U.S. Department of Defense and the National Guard Bureau to ensure that every military resource required for Hurricane Sandy response is in place.

U.S. Army Spc. Trent Jones, left, a Behavioral Health Specialist assigned to Charlie Company, 237th Support Battalion, and U.S. Army Pfc. Ethan Grieser, right, a Biomedical Equipment Specialist assigned to Charlie Company, 237th Support Battalion, discuss and maintain accountability of casualties during a simulated training event at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 11, 2022. The event helped Soldiers maintain readiness for real-world situations by simulating casualty and triage situations they may encounter in the field.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Matthew Beegle, left, and Senior Airman David Bowles, both 633d Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordinance disposal technicians, inspect gear in the back of a Humvee at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Oct. 13, 2022. Covering a range of missions, EOD technicians are trained to detect, disarm and dispose of explosive threats.

A Soldier with 1245th Transportation Company, Oklahoma Army National Guard, treats a wounded Soldier during the Timber Haul Combat Life Saving training lane in support of Golden Coyote Training Exercise in Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota, June 13, 2022. Golden Coyote is a three-phase scenario driven exercise conducted in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, which enables Commanders to focus on mission essentials warrior tasks and drills.

US Marine Corps CHIEF Warrant Officer 2 Greg A. Lopez, Expeditionary Air Field Officer in Charge from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 172, speaks to US Marine Corps Corporal Doug B. Shepard, Engineer SPECIALIST from MWSS 172, about how they are going to survey the airfields on the island of Tinian. They were just two of the Marines from MWSS 172 that conducted a sight survey aboard the island of Tinian to discuss the possibility of making the airfield more active in the future. Base: Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

Spc. Toy Henley a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter repairer assigned to Delta Company, 2-227th General Support Aviation Battalion inspects scissor link bearrings on a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during scheduled maintenence, Skopje, North Macedonia, May 16, 2022. Exercise Swift Response 2022 is an annual multinational training exercise, which takes place in Eastern Europe, the Arctic High North, Baltics, and Balkans from May 2-20, 2022. It aims to present combat credible Army forces in Europe and Africa and enhance readiness by building airborne interoperability with Allies and Partners and the integration of joint service partnerships.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Derek Roybal, Staff Sgt. Nicholas Hodgkin, and Staff Sgt. Benjamin Hogan, Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning journeymen, 729th Air Control Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, move a broken compressor, Sept. 7, 2022, Hill AFB. The 729th Air Control Squadron supports in-theater commanders by providing rapid deployment of mobile air control systems.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Victor Marquez, an instructor at the Sustainment Training Center, trains Soldiers in vehicle recovery techniques at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, on June 13, 2022. Vehicle recovery is one of the programs the Sustainment Training Center offers to National Guard, Reserve and Active component Soldiers during their training rotations.

U.S. and Israeli service members prep ruck sacks prior to The Hunter challenge during the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, May 22, 2022. The Hunter challenge is the run, ruck, carry component of the competition, which tests the physical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

Airman 1st Class James Iwen, a cyber transport specialist with the 128th Air Control Squadron, assists with assembling an antenna during the squadron's annual training at Volk Field, Wis., July 18, 2022. (Wisconsin National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Peck)

Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard conduct a Live Fire Exercise on July 12, 2022 at the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at Fort Drum, New York. More than 2,500 Soldiers are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win.

U.S. Army Spc. Brennyn Bryte, a Ashland, Ohio, native and fire support specialist (left), Spc. Joel Shawgo, a Grove City, Pennsylvania native and fire support specialist (right) assigned to 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (3/4 ABCT), receive missions and process data for target acquisition at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, April 23, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, America's forward-deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces; execute joint, bilateral, and multinational training exercises; and provides command and control for rotational and assigned units in the European theater.

More than 600 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers, joined by Soldiers from the Montana, Oregon, Ohio and South Carolina Army National Guards, have been training in Fort Bliss, Texas, since mobilizing from Gowen Field in early August. The task force, Task Force Rattler, will deploy to Southwest Asia later this month in support of Operation Spartan Shield, where they will rotate out with 250 Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guard as well as Soldiers from the Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Florida Army National Guards. Each rotation is approximately 12 months. Soldiers from the 118th Infantry Regiment from South Carolina National Guard and the 285th Medical Company from the Ohio National Guard are also part of Task Force Rattler, which provide the task force the ability to execute combined arms maneuvers. The intense training at Fort Bliss consisted of long hours with day and night combined arms maneuver missions with the Idaho Army National Guard shooting 120mm mortar rounds from M113 A

030217-M-5150A-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

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U.S. Air Force Corrine Vann, 435th Contingency Response Squadron operations flight commander, makes a simulated confirmation call to the 435th Contingency Response Group commander during exercise Agile Wolf 22 at Koszalin, Poland, Sept. 15, 2022. The exercise provides the 435th Contingency Response Group to be ready and able to rapidly deploy anywhere within the United States Air Forces Europe area of responsibility in a short amount of time.

SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND (Sept. 3, 2022) - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jennifer Rodriguez, a radio operator with 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, establishes communications with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group at a Sensing Expeditionary Advanced Base, Sept. 3. A Sensing EAB provides amplified information in support of surveillance, reconnaissance, and fires technologies, in order to expand maritime domain awareness and extend the reach of amphibious capabilities. The MKI ARG, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is underway conducting integrated training operations with the 13th MEU in the U.S. 3rd Fleet to prepare for an upcoming deployment.

A U.S. Army Soldier, in a Unit Movement Officer (UMO) course, prepares a scale to collect the weight of a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle (LMTV) in preparation for shipment on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 16, 2022. The UMO prepares personnel to assume the duties of a unit movement officer/non-commissioned officer in order to get their individual units ready for movement and maintain readiness.

POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 19, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kristefor Nikolic, a Chicago native and fire support Marine with 1st Anglico, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and Royal Australian Army Gunner Josh Banks with 4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, plot points on a map at Pōhakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2022. Marines with 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division conducted joint and international joint terminal attack control air and fire missions as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world

Combat engineers with the 116th Brigade Engineer Battalion participated in their annual training of demolition and explosive breaching through doors and wall structures on May 6, 2022. Combat engineers provide support of mobility, counter mobility and survivability for Soldiers within the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team during combat missions. Our job is to make sure that we proficiently enable our combat personnel to move from point A to point B, said Sgt. 1st Class Robert Smith, platoon sergeant with the 116th BEB. Counter mobility is to keep the enemy from moving forward, so that we can move forward with our mission. We go in and get the good guys if they are trapped or we go in where there are bad guys behind a door, and it is imperative we do this safely with maximum survivability.

Soldiers with the 370th Chemical Company participate in weapons qualifications on ranges at Fort McCoy, Wis., as part of the Red Dragon exercise in August, 2022. U.S. Army photo by Kevin W. Clark

Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers fly an RQ-11B Raven Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) over drop zone Badger at Fort McCoy, Wis., Sept. 9, 2022. The training is part of a two-week skills course taught by instructors from the Wisconsin Military Academy. U.S. Army photo by Kevin W. Clark

From left, Cpl. Xayver Szymanski, a Newark, New Jersey native and Spc. Jason Loue, an Ardmore, Pennsylvania native, both indirect fire infantrymen with 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (3/4 ABCT) make slight deflection and elevation changes on a 120mm mortar gun-tube during training in preparation for Mortar Training and Evaluation Program (MorTEP) qualifications, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, April 23, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

U.S. Army Spc. Samuel Vazquez, left, and Spc. Moises Valdez, center, with 90th Aviation Support Battalion (ASB), 11th Combat Aviation Brigade, inspect an M249 light machine gun at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 10, 2022. U.S. Soldiers deployed in support of Operation Spartan Shield and Operation Inherent Resolve participated in an Expert Soldier Badge test hosted by 90th ASB, mobilized as Task Force Rattlers, to assess their mastery of physical fitness, marksmanship and other critical skills necessary for combat readiness.

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Alaska Air National Guard Senior Airman Bret Jedlicki, 176th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-17 Globemaster III crew chief, patches targets for the next course of fire, June 3, 2022, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson during the 2022 The Adjutant General Match. Teams of four service members competed throughout the week in a series of combat pistol and rifle marksmanship tests for a spot on the Governors Twenty marksmanship team. (Alaska Air National Guard photo by David Bedard)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment check steel targets during weapons familiarization on M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifles prior to sniper qualification at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Feb. 26, 2024. 2CR provides V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps, with combat-credible forces capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater to defend the NATO alliance. Army

The Idaho Army National Guards Mortar Platoon, HHC, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion sharpen their skills preparing for deployment in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

Arriving at their base camp, soldiers from the 148th field Artillery Regiment spent the morning loading ammunition and preparing for firing exercises on the Orchard Combat Training Center.The 1-148th Field Artillery Regiment provides field artillery support to the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team. Headquartered in Pocatello units are located in the Eastern Idaho communities of Blackfoot, Burley, Preston, Pocatello, Rexburg and St. Anthony.

U.S. Army Soldier, assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, reinstalls a headlight on a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during Motorpool Monday. Motorpool Monday is conducted weekly to ensure all vehicles are working efficiently.

Soldiers check and pack necessary gear as part of the Best Squad Competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., June 15, 2022. The Best Squad Competition is a single event used to select the U.S. Army Best Squad of the Year, Noncommissioned Officer of the Year and Soldier of the Year.

Staff Sgt. Jesse Ginestar loads rounds into a magazine for his M-4 rifle for qualification during the Oregon National Guards 2009 Soldier of the Year/NCO of the Year competition, Feb. 27-March 1, at Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Ore. Ginestar, of Klamath Falls, Ore., who is a platoon sergeant with Charlie Troop, 1st Battalion, 82nd Cavalry, won the title of the Oregon National Guard's 2009 NCO of the year.

Senior Airman Noah Canary Vawter and Senior Airman Carlos Juarez, both 4th Communications Squadron radio frequency transmission technicians, disassemble a ranger satellite during Exercise Agile Cub 22-2 at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 26, 2022. The mission of the 4th CS is to ensure effective transmissions and radio frequencies to other bases, units and partners.

120814-D-FW736-005---- Team Leader, Staff Sgt. Frank Rodriguez, 22nd Chemical Battalion, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.(center), gives direction to team members, Sgt. Matthew Eldridge (right) and Sgt. Jerred Keeton (left) as they prep E.O.D. Robot for Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devise (V.B.I.E.D.) exercise. Staff Sgt. Rodriguez and team are completing in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team of the Year competition. The competition was hosted by Aberdeen Proving Grounds 20th Support Command (CBNRE) and held at Ft. Knox, Ky. August 13-17. (DOD

Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 109th Field Artillery Regiment, 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard conduct preventative checks and maintenance as they draw Army Prepositioned Stock (APS) May 10 in Pabrade, Lithuania. The Soldiers are deployed to Lithuania in support of Defender Europe 22 and NATO exercise Flaming Thunder.

U.S. Air National Guard Security Force Airmen from multiple states participate in a role play scenario depicting civil unrest following a simulated mass casualty event a the PATRIOT exercise at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Feb. 20, 2024. PATRIOT is a Domestic Operations disaster-response training exercise conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders. (Air National Guard

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, execute a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Infiltration from a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft as part of exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kenebetsu Air Base, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 6, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

A Kosovo soldier assigned to Kosovo Security Force Explosive Ordinance Disposal conducts an EOD training scenario during Exercise Combined Resolve 17 (CbR 17) at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, June 1, 2022. CbR 17 is a United States Army Europe- Africa directed, 7th Army Training Command executed exercise that takes place at JMRC from 20 May to 19 June 2022. The event is designed to evaluate and assess 1/3IDs ability to conduct operations in a complex, multi-domain simulated battle space. The focus of the rotation is to exercise combined arms operations in a multinational environment.

New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jessica Alese and Sgt. John Whealen from the 107th Military Police Company participated in a react to ambush exercise with the South Africa National Defense Force near Kwambonambi- Mfolozane on July 22, 2022. The U.S. Soldiers are in South Africa as part of Shared Accord, a biannual training event to enhance operational skills and partnership between the United States and South Africa. This year's exercise will include field training and medical readiness exercises. Participants will be stationed at dental, health care, and veterinary clinics with a group of Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard, directly working with senior officers from the South Africa National Defense Force in planning all the exercises and events that will occur in two weeks.

Members of the 913th Airlift Group conduct multiple scenarios during the group's Agile Herk Exercise, March 30, 2023, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The Reservists worked over the course of two days to fulfill readiness and annual training requirements during their super drill weekend.

New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Michael Cerrato, reports to 1st Lt. Anthony Ruggerio, both assigned to the 107th Military Police Company, during an air landing operation exercise at the Richardsbaai- Iughawe Airport located in Richards Bay, South Africa on July 20, 2022. The U.S. Soldiers are in South Africa as part of Shared Accord, a biannual training event to enhance operational skills and partnership between the United States and South Africa. This year's exercise will include field training and medical readiness exercises. Participants will be stationed at dental, health care, and veterinary clinics with a group of Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard, directly working with senior officers from the South Africa National Defense Force in planning all the exercises and events that will occur in two weeks.

Soldiers from the Alabama National Guard's 31st CBRN Brigade and Romania's 72nd NBC Defense Battalion join forces to crosstrain on tactics, techniques, procedures, and equipment at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, April 24-30, 2022. The troops integrated into combined teams for exercises involving hazardous material reconnaissance, analysis and decontamination; Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBCRV) operations; site security; medevac; M4 carbine marksmanship; machine gunnery and more. The force-to-force engagement was the second part of a two-part event, with the first held in Romania in September 2021. Both engagements focused on maintaining readiness and enabling troops from both nations to work together in the same environments to defend against imminent threats from near-peer adversaries in the Black Sea region.

PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, Kauai, Hawaii (July 26, 2022) U.S. Marines with 3rd Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division deploy a AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, July 26. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

040805-F-6351E-012. Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AETC

220605-N-PG340-1085 SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, Calif. (June 5, 2022) Construction Electrician Constructionman Robert Neely, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, sends message traffic from his fighting position during Operation Turning Point, also known as their Field Training Exercise, at San Clemente Island. Operation Turning Point is an around-the-clock exercise that focuses on constructing advanced bases while maintaining proficiency in tactics and survivability. NMCB-5 is homeported out of Port Hueneme, California. They train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to execute construction and engineering projects for major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Christian Montemayor, a fire support Marine, left, and Sgt. John Philips a transmissions system operator, right, both with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conduct a communications check during a field exercise, Rapid Tanto at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 6, 2024. The radio allowed transmission of data to higher headquarters. Using off-the-shelf radars and low-signature equipment, 5th ANGLICO and 3rd Intelligence Battalion demonstrated proficiency in planning, coordination, and execution of dynamic targeting capable of supporting maritime campaigns in an increasingly contested Indo-Pacific. Philips is a native of Gaffney SC, and Montemayor is a native of San Diego. Marine Corps

Air assault instructors Cpl. Jaime Gauna (right) and Staff Sgt. Marcus Jones (left), assigned to the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center, look out the side of a UH-60 Blackhawk assigned to the 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Avn. Brigade, before takeoff during the U.S. Army Air Assault Course at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Jan. 27, 2022. The 7th Army Training Commands Combined Arms Training Center sponsored the ten-day air assault course provided by instructors from the Warrior Training Center at Fort Benning, Georgia. The course trains Soldiers on air assault operations, sling-load operations, and rappelling to maximize the use of helicopter assets in training and combat. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christian Carrillo)

U.S. Army Capt. Scott Murray, center, commander of Palehorse Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, and his troops familiarize themselves with newly received radios, part of the Integrated Tactical Network, during a situational training exercise at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 13, 2022. 2CR provides the 7th ATC with a lethal and agile force capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater in order to assure allies, deter adversaries, and when ordered, defend the NATO alliance.

Spc. Kyle Lawson of Fort Wayne, Indiana, an Infantryman with the Indiana National Guards C Company, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 134th Infantry Regiment, clears a M4 carbine before stepping onto the range. He is one of twelve National Guard Soldiers who are competing in the Region IV Best Warrior Competition May 11-15, 2022, at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio National Guards. The winners will move on to compete in the National Guards competition on July 20-30, 2022, at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

TCU and BU ROTC Cadets brief an Operation Order durring a Situational Training Exercise on April 1, 2023 as part of the annual Spring ROTC Joint FTX held at Fort Hood, Texas. Units across Fort Hood, Texas partnered with Texas Christian University and Baylor Universitys ROTC programs for a multi-day Task-Force level FTX to provide a well-resourced culminating training event, offer exposure to various unit capabilities and occupational specialties, and enhance the Cadets development as future leaders.

U.S. Air Force Staff. Sgt Zackary Stringer, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal journeyman with the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, places an inert explosive training charge during Rapid Explosive Hazard Mitigation training at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, June 24, 2022. The training was held to prepare and test current personnel in their ability to get the airfield back up and running with available resources after an attack.

Joint training exercise with Det 2. 6 Co. 3/238th AVN MEDEVAC, Cox Health and Missouri State Highway Patrol at Hercules Glade Wilderness, Bradleyville, Mo., Oct. 06, 2022. Multiple Missouri departments teamed up to practice life-saving MEDEVAC scenarios. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Rose Di Trolio.)

A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), checks the systems for a water purification exercise during Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 17, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

Pvt. Jaguar Super, a 11C Indirect Fire Infantryman with the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, waits for his team to verify that their 120mm mortar system is pointing towards the correct deflection and elevation before "hanging" a mortar round and dropping it into the tube during day three of the Best Mortar Competition at Fort Benning, Georgia, on April 12, 2023. Super's role on the team is to prepare ammunition to be fired and to quickly and safely drop each round into the tube once the correct mission data is verified.

U.S. Army Spc. Devin Kiser, Bradley driver, 4th Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, pulls the charging cable on an M240 machine gun during Gunnery Skills Test (GST) on day 4 of the Sullivan Cup Competition, at Fort Benning, Ga., April 28, 2022. GST is designed to develop and test the proficiency of Abrams and Bradley crews, and individual armor crewmen on their ability to properly use and maintain their weapon systems and execute gunnery techniques.

Capt. Mike Addis, the director of operations for the 442d Logistics Readiness Squadron, practices laying out a forward area refeuling point May 19, 2022, on Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. FARP is a key component of agile combat employment, allowing untis to quickly set up operations and conduct missions in austere environments.

Technical Sgt. John Rhodes, and Senior Airman Patrick McMacken, Defenders for the 127th Security Forces Squadron, load 9mm rounds into magazines as part of weapons training at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, during the 127th Wings April drill. Air Force security forces members train often in various lethal, and non-lethal, forms of defense.

From left, U.S. Army Spc. Montarius Mcintyre and 1st Lt. Trevante Dukes, both assigned to the 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, program a radio during a lane training on communications as part of a Spur Ride at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 25, 2022. Soldiers from various units participated in the Spur Ride, a challenging event where physical fitness and teamwork are needed to emerge and earn their spurs.

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Fitzpatrick (left), a surgeon assigned to a Forward Resuscitive Surgical System unit, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Tony Hayden, an aerial porter from the Kentucky Air National Guards 123rd Contingency Response Group, secure cases of red blood cells and frozen plasma to a C-130 cargo pallet at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 10, 2014, in support of Operation United Assistance. The medical supplies and Fitzpatricks unit were bound for Liberia to support Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response AFRICOM.

Staff Sgt. Julian Gaitor and Spc. Tyler McGinnis, both M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle crew members assigned to 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, plot grid coordinate points during the land navigation portion of Operation Thunder Run, the final event of the Sullivan Cup, on Fort Benning, Georgia, May 6, 2022. The Sullivan Cup requires mastery of individual tasks, technical and tactical competence, and the ability to demonstrate an array of maneuver, sustainment and gunnery skills.

U.S. Army Spc. Hugh Parker, a paratrooper assigned to the 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion (Airborne), 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division (Arctic Angels), recovers his parachutes after completing jump training at Malemute Drop Zone, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 20, 2022. Following the airborne training some of the paratroopers simulated jump casualties for 673d Medical Group Airmen participating in the Arctic Warrior Challenge 2022. The Arctic Warrior Challenge was a scenario-based field training exercise designed to hone the 673d Medical Group Airmens tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) skills, improve operational readiness, and foster unit cohesion. TCCC outlines prehospital combat medicine devised to provide lifesaving care to injured combatants, to limit the risk of further casualties, and to help achieve mission success.

040805-F-1351B-002. Base: Sadr City State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

The United States Army's most qualified uniformed interrogation teams met at Fort Bragg, North Carolina to compete in the inaugural Army Interrogation Olympics to determine the Army's Best Interrogation Team of the Year. Military Intelligence Soldiers from Regular Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard components met and thrived in an austere field environment while refining and improving individual and collective HUMINT, analytical, leader, and Soldier skills. The competition was hosted by the 525th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade from August 8 to 10, 2022.

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