Armored Personnel and Training Exercises

Photos of armored vehicles and soldiers during training exercises, illustrating military preparedness and international cooperation.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Casey Brewer, assigned to Viper Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), rides a Finnish Sisu XA-180 armored personnel carrier during Ryske 22 at Rovajärvi Training Area, Finland, July 25, 2022. Ryske 22 is a combined, joint training exercise conducted by the United States, Finland, and Norway to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between partner nations. The 2nd BCT is part of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), under command and control of V Corps, America's forward-deployed corps in Europe, working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

Senior Airman Noah Pate, 8th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, left, and Tech. Sgt. James Cannon, 8th SFS flight sergeant, right, prepares to maneuver toward adversaries during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 18, 2022. These training events provide opportunities for Wolf Pack Airmen to immerse in simulated real-world scenarios and ultimately remain mission ready.

The Idaho Army National Guards 148th Field Artillery Regiment during live fire field operations 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.

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U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, arrive on their assigned M2A3 Bradley fighting vehicles prior to live demolition training as part of Defender 22 at Oberlausitz Training Area, Germany, May 10, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises taking place in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

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U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, offload from a landing craft, air cushion with Naval Beach Unit 7, Amphibious Squadron 11, at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan Feb. 14, 2024. Light armored vehicles were offloaded from the USS Green Bay (LPD 20) showcasing the 31st MEUs ship-to-shore capabilities. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners, and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. Marine Corps

Artillery Soldiers with Alpha "Gator" Battery, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, "Task Force 82", prepare a howitzer during sling-load training at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, Jan. 9, 2024. UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from 3rd Attack Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, supported the 101st Airborne Division Artillery Soldiers by moving M119 howitzers by air to increase proficiency in their warfighting tasks.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Platoon, Bull Battery, 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division (1 ID), maneuvers a M109A7 Paladin howitzer into position during a live fire exercise at Toruń, Poland, Jan. 17, 2023. The 1 ID is proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

120206-N-KB666-211CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (Feb. 6, 2012) Amphibious assault vehicles (AAV) from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) make their way toward the shore during an amphibious assault exercise as part of Bold Alligator 2012. Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past 10 years, represents the Navy and Marine Corps' revitalization of the full range of amphibious operations. The exercise focuses on today's fight with today's forces, while showcasing the advantages of seabasing. This exercise will take place Jan. 30 through Feb. 12, 2012 afloat and ashore in and around Virginia and North Carolina.

110728-N-SD610-002 CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (July 28, 2011) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 7, Air Detachment, man a M-240B machine gun to defend their camp entry control point during Operation Bearing Duel, the battalionÕs field training exercise. NMCB-7 will become the Atlantic Fleet SeabeeÕs Independent Unit Ready for Tasking after completing the exercise.

A U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tank assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, moves to their fighting positions during a multinational field exercise during Defender Europe 2022, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 15, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

U. S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 102nd Cavalry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard prepare to conduct Mortar live fire training with the M120/M121 120 mm mortar system, during the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise on July 24, 2022 at Ft. Drum, N. Y. 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.

PFC Jackie L. Grider, 3rd Plt., E Trp., 2nd Bn., 6th Cav., works on the aerial sight of a 25mm cannon mounted in the turret of an M-2 Bradley cavalry fighting vehicle. The 3rd Platoon is on maneuvers at the U.S. Army Armor Center. Base: Fort Knox State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Brazilian Marine provides security during an amphibious landing as part of exercise UNITAS LXIII in Itaoca, Brazil, Sept. 16, 2022. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

A Brazilian Marine provides security during an amphibious landing as part of exercise UNITAS LXIII in Itaoca, Brazil, Sept. 16, 2022. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

Two LAV-25 light armored vehicles underway during exercise Solid Shield '85. Subject Operation/Series: EXERCISE SOLID SHIELD 85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011213-A-0051B-119. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

SGT Chris Kekaha, Bradley Commander, and SPC Chad Abraham, a gunner, both assigned to the 2-9 Infantry, Camp Casey, Republic of Korea, look back after disembarking from a partially assembled pontoon bridge that ferried their M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle across the Imjim River, ROK, during a bridge building training exercise on Oct. 22, 1998. Many of the participants in todays exercise are officers participating in accordance with the US Army Officer Professional Development Program, a program designed to improve team building and soldiery. Subject Operation/Series: KOREA CD Base: Imjin River Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

020325-N-5148Y-014. Complete Scene Caption: A US Army (USA) tank Commander mans the M2 .50 Caliber machine gun mounted atop his M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT). The gun is equipped with a blank firing device and Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear during the combined Exercises Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, and Integration/Foal Eagle 2002 (RSOI/FE 02). RSOI is an annual combined/Joint Command Post Exercise held by Combined Forces Command, Republic of Korea and US Forces Commanders to train and evaluate command capabilities to receive US forces from bases outside of Korea. Foal Eagle is a Counter Infiltration Field Training Exercise. 2002 marks the first time that the two major exercises have been conducted simultaneously. A Korean Soldier Augmented to the USA (KATUSA) is also aboard the tank. Subject Operation/Series: RSOI/FE 02 Base: Twin Bridges Training Ground Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: FLTCOMCAMGRUPAC

U.S. and Swedish servicemembers wait as a U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tank, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, board the transportation bridge on the Vistula river during Defender Europe at Dęblin, Poland, May 12, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

FORT POLK, La. - A Stryker vehicle belonging to the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, based out of Ft. Lewis, Wash., fires a tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided missile at a range during the brigade's rotation through Fort Polk's, Joint Readiness Training Center.

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to A Battery, 4th Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, loads a 105mm munition into a M119A3 howitzer during a training exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 7, 2022.

British Soldiers assigned to 26th Regiment Royal Artillery carry out a fire mission with M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems as part of exercise Dynamic Front 22 (DF 22) at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 18, 2022. DF22, led by 56th Artillery Command and U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, is the premier U.S. led NATO Allied and Partner integrated fires exercise in the European Theater focusing on fires interoperability and increasing readiness, lethality and interoperability across the human, procedural, and technical domains.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment are given instruction on the use of the Project Origin robotic combat vehicle in the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, June 5, 2022. Project Origin uses autonomous ground vehicles to support Army maneuvers by providing a variety of load packages, depending on the situation, and its use is being demonstrated during exercise Combined Resolve 17 as part of the Army's modernization and emerging technologies initiatives. Combined Resolve is a U.S. Army exercise consisting of 5,600 service members, Allies and partners from more than 10 countries, and is designed to assess units' abilities to conduct combat operations effectively in a multi-domain battlespace.

A tank crew with the Tennessee Army National Guards H Troop, 2nd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, waits to move out to their next event in the Gen. Gordon Sullivan Cup best tank crew competition at Fort Benning, Ga., Tuesday, May 3, 2016. The Sullivan Cup tests tank crews from throughout the Army on everything from gunnery to mounted land navigation, maintenance and combat casualty care in a variety of physically and mentally challenges setting to determine the Armys best tank crew.

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A U.S. Army M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle, assigned to the 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT), 4th Infantry Division, makes its way back from the firing line during practice gunnery at Niinisalo, Finland, July 18, 2022. This gunnery exercise is the first Bradley Fighting Vehicle gunnery conducted in Finland. The 3rd ABCT and the Pori Brigade of the Finnish Army began summer training in Finland to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between the two nations.

Japan Ground Self Defense Force Type 16 Maneuver Combat Vehicles conduct a live-fire range during Resolute Dragon 22 on Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 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.

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U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, observe members of the Northern Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force reload an M270 Multiple Rocket Launch System during a bilateral demonstration at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 3, 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 U.S. Soldier assigned to 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, feeds rounds into an M2 machine gun mounted on an M1A2 Abrams tank while U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Alegandro Arteaga, also assigned to 4-10 Cav, prepares to conduct a live-fire accuracy screening test as part of Defender 22 at Mielno Range, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 11, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises taking place in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

DA-SC-86-04485. Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

Estonian soldiers emerge from a U.S. Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicle during a combined U.S., Estonian amphibious landing at a beach here. The combined training demonstration was part Baltic Operations 2010, an exercise designed to increase the interoperability of NATO and partner nations in the Baltic Sea region.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment conduct a gunnery range in a Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May 11, 2022.

Danish soldiers assigned to the 1st Artillery Battalion conduct live fire mission operations using a Piranha V with CARDOM 10 (120mm Recoil Mortar System) during Exercise Dynamic Front 23 at Oksbol, Denmark, March 28, 2023. Exercise Dynamic Front 23 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, 56th Artillery Command led, multinational exercise designed to improve allied and partner nation's ability to execute multi-echelon fires, and test interoperability of both tactical and theater-level fires systems in a live environment.

The 2nd BN 113th IN from the New Jersey Army National Guard are on the Fort Dix Range Complex on RG 40 completing the M2HB, Firing Table II on 14 OCT 2022. (Images are provided by the Fort Dix (TSC) Training Support Center / Daniel Amburg)

U.S. Marines with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, maneuver an amphibious assault vehicle during a deployment for training (DFT) at Joint Forces Training Center Camp Shelby, Mississippi, May 24, 2022. The purpose of this DFT is to validate the battalion's ability to conduct force deployments in support of contingency operations and tactically improve warfighting proficiency in preparation for major combat operations.

Airmen from the 8th Security Forces Squadron compete in the Defenders Challenge during Police Week 2022 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 17, 2022. During this week, Airmen from the 8th Fighter Wing participated in a myriad of activities to pay tribute to fallen law enforcement officers; to include a memorial run, rifle competition and relay challenge.

A soldier uses the time between mock battles to check and clean a machine gun mounted on an armored personnel carrier. He is participating in the combined U.S./Canadian NATO exercise Rendezvous '83. Subject Operation/Series: RENDEZVOUS '83 Base: Camp Wainwright State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN)

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Close up view of the turret of a tank as soldiers keep a watchful eye during maneuvers at the Joint Readiness Training Center. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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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

Soldiers assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (10 SFG(A)) conduct training on MK19 grenade launcher during training at Baumholder Training Range, Germany, Nov. 7, 2022. The event included multiple days of training on AT-4, MK19, and M320 which allowed 10 SFG (A) Soldiers the opportunity to get hands-on training with different heavy weapons systems.

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US Air Force PETTY Officer Second Class Scott S. Faculak, Air Force Materiel Command, rests after shooting targets with an M60 machine gun during the combat weapons competition at DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000, Camp Bullis, Texas. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense and policing skills over six days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 Base: Camp Bullis State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Naval Base Ventura County, California, July 17, 2004 - Engineering Aide shoots a M-240B machine gun as a fire power demonstration at the opening ceremony for Seabee Days.

U.S. Army Spc. Alejandro Anguiano, an armored vehicle crewmember with the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, prepares to fuel an armored vehicle during the vehicle issue portion of the Sullivan Cup at Fort Benning, Ga., April 26, 2022. The Sullivan Cup is a biennial competition that tests the best tank crews from the Armor Branch, the U.S. Marine Corps and international partners.

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Ecuadorian Marines establish a line of fire while conducting an amphibious landing as part of exercise UNITAS LXIII in Itaoca, Brazil, Sept. 16, 2022. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

A Canadian soldier observes troop movements from the turret of a Canadian Army Cougar wheeled armored fire-support vehicle. He is participating in the combined United States/Canadian NATO exercise RENDEZVOUS '83. Subject Operation/Series: RENDEZVOUS '83 Base: Camp Wainwright State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN)

Army personnel man an M-163 20mm Vulcan self-propelled anti-aircraft gun during joint Air Force and U.S. Readiness Command training exercise Brave Shield XIX. Subject Operation/Series: BRAVE SHIELD XIX Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Bolwell, of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, communicates with his squad during dismounted maneuvers at Warrior Valley on Rodriguez Range Complex, South Korea, March 24, 2007, as part of exercise Reception, Staging, Onward Movement and Integration/Foal Eagle 2007. The annual joint command post and field training exercise demonstrates U.S. resolve to support South Korea against external aggression while improving combat readiness and joint/combined interoperability.

020410-M-9902V-013. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

A Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) moves through a security force check point during mission rehearsal exercises at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Belgian Armed Forces soldiers assigned to ISTAR COY observe the opposing forces from their Pandur Armored Personnel Carrier during Exercise Combined Resolve 17 (CbR 17) at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, on June 3, 2022. CbR 17 is a U.S. Army exercise consisting of 5,600 service members, NATO Allies, and partners from over 10 countries, and is designed to assess units' abilities to conduct operations in a multi-domain battle space.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - STS-125 Mission Specialist Mike Massimino practices driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier. Behind him are other crew members. The crew members of space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission will each practice driving the M-113 in turn as part of their training on emergency egress procedures. An M-113 will be available to transport the crew to safety in the event of a contingency on the pad before their launch. The crew is at NASA's Kennedy Space Center for a dress launch rehearsal called the terminal countdown demonstration test, or TCDT. It provides astronauts and ground crews with an opportunity to participate in various simulated countdown activities, including equipment familiarization, emergency training and a simulated launch countdown. The STS-125 mission aboard space shuttle Atlantis to service NASAs Hubble Space Telescope is targeted to launch Oct. 10.

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Various World War 2 vehicles participate in the Tanks in Mons parade held at Estinnes, Belgium, Aug. 27, 2022. Tanks in Mons, an annual event in its 21st year, brings people together to commemorate the Liberation of Belgium and the historic Battle of the Mons Pocket.

Mr. Hilton Labow, a 98 year-old WWII Veteran watches the Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (LI) as they conduct a live artillery fire exercise on August 10, 2022. Mr. Labow served in the 87th Infantry Regiment of the 10th Mountain Division and fought in the Battle of Mount Belvedere.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Chaos Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (3-1ABCT), operationally controlled by the 1st Infantry Division (1 ID), operate an M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during a live fire exercise rehearsal at Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Nov. 18, 2022. The 3-1 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1 ID, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

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Members of the Northern Army, Japan Self-Defense Force prepare to fire a type 16 maneuver combat vehicle during Resolute Dragon 22 at Shikaribetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 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.

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The soldiers of the RTS-M from the New Jersey National Guard. The Regional Training Site - Maintenance (RTS-M) are on the Fort Dix Range Complex at Engineer Training Site #2 completing recovery training and movement of heavy vehicle. (photos taken by the Fort Dix Training Support Center / Daniel Amburg)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Luke Kroll (left), a motor vehicle operator with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, loads an M240B medium machine gun mounted atop a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle while Cpl. Angel GarciaVasquez (right), a motor vehicle operator with 3rd LSB, coaches and supervises on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 11, 2022. 3rd LSB conducted an M240B medium machine gun range to foster force readiness and to refine skills using mounted weaponry. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

Polish soldiers, assigned to the Polish Military Contingent, stand behind their weapons systems as part of a static display during Exercise Justice Eagle, at Smardan Training Area, Romania, on Sept. 19, 2022. Under command and control of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, continues to reinforce NATOs eastern flank and engage in multinational exercises like Justice Eagle with Allies and partners across the European continent to reassure our Nations Allies.

Armored Transport Vehicle Boxer of the Bundeswehr Stands in a Piece of Forest on the Elbe as Part Of The Military Exercise Wettiner Schwert with German and Czech Soldiers Near Tangermuende, 26 03 2024 Wettiner Schwert is part of the quadriga Exercise of Nato Tahermany

A view from the turret of a Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) assigned to the Marines with the Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), as they prepare to embark upon a patrol near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. In the foreground is the LAV's 7.62 mm machine gun loaded and ready to go. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

A line of modernized platform vehicles assigned to the "Spartan Brigade," 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, exit the range following a static display for a media day at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Oct. 21, 2022. The Spartan Brigade is the Armys first brigade to complete modernization in accordance with the Armys new Regionally Aligned Readiness and Modernization Model, or ReARMM, and is on glide path to execute a rotation at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, to validate its readiness and proficiency to deploy, fight and win wherever and whenever the nation calls.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Complex 39, members of the STS-117 crew are instructed in the operation of an M-113 armored personnel carrier by the astronaut rescue team. The astronauts on the STS-117 crew are participating in M-113 armored personnel carrier training during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities, a dress rehearsal for their launch, targeted for March 15. The M-113 could be used to move the crew away from the launch pad quickly in the event of an emergency. The TCDT also includes pad emergency egress training and a simulated launch countdown. The mission payload aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis is the S3/S4 integrated truss structure, along with a third set of solar arrays and batteries. The crew of six astronauts will install the truss to continue assembly of the station.

U.S. Soldiers and NATO allies prepare to transport a U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tank across the Vistula river during a wet-gap crossing operation part of Defender Europe 22 held at Dęblin, Poland, May 13, 2022. Defender Europe 2022 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

Soldiers of the 24th Forward Support Battalion, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) hook a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) to a CH-47 Chinook during sling load training at the Ramagen Drop Zone. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines and members of the Northern Army, Japan Self-Defense Force demonstrate High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems capabilities during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 4, 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.

An M2 Bradley from the 3rd of the 15th Infantry Battalion, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized). Subject Operation/Series: VICTORY FOCUS Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (3/4th ABCT) stage as opposing forces during infantry platoon situational exercises at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 6, 2022. The 3/4th 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; execute joint, bilateral and multinational training exercises; and provides command and control for rotational and assigned units in the European theater.

A M777A2 Howitzer assigned to U.S. Army 1st Platoon, Chaos Battery, 4th Battalion 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, provides indirect fires during a multinational live-fire training as part of Exercise Dynamic Front 2022, Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 19, 2022. DF22, led by 56th Artillery Command and U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, is the premiere U.S.-led NATO Allies and Partners integrated fires exercise in the European theater focusing on fire interoperability and increasing readiness, lethality and interoperability across the human, procedural and technical domains.

Fuchs armoured transport vehicle, photographed as part of a Bundeswehr exercise with armed forces from Norway and the Czech Republic during the 'Wettiner Schwert' exercise as part of Quadriga 2024 in the training town of Schnoeggersburg, 8 April 2024

A Soldier with Battery C, 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, scans the area during training at Hohenfels, Germany Jan. 22, 2018. The Soldier is among 4,100 troops from 10 nations participating in Allied Spirit VIII, a multinational training exercise designed to test participants' readiness and capabilities.

A member of the 3rd Squadron, 1ST Cav., 5th Infantry Division (Mech.) salutes from the turret of an M3 Bradley fighting vehicle as it passes in review following its arrival at Fort Polk. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A United States Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet from Marine Fighter/Attack Squadron 115 (VMFA-115), Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, South Carolina, lands on the runway at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley in Queensland, Australia. The aircraft tailhook latches on to the M-21 arresting gear assisting the aircraft in coming to a complete stop. A Marine stands in the foreground with a GM diesel power unit used to retract the landing cable. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE '99 Base: Raaf Amberley State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

The 485th Chemical Company is completing Crew Gunnery mounted .50 Cal on a 5-ton vehicle. This live fire training was at Range 65 on the Fort Dix Range Complex. Crew level gunnery Qualifies and develops a Vehicle Crew that elevates training and prepares units for theater operations. (Photos taken by the Fort Dix TSC Training Support Center)

Republic of Korea Forces Marines prepare for combined amphibious beach assault in a US made AAV7A1 Amphibious Assault Vehicle on October 29th, 2000, at Tak San Ri Beach near Pohang, South Korea, in support of Exercise FOAL EAGLE 2000. FOAL EAGLE 2000 is the largest Joint and Combined field training drill conducted annually in South Korea running from 25 October to 3 November. About 25,000 U.S. troops (Not shown) will take part in the drill, including active duty, Reserve and National Guard troops from bases in the United States and elsewhere in the Pacific. The exercise demonstrates U.S. and South Korean military cooperation. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Tak San Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK)

060519-N-4772B-294. Base: Hat Yao Country: Thailand (THA)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kalilah Singletary, a motor vehicle operator with Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, guides a medium tactical vehicle replacement during exercise Winter Workhorse 24 on Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Feb. 1, 2024. Singletary is a native of Florida. Winter Workhorse is a regularly scheduled training exercise that is designed to enhance warfighting capabilities in contested environments. Marine Corps

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

US Marine Corps Private First Class T. Easley from Bravo Company, 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, ground guides a Light Armored Vehicle into its staging position for the night at Fort Greely, Alaska, during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE Base: Fort Greely State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Private Tim Lindley, Company B, 3rd Battalion, 327th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, looks through the sights of his Dragon medium anti-tank weapon during the combined United States/Canadian NATO exercise RENDEZVOUS '83. Subject Operation/Series: RENDEZVOUS '83 Base: Camp Wainwright State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN)

040318-M-5523R-007. Base: Su Song Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Staff Sgt. Joseph Jagiello, a section chief with the 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Field Artillery Brigade looks out from the top of an M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS), In the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, July 17, 2022. Dynamic Front 2022, led by 56th Artillery Command and U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, is the premiere U.S.-led NATO Allies and Partners-integrated fires exercise in the European theater focusing on fire interoperability and increasing readiness, lethality and interoperability across the human, procedural and technical domains.

U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division move to a staging area during a multinational Defender Europe live fire exercise, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 27, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises taking place in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Anothy Allen directs vehicles during annual training at Camp Shelby, Miss., April 19, 2007. The Soldiers are with 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team.

Soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Blackhorse Company, 2-3 Infantry Regiment, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team wear upgraded Integrated Visual Augmentation System goggles while sitting atop Stryker armored vehicles preparing for a movement-to-contact urban raid exercise on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., August 24, 2022. The exercise was part of a two-day demonstration event hosted by the Program Executive Office of Ground Combat Systems with the aim of integrating soldier feedback into the development of new military combat technology.

The first M2A1 (Bradley Fighting Vehicle) arrives at the Twin Bridges training area in the Republic of Korea Nov. 2, 1998. The M2A1 comes from the Task Force 1ST Battalion 23rd Infantry Division out of Ft. Lewis, Wash. TF 123 is conducting an assault on two Infantry companies from a Republic of Korea armored brigade in participation of Foal Eagle '98. A combined exercise involving the Republic of Korea Army and the United States Armed Forces. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Tongduchon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Marines from Weapons Company, 1ST Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, man a Tube launched, Optically Wire guided (TOW) while they sit in the defense position. Subject Operation/Series: Combined Joint Training Field Exercise (CJTFEX) 96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-85-02296. Base: Southport State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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