Armored Vehicles and Defense Conduct

Displays military personnel conducting defense operations and trainings with armored vehicles and weapons in various environments.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dominick Kirk, MV-22 Osprey crew chief assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163, looks out the back of the ramp during a training sortie, July 13, 2022. VMM 163 deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, in support of the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa by providing capabilities for personnel recovery and casualty evacuation of U.S. forces throughout East Africa.

A US Marine gunner aims his M60 machine gun mounted on top a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) as he provides defense for the perimeter of Camp Pleso during a bunker exercise. Exact date unknown. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Zagreb Country: Croatia (CRO)

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Ben Daniels, right, pulls up Senior Airman Chase Montgomery, both 15th Air Support Operations Squadron tactical air control party members, at Avon Park Auxiliary Airfield, Florida, July 24, 2022. This team took part in reconnaissance training as part of Agile Flag 22-2. Agile Flag functioned as a contributing certifying event for the 23rd Wing of Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, to validate its ability to deploy, employ, sustain forces and execute priority Mission Essential Tasks in a degraded and operationally limited environment as a Lead Wing. The 15th ASOS was in Avon Park to provide control support to the 23rd Wings A-10 Thunderbolt IIs.

220605-N-PG340-1069 SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, Calif. (June 5, 2022) Construction Electrician Constructionman Robert Neely (left) and Builder 3rd Class Jewel Ignacio, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, look out from their 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. Marine Corps Sgt. Dominick Kirk, MV-22 Osprey crew chief assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163, looks out the back of the ramp during a training sortie, July 13, 2022. VMM 163 deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, in support of the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa by providing capabilities for personnel recovery and casualty evacuation of U.S. forces throughout East Africa.

041110-A-1067B-021. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2-7 CAV

DF-ST-89-04105. Base: Fort Chaffee State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Army National Guard officer candidates with the 205th Regimental Training Institute Officer Candidate School Phase III coordinate their offensive strategy during movement to contact training lanes on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 18, 2022. Candidates learn to plan and execute time-sensitive operations in a demanding environment, and afterwards receive feedback from experienced instructors.

U.S. Army Sgt. Jameson Little, a flight engineer with the Detachment 1, Bravo Company, 1-169th General Support Aviation Battalion, Georgia Army National Guard, looks out a window on a CH-47 Chinook during Sentry Savannah May 5, 2022, on the flightline at the 165th Airlift Wing, in Savannah, Georgia. Sentry Savannah is the Air National Guards premier counter air exercise, encompassing 10 units of fourth- and fifth- generation fighter aircraft, which tests the capabilities of warfighters in a simulated near-peer environment and trains the next generation of fighter pilots for tomorrows fight.

DF-ST-89-09665. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040114-F-7875T-001. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

A marine from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Regiment prepares 155 milimeter rounds to a M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer during a combined arms live fire exercise. The M198 is constructed of aluminum and steel, and is air transportable by CH-53E helicopter and C-130 or larger fixed-wing aircraft. Maximum effective range with conventional ammunition is 22,400 meters (13.92 miles) and with a rocket-assisted projectile, 30,000 meters (18.64 miles). Base: Mcb, Hawaii State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A bearded soldier in the uniform of special forces in dangerous military action in a dangerous enemy area. Selective focus. High-quality photo. A bearded soldier in uniform of special forces in a dangerous military action in a dangerous enemy area. Selective focus

A Marine prepares himself to encounter severe dust and wind during Desert Knight, a live fire exercise conducted at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California during December of 1999. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT KNIGHT 99 Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A German soldier assigned to the 212th Panzergrenadier Battalion, 21st Panzer Brigade, 1st Panzer Division, wears the patch of the 4th Infantry Division during a live-fire exercise as part of Defender Europe at Oberlausitz Training Area, Germany, May 19, 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.

970418-F-6655M-103. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS Base: Mcgregor Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A 374th Security Forces Squadron Airman performs the jaw thrust technique to open an airway on a dummy victim during a mass casualty training scenario, Oct. 15, 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The training scenario was part of the Samurai Readiness Inspection, aimed at enhancing the bases preparedness and ability to respond to any real-world contingency.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Cardiff of the 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment acts as lookout in a M1126 Stryker during Arrow 22 at Niinisalo Training Area, Finland, May 4, 2022. Exercise Arrow is an annual Finnish national exercise composed of a field training exercise, and a live fire exercise for armor forces utilizing a conventional force on force scenario to retain and develop armored units' capabilities in high intensity engagements, and enhance combat support and combat service support interoperability.

A U.S. Marine with Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, and a Hawaii Air National Guard Airman, with 647th Civil Engineering Squadron, participate in a joint explosive ordnance disposal exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Sept. 21, 2022. EOD technicians around the joint force conducted a week long joint-service level exercise where service members cohesively integrated, trained, and competed with one another while utilizing experimental technology. The training demonstrated progress in the U.S. Marine Corps Force Design 2030 efforts.

CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - U.S. Army Sgt. Josiah M. Jessup, the medical evacuation platoon sergeant with the 547th Medical Company (Area Support), 56th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 62nd Medical Brigade, and native of South Haven, Mich., dons his M5 gas mask during the Kosovo Force, Regional Command East Best Warrior Competition at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Sept. 30, 2022. Four noncommissioned officers and three junior enlisted Soldiers competed for the title of Best Warrior during the three-day event.

970410-F-4141A-002. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A 6th Security Forces Squadron emergency service team member peers through the site of an M-4 carbine during training at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 13, 2014. MacDill EST members have recently completed the National Tactical Officers Association Basic Special Weapons and Tactics Team course. The skills learned prove invaluable to helping provide law enforcement response to MacDill.

U.S. Soldiers aboard Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVP), approaching Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, June 7, 1944

TSGT Smith, of the combat control team (CCT), stands by for his high-altitude, low-opening (HALO) jump. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020207-F-4882M-016. Subject Operation/Series: RESCUE AIR Base: Camp Visoko Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

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MASTER Sergeant Michael Pokorny of the 317th Quarter MASTER Battalion out of Lawrence, Kansas provides fuel in support for the medical teams participating in Operation GOLDEN MEDIC 2001. Reserve forces from all over the nation are participating in GOLDEN MEDIC, a multi-unit, medical, field training exercise held at Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, Dublin, California, in which the Army transports simulated casualties from the frontline through various staging areas to a main tent. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN MEDIC 2001 Base: Camp Dublin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army soldier, assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, inspects their vehicle during Motorpool Monday. Motorpool Monday is conducted weekly to ensure all vehicles are working efficiently.

Corporal Bryant V. Cox, USMC, (left) a Combat Photographer with the Marcent (Marine Forces Central) Assesment Team, photographs Australians with the Combined Joint Task Force during NBC Training at Camp Doha, Kuwait, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The Australians are wearing their MKIV No1 NBC (Nuclear Biological Chemical) Suits with Avon FM12 Mask. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF

030414-A-9510S-039. Base: Camp Santiago State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SC-85-09296. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

A member of the 1ST Aeromedical Squadron assists a simulated patient as he leaves an observation tent during a casualty drill. The patient is wearing an ambulatory casualty chemical protection suit which is being tested for the first time under tropical conditions. Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

060318-N-4267W-052. Base: Camp Arifjan Country: Kuwait (KWT)

HONOLULU (Oct. 11, 2022) - Gunners Mate Seaman Nathanial Winters, from Peru, Ind., assigned to the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), stands watch as the ship transits to Honolulu, Oct. 11, 2022. Frank Cable, forward deployed to the island of Guam, repairs, rearms, and re-provisions submarines and surface vessels in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aidan Pederson, an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician with EOD Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, desensitizes detonating cord during a Base Recovery After Attack Training (BRAAT) range on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 23, 2022. U.S. Marine Corps EOD technicians perform BRAAT to enhance basic demolition readiness in order to restore mission capabilities after an enemy attack.

An Apache attack helicopter pilot serving in Iraq with the Enhanced Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division climbs into the backseat of his bird on Camp Taji, Sept. 23. The brigades Apache helicopters are used to provide security for both the U.S. military and Iraqi Security Forces across the country.

Sgt. 1st Class Brandon W. Rodriguez, representing U.S. Army Forces Command, lifts a sandbag during a stress shoot at the Armys first-ever Best Squad Competition, held on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 05, 2022. Each squad competing in the Army Best Squad Competition consists of five Soldiers; a squad leader, which is a sergeant first class or staff sergeant; a team leader, which is a sergeant or corporal; and three squad members in the ranks of specialist or below.

Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Milton R. Savage sits in the back of a truck while visiting a medical clinic and water purification station set up on the outskirts of the city by members of Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) as part of Operation Provide Comfort. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Engineering Aide U.S. Navy 2nd Class Nathaniel Taylor III, with Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, assembles cots for the life sustaining area utilized during combined joint logistics over the shore (CJLOTS) in preparation for Balikatan 23 in Casiguran, Philippines, March 24, 2023. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

A four-person team secures a simulated victim to a sled during part of the Defender Challenge event May 17 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Teams competed in various timed challenges related to the security forces experience. The Challenge was part the 96th Security Forces Squadrons Police Week activities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, discuss operations in the Bilateral Ground Tactical Control Center during Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 7, 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.

041029-N-5526M-008. Base: Camp Shelby State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Service members from Norway, Minnesota National Guard conduct asymmetric threat training with local law enforcement agencies, April 2, 2022 at Camp Ripley. (Minnesota National Guard Photo by Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

021018-F-6701P-013. Base: Laughlin Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

US Marine Corps Sergeant (SGT) Steve Mallett, Light Armored Reconnaisance Battalion, stands in an open vehicle hatch. Operation TANDEM THRUST '99, Tinian Island. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST '99 Base: Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

1 Wing Royal Canadian Air Force member prepare for takeoff in CH-146 Griffon to launch a Deep Strike Attack with U.S. Army AH-64 Apache as part of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center Exercise at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Feb. 11, 2024. JPMRC serves as the regions premier Combat Training Center that strengthens defense relationships, fosters multinational interoperability, increases U.S. readiness, and reinforces the unified regional land power network that supports a free and open Indo-Pacific Air Force

Members of Team Scott simulate care under fire during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care class on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, April 26, 2022. TCCC was created to help prevent combat casualties by providing trauma stabilization techniques allowing troops to receive life-saving treatment.

A security policeman changes and cleans the hot barrel of an M-2 .50-caliber machine gun during heavy weapons training at Rodriquez Range. Country: South Korea

A U.S. Marine with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), 1st Marine Division (MARDIV), drills a hole during the SAPPER Squad Competition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 8, 2022. During this exercise, Marines from 1st CEB, 1st MARDIV, and 2d CEB conducted urban demolition training during the annual SAPPER Squad Competition. The competition consisted of a wide array of mission essential tasks under a stressful environment and recognized top talent within the Marine Corps combat engineer community.

040605-F-9072P-008. Base: Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

031210-F-4539R-018. Base: Volkel Air Base State: Noord Brabant Country: Netherlands / Holland (NLD) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

010718-F-7203T-084. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from the 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion Mortar Platoon prepare to begin 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.

Staff Sgt. Matt Ribeiro, an infantryman with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, inspects his MK22 Precision Sniper Rifle at the sniper qualification range at Fort Riley, Kan., March 25, 2023.

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Carmine Mancini, an opposing force team leader with Tactical Training and Exercise Control Group, services an FLW 200 Remote Weapon Station outfitted with a Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun during Adversary Force Exercise 3-22 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 26, 2022. During each Service-Level Training Exercise, the adversary force is augmented with advanced equipment from the Office of Naval Research to test emerging technology to understand what is effective in the multi-domain force-on-force exercise environment.

221029-N-LI114-1104 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 29, 2022) A Sailor assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, assigned to Commander, Task Force 70, fast-ropes during helicopter rope suspension technique training from an MH-60S Sea Hawk, attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, on the flight deck aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 29. EODMU 5 and HSC 12 routinely conduct unit level training to ensure effectiveness during helicopter visit, board, search and seizure. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

The Honorable Christine Wormuth, United States Secretary of the Army, climbs into the new XM30 armored transport vehicle, on Fort Cavazos, Texas, January 30, 2024. The Secretary of the Army is responsible for decisions impacting nearly one million Active, Guard, and Reserve Soldiers and more than 330,000 Army civilians.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Zachary Zohner, a light armored vehicle repairman with Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, establishes communications during a LAV reinforcement exercise, on Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 6, 2024. The LAV reinforcement exercise tested BLT 1/1s ship-to-shore capabilities to provide additional firepower and security from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20). The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group 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

030320-F-2573S-024. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

030321-F-1443F-015. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

040815-F-5964B-076. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Melanesian soldier mans M-60 machine gunon an armored personnel carrier (APC). Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Sgt. Richard Carlson of Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, a Health Care Specialist with the Minnesota National Guards Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Battalion, 94th Cavalry Regiment, plots points during the night land navigation event, May 13. 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)

Airmen with the 124th Security Forces Squadron manage an angry mob during a simulated protest at Idaho State Correctional Institution Apr. 06, 2022, Kuna, Idaho. Participating Airmen were part of Idahos Quick Reaction Force which can be utilized by the governor to rapidly respond to developing situations.

041002-F-3431H-240. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Anthony Compton, a motor vehicle operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, observes the blast area as part of an explosive excavation range during exercise Eagle Wrath 22 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, May 14, 2022. Eagle Wrath is an annual Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 exercise at CATC Camp Fuji, Japan, designed to increase squadron proficiency in conducting real-world contingency missions while in a forward operating environment.

A U.S. soldier, with face protected from the blowing sand, takes part in a live-fire demonstration during exercise Bright Star '82. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82 Country: Egypt (EGY)

011212-F-6187R-002. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) personnel assigned to A/Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LAR), examine a gas mask during Nuclear, Biological, Chemical (NBC) training conducted in preparation for mobilization at Camp Pendleton, California (CA), in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Army Soldier from the 501st Military Police Company exits his vehicle to engage a target as other Soldiers lay covering fire during squad level tactics training in Friedberg, Germany, April 4, 2007.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Imperia Phillips Perez, 633rd Logistics Readiness Squadron individual protective equipment journeyman, awaits instruction during the Advanced Ready Training - Outside The Wire course at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Feb. 6, 2024. The ART-OTW course is a pre-deployment requirement to gain experience in specialized tactics and techniques through strenuous training scenarios. Air Force

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines execute a hasty displacement during Artillery Relocation Training Program 22.3 at Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi, Japan, Dec. 6, 2022. The skills developed at ARTP increase the proficiency and readiness of the only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit in the Marine Corps, enabling them to provide precision indirect fires.

France, Brittany, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon on 2022-03-30. Students from the Ecole Militaire Interarmes (EMIA), the military academy responsible for training army officers recruited internally, i.e. from the ranks of non-commissioned officers and other ranks, take part in a training course at Fort de Penthievre, a fortified structure on the Quiberon peninsula that has become a training base. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Bretagne, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon le 2022-03-30. Les eleves de l' ecole militaire interarmes ( EMIA ), l' ecole militaire chargee de la formation des officiers de l' armee de Terre issus du recrutement interne, c'est-a-dire issus des rangs des sous-officiers et des militaires du rang, participe a un stage d'aguerrissment au Fort de Penthievre, un ouvrage fortifie sur la presqu'ile de Quiberon devenu une base d'entrainement. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

An Airmen grabs a simulated patient litter to transfer onto the ambus during an exercise at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Oct. 31, 2022. The ambus is a converted bus that is used to transfer multiple patients to a higher echelon of care during a contingent situation.

220617-N-LI114-1018 YIGO, Guam (June 17, 2022) Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Five, attached to Commander, Task Force 70, deployed aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) prepares a reserve parachute before parachute insertion operations during Exercise Valiant Shield 2022 (VS22). VS22 is a U.S.-only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) focused on integration of joint training in a multi-domain environment. This training builds real-world proficiency in sustaining world forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Scott Skibitsky, 909th Air Refueling Squadron executive officer, reviews KC-135 Stratotanker maintenance forms during pre-flight checks at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 22, 2024. Kadena serves as a hub for airpower in the Pacific, ensuring readiness to project force capabilities and provide support to regional allies and partners when called upon.

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 prepare to mount an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air missile onto an F-35B Lightning II aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 5, 2023. Marine Fighter Attack Squadrons with Marine Aircraft Group 12 routinely conduct training with live ordnance to strengthen operational capabilities and maintain a high level or readiness in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, circulate fuel through a filtration system during a forward arming and refueling point exercise within a combat service support area on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 8, 2023. A CSSA provides Marines on the ground with food, water, and fuel to support the mission and sustain an area of operations. A FARP extends this capability to include fuel for the 31st MEUs air combat element. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of USS America Amphibious Ready Group 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.

U.S. service members from the 16th Airlift Squadron and Soldiers from the 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade tie down a humvee to a C-17 Globemaster III at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, Sept. 15, 2022. During this joint training, Airmen and Soldiers worked together to get hands-on experience loading and tying down vehicles on a C-17 Globemaster III.

001009-N-7355H-003. Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct maintenance of an F-35B Lightning II jet aboard Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 21, 2022. F-35B maintainers, supported by Sailors operating a crane for lifting, regularly perform maintenance to ensure the aircrafts readiness for flight operations. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group 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.

U.S. Army Soldiers of the 143rd Field Artillery Battalion, California Army National Guard conduct fire team movement techniques during mobilization training at Fort Dix, N.J., Aug. 6, 2007.

U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Jacqueville, Cote dIvoire August 24, 2022. JCETs enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.

Senior Airman Andrea Alvaro from the 23d Logistics Support Squadron provides food from a Single Pallet Expeditionary Kitchen in AGILE FLAG 22-2 at Avon Park Auxiliary Air Field, Florida, July 24, 2022. AGILE FLAG 22-2 is ACCs contributing certifying event for its Lead Wings throughout the AFFORGEN cycle, ensuring they are ACE-capable forces that meet combatant commanders needs.

Fort Drum, N.Y. - 10th Mountain Division soldiers prepare to rappel out of a helicopter on Fort Drum, New York, April 28, 2022. Following the rappel, soldiers must complete a final 12-mile ruck and layout in order to officially earn their air assault patch.

A Marine with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, prepares a splint during a night-time casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) training at Fort Pickett, Virginia on Jan. 6, 2022. A CASEVAC is the transportation of a wounded military personnel, usually by air, from a combat area to an area where proper medical care can be provided. The Department of Defense, through the U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan.

: Pvt. 1st Class Cody H. Gallaway, 4th Psychological Operations Group, decontaminates himself and his personal equipment as he performs one of the common task tests which make up this portion of the Non-commissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year competition July 15. The week of competition included other events such as land navigation, the Army physical fitness test, and oral and written tests.

U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni Provost Marshals Office (PMO), Special Reaction Team (SRT), receive a brief from Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldiers on Camp Yamaguchi, Japan, Oct. 20, 2022. MCAS Iwakuni PMO SRT observed room clearing and close-quarters combat training by JGSDF soldiers to prepare for future operational cooperation.

Korean paratroopers board a C-130 Hercules aircraft during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base, Korea, for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers. Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Kwang Ju Air Base Country: Korea

U.S. Air Force AC-130U gunship aerial gunner Staff Sgt. Sarah Mrak from the 4th Special Operations Squadron loads the 105 mm gun Feb. 3, 2011, during a local training mission at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The AC-130U "Spooky" gunship is the primary weapon of Air Force Special Operations Command. Its primary missions are close air support, air interdiction and armed reconnaissance. The U model is an upgraded version of the H and is equipped with side firing, trainable 25 mm, 40 mm, and 105 mm guns.

Members of the 101st Airborne Division unload their gear from a CH-47D Chinook helicopter during Operation Sand Eagle '88. Subject Operation/Series: SAND EAGLE '88 Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Sgt. 1st Class Naoki Sumiyoshi with 3d Surface Ship Missile Regiment briefs U.S. Marines from 3d Battalion, 12th Marines on the Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile during a demonstration as a part of Resolute Dragon 22 at Camp Shizunai, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 12, 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.

Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Lowrey (right), Marine Corps Historian, conducts a oral history interview with Major Mahaney, USMC, N-3/N-5 Plans and Operations Officer for Combined Task Force 58, at Naval Support Activity, Bahrain on 11 Jan 2002, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: US Naval Support Activity State: Juffair Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Major Command Shown: MARCENT, MCAT

An Oklahoma National Guard Soldier watches as a military vehicle unloads illegally grown marijuana plants for destruction at an undisclosed location in Garvin County, Oklahoma, Oct. 6, 2022. The Oklahoma National Guard supported the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics with collecting large amounts of illegally grown marijuana from Sept. 27 to Oct. 7, 2022. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Spc. Haden Tolbert)

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