Army Training Exercises

Soldiers engaged in tactical training and exercises in diverse environments, emphasizing teamwork, camouflage, and operational readiness.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conduct a platoon live fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, June 2, 2022. The exercise demonstrated the squadron's use of the newly fielded Integrated Tactical Network (ITN).

U.S. Marines, assigned to Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire mortars during a live-fire range event as part of exercise Alexander the Great 2022 in Glafyra, Greece, May 10, 2022. Alexander the Great 22 strengthens interoperability and force readiness between the U.S., Greece, and Allied nations, enhancing strategic defense and partnership to preserve security and stability in the region.

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ARE WE THERE YETU.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Hernan Rodriguez, combat graphics specialist, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort leads his team to the next set of coordinates during a land navigation competition at MCAS Beaufort, S.C., June 29, 2022. H&HS held the competition as the first event for the Summer Showdown Challenge to test Marines practical knowledge of Marine Corps basic skills.

A U.S. Army Soldier from the 10th Mountain Division, role-playing an enemy combatant, fires blanks during a platoon attack drill against Charlie Company 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team during the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at Fort Drum, N.Y. on July 19, 2022. 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. The Soldiers from the 181st are part of the Massachusetts Army National Guard and the rest of the 44th Infantry Brigade is composed of units from New Jersey.

Army National Guard Soldiers competing in a 12 mile ruck march, a challenge at the National Guard Region V Best Warrior Competition, Camp Gruber Training Center, Okla., May 19, 2022. The Annual Competition brings together top-tier soldiers to challenge them on a variety of Army warrior tasks. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Sgt. Reece Heck)

U.S. Special Operations Forces and a member of the Latvian Special Operations Forces control the landing of a U.S. Army UH-60 during special operations air-land integration training near Daugavpils, Latvia, June 28, 2023. The U.S. remains steadfast in our shared commitment to peace and stability in Europe, and will continue to work alongside our Allies and partners to deter threats to national sovereignty throughout the region. (Capt. Kaitlyn Danner)

A TNI Soldier pull security while serving as the opposing force on Pohakuloa Training Grounds, Hawaii, Nov. 1, 2022. Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 23-01 is a realistic training rotation allow us to rehearse strategic movement, and train in unique environments and conditions where they are most likely to be employed in the event of crisis or conflict.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24) participate in a training scenario July 26, 2022, on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 24th Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 was holding their 2022 annual training at Fort McCoy. (U.S. Army Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

A suspect is being detained by Partnership for Peace soldiers during an attack at the Joint Readiness Training Center. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE NUGGET '97 Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

56th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen wait to be picked up by the helicopter during an alternate insertion and extractions training exercise at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Nov. 12, 2014. Pararescuemen train for two years before earning their beret.

Marines and Navy Corpsmen with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines conduct a contact patrol July 22, 2022, during training on North Post at Fort McCoy. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 23rd Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 is holding annual training at Fort McCoy. (Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

Soldiers assigned to Hard Rock Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conduct a Platoon Live Fire Exercise on Sept 27, 2022, at Cincu Training Area, Romania. 101st units will support V Corps mission to reinforce NATOs eastern flank and engage in multinational exercises with partners across the European continent to reassure our Nations allies. (U.S. Army photos by 2nd Lt. Stacey Shaw, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, Unit Public Affairs Representative.)

Virginia National Guard Soldiers enrolled in the Simultaneous Membership Program conduct field training under the instruction of cadre assigned to 1st Battalion, 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute Jan. 26, 2019, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The 25 Soldiers who participated in the training are all part of their universitys ROTC program and also serve simultaneously in the Virginia National Guard, earning a paycheck and college tuition assistance.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conduct a team live-fire exercise, with M4 rifle, as part of exercise Repel Resolve II at Monte Romano Italian training area, Italy, Jan. 23, 2024. The Repel Resolve exercise series develops small-team lethality and experience, increasing the battalion's ability to operate across the Brigade Support Area of operation. 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.

The Liberty Jump Team, both Active Duty and retired Military Personnel, and Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division jump into Normandy, France, June 7, 2022. Personnel and Paratroopers all jumped to honor the Paratroopers who jumped into Normandy in 1944.

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, post security while patrolling through the jungle during a bilateral jungle training event in Manaus, Brazil, Sept. 25, 2022. The U.S. Marine Corps continues to seek opportunities to train alongside Brazilian partners in deliberate and dynamic training events. Bilateral training events, such as jungle training, offer both forces a chance to increase interoperability, exchange best practices, and set conditions for future events to continue to grow a long tradition of friendship and cooperation.

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U.S. Marines with 3rd Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, tow a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement during a bilateral vehicle recovery training during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual 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.

Recruits with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, execute the day movement course during Basic Warrior Training (BWT) on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., July 13, 2022. BWT is a week long training event that teaches recruits the basics of combat survival, field skills, and rifle maneuvers.

Today the 10th Mountain Division honored the Soldiers from Task Force 2-14 by participating in the Mogadishu Mile. The original mile was a route taken by Soldiers from a Blackhawk helicopter crash site to a rally point held by the 10th MTN DIV on National Street during the Battle of Mogadishu on October 4, 1993.

Italian Army soldiers with the Alpini Brigade assault an opposing forces position during a blank-fire exercise alongside U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment as part of Exercise Summer Resolve in the Province of Bolzano, Italy, Oct. 3, 2022.Exercise Alpine Star is an annual Italian Army hosted, multinational and multi-phased mountain and arctic warfare training exercise. Reconnaissance paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade integrate within select companies of the Italian Armys Alpini Brigade to learn techniques in traversing, ascending and descending multi-seasonal mountainous environments while teaching tactics, techniques and procedures of U.S. Army battle drills to allies. During the summer phase, Exercise Summer Resolve, key training focuses on alpine climbing and repelling while during the winter phase, Exercise Winter Resolve, key training focuses on various types of skiing and ice climbing. This training plays a key role in f

U.S. Army squads from across III Armored Corps compete for the title of the corps Best Squad during a head-to-head competition at the III Armored Corps Best Squad Competition 2022 at Fort Hood, Texas, Jun. 22, 2022. On day two of the competition, the squad representing 75th Field Artillery Brigade raced against the clock during a Tactical Field Care simulation. Spc. Spencer Kotwasinski demonstrates four levels of Mission Oriented Protective Posture, (MOPP) as part of their Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, (CBRN), test. 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.

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Security Forces trainees at the 343rd Training Squadron move through a series of obstacles during the Individual Tactics and Techniques basic course at Joint Base San Antonio - Camp Bullis on Sept. 20, 2022. The exercise is designed to teach the trainees how to shoot, move, and communicate through tactical environments. The 37th Training Wing and 343rd Training Squadron provide the initial training for all Air Force security forces.

Finnish Army Col. Riku Suikkanen, deputy commander of the Pori Brigade, addresses and compliments the cooperation of both U.S. and Finnish soldiers with each other at the end of a combined training exercise at Niinisalo, Finland, July 21, 2022. The 3rd ABCT, 4th ID and the Pori Brigade began summer training in Finland to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between the two nations. The 3rd ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, under command and control of V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

Okinawa, Japan (Sep. 01, 2022) Marines repel down cliff side during The Jungle Warfare Training Course. NMCB-4 is forward deployed throughout the Indo-Pacific region and United States territories to support and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. As the stand in, crisis response, naval engineering force, NMCB-4 maintains a ready posture to deliver in-theater expeditionary logistics via expeditionary shore infrastructure, forward damage repair, and mobile construction.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Barksdale, of the 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron, sharpens a stick into a stake Feb. 9, 2023, at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan. Airmen from the 290th JCSS are attending a class led by Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) specialists to teach them basic survival techniques in a cold weather environment.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines fire an M136 AT4 rocket launcher while conducting squad attacks during a live-fire range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 28, 2022. This training improved the Marines proficiency at the tactical level and developed small-unit leadership. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

A hospital Corpsman with the 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines, conducts a contact patrol with other Corpsmen and Marines on July 22, 2022, during training on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 23rd Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 is holding annual training at Fort McCoy. (Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in a combined-arms, live-fire exercise during KAMANDAG 6 at Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Philippines, Oct. 9, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual, bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

A member from the opposing force (OPFOR) engage the 810th Quartermaster Company in a live-fire exercise.

Folgoso del Caurel (Orense), 07/28/2022. Report of the brigade members fighting the forest fire in Folgoso del Caurel. Photo: Cesar Martín. archdc.

During annual training, Infantry Soldiers of the Minnesota National Guards 1st Combined Arms Battalion - 194th Armor are air inserted into a narrow landing zone on Camp Ripley August 19, 2022 by CH-47 Chinook aircrews of Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion - 126th Aviation Regiment out of the Maryland National Guard Soldiers.

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Fifteen Minnesota National Guard and two Croatian Soldiers are competing in Minnesotas Best Warrior Competition April 7-10, 2022, at Camp Ripley. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers nominated by units across the state. Croatia and Minnesota have worked together for 25 years as part of the National Guards State Partnership Program. Minnesotas winners will move on to compete against the best Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from states across the region at Camp Ripley in May. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Luther C. Talks)

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to Viper Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), await their next tactical movement during a combined situational training exercise at Sodankyla, Finland, July 20, 2022. The 2nd BCT is assigned to 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.

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U.S. Army Spc. Alejandro Garcia, a signal support systems specialist assigned to the 192nd Engineer Battalion, Connecticut Army National Guard, disassembles an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon at Stones Ranch Military Reservation, East Lyme, Connecticut, May 10, 2022. The M249 is an individually portable, gas operated, magazine or disintegrating metallic link-belt fed, light machine gun that fires a 5.56mm cartridge and has been utilized by the United States Army since being adopted in 1984.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jacob Sparer, a reconnaissance Marine with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires at targets during a live-fire exercise on Vuohisaari Island, Finland, Aug. 15, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, set security during a rehearsal for a bilateral amphibious landing at Naval Education, Training and Doctrine Command in Zambales, Philippines, for KAMANDAG 6, Oct. 6, 2022. The bilateral amphibious landing will be a combined interoperability event during KAMANDAG 6 involving members of the Philippine Marine Corps, Republic of Korea Marine Corps, and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. KAMANDAG is an annual, bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

Soldiers with Bravo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Fire 105mm Howitzers 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.

Soldiers from the U.S. Army Signal Activity Kaiserslautern conduct a Company Situational Training Exercise July 28, 2022 near Kaiserslautern, Germany. The STX challenged the Soldiers on their ability to communicate as a Squad through various different challenges and Battle Drills.

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, complete the land navigation course on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 28, 2023. Land navigation is part of Basic Warrior Training, designed to teach recruits proficiency in non-technical navigation.

Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and Soldiers of the Japan Self-Defense Force conduct transportation operations during the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) on Fort Polk, Louisiana, Nov. 2, 2022. JRTC Rotation 23-01 serves to enhance brigade and supporting unit's deployment readiness.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines conduct training July 26, 2022, during on North Post at Fort McCoy. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 24th Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 is holding their 2022 annual training at Fort McCoy.

U.S. ARMY Soldiers and South Korean Katusa's Conduct a Ruck march and MEDEVAC training on Camp Casey South Korea, NOV 17th 2022. MEDEVAC is the evacuation of military or other casualties to the hospital in a helicopter or airplane." (U.S. ARMY photos by SPC. Christopher Cameron)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. David Soha, a Jacksonville, Florida, native and an infantry officer with 2d Marine Division, conducts a 20-kilometer hike during the Division Leader Assessment Program 4-22 on Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, Sept. 15, 2022. The assessment program provides Marines with learning and mentorship opportunities, which helps train and develop Marines that demonstrate an apex level of lethality, endurance and comprehensive warfighting ability.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Felicia Sotelo-Spence assigned to 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division pull security during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 exercise at Donnelly Training Area, Alaska, Feb. 17, 2024. JPMRC 24-02, executed in Alaska with its world-class training facilities and its harsh Arctic environment, builds Soldiers and leaders into a cohesive team of skilled, tough, alert, and adaptive warriors capable of fighting and winning anywhere in the world. Army

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines conduct training July 26, 2022, during on North Post at Fort McCoy. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 24th Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 is holding their 2022 annual training at Fort McCoy.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment observe the impact area of 120mm mortar rounds fired from a Stryker fighting vehicle during the Mortar Training and Evaluation Program (MorTEP) at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, June 28, 2022. MorTEP tests mortar teams on their abilities to safely and accurately employ their weapon system.

A U.S. Army Soldier, with the New Jersey National Guard's Reconnaissance and Sniper Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-114th Infantry Regiment, stands for a portrait in a ghillie suit at the Fort Dix Ranges on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, March 25, 2023.

U.S. Army Capt. Eric Cruz, commander of Viper Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), coordinates grid points with soldiers of the Finnish Jaeger Brigade during Ryske 22 at Rovajärvi Training Area, Finland, July 26, 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.

U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team- Airborne (173rd IBCT ABN), march to their rally point after conducting a Joint Forceable Entry mission into the Hohenfels Training Area during Exercise Saber Junction 22 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 7, 2022. Saber Junction 22 is a combat training rotation designed to assess the readiness of the 173rd IBCT (ABN) in executing operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating allied and partner nations.

A member of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force prepares to fly in an MV-22 Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing at 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.

Engineers from 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade erected partially notional obstacles as defense against a possible counter attack by opposing forces during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 23 (JPMRC-23) at Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA) on Big Island, Hawaii Nov. 3, 2022. All obstacles are partially notional on PTA due to restrictions on digging and cutting off roadways.

U.S. Army Soldiers participating in Jungle School perform waterborne operations at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on Oct. 15, 2022. During Waterborne day at Jungle School, students learn how to correctly and safely cross a water obstacle in the jungle using one rope bridge, poncho ruck rafts, and zodiacs.

US Army SPECIALIST Eric Rogerson, Airborne Combat Team member from the 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry, out of Vicenza, Italy, hits the ground during training at the Maniago air drop zone near Aviano Air Base, Italy. Country: Italy (ITA)

Pair of soldiers disembarking from their military kayak under the cover of darkness.

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Marine Corps Base. A motorcycle messenger leaves a command post area during the joint services Exercise Solid Shield '89. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '89 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Spc. Taggert Miller, 11th Airborne Division, ascends H Rock during a Prusik Ascent class in the Rock Site during Basic Military Mountaineering Course at Black Rapids Training Site 10 July. The purpose of the 14-day course is to train Soldiers on how to maneuver through mountainous terrain, and then go back to their units and provide the units with Soldiers capable to get across the mountainous terrain of Alaska. (Photo provided by Staff Sgt. Christopher Dennis/ 11th Airborne Division Public Affairs NCO)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Calvert Worth Jr., commanding general of 2d Marine Division, visits Marines during Exercise Joint Viking during Marine Rotational Forces Europe 23.1 in Setermoen, Norway, March 9, 2023. Exercise Joint Viking took place as part of MRF-E 23.1 to demonstrate North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliances warfighting capabilities.MRF-E focuses on regional engagements throughout Europe by conducting various exercises, mountain-warfare training, and military-to-military engagements which enhance overall interoperability of the U.S. Marine Corps with allies and partners.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joel Walker, an explosive ordnance technician with 3rd EOD Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, inspects a simulated explosive threat during Jungle Crab 22 at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, June 24, 2022. During Jungle Crab 22 EOD Marines prepared to support Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations by practicing survival methods in areas where logistical support may not be available. 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.

Spc. Jeremy Burton, armored crewman, assigned to 2nd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Company C., 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, lays in the prone position on cliff overlooking the Arghandab River Valley Jan. 31

Dutch Marines with the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps run through an obstacle as part of an endurance course for Exercise Burmese Chase on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 15, 2022. Service members of NATO allied forces participate in a endurance and obstacle course in order to build a greater integration with each other.

An Oklahoma Army National Guard Soldier pulls illegally grown marijuana plants out of their pots in Kay County, Oklahoma, Sept. 28, 2022. The Oklahoma National Guard supported the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics by providing service members and equipment to collect large amounts of illegally grown marijuana and transporting them to an undisclosed location for destruction. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Spc. Haden Tolbert)

U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Infantry Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, camouflages their equipment on Pohakuloa Training Grounds, Hawaii, Oct. 31, 2022. Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 23-01 is a realistic training rotation allow us to rehearse strategic movement, and train in unique environments and conditions where they are most likely to be employed in the event of crisis or conflict.

U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, participate in a log run during a martial arts instructor course physical training session, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 2, 2022. MAI courses certify Marines to instruct and monitor Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training and advance Marines in the program, distinguishing their levels of experience with different colored belts.

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Florida Army National Guard, 870th Engineer Company (SAPPERS) attached to the 1-265th Air Defense Artillery (ADA) clear routes blocked by downed trees in St. Paul Linear Park, Florida. Oct. 2, 2022. The 870th cleared over eight miles of obstacles with only the use of chainsaws and winches within the first two days on ground. The mission is to help give back mobility to residents so they can have greater access to essential supplies and POD sites.

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German Armed Forces mountain troops at the summit of the Jenner in Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

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