Camouflaged Tactical Operations

Images of military personnel in tactical situations, showcasing their skills in natural environments, including training and deployment scenarios.

Member of Navy SEAL Team, also known as Taliban hunter.
Member of Navy SEAL Team, also known as Taliban hunter.
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A Marine with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24) participates 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)
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Winter war in the Arctic mountains. Operation in cold conditions. Soldier in winter camouflaged uniform in Modern warfare army on a snow day on forest battlefield with a rifle. Selective focus. High-quality photo. Winter war in the Arctic mountains. Operation in cold conditions.Soldier in winter camouflaged uniform in Modern warfare army on a snow day on forest battlefield with a rifle. Selective focus
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Shooting Deer / Stalking . Scottish highlands.
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Soldier grave on the border triangle of Bavaria, Saxony, Czech Republic at Prex soldier's grave at the border triangle of Bavaria, Saxony, Czech Republic at Prex. Soldier S Grave at the Border Triangle Bavaria, Saxony, Czech Republic Near Prex.
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A Serbian student, Darko Sestic, uncovers an inert land mine during training by the U.S. Army's 10th Special Forces group Airborne near Banja Luka. As part of Operation Joint Endeavor, the U.S. Army's 10th Special Forces Group in cooperation with the State Department, RONCO and the former warring factions embarked on a mission of humanitarian de-mining. The training, including leadership, planning, different techniques in mine detection, mine disposal through detonation and medical triage, was accomplished at four different sites for Bosnia-Herzegovina nationals. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)
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U.S. Army 1-10 Special Forces Group soldiers parachute to a drop zone during a High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) jump for the 78th D-Day commemoration at Sainte-Mère-Église, France, June 5, 2022. Project Jedburgh was a joint Allied program, with the OSS Special Operations (SO) branch, the British Special Operations Executive (SOE), and the French Bureau Central de Renseignements et dAction (BCRA) and is widely considered the origins from which all modern special operations draw their lineage from.
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Terrifying viking with his ax and sword prepared for the fight
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Spc. Keith Dotson assigned to 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, throws a grenade across the field July 19 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, during the individual lanes for the 2022 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Competition. The 2022 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Competition consists of multiple 5-Soldier squads from USARPAC units competing for the opportunity to represent USARPAC at the Department of the Armys competition. stations. The non-commissioned officers and junior enlisted will be assessed together in their ability to execute warrior tasks and battle drills, marksmanship and land navigation, and will be challenged to complete a mission as a squad.
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Special Operations forces from the U.S. Armys 20th Special Forces Group, Massachusetts Army National Guard teamed up Jan. 24, 2022, with local first responders from Muskegon, Roscommon, Crawford and Grand Traverse counties to perform intensive hypothermia training at Lake Margrethe near Camp Grayling, Mich. The event took place during Northern Strike 22-1 (”Winter Strike”), a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise held Jan. 21-30 with participants from several U.S. states and partner forces at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, which together comprise the National All-Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC) (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Joe Legros)
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kourtlyn Stafford, the combat arms noncommissioned officer in charge with the 36th Security Forces Squadron, loads a piece of debris into a truck during a cleaning event at the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, March 30, 2022. The CATM range at Andersen AFB is utilized by members from all squadrons, and the purpose of it is to ensure all weapons utilized by 36th Wing personnel are functional, maintained and ready when Airmen are called to duty.
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Mechanical military exoskeleton to help unrecognizable soldiers and military personnel in their work, crouched back pose. Camouflage exoskeleton for futuristic high security
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Frank Peralta, a water support technician with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, pulls a Lightweight Water Purification System pipe during a battalion field exercise on Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 24, 2022. The FEX reinforced the Marines deployment capabilities and unit readiness through the conduct of distributed operations and specific military occupational specialty training.
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Hunter, gun and man in field in nature on a Africa safari for animal shooting with a weapon on vacation. Hunting sport, male person and target hunt practice of a traveler in camouflage with a scope
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U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 arm a UH-1Y Venom during Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 6, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.
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A U.S. Marine Combat Engineer Holds a Metal Detector Used To Find Weapons Caches and Explosive Devices Buried Underground
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An airman assigned to the New York Air National Guards 274th Air Support Operations Squadron based in Syracuse, part of the 107th Attack Wing, stands in a field during a tactical air control party training procedure in Upstate N.Y., Aug. 6, 2022. The training was a part of an operation run by the Air Force Research Lab to test experimental technology and its uses in tactical situations.
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A shirt from SERE East belonging to Lt. Jacob Westerberg, research psychologist for the Robert E. Mitchell Center (REMC) RPOW studies, is posed for a photo in Pensacola, Jan. 11. The Robert E. Mitchell Center houses the POW research studies program for all branches the armed forces and has been an active program for 50 years as of 2023.
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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christian Cachola, a competitor with the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego Shooting Team, reloads during a competition at Pala Shooting Range, Pala, California, June 26, 2022. The MCRD San Diego Shooting Team competes in practical shooting matches to increase the individual Marines lethality, while also building connections in the community.
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Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, learn and apply rappelling techniques on MCRD Parris Island, S.C., October 31, 2022. The rappel tower is the tallest height recruits on Parris Island will overcome in their journey to become Marines.
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A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Kilo Company, Third Recruit Training Battalion, blocks a strike during a pugil sticks bout at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Oct. 13, 2022. Pugil sticks is designed to simulate fighting with fixed bayonets and provide practical application of Marine Corps Martial Arts techniques.
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U.S. military forces compete to earn the German Shutzenschner at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo August 27, 2022. The Shutzenschner, or German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons Proficiency, is a decoration of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany worn by enlisted Soldiers.
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Spc. Deng A. Deng, right, gets an unusual spectator a 3,000-pound bull as he enters the finish line of the 12-mile Ruck Sack March Nov. 6 in the 2017-18 California Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, California. Deng was first overall to complete the course.
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DF-ST-87-09672. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)
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1st Lt. Louis Cascino, an infantry platoon leader, Company B, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, currently attached to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, calms a donkey after he and his team rescued it from a drainage ditch. Cascino, from Windsor, N.Y., partnered with members of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraqi National Police Division, Feb. 7, during a combined cache clearance operation in the Rashidiyah Nahia.
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240125-N-LR905-2104LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (Jan. 25, 2024) - A U.S. Navy Diver assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 prepares to dive in simulated arctic waters as part of Snow Crab Exercise 24-1. SNOWCRABEX is an annual exercise designed to test and evaluate U.S. Navy EOD and Navy Divers capabilities and equipment in a simulated arctic environment and improve combat effectiveness. Navy EOD and Navy Divers are part of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Force (NECF), enabling the U.S. Navy Fleet by clearing and protecting the battlespace.
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Richard Murphy, a search and extraction instructor from L2 Defense, briefs New York National Guard Soldiers on proper rappelling techniques as part of a Homeland Defense Force validation exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA on September 10, 2022. The Soldiers, who are assigned to the search and extraction component of the HDF, will rappel into a manhole to rehearse rescuing casualties from a confined space. (New York National Guard photo by SSG Matthew Gunther)
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U.S Marine Corps Cpl. Manny, the mascot of Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, explores the training grounds on MCRD San Diego, Aug. 22, 2022. Manny was named after Sgt. Johnny R. Manuelito, one of the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers.
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An airman runs a training course used for Exercise Contending Warrior. Subject Operation/Series: CONTENDING WARRIOR Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Soldier holding gun in dry rural landscape
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STAFF Sergeant John T. Ferguson and SENIOR Airmen Jo Anne Dahlen of the 208th Weather Flight, Minnesota Air National Guard, prepare to launch and track a weather balloon during Exercise Brim Frost '83. Subject Operation/Series: Brim Frost '83 Base: Clear Creek State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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winter duck hunter in waders pulling decoys to his canoe on rive
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Sgt. Michael Metcalf and Spc. Walter Galdamez train for the 2021 Command Sgt. Maj. Jack L. Clark Jr. U.S. Army Best Medic Competition by evacuating a simulated injured Soldier.
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050227-F-7169B-001. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF
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Lux, a Military Working Dog, with the 568th Security Forces Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, is keyed up and ready to go prior to starting the scout portion of the 2001 Ramstein, K-9 Competition on Jan 22, 2001. Eleven teams from Ramstein are competing to determine who will represent their base in the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) competition and then go on to represent the command at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and the Department of Defense MWD competition. Lux, a Military Working Dog, with the 568th Security Forces Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, is keyed up and ready to go prior to starting the scout portion of the 2001 Ramstein, K-9 Competition on Jan 22, 2001. Eleven teams from Ramstein are competing to determine who will represent their base in the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) competition and then go on to represent the command at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and the Department of Defense MWD competition.