Combat Readiness Exercises

Military personnel participating in training exercises, demonstrating tactical maneuvers and operational readiness in simulated combat situations.

DA-SC-89-11589. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN PHEASANT Base: Tamara Country: Honduras (HND)
DA-SC-89-11589. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN PHEASANT Base: Tamara Country: Honduras (HND)
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DF-ST-86-10444. Subject Operation/Series: OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 85-3 Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Severe Storms/Flooding, East Grand Forks, MN, 04/18/97 National Guardsmen help an elderly lady into a truck as East Grand Forks is evacuated. .. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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011213-A-0051B-085. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM
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Prisoners of war laying face down on the ground, are searched for weapons and documents at the entry control point of Auxiliary Field One, during exercise Bold Eagle '82. Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A member of the Marine detachment aboard the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63) attaches an ammunition box to an M-2 .50-caliber machine gun. Country: Gulf Of Oman
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At the conclusion of the combined American-Russian disaster relief exercise that took place near Vladivostok, American Marines and Navy Hospital Corpsman were treated to a traditional lunch of porridge and hot tea from a field kitchen manned by Russian infantrymen. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATION FROM THE SEA Base: Vladivostok State: Siberia Country: Russia (RUS)
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Air Force personnel prepare to transport "mass casualty victims" to a holding area to wait for helicopters that will airlift them to hospitals during Exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)
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980624-F-1108F-010. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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011006-F-0148C-001. Base: Tulsa International Airport State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG
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Marines from Company D, 2nd Light Armored Infantry Battalion, prepare to depart a village at the beginning of Operation CHEYENNE, a reconnaissance patrol through the jungle area west of Howard Air Force Base. Subject Operation/Series: CHEYENNE Country: Panama (PAN)
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A competitor dives toward the finish pole on the obstacle course during Combat Lightning '92, a world-wide competition for tactical air combat control teams. Subject Operation/Series: COMBAT LIGHTNING '92 Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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020220-A-2511W-014. Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM
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US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Rachel Michel from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, goes to the trenches during the confidence course portion of AETC Top Dollar 2000, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. Subject Operation/Series: AETC TOP DOLLAR 2000 Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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020114-F-0007M-005. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC
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DM-SN-87-12326. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)
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A group of security police receive last minute instructions prior to setting up defense lines against the "aggressors" during exercise RIPE WARRIOR. Subject Operation/Series: RIPE WARRIOR Base: Camp Bullis State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A crew of Belgian Engineers work to repair damaged roads. Subject Operation/Series: Joint Endeavor Base: Kiseljak Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)
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U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Maxwell Heathco, an infantry platoon commander, and Cpl. Matthew Martin, an infantry squad leader, both with 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conduct patrolling operations during Exercise Manticore in France, Sept. 22, 2022. Exercise Manticore is a French Army-led large scale exercise that integrated the Marines into a platoon-sized maneuver element to conduct offensive and defensive operations.
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General Crosbie E. Saint, left, Commander, United States Army Europe and 7th Army, talks with an officer as he tours the scene of a simulated chemical accident during Operation CROCODILE, a training exercise for medical, decontamination and chemical reaction team personnel. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)
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British Squadron Leader Russell La Forte, Military Coordination Center (MCC) Security Officer, armed with an M16 rifle, provides security for COL. Jerald L. Thompson, MCC co-commander, during a routine visit to one of the remote villages supported by the MCC in northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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031130-M-4711R-071. US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jeremy Black (center, facing camera), 5th Battalion (BN), 10th Marines, Tango Battery, explains the functions of the 155 mm howitzer M198 to local Japanese town officials and media during a tour through the training site in Japan. The tour allowed the Japanese to see artillery training performed by Tango Battery, temporarily attached to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines (3/12), for a Unit Deployment Program (UDP).
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030403-F-1404F-026. Base: Rock City Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO)
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970813-F-7910D-010. Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)
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DM-ST-85-10302. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)
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030918-F-1789V-017. Base: Vaziani Military Base State: Tiblisi Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
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Members of the US Air Force's 256th Combat Communications Squadron from Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, setup headquarters communication equipment during NORTHERN EDGE 2000 at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2000 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Brazilian paratroopers wait to board an aircraft during the joint U.S./Brazilian exercise Saci '84. Subject Operation/Series: SACI '84 Base: Rio De Janeiro Country: Brazil (BRA)
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U. S. Marine Corps Pfc. Michael Phipps, assigned to Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company Europe (FASTEUR), participates in a room clearing exercise with the Spanish National Police's Grupo Especial de Operaciones (GEO), May 16, 2022. FASTEUR, under Task Force 61/2, is in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.
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Members of the Honduran 2nd Infantry Battalion board a C-130 Hercules aircraft provided by the 317th Tactical Airlift Wing from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. The troops will be airdropped near Aguacate as part of Exercise AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE) II. Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE) Country: Honduras (HND)
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DM-SN-88-07513. Subject Operation/Series: WILD BOAR Base: Fort Hunter Liggett State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A Marine officer candidate from The Basic School, moves through a muddy water section of the endurance course. He is almost face down in the muddy water. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Scary Woman with Military Helmet Hidden in the Field with Yellow Flowers in a Sunny Day in Switzerland
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U.S. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) talk to local children who were playing near the perimeter of Camp Montief. Sentries spotted the youths approaching the perimeter and called for a patrol and interpeter. The Marines are part of NATO Operation Joint Guardian and are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and provide peace and stability to Kosovo. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG)
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The 11th Civil Engineer Squadron electricians from Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, DC set up the lights in the camp for a week long field training exercise. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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297th Army Infantry Alaskan National Guard, Alpha Company march to the USS OGDEN (LPD 5) (not shown) in order to provide dock security support while deployed to Ketchikan, Alaska, during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2001. Northern Edge is Alaska's premier joint training exercise and it lasts for two weeks. Over 10,000 Canadian and United States forces combine to practice protecting Alaska and it's borders. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2001 Country: United States Of America (USA)
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SSGT Cesar Rodriguez (USAF), 1ST CTCS, assigned to SFOR/J3-COMCAM (Combat Camera), photographs headstones in a cemetery in Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, for terrain and operational awareness program assessment by the MND/SE (Multinational Division Southeast) G3 Section, during Operation Joint Endeavor. Operation Joint Endeavor is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Mostar Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)
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010804-F-0639B-005. Base: Hancock Air National Guard Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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PFC. Randy A. Poling, 1461st Transportation Company, Army National Guard, handles abandoned Iraqi ordnance in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)
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Marines from the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (4th MEB) gather up their gear before boarding a bus that will take them to Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Marines of the 4th MEB are returning to Camp Lejeune after being deployed aboard amphibious ships in the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Engineman SENIOR CHIEF Charles Payne, a member of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California, begins the suiting up process, as other members assist, in preparation for the search of the lake for the missing 500 pound bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on nearby Gold Dust Peak. Base: Big Spruce Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Two platoons of Marines march down a road outside the city. They are participating as members of a multinational peacekeeping force. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)
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DF-ST-87-07070. Subject Operation/Series: BRAVE DEFENDER '85 Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)
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US Air Force Captain Elmo Robison (left), US Army Captain Kyle Campbell (center) and USAF Captain Bill Tyra, an aeromedical medical evacuation team, coordinate patient transfers from US Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters (not shown) to US Air Force aircraft (not shown), at Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)
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With Gold Dust Peak in the background, Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 members from San Diego, California prepare the Zodiac boat to begin their initial search for the four missing 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed near Gold Dust Peak. New York Lake is the first of six lakes in the Gold Dust Peak that will be searched. Base: New York Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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PFC. Palmer Olrun, a member of Co. C, 2nd Bn., 297th Infantry Group (Scout), Alaska National Guard, eats part of a Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) during Exercise Kernal Potlach '89. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL POTLACH '89 Base: Amchitka Island State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)