Ground Patrol Military Training

Marines and soldiers conducting patrols through forested terrain, preparing and executing tactical exercises together.

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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)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Chaos Company, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, request an evacuation during a squad live-fire exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, July 14, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe.

Marines with Individual Training Course, Marine Special Operations School, Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, slowly work through tall grass during a fire and maneuver exercise Sept. 24, 2010 aboard Camp Lejeune, NC. The exercise was the culminating event of a weapons and tactics package the course conducted that week.

U.S. Soldiers with 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division pull security at a rally point during Vigilant Fox, a joint exercise including Finnish soldiers, U.S. Soldiers, and British soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, Rifles Regiment, at Niinisalo, Finland, July 27, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin spates, Combat Skills Program participant (CSP), sights into his M-16 A4 service rifle while setting security on Camp Devil Dog in Jacksonville, North Carolina, June 8, 2022. The CSP included training in convoy operations, patrolling, creating skirmish holes, and live fire ranges to reinstate the combat mindset that every Marine is a rifleman.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Patrick Porter, a platoon commander with 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, directs fire team 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.

Spc. Kyle Lawson of Fort Wayne, Indiana, an Infantryman with the Indiana National Guards C Company, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 134th Infantry Regiment reacts to indirect fire while on the patrol lane of the Region IV Best Warrior Competition on May 14, 2022. He is one of twelve National Guard Soldiers 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 Staff Sgt. Sydney Mariette.)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nick Kempton, an infantryman with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, sets security during exercise Bougainville II at Dillingham Airfield, Hawaii, Oct. 25, 2022. A company with 3d Littoral Combat team secured an expeditionary advanced base at Dillingham Airfield in order to enable early warning of air and missile threats. Bougainville II is a field exercise that allows the MLR and its subordinate units to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations across the island of Oahu. BVII displays the MLRs ability to rapidly establish and displace EABs while executing command and control in a dispersed environment.

Joint training exercise with Det 2. 6 Co. 3/238th AVN MEDEVAC, Cox Health and Missouri State Highway Patrol at Hercules Glade Wilderness, Bradleyville, Mo., Oct. 06, 2022. Multiple Missouri departments teamed up to practice life-saving MEDEVAC scenarios. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Rose Di Trolio.)

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220708-M-RA094-1063 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 8, 2022) An Australian scout sniper assigned to a sniper platoon with 2nd Royal Australian Regiment views the shot groups of a Marine assigned to the Republic of Korea during a live-fire sniper range in support of Rim of the Pacific 2022 (RIMPAC 2022), on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 8, 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC 2022 from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC 2022 provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

A U.S. Army Medic assigned to the 87th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, performs first aid to a simulated casualty during a field training exercise at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Oct. 4, 2022. These exercises provide the necessary training to ensure Soldiers are able to provide logistical support anytime and anywhere to the Nations warfighters.

Members of the African Land Forces Colloquium (ALFC) observed a simulated attack on a town held by North Macedonian Soldiers playing the OpFor during Saber Junction 22 in Hohenfels, Germany, Sep. 15, 2022. ALFC 22 brings together African Land Force Commanders from multiple nations, along with select U.S. Army and Allied and partner army leaders, to 7th Army Training Commands Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas to address land force security challenges and opportunities. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Armys 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Armys Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas.

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A U.S. Soldier pulls security during a field training exercise as part of a U.S. Pathfinder course at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, on Sept. 8, 2022. Nearly 30 Soldiers graduated the course, which was taught by a mobile training team at the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center in Fort Benning, Georgia. Army Pathfinders are trained to provide navigational aid and advisory services to military aircraft in areas designated by supported unit commanders. During the Pathfinder course, students are instructed in aircraft orientation, aero-medical evacuation, close combat assault, ground to air communication procedures, control center operations, all three phases of a sling load operation, helicopter landing zone and pick up zone operations, and drop zone operations dealing with U.S. military fixed and rotary wing aircraft for personnel and equipment.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 11, 2022) Equipment Operator 2nd Class Susan Tucker, left, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 25, Construction Electrician 2nd Class Marlon Esquivelarroyo man fighting positions for a simulated enemy attack during NMCB 18s Field Training Exercise (FTX). FTX is designed to analyze a battalions construction capability, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to support major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian 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. 22, 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.

U.S. Soldiers in the 7th Infantry Regiment conducted section live-fire recently in the Grafenwoehr training area. In its 200-year history, it has participated in 12 wars, and been awarded 78 campaign streamers, and 14-unit decorations, and they remain lethal and ready. U.S. Soldiers in the 7th Infantry Regiment conducted section live fire at Grafenwoehr recently and are part of 1st Infantry Division and V Corps, Americas Forward Deployed Corps in Europe which works alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, execute joint and multination training exercises, and retain command and control for its rotational and assigned units in the European Theater.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jayrell Carter a transmissions system operator with 2d Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, sets up rear security for a simulated force-on-force training event during warfighter week on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 28, 2022. Warfighter week is a week-long training event to ensure familiarity with ground operations and technical proficiency, providing liaison assets to foreign countries across all domains.

220707-A-LY216-1002 KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (July 7, 2022) A U.S. Army Special Forces operator looks down his weapon during special operations urban combat training as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David Catalanlagunas, a native of Concord, North Carolina, and a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, reloads an M27 Infantry Assault Rifle during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 14, 2022. This type of training evolution is a culminating event designed to formally evaluate a unit's combat readiness and operation abilities.

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), set security during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission as part of Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 20, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat team, 1st Armored Division, discuss tactics during the Pre-Ranger course at Novo Selo Training Area (NSTA), Bulgaria, Feb. 15, 2024. Over a week, the Pre-Ranger course gave the Strike Brigade soldiers the tools to succeed at Ranger School and to enhance lethality on the battlefield. Army

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Logan Elkins, (left), and Lance Cpl. Joel Lemus, (right), prepare to notionally ambush a bridge during bridge demolition training at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 14, 2024. The training was used to familiarize Marines with basic demolition and ambush tactics, enhancing their ability to safely employ explosives and fight effectively in a jungle environment. Elkins, a native of Ohio, and Lemus, a native of California, are both rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines. 2/7 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Marine Corps

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)

Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, conduct a combined arms live fire exercise (CALFEX) on Fort Drum, N.Y., Aug. 3, 2022. The exercise consisted of a footmarch, breaching obstacles, and a clearing operation with supporting fire from 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th MTN DIV, and 1st Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th MTN DIV.

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U.S. Army Capt. Xavier Soto, an Observer Coach Trainer (OC/T) with 1st Army, 364th Regiment, evaluates Soldiers assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 368th Engineer Battalion, while they send a situation report during a Situational Training Exercise (STX) conducted in support of Warrior Exercise 78-22-02 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, July 20, 2022. OC/Ts are a driving force in guiding rotational units to meet peak readiness standards. Warrior Exercise 78-22-02 supports the U.S. Army Reserve's mission of ensuring the Total Army is ready to deploy, fight and win across the entire spectrum of conflict.

A U.S. Soldier with Bull Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment unrolls a firing wire during the troops situational training exercise at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 18, 2022. 2CR provides V Corps with a lethal and agile force capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater in order to assure allies, deter adversaries, and when ordered, defend the NATO alliance.

British and U.S. Army medics walk towards a British ambulance with a patient during a joint multinational medic lane training at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 25, 2022. Defender Europe 2022 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.

A competitor engages a target during the European Best Sniper Team Competition at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Aug. 9, 2022. The annual European Best Sniper Team Competition is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa competition that tests marksmanship skills, physical prowess, and mental agility while developing relationships and sharing skills between sniper teams across Europe.

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U.S. Army Spc. Edward Mercado assigned to 7th Army Training Command provides security on a medical lane during the 7ATC/V Corps-level Best Squad Competition at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 13, 2022. Teams from across U.S. Army Europe and Africa test their tactical proficiency, communication, and overall cohesion as they compete for the title of Best Squad. Winning U.S. Army squads will meet at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, to compete for the title of U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) Best Squad from August 8-12.

U.S. Army Pvt. Christopher Daniel with Lightning Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment pulls security during a squad live fire exercise at the 7th Army Training Commands Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May 12, 2022. 2CR provides the 7th ATC with a lethal and agile force capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater in order toassure allies,deteradversaries, and when ordered,defendthe NATO alliance.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alexander Moralesgarcia posts security during the 3d Marine Division Squad Competition at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 23, 2024. The competition tested the Marines across various combat-related tasks to evaluate each squad's tactical proficiency, mental and physical endurance, and decision-making skills to determine the Division's most proficient and capable rifle squad. Moralesgarcia, a native of Florida, is a rifleman with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment. 2/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

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An Australian Army soldier with 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, 7th Brigade, holds security during exercise Southern Jackaroo 22 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, May 18, 2022. Southern Jackaroo is a multilateral exercise carried out by Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, the Australian Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers, focusing on live-fire and combined arms training.

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)

A U.S. Army infantry soldier assigned to 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division patrols through a field carrying an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during a blank-fire movement to contact exercise at Yakima Training Center June 8, 2022. Operation Lancer Scorch, which ran from May 20 to June 16, 2022, was an opportunity for the 2-2 SBCT to focus on its infantry company lethality through a complete integration of engineers, cavalry, electronic warfare and other assets.

Staff Sgt. Jiquevious Miller and Master Sgt. Justin Waterman, Integrated Defense Leadership Course students assigned to the 307th Security Forces Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, watch for movement during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, July 27, 2022. The exercise was part of the two-week Integrated Defense Leadership Course based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and using training grounds at CJAG. IDLC was designed to provide Reserve Defenders with intensely focused hands-on training to achieve and maintain combat readiness.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to units from 7th Army Training Command (7ATC) and V Corps provides security on medical lanes during the 7ATC/V Corps-level Best Squad Competition at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 13, 2022. Teams from across U.S. Army Europe and Africa test their tactical proficiency, communication, and overall cohesion as they compete for the title of Best Squad. Winning U.S. Army squads will meet at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, to compete for the title of U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) Best Squad from August 8-12.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Penrod, center, assigned to 4th Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, checks on his Soldiers Pfc. Pierce English, left, and Sgt. Jacob Sevigny, as they pull security and report their observations during Exercise Arrow 22 at Säkylä Training Area, May, 11, 2022. Exercise Arrow is an annual, pre-planned, multinational exercise taking place in Finland, where visiting forces to include the U.S., U.K., Latvia, and Estonia, train together with the Finnish Defense Forces in high intensity force-on-force engagements and a live fire exercise with the purpose of increasing military readiness and developing interoperability among participating partner nations.

Soldiers assigned to the 233rd Military Police Company navigate their way through the Gettysburg Land Navigation Course at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, July 15, 2022. The team had to find four checkpoints. They were given coordinates to each checkpoint and used tools such as a protractor, compass, and their own pace count to complete the course.

U.S. Marines with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), bound toward simulated enemy fire during an island seizure exercise on Russaro Island, Finland, Aug. 12, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 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 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, provide security during Exercise Manticore in France, Sept. 23, 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.

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Brian Gutierrez, 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 Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), engage in a simulated combat scenario during patrol base operations as part of Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, January 12, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

Sgt. Matthew Suson, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24), conducts a contact patrol with other Navy Corpsmen 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)

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Yavoriv, Ukraine - Class 703-2018 Basic Leadership Course instructed by 7th Army Training Command non-commissioned officers during a field training exercise at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center (CTC) July 11. 40 Soldiers of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (forward) took part in the course and as seen here Spc. Kristin Sells of Astoria, NY, bounds backwards while being covered by fellow squad members during an attack from OPFOR.

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Clarke OConnor, left, an operations officer, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Nelson, a mortar section leader, both with Viper Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), communicate with forward observers to provide indirect fire in support of the companys maneuver during a multinational live-fire exercise held at Rovaniemi Training Area, Finland, Aug. 11, 2022. The LFX was part of the Finnish Summer Exercise, where U.S. and Finnish troops had the opportunity to train together to amplify and strengthen the partnership and interoperability between the two nations.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody Smith, Senior Airman Miguel Ramirez and Senior Airman Jacob Jones, 628th Civil Engineering Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technicians, perform a remote pull procedure from behind cover on simulated explosives during their annual combat readiness training Nov. 1, 2022 at North Auxiliary Air Field, South Carolina. The 628th Civil Engineering Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technicians perform training annually to ensure all members are proficient in tactics, techniques and procedures for combat readiness.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to units from 7th Army Training Command (7ATC) and V Corps conduct route reconnaissance for medical lanes during the 7ATC/V Corps-level Best Squad Competition at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 13, 2022. Teams from across U.S. Army Europe and Africa test their tactical proficiency, communication, and overall cohesion as they compete for the title of Best Squad. Winning U.S. Army squads will meet at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, to compete for the title of U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) Best Squad from August 8-12.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Xander Morris (left), a light armored vehicle crewman, holds a PRC-160 V radio for Staff Sgt. Joseph Owen (right) a platoon commander with Mobile Reconnaissance Platoon, Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, to operate while participating in a tactical exercise during Archipelago Endeavor 22 (AE22) in Berga, Sweden, Sept. 20, 2022. AE22 is an integrated field training exercise that increases operational capability and enhances strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marines and Swedish forces.

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Brian Gutierrez, 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)

Spc. Michael Wallace of Springfield, Illinois, a Signal Support Systems Specialist with the Illinois National Guards Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment reacts to indirect fire while on the patrol lane of the Region IV Best Warrior Competition on May 14, 2022. He is one of twelve National Guard Soldiers 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 Staff Sgt. Sydney Mariette.)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, and members of the 3d Rapid Deployment Regiment, Northern Army, Japan Self-Defense Force, fire an M40A6 Sniper Rifle during a bilateral sniper range as a part of Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano 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.

U.S. Army Sergeant Jacob Hoover from Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade during a Situational Training Exercise instruct his soldiers on the Maneuver Training Area. Baumholder, Germany, July 18, 2022.

Staff Sgt. Maria Sanchez, an observer coach/trainer for the 189th Infantry Brigade observes Soldiers of the 317th Engineer Company, 863rd Engineer Battalion, 372nd Engineer Brigade, conduct squad movement drills during Army Warrior Tasks training as part of Warrior Exercise 78-22-02 July 22, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 78th Training Division will conduct WAREX 78-22-02 from July 16-30 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, in order to build Warfighter collective readiness and prepare units to execute mission in support of Unified Land Operations.

Soldiers with the 1st Platoon Savages”, B Company, 21st Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, conduct Bangalore Breach training on a range at Fort Knox, Kentucky April 26, 2022. The purpose of this training is to execute a decentralized division training density from dispersed field environments in order to enhance readiness, while stressing communications and sustainment systems across extended distances.

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-09-16. Report on the training of the Inter-Arms Military School in Saint-Cyr Coetquidan in Morbihan. The EMIA recruits its students from among active non-commissioned officers and non-commissioned soldiers selected by competition. The cadets follow a two-year training course. At the end of the first year, they are appointed to the rank of second lieutenant, then lieutenant at the end of the second year. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. France, Bretagne, Coetquidan, Guer le 2021-09-16. Reportage sur la formation de l' Ecole militaire interarmes à Saint-Cyr Coetquidan dans le Morbihan. L'EMIA recrute ses eleves parmi les sous-officiers d'active et les militaires du rang selectionnes par concours. Les eleves-officiers suivent une formation de deux ans. A l'issue de la première annee, ils sont nommés au grade de sous-lieutenant, puis de lieutenant a la fin de la seconde annee. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

The U.S. Army Reserves Warrior Exercise 78-22-02 brought units and Soldiers from across the country to build on their readiness levels. Excercises trained and evaluated Soldiers on Army Warrior Skill-level 10 tasks. WAREX serves as an annual training opportunity for U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers.

Virginia Army National Guard scouts assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, conduct a presence patrol, August 17, 2022, in Manda Bay, Kenya. Scouts routinely conduct security, presence and reconnaissance patrols in the area. CJTF-HOA is a dynamic operational headquarters, effectively supporting partner nations efforts in countering violent extremist organizations throughout East Africa.

A U.S. Marine with 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fires an M27 infantry automatic rifle during a live-fire exercise as part of a squad competition at Range 223B on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 24, 2022. 1st Marines held a week-long regimental squad competition to send the winning infantry squad to compete against squads drawn from other units across the division.

A U.S. Marine with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, participates in bilateral force-on-force training during Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Daquon Luster, a Hayti, Missouri, native and a scout with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LAR), 2d Marine Division, posts security during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Fort Pickett, Virginia, Aug. 7, 2022. The MCCRE evaluates the combat readiness of 2d LAR in preparation for their future deployment with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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)

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A U.S. Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force prepares a fuse for a demolition charge during exercise Archipelago Endeavor (AE22) at Berga Naval base, Sweden, Sept. 15, 2022. AE22 is an integrated field training exercise that increases operational capability and enhances strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marines and Swedish forces.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, provide security for a simulated convoy ambush during exercise Winter Workhorse, at Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 6, 2022. Winter Workhorse is an annual exercise for CLR-3 to train to carry out mission essential tasks in forward-deployed, austere environments.

Airmen assigned to the 1st Combat Communication Squadron execute tactical maneuvers while moving to a target location during the 1st CBCS Combat Readiness Course at Mainz, Germany, Feb. 2, 2023. The course provides training to Airmen who will be conducting operations in hostile environments. The primary skills learned during the course include combatives, land navigation, tactical movement, urban operations, mounted operations and small arms proficiency.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conduct a patrol during their Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Ft. Bragg, North Carolina., June 7, 2022. This type of training evolution is the culminating event aimed at validating the units readiness to conduct combat operations.

Staff Sgt. Jeremy Dornbusch, an infantryman, and Spc. Shawbaz Soaia, an indirect fire infantryman, both assigned to 9th Mission Support Command, don their Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology ensemble on June 7 on Schofield Barracks East Range, Hawaii, during the mystery event for the 2022 USARPACs Best Warrior Competition.The USARPAC BWC 2022 is an annual week-long competition consisting of competitors from multiple USARPAC units across the Indo-Pacific. The noncommissioned officers and junior enlisted Soldiers are evaluated in several categories such as general military knowledge, basic Soldier skills, and physical fitness.

U.S. Army Spc. Grayson Vaughn, a military policeman with the 252nd Military Police Company, carries water jugs to his objective while in full MOPP gear at the National Best Warrior Competition July 26, 2022 in Milan, Tennessee. The Best Warrior competition challenges competitors with dynamic, realistic situations while evaluating their individual abilities and teamwork.

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, move towards an objective during team live-fire and tactical movement training as part of Eagle Ursa at the training range in Slunj, Croatia, Feb. 25, 2024. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployableforces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployedacross Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships andstrengthen the alliance. Army

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., Aug. 18, 2022. The Crucible is the final 54-hour test recruits must pass to become United States Marines.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joel Walker, an explosive ordnance technician with 3rd EOD Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, diffuses 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.

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-09-16. Report on the training of the Inter-Arms Military School in Saint-Cyr Coetquidan in Morbihan. The EMIA recruits its students from among active non-commissioned officers and non-commissioned soldiers selected by competition. The cadets follow a two-year training course. At the end of the first year, they are appointed to the rank of second lieutenant, then lieutenant at the end of the second year. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. France, Bretagne, Coetquidan, Guer le 2021-09-16. Reportage sur la formation de l' Ecole militaire interarmes à Saint-Cyr Coetquidan dans le Morbihan. L'EMIA recrute ses eleves parmi les sous-officiers d'active et les militaires du rang selectionnes par concours. Les eleves-officiers suivent une formation de deux ans. A l'issue de la première annee, ils sont nommés au grade de sous-lieutenant, puis de lieutenant a la fin de la seconde annee. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

A U.S. Army Cadet with 2nd Regiment, Advanced Camp, runs to give information to his squad during a field training exercise at Fort Knox, Ky., June 27, 2022. As the squad leader, a Cadet would be responsible for communicating plans and instructions from the platoon leader to a squad. | Erinn Finley, CST Public Affairs Office.

U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, observe M109 Paladin rounds impact during training and table 6 certifications. A Fire Support Team is responsible for forward observations on the battlefield and activities such as target processing for artillery units and brigade maneuvers.

SGT. Gary E. Parks, tactical air command and control specialist, left, determines coordinates for an air strike while ground forward air controller 1ST LT. Eric Wickson radio his airborne counterpart. Both Members of the 21st Tactical Air Support Squadron are participating in tactical air control training. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-09-16. Report on the training of the Inter-Arms Military School in Saint-Cyr Coetquidan in Morbihan. The EMIA recruits its students from among active non-commissioned officers and non-commissioned soldiers selected by competition. The cadets follow a two-year training course. At the end of the first year, they are appointed to the rank of second lieutenant, then lieutenant at the end of the second year. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. France, Bretagne, Coetquidan, Guer le 2021-09-16. Reportage sur la formation de l' Ecole militaire interarmes à Saint-Cyr Coetquidan dans le Morbihan. L'EMIA recrute ses eleves parmi les sous-officiers d'active et les militaires du rang selectionnes par concours. Les eleves-officiers suivent une formation de deux ans. A l'issue de la première annee, ils sont nommés au grade de sous-lieutenant, puis de lieutenant a la fin de la seconde annee. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

U.S. Marines assigned to Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), escort a simulated casualty to an MV-22 Osprey during tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (TRAP) training in Syndalen, Finland, Aug. 10, 2022. The TRAP mission was part of a bilateral exercise between the Finnish military and the 22nd MEU. 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 interest.

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)

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Chief Warrant Officers 2 Alex Carlson, Infantry Warrant Officers Course student, fires a Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon MK153 Mod 0, during a live-fire confirmation of assault weapons package at Range 8, on July 11. To be a gunner a Marine must first serve a minimum of 14 years in the infantry field before applying.

SINGAPORE - A U.S. Army Infantryman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team out of Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, maintains a kneeling stance with his M4A1 Carbine during the Field Training Exercise event of Exercise Tiger Balm 2022 here, June 15, 2022. Tiger Balm builds readiness and demonstrates U.S. Army commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

A Soldier assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School walks through a wooded area during reconnaissance training as part of the Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC) at Camp Mackall, North Carolina January 9, 2023. Soldiers participated in SFQC training that tested their knowledge of small unit tactics and basic urban operations to ensure they possess the combat skills required to successfully operate on a Special Forces Operational Detatchment Alpha.

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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)

U.S. Army ROTC Cadets assigned to the U.S. Army Cadet Command 2nd Brigade accept awards for placing first overall during the Ranger Challenge at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Oct. 23, 2022.The competition is conducted over two days on a non-tactical course. The mission is to challenge Cadets' mental and physical toughness and to develop leadership while fostering teamwork and esprit-de-corps. Teams participate in nine graded events, each team is awarded points based on how well they perform in each event. The best team in each event is awarded a trophy for being the first, second, and third place teams. The number one team is The Ranger Challenge Winner for that year.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jacqulyn Miller, left, and Lance Cpl. Clifton Hodges, both landing support specialists with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, post security during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 22, 2022. CLB-22s MCCRE is the battalion's final evaluation to demonstrate combat readiness through proficiency in core mission essential tasks before they begin a change of operational control (CHOP) to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Lance Cpl. Ryan Jackson, a Reserve Marine and rifleman assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, secures a position during a Mission Rehearsal Exercise at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, May 20, 2022. India Company convened with other units from 3/23 at Fort Campbell for a Mission Rehearsal Exercise to prepare for the upcoming Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 4-22 in the summer of 2022. The Marines of India Company and Lima Company conducted live-fire maneuver training on a range designed to simulate the training areas at ITX.

U.S. Army paratroopers with 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct platoon live-fire training during exercise Rock Dawn in Latvia, May 16, 2022. 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. (U.S. Army photograph by Staff Sgt. Alexander Skripnichuk)

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Edwin Colon attached to 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR), 2nd squadron, directs his platoon to an enemy security entrance during a Simulated Training Exercise (STX) held by 2CR at Vilseck, Germany Feb. 7, 2024. During the STX soldiers engage in platoon-level training within field and urban environments, enhancing their combat readiness and team cohesion. Army Reserve

February 15, 2013 - Soldiers fire the M240B machine gun on their objective at a platoon live fire exercise, during the annual exercise Cobra Gold in Dan Ban Lan Hoi, Kingdom of Thailand.

U.S. Army Sgt. Joel Ramirez assigned to A Company, Logistic Task Force North, Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team- Airborne (173rd IBCT ABN) pulls security during Exercise Saber Junction 22 at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 12, 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.

Senior Airman Landon Agahi, 9th Air Support Operations Squadron Tactical Air Control Party Precision Strike Team member, holds a fighting position at Fort Stewart, Ga., August 16, 2022. The 15th ASOS was conducting intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance training in order to hone command and control capabilities. TACP Precision Strike Teams gather intel to relay to the Combined Force Air Component Commander for informed airstrike decision-making.

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