Joint Military Training Exercises

Images depict diverse military personnel engaged in training exercises across various terrains, showcasing teamwork, tactical movements, and operational readiness in different environments.

Members of the Djiboutian Bataillon d'intervention rapide (BIR) conduct urban operations training during Justified Accord 2024 (JA24) in Nanyuki, Kenya Feb. 28, 2024. JA24 is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa, running from Feb. 26 - March 7. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and hosted in Kenya, this year's exercise will incorporate personnel and units from 23 nations. This multinational exercise builds readiness for the U.S. joint force, prepares regional partners for UN and AU mandated missions, and increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance, disaster response and crisis response. Army

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

030428-M-7403H-018. Base: Central Training Area State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3D MARDIV MED BN

Members of the Djiboutian Bataillon d'intervention rapide (BIR) conduct urban operations training during Justified Accord 2024 (JA24) in Nanyuki, Kenya Feb. 28, 2024. JA24 is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa, running from Feb. 26 - March 7. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and hosted in Kenya, this year's exercise will incorporate personnel and units from 23 nations. This multinational exercise builds readiness for the U.S. joint force, prepares regional partners for UN and AU mandated missions, and increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance, disaster response and crisis response. Army

US Army soldiers from the 1ST Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Washington, receive hand-to-hand combat training from members in the Royal Thai Army during a Thai survival class at this year's Exercise COBRA GOLD 2001. CG '01 is a regularly scheduled, joint-combined exercise designed to ensure regional peace and strengthen the ability of the royal Thai Armed Forces to defend Thailand or respond to regional contingencies. This year's exercise, the 20th in the series, will focus on peace enforcement operations. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2001 Country: Thailand (THA)

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

U.S. and Royal Thai Marines patrol to a simulated objective building during military operations on urbanized terrain training as part of Exercise Cobra Gold in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, Feb. 29, 2024. Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Marine Corps

060322-A-9157N-076. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON State: Barahona Country: Dominican Republic (DOM)

Senegalese Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers move in formation to breach and clear a room during African Lion 22 in Dodji, Senegal, June 25, 2022. African Lion 22 is U.S. Africa Commands largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6-30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

220706-M-WC972-3223 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 6, 2022) Personnel assigned to U.S. Marine Corps, Sri Lankan Navy Marines, Indonesian Marine Corps, Mexican Naval Infantry and the Australian Army watch as Soldiers assigned to the Australian Army demonstrate man overboard drills during small boat training on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 6, 2022, in support 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 worlds 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 worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

040419-A-1526R-013. Base: Barahona Country: Dominican Republic (DOM)

U.S. Marines Corps Capt. Daniel W. Chow, company commander, Headquarters Company, Headquarters and Service and Battalion (HQSVCBN), U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, and French Army Soldat de Premiere Classe Dylan Casenave, combat medic, Marine Infantry Regiment in French Polynesia, French Armed Forces, participate in hand-to-hand combat training during the Aito Course in Taravao, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Sept. 8, 2022. The event provided a bilateral training opportunity between the French Armed Forces and Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. The nine Marines and Sailor from HQSVCBN participated in the bilateral training with the French Armed Forces in order to strengthen relationships with the region. The courses name comes from the Tahitian word aito, which means warrior.

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

040420-A-1526R-026. Base: Sierra Prieta Country: Dominican Republic (DOM)

A Beninese soldier from the 1st Commando Parachute Battalion relays a hand signal to his platoon during a Joint Combined Exercise Training (JCET) in Ouassa, Benin, Sept. 7, 2022. U.S. special operations forces often assess host nation force capabilities to identify opportunities for future U.S. engagement and partnership.

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MSOC) teach the Nigerian Navy Special Forces tactical movements during a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Lagos, Nigeria April 28, 2022. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as close quarters battles, small unit tactics and mission planning.

U.S. Army, Tentara Nasional Indonesia, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers conduct trilateral airborne operations in support of Super Garuda Shield, Baturaja, Indonesia, on Aug. 3, 2022. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.

020522-F-6655M-001. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2002 Country: Thailand (THA)

U.S. and Royal Thai Marines prepare for jungle tactics training during Exercise Cobra Gold in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, Feb. 29, 2024. Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Marine Corps

U.S. Army Sgt. Elijah Garrison, a combat advisor from A Company, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade, Florida National Guard provides instructions to Soldiers from the Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force as they prepare to begin tactical maneuvers at a range in Hattieville, Belize May 12, 2022 as part of the TRADEWINDS22 exercise. Tradewinds 2022 is a multinational exercise designed to expand the Caribbean regions capability to mitigate, plan for, and respond to crises; increase regional training capacity and interoperability; develop new and refine existing standard operating procedures; enhance ability to defend exclusive economic zones; and promote human rights and adherence to shared international norms and values; fully integrate women into defense, peace and security missions; and increase maritime domain awareness to deter illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing activities.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ivan Howard, a squad leader assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, explains sectors of fire when buddy rushing to Royal Thai Marines assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Royal Thai Marine Corps, as part of Exercise Cobra Gold at Camp Jessada, Chonburi province, Thailand, Feb. 29, 2024. Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Marine Corps

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

Royal Thai Armed Forces SM1 Sarawut Parung, a Thailand Mine Action Center Explosive Ordnance Disposal student with Humanitarian Mine Action Unit 1, places an improvised shaped charge during an HMA EOD Level 3 course at Ta Mor Roi Training area in Surin Province, Thailand, Jul. 28, 2022. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train TMAC students in EOD level 3 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMACs mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defenses Humanitarian Mine Action Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance.

040114-A-1915L-008. Base: Camp Santiago State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Army Soldier, assigned to the 25th Infantry Division, teaches a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUNT) class to a group of Indonesian Service Members during Exercise Super Garuda Shield on Dodiklatpur Rindam V, East Java, Indonesia., September 1, 2023. Super Garuda Shield 2023 is an annual exercise that has significantly grown in scope and size since 2009. SGS2023 is the second consecutive time this exercise has grown into a combined and joint event, highlighting the 6 participating and 12 observing nations' commitment to partnership and a free and open indo-pacific.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 48th CBRNE brigade conduct a leader reaction course of the 2022 20th CBRNE Best Warrior Competition, at Fort Indiantown Gap Pa., July 11, 2022.Command Sgt. Major Jorge Arzabala, senior enlisted advisor for the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives (CBRNE) Command, said this years Best Squad Competition and Best Warrior Competition is focused on the basic fundamentals every Soldier should master.

011016-F-7203T-010. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: Mubarak Military City Country: Egypt (EGY)

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, egress during a squad attack exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 12, 2022. Squad attack exercises reinforce infantry tactics and combined arms lethality. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

Military members from the Kenya Defence Forces provide security as part of an urban operations course during exercise Justified Accord 2024 (JA24), at the Counter Insurgency Terrorism and Stability Operations Training Centre, Nanyuki, Kenya, Feb. 28, 2024. JA24 is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa, running from Feb. 26 - March 7. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and hosted in Kenya, this year's exercise will incorporate personnel and units from 23 nations. This multinational exercise builds readiness for the U.S. joint force, prepares regional partners for UN and AU mandated missions, and increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance, disaster response and crisis response. Army

Members of 5-87th Infantry Battalion (Light) display some of the infantry equipment and weapons for MGEN Philip Kensinger, Jr. (third from left), Commander, U.S. Army South and visiting BGEN Julio Cerda (standing to MGEN Kensinger's left), Commander in CHIEF, V Infantry Division, Chilean Army. Base: Fort Clayton Country: Panama (PAN)

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

Republic of Korea Marine Corps Capt. Myoungsung Kim, a reconnaissance Marine, and Philippine reconnaissance Marines pose prior to jump operations during KAMANDAG 6, at Marine Barracks Gregorio Lim, Philippines, Oct. 8, 2022. U.S. reconnaissance Marines conducted training with Republic of Korea Marines and Philippine Marines to strengthen relationships and increase interoperability. 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.

Royal Thai Marine Corps Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Arthit Wongwichian, right, a student with Thailand Mine Action Center (TMAC), asks Royal Thai Army Master Sgt. Kan Duongpapai, left, an instructor with Thailand Mine Action Center, about the location of a simulated landmine as part of a practice scenario during an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) level 1-2 course at Jarumanee Training Area Ratchaburi, Thailand, Feb. 6, 2024. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train TMAC students in EOD level 1-2 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMACs mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defenses Humanitarian Mine Action Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance. Marine Corps

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 174, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, establish a perimeter during a counter-mobility exercise, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 27, 2023. Marines secured a simulated landing zone to allow MV-22B Ospreys to deliver supplies and humanitarian aid during natural disasters throughout the Pacific.

030914-M-9023R-009. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 2003 Base: Camp Samuel Hill State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Major Command Shown: Golf 2nd Bn 3rd Mar

030519-M-8683D-013. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Pong Nam Ran Country: Thailand (THA)

Beninese soldiers from the 1st Commando Parachute Battalion stand in formation during the Joint Combines Exercise Training closing ceremony in Ouassa, Benin, Sept. 9, 2022. Partnerships and alliances are the foundation of U.S. defense and diplomatic engagement.

DF-ST-86-07671. Country: Jordan (JOR)

000511-M-1573L-010. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2000 Base: Thong Song Country: Thailand (THA)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division assemble communication hardware on a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Marine Aviation Support Activity 22.1 in Luzon, Philippines, June 8, 2022. MASA 22 is a bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Marine Corps, aimed at increasing interoperability and improving aviation-related capabilities in support of U.S.-Philippine mutual defense.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jacob Thompson, instructor, Combat Training Company, 1st Battalion, 164th Regional Training Institute, North Dakota Army National Guard, does pushups with Togolese Army Non-Commissioned Officer Academy instructors, Temedja, Togo, Feb. 26, 2024. This instructor knowledge exchange was event four of an eight-part series to expand the experience of NCO academy instructors from the North Dakota National Guard and Togolese Army under the National Guards State Partnership Program. Army National Guard

New Orleans, Louisiana - Military patrols after Hurricane Katrina. (Editorial Usage Only)

U.S. Army Soldiers with 5th Security Forces Assistance Brigade (SFAB), go through the Tactical Field Care with members of the Maldives National Defense Forces at Central Area Command, Kahdhoo, Maldives, May 18, 2022. SFAB trains and advises foreign security forces to improve partner capabilities and facilitate achievement of U.S. strategic objectives.

A French Army soldier assigned to 35e Régiment d'Artillerie Parachutiste plots an artillery target on a map as part of Exercise Foch 22 on Oct. 7 2022 at Plan De Canjuers Training Area, FranceExercise Foch is a live artillery exercise conducted between 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and the French 35e Régiment d'Artillerie Parachutiste at Plan De Canjuers Training Area, France with the objective of demonstrating lethality and interoperability between U.S. and French airborne artillery units.

Members of the Nepali Army receive training during Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise Shanti Prayas IV at the Birendra Peace Operations Training Centre on Feb. 25, 2024. Co-hosted by the Nepali Army and USINDOPACOM, the annual exercise series trains units to deploy in support of U.N. peacekeeping missions across the globe, and this iteration hosted representatives from 19 countries. h Navy

030425-M-9892R-007. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2003 Base: Fort Magsaysay State: Luzon Country: Republic Of The Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion 7th Marines

030525-M-9812M-056. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2003 Base: U Tapao Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: USMC

020411-A-8359B-094. Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM

DA-SC-88-01640. Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Malaysian Army Soldiers conduct training on protection and control of an established United Nations (UN) site during Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 27, 2022. UN sites include key areas such as hospitals and airports that are critical to the success of UN peacekeeping operations. Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II enables instructors from multiple countries to integrate and provide cross education, further strengthening cohesion between allies and partners.

Royal Thai Armed Forces SM1 Uthon Namsuwan, a Thailand Mine Action Center Explosive Ordnance Disposal student with Humanitarian Mine Action Unit 3, places a shaped charge during an HMA EOD Level 3 course at Ta Mor Roi Training area in Surin Province, Thailand, Jul. 28, 2022. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train TMAC students in EOD level 3 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMACs mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defenses Humanitarian Mine Action Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance.

The commander of the Indonesian Navy's 2nd Fleet Rear Admiral T.S.N.B. Hutabarati discusses urban warfare training tactics with a Mexican Marine at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. 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.

Soldiers load ammunition magazines for their M-16A1 rifles during TRADEWINDS '92, a joint exercise between eleven Caribbean countries, the United Kingdom and the United States. Subject Operation/Series: TRADEWINDS '92 Country: Barbados(BRB)

Royal Thai Army Soldiers improve their camouflage by attaching natural foliage to their helmets during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) training rotation 23-01 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Oct. 31, 2022. The 25th Infantry Division trains to operate, fight, and thrive in the regions most austere, rugged and diverse enivronments alongside our allies and partners. JPMRC 23-01 allows our forces to train in unique environments and conditions where they are most likely to be employed in the event of crisis or conflict.

000511-M-1573L-002. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2000 Base: Thong Song Country: Thailand (THA)

US Army members of SETAF (Southern European Task Force) and the Hungarian Army get briefed at Kecskemet Airbase, Hungary before a jump on June 24th, 2000, for Exercise Lariat Response. Subject Operation/Series: LARIAT RESPONSE Base: Kecskemet Air Base Country: Hungary (HUN)

A Brazilian marine cuts open fruit while marines from the Dominican Republic and the United States of America watch during exercise UNITAS LXIII in Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 5, 2022. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

030410-M-5753Q-083. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qa Dawi, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Philippine Marines navigate across a valley as a rehearsal for the combined-arms, live-fire exercise during KAMANDAG 6 at Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Philippines, Oct. 12, 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.

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Indonesian marines with 7th Infantry Battalion, 4th Marine Brigade, stand in formation for the Keris Marine Exercise (MAREX) 23 opening ceremony, on the 7th Infantry Battalion Base, Bandar Lampung, Indonesia, Nov. 10, 2022. Keris MAREX is a bilateral exercise conducted by the U.S. Military and Indonesian National Armed Forces led by the Indonesian and U.S. Marine Corps'. Keris MAREX aims to strengthen relationships and build interoperability and capacity among participating forces. MRF-SEA is an operational model developed by Marine Corps Forces Pacific that postures scalable I Marine Expeditionary Forces west of the International Date Line, conducts a series of planned subject matter expert exchanges and enablers, and advances security objectives shared with our Allies and Partners.

U.S. Marine Corps combat engineers with Marine Wing Support Squadron 174, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, carry supplies to establish a perimeter during a counter-mobility exercise, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 27, 2023. Marines secured a simulated landing zone to allow MV-22B Ospreys to deliver supplies and humanitarian aid during natural disasters throughout the Pacific.

Korean Marines set security in an amphibious landing during KAMANDAG 6 at Naval Education, Training, and Doctrine Command, Zambales, Philippines, Oct. 7, 2022. This combined interoperability event also involved members of the Philippine Marine Corps, U.S. 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 shared experiences.

Myanmar, Karen State Of Kawthoolei, 'Soldiers In A Parade At The Karen National Union, Knu, Revolution Day.'

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

Royal Thai Army Sgt. Maj. 1st Class Boonjome Yodjarn, left, an instructor with Thailand Mine Action Center (TMAC), demonstrates the proper way to place explosive remnants of war for disposal to Sgt. Kittipop Somon, right, a student with TMAC, during an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) level 1-2 course at Jarumanee Training Area Ratchaburi, Thailand, Feb. 6, 2024. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train TMAC students in EOD level 1-2 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMACs mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defenses Humanitarian Mine Action Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance. Marine Corps

On the afternoon of June 10th, 1996, CPT Timothy Cauley, Commander, C Battery, 4th Battalion, 29th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, briefs his soldiers about the upcoming live fire exercise in Taszar, Hungary, at lodging area Demi, Serbsca, in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Taszar Country: Hungary (HUN)

An Egyptian ranger battalion stands in formation holding AK-47 assault rifles in a demonstration for visiting dignitaries during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

A member of the Singapore Armys 30th Combat Engineer Battalion carries a support beam across the schoolyard at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 11, 2024. Marines of Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

A Brazilian Marine begins packing his gear after conducting a static line parachute jump from a UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, at Santa Cruz Air Force Base, Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 6, 2022. UNITAS LXIII parachute operations are part of an integrated, multinational event to enable interoperability and the sharing of knowledge between partner nation forces supporting the exercise. UNITAS is the world's longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

Soldiers of Headquarters Company, 507th Corps Support Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, NC, wait patiently in formation for their next redeployment briefing. They are preparing to depart the University compound where they have been supporting UNOSOM II, for the airport and a plane ride home. Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

U.S. and South African Soldiers bow their heads for prayer during the Mandela Day celebration ceremony at Khanyiselisizwe High School near Richards Bay, South Africa 17 July 2022. The Soldiers spent the day socializing with the students and assisting with the clean up of the school as part of the Mandela Day service to community event. The US Soldiers are part of a team of 15 medical personnel from the New York Army National Guard and Army Reserve partnering with medical professionals of the South Africa National Defense Force to treat patients in the KZN communities. MEDREX is a medical training exercise, planned and executed by the United States Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, that allows the U.S. military to demonstrate their commitment to global partners as well as exchange best medical practices with their African counterparts. MEDREX 2022-South Africa is part of the larger Exercise Shared Accord taking place 11-27 July in the KZN.

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), provide counter Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and weapons training to members of the Armed Forces of Djibouti (FAD), Bataillon dintervention rapide (BIR), Djibouti, June 2, 2022. The SFAB trains and advises foreign security forces to improve partner capabilities and facilitate achievement of U.S. strategic objectives.

040301-M-3980Y-015. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2004 Base: Fort Magsaysay State: Luzon Country: Republic Of The Philippines (PHL)

Beninese soldiers from the 1st Commando Parachute Battalion demonstrate tactical shooting movements during a Joint Combined Exercise Training (JCET) in Ouassa, Benin, Sept. 6, 2022. International engagement is necessary to counter violent extremism, and our military engagements are just one way we support African partners as part of an international community.

Beninese soldiers from the 1st Commando Parachute Battalion demonstrate tactical shooting movements during a Joint Combined Exercise Training (JCET) in Ouassa, Benin, Sept. 6, 2022. International engagement is necessary to counter violent extremism, and our military engagements are just one way we support African partners as part of an international community.

Sgt. Eric Mekka, a heavy equipment operator with Company A, 173rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, directs his team during debris clearance operations near White Ash Lake in Polk County, Wis., Aug 8. Approximately 100 Soldiers and Airmen from the Wisconsin Army and Air National Guard continue to assist civil authorities with damage assessment and debris clearance in Polk and Barron Counties after being mobilized to state active duty to support recovery efforts following the severe weather that struck Northern Wisconsin July 19-20.

Soldiers with the Ghana Army conduct the Cordon and Search field training event during Exercise Shanti Prayas IV at the Birendra Peace Operations Training Center on Feb. 24, 2024. A cordon and search is a tactic used to secure an area, and search the premises for weapons or insurgents. Shanti Prayas IV is a multinational peacekeeping exercise sponsored by the Nepali Army and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and is the latest in a series of exercises designed to support peacekeeping operations. Marine Corps

U.S. soldiers of the Hawaii Army National Guard trained on humanitarian aid distribution during exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 20, 2022. The United Nations humanitarian aid distribution is one of the fastest and most effective ways to support rapid humanitarian response for people affected by natural disasters and conflict. Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II enables instructors from multiple countries to integrate and provide cross education, strengthening cohesion between allies and partners.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Yannick Adjei and Staff Sgt. David Vega, 409th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Quick Reaction Force (QRF) members, maintain security while conducting a joint patrol with the Niger Armed Forces (FAN) near AB 201, Niger, Jan. 6, 2023. QRF postures in and around the base to be able to rapidly respond to developing hostile threats on or immediately around the base.

A Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) soldier installs barbed wire onto a 4-strand cattle fence as part of a practical application exercise during exercise Harii Hamutuk 22 at Metinaro Military Base, Dili, Timor-Leste, Sep. 05, 2022. This exercise was conducted in order to allow F-FDTL soldiers an opportunity to practice constructing wire obstacles.

U.S. partner nation troops train on constructing traps in a jungle-like environment during Tradewinds 22, on May 11, in Belize. Tradewinds is a Caribbean-focused exercise designed to expand the regions capability to mitigate, plan for, and respond to crises; strengthen partnerships; increase regional training capacity and interoperability; develop new and refine existing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) during the SOP Development Conference; determine SOPs to be exercised; determine regional process for SOP validation; enhance ability to defend Exclusive Economic Zones; increase U.S./ally/partner readiness; promote human rights and adherence to shared international norms and values; fully integrate women into the force; and increase maritime domain awareness to deter IUU fishing activities.

A U.S. reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Maritime Raid Force gives a class to reconnaissance Marines with the Indonesia Marine Corps as part of Super Garuda Shield 22 in Batam, Indonesia, July 31, 2022. Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

Zapatista Army Of National Liberation, Mexico, 80s.

020411-A-8359B-104. Base: Crabbs Training Area Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG)

A soldier with the Armed Forces for the Defense of Mozambique (FADM) waits in formation to receive a Meal Ready to Eat (MRE) July 30, 2010. Marines with 25th Marine Regiment demonstrated to the Mozambicans how they survive in the field during Exercise SHARED ACCORD 2010, a 10-day event which runs Aug. 3-13. The exercise is designed to build U.S. Africa Command's partner nation capacity for peace and stability operations.

Malaysian Army Soldiers conduct training on protection and control of an established United Nations (UN) site during Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 27, 2022. UN sites include key areas such as hospitals and airports that are critical to the success of UN peacekeeping operations. Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II enables instructors from multiple countries to integrate and provide cross education, further strengthening cohesion between allies and partners.

Green Berets with 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) discuss close-quarter battle (CQB) with members of the Philippine National Police - Maritime Group, 2nd Special Operations Unit and the Philippine Coast Guard Special Operations Force on May 30, 2022, near Puerto Princesa, Palawan. This military engagement provided an opportunity for the Philippine National Police, Philippine Coast Guard Special Operations Force and U.S. Green Berets to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures with each other in an effort to enhance interoperability while sharing new ideas for maritime operations. Other TTPs exchanged during the engagement included small boat handling, sensitive site exploitation, and compliant and non-compliant visit, board, search and seizure operations. The Philippines and United States have a continued interest in strengthening our military-to-military relationship and reinforcing our maritime security efforts in support of our treaty commitments to each other.

050628-A-1566H-041. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM State: Babil Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Two female park rangers on patrol, part of an all female ranger patrol, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique. June, 2018.

DA-SC-85-06387. Subject Operation/Series: OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 4-84 State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The ground combat control team releases a smoke signal to mark the impact point and wind direction for paratroopers 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)

070311-M-6412J-115. Subject Operation/Series: EDGED MALLET State: Bargoni Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: 26TH MEU

US Army Sergeant Jeffrey Adams (Right, with outstretched arms), instructor for Alpha Company, Jungle Operations Training Battalion (JOTB), briefs General Juan Antonio Yarela, El Salvador Army, on the mines and booby traps training area at Fort Sherman. GEN Yarela is receiving the tour as part of the Distinguished Visitors Program (DVP). US Army Major General Philip Kensinger Jr., Commanding General, US Army South (USARSO), listens intently as he and other members of both generals' staffs follow behind. Base: Fort Sherman Country: Panama (PAN)

050102-N-9593M-283. Base: Lamno State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN)

The Sri Lankan Civil War was a conflict fought on the island of Sri Lanka. Beginning on 23 June, 1983, there was an on-and-off insurgency against the government by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (the LTTE, also known as the Tamil Tigers and other few rebel groups), a separatist militant organization which fought to create an independent Tamil state named Tamil Eelam in the north and the east of the island. After a 26 year long military campaign, the Sri Lankan military defeated the Tamil Tigers in May 2009.

DF-ST-87-04038. Base: Georgetown State: Demerara-Mahaica Country: Guyana (GUY)

Leadership from the Singapore Armed Forces, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, and Royal Thai Marine Corps put their hands together for a prayer during a pillar blessing ceremony at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 11, 2024. Marines of Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

REAM, Cambodia (Oct. 25, 2012) Master Chief Hospital Corpsman Tadeo O'Brien, right, medical lead for Maritime Civil Affairs Security and Training (MCAST) command, instructs Cambodian medics on the condition of their simulated patient during transport. MCAST is participating in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Cambodia 2012, a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor Leste. The U.S. Navy is reliable, flexible, and ready to respond worldwide on, above, and below the sea. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting.

Nicaragua, Matagalpa, Muy Muy, Sandinista Soldiers In Muy Muy Army Parade

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