Jungle Training Operations

Photos of U.S. Marines engaged in jungle training exercises in Brazil and Japan, illustrating tactical movements, teamwork, and environmental challenges.

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BELLOWS AIR FORCE STATION, Hawaii (July 26, 2022) An Australian Army Sniper from 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three 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. (Photo by Royal Australian Air Force Corporal John Solomon)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group dig a trench for a defensive position, Military Operations in Urban Terrain Town, Eastern Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, July 20, 2022. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jalen Riddle, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, scans the area for improvised explosive devices during IED response training on Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 22, 2022. The training expanded EOD technicians' knowledge and proficiency to locate the threat, cordon and control the area, and mitigate the explosive hazards encountered during real world operations.

U.S. Marines with Weapons Training Battalion practice pulling a pin of a burn fuse prior to conducting a live fire range at the Methods of Entry School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Sept. 29, 2022. MOES conducted a general demolition range to teach Marines about techniques to successfully breach doors, windows, walls and other fixtures of man-made structures.

220705-M-RA094-1178 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 5,2022) A Sri Lanka Navy Marine demonstrates how a trap works to Republic of Korea (ROK) Marines with 5th Company, ROK Marines, during a jungle training exercise 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 relationship 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor (MAI) Course students engage in weapons of choice free sparing at Courthouse Bay on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, April 21, 2022. The MAI course is a three-week course designed to prepare Marines to teach and instruct the fundamentals of hand-to-hand combat.

This week, soldiers from 125th FI BN, participated in the Gas Chamber exercise.The purpose of the gas chamber is to fully understand the importance of their M50 protective mask, how to properly clear and seal said mask when coming into contact with small amounts, then finally removing their mask and being directly exposed to the gas. This proves to them that their mask does in fact work! U.S. Army Photos by Sgt. Kenyel Jones

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brad Clark, an air delivery specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, observes the landing zone during Exercise Shinka 22.1, Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 13, 2022. Shinka exemplifies a shared commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions.

Philippine Marines and a U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, assault forward during a simulated raid in Claveria, Philippines, Oct. 3, 2022. The training was a part of KAMANDAG 6 to reinforce tactics and techniques between the different forces. 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.

Ace Troop, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, set base security with the 3rd Radio Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force recon team to recon the objective on Bellows Air Force Base at Waimanalo, Hawaii, on Aug. 24, 2022. Conducting these joint training exercises enhances combined interoperability between the U.S. military forces. The training advances partners abilities to address complex and future contingencies throughout the Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Emilee Johnson, a forward air controller with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, coordinates close air support (CAS) on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, July 14, 2022. 3/3s Joint Terminal Aircraft Controllers conducted CAS training to hone their proficiency in coordinating precision fires from aircraft. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Johnson is a native of St. Louis, Missouri.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kaelin Metz, supply clerk, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31, Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, posts security during the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Lane event for the Corporals Course culminating event at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, Sept. 1, 2023. The IED Lane tested Marines ability to navigate through adverse terrain while avoiding IEDs, transporting gear and performing casualty evacuation. Corporals Course is a month-long professional military education program that develops Marines small unit leadership skills and continues to prepare them to lead Marines. Metz is a Portland, Tennessee native.

U.S. Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit deploy sensor equipment during KAMANDAG 6 at Claveria, Philippines, Oct. 2, 2022. Marines established a sensor expeditionary advance base to share critical information about naval vessels with U.S. and partner forces operating in the area. KAMANDAG is an annual, bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard conduct a movement to contact situational training exercise lane during Exercise Southern Vanguard 23 on Nov. 10, 2022 at Tolemaida Military Base, Colombia. Exercise Southern Vanguard is U.S. Army South's premier training exercise taking place at the operational and tactical levels intended to increase interoperability between the United States and Western Hemisphere forces. This year's iteration, Exercise Southern Vanguard 23, involves Soldiers from U.S. Army South and the U.S. Army National Guard training alongside Colombian Army soldiers in varying terrain while conducting weapon familiarization lanes culminating in a bilateral military training operation.

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Thomas McDaniel, a native of Canton, Miss. light armored reconnaissance unit leader with, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, gives a class on camoflage as part of Littoral Exercise I (LEX I) in Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 26, 2022. During LEX I, Marines and Sailors aboard the Wichita and on various bases throughout the East Coast will be conducting new types of training to prepare for future scenarios in littoral environments. They will be experimenting with new tactics and training with multi-domain reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance teams in accordance with Force Design 2030.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joey Lupardus, an explosive ordnance technician with 3rd EOD Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, applies a thermite charge to a simulated explosive threat during Jungle Crab 22 at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, June 23, 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.

A member of the Maldives National Defense Forces conducts a live fire exercise with 5th Security Forces Assistance Brigade (SFAB) at Central Area Command, Kahdhoo, Maldives, May 22, 2022. SFAB trains and advises foreign security forces to improve partner capabilities and facilitate achievement of U.S. strategic objectives.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Francisco Dela Rosa, corpsman, Headquarters and Service Battalion (HQSVCBN), U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC), instructs U.S. Marines with HQSVCBN, MARFORPAC, and members of the Marine Infantry Regiment in French Polynesia, French Armed Forces, on how to clear an airway during the Aito Course in Taravao, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Sept. 7, 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.

Indonesian Army soldiers conduct a culminating explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) event during Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 20, 2022. U.S. and Australian Army EOD soldiers trained the class on techniques and procedures in order to provide the Indonesian soldiers the opportunity to enhance operations in their field and learn additional safety measures for increased protection and security. Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II enables instructors from multiple countries to integrate and provide cross education, further strengthening cohesion between allies and partners.

110708-N-PA772-003JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (July 8, 2011) Construction Electrician Constructionman Whitney Shields, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 23, leads the way through the confidence course during the sixth annual Seabee Rodeo at Naval Air Station Jacksonville.

Paratroopers assigned to Charlie Troop, 1-73 Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division participate in Squad Lanes for the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition on Fort Stewart, GA, July 28, 2022. During the Best Squad Competition, competitors were tested on a wide range of subjects including land navigation, marksmanship, casualty care, physical fitness, small-unit tactics and endurance.

U.S. Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division conduct route reconnaissance during the Light Tactical Family Crew Maneuver Course 23-2 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 5, 2023. The five-day course focused on training and educating crew members on effective LTF employment.

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U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Philippine reconnaissance Marines prepare food in bamboo found in the surrounding area as part of persistence and reconnaissance training during KAMANDAG 6 in Dadao, Calayan Island, Philippines, Oct. 7, 2022. The training gave the U.S. and Philippine reconnaissance Marines an opportunity to share tactics, techniques, and procedures. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades shared experiences.

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.

An Argentinian sniper team assist each other during day 3 of the Fuerzas Comando 2022 competition in La Venta, Honduras on June 15, 2022. Fuerzas Comando is a multinational SOF skills competition showcases the diversity of the SOF community in the western hemisphere, strengthens our regional partnerships, and demonstrates the readiness and interoperability across regional boundaries. (U.S. Army photos by Spc. Christopher Sanchez)

U.S. Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor (MAI) Course student prepares for weapons of choice free sparing at Courthouse Bay on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, April 21, 2022. The MAI course is a three-week course designed to prepare Marines to teach and instruct the fundamentals of hand-to-hand combat.

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. Army Soldiers participating in Jungle School perform waterborne operations at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on Sept. 24, 2022. During Waterborne day at Jungle School, students learn how to correctly and safely cross a water obstacle in the jungle using one rope bridge, poncho ruck rafts, and zodiacs.

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

Royal Thai Armed Forces SM1 Pichai Pangot, a Thailand Mine Action Center Explosive Ordnance Disposal student with Humanitarian Mine Action Unit TMAC, prepares an initiating system 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.

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) build a screening station during a recovery operation in Santa Fe National Park, Panama, Sept. 28, 2022. DPAA personnel conducted recovery operations in Panama in hopes of finding missing naval aircrew members lost during a training flight in 1985. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

Sergeant Maj. Jeryong Lee, Republic of Korea Sergeant Maj. of the Marine Corps talks with U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Maj. John Beckett, Officer Candidate School Sergeant Major, about the education and training that goes into officer candidates on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 27, 2023. This is the first time a RoK Sergeant Major has visited the United States Officer Candidate School. The strong and enduring alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea is critical to furthering regional security and prosperity.

Staff Sgt. Daudi Ola, a squad leader assigned to B Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division inspects rappelers equipment and uniforms during Exercise Cartwheel in Nausori Highlands Training Area, Fiji, September 18, 2022. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the U.S., Republic of Fiji Military, Australian, New Zealand, and British forces that builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face a crisis and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.

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U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit monitor a radar system during KAMANDAG 6 at Claveria, Philippines, Oct. 2, 2022. Marines established a sensor expeditionary advance base to share critical information about naval vessels with U.S. and partner forces operating in the area. 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.

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zachary Miller speaks on an AN/PRC-152 radio for company attacks during exercise Bougainville III at Pohakuloa Training Area, Feb. 10, 2024. Bougainville III is a 3d Littoral Combat Team live-fire exercise focused on decentralized operations to prepare the battalion to command and control forces from dispersed locations. Miller is a joint fire observer with 3d LCT, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, and is a native of Columbus, Ohio. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Trent Henry, a native of El Paso, Texas and a combat photographer with Task Force Koa Moana 23, takes a tour of World War II battle sites after his promotion ceremony in Peleliu, Palau, Sept. 1, 2023. Task Force Koa Moana 23, composed of U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force, deployed to the Indo-Pacific to strengthen relationships with Pacific Island partners through bilateral and multilateral security cooperation and community engagements.

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michah McLeod and Lance Cpl. Tom Ochieng, infantry Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, set security during tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise at Snipe Mt. Okinawa, Japan Aug. 16 2022. TRAP operations are conducted to ensure key assets do not fall into enemy hands, and proper medical care is given to injured personnel. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

KOJEDO AIKWANGWON, Republic of Korea (Sept. 24, 2022) US Navy and Republic of Korea Sailors walk through the woods at Kojedo Aikwangwon, Republic of Korea during a community relations event on Sept. 24, 2022. Chancellorsville is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific and is assigned to Commander, Task Force 70, a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of its allies and partners in the region.

Canadian troops listen on as CAPT. Nevshemal, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines gives an intelligence brief during the field training phase. This is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise, that will be conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic. Under the Partnership for Peace program, this exercise will provide combined training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ethan Smith, an infantry Marine with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fixes palm tree leaves for a fire shelter as part of a bilateral jungle training event in Manaus, Brazil, Sept. 28, 2022. Throughout the training event, U.S. Marines applied tactics and knowledge given to them by the Brazilian Marines, who regularly operate in the Amazon jungle. Exercises and bilateral training events like Brazils jungle training provide the opportunity for U.S. Marines to train alongside partner forces in unique and complex environments to develop and improve readiness. Training in austere locations provide the opportunities to develop skills that are critical to force readiness and employment in the future operating environment.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, take part in amphibious operations 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, Republic of Korea Marine Corps, and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades shared experiences.

Marines with Scout Sniper Platoon mingle with members of Special Shooting Team during Exercise Forest Light 12-01 at the Hijudai Maneuver Area, Oita, Japan, Aug. 21. The services members later practiced stealth, camouflage and proper shooting techniques. Forest Light is a series of bilateral training exercises with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force designed to enhance military partnership, strengthen regional security agreements, and improve individual and unit-level skills in a bilateral environment.

Royal Thai Marine Corps Petty Officer 1st Class Sukrit Tungpila uses rope to relocate a simulated explosive remnant of war 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

US Marine Corps Corporal (CPL) Christopher A. Wilganowski with 3D Marine Division Communication Company, repels down a slippery cliff at the Jungle Warfare Training Center (JWTC), Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. The JWTC is a training area where Marines perform land navigation skills, patrolling tactics, force on force reconnaissance, and jungle survival skills. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Camp Courtney State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler May, a reconnaissance Marine with the maritime raid force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and soldiers with the Amphibious Rapid Brigade Recon Company, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force navigate underneath obstacles on an endurance course during a bilateral field training for Iron Fist 24, at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 26, 2024. Bilateral training tests readiness and ability to respond to crises in challenging and time-sensitive conditions. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the JGSDF, and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. May is a native of Oklahoma. Marine Corps

U.S. Army Spc. Wyatt Moore with the 28th Public Affairs Detachment, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, takes a photo during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center rotation 23-01 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Nov 1, 2022. JPMRC 23-01 is a regional combat training center (CTC) rotation that builds combat readiness in Americas Pacific Division and is a key way the Army forces engage in a joint environment with our regional allies and partners.

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Lt. Jacob Westerberg, research psychologist for the Robert E. Mitchell Center (REMC) RPOW studies, sits by a water source and recounts the the mental rigors undergone by repatriated prisoners of war and his own mental challenges while providing his professional take on psychological experiences faced by those having to endure real-life survival scenarios like those taught in the survive evade resist and escape (SERE) training. Photos were captured onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, Jan. 11. The Robert E. Mitchell Center houses the POW research studies program for all branches the armed forces and has been an active program for 50 years as of 2023.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Donelson, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with 3rd EOD Company, 9th Engineering Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics group, refills his water purifier during Jungle Crab 22 at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, June 27, 2022. During the training, 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.

BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Sept. 24, 2022) - Operations Specialist 2nd Class Johnathan Fred, from Perth Amboy, New Jersey, assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52), visits with a child at Jinhae Hope Childrens Home in Busan, Republic of Korea during a community relations event (COMREL), Sept. 24. Barry is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleets principal surface force.

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Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province. Airplane Crash Site Japanese Betty Bomber near Tziats native village.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Isaiah Arceneaux, left, Lance Cpl. Ryan Spavold, and Lance Cpl. Destiny Parson, all motor transport operators with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, pose for a group photo during exercise Winter Workhorse, at Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 5, 2022. Winter Workhorse is an annual exercise for CLR-3 to train to carry out mission essential tasks in forward-deployed, austere environments.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, patrol during a motorized raid exercise in Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Aug. 20, 2022. The combined anti-armor team provides blocking and isolation as well as anti-armor capabilities to line companies. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.

U.S. Navy Navy Diver 1st Class John Ahnen, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), demonstrates some of the tools and techniques divers employ during underwater recovery operations on Sep. 21 2022 in Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Bamesaka Business Secondary School hosted members from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) to discuss how all the different job specialties work together during a mission. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

U.S. Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from Okkodo High School, Guam, carry military equipment during the 3rd annual JROTC Fitness Challenge hosted at JFKHS, Feb. 24, 2024. The equipment trail run challenge educates cadets on what working in/carrying military equipment would feel like in the field. There was always more gear than there were team members, which required cadets to strategize on who needed to carry more and when to switch off. Air Force

Boys posing on abandoned artillery in the Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

220916-N-TY704-1122 SAN DIEGO (Sept. 16, 2022) Personnel Specialist 2nd Class Shanawled Scott, a native of Decatur, Ga., poses for a photo with Cece, a miniature therapy horse from Cornerstone Equine Therapy Center, during a Mental Health Wellness Fair hosted by Sailors attached to Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) onboard Naval Air Station North Island, Sept. 16. Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego.

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