Marine Training Exercises

Scenes of Marines engaged in tactical training and live-fire exercises, illustrating teamwork and skill development in various natural terrains.

United States Army rangers in the mountains.

030701-F-5586B-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida, identify targets for call for fires with an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship during Emerald Warrior 22.1 at Fort Knox, Kentucky, May 11, 2022. Emerald Warrior provides annual, realistic pre-deployment training encompassing multiple joint operating areas. The exercise prepares special operations forces, conventional force enablers, partner nations and interagency elements, to integrate with and execute full-spectrum special operations, sharpening U.S. forces abilities to operate around the globe.

U.S. Marines assigned to Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, practice throwing grenades at Camp Hansen in Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 26, 2020. The Marines were participating in a grenade range in order to maintain their knowledge and lethality with M67 grenades.

U.S. Marines with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, board a UH-60 aircraft before executing a mission readiness exercise at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Jan. 10, 2023. The 12th Aviation Battalion with The Army Aviation Brigade assisted the Marines in getting to their destination by air in order to begin executing training in command and control procedures in an expeditious manner.

110614-A-RR514-029 Afghan soldiers and their U.S. counterparts march toward Gerekheyl village during an early morning patrol in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2011. The soldiers are with Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.

040907-F-7552L-008. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATIONS SQUADRON Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members with 3d Surface Ship Missile Regiment brief U.S. Marines from 3d Battalion, 12th Marines on the Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile during a demonstration as a part of Resolute Dragon 22 at Camp Shizunai, 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.

220705-M-RA094-1029 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 5,2022) Republic of Korea (ROK) Marines with 5th Company, ROK Marines, provide security 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. Air Force Special Tactics operators assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida, conduct call for fires with an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship during Emerald Warrior 22.1 at Fort Knox, Kentucky, May 11, 2022. Emerald Warrior provides annual, realistic pre-deployment training encompassing multiple joint operating areas. The exercise prepares special operations forces, conventional force enablers, partner nations and interagency elements, to integrate with and execute full-spectrum special operations, sharpening U.S. forces abilities to operate around the globe.

A French Soldier with the 4th Airmobile Brigade provides security during a patrol 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.

Soldiers assigned to 501st CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) Company - Tech Escort, 23d CBRNE (CBRN and Explosives) Battalion, 2ID Sustainment Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division conduct sensitive site assessment and exploitation combined training with Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, and ROKA's 136th Capital Mechanized Infantry Battalion on January 10th, 2024 at the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility (CACTF), Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, South Korea. U.S. forces work alongside the ROK Army to ensure smooth interoperability during real-world responses to CBRNE incidents.

Finnish soldiers assigned to the Satakunta Jaeger Battalion participate in the multinational training exercise, Vigilant Fox, held at Niinisalo, Finland, July 26, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT, and Finish and British army units trained in Finland to further strengthen the relations and interoperability between the nations.

Soldiers of the Bundeswehr, taken during the Bundeswehr exercise 'Fast Eagle' in Barth, 05.05.2022. The exercise 'Fast Eagle' simulates an evacuation of German citizens from a fictitious crisis country within a short period of time., Barth, Germany, Europe

Croatian Army Special Forces Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) call in a target location for a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighter jet during close air support training as part of Exercise Trojan Footprint 22 near Slunj, Croatia, May 11, 2022. Trojan Footprint is the premier Special Operations Forces (SOF) exercise in Europe that focuses on improving the ability of SOF to counter myriad threats, increases integration with conventional forces and enhances interoperability with our NATO allies and European partners.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Robin Payan Rodriguez, an automotive maintainer technician with 1st Supply Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, assists in verifying his shots during an annual rifle qualification on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 8, 2022. The ARQ is a three-day, combat-centric course of fire that tests Marines marksmanship skills in a dynamic-shooting environment.

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U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division, and Philippine Marines with Force Reconnaissance Group, conduct a close quarters battle range during Balikatan 22 at Marine Barracks Gregorio Lim, Cavite, Philippines, April 2, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder, is a long-standing bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. BK22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

Half-length portrait of an armed Navy SEALs fighter wearing ballistic goggles while standing outdoors.

Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from Spain participated in a two-day JTAC training exercise that included NATO forces from six countries at Camp Adazi, Latvia, on April 6, 2022. The training allowed JTACs from NATO Allied countries to exercise their training calling in airstrikes from U.S. Army AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters assigned to the 1-3rd Attack Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade. 12 CAB is among other units assigned to V Corps, America's Forward Deployed Corps in Europe that works alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, execute joint and multinational training exercises, and retains command and control for all rotational and assigned units in the European Theater.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Philip Williams, with the Marine Corps Shooting Team, prepares to shoot his rifle during the 2022 National Matches on Camp Perry, Ohio, Aug. 3, 2022. Participants compete in six-man-teams, each shooter firing a timed 100-point aggregate using national match M-16 A4 service rifles. Rifles are fired from the 200, 300 and 600 yard lines in both sitting and standing positions. The National Matches, also called the World Series of Shooting Sports, have been a tradition on Camp Perry since 1907; more than 4,500 participants compete annually.

U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) and Italian San Marco Brigade Marines conduct a patrol during a bilateral exercise at Massafra, Italy, Feb. 23, 2024. The 26th MEU(SOC), embarked aboard USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) conducted Marine Air-Ground Task Force interoperability training with Italian San Marco Brigade Marines and maritime forces to maintain readiness in core mission essential tasks. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 26 MEU(SOC) is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., Allied, and partner interests. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jonathan Langford, a rifleman with Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd (MEU), conducts a patrol during a live-fire and maneuver exercise in Jægerspris, Denmark, July 14, 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.

Senior Operations Advisor Staff Sgt. Jeremy Mireles, 5th SFAB Maneuver Advisor Team 5211, suggests a ground maneuver for Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat Soldiers during JPMRC 23-01 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Nov. 2, 2022JPMRC 23-01 is an immersive training event spanning multiple islands in Hawaii and assessing the readiness of elements of 25th Infantry Division and Allies and Partners. The rotation allows these elements to assess readiness in Hawaii instead of the National Training Center in California or the Joint Readiness Training Center in Louisiana, saving thousands of dollars in defense funding while maintaining a realistic Pacific-focused training environment.

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, complete the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April 7, 2022.The Crucible serves as the 54-hour culminating event of recruit training and offers recruits the ultimate challenge to persevere through a variety of obstacles and events.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, conduct urban patrolling during Warfighter Week, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 16, 2022. Warfighter Week provides the opportunity to train to specific objectives that enhance lethality and sustain readiness.

030323-M-3692W-040. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Az Zubayr Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Echo Company

A U.S. Navy corpsman with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts triage on a simulated casualty during a mass casualty exercise at Hijudai, Japan on Feb. 18, 2023. The training simulated a mass casualty event granting the bi-lateral medical team an opportunity to actively practice medical care in the field with closely simulated pressure and conditions during Iron Fist 23. 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 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

Philippine and U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in a combined arms live-fire event during KAMANDAG 6 at Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Philippines, Oct. 13, 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.

Col. Badr Al Hamadi, United Arab Emirates 11th Mountain Battalion Commander, reviews live-fire reconnaissance with his soldiers during Joint Readiness Training Center Rotation 23-04, Fort Polk, LA, Feb. 20, 2023. UAE soldiers from the 11th Mountain Battalion are participating in the training rotation alongside U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, and 3rd SFAB. UAE soldiers will train alongside a U.S. Army brigade throughout this JRTC rotation to increase tactical interoperability and readiness.

230412-N-YV347-1197 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 12, 2023) U.S. Navy Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 2nd Class Nathan Soneja, from Huntington Beach, Calif., fires an M240 lightweight machine gun aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52). Bunker Hill, part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is in U.S. 7th fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navys largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

220926-A-YK067-2754 VICTORIA, Seychelles (September 26, 2022) - Members of the Seychelles Peoples Defence Force demonstrate visit, board, search, and seizure in Victoria, Seychelles, September 26. Combined Maritime Forces launched the two-week mission Sept. 18 to strengthen regional collaboration and enhance operational readiness.

TRUJILLO, Honduras (Feb. 23, 2017) Rear Adm. Sean S. Buck, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet (USNAVSO/FOURTHFLT), arrives at the Continuing Promise 2017 (CP-17) campsite to conduct a tour of operation sites in Trujillo, Honduras. CP-17 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet-conducted deployment to conduct civil-military operations including humanitarian assistance, training engagements, and medical, dental, and veterinary support to Central and South America.

030417-F-7875T-003. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

An Australian Army soldier, roleplaying as a friendly casualty, is moved by U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, during a mass casualty scenario as part of exercise Southern Jackaroo 22 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, May 24, 2022. The mass casualty scenario was intended to test Marines and Navy Corpsman's combat-life-saving skills in treating and stabilizing casualties before transporting them to a higher echelon of care.

050607-A-1566H-026. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Delta Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U. S. Marines, with Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company Europe (FASTEUR), participate in live-fire exercises alongside members of the Spanish National Police's Grupo Especial de Operaciones (GEO), May 19, 2022. FASTEUR is deployed in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Operators from the 20th Special Forces Group conduct an aerial assault mission during a training exercise near Chester Township, Michigan, on August 6, 2022. The mission was part of Northern Strike, an annual multinational joint training event headquartered at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center in Michigan.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 305th Air Mobility Wing wearing mission oriented protective posture gear prepare to upload maintenance equipment onto a C-17 Globemaster III, demonstrating the ability to survive and operate in a contested environment during a readiness exercise at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Apr. 4, 2022. Training exercises reinforce Airmen readiness and deliberately strengthen Air Mobility Commands warfighting culture in order to provide unrivaled Rapid Global Mobility capable of protecting and sustaining the Joint Force.

MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii (July 15, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Marquis McGuire, communications officer with Communications Company, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment (MLR), 3rd Marine Division, interacts with Mexican Naval Infantry Marines at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, July 15, 2022. 3rd MLR established one of three command nodes during 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.

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220712-M-TN173-1150 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 12, 2022) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Air-Ground Task Force 7, and Malaysian Armed Forces, conduct a simulated squad and platoon attack during a live-fire range while participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 12, 2022, on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, 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 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 exercise in the series that began in 1971.

A Multinational Battalion formation after a situational training exercise held during Noble Partner at Camp Norio Training Area Sep. 8, 2022. Noble Partner is a cooperatively-led multinational training exercise in its sixth iteration between the Georgian Defense Forces (GDF) and U.S. Army Europe and Africa from Aug. 29 to Sep. 9, 2022.

U.S. Reserve Marines assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, patrol 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.

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US Marines from 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, Weapons Company, armed with M16 rifles rest in a kneeling position during a training exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island of Hawaii. Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Soldier assigned to Task Force Hurricane and a Royal Saudi Land Force soldier practice room clearing, in Al-Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, June 12, 2022. Eight U.S. Air Force Defenders with the 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron were invited by the TF Hurricane to attend a platoon Immersion course alongside the Royal Saudi Land Force. The immersion allowed U.S. Army, RSLF and USAF service members to learn from each other and grow their capabilities together.

U.S. Army Col. Anthony Barbina, the 36th Engineer Brigade commander, delivers a speech during a gap crossing as part of Remagen Ready, at Fort Hood, Texas, Oct. 26, 2022. The event represented the early stages of the formation of a Gap Crossing Training Center on post.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Tony Gonzalez and Staff Sgt. Joseph Lollino, combat medics assigned to Bravo Company, Tripler Army Medical Center, respond to a simulated vehicle attack during a combat trauma evaluation as part of the 2012 Pacific Regional Medical Command Best Medic Competition Aug. 28, 2012, at Schofield Barracks, in Wahiawa, Hawaii. The PRMC Best Medic competition is a 72-hour physical and mental test of U.S. Army Medics leadership, teamwork, tactics medical knowledge and warrior tasks. The winners of the PRMC competition move on to compete for the Armyís Best Medic at Ft. Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas.

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, fire an M240B machine gun during a training range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 16, 2022. Marines with CLB-4 conducted TCCC training and a live-fire M240B medium machine gun range to foster combat skills and enhance force readiness.

220908-F-LN908-0177ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 8, 2022) Culinary Specialist Seaman Recruit Daniel Gonzalez, from San Jose, Calif., listens to instruction during security reaction force training aboard the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), Sept. 8, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is rotationally deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

The Medical Simulation Training Center (MSTC) provides realistic medical training to both medical and non-medical Soldiers in the Active, Reserve and National Guard. These images show various units completing the Combat Lifesaver Course. The US Army Combat Lifesaver Course is an official medical training course conducted by the US Army. The course is intended to provide an intermediate step between the buddy aid-style basic life support taught to every soldier, and the advanced life support skills that are taught to US Army Combat Medics. (Photos taken by the Fort Dix TSC Training Support Center)

U.S. Army Spc. Carlos Contreras, center, assigned to Viper Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), poses with Norwegian soldiers assigned to the 2nd Armored Squadron, Armored Battalion, at the end of Exercise Ryske 2022 at Rovajärvi Training Area, Finland, July 28, 2022. Exercise Ryske is a combined, joint training exercise conducted by the United States, Finland and Norway to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between partner nations. The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) is under command and control of V CorpsAmerica's forward-deployed corps in Europe, working alongside allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

Spc. Brandon Gracia, Combat Medic Specialist, 4th Infantry Division, perform the low crawl during an physical training exercise for the Army's Best Medic Competition. Twenty-two two-Soldier teams from all around the world traveled to Fort Hood, Texas to compete in the finals to be named the Armys Best Medic. The competition is a 72-hour arduous test of the teams physical and mental skills. Competitors must be agile, adaptive leaders who demonstrate mature judgment while testing collective team skills in areas of physical fitness, tactical marksmanship, leadership, warrior skills, land navigation and overall knowledge of medical, technical and tactical proficiencies through a series of hands-on tasks in a simulated operational environment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Herman)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Franklin Crites, a mortarman with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, fires an M320 grenade launcher module while conducting fire team attacks during a Tactical Small Unit Leader Course on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, July 26, 2022. This training improved the Marines proficiency at the tactical level and developed small-unit leadership. 3/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Cites is a native of Morgan, West Virginia.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade maintain security at a simulated civilian protest during Combined Resolve 17 (CbR 17) at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany June 2, 2022. CbR 17 is a U.S. Army exercise consisting of 5,600 service members, Allies, and partners from more than 10 countries, and is designed to assess units abilities to conduct combat operations effectively in a multi-domain battlespace.

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.

A noncommissioned officer with the 23rd Singapore Artillery guides a HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) into position during Operation Daring Warrior Sep. 17, 2022.

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, set up networking on the move during exercise Bougainville II at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Hawaii, Oct. 31, 2022. 3d MLR interdicted a notional adversary maritime surface platform to set conditions for joint force follow on actions. BVII 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. 3d MLRs Bougainville II is integrated into the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center training rotation 23-01 that strengthens defense relationships, fosters multinational interoperability, increase readiness, and reinforces the unified regional land power network of the Joint Force. This rotation of JPRMC includes participants from all U.S joint services a

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, watch as Brazilian Marines demonstrate ways to carry casualties during a first aid class as part of a bilateral jungle training event in Manaus, Brazil, Sept. 26, 2022. U.S. partnerships in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibly are forged by shared challenges and common objectives. Bilateral training events such as jungle training develops and sustains relationships that improve the capacity of U.S. and partner nation maritime forces to achieve common desired effects. This exchange of knowledge between critical regional partners fosters interoperability, friendly relationships, and mutual cooperation.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Ares Company, 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (3-4 ABCT) prepare to receive a coin from Lt. Col. Darius Žūkas, commander of the Lithuanian Armed Forces Algirdas Battalion during the closing ceremony of Exercise Iron Wolf 22 at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania, Oct. 28, 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, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire an M2 .50-caliber machine gun during a defense of the amphibious task force live-fire aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 2, 2022. DATF scenarios focus Navy and Marine Corps forces on defending ARG shipping and the drills allowed the ARG-MEU team to improve their proficiency when integrating fires. 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.

Military personnel from the Latvian National Armed Forces work side-by-side with U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Battery C, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, Wisconsin Army National Guard, while conducting close air support training during Northern Strike 22-1 (Winter Strike”) at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center, Grayling, Mich., Jan. 27, 2022. Winter Strike,” the winter iteration of the Northern Strike exercise program, takes place at Northern Michigan’s National All-Domain Warfighting Center. The NADWC serves as the perfect place for units across the Department of Defense to experience cold-weather, all-domain training, allowing participants to enhance their Arctic warfare capabilities. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. David Kujawa)

Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) soldiers with 2nd Battalion, RBLF, execute a building assault during a practical application of urban operations during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2022 at FIBUA Village, Brunei, Oct. 25, 2022. CARAT Brunei 2022 highlights the 28th anniversary of CARAT among allies and partners as a way to demonstrate a long-term commitment to strengthening relationships throughout South and Southeast Asia and to highlight U.S. Navy commitment to key Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) partners to reinforce ASEAN centrality.

Marine Raiders with Marine Forces Special Operations Command evaluate Marines with the Fleet Marine Force during a remote advise and assist during RAVEN, April 29, 2022. RAVEN is a training exercise held to evaluate all aspects of a Marine Special Operations Company prior to a special operations deployment.

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A U.S. Soldier with Task Force Americal from the 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment, loads an M17 handguns magazine at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 22, 2022. The U.S. Air Forces 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron facilitate and occasionally conduct Joint Force training with the U.S. Army on PSABs firing range. Soldiers and Airmen must undergo routine weapons qualification training to ensure safety and proficiency standards. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)

Instructors watch as U.S Army Soldiers from Active Duty, National Guard, and Reserve forces conduct live-fire battle drills during the 254th Regional Training Institute's Infantry Advanced Leaders Course 22-02 on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 7, 2022. The Advanced Leaders Course is a branch-specific course that provides Soldiers selected for promotion to Staff Sgt. an opportunity to enhance leadership, technical skill, tactical expertise and experience needed to lead squad-size units.

AQABA, Jordan - Jordanian Maritime Counter Terrorism Team and Lebanese Marine Commandos escort a detainee during over-the-beach operations in Aqaba, Jordan during Exercise Eager Lion Sept. 8, 2022. Exercise Eager Lion is considered the capstone event of the broader U.S. military relationship with the Jordanian Armed Forces, one of U.S. Central Commands strongest and most reliable partners in the region, leading the way for security and stability using conventional and unconventional scenarios to activate a combined joint task force. The exercise underscores the United States commitment to partners in the Middle East and joint defense against hybrid threats by state and non-state actors. Approximately 1,700 U.S. service members, 2,200 Jordanian Armed Forces, and 591 coalition personnel from 28 other partner nations are participating or observing the multilateral military training exercise, which was scheduled for 2021, but postponed due to the COVID 19 pandemic.

220730-N-LI768-1115MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 30, 2022) A Republic of Korea Marine secures their position at Pyramid Rock Beach during an amphibious raid for a multinational littoral operations exercise as part of 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 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.

Members of U.S. Naval Special Warfare Task Unit Europe (NSWTU-E) conduct maritime Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) training alongside Croatian Zapovjedništvo Specialjalnih Snaga (ZSS) in Split, Croatia, April 14, 2022. For the Croatian ZSS, Joint Combined Exchange Training, or JCET with partner nations is not uncommon. The ZSS were founded in 2000 as the Special Operations Battalion and since then, its operators have participated in multiple operations, including stints in Afghanistan as part of NATOs International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

Members of the 7th Infantry Division wait for the word to move out in a convoy of M998 high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWVs) during Operation GOLDEN PHEASANT. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN PHEASANT Country: Honduras (HND)

Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) soldiers with 2nd Battalion, RBLF, conduct two-man room clearing during a practical application of urban operations during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2022 at FIBUA Village, Brunei, Oct. 25, 2022. CARAT Brunei 2022 highlights the 28th anniversary of CARAT among allies and partners as a way to demonstrate a long-term commitment to strengthening relationships throughout South and Southeast Asia and to highlight U.S. Navy commitment to key Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) partners to reinforce ASEAN centrality.

Soldiers from North Macedonia conduct "crowd riot control" training during Kosovo Forces 33 (KFOR 33) Mission Rehearsal Exercise (MRE) in the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Feb. 1, 2024. KFOR 33 MRE is a multinational training event conducted to prepare NATO allies for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. Army

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, low crawl through tunnels during the bayonet assault course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 13, 2022. The course consisted of different obstacles that simulated the type of terrain Marines may come across in combat.

International Military Training Saber Strike 2017", Adazi, Latvia, from 3 to 15 June 2017. US Army Europe-led annual International military�exercise Saber Strike Field Training Exercise�in Latvia.

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 4, 2022) Australian Army Platoon Commander, Lieutenant Ben Drummond briefs partner nations from the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, Malaysian Army, Mexican Naval Infantry and Indonesian Korps Marinir during Urban Close Combat training on Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. The Australian Army led Multi-National Landing Force is leading an Urban Close Combat course for multiple participating nations at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility on 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 exerc

Swedish Marines with 202d Coastal Ranger Company, 2d Marine Swedish Battalion, coordinate 81mm mortar fire from a fire direction center. The U.S. Marines with Mobile Reconnaissance Company, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, relay mortar fire adjustments from RQ-20 Puma surveillance feed, to the Swedish fire direction center while conducting a bilateral live fire mortar range during exercise Archipelago Endeavor 22 (AE22) on Berga Naval Base, Sweden, Sept. 14, 2022. AE22 is an integrated field training exercise that increases operational capability and enhances strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marines and Swedish forces.

A 9th Infantry Division soldier stands behind the TOW-2 Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire guided (TOW) anti-tank missile launcher mounted on an M-998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during the joint South Korean/U.S. Exercise Team Spirit '88. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '88 Country: South Korea

Paratroopers assigned to Charlie Troop, 1-73 Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division take part in the Combat Water Survival Test for the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition on Fort Stewart, GA, July 27, 2022. The Best Squad Competition tests squads' physical, technical and tactical abilities under stress and fatigue to determine which squad from the XVIII Airborne Corps will advance to the Forces Command Best Squad Competition in the coming months.

Soldiers of the Royal Thai Army ready their weapons and fire under the direction of Royal Thai and U.S. Army noncommissioned officers, during joint exercise Cobra Gold 2024, at Sa Kaeo, Thailand, Feb. 29, 2024. Cobra Gold, hosted in Thailand, is the largest multinational military exercise of its kind, and reinforces a legacy of bilateral commitment to the security and stability of the Indo-Pacific region, and interoperability between the U.S. and the Kingdom of Thailands armed forces. Army

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sho Bolles, a hazmat noncomissioned officer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 172, assembles an M240 Bravo machine gun during a field meet at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 9, 2024. Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1, MWSS-172, and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 36 held the field meet to foster a sense of comradery, healthy competition, and esprit de corps between the three squadrons. Marine Corps

North Macedonian soldiers with the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion, 11th Infantry Brigade stand together for a photo at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 11, 2022 as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22.Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 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. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 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. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the

Soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division, Ft Drum, N.Y., dressed in full combat gear, line up to board UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopters at Port-au-Prince airport Port-au-Prince, Haiti to take them to Bowlen Airfield during Restore Democracy on 22 Sept 94. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

Members of a British Gurkha unit prepare to enter a building to clear it at the MOUT facility. Their opposing force is Fox Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, 2d Marine Division. Subject Operation/Series: Combined Joint Training Field Exercise (CJTFEX) 96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S Air Force Senior Airman Jerry Grant, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Flight technician, checks for contamination using a joint chemical agent detector during a field training exercise at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 21, 2022. This exercise tested EOD technicians abilities and skills responding to wartime improvised explosive devices, unexploded ordnance, chemical weapons and tactical combat casualty care operations.

U.S. Army Spc. Adriana Garcia, a supply specialist with the New Jersey National Guards 250th Brigade Support Battalion, stands for a portrait on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Sept. 21, 2020.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Chaos Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (3-1 ABCT) operationally controlled by the 1st Infantry Division (1 ID) alongside soldiers assigned to the Prince of Wales Troop, The Royal Lancers, Polish 5th Mazovian Brigade of Territorial Defense Force, and Romanian Sky Guardians participated in an extended combined situational training exercise in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Oct. 20, 2022. The 3-1 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1 ID, 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 SSgt. Stephen Krouse, a Reconnaissance Marine with Special Training Branch, Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force reviews the raid scheme of maneuver with Swedish Marines with 4th Marine Regiment, Swedish Amphibious Corps and Greek army soldiers with 1st Raider-Paratrooper Brigade during exercise TYR 22 at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre (NMIOTC) in Souda bay, Greece, July 20, 2022. TYR 22 is a maritime interdiction operations exercise held at NMIOTC, bringing together Swedish Marines, U.S. Marines, U.S. Navy Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen to improve US and NATO Partner operational capacity, capability, and interoperability.

Members of the 1ST, 506th Infantry Battalion fire a Dragon II missile system during a Live Fire training exercise at Typhoon Range. Subject Operation/Series: LIVE FIRE Base: Yang-Gu Country: Korea

Guatemalan Naval Special Forces of Central America pull security while conducting FRIES training with Navy SEALs during CENTAM Guardian 23 in San Jose, Guatemala on March 21, 2023. CG23 is an annual Army-led combined, joint, interagency, multi-national partnership-building exercise designed to build capacity, capabilities and interoperability with Central American partner nations.

U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, discuss operations in the Bilateral Ground Tactical Control Center during Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 7, 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.

Soldiers of the U.S. Army, Australian Army, and TNI Angkatan Darat conduct a mission brief and rehearsal prior to their field training exercise as part of Super Garuda Shield 22 in Baturaja, Indonesia on Aug. 6, 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.

BELLOWS AIR FORCE FIELD, Hawaii (July 14, 2022) Malaysian Army Paratroopers, assigned to 10th Brigade Paratrooper from the 18th Royal Malaysian Regiment, Malaysian Army, prepare to board a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 (VMM-363), at Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, during 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. (Royal Australian Air Force photo by John Solomon)

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members with 3d Surface Ship Missile Regiment brief U.S. Marines from 3d Battalion, 12th Marines on the Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile during a demonstration as a part of Resolute Dragon 22 at Camp Shizunai, 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.

120721-N-OX912-185VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (July 21, 2012) Navy SEALs participate in the capabilities exercise portion of the 43rd annual Underwater Demolition Team (UDT)-Sea, Air and Land (SEAL) East Coast Reunion at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. The annual reunion started in 1969 and has expanded into a weekend of events, contests, and a SEAL capabilities exercise.

United States Army rangers in the mountains. United States Army rangers

Army, man back and salute portrait in military of a veteran with security, protection and battle. Male person, soldier and field with surveillance, hero and war leader with camouflage in nature

Norwegian Armed Forces Special Command FSK male and female soldiers closeup portrait. Radio and headset are on. Foreground blurred. Norwegian Armed Forces soldiers

Airmen from the 8th Security Forces Squadron are hosed down after competing in the Defender Challenge during Police Week 2022 at Kunsan Air Base, Republicof Korea, May 17, 2022. The Defender Challenge was designed to be a test of physical strength, memory, as well as individual and teamwork skills.

Recruits with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion execute drill movements during Final Drill practice at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Sept. 12, 2022. Final Drill tests drill instructors on their ability to give drill commands and tests recruits on their ability to execute the movements properly.

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