Marksmanship and Training

Soldiers engaged in firearms training, showcasing various military personnel qualifying with their weapons in different environments and competitions.

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Members of the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Brigade, fire M-60E3 7.62mm lightweight machine guns during a training exercise at the Central Training Area (CTA). Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Army Pfc. Sergio Ortiz, an infantryman assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), loads his M249 Squad Automatic Weapon before firing onto notional targets during training as part of exercise Brave Warrior 2022 at Hungarian Defense Forces (HDF) Central Training Area, Bakony, Hungary, Sept. 21, 2022. The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) continues to reinforce NATOs eastern flank and engage in multinational exercises, like Brave Warrior 22, with Allies and partners across the European continent to reassure our Nations Allies.

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii - Lance Cpl. Dylan Johnson, a cannon crewman with Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, preps a 120 mm high explosive round prior to it being fired from a M327 Expeditionary Fire Support System Oct. 7 during a training and readiness evaluation. The artillerymen from 1st Bn., 12th Marines, spent two days out on the range for their final evaluation prior to leaving to Okinawa.

Staff Sergeant Bennett R. Dannemiller (left), 68P Instructor, 264th Medical Battalion, and Sergeant 1st Class Jason E. Pate (right), 68W Combat Medic, 187th Medical Battalion,fire their M4 carbine rifles during the stress shoot qualifications for the best medic competition, Sep. 29, 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Tx. The event included the Army Combat Fitness Test, obstacle course, M-4 qualification, warrior tasks and battle drills, land navigation, a Tactical Combat Casualty Care assessment and 12-Mile Ruck March.

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Defenders from the 341st Security Forces Group review the results of the 2022 Police Week shooting competition May 16, 2022, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Judges of the competition inspected the targets to accurately score competing defenders.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conduct a Browning M2 .50 Caliber Heavy Machine Gun Qualification Range at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Feb. 29, 2024. The 2nd Cavalry Regiment, assigned to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe, works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater to defend the NATO alliance. Army

A Belgian Armed Forces soldier assigned to ISTAR COY reacts to contact carrying a M249 light machine gun during Exercise Combined Resolve 17 (CbR 17) at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, on June 3, 2022. CbR 17 is a U.S. Army exercise consisting of 5,600 service members, NATO Allies, and partners from over 10 countries, and is designed to assess units' abilities to conduct operations in a multi-domain battle space.

A Soldier assigned to 704th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, prepares a lane for firing an M240 machine gun Jan. 26 at Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado. Maintaining skills and training, such as firing the M240 machine gun, ensures that WarHorse Soldiers are ready to fight at a moment's notice. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gabrielle Pena)

Tennessee Army National Guardsman Sgt. Shannon Phann, from the 30th Troop Command, waits for others to identify their groupings at the zero range during the Tennessee State Best Warrior Competition in Tullahoma, Feb. 23, 2024. All competitors zeroed their M-4 weapons prior to continuing with a series of battle stations. Army National Guard

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Airmen from the 8th Fighter Wing participate in the rifle competition duringthe Police Week 2022 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 17, 2022.This event not only showcased the skills of the CATM team, but offered competitors the chance to earn the Air Force Excellence in Competition medal, authorized for wear in service dress.

The Guatemalan sniper team assist each other during the combined assault course for the Fuerzas Comando 2022 competition in La Venta, Honduras on June 18, 2022. The competition is a military exercise consisting of a skills competition between military and police Special Operations teams from the Western Hemisphere.

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Meeke, a scout sniper with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides overwatch for a visit, board, search, and seizure exercise on the USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5) in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 11, 2023. The VBSS exercise refined Marines skills in maritime interdiction operations by incorporating real world scenarios. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America 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.

French Brig. Gen. Ivan Martin, commander of the Infantry School in Draguignan, France, shoots a rifle used by the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit's Action Shooting Team at Fort Benning, GA. Dec. 7, 2022. The AMU Action Shooting Team was created as a part of the service pistol section. In 2004, the team was reorganized as a separate team and re-designated the Action Shooting and Combat Training Team.

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First Lt. Andre Vertucio, 8th Security Forces Squadron flight commander, teaches 1st Lt. Anna Stodola, 8th Fighter Wing executive officer, about an M240 machine gun during a Police Week 2022 Law Enforcement Exhibit at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 18, 2022. The 8th Security Forces Squadron took the time during Police Week to educate the Wolf Pack on the equipment they use to Defend the Base on a daily basis.

U.S. military forces compete to earn the German Shutzenschner at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo August 27, 2022. The Shutzenschner, or German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons Proficiency, is a decoration of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany worn by enlisted Soldiers.

A U.S. Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, engages targets with a MK13 sniper rifle during cold weather training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 8, 2022. This training was conducted to enhance the units combat effectiveness in extreme cold weather as they prepare for an upcoming deployment to Marine Corps Forces Europe-Africa theater of operations.

A U.S. Marine fires at a target using an M9 pistol during a pistol qualification range during exercise UNITAS LXIII in Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 14, 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.

U.S. Army Pfc. Cannon Conolty, an infantryman assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, serves as a spotter to a Soldier zeroing his sniper rifle at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 7, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jordan Miller, a small arms repairer/technician with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3d Marine Logistics Group, fires an M18 pistol during a live fire range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sep. 24, 2022. The range was held as a tryout for III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations Pacific Marines to represent their individual units at the upcoming Far East Division Matches shooting competition. 3d 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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Afghanistan (November 12, 2018) - Spc. Devon Funk a Forward Observer from 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division uses a Target Location Module to call in targets during a live fire mortar training exercise.

A member of the 174th Attack Wing Security Forces participates in Compliance Inspection at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base Oct.18, 2022. The inspection was conducted to assess areas mandated by law as well as mission areas that are critical or important to the health and performance of an organization.

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U.S. Marines with 2nd Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Information Group, provide security with a M240B medium machine gun during a convoy operation utilizing a convoy simulator as part of Warfighter Week aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 19, 2022. Warfighter Week provides II MEF Marines the opportunity to train to specific objectives that enhance lethality and set conditions for more complex training evolutions in the future.

U.S. Army Spc. Tristan Garrick, an infantryman assigned to the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard, aims his M4A1 carbine at a target while conducting reflexive fire drills at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vermont, July 16, 2022. Each drill was conducted without ammunition before proceeding with live rounds.

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U.S. Army Spc. Jameson Harris, a visual information specialist assigned to 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 18th Airborne Corps, participates in a stress shoot event while competing in the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, May 21, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, completed a weapons qualification course for the M17 pistol and M4 carbine at Fort Pickett Maneuver Training Center in Blackstone, Virginia, on Aug. 1, 2022. Hokanson experienced firsthand the latest individual weapons qualification standards expected of all Soldiers in the National Guard while simultaneously demonstrating his personal proficiency in marksmanshipa basic and essential Soldier skill.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brandon Reyes, NCO in charge of combat arms with the 627th Security Forces Squadron, scores a U.S. Soldiers target during a shooting competition in honor of National Police Week at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, May 18, 2022. Police Week consisted of various events such as an opening ceremony, a shooting competition and a five-mile ruck for military police and defenders.

A blink of muzzle flash appears as Air Force Capt. Michael Reyneke fires a 9mm pistol in the Police Week Excellence in Competition event, May 18, 2022, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Wright-Patt Airmen and members of local police agencies competed to see who was the best shot with M4 rifles and 9mm pistols.

Soldiers with the 370th Chemical Company participate in weapons qualifications on ranges at Fort McCoy, Wis., as part of the Red Dragon exercise in August, 2022. U.S. Army photo by Kevin W. Clark

A U.S. Marine with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, assembles an M18 service pistol in the disassembly and assembly event during the Warlord Games on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 1, 2022. The Warlord Games is a quarterly event where Marines from 2/2 compete in various competitions to strengthen the unit's esprit de corps.

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

U.S. Marines with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conduct infantry immersion training (IIT) at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 5, 2022. IIT is a mixed reality training facility for small units, where they are put in realistic scenarios by role players who test the Marines skills.

A U.S. Army sniper team competes in the Pennsylvania State Sniper Match sponsored by The Pennsylvania National Guards Marksmanship Training Unit (MTU) November 3-6 at Fort Indiantown Gap. This sniper team has been selected as the best from their unit to compete in the annual event.

220507-A-ST150-GR22-Photo 4// U.S. Army Reservist Spc. Christian Cote, a public affairs specialist with the 372nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, captures photos of a platoon level decontamination team responding to a simulated nuclear disaster with mass casualties, at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., May 5, 2022. The simulated nuclear disaster is a part of Guardian Response, a multi-component Homeland Emergency Response Exercise conducted by the Army Reserves 78th Training Division.

110428-N-TH989-413FORT DIX, N.J. (April 28, 2011) Sailors fire M16A2 rifles during the U.S. Navy Individual Augmentee Combat Training course. The four-week training is designed to outfit, equip and prepare Sailors for their upcoming deployments in support of overseas contingency operations.

Washington National Guard Soldiers with the 506th Military Police Company, 420th Chemical Battalion, 96th Troop Command, train for high risk traffic stops on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 4, 2022. Each traffic stop scenario was unique, challenging Soldiers to think and respond as military police officers while reenforcing fundamental skills and tactics.

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A member of the French Forces in Djibouti fires at a simulated target during a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise, or CALFEX, near Arta, Djibouti, Aug. 22, 2022. French Forces worked with U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, to navigate rocky and adverse terrain to capture a simulated objective. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns)

Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Green and Sgt. Forest Greenwood, both shooter and instructors assigned to the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit's service rifle team, identify targets at the Mammoth Sniper Challenge at Fort Eisenhower, GA Jan. 5, 2023. The Service Rifle Teams missions are to raise the standard of marksmanship and combat readiness throughout the Army and to enhance the Armys recruiting effort. The team accomplishes the first element of its missions by conducting multiple Train the Trainer courses both at home and abroad.

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Staff Sgt. Dominique Walker is an Infantryman assigned to Bravo Company RENEGADES, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment STRIKE FORCE, 2nd Brigade Combat Team STRIKE, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). He serves as the weapons squad leader in the second platoon and leads nine Soldiers. Walker leads his squad in various training including gunner drills as well as weapons drills in preparation for upcoming training and joint exercises with NATO partners and allies. He takes pride in the readiness and proficiency of his Soldiers. They are willing to drop whatever theyre doing to train without any hesitation and Im very proud of the work they put in every day, remarked Walker.

Captain Thomas Bodine, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (AIRLANT) flies during a gun exercise with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 at Naval Air Station Fallon, April 26, 2022. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 and the George H.W. Bush CSG. The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143; VFA-103; VFA-86; VFA-136; Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140; Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121; HSC-5; and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment (1/2CR) fires a German G36 rifle during a Schuetzenschnur (German weapons proficiency test) event with the German partner unit of 1/2CR, the Panzergrenadierbataillon 112, at Regen, Germany, Sept. 29, 2022. 1/2CR provided an opportunity for exemplary Soldiers to earn a foreign award and to build camaraderie with German Army counterparts in order to strengthen NATO and multinational partnerships.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment (1/2CR) fires a German G36 rifle during a Schuetzenschnur (German weapons proficiency test) event with the German partner unit of 1/2CR, the Panzergrenadierbataillon 112, at Regen, Germany, Sept. 29, 2022. 1/2CR provided an opportunity for exemplary Soldiers to earn a foreign award and to build camaraderie with German Army counterparts in order to strengthen NATO and multinational partnerships.

Sgt. Christopher McHann, Regional Training Institute, Texas Army National Guard, is timed as he breaks down and re-assembles a M249 Squad Automatic Weapon(SAW), during the Best Warrior Competition at Camp Swift, May 5, 2022. The three-day competition challenges service members on professional military knowledge, marksmanship, obstacle course and land navigation. The Army winners of this event will move on to represent Texas at the National Guards Region V Best Warrior Competition. Texas Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Mark Scovell

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Yung Kim, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician, uses a range finder during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 12, 2022. The range finder enables members to measure the distance between themselves and an improvised explosive device.

Green Berets with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct a close-quarter battle (CQB) drill demonstration during a military engagement 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 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

Deployed in support of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Air Force Staff Sgt. Moshe Lee exemplifies expertise in weather surveillance, as depicted in these images captured during operations at Drawsko Combat Training Center, Poland. The team from Detachment 3, 3rd Weather Squadron at Fort Bliss has been a pivotal resource for operational readiness during the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Divisions support of Operation European Assure, Deter, and Reinforce.

U.S. Army Pfc. Joshua Bullard, a North Carolina native and combat engineer, with 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, posts security during a platoon live fire and route clearance training at Trzebien, Poland, Sept. 1, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to 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. 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.

COMMANDER, FLEET ACTIVITIES CHINHAE, South Korea - Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Billybare Bayran observes Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Abigail Thomas firing a M18 while conducting a weapons qualification, May 10, 2022.

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 5, 2022) Seaman Quyntyn Galbreath, from Red Springs, North Carolina, stands lookout watch on the starboard bridge wing aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) in the South China Sea, Sept. 5. Higgins is participating in multi-lateral exercises in support of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Indo-Pacific deployment, along with the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Canadian Navy. Routine multi-lateral exercises like this one reassure our allies and partners of the U.S. commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific. Higgins is assigned to Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleet's principal surface force.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, take notes duringM16A4 service rifleissue at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, July 18, 2022. Recruits were issued rifles and briefed on their responsibilities regarding rifle security, safety and handling.

Spc. Dustin Carr and Staff Sgt. Jacob Blackburn, both shooter and instructors assigned to the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit's service rifle team, identify and engage targets at the Mammoth Sniper Challenge at Fort Eisenhower, GA Jan. 5, 2023.The Service Rifle Teams missions are to raise the standard of marksmanship and combat readiness throughout the Army and to enhance the Armys recruiting effort. The team accomplishes the first element of its missions by conducting multiple Train the Trainer courses both at home and abroad.

U.S. service members play a carnival game during an Independence Day celebration at Prince Sultan Air Base, in Saudi Arabia, July 4, 2022. The event hosted by several organizations on base, included ax throwing, corn hole, raffles, BBQ and several carnival style games.

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kristine Ordinario, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, practices using an M240B machine gun during exercise Eagle Wrath 22 at Combined Arms Training Center (CATC) Camp Fuji, Japan, May 6, 2022. Eagle Wrath is an annual MWSS-171 exercise at CATC Camp Fuji designed to increase squadron proficiency in conducting real-world contingency missions in a forward operating environment.

220729-N-ZW825-0215 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 29, 2022) A Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) Cycle 3 midshipman candidate participates in a small arms live fire training event at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 29. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals - firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship - to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navys new officers and enlisted Sailors.

A soldier assigned to the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) fires an M4 carbine during marksmanship training atCao Malnisio, Pordenone, Italy, Jan. 31, 2023.

A member of the Philippine Coast Guard Special Operations Force and his Philippine National Police - Maritime Group, 2nd Special Operations Unit partner clear a room during a close-quarter battle drill demonstration observed by Green Berets from 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), 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

220624-N-ZW825-0283 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (June 24, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates conduct small arms live fire training at Recruit Training Command (RTC), June 24. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals - firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship - to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navys new officers and enlisted Sailors.

Pfc. Joshua Smith of Tylertown, Miss., fires an AT-4 anti-tank missile launcher during the Detachment 1, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment two-week annual training at the Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center July 31, 2014. The detachment is based in Tylertown, Miss. Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment, headquartered in McComb, Miss., and 106th Brigade Support Battalion, headquartered in Monticello, Miss., received the live-fire training while attending their two-week annual training with the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, headquartered in Tupelo, Miss.

DOUALA, Cameroon - Staff Sgt. Ray Novak (right), with the 356th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard, leads a class on drop zone operations for Cameroon Army paratroopers Feb. 21 at Regiment du Genie Headquarters outside the city of Douala, Cameroon. Novak is among more than 150 U.S. service members working with nearly 600 Cameroon and Central African partner militaries to enhance aerial resupply, patient treatment and medical readiness procedures. An annual U.S. Army Africa exercise, Central Accord 2013 began Feb. 20 and will conclude by March 1 following a three-day field training exercise that will implement lessons learned.

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Sgt. Andrew Martinez, 549th Military Police Company, 385th MP Battalion, takes cover during the active shooter response drill in building 253 during Stewart Guardian. The exercise practiced Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfields emergency response and recovery capability.Photo by Beau Bradley

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