Military Air Operations

Silhouetted scenes of soldiers and aircraft against stunning skies, emphasizing air mobility, demonstrations, and service member activities during training.

Tikrit, Iraq - A UH-60 Black Hawk crew carry out a mission brief at sunset

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sean Wayne, 60th Aerial Port Squadron ramp services, preps a K loader for cargo deploying with the Contingency Response Wing West out of Travis Air Force Base, California, March 30, 2022. U.S. forces deployed to multiple NATO nations to assure Allies and deter further aggression in the region. The 621st Contingency Response Wing is specialized in training and rapidly deploying personnel to quickly open airfields and establish, expand, sustain and coordinate air mobility operations.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Josiah Sirius Gaffney, PACAF F-16 Demonstration Team pilot, performs an aerial demonstration in a F-16 Fighting Falcon during the Misawa Air Fest at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2022. The air show gave community members an opportunity to see various aircraft, meet military personnel and observe ground and aerial demonstrations, encompassing the power of the joint and bilateral forces. This years aerial demonstrations included the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A Lightning II, Mitsubishi F-2, a CH-47J and UH-60 helicopter alongside a U.S. Air Force F-16 and U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler.

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), board a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th MEU, prior to a simulated raid during Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 22, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

DF-ST-87-09622. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

120218-N-ZC343-949PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 18, 2012) Marines spend time on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as the ship makes its way to Sasebo, Japan. Bonhomme Richard will replace the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) as the forward deployed amphibious assault ship.

A B-52 from the 93rd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., is silhouetted against the morning sun at Royal Australian Air Base Darwin. The B-52s are participating in Australia's largest air defense exercise, PITCH BLACK '96, held at RAAF bases at Darwin, and Tindal in the Northern Territory and RAAFB Curtain in Western Australia. U.S. forces including Air Force F-16 and F-15 fighters, B-52 bombers, KC-10 tankers, C-141 transports and E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft; Marines and Army teamed up with troops from Australia and Singapore during 15 July to 2 August 1996.Published in AIRMAN Magazine November 1996 Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: PITCH BLACK '96 Country: Australia (AUS)

Tikrit, Iraq - A UH-60 Black Hawk crew carry out a mission brief at sunset

Right side view of the cockpit of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, with the sun behind it. The aircraft is participating in exercise Cool Snow Hog '82-1. Subject Operation/Series: COOL SNOW HOG '82-1 Base: Kotzebue Air Force Station State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Evening Flyers Category: Pictorial Place: Honorable Mention PictorialEternal vigilance is the price of freedom and these men and women have payed their share. As the sun is disappearing over the horizon sailors and officers on USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) start the first of many events for the evening. Country: Unknown

Daily life in Bretagne, France.Vie quotidienne en Bretagne, France.

Lone army soldier in uniform, with service carbine in hands walking through hot sands desaturated, sepia tone. Military intervention or campaign in Middle East region, armed conflict in desert area. Infantry army soldier walking through hot desert

U.S. Air Force cargo specialists with the 21st Airlift Squadron, oversee the final transfer of cargo for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, on a C-17 Globemaster III in support of KAMANDAG 6 in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines, September 27, 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.

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet taxis down the runway after a mobile aircraft arresting system certification test at Northwest Field, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 6, 2024. Continued collaboration and integration of dispersed operations during Cope North 24 enhances the joint forces capabilities to operate in austere environments. Air Force

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alyson Lee, an avionics technician with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 464, adjusts her cranial at an undisclosed location, Oct. 6, 2022. HMH-464 provided assault support for Marine Forces Special Operations Command during Exercise Raven 23-1 to enhance combat readiness in an unfamiliar expeditionary environment. HMH-464 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

001016-N-3228G-017. Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

Paratroopers across the 82nd Airborne Division execute the 12 mile road march as part of one of the last events in the road to earning their E3B on Fort Bragg, NC, April 8, 2023. 371 Paratroopers and Soldiers across multiple units and locations successfully completed E3B.

NAWA, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Chief Warrant Officer 2 James Law, the Jump Platoon commander and battalion gunner for 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, walks across a bridge in Nawa, Helmand province, Afghanistan, while providing security during a media escort Oct. 22, 2010. Jump Platoon’s primary mission is to provide security for the battalion commander and transport him throughout 3/3’s battle space, but the platoon performs a variety of tasks from providing supplementary security and running vehicle checkpoints, to masonry and gardening. Law is from Portland, Ore.

Japan Coast Guard ship Kotobiki (PC52) approaches the harbor at MarineCorps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 9, 2022. JCG Kotobiki (PC52) visitedthe air station to confirm its ability to moor at the harbor for the conductof law-enforcement operations in order to reinforce standard operatingprocedures and maintain interoperability proficiency.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 07, 2022) Landing signal officers observe flight operations on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is currently underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet.

Fiddler's Green Fishermen's Memorial, a statue for lost fishermen; North Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Engineer Soldiers form the 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, conducted escort missions and engaged the opposing force during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 23, Nov. 7, 2022, Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii.

Airmen assigned to the 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron inspect the wing of a C-130J Super Hercules during the Gnarly Explodeo readiness exercise at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Feb. 1, 2024. During this exercise, the 19th Airlift Wing executed The Rocket Launch Playbook, a supplement to the bases Installation Deployment Plan that provides a means for the wing to rapidly deploy eight of its C-130J Super Hercules aircraft in an extremely accelerated timeline to enable the Joint Force scheme of maneuver. Air Force

Spouses of Soldiers assigned to the 1108th Aviation Group and the Mississippi Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot ride in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Gulfport, Miss, May 16, 2022. The Army National Guard Spouse Orientation Flight program is aimed to give Spouses a better understanding of the critical role their Soldier plays in the U.S. Army. The program is managed by the National Guard Bureau and is only available to spouses of Soldiers currently serving in an qualifying aviation unit.

A U.S. soldier with 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment (Battleking) 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, looks out of a Carrier Ammo Tracked vehicle during Exercise Dynamic Front 24 at Polatlı Training Area, Türkiye, Feb. 19, 2024. Exercise Dynamic Front 24 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa-directed, 56th Artillery Command-led fires-centric exercise in Germany and Türkiye. Artillery Soldiers train in a joint-combined environment, focusing on fire interoperability, command and control between multinational units, and using Artillery Systems Cooperation Activities protocol systems. Army Reserve

Airmen assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing carries a fuel hose to a C-17 Globemaster III prior to take-off on Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Jan. 5, 2023. This mission generation exercise kicks off Mobility Guardian 23 and involved the launch of 24 C-17s for the largest-ever show-of-force formation flight over Charleston Harbor. After the flyover, the formation dispersed to sharpen agile combat employment concepts that leverage rapid mobility to maximize lethality.

A 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter exits a building after simulating their response efforts during a night exercise at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, October 19, 2022. The night exercise tested each squadron on their contingency response to a simulated drone strike on an unoccupied building.

A RQ-11B Raven Small Unmanned Surveillance System (SUAS) flies during a training exercise conducted by the 37th Infantry BrigadeCombat Team, near Fort Bliss, Texas, Oct. 15, 2022. The RQ-11B Raven provides Soldiers on the battlefield real-time intelligence gathering capabilities, allowing for increased force protection and battlespace control.

Recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, complete a 12k hike aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C, April 30. 2022. Hikes are training events that assists in conditioning recruits through exercise, building moral, and creating a sense of belonging between recruits.

Medium long shot. Team Dover members trek across the snow covered base in the 436th Security Forces ruck march honoring Korean War Veterans at Dover AFB, Delaware on January 22, 2000. Medium long shot. Team Dover members trek across the snow covered base in the 436th Security Forces ruck march honoring Korean War Veterans at Dover AFB, Delaware on January 22, 2000.

980101-F-1740G-068. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220617-N-LI114-1160 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 17, 2022) Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Five, attached to Commander, Task Force 70, deployed aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) parachute from a C-2A Greyhound attached to the Providers of Fleet Logistics Squadron (VRC) 30 during parachute insertion operations during Exercise Valiant Shield 2022 (VS22). VS22 is a U.S.-only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) focused on integration of joint training in a multi-domain environment. This training builds real-world proficiency in sustaining world forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas.

Afghan Soldiers Climb a Ridge at Sunset

Members assigned to the 8th Medical group, 8th Fighter Wing (FW), Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, approach the controlled entrance to the medical clinic facility. The Medical Group and all 8th FW members were being tested during this weeks Beverly Bearcat Operational Readiness Inspection. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

23rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit Crew Chiefs Staff Sgt. Justin Thibodeau (left), Airman 1st Class Riley Johansen and Airman 1st Class Peter Olandez stand by for 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron aircrew before preparing a 23EBS B-52H Stratofortress for a Bomber Task Force mission to Sweden at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, Aug. 27, 2022. Bomber missions demonstrate the credibility of our forces to maintain the global security environment that is more diverse and uncertain than at any other time in our history.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Hunter Williams, a combat engineer assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, conducts a foreign object debris walk at Royal Australian Air Force Base Curtin, Australia, Aug. 21, 2022. U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 12 are conducting expeditionary advanced base operations with 5th generation fighters for the first time out of RAAF Base Curtin.

A Norwegian flight engineer assigned to NATO E3A Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) out of NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany, conducts airborne operations on a NATO AWACS during RED FLAG-Alaska 23-1, over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, Oct. 12, 2022. RF-A 23-1 serves as a training opportunity with a concentration on international engagement and joint interoperability, providing NATO AWACS to further their mission of ensuring high readiness forces capable of Alliance objectives.

U.S. Marines with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, receive their Eagle, Globe, and Anchor on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., November 19, 2022. Recruits receiving their EGAs marks their transformation to becoming a U.S. Marine.

The sun sets over South Post on Sept. 10, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.

030201-M-7031A-001. Base: Cevite Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines

Senior Airman John Allum, 36th Airlift Squadron joint airdrop inspector loadmaster, watches terrain aboard a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules in support of exercise Marara 22 over Tahiti, French Polynesia, May 12, 2022. Our continued, face-to-face interactions with our allies and partners are the foundation of our bilateral relationships, which create confidence in the region that we are going to be there when times are good but also when times are bad.

Firefighters from the 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron perform live fire training at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 19, 2022. The exercise provided firsthand experience with tools and techniques required for fighting aircraft fires.

220830-N-VJ326-1187 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 30, 2022) - Master-at-Arms 2nd Class John Aniolowski, from Belchertown, Massachusetts, reloads an M9 service pistol during a small arms qualification aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Aug. 30, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

A MARSOC Marine takes cover as a sand storm approaches the Village of Ranje Bala, Farah Province Afghanistan Feb 28.

Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, take their security position as part of an airfield seizure during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), on San Clemente Island, Calif., May 10, 2014. COMPTUEX provides the 11th MEU, along with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, the opportunity to conduct command and control of amphibious operations from the sea.

A1C T'Lisa Strong stands watch at dawn at the North American Aerospace Defense Command guard tower. Base: George Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CELTIC SEA (April 14, 2021) Sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) prepare a rigid-hull inflatable boat for small boat operations aboard the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), April 14, 2021. Carter Hall is operating in the Celtic Sea with Amphibious Squadron 4 and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group.

040608-M-4419R-002. Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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A U.S. Air Force Agile Control Integration Team (ACIT) member packs equipment during exercise Bamboo Eagle 24 on San Clemente Island, California, Feb. 2, 2024. ACITs provide air-ground planning and airspace control to create effects across multiple domains and the electromagnetic spectrum. Exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-1 was designed to provide Airmen and their partners a flexible, combat-representative, multidimensional battlespace to conduct tactics development and provide advanced training opportunities. Air Force

Machinist's Mate (Nuclear) 2nd Class Sean Pearson, assigned to the weapons department of the world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), mans the rails following the ships eight-month maiden deployment, Jan. 17, 2024. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) completed a scheduled deployment in U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, demonstrating the commitment and power projection capability of the Navys globally deployed force.

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Adam Niehoff, an infantry platoon commander with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, awaits nightfall with his maneuver element during a night raid at Saylor Creek Range in Grasmere, Idaho during exercise Garnet Rattler April 19, 2022. Garnet Rattler is a joint training event between Marines, Soldiers and Airmen to train and qualify Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) to be more efficient and lethal in a realistic training environment.

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Varga, 48th Rescue Squadron supply non-commissioned officer in-charge, communicates with an HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 79th RQS before an air drop during Red Flag-Rescue 22-2 at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, Aug. 16, 2022. Red Flag-Rescue is the worlds premier combat search and rescue exercise that prepares Airmen along with joint and coalition partners to execute rescue scenarios in highly contested environments.

120422-N-SK590-892ARABIAN SEA (April 22, 2012) The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720) transits the Arabian Sea. Pittsburgh is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Pima County, Arizona's border area with Mexico, where he joined U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel for meetings, tours, flights, inspections

Two army soldiers carry a wounded man on a stretcher.

A U.S. Air Force 1st Special Operations Wing Airman from Hurlburt Field, Florida, departs a flight line hangar at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 29, 2022. The 88th Air Base Wing Airmen provided strength through support as aircraft and aircrews from installations affected by the hurricane arrived seeking safety.

000921-N-5961C-001. Subject Operation/Series: CARAT 2000 Country: South China Sea

Pfc. Rowal Gomez, 1st Marine Division Band, Headquarters and Support Company, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division (1ST MARDIV), provides security during Exercise DESERT SCIMITAR aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 30, 2013. Exercise DESERT SCIMITAR was conducted to test and train 1ST MARDIV's command and control capabilities in scenarios representative of battlefield conditions.

120531-N-CB621- 031APRA HARBOR, Guam (May 31, 2012) Sailors aboard the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Tucson (SSN 770) stand by to receive mooring lines while pulling in to Apra Harbor for a brief port visit during it's six month deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility. Tucson is the 2nd ship of the Navy to bear the name of this Arizona city.

A silhouetted view of an A-7 Corsair aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66). Base: USS America (CV 66) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

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

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Juan Revoredo, an anti-tank missile gunner with 3d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LAR), scans the area from a Light Armored Vehicle-25 during Exercise Shinka 22.1 at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 28 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. 3d LAR is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, paddle out during a boat launch sustainment exercise aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 4, 2022. Launching from the well deck provides the MEU a ship-to-shore capability. 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.

070113-N-5345W-046. Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joshua CrespoArreola, a logistics embarkation specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 6 (CLB-6), Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, provides security during a land navigation exercise in preparation for exercise Freezing Winds 22 in Syndalen, Finland, Oct. 12, 2022. Task Force Red Cloud, headquartered by elements of CLB-6, is deployed to Finland in support of Exercises SYD 2022 and Freezing Winds 2022 to enhance U.S. and Finnish select interdependence in the maritime domain; solidify bilateral maritime maneuver within the Finnish littoral environment; and foster strong relationships between U.S. Marine Corps and Finnish Defense Force sustainment units.

Patriot radar for detecting and identifying air goals as well as guidance of missiles.

A U.S. Marine, part of the advance shore party, drinks from his canteen during OPERATION SOLID SHIELD. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The sun sets Sept. 10, 2022, at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.

A U.S. Customs Service Air Support Branch officer calls for a registration check on an aircraft suspected of being used for smuggling. State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force tactical air control party Airmen assigned to the 93rd Air Ground Operations Wing perform shuttle runs during Wraith Challenge 22 in Burnet, Texas, Oct. 3, 2022. The first day of Wraith Challenge began with the Special Warfare Tier 2 Operational Fitness Test, which includes a three-mile ruck, a variety of strength and agility exercises and ends with a 1.5 mile run. Wraith Challenge 22 brought seven teams of tactical air control party Airmen from the 3rd Air Support Operations Group together to compete in tests of physical and mental challenges.

041112-A-1067B-067. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2-7 CAV

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 7, 2018) Ensign Jordan Whittle observes the Israeli Navy Saar 5-class corvette INS Lahav, left, the Saar 4.5-class corvette INS Sufa, center, and the Military Sealift Command fast-combat support ship USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AOE 195) from aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) during exercise Reliant Mermaid 2018. Reliant Mermaid is a maritime search and rescue and anti-terrorism force protection exercise hosted by the Israel Defense Forces designed to increase interoperability by enhancing individual and collective maritime proficiencies of participating nations and promote interoperability, mutual understanding and cooperation.

Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment are shown Nov. 2, 2022, at the rail yard at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after

220925-N-GF955-1084BALTIC SEA (Sept. 25, 2022) U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) fire pencil flares during training, Sept. 25, 2022. Paul Ignatius, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, 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.

220925-N-GF955-1084BALTIC SEA (Sept. 25, 2022) U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) fire pencil flares during training, Sept. 25, 2022. Paul Ignatius, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, 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.

H. S. Vanderbilt, Mrs. HSV, Winthrop Aldrich, T. Taylor, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

220919-N-NQ285-1010ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 19, 2022) The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) steams in formation with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), not pictured, during a submarine familiarization exercise, Sept. 19, 2022. Ramage is underway as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group conducting Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercises to increase lethality, ensure combat readiness, and promote tactical innovation. SWATT is led by the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center whose mission is to increase the tactical proficiency and lethality of the surface force.

041112-A-1067B-066. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2-7 CAV

U.S. Navy Boatswain Mate 2nd Class Marcus Murphy, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86), conducts chock and chain operations on an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 15, 2022. Shoup is underway to participate in a Live Fire With A Purpose exercise.

A combat stores ship is docked at a pier. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL)

DF-ST-89-05266. Subject Operation/Series: CRESTED CAP 87 Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Another day ends as the sun begins to set onboard USS JOHN S. MC CAIN (DDG-56). The AEGIS destroyer is deployed in the Arabian Sea in support of the Southwest Asia (SWA) build up. Silhouetted in the foreground is a Browning M2 HB 50 Caliber Heavy Machine Gun. Country: Unknown

The sun sets over South Post on Sept. 10, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.

France, Brittany, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon on 2022-03-30. Students from the Ecole Militaire Interarmes (EMIA), the military academy responsible for training army officers recruited internally, i.e. from the ranks of non-commissioned officers and other ranks, take part in a training course at Fort de Penthievre, a fortified structure on the Quiberon peninsula that has become a training base. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Bretagne, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon le 2022-03-30. Les eleves de l' ecole militaire interarmes ( EMIA ), l' ecole militaire chargee de la formation des officiers de l' armee de Terre issus du recrutement interne, c'est-a-dire issus des rangs des sous-officiers et des militaires du rang, participe a un stage d'aguerrissment au Fort de Penthievre, un ouvrage fortifie sur la presqu'ile de Quiberon devenu une base d'entrainement. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Silhouette of an LCMR, or Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar System at a U.S. Marine Corps Forward Operating Base in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

120111-N-DR144-083 ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 11, 2012) An F/A-18 Hornet launches from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are underway on a western Pacific deployment.

220925-N-GF955-1078BALTIC SEA (Sept. 25, 2022) U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) fire pencil flares during training, Sept. 25, 2022. Paul Ignatius, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, 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.

Recruits rappel from a tower during basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Beck, of the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, gives a thumbs-up from the wing of a C-130 Hercules after running an engine test at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 12, 2016. The 455th EAMXS ensures aircraft are prepared for flight and return them to a mission-ready state once they land.

1st Lt. Drew Parks communicates with a Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet supporting Operation Spartan Shield Sept. 11, 2012, in Southwest Asia. Joint terminal attack controllers establish and maintain command and control communications, control air traffic, naval gun fire and provide precision terminal attack guidance of U.S. and coalition close air support. Parks is a joint terminal attack controller assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron.

The Minutemen on patrol near the Mexican border looking for illegals at night.

U.S. Soldiers navigate the "Weaver" at the All-American Mile obstacle course during the Army's first-ever Best Squad Competition on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 5, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition tests Soldiers on their individual and collective ability to adapt-to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-readiness events, evaluating their physical and mental endurance, technical and tactical abilities, and basic warrior skills under stress and extreme fatigue.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-399-72. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Marines and Sailors aboard the USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), man the rails for the Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore, Maryland, Sept. 7, 2022. Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore is an annual public event that celebrates the contributions of the U.S. sea services and maritime capabilities from the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. Over 2,300 service members participated in Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore 2022 engaging and assisting with ship tours, live bands and static equipment displays.

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