Military Communication and Surveillance

Images showcasing military personnel engaged in surveillance and communication activities. Key elements include radar systems, machine guns, and tactical gear in varied environments.

KZO reconnaissance drone, small aircraft for target location, Rheinmetall Defence, to detect, identify and accurately locate targets, ILA 2012, Berlin ExpoCenter Airport, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Mason Dinges, an intelligence specialist with 3rd Intelligence Battalion, Maritime Surveillance Platoon, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, sets up a commercial radar stand during a communications field exercise, Rapid Tanto at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 5, 2024. The radar allows surveillance of distant maritime activity. Using off-the-shelf radars and low-signature equipment, 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company and 3rd Intel Bn demonstrated proficiency in planning, coordination, and execution of dynamic targeting capable of supporting maritime campaigns in an increasingly contested Indo-Pacific. Dinges is a native of Sac City, IA. Marine Corps

Pfc. Chris Raichle, an infantryman in Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Brigade Combat Team of the Wisconsin National Guard, dismantles a 50 Caliber machine gun after conducting convoy operations as part of his pre-deployment training. The Rice Lake native and the rest of the Wisconsin brigade will be deploying this spring. It will be this first time that the entire brigade deploys overseas since World War II.

020502-F-2021H-008. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

U.S. Army Soldier assigned to the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), dissembles a M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during an Expert Soldier Badge practice lane on Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy, Oct. 14, 2022. The U.S. Army ESB measures a soldiers proficiency in physical fitness, marksmanship, land navigation and other critical warfighting tasks. The ESB was implemented in the 2020 fiscal year.

KZO reconnaissance drone, small aircraft for target location, Rheinmetall Defence, to detect, identify and accurately locate targets, ILA 2012, Berlin ExpoCenter Airport, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Diana Rayno, 52nd Communication Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, secures peddles to a 20ft satellite dish. Over 200 troops (Not shown) from Spangdahlem AB, Germany, were deployed to 33rd Air Force Base, Malacky, Slovakia, to support Exercise Lion's Claw. Subject Operation/Series: LION'S CLAW Base: Malacky Country: Slovakia (SVK)

U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, observe members of the Northern Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force reload an M270 Multiple Rocket Launch System during a bilateral demonstration at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 3, 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.

The soldiers of the 1st DET / 104th BEB (BRIGADE ENG BATTALLION) are completing a two-week operation of training of the unmanned SHADOW UAS drone. This 12 foot drone with a wing span of 22 feet is a fuel base drone that can return photo and video to a base point. The SHADOW is launched from a trailer-mounted pneumatic catapult, it is recovered with the aid of arresting gear similar to jets on an aircraft carrier. Its gimbal-mounted, digitally stabilized, liquid nitrogen-cooled electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) camera relays video in real time via a C-band line-of-sight data link to the ground control station (GCS). This exercise was a Joint Base effort. The unmanned drone was launched at Lakehurst Naval Air Station and was flown over the Fort Dix, NJ Range Complex at Ranges 85 and 61. (Photos taken by the Fort Dix TSC Training Support Center)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Paul Chaplain, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron small unmanned aircraft system noncommissioned officer in charge, prepares to launch an unmanned aircraft during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 11, 2022. Training events allow Airmen to hone their skills in a simulated environment to prepare for real-world situations.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Paul Chaplain, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron small unmanned aircraft system noncommissioned officer in charge, prepares to launch an unmanned aircraft during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 11, 2022. Training events allow Airmen to hone their skills in a simulated environment to prepare for real-world situations.

221213-N-YV347-1164 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 13, 2022) U.S. Navy Gunner's Mate 3rd Class James Ingebretson, from Seabeck, Wash., maintains the MK 38 25 mm machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52). Bunker Hill, part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is currently underway conducting routine operations.

040507-F-3838S-021. Base: Camp Sarafovo, Burgas State: Bourgas Country: Bulgaria (BGR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Luc Cogger (left), a radio operator with Lima Company, 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (3/7), Ground Combat Element (GCE), Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, and Sgt. Terrance Jones, a joint terminal attack controller, with Lima Co., 3/7, GCE, MRF-D 22, observe an MV-22 Osprey with the Aviation Combat Element (ACE), MRF-D 22, land during a long-range casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) as part of exercise Southern Jackaroo 22 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area (SWBTA), Queensland, Australia May 24, 2022. The MRF-D 22 ACEs MV-22 Ospreys traveled from Darwin, NT, Australia to SWBTA to conduct the long-range CASEVAC drill.

GULFPORT, Miss. (Jun. 7, 2022) Utilitiesman 3rd Class Leonardo Gandica from Lake Worth, Fla., assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 attaches the water buffalo to the back of a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement during Command Post Exercise phase two aboard Port of Gulfport pier. NMCB 1 is conducting an intense homeport training plan to expand their ability to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater operations.

U.S. Army Spc. Lawrence Watts, assigned to HHBN 82nd Airborne Division, performs maintenance on a satellite system as a part of Project Convergence 22 at Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 6, 2022. During PC22 many systems will be tested to determine how future command and control capabilities can be integrated with all service and multinational partners.

Soldiers from Delta Company, 239th Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct preflight inspections on the AAI RQ-7 Shadow on June 7 at Fort Chaffee, Ark. The Shadow is an unmanned aircraft system used for a variety of operations ranging from reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition and battle damage assessment. Once loaded onto a pneumatic catapult, the aircraft is rail-launched into the air where it can operate for up to 9 continuous hours.

040421-M-1132B-255. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCB Camp Lejeune

Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers fly an RQ-11B Raven Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) over drop zone Badger at Fort McCoy, Wis., Sept. 9, 2022. The training is part of a two-week skills course taught by instructors from the Wisconsin Military Academy. U.S. Army photo by Kevin W. Clark

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dion Reddish from Baltimore, Maryland, an unmanned aircraft system technician, assigned to Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares a U.S. Marine Corps RQ-21A Blackjack aircraft for launch during Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) course 1-23, at Canon Air Defense Complex (P111), near Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 21, 2022. The Weapons and Tactics Instructor course is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

U.S. Army Sgt. Adam M. Hawes, of Pittsburgh, Pa., a squad leader with the military police platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, Task Force Spartan, launches a Raven remotely piloted aircraft at Combat Outpost Garcia here Oct. 2. Hawes was one of several Soldiers taking part in a certification class for the Raven and Puma RPAs.

U.S. Marines with 2D Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2D Marine Division, observe a small unmanned aerial system during Littoral Exercise I (LEX I) in Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 26, 2022. During LEX I, Marines and Sailors aboard the Wichita and on various bases throughout the East Coast will be conducting new types of training to prepare for future scenarios in littoral environments. They will be experimenting with new tactics and training with multi-domain reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance teams in accordance with Force Design 2030.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Blayne Delp, 6th Maintenance Squadron aircraft propulsion apprentice from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, ensures a tow bar is properly placed on the axle of a KC-135 Stratotanker during the 6th Air Refueling Wings Agile Combat Employment capstone exercise at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Aug. 25, 2022. One aspect of the training experience simulated a KC-135 aircraft flying 24/7, landing only to refuel and to be inspected for visual damage.

030123-M-5266H-012. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

020108-F-0526K-001. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

The TTC Dix/ 80th Training Command (TASS) are training these solders for the Water Purification” exercise at the Water Purification Site (Hanover Lake) on the Fort Dix Range Complex. Water Treatment Specialist Advanced Individual Training (AIT) includes installation of components and the operation and maintenance of equipment used in the production, storage and distribution of potable water. (Images provided by the Fort Dix (TSC) Training Support Center / Dan Amburg)

United States Marines assemble an Aerovironment RQ-11 Raven-B unmanned aerial vehicle at a forward operating base in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

U.S. Army Pvt. Rosa Guzman, an allied trade specialist assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, welds a part of an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during maintenance at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, Aug. 31, 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.

Tech. Sgt. John McCulloch, a crew chief assigned to the 175th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, prepares to send off an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft for flight in support of the DEFENDER-Europe 22 exercise, May 18, 2022, at Ämari Air Base, Estonia. DEFENDER-Europe is an annual large-scale U.S. Army-led, multinational, joint exercise designed to build readiness and interoperability between U.S., NATO and partner militaries.

U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division, fire the Javelin Anti-Tank Missile System during the Orient Shield 22 training exercise at Oyanohara Training Area, Kumamoto, Japan, Aug. 28, 2022. Orient Shield is the largest U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force bilateral field training exercise being executed in various locations throughout Japan to enhance interoperability and test and refine multi-domain and cross-domain operations.

A U.S. Marine Prepares to Launch an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

A gunner kneels in position under a TOW tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided anti-tank weapon while training at the scaled target engagement range. A laser device is mounted atop the weapon's tracker to provide a means of judging a gunner's performance. Base: Fort Devens State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Luna drone of the German Forces with launcher vehicle.

PHILIPPINE SEA (April 19, 2022) Landing signal officers observe flight operations on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Spc. Izac Segura and Sgt. Jack Trapp (closest in photo), Unmanned Aircraft Systems Repairers assigned to the 7-17th Air Cavalry Squadron, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade perform routine maintenance on a RQ-7B V2 Shadow during Exercise Swift Response on May 10, 2022 at Krivolak Training Area, North Macedonia. The purpose of this exercise is to present combat credible Army forces in Europe and Africa, and enhance readiness by building airborne interoperability with Allies and Partners and the integration of joint service partnership.

Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Andrew Allen, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, preflights the mainrotor of an MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter before a gun exercise 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Andres Lomelifranco, a motor vehicle operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 6 (CLB-6), fires an M240B machine gun from a roof-mounted turret position during a simulated convoy attack in Syndalen, Finland, Nov. 22, 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.

220512-N-PI330-2024 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain- Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Arthur Alexander, left, Construction Electrician 2nd Class Christian Murillo, center, and Equipment Operator 1st Class Victor Sanders, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, conduct crane operations at a contruction site, May 12, 2022. NMCB 133 is currently forward deployed to provide an adaptable and scalable Naval Construction Force as a vital component of the U.S. Maritime strategy in executing quality construction in combat, humanitarian assistance or disaster recovery operations.

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare an RQ-21A Blackjack for launch during Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) course 1-23 at Canon Air Defense Complex (P111), near Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 23, 2022. The WTI course is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

U.S. Paratroopers, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, fire a Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) missile at the 7th Army Training Commands Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Dec. 13, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility.

Spc. Gavin Herring, an Information Technology specialist with the 350th Civil Affairs Command, assembles the components of an OE-254 antenna during Army Reserve Annual Training at Pensacola, Florida, July 25, 2022.

220818-N-N0901-1001 SANTA RITA, Guam (Aug. 18, 2022) Steel Worker 3rd Class Calvin Gutzmann, assigned to Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, conducts functionality tests on satellite communication equipment for use in future exercises and operations at Camp Covington in Naval Base Guam, Santa Rita, Guam, August 18, 2022. NMCB 11 is forward-deployed to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theatre security cooperation in the U.S. Sixth, and Seventh Fleet areas of operation.

020221-F-0558K-013. Subject Operation/Series: BLUE FLAG 02-4 Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

040608-F-0629H-004. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

010508-F-1644L-017. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 01 Base: Shoalwater Bay State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

DF-ST-85-12257. Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gregory Van Fossen prepares a generator for use during Operation Thundercat at Pueblo Memorial Airport, Colo., Sept. 22, 2022. Operation Thundercat is a four day exercise that provides a simulated environment that allows Airmen to practice real-world war fighting capabilities.

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Rachel J. Shields, a Satellite Communications Apprentice of the 31st Communications Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, tightens the bolts holding the petals of a communications dish during VENETO RESCUE, on May 31st, 2000. Subject Operation/Series: VENETO RESCUE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Pfc. Lawson Graham, 115 Signal Battalion, operates a generator while providing connectivity to field operations during exercise Northern Strike, Camp Grayling, Mish, Aug 8, 2022. (Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. William Frye).

040913-A-5702C-002. Base: Forward Operating Base Brassfiel State: Samarra Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Murphy, 325th Security Forces Squadron technology and innovations noncommissioned officer in charge, holds the controls Quad-legged Unmanned Ground Vehicle during an opening ceremony for National Police Week at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, May 9, 2022. Tyndall paid homage to National Police Week during an opening ceremony, complete with equipment displays and law enforcement capabilities demonstrations.

031229-F-1545M-067. Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

030506-F-9105A-012. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nathaniel Isaak, a Fuels Specialist assigned to the 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels a C-130J assigned to Yokota Air Base, Japan during Red Flag 22-2, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 13, 2022. RF-A 22-2 provides realistic combat training in a simulated environment.

HHC, 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, South Carolina National Guard soldiers fire a 120mm mortar during a live-fire exercise, Fort Irwin, Calif., Oct. 13.

DA-SC-85-13285. Subject Operation/Series: PROLOG Base: Fort Eustis State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Memorial Site and the Armored Corps Museum in Latrun, Israel

060601-N-9076B-012. Base: Zamboanga State: Maidanao Country: Philippines (PHL)

A 310 Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle robot picks up C-4 explosives during a live-fire training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 27, 2022. Remote charge training aids in the technicians ability to effectively neutralize and destroy explosive ordnance and other hazards from a safe distance.

A VXE-30 STALKER unmanned aircraft system prepares for takeoff during Exercise Hedgehog 22 near Saaremaa, Estonia, May 19, 2022. Task Force 61/2 is participating in the Estonian-led exercise Siil 22 (Hedgehog 22 in English). Siil 22 brings together members of the Estonian Defense Force and U.S. Sailors and Marines under Task Force 61/2 to enhance Allied interoperability and preserve security and stability in the Baltic region.

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

011119-N-9849W-009. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Kitty Hawk

A Small Unmanned Aircraft System is utilized by U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, take off during a reconnaissance and surveillance field exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 5, 2022. The reconnaissance and surveillance exercise was conducted in order to prepare teams for the Battle Field Exercise Team Leader Evaluation and increase platform interoperability.

020520-F-6470S-002. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2002 Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Hawk airscaping rockets in a beautiful hilly landscape.

U.S. Army RQ-7 Shadow assigned to 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division is prepped on a launcher at Niinisalo, Finland, July 8, 2022. The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division 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.

041228-M-0036Y-055. Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 9, 2018) Operations Specialist 3rd Class Neil Wierboski, assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 3, prepares the unmamned aerial vehicle for launch aboard a Mark VI patrol boat during unit level training conducted by Coastal Riverine Group (CRG) 1's Training and Evaluation Unit. CRG-1 provides a core capability to defend designated high value assets throughout the green and blue-water environment and providing deployable adaptive force packages worldwide in an integrated, joint and combined theater of operations.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jorge Aparicio Aguilar, 36th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew chief, lines-up a GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition Bomb to be placed onto a F-16 Fighting Falcon during a weapons load crew of the quarter competition at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 5, 2024. Load crew competitions promote a competitive environment where Airmen display their skills and abilities while competing against other teams.

SRA David F. Makowki, left, and SSGT Russell R. Roby repair a malfunctioning video camera at the Pil Sung bombing range's Range Camera Site No. 1. The camera site is part of the television ordnance scoring system (TOSS) used at the range, which is operated jointly by the South Korean and U.S. Air Forces. Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A New Jersey National Guard Soldier from the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team launches a RQ-11 Raven unmanned aerial vehicle during day two of Operation Morning Coffee, a joint exercise with the New Jersey Army and Air National Guard, Maryland Air National Guard, and the Marine Corps Reserve on Warren Grove Gunnery Range, N.J., June 17, 2015.

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jonathan Brown and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Londyn Giordano, both with the 186th Communications Flight, based in Meridian, Mississippi, assemble a Joint Incident Site Communications Capability (JISCC-B2E) during the Hurricane Exercises held at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center and surrounding coastal areas, June 15-18, 2022. THE JISCC is an interconnected diverse voice communications networks/devices used by the MSNG and public safety response agencies that provides on-scene command post services, commercial internet to the command post at the incident site along with multifunctional devices, VOIP phones, routers, servers, switches, and wireless access points.

970404-F-7666R-148. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: 4 AEW/VI CENTER/DOHA/QATAR

030221-F-9032T-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

AIRMAN First Class Jennifer Lusk, a Weather Observer with the 48th Operations Support Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, checks the control panel on the deployable TMQ-53 TACMET Weather Station at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom. Lusk uses the system to verify cloud layers and information gathered is passed to weather forecasters to determine the latest weather conditions, which is briefed to pilots. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: 48th Fighter Wing, USAFE

Senior Airman David Gibbs II, 2nd Munitions Squadron munitions inspector, installs a tail kit on a practice munition during WAMMO Fest at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 29, 2022. The tail kit, a joint direct attack munition guidance system, converts existing unguided free-fall bombs into accurate, adverse weather "smart" munitions.

The Tactical Resupply Vehicle-150 lands on the beach after a series of contested logistics experimentations from ship to shore as part of Project Convergence-Capstone 4 at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 29, 2024. The TRV-150 is a tactical drone designed to provide rapid and assured highly automated aerial distribution of supplies up to 150lbs. Army

040908-F-9926N-013. Base: Kwang-Ju Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicle of the Polish Air Force.

061105-A-5332O-004. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Logistic Support Area Anaconda Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 174, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare to fire M240-B and M2 .50-caliber machine guns at the Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay range, Hawaii, Jan. 16, 2024. The training provided an opportunity for Marines with MWSS-174 to get hands-on training and familiarization with the employment of crew-served weapons.

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 cross-reference a publication at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 28, 2022. Marines with VMFA-121, VMFA-242 and Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533 conducted a live-fire missile exercise to increase weapon proficiency and enhance squadrons combat readiness in the air-to-air environment.

SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Nathan D. Lindemuth, left and Private First Class (PFC) Larry L. Woodson, assigned to "C" Company, 27th Engineers Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, replace the batteries in a Mesa Associates' Tactical Integrated Light-Force Deployment Assembly (MATILDA), at Bagram Airbase, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

November 4, 2007 - A fully armed MQ-9 Reaper taxis down an Afghanistan runway.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Makayla Keating, a Muncie, Indiana, native and a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, uses a monitoring system to spot targets during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 12, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

Kelly Alstott, a contractor in support of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, lands a VBAT unmanned aerial surveillance drone during Realistic Urban Training exercise at San Clemente Island, California, June 15, 2022. The purpose of RUT is to enhance the integration and collective capability of the MEUs command, air, ground, and logistics elements and prepare the 13th MEU to meet the nations crisis response needs during their upcoming overseas deployment.

Exercise operations are shown Aug. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., for the 86th Training Division's Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-22-02. The exercise took place in August 2022 at Fort McCoy at various locations throughout the installation. Around 4,000 service members participated in the exercise. The CSTX is a joint training event executed in a live, virtual, and constructive integrated training environment where service members test their tactical and technical skills.

POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 20, 2022) U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, and Royal Australian Army Soldiers prepare a RQ-20B Puma at Pōhakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 20, 2022. Marines with 1/12 conducted internationally integrated air missions with Australian Army Soldiers as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Unmanned and remotely operated vessels extend the capability of interconnected manned platform sensors to enhance the warfighting capacity of multinational joint task forces. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans.

Airmen from the 96th Airlift Squadron and 27th Aerial Port Squadron conduct air drops on Warrens drop zone at Fort McCoy Wis., June 29, 2022.The units are part of the 934th Airlift Wing at Minneapolis-St Paul Joint Air Reserve Station, Minn., operating C-130 Hercules aircraft.

SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND, Alaska (Sept. 13, 2022) Personnel from a West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare command operate an R80D SkyRaider drone during Operation Noble Defender. Sensors, artificial intelligence, and machine learning software capabilities coupled with the development of layered denial, deterrence, and defeat mechanisms capable of addressing current and emerging threats are fundamental to national defense.

USAF STAFF Sergeant Christopher Mozingo, a civil engineer assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea sets up a chemical protection grid to give Kunsan early warning capability of a chemical attack. From the June 2000, AIRMAN Magazine article "A Year to Remember.". Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

970802-M-0001S-001. Country: Unknown

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, prepare an AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma for flight during exercise Mjolnir Strike on Atlantic Airfield, North Carolina, June 27, 2023. Exercise Mjolnir Strike 3-23 is a fire support-focused training opportunity for Joint Terminal Attack Controllers and Joint Fires Observers across II MEF to increase proficiency while incorporating multiple fire support capabilities, such as ground-based indirect fires and close air support.

030411-F-7203T-013. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Technical Sergeant Hine of the 6th Weather Squadron operates a satellite communications radio from a ranch near Helena which is under attack by Army aggressors during JAGUAR BITE '89, a joint Army-Air Force exercise conducted by the US Special Operations Command. Subject Operation/Series: JAGUAR BITE '89 State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Navy PETTY Officer 2nd Class John R. Horton, a member of the Joint Communications Support Element, works on a high frequency satellite dish during Exercise Shadow Hawk, a phase of Bright Star '87. The U.S. Central Command/Joint Chiefs of STAFF exercise pr. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWKBRIGHT STAR '87 Base: King Faisal Air Base State: Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sam Peterson, a light armored vehicle crewman with Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, configures a Maritime Radar System during exercise BALTOPS 22 in Ventspils, Latvia, June 10, 2022. BALTOPS 22 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval forces Europe-Africa, and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea.

030325-F-9528H-012. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

1LT Byron Martinez prepares to launch a Raven small unmanned aircraft system during a training exercise in the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility in central Alaska. (Photo by Eve Baker, Fort Wainwright Public Affairs Office)

970407-F-7666R-155. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: 4 AEW/VI CENTER/DOHA/QATAR

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