Military Communication and Training

Images depict military personnel engaged in communication and training exercises, including vehicle inspections and tactical drills, set in various environments.

220727-N-HA192-1059ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 27, 2022) - Damage Controlman 3rd Liz Guzman and Damage Controlman Fireman Autumn Hidle, both assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), prepare a damage control locker for inspection as part of Readiness Evaluation 7 (READ-E 7), July 27, 2022. READ-E 7 is a type commander-led assessment that focuses on ensuring the ship is in the proper material condition.

U.S. Army Pfc. Hugo Zarate, 44th Expeditionary Signal Battalion enhanced nodal systems operator maintainer and integrator, tries to establish communication with the Wing Operations Center at Sembach Army Base, Germany, Sept. 14, 2022. The WOC tracked all the teams' movements and advised teams on how they should proceed in certain situations.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agents train U.S. Police Officers assigned to the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams from police departments across South Carolina to clear tight hallways and rooms during the 2022 SWAT Summit at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, Columbia, South Carolina, Sept. 27, 2022. The South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy hosted a weeklong Federal Bureaus of Investigation Special Weapons and Tactics summit to train law enforcement officers in firearms, close quarters combat, tactical medical care, patrolling tactics and familiarize officers with improvised explosive devices.

230407-N-VJ326-1007 SAN DIEGO (April 7, 2023) - Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Gabriel Garibay, from San Diego, inspects a radar on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) April 7. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault carrier homeported in San Diego.

220727-N-HA192-1059ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 27, 2022) - Damage Controlman 3rd Liz Guzman and Damage Controlman Fireman Autumn Hidle, both assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), prepare a damage control locker for inspection as part of Readiness Evaluation 7 (READ-E 7), July 27, 2022. READ-E 7 is a type commander-led assessment that focuses on ensuring the ship is in the proper material condition.

050119-F-4177H-001. Base: Katunayake Country: Sri Lanka (LKA)

Hurricane Katrina, Metaire, LA, September 18, 2005 -- A FEMA Urban Search and Rescue worker from Nebraska-1 hands out some water while the team sets up their base of operations at the Saint's Training Facility where operations are being based for searches into areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

011009-F-9631D-005. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE 2001-2002 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL)

Airmen assigned to the 305th Aerial Port Squadron upload Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System munitions onboard a Boeing 767 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Aug. 11, 2022. The munitions cargo is part of an additional security assistance package for Ukraine. The security assistance the U.S. is providing to Ukraine is enabling critical success on the battlefield against the Russian invading force.

The Blue Angels are currently conducting winter training at Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro, California, in preparation for the upcoming 2024 air show season.

A U.S. Air Force weapons load team assigned to the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron loads an Mk-82 bomb onto an F-15E Strike Eagle during exercise Poseidons Rage 22 at Souda Air Base, Greece, July 19, 2022. PR22 focuses on the partnership between the U.S. and Hellenic Air Forces in order to validate F-35/F-15E deployment capabilities and integrate both fourth and fifth-generation fighter capabilities.

020319-N-4790M-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Edwin Andrew Air Base State: Zamboanga Country: Philippines (PHL)

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-121-81. Hurricane Katrina

Color Guard

040401-M-7842H-057. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Kinser State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Tech. Sgt. Samuel Bakerx and Staff Sgt. Jordan Mayo, 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, replace a light on a C-17 Globemaster III at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Aug. 31, 2022. Airmen conduct a variety of maintenance tasks to ensure aircraft are mission and operationally ready.

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii (May 31, 2013) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Adam Stangle, right, gives instruction to a student during Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training. TCCC is a concept of pre-hospital casualty management specific to the combat and tactical environments. During the field training exercise portion of TCCC, Sailors are put into a simulated combat scenario where they have to deal with elements of battle and provide accurate and timely medical care.

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-121-135. Hurricane Katrina

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Boston, Massachusetts, for tour of harbor and the historic U.S. Naval vessel, U.S.S. Constitution

Katrina - General - 26-HK-411-73. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 510th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron perform maintenance on an F-16 Fighting Falcon used to support NATOs Enhanced Air Policing operations at 86th Air Base, Romania, May 18, 2022. U.S. Air Forces Europe routinely operates with NATO Allies and partners in order to maintain peace, prosperity and stability in the region.

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-58. CG personnel in camper7. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Hettenbaugh, 721st Aerial Port Squadron ramp services supervisor, drives a Tunner aircraft loader with pallets of infant formula at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 22, 2022. The President of the United States launched Operation Fly Formula to speed up the import of infant formula from Europe to the United States due to critical shortages there.

041208-M-3658J-002. Base: Camp Taqaddum State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CSSC-115

B-52 Crew Chiefs from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing (EW) hold and lock open an engine cover on a B-52 Stratofortress bomber, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT) Scene Major Command Shown: 60th Air Expeditionary Group

Senior Airman Dashanae Cole, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations departures specialist, spots a dignified transfer van as it backs into the departures area in preparation for an upcoming winter storm at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 9, 2024. AFMAO vehicles are secured indoors before inclement weather arrives to avoid physical damage. Cole is deployed to AFMAO from the 914th Force Support Squadron at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York.

A cook works at the Air Training Command apprentice services specialist course. Base: Lowry Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Marine from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-252 (VMGR-252) takes time to read a book during a flight to his units forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-252

U.S. Army Spc. Jeff Reinart, with the 2nd Battalion, 104th Cavalry Regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard, directs traffic at a security post near the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 16, 2021. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from several states have traveled to Washington to provide support to federal and district authorities leading up to the 59th Presidential Inauguration.

Airmen with the 255th Air Control Squadron, 172nd Airlift Wing, Mississippi Air National Guard, inspect and pack equipment at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Miss., September 28, 2022. The Airmen are preparing to deploy to Florida in support of Hurricane Ian recovery.

Airmen with the 255th Air Control Squadron, 172nd Airlift Wing, Mississippi Air National Guard, inspect and pack equipment at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Miss., September 28, 2022. The Airmen are preparing to deploy to Florida in support of Hurricane Ian recovery.

DN-ST-88-00145. Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

060826-N-3946H-075. Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

Dakota Meyer, 23, finds quiet and solitude in the Green County High School gym to practice his speech before giving remarks to his high school faculty and staff in Greensburg, Ky., Aug. 3. Meyer will be receiving the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for valor, from President Barack Obama in Washington, Sept. 15, making him the first living Marine recipient since the Vietnam War. Meyer was assigned to Embedded Training Team 2-8 advising the Afghan National Army in the eastern provinces bordering Pakistan. He will be awarded for heroic actions in Ganjgal, Afghanistan, Sept. 8, 2009.

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-420-25. Hurricane Katrina

040929-F-4691W-005. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Deputy Head of the Search-and-Rescue Department of Rosaviatsiya (Russian Federal Air Transport Agency) Aleksey Lukiyanov waves farewell to colleagues as his helicopter departs the Zhezkazgan Airport in Kazakhstan for the Soyuz MS-17 landing of Expedition 64 crew members Kate Rubins of NASA, Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos, Saturday, April 17, 2021. Rubins, Ryzhikov and Kud-Sverchkov returned after 185 days in space having served as Expedition 63-64 crew members onboard the International Space Station.

220622-N-TC847-1028 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 22, 2022) Lt.j.g. Alec Naval, assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), practices entering a space during a surface reaction force (SRF) bravo class, June 22, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is underway completing a certification exercise to increase U.S. and allied interoperability and warfighting capability before a future deployment. The George H.W. Bush CSG is an integrated combat weapons system that delivers superior combat capability to deter, and if necessary, defeat Americas adversaries in support of national security.

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-208. CGC Dauntless-- Coast Guardsmen in interior of commercial vessel-- 050928. Hurricane Katrina

Criminals Hiding From Police

U.S. Army Soldiers from Space and Missile Defense Command prepare their gear to be transported at Austin-Bergstrom airport, Austin, Texas, August 12, 2022. The Army is the best trained, best equipped and most skilled fighting force in the world.

020520-M-0175R-012. Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU

U.S. Air Force firefighters from 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron provide basic on scene medical support to Senior Airman Colton Kelly, a fellow firefighter with simulated blast wounds during an exercise Aug. 24, 2022 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Kelly had simulated wounds from stepping on an explosive device during an exercise.

An Airmen from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing takes aim at a bottle during a game of Tumbang Preso during the Asian American and Pacific Islander cultural showcase event on May 26, 2022 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Tumbang Preso or Knock Down the Prisoner is a traditional Filipino childrens game that involves throwing a slipper at a bottle or can while another player guards the target.

DN-SC-89-08105. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Members of the 964th Airborne Warning and Control Squadron, 552nd Airborne Warning and Control Wing, prepare to board a bus that will take them to the airfield for deployment aboard C-5 Galaxy and E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. Base: Tinker Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

New recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, get their first interactions with drill instructors as they through the receiving process on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Mar. 27, 2023. The recruits undergo hours of in-processing procedures and gear issue, and males receive their first haircut to fully indoctrinate them into the process of becoming a United States Marine.

SWAT Team Training Exercise

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-39. CG Personnel With Supplies -- CG NSF member wrapping boxes in storage area, 050901j. Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-119-18. Hurricane Katrina

Tech. Sgt. Jason Blunt, 8th Security Forces Squadron standardizations evaluations noncommissioned officer in charge views a convoy while driving a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 23, 2022. During the training, USAF and ROKAF forces worked together to simulate transporting munitions across the installation.

New recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, arrive in droves for their first night on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Dec. 12, 2022. The recruits undergo hours of in-processing procedures and gear issue, and males receive their first haircut to fully indoctrinate them into the process of becoming a United States Marine.

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-245. Coast Guardsman seated in aircraft. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Air Force Capt. Josh Speer, 50th Air Refueling Squadron wing link unit manager, conducts mission planning during the Agile Combat Employment capstone at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Aug. 23, 2022. The ACE concept underpins the Air Forces ability to mitigate the risks of adversarial technological advances through maneuverability and speed to prevail in conflict. The capstone exercise included 72-hours of continuous air refueling operations and a historic 56-hour KC-135 flight in a simulated contested environment focused on a notional theater of operations.

SFC Rafael Torres, a parachutist of the U.S. Army Parachute Team, The Golden Knights, prepare for a jump into the San Antonio Country Club, Apr. 3, 2022. The Golden Knights are one of three of the Department of Defenses aerial demonstration teams, alongside the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.

221202-N-TP544-1079 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 2, 2022) Sailors transport a simulated patient during a mass casualty exercise in the hangar bay of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Dec. 2, 2022. Kearsarge is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting LCAC 100 tests and qualifications.

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-97. CGC Dauntless -- Coast Guardsmen on commercial vessel-- 050928. Hurricane Katrina

Nightwatch patrolman with flashlight

A simulated casualty lies on the floor of the hangar bay during a general quarters drill aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

U.S. Army Pfc. Riley Norris, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, packs his bags and walks out of his room at Smoke Bomb Hill indefinitely, Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 25, 2022. Fort Bragg is in a process of moving Soldiers out of the Smoke Bomb Hill barracks and into more suitable barracks on the installation.

An aircrewman from Fleet Composite Squadron 8 (VC-8) gives the "okay" signal after hooking up a target drone for recovery from the water during Operation UNITAS XXV. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Country: Unknown

An interior view of a solid structure cubicle in the Harvest Bare/Eagle Complex used to house temporary duty personnel. Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

030909-F-9032T-001. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Operational rehearsal, mobile task force of the special police unit, criminal surveillance, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Punta Gorda, FL (September 29, 2022) - FEMA Virginia Task Force 2 leadership discusses next steps in their Hurricane Ian support during a pre-staged convoy stop. (FEMA Photo by Lameen Witter)

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

DN-ST-88-01773. Base: USS Okinawa (LPH 3)

Members of the 101st Airborne Division Honor Guard carry caskets containing the remains of a member of the 3rd Bn., 502nd Inf., 101st Airborne Div., out of a temporary morgue at Gander Airport. On December 12, 1985, 248 soldiers of the 3rd Battalion were killed in plane crash at airport. They were returning to the United States after participating in peacekeeping duty with the Multi-national Force and Observers in the Sinai Desert. Base: Gander State: Newfoundland (NF) Country: Canada (CAN)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Keana Haynes, 100th Force Support Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of finance, explains the importance of the Run to Freedom event to participants at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Feb. 9, 2024. The event was designed to honor Harriet Tubman by challenging members of Team Mildenhall to collectively run or walk up to 90 miles, which is the distance Tubman traveled north to reach Pennsylvania and freedom. Air Force

Burglar breaking into a home with crowbar through door

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 5, 2012) Sailors assigned to security apprehend a Sailor portraying an armed aggressor during an active shooter drill in the forecastle of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman is currently underway conducting tailored shipÕs training availability. AmericaÕs Sailors are Warfighters, a fast and flexible force deployed worldwide. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 79th Fighter Squadron (FS) and 79th Fighter Generation Squadron (FGS) embrace their family members at a redeployment event on the flightline at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Oct 29, 2022. The 79th FS and FGS deployed to project combat air power and help stabilize the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

The Miami Recruiting Battalion from the U.S. Army Recruiting Command with participation from the 301st Military Police Company U.S. Army Reserve in Puerto Rico, had a booth set up at the event with the intent to educate seniors about the military and inform them of the benefits, resources, and provide guidance to all those who would like to join.

221026-N-LZ409-1029 KEKAHA, HI (Oct. 26, 2022) Ritchael Cariaga, a police officer with the Kaua`i Police Department, conducts a search of a building during a joint active shooter drill at Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Barking Sands as part of Citadel Pacific 2022. PMRF is the worlds largest instrumented multi-environment range capable of supporting surface, subsurface, air and space operations simultaneously.

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, makes a phone call home during receiving at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jan. 8, 2024. During the receiving process recruits are checked for contraband, given haircuts, make phone calls home, and are issued gear.

220511-N-PC065-1002 AEGEAN SEA (May 11, 2022) - Chief Warrant Officer 3 Tony Chamber, the damage control assistant assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), passes information to the ship over the 1MC loud speaker from central control station during a general quarters drill, May 11, 2022. Arlington, with embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is participating in exercise Alexander the Great 2022 under the command and control of Task Force 61/2. ATG22 is a bilateral U.S.-Greece (Hellenic) amphibious training event designed to exercise battalion-level command and control and company-level combined arms training in order to increase U.S. and Greek interoperability and demonstrate the trans-Atlantic relationship between U.S. Navy-Marine Corps and Hellenic Armed Forces.

041006-F-9429S-008. Base: Grand Forks Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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