Military Communication Equipment

Images featuring a variety of military communication equipment including radar systems and mobile control towers, set against diverse outdoor backdrops.

June 18, 2010 - A U.S. Marine looks though the optics of a BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missile while participating in convoy operations during Javelin Thrust 2010 at a range outside Hawthorne, Nevada.

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 40th Special Troops Battalion prepare the joint network node (JNN) during a command post exercise in preparation for an upcoming warfighter simulation exercise in San Diego, Calif., May 5, 2007. The JNN provides broadband satellite voice and data communications through the brigade's operational environment.

A Q-36 Fire Finder Radar System from the 161st Target Acquisition Battery of the Kansas National Guard sits at the International Airport in Sarajevo, Bosnia on the morning of the 20th of April, 1996. This Radar System, manned by an eight soldier team, gathers information that deals with small arms weapons, mortars, artillery and rockets as well as many other sorts of weapons being fired. With the help of this Radar System, they can determine where, when, and at what time the weapon was fired, as well as where the round is going to land and when it will do so. They are in Sarajevo to support all local Implementation Force commanders and to warn them of any possible threat in their area.... Complete Scene Caption: A Q-36 Fire Finder Radar System from the 161st Target Acquisition Battery of the Kansas National Guard sits at the International Airport in Sarajevo, Bosnia on the morning of the 20th of April, 1996. This Radar System, manned by an eight soldier team, gathers information that

U.S Marine Corps Cpl. Justice Ingram from Houston, Texas, left, and Lance Cpl. Mason Nagel from Lewiston, Idaho, both unmanned aircraft system technicians with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare a U.S. Marine Corps RQ-21A Blackjack 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.

The 409th Air Expeditionary Group radar, airfield and weather systems team replaces windows in an MSN-7 mobile control tower Jan. 8, 2024, at Air Base 201, Niger. The mobile control tower is a quick response air traffic control facility capable of providing air traffic control capabilities from the bed of a Humvee.

DA-ST-85-04892. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '84 Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. William Sites, a joint fires observer with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines Regiment, 1st Marine Division, lasers a target at Saylor Creek Range during exercise Garnet Rattler April 25, 2022. Garnet Rattler is a joint exercise 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.

June 18, 2010 - A U.S. Marine looks though the optics of a BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missile while participating in convoy operations during Javelin Thrust 2010 at a range outside Hawthorne, Nevada.

AT SEA (July 27, 2022) The forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6) test fires its close-in weapon system (CIWS). America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (July 20, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary Ringer, an Air Traffic Control Navigational Aids Technician with Air Traffic Control Mike Company, Marine Air Control Squadron 4, Marine Aircraft Group 18, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, assembles a AS-4502/T Tactical Air Navigation System (TACAN) Antenna for a tactical flight check during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, July 20. 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. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in th

An unmanned aircraft system, the RQ-21A Blackjack, assigned to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3, launches during its final flight, Landing Zone Westfield, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 24, 2022. U.S. Marines with VMU-3 conducted the RQ-21A Blackjack final flight to recognize its four years of support to INDOPACOM, as VMU-3 transitions to the MQ-9A Reaper.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Garrett Haynie, 366th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordinance disposal technician, operates a bomb defusal robot while a 366th Fighter Wing F-15E Strike Eagle flies overhead at Wendover Air Field, Utah, May 20, 2022 as part of exercise Raging Gunfighter 22-2. This exercise prepares the 366th Fighter Wing for Agile Combat Employment (ACE) operations around the world.

Staff Sgt. Braxton McHughes, 332d Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, prepares an antenna for an RQ-11B Raven Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for flight at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia August 16, 2022. UAV roles have expanded to include intelligence gathering, electronic attack, drone strikes, suppression or destruction of enemy air defense network node or communication relay, combat search and rescue.

LCPL Andrew Roscoe,13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Pendleton, California, Command Element Comunications checks out his radio equipment before the Non-combatant Evacuation Operation during exercise RIMPAC 98. A Landing Craft Air Cushion on which the Marines arrived can be seen in the background. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '98 Base: Kaneohe State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030206-M-5753Q-092. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

Live AIM-9M and AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles on a F-16 jet.

U.S. Marine Capt. Ryan Tudas, a UH-1Y Venom pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, tightens a screw on a UH-1Y Venom helicopter prior to taking off on a flight to meet annual qualifications on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, April 22, 2020. The qualifications are used to keep Marines proficient in certain skills within their military occupational specialty. Tudas is a native of Leawood, Kansas.

030130-F-0209W-005. Base: Kokee Afs State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of a mobile combat radar control facility from the 728th Tactical Control Squadron during exercise Ocean Venture '82. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '82 Base: Duke Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Various types of weapons loading equipment on the flight line. Two A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft pass over in the background. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

110224-N-YR391-002JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 24, 2011) Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Rich Mcave, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 6, operates a Talon robot and a Remote Ordnance Neutralization System during an Exercise Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield 2011 vehicle borne improvised explosive device drill. The weeklong series of anti-terrorism and force protection exercises involves Navy installations and activities.

Polish soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Artillery Brigade, prepare to launch a meteorological balloon prior to the unit conducting a fire mission with their AHS Krab self-propelled howitzers as part of exercise Dynamic Front 22 (DF 22) at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 18, 2022. DF22, led by 56th Artillery Command and U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, is the premier U.S. led NATO Allied and Partner integrated fires exercise in the European Theater focusing on fires interoperability and increasing readiness, lethality and interoperability across the human, procedural, and technical domains.

030401-M-5607A-026. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

An M4 rifle rests on a block during 2022 Best Squad Competition's M4 Rifle zero range event at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, on May 16, 2022. Approximately 50 Soldiers from across the nation travelled to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, to compete in the 2022 U.S. Best Squad Competition from May 14-21, 2022. The 2022 BSC is an annual competition that brings together the best Soldiers and squads from across the U.S. Army Reserve to earn the title of "Best Warrior" and "Best Squad" among their peers. Competitors are evaluated on their individual and collective ability to adapt to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events that test their technical and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue. (Army Reserve photo by Sgt. David Barrette)

030425-F-5855M-043. Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 615 AMOG

U.S. Marines from 8th Communication Battalion (8th Comm), II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Information Group, establish a communication command and control center during a mission rehearsal exercise (MRX) aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 6, 2022. Marines from 8th Comm conducted MRX to demonstrate the capability to support MEF-level exercises in the future.

Senior Airman Jonathan Gonzalez inspects an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile during a quarterly load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 6, 2012. The load crew competition gives the crews an opportunity to display their skills to the wing. Gonzales is a weapons load crew member with the 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

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.

040625-F-8156G-002. Base: RAF Fairford State: Gloucestershire Country: United Kingdom (UK)

October 12, 2012 - U.S. Air Force members of the 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron battlefield weather forecasters, conduct a preventive maintenance inspection of a weather sensor at Shindand Airfield, Afghanistan.

Southwest Australia, Albany, Princess Royal Fortress, Mount Adelaide, display of modern artillery

U.S. Marines with 8th Communication Battalion (8th Comm.), II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group (II MIG), assigned to All-Domain Effects Teams (ADET), set up a communication dish during Exercise Gunslinger 2022 in Salina, Kansas, June 17, 2022. 8th Comm. integrated with the ADET which allows the component to fully leverage II MIG capabilities and increase the ability to quickly pivot and dynamically adjust to meet complex demands of the ever-changing information and physical environment.

A view of equipment used at Threat Site Two: the surface-to-air missiles simulator, equipment repair van, mobile living quarters and storage shelter. Base: Korean Tactical Range Country: South Korea

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jakob Savage (left), and USAF Staff Sgt. Daniel Sullivan, both weather forecasters assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, conduct a monthly inspection on a Portable Doppler Radar at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Jan. 3, 2022. The monthly inspection includes filter changes, affirmation of distances to local landmarks and cleaning the radar. The 407th EOSS Weather Flight is responsible for identifying any weather changes that would impede joint and coalition aircraft, and base service members from conducting duties.

Spc. Stephen Patz, a cavalry scout with Troop A, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, observes for enemy movement while mounted on a Humvee on Fort Stewart, Ga., March 9, 2015, during Vanguard Focus, a brigade level training exercise to validate the units combat readiness.

A Man Transportable Robotic System II is used to inspect contents inside of a car during a Semper Durus 2023 training event at 16th street base housing, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, April 11, 2023. Semper Durus 2023 is a regional command post exercise designed to improve regional command and control, enhance interagency coordination, improve installation capabilities to respond to and recover from a crisis event, and to validate installation mission assurance all-hazard plans.

A U.S. Marine Corps RQ-21A Blackjack aircraft, assigned to Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, takes flight 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.

Two Dutch joint terminal attack controllers watch as an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, flies overhead at the Kazlų Rūda range in Lithuania during DEFENDER-Europe 22, May 19, 2022. The annual U.S. Army-led large-scale, multinational joint exercise aims to build readiness and interoperability between U.S., NATO and partner militaries.

Dr. Michael Novitzky, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, instructs cadets on how to pilot the Parrot Anafi drone during Cadet Leadership Development Training from July 26-28 at the U.S. Military Academy. Their mission to monitor and identify the notional enemy within close proximity of the platoons position while they perform battle drills.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, prepare to launch a RQ-20B Puma for launch during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 25, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

041218-F-6911G-006. Base: Indian Springs, Nv. State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Civilian contractors embarked with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to conduct a V-BAT drone flight aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 9, 2022. The V-BAT is a platform with intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities that requires no launch equipment, making it a useful tool for expeditionary operations. The USS Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st MEU, are operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

220124-N-CZ759-1090 SAN DIEGO (Jan. 24, 2022) - Airman Simbiat Simmons, from New York, uses a needle gun to remove rust from a pad eye of the flight deck aboard amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Jan. 24. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Theodore Quintana)

SENDAI AIRPORT, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Airmen from Yokota Air Base, Japan unload a C-17 Globemaster III here March 20. This was the first C-17 to land at Sendai Airport after the tsunami.

001003-M-2427M-083. Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040106-F-1545M-033. Country: Unknown

U.S. Marines, assigned to Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VMX-1), lift an engine on to the CH-53K King Stallion at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, July 7, 2022. The CH-53K was recently declared initial operating capable (IOC), a critical milestone in improving capabilities and restructuring Marine Corps aviation for the future fight.

030308-F-3208M-024. Subject Operation/Series: RUGGED ARCH Country: Unknown

Exercise Kernel Blitz '97 is supported by the Air Traffic Control Detachment A, 3rd Marine Air Wing, Marine Corp Air Station, El Toro, Ca. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kahlil Pendleton-Kelly and U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jeanette Jimenez, 407th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron weather duty forecasters inspect a tactical meteorological observation system at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Jan. 19, 2023. The tactical meteorological observation system, known as a TMQ-53, is a deployable complete surface weather observation system that is meant to be used anywhere in the world. The system observes the present weather conditions automatically and in real-time and then sends those observations to a global weather data network that is utilized by weather forecasters to monitor airfield conditions.

A portable satellite dish is set up in the VII Corps command and control ramp area during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

1971 - A left side view of a Mark 16/Mod 5 20 mm machine gun mounted on a Mark 67/Mod 1 gun mount.

Northern Regimental Security Area, Iraq, December 5, 2006 - Marines take up a security position in an assembly area during a multi-day sweep of RCT-5's Northern Regimental Security Area.

U.S. Army Cpl. Raymond Salas, assigned to the 110th Chemical Battalion in Tacoma, Washington, assembles a satellite dish at FOB Panther, Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana, May 6, 2022. This system serves as an essential communication tool during Guardian Response 22, a homeland emergency response exercise designed to sharpen skills, boost capabilities and improve mission readiness during a disaster. (Photo by U.S. Army Spc. Caroline Sauder)

U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), launch the RQ-11 Raven during platoon live fire exercise at Fort Campbell, Ky. Jan. 25, 2018.

DA-SC-87-01684. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE 86 State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), sets up a radio during a jungle sustainment training exercise at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, May 12, 2022. The Marines conducted reconnaissance and patrols, validating Expeditionary Advanced Based Operations (EABO) concepts. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

Staff Sgt. Carlos Casis, 8th Security Forces Squadron small unmanned aerial system operator, lands his Skydio X2 drone at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea Aug. 18, 2022. The 8th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team and 8th Security Forces Squadron conducted training on unauthorized drone responses threatening the base.

031016-F-9105A-008. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Spc. Ryan Lemon (left) and Spc. Izac Segura, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Repairers assigned to the 7-17th Air Cavalry Squadron, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade conduct pre-flight inspections on a RQ-7B V2 Shadow during Exercise Swift Response on May 13, 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.

Two members of the 216th Space Control Squadron (SPCS) set up antennas as part of a Honey Badger System’ during BLACK SKIES 22 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Sept. 20, 2022. The 216 SPCS specializes in electromagnetic warfare and is participating in the Space Training and Readiness Command’s (STARCOM) BLACK SKIES 22, along with numerous other units spanning from California to Colorado. The first of its kind, BLACK SKIES 22 is a live simulation exercise designed to rehearse the command and control of multiple joint electronic warfare fires.

040603-F-3118K-002. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-118. close-up of personnel on HH-65 near rotor blade--050830. Hurricane Katrina

030326-F-4350W-007. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (June 10, 2022) Engineers from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Ground Vehicle Systems Center integrate a Lightweight Water Purification System (LWPS) on the island of Tinian in support of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 during Valiant Shield 2022. The graywater waste recycling prototype demonstration of the technology utilizes reverse osmosis to treat the water followed by chlorination, recycling water at a 75 - 80% recovery rate, effectively reducing the water resupply requirement in the field. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allows the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

A U.S. Air Force member of the 119th Wing assists in raising the communication tower for Exercise Valiant Shield at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, June 1, 2022. Valiant Shield is a dynamic force employment exercise hosted at Guam Air Force Base from May 25 through June 20, 2022. Valiant Shield 2022 was a 12-day joint field training exercise (FTX) aimed to enhance integration between the US forces by conducting joint operations at sea, on land, in air, and in cyberspace. It provided an opportunity for the MQ-9 enterprise members to partner together and make a difference while providing dynamic force employment, and maritime domain awareness in a new location. Members of the 119th Wing and 174th Attack Squadron partnered together to demonstrate the capabilities of the MQ-9 Reaper in an overseas location.

A 741st Ordnance Company (EOD) Matador” Soldier approaches a simulated bomb during installation readiness training at Fort Bliss, Texas, Sept. 14, 2022.

A 741st Ordnance Company (EOD) Matador” Soldier approaches a simulated bomb during installation readiness training at Fort Bliss, Texas, Sept. 14, 2022.

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-117. close-up of personnel on HH-65 near rotor blade, 050830. Hurricane Katrina

An airman assigned to the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing walks away from an ordnance trailer carrying a laser guidance unit that will be installed on the nose of a bomb. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ian D. Lowe, Unmanned Logistics Systems-Air (ULS-A) operator, Combat Logistics Battalion 8, shows how to start the Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System (TRUAS) during a demonstration at DZ Cockatoo on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 29, 2023. Combat Development and Integration demonstrated the TRUAS, programming the ULS-A to carry a payload over a short distance, drop it at a specified location in the landing zone and return to its staring point. The TRUAS has a 9-mile range and maximum payload of 150 pounds, which is sufficient to fly in ammunition, food, medical supplies, and batteries, among other supplies. This small system only requires two Marines to operate and will be a game-changing capability for our distributed forces. Fielding this capability is a critical step in setting conditions for the development of the ULS-A Medium system, which is the required capability for large-scale tactical distribution in a contested space.

STAFF Sergeant Julia Nelson, US Air Force (USAF), fuels specialist, 375th Logistics Support Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, monitors the gauges telling her how much fuel is being pumped into her fuel truck at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Zachary Warners, 192d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft armament systems craftsman, inspects a missile as a part of a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Oct. 11, 2022. Warners was in mission oriented protective posture 4 gear, assumed when there is an alarm red, which designates an attack is imminent or in progress.

Naval Ordnance Station. A close-up right side view of the placement of ammunition in the pedestal of a Mark 67/Mod 1 gun mount. A Mark 16/Mod 5 20mm machine gun is in the mount. Base: Louisville State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-96-00787. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

An armed MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle taxis down a runway in Afghanistan. During operations July 15, 2007, a Reaper released several guided bomb unit-12s on possible improvised explosive devices located in a roadway near Qalat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 8, 2021) A close-in weapons system fires from the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a live-fire exercise during Tailored ShipÕs Training Availability (TSTA) and Final Evaluation Problem (FEP). Harry S. Truman, with embarked Carrier Air Wing 1, is underway conducting TSTA and FEP to assess their ability to conduct combat missions, support functions and survive complex casualty control situations in preparation for full integration into a carrier strike group.

030109-F-3715H-011. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Drasi, Italy, November 14, 2007 - During a route clearance exercise, technicians from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit operate the MK II Talon robot to investigate an improvised explosive device (IED) from their high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle. By using the robot, technicians can effectively dispose of the IED while maintaining a safe distance in the event of a detonation.

040409-F-3488S-010. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

357th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons armament technicians, Senior Airman Chloe Chavers and Staff Sgt. Bryanna Hendrickson load an air-to-ground bomb onto a lift truck at the live ordnance loading area at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 13, 2022. LOLA operations consist of loading live ordnance on A-10 Thunderbolt IIs in an authorized area on the flightline, away from people and buildings.

030507-F-3838S-011. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft lands at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, New York on May 5, 2022 as the 174th Attack Wing of the New York Air National Guard tests a new remote landing and takeoff capability.. This is the first time an MQ-9 flew from one commercial airport, in this case Hancock Field International Airport in Syracuse, to another, the airport in Rome. ( U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Barbara Olney)

A quadcopter sits on the ground during Technology Operational Experimentation Exercise (TOEE) 2022 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug 1, 2022. TOEE is a joint exercise being conducted to support the Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) concept for an Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO) mission from the littorals to inland objectives using manned/unmanned teaming (MUM-T) of technologies as a system to support sustainment and expeditionary logistics.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Austin Geter, opposing forces (OPPFOR) member, operates a drone during a training event at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 13, 2022. Geter, playing the role of OPPFOR, flew the drone to test the 51st Security Forces Squadrons ability to spot and respond to an enemy drone sighting.

050924-F-1710B-003. Base: Abbeville State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030307-M-5505M-003. Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd LAR

Soldier of Bravo Company, 572nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont Army National Guard, participates in route clearing exercises at the Ethan Allen Firing Range, Jericho, Vt., Nov. 5, 2022. Training on remote-controlled robots allows troops to investigate and place simulated detonation charges near props representing unexploded ordinance. Route clearing ensures corridors of travel are clear of obstruction and free of dangers such as improvised explosive devices.

A front view of an Army scoop-type loader. Country: Unknown

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade provide perimeter security with a vehicle mounted Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22, Sept. 10, 2022.Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely train

U.S. Army Cpl. Justin Richter, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 837th Brigade Support Battalion, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, launches a RQ-11B Raven Small Unmanned Surveillance System (SUAS) during a training exercise 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.

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (August 1, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey lands and offloads personnel during an amphibious raid for a multinational littoral operations exercise as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, August, 1. 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. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

SPOT the agile mobile robot retrieves medical supplies for a notional casualty demonstration during a demonstration of lifesaving care as part of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Commands Capability Days event, Fort Detrick, Md., April 5, 2023. Service members across the Department of Defense joined teams from across the U.S. Army medical development enterprise here for the event to learn about the continuum of combat casualty care, from moment of injury through aerial medical evacuation. The USAMRDC Capability Days event is the culmination of months of planning between the command and teams with its subordinate units and is an opportunity for the U.S. Armys premier medical development commands - under the USAMRDC umbrella - to showcase the latest technologies under development for Americas Warfighters.

A Mission Support Radio airman angles a satellite dish for strongest connection at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Oct. 18, 2022. 23rd Special Tactics Squadron Mission Support Radio installs, maintains, and sustains radio frequency communications ensuring mission success in deployed and home environments.

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conduct a test flight of an RQ-7B Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System Oct. 13, 2022, in Poland. This Aircraft provides reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition, and force protection during day and night.

WA, Arlington, Arlington Fly-in, World War II military show. (Editorial Usage Only)

DF-ST-86-07878. Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 51st Operational Support Squadron and Republic of Korea Airmen set up a TMQ-53 tactical meteorological observing system during a combined training event involving USAF and ROKAF partners at Yeongju, Republic of Korea, Nov. 16, 2022. The 51st OSS provided timely and accurate weather forecasts for aircrews participating in the event, allowing flying units to plan and adjust mission requirements accordingly.

040224-F-6553S-019. Base: 155th Arw/Neang State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

021004-F-3873G-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

A Marine stands ready to load a round into an M-224 60mm mortar during an exercise held as part of PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: Naval Air Station, Adak State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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