Military Drills and Operations

Active-duty service members in tactical exercises and briefings, illustrating teamwork, preparedness, and training within various military settings.

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Gary, left, an explosive ordinance disposal technician with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, briefs his platoon on the capabilities of the EOD support team during a during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel rehearsal aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 29, 2024. The TRAP rehearsal was conducted to evaluate the platoons rapid respond and recovery tactics of downed aircraft personnel while working with their U.S. Navy counterparts. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Gary, left, an explosive ordinance disposal technician with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, briefs his platoon on the capabilities of the EOD support team during a during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel rehearsal aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 29, 2024. The TRAP rehearsal was conducted to evaluate the platoons rapid respond and recovery tactics of downed aircraft personnel while working with their U.S. Navy counterparts. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
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MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. - Pfc. Frank V. Manandik, a combat engineer with 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, gives words of encouragement to a student in the units Marine Corps Martial Arts Program gray belt course during a pugil sticks bout at the units headquarters Wednesday. Instructors are helping 24 Marines adhere to All-Marine message 034/07, which encourages all Marines in combat related job fields to have their gray belt.
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220622-N-TC847-1007 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 22, 2022) Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Brittany Gonzales, 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.
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Major Guy Gombo, Israeli Air Force, during a moment of silence to remember those who perished during the Holocaust as part of the Holocaust Day of Remembrance ceremony April 28, 2022, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The observance is a time to remember the victims, to remember those who risked their lives to save another human being, and to honor the survivors who lived through the horrors of the Holocaust.
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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Sam Austin, a Soldier with the 79th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Battalion, races a child while in a bomb suit September 11, 2022, at the city park in Manhattan, Kansas. Austin was participating in a display set up by the 1st Infantry Division at a 9/11 remembrance event hosted by the city of Manhattan.
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220822-N-HG389-0054 SINGAPORE (Aug. 22, 2022) Cmdr. Clayton Beas, commanding officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), left, gives a tour of the bridge to Rich Franklin, three-time MMA World Champion and VP of ONE Championship, center, and Demetrious Mighty Mouse Johnson, twelve-time Flyweight World Champion, during a visit, Aug. 22. Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
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U.S. Army Soldiers participating in Jungle School perform waterborne operations at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on Oct. 15, 2022. During Waterborne day at Jungle School, students learn how to correctly and safely cross a water obstacle in the jungle using one rope bridge, poncho ruck rafts, and zodiacs.
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U.S. Marine Corps Docent Len Howard, a docent with the Command Museum at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, gives a tour to the new Marines of Fox Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion at MCRD San Diego, Sept. 21, 2022. The museums focus is the history of the Marine Corps in the 20th and 21st centuries, as well as the history of the Marines in Southern California.
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THE INSPECTION (2022), directed by ELEGANCE BRATTON.
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French civilians in WWII-era dress wait at Deauville Airport to welcome WWII Veterans to Normandy, France, June 2, 2022. The welcome event, coordinated by the Best Defense Foundation, flew WWII Veterans to Normandy to attend D-Day ceremonies, commemorating the 78th Anniversary that Allied forces liberated the French people.
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U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jeremy W. Beaven, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing chief of staff, presents the Naval Aviation Safety Award to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, May 19, 2022. The award was given for an outstanding safety record during aircraft operations in support of the United States Marine Corps Forces Pacific. This distinctive accomplishment is the result of superior leadership, superlative airmanship and commitment to aviation safety and operational readiness.
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Nicholas Martin, a 4-year-old from Medford, Mass., lays down behind the scope of a M82 .50 caliber Special Application Scoped Rifle during an exhibition of weapons used by Marines at Boston Common May 3. The exhibition was during the first day of Marine Week Boston, which honors and recognizes the contributions of Marines, including Boston-based hometown heroes and their families.
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GAETA, Italy (Oct. 3, 2015) Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Michael Tontz mans the rails as the U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) pulls into Gaeta, Italy after a nine month dry-dock period in Rijeka, Croatia. Mount Whitney, forward deployed to Gaeta, Italy, operates with a combined crew of U.S. Navy Sailors and Military Sealift Command civil service mariners.
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New Zealand, Otago, Wanaka, Warbirds Over Wanaka, WW2 WAAF Women Auxiliary Air Force
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Staff Agt. Mary Marr, 91st Civil Support Team, Arizona National Guard and Staff Sgt. Dennis Tejada, 64th Civil Support Team, New Mexico National Guard listen to a briefing before a Joint Hazard Assessment Team training scenario in Show Low, Arizona on Feb. 27.This JHAT allowed the Guardsmen of the 91st CST to train with the 64th CST, New Mexico National Guard, firefighters and medics from Mesa Timber Fire and Medical District and Pinetop Fire District, and Public Information Officers from the Navajo County Department of Emergency Management and Preparedness to be prepared to confront any chemical, biological, and radiological threats against the homeland at a moments notice as a combined, efficient and effective team.
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FELIX KAMMERER in ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (2022) -Original title: IM WESTEN NICHTS NEUES-, directed by EDWARD BERGER.