Military Equipment and Operations

Close-ups of military personnel engaged in various equipment setups and repairs, showcasing hands manipulating tools, vehicles, and technology during training and operational exercises.

BALTIC SEA (July 2, 2022) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Roger Bizzard participates in a medical training drill aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), July 2, 2022. Gunston Hall is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cesar Lua, a low altitude air defense gunner with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 362 (Reinforced), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sets up an RPS-40 radar on a MRZR D4, during Realistic Urban Training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, June 8, 2022. The purpose of RUT is to enhance the integration and collective capability of the MEU's command, air, ground and logistics elements and prepare the 13th MEU to meet the nation's crisis response needs during its upcoming overseas deployment.

A Guatemalan service member prepares for a static line jump aboard a C-130J Super Hercules over Guatemala, as part of Resolute Sentinel 22, June 13, 2022. Resolute Sentinel 22 is a multi-national training opportunity that offers real-world benefits to U.S. and partner nation military personnel and the people of Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador by promoting well-being and readiness in addition to building long-term partnerships.

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 555th Fighter Generation Squadron unfastens a panel on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the 3rd quarter Rapid Aircraft Generation and Employment (RAGE) event at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Oct. 14, 2022. RAGE features demonstrations and competitions that display the bases ability to communicate, coordinate and execute wartime operations.

030324-F-9629J-004. Subject Operation/Series: RSO&I Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Logistics Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, open an unmanned underwater vehicle during a joint explosive ordnance disposal exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Sept. 24, 2022. EOD technicians around the joint force conducted a week long joint-service level exercise where service members cohesively integrated, trained, and competed with one another while utilizing experimental technology. The training demonstrated progress in the U.S. Marine Corps Force Design 2030 efforts.

U.S. Air Force Airman Joann Alicea, 86th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, performs a full maintenance on oxygen masks at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 20, 2022. Aircrew flight equipment Airmen perform maintenance on oxygen masks, including assembly, disassembly and cleaning, to ensure they are in proper working order. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jared Lovett)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrew Britten, 673d Air Base Wing public affairs specialist, takes a photo during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-3 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 1, 2022. This exercise provides unique opportunities to integrate various forces into joint, coalition and multilateral training from simulated forward operating bases.

BALTIC SEA (July 2, 2022) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Roger Bizzard participates in a medical training drill aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), July 2, 2022. Gunston Hall is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cesar Castillo, assigned to the 307th Logistics Readiness Squadron, evaluates fluid levels on an inoperable vehicle in a simulated wartime environment exercise at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana Feb. 3, 2024. Subject matter experts were selected from each flight along with members in upgrade training to respond to these wartime scenarios. Air Force

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 5, 2022) Chief Petty Officer Hospital Corpsman Augusto Paguagavaldez, from La Place, La., prepares a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot during a shot event in the focsle aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Though not mandatory, the Navy recommends all Navy personnel receive the COVID-19 vaccine booster. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, led by Carrier Strike Group 3, deployed from San Diego, Jan. 3, in support of global maritime security operations. An integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic, relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navys role across the full spectrum of military operations — from combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. U.S. 3rd Fleet works together with our allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation, the rule of law, and other principles that underpin security for the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Cpl. Luis Valverde, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery noncomissioned officer, places a gas hose into the water-pump for the wet screen station during excavation operations in Quang Binh Province, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Feb. 26, 2023. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 378 Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron fuelsa U.S. KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 50th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron in support of a routine agile combat employment exercise at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 16, 2022. Continual training in ACE competencies enhances mission proficiency and increased readiness to deter regional aggression.

030321-F-9629J-011. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

SGT. Lee E. DuBry of the 28th Munitions Maintenance Squadron checks connectors with a probe before a practice bomb is loaded into a B-1B aircraft. The bomber is participating in Phase II of exercise Proud Shield '88, in which KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft and B-1B crews conduct navigation, bombing and refueling competitions. Subject Operation/Series: PROUD SHIELD '88 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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Damage Controlman 1st Class Charles Gunther reviews his notes from a general quarters drill on the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) during the training exercise Silent Wolverine while underway as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Nov. 8, 2022. Exercise Silent Wolverine is a U.S.-led, combined training exercise that tests Ford-class aircraft carrier capabilities through integrated high-end naval warfare scenarios alongside participating allies in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is conducting their first deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations.

030220-M-2796K-014. Base: Camp Engaru State: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN)

111212-N-BA263-352 CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait (Dec. 12, 2011) Lt. j.g. Jacob Mello, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, crimps a non-electric blasting cap onto detonation cord during demolition operations supervisor training. CTG 56.1 provides mine counter-measure, explosive ordnance disposal, salvage-diving, counter-terrorism and force protection for the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Brett Gentry, 1-135th Assault Helicopter Battalion, Missouri National Guard, aircraft mechanic, performs routine maintenance on a UH-60 Black Hawk on Whiteman Air Force Base June 22, 2022. The 1-135th mobilizes and deploys on order to a theater of operations and conducts unified land operations in joint and coalition environments supporting a Regional Combatant Commander or provides defense support to civil authorities within the United States as directed.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Collin Burchfield, KC-135 Stratotanker pilot assigned to the 50th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, conducts pre-flight checks of his aircraft throttle control at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 28, 2022. The 50th EARS, deployed with U.S. Air Forces Central, delivers fuel for U.S. and partner nation forces, enabling war-winning airpower, deterrence, and stability to the region.

Airman 1st Class Dariel Maldonado, 15th Maintenance Squadron non-destructive inspections journeyman, applies liquid magnetic particles on an aerospace ground equipment hook at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 24, 2022. The hooks were a part of an annual magnetic particle inspection to ensure their serviceability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan - Senior Airman Kristina Cyphert, 535th Airlift Squadron, fills out preflight forms on board a C-17 Globemaster III here March 25. The C-17 flew into Marines Corps Air Station Iwakuni to pick up marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171 to drop off them at Sendai Airport. MWSS-171 where heading to Sendai Airport to setup portable showers to bring humanitarian assistance to Japan in part of Operation Tomodachi.

U.S. Marine Sgt. Leal Lazaro, a radio operator with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, used his PRC-150 Multi-bandwidth Radio to communicate with members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces 15th Brigade Signals Unit on Camp Naha, Japan, May 19, 2022. Marines demonstrated to the members of JJGSDF on May 18-19 on methods to streamline communication procedures between the two groups, leading to faster response time and execution of mission critical objectives. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air Ground Task Force operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Matthew McIlroy assigned to the 23rd Maintenance Group prepares a post-attack reconnaissance stand during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear class as part of a pre-deployment requirement at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, March 8, 2023. The 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and 75th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron arrived at Al Dhafra Air Base to provide support to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, enhancing the ability to deliver airpower and to integrate with local United Arab of Emirates partners.

A student assigned to the 312th Training Squadron holds a fire hose as it sprays water, during a training assessment, at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, June 9, 2022. Students train with hoses that spray water at up to 110 pounds per square inch.

Joshua Duerkop, the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division commander, displays a replica of an improvised explosive device during an IED familiarization class Sept. 28, 2022, at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy in Columbia. 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.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Chelsea Casto, 74th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew member, replaces tools during a third quarter load crew competition at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Oct. 7, 2022. During these quarterly competitions, participants are required to do a uniform inspection, take a written exam and perform loading duties. The 74th FGS team claimed the title for Moodys top third quarter load crew.

U.S Marine Corps recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, stand by to get measured during their first uniform fitting at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, May 25, 2022. Recruits are fitted several times throughout recruit training to ensure their uniforms are ready to be worn as Marines.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffery Owens, 660th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron KC-10 Extender aerospace propulsion craftsman, prepares a KC-10 for an engine swap at Travis Air Force Base, California, Oct. 24, 2022. Airmen assigned to the 660th AMXS maintain, repair and advance Travis AFBs fleet of KC-10 aircraft.

041116-M-3658J-002. Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CSSB-1

Mobility folders are checked in a deployment processing line as Airmen from the 126th Air Refueling Wing, Illinois Air National Guard prepare to deploy in support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn, March 24, 2011 at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III.

A Tanzanian Special Forces Marine reviews the photographs he took of the village leader while conducting a civil engagement during a Joint Combined Exchange Training in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Nov. 14, 2022. This JCET focused on civil affairs, such as learning how to conduct civil engagements, reconnaissance, information reporting, and tactical combat casualty care. Engagements like this are one small contribution to helping partners safeguard their people and combat the global threat of violent extremism.

020716-M-0367H-011. Subject Operation/Series: OJOJIHARA ARTILLERY LIVE FIRE Base: Ojojihara Training Area State: Miyagi Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3d Battalion 12th Marine Regimen

A close-up of the ribbon cutting at the Aguadilla Army Reserve Center, Jan. 22,2023 in Puerto Rico.

A member of Detachment 3, 5th Weather Squadron, checks a thermometer during the XVIII Airborne Corps command post Exercise CABER DRAGON '89. Subject Operation/Series: CABER DRAGON '89 Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Sailor assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakunis harbor operations division pulls a line as the high-speed transport vessel USNS Guam (T-HST-1) docks at MCAS Iwakunis harbor during Exercise Orient Shield 22, August 24, 2022. Orient Shield is the largest annual bilateral field training exercise in Japan between the U.S. Army and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. With both its air and sea facilities, MCAS Iwakuni is uniquely positioned to support the dynamic employment of forces across the Indo-Pacific area of operations.

A remote-controlled robot of the Belgian Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit grabs a wire as the unit takes part in a suspicious package training, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, March 27, 2022.The training allowed U.S. Army Garrison Benelux Directorate of Emergency Services to test interoperability with host nation emergency services.

A U.S Marine, with Headquarters and Service Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, participates at the leather crafting station during the family day event at Horse of the Sun Ranch, Calif., May 21, 2022.. The Family day event was hosted by Headquarters and Service Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego to strengthen the relationship between families and the command.

US Air Force (USAF) Weapons Loaders assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing (BW), make final inspections on Conventional Air Launch Cruise Missiles, after loading them into the weapons bay of a USAF B-52H Stratofortress aircraft while deployed with the 7th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Navy Kevin Levey, a diver assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), conducts dive operations during an underwater recovery mission in Wewak, Papua New Guinea, Aug. 31, 2022. DPAA personnel conducted an underwater excavation operation in an effort to find a U.S. aircraft crew lost over Papua New Guinea during World War II. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

041116-M-1250B-005. Base: Mahmuydiyah State: Babil Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Clayton Crum, a motor transport operator with Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, threads a needle after various exercises during a Mental Fitness Obstacle Course on Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 3, 2022. CLR-1 is holding the first ever Mental Fitness Obstacle Course in the Marine Corps. The event provides information on how a units Marines deal with different mental obstacles under physical stress. With this knowledge, unit training can be conducted based on the needs of the Marines.

A representative of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Logistics Science and Technology dispenses water from the Atmospheric Portable-water Sustainment Unit and Lightweight Water Purification System at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 30, 2022. The combination of the APSU and Lightweight Water Purification System bolster the 3d Marine Littoral Regiments logistical power by desalinating ocean water and taking in the atmospheric humidity and condensing it to potable water. Portable-water sustainment paired with 21st century foraging concepts enable commanders to extend and enhance operational rations for a period without needing outside logistics support.

Senior Airman Tyler Glisson, 15th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman repairs the ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III during a depot level repair at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 2, 2022. The ASM flight is responsible for repairing physical damage and maintaining the high quality structures on the aircraft.

MASTER Sergeant Andrew Audette, Global Hawk Dedicated Crew CHIEF from the 31st Test and Evaluation Wing, Edwards Air Force Base (AFB), checks fuel density to determine how much fuel is needed to refuel the Global Hawk unmanned aircraft after its arrival at Langley Air Force Base. The aircraft flew non-stop from Edwards AFB, California, to Langley, Virginia, as part of a NATO seminar hosted by the Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

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Florida National Guardmen, Sgt. William Jessie, 869th Engineer Company, lights a piece of detonation cord that is used as a secondary initiation for a shape charge, April 10 at McCrady Training Center. Initially, a one-foot by six-foot hole is created. Then, a crater charge is emplaced and covered to ensure the soil is pushed out of the way. The engineers spent two-weeks in a 12B Combat Engineer Course at McCrady Training Center learning how to breach doors, create craters and other obstacles and recognize Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and other traps.

020913-M-0175R-019. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2002 Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4) Scene Major Command Shown: CTF 52.2

DF-ST-89-01026. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

A member of the 16th Special Operations Squadron attached a whistling-device booby trap to the base of a tree while setting up an aggressor force base camp during a joint-service escape and evasion field training exercise at Outlying Field Choctaw. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), 1st Marine Division (MARDIV), detonates a charge during the SAPPER Squad Competition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 8, 2022. During this exercise, Marines from 1st CEB, 1st MARDIV, and 2d CEB conducted urban demolition training during the annual SAPPER Squad Competition. The competition consisted of a wide array of mission essential tasks under a stressful environment and recognized top talent within the Marine Corps combat engineer community.

Tech. Sgt. David Lamb, 8th Maintenance Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of aircraft structural maintenance, cuts out a stencil to be applied to an F-16 Fighting Falcon for the painting of the 8th Fighter Wings fourth and final heritage tail flash at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 23, 2022. Stencils are made days in advance, once the final design had been decided, in order to speed up the painting process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Spalding)

A 421st Combat Training Squadron instructor pumps blood to a tactical combat casualty care training aid for students attending the Advanced Ready Training - Outside the Wire course at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Feb. 6, 2024. The ART-OTW course is a pre-deployment requirement to gain experience in specialized tactics and techniques through strenuous training scenarios. Air Force

Left side view of a KC-135R autopilot trainer. Country: Unknown

U.S. Airmen, assigned to the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing, watch a 92nd Saudi National Day parade at Prince Sultan Air Base, Sept. 27, 2022. Saudi National Day, Sept. 23, every year, commemorates the naming of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by royal decree in 1932.

A Florida State University womens soccer team staff member tries the Marine Corps Flight Orientation Program simulator at Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, March 31, 2022. The 6MCD staff and the Jacksonville Officer Selection Team held leadership discussions with FSU staff and athletes and led them in events, such as Battle Position, the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer, and MCFOP.

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030509-F-3838S-004. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2003 Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

221031-N-DW158-1060 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 31, 2022) Lt. Michael Wycoff, from Omaha, Nebraska, launches an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27, from the flight deck of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 31. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Sailors conduct pipe patching drills in the hangar bay of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), while pierside in Norfolk, Virginia, Feb. 5, 2024. George Washington is conducting Tailored Ship's Training Availability and Final Evaluation Problem (TSTA/FEP). TSTA prepares the ship and crew for full integration into a carrier strike group through a wide range of mission-critical operations. Navy

221008-N-FD648-1108 IONIAN SEA (Oct. 8, 2022) Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 2nd Class Cameron Hunter, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99), patches a pipe during a general quarters drill, Oct. 8, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

Anthony Porreca, 512th Maintenance Squadron Aero Repair work lead, performs maintenance during a C-5M Super Galaxy main landing gear installation at the 436th MXS Isochronal Dock on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, March 24, 2023. The 436th MXS Isochronal Dock is capable of performing certain Programmed Depot Maintenance-level jobs, effectively minimizing maintenance downtime and increasing aircraft availability.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Alvarado, 60th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron AE technician, performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a simulated patient aboard a flight over the Pacific Ocean on a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Golden Bee Sept. 28, 2022. Exercise Golden Bee is a joint readiness exercise designed to provide training integration and rehearse strategic and operational objectives in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

Private First Class Lori Germain of the Combat Pictorial Detachment, US Army Visual Information Center, holds a microphone while recording the audio portion of footage being shot during the loading of 9th Infantry Division vehicles aboard a ship for transportation to South Korea. Units of the 9th Infantry Division will participate in the joint South Korean/US exercise TEAM SPIRIT '88. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '88 Base: Tacoma State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldier in uniform stands before a sunset, flags waving in the background.

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221005-N-IX644-1030 ADRIATIC SEA (Oct. 5, 2022) Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 3rd Class Chandler Rodriguez, from San Diego, assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, tests night vision goggles aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), Oct. 5, 2022. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of CSG-10 and the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG). The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86, VFA-103, VFA-136, VFA-143, VAQ-140, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG) is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

DF-ST-86-12106. Base: North Field State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joshua Marchione, a food service specialist with Food Service Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, takes a photo of a school of fish at the Churaumi Aquarium, Okinawa, Japan, August 30, 2022. Food Service Company took a trip to the aquarium to boost morale and build comradery. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force's comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tylor Wise, 62d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, refills the oil on a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 12, 2022. Team McChord Airmen from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, are participating in Exercise RED FLAG-Alaska 23-1, in conjunction with Exercise Rainier War 22B. Rainier War is a semi-annual exercise designed to demonstrate the 62d Airlift Wing, 627th Air Base Group and 446th Airlift Wings ability to generate, employ and sustain operations.

Detail View of A Marine Loading 5.56mm Rounds into a Magazine for an M-16

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Helmets wait for decontamination at a station in the decontamination line held during a readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 8, 2022. Routine training enhances operational readiness to defend Japan and ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Members of the 117th Air Refueling Wing participate in CBRNE annual training at Sumpter Smith Joint Air National Guard base, April 10, 2022. CBRNE training is designed prepare military members and first responders to effectively respond to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive (CBRNE) or mass casualty incident.

Pararescue equipment awaits loading onto a C-130J Super Hercules for an over-water personnel recovery operation during Exercise Pacific Angel at Subang Air Base, Malaysia, Aug. 17, 2022. The U.S. Air Force pararescuemen's mission is to rescue and recover American and Allied forces from danger or extreme duress and bring our warriors home to fight another day.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Weiss, 20th Component Maintenance Squadron fuel systems journeyman, replaces a manifold from within a F1 F-16 fuel cell at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, May 18, 2022. Maintenance sections like the fuels section are essential to the Air Force delivering ready forces for combat operations.

Fieldcraft Hostile (FCH) students load 185 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition before weapons training at Fieldcraft Hostile (FCH) on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Aug. 3, 2022. FCH places students in realistic and strenuous training scenarios used to teach skills such as weapons control, combative techniques, communications, mounted and dismounted individual and team movements and land navigation.

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U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Polanco, a mortarman with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, traverses a mortar tube during Mountain Training Exercise 1-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California, Oct. 9, 2022. During MTX, the Marines learned various skills to become more proficient in combat and survival in an austere mountain environment. Polanco is a native of Devine, Texas.

U.S. Police Officers assigned to the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Teams from police departments across South Carolina receive Tactical Medicine training during the 2022 SWAT Summit at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, Columbia, South Carolina, Sept. 27, 2022. The Columbia Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) SWAT Team hosts this year's summit, sharing their techniques in Close Quarter Combat (CQB) skills, mission planning, tactics, and range drills with partner departments.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, get issued their rifles during M16A4 service rifle issue at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, June 13, 2022. Regardless of their military occupation specialty, recruits are indoctrinated in the traditional relationship between a Marine and their rifle, and are thoroughly briefed on their responsibilities regarding rifle security, safety and handling.

Airmen from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, participate in Forward Area Refueling Point (FARP) training during Black Flag 22-1 at Nellis AFB, May 10, 2022. As part of Agile Combat Employment, FARP training prepares Airmen to effectively refuel aircraft in austere locations when air-to-air refueling is not possible or when fueling stations are not accessible.

U.S. Navy Corpsmen with 3d Medical Battalion conduct bilateral Tactical Combat Casualty Care training with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members during Keen Sword, on Amami, Japan, Nov. 10, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial training event that exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self-Defense Force. This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.

Senior Airman Tyree Bishop, a 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron fuel systems journeyman, selects tools needed for a bladder cell installation on a KC-10 Extender April 28, 2014, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The KC-10 Extender is an aerial refueling aircraft which extends the reach of other aircraft.

Soldiers from the 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), establish a forward arming and refueling point (F.A.R.P) at the Millington-Memphis Airport to conduct refueling and resupply on January 13, 2024, during a Large-Scale Long-Range Air Assault into the Joint Readiness Training Center on Fort Johnson, LA. This exercise is intended to test and strengthen the unit's readiness. Close to 80 U.S. Army helicopters from Fort Campbell, KY, will stop at several locations throughout the flight path to refuel and resupply before they assault onto the training objectives at Fort Johnson, LA. There are four forward arming and refueling points (FARP): Millington, TN, Oxford, MS, Monroe, LA, and Alexandria, LA.

DM-ST-88-08211. Subject Operation/Series: COLD WINTER Country: Norway (NOR)

U.S. Air Force surgical team assigned to the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Hurlburt Field Fla., preps their gear prior to loading "critical"l patients during Emerald Warrior 2011 on March 1, 2011. Emerald Warrior 2011 is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored, multiservice exercise designed to leverage lessons learned from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders.

Crash site of B-18 Bomber on Mount Waternomee in Woodstock, New Hampshire USA. Crashed on January 14, 1942. Out of seven crew members, five survived the crash and were able to remove themselves from the wreckage. The remaining two members died when the plane exploded.

This gear, in it's stowed container, is the JAVELIN anti-tank missle training system that was issued to Marine Corps Base (MCBH), Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, on August 31st, 2000. Base: Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

International students from Colombia learn the necessary skills to effectively fly the RQ-11 Raven, a small hand-launched remote control unmanned aerial aircraft, at the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School (NAVSCIATTS), November 29, 2022. The UAS course is a four-week course-of-instruction that teaches essential skills and competencies required to operate the Raven in tactical environment.NAVSCIATTS trains and educates foreign Special Operations Forces, SOF-like forces and SOF enables across the tactical, operational and strategic spectrums through in-residence and Mobile Training Team Courses of Instruction; and serves as USSOCOMs premier Security Force Assistance training asset. More than 13,000 students from more than 125 Partner Nations have trained with this Naval Special Warfare command since 1963. (U.S. Navy photos by Michael Williams)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tucker Clement, a dedicated crew chief with the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing, prepares to launch an F-35A Lightning II for a night-flying mission at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 19, 2022. Night flying is performed monthly to ensure pilots are proficient in every capability of the F-35A.

An attendee of Aviation Nation participates in "Battle Position", a Marine Corps virtual reality pugil stick game, at Nellis Air Force Base, North Las Vegas, Nev., Nov. 5, 2022. Recruiters with Recruiting Station Salt Lake City attended the Aviation Nation Air Show on November 5th and 6th where they set up Battle Positions, a flight simulator, and a pull-up challenge.

NAVAL BASE KITSAP-BREMERTON, Wash. (Oct. 13, 2022) - U.S. Navy Electronics Technician (Nuclear) Trevor Schutte, from Milwaukee, uses a sound-powered phone during a general quarters drill aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is undergoing a docking planned incremental availability at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility where the ship is receiving scheduled maintenance and upgrades.

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