Military Exercises and Operations

Diverse scenes of soldiers engaged in training and combat scenarios, featuring firearms, artillery, and tactical maneuvers in varied landscapes.

Recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, tackle the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., July 28, 2022. The Crucible is the 54-hour culminating event for all recruits before the Eagle, Globe and Anchor Ceremony. This serves as their final test on the skills and resiliency they have acquired over their time in recruit training.

060403-A-7969G-017. Base: Bojariy State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION

DA-SC-88-01641. Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Staff Sgt. Jhean Urena, left, Sgt. Tevin Rose and Pfc. Zachary Layton of Bravo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard rest between missions during a live fire exercise with 105 mm Howitzers atthe eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at Fort Drum, N.Y. More than 2,500 Soldiers are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win.

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-09-16. Report on the training of the Inter-Arms Military School in Saint-Cyr Coetquidan in Morbihan. The EMIA recruits its students from among active non-commissioned officers and non-commissioned soldiers selected by competition. The cadets follow a two-year training course. At the end of the first year, they are appointed to the rank of second lieutenant, then lieutenant at the end of the second year. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. France, Bretagne, Coetquidan, Guer le 2021-09-16. Reportage sur la formation de l' Ecole militaire interarmes à Saint-Cyr Coetquidan dans le Morbihan. L'EMIA recrute ses eleves parmi les sous-officiers d'active et les militaires du rang selectionnes par concours. Les eleves-officiers suivent une formation de deux ans. A l'issue de la première annee, ils sont nommés au grade de sous-lieutenant, puis de lieutenant a la fin de la seconde annee. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

220604-N-PG340-1034 SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, Calif. (June 4, 2022) U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 and Marines with 7th Engineering Support Battalion depart the simulated camp for a patrol during Operation Turning Point, also known as their Field Training Exercise, at San Clemente Island. Operation Turning Point is an around-the-clock exercise that focuses on constructing advanced bases while maintaining proficiency in tactics and survivability. NMCB-5 is homeported out of Port Hueneme, California. They train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to execute construction and engineering projects for major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

U.S. Army Capt. Tyler Bobilya, left, the commander of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and U.S. Army Col. Stephen Capehart, the commander of 3ABCT, 4ID, discuss the execution of a Defender Europe 22 multinational dry fire exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 16, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises taking place in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

Recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, tackle the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., July 28, 2022. The Crucible is the 54-hour culminating event for all recruits before the Eagle, Globe and Anchor Ceremony. This serves as their final test on the skills and resiliency they have acquired over their time in recruit training.

Recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, tackle the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., July 28, 2022. The Crucible is the 54-hour culminating event for all recruits before the Eagle, Globe and Anchor Ceremony. This serves as their final test on the skills and resiliency they have acquired over their time in recruit training.

US Air Force Team members from Pacific Air Forces check their targets during the zero out portion of the Combat Weapons event during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, on October 31st, 2000. DEFENDER CHALLENGE is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams seven physical fitness events, base defense, and policing skills over six days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dylan Glazener, a firepower control team radio operator, with Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Command Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, sets up a BATS-D radio system during a combined close air support training event as part of exercise Koolendong 22 at Yampi Sound, WA, Australia, July 20, 2022. Exercise Koolendong 22 is a combined and joint force exercise focused on expeditionary advanced base operations conducted by U.S. Marines, U.S. Soldiers, U.S. Airmen, and Australian Defence Force personnel.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines fire a MK 153 Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon while conducting platoon attack drills on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 8, 2022. This training improved the Marines proficiency at the tactical level and developed small-unit leadership. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Winfield, MO, June 19, 2008 Members of the Missouri National Guard, Army and Air Force National Guard stack sandbags next to the levee in anticipation that the levee may breach. Winfield, MO, June 19, 2008 --Members of the Missouri National Guard, Army and Air Force National Guard stack sandbags next to the levee in anticipation that the levee may breach.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Jacob Farley, Air Education Training Command competitor, takes sharp aim with an M16A2 rifle, while range official US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN James Peck watches intently during the Combat Rifle event during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense, and policing skills over six days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE '00 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment are conducting immediate actions drills during Lava Viper in Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Jan. 19, 2012. Lava Viper is a battalion level combined arms training exercise to better prepare Marines for upcoming deployments.

Joint training exercise with Det 2. 6 Co. 3/238th AVN MEDEVAC, Cox Health and Missouri State Highway Patrol at Hercules Glade Wilderness, Bradleyville, Mo., Oct. 06, 2022. Multiple Missouri departments teamed up to practice life-saving MEDEVAC scenarios. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Rose Di Trolio.)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division prime field expedient demolition charges at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, May 11, 2022. This exercise tested and strengthened the Marines ability to conduct distributed operations, while demonstrating their readiness to rapidly secure and defend key terrain to maintain regional security. 1/3 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines as a part of the Unit Deployment Program.

A U.S. Soldier throws the M67 grenade during the weapons lane, to earn the U.S. Army Expert Soldier Badge (ESB), Sept. 01, 2022, Vilsek, Germany. The ESB is a U.S. Army special skills badge awarded to all Soldiers, noncommissioned officers, warrant officers, and commissioned officers-except those in the Infantry, Special Forces and Medical career management fields-that demonstrate individual Soldier competencies and abilities to perform tough, realistic and mission-focused skill level 1 Warrior Tasks and brigade commander-selected tasks. Training and testing are expected to be tough, realistic, and mission focused.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, runs towards a UH-60 Black Hawk as part of a multinational hot and cold load training in preparation for exercise Vigilant Fox held at Niinisalo, Finland, July 25, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT, and Finish and British army units trained in Finland to further strengthen the relations and interoperability between the nations.

060519-N-4772B-313. Base: Hat Yao Country: Thailand (THA)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines conduct a live-fire range during Exercise Shinka 22.1 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 20, 2022. Shinka exemplifies a shared commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 3/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

A sniper team looks through their weapon's sights during the European Best Sniper Team Competition at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Aug. 5, 2022. The annual European Best Sniper Team Competition is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa competition that tests marksmanship skills, physical prowess, and mental agility while developing relationships and sharing skills between sniper teams across Europe.

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LEST, Slovakia - Soldiers from Apache Troop, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, run to suppress the incoming fire during exercise Slovak Shield 22, part of the multinational exercise DEFENDER-Europe 22, at Lest Training Area, Slovakia, May 17, 2022. DEFENDER-Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises within U.S. European Command's Large Global Scale Exercise construct taking place in Eastern Europe. DEFENDER-Europe 22 demonstrates V Corps ability to command and control large scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO and the National Defense Strategy under the direction of U.S. Army Europe and Africa.

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, participate in live-fire mortar range near Setermoen, Norway, March 30, 2023. Marines are deployed to Norway as part of Marine Rotational Forces Europe 23.1 which focuses on regional engagements throughout Europe by conducting various exercises, arctic cold-weather and mountain warfare training, and military-to-military engagements, which enhance overall interoperability of the U.S. Marine Corps with allies and partners.

U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, exhibits a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle for Gen. Yuichi Togashi, 2nd Division Commanding Officer, Japan Self-Defense Force, Northern Army during Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 7, 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Layko, a bulk fuel specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, monitors a fuel gauge during forward arming and refueling point operations at Camp Tokachi, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual 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.

050806-A-9419D-005. Base: Camp Grayling State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Recruits with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, are challenged with Basic Warrior Training on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., May 3, 2022. Basic Warrior Training is a 48 hour training evolution that covers land navigation, improvised explosive devices, and fire and movement.

030415-F-0007M-004. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command

A Special Forces Soldier from the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) fires an AT4 84mm rocket launcher at Orchard Combat Training Center during Western Strike 22, June 12, 2022. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a combat training center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality.

Troopers assigned to Delta Troop, 4-6 Air Cavalry Squadron, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, pull security during Downed Aircraft Recovery Team training (DART), at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., on Oct 12, 2022. DART trains on a variety of individual and collective tasks that are necessary to the recovery of an aircraft in the event it is down and cannot fly away under its own power.

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Guy Dashnea emerges from the low crawl obstacle with teammates close behind in the Combat Rifle competition event of DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, on October 31st, 2000. SSGT Dashnea carries a M16 rifle in his right hand. DEFENDER CHALLENGE is the annual Air Force competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness events, base defense and policing skills over six days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade move out from behind cover to fire a Carl Gustav recoilless rifle at an armored target on an objective during a combined arms live fire exercise on a maneuver range at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 22, 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 trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

DA-SC-85-06398. Subject Operation/Series: OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 4-84 State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Alaska Army National Guard Spc. Innocent Bennett, B Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd Infantry Regiment, bounds during an individual-movement techniques lane May 14, 2016, at the Alaska National Guard's Alcantra Armory in Wasilla. Individual-movement training is the foundation for all infantry maneuver tactics.

Soldiers assigned to to 65th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division install and validate Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) equipment on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Oct. 25, 2022. Utilization of the MILES system is one aspect of the realistic training the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center(JPMRC) training rotation 23-01 provides to Indo-Pacific land forces. JPMRC strengthens defense relationships, fosters multinational interoperability, increases readiness, and reinforces the unified regional land power network of the Joint Force.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Delta Battery, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, 1 Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, conduct their M4 Carbine zero at FOS Adazi, Latvia, April 25, 2022. Training and readiness are fundamental to being ready and able to respond to any threats from our adversaries and provide support to our allies. The 1st Infantry Division is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

Staff Sgt. Eric Rodriguez, Recruiting and Retention, Texas National Guard, engages targets in a move and shoot live fire exercise during the Texas Military Department Best Warrior Competition at Camp Swift, Texas, May 5, 2022. The three-day competition challenges service members on professional military knowledge, marksmanship, obstacle course and land navigation. The Army winners of this event will move on to represent Texas at the National Guards Region V Best Warrior Competition. (Photo by Warrant Officer 1 Gregory Illich)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, search for simulated Improvised Explosive Devices at Dagmar North Training Area, Republic of Korea, July 9, 2022. Marines with 9th ESB are participating in a large-scale field training exercise focused on leveraging the integrated capabilities of joint and allied partners to strengthen all-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed mountainous environment.

U.S. Army Spc. Jacob Luce assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Battalion 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team- Airborne (173rd IBCT ABN) unhooks an M119 Howitzer after an airborne drop during Exercise Saber Junction 22 at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 8, 2022. Saber Junction 22 is a combat training rotation designed to assess the readiness of the 173rd IBCT (ABN) in executing operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating allied and partner nations.

An M-47 Dragon anti-tank missile gunner from Co. C, 3rd Bn., 21st Inf., 25th Inf. Div. (Light), covers a road intersection during the joint South Korean/U.S. exercise Team Spirit '89. The soldiers are operating along a highway south of Ichon. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '89 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A U.S. Marine with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines advances in a squad attack drill with an M240B medium machine gun during a Tactical Small Unit Leader Course on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, July 27, 2022. This training improved the Marines proficiency at the tactical level and developed small-unit leadership. 3/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Army National Guard officer candidates conduct static load training on a CH-47 Chinook during Phase III of Officer Candidate School on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 17, 2022. During Phase III, candidates will receive their final leadership evaluations from the qualified instructors of 2nd Battalion, 205th Regimental Training Institute, Washington Army National Guard.

Marines from Charlie Company, 1ST Batallion, 3rd Marines, armed with an M16 rifle, set up and wait as security during a gas attack on their convoy at the tail end of their Marine Combat Readiness Evaluation in the Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii. Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment move toward an objective while conducting a raid at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22, Sept. 16, 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 trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and

A soldier with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force attaches a tow bar to a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement during a bilateral vehicle recovery training during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual 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.

Army Reserve Spc. Nick Zalusky, a combat engineer from the 483rd Engineer Platoon, probes for mines while conducting training at Fort McCoy, Wis., July 25, 2022, as part of Warrior Exercise 78-22-02. The training requires Zalusky and other members of his unit to search for dummy mines that are implanted across the training area.

Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Orzysz, Poland - A German Bundeswehr soldier takes cover behind logs as American and Polish armored vehicles pass by during the last training day of exercise Thunderbolt Focus 2022, April 27. German Soldiers among others from allied nations worked together in dynamic teams against tactics, techniques, and procedures used by enemy forces that allowed the Battle Groups to practice, refine, and validate all warfighting, interoperability and control skills.

U.S Army Soldiers from Active Duty, National Guard, and Reserve forces conduct live-fire battle drills during the 254th Regional Training Institute's Infantry Advanced Leaders Course 22-02 on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 7, 2022. The Advanced Leaders Course is a branch-specific course that provides Soldiers selected for promotion to Staff Sgt. an opportunity to enhance leadership, technical skill, tactical expertise and experience needed to lead squad-size units.

France, Brittany, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon on 2022-03-30. Students from the Ecole Militaire Interarmes (EMIA), the military academy responsible for training army officers recruited internally, i.e. from the ranks of non-commissioned officers and other ranks, take part in a training course at Fort de Penthievre, a fortified structure on the Quiberon peninsula that has become a training base. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Bretagne, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon le 2022-03-30. Les eleves de l' ecole militaire interarmes ( EMIA ), l' ecole militaire chargee de la formation des officiers de l' armee de Terre issus du recrutement interne, c'est-a-dire issus des rangs des sous-officiers et des militaires du rang, participe a un stage d'aguerrissment au Fort de Penthievre, un ouvrage fortifie sur la presqu'ile de Quiberon devenu une base d'entrainement. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class David Samuels, a flight medic assigned to Kosovo Force Regional Command-East, Task Force Aviation MedEvac, attaches a medical manikin patient to a high-performance hoist, or HPU, during a vehicle and building extraction training exercise at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, July 6, 2022. MedEvac teams conduct HPU operations in the event a helicopter cannot land safely and a patient must be extracted from the ground into the aircraft.

Male and female cadets participate in a combat training exercise at the US Air Force Academy. Base: Colorado Springs State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

TSGT Charles Gunter, the non-commissioned officer in charge of radar maintenance for the 611th Tactical Control Flight, stands by on security duty during a simulated chemical warfare attack, taking place as part of Exercise UREX '82. Subject Operation/Series: UREX '82 Base: Bad Krueznach Country: West Germany (FRG)

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conduct a team live-fire exercise, with M4 rifle, as part of exercise Repel Resolve II at Monte Romano Italian training area, Italy, Jan. 22, 2024. The Repel Resolve exercise series develops small-team lethality and experience, increasing the battalion's ability to operate across the Brigade Support Area of operation. 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 trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

A Combat Support Operations Course Security Forces trainee stops an approaching aggressor who tried to pass the perimeter without being detected. The team is made up of 120 Air Force, Navy, and British Army reservists currently undergoing a two-week field-training course at Fort Dix, New Jersey. From this course, the team will learn to survive and operate in a field environment. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Soldiers with A Company, 334th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, maneuver toward a building they intend to breach during Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training at Camp Ripley, July 18, 2022. Soldiers must move as a unit and communicate effectively to successfully execute MOUT.

060414-A-5745M-010. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 4th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, III Armored Corps, based out of Fort Carson, Colorado, working together to pull an antenna upright on Fort Hood, Texas, June 23, 2022. The soldiers are competing in the III Armored Corps Best Squad Competition 2022, and they are tasked with installing an OE-254 antenna. The III Armored Corps pulled only the best from across its divisions and separate brigades to compete in this years inaugural competition. The best squad goes on to compete at the U.S. Army Forces Command competition at Fort hood in August.

Competitors from Air Force Space Command, take sharp aim during the Combat Rifle event during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense, and policing skills over six days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE '00 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment observe the impact area of 120mm mortar rounds fired during the Mortar Training and Evaluation Program (MorTEP) at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, June 28, 2022. MorTEP tests mortar teams on their abilities to safely and accurately employ their weapon system.

011006-F-0148C-021. Base: Tulsa International Airport State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

From left to right, US Air Force Technical Sergeant John Maldonado, Non Commission Officer in Charge of Ground Radio Maintenance and STAFF Seargent Dan Jackson Ground Radio Journeyman, 603rd Air Control Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, sets up a UHF/ VHF antenna for radio transmissions. The 603rd is deployed to Bovbjerg, Denmark, in support of an annual TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRY Exercise, "TFW" and a NATO Air Meet. TFW and NATO Air Meet are multinational exercises designed to practice and improve tactical capabilities in a combine training environment. Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRYNATO AIR MEET Base: Bovbjerg Country: Denmark (DNK)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, conduct fire team attack drills on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, August 9, 2022. This training improved the Marines proficiency at the tactical level and developed small-unit leadership. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Rachel Christensen, (center), assigned to 28th Public Affairs Detachment, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 25th Infantry Division takes photographs during an air supply drop occurring as part of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) training rotation 23-01 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Nov. 1, 2022. JPMRC 23-01 training strongly contributes to our readiness in the most consequential region in the world at one of the most consequential times in history.

French Army Lieutenant Manouvrier successfully descends the fast rope with gear during static fast rope tower training during Exercise Burmese Chase on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 6, 2022. Exercise Burmese Chase is a fire support exercise hosted by 2nd Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company that focuses on improving combat readiness and strengthening relationships with allies and partners.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. John Cinnante (left) and Cpl. Tyler Somers (right), both machine gunners with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines fire a Mark 19 40 mm grenade machine gun during Exercise Shinka at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 23, 2022. Shinka exemplifies a shared commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 3/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Here at Fort Dix during their Exercise Gotham Justice” training the 352nd Military Police Company is completing the CPQC Automated M17 training on the Fort Dix complex on Range 28A. The reserve unit is here at Fort Dix training and is based out of Rockville, Maryland.

A Finnish soldier assigned to the Satakunta Jaeger Battalion, and U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fire an M120 120mm mortar system at Niinisalo, Finland, July 21, 2022. The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and the Pori Brigade of the Finnish army began summer training in Finland to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between the two nations.

Army Cpl. Joseph Garback, an infantryman with the New Jersey Army National Guards B Company, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment, engages targets with an M9 pistol during the stress shoot event while competing in the 2017 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Ripley, Minn., Tuesday, July 18, 2017. The competition is a mentally and physically challenging three-day event that tests Soldiers on a variety of tactical and technical skills to determine the Army Guards Soldier and noncommissioned of the year. The winners move on to compete in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, battling it out with Soldiers from throughout the Army to be named the Armys Soldier and NCO of the year.

031019-F-5789F-003. Base: Naes Lakehurst State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, throw a grappling hook during the Sapper Leaders Course on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 11, 2022. The Sapper Leaders Course provides combat engineer squad leaders with the technical and tactical proficiency required to provide mobility, counter mobility and survivability to infantry company commanders.

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division clear lanes during Exercise Summer Pioneer on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 23, 2022. Summer Pioneer 2022 is designed to evaluate the companys ability to conduct a regimental-sized assault breach with combined arms attack.

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U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines and members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, exchange scouting and patrolling techniques during Balikatan 22 in Claveria, Cagayan, Phillippines, April 2, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the AFP and U.S. Military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder,’ is a longstanding bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. BK 22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

Lance Cpl. Noah Soliz fires his M240-B medium machine gun during a live-fire squad attack course August 22 during Exercise Crocodile Strike at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. Marines with Marine Rotational Force - Darwin are conducting bilateral training with the Australian Defence Force for two weeks, including dry and live-fire exercises with air and ground elements.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Colin Haley, a scout sniper with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, conducts a live-fire range during Exercise Shinka 22.1 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 20, 2022. Shinka exemplifies a shared commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 3/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Haley is a native of Wheaton, Illinois.

U.S. Army Pfc. Luis Miranda González, assigned to Delta Battery, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, 1 Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, waits for instructions from the range tower near his M4 Carbine at FOS Adazi, Latvia, April 25, 2022. The 1st Infantry Division is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

070319-M-7772K-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2D BRIGADE, 7TH IRAQI ARMY DIVIS

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Michael D. Welch, a combat instructor with Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-East, participates in the final stage of the Intramural Marksmanship Competition Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 7, 2022. The Marine Corps Intramural Marksmanship Competition inspires unit cohesion and mission readiness by allowing Marines to compete and improve lethality with both rifle and pistol weapons.

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to Brigade Support Battalion (BSB), 173rd Airborne Brigade obtains fire superiority as fellow paratroopers bound towards the objective during a team live fire iteration as part of exercise Repel Resolve II at Monte Romano training site, Viterbo, Italy, Jan. 22, 2024.The Repel Resolve II exercise develops small-team lethality and experience, increasing the battalion's ability to operate across the Brigade Support Area of operation.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 trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, learn and execute Basic Warrior Training techniques on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., November 16, 2022. Recruits are taught basic infantry skills such as land navigation, maneuvering through obstacles, and buddy rushing.

Cpl. Eric Franco, an assaultman with scout platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Tank Battalion, fires a Rocket-Propelled Grenade-7 during a live-fire exercise with Bulgarian army soldiers at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, July 7, 2010. Franco, a Wichita Falls, Texas, native, and his fellow Marines had the opportunity to fire three rounds during the exercise.

Motion, blur and men running during paintball game, competition and military training in nature. War, field and friends moving with gun for battle, action and cardio in the woods or forest of Mexico

Batu Beach, Malaysia, June 20, 2013 - U.S. Marines and Sailors conduct an amphibious raid exercise with the Royal Malaysian Army during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2013.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Emilio Lopez, machine gunner with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines fires a MK19 automatic grenade launcher in the Central Training Area on Okinawa, Japan Oct. 31, 2022. Marines took part in the live-fire range to maintain proficiency and readiness. 3/3 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. Lopez is a native of Portag, Wisconsin.

010508-F-9753B-025. Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC

US Marines from 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3D Marine Division, set up camouflage netting over their M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer at Gun Position 99, East Camp Fuji, Japan. The training area is part of the unit's nine firing day relocation shoot, designed to enhance military occupational specialty proficiency within the artillery field. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

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