Military Exercises and Operations

Images of military personnel engaged in various exercises, including airborne insertions, vehicular checks, and weapon training, showcasing teamwork and readiness.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Robert Fowler, a rifleman with Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to conduct an ambush during an exercise on Hasto Buso Island, Finland, Aug. 12, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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.

BGEN David A. Bramlett, assistant division commander, 25th Infantry Division (Light), watches his troops during the joint Australian/U.S. exercise Kangaroo '89. Subject Operation/Series: KANGAROO '89 Base: Pine Creek Country: Australia (AUS)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kayleb Kilman, a motor vehicle operator with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and a native of Krum, Texas, conducts a pre-movement check on a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle at Landing Zone Alpha, Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, May 25, 2022. Bravo Company Marines conducted convoys with simulated opposition forces to prepare for future operations and foster force readiness. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

100912-F-6350L-1682 U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment prepare to conduct an airborne insertion from a C-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., during a joint forcible entry exercise at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., on Sept. 12, 2010. A joint forcible entry exercise is a large-scale heavy equipment and troop movement exercise conducted by the Air Force and the Army.

111202-N-DX615-029 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 2, 2011) Marine Sgt. Alex Sanchez, assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU), practices weapon malfunction drills in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island is on its maiden deployment conducting operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility in support of the Navys maritime strategy. Makin Island is the Navys newest amphibious assault ship and the only U.S. Navy ship with a hybrid electric propulsion system.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Timothy Riemann, inspector instructor of 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, captains a Colombian Marine Corps combat riverine boat on the Atrato River near Colombian Naval Base Turbo, Turbo, Colombia, Jan. 24, 2023. U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. David Bellon, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, his staff, and leaders of 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion traveled to Colombia to meet with leadership of the Infantería de Marina Colombiana (Colombian Marine Corps) to continue to strengthen the partnership between the two Navies and Marine Corps.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Robert Fowler, a rifleman with Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to conduct an ambush during an exercise on Hasto Buso Island, Finland, Aug. 12, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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.

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, conduct airborne operations aboard a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Force Base, Japan, during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-2 above the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, June 15, 2022. This exercise provides unique opportunities to integrate various forces into joint, coalition and multilateral training from simulated forward operating bases.

A recruit with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, poses for a photo during Basic Warrior Training at Paige Field on Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., Aug 29, 2022. BWT is designed to teach the importance of teamwork, working under stress and how to perform well while utilizing small unit leadership.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cody Recinos, a rifleman with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, and U.S. Army Soldiers with 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces Division prepare to board an MV-22B Osprey aircraft belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at the Expeditionary Airfield, Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, April 19, 2022. The Marines and Soldiers were flown to Hawthorne Army Depot, Nevada, to conduct a high altitude night raid exercise on an urban facility.

040826-F-0193C-023. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DA-ST-90-04464. Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S Army paratrooper from the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division prepares for airborne operations onboard a C-130 Hercules assigned to the 96th Airlift Squadron, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Air Reserve Station, Minnesota, during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-2 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 15, 2022. RF-A provides training for deployed maintenance and support personnel in sustainment of large-force deployed air operations. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Julia Lebens)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew Lots, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, clears a small village during a close quarters combat training scenario during Scorpion Lens 23 at McCrady Training Center, Eastover, South Carolina, March 21, 2023. Exercise Scorpion Lens is an annual training event held at McCrady Training Center, hosted by the 1st Combat Camera Squadron (1CTCS). The exercise provides expeditionary skills and training to Combat Camera professionals from the United States Army, Air Force, and Marines worldwide.

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, attached to Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) under Task Force 61/2 moves to his next objective after landing on Saaremaa, Estonia, during the Estonian Exercise Siil (Hedgehog) 22, May 20, 2022. The 22 ARG/MEU, as part of Task Force 61/2, 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.

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, navigate through an obstacle on the day and night movement courses during Basic Warrior Training on Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. March 29, 2023. During Basic Warrior Training recruits learn the basics of combat survival and advanced rifle maneuvers.

An airman demonstrates how members security forces protect their facility by looking over the sights of his rifle.

U.S. Cpl Mario Vergara, a motor vehicle operator, with Combat Logistics Battalion 6 (CLB-6), Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, unstraps a resupply crate in preparation for exercise Freezing Winds 22 on Hästö Busö, Finland, Oct. 18, 2022. Task Force Red Cloud, headquartered by elements of CLB-6, is deployed to Finland in support of Exercises SYD 2022 and Freezing Winds 2022 to enhance U.S. and Finnish select interdependence in the maritime domain; solidify bilateral maritime maneuver within the Finnish littoral environment; and foster strong relationships between U.S. Marine Corps and Finnish Defense Force sustainment units.

MAJ. GEN. Taylor speaks with a soldier at Tactical Assembly Area Liberty outside Kuwait City. Subject Operation/Series: Vigilant Warrior Country: Kuwait (KWT)

021213-F-9528H-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hayden Glaub, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division assembles a TOW missile system at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, May 10, 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. Glaub is a native of Cambridge, OH.

060510-N-7586B-024. Base: Fob Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Airman 1st Class David Johns, 19th Force Support Squadron, poses for a photo during ROCKI 22-03 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, May 16, 2022. Designed to validate the full spectrum readiness capabilities of the airlift wing, ROCKI exercises are typically divided into distinct phases, each deliberately intended to assess the wing in various warfighting functions.

220729-N-IL330-1189 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 29, 2022) - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alexander Ryan, from Gretna, Nebraska, prepares for a pilot rescue training exercise aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), July 29, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

DM-ST-87-01618. Base: Camp Lejuene State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Norwegian Armed Forces Special Command FSK female soldier.

A Spanish Marine assigned to Marine Infantry Brigade, Third Armada, First Landing Battalion yells during a hike as part of exercise Lisa Azul in Sierra del Retin, Spain, Sept 15, 2022. Lisa Azul is an annual bilateral training exercise that takes place aboard Naval Station Rota and Sierra del Retin and focuses on critical skills such as live-fire, helicopter rope suspension techniques, non-lethal combatives, and physical fitness to foster camaraderie and sustain interoperability amongst U.S. and partner forces and improve lethality in security and infantryoperations.

U.S. Army SFC. Timothy McCoole, representing U.S. Army Medical Command, performs different tactics and techniques for carrying and loading casualties in the Army's first-ever Best Squad Competition on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 1, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition tests soldiers on their individual and collective ability to adapt and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-readiness events that test their physical endurance, technical skills and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.

U.S. Marines 1st Lt. Daniel Patman, left, an artillery officer, Sgt. Patrick Theis, center, a fire direction control Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force, coordinate fires on an Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System for a simulated fire mission while training at Ie Shima Training Facility, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 21, 2022. This training is part of Task Force 76/3s Noble Fusion 22.2 campaign of learning and experimentation designed to improve naval integration within the newly created organization comprising of the U.S. Navys Task Force 76 and III MEFs 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade.

U.S. Air Force Academy, CO -- Basic Cadet Evan Rowley crawls through the water obstacle on the Jacks Valley Assault Course July 21, 2009. Basic cadet training started June 25, 2009 and continues through Aug. 1, 2009. The Class of 2013 will swear the Honor Oath at their Aug. 5 acceptance parade, when they earn their status as fourth-class cadets. The fall academic semester begins Aug. 6, 2009.

1st Lt. Chris Madson, (Left) 37th Bomb Squadron weapons systems officer and Capt. Curtis Michael, 37 BS pilot, wait for transport after processing through into the play area during a Phase II Operational Readiness Inspection, Oct. 15. During the Phase II ORI Airmen, enlisted and officer, are tested on their abilities to operate in a simulated-deployed area.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeants Max Engstrom and Timothy Gruen, 366th Munitions Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, munitions systems specialists, evacuate a notionally injured airman from the flightline at Wendover Airfield, Wendover, Ut., 21 May 2022. During this exercise, airmen of all Air Force Specialty Codes were challenged to perform duties that are normally outside their scope of responsibility.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alfonso Tarin, a team leader with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), awaits further instructions 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.

981108-N-8658T-504. Base: Soto Cano Air Base Country: Honduras (HND)

040825-F-1545M-049. Subject Operation/Series: ORE BEVERLY HIGH 04-3 Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

A Belgian soldier with the Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) Battalion transmits messages over a radio at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 10, 2022 as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22.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 partner

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Camron Tuttle, a combat engineer with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, poses for a portrait during Summer Pioneer 2022 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 20, 2022. Summer Pioneer 2022 is a naval engineering exercise demonstrating integrated U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy formations to establish and sustain Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB) and Maritime Domain Awareness.

Man, portrait and soldier with camouflage for military war or battle on a gray studio background. Closeup of male person, army or commander with face paint or helmet in undercover disguise on mockup

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 23rd Wing, receive a brief after a simulated scenario during Tactical Casualty Combat Care training at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Jan. 19, 2024. The TCCC trainers use the acronym MARCH (massive hemorrhage, airway, respirations, circulation, head injury/hypothermia) when teaching the necessary life-saving skills to help members remember which order to provide care to increase chances of survivability.

JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT in SNOWDEN (2016), directed by OLIVER STONE.

DF-ST-89-00458. Base: Minneapolis State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030315-M-5753Q-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Eduardo Montanolopez, a rifleman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, holds security on a doorway during exercise Intrepid Maven 22.4, Sept. 26, 2022. Intrepid Maven is a bilateral exercise between U.S. and UAE armed forces to train with and strengthen our relationships with allied nations in the CENTCOM area of operations.

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 3, 2022) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Tyler Robinson, from Menlo Park, California, uses a two-way radio to make a report to a damage control locker during a general quarters training evolution aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) while conducting routine operations in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 3. Higgins is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleets principal surface force.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Treveon Johnson, an inventory management specialist with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3d Marine Logistics Group, prepares to fire an M18 pistol during a live fire range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sep. 25, 2022.The range was held as a tryout for III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations Pacific Marines to represent their individual units at the upcoming Far East Division Matches shooting competition. 3d MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Netzahualc Cardona, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, boards a medium tactical vehicle replacement during an Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force drill on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 3, 2024. The ACM drill was part of a battalion field exercise that rehearsed crucial logistical operations executed within an ACM, aimed at enhancing the capabilities and readiness of CLB-4. Cardona is a native of New Mexico. Marine Corps

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant John A. Jesse, 86th Operations Support Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, takes a moment to reflect on his surroundings. Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

A U.S. Army Soldier applies camouflage face paint during the 1-254th Regional Training Institute's Infantry Advanced Leaders Course 22-02 on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 9, 2022. The Infantry 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dillon L. Buck, right, combat videographer, Communication Strategy and Operations, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, and a member of the Marine Infantry Regiment in French Polynesia, French Armed Forces, rappel down a mountain during the Aito Course in Taravao, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Sept. 4, 2022. The event provided a bilateral training opportunity between the French Armed Forces and Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. The nine Marines and Sailor from HQSVCBN participated in the bilateral training with the French Armed Forces in order to strengthen relationships with the region. The courses name comes from the Tahitian word aito, which means warrior.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dillon L. Buck, right, combat videographer, Communication Strategy and Operations, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, and a member of the Marine Infantry Regiment in French Polynesia, French Armed Forces, rappel down a mountain during the Aito Course in Taravao, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Sept. 4, 2022. The event provided a bilateral training opportunity between the French Armed Forces and Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. The nine Marines and Sailor from HQSVCBN participated in the bilateral training with the French Armed Forces in order to strengthen relationships with the region. The courses name comes from the Tahitian word aito, which means warrior.

041119-M-3668O-022. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army Soldiers flip a tire during a U.S. service competition in preparation for Balikatan 23 at Camp Agnew, Casiguran, Philippines, April 5, 2023. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades shared experiences.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment are given instruction on the use of the Project Origin robotic combat vehicle in the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, June 6, 2022. Project Origin uses autonomous ground vehicles to support Army maneuvers by providing a variety of load packages, depending on the situation, and its use is being demonstrated during exercise Combined Resolve 17 as part of the Army's modernization and emerging technologies initiatives. Combined Resolve is a U.S. Army exercise consisting of 5,600 service members, Allies and partners from more than 10 countries, and is designed to assess units' abilities to conduct combat operations effectively in a multi-domain battlespace.

LT. GEN. Anthony Zinni, Combined Task Force commander, US Marine Corps, waits for a helicopter at Moi International Airport. LT. GEN. Zinni is in Mombasa to be briefed on the progress of US forces bringing in personnel, material and equipment to support the operation which is the withdrawal of United Nations peacekeepers from Mogadishu, Somalia. Subject Operation/Series: UNITED SHIELD Base: Mombasa International Airport Country: Kenya (KEN)

Recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, learn Marine Corps Martial Arts fundamentals aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., June 15, 2022. The purpose of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program is to execute unarmed and armed techniques to use lethal and non-lethal force across a spectrum of violence. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Colin Harper)

A British paratrooper waits to be inspected by a Jumpmaster before boarding a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter during Leapfest 2022 at the Quonset Army Aviation Support Facility in Washington County, Rhode Island, August 3, 2022. Leapfest is the largest, longest standing, international static line parachute training event and competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island Army National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community.

Soviet paratrooper in Afghanistan during the Soviet Afghan War.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Nov. 15, 2022) - Rear Admiral Cynthia A. Kuehner (left), commander Naval Medical Forces Support Command (NMFSC) and Capt. Kimberly Toone (right), commander Navy Medicine Operational Training Command (NMOTC), discuss operational details during Operation Firebreak, November 15, 2022. Operation Firebreak is an exercise designed to evaluate operational readiness this iteration specifically focused on the Role 2 providers and the in-field surgical readiness of ERSS team 29 and Fleet Surgical Team 5. NMOTC is the Navys leader in operational medical training in the fields of aviation, aviation survival, surface and undersea warfare, expeditionary and special operations medicine.

220720-M-RA094-1318 MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii (July 20, 2022) U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, Marine Air-Ground Task Force 7, talk to an Australian Army Soldier during onload and offload drills in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 20, 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC 2022 from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC 2022 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 worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

A member of a mortar section attached to 2nd Plt., Co. B, Task Force 2-27, adjusts the orientation of his M-252 81mm mortar. The section is conducting mortar drills within sight of a Panamanian Defense Force (PDF) barracks as part of a readiness exercise. Base: Coco Solo State: Canal Zone Country: Panama (PAN)

SPECIALIST Leah Barth, a combat medic from the 114th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Snelling, Minnesota, receives directions from exercise cadre as she administers medical aid to an injured fellow soldier. Reserve forces from all over the nation are participating in Golden Medic, a multi-unit, medical, field training exercise held at Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, Dublin, California, in which the Army transports simulated casualties from the frontline through various staging areas to a main tent in order to train personnel in medical procedures and evacuation methods. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN MEDIC 2001 Base: Camp Dublin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011205-F-7910D-007. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Combat Command

220125-N-N0146-1004 KARACHI, Pakistan (Jan. 25, 2022) Lt. Cmdr. Todd Strong, commanding officer of USS Squall (PC 7), speaks with a Pakistani officer after arriving in Karachi, Pakistan, for a scheduled port visit Jan. 25. Squall is currently operating in the Middle East region to help ensure maritime security and stability. (Courtesy photo)

Norwegians in the Norwegian Home Guard Rapid Response Force / Youth program conduct weapons familiarity and preliminary marksmanship instruction and practice firing the Minnesota National Guard primary weapon system, the M4A1 Rifle on Engagement Skills Trainer ranges during the 51st Norwegian Reciprocal Troop Exchange (NOREX) at Camp Ripley Training Center in Little Falls, Minnesota on February 3rd, 2024. The Norwegians will use what they learned about the weapon system to complete rifle qualification ranges later on in NOREX (Minnesota Army National Guard

220620-N-QI593-1066 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 20, 2022) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class David Castro, from San Jose, California, provides coverage while sweeping the room during an anti-terrorism force protection drill aboard USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) in the Mediterranean Sea, June 20, 2022. Bainbridge 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.

NEAL MCDONOUGH in FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS (2006), directed by CLINT EASTWOOD.

STAFF SGT. Donna M. Sperry, student instructor, 3707th Basic Military Training Squadron, conducts a drill at the Military Training Instructor School. Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Abigail Hughes, a Woodbridge, Virginia, native and an infantry officer with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, relays orders to her Marines during Technology Operational Experimentation Exercise (TOEE) 22 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 28, 2022. TOEE 22 is specifically focused on emerging Naval concepts, such as expeditionary advanced base operations to provide selective science and technology initiatives with service-level experimentation through expeditionary logistics/naval sustainment, littoral maneuver-mobility using unmanned systems and sensors, and logistics operations as part of a maritime command and control network.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brady Wulf, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261, looks at the camera during a flight over Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 15, 2023. VMM-261 trained to support Marine ground units during Service Level Training Exercise 2-23, a series of exercises designed to prepare Marines for operations around the globe. VMM-261 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Roger Freckleton, an infantry squad leader (left), Cpl. Stephen Weldon, an assistant patrol leader (middle) and 2nd Lt. Mitchell Fleming (right), a platoon commander with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, pose for a photo during Marine Warfighting Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 2, 2022. This exercise is the culminating event of the Service Level Training Exercise, challenging the MAGTF to fight against a free thinking adversary with similar capabilities in a force-on-force environment.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment applies camouflage paint during the Squadron's Spur Ride in the vicinity of Schnaittenbach, near Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, June 23, 2022. During the Spur Ride, Troopers must complete a series of warrior tasks and drills in order to obtain the right to wear the cavalry's coveted silver spurs.

GIJS BLOM in THE FORGOTTEN BATTLE (2020) -Original title: DE SLAG OM DE SCHELDE-, directed by MATTHIJS VAN HEIJNINGEN.

DF-ST-86-08037. Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

ALBRECHT SCHUCH, FELIX KAMMERER and EDIN HASANOVIC in ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (2022) -Original title: IM WESTEN NICHTS NEUES-, directed by EDWARD BERGER.

A paratrooper, injured during a jump, is treated in the field prior to be evacuated to the camp hospital at Cairo West Air Base. The men are participants in exercise Bright Star '82. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82 Country: Egypt (EGY)

Members of the 614th Tactical Fighter Squadron listen during a briefing on the first daylight attack of Operation Desert Storm.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jose Melendez, 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, poses for a portrait on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 28, 2022. Airmen assigned to the 6th AMXS ensure all aircraft components are at peak performance in order to carry out the 6th Air Refueling Wings mission of global aerial refueling.

U.S. Army Soldiers attending the Small Unit Ranger Tactics (SURT) course demonstrate their physical capabilities at the 25th Infantry Divisions Lightning Academy obstacle course, Schofield Barracks, Oahu, Hawaii, August 22nd, 2022. SURT attendees are evaluated and prepped to ensure they have all the knowledge and physical abilities to be successful at Ranger School.

Captain Keith Oki, USMC, pilot, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR-352), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) in a bus after disembarking from a Marine KC-130 at a forward area refueling point at an undisclosed location in the ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

Soldier fighters standing together with guns. Group portrait of US army elite members, private military company servicemen, anti terrorist squad.. Soldier fighters standing together with guns. Group portrait of US army elite members, private military company servicemen, anti terrorist squad

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Blichfeldt, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, inspects areas of corrosion deterioration on the Bailey Bridge during a bridge demolition operation as part of phase I of Strategic Mobility Exercise (STRATMOBEX)II at San Clemente Island, California, Jan. 4, 2024. During phase I, MWSS-373 demolished a hazardous bridge that hindered range controls ability to insert targets into the Shore Bombardment Area of San Clemente Island. Phase I set conditions for phases II and III of STRATMOBEX II, the construct of a shallow water crossing and follow on missions.

An Air Force Security Forces member patrols the area around a communications bunker during combat operations training.

U.S. Marines with Provost Marshals Office, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, walk to start training during a simulated bilateral search while participating in Exercise Keen Sword 2023 on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 13, 2022. Keen Sword exercises the combined command and control capabilities and lethality developed between MCIPAC, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self-Defense Force. This bilateral field-training demonstrates the U.S. military and JSDF interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.

020818-F-0201H-009. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Uzbekistan (UZB) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jordan Falcon, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron Detachment 1 tactical air control party specialist, completes a four-mile ruck during the last day of Chaos Challenge 2022 at Bellows Air Station, Sept. 15, 2022. The event was a multi-day series of mental and physical challenges hosted by the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron.

GREAT LAKES, Il. (January 9, 2024) Seaman Apprentice Jocelyn Shaw, from Wheeling, W.V., operates an M-4 rifle in the firearms training simulator at the Gunners Mate (GM) A School, Center for Surface Combat Systems Training Command at Naval Station Great Lakes (NSGL), Jan. 9, 2024. Opened in 1911, NSGL is the Navys largest training installation and the home of the Navys only Boot Camp. Located on over 1600 acres overlooking Lake Michigan, the installation includes 1,153 buildings with 39 on the National Register of Historic Places. NSGL supports over 50 tenant commands and elements as well as over 20,000 Sailors, Marines, Soldiers, and DoD civilians who live and work on the installation.

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. John Luna, 9th Air Support Operations Squadron tactical air control party officer, takes notes during a mission breakdown at a call for fire exercise during Wraith Challenge 22 in Burnet, Texas, Oct. 4, 2022. Enemy targets were simulated on a range and TACPs were tasked with eliminating the targets. Wraith Challenge 22 brought seven teams of tactical air control party Airmen from the 3rd ASOG together to compete in tests of physical and mental challenges.

PAUL WALKER and STARK SANDS in FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS (2006), directed by CLINT EASTWOOD.

Flight Surgeon, LTC Martin Hannig, German Air Force Rescue Center #1 is interviewed for television by SPC Moore of the U.S. Army's 982nd Combat Camera after an assessment of the mass casualty exercise held at Dona Ana Range, Fort Bliss, Texas. The German soldiers demonstrated their rescue techniques while participating in the world's largest joint service, multi-national tactical air operations exercise. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '97 Base: El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Lt. Col. Rhonda Martin (left), speaks with Lance Cpl. Michael Rodriguez, a machine gunner assigned to Bravo Co., 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, during a visit to the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia, Aug. 19, 2022. DAOP is about winning future battles through pursuing, encouraging, and developing the diverse talent already existent within our enlisted ranks to seek a commission and serve as a Marine Corps officer.

AIRMAN (AMN) Casey Burrows, a Supply Warhouse Technician for the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) Logistics Readiness Squadron, at Peter J. Ganci Jr. Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, conducts an inventory in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Peter J. Ganci Jr. Air Base State: Chuskaya Oblast Country: Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

DF-ST-86-10390. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT SCORPION 85 Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Squad Competition winners take a tour of theNational Museum of the Marine Corps, at Triangle, Virginia, Aug. 12, 2022. Thecompetition tests an infantry squads capabilities in land navigation, call forfire, repeal and attack, fire and maneuver, and offensive and defensiveoperations. The winners were recognized during a ceremony at the EveningParade at Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., Aug. 12, 2022.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Durn, crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266, poses for a picture during French-Caribbean exercise Caraibes 22 at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico, June 15, 2022. Caraibes 22 is a French-led, large-scale, joint-training exercise in the Caribbean involving naval, air, and land assets from the French, U.S., and regional forces focused on responding to simulated-natural disasters. VMM-266 is a subordinate unit to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, Bahrain (September 29, 2022) - Sailors assigned to Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (TF 51/5) conduct an Fleet Marine Force (FMF) pistol qualification aboard Naval Support Activity, Bahrain, Sept. 29. The qualification is one of many requirements Sailors must finish in order to successfully pass the FMF program and be awarded an FMF pin. TF 51/5 responds to crises and contingencies; coordinates, plans, and executes operations; conducts theater security cooperation; and advances emerging Naval concepts at sea, from the sea, and ashore in order to support U.S. Central Command, 5th Fleet, and Marine Corps Forces Central Command theater objectives.

Caucasian policemen on city street

DN-SC-90-03715. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-03-24. 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 2021-03-24. 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.

030825-M-7837W-030. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Portrait of GI Joe American Infantryman, Mid-Atlantic Air Museum World War II Weekend and Reenactment in Reading, PA held June 18, 2008

U.S. Army Soldier with the 511th Engineer Dive Detachment walks on the Arabian Gulf shore during a helocast training on Muhammed Al-Ahmed Naval Base, Kuwait, Jan. 21, 2023. Helocasting is an insertion technique developed by Airborne troops whereby Soldiers step off the aircraft's ramp at a low altitude and speed directly into the water below.

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