Military Exercises and Preparations

Scenes from various military exercises, showing troops in action, saluting flags, and preparing equipment, all under bright skies and dynamic settings.

USA, Maine, Portland, USS Portland Memorial, WW2-era heavy cruiser memorial

Soldiers in action on the climbing tower of the command troops in Roosendaal. The climbing tower is part of the notorious exercise "Armored standard".

Shadows at sunrise leave the Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship, USS ASHLAND (LSD 48) as US Marines prepare to load up their weapons and machinery (not shown) to leave the port of Kuwait for home. The USS ASHLAND is in Kuwait as part of a Southwest Asia build-up of forces in response to Iraq's refusal of U.N. sponsored weapons inspections. Base: USS Ashland (LSD 48) Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Two sailors in dress white uniform salute the flag on a ship as it moors in port; Hawaii, United States of America

MSGT Frank Adamczyk performs maintenance on a solar observatory antenna. Country: Australia (AUS)

Coast Guard Cutters - Northland (WMEC 904) - 26-HK-76-34. CGC Northland ops-- Coast Guardsman walking on bridge of civilian ship--051710. Hurricane Katrina

040218-F-7169B-007. Base: Gwalior Air Station Country: India (IND) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

DN-ST-85-05244. Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photo collection Government information service. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection of photo collection Government information service own, photo number 156-1254. 1956

USA, Maine, Portland, USS Portland Memorial, WW2-era heavy cruiser memorial

120520-N-JL826-188 ARABIAN SEA (June 8, 2012) Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Ben Cook, assigned to the Dragonslayers of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron (HS) 11, inspects an HH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter before a flight aboard aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise is deployed to the U.S. 5th fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

DN-ST-88-02105. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DF-SC-85-13616. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

990120-N-5458S-007. Base: Uss Enterprise (CVN 65)

DN-ST-88-00739. Base: Naval Operating Base, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class Toby Snowden act as a saftey for US Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class Justin Darnell as they hook ordnance handling containers to an SH-60F Antisubmarine Warfare Helicopter on the flight deck of USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). Truman is on station in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

021231-F-9528H-083. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Qatar (QAT)

A member of Basic Underwater Demolition/Sea-Air-Land (BUD/S) Class 183 climbs the cargo net on the obstacle course. Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-SC-89-11418. Country: Unknown

Silhouette of two men guiding cargo attached to large hook in front of ships hull

Construction concept. Strong man in uniform and helmet pushing wall. Place for text

060411-N-9421C-009. Base: USS Peleliu (LHA 5)

Military History Museum of the German Armed Forces

As the sun rises, Soldiers from Company F, 3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division-Center, make their way through an obstacle course March 23. The second of eight events, the Soldiers were required to work together in order to complete all of the challenges.

110413-N-ZC343-514SAN DIEGO (April 13, 2011) Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) tie the ship to the pier after transiting from NASSCO dry dock to Naval Base San Diego. Bonhomme Richard completed a four-month maintenance and upgrade period in dry dock.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Hank Luke, a helicopter pilot with the 721st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, inspects an Iraqi UH-1H II Huey prior to a mission at Taji Air Base, Iraq, July 14, 2009. The 721st assists the Iraqi Air Force with many functions, including helicopter pilot training, aerial gunner training, and maintenance. Captain Luke is deployed from Andrews Air Force Base, Md.

A view of the amidships array of radar equipment aboard the Ticonderoga class Aegis guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG 47) moored at the naval station. Note the SPS-49 three-dimensional air search radar on the platform of the main mast. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Sgt. John Hayes, 150th Aviation Regiment, maintainer, provides repairs to a UH-60M Blackhawk on May 5, 2022, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The Black Hawk offers pilots seats that are protected with heavy armor, and an armored fuselage capable of withstanding hits from guns with up to 23mm shells. It can also operate safely in the majority of severe weather conditions due to its wide array of advanced avionics.

A lookout on the signal bridge aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) scans the area as the LINCOLN gets underway after a four-day visit to the island of Saint Thomas. Country: Caribbean Sea

PACIFIC OCEAN (February 12, 2024) Chief Information Systems Technician Timothy Williams, from Charlotte, North Carolina, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6), climbs a RADAR while conducting routine operations in the Pacific Ocean, February 12. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navys largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Navy

DM-ST-86-05477. Base: Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011128-F-9186F-010. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2001 Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

070512-A-1906W-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Area Office Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: USACE

A view of an F-15 Eagle aircraft from the Eighth Tactical Fighter Squadron, as it passes through an automatic aircraft wash during Exercise Cope North. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH Base: Kwang Ju Air Base Country: Korea

Special Agent Karen Camacho, Office of Special Investigations Region 2 OL-B (AFSOUTH) counter intelligence agent, and Special Agent Andres Martinez-Muñoz, Office of Special Investigations Region 2 OL-B (AFSOUTH) operations officer, wash an F-100F Super Sabre display at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 9, 2022. The OSI Region 2 OL-B (AFSOUTH) office adopted the Super Sabre through the 355th Wings Aircraft Adoption Program.

040402-F-6665C-008. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 15, 2024) Chief Boatswains Mate A Raul Burnett rinses a bulkhead of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) during a fresh-water washdown. Rafael Peralta is forward-deployed and assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleets principal surface force. Navy

DN-ST-87-02594. Base: USS Missouri (BB 63) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

030712-F-7709W-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

U.S. Marines with Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighters (ARFF) respond to a simulated fire during mass casualty exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 14, 2012. The mass casualty exercise was conducted to test Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighters' (ARFF) first response coordination and procedures in the event of an actual mass casualty incident aboard MCAS Iwakuni.

U. S. Navy Basic Underwater Demolition/Sea-Air-Land (BUD/S) trainees negotiate an obstacle as part of their training. Country: Unknown

White House Communications Agency (WHCA) staff advance trip to Costa Rica. White House Communications Agency (WHCA) staff trip to San José, Costa Rica, in advance of President John F. Kennedy's visit; several unidentified men set up equipment on a roof.

Construction concept. Strong man in uniform and helmet pushing wall. Place for text

On board the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WAHINGTON (CVN 73). US Navy crew members work on F/A-18C Hornets, from Carrier Air Wing One. The GEORGE WASHINGTON Battle Group and her embarked air wing departed their regularly scheduled deployment in the Mediterranean to provide added forward presence in the Persina Gulf region, following Iraqs refusal to comply with UN weapons inspections. Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 20 November 1997. Subject Operation/Series: SOTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73)

030812-M-7837W-016. Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Morningstar, a rifleman assigned to Maritime Surveillance Platoon, 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, ensures the maritime radar is secured at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalvez, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 13, 2022. MSP is an experimental unit whose mission is to decrease the commanders' uncertainty of the maritime domain through the employment of radars and other sensors. MSP provides the Marine Corps with its only organic maritime sensor surveillance capability in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force and Navy commanders' intelligence collection efforts.

A-10 Thunderbolt II's from the 124th Fighter Wing conduct target practice at the Saylor Creek Range in southern Idaho, Oct. 14, 2022. As a part of Wing Hawg Day, service members, family and friends were invited to attent to witness the A-10's in action.

A US military antenna in use during the multi-service, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. Two C-130 Hercules aircraft are parked on the flight line in the background. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

DF-ST-89-05319. Subject Operation/Series: READINESS CHALLENGE 87 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 7, 2021) Sailors wash the flight deck aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), June 7, 2021. Kearsarge, homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, is underway for an inspection by the Board of Inspection and Survey.

DN-ST-89-08209. Base: Shanghai Harbor Country: China (CHN)

DF-ST-86-12324. Base: Sembach Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

An air controller performs runway control operations during Exercise Gallant Eagle '82. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '82 Base: George Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050710-A-6108G-448. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

230325-N-NS135-1008ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 25, 2023) Seaman Braxton Lytton, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), performs hull maintenance, March 25, 2023. Ramage, as part of the Ford Carrier Strike Group, is underway in the Atlantic Ocean executing its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force and to test their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea. As the first-in-class ship of Ford-class aircraft carriers, CVN 78 represents a generation leap in the U.S. Navys capacity to project power a on a global scale.

110310-N-IK959-126GREAT LAKES, Ill. (March 10, 2011) Midshipman 1st Class Angela Odom, from the University of Memphis Naval ROTC, attempts to egress from a flooding shipboard compartment in the Wet Trainer of the Damage Control A School. The 18 midshipmen participated in Navy training and toured Recruit Training Command.

060820-N-5914D-002. Base: USS Boxer (LHD 4) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

090723-N-3038W-065 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 23, 2009) Damage Controlmen and Flight Deck personnel inspect the nozzles on the flight deck aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a salt water counter-measure wash-down test. Nimitz is currently underway in preparation for its regularly scheduled deployment.

DF-ST-88-05336. Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Military Communications Antenna and Flag of Afghanistan, Combat Outpost in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

970624-N-5121B-004. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: USS TARAWA (LHA 1)

Strong man. Strong man in uniform tearing metal chain with hands

Airmen assigned to various units across the 39th Air Base Wing check their targets during a shooting competition in commemoration of National Police Week at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, May 20, 2022. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15 falls, as National Police Week. National Police Week pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others.

DN-ST-89-09025. Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, perform during the Joint Base Andrews 2022 Air & Space Expo at JBA, Md., Sept. 17, 2022. The Joint Base Andrews 2022 Air & Space Expos theme was designated "Innovate, Accelerate, Thrive...the Air Force at 75" and showcased performers such as the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, the F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team and the United States Air Force Academy Wings of Blue

PHILIPPINE SEA (April 18, 2022) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) receives fuel during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Strong man. Strong man in uniform tearing metal chain with hands

060514-N-4154B-005. Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

220918-N-AL206-1073 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 18, 2022) Seaman Cameron Thomas signals from the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) to the Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) during a replenishment at sea while underway conducting Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT). McFaul is underway with the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group conducting SWATT exercises to increase lethality, ensure combat readiness, and promote tactical innovation. SWATT is led by the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center, whose mission is to increase the tactical proficiency and lethality of the surface force.

House fire at Point Independence, Onset, Mass. , Fires, Houses, Fire fighters, Fire fighting. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joseph Rodriguez, a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear defense specialist with Marine Aircraft Group 12, uses a slide during the Owl Park Inclusive Day community relations event at the Atagoyama Fukuro Park, also known as the Atago Owl Park, in Iwakuni, Japan, May 15, 2022. The event provided volunteers an opportunity to connect with the local community and a safe environment for children with disabilities to enjoy a day at the park.

110118-N-2475A-105SAN DIEGO (Jan. 18, 2011) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Julio Bermeo, left, from Los Angeles, and Seaman Jack Fay, from New Orleans, secure a mooring line to the capstan on the fantail as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) arrives in San Diego. John C. Stennis is preparing to conduct work-ups off the coast of Southern California in preparation for a deployment.

230325-N-SK738-1005 TYRRRHENIAN SEA (March 25, 2023) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), grades targets during a live-fire exercise, March 25, 2023. 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.

Detainees from the captured Iranian mine-laying ship IRAN AJR rest aboard the command ship USS LA SALLE (AGF-3). Country: Unknown

011001-F-1644L-009. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

a Cargo delivery system is dropped by a US C-130 Hercules aircraft (not shown) assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, participating in Exercise COOPERATIVE KEY '96, settles to the ground. Cooperative Key '96 took place at Otpeni Air Base, Romania. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE KEY '96 Base: Otopeni Air Base, Bucharest Country: Romania (ROM)

NOV 23, 2012 Manila, Philippines : Historic Pacific war memorial Corregidor Island, Manila, Philippines

981106-F-4116M-003. Base: Panmunjom State: Demilitarized Zone Country: Korea

DN-ST-88-05474. Base: Persian Gulf

Bombard. Cannon used throughout the Middle Ages an the Early Modern Period. Engraving by Serra. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration.

Part of the Deck of a Warship. Communication Devices and Deck Guns

Strong man. Strong man in uniform tearing metal chain with hands

230406-N-NX635-1010 EAST CHINA SEA (April 6, 2023) U.S. Navy Quartermaster 3rd Class Kathryn Mandry from Dover, N.J., stows a signal flag aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

DF-SC-85-01221. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-86-07282. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Fresh Air" CATEGORY: Feature PLACE: Honorable Mention Feature CAPTION INFORMATION: A female sailor on board the USS Enterprise enjoys the fresh morning air as the ship makes its way towards Naval Station Norfolk. IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-00012. Country: Unknown

The weather station from the Marine Air Support Squadron (MWSS), 3rd Marine Air Wing, provide weather reports for the exercise. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

BATH, Maine (Aug. 1, 2009) Deb Dunham christens the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Jason Dunham (DDG 109) at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. The ship is named for her son, U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Air Assault candidates rappel off the rappel towers on Camp Buehring, Kuwait, February 20, 2024. After successfully rappeling from the towers, candidates will rappel out of rotary wing aircraft. Army

DF-SC-85-08466. Country: Unknown

A Russian reconnaissance drone shot down over Kyiv.

020105-F-2034C-052. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Thumrait Air Base Country: Oman (OMN) Scene Major Command Shown: 405th Air Expeditionary Wing

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Sergio Matias Chontal-Harter participates in a simulated Army Combat Fitness Test with Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Stephen Messenger on Feb. 12, 2024, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Matias, 6, interviewed Messenger as part of a school social studies project. Matias is the son of a Fort McCoy employee, and he also experienced what it's like to participate in the Army Combat Fitness Test and how to participate in retreat at the end of the duty day. Army

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