Military Exercises and Readiness

Visuals of military personnel involved in readiness exercises. Depicts teams coordinating operations, emphasizing training for emergency and tactical response situations.

The 84th Civil Support Team and first responder elements of the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, responded to a potential white powder threat on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, at the Wyoming Air National Guard Base, Cheyenne, Wyo.

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An exercise post attack reconnaissance team identifies and reports a team of simulated casualties during a readiness training exercise on Oct 14, 2022 at the 177th Fighter Wing, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. The exercise is designed to test the wing's operational readiness in a deployed environment.

Airmen from the 5th Security Forces Squadron discuss convoy operations during Exercise Prairie Vigilance, Nov. 4, 2022, at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. Prairie Vigilance tests the 5th Bomb Wings ability to conduct strategic-bomber readiness operations.

433rd Security Forces Squadron Defenders search and question Senior AirmanAli Gundogdu, a 68th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, after he played the part of ahijacker during Exercise Dragons Den at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland,Texas on Feb. 7, 2024. The exercise featured a multitude of scenarios designedto test the readiness and warfighting skills of Alamo Wing Airmen, including howto respond to a hijacking attempt. Air Force

Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 624th Regional Support Group and 44th Aerial Port Squadron participate in chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives training, known as CBRNE, on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii June 5, 2022. Pacific Warriors practiced the various mission oriented protective posture (MOPP) levels to include the donning and doffing of the personal protective equipment ensemble worn by troops in CBRNE-contaminated environment to protect against chemical and biological agents.

The 84th Civil Support Team and first responder elements of the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, responded to a potential white powder threat on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, at the Wyoming Air National Guard Base, Cheyenne, Wyo.

Senior Airman Mark Chamberlain, 375th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, talks to Chief Master Sgt. Chad Bickley, 18th Air Force command chief, about his duties on the flightline on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, June 30, 2022. The 375th SFS provides biometric registration of base personnel, visitor control, police services, resource protection, confinement and investigations support to the Scott AFB.

Kosovo Force (KFOR) Soldier with the British Army Contingency checks for responsiveness of a KFOR patient during Operation Cavalry Guardian emergency response training near Camp Novo Selo, Kosovo, on Jan. 10, 2023. During the training, Soldiers from Austria, the U.S., and Great Britain competed to provide the best reaction to an emergency scenario involving role players and emergency response personnel from KFOR.

Tech. Sgt. Andrew Kulakowski, Wing Inspection Team member, speaks on a two-way radio during a readiness and response exercise at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Dec. 7. Base officials held exercises Dec. 5-9 to evaluate readiness capabilities.

U.S. Air Force Airman Basic Cheyenne Torres, security forces trainee, loads paint round ammunition into her weapon's magazines part of arming procedures during the field operations block of training for the U.S. Air Force security forces apprentice course at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Sept. 22, 2022. The field operations course is part of a six-week course designed to teach the basic skills necessary to new security forces Airmen.

Soldiers from across the 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, gathered for a change of responsibility ceremony for outgoing 135th Quartermaster Company senior-most noncommissioned officer, 1st. Sgt. Angel J. Geigel, and incoming 1st. Sgt. Cedric T. Williams on Fort Stewart, Georgia, March 31, 2023. Assigned to the brigade's 87th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, the 135th Quartermaster Company's 192 Soldiers receive, store, and transfer bulk petroleum, provide wholesale and area support, and limited distribution.

Lieutenant Colonel Jerome Lynes (with hat), USMC, Commanding Officer Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) addresses an audience of Marines and Army soldiers in his bivouac site at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

Nearly 30 Soldiers assigned to the Ohio National Guard's 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team distributed food to the local community April 21, 2020 at Wright State University's Nutter Center in Fairborn, Ohio. More than 400 members of the Ohio National Guard were activated March 18, 2020 to support food distribution efforts at 12 locations across Ohio, serving more than 11 million Ohioans in all 88 counties.

Maj. Gen. Andrew Gebara, 8th Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center commander, is greeted by members of the 28th Bomb Wing on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Oct. 17, 2022. Gebara commands the services bomber force and airborne nuclear command and control assets, and approximately 24,000 Airmen across six installations.

2209013-N-PI330-1011 Gulfport, Mississippi (September 13, 2022) Sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133) conduct chemical, biological, and radiological training on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, September 13, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

U.S. Police Officers assigned to the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams from police departments across South Carolina participate in advanced firearms drills at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, Columbia, South Carolina, Sept. 26, 2022. The Columbia Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) SWAT Team hosts this year's summit, sharing their techniques in Close Quarter Combat (CQB) skills, mission planning, tactics, and range drills with partner departments.

The Medical Simulation Training Center (MSTC) provides realistic medical training to both medical and non-medical Soldiers in the Active, Reserve and National Guard. MSTCs provide hands-on instruction on the latest battlefield trauma and critical care techniques. These soldiers are from various units are here at Fort Dix, NJ at the Fort Dix MSTC in the Simulator Area. These instructors are training soldiers for a Medical Evacuation Training Event. (Photos taken by the Fort Dix TSC Training Support Center)

U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Hunter Horn, a motor transport operator assigned to the 414th Transportation Company, part of the 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade's Task Force Provider, dons protective clothing during a chemical attack drill at Karliki, Poland, Jan. 19, 2024. The 87th Division Sustainment Support Battalion organized the training event to ensure Soldiers are ready to rapidly respond to protect themselves and continue operations even in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threat environment. These Soldiers are deployed to Europe to assure allies and support multinational training to deter aggression in the region.

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 355th Security Forces Squadron instructs during multi-capable Airmen training at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, April 28, 2022. This MCA training exercised elements of agile combat employment, enabling these Airmen to operate from austere locations with varying levels of capacity and support.

Pfc. Michael Davis from the Florida Army National Guard, 146th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, Pensacola, Fl., discusses a site survey route at St. Johns County Station 18 Fire Rescue with Detective Josh Gordon, St. Johns County Sheriffs Office. Army National Guard Soldiers are working closely with local authorities to assist in missions including humanitarian assistance, security operations and search and rescue.

Advanced Individual Training Marine Pfc. David Hoy, assigned to the Marine Corps Detachment Fort Leonard Wood Military Police Instruction Company, learns riot shield control techniques during riot shield control technique training Aug. 22 at the Barr Mock Confinement Facility.

The 101st SC Battalions were on the Fort Dix Range Complex on Range 20 during a weapon zero and grounding qualification. (Images are provided by the Fort Dix (TSC) Training Support Center / Daniel Amburg)

U.S. Army Soldiers with the Unit Ministry Teams for Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield complete a practical exercise during a UMT training event at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Jan. 18, 2024. Always present with Soldiers in war and peace, Chaplains have served in all of America's major wars and combat engagements from the colonial era through the present day.

Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Beckman, representing U.S. Army Europe, reacts to an attack during the 'Evaluate a Casualty' Warrior Tasks and Battle Drills during the 2009 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition held Sept. 28 - Oct. 2 at Fort Lee, Va.

We are about halfway through a two-year sprint to improve rate of fire for the ERCA system, said Cpt. Mark Toups of the Armys Long Range Precision Fire's Cross Functional Team.

Finnish soldiers assigned to the Guard Jaeger Regiment, meet with U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal at Santahamina, Finland, June 30, 2022. The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, and the Guard Jaeger Regiment of the Finnish army trained in Finland to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between the two nations.

U.S. Air Force Airmen and members of the Latvian National Armed Forces perform a Foreign Object Debris (FOD) walk on the runway during Agile Rage 22 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., June 10, 2022. Agile Rage 22 is a National Guard Bureau-led exercise that provides realistic training opportunities, mimicking current and future combat environments dictated by the National Defense Strategy.

221008-M-BQ292-1106 (Oct. 8, 2022) U.S. Navy Corpsman HM3 Ramirez showcases the corpsman MOS and their capabilities during the educators tour of the Humanitarian Assistance Village and STEM Education Center as part of San Francisco Fleet Week (SFFW) at San Francisco, California. SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience Americas sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service effects, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas.

South Carolina National Guard Soldiers and Airmen work alongside Florence County, S.C., Sheriffs Department in evacuation efforts as the Black Creek river begins to crest in Florence, S.C., Sept. 16, 2018. Approximately 3,400 Soldiers and Airmen have been mobilized to prepare, respond and participate in recovery efforts as Tropical Storm Florence has caused flooding and damage to the state.

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A 52nd Security Forces Squadron local civilian police officer enters his patrol car during a training exercise at Spangdahlem Air Base, Feb. 27, 2024. Spangdahlem ABs local national employees are highly valuable members of their units, providing their teams with the continuity, expertise and institutional knowledge they need to fulfill their missions. Air Force

Airmen with the 9th Reconnaissance Wing salute U.S. Air Force Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat command, during his visit to Beale Air Force Base, Calif. on Dec. 6, 2022. Kelly visited Beale to inspect the 9th Reconnaissance Wings capabilities for combat power and reconnaissance.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Jason Delgadosalmeron, Raleigh, North Carolina native, distribution management specialist, Headquarters and Support (H&S) Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East (MCIEAST) - Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, stands guard at a barricade during Exercise Urgent Response on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 15, 2022. H&S Battalion Marines conducted identification checks and established vehicle control points in support of Exercise Urgent Response, an installation-wide exercise that plans for and executes anti-terrorism response procedures.

Service members from Norway, Minnesota National Guard conduct asymmetric threat training with local law enforcement agencies, April 3, 2022 at Camp Ripley. (Minnesota National Guard Photo by Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

A Soldier role-playing as opposing forces hands a fellow cohort a magazine of blank ammunition during a perimeter defense scenario at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, July 25, 2022. The scenario was one of many iterations and exercises that make up Warrior Exercise (WAREX) 782202, designed to enhance Soldier readiness and maintain a lethal fighting force by practicing Army Warrior Tasks and drills.

New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment, return from the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise, in Freehold, New Jersey, July 28, 2022. More than 2,500 Soldiers participated in the training event held in Fort Drum, New York, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win.

A pilot blows his family a kiss as he prepares to board a bus in Windsor Locks, Conn. on April 25, 2021. HHC 1-169th departed Connecticut that day for deployment to Kosovo.

4th Battalion 64th Armored, 24th Infantry Division loading an M113 armored personnel carrier, on rail, prior to deployment to Somalia. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sgt. Brandon LaFrance, a chemical specialist with the 460th Chemical Company, Michigan Army National Guard, right, speaks with Soldiers from his team during a shift change in Washington, D.C. Feb. 6, 2021. The National Guard has been requested to continue supporting federal law enforcement agencies with security, communications, medical evacuation, logistics, and safety support to state, district and federal agencies through mid-March.

U.S. Marines with 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, deescalate confrontational role players during a Combat Skills Training School Tactical Convoy Course on Camp Pendleton, California, April 28, 2022. The purpose of the TCC is to teach procedures to counter threats and mitigate risks to Marine forces conducting convoy operations.

Arizona Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Jacob Buckley, 162nd Medical Group, aerospace medical technician, reviews medical information with a patient before the COVID-19 vaccination is administered in Camp Verde, Ariz., on the Yavapai-Apache Nation, April 6, 2021. More than 900 Arizona National Guardsmen continue to assist at vaccination sites, testing locations and food banks throughout Arizona.

Sgt. Luis Santiago, left, and Sgt. Eugene Suárez deliver appointment tickets and counts the participants before the COVID-19 test in Villalba, Jan 4, 2022. The Puerto Rico National Guard continue its efforts to support the Department of Health in maintaining the citizens health and safety in the fight against the COVID-19.

Members of NASA Kennedy Space Center's Emergency Response Team check their firearms as they prepare for the next tactical challenge at the 35th Annual SWAT Round-up International at the Lawson Lamar Firearms and Tactical Training Center in Orlando, Florida. The competition was held Nov. 10 to 15, 2019, and featured five different tactical challenges. Kennedy's ERT members exchanged best practices and competed with more than 50 teams from the U.S. and around the world.

Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Eagle Pass, TX, April 28, 2007 Members of the 436th Chemical Co., Texas National Guard, distribute water, ice and tarps to people affected by the April 24 tornado. FEMA provided 2,000 tarps to the area. Earl Armstrong/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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Members of local, state and military police riot training at Camp Fogarty, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, September 11, 2022. Training for local, state and military police members in a simulated riot environment.

Mississippi National Guard Soldiers put water in the backseat of a person's car at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Jackson, Mississippi, Sept. 1, 2022. Mississippi National Guardsmen were set up across seven sites through Jackson for people to collect bottled water and non-potable water from water buffalo trucks. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Staff Sgt. Connie Jones)

Warrant Officer Candidate Jason Trerotola from the 2-166th, Det 1 Regiment Regional Training Institute participates in a 10K ruck march in the early morning hours at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. July 17, 2022. The 166th RTI requires the candidates to carry 50 lbs and complete the ruck within the timed requirement in order to move on to the next phase of their candidacy.

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Airmen from the 134th Air Refueling Wing prepare to depart to assist with natural disaster relief operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. The Cat 4 storm devastated the region as it moved across the state of Florida, leaving many without power, water and shelter.

U.S. Air Force Col. Mason Dula, Special Warfare Training Wing commander, gives a final motivational speech following a two and one-half mile ruck march in during a rededication ceremony in honor of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. William Schroeder and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Scott Sather at the SWTW training compound Joint Base San Antonio, Chapman Training Annex, Apr. 8, 2022. The wing and echelon units hosted a two and one-half mile ruck march followed by Memorial pushups and the unveiling of refitted memorials in coordination with Gold Star families

Soldiers with the 561st Military Police Company based in Ft. Campbell, Ky check each others gear in preparation to operate a chemical decontamination lane during Guardian Response 22 at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Indiana May 7, 2022. Each Soldier checked their fellow Soldiers suits, ensuring their survivability when dealing with a contamination crisis.

SGT Israel Rivera, 401st Chemical Company, briefed on the capabilities of the Stryker.

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U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle pilots assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, perform pre-flight checks during the Tactical Leadership Programme 22-3 at Los Llanos Air Base, Spain, Sept. 12, 2022. During this two week course, NATO and allied forces flight leaders are prepared to be mission commanders, lead coalition force air strike packages and provide tactical air expertise to NATO agencies.

Sgt. Nhien Nguyen, left, assigned to the 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, and 35th CSSB Command Sgt. Maj. Paul Denson, right, conduct a ruck march event together during the units second annual Best Warrior competition Oct. 14 on Sagami General Depot, Japan.

Washington National Guard Soldiers with the 506th Military Police Company, 420th Chemical Battalion, 96th Troop Command, train for high risk traffic stops on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 4, 2022. Each traffic stop scenario was unique, challenging Soldiers to think and respond as military police officers while reenforcing fundamental skills and tactics.

220128-N-VI040-1072 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (Jan. 28, 2022) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Jynishia Wilson performs a middle strike and rear jab during the Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) Spray training course of the Auxiliary Security Force Academy provided by the Security Department onboard Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi Jan. 28, 2022. NAF Atsugi supports the combat readiness of Commander, Carrier Air Wing FIVE (CVW 5), Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron FIVE ONE (HSM-51) and 30 other tenant commands and provides logistic support, coordination, and services to units assigned to the Western Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rafael Avelar)

Paul Sabol, a district chief for the Emergency Medical Services in Pittsburgh, talks to a team of prime-power Soldiers from the 249th Engineer Battalion during a simulated emergency power exercise hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, Feb. 1, 2023.During natural disasters, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers responds to provide generators, remove debris, and protect damaged roofs from ensuing rain. Multiple districts across the country share responsibilities for cleanup and roof programs, but the Pittsburgh District leads the temporary power mission.

Exercise operations are shown Aug. 11, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., for the 86th Training Division's Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-22-02. The exercise took place in August 2022 at Fort McCoy at various locations throughout the installation. Around 4,000 service members participated in the exercise. The CSTX is a joint training event executed in a live, virtual, and constructive integrated training environment where service members test their tactical and technical skills.

Florida National Guard Soldiers from the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2-124 Charlie Co., Ocala, Fla., load water in to a local citizens vehicle during Hurricane Michael disaster relief, Panama City, Fla., Oct. 13, 2018. Soldiers respond in communities throughout the panhandle in conjunction with civilian emergency services.

U.S. Airmen, interservice agency members and volunteers of Task Force Holloman wave their final goodbyes to the last departing Afghan evacuees on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Jan. 26, 2022. The Department of Defense, through the U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan evacuees essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Moore)

DAST FEMACorps to Issolated Communities. Colorado Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Today we remembered and honored the 10th Mountain Division Soldiers from Task Force 2-14 by participating in the Mogadishu Mile. The original mile was a route taken by Soldiers from a Blackhawk helicopter crash site to a rally point held by the 10th MTN DIV on National Street during the Battle of Mogadishu on October 4, 1993.

GULFPORT, Miss. (May 6, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, conduct counter improvised explosive device (C-IED) casualty response training aboard Woolmarket Small Arms Range. NMCB 1 is conducting an intense homeport training plan to expand their ability to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater operations.

Alaska National Guardsmen of Joint Task Force-Bethel clear storm debris from a boardwalk in Newtok, Alaska as part of Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 22, 2022. Approximately 100 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda O'Neal)

U.S. Army Sgt. Mary Motter, with the 250th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Battalion, California Army National Guard, pets a family's dog, Stella, during a drive-thru food distribution event hosted by FIND Food Bank in La Quinta, California, May 20, 2020. Motter is part of a statewide food bank effort which has delivered over 30 million means collectively including 420 meals during this event.

Soldiers train at Fort Hood where thousands of birds build nests; Fort Hood, Texas, United States of America

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Elizabeth Tacka, a sapper platoon leader assigned to the 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, explains to members from the U.S. Congress, one of the breaching charges used during training at Santahamina, Finland, June 30, 2022. The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division and the Guard Jaeger Regiment of the Finnish army trained in Finland to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between the two nations.

Staff Sgt. Desiree Parson, 73rd Army Band, Virgin Islands National Guard, hands a box of MREs to a marine from 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine at the Milton M. Newton Recreational Park, St. Thomas, Sept. 13. The VING set up five points of distribution to distribute food and water to the St. Thomas community after Hurricane Irma.

U.S Army Soldiers assigned to various units conduct a site survey and brief during the Joint Aircraft Load Planning Course at the Combined Arms Training Center (CATC) in Vilseck, Germany, Jan. 30, 2024. CATC offers individual training and professional education for U.S. Army Soldiers, Department of the Army and host nation civilians, and multinational partners through the most efficient and effective means available to ensure readiness and interoperability. This course is designed to provide unit movements officers and supervisors personnel with the knowledge and skills required to conduct airlift planning as part of a joint combat airlift operation.

Arkansas Air National Guard members work alongside locals and Navy personnel unloading equipment for Continuing Promise 2022 in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, on October 24, 2022. Arkansas Air National Guard members participate in Continuing Promise 2022 to support Guatemala through the U.S. National Guard State Partnership Program, which develops relationships with partner countries while providing support such as medical care and increasing readiness of U.S. and partner forces.

U.S. Army Sgt. Warren Bolden with the 131st Military Working Dog Detachment, Combined Military Working Dog Detachment - Europe, begins a timed building search at the Rheinlander Club, Baumholder, Germany, May 11. Handlers were instructed to enter and search the building for multiple bombs with their K9's as part of the 2022 International Working Dog Competition.

U.S. Airmen with the 633d Security Forces Squadron pose for a group photo at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Mar. 30, 2023. The all-women flight proudly volunteered to staff the installation in celebration of Womens History Month and to recognize the military women serving in a male dominated career field.

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron climb into the back of a vehicle during a bivouac training exercise at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Jan. 18, 2024. The bivouac training tested the squadron's ability to secure and establish base operations infrastructure within a timely manner and conduct contingency and wartime operations if the opportunity were to arise.

U.S. Army Pvt. Andres Ceballos, with the 315th Vertical Construction Company, California Army National Guard, takes down a family's information at a drive-thru food distribution event hosted by FIND Food Bank at La Quinta High School in La Quinta, California, May 20, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ceballos is bilingual and helps communicate with members of the community who may or may not speak English.

New York Air National Guardsman of the 105th Medical Group rehearse placing a body, represented by a training dummy, into a refrigerated trailer during a Homeland Response Force validation exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA on September 11, 2022. The exercise was intended to evaluate and prepare the units involved in responding to a manmade or natural disaster. (New York National Guard photo by SSG Matthew Gunther)

Members of NASA Kennedy Space Center's Emergency Response Team prepare for the next tactical challenge at the 35th Annual SWAT Round-up International at the Lawson Lamar Firearms and Tactical Training Center in Orlando, Florida. The competition was held Nov. 10 to 15, 2019, and featured five different tactical challenges. Kennedy's ERT members exchanged best practices and competed with more than 50 teams from the U.S. and around the world.

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 116th Field Artillery Regiment, Florida Army National Guard support distribution operations in Cape Coral, Florida. The 116th is deployed to south Florida to respond to the devastation of Hurricane Ian.

ICE arrests border security, public safety threats during national operation. National effort aligned with current civil immigration enforcement priorities. WASHINGTON U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers apprehended over 100 noncitizens following the conclusion of a national operation focused on noncitizens removed from the U.S. within the last five years pursuant to a final order, who subsequently reentered without authorization and have been determined to be a credible threat to border security or public safety. Of those arrested during the June 1-7 operation, most have convictions for crimes including, but not limited to, aggravated assault with a gun, robbery, burglary, kidnapping, hit and run, drug trafficking, and child molestation.

Members of the 145th Airlift Wing Emergency Response Team prepare the Mobile Emergency Operations Center (MEOC) for activation in response to Hurricane Dorian, while at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Sept 3, 2019. Hurricane Dorian is a category 2 storm expected to make landfall in North Carolina later in the week, the MEOC provides comprehensive communications via mobile satellite and cellular capabilities that allow first responders to communicate from remote locations.

The Fort Dix CBRN School held training for various unit soldiers for the ASA Fort Dix CBRN Defense Course Class, 002-23. This course was from 4 December through 16 December 2023. The course includes training on a variety of military CBRN Equipment, and includes training and familiarization on, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), emergency response In-transit procedures, planning and preparing for Domestic Reconnaissance operations, the fundamentals of Toxic Industrial Chemicals/Materials (TIC/TIM), sampling and collection procedures, mission abort procedures, and the procedures to set-up, process through and close out a survey team decontamination site. (Images provided by the U.S. ASA Fort Dix (TSC) Training Support Center / Daniel Amburg)

NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (Sept. 23, 2022) Vice Adm. Yancy Lindsey, Commander, Navy Installations Command, and staff tour the base youth center during an official visit onboard Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi. NAF Atsugi supports the combat readiness of Commander, Fleet Air Western Pacific, Commander, Carrier Air Wing FIVE (CVW) 5, Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 and 23 other tenant commands, and provides logistic support, coordination, and services to units assigned to the Western Pacific.

Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation speak with U.S. Marine Corps explosive ordnance disposal technicians with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Base Hawaii before entering a simulated crime scene during Exercise Lethal Breeze 2023, Camp H. M. Smith, MCBH, June 28, 2023. The exercise was conducted in partnership with state and federal law enforcement and local first responders, with the purpose of enhancing cohesion, response proficiency, and safety measures throughout the installation.

U.S. Soldiers with the 220th Engineering Company, Missouri National Guard prepare to operate a water distributor to pump water out of the affected areas back over the Valley Park levee on the Meramec River, Dec. 31, 2015. Soldiers and airmen with the Missouri National Guard volunteered to support the Missouri Department of Transportation in flood relief efforts in South Central Missouri. The focus of the aid is to ensure traffic control, water purification and levee reinforcement in affected areas. (Missouri Air National Guard

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jamian Areniego, C-17 hydraulic instructor with the 62d Maintenance Squadron, hands out Ask Care Escort (ACE) cards to personnel driving through McChords main gate at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, Sept. 1, 2022. Suicide Prevention Month is observed every September. The three-step ACE intervention sequence can help save someone from suicide, whether service member civilian or family member.

Texas Guardsmen and Texas Task Force 1 rescue personnel wade through thigh-deep water to help stranded residents back to rescue vehicles during severe flooding in Wharton, Texas, April 21, 2016. In coordination with Texas Task Force 1 and the City of Wharton emergency services, a detachment from Delta Company of the 536th Brigade Support Battalion, Texas Army National Guard deployed several Light Multi-terrain Vehicles to floodwaters rescuing both people and pets.

United Arab Emirates 11th Mountain Battalion troops and U.S. Army Security Forces Assistance Brigade Soldiers prepare tactical vehicles with the multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES) prior to the beginning of Joint Readiness Training Center rotation 24-03 at Fort Johnson, Louisiana, Jan. 8, 2024. JRTC and Fort Johnson train Brigade Combat Teams to conduct large scale operations on a decisive action battlefield against a near-peer threat with multi-domain capabilities. JRTC and the Combat Training Center platform continue to evolve in order to challenge Soldiers, Leaders, and IBCTs in the most realistic, demanding, rigorous battlefield environment. Last year, UAE became the first partner from the CENTCOM region to have a company level unit participate in a training rotation. This year, UAE returned to conduct air-assault operations alongside the 101st Airborne Division, premier air-assault force in the world.

More than 60 Idaho National Guardsmen completed wildland firefighting training in Boise, Idaho, throughout June, bringing the number of Guardsmen available to assist the Idaho Department of Lands in the event the governor declares a state of emergency to approximately 170.

New York Army National Guard members, with Brookhaven Highway Department workers, assemble barricades in a SUNY Stony Brook parking lot in Stony Brook, N.Y., March 17, 2020. The barricades are set up to create lanes for cars at a drive-thru swab collection location as part of the multi-agency response to COVID-19.

Soldiers with the 528th Engineer Battalion distribute MREs, water and ice at a point of distribution to the citizens of Winnfield, La., during the recovery efforts from Hurricane Laura, Sept. 4, 2020. Laura made landfall in Lake Charles, La. on Aug. 27 which is approximately 140 miles away from Winnfield.

Soldiers from across the 1st Cavalry Division compete at cornhole Sep. 15 at Fort Hood. The division celebrated its 101st birthday Sep. 12-16 with various sporting events across the division's footprint.

Soldiers assigned to 7th Dive Detachment and the Republic of South Koreas Navy practice the operation of the Multifunctional Assessment Reconnaissance Vessel (MARV) during Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) 2022 at Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, July 11, 2022. RIMPAC forces will exercise a wide range of capabilities, projecting the inherent flexibility of maritime forces and helping to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 151st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 228th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade, South Carolina National Guard, prepare to assist the South Carolina Highway Patrol in Bluffton, South Carolina, Sept. 4, 2019, with vehicle recovery teams to help keep roadways clear during the evacuation. The South Carolina National Guard is capable of supporting in response to Hurricane Dorian with multiple assets to include evacuation assistance, manning traffic control points, supply and sandbag transportation, water purification, security support, critical infrastructure protection, high-water vehicle transportation and evacuation, search and rescue, communication support, debris clearing, and more all in support of civilian partners.

011010-F-5820C-003. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 452 SFC

Attendees watch the opening ceremony for the Yokota Passenger Terminal at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 13, 2022. The Yokota Air Base Passenger Terminal is one in a network of terminals operated by the 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing and its six air mobility squadrons in the Indo-Pacific region.

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