Military Logistics and Transport

Images of military vehicles and engineering projects, showcasing transport logistics and recent troop projects in various training exercises.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, prepare to onload tactical vehicles onto rail cars in Morehead City, North Carolina, Aug. 16, 2022. 2nd Landing Support Battalion and 2nd Transportation Battalion conducted railhead operations from August 15 to August 22 in order to deliver equipment and vehicles for the upcoming Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 1-23 in Yuma, Arizona.

Soldiers with the 390th Engineer Company work the "coal field fill" troop project July 26, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoy Troop Projects Coordinator Larry Morrow with the Directorate of Public Works said the team of 390th Soldiers moved nearly 3,000 tons of dirt to cover an old coal field. The project area is in the Fort McCoy rail area next to State Highway 21 on the installations South Post. The combat engineers who are based out of Chattanooga, Tenn., were at Fort McCoy for the Army Reserves and 78th Training Divisions Warrior Exercise 78-22-02.

Exercise operations are shown Aug. 4, 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.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, prepare to onload tactical vehicles onto rail cars in Morehead City, North Carolina, Aug. 16, 2022. 2nd Landing Support Battalion and 2nd Transportation Battalion conducted railhead operations from August 15 to August 22 in order to deliver equipment and vehicles for the upcoming Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 1-23 in Yuma, Arizona.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines execute a simulated fire mission with an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Artillery Relocation Training Program 22.3 at Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi, Japan, Dec. 6, 2022. The skills developed at ARTP increase the proficiency and readiness of the only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit in the Marine Corps, enabling them to provide precision indirect fires.

An Oshkosh Truck Corp. heavy expanded mobility tactical truck demonstrates a palletized loading system during the Army logistics exposition Prolog '85. Subject Operation/Series: PROLOG '85 Base: Fort Eustis State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, exhibits a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle for Gen. Yuichi Togashi, 2nd Division Commanding Officer, Japan Self-Defense Force, Northern Army during Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 7, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

Soldiers with the 390th Engineer Company work the "coal field fill" troop project July 26, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoy Troop Projects Coordinator Larry Morrow with the Directorate of Public Works said the team of 390th Soldiers moved nearly 3,000 tons of dirt to cover an old coal field. The project area is in the Fort McCoy rail area next to State Highway 21 on the installations South Post. The combat engineers who are based out of Chattanooga, Tenn., were at Fort McCoy for the Army Reserves and 78th Training Divisions Warrior Exercise 78-22-02.

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Soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division compete in a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) circuit Aug. 29, 2022 on Fort Drum, N.Y., as part of a series of events to celebrate Mountain Fest 2022. Mountain Fest is an annual event executed to celebrate national spirit and strengthen community ties while recognizing contributions and service.

Service members at the installation for training drive military vehicles on post June 10, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Annually, tens of thousands of troops complete institutional and transient troop training operations at Fort McCoy. During June 2022, thousands of troops also trained at Fort McCoy, including troops from the Wisconsin National Guard and Iowa National Guard.

A U.S. Marine Corps landing support specialist with Landing Support Battalion, 2nd Combat Logistics Regiment, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), conducts equipment and vehicle checks during railhead operations at the Morehead and South Fork Railroad in Morehead City, North Carolina, Aug. 17, 2022. 2nd MLG Marines partnered with MCB Camp Lejeune Distribution Management Office Marines and civilians for successful embarkation and movement of II Marine Expeditionary Force equipment for an upcoming exercises. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Makayla Elizalde)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Djorup, a heavy equipment operator with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, prepares to move equipment during exercise Native Fury 22 at a Logistics Support Area established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 15, 2022. Native Fury 22 is a biennial exercise focused on the demonstration of the rapid offload and integration of a Maritime Prepositioned Force in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of regional security, crisis response, and contingency operations.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Victor Salceda, an inventory management specialist assigned to 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, communicates with the operator of a tractor, rubber-tired, articulated steering, multi-purpose to safely drop off a component of a mobile armory during the Marine Expeditionary Unit Field Exercise (MEU FEX) at Bogue Field Marine Corps Auxilary Field, North Carolina, Aug. 24, 2022. The MEU FEX demonstrates the 26th MEU's ability to transition command and control from ship-to-shore through the echeloning of command capabilities and expeditionary logistics planning.

Soldiers with the 390th Engineer Company work the "coal field fill" troop project July 26, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoy Troop Projects Coordinator Larry Morrow with the Directorate of Public Works said the team of 390th Soldiers moved nearly 3,000 tons of dirt to cover an old coal field. The project area is in the Fort McCoy rail area next to State Highway 21 on the installations South Post. The combat engineers who are based out of Chattanooga, Tenn., were at Fort McCoy for the Army Reserves and 78th Training Divisions Warrior Exercise 78-22-02.

Exercise operations are shown Aug. 4, 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.

051204-A-4414G-011. Subject Operation/Series: CONVOY LIUEFIRE Base: Camp Speicher State: Tikrit Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Soldiers with the 1245th Transportation Company, Oklahoma Army National Guard secure timber to truck bed during the Timber Haul mission in support of the Golden Coyote Training Exercise at Camp Rapid, South Dakota, June 13, 2022. Golden Coyote is a three-phase scenario driven exercise conducted in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, which enables Commanders to focus on mission essentials warrior tasks and drills.

Mark Bramman, 90th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance craftsman, drives a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle into the maintenance bay before performing a limited technical inspection on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Oct 25, 2022. The 90 LRS is tasked with preparing the next generation of security forces vehicles sent to protect the 90th Missile Wings ICBM system as part of Air Force Global Strike Commands priority to modernize.

U.S. Marine Corps vehicles are staged during exercise Winter Workhorse 24 on Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Feb. 3, 2024. Winter Workhorse is a regularly scheduled training exercise that is designed to enhance warfighting capabilities in contested environments. Marine Corps

A U.S. Army Reserve Soldier assigned to the 888th Movement Control Team from Fort Hood, Texas, reacts to enemy contact during a simulated convoy exercise as part of Combat Support Training Exercise 86-22-02 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 16, 2022. This training is designed to replicate real-world situations that service members may encounter. The U.S. Army Reserve is ready to fight and win as a member of the Joint Force.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Isaac Deweese, basic water support technician, Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273, Marine Aircraft Group 31, monitors a water purification system during a training event at Hunting Island State Park, South Carolina, Aug. 16, 2022. The partnership between MWSS-273 and Hunting Island State Park allows Marines to refine their skills and provide community service by clearing unwanted trees and reforming dunes.

Exercise operations are shown Aug. 4, 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.

220529-N-PC065-1009 AEGEAN SEA (May 29, 2022) - U.S. Marines, attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), configure light armored vehicles on landing craft, air cushions prior to disembarking the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) during exercise EFES 2022, May 29, 2022. EFES22 is an international combined joint live-fire exercise focused on increasing force readiness, promoting stability and prosperity in the region, and interoperability between U.S., Turkey, and allied nations. Arlington and embarked elements of the 22nd MEU are part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group-22nd MEU team, and are 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.

A medium shot left side view of a M817 5-ton dump truck by the US Army during the construction of the La Saline Bon Repos near Port-au-Prince, Haiti during Operation FAIRWINDS 96. A medium shot left side view of a M817 5-ton dump truck by the US Army during the construction of the La Saline Bon Repos near Port-au-Prince, Haiti during Operation FAIRWINDS Õ96.

Humvee with attached TOW Missile System. Indiana National Guard infantrymen with Company D, 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment, fire missiles during a live-fire exercise at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. The missiles, which are tube launched, optically tracked and wirelessly guided, are the most modern and capable missile of that type with an extended maximum range of 4,500 meters.

Training operations for the 78th Training Division's Warrior Exercise 78-22-02 at Fort McCoy, Wis., are shown July 26, 2022. During July 2022, thousands of troops from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps trained at Fort McCoy many in support of the exercise.

Texas Military Department Soldiers, Airmen, and State Guardsmen guard the Texas-Mexico border as part of Operation Lonestar. The Texas Military Department is working with other Texas agencies to deter illegal entry and stop the trafficking of illicit substances into the United States.

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The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Commander's Coordination Cell leaves the area of operations for the 26th MEU Field Exercise (FEX) to visit the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, Aug. 25, 2022. The MEU FEX demonstrates the 26th MEU's ability to transition command and control from ship-to-shore through the echeloning of command capabilities and expeditionary logistics planning.

Exercise operations are shown Aug. 4, 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.

The Marine Corps new JLTV trailer comes loaded with features such as a step assist in the rear, air brakes, removable side rails, a 12v electrical hookup in the front and a storage compartment. Offering 147 cubic feet of storage space and already coming painted green from the factory, the JLTV-T propels the light tactical vehicle fleet toward Force Design 2030. Marine Expeditionary Units and Divisions are expected to concurrently receive initial shipments of the trailer beginning fiscal year 2022.

DA-ST-87-12962. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Base: Camp Humphreys State: Gyeonggi-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Transportation specialists with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center Transportation Division and Soldiers with the 107th Support Maintenance Company of the Wisconsin National Guard unload Army vehicles and equipment Aug. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., from a railcar on the cantonment area at the installation. The 107th had 24 railcars overall full of equipment and vehicles returning from a training deployment.

U.S. Army spur candidates assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, walk towards Medium Tactical Vehicles to start the spur ride lanes at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 25, 2022. Soldiers from various units participated in a Spur Ride, a challenging event where physical fitness and teamwork are needed to emerge and earn their spurs.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Javon Carpio, engineer equipment operator, Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, guides an a tractor, rubber tired, articulated steering, multipurpose John Deere 624KR during an aircraft recovery training scenario at the Guardian Center, Georgia, Nov. 8, 2022. While at the Guardian Center, Marines with MWSS-273 trained with base recovery after attack and aircraft recovery scenarios, enabling them to help maintain 2nd MAWs combat readiness.

U.S. Army soldier, assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, drives their vehicle during Motorpool Monday. Motorpool Monday is conducted weekly to ensure all vehicles are working efficiently.

U.S. Army soldier, assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, guides a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during Motorpool Monday. Motorpool Monday is conducted weekly to ensure all vehicles are working efficiently.

National Guard vehicles carry relief supplies for air drop to residents cut off after Hurricane Irene into the Vermont National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility in South Burlington, Vt., on Sept. 1, 2011.

Exercise operations are shown Aug. 4, 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.

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Daryl Hardeman (foreground), and US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Simeon Diaz, members of 607th Combat Communications Squadron, stand on patrol at a Satellite Communications (SATCOM) site during the Operational Readiness Inspection at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

US Air Force R11 Oshkosh refuelers on standby await inbound aircraft to be refueled on the flightline of Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom. The R11 refueler can hold up to 6,000 US gallons of JP-8 and JP-8+100 additive for the F-15C Eagle and F-15E Strike Eagle aircrafts. The R11 can pump over 600 gallons of fuel per minute at a pressure of 55 pounds per square inch (p.s.i's.). Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

U.S. Army National Guard soldiers with the 2-113th Infantry Battalion, Bravo Charlie company, New Jersey Army National Guard, conduct gunnery table training exercises using on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 22, 2022. The 113th Infantry Battalion maintains its mission readiness and deployment effectiveness by training in live fire exercises. This training prepares them for an upcoming qualifications test during their two week annual training.

Training operations are shown April 7, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The operations shown only feature a small portion of thousands of troops completing training at the installation in April 2022. Fort McCoys motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.” Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984.

Service members at the installation for training drive vehicles in a convoy June 9, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Annually, tens of thousands of troops complete institutional and transient troop training operations at Fort McCoy. During June 2022, thousands of troops also trained at Fort McCoy, including troops from the Wisconsin National Guard and Iowa National Guard.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Garrett Zinn (left), a 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, is instructed on fueling a 96th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Reserve Station, Minnesota, by Senior Airman Christoper Chomiuk (right), 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, during Red Flag 22-2, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 14, 2022. RF-A 22-2 provides realistic combat training in a simulated environment.

As part of the Army Prepositioned Stock 3, military vehicles are staged and awaiting upload onto the U.S. Navy Ship Red Cloud at Subic Bay, Philippines April 10, 2022, in support of Balikatan 2022. The APS3 mission demonstrates the 8th Theater Sustainment Commands command and control of the APS3 Fix-Forward operation and assesses the operational flexibility to ensure strategic readiness. As the U.S. Indo-Pacific materiel integrator, the 8th TSC synchronizes capabilities and resources across the theater, enabling both our land forces and those of our allies and partners. Our mission is to plan, integrate, and synchronize theater distribution and sustainment operations with our joint logistics enterprise partners, stabilizing and securing the Indo-Asia Pacific Region.

040313-M-9656F-014. Base: Camp H. M. Smith State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

070423-A-0101A-021. Base: Camp Taji Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: KOREA

Service members drive Joint-Light Tactical Vehicles on the cantonment area July 8, 2022, during training operations at Fort McCoy, Wis. During July 2022, like other months of the year, thousands of troops held training at Fort McCoy in a variety of types of training operations for active- and reserve-component forces. Fort McCoy's motto is to by the "Total Force Training Center."

Service members at the installation hold training operations at a range June 13, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Annually, tens of thousands of troops complete institutional and transient troop training operations at Fort McCoy. During June 2022, thousands of troops also trained at Fort McCoy, including troops from the Wisconsin National Guard and Iowa National Guard.

Sailors, Marines, and equipment supporting training for the U.S. Navys 4th Medical Battalion are shown at the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility on Aug. 17, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Everything supporting the 4th Medical Battalion was for training supporting a Combat Support Training Exercise as well as a Global Medic exercise going on at Fort McCoy. The battalion conducted a wide variety of medical training scenarios from the training area.

Arizona Army National Guard service members from the 222nd Transportation Company, Florence, Ariz., haul a trailer for a local grocery store to surge capacity and capability - helping to close logistical gaps in the local supply chain. The Arizona National Guard activated more than 700 Arizona Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen to support grocery stores, food banks and other community needs during this state of emergency response

040918-F-6335P-007. Base: Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Service members at the installation for training drive vehicles in a convoy June 9, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Annually, tens of thousands of troops complete institutional and transient troop training operations at Fort McCoy. During June 2022, thousands of troops also trained at Fort McCoy, including troops from the Wisconsin National Guard and Iowa National Guard.

U.S. Marines Corps Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) trucks from the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway (MCPP-N) lined up ready to be loaded onto a ferry by Marines of the Arrival Assembly and Operations Group (AAOG) so that they are delivered to personnel from II Marine Expeditionary Force participating in exercise Nordic Response 24, in Verdal, Norway, Feb. 7, 2024. II MEF personnel utilized the Maritime Prepositioning Force to deliver a variety of tactical vehicles, equipment and supplies necessary to sustain and support operations during exercise Nordic Response 24. This exercise will test military activities ranging from the reception of allied and partner reinforcements and command and control interoperability to combined joint operations, maritime prepositioning force logistics, integration with NATO militaries, and reacting against an adversary force during a dynamic training environment. Marine Corps

Training operations are shown April 22, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The operations shown only feature a small portion of thousands of troops completing training at the installation in April 2022. Fort McCoys motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.” Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984.

020220-A-2511W-020. Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, prepare to fire from an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 14, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, prepare to fire from an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 14, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

Exercise operations are shown Aug. 4, 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.

991003-M-1573L-002. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE '99 Base: Shoalwater Bay Training Area State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

Training operations are shown April 8, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The operations shown only feature a small portion of thousands of troops completing training at the installation in April 2022. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984.

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers, with the 125 Engineer Multi-Role Bridge Company (MRBC), 122 Engineer Battalion, South Carolina National Guard, conduct zodiac self-recovery and man overboard drills during their annual training held at Clarks Hill training site in McCormick County, South Carolina, July 19, 2022. Soldiers trained on their abilities to recover the zodiac back into an operational position in the event the boat was flipped or rolled over. Soldiers also trained on their ability to recover personnel who have fallen overboard, or who may need rescuing from high waters during a storm. Knowing how to operate the boat safely when people are in the water around them is crucial in real life situations.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, prepare to depart Mile Hammock Bay on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 1, 2022. CLB-22 conducted a battalion field exercise from March 28 through April 1 in order to exercise the battalions full range of combat service support in an expeditionary environment.

Exercise operations are shown Aug. 4, 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.

SAAREMAA, Estonia (May 21, 2022) A U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment prepares to conduct a tactical movement to the next objective during Exercise Siil (Hedgehog) 22 while attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Task Force 61/2, on Saaremaa, Estonia, May 21, 2022. The 22nd 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.

U.S. Marines with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LAR), 2d Marine Division, fire from a light armored vehicle during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Fort Pickett, Virginia, Aug. 9, 2022. The MCCRE evaluates the combat readiness of 2d LAR in preparation for their future deployment with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

U.S. Marines with 10th Marine Regiment load a reduced range practice rocket in a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Exercise Rolling Thunder 22-2 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April. 4, 2022. This exercise is a 10th Marines-led live-fire artillery event that tests the unit's abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-dominated scenario.

A morning scene before the opening of the 2022 Fort McCoy Armed Forces Day Open House is shown May 21, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Nearly 2,000 people participated in the open house. The days activities were centered on Fort McCoys Commemorative Area, which features the History Center; five World War II-era buildings filled with historical equipment and displays, the outdoor Equipment Park, and Veterans Memorial Plaza. Visitors also were treated to cooler temps and partly sunny skies. The event also had guided installation bus tours, a sandbag-filling station, personalized ID tags, camouflage face painting, military equipment displays, marksmanship galleries, and more. (Photo by Scott T. Sturkol/Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

030228-M-5882G-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Matilda Country: Kuwait (KWT)

060405-N-4097B-014. Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Task Force Marshall

Soldiers with the 716th Engineer Company, an Army Reserve engineer company based in Summersville, N.H., work at the base operations support site troop project at Fort McCoy, Wis., on Aug. 17, 2022, by moving fill dirt from the site. The 716ths Soldiers were at Fort McCoy to be a part of the Army Reserves and 86th Training Divisions Combat Support Training Exercise 86-22-02. The 716th was the fourth unit of 2022 to complete some work at the project and the sixth since 2021 when the project began. The site plan is to make it into a base operations support site for installation service contractors, such as facility maintenance, roads and grounds, solid waste, custodial, pest management, and more.

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.

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Landing Support Battalion inspects a Logistic Vehicle System Replacement at the unit marshaling area in preparation for Balikatan 23 in Subic Bay, Philippines, March 27, 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 of shared experiences.

Sailors, Marines, and equipment supporting training for the U.S. Navys 4th Medical Battalion are shown at the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility on Aug. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Everything supporting the 4th Medical Battalion was for training supporting a Combat Support Training Exercise as well as a Global Medic exercise going on at Fort McCoy. The battalion conducted a wide variety of medical training scenarios from the training area.

U.S. Army Europe Stryker soldiers aim at targets at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, while Observer-Controllers monitor during Saber Junction 2012, Oct. 13. The U.S. Army Europe's exercise Saber Junction 2012 trains U.S. personnel and more than 1800 multinational partners from 18 different nations ensuring multinational interoperability and an agile, ready coalition force.

U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army service members conduct joint High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) drills in support of exercise Arctic Edge 2024 at Fort Greely, Alaska, on Feb. 18, 2024. These drills enhance collaboration, ensuring preparedness for challenges posed by the arctic conditions. The HIMARS demonstrates its capability by firing six guided missiles in quick succession. Arctic Edge 2024 (AE24) is a U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise demonstrating the U.S. militarys capabilities in extreme cold weather, joint force readiness, and U.S. military commitment to mutual strategic security interests in the arctic region. Marine Corps

During a simulated tactical scenario, PFC John P. Peart of HHB 1ST of the 44th Air Defense Artillery, 4th Infantry Division, is shown starting a generator for the Forward Area Air Defense Ground-Base Sensor (FAAD GBS) field equipment. The FAAD GBS is being towed by a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airman 1st Class Elec Ciha-Soults, 8th Maintenance Squadron (MXS) stockpile management crew member, guides Staff Sgt. Cameron Robson, 8th MXS stockpile management crew chief, on carefully loading the intermodal shipping container with MXU-169s during a Munitions Retrograde Operation at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 30, 2022. The 8th MXS had to load 24 pallets with MXU-169 tail kits, with each MXU-169 pallet weighing up to 636 lbs.

Mine Laying System 85 during exercise GRIFFIN STORM in Pabrade. Pabrade, 13.02.2013., Pabrade, Lithuania, Europe

Members of the 437th Military Police Co. from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, offload M151A1 utility vehicles from a flatbed trailer. The 437th is on temporary duty to provide extra security forces to patrol the 18-mile perimeter of the depot during summertim. Base: Seneca Army Depot, Romulus State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Training operations are shown at Fort McCoy, Wis., on Jan. 4, 2024. During January 2024, thousands of troops trained at Fort McCoy to start off 2024.

Service members at the installation for training drive military vehicles on post June 9, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Annually, tens of thousands of troops complete institutional and transient troop training operations at Fort McCoy. During June 2022, thousands of troops also trained at Fort McCoy, including troops from the Wisconsin National Guard and Iowa National Guard.

A U.S. Marine Corps Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement with 3d Marine Division transports ammunition in support of an Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force (ACM) drill at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 1, 2022. Routine short-notice ACM drills ensure III Marine Expeditionary Force Marines remain ready to rapidly deploy and maintain regional security in the Indo-Pacific.

Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment are shown Nov. 17, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as

U.S. Soldiers participating in Exercise Pershing Strike 2022 are confronted by simulated protestors as they return from patrol outside of Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Mississippi, July 24, 2022. Exercises like this prepare Soldiers for real world encounters they could face in future operations.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joalexis Valentintavarez, a radio operator with 3d Marine Division, conducts a radio check from inside a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 30, 2022. 3d Marine Division headquarters, based in Okinawa, is exercising command and control for two concurrent large-scale bilateral exercises with key allies, Resolute Dragon 22 in Hokkaido, Japan and KAMANDAG 6 across Luzon, Batanes, and Palawan in the Philippines. KAMANDAG 6 and Resolute Dragon 22 are important components to maintaining the readiness and defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Philippines alliance and the U.S.-Japan alliance. Valentintavarez is a native of Orlando, Florida.

Gilmer County, WV, June 7, 2008 National Guard in trucks in West Virginia. As Preliminary Damage Assessment Teams canvas the area to determine the extent of damage caused by recent flooding, the National Guard assists in the cleanup efforts collecting debris placed at the curb by residents. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

A scene of Equipment Park is shown Aug. 12, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Equipment Park is inside the installations historic Commemorative Area. The Equipment Park is an outdoor display of historic and present-day equipment representative of the types used on the installation. The design of the park allows for display of 70 pieces of equipment, ranging from helicopters and howitzers to trucks and trailers. The Commemorative Area also consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoys unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942.

Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment are shown Nov. 17, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as

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A Soldier with the 173rd Engineer Company of the Wisconsin National Guard operates military dump truck Oct. 14, 2022, to haul dirt to a troop project at Fort McCoy, Wis. Soldiers with the company hauled, spread, and compacted 1,077 tons of new gravel to resurface the Fort McCoy Central Receiving Shipping Point parking lot that also had new lighting installed as part of a troop project in 2022 as well. Fort McCoy Troop Projects Coordinator Larry Morrow with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works said the 173rd did excellent work on the project.

Soldiers with the 390th Engineer Company work the "coal field fill" troop project July 26, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoy Troop Projects Coordinator Larry Morrow with the Directorate of Public Works said the team of 390th Soldiers moved nearly 3,000 tons of dirt to cover an old coal field. The project area is in the Fort McCoy rail area next to State Highway 21 on the installations South Post. The combat engineers who are based out of Chattanooga, Tenn., were at Fort McCoy for the Army Reserves and 78th Training Divisions Warrior Exercise 78-22-02.

Training operations for the 78th Training Division's Warrior Exercise 78-22-02 at Fort McCoy, Wis., are shown July 26, 2022. During July 2022, thousands of troops from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps trained at Fort McCoy many in support of the exercise.

A scene of training and daily operations is shown May 13, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. During May 2022, there were 9,130 troops who trained at the installation. The month held the First Army Best Warrior Competition, Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition, Army Reserve Expert Medical Badge competition, Army Reserve Expert Soldier Badge competition, Reserve Soldiers working on troop projects, institutional training, and weekend and extended combat training events as well. Fort McCoy's motto is to be "The Total Force Training Center." See more about Fort McCoy by visiting https://www.dvidshub.net/unit/FMPAO.

Engineer Soldiers with the Wisconsin National Guards 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade prepare to move equipment June 14, 2022, from an area of an ongoing troop project at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 157th was the latest unit to work on the project. The project work is located in an area of land near the old Gate 20 and Improved Tactical Training Base Liberty and the cantonment area fence, said Larry Morrow, troop projects coordinator with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works (DPW). The site plan is to make it into a base operations support site for installation service con-tractors, such as facility maintenance, roads and grounds, solid waste, custodial, pest management, and more. DPW Operations and Maintenance Division Chief Nate Sobojinski said DPW is combining all of its service contractors in one location near commercial gate access to keep suppliers from having to drive around post bringing supplies to various locations. Work will continue to be ongoing in the entire area, offic

A CH-47 Chinook Helicopter, 111th General Support Aviation Battalion, Florida National Guard, lands for a refueling exercise as part of Northern Strike 22-2, at Grayling Army Airfield, Grayling, Mich., Aug. 9, 2022. Northern Strike is designed to challenge 7,400 service members with multiple forms of training that advance interoperability across multicomponent, multinational and interagency partners. (Michigan Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Robert Douglas).

An M-142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) assigned to the U.S. Army 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, sits on the flight line prior to being loaded onto a MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing in support of Latvian National exercise NAMEJS, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept 26, 2022. Joint and combined training such as Latvian exercise NAMEJS is a critical opportunity for U.S. and allies to train together to be prepared to face any challenge.

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