Military Medical Training Operations

Photos capture military personnel engaged in medical training exercises, emphasizing teamwork in casualty handling and adherence to medical protocols.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Information Group, conduct vehicle recovery training during a convoy as part of Warfighter Week aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 20, 2022. Warfighter Week provides II MEF Marines the opportunity to train to specific objectives that enhance lethality and set conditions for more complex training evolutions in the future.

Sgt. 1st Class Jayrayle Williams, an observer coach/trainer with the 1-345th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 157th Infantry Brigade, First Army Division East, examines the 933rd Military Police Companys detainee log book during detainee operations training at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, July 17, 2022. We have observer coaches/trainers come out here and provide us with some tuning points and best practices so we can refine how we operate and do the best job that we can, said 1st Sgt. Shane Watts with the 933rd Military Police Company. Military police must ensure that while detainees are imprisoned and segregated, they are also treated with dignity and respect. Treating them with dignity and respect is why were seen the way we are as a country, said Watts. Were seen as protectors. The Geneva Convention spells it out plainly that you treat them with respect and dignity, no matter the circumstances. Its the right thing to do, and we treat them how we would hope to be treated in the same respect.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, unload a simulated patient on a liter from an M113 Armored Personnel Carrier during medical trauma lanes training at Skwierzyna, Poland, August 10, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward-deployed corps in Europe.

1st Lt. Amanda Ortiz and Sgt. Abigale Godwin, assigned to the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), load casualties on a non standard vehicle 1081 Medium Tactical Vehicle as part of her training to obtain the Expert Field Medical Badge training on Caserma Del-Din, Vicenza, Italy, Oct. 25, 2022. The EFMB is a United States Army special skills badge that is awarded to U.S. military personnel and North Atlantic Treaty Organization military personnel who successfully complete a set of qualification tests, including both written and performance portions.

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

Combat medics with the 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment and 1st Squadron, 105th Cavalry Regiment, came together to conduct task familiarization and a litter obstacle course during the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team annual training on June 12 at Fort McCoy, Wis. This training was geared towards gaining knowledge and skills while also encouraging these soldiers to consider pursuing the Expert Field Medical Badge during their careers as medics.

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force prepare a sked stretcher during Basic Jungle Skills Course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 10, 2024. BJSC trains Marines in jungle survival skills, tactical rope suspension techniques, and jungle warfare tactics to enhance lethality in harsh jungle environments.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt Lyndon Giordano, 186th Communications Flight, based in Meridian, Mississippi, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Zachary Morehead, 172nd Communications Flight, based in Flowood, assemble a Joint Incident Site Communications Capability (JISCC-B2E) during the Hurricane Exercises held at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center and surrounding coastal areas, June 15-18, 2022. THE JISCC is an interconnected diverse voice communications networks/devices used by the MSNG and public safety response agencies that provides on-scene command post services, commercial internet to the command post at the incident site along with multifunctional devices, VOIP phones, routers, servers, switches, and wireless access points.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Connor Reardon, an engineer equipment electrical systems technician with Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, plugs in a cord during exercise Winter Workhorse 24 on Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Feb. 3, 2024. Reardon is a native of Virginia. Winter Workhorse is a regularly scheduled training exercise that is designed to enhance warfighting capabilities in contested environments. Marine Corps

Members of the Idaho Army National Guards Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment conducted air medical evacuation and casualty treatment, along with members of Detachment 1, Company Golf, 1st of the 168th General Support Aviation Battalion at the Orchard Combat Training Center, May 17.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Information Group, conduct vehicle recovery training during a convoy as part of Warfighter Week aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 20, 2022. Warfighter Week provides II MEF Marines the opportunity to train to specific objectives that enhance lethality and set conditions for more complex training evolutions in the future.

Airmen assigned to the 19th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package Search and Extraction element, Indiana National Guard provide medical assessment and first aid to victims in a simulated disaster site during a pre-external evaluation sustainment year collective training event at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., Aug. 10, 2022. Airmen from the 181st Medical Group are embedded with S&E teams to provide immediate on-scene emergency medical support during the search and extraction phase of emergency and disaster incidents. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. L. Roland Sturm)

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) repair a simulated airfield during an airfield damage repair (ADR) field exercise (FEX) at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 6, 2024. Service members with III MEF, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4, and 18th Civil Engineer Group participated in the FEX to refine ADR tactics, techniques and procedures by integrating with joint partners. Marine Corps

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, prepares an 120 mm mortar round before a platoon live-fire exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, Aug.18, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to C Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, prepare 155mm ammunition during a Table XV Battery Certification live fire exercise at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Nov. 7, 2022. 2nd Cavalry Regiment, assigned to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe, works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater to defend the NATO alliance.

A group of Soldiers discuss the upcoming events of Expert Soldier Badge before moving to their individual training lanes at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin on May 10, 2022.

U.S. Marine Corps SSgt Eric Martinez, a bulk fuel specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, facilitates a fuel transfer with members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ahead of Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Sep. 28, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators lift a simulated patient out of a manhole for further medical care during Emerald Warrior 22.1 at Guardian Center, Georgia, May 10, 2022. The ST team responded to a mass casualty event using their rescue and medical expertise to extract and treat wounded civilians.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 show Japanese Ground Self Defense Force personnel how to efficiently restore operations during an Airfield Damage Repair exercise before Exercise Active Shield 22 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 1, 2022. Exercise Active Shield is a bilateral exercise conducted annually with the Japan Self-Defense Force to better prepare the air stations incident response procedures during base defense operation.

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 44th expeditionary signal battalion, pull a generator from the back of a Humvee at Sembach Army Base, Germany, Sept 14, 2022. During exercise Heavy Rain each team was assessed on their ability to establish and sustain communication with the Wing Operations Center in a simulated contest environment while partnering with French military members and the 527th Space Aggressor Squadron, who acted as the aggressors.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mark Gabballa, air defense systems technician, with 3d Littoral Anti Air Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division establishes a combat operations center during exercise Bougainville II at Puuloa Range, Hawaii, Oct. 28, 2022. To adapt to developing battlefield conditions, alpha command conducted battle turnover and displaced. Bougainville II is a field exercise that allows the MLR and its subordinate units to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations across the island of Oahu. BVII displays the MLRs ability to rapidly establish and displace expeditionary advanced bases while executing command and control in a dispersed environment.

Spc. Christopher Mitzak, a mechanic with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's Company A, 228th Brigade Support Battalion, works with other unit members to assemble the support structure of a maintenance tent as they set up their work areas after arriving at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, N.Y., Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. The Soldiers were among several hundred Soldiers and Airmen to arrive in New York as part of an Emergency Management Assistance Compact request to assist with response and relief operations in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade provide UH-60M Black Hawk support to the 10th Mountain Light Fighters School on Fort Drum, NY Aug. 11, 2022. Soldiers from 10th CAB were also in the course to qualify for their Air Assault badge.

Airmen assigned to the 19th Airlift Wing palletize cargo during ROCKI 22-03 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, May 18, 2022. In the exercise, players were tasked to deploy a Command and Control Force Element to a main operating base in the Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility to command and control Mobility Air Forces assets through a scenario that progressed from establishing initial operating capability, to operating in a communication degraded environment, to countering adversary actions.

Paratroopers with C Co. 1-143d IN REGT

Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines participate in the Global Medic exercise at Fort McCoy WI, Aug. 9-12, 2022. The exercise is part of the Army Reserve Medical Command's mission to provide trained, equipped and combat ready units and medical personnel to support the total force on the battlefield. U.S. Army photo by Kevin W. Clark

Brig. Gen Kevin Meisler from 311th Signal Command visits 304th Signal battalion, and recognizes soldiers for their hard work.

Participants for MREP 2022 work together on team building exercises at Camp Nymindegab July 4, 2022. MREP is a program that houses almost 130 participants from 6 different nations, to increase interoperability, strengthen partnerships, and to enhance professional development between allies.

The howitzer crew from Gun 3, Battery A, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery celebrates as they inspect their cannon following a successful first shot. Deployments have silenced the 120th's cannons for six years. 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat team

New equipment is moved inside the new gym at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area (DPTA). Approximately two years in the waiting, the gym is in use by U.S. Soldiers at DPTA located in Western Poland.

Master Sgt. Jonathon Slivicke, 31st MUNS munitions support equipment maintenance section chief, guides a forklift operated by Staff Sgt. Alejandro Hernandez, 31st Munitions Squadron, munitions inspector, into place during a routine exercise at Camp Darby, Italy, August 11, 2022. During this exercise 31st MUNS forklifted AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSMs) out of a ISO container showcasing ACE functions of CAPEX-22.

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 412th Civil Affairs Battalion conduct sustained airborne training during Operation Viking at Joint Base Cape Cod, Mass., July 19, 2022. Operation Viking is an intense joint task force exercise designed to prepare soldiers with realistic training simulating deployment of civil affairs units in direct support of a contingency operation in Africa.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, remove straps to unload concertina wire prior to MEUEX I on Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Dec. 7, 2022.MEUEX I is a scenario-driven training exercise focused onMAGTFcollectivetraining while operating from an expeditionary environment that is evaluated on theplanning, briefing, execution and debriefing of missions associatedwith various critical training events by the Expeditionary Operations Training Group.

U.S. Army Maj. Kritis Dasgupta, a field surgeon with the State Medical Detachment, Maryland Army National Guard, receives rappelling instruction from the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina Kasarna Manjaca, Dobrnja, Bosnia and Herzegovina at July 18, 2022. Guard members assigned to the State Medical Detachment and 1-169th Aviation Regiment, Maryland Army National Guard, trained alongside active duty Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, and the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina soldiers in tactics, aviation, medical, and non-commissioned officer development. The Maryland National Guard will celebrate 20 years of partnership with the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina through the National Guard Bureaus State Partnership Program next year.

Senior Airman Alejandro Soto, 336th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew member, secures a tent frame during a Multi-Capable Airman exercise at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Sept. 14, 2022. Airmen participating in the exercise were taught to do basic tasks outside of their usual specialty to become more well-rounded.

2nd Lt. Jake Bunch, platoon leader of 1st Platoon, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, briefs his platoon on the plan during a platoon live fire exercise Feb. 15, 2013, at the annual exercise Cobra Gold in Dan Ban Lan Hoi, Kingdom of Thailand.

Staff Sgt. Tyrell Shepherd and Staff Sgt. Travis Webb, 419th Security Forces combat arms instructors, prepare for their Shoot, Move, Communicate exercise at Hill Air Force Base, Utah on June 11, 2022. The exercise is part of their annual weapons training plan, ensuring Airmen remain proficient in not only marksmanship, but how to move and communicate effectively when engaged with a target.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, fire an M240B medium machine gun during a live fire range in the Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 8, 2022. The purpose of the range was to improve the Marines ability to operate the M240B medium machine gun by firing at targets with unknown distances and perform remedial actions. 3rdMLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force's comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

Soldiers participate in airborne training at Fort Benning in Columbus, GA. April 2010

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 and Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a pistol range aboard Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 20, 2022. Gaining familiarity with the Sig M18 pistol while at sea better prepares Marines for upcoming operations in the Indonesian Pacific Operational area. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Spc. Dakota Van Brocklin, a health care specialist with the Iowa Army National Guards 134th Medical Ground Ambulance Company, pulls a simulated casualty to safety as part of the 2016 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Joint Base Cape Cod, Mass., Tuesday, June 21, 2016. The competition is a mentally and physically challenging three-day event that tests Soldiers on a variety of tactical and technical skills to determine the Army Guards Soldier and noncommissioned of the year. The winners move on to compete in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, battling it out with Soldiers from throughout the Army to be named the Armys Soldier and NCO of the year.

Boston (July 21, 2022) U.S Navy Sailors prepare to test a P-100 pump in the Charlestown Navy Yard. USS Constitution, is the worlds oldest commissioned warship afloat, and played a crucial role in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, actively defending sea lanes from 1797 to 1855. During normal operations, the active-duty Sailors stationed aboard USS Constitution provide free tours and offer public visitation to more than 600,000 people a year as they support the ships mission of promoting the Navys history and maritime heritage and raising awareness of the importance of a sustained naval presence. USS Constitution was undefeated in battle and destroyed or captured 33 opponents.

220512-N-PI330-2196 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain- Equipment Operator 1st Class Victor Sanders, left, Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Arthur Alexander, center, and Construction Electrician 2nd Class Christian Murillo, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, conduct crane operations at a construction site, May 12, 2022. NMCB 133 is currently forward deployed to provide an adaptable and scalable Naval Construction Force as a vital component of the U.S. Maritime strategy in executing quality construction in combat, humanitarian assistance or disaster recovery operations.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Andrew Carter, scout platoon leader assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, puts together a radio during a lane training on communications as part of a Spur Ride at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 25, 2022. Soldiers from various units participated in the Spur Ride, a challenging event where physical fitness and teamwork are needed to emerge and earn their spurs.

U.S. Marine Corps bulk fuel specialists with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, attach a fuel hose to a fuel bladder at a forward arming and refueling point, on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 14, 2024. A FARP is a point of operations to refuel and rearm U.S. aircrafts outside of a forward operating base. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo- Pacific region. Marine Corps

A U.S. Air Force and a U.S. Marine bulk refueler supervise the refueling of a UH-1Y Venom aircraft in support of establishing a forward refueling point, Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 27, 2022. 3rd LSB conducted a battalion field exercise to train core mission essential tasks and rehearse emerging warfighting concepts in preparation for future exercises and operations. 3d MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Madison Santamaria)

Zaragoza, 02/11/2012. Military maneuvers in San Gregorio. A legionary sapper and an American. Photo: Ignacio Gil. ARCHDC.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christian Gutierrez with 8th Communications Battalion (8th Comm), II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Information Group, teaches a class on how to send out a proper 9-line report during a mission rehearsal exercise (MRX) aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 23, 2023. MRX is an opportunity to train and evaluate the 26th Marine Expeditionary Units ability to complete special individual and collective tasks and evaluate their ability to conduct assigned mission essential tasks in order to prepare those forces to deploy worldwide in support of geographic combatant commanders.

NAVAL BASE GUAM, Santa Rita, Guam (Feb. 14, 2023) Navy Cargo Handling Battalion Sailors, operating under Commander, Task Force 75 and Marines from Combat Logistics Regiment 3, conduct a distributed littoral operational fuel transfer system (DLOFTS) evolution during Cope North 2023 at Naval Base Guam, Feb. 14, 2023. The multilateral training event brings together approximately 1,000 U.S. Airmen, Marines, and Sailors alongside 1,000 combined Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force, and French Air and Space Force service members. Exercises like Cope North enhance interoperability among the services and highlight their ability to conduct integrated airpower generation from dispersed locations across the Indo-Pacific Theater, demonstrating coalition airpower resilience and survivability in a contested environment.

Pfc. Ryan P. Yarnall, representing the U.S. Army Military District of Washington, tightens a tourniquet during the medical lanes portion of the Armys first-ever Best Squad Competition on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 1, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition succeeds the Army Best Warrior Competition and extends the competing element from the individual level to the squad level, as Soldiers never fight alone; the unbreakable bonds forged through shared hardship and unending support for one another are the hallmark of our most successful small units.

2nd Lt. Austin Barnes, Transportation Officer, 832nd Transportation Battalion, 597th Transportation Brigade, and Sgt. First Class Jonathan Eda, Platoon Sergeant, 688th Rapid Port Opening Element, 832nd Transportation Battalion, 597th Transportation Brigade observe the causeway built by the 7th Transportation Brigade 10th Battalion during a Joint Logistics Over the Shore exercise at Fort Story, Va. Aug. 4.

Airmen and Sailors work together to lower a gurney out of an ambulance bus during the Expeditionary Medical Support System exercise at Joint Base Andrews, Md., May 10, 2022. An ambulance bus is a school bus that has been converted into an ambulance.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 9, 2022) Capt. Michael Meno, commodore of Naval Construction Group ONE, left, speaks with Seabees, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18, during NMCB 18s Field Training Exercise (FTX). FTX is designed to analyze a battalions construction capability, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to support major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

A U.S. Air Force Airman completes tent breakdown after an exercise at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Cali. on August 18th, 2022. Cannon Air Force Base Airmen and 27th Special Operations Munitions Squadron achieved a significant milestone by having Munitions Systems Specialists team up with Armament System Specialists to perform munition preparation and loading actions for the MQ-9 and AGM-114 hellfire missiles.

Instructors from the 80th Training Command (TASS) help train petroleumsupply specialists (92F) with the 1018th Quartermaster Company on a fuelpipeline during the Quartermaster Liquid Logistics Exercise (QLLEX) at FortPickett, Virginia which ran from June 12 through June 26, 2022. The two-weekexercise allowed Soldiers to get hands-on training with equipment they woulduse while deployed, including the Inland Petroleum Distribution System, orIPDS, which is a bulk fuel storage and pipeline system designed to movemassive amounts of fuel forward in a theater of operations.

Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 109th Artillery Regiment, 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, move from cantonment into the field May 16, 2022, in Pabrade, Lithuania, to conduct live-fire artillery exercises with the M109A6 Paladin. The Soldiers are deployed to Lithuania in support of Defender Europe 22 and NATO exercise Flaming Thunder.

Tech. Sgt. Elias Aggen and Tech. Sgt. Peter Simonelli, Defenders with the 91st Security Forces Group, hold open the entry hatch to a Launch Facility during Bully Vigilance, an exercise designed to test the 91st Missile Wings readiness to respond to an outside threat at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Oct. 13, 2022. BV is an semi-annual command and control exercise designed to train U.S. Strategic Command forces and assess joint operational readiness.

010507-F-3820W-016. Complete Scene Caption: SENIOR AIRMAN Rene Marvel, USAF, (left) and AIRMAN First Class Frank Collins, USAF, chefs from the 21st Space Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, fill the M2A burner unit of the M-59 field range during the chef safety competition of GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2001, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE, the world's premier space and missile competition, is a four-day event hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA "to recognize the best and demonstrate the commands warfighting skills. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE creates competition-tough crews; improves readiness and combat capabilities through preparation, innovation and sharing; enhances esprit de corps and strengthens teamwork across all mission areas in the command." Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2001 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Infantry Division Artillery return magazines and rifles at the small arms range at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, July 21, 2022. The 1st Infantry Division Artillery is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company and Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment FIRST STRIKE, 2nd Brigade Combat Team STRIKE, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conduct tactical combat casualty care on Aug. 19, 2022 at Babadag Training Area, Romania. 101st units will support V Corps mission to reinforce NATOs eastern flank and engage in multinational exercises with partners across the European continent to reassure our Nations allies.

Soldiers from the 720th Explosive Ordnance Disposal, in Baumholder, Germany, and their Moldovan counterparts, exchange knowledge in detection and marking of unexploded ordnance, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, on October 7, 2022.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jayson Johnson, a combat engineer with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, discusses with a Royal Thai Marine during a demolition range during Exercise Cobra Gold in Chantaburi province, Kingdom of Thailand, March 4, 2023. Cobra Gold, now in its 42nd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the longstanding friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Tech. Sgt. William Bryant, III, a petroleum, oil, and lubricants technician with the 442d Logistics Readiness Squadron, practices laying out a forward area refeuling point May 19, 2022, on Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. FARP is a key component of agile combat employment, allowing untis to quickly set up operations and conduct missions in austere environments.

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 412th Civil Affairs Battalion conduct sustained airborne training during Operation Viking at Joint Base Cape Cod, Mass., July 19, 2022. Operation Viking is an intense joint task force exercise designed to prepare soldiers with realistic training simulating deployment of civil affairs units in direct support of a contingency operation in Africa.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron work with a hose during a forward area refueling point demonstration on an F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 14, 2024. FARP allows operators to transfer fuel from one aircraft to another; this process enables fighter aircraft to land, refuel or re-arm before returning to air-battle operations rapidly in contested environments. Air Force

U.S. Army Soldiers, part of the 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, begin to move their raft to the shore of the Vistula river as part of Defender Europe in Deblin, Poland, May 12. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

Airmen assigned to the 19th Civil Engineer Squadrons Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight participate in a National Association of EMTs Tactical Care and Immediate Response training course at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., April 15, 2022. The five-day course combined civilian medical skills with Air Force EOD combat scenarios in a simulated high-stress environment. Upon completion of the training, the Airmen received a pre-hospital trauma life support, or PHTLS, certification.

A U.S. Air Force Airman assists a simulated casualty during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Sept. 14, 2022. The exercise sharpened Airmen's skills for a wide variety of situations that they may face during contingency operations.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct water purification within a joint light tactical vehicle during Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 17, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

030715-M-5578G-026. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Division

Staff Sgt. Kaleb Marquis, 775th Explosive Ordnance Flight, identifies unexploded ordnance during a Phase 2 exercise at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 14, 2022. The exercise evaluated Airmen's ability to survive and operate in wartime and contingency environments.

South Carolina National Guard Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1-118 Infantry, preform preventative maintenance checks to unit vehicles in preparation to support partnered civilian agencies and safeguard the citizens of the state in advance of Hurricane Florence, September 10, 2018. Approximately 800 Soldiers and Airmen have been mobilized to prepare, respond and participate in recovery efforts as forecasters project Hurricane Florence will increase in strength with potential to be a Category 4 storm and a projected path to make landfall near the Carolinas and east coast.

U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to the 48th Civil Engineer Squadron, prepare detonating cord before using it to wrap C-4 explosive at Royal Air Force Feltwell, England, April 1, 2022. EOD technicians perform monthly demolitions to help maintain proficiency with explosive procedures and to increase their knowledge and understanding of explosive effects.

Staff Sgt. Tony Campbell, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment operator(right), hits a spike to mark the level ground for the new recreational vehicle lot, then Richard Dodd, 22nd CES heavy equipment operator, waits to check if its level July 29, 2022, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The heavy equipment operators put spikes in the ground all across the RV lot to make a guide for a road grader to come through and level out the lot.

The 10th Chemical Company (Hazardous Response) supported the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade during Exercise Roving Sands on Fort Bliss, Texas, May 18 - 24. The chemical unit helped to enable lethality and safeguard ADA forces during an all hazards fight on the modern battlefield. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Maria Y. Malkin.

A US paratrooper from the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vicenza, Italy lands on the X after exiting and successfully completing a parachute landing fall or PLF. Onlooking is a judge that times the competitors starting from the plf until they touch the x.

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron build a defense fighting position 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.

CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (Jul. 19, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 work together with Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273 in putting up a SEAHut wall during Operation Turning Point, also known as their Field Training Exercise. Operation Turning Point is an around-the-clock exercise that focuses on constructing advanced bases while maintaining proficiency in tactics and survivability. NMCB 1 is homeported out of Gulfport, Miss. They are conducting an intense homeport training plan to expand their ability to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater operations.

Soldiers participating in Paralegal Warrior Training Course conduct detainee operations as part of the field training exercise portion of PWTC July 25, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. PWTC aims to train and challenge paralegals to conduct peace and wartime missions in accordance with current law, policy and doctrinal guidance.

The 424th Air Base Squadron practice making emergency signals as part of their Survive, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Airfield-Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Oct. 12, 2022. Two Airmen who specialize in SERE from the 86th Operations Support Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, trained 424th ABS Airmen how to utilize both man made and natural materials to lay out an emergency signal. This training was part of the 10-year anniversary celebration.a Airmen were permitted to wear mix matched uniforms and morale patches as part of the celebration.

U.S. Army Capt. Dan Vazquez, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Security Forces Assistance Brigade, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and a Soldier with the Tunisian Army Special Forces Brigade, conduct a Rehearsal of Concept drill in preparation for a live-fire exercise during African Lion 22 in Ben Ghilouf Training Area, June 22, 2022. African Lion is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

Soldiers in 524th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, 25th DSB are heading to the field to support our ground allies over at 2IBCT for Nakoa Fleek here in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.(U.S. Army Photos By: Sgt. Kenyel Jones)

040810-M-5753Q-002. Base: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 4, 2022) Builder 1st Class Christopher Rualo inserts links into AM2 matting for a vertical landing and takeoff platform construction during Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18s Field Training Exercise (FTX). FTX is designed to analyze a battalions construction capability, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to support major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

Readiness Challenge VIII participants from Air Force Reserve Command take part in an explosive ordnance disposal event April 18, 2022, at the Silver Flag Training Site, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The Department of the Air Force CE event is hosted by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center. After a 20+ year hiatus, the challenge, a premier event for Department of the Air Force civil engineers, is back. This year's Readiness Challenge is the initial operating capability event before the challenge reaches full operating capability within the next two years. At this year's event, which runs through April 22, eight teams representing major commands and U.S. Space Force are facing off in about 20 events showing myriad of CE capabilities from emergency airfield lighting and water purification to building a guard shack from the ground up and firefighting and EOD operations.

U.S. Marine Corps LCpl. Josiah Moreno, a light armored vehicle-25 driver with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, refuels a LAV during a combat service support area exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 8, 2023. A CSSA provides Marines on the ground with food, water, and fuel to support the mission and sustain an area of operations. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

040805-F-4882M-014. Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AETC

Service members from the Texas National Guard's 386th Battalion, the 551st Multi Role Bridge Company, U.S. Army's 20th Engineer Battalion, and the Czech Republic 15th Engineer Regiment practice water crossing maneuvers during a operation rehearsal June 20, 2016, at Fort Hood, Texas, as part of a Multinational Lumberjack River Exercise. Through the States Partnership Program, the Texas Army National Guard currently works alongside the Czech Republic and Chile to conduct military operations in support of defense security goals.

Army Reserve Soldiers from the 601st Engineer Detachment pour concrete for the base of one of 28 light poles that are being installed at the Fort McCoy, Wis., Central Receiving Shipping Point, June 23, 2022. The project is part of an annual training mission for this Southfield, Michigan-based unit.

Soldiers from the 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company make preparations for the approaching Tropical Storm Barry by placing sandbags along a levee in Port Sulphur, Louisiana, July 12, 2019. The Soldiers were called onto duty July 11 to safeguard local homes and businesses in the area.

Sgt. Andrew Pieper, a Soldier with the 273rd Engineer Company (SAPPER), receives instructions from the medic in charge of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care portion of the Army Warrior Tasks. The State Best Warrior Competition tests the 16 competing Soldiers on their basic Soldier skills to determine which one will represent Wisconsin at the Regional Best Warrior Competition in May. (112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Peck)

Airmen with the 109th Airlift Wing prepare a radial aerial marker to signal the drop zone for an incoming airdrop during a large scale readiness exercise May 14th 2022.

Civilian technicians assist Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, during Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) installation and validation on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Oct. 24, 2022. Utilization of the MILES system is one aspect of the realistic training the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) training rotation 23-01 provides to Indo-Pacific land forces. JPMRC strengthens defense relationships, fosters multinational interoperability, increases readiness, and reinforces the unified regional land power network of the Joint Force.

U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MCMWTC), Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, and 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, load gear onto a mule during Mountain Exercise (MTX) 1-23 at MCMWTC, Bridgeport, California, Sept. 23, 2022. The purpose of the animal packers course is to teach personnel the necessary skills to enable them to load and maintain pack animals for military applications in remote and dangerous environments, as a tool of irregular warfare.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 140th Wing conduct a post attack reconnaissance (PAR) sweep during Operation Thundercat at Buckley Space Force Base, Aurora, Colo., Sept. 23, 2022. Operation Thundercat is a four day exercise that provides a simulated environment that allows Airmen to practice real-world warfighting capabilities.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 140th Wing conduct a post attack reconnaissance (PAR) sweep during Operation Thundercat at Buckley Space Force Base, Aurora, Colo., Sept. 23, 2022. Operation Thundercat is a four day exercise that provides a simulated environment that allows Airmen to practice real-world warfighting capabilities.

Soldiers of the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Nighthawk, arrive to begin training during KFOR 31 in Hohenfels Training Area in Germany on Oct. 3, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. 1st Class Herschel Talley)

Missouri Army National Guardsmen with the 2175th Military Police Company fill sandbags during flood relief efforts in Clarksville, Mo., April 20, 2013. The U.S. Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers and National Guard units responded to major flooding along rivers in the Midwest.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) set up radio communications aboard the Guided-Missel Destroyer U.S.S. Hopper (DDG 70) near Oahu, Hawaii, Oct. 24, 2022. U.S.S. Hopper and crew are participating in Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) rotation 23-01, alongside the 25th Infantry Division, and elements from the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne). JPMRC rotations allow Army forces to rehearse strategic movements and maneuvers, integrate with allies and partners, and increase the readiness of the Joint Force in the Indo-Pacific region.

Members of the 239th Combat Communications Squadron ready a satellite communications antenna for use during Exercise BUMBU 22 at Camp Shelby, Miss., June 3, 2022. BUMBU 22 brings five combat communications squadrons with the 254th Combat Communications Group from their home stations located across the nation together for a consolidated training exercise. (Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Adrian Brakeley)

051227-A-7359K-142. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Mchenry State: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION

of 3