Military Operations and Training

Images depict military personnel engaged in various training exercises, showcasing tactical gear, teamwork, and urban environments, emphasizing a serious and focused atmosphere.

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anthony Davino, a rifleman with Ground Sensor Platoon, 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, holds security during a field exercise at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalvez, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 14, 2022. GSP is a scalable specialized unit whose mission is to collect enemy signatures in order to provide Marine Air Ground Task Force commanders advanced warning of offensive attacks, counter enemy reconnaissance, and aid in force protection.

A Marine with 4th Platoon, Company C, 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, return to the amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans after spending their Fourth of July repairing the transmission of a Amphibious Assault Vehicle on a beach in Ancon, Peru. The unit is embarked on the transport dock ship USS New Orleans in support of operation Partnership of the Americas/Southern Exchange, a combined amphibious exercise designed to enhance cooperative partnerships with maritime forces from Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay and Colombia.

CAPT. Bruce Netardus, a 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-15 aircraft pilot, gives the thumbs-up sign from the cockpit of his aircraft before flying the last sortie of the air-to-air weapons meet William Tell '86. Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '86 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Senior Airman Ty Sarno, 66th Rescue Squadron special missions aviator, looks for a landing spot out the window of a HH-60G Pave Hawk before conducting a training mission 2, 2022, April 28, 2022, in North Las Vegas, Nevada. The 66 RQS SMAs are highly trained specialists whom have multiple integral roles and monitor all functions for the aircraft, while providing weapon defense when necessary, in order for the team to successfully complete their missions.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, and French Foreign Legionnaires with 2d Regiment conduct military operations on urbanized terrain training at Nimes, France, May, 27, 2022. This was part of a bilateral training event with the French Foreign Legion that challenged the forces with physical and tactical training, as well as provided the opportunity to exchange knowledge and strengthen bonds..

Armed with MP-5A5E 9mm submachine guns, the members of a boarding team from Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 run onto the bridge of the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPRHEYS (T-AO-188) during a boarding exercise. SEAL Team 8 provided boarding teams to assist ships of the Maritime Interdiction Force in their enforcement of U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

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THULE AIR BASE, Greenland - U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Harold Normoyle, 821st Support Squadron civil engineering operations contract officer representative, conducts an acceptance inspection on a new 2-megawatt containerized artic-rated generator received from Operation Pacer Goose at Thule Air Base, Greenland, Aug. 9, 2022. The generator will parallel the existing power grid to supplement the main power plant should a failure occur; this will effectively keep power running throughout the base and reduce the risk of evacuation.

DF-ST-88-10257. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with the Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to conduct a free fall insertion over Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Dec. 1, 2022. This was one of multiple training events during a Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Interoperability Course which provided an evaluation from the Expeditionary Operations Training Group in combining elements of a MAGTF during the intermediate training phase of the 26th MEU pre-deployment training program.

DN-ST-91-11425. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

A member of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 points his 12-gauge M-870 shotgun up a ladder of the fleet oiler USNS J0SHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO-188) during a training mission. SEAL Team 8 is providing boarding teams to assist the ships of the Maritime Interception Force with their enforcement of U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tyler Kenyon, 1st Combat Camera Squadron cyber systems technician, operates a live stream device during Exercise Green Goblin at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Dec. 6, 2022. This four-day exercise provides relevant and essential night-vision training to prepare combat camera Airmen with enhanced photographic and video capabilities required to capture imagery in low-light and no-light environments.

DF-ST-85-12631. Subject Operation/Series: NIGHT TRAIN/GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Senior Airman Jamey Harville, 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace maintenance journeyman, fastens a bolt on a C-130J at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 7, 2022. Regular maintenance and replacement of aircraft parts helps keep aircrew safe during operations.

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators with the 24th Special Operations Wing perform a military free-fall jump from an MC-130J Commando II, assigned to the 9th Special Operations Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, during Emerald Warrior 22.1 over Eglin Range, Florida, May 4, 2022. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise involving U.S. Special Operations Command forces training for response to various threats above and below the threshold of armed conflict.

DF-ST-87-11107. Subject Operation/Series: SALTY DEMO '85 Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christopher R. Hughes, an MV-22B Osprey aircraft crew chief instructor with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) from New Bern, North Carolina, retrieves a 495 Helicopter Rescue Basket while conducting live hoist drills during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23, near San Clemente Island, California, Oct. 28, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assist in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

040114-F-9629J-028. Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: Bravo Company, 2-501st, 1ST Armo

Saudi Arabia, Najran province, Najran, Bedouin, rifle

Army counter-terrorism squad, police SWAT team fighter hiding identity behind mask and glasses, wearing helmet with night vision-device, creeping in darkness, aiming service pistol during mission. Police SWAT team fighter aiming service pistol

A portrait of a soldier in Beirut, Lebanon.

970421-F-4116M-102. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS Base: Fort Bliss State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An airman sights in an M29 81 mm mortar during Exercise CROWN DEFENDER. Subject Operation/Series: CROWN DEFENDER Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear specialist with Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, uses a high-pressured decontamination spray during a decontamination training event during Potomac Restore, a regimental exercise, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 7, 2022. This portion of Potomac Restore was utilized to enhance Marines and Sailors experience in recognizing and defending against simulated CBRN attacks.

U.S. Air Force personnel assigned to the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron secure restraints on a simulated frenzied patient during an AE demonstration in support of Cope South 2024, Feb. 27, 2024, at BAF Bangabandhu Cantonment, Bangladesh. As a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored bilateral tactical airlift exercise, CS24 involved multiple interactions with Bangladesh Air Force service members such as subject-matter exchanges in best-practices in operations, maintenance, medical and rigging career fields to strengthen relations and support the armed forces of Bangladeshs long-term modernization effort to maintain regional stability. Air Force

BATTLE FOR HADITHA (2007), directed by NICK BROOMFIELD.

Active duty personnel from the Strategic Air Command's 509th Bombardment Wing and New Hampshire Air National Guard run to their aircraft during an alert. Base: Pease Air Force Base State: New Hampshire (NH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), serve as opposition forces while participating in tactical lanes during the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P Hill, Virginia, May 20, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

Frogman with complete diving gear and weapons in the water. Frogman with weapons

060113-A-7359K-184. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Mchenry State: Hawijah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 9, 2015) Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 1st Class Christopher Hines, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93), stands guard while conducting a visit, board, search and seizure training exercise aboard the motor vessel M/V ATLS-9701. Chung-Hoon is part of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group and is undergoing a composite training unit exercise and joint task force exercise, the final step in certifying to deploy.

CPT Kathryn Baresly, wears full face camouflage while training. Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031020-F-6655M-001. Base: Naes Lakehurst State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 5, 2018) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Anthony Parkman, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), stands as a phone talker during a replenishment-at-sea. Gerald R. Ford is underway conducting test and evaluation operations.

Troops from Company C, 1ST Bn., 187th Infantry, 101st Airborne Div., of Fort Campbell, Ky., travel aboard an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules transport aircraft during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Walter Hix, a crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, fires a GAU-17 minigun during close air support drills as part of exercise UNITAS LXIII at Santa Cruz Air Force Base, Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 9, 2022. HMLA 773 and 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company cross trained with the Brazilian Marine Corps by conducting close air support drills, which consists of locating targets from the ground and relaying coordinates to assets in the sky to destroy. UNITAS trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations through the execution of anti-surface, anti-submarine, anti-air, amphibious and electronic warfare operations that enhance warfighting proficiency and increase interoperability among participating naval and marine forces. Hix is a native of Arab, AL.

970621-N-3521S-001. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Mar Div 3rd AAV Batt

U.S. Navy sailors with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 5, stand on a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) during pier sweep training, in support of Valiant Shield 2022, at Naval Base Guam, June 13, 2022. During pier sweep training, Sailors removed physical, manmade, and explosive threats impeding the force's ability to maneuver on land and sea. In doing so, they refined expeditionary warfare skills, enabled freedom of movement and enhanced their integration ability with the fleet and joint force.

030409-M-5753Q-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

020719-F-0201H-023. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

U.S. Marine Corps chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense defense specialists from units across III Marine Expeditionary Force search for hazardous material during exercise Toxic Bayou at Naha Military Port, Okinawa, Japan, Aug.11, 2022. The Marines conducted exercise Toxic Bayou to refine their skills in Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction operations across unique and challenging environments. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Wallace Winkler, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron test cell craftsman, communicates with operators inside the test cell control booth at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 25, 2022. The ground operator inside the engine test cell checks for leaks or damage before and after tests to ensure the engine is safe to use.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, prepare to jump out of a C-17 Globemaster III during exercise Green Flag Little Rock 22-09 over Fort Polk, Louisiana, Aug. 11, 2022. The primary objective of GFLR is to support the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) and provide the maximum number of airlift crews, mission planners and ground support elements to a simulated combat environment with emphasis on joint force integration.

U.S. Marines with The Basic School demonstrate how to operate an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer to train newly commissioned officers at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Feb. 29, 2024. Students at TBS are trained to be a rifle platoon commander equipped with high standards of professional knowledge, technical expertise and leadership. Marine Corps

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Harrison Winchell, an aerial combat cameraman with the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, documents a military free-fall and static-line jump mission from an MC-130 J Commando II, assigned to the 9th Special Operations Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, during Emerald Warrior 22.1 at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 4, 2022. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise involving U.S. Special Operations Command forces training for response to various threats above and below the threshold of armed conflict.

A medical technician wearing protective clothing works on a "patient's" during a chemical warfare training exercise. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Senior Airman Sonya Alexander, a 77th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, provides fuel to an E-3 Sentry (AWACS) during exercise Razor Talon Dec. 14, 2015, over the coast of North Carolina. The AWACS is a modified Boeing 707/320, which provides command and control battle management for ally aircraft.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Albert Redmon, 1st Combat Communications Squadron flexible communications noncommissioned officer in charge, loads a van with equipment for exercise Heavy Rain III at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 12, 2022. During Heavy Rain, each team was assessed on their ability to establish and sustain communication with the Wing Operation Center in a simulated contest while receiving interference from the French Military and the 527th Space Aggressor Squadron.

Staff Sgt. Mathew Wilson, 51st Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment (AFE) shift lead, poses for a photo after being fitted for a flight during training at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Dec. 7, 2022. AFE personnel regularly supply and fit flight equipment for AF personnel and Department of Defense employees who receive familiarization flights at Osan AB.

221208-N-YV347-1017 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec, 8 2022) U.S. Navy Operations Specialist 2nd Class Joseph Blandino, from Bristol, Conn., conducts training with Operations Specialist 2nd Class Stephanie Cortinas, from El Paso, Texas, in the combat information center aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52). Bunker Hill, part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is currently underway conducting routine operations.

U.S. Air Force Col. Chris Robinson, 375th Air Mobility Wing commander, and Maj Ryan McKinely, 458th Airlift Squadron pilot, fly a C-21 to Detachment 1 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 24, 2022. The commander and command chief were at the detachment for a quarterly visit.

981010-M-3661W-010. Subject Operation/Series: DYNAMIC MIX '98 Base: Iskenderum Country: Turkey (TUR)

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: How Much Longer Category: News Place: Third Place NewsAfter numerous "Alarm Red's" and "Mopp 4's", an exhausted member from the 319th Air Refueling Wing takes a moment to collect himself as activity continues around him. Participation by airmen from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., on May 20, 1998, in this Local Operational Readiness Exercise will prepare them for an upcoming Operational Readiness Inspection in the summer of 1999. Country: Unknown

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, complete the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April 7, 2022.The Crucible serves as the 54-hour culminating event of recruit training and offers recruits the ultimate challenge to persevere through a variety of obstacles and events.

011031-F-4406B-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Hodgkin, Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning journeyman, 729th Air Control Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, rests under shade netting, Sept. 7, 2022, Hill AFB. The 729th Air Control Squadron supports in-theater commanders by providing rapid deployment of mobile air control systems.

A U.S. Army Soldier attached to 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR), 2nd squadron, clears an enemy building during a Simulated Training Exercise (STX) held by 2CR at Vilseck, Germany Feb. 7, 2024. During the STX soldiers engage in platoon-level training within field and urban environments, enhancing their combat readiness and team cohesion. Army Reserve

DF-ST-87-13407. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

221209-N-LM220-1353 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 9, 2022) Sailors set up an aircraft emergency barricade during a barricade drill on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-09-16. Report on the training of the Inter-Arms Military School in Saint-Cyr Coetquidan in Morbihan. The EMIA recruits its students from among active non-commissioned officers and non-commissioned soldiers selected by competition. The cadets follow a two-year training course. At the end of the first year, they are appointed to the rank of second lieutenant, then lieutenant at the end of the second year. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. France, Bretagne, Coetquidan, Guer le 2021-09-16. Reportage sur la formation de l' Ecole militaire interarmes à Saint-Cyr Coetquidan dans le Morbihan. L'EMIA recrute ses eleves parmi les sous-officiers d'active et les militaires du rang selectionnes par concours. Les eleves-officiers suivent une formation de deux ans. A l'issue de la première annee, ils sont nommés au grade de sous-lieutenant, puis de lieutenant a la fin de la seconde annee. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

A U.S. Marine with Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort transports gear on the obstacle course during the Corporals Course culminating event at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, Sept. 1, 2023. The culminating event consisted of an improvised explosive device lane, shallow-water grappling and completing the obstacle course with gear. Corporals Course is a month-long professional military education program that develops Marines small unit leadership skills and continues to prepare them to lead Marines.

230123-N-NH267-2426 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 23, 2023) U.S. Navy Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class Andrew McGee, from China Grove, N.C., fires an M4 carbine during a low-light small arms fire on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60). Paul Hamilton, part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is underway conducting routine operations.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Harper, a UH-1Y Venom pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), operates his UH-1Y Venom during a flight operation during exercise Steel Knight 23, over the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 6, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Forceand fleet maneuver.

U.S. Army recruit completes an obstacle at Victory Tower during basic combat training on Fort Jackson, S.C., Jan. 16, 2008

020306-F-4177H-012. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Gun, threat and criminal for danger, violence and hijacking for robber hostage. Crime, corruption and man with illegal weapon for thief, gangster or hitman with firearm aim for murder or homicide

221203-N-XX566-1042PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 2, 2022) - U.S. Navy Gunners Mate 2nd Class Romario Lamont participates in visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) drills aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung Hoon (DDG 93). Chung-Hoon, part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is currently underway conducting routine operations.

Students experiencing the effects of CS gas pull off their Mark 5 gas masks as they emerge from the gas chamber at Field Medical Service School. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PINJADOO, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Cpl. Anthony Patris, a vehicle commander from Jump Platoon, Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, listens in as his interpreter, Nasrullah Sadat, speaks with Afghan boys after an improvised explosive device detonated in Pinjadoo, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2010. No Marines or Afghans were injured by the explosion. Jump Platoon investigated the area around the blast for secondary IEDs and to gather information.

Soldiers of 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) participate in exercise Dragon Sage on July 24, 2022 at Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah. The Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Soldiers conducted multiple CBRN Recon and Hazard mitigation missions and were assessed on their proficiency. The exercise is designed to test and improve the leathality and readiness of tactical CBRN units across 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne).

U.S. Marine Pfc. Lillian Thomley, a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear specialist with Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, sprays a tactical vehicle with decontamination fluid during a decontamination training event during Potomac Restore, a regimental exercise, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 7, 2022. This portion of Potomac Restore was utilized to enhance Marines and Sailors experience in recognizing and defending against simulated CBRN attacks.

CWO Squire makes radio contact while standing by a UH-1H Iroquois helicopter during a reserve rescue exercise. Base: Phelps Collins Ang Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of the 1ST Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron attends to the needs of a wounded U.S. serviceman during a flight to a medical facility. The serviceman was wounded during the multiservice, multinational Operation Urgent Fury on Grenada. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Unknown

Police officers SWAT wearing black uniform in the smoke with laser sights.

040702-M-7514K-032. Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Nuclear post-apocalypse. Survivors in tatters and gas mask on the ruins of the destroyed city. Nuclear post-apocalypse survivors

Special forces soldier smoking a cigarette while sitting by the fire in a ruined building.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Audley Boyd, a rifleman with 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force, briefs an instructor during a practical application event of a Combat Life Saver (CLS) course on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 13, 2022. CLS is designed to teach Marines the vital skill of immediate combat medical care.

Staff Sgt. Joshua Rials, 909th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, refuels a 199th Fighter Squadron F-22A Raptor over the East China Sea June 8, 2022. Kadena Air Base is hosting F-22A Raptors to strengthen the readiness and interoperability needed to defend Japan and ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Special forces soldier smoking a cigarette by the fire in a ruined building.

Paratroopers of the U.S. Army 11th Airborne Division and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) 1st Airborne Brigade board a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 7, 2024. Multinational forces displayed their airborne insertion capabilities during the annual New Year's Jump in the airspace above JGSDF Camp Narashino, Japan, as part of a public exhibition hosted by the JGSDF 1st Airborne Brigade. The diverse representation showcased the strength of multinational cooperation in the face of shared challenges.

040325-F-1740G-004. Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), Indiana Army National Guard (INARNG), participate in fire phobia training during Exercise Kosovo Forces 31 (KFOR 31) at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 8, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare the 76th IBCT (INARNG) for their deployment to Kosovo Regional Command East.

050903-N-5319A-003. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: JTF-KATRINA, FLEET COMBAT CAMERA

DF-ST-89-07162. Country: Unknown

Workers bore holes for explosive charges in the rock face prior to the arrival of tunnel boring equipment at the site of a South Korean counter-tunnel near Kach'il-Bong Peak. The South Korean tunnels are being constructed to eliminate the value of North Korean tunnels by intersecting them. Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Samuel Johnson, a scout sniper with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31 Marine Expeditionary Unit prepares ammunition during an aerial live fire out of a SH-60 Sea Hawk in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 20, 2022. The scout snipers conducted the live fire to hone their skills and maintain proficiency in any environment. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli ARG 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.

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Ivy Soldiers assigned to 299th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division blow up a door during the 93rd Joint Civilian Orientation Conference visit, Oct. 25, 2022, at Fort Carson, Colorado. Engineers demonstrated how to breach a door to the JCOC participants.

Arabian Sea, January 14, 2012 - Aviation Electrician's Mate Airman carries aircraft tie-down chains on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson.

War concept. Silhouette of a soldier at night with full military equipment in a dangerous military area.Selective focus. High-quality photo. War concept. Silhouette of a soldier at night with full military equipment in a dangerous military area.Selective focus

Soldiers fighting over colored background

ALAN RITCHSON, STEPHAN JAMES and ALEX KING in WAR MACHINE (2026), directed by PATRICK HUGHES.

North Macedonian soldiers conduct Fire Phobia training during Exercise Kosovo Forces 31 (KFOR31) at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 11, 2022. KFOR 31, is multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East.

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Franklin Harris, 2nd Audiovisual Squadron NCO in charge of training, monitors focus from behind the scenes for the 2023 Womens Air and Space Power Symposium promotional video at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Jan. 27, 2023. The 2nd AVS creates effective productions that integrate Air Force strategies to advance Department of Defense missions.

An Estonian child sits in a U.S. Army High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle during a parade in celebration of the Estonian Independence Day at Tallinn, Estonia, Feb. 24, 2024. The independence day parade featured various military equipment and capabilities from Estonia and its allies to showcase their camaraderie and unity. The 3rd Infantry Divisions mission in Europe is to engage in multinational training and exercises across the continent, working alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe. Army

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