Military Operations and Training Exercises

Dramatic silhouettes of personnel engaged in aircraft operations and emergency training during nighttime and daylight, showcasing military readiness and cooperation.

France. Alsace. Natzweiler Struthof Camp

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Anthony Neese from San Diego, California, a crew chief assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), prepares to land while aboard an MV-22B Osprey, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, April 08, 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 assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

France, Brittany, Saint-Malo on 2022-08-17. On the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the liberation of Saint-Malo, Caroline Cayeux, Minister in charge of Territorial Collectivities, co-presides the commemorative ceremony and inaugurates the fire control post of the City of Alet, restored thanks to the Heritage Foundation. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Bretagne, Saint-Malo le 2022-08-17. A loccasion du 78eme anniversaire de la liberation de Saint-Malo, Caroline Cayeux, ministre deleguee chargee des Collectivites territoriales, co-preside la ceremonie commemorative et inaugure le poste directeur de tir de la Cite dAlet restaure grace a la Fondation du patrimoine. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

An Airman from the 97th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron stands on the wing of a KC-135 Stratotanker during a fire rescue training course at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Sept. 29, 2022. Flight crew members from the 97th EARS trained Turkish firefighters on a variety of aircraft functions to enhance interoperability with U.S. aircrews. This training ensures 39th Civil Engineer Squadron Turkish firefighters can assist in emergency situations enabling the 97th EARS to provide support to allied and coalition partner aircraft and defend NATOs southern flank. (U.S. Air Force photograph by Senior Airman David D. McLoney)

041111-F-2608C-006. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

France. Alsace. Natzweiler Struthof Camp

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Adasen Parrett, 407th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron airfield management shift lead, and Airman 1st Class Joshua Snowden, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron electrical systems apprentice, monitor lighting system operations during Operation Agile Spartan III at an undisclosed location, September 4, 2022. OAS III tested Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central)s ability to execute rapid troop and equipment movement to and from dispersed locations around the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility region. During the exercise, each squadron worked hand-in-hand with each other each day to achieve mission success and were capitalizing on opportunities to learn new skills outside of their career field.

Soldiers and NCOs from the West Virginia and District of Columbia National Guards compete in their annual Best Warrior Competition, held at Camp Dawson, Kingwood, West Virginia, April 22, 2022. Best Warrior is an annual event where participants compete in a series of military tasks including weapons proficiency, endurance, physical fitness, medical skills, communications, and professional development activities. Winners of the local Best Warrior will compete at the regional level in May, also at Camp Dawson.

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, known as the Thunderbirds, performed for Aviation Nation Nov. 6, 2022, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The Thunderbirds have been based out of Nellis since 1955.

Staff Sgt Alysia Blake, 1st Combat Camera Squadron combat camera journeymen, documents a scene during Exercise Green Goblin at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Dec. 5, 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.

Close up perspective of barbed wire in the prison or on a military base

051209-F-5964B-480. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

England, Greater Manchester, Manchester. Imperial War Museum North in Manchester.

221007-N-KL637-1072 SOUDA BAY, Crete (Oct. 7, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), along with the embarked staff of Carrier Strike Group 10, participate in a tour of a traditional wine factory provided by the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation, during a scheduled port visit to Souda Bay, Crete Oct. 7, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

A crewman from the engineering division mixes chemicals for recharging batteries during exercise Unitas XX. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XX Base: Porto De Heirro Country: Venezuela (VEN)

An Airman from the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron surveys the concrete density of a new flood wash gully Feb. 4, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.

A U.S Marine Corps recruit with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, gets his haircut at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 1, 2022. Recruits received haircuts to maintain uniformity throughout the entirety of recruit training. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler W. Abbott)

Barbed wire fence used for protection purposes

041123-F-1178W-043. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, secures a lift during maintenance of an F-35B Lightning II jet aboard Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 21, 2022. F-35B maintainers, supported by Sailors operating a crane for lifting, regularly perform maintenance to ensure the aircrafts readiness for flight operations. 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.

Tech. Sgt. Meko Morales, 22nd Airlift Squadron C-5M Super Galaxy flight engineer, walks up the stairs into a C-5M, March 30, 2019, at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Travis AFB hosted "Thunder Over the Bay" which included the U.S. Air Force F-22 Demonstration Team, the U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds,” the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team and the Parade of Heavies.

Photo collection Spaarnestad topics. Westwall Siegfriedlinie, Atlantikwall, other armament. On Wait On The West Wall. 1940. Germany

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jessica Ramsay, 5th Bomb Wing Legal Office civil law paralegal, poses for a portrait at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Jan. 24, 2023. She was one of two Airmen selected by Gen. Anthony J. Cotton, the previous commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, for a spot in the Senior Leader Enlisted Commissioning Program.

221001-N-MU675-2141 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 1, 2022) Master-at-Arms 1st Class Bradford Kubojiri, left, from Los Angeles, and Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Shaun Wildenstein, left, from Ponte Vedra, Fla., change the gun barrel of an M2A1 .50 caliber machine gun on the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

Man wearing special forces uniform and holding high powered semi-automatic rifle

U.S. Army ROTC Cadets assigned to the U.S. Army Cadet Command 2nd Brigade accept awards for placing first overall during the Ranger Challenge at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Oct. 23, 2022.The competition is conducted over two days on a non-tactical course. The mission is to challenge Cadets' mental and physical toughness and to develop leadership while fostering teamwork and esprit-de-corps. Teams participate in nine graded events, each team is awarded points based on how well they perform in each event. The best team in each event is awarded a trophy for being the first, second, and third place teams. The number one team is The Ranger Challenge Winner for that year.

Barbed wire fence used for protection purposes of a pproperty

Spec ops police officer SWAT in black uniform and face mask, studio shot.

United States Air Force (USAF) B-52 Stratofortress maintenance personnel from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) check the engine on a bomber in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sebastian Snodgrass, a field artillery sensor supporter with Battery H, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, performs vehicle maintenance to ensure operational readiness at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, Fort Worth, Texas, Aug. 13, 2022. Nearly 100,000 Reservists are trained in operational deployments, bi/multi-lateral exercises, and refining new concepts, tactics, techniques and procedures of Force Design 2030.

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 9, 2013) Personnel Specialist 1st Class Belinda Bailey accounts for shipboard personnel during a general quarters drill aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52). Barry is conducting theater and maritime security operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-09-23. 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 2021-09-23. 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.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Stephen Conroy, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot assigned to the 93rd Air Refueling Wing, reviews the pre-flight checklist on a KC-135 Stratotanker during a Real-Time Information in the Cockpit system training event at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Feb. 23, 2024. The 92nd Operations Group held a week-long training event to build proficiency with the RTIC system, which was designed to increase connectivity between Air assets during real-world operations worldwide. During the training event, pilots and in-flight refueling operators learned about the components of RTIC, performed ground training to simulate using the system and utilized the system during a training flight. Training like this ensures Fairchild AFBs Airmen are prepared to apply appropriate tactics to possible pacing threats and demonstrates their readiness for tomorrows fight anytime, anywhere. Air Force

Dawn breaks while soldiers wait in line to donate their toys for a chance to earn a coveted seat for the 16th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, at Green Ramp, Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 6, 2013. The first phase of toy drop includes bringing in an unwrapped toy to receive a ticket. The tickets are then randomly drawn to earn the seat for tomorrow's airborne operation at Sicily Drop Zone. Last year, Operation Toy Drop collected more than 12,000 toys, which were donated to charities and organizations across North Carolina.

Germany, Berlin, Holocaust Memorial

Lt. Rachel Hill, right, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), looks up at the ships signal flags during a replenishment-at-sea with the Royal Canadian supply ship MV Asterix as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Oct. 17, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict free Atlantic region.

Coast Guard Cutters - Northland (WMEC 904) - 26-HK-76-119. CGC Northland ops--Coast Guardsman in control room at night2. Hurricane Katrina

061126-N-8907D-001. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)

Close up perspective of barbed wire in the prison or on a military base

A young Haitian earthquake patient is comforted as she watches other patients being loaded onto a C-130 from the 908th Air Lift Wing, Maxwell AFB, AL, by Aero Medical Evacuation personnel from the 45th AES, McDill AFB, FL, at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport, Port-au-Prince, Haiti on January 25, 2010 during Operation Unified Response. 27 patients are being medically evacuated out on a C-130 to Miami International Airport, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on January 12, 2010.

Soldiers from U.S. Army Reserve Command headquarters climb an obstacle during a noncommissioned officer professional development event at Fort Bragg, N.C., March 16, 2012. The Soldiers negotiated the obstacles and provided teamwork when necessary to complete each station.Timothy L. Hale

030126-F-1443F-013. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Rockport, Fourth of July Bonfire

U.S. Army service members with the 10th Homeland Response Force, Washington National Guard, conduct a three-day collective training event at the Spokane Fire Training Center, Wash., April 8-10, 2022. The objective was to rapidly deploy and establish a multifunctional decontamination facility in response to a notional CBRN disaster. The 10th HRF is a joint Army-Air Force program designed to quickly alert, assemble and deploy a domestic response asset to assist civilian authorities in FEMA Region 10. 10th HRF elements can conduct decontamination, logistical support, search and rescue, medical treatment, and security as needed.

221104-N-MD461-2265 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 4, 2022) Command Master Chief (CMC) Israel Pedregon, left, CMC of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), addresses the crew during an all-hands call on the flight deck of the ship. Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego.

Pfc. Cayman Pope (left), and Pfc. Dalton Cooley (right), 2-263rd Air Defense Artillery Battalion air defense battle systems operators, bump fists prior to a training exercise at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov. 2, 2022. For the training, the 2-263rd brought vehicles and equipment to practice processing through JBAs cargo deployment function point of debarkation.

Silhouette of man holding a suppressed handgun.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Dave Pingleton, 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, refuels a F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron over an undisclosed location in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Oct. 31, 2022. With assistance from the KC-10, F-16s are able to remain in the air for longer durations, maximizing their patrol time and ensuring regional stability.

Staff Sgt. Matthew Roberts inspects the intake of an RQ-4 Global Hawk April 15, 2014, in Southwest Asia. The inspection insures the serviceability of the engine fan blades, preventing any foreign objects from damaging the aircraft during flight. Roberts is a dedicated crew chief with the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, executes a push-up before the confidence course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 11, 2022. The confidence course challenges recruits to face their fears and overcome them.

Col. Philip J. Colomy, 192nd Operations Group commander, pins the Meritorious Service Medal onto Lt. Col. William J. Shnowske, outgoing 149th Fighter Squadron commander, during the 149th FS change of command ceremony June 4, 2022, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. Shnowske received the medal for his outstanding service from Jan. 10, 2021 to Feb. 4, 2022. Lt. Col. Lawrence Dietrich took command of the unit from Shnowske who served as the commander since Aug. 8, 2020.

980416-F-4116M-023. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

A Marine with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, descends as part of a fast rope qualification during the 11th MEUs WESTPAC 14-2 deployment, aboard the USS Makin Island Aug. 8, 2014. The 11th MEU and Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group are deployed as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious missions across the full range of military operations.

Burglary, burglar on a staircase of an apartment house during the day

U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. John Mauger, District 1 Commander, walks up the brow of USCGC Bear (WMEC 901) shortly after the cutter moored up in Boston, Massachusetts, Sep. 9, 2022. The Bear was being commended by Mauger for outstanding performance in the North Atlantic theatre.

DN-SN-88-02645. Base: Naval Station, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Nokesville, Va. - Marines from Wounded Warrior Battalion West participated in a the three-day clinic, preparing the Marines for their competition in the Wounded Warrior Cutting Horse Classic Friday.

A800767 U3KY HURON KING FINAL TANK & GZ SHOTS T. TOWNE (Project Engineer) JUN 19 80 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 6/19/1980 EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; FINAL TANK; FINAL TANK & GZ SHOTS; GZ SHOTS; HURON KING; NETS; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; PIPELINES; PIPES; TEST SITES; UGT; UNDERGROUND; UNDERGROUND TESTING historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

Germany. Bavaria. Dachau. Kz-gedenkstaette Memorial Center

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brent Boren, a native of Illinois and a fixed-wing aircraft mechanic with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to taxi an F/A-18D Hornet aircraft in preparation for Exercise Nordic Response 24 at Andenes, Norway, Feb. 21, 2024. Exercise Nordic Response, formerly known as Cold Response, is a NATO training event conducted every two years to promote military competency in arctic environments and to foster interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and allied nations. Marine Corps photo illustration by Cpl. Christopher Hernandez)

Chilean Marine Cpl. Garlan Carvajal navigates the obstacle course portion of the Texas Military Departments Best Warrior Competition at Camp Swift on Mar. 30, 2023. The TMD invites service members from its partner nations to participate in the friendly, six-day challenge. The partnership is part of the National Guard Bureaus State Partnership Program, which pairs National Guards from every state and U.S. territories with partner nations to increase regional security and advance U.S. interests. The program has been successfully building relations for 30 years and now includes 88 partnerships with 100 nations around the globe.

Silhouette of a saluting U.S. soldier holding national flag against the moonlit night sky.

A little girl waits for her father's arrival aboard a plane from Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1). The air wing, stationed aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66), is returning to Oceana from deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Erik Davis, an Air Force CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft flight engineer from the 8th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) "Black Birds," prepares the 50-caliber gun on his plane Jan. 26, 2011, during a local training mission at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The Osprey's primary mission in the 8th SOS is insertion, extraction, and re-supply of unconventional warfare forces and equipment into hostile or enemy-controlled territory using airland or airdrop procedures.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tongil Lee, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation, cruises down his shuttle route Oct. 3, 2022 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The base shuttle system makes 400 stops a day and helps AUAB members get to their destination.

MISAWA, Japan (Jan. 23, 2021) - Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Apprentice Hannah Cox, assigned to the Golden Swordsmen Patrol Squadron (VP) 47, steers a P-8A Poseidon while receiving plane movement training at Misawa Air Base. VP-47 is currently deployed to NAF Misawa, Japan conducting maritime patrol and reconnaissance and theater outreach operations within U.S. 7th Fleet (C7F) area of operations in support of Commander, Task Force 72, C7F, and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command objectives throughout the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brandon J. Vinson/RELEASED)

A U.S. Soldier assigned to Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, observes as a U.S. Army M109 Paladin howitzer gets towed at the artillery range of Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, July 23, 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.

An Airman from the 60th Aerial Port Squadron loads cargo on to a 757 Jan. 22, 2022 at Travis Air Force Base, California. Since 2014, the United States has committed more than $5.4 billion in total assistance to Ukraine, including security and non-security assistance. The United States reaffirms its steadfast commitment to Ukraines sovereignty and territorial integrity in support of a secure and prosperous Ukraine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Nicholas Pilch)

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Tim, 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, waits to load cargo onto a C-130 Hercules for an air transport mission in support of Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa. The C-130 aircrew delivered fuel and other supplies to Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, Africa. Sergeant Tim is deployed from the 107th Airlift Wing, Niagara Falls, N.Y.

Contour shot of spec ops soldier with knife on black background

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA CANADA - CIRCA SEPTEMBER 2016 - French M15 Adrian helmet with the Flaming Bomb badge and the RF insignia on top of sandbags at a

A Soldier with the U.S Army Black Daggers Parachute Demonstration Team packs his parachute during the Shaw Air & Space Expo at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, April 3, 2022. The Black Daggers are the U.S. Army Special Operations Commands parachute demonstration team.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, set up arctic tent outside of Utqiagvik, Alaska as part of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Training Center 24-02, Feb. 15, 2024. The Arctic is a dynamic environment requiring leaders and soldiers to be prepared, adaptive and capable of operating in a harsh environment that changes quickly and suddenly. Army

Civic leaders from the local community tour Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Missouri, on Oct. 14, 2022. About 30 elected officials, local businesses and community leaders learned about the mission of the 139th Airlift Wing as part of a community engagement event.

Bounty Hunters

Spec ops police officer SWAT during assault operation. Police assault operation

rattlesnake roundup

120602-N-PB383-030PACIFIC OCEAN (June 2, 2012) Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) practice self-defense tactics in the hangar bay of the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th MEU are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of operations.

Barbed wire, Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial, Neuengamme, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

A student at the Naval Special Warfare Center Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training course climbs up a rope obstacle. The obstacle course takes BUD/S students over and under more than a dozen challenges. Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron move a tree to avoid contact with the tail of an AC-130H Spectre on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 15, 2015. More than 40 personnel from eight base organizations were on site during the tow process. The AC-130H will be displayed at the north end of the Air Park.

Securing evidence after a terrorist attack, symbol photo, Telemax remote-control manipulator grabs a hand grenade, robot takes over dangerous tasks, BWTEX anti-terror exercise, police, Bundeswehr and rescue forces rehearse the fight against terrorists together, Stetten am kalten Markt, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

U.S. Air Force Maj. Alexander Durstein, 50th Air Refueling Squadron director of operations, conducts mission planning during the 6th Air Refueling Wing Agile Combat Employment capstone exercise at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Aug. 23, 2022. The ACE concept underpins the Air Forces ability to mitigate the risks of adversarial technological advances through maneuverability and speed to prevail in conflict. The capstone exercise included 72-hours of continuous air refueling operations and a historic 56-hour KC-135 flight in a simulated contested environment focused on a notional theater of operations.

A wall breaching explosive detonates during a breaching training with U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and Finnish soldiers with the Guard Jaeger Regiment during training at Santahamina, Finland, June 30, 2022. The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division and the Guard Jaeger Regiment of the Finnish army trained in Finland to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between the two nations.

U.S. Army Pacific Best Warrior competitors conducted Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Systems training June 7 during the 2022 USARPAC Best Warrior Competition at the 25th Infantry Division's Lightning Academy, Schofield Barracks East Range, Hawaii. The USARPAC BWC 2022 is an annual week-long competition consisting of competitors from multiple USARPAC units across the Indo-Pacific. The noncommissioned officers and junior enlisted Soldiers are evaluated in several categories such as general military knowledge, basic Soldier skills, and physical fitness.

Members of the rifle detail perform a 3-volley salute during 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment's memorial service for nine Marines and one sailor killed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Artwork: "FU-GO Weapon Assault". Artist: Colin Campbell. (US Air Force Art Collection). Country: Unknown

U.S. Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor (MAI) Course students conduct the obstacle course at Ellis Field, Courthouse Bay on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, April 21, 2022. The MAI course is a three-week course designed to prepare Marines to teach and instruct the fundamentals of hand-to-hand combat.

230408-N-DU622-1415 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 8, 2023) U.S. Navy sailor taxis an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Fighting Redcocks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22 the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

1930s CAUCASIAN POLICEMANS HAND HANDCUFFED TO THAT OF AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN PRISONER MAKING A FIST

Victorious Soldier statue, Columbus, Ohio , Monuments & memorials, Sculpture, World War, 1914-1918. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

During the red phase, a soldier in training makes her way down the rope ladder at Victory Tower on June 14, 2006. Basic combat training is nine weeks in length and is divided into three colored phases which are red, white and blue. Soldiers in the red phase are in their first two weeks. The white phase lasts for three weeks and the blue phase completes the trainees time at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C.

Members of various rescue teams work to free a 25 year old woman that had been trapped in a space of a collapsed building for seven days. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on Jan. 12, 2010.

Australian Army Combat Engineer Lance Cpl. Sam Marshall paints a window frame during an engineering civic action event at O. Tres Chas Primary School in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, on June 24, 2010. The Military Sealift Command hospital ship, USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), is in Cambodia in support of Pacific Partnership 2010.

Barbed wire

A barbwire fence with a surveillance camera

"Let light shine out of darkness," soldiers pray at an Army religious retreat near Berchtesgaden. Of world affairs, Bo says: "I sure hope and pray they get it settled, myself." September 13, 1955. (Photo by Look Magazine).

Re-enactment of soldiers during the Battle of Tippecanoe

U.S. Air Force maintenance technicians from the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, go over pre-flight inspections on their RQ-4 Global Hawk aircraft prior to a flying mission Nov. 23, 2010, while deployed at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.

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