Military Operations Briefings

Images of military personnel attending briefings, saluting, or engaging during ceremonies, set in various operational environments across different countries.

041115-M-3658J-023. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)
041115-M-3658J-023. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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040430-F-1830P-008. Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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030412-M-5607A-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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U.S. Airmen assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, pose for a group photo, Oct. 4, 2022, at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The 378th EOSS's mission is to provide operational planning, flight schedules, weather monitoring, resource management and more to support safe and effective flying operations out of PSAB in AFCENTs area of responsibility.
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Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III speaks to members of the 1ST Marine Division during a visit to forces in the region in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)
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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Dominique Craig, a combat marksmanship coach assigned to 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, inspects the weapon of a Jordanian Soldier assigned to the Quick Response Force Brigade during an all-female marksmanship subject matter expert exchange between U.S. Marines and Jordanian Soldiers in Zarqa, Jordan, Feb. 22, 2024. U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command and the Jordanian Armed Forces developed the exchange to highlight the similarities in marksmanship training and the impacts that inclusivity has within our militaries. Marine Corps
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040605-M-8530M-052. Base: Camp Husaybah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: L/03/7
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U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, use Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques in a body sparring event on Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Feb. 16, 2023. Body sparring is designed to simulate hand to hand combat and provide practical application of Marine Corps Martial Arts techniques.
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The 155th Transportation Company, Fort Eustis, VA, load an M9A9 5-ton truck on board the USNS Denebola. Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Country: Unknown
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Former Secretary of State Colin Powell visits soldiers at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti on July 8, 2011.
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Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Sweeney, the command sergeant major for the 81st Brigade Combat Team, Washington Army National Guard, shows NFL players Larry Fitzgerald from the Arizona Cardinals, Will Witherspoon from the St. Louis Rams and Danny Clark from the New York Giants the layout of Camp Ramadi, Iraq, March 7. The three players, along with Jared Allen from the Minnesota Vikings, answered troops questions, posed for photos and signed autographs during their visit as part of a United Service Organization tour through Kuwait and Iraq.
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U.S. Soldiers with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, deployed to Africa as part of Task Force Paxton, pose for a photo after a physical training event, February 2024. TF Paxton is supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa's mission of conducting operations to enhance partner nation capacity, promote regional stability, dissuade conflict and protect U.S. and coalition interests. Army
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060303-A-3749Z-022. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Bamyan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF 76
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U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), provide counter Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and weapons training to members of the Armed Forces of Djibouti (FAD), Bataillon dintervention rapide (BIR), Djibouti, June 2, 2022. The SFAB trains and advises foreign security forces to improve partner capabilities and facilitate achievement of U.S. strategic objectives.
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040531-A-2457T-002. Base: Camp Victory, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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060224-M-7403H-022. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Hurricane Point State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 40609
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030830-M-7837W-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)
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960904-F-0954H-002. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)
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Tank crews of the Royal Saudi Land Force and the U.S. Armys 1st Combined Arms Battalion, pose for a photo before a live-fire event during Exercise Eager Lion 2022 in Jordan, Sept. 14, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations.
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030226-M-5150A-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines
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030422-A-4487O-048. Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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More than 600 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers, joined by Soldiers from the Montana, Oregon, Ohio and South Carolina Army National Guards, have been training in Fort Bliss, Texas, since mobilizing from Gowen Field in early August. The task force, Task Force Rattler, will deploy to Southwest Asia later this month in support of Operation Spartan Shield, where they will rotate out with 250 Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guard as well as Soldiers from the Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Florida Army National Guards. Each rotation is approximately 12 months. Soldiers from the 118th Infantry Regiment from South Carolina National Guard and the 285th Medical Company from the Ohio National Guard are also part of Task Force Rattler, which provide the task force the ability to execute combined arms maneuvers. The intense training at Fort Bliss consisted of long hours with day and night combined arms maneuver missions with the Idaho Army National Guard shooting 120mm mortar rounds from M113 A
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EAGLE LAKE, Texas An agent from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration visits with cadets at the Texas Challenge Academy to talk about the dangers of illicit drug use, especially the current threat of fentanyl poisoning in illicit drugs during a semesterly visit to the school Sept. 9, 2022, in Eagle Lake, Texas. The Texas National Guard Joint Counterdrug Task Force partners with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration twice a year to host a presentation from a DEA Agent at each semester of the Texas Challenge Academy to provide updated information, statistics and warnings to the cadets regarding illicit drug use, overdose deaths and the dangers of illicit drugs pose to the cadets, their friends and thier loved ones. (National Guard photo by Army Sgt. Christina Clardy)
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Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matt Loiselle, Personal Security Advisor for the Air Component Coordination Element Director, discusses transportation information with a member of the personal security detail while inside the U.S. Embassy compound, Baghdad, Iraq, March 24, 2010. Sergeant Loiselle has been in charge of three teams consisting of 40 Army personnel, who were deployed from locations such as the Kentucky and Tennessee Army National Guard units and he trained them to be part of this team.
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U.S. Marines assigned to Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Company, Europe, Spanish Marines assigned to Marine Infantry Brigade, Third Armada, First Landing Battalion, and Italian Marines assigned to Brigade San Marco, carry a simulated casualty during a competition as part of exercise Lisa Azul in Rota, Spain, Sept 19, 2022. Lisa Azul is an annual bilateral training exercise that takes place aboard Naval Station Rota and Sierra del Retin and focuses on critical skills such as live-fire, helicopter rope suspension techniques, non-lethal combatives, and physical fitness to foster camaraderie and sustain interoperability amongst U.S. and partner forces and improve lethality in security and infantry operations.
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030805-F-7709W-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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040123-M-4246F-001. Base: USMC Recruit Depot, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCRDSD
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050205-F-4903I-046. Base: Tallil Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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030216-M-9933D-013. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 15th MEU(SOC)
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Spc. McGinnis (then a Pfc.) with Pfcs. James Beda and Edmond Leaveck at Forward Operating Base Apache, Iraq, September 2006.
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A personal photo of Sergeant 1st Class Jared C. Monti, the first Soldier recipient for actions in Afghanistan/Operation Enduring Freedom.
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060325-A-7969G-016. Base: Forward Operating Base Summerall State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION
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020801-F-3873G-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown
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From left to right: 2nd Lt. Brendan Stonionis, Warrant Officer Mykel Perry, and Capt. Ian Mauldin, all assigned to 1st Cyber Battalion, were the top three finishers in the Norwegian Foot March, or Marsjmerket, Dec. 2, 2022, at Fort Gordon, Georgia. To earn the badge, personnel must complete the ruck in four hours and 30 minutes for men, or four hours and 50 minutes for women, with varying times for different age groups. The Norwegian Foot March is a physically challenging ruck march in which participants ruck 18.6 miles with 25 pounds strapped to their backs.
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021006-M-0175R-019. Subject Operation/Series: DYNAMIC RESPONSE 2002 Country: Serbia (SER) Scene Major Command Shown: 24th MEU (SOC)
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US Navy (USN) Chaplain, Lieutenant (LT) Darrell Wesley, blesses the Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373rd training area at Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)
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041225-F-4916M-198. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Irbil Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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U.S. Army paratroopers from 1st Platoon, Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment and an Afghan National Army soldier travel the fields of Charkh Valley, Logar province, Afghanistan, June 12, 2010. The purpose of this mission is to help provide security for a coalition vehicle convoy that is driving through a nearby area.
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Shall We Gather at the RiverSgts. 1st Class Froilan Arias, Dale Shavalier and Erik Romero reenlist near Baqubah, Iraq, at Apache Lake,” the site of their favorite swimming hole. Following the ceremony, the Soldiers splashing around and mud wrestled.
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040720-M-5865P-006. Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 449th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) and 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS), and Soldiers with the 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, take a break during a base tour for Col. Jason Chambers, incoming commander of the 449th AEG, during a tour at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, May 28, 2022. The 776th EABS provides intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance for AFRICOM and CENTCOM.
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040610-M-7514K-031. Base: Ar Ar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Navy Sea Bees
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041208-M-5607G-005. Base: Mcas Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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050111-N-4383M-138. Base: Meulaboh Mosque State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Major Command Shown: Disaster relief aid
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US Army (USA) Sergeant First Class (SFC) Charles Holt (left) and Kurdish PDK Peshmurga"Special Forces"Sergeant (SGT) Karzan Girdy, pose for a photograph outside of Erbil, located in Northern Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. SFC Holt carries a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle and SGT Girdy is armed with a 9 mm MP5A3 sub-machine gun. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Erbil Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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A U.S. Soldier from the 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina National Guard, 1st Cavalry Division, hands a young Iraqi girl a piece of candy during a medical clinic opening, Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 7. The clinic opening was a culmination of the shared work put in by both coalition forces and the local Iraqi's, a meal was shared in celebration of the opening.
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Members of the Kentucky National Guard, 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) and Djiboutian Armed Forces Bataillon dIntervention Rapide (BIR) gather for a photo Aug. 17. Kentucky signal leaders, with assistance from SFAB, visited BIR, Aug. 15-17, as part of Kentuckys State Partnership Program with Djibouti.
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051008-A-6430B-002. Base: Forward Operating Base Shield State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: SOUTHEAST
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040707-M-4419R-040. Base: Fob Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ted Braxton, left, 449th Air Expeditionary Group senior enlisted leader, coins Senior Airman Jacob East, a fire rescue specialist with the 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS), for his outstanding performance at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, May 28, 2022. Chabelley Airfield, operated by the 776th EABS, provides intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance for AFRICOM and CENTCOM.
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1st Lt. Jean Kratzer, a public affairs officer with the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, kneels by a memorial light during the Camp Buehring vigil on Memorial Day, May 26th, 2014, in Camp Buehring, Kuwait.Camp Buehring held a 5K run and vigil with over 6,800 lights to commemorate the fallen from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. (Del. Army National Guard
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061220-A-5168K-001. Base: Logistical Storage Area Anaconda State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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Pakistani military, Afghan Border Police and U.S. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, sit side by side to discuss continued communication and security along the Nawa Pass, separating Afghanistans Kunar province and Pakistans Federally Administered Tribal Areas, during a border meeting at the high mountain pass July 5.
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030302-M-6538A-009. Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines
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ARTA, Djibouti (Sep. 22, 2022) - U.S. Navy Sailors from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti conduct a live-fire exercise to maintain operational efficiency at Djibouti Range Complex, Sep. 22, 2022. Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti serves as an expeditionary base for U.S. military forces providing support to ships, aircraft and personnel that ensure security throughout Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia. The base enables maritime and combat operations ing the Horn of Africa and Southwest Asia. The base enables maritime and combat operations in the Horn of Africa while fostering positive U.S. Africa relations.