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Military Operations in Adverse Conditions

Dramatic images of soldiers in various environments, from jungles to smoky forests, emphasizing the intensity and action of military operations.

Marksman in action in a ruined city under the cover of darkness.

U.S. soldier covering his eyes from a nuclear explosion.

A U.S. Airman assigned to the pavement and construction equipment shop, 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, cuts open a bag of quikrete during a Rapid Airfield Damage Recovery training at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, June 25, 2022. The training was held to prepare and test current personnel in their ability to get the airfield back up and running with available resources after an attack.

U.S. Army Pfc. Rodolfo Moreno, an infantryman assigned to Viper Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), applies face paint before a multinational live-fire exercise held at Rovaniemi Training Area, Finland, Aug. 10, 2022. The LFX was part of the Finnish Summer Exercise, where U.S. and Finnish troops had the opportunity to train together to amplify and strengthen the partnership and interoperability between the two nations.

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U.S. Army Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, in Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, Georgia, conduct hoist operations at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana, on May 07, 2022, during Guardian Response 22. The homeland emergency response exercise validates an Army units ability to support the Defense Support of Civil Authorities, increasing the unit's readiness for times of emergency.

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines (3/8), Lima Company, 4th Platoon, searches through papers found inside a local Iraqi home during Operation Clear Decision. The Marines with 3/8, part of 2nd Marine Division, are conducting Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kharma State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Special operations soldiers fighting from the trenches, with smoke clouds in background.

230325-N-TD381-1787 PACIFIC OCEAN (Mar. 25, 2023) Master-at-Arms 1st Class Tyler Farmer, left, a native of Newark, Del., and Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Sophia Diegoboniao, a native of San Diego, Calif., participate in a low-light M4 course of fire on aircraft elevator 4 aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Vinson is currently underway conducting routine maritime operations.

A Cadet from 5th Regiment engages simulated targets at the Engagement Skills Trainer (EST) during Cadet Summer Training (CST) at Fort Knox, Ky., June 25, 2022. The projected range had targets that appeared to be at different distances from the shooter, starting with a simulated distance of 100 meters. | Photo by Nathan Abbott, CST Public Affairs Office.

United States Marine Corps soldier training at Paris Island, North Carolina.

SMSGT Joseph Ellis, 176th Communications Group, ANG Base, Alaska, moving forward to a fighting position in order to fend off an "attack" during the tactical communication exercise CORN COB II. Subject Operation/Series: CORN COB II Base: Bergstrom Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220705-N-LP387-1008 WAHIAWA, Hawaii (July 5, 2022) - A Republic of Korea Marine fast-ropes during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

A US Marine Aims an MK19 Automatic 40mm Grenade Launcher

A U.S Soldier, with 2-4 Infantry, 10th Mountain Division, Delta, 4th Platoon attached to 4th Brigade Combat Team, in Abu Dashir, Baghdad, Aug. 13, 2008, stands patrol as his team inspects a location that may have improvised explosive device material.

U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit rehearse room entry procedures during close quarter combat training on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 4, 2023. Marines rehearse CQC tactics to increase lethality at a team level in urban environments. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

041109-M-2789C-138. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremy Hobn, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician, finishes donning a bomb suit during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 11, 2022. EODbomb suits serve as protective body armor during dangerous situations involving explosive material.

Airman 1st Class Brad Lewis, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation operator, moves cargo during nighttime forklift operations at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 4, 2022. 18th LRS members practiced nighttime mobilization procedures and conducted training activities to hone technical skills and enhance their units operational readiness.

050106-F-9072P-014. Base: Royal Air Force Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

U.S. Army Sgt. Miles McCurry, from the 411th Medical Company based in Millington, Tennessee, refuels a Front-Line Ambulance during Guardian Response 22, Camp Atterbury, Ind., May 10, 2022. Guardian Response 22 is a training exercise designed to test unit readiness and Soldier skills to nuclear response scenarios that include medical evacuations and triage enroute to hospitals. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Jermaine Jackson)

A U.S. Air Force C-130 maintenance member, assigned to the 41st Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, watches a combat formation exercise through a cupola window atop a U.S. C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during Accurate Test 22, May 19, 2022. This exercise took place alongside a Royal Air Force of Oman C-130 aircraft and simulated a low altitude pursuit over the open desert near Thumrait Air Base, Oman.

U.S. Army engineers assigned to 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company (TREC) train at a modular urban training site at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia, April 28, 2022. The purpose of the training is to validate platoons on supporting collective rescue tasks, enhance mission readiness postures and prepare the 911th TREC for mission essential task validation during Exercise Capital Shield 2022.

A bearded soldier in the uniform of special forces in dangerous military action in a dangerous enemy area. Selective focus. High-quality photo. A bearded soldier in uniform of special forces in a dangerous military action in a dangerous enemy area. Selective focus

1960s 1970s VIETNAM SOLDIER SMOKING CIGARETTE LOOKING AT CAMERA CAMOUFLAGE PAINT ON FACE AND HELMET

U.S. Marines Corps Maj. Michael Reynolds, a combat artist with the Marine Corps Combat Art Program illustrates Marines during cold weather training in preparation for the NATO exercise Nordic Response 2024 in Setermoen, Norway, Feb. 7, 2024. Nordic Response is a Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting in a challenging arctic environment. This exercise will test military activities ranging from the reception of allied and partner reinforcements and command and control interoperability to combined joint operations, maritime prepositioning force logistics, integration with NATO militaries, and reacting against an adversary force during a dynamic training environment. The U.S. stands firm in commitment and readiness to support Norway, allies and partners. Marine Corps

U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force and Battalion Landing Team 2/5, both under the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct room clearing procedures inside Expeditionary Mobile Base USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5) during a visit board search and seizure exercise in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 7, 2022. The 31st MEU maintains the capability to seize and clear ships while at sea to protect themselves and allies in the Indo-Pacific Region. 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 INDOPACOM region.

Dutch Marines with Marine Squadron Carib, Netherlands Marine Corps conduct a patrol during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 31, 2023. Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Marine Division and Marine Squadron Carib.

A U.S. Marine Corps Recruit with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, fires his rifle in the standing position during the table two course of fire on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Jan. 10, 2023. All recruits must participate in the table two rifle qualification course during the 3rd phase of recruit training.

Stalker with gun. Man in gas mask and camouflage holding gun. Disaster concept

Stalker with gun. Man in gas mask and camouflage holding gun. Disaster concept

Frogman rises from the water on a dark moonlit night in the jungle.

DA-ST-88-04766. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine with III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) observes a UH-1Y Venom helicopter assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469 during a Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques (HRST) Master Course at Landing Zone Sterling, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 14, 2022. Fast rope and helicopter rope suspension training teach Marines proper knots, rappelling techniques and build confidence for maneuvering from air to ground.

Wisconsin National Guard members participate in a prisoner of war exercise May 17, 2022 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. Audacious Warrior is an explosive ordnance disposal exercise with participation from Airmen, Marines, and Soldiers from a range of units and career fields.

An officer with Honolulu Police Department surveys a room during a tactics training event, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 8, 2022. The event focused on tactics training in structures that best replicate the houses the teams would respond to in a real world situation.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christian Quiambao, 154th Operational Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, prepares equipment for pilots prior to flight at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Northern Territory, Australia, Sept. 6, 2022. While pilots operate in deployed environments, it is vital that survival kits and radios are working properly.

U.S. Air Force surgical team assigned to the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Hurlburt Field Fla., prep all their gear prior to on load of "critica"l patients during Emerald Warrior 2011 on March 1, 2011. Emerald Warrior 2011 is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored, multiservice exercise designed to leverage lessons learned from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders.

U.S. Army soldier from the 197th Special Troops Company (Airborne), Utah Army National Guard, prepares to pack his parachute after a static line jump, Fairfield, Utah, March 15, 2012.

PHILIPPINE SEA (May 18, 2022) An MH-60R Seahawk attached to the Warlords of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 lands on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105). Dewey is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleets principal surface force.

A WW1 vintage Field Gun barrel

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cody Nazworth, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, conducts close quarters combat training during Scorpion Lens 23 at McCrady Training Center, Eastover, South Carolina, March 22, 2023. Exercise Scorpion Lens is an annual training event held at McCrady Training Center, hosted by the 1st Combat Camera Squadron (1CTCS). The exercise provides expeditionary skills and training to Combat Camera professionals from the United States Army, Air Force, and Marines worldwide.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl Joseph Gardner, distribution specialist, Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, poses for a picture during a HQBN field exercise, MCBH, Jan. 9, 2024. The FEX was a week-long event conducted in order to increase combat readiness, unit morale and camaraderie.

DN-ST-87-03599. Base: USS Constellation (CV 64)

050119-M-2697B-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Marine Corps Airstation Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Fort Dix held the annual 2022 Holiday Tree lighting ceremony at the Command Headquarters, Building 5417, Fort Dix Headquarters Wurman Hall. All Soldiers, Family Members and Civilian workers were invited to attend for refreshments, activities, holiday music and the tree lighting. (photos taken by the Fort Dix Training Support Center / Daniel Amburg)

DN-SC-87-11253. Base: Philadelphia State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020827-F-3820W-003. Subject Operation/Series: FOGGY SHORES 2002 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Studio shot of a nuclear post apocalypse survivor in tatters.

970619-N-3149V-001. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Uss Denver (LPD 9) Scene Major Command Shown: AUSTR CLEARANCE DIVING TEAM ONE

A trainee crawls along the ground during a practice "beach" assault. He is taking a course designed to teach Air Force security police infantry tactics for air base defense. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, writes down information during a night casualty evacuation exercise aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 12, 2022. 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.

060703-N-6901L-069. Base: Nubai Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A U.S. Airman poses a question to Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., front, at an all-call during his stop at Travis Air Force Base, California, Aug. 4, 2022. Brown stopped by The Gateway to the West on his way to visit bases throughout the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of operations to help reinforce the United States commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, employ gas masks at the gas chamber on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., November 14, 2022. Gas chamber training teaches recruits how to don and clear a gas mask quickly, simulating the event of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear warfare hazards being present.

Accoutrements of Wehrmacht soldier

U.S. Soldiers with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division prepare for an airdrop mission over Norway during Exercise Swift Response, May 10, 2022. Approximately 9,000 service members from 17 Allied and partner nations will participate in Swift Response, including approximately 2,700 U.S. Soldiers and Airmen.

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Matthew Owens, 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of aerial transportation functions, briefs loadmasters on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Sept. 23, 2022. U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit 309 were being redeployed for additional field training after completing exercises near Scott AFB utilizing Transportable Port Security Boats.

DF-ST-89-00732. Country: West Germany (FRG)

A senior staff non-commissioned officer talks to Marines in an administration tent during exercise Ocean Venture '88. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: US Naval Station, Roosevelt Road State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Old machine Gun. First World War Machine gun

U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, hold security around a M252 81mm Medium Weight Mortar during Reconnaissance/Counter-Reconnaissance (RXR) training at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California, April 11, 2022. RXR training hones Marines' capability to operate forward within an adversarys weapons engagement zone to provide integrated deterrence by providing commanders options to fight for information across all domains, hold adversarial targets at risk, and provide critical links for naval and joint fires.

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (V16), 2nd Marine Division, sets security during the Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 26, 2022. V16 conducted the MCCRE in order to formally certify the unit to composite at the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. V16 will be the Ground Combat Element, a part of the Marine Air Ground Task Force.

Post apocalypse survivor with weapons and gas mask, studio shot.

tactical rappeling on fire

Marines aboard an AAVP-7 assault amphibian vehicle participate in the joint service exercise Ocean Venture '90. Subject Operation/Series: Ocean Venture '90 State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Studio shot of a nuclear post apocalypse survivor in tatters.

220422-N-TP544-1076 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 22, 2022) - Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuel) 3rd Class Urial Rivera poses for a photo aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) April 22, 2022. Kearsarge, flagship of the Kearsarge ARG-MEU team, is on a scheduled deployment under the command and control of Task Force 61/2 while operating in U.S. Sixth Fleet in support of U.S., Allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa.

Post apocalyptic survivor holding a pistol and machete in an abandoned tunnel.

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division board a US Air Force C-141B Starlifter aircraft at Point Salines airfield. The troops are leaving the island after participating in the multi-service, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Joseph Larochelle enters a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) as he and his team are to be transported away from the Combat Weapons event during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, on October 31st, 2000. SRA Larochelle is part of the Air Force Reserve Command team. DEFENDER CHALLENGE is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams seven physical fitness events, base defense, and policing skills over six days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Post apocalyptic creature dressed in rags and gas mask, hiding in dungeon.

020419-F-7234P-054. Base: Charleston Harbor State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Coast Guard Marine Safety

Soldiers of A Company 2-87 Infantry, 10th Mountain Division, armed with M-16A2 rifles and M-249 squad automatic weapons (SAW), climb an outside staircase to raid a building in Cap Haitian. The facility was suspected of containing a cache of weapons. U.S. military troops are in Haiti to preserve law and order and to restore the democratic government. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Cap Haitien Country: Haiti (HTI)

A U.S. Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Wing waits for the 105 mm howitzer cannon to fire for live-fire training missions with the AC-130J Ghostrider during Balikatan 22 at Crow Valley Gunnery Range, Philippines, April 7th, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder, is a long-standing bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. Balikatan 22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of the U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

DF-ST-89-00947. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

Army National Guard officer candidates, enrolled in Phase III of the Washington Army National Guards 205th Regimental Training Institute Officer Candidate School, coordinate their offensive strategy during movement to contact evaluation lanes on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 20, 2022. The candidates are evaluated on their ability to plan and execute time-sensitive operations in a demanding environment.

020820-A-6042E-010. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Stalker with gun. Man in gas mask and camouflage holding gun. Disaster concept

020727-N-3725V-002. Base: Mason-Gulf Derrick Barge Wotan Scene Major Command Shown: MDSU-2

120704-N-XO436-012ARABIAN SEA (July 4, 2012) Marines assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) prepare to disembark aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). Gunston Hall with the 24th MEU is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and is deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Luis Morales, an aircraft rescue and firefighting handline operator with Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, informs educators about his duties during the 2022 Marine Corps Educators Workshop on MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Aug. 4, 2022. The Educators Workshop gives high school teachers an opportunity to witness recruit training and interact with Marines stationed at three installations in California during a five-day all-expense paid trip. While visiting Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, MCAS Miramar and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, the teachers gain knowledge that they can share with high school students interested in Marine Corps Service.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler, assigned to the 432nd Security Forces Squadron, goes through a training exercise with Military Working Dog Zecki at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, September 7, 2022. Both were working in collaboration with the 99th Security Forces Squadron and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, employ gas masks at the gas chamber on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., November 14, 2022. Gas chamber training teaches recruits how to don and clear a gas mask quickly, simulating the event of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear warfare hazards being present.

030326-M-4779G-024. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

220623-N-HS181-1106 SAN DIEGO (June 23, 2022) Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Cassimiro Herrera, a native of Santa Rosa, Texas, participates in an active shooter drill, June 23. Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment cross an open danger area while concealed by smoke at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22, Sept. 15, 2022.Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance. (U.S. Army photograph by Sgt. Luke Michalski)

A convoy of military vehicles, with one truck exploding.

Educators with Recruiting Stations Los Angeles and Sacramento, maneuver obstacles on the Leadership Reaction Course during the Educators' Workshop at Edson Range, Camp Pendleton, California, June 15, 2022. The Educators' Workshop is a five-day program designed to better inform teachers, coaches, counselors and influencers about the benefits and opportunities available during service in the Marine Corps. This allows attendees to return home and provide firsthand experience and knowledge to individuals interested in military service.

An Airman assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing asks a question during a 4th FW all-call at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 3, 2022. Col. Lucas Teel, 4th FW commander, spoke about his mission priorities, which are improve combat readiness, support Airmen and families and develop leaders.

Straight on medium shot as US Marines from the 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan, place three Mark V Zodiac rafts into the water that the reconnaissance unit will be using to perform their cold water training exercises at Iwakuni, Japan. Subject Operation/Series: 5TH FORCE RECON COLD WATER TRAINING Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

Bulgarian combat medics treat a simulated casualty at the Bulgarian Military Medical Simulation Center in Sofia, Bulgaria, 10 August, 2022.

Paintball, shooting and teamwork with people in playground for battlefield, mission and soldier. Sports, games and fast with motion blur men and gun in arena for challenge, adventure and warrior

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kwan Walker, a networking administrator assigned to Marine Wing Communication Squadron 28, braces in the cold during a conditioning hike during exercise Ullr Shield at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Jan. 13, 2018. Ullr Shield is a training exercise designed to improve the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wings capabilities in extreme cold weather environments.

Army, gun and word overlay in smoke, defense and battle in war, fight and mission to strike. Military, danger and violence in camouflage, text and action on battlefield, apocalypse and conflict

Attendees talk before a keynote address by Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. Jay Raymond during the 2022 Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., Sept. 20, 2022.

World War II Re-enactment, Reading, PA

The armed Arabian woman terrorist against old wall studio photo shooting

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