Military Operations in Desert Environments

Images capture military vehicles and personnel engaged in operations in arid regions, highlighting equipment like tanks and transport vehicles.

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Headquarter (HQTRS) Company, Regimental Combat Team 5th Marines (RCT-5), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), Camp Pendleton, California (CA), provide security, with 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles, at an unscheduled stop for their convoy of High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) enroute to the Tactical Assembly Area (TAA) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Substandard image). Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

041113-A-1067B-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2-7 CAV

030402-M-0175R-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030214-M-3138H-065. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5TH MARINES

040928-A-1888A-053. Base: Unknown Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040610-M-7514K-082. Base: Al Walbde Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Navy Sea Bees

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Headquarter (HQTRS) Company, Regimental Combat Team 5th Marines (RCT-5), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), Camp Pendleton, California (CA), provide security, with 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles, at an unscheduled stop for their convoy of High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) enroute to the Tactical Assembly Area (TAA) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Substandard image). Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

041202-M-3988H-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DM-ST-88-07683. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: El Hamman Country: Egypt (EGY)

A French Army Aardvark Mark 3 Joint Services Flail Unit (Aardvark JSFU MKIIIC) mine-clearing vehicle, with IFOR markings, clears an area adjacent to a Sarajevo International Airport runway in Sarajevo International Airport near Sarajevo, Bosnia. A parked unidentified IL-76 is seen in the background. The Aardvark JSFU MKIIIC is clearing this area to allow more civilian aircraft to land at Sarajevo International Airport more safely. (Duplicate image, see also DA-SD-99-04687 or search 960610-A-3327S-007). Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

030507-F-7203T-012. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Members of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) cross the desert in an AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

030214-M-3138H-027. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

US Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC). A Pedestal Mounted Stinger Missile System rides high on its High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). Following closely is a 5-ton truck and another HMMWV of the Combat Service Support Detachment 27 (CSSD-27), during Combined Arms Exercise (CAX) 5-97. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Soldiers from Badger Troop, 3-116 Cavalry Regiment perform a situational training exercise (STX) during Exercise Eager Lion 2022 in Jordan, Sept. 11, 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.

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Five (NMCB-5) use a motorized earthmoving scraper and two bulldozers while preparing a camp in northern Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

040218-M-5324O-070. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment use an armored D7 bulldozer to knock down walls during Operation Cobra's Anger in Now Zad, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2009. Marines breach walls and clear areas occupied by the Taliban, and create a foothold for new forward operating bases.

A U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tank crew from Badger Troop, 3-116 Cavalry Regiment performs fire adjustments and movements in a situational training exercise (STX) lane during Exercise Eager Lion 2022 in Jordan, Sept. 11, 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.

041225-F-2034C-034. Base: Unknown Country: Iraq (IRQ)

050509-A-5930C-004. Base: Camp Victory, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A view of one of fighting positions dug by Marine engineers with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. In the background are a Mi-17 (HIP H) (left), a tower used by Marine snipers (center), and a Freightliner All Terrain Tow Vehicle (ATTV) (right). Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

070319-M-7404B-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MITT 2-7

Marines with the Air Combat Element, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) shave at a hygiene station near their headquarters building, just off the ramp, at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

DM-ST-88-07828. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: El Hamman Country: Egypt (EGY)

M-198 155mm howitzers are moved into position for a firing mission against Iraqi targets during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

020905-A-4385T-014. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Marines examine an abandoned Iraqi ZSU-23-4 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun system on the road into Kuwait City during the ground phase of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

BEYOND BORDERS (2003), directed by MARTIN CAMPBELL.

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), train members of the Armed Forces of Djibouti (FAD), Bataillon dintervention rapide (BIR), on Glock 19 handling procedures, Djibouti, April 7, 2022. The SFAB trains and advises foreign security forces to improve partner capabilities and facilitate achievement of U.S. strategic objectives.

030222-M-5753Q-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

040702-M-7514K-009. Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030224-M-3138H-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5TH MARINES

An MRAP drives by as part of a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise on Camp Buehring, Kuwait May 22, 2022.

060118-A-7969G-009. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Cooke (TAJI) State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1-66/IA

030322-M-3138H-017. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030201-M-5150A-012. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ta Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: HO 7th Marines

U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct a bilateral refueling operation with members of the Northern Army, Japan Self Defense Force during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 12, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

050609-A-1566H-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Charlie Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A Marine mans a machine gun mounted on the turret of an LAV-25 light assault vehicle during a demonstration at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army M1 Abrams tanks from the 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 163rd Cavalry Regiment prepare to conduct movement operations during Exercise Eager Lion in Jordan, Sept. 6, 2022. Eager Lion is a two-week multinational military exercise that builds compatibility between U.S. and partner nations, and also enhances joint readiness and interoperability.

A U.S. Marine Infantryman reclines on a hillside to defend his position during the exercise. An armored multi-purpose tracked vehicle in the background backs him up. The Marines are with the Opposing Forces (OPFOR) from the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Division. (SCREEN RESOLUTION ONLY). Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050226-F-8584G-100. Base: Al Iskandariyah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060120-A-3283V-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Diwaniyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CIMIC

Members of Company A, 1ST Battalion, 319th Field Artillery, move out in vehicles to establish a new position during exercise Reforger '82. Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG)

030323-A-XXXXX-218. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Udayri Range Country: Kuwait (KWT)

A tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided missile (TOW) mounted on a fast attack vehicle is used to provide cover for trucks crossing the Han River on a ribbon bridge during the joint U.S./South Korean exercise TEAM SPIRIT '86. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Base: Tpo Country: South Korea

A US Marine Cadillac Gage Light Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle with two US Marine on the vehicle. The Marine on the front of the vehicle look through a pair of binoculars while the other Marine mans the M60 machine gun mounted on the vehicle's turret. At the left of the frame is a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) with two Marines. One stands next to the right front fender and the other mans the M60 machine gun mounted on top of the vehicle. The Marine stand perimeter watch at the recently seized weapons cantonment of Somali Warlord General Aideed. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

An airman armed with an M16 rifle speaks with the driver of a 1 1/4-ton cargo truck as another airman mans a Mark 19 40mm grenade launcher atop an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). The roadblock has been organized to prevent the entry of aggressor forces into camp during the air base ground defense Exercise Foal Eagle '89. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '89 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030320-M-4419R-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

041221-M-2353F-014. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM II Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040329-M-8530M-004. Base: Camp Al Qaim State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Vehicles from the 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, secure a landing zone for a Blackhawk helicopter in Paktika Province, Afghanistan. (

U.S. Marines with Motor Transport Platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, approach a notionally disabled Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement to recover personnel as part of Motorized Immersion Training during Realistic Urban Training exercise at Marine Corp Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms on June 7, 2022. The 13th MEU is currently conducting RUT exercise to enhance the integration and collective capability of the MEUs command, air, ground, and logistics elements and prepare the 13th MEU to meet the nations crisis response needs during their upcoming overseas deployment.

Air Assault candidates rappel out of a UH-60, February 22, 2024. After successfully rappeling from the UH-60, candidates must complete the 12-mile ruck in under 3 hours the following morning. Army

Kunduz, Afghanistan - The German Army ATF Dingo with a turret mounted Rheinmetall MG3 is a German heavily armored military infantry mobility vehicle, simialr to the American MRAP. It has a V-hull design to deflect any IED blast to mimimalize damage to the troops within.

040614-M-8530M-059. Base: Karabilah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: K/03/7

U.S. Army Spcs. Shawn Taylor and Justin Lewis, both with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, prepare to launch 60 mm mortars from a combat outpost in Arghandab, Afghanistan, Nov. 30, 2009. The Army operates from combat outposts to add flexibility to operations in their sectors.

030411-F-8362B-016. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

050810-A-2140D-023. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Rawah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: B 3-21

An Iraqi army soldier from the 4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division prepares to engage the enemy after coming under fire during a foot patrol in Buhriz, Iraq, Feb. 15, 2007.

040605-M-4419R-065. Base: India Base (NASIR WAAL SALAAM) State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A U.S. Army Soldier with 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment guides a vehicle to the motor pool during exercise Intrepid Maven 22.4 in the United Arab Emirates, Sept. 21, 2022. Intrepid Maven is a bilateral exercise between U.S. and UAE armed forces to train with and enhance interoperability with allied nations in the CENTCOM area of operations.

A831030 SAFEGUARD AREA 25 WALTHERS (Project Engineer) JUN 27 83 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 6/27/1983 AREA 25; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; FIELDS; MALE; MEN; MEN (ADD MALE MODIFIER); MILITARY CLOTHING; MILITARY MEN; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; SAFEGUARDS; SAFEGUARDS EXERCISE; TEST SITES; UNIFORMS; UNIFORMS, DRESS (MILITARY); VEHICLE, MOTOR (NON MILITARY); VEHICLES; VEHICLES, MOTOR (NON MILITARY); VEHICLES, SPECIAL USE historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

Members of the Royal Air Force of Oman work with U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Paul Hebb, a tactical air control party specialist from the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron, Oklahoma Air National Guard, on flight details during Accurate Test 22, May 16, 2022. This joint force training shared processes for calling in close air support using specific targets to improve accuracy.

M-60 main battle tanks participate in a combined arms live fire demonstration during the multinational joint service exercise Bright Star '85. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '85 Base: Wadi Natrun Country: Egypt (EGY)

970503-M-8731B-002. Complete Scene Caption: Sergeant W. M. Browser, an Counter Radar Intelligence Expert with 2d Radio Battalion, 2d Surveillance Reconnaissance Intelligence Group, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, gives target adjustments to two of his Marines at range 103. The Marines were shooting the M-16 A2 Service Rifle during another training day here at COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE) and the Combat Service Support Element (CSSE). Subject Operation/Series: CAX 6-97 Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms Sta

DA-ST-88-06925. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK / BRIGHT STAR Base: Amman Country: Jordan (JOR)

A member of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 uses a bulldozer to prepare the area for camp during Operation Desert Storm. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

021002-A-4385T-069. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

040608-M-0706S-005. Base: Al Shahabi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co.

A831026 SAFEGUARD AREA 25 WALTHERS (Project Engineer) JUN 27 83 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 6/27/1983 AREA 25; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; MALE; MEN (ADD MALE MODIFIER); MILITARY CLOTHING; MILITARY MEN; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; PICKUP (TRUCKS); PICKUP TRUCKS; SAFEGUARDS; SAFEGUARDS EXERCISE; TEST SITES; TRUCKS; UNIFORMS; UNIFORMS, DRESS (MILITARY); VEHICLES; VEHICLES, MILITARY LAND historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

Marines from an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team attached to Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) unload ordnance from the back of an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) at a demolition pit. The disposal of discarded Iraqi munitions is being conducted in conjunction with Operation Providel Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ)

FORT IRWIN, Calif. - 2nd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Alpha Co., 1-133rd Infantry Battalion, Iowa National Guard digs a trench, fills sand bags and builds a wall while fortifying a firing position on a small operations post in the Mojave desert at the National Training Center (NTC), here Oct. 4, 2010. The 133rd is a part of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division which is currently undergoing its final mission validation at NTC before deploying to Afghanistan later this year. U.S. Army

CH-47 Chinook helicopters land outside of the village of Abd al Hasan, Iraq, to take U.S. and Iraqi Army Soldiers back to Forward Operating Base McHenry, Iraq, after the completion of their part in a combat operation June 16, 2007. During the operation, U.S. and Iraqi Army soldiers deliver humanitarian relief supplies and search houses to clear the area for future operations.

Remnants of an M-ATV, or Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All Terrain Vehicle After Striking an Improvised Explosive Device, or IED, in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

Major Regal and AIRMAN First Class Braxton from the 1300th Military Airlift Squadron Combat Control Team, transmit air traffic control information to a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Puerto Lempira during exercise Desplazameinto Combinado. Country: Honduras (HND)

030404-A-XXXXX-016. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Saudi Arabia's King Fahd and LT. GEN. Khalid Bin Sultan Abdul Aziz, commander of Joint Forces in Saudi Arabia, review troops of the Royal Saudi Landing Force as GEN. Hammond, chief of staff of the Saudi armed forces, looks on. Saudi forces played a part in reclaiming Kuwait from Iraqi occupation during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Ras Lanouf : Anti-Gaddafi troops take cover during an airstrike at a checkpoint in Ras Lanouf.

070327-M-9876R-013. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2

030324-M-8539K-023. Base: Basrah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Mar Div DM

030107-M-0175R-026. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

060411-A-6365W-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Gabe Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct a bilateral refueling operation with members of the Northern Army, Japan Self Defense Force during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 12, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

030806-F-5435R-001. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE XI Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050823-A-3240S-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Hillah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Air Force combat control team members coordinate drop zone activities at Yoju Airfield during exercise Team Spirit '85. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Country: South Korea

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 35th Infantry Division conduct M17 and M4 individual weapons qualification ranges at Udairi Ranges, Kuwait, Sept. 22, 2022.

U.S. Marines assigned to Aviation Ground Support, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conduct a combat unload during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23, at Auxiliary Airfield II, near Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 21, 2022. The WTI course 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.

U.S. Marines assigned to Aviation Ground Support, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conduct a combat unload during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23, at Auxiliary Airfield II, near Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 21, 2022. The WTI course 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.

An armed US Marine Corps (USMC) member guards a checkpoint along the Tigris River on Highway 27, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030410-M-5753Q-039. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qa Dawi, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

060120-A-3283V-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Diwaniyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CIMIC

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