Military Operations in Harsh Environments

Personnel assemble tents in snowy conditions as part of military exercises. Images show soldiers working with equipment in challenging climates.

FORT HOOD, Texas - U.S. Army Dylan Doan, an air missile defense crew member representing 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, during the urban obstacle lane of the FORSCOM Best Squad Competition 2022 at Fort Hood, Texas, Aug. 18, 2022. The Best Squad Competition promotes esprit de corps and recognizes Soldiers who demonstrate commitment to Army Values and embody the Warrior Ethos.

Deployed personnel from the 21st Space Wing and 90th Missile Wing assemble a tent, in the snow and "minus teens" temperature, as "tent city" begins to take shape at Camp Guernsey. They are participating in Exercise Condor Contest, part of a Space Command Operational Readiness Inspection which deployed 155 members of the 90th Missile Wing, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo. to Camp Guernsey Army National Guard Base, Wyo. Subject Operation/Series: CONDOR CONTEST Base: Camp Guernsey State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040316-F-9208L-001. Subject Operation/Series: POLAR FORCE 04-4 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Master Sgt. Adam Seiverling, an aircraft structural craftsman 193rd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Middletown, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, place rivets into a metal patch on a C-130 wing to repair a hole during a training exercise held at Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pennsylvania June 23, 2022. The training placed Airmen from various Air Force Specialty Codes in the squadron on four-man teams to repair portions of a battle damaged wing. (Released)

041030-F-2034C-040. Base: Forward Operating Base Mckenzie State: Samarra Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Two US Army TF1-26, 1ST Infantry Division soldiers offload folding sleeping cots in preparation for their stay at Checkpoint 34A, located in Celic, Bosnia-Herzegovina (which is actually in the Russian Patrol Zone and the center of the Zone of Separation), during Operation Joint Endeavor. Operation Joint Endeavor is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Celic Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

021018-F-9927R-447. Subject Operation/Series: SABERTOOTH 2002 Base: Bolling Air Force Base State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 11 Wing

FORT HOOD, Texas - U.S. Army Dylan Doan, an air missile defense crew member representing 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, during the urban obstacle lane of the FORSCOM Best Squad Competition 2022 at Fort Hood, Texas, Aug. 18, 2022. The Best Squad Competition promotes esprit de corps and recognizes Soldiers who demonstrate commitment to Army Values and embody the Warrior Ethos.

020612-F-3886C-029. Base: Kaiserslautern Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Edwin Cruzportillo, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) operator with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, performs a simulated reload on a HIMARS during exercise Arctic Edge 2024 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 23, 2024. The HIMARS weapon system is a crucial component of the Ground Combat Element in the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). HIMARS play a pivotal role in providing long-range precision fires to support the MAGTF's objectives, from expeditionary operations to sustained combat in all terrains and climate. Arctic Edge 2024 (AE24) is a U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise demonstrating the U.S. militarys capabilities in extreme cold weather, joint force readiness, and U.S. military commitment to mutual strategic security interests in the arctic region. Cruzportillo is a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Marine Corps

040715-F-5098W-003. Base: RAF Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

SGT Carl Farrar assigned to Alpha Battery, 94 Field Artillery, Baumholder, Germany, maneuvers the unloading of missiles for the Missile Launched Rocket System. This training is conducted at Lodgement Area Lisa in Bosnia. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

A member of the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Air National Guard takes a drink of water while wearing his chemical warfare protective gear during a "simulated" chemical attack part of Roving Sands '96, the US military's largest annual joint air defense training exercise. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '96 Base: Midland International Airport State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

021120-M-1037T-035. Base: Camp Mu Juk Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: 2ND BN 7TH MARINES

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Kenneth Holmes keeps an eye on the pallet his team is pushing onto a 25K loader. As part of Project Trans-Am, this US Air Force Reserve aerial port team moved $100,000 dollars worth of excess war reserve medical supplies onto a C-141C Starlifter aircraft from the 89th Airlift Squadron, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The pallets of supplies were flown from Shaw Air Force Base, North Carolina, to Grissom Air Reserve Force, Indiana. Due to resizing, surplus medical supplies were donated to native North American-Indian communities. They will identify what they need from an inventory list. Then the supplies from the pallets will be repackaged and .... Complete Scene Caption: US Air Force Technical Sergeant Kenneth Holmes keeps an eye on the pallet his team is pushing onto a 25K loader. As part of Project Trans-Am, this US Air Force Reserve aerial port team moved $100,000 dollars worth of excess war reserve medical supplies onto a C-141C Starlifter a

Guard members from the 181st Brigade Support Battalion take part in a medical evacuation and field hospital exercise during their annual training on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. July 20, 2022. Nearly 240 Guard members from the 181st are supporting Officer Candidate School Phase III while also training on field craft and strengthen their MOS skill sets.

030301-M-5150A-014. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

030403-M-0175R-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and service members with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force prepare a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement for a bilateral convoy from Camp Kinser to Camp Naha during Keen Sword, Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 15, 2022. Keen Sword exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF). This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.

050930-A-3996M-021. Base: Mubarak Military City Country: Egypt (EGY)

STAFF SGT. Paul Cornell, 23rd Munitions Squadron, Pope AFB, NC, attaches fins to a GBU-12 bomb during this combat ammunition production exercise.Published in AIRMAN Magazine July 1996. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: CAPEX 96 Base: Suwon Air Base Country: Korea

A local man helps United States Air Force STAFF Sergeant Greg Sanford, an Aerial GUNNER assigned to the 56th Rescue Squadron at Keflavik, Iceland, to unload tents from an HH-60G "Pave Hawk" helicopter for the people in the town of Machanga, south of Beira, Mozambique. To date, Joint Task Force aircraft participating in Operation Atlas Response have delivered more than 71 tons of humanitarian relief supplies on 102 flights to more than 20 locations, 16 March 2000. Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Machanga State: Sofala Country: Mozambique (MOZ)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brenton Smith with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, guides a vehicle on the flight deck of USS New Orleans (LPD 18) during a vehicle offload in preparation for KAMANDAG 6 at the Port of Subic Bay, Philippines, Sept. 28, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual, bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

020609-M-3022S-002. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU

ARMY AMMUNITION DEPOT HAWTHORNE; Nev. - Cpl. Robert Chavarria; a motor transportation mechanic with Headquarters and Services Company; 1st Battalion; 4th Marine Regiment secures a palette of food to the back of a 7-ton truck during an air drop resupply exercise aboard the depot here Tuesday. The palettes were dropped from a C130J aircraft; flying at only 600 feet above the ground.

A helicopter pararescueman fills a magazine with M-60 machine gun cartridges during exercise Solid Shield '85. Subject Operation/Series: EXERCISE SOLID SHIELD '85. Country: Unknown

GULFPORT, Miss. (May 13, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) checks and removes M9 chemical detection paper from a HMMWV during the convoy decontamination exercise during the Chemical Biological and Radiological (CBR) defense team trainer training course onboard Naval Construction Training Center Gulfport. NMCB 1 is conducting an intense homeport training plan to expand their ability to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater operations.

010611-A-6086T-031. Base: Quito Country: Ecuador (ECU)

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Gregory Kimble-Wilder, 8th Maintenance Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, hooks a tow to a tug vehicle during Kunsan's Beverly Bearcat Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). The 8th Fighter Wing personnel are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities as well as their ability to survive and operate during their ORI. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Sergeant Ryan Ross, USMC, a member of Engineer Platoon, 26th Marine Service Support Group, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), with a mounted M-240B Maching Gun, stands guard at the front gate of the forward operating base located 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: 26th MEU (SOC)

DF-ST-85-01804. Base: Nav Sup Activity, Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT)

PFC. Edward Bessette hands a 105mm round up to SPEC. Scott Arnold as the soldiers of 1ST Bn., 64th Armor, 24th Inf. Div. (Mechanized) load ammunition aboard their M-1 Abrams tanks prior to their deployment to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia(GA) Country: United States Of America(USA)

STAFF Sergeant Rick Teshendurf prepares to download weapons from an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Aviano Air Base, Italy. STAFF SGT. Teshendurf, a reservist with the 457th Fighter Squadron, Naval Air Station, Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Carswell Field, Texas, on a 60 day deployment to Aviano Air Base, Italy, marshals in a F-16 Fighting Falcon that returned from an operational mission. The 457th deployed with twelve F-16 fighter to support Operation Decisive Edge. Subject Operation/Series: DECISIVE EDGE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

DA-SC-87-01683. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE 86 State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030118-F-7203T-010. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

060401-N-1159B-015. Base: El Segundo State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040326-F-0629H-004. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

193rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Airmen from Middletown, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, place rivets into a metal patch on a C-130 wing to repair a hole during a training exercise held at Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pennsylvania June 23, 2022. The training placed Airmen from various Air Force Specialty Codes in the squadron on four-man teams to repair portions of a battle damaged wing. (Released)

011016-A-3639G-060. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN II Base: Camp Bondsteel State: Kosovo Country: Serbia (SER)

020114-F-0007M-008. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

A 7th Infantry Division soldier dumps dirt into a box while preparing a fighting position during Operation GOLDEN PHEASANT. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN PHEASANT Country: Honduras (HND)

U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, wait next to their M1A2 Abrams tank during Defender Europe 2022 in Łomża, Poland, May 17, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

030126-M-1852W-003. Base: Camp Butler Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3/12 HQ Btry

041115-F-3859M-013. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030212-M-4419R-001. Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

Members of the 187th Ordnance Company perform routine maintenance on a cargo truck prior to loading it aboard the Ready Reserve Fleet vehicle cargo ship CAPE HORN (T-AKR-5068). Trucks and other equipment are being deployed to Saudi Arabia for use during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andrew Yarborough waits for an F-16 Fighting Falcon launch at Buckley Space Force Base, Colo., Sep. 22, 2022 during a readiness exercise, Operation Thundercat. This four-day exercise provides a simulated combat environment that allows Airmen to practice real-world warfighting capabilities.

GREYWOLF Trooper, Pfc. Makindy Beauchamp, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division shows Polish soldiers from the 1st Warsaw Brigade the Abrams M1A2 SepV3 main battle tank. This demonstration was part of the Abrams Tank Summit and was the first time these Polish soldiers had the opportunity to view the SepV3.

030521-M-8683D-031. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2003 Base: Pong Nam Ran Country: Thailand (THA)

Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers Sgt. Krystle Marchell ground guides a forklift operated by Staff Sgt. Odighizuwa Belafontino as pallets of medical supplies is loaded for distribution as part of the COVID-19 response, April 14, 2020, at the Kliever National Guard Armory, Portland, Oregon. The Portland County Assistance teams are part Task Force Assurance and are one of seven regional hubs delivering 7-15 pallets of personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies thought-out a seven county area in the state of Oregon. (National Guard

DF-ST-86-07829. Base: Gabel Mamza Country: Egypt (EGY)

060101-M-4657S-004. State: Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Dressed in protective gear, US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Patrick Foltz (right) and US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Antony Billings (left), 36th Fighter Squadron (FS) work together to load an AIM-120 AMRAAM missile onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during the Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) on Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii (July 15, 2022) U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment (MLR), 3rd Marine Division, set up tents at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, July 15, 2022. 3rd MLR established one of three command nodes 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.

040321-F-0451J-075. Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030202-M-1852W-004. Base: East Fuji Maneuver Area (FMA) Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn, 12th Marines

040824-F-6123A-002. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

020508-F-0362B-018. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2002 Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Corporal Dylan McKee, a combat engineer with Assault Breacher Vehicle Platoon, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, sits atop an Assault Breacher Vehicle and assists with sight alignment for the M48 .50 caliber machine gun before a live-fire exercise aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, April 30, 2014. The training exercise was designed for Marines to familiarize themselves with the range capability of the weapon system.

060830-N-9195K-022. Base: Imperial Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030324-M-8539K-021. Base: Basrah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Mar Div DM

011023-F-1705S-001. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DA-SC-85-06411. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stacey Hawkins, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, prepares to drive a Hyster Yardmaster II Reach Stacker during an immersion tour with the 635th Materiel Maintenance Group at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Dec. 7, 2022. The 635th MMG provides humanitarian support, natural disasters responses and the reconstitution of equipment on a global scale.

SSGT Rob Anson (right) and A1C Michael Irick, 78th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, remove an AIM-120 missile from the wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon on Monday, April 19, 1999. The grasping arm of a MHU-83 B/E Lift Truck is seen grabbing the AIM-120 missile. The missile is being removed because it failed reliability tests. Anson and Irick are deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy to support NATO Operation Allied Force. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

020410-F-8115W-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLTON, California (July 11, 2022) - U.S. Navy Aviation Electricians Mate 1st Class Trent Warren, left, and Gas Turbine System Technician 1st Class Nakona Brawner, both assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, secure a Light Armored Vehicle, July 11. The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit is currently embarked aboard the USS Makin Island conductinding routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet.

040130-F-2342C-001. Base: Grand Forks Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020215-F-9186F-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Corporal Anthony R. Blanco a Combat Correspondent with the Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF), documents a Marine and an Australian undergoing an evaluation by Sergeant Robert T. Mawson during NBC (Nuclear Biological Chemical) Training at Camp Doha, Kuwait, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The Australian, back to us, is wearing his MKIV No1 NBC (Nuclear Biological Chemical) Suit with Avon FM12 Mask, and his Colt 5.56 mm M4 Carbine. The Marine is in his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators with the 24th Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida, work to extricate a simulated wounded civilian from beneath a concrete slab during Emerald Warrior 22.1 at the Guardian Center, Georgia, May 10, 2022. Emerald Warrior provides annual, realistic pre-deployment training encompassing multiple joint operating areas. The exercise prepares special operations forces, conventional force enablers, partner nations and interagency elements, to integrate with and execute full-spectrum special operations in an arctic climate, sharpening U.S. forces abilities to operate around the globe.

U.S. Marines Corps Lance Cpl. Ignacio Mora, a heavy equipment operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 2d Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force operates a Tractor, Rubber-Tired, Articulated Steering, Multi-purpose vehicle during a Landing Craft Utility (LCU) loading and unloading exercise (LOADEX) at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia, May 19, 2022. LOADEX allows new heavy equipment operators to apply classroom instruction to a real-world training environment. The overarching strategy of LOADEX is to reinforce naval integration between the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy while incorporating new risk management methodologies into amphibious logistical operations.

A gun crew from the South Korean air force's 1ST Seawall Battalion drills with an M167 Vulcan Air Defense System during the air base ground defense exercise FOAL EAGLE '89. Several South Korean units joined United States Air Force security police personnel from various United States and Pacific commands are taking part in the exercise. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '89 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

220404-N-RB149-1028 KEFLAVIK AIR BASE, Iceland (April 4, 2022) Sgt. Matthew Dungan, center right, a native of Lebanon, Missouri, assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 271, monitors members of MWSS 271 and Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1 testing fuel during a fixed wing refueling operation as part of exercise Northern Viking 22 (NV22) on Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, April 4, 2022. Northern Viking 22 strengthens interoperability and force readiness between U.S., Iceland and Allied nations, enabling multi-domain command and control of joint and coalition in the defense of Iceland and Sea Lines of Communication in the Greenland, Iceland, United Kingdom (GIUK) gap.

041222-M-4697Y-005. Base: Jalalabad Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES

The 82nd Airborne troops, Fort Bragg, North Carolina prepare their parachutes at RAF Alconbury, England for the jump during Operation Overlord. The 2nd Airlift Squadron (ALS) Pope AFB, North Carolina, 37th Airlift Squadron (ALS) Rhein-Main AB, Germany and the 41st Airlift Squadron (ALS) Pope AFB, North Carolina deployed to airlift the 82nd and 101st Airborne troops into France to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Subject Operation/Series: OVERLORD Base: Alconburg Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

031015-M-9382M-005. A US Marine Corps (USMC) member with the 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, secures a tripod for an M2 50-caliber Machine Gun, during Exercise ROLLING THUNDER 2003, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jason Kingsland, from Marine Helicopter Light Attack Squadron 773 (HMLA-773), onboard an UH-1N Iroquois Twin Huey helicopter takes aim with a door mounted M-60 7.62mm Machine Gun, while Sergeant (SGT) Brian "Soup" Cambell, left, calls out directions during a live-fire training mission over Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), Florida. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020606-A-4885C-002. Base: Fort Lewis State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

040121-F-0629H-009. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- Cpl. William Hopkins, a native of Clovis, Calif., a spotter with Company F, 2nd Aviation Assault Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade's Pathfinders, looks through the scope of the Barrett .50 Cal. while Sgt. Lucas Cordes, a native of Hillman, Mich., a sniper team leader with Co. F, 282 CAB, waits for the Uh-60 Blackhawk to turn around so they can commence an aerial firing platform exercise Jan. 26.

DF-ST-88-10388. Base: Palmerola Air Base Country: Honduras (HND)

030324-M-5150A-017. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

010924-F-1631A-004. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

SSGT Dwayne West (US Army), 346th PSYOP Co. (ABN), uses a radio to contact the other members of this unit while on patrol in the Arizona Market Area. The Arizona Market Area is located along Route Arizona, which is in the 1ST Brigade's sector in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The 346th PSYOP Co. (ABN) is in Bosnia participating in Operation Joint Endeavor, which is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Arizona Market Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

041129-M-0173F-007. Base: Fob Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

050114-F-1740G-014. Base: Bandanaike International Airport State: Colombo Country: Sri Lanka (LKA)

990322-M-0049P-010. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

070318-M-7459S-074. Base: USS Bataan (LHD 3) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Major Command Shown: 26TH MEU

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Stacy Sites, 89th Transportation Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland performs sandbag detail during a deployment at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. During the deployment, wing personnel will be evaluated on ABILITY TO SURVIVE AND OPERATE (ATSO) skills, humanitarian scenarios and base defense. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-01-03201 or search 000405-F-0352L-006). Subject Operation/Series: ABILITY TO SURVIVE AND OPERATE (ATSO) Base: Fort A. P. Hill State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030329-M-5455N-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Joshua Maines and SRA John Strength refrag a trailer with GBU12 laser guided bombs during the Initial Response Readiness Exercise/Combat Employment Readiness (IRRE/CERE) exercise at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The quarterly exercise tests the 51st Fighter Wing's ability to respond to combat situations. Subject Operation/Series: IRRE/CERE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

U.S. Army Soldiers with 153rd Medical Detachment (Blood Support), 56th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 62nd Medical Brigade, don advanced chemical protective garments during an introductory course on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear responder basics on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 23, 2022. The 2-day course was taught by decontamination subject matter experts with the Washington National Guards 10th Homeland Response Force, and familiarized students with protective equipment, hazardous material monitoring, and chemical substance identification.

Army SFC Joseph Kipa instructs Air Force security policeman, A1C's Gregory Ullmer on the LAAW's, light anti-aircraft weapons during combat skills training (Air Base Ground defense) conducted by the U.S. Army at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

010508-F-3820W-030. Complete Scene Caption: Under the gaze of evaluator STAFF Sergeant Eric Strudland, USAF, 30th Space Wing Security Forces Squadron, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, STAFF Sergeant Jeremy White, USAF, security forces troop, 21st Space Wing "Knights," Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, competes in the marksmanship competition of GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2001. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE, the world's premier space and missile competition, is a four-day event hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA "to recognize the best and demonstrate the commands warfighting skills. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE creates competition-tough crews; improves readiness and combat capabilities through preparation, innovation and sharing; enhances esprit de corps and strengthens teamwork across all mission areas in the command." Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC

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