Military Patrol Exercises

Tactical training images of armed personnel conducting patrols in various terrains, showcasing teamwork and military readiness under natural canopies.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Victor Herrera, an infantry Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, post security during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise at Shoalwater Bay Military Training Area, Australia, June 27, 2023. TRAP provides overland rescue and recovery of downed aircraft personnel and equipment, as well as advanced trauma life support in isolated locations during deployment. Herrera is a native of Brownsville, Texas. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Jordan Roman, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conducts a patrol during Exercise Bold Quest on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Aug. 15, 2022. Bold Quest is an annual collaborative joint and multinational enterprise in which nations, services, and programs pool their resources in a recurring cycle of capability development to demonstrate a joint capability to link sensors to shooters across air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace.

U.S. Army Pfc. John Anderson, an infantryman assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conducts a patrol at Hungarian Defense Forces Central Training Area, Bakony, Hungary, Sept. 21, 2022. The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) is committed to reinforcing NATOs eastern flank with robust and combat-ready forces. Soldiers participation in NATOs battlegroups demonstrates the strength of the transatlantic bond and the Alliances solidarity, determination, and ability to respond to any aggression.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jacob Lipham, an explosive ordnance disposal technician, with Combat Logistics Battalion 6 (CLB-6), Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group prepares to dispose of an explosive during a live demolition range in Hästö Busö, Finland, Oct. 20, 2022. Task Force Red Cloud, headquartered by elements of CLB-6, is deployed to Finland in support of Exercises SYD 2022 and Freezing Winds 2022 to enhance U.S. and Finnish select interdependence in the maritime domain; solidify bilateral maritime maneuver within the Finnish littoral environment; and foster strong relationships between U.S. Marine Corps and Finnish Defense Force sustainment units. (US Marine Corps Photo by Cpl Jackson Kirkiewicz)

A U.S. Marine with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, defends a position at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, May 26, 2022. Marines with 7th Comm. Bn. took part in a Basic Jungle Survival Skills course conducted May 22-27 to prepare for jungle operations. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air Ground Task Force operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities.

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (V16), 2nd Marine Division, conducts a patrol 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Victor Herrera, an infantry Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, post security during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise at Shoalwater Bay Military Training Area, Australia, June 27, 2023. TRAP provides overland rescue and recovery of downed aircraft personnel and equipment, as well as advanced trauma life support in isolated locations during deployment. Herrera is a native of Brownsville, Texas. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America 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.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to Chaos Company, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, engages a target during a squad live-fire exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, July 14, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Donavon Banks-Austin, a Washington D.C. native and combat engineer with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, sets security during the Sapper Leaders Course on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 11, 2022. The Sapper Leaders Course provides combat engineer squad leaders with the technical and tactical proficiency required to provide mobility, counter mobility and survivability to infantry company commanders.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDELTON, California (Sept. 10, 2022) - U.S. Marine Corps Capt. David Burnett, a joint terminal attack controller with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, surveys surrounding terrain during a training exercise, Sept. 10. A force in readiness, the 13th MEU trains to rapidly respond to crises in all domain environments through naval power projection. Marines and Sailors of the 13th MEU are conducting integrated training operations in preparation for an upcoming deployment aboard the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26).

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Cody Merson patrols in the jungle during the 3d Marine Division Squad Competition at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 23, 2024. The competition tested the Marines across various combat-related tasks to evaluate each squad's tactical proficiency, mental and physical endurance, and decision-making skills to determine the Division's most proficient and capable rifle squad. Merson, a native of Maryland, is a rifleman with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment. 2/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

A Dutch Paratrooper walks off the Drop Zone with his assigned parachute, combat equipment, and weapon during Exercise Falcon Leap at Hechtselse Heide Drop Zone, Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium., Sep. 15, 2022. More than 1000 Paratroopers from all over the world, 13 different nationalities, multiple airdrops per day, and training with each other equipment for two weeks. this is NATO's largest technical airborne exercise.

U.S. Army Georgia National Guardsmen Spc. Tyrese Street(right) and Spc. Jaiden Dunham(left), both infantrymen with the Newnan-based Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conduct security operations during 48th IBCT's Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) Exercise at Fort Stewart, Ga, June 18, 2022. XCTC is the U.S. Army National Guard's program of record that enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win battles throughout the world. The XCTC exercise will include approximately 4,400 brigade personnel from throughout Georgia. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jeron Walker

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Logan Elkins holds secturity during a bridge demolition training at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 14, 2024. The training was used to familiarize Marines with basic demolition and ambush tactics, enhancing their ability to safely employ explosives and fight effectively in a jungle environment. Elkins, a native of Ohio, is a rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines. 2/7 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Marine Corps

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment waits for a signal before moving forward during a combined arms live fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 22, 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)

Operators from the 20th Special Forces Group run to a landing site to exfiltrate after neutralizing their targets during a live fire training exercise near Chester Township, Michigan, August 6, 2022. The mission was part of Northern Strike, an annual multinational joint training event headquartered at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center in Michigan.

A U.S. Tactical Air Control Party Airman from the 15th Air Support Operations Squadron conducts reconnaissance tactics and deep precision strike training during Bold Quest 2022, Fort Stewart, Georgia, August 12, 2022. Bold Quest is an exercise designed to test coalition interoperability, focused on testing elements of Joint All Domain Command and Control and gave the TACP Airmen the opportunity to showcase their ability to be the ground-based USAF Battle Management Command and Control node that collocates with the joint service maneuver element.

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The United States Army's most qualified uniformed interrogation teams met at Fort Bragg, North Carolina to compete in the inaugural Army Interrogation Olympics to determine the Army's Best Interrogation Team of the Year. Military Intelligence Soldiers from Regular Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard components met and thrived in an austere field environment while refining and improving individual and collective HUMINT, analytical, leader, and Soldier skills. The competition was hosted by the 525th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade from August 8 to 10, 2022.

Pfc. James Bragg from the 38th Regional Support Group fires on moving targets during the M9 pistol weapons qualification at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, July 22, 2022. The training was part of Warrior Exercise 78-22-02, which provides trained and equipped units and personnel to support the Total Force in a joint, multi-domain operational environment.

U.S. Marine Corps Captain Raymond Lessig, air officer with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, coordinates close air support as part of Joint Terminal Attack Controller operations during exercise Fuji Viper 22.5 on Fuji Training Center, Japan, Aug. 24, 2022. Fuji Viper, and exercises like it, exemplify a shared commitment to realistic training thAT produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Lessig is a native of Auburn, AL.

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Devone Owens, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conducts a patrol during Exercise Bold Quest on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Aug. 15, 2022. Bold Quest is an annual collaborative joint and multinational enterprise in which nations, services, and programs pool their resources in a recurring cycle of capability development to demonstrate a joint capability to link sensors to shooters across air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace.

Norwegian Rapid reaction special forces FSK soldier kneeling in the swamp.

Joint training exercise with Det 2. 6 Co. 3/238th AVN MEDEVAC, Cox Health and Missouri State Highway Patrol at Hercules Glade Wilderness, Bradleyville, Mo., Oct. 06, 2022. Multiple Missouri departments teamed up to practice life-saving MEDEVAC scenarios. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Rose Di Trolio.)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, patrol during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 27, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, patrol during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 27, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

A U.S. Army Soldier attached to 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR), 2nd squadron, patrols a perimeter during a Simulated Training Exercise (STX) held by 2CR at Vilseck, Germany Feb. 7, 2024. During the STX soldiers engage in platoon-level training within field and urban environments, enhancing their combat readiness and team cohesion. Army Reserve

U.S. Army Spc. Jack Eddy, an engineer advisor with the Fort Benning-based, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade, 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard, observes Colombian Army training lanes at Exercise Southern Vanguard 23 at Tolemaida Military Base, Colombia, Nov. 12, 2022. Exercise Southern Vanguard is U.S. Army Souths premier training exercise taking place at the operational and tactical levels intended to increase interoperability between the United States and Western Hemisphere forces. This years iteration, Exercise Southern Vanguard 23, involves Soldiers from U.S. Army South and the U.S. Army National Guard training alongside Colombian Army soldiers in varying terrain while conducting weapon familiarization lanes culminating in a bilateral military training operation. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class R.J. Lannom Jr.

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A soldier patrols through the woods during a field training exercise.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Sergio Castillo, a platoon sergeant assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Soldiers assigned to the Hellenic XXV Armored Brigade finalize plans for movement during Military Operations in Urban Terrain training on Oct. 14, 2022, near Petrochori Training Area, Greece. The United States commitment to defending NATO territory is ironclad and the United States will continue to bolster our posture to better defend our NATO Allies. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Malcolm Cohens-Ashley, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs.)

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Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Brian Gutierrez, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines, conducts a contact patrol with other Corpsmen and Marines on July 22, 2022, during training on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 23rd Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 is holding annual training at Fort McCoy. (Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Rosado Sanchez, 103rd Airlift Wing propulsion mechanic, provides security during a training lane at Fieldcraft Hostile (FCH) on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Aug. 2, 2022. FCH is a pre-deployment course provided by the 421 Combat Training Squadron comprised of members across 43 different Air Force Specialty Codes dedicated to its Chief of Staff of the Air Force chartered mission to deliver expeditionary combat support training.

Providers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division conduct a UH-60 jump on Fort Bragg, NC, March 30, 2022. The jump serves to bring awareness to the Army's SHARP program.

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U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, post security while patrolling through the jungle during a bilateral jungle training event in Manaus, Brazil, Sept. 25, 2022. The U.S. Marine Corps continues to seek opportunities to train alongside Brazilian partners in deliberate and dynamic training events. Bilateral training events, such as jungle training, offer both forces a chance to increase interoperability, exchange best practices, and set conditions for future events to continue to grow a long tradition of friendship and cooperation.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 2nd Marines, patrol to a rally point during a live fire range in Okinawa, Japan, May 12, 2022. This range integrates raiding and demolition tactics to enhance the Marines' ability to breach obstructions and perform combat operations in an urban environment. 3/2 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division.

A Brazilian Marine and U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, kneel during a patrol through the jungle as part of a bilateral jungle training event in Manaus, Brazil, Sept. 26, 2022. Activities and engagements such as jungle training reflect U.S. Southern Commands Enduring Promise to be a trustworthy neighbor. Working alongside and learning from and with Brazilian counterparts reflects one of the many opportunities to honor and convey that promise.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Matthew OrtizHernandez, a reconnaissance assistant radio operator with Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia (MRF-SEA), I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Indonesian marines with 7th Infantry Battalion, 4th Marine Brigade, conduct a simulated ambush during Keris Marine Exercise (MAREX) 23, on PiaBung Training Area, Lampung, Indonesia, Nov. 23, 2022. Keris MAREX is a bilateral exercise hosted by the Indonesian National Military between the Korps Marinir Republik Indonesia and U.S. Marine Corps focused on promoting military interoperability, maritime domain awareness, strengthening relationships, and expanding capabilities among participating forces. MRF-SEA is an operational model developed by Marine Corps Forces Pacific that postures scalable I Marine Expeditionary Forces west of the International Date Line, conducts a series of planned subject matter expert exchanges and enablers, and advances security objectives shared with our Allies and Partners.

A Soldier from the New Zealand Army goes over the cliff face during rappel instruction at Exercise Cartwheel, Nadi, Fiji, September 18, 2022. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the United States, Republic of Fiji Military, Australian, New Zealand, and British forces that builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face a crisis and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.

U.S. Marines and soldiers establish security after fast-roping out of a CH-53E Super Stallion during exercise Gunslinger 22 in Riley, Kansas, June 21, 2022. Marines and soldiers from the 10th Air Support Operations Squadron operated alongside one another in a fast-rope exercise. Exercise Gunslinger 22 is a joint exercise with the Kansas Air National Guard and U.S. Marine Corps designed to increase aircraft control and training for potential real-world contingencies.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David Catalanlagunas, a native of Concord, North Carolina, and a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conducts a patrol during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 13, 2022. This type of training evolution is a culminating event designed to formally evaluate a unit's combat readiness and operation abilities.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provide security during a boat raid exercise on Kin Blue Beach, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 7, 2023. The boat raid increased the Marines proficiency to secure contested terrain and allow friendly forces to advance from ship to shore. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America 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.

A U.S. Paratrooper, assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, prepares to move toward an objecting during a combined arms live fire exercise on a maneuver range at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 21, 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.

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U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, posts security during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 17, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, sets security during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel exercise, Okinawa, Japan, June 25, 2022. TRAP is defined as the capability to conduct overland recovery of downed aircraft and personnel, aircraft sanitation and provide advanced trauma-life support in a benign or hostile environment. 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.

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion (Airborne) provides perimeter security in an operational area at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 8, 2022 as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22.Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. 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 stre

U.S. Air Force Maj. Ken Burton, the 18th Weather Squadron director of operations at Fort Bragg, N.C., runs through the woods during a ground combat training course at Camp Blanding, Fla., Jan. 24, 2011. The course is designed to train battlefield weather Airmen to live and work alongside the U.S. Army and receive ground combat training.

Staff Sgt. Trevor R. Moree, a Summerville, South Carolina native and platoon sergeant of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, rappels down a cliff at the Jungle Warfare Training Center aboard Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, July 12, 2017. The Jungle Warfare Training Center provides individual and unit level training to increase survivability and lethality while operating in a jungle environment. The Hawaii-based battalion is forward deployed to Okinawa, Japan as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

A U.S. Marine with Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-West, Hawaii Detachment, posts security while on a patrol during an Advanced Infantry Marine Course, Kahuku Training Area, Hawaii, June 26, 2023. AIMC is advanced infantry training designed to enhance and test Marines skills with a focus on reinforcing proper patrols and operational procedures.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, hike during a land navigation course as part of a bilateral jungle training event in Manaus, Brazil, Sept. 26, 2022. The Amazon jungle has significant waterways and littoral environments, the Brazilian Marines shared their vast knowledge and experience from operating along these rivers regularly. U.S. partnerships in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibly are forged by shared challenges and common objectives. Bilateral training events such as jungle training develops and sustains relationships that improve the capacity of U.S. and partner nation maritime forces to achieve common desired effects. This exchange of knowledge between critical regional partners fosters interoperability, friendly relationships, and mutual cooperation.

U.S. Soldiers with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team prepare for combat in a situational training exercise at Camp McGregor, New Mexico, Jan. 24, 2024. They are training at Camp McGregor as they prepare for a deployment to the Horn of Africa.

A United Arab Emirates 11th Mountain Battalion soldier crosses an obstacle during live-fire rehearsal at Joint Readiness Training Center Rotation 23-04, Fort Polk, LA, Feb., 21, 2023. UAE soldiers from the 11th Mountain Battalion are participating in the training rotation alongside U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, and 3rd SFAB. UAE soldiers will train next to a U.S. Army brigade throughout this JRTC rotation to increase tactical interoperability and readiness.

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Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Brian Gutierrez, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines, conducts a contact patrol with other Corpsmen and Marines on July 22, 2022, during training on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 23rd Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 is holding annual training at Fort McCoy. (Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

A U.S. Army Infantryman assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division maneuvers through the thick brushes of Bucierz Range after conducting dismounted tactics during a platoon situational training exercises as part of Defender 22 at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 6, 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 in support of NATO.

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U.S. Army Pfc. Skyler Humer, assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, secures the area of a notional improvised explosive device attack during the Medical Evaluation Course of the 7th Army Training Command and V Corps Best Squad Competition, Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 13, 2022. Squads from the two commands area of operation tested their medical knowledge and problem-solving skills during the medical course of the competition. The winning squad will advance to the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad Competition in August.

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-09-16. Report on the training of the Inter-Arms Military School in Saint-Cyr Coetquidan in Morbihan. The EMIA recruits its students from among active non-commissioned officers and non-commissioned soldiers selected by competition. The cadets follow a two-year training course. At the end of the first year, they are appointed to the rank of second lieutenant, then lieutenant at the end of the second year. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. France, Bretagne, Coetquidan, Guer le 2021-09-16. Reportage sur la formation de l' Ecole militaire interarmes à Saint-Cyr Coetquidan dans le Morbihan. L'EMIA recrute ses eleves parmi les sous-officiers d'active et les militaires du rang selectionnes par concours. Les eleves-officiers suivent une formation de deux ans. A l'issue de la première annee, ils sont nommés au grade de sous-lieutenant, puis de lieutenant a la fin de la seconde annee. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

A Marine student undergoing the 2nd Marine Division Combat Skills Centers Pre-Scout Sniper Course prepares to move during a stalking exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 22, 2016. The exercise required students to traverse approximately 1,000 meters of high grass and fire on a target, all without being detected.

A Candidate with India Company, Officer Candidate School (OCS), conducts the Buddy Pair Fire and Movement course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., July 12, 2016. The mission of OCS is to educate and train officer candidates in order to evaluate and screen individuals for qualities required for commissioning as a Marine Corps officer.

An explosive ordnance disposal technician with Marine Forces Special Operations Command prepares to sweep for hidden explosive devices during a training event June 17, 2022. The EOD primer tests all aspects of a technicians knowledge and expertise needed to perform as the only tech on a Marine Special Operations Team while operating in austere, politically sensitive, or hostile environments. EOD technicians assigned to MARSOC have completed Marine Special Operations Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal Level 1, which trains Fleet Marine Force EOD technicians in the knowledge and skills required to support the core tasks assigned to MARSOC as a special operations capability specialist.

U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division conduct an amphibious raid during Recon Day on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 2, 2022. Recon Day provided Marines considering lateral moves from other specialties with an opportunity to observe reconnaissance tactics and skills. .

Malaysian Armed Forces capture a prisoner while conducting a training assault during Keris Strike 22, Malaysia, June 16, 2022. Keris Strike is a bilateral Army-to-Army military exercise between the Malaysian Army and United States Army Pacific that increases interoperability operations that reassure shared security commitments in the Indo-Pacific region.

1st Sgt. Jason Marshall, company 1st sergeant for Company Landing Team 1, fixes his gear after leaving a CH53E Super Stallion Helicopter at Kahuku Training Area during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships, six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel participated in the biennial RIMPAC exercise which is a multinational maritime exercise held biannually in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

A Lithuanian soldier attached to REECE/COY Company launches a Raven drone during Exercise Combined Resolve 17 (CbR 17) at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, June 2, 2022. CbR 17 is a U.S. Army exercise consisting of 5,600 service members, Allies and partners from more than 10 countries, and is designed to assess units abilities to conduct combat operations effectively in a multi-domain battle space.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Francisco Dela Rosa, right, corpsman, Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific and French Army Soldat de Premiere Classe Dylan Casenave, combat medic, Marine Infantry Regiment in French Polynesia, French Armed Forces, rappel down a hill during the Aito Course in Taravao, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Sept. 4, 2022. The event provided a bilateral training opportunity between the French Armed Forces and Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. The nine Marines and Sailor from HQSVCBN participated in the bilateral training with the French Armed Forces in order to strengthen relationships with the region. The courses name comes from the Tahitian word aito, which means warrior.

U.S. Marine Corps Private Wyatt Emmett, with Marine Corps Engineer School, prepares to cross a rope bridge during rigging operations, June 29, 2022 at Camp Lejeune, NC. The Marine Corps Engineer School delivers approved engineer focused programs of instruction at the entry and supervisory levels in order to prepare Marine Corps engineers for duty with the Fleet Marine Force.

U.S. service members with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, learn how to patrol properly during a HQBN field exercise, MCBH, Jan. 10, 2024. The FEX was a week-long event conducted in order to increase combat readiness, unit morale and camaraderie.

A U.S. Marine from the 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division provides security for an U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Hawaii Oct. 31, 2022, during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 23-01. Bilateral and multilateral exercises such as JPMRC 23-01 strengthens relationships and enhances interoperability with allies and partners through shared experiences and realistic training.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Derrel Pearcy, a machine gunner with 3d Platoon, Lima Company, 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, moves to contact during a simulated combat defense as part of exercise Southern Jackaroo 22 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, May 22, 2022. Southern Jackaroo is a multilateral exercise carried out by Marines with MRF-D, the Australian Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers, focusing on live-fire and combined arms training.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Timothy Skalecki, a Michigan native, and a rifleman with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), ascends a tree to rescue a simulated isolated person during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission as part of Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 20, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

Airmen from the 820th Base Defense Group, MacDill AFB, Nellis AFB and Langley AFB conduct pre-Ranger Assessment Preparation Course training, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, October 31-November 4, 2022. The candidates executed a variety of tasks that they'll be expected to perform at Ranger School such as an official Ranger Physical Fitness Test, a Combat Water Survival Test, day and night land navigation, weapons firing, and a 9-mile ruck. The course is designed to equip Ranger School candidates for the physical and mental elements of the U.S. Army Ranger Assessment Course.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Logan Vetter, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, checks his compass while leading land navigation during improvised explosive device response training on Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 22, 2022. The training expanded EOD technicians' knowledge and proficiency to locate the threat, cordon and control the area, and mitigate the explosive hazards encountered during real world operations.

A Dutch Marine with Marine Squadron Carib, Netherlands Marine Corps escorts simulated high value targets during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 29, 2023. Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Marine Division and Marine Squadron Carib.

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsmen, assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), demonstrate medical equipment to Swedish soldiers, assigned to the 3rd Air Force Ranger Company, during a medical practice exchange near Kristianstad, Sweden, Aug. 26, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Kenneth Leonard, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24), conducts a contact patrol with other Corpsmen and Marines on July 22, 2022, during training on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 23rd Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 is holding annual training at Fort McCoy. (Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

A 26th Panzer Division German soldier

Medics from the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron make their way through the woods during exercise Care Under Fire at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 12, 2015. The exercise was designed locally by the 446th ASTS in order to simulate combat conditions and establish team oriented training scenarios. Medics participated in land navigation training in order to enhance their combat readiness in austere locations.

Army Reserve Capt. Joy Petway, 88th Readiness Division,looks for her first point during a CIOR orienteering exercise at Catamount, Vermont on July 23, 2022. The Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers Military Competition (CIOR MILCOMP) is a three-day team competition consisting of NATO and Partnership for Peace nations in Europe. It has been around since 1957. The competition is open to all reserve components for both NCO and officer. It is now run on a volunteer basis and funded by former competitors through an alumni association.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hayden Kingsbury, a machine gunner with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, patrols during Exercise Shinka 22.1 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 21, 2022. Shinka exemplifies a shared commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 3/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Kingsbury is a native of Mars Hill, Maine.

Special operations forces soldier transits the water armed with an assault rifle.

Phil SussmanCapt. Kyle Peper, from Medical Company USA MEDDAC at Fort Irwin, guides Soldiers through a concertina wire obstacle Jan.23 during a practice exercise for the Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB).

Recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, complete the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. on March 31, 2022. The Crucible serves as the culminating event of Recruit Training and is the final obstacle before recruits earn the title United States Marine.

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U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), Massachusetts Army National Guard, conduct combat training exercises during the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise on July 19, 2022 at Ft. Drum, N.Y. More than 2,500 Soldiers are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Pfc. Seth Cohen)

An Airborne Ranger from the 2nd Battalion, 75th Infantry, walks toward his unit after being dropped from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft as Exercise Ocean Venture '81 gets underway. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '81 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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February 15, 2011, A U.S. Marine with Company E, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB), sights in with his weapon during a patrol through the jungle in Recon Camp, Kingdom of Thailand, in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2011. For three decades, Thailand has hosted Cobra Gold, one of the largest land-based, joint, combined military training exercises in the world. A successful Cobra Gold 2011 results in increased operational readiness of U.S. and Thai forces and matured military to military relations between the two countries.

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Christopher Noche, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24), conducts a contact patrol with other Corpsmen and Marines on July 22, 2022, during training on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 23rd Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 is holding annual training at Fort McCoy. (Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, demonstrate F-2 guided training to U.S. Marines with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, June 6, 2022, on Camp Yufuin, Japan. Marines with 5th ANGLICO and members of the JGSDF ARDB gave Bilateral Fires Support Coordination Center instructions as part of a subject matter expert exchange between the two groups June 6-8. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air Ground Task Force operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. John McKinnon, an explosive ordnance disposal team lead assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), sweeps the area for explosive ordnance as part of a training exercise with the Swedish Armed Forces near Kristianstad, Sweden, Aug. 27, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

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