Military Patrols in Desert Terrain

Images of soldiers engaged in patrols and tactical positions in arid landscapes, showcasing a sense of vigilance and readiness in conflict zones.

United States Marine combat engineer uses a metal detector to sweep for hidden explosives and weapons caches during a combat operation in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

Spc. Jeremiah Carter, from Mooresville, Ind., with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, conducts a dismounted presence patrol with his unit June 2, 2013 near Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The unit was patrolling to meet area farmers and project force posture.

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment take cover behind a berm after receiving small-arms fire, Feb. 13, in the city of Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Marines with Bravo and Alpha Co., 1/6 inserted into the city at night by helicopters as part of a large-scale offensive aimed at routing the Taliban from their last-known stronghold in Helmand province.

060316-M-9019H-048. Base: Hit State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

041103-M-6237R-012. Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060326-A-7969G-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Siniyah State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION

070107-A-7438M-009. State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: SOUTHEAST

Armed with 5.56mm M4 Carbine, Sergeant (SGT) Robert Guest of "A" Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), the White Devils, 82nd Airborne Division, patrols his sector using the optical sight on his rifle, in the mountains of ADI Ghar, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

United States Marine combat engineer uses a metal detector to sweep for hidden explosives and weapons caches during a combat operation in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, engage targets, Feb. 8, during Close Quarters Marksmanship Training at Udari Range in Kuwait. The training focused on engaging the enemy during dismounted patrols and applying proper techniques to maximize effectiveness while minimizing friendly casualties and collateral damage.

PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army Cpl. Carlos Garza Jr., of 2nd Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Brigade (Airborne), 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard, pulls security during a mission in Paktya Province, Afghanistan Aug. 16, 2012. Garza, of San Benito, Texas, is a member of the security force detail for the Paktya Provincial Reconstruction Team.

020819-A-5452G-116. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Mangara Village State: Orgun Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

US Marine Corps Forward Air Controller views a target through binoculars at a training range during close air support training, Yodaville, Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Arizona, USA

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle Hancock, a fire team leader with Company C, Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command 16.2, fires an M249 light machine gun during a familiarization range at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, June 8, 2016. SPMAGTF-CR-CC is forward deployed in several host nations, with the ability to respond to a variety of contingencies rapidly and effectively.

A Marine with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment take cover behind a berm after recieving accurate small-arms fire, Feb. 13, in the city of Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Marines with Bravo and Alpha Co., 1/6 inserted into the city at night by helicopters as part of a large-scale offensive aimed at routing the Taliban from their last-known stronghold in Helmand province.

U.S. Army Soldiers from 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team conduct a patrol during training at the Joint Multi-National Training Center in Hohenfels, Germany, March 31, 2007, for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. The Soldiers refined their skills in mounted and dismounted patrols, small unit tactics, military operations in urban terrain, counter-improved explosive devices and long range marksmanship.

U.S. Airmen from the 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron practice shooting an M-4 carbine and M-9 pistol at a proficiency fire training at Udari Multi-Purpose Range Complex, Kuwait, May 29, 2022. The 386th ESFS implemented this training to stay proficient in their primary weapons systems.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Thomas Rains adjusts a M777A2 lightweight howitzer in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 29, 2009. Rains is a cannoneer attached to Gun 1, November Battery, 5th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment. The 5th Battalion is to attached 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, and is deployed with Regimental Combat Team 7, which conducts counterinsurgency operations in partnership with the Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Stephan P. Karabin II, right, with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, talks with British soldiers about clearing roads near Marjah, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2010. Karabin is working with many different Task Force Helmand units to remove all Taliban forces from the province.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 299th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division reacts to simulated enemy targets and fires an M249 Light Machine Gun during a live fire exercise during Decisive Action Rotation 22-09 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 16th, 2022.

A U.S. Airman shoots a grenade with an MK47 MOD 0 automatic grenade launcher at the Udari Multi-Purpose Range Complex, Kuwait, April 24, 2022. This event was hosted by the Joint Special Operations Forces Support Detachment-Kuwait at Camp Sparta to educate participants on various weapons systems and build relationships with other groups in the area of responsibility.

U.S. Army Troopers Spc. Nikolas Garcia (front), an infantryman assigned to Regimental Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, and Spc. Dallas Kitchen, an intelligence analyst assigned to Ghostrider troop, Regimental Engineer Squadron, 3d Cavalry Regiment, scan the terrain and provide security during a tactical operation center change of location or jump, May 18, 2022 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California. 3d Cavalry Regiment conducted a training rotation throughout the month to validate their warfighting capabilities.

050908-A-2140D-015. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Combat Outpost State: Rawah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 40647

U.S. Army Sgt. Miguel Hawkins, signal support systems specialist, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, pulls security during a counter-improvised explosive device (IED) training exercise at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 23, 2022. Overseen by U.S. Army Combat Engineers, the training lane put Soldiers through a realistic training environment, allowing them to find and understand the weapons and technology used by enemy forces, increasing their readiness, lethality, and unit cohesion.

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, gather concertina wire during Marine Warfighting Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 3, 2022. This exercise is the culminating event of the Service Level Training Exercise, challenging the MAGTF to fight against a free thinking adversary with similar capabilities in a force-on-force environment.

041201-M-5901F-005. Base: Jurf As Sakhr State: Babil Country: Iraq (IRQ)

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait- Spc. Kyle Union assigned to the 1-153 Cavalry Regiment aims his rifle during a mission lane at the U.S. Army Central Best Squad Competition May 5, 2022 at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. BSC 2022 measures the abilities of squads to perform physical and mental challenges as a cohesive team.

A U.S. Marine in a Fortified Bunker in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

060316-A-5747J-025. Base: Samarra Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army Rangers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, exit a cleared building after a live fire exercise on Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Jan 23, 2014. The dry climate along with the intense training was the cause of this Ranger's nosebleed. The live fire training ensures Rangers maintain proficiency on their tactical skills.

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U.S. Marine on Patrol in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

U.S. Army Soldier from the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team return fire on insurgents from a rooftop in Buhriz, Iraq, March 14, 2007. Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division are conducting their first mission in the Diyala province.

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Squad of soldiers in the desert during the military operation

U.S. Army Spc. Brett Glaze, from the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, clears a house after receiving enemy fire in Buhriz, Iraq, March 14, 2007. Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division are conducting their first mission in the Diyala province.

050622-A-9039F-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Danger State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 4TH IRAQI ARMY DIVISION

070323-M-6412C-010. Complete Scene Caption: U.S. Marine Corps Lance CPL. Ian M. Taylor from Port Orchard, Wash. with 3rd Platoon, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines provides security outside of a house as other Marines search the surrounding area for Anti Iraqi Force activity during Operation Zaidon II on March 23, 2007. Task Force 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines is conducting Operation Zaidon II in Zaidon, Iraq to clear the city of Anti Iraqi Forces and deny them further use of the area in the future. Regimental Combat Team 6 is deployed with Multi National Forces-West in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq to develop Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Samuel D. Corum) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: ZAIDON Base: Zaidon State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Majo

U.S. Army Spc. Jack Montgomery assigned to Charlie Troop, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, clears the rooftop of a building while wearing the Integrated Visual Augmentation System during Project Convergence 2022 on Oct. 12, 2022, Western United States. PC22, a multi-month event enables the Department of Defense and its multinational partners to assess future warfighting concepts and capabilities.

030222-M-5753Q-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait-U.S. Soldier Spc. Sabass Amaya assigned to the 36th Sustainment Brigade fires a M16 at the range during the U.S. Army Central Best Squad Competition. BSC 2022 measures the abilities of squads to perform physical and mental challenges as a cohesive team.

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait-U.S. Soldier Sgt. Jacob Trout, assigned to the 3-157th Field Artillery Regiment assemble a M-240B at the range during the U.S. Army Central Best Squad Competition. BSC 2022 measures the abilities of squads to perform physical and mental challenges as a cohesive team.

060228-A-1211S-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Normandy State: Salah Al Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A

Lance Cpls. Justin Downing and Patrick Walker, mortar men with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, brace themselves while firing a 60mm mortar round during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 3 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 21, 2011. The two-day evolution part of the Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise enabled “America’s Battalion” to improve its capabilities as the ground combat element of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force. The exercise is their final pre-deployment training event before deploying to Afghanistan’s Helmand province next month to support Operation Enduring Freedom. Walker, 25, is from Clearwater, Fla. Downing, 18, is from Huntingtown, Md.

United States Marine on a combat patrol near the city of Marjah, in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan

060403-A-7969G-002. Base: Bayji State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030302-M-0523L-022. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

030213-M-5150A-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

Armed with 5.56mm M4 Carbine rifles and FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW), soldiers with "B" Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, conduct searches for suspected Taliban and weapon caches during assault Operation Viper in the Baghran Valley, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Armed with 5.56mm M4 Carbine rifles and FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW), soldiers with "B" Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, conduct searches for suspected Taliban and weapon caches during assault Operation Viper in the Baghran Valley, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.

Capt. Bob J. Sise, left, from Wrightsville Beach, N.C. and assigned to Georgian Liaison Team-9 conducts a dismounted patrol with Georgian Army soldiers assigned to the 33rd Light Infantry Battalion during Operation Northern Lion II in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 3, 2013. Northern Lion II was a Georgian-led operation conducted to deter insurgents, establish a presence, and gather human intelligence in the area.

030408-M-4419R-048. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

Sgt. Nathaniel Harris, squad leader, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and Yadkinville, N.C., native, briefs his squad on a patrol to investigate the area after four insurgents were seen placing an IED Sept. 9, 2009. Mortarmen with Weapons Co., fired a series of 81mm mortars at the insurgents.

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division test new digital target acquisition equipment on a Mark 19 40 mm grenade machine gun during a digital kill chain exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 12, 2022. During the exercise, the Marines tested new digital target acquisition equipment for the 60 mm mortar system and the Mark 19 40 mm grenade machine gun.

060312-M-9019H-015. Base: Hit State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060123-A-1211S-064. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION

Cpl. Tanner Cherry, 1067th Composite Truck Company, loads blank rounds into an M2 machine gun during the weapon malfunction event of the U.S. army Central 2022 Best Squad Competition at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, May 4, 2022. BSC 2022 measures the abilities of squads to perform physical and mental challenges as a cohesive team.

040715-M-5505M-007. Base: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A U.S. Marine scans the distance from atop an LAV-25 through a gun sight on an M4 during a combat operation on the flat, open desert terrain of Afghanistan's southern Helmand Province

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U.S. Army Spc. Chris Avila, right, and other soldiers engage Taliban forces during a halt to repair a disabled vehicle near the village of Allah Say, Afghanistan, on Aug. 20, 2007. Avila is assigned to Foxtrot Company, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Aviation Brigade.

U.S. Marines Corps Col. Ryan Scott, commanding officer of Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, fires a Heckler and Koch G36 rifle during a range shoot during exercise Native Fury 22 at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 17, 2022. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's effective capability to provide the access and infrastructure to support Native Fury 22 is a demonstration of our strong interoperability and their enduring commitment to the security and stability of the region.

BELLOWS AIR FORCE STATION, Hawaii (July 19, 2022) U.S. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Air-Ground Task Force 7, debark from a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 19. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC 2022 from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC 2022 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 worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Andrew Rangel, a machine gun section leader with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, loads an M240B medium machine gun during exercise Intrepid Maven 22.4 in the United Arab Emirates, Sept 22, 2022. Intrepid Maven is a bilateral exercise between U.S. and UAE armed forces to train with and strengthen our relationships with allied nations in the CENTCOM area of operations.

060211-A-2718K-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE NORTHWEST

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Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Newton, senior enlisted leader of the 734th Regional Support Group, visits Soldiers with one of his subordinate units, the 833rd Engineer Company, out of Ottumwa, Iowa, on a demolition range at Orchard Combat Training Center, in Idaho, on June 10, 2022. The engineers traveled to Idaho to participate in the XCTC, dubbed Western Strike, to hone their skills on demolition and live fire ranges.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ryan Lauritsen (left) and Cpl. Jack Secrest (right), scout snipers with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division conduct a live-fire range during Resolute Dragon 22 on Shikaribetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 6, 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. Lauritsen is a native of Dwight, Illinois and Secrest is native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army 1st Lt. Lucas Peterson, right, platoon leader, 2nd platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, from Ames, Iowa, searches the rooftop of the home of a high-value target Feb. 19 outside Parwai, Afghanistan, as part of Operation Brass Monkey. The Red Bulls Soldiers teamed with Afghan National Army Soldiers during the operation, and were unable to nab the high-value target, but did detain six other persons of interest and were also able to locate possible improvised explosive device-making materials, as well as some other key pieces of information/evidence regarding insurgent operations in the area.

Group of Jagdkommando soldiers of the Austrian special forces.

An M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle with the 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, drives downrange to its next scenario during a live-fire exercise at Range 18, Fort Riley, Kansas, July 12, 2022. During gunnery tables five and six the Bradley crews proceed along a fixed route accompanied by various firing engagements. By effectively communicating with their driver to control speed and direction, Bradley gunners practice burst techniques against point and area targets.

Capt. George Morris, commander of Co. B, 2-502 Infantry, and his Soldiers hit the ground running in the opening salvo of Operation Patriot Strike in Ubaydi, Dec. 29, 2007. The operation netted ten suspected al-Qaeda conspirators, who were detained.

050929-A-2098S-024. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Marez State: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 172ND SBCT

020729-A-4385T-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Keyki Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

040820-F-5789F-008. Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

051229-A-7359K-021. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Mchenry State: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct company attacks during exercise Bougainville III at Pohakuloa Training Area, Feb. 7, 2024. Bougainville III is a 3d LCT live-fire exercise focused on decentralized operations to prepare the battalion to command and control forces from dispersed locations. Marine Corps

A rifle detail with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment renders a final, honorable farewell to 1st Lt. James Zimmerman, formerly the commander of the company's 3rd Platoon, during his memorial service at Patrol Base Shanfield, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 11. Zimmerman was from Aroostock, Maine.

Idaho National Guard 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team's 2nd of the 116th Combined Arms Battalion teamed up with the Idaho Army National Guards 1st of the 183 Assault Helicopter Battalion in the dark hours of the early morning on March 31, 2022, to conduct tactical air insertion missions. By using the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to provide movement of ground-based Soldiers, it allowed the Soldiers to seize and secure terrain on a simulated village located within the Orchard Combat Training Center. Soldiers used night vision goggles to maneuver through the darkness. This training is a portion of combat training the 2nd of the 116th CAB conducted in preparation to deploy to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Spartan Shield later this year.

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Tactical Air Control Party (TACPs) specialists from Belgium conduct observations on the target during the Eager Lion exercise, on Sept. 5, in Jordan. The exercise, Eager Lion is one of the largest military exercises in the region. There are 28 countries involved in the exercise this year, spanning two-weeks. #EagerLion22 (Photo by Sgt. Mark Hayward, 197th FAB Public Affairs Officer)

A U.S. Marine Holding an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, or SAW, at a Small Combat Outpost in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Tyler Ouellette assigned to 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division coordinates with his team of forward observers to relay prompt and accurate information to the mortar teams during a combined mortar exercise at Niinisalo, Finland, July 21, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT and the Pori Brigade of the Finnish Army began summer training in Finland to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between the two nations. The 3rd ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, under command and control of V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bryce Semonian and Senior Airman Kyle Heskett, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordinance Disposal, begin Rapid Explosive Hazard Mitigation (REHM) after assessing the flightline on Nellis AFB, Nevada, Feb. 13, 2024, during Green Flag-West 24-04. REHM involves quickly and safely disposing of and/or removing Unexploded Ordinance items from the airfield. Air Force

Marines with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, load IED-making materials found in a nearby compound into a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle here Aug. 10.

030228-M-5753Q-012. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

070324-M-2166H-023. Complete Scene Caption: An Iraqi Army Soldier in the School of Infantry (SOI) searches another soldier during a practice exercise at Camp Yasser on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq on March 24, 2007. SOI is a ten day training school that teaches advanced fighting techniques and tactics to new Iraqi Army Soldiers before they report to their battalions. 2nd Battalion 7th Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team is deployed as a part of MNF-W in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar province of Iraq to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Michael L. Haas) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MITT 2-7

060809-M-9019H-096. Base: Hadithah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Utterback, a data systems administrator with 2nd Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, crosses a danger zone while participating in urban terrain training during Warfighter Week, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 15, 2022. Warfighter Week provides the opportunity to train to specific objectives that enhance lethality and sustain readiness.

Fully equipped and armed special forces soldier in the desert.

Rear view of a of United States airborne infantry man in desert.

New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry (Air Assault) bound towards an objective during live-fire battle drills on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 9, 2018.

U.S. Army Soldiers call for air support after a firefight in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, March 9, 2007. The Soldiers are with 2nd platoon, Apache Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, out of Fort Lewis, Wash.

030408-M-4419R-062. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

060118-A-7969G-022. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Cooke (TAJI) State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1-66/IA

Soldiers from the 7th Infantry Division hold their positions in a fighting hole as they communicate with higher headquarters during an exercise. Base: Fort Irwin State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America(USA)

Twenty-two two-Soldier teams from all around the world traveled to Fort Hood, Texas to compete in the finals to be named the Armys Best Medic. The competition is a 72-hour arduous test of the teams physical and mental skills. Competitors must be agile, adaptive leaders who demonstrate mature judgment while testing collective team skills in areas of physical fitness, tactical marksmanship, leadership, warrior skills, land navigation and overall knowledge of medical, technical and tactical proficiencies through a series of hands-on tasks in a simulated operational environment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Herman)

TREK NAWA, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Lance Cpl. Moises Garcia, an engineer with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, sweeps for weapons caches in Trek Nawa, Afghanistan, during Operation Black Tip, Oct. 14, 2010. Black Tip was a one-day clearing operation to disrupt enemy activity, during which the Marines, partnered with Afghan soldiers from the 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, detained four men suspected of combatant activity and removed a weapons cache from the area. Garcia is from Brownsville, Texas.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jonathan Callejas (right) and his squad leader Sgt. Jose Torres (left), both with with 3d Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, survey the terrain leading to their objective during the Super Squad Competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 13, 2022. The week-long Super Squad Competition incorporates a variety of combat-related tasks designed to evaluate each squads proficiency. ( U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Benjamin Aulick)

041222-M-6237R-009. Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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