Military Personnel in Action

Silhouetted soldiers in tactical gear engaged in operations. Scenes include intense military exercises and secure movements, emphasizing action and readiness.

United States paratrooper airborne infantry in the smoke.

United States paratrooper airborne infantry in the smoke.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. James Chebahtah, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, provides security during Stand-in Force Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Dec 9, 2022. SiF-EX is a Division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region. Chebahtah is a native of Riverside, CA.

U.S Marine Corps recruit Christopher Hiebert with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, posts security as his fellow recruits complete an obstacle at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 28, 2022. After completing the Crucibles challenges over the course of 54-hours with limited food and sleep, recruits received the title United States Marine.

U.S. Marine Sgt. Juan Martinez, a platoon sergeant with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, maintains overwatch of an elevated platform inside Expeditionary Mobile Base USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5) during a visit board search and seizure exercise in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 7, 2022. The 31st MEU maintains the capability to seize and clear ships while at sea to protect themselves and allies in the Indo-Pacific Region. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the INDOPACOM region.

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

Army Reserve 1st Sgt. Chris Volmer, assigned to the 88th Readiness Division fires the M4 Carbine Assault Rifle during the Best Squad Competition at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, on May 16, 2022. Approximately 40 Soldiers from across the nation traveled to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, to compete in the 2022 U.S. Best Squad Competition from May 14-21, 2022. The 2022 BWBSC is an annual competition that brings together the best Soldiers from across the U.S. Army Reserve to earn the title of NCO of the Year, Soldier of the Year and Best Squad among their peers. Competitors are evaluated on their individual and collective ability to adapt to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events that test their technical and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.

A U.S. Marine assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), enters a building while a Swedish soldier, right, assigned to 5th Comany, South Scania Regiment P7, holds exterior security during a raid exercise in Ravlunda, Sweden, Aug. 28, 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.

Senior Airman Austin Carpenter, defender with the 161st Security Forces Squadron, covers his wingman during a close quarter battle entry drill at Kirtland AFB, July 12, 2022. The 161st conducted their annual training alongside the 162nd Security Forces Squadron to share ideas, tactics and techniques, equipment uses.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cameron Weeda, a vehicle recovery operator with 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, signals the driver of a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement to start their engine during a Combat Skills Training School Tactical Convoy Course on Camp Pendleton, California, April 29, 2022. The purpose of the TCC is to teach procedures to counter threats and mitigate risks to Marine forces conducting convoy operations.

Croatian Army Special Forces clear a stairwell during tower assult training near Udbina, Croatia during exercise Trojan Foorprint 22, May 2nd 2022. Exercise Trojan Footprint is the premier special operations forces exercise in Europe that focuses on improving the ability of SOF to counter myriad threats, increases integration with conventional forces and enhances interoperability with our NATO allies and European partners.

Senior Airman James Laurich, 801st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron crew chief, poses for a photo after completing fly away security team operations at an undisclosed forward operating location in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.Exercise Agile Spartan is a combined, joint training exercise that enhances international partnerships and regional security in the U.S. CENTCOM AOR.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Oscar Espinoza, a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, participates in bilateral force-on-force training during Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 12, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. Espinoza is a native of Los Angeles, California.

Sniper aiming and shooting from a hiding place, especially accurately and at long range, war concept

970421-F-4116M-107. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS Base: Mcgregor Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220720-N-WG572-1159 BELLOW AIR FORCE STATION, Hawaii (July 20, 2022) - U.S. Army and Republic of Korea SEAL Special Operations Forces conduct Military Operations on Urban Terrain training during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 20. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, and 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 worlds 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 worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Navy photo by MC3 Christopher J. Crawford)

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

031213M-6237R-020. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines conduct live fire training during Artillery Relocation Training Program 22.3 at the Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi, Japan, Dec. 3, 2022. The skills developed at ARTP increase the proficiency and readiness of the only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit in the Marine Corps, enabling them to provide precision indirect fires.

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment peers around a corner in search of opposing forces with a M249 machine gun at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22, Sept. 15, 2022.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

U.S. Army Ranger with machine gun and night vision goggles, standing near a wall.

050309-F-8584G-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Iskandariyah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTRAL COMMAND

060412-A-7969G-006. Base: Siniyah State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION

Post apocalypse. Sole survivor in tatters and gas mask on the ruins of the destroyed city. Nuclear post apocalypse survivor

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines holds a defensive position during Stand-in Force Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 10, 2022. SiF-EX is a Division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region.

Four soldiers holding guns

Senior Master Sgt. James Robbins displays proper building clearing procedures in an urban environment March 5, 2014 at Silver Flag Alpha, 99th Ground Combat Training Squadron Range, Nev. Robbins is an instructor and also the superintendent of operations for the 99th GCTS.

040728-M-3717S-005. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 2,23

Army Ranger in field Uniforms

For their final field exercise on their last day in the field, soldiers of Charlie Company are divided into small squads. Their assignment is to use all the techniques learned in the last two days in an assault on one of the buildings on the CACTIF complex. In this exercise, a group of soldiers role play as an opposing force defending the structure in a simulated fight using chalk rounds in their weapons.The Idaho Army National Guards Charlie Company of the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion is near the end of its two-week annual training. The last but no less difficult field training assignment is running the gauntlet of the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility, known as the CACTIF, an urban warfare training complex on the Orchard Combat Training Center.The CACTIF complex consists of 4-5 concrete block buildings. The buildings are connected by underground tunnels. Two of the structures have multiple floor levels that include a basement an

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Micah Kennell, a rifleman with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, holds security during Mountain Training Exercise 1-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California, Sept. 28, 2022. During MTX, the Marines learned various skills to become more proficient in combat and survival in an austere mountain environment. Kennell is a native of Kennewick, Washington.

Soldiers with Company B, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, worked alongside 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment and other units from across the Wisconsin National Guard to conduct an air assault mission during annual training June 10 at Fort McCoy, Wis. (32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team photo by Staff Sgt. Kati Volkman/Released)

220629-N-KK081-1020 WAIPIO, Hawaii (June 29, 2022) - U.S. and Republic of Korea Special Operations Forces conduct Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training 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 worlds 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 worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

U.S. Marine Corps soldier in action on a gloomy night under the cover of darkness.

Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School raid a simulated enemy compound during tactical skills training as part of the Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC) at Camp Mackall, North Carolina January 9, 2023. Soldiers participated in SFQC training that tested their knowledge of small unit tactics and basic urban operations to ensure they possess the combat skills required to successfully operate on a Special Forces Operational Detatchment Alpha.

Side view of U.S. Army Ranger aiming pistol with two hands.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Cody Domangue, a joint terminal attack controller with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, reads off information to his team leader during their Fire Support Coordination Exercise (FSCEX) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 13, 2022. FSCEX is a week-long exercise that validates the units ability to provide offensive and defensive fires using organic fire assets of a Marine Expeditionary Unit as part of their Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation in preparation for their upcoming deployment with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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

A Polish soldier looks through an anti-armor weapons reticle to confirm its proper alignment during Defender Europe at Lomza, Poland, May 18, 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brock Lewis, a machine gunner with Lima Company, 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fires an M240B machine gun at Range 400 during their Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Jan. 23, 2022. Range 400 employs realistic live fire training that produces combat-ready forces in preparation for Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22.2. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cedar Barnes)

060723-A-1067B-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: SOUTHEAST

Paratroopers of French 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment firing weapons.

Navy Seal sniper with rifle in action.

U.S. Army Soldiers search a house during a cordon and knock patrol in the northern section of Nineva in Mosul, Iraq, July 10, 2006. The Soldiers are from 4th Platoon, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team based out of Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

A special operations Airman aims his weapon to designate the location of a threat Oct. 9, 2014, during a training mission at Stanford Training Area near Thetford, England. Operators can equip their weapons with various tools like infrared lasers to help them accomplish their mission.

An 8th Security Police Squadron member wearing chemical warfare gear mans an M-16 rifle during exercise Team Spirit '81. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '81 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A U.S. Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) coordinates with a German Tornado fighter aircraft to provide Close Air Support (CAS) for a live fire range during Exercise Ample Strike 22 in Czech Republic, Sept. 9, 2022. The exercise is a regular Czech Republic JTAC-led exercise focused on advanced air and land training, strengthening U.S. and NATO Allies capabilities, and defending against adversaries in the European Theater.

060308-A-3733B-006. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE SHEPHERD Base: Hohenfels State: Bavaria Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION

Recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, learn and practice Basic Warrior Training techniques, at Page Field on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Nov. 2, 2022. Recruits learn how to care for casualties, how to move through obstacles and practice teamwork through smoke and artillery simulations.

Boy in camouflage suit holding a gun during a fight

A U.S. Army soldier inserts the bolt group and buffer assembly into an M2A1 .50 Caliber Machine Gun during Gunnery Skills Test (GST) on day 4 of the Sullivan Cup Competition, at Fort Benning, Ga., April 28, 2022. GST is designed to develop and test the proficiency of Abrams and Bradley crews, and individual armor crewmen on their ability to properly use and maintain their weapon systems and execute gunnery techniques.

January 28, 2013 - A grenadier provides suppressing fire during counter-ambush training, as part of Exercise Iron Fist 2013, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California.

U.S. Marine Corps combat engineers with Marine Wing Support Squadron 174, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, provide security during a counter-mobility exercise, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 27, 2023. Marines secured a simulated landing zone to allow MV-22B Ospreys to deliver supplies and humanitarian aid during natural disasters throughout the Pacific.

Commando team leader screaming in radio handset during an intensive firefight at night.

Col. Michael Henderson, Arkansas Army National Guard Chief of Staff, participates in aerial gunnery familiarization with the 77th Combat Aviation Brigade during Annual Training at Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center June 14, 2022. Henderson fired a M240G from the air at targets on the ground.

Silhouette of two soldiers wading the shoreline, sneaking in the darkness with assault rifles drawn.

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment engages opposing forces while conducting a raid on an objective at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22, Sept. 16, 2022.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 p

Airman 1st Class Bryan Murphy, 6th Security Forces Squadron emergency services team member, searches a room during EST training at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 13, 2014. The EST functions are similar to civilian police departments Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT).

041109-A-1067B-047. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2-7 CAV

Tech. Sgts. Rogelio, Naranja, 413th Flight Test Squadron Detachment 1 operator, listens for the all clear from the loadmaster before performing a High-Altitude High-Opening (HAHO) jump from a HC-130J Combat King II during a BLACK FLAG 22-1 training mission May 12, 2021, over the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada. Black Flag 22-1 is focused on developing and validating large force tactics and integration required to deliver combat capability and tactical advantage for the Combat Air Force to build readiness that credibly deters and successfully defeats adversaries.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christian Montemayor, left, a fire support Marine with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, observes a Marine performing a nighttime course of fire during a Marine Corps Combat Marksmanship Program range as part of 2nd Brigade Platoons field exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 14, 2024. CMP allows Marines to maintain weapon proficiency by engaging targets in a competitive environment with primary and secondary weapon systems. 5th ANGLICO Marines refined their shooting fundamentals through advanced marksmanship training, enhancing their lethality. Montemayor is a native of San Deigo. Marine Corps

060423-A-7969G-016. Subject Operation/Series: SWIFT SWORD Base: Mara State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION

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

LEST, Slovakia - Soldiers from Apache Troop, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, enter a building during urban assault training for Slovak Shield 22, part of the multinational exercise DEFENDER-Europe 22, at Lest Training Area, Slovakia, May 20, 2022. DEFENDER-Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises within U.S. European Command's Large Global Scale Exercise construct taking place in Eastern Europe. DEFENDER-Europe 22 demonstrates V Corps ability to command and control large scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO and the National Defense Strategy under the direction of U.S. Army Europe and Africa.

Members of the Hellenic armed forces 31st Search and Rescue Operation Squadron are brief on the equipment used during Aeromedical Evacuation at Lemnos International Airport, Greece, May 9, 2022. The 31st SAROS and members of the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron carried out an emergency medical evacuation as a bilateral training event.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jordan Tolman, a Brigham City, Utah native and vocalist with the 2d Marine Division Band, clears a room at an Infantry Immersion Trainer (IIT) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 19, 2024. The IIT is used to fully immerse Marines in various scenarios in order to teach them to effectively adapt to complete combat, security, and humanitarian missions.

A British Royal Marine stands beside a large tree to site in his weapon during a firefight with aggressors. Subject Operation/Series: Combined Joint Training Field Exercise (CJTFEX) 96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine, and Philippine Marines with Marine Battalion Landing Team 10 conduct close quarters combat training during KAMANDAG 6, in San Vicente, Philippines, Oct. 8, 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. 1/2 is forward deployed under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

U.S Marine Corps Sgt. Austin Bail, a team leader with Bravo Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, checks his teams gear before a night hike at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 24, 2022. The Marines performed a culminating live-fire night exercise in preparation for their upcoming deployment with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, participate in the Battle of Fallujah event during the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, Aug. 12, 2022. The Crucible is the culmination of the knowledge and skills recruits learn throughout recruit training.

At the Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement Systems (MILES) gear and a black mask to aid in concealment, an "aggressor" soldier in full combat gear readies his M-60 machine gun in preparation for an assault on defender positions during Air Base Ground Defense training (ABGD). Base: Camp Douglas State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Elite assault squad keeping defense under fire in an abandoned building.

Special operations forces soldier, US army infantryman carefully sneaking, walking with service rifle in hands in hot sandy and rocky area. Military mission on Middle East, modern warfare in desert. Armed US commando walking in desert area

Studio shot of U.S. Marine pointing rifle, surrounded by smoke.

modern warfare soldier in action near window changing magazine and take cover urban environment

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to breach an interior door during a live fire close quarter combat training on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 6, 2023. Marines conducted a live fire shoot house utilizing breaching methods as a culminating event following a week of CQC training. 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.

Paintball, military or man with gun in shooting game playing with on fun battlefield mission. Target, warrior or focused soldier with army weapons gear for survival in outdoor challenge competition

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, move through the hallway of the shoot house created by the U.S. Army and Australian military to train them how to effectively move through complex and varying urban environments, Nadi, Fiji, September 15, 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.

During night operations Lance Corporal Jesse M. Rollins, Team Leader, from the Interim Marine Corps Security Forces Company, Bahrain, uses an M1025 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) as cover. While staying at the ready with his 5.56 mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle with Night Scope attached, he provides security for the entrance of Naval Support Activity, Bahrain. Base: US Naval Support Activity State: Juffair Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Major Command Shown: MCSF

U.S. Army Infantry soldiers-in-training assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 58th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade, work together to clear buildings during Military Operations in Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) training at their final FTX August 29th, 2022, on Fort Benning, GA.

U.S. Army Soldiers from 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, playing the opposing force returns simulated fire on the assaulting element on Pohakuloa Training Grounds, Nov. 2, 2022. Realistic training exercises, like JPMRC 23-01, strengthen defense relationships, foster multinational interoperability, increase U.S. readiness, and reinforce the unified regional land power network that supports a Free and Open Indo-Pacific.

special forces soldiers team in urban environment making tactical assault action

041109-M-2789C-021. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A member of U.S. Naval Special Warfare observes night-time dive operations with Croatian Naval Special Forces (VSS) as part of exercise Trojan Footprint in Split, Croatia, May 4, 2022. Exercise Trojan Footprint is the premier special operations forces exercise in Europe that focuses on improving the ability of SOF to counter myriad threats, increases integration with conventional forces and enhances interoperability with our NATO allies and European partners.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team review a drone scenario during Exercise Beverly Sunrise 22-06 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug, 31, 2022. Agile Combat Employment is a warfighting concept that will increase survivability and allow for the generation of combat power despite enemy attempts at saturation attacks on forward airfields.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kenneth Mullins secures a fuel truck in the cargo area of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during Exercise Rainier War 22B at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Oct. 18, 2022. Airmen from multiple Team McChord units came together to form the 7th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron during Rainier War 22B; which is a full-scale readiness exercise simulating a deployment in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific areas of responsibility.

Serviceman sneaking in darkness, equipped with headset, night vision device and short barrel rifle.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines conduct a raid during Keen Sword 23 in Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 18, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial training event that exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force and the JGSDF. This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and the JGSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan alliance.

A U.S. Army Green Beret from 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) leads an assault cell during close quarter battle training at Grafenwöhr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 22, 2022. This Special Forces-led exercise is designed to improve their ability to work with the United Kingdoms Commando Forces in a time of crisis.

110813-N-CT127-086MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 13, 2011) Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) participate in a live-fire exercise aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). Mesa Verde is deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.

United States paratrooper airborne infantry in the smoke.

A U.S. Army aviator assigned to 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Task Force Nightmare looks out of a CH-47 Chinook window while Cobra Battery, 3rd battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment soldiers prepares for elevator drill training at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, Jan. 11, 2024. Rotational units deployed to Europe continuously train to rapidly surge combat-ready forces across the theater to support the NATO alliance and project forces together.

A fire team from the 72nd Security Forces Squadron race up a stairwell in pursuit of an active shooter during a recent training exercise. Airmen used real weapons firing sim” rounds, black-powder propelled markers, which sting a little more than a paintball” participants said. The ammunition provides an extra level of realism.

Soldier in camouflage uniform aiming service rifle while moving in sand.

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Service Battalion (HQSVCBN), U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC), clear a room during military operations in urban terrain training at Taravao, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Aug. 30, 2022. The event provided a bilateral training opportunity between the French Armed Forces and Marines with MARFORPAC. 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.

041020-F-2034C-052. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: F.O.B. Mackenzie Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Afghanistan, Kunar Province, Afghan National Army soldier standing guard at remote forward operating base

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marines participate in training during Keen Sword 23 at Tsutara, Japan, Nov. 16, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial training event that exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self-Defense Force. This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.

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