Military Personnel in Action

Images depict military personnel engaged in various training exercises, highlighting teamwork, tactical maneuvers, and operational readiness in diverse settings.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division extract a mortar firing position 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.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division extract a mortar firing position 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.

Camp Bundela, India - Sgt. Peter Bitter (right), cavalry scout team leader and Javelin/Stryker gunner, and Sgt. Michael Resendez, truck commander and Javelin gunner, both Troop B, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, "Strykehorse," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, get eyes on target before the first Javelin missile launch in India Oct. 23.

011213-A-0051B-168. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

Polish soldiers prepare to board an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV), during Situational Training Exercise-4, part of COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. Cooperative Osprey is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise, that is conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Cooperative Osprey, under the Partnership for Peace program, will provide interoperability training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020907-F-0362B-003. Base: Tbilisi Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

020519-F-6932M-002. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS 2002 Base: Camp Dingo State: Kingston Country: Jamaica (JAM)

Moldovan soldiers move as a squad before entering a room during an extraction drill at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Feb. 5, 2024. JMRC trains leaders, staffs, units up to Brigade Combat Teams, and multinational partners to dominate in the conduct of Unified Land Operations anywhere in the world, now and in the future. Army

040513-F-3838S-016. Base: Camp Sarafovo, Burgas State: Bourgas Country: Bulgaria (BGR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

010113-A-0051B-015. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

Company 5 stands by for morning formation at Landing Zone (LZ) Bluebird prior to moving out for their first day of field training. Company 5 is comprised of US Marines, Ukrainian Marines, and troops from the Netherlands and Georgia. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Army Jumpmaster walks through a formation of Dutch Paratrooprs waiting to board the aircrat during Exrcise Falcon Leap on Eindhoven Air Base, Eindhoven, Netherlands., Sep. 13, 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

030911-F-6849F-027. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Albanian soldiers are briefed on their mission during Final Training Exercise I, COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. FTX I consists of Mine Field Operations as well as Mass Casualty Drills. Cooperative Osprey is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise that's conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Cooperative Osprey, under the Partnership for Peace program, will provide interoperability training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills. The three NATO countries providing troops are the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands. The 16 "Partnership for Peace" nations contributing.... Complete Scene Caption: Albanian soldiers are briefed on their mission during Final Training Exercise I, COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. FTX I consists of Mine Field Operations as well as Mass Casualty Drills. Cooperative Osprey is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise that's conducted by M

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Joseph Jordan, 81st Security Forces, squad leader, instructs his troops on the handling techniques of their weapons while performing an assault during the BLUE DRAGON exercise. Subject Operation/Series: BLUE DRAGON Base: Keesler Air Force Base State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A British Army soldier from the 1st Battalion Irish Guards, 11th Security Forces Brigade observes soldiers from the Kenya Defence Forces as they conduct urban operations training during Justified Accord 2024 (JA24) in Nanyuki, Kenya Feb. 28, 2024. JA24 is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa, running from Feb. 26 - March 7. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and hosted in Kenya, this year's exercise will incorporate personnel and units from 23 nations. This multinational exercise builds readiness for the U.S. joint force, prepares regional partners for UN and AU mandated missions, and increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance, disaster response and crisis response. Army

Camera inside aircraft. Medium close up, front view, two columns paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, board a McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, C-141B Starlifter for a airborne mission to Fort Polk, Louisiana. The exercise, called Large Package Week involves the airdropping of 1200 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne and their heavy equipment onto the drop zone. Large Package Week is a quarterly training exercise designed to build cohesiveness between the 82nd Airborne and Air Mobility Command units. The mission took place at Pope Air Force Base on April 5, 2000. Subject Operation/Series: LARGE PACKAGE WEEK Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Army Lieutenant General John Abrams (left), Deputy Commanding General of the United States Army Europe Forward and Commander, US Army V Corps, talks with US Army Colonel Gay shortly after arriving at Sarajevo Airport, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

020429-F-4728F-001. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

030619-M-1399L-101. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCB CVIC

Roll call and inspection before shift change for tower guard duty. Subject Operation/Series: ABLE SENTRY Base: Skopje Country: Macedonia (MKD)

An M-2 .50-caliber machine gun teams of the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Brigade, ready their weapons during a training exercise at the Central Training Area (CTA). Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

DA-ST-87-12822. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Base: Pyong Taek Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030311-M-4544K-001. Base: Camp Williams State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: C Co, 4th LAR Bn, 4th Mar Div

US Marines from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, fire M16 rifles and M249 Squad Automatic Weapons on an assault course at Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island of Hawaii. Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force 1ST Security Forces Squadron (SFS) Contending Warrior team members depart enemy territory after rescuing a captured Office of Special Investigations (OSI) agent (not shown) during tactical training at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. The Langley Contending Warrior team has been preparing for months for a competition that takes place in the Nevada desert. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Chaplain (MAJ) Rodney Lindsay, assigned to the 1ST Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Republic of Korea, performs a Protestant worship service for soldiers at the Living Support Area (LSA) located within the Twin Bridges operations area, just west of Camp Casey, on Oct. 29, 1998. The LSA was set up to provide support to those troops participating in the Twin Bridges battle scenerio during combined exercise Foal Eagle '98. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Camp Casey, Tonduchon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kierhon Wiley, right, electrical systems journeyman, adjusts the mission oriented protective posture gear of Airman 1st Class Emerson Santillana, power production apprentice, both with the 627th Civil Engineer Squadron, during a joint exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 26, 2022. The 627th CES partnered with the 349th Chemical Company for a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear exercise to ensure Airmen are proficient in using a gas mask to prepare them for a biological or chemical attack.

Staff Sgt. Miller with the 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 7th Engineer Battalion, teaches members of the Moroccan Army about general demolitions procedures during African Lion 22, June 22, 2022. AL22 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

040319-M-5523R-004. Base: Su Song Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Members of the 3rd Security Police Squadron and the Army's 25th Infantry Division (Light) fill sand bags as they prepare a position near a fuel depot. U.S. Army troops that were in the Philippines for an exercise have been called upon to augment base security forces as the Filipino government fights to put down a coup attempt by rebel factions within the nation's armed forces. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

040115-M-8719G-039. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030924-F-6956A-002. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, gather around a terrain model during Exercise Manticore in France, Sept. 23, 2022. Exercise Manticore is a French Army-led large scale exercise which integrated the Marines into a platoon-sized maneuver element to conduct offensive and defensive operations.

220603-N-PG340-1073 SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, Calif. (June 3, 2022) U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 take notes at a convoy brief during Operation Turning Point, also known as their Field Training Exercise, at San Clemente Island. Operation Turning Point is an around-the-clock exercise that focuses on constructing advanced bases while maintaining proficiency in tactics and survivability. NMCB-5 is homeported out of Port Hueneme, California. They train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to execute construction and engineering projects for major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

A Honduran soldier is taught field medical procedures by an 82nd Airborne Division medic during Operation GOLDEN PHEASANT. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN PHEASANT Country: Honduras (HND)

000225-M-0267C-021. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL)

US Marines with 3rd Marine Division Communication Company, practice making a square knot out of sling rope, before they repel off a 70 foot cliff at the Jungle Warfare Training Center (JWTC), Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. The JWTC is a training area where Marines are expected to perform land navigation skills, patrolling tactics, force on force reconnaissance, and jungle survival skills. US Marines with 3rd Marine Division Communication Company, practice making a square knot out of sling rope, before they repel off a 70 foot cliff at the Jungle Warfare Training Center (JWTC), Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. The JWTC is a training area where Marines are expected to perform land navigation skills, patrolling tactics, force on force reconnaissance, and jungle survival skills.

DF-ST-89-05314. Subject Operation/Series: READINESS CHALLENGE 87 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit interact with snakes held by a Royal Thai Marine during a jungle survival demonstration at Exercise Cobra Gold in Sattahip, Chonburi province, Thailand, Feb. 27, 2024. Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Marine Corps

Soviet naval infantryman kneel with their AKS-74 rifles during a demonstration conducted for visiting U.S. Navy personnel. Two American ships, the guided missile cruiser USS PRINCETON (CG-59) and the guided missile frigate USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG-57), are in Vladivostok for a four-day goodwill visit. Base: Vladivostok State: Siberia Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)

Members of the 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force, G-7, Tactical Exercise Contingency Group played the roll of rebel forces and provided resistance to US forces arriving from the sea during RIMPAC '96 taking place at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '96 Base: Kauai State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030428-M-7403H-040. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Members of Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 (ACB-1) stand in formation on the flight line before boarding an aircraft for a flight to Somalia. ACB-1 is being deployed to Somalia to assist in relief efforts during Operation Provide Hope. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE HOPE Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 90th Security Police Group listen to an instructor during a training exercise. Base: Francis E. Warren Air Force Base State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel (LTC), John H. O'Hey, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3D Marine Division, with the aid of an interpreter, answers questions posed by members of the Japanese government about his unit's mission. The nine firing day relocation shoot is designed to military occupational specialty proficiency within the artillery field. US Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel (LTC), John H. O'Hey, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3D Marine Division, with the aid of an interpreter, answers questions posed by members of the Japanese government about his unit's mission. The nine firing day relocation shoot is designed to military occupational specialty proficiency within the artillery field.

United States Army 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers give their Kazakhstan counterparts a feel for US protective equipment during an international mass jump into Kazakhstan. Paratroopers from Kazakhstan, the United States and Turkey are descending into Kazakhstan to prepare for the the start of Central Asian Peacekeeping Battallion (CENTRASBAT) 2000. The CENTRASBAT 2000 exercise is a multi-national, in the Spirit of Partnership for Peace, peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by US Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, 11-20 September 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 US troops including .... Complete Scene Caption: United States Army 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers give their Kazakhstan counterparts a feel for US protective equipment during an international mass jump into Kazakhstan. Paratroopers from Kazakhstan, the United States and Turkey are descending into Kazakhstan to prepa

970220-F-8748C-002. Complete Scene Caption: Economic Community Military Observation Group (ECOMOG) Mali Army Troops board a United States Air Force C-130E Hercules aircraft assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing at Bamako International Airport in Mali. The troops will be transported to Roberts International Airport in Liberia for a six month deployment in support of Operation ASSURED LIFT. ASSURED LIFT is a Joint Task Force (JTF) operation to provide airlift and other logistical support to West African states that are deploying more than 600 troops to Liberia as part of the region's ongoing peacekeeping mission. Most of the inbound West African forces will come from the country of Mali, with the Ivory Coast and Ghana also expected to contribute troops. Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED LIFT Base: Bamako International Airport Country: Mali (MLI)

U.S. soldiers dressed in combat gear and M-16A2 rifles, move across a grassy field during a weapons cache operation in Jacmel Haiti during Operation Uphold Democracy. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Jacmel Country: Haiti (HTI)

011126-A-0051B-007. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

DM-SC-87-12140. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

030317-F-6449C-018. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Country: Romania (ROM)

Members from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, 1st Airborne Brigade, don their gear on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, prior to a static-line jump, Jan. 25, 2022, as part of Airborne 22. During the exercise, C-130J Super Hercules from Yokota are planned to airdrop approximately 500 JGSDF personnel and 100 container delivery system bundles. Training events like this increase effective interoperability to gain advantages whenever both countries work together during bi-lateral operations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Brooklyn Golightly)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Matthew Danner, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, meets with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers with 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, JGSDF, conducting defensive posturing for Iron Fist 23 at Hijudai, Japan, Feb. 19, 2023. U.S. Marines with the 31st MEU and soldiers with 1st ARDR conducted bilateral defensive posturing to increase their ability to operate in austere environments. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the JGSDF, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

030130-M-9892R-024. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD MEDICAL BATTALION

Straight on medium shot as US Air Force Colonel Mark Schultz (2nd from right), and Lieutenant Colonel Steve Kinne(far right), talk to the host nation security forces chief about the local criminal element, during field training exercises, Sunday, March 5, 2000. COL Schultz is the Operations Group Commander with 319th Air Refueling Wing, Grand Forks, North Dakota and LTC Kinne is assigned to 319th Medical Squadron, Grand Forks, North Dakota. Both are deployed to the Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, New Jersey for the Phoenix Readiness Combat Course. Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX READINESS Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030416-M4547R-032. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 4th Marines

040422-M-5882G-024. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Leading petty officers of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion One-Three-Three (NMCB-133) take notes during a briefing by their officer in charge as the unit prepares to deploy to Bosnia to take part in the peace keeping mission. NMCB-133 is to construct tent cities for American forces. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, receive a brief at Kin Red Harbor, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 21, 2022. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Expeditionary Operations Training Group Amphibious Raids Branch designed a littoral maneuver training package for 1st Bn., 2nd Marines, to prepare for future operations in littoral environments. 1st Bn., 2nd Marines, is forward deployed to III MEF under the unit deployment program.

GEN Dennis J. Reimer (seoncd from right), Army CHIEF of STAFF, and MGEN James C. Riley (second from left), Commander, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Stewart, Georgia, speaks with instructors and members of the 2nd Brigade Command Team during Expert Infantry Badge training. Base: Camp Oliver State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of 1ST Battalion, 509th Infantry, wait for air transport to David, in western Panama, during Operation Just Cause. In the background, two M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) pick up cargo from a C-130 Hercules aircraft. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: JUST CAUSE Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

US Army (USA) Lieutenant General (LTG) Robert B. Flowers, the Commanding General for the USA Corps of Engineers, addresses members of the Coalition Joint Civil Military Operation Task Force (CJCMOTF), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, stand in formation during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 5, 2022. During the ceremony, Col. Seth W. B. Folsom relinquished command of the battalion to Col. Matthew Lundgren.

DM-SC-88-04150. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

051007-A-9718B-004. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

981011-M-0023H-001. Subject Operation/Series: DYNAMIC MIX Base: Iskenderum Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: II MEF (FWD.)

France, Brittany, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon on 2022-03-30. Students from the Ecole Militaire Interarmes (EMIA), the military academy responsible for training army officers recruited internally, i.e. from the ranks of non-commissioned officers and other ranks, take part in a training course at Fort de Penthievre, a fortified structure on the Quiberon peninsula that has become a training base. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Bretagne, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon le 2022-03-30. Les eleves de l' ecole militaire interarmes ( EMIA ), l' ecole militaire chargee de la formation des officiers de l' armee de Terre issus du recrutement interne, c'est-a-dire issus des rangs des sous-officiers et des militaires du rang, participe a un stage d'aguerrissment au Fort de Penthievre, un ouvrage fortifie sur la presqu'ile de Quiberon devenu une base d'entrainement. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), and Indonesian forces gather for an MV-22 Osprey passenger safety brief during Exercise Crocodile Response 22 in Nhulunbuy, NT, Australia, May 17, 2022. Exercise Crocodile Response trains MRF-D, the ADF and Indonesian forces to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the Indo-Pacific region.

070309-M-6412J-054. Subject Operation/Series: EDGED MALLET Base: Naval Station Manda Bay State: Bargoni Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: 26TH MEU

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 33rd Rescue Squadron don mission oriented protective posture gear during an exercise at Torii Station, Japan, Dec. 7, 2022. Routine training enhances operational readiness to defend Japan and ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific

060519-N-4772B-272. Base: Hat Yao Country: Thailand (THA)

041207-M-2583M-031. Complete Scene Caption: U.S. Army LT. GEN. Thomas F. Metz (foreground left), Commanding General, Multi-National Corps Iraq, and U.S. Brig. GEN. William J. Troy (second from right), Deputy Commanding General/CHIEF of STAFF, I Corps, receive a briefing from an unidentified U.S. Marine Corps Marine, during a tour of the area at the 4th Civil Affairs Groups Civil Military Operations Center in Fallujah, Iraq, on December 7, 2004. The general is making a visit to Jolan Park where there will be a humanitarian aid station set up for the citizens of Fallujah, as they are allowed to return to their homes. The city was heavily damaged in a battle between the Multi-National Forces and the insurgents that once ruled the city. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL. Theresa M. Medina) (Released) Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

011128-M-2427M-004. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031007-F-5586B-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

990424-M-2111R-001. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020323-M-3022S-009. Base: Fort A. P. Hill State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU

Armed with M-16A2 assault rifles, STAFF Sergeant Angela Sepulveda and AIRMAN First Class Samuel Mendoza, 52d Security Forces Squadron, look for agressor forces during a phase II exercise. Personnel from the 52d Fighter Wing are currently deployed to Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom in preparation for the NATO Tactical Evaluation in October. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Security Police student at the M203 grenade-launcher range fire their weapons under the watchful eye of an Air Force instructor in the Army's combat skills course at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-87-11853. Base: Hahn Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

U.S. military personnel disembark from M-934 5-ton cargo trucks as they arrive at a tent city set up for Kurdish refugees. The encampment was set up as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq(IRQ)

Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division load onto a train car at Pier 8 at the Port of Pusan, Republic of Korea, Oct. 24, 1998. The soldiers are the drivers of the tracked vehicles that are loaded on the railhead. They are escorting their vehicles to Camp Humphreys where upon their arrival they will link up with the remainder of their contingent to continue their mission in Exercise Foal Eagle '98. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Pusan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Exercise participants pass in review during CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies on September 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, Sep. 11-20, 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U. S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations include: Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan, United Kingdom.... Complete Scene Caption: Exercise participants pass in review during CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies on September 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S

Members of the Preventional Reconstruction Team from Forward Operating Base Finley Shield walk through a construction site to ensure building is on schedule near Jalalabad city in Nangarhar, Afghanistan June 10.

Two Marines, one with an M-16A2 rifle, the other with an M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon, take up positions during a 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, exercise at the Mountain Warfare Training Center. Base: Bridgeport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar conduct a squadron hike at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, June 2, 2022. The squadron conducted a five-mile conditioning hike to enhance combat fitness, build cohesion, and promote unit camaraderie throughout the squadron.

Members of Co. D, 4th Bn., 325th Inf., 82nd Airborne Div., take part in a parade honoring the various military units that assisted with cleanup efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew. The storm struck the area on August 24. Base: Perrine State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-ST-90-02841. Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-309-115. Hurricane Katrina

DA-ST-87-12987. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Base: Osan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

040324-M-9259G-002. Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

GEN George A. Joulwan (USA), Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), talks with Italian Army soldiers, 11th field Artillery, 3rd Lione Field Artillery Battery, and personally thanks them for their dedication and hard working during Operation Joint Endeavor. Operation Joint Endeavor is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

SGT Thomas Bush, a bridge crewchief assigned to the 50th Engineer Company, 1ST Platoon, Camp Laguardia, Republic of Korea (ROK), helps guide M945 Bridge Transporters down the hill and to the rivers edge in preparation for crossing the Imjin River, ROK, during a bridge building training exercise on Oct. 22, 1998. Many of the participants in today's exercise are officers participating in accordance with the US Army Officer Professional Development Program, a program designed to improve team building and soldiery. Subject Operation/Series: KOREA CD Base: Imjin River Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

020815-D-4578H-031. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050615-A-8791C-002. Base: Fort Leonard Wood State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHWEST

030312-M-8337G-007. Base: Iwo Jima Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: III MEF Band

030203-M-7031A-046. Country: Philippines (PHL)

United States Marine and British Royal Marine commanders (With Enfield 5.56mm L85A1 Assault Rifle) discuss battlefield strategy during NORTHERN APPROACH, a NATO exercise. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) are here in Turkey to participate in the NATO exercise with amphibious forces from the United Kingdom and host nation Turkey. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN APPROACH Base: Saros Bay Country: Turkey (TUR)

Soldiers of the 2nd of the 151st Infantry Battalion, from the Indiana Army National Guard, practice crowd and riot control tactics with the German Bundeswehr(Army) at Hohenfels Training Center, Germany, on October 7, 2022. Task Force Nighthawk is training to be the 31st rotation of U.S. forces to support Operation Joint Guardian in Regional Command East, KFOR in Kosovo.

010921-F-3805C-001. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

020630-M-9902V-043. Country: Malaysia (MYS) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

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