Military Personnel in Action

Images of military personnel in various environments, focusing on security and operational readiness in challenging conditions.

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, posts security as his fellow recruits complete an obstacle on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 4, 2022. This event was a segment of the crucible - the culminating event of recruit training. After completing the crucibles physically and mentally demanding challenges over the course of 54-hours with limited food and sleep, the recruits will finally have the privilege to call themselves United States Marines.

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Steven Koehler member of the mobile reserve, avenger flight, 8th Security Forces Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, keeps cover with an M16A2 rifle for his personnel during an enemy prisoner of war scenario during Kunsan's Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). The 8th Fighter Wing personnel are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities as well as their ability to survive and operate during their ORI. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, posts security as his fellow recruits complete an obstacle on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 4, 2022. This event was a segment of the crucible - the culminating event of recruit training. After completing the crucibles physically and mentally demanding challenges over the course of 54-hours with limited food and sleep, the recruits will finally have the privilege to call themselves United States Marines.

Sergeant Ryan Ross, USMC, a member of Engineer Platoon, 26th Marine Service Support Group, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) stands guard at the front gate of the forward operating base located at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC)

980320-F-7910D-012. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Master Sgt. Matthew Plew, 1st Combat Camera Squadron operations flight chief, overseas a training scenario during Exercise Green Goblin at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Dec. 5, 2022. This four-day exercise provides relevant and essential night-vision training to prepare combat camera Airmen with enhanced photographic and video capabilities required to capture imagery in low-light and no-light environments.

A Turkish soldier, in the supported prone position, lays low in a foxhole awaiting the enemy at the Joint Readiness Training Center. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE NUGGET '97 Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, assigned to the 52nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, cares for a simulated patient during a combat search and rescue exercise at an undisclosed location, July 5, 2022. Air Force Central Command's ERQSs are organized, trained, equipped and postured to conduct full spectrum personnel recovery to include both conventional and unconventional combat rescue operations within the Central Command theater of operations. Special warfare operators assigned throughout the combined joint operational area conduct operations in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve.

A U.S. Army soldier prepares for a freefall jump out of an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft assigned to the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 31, 2022. Joint special operations forces members assigned to U.S. Special Operations Command, Special Operations Command Central and Joint Communications Support Element conducted an administrative non-tactical freefall operation over MacDill as part of a monthly training requirement.

STAFF Sergeant George Roberts, Training NCO for the 8th Members of the 8th Security Police Squadron Air Force Base Ground Defense Team seated in an armored personnel carrier during the joint US/South Korean Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '84. They are wearing multi. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '84 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

JOSH HARTNETT in BLACK HAWK DOWN (2001), directed by RIDLEY SCOTT.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Erikson, KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling specialist assigned to the 50th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, refuels a F-15E Strike Eagle, in the U.S. Air Forces Central area of responsibility, May 5, 2022. In-flight refueling specialists operate a specialized boom from the back of a KC-135, which pumps thousands of gallons of jet fuel to support U.S. and partner nation forces, enabling war-winning airpower, deterrence, and stability to the region.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Derek Bolton, a staff weather officer assigned to Detachment 3, 1st Combat Weather Squadron, stands for a photo at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 25, 2022. Combat Weather Airmen are aligned with Army units and provide forward atmospheric observation and tailored exploitation capabilities to ground force commanders and aviation assets.

French Army Soldat de Premiere Classe Nora Maudoux, combat medic, Marine Infantry Regiment in French Polynesia, French Armed Forces, provides security 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 U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. The nine Marines and Sailor from Headquarters and Service Battalion participated in the bilateral training with the French Armed Forces in order to strengthen relationships with the region.

981216-M-8902P-004. Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

A soldier listens to his instructors while sitting on the side of a dirt road during a field training exercise.

A close view of a combat-ready Marine officer candidate as he sends a message over his field radio. He is a student of The Basic School for Marine Officers Training. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Mason Riggins, a motor vehicle operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, waits to receive ammunition during a table three through six range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 7, 2024. The range was part of a battalion field exercise that rehearsed crucial logistical operations executed within an Alert Contingency Air-Ground Task Force, aimed at enhancing the capabilities and readiness of CLB-4. Riggins is a native of Washington. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jason Stewart, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Central Command G-6 operations officer, speaks with his son, Senior Airman Cameron Stewart, Air Force Special Operations Command administrator, on an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft assigned to the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, over Tampa, Florida, Sept. 1, 2022. J. Stewarts father, Rector Stewart, was an Air Force C-130 crew chief during the Vietnam War era. On Sept. 1, 2021, J. Stewart held his fathers hand during his final moments and promised to take his ashes on a C-130 for one last flight. One year after his fathers passing, J. Stewart fulfilled his promise by taking his fathers ashes on a C-130 flight that took off from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

DM-SC-89-01611. Base: Camp Henoko Country: Japan (JPN)

020408-N-5961C-007. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Gulf Of Aden

990424-m-6530r-002. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A female U.S. army soldier participates in exercise Reforger '85. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '85 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Marines from Landing Support Battalion (identified by red patch) move in towards RED BEACH, Camp Pendleton, California, as they took the beach during exercise KERNEL BLITZ 97'. The Marine's weapon is a 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle. He is draped with 5.56mm blank ammo for the Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), M249 Light Machine Gun. KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ 97' Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-87-09995. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine provides security during an amphibious landing as part of exercise UNITAS LXIII in Itaoca, Brazil, Sept. 16, 2022. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jaxon Funk, a Helper, Utah native and motor transportation operator with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, provides security during a combat patrol at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Oct. 5, 2022. The training allowed fire teams and squads with 3d MLR to rehearse small unit cohesion, lethality, and survivability to set conditions for company offensive, defensive, and Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations during future exercises.

DF-ST-88-05945. Subject Operation/Series: CALFEX III Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Lance Cpl. Dakota A. Kaiser engages enemy units during a raid on Combat Town, Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 26, 2015. The raid was part of Blue Chromite 2016, a large-scale amphibious exercise that achieves high-level training at a low cost, while keeping naval forces in a forward-deployed posture. During Blue Chromite, participating units take advantage of on-island training resources, saving in transportation and logistics cost. Kaiser, from Mars, Pennsylvania, is a rifleman with 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program.

DM-SC-88-04152. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

DA-SC-91-01917. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '89 Base: Ichon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Hailey Valencia, student, Corporals School, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, stays alert during the Corporals Course culminating event at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, Sept. 1, 2023. Corporals Course is a month-long professional military education program that develops Marines small unit leadership skills and continues to prepare them to lead Marines. Valencia is a La Fería, Texas native.

Military, shooting and aim with man and gun in nature for war, conflict and patriotism. Army, surveillance and security with person and sniper rifle training for soldier, battlefield and veteran

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US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from the Interim Marine Corps Security Force Company (IMCSFC), Bahrain, practice wire breaching techniques while training at the Maryan Range Complex in Djibouti, Africa. Training focuses on movements in squads and fire teams to clear objectives such as mines, wires and fortified positions. Base: Camp Lemonier Country: Djibouti (DJI)

060329-A-1211S-026. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Warhorse Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A

An airman stands under a tree during a security forces demonstration. He is wearing a camouflage uniform, body armor and helmet.

040106-F-1798W-018. Country: Iraq (IRQ)

soldier portrait with protective army tactical gear and weapon in forest

DA-SC-86-08894. Base: Hwachon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A French Le centre d'entraînement au combat de Djibouti (CECAD) instructor demonstrates French weapons systems to U.S. service members with the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) during a French Desert Commando Course (FDCC) pre-assessment at 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment base, Djibouti, April 19, 2022. The French pre-assessment includes a swim obstacle course, a five-mile run, knot tying and French weapons familiarization. Since 2015, the French Forces stationed in Djibouti (FFDJ) have invited U.S. service members with CJTF-HOA and Camp Lemonnier to participate in the course.

Close-up of a firefighter

U.S. Marines with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, check-in to Corporals Course 5-22 at Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Maryland, July 29, 2022. The corporals are briefly inspected in their Service Alpha uniforms while being checked-in the course.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Hunter Blankenship, a squad leader with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, sits in a combat rubber raiding craft during a launch and recovery exercise from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD-20) in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 29, 2023. The Marines conducted the launch and recovery exercise to refine their ability to transit between ship and shore. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

WA, Arlington, Arlington Fly-in, World War II military show. (Editorial Usage Only)

US Navy Corpsman Second Class Gartman, carrying an M-16 and a Barrett M82A1, a member of Headquarters Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) waits at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, to board a Marine Corps KC-130 on a mission in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. In the background a Marine carries an M-136 Light Anti-Armor Weapon. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC)

U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort patrol during the Corporals Course culminating event at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, Sept. 1, 2023. Corporals Course is a month-long professional military education program that develops Marines small unit leadership skills and continues to prepare them to lead Marines.

ALEXANDER LUDWIG in PEACE (2019) -Original title: RECON-, directed by ROBERT DAVID PORT.

A soldier with the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade Recon Company, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force gathers brush for a shelter jungle field training for Iron Fist 24, at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 25, 2024. Bilateral training tests readiness and ability to respond to crisis in challenging and time-sensitive conditions. 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 Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. Marine Corps

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, navigate through the night movement courses during Basic Warrior Training on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 29, 2023. During BWT, recruits learn the basics of combat survival and advanced rifle squad operations.

Two US Marines run for positions after disembarking a Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) from the USS ESSEX (LPH 9) (not shown) 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)

Corporal Matthew R. Pinson, USMC, GUNNER, Charlie Company 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) "War Pigs" from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), radios in to correct the point of aim on the gunner of the Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) at live fire training during EDGED MALLET '02 Kenya, Africa. Subject Operation/Series: EDGED MALLET '02 Base: Manda Bay Naval Base State: Coast Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: 13 MEU

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph LeVeille, assigned to 4th Combat Camera Squadron, prepares for the reconnaissance skill lane during the Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, May 19, 2022. The Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition is an annual event hosted by 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera) open to all branches of the military and multinational combat camera partners that tests physical, tactical and technical skills required of visual information specialists.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Skylar Madison, a correctional specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, maneuvers the military endurance course during Caraibes 22 in Martinique, France, June 8, 2022. Exercise Caraibes 2022 is a French-led, large scale, joint training exercise in the Caribbean involving naval, air and land assets, from the French, U.S., and regional forces focused on responding to natural disasters.

Recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, tackle the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., July 28, 2022. The Crucible is the 54-hour culminating event for all recruits before the Eagle, Globe and Anchor Ceremony. This serves as their final test on the skills and resiliency they have acquired over their time in recruit training.

KAHUKU TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 20, 2022) Petty Officer Van Maanen, left, assigned to the Royal Australian Navy Clearance Diving Team 1 conducts counter-improvised explosive device training in a staged hostage situation during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Royal New Zealand Air Force photo by Cpl. Dillon Anderson)

DF-ST-89-09395. Base: Little Rock State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Lieutenant Colonel Jerome Lynes (center), USMC, Commanding Officer Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) and Captain Dan Greenwood (left), USMC, S-3 Operations Officer, address an audience of US Marines and US Army soldiers in his bivouac site at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

Senior Airman Graham Setzler, 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron petroleum, oils and lubricant fuels facilities operator, trains Airmen assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing how to operate an R-11 Refueler during a Multi-Capable Airman exercise at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Sept. 12, 2022. Airmen participating in the exercise learned the basics of refueling an F-15E Strike Eagle.

FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS (2006), directed by CLINT EASTWOOD.

Spc. Nathaniel Miska completes an obstacle during the National Best Warrior Competition, July 26, 2022, Volunteer Training Site Milan, Tennessee. Miska and Sgt. Richard Carlson placed first in both the Minnesota and Region IV Best Warrior Competition, securing their spot in this National Competition. Fourteen National Guard Soldiers are competing in the All-Guard National Best Warrior Competition July 24-29, 2022, primarily at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee.(Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

Members of the 1ST Battalion, 14th Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, acting as opposing forces, take a break during training Exercise OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 4-83, at the US Army's Pohakuloa Training Area. The 25th Infantry Division is preparing for Team Spirit `84, a joint South Korean/US training exercise held annually in Korea. Subject Operation/Series: OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 4-83 State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040512-F-5964B-392. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Spc. Justin "Doc" Gagnon, medic attached to Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, keeps an eye on his guys as they inspect a mosque during a quality assurance and inspection mission Aug. 1 in the Qharghyee District. Laghman PRT's engineers are conducting a mission to inspect various construction projects around Laghman province, ensuring they will last for years to come.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Merrick Sharratt, a motor vehicle operator with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, provides security for Landing Zone Alpha, Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, May 26, 2022. 3rd LSB conducted convoys with simulated opposition forces to prepare for future operations and foster force readiness. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. William Teter, a reconnaissance team leader assigned to Reconnaissance Detachment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), provides security during a raid exercise near Kristianstad, 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Shawn Hadden, a crew chief assigned to Heavy Marine Helicopter Training Unit 302, Marine Corps Station New River, North Carolina, participates in a joint training exercise over the Gulf of Mexico, Oct. 25, 2022. Marines assigned to HMHT-302 worked with servicemembers assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater to conduct a search and rescue exercise. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Lauren Cobin)

Male Soldier Staring Out Of Bunker

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Reggie Skillman, 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, inspects a vent on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 28, 2022. Airmen assigned to the 6th AMXS ensure all aircraft components are at peak performance in order to carry out the 6th Air Refueling Wings mission of global aerial refueling.

JACK O'CONNELL in '71 (2014), directed by YANN DEMANGE.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dylan Diamond, a team leader with Special Reaction Team, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, loads a magazine with 7.62 ammunition during multiple weapons sustainment training on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 11, 2022. The members of SRT are attached to the Provost Marshals Office and are specifically trained and equipped to react in scenarios like an active shooter, hostage situations, and barricaded subjects.

Inside the armored domain, a soldier from the 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, performs a radio check within the driver's hull of an Abrams tank at the Drawsko Combat Training Center, Poland on January 22, 2024. The troops of the 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment have undertaken a myriad of training exercises, ranging from Abrams and Bradley Gunnery to an upcoming Platoon Life Fire Exercise.

G. E. O. MAS ALLA DEL LIMITE (2021), directed by DAVID MIRALLES.

030215-F-5712B-003. Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT)

SRA Sean Brown (left) and SSGT Charles Gleason, 51st Security Forces Squadron, Osan Air Base, Repblic of Korea, patrols the streets outside of the Osan gates on, Oct 31, 1998. The Osan Air Base town patrol provides protection and guidance for military personnel in the town. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030418-M-4419R-011. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

US Army Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Vance Sales (right) Deputy Commander of the International Police in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina listen to USA Captain (CPT) Kurt Kayser the military officer in charge of the International Police in Sarajevo, as they read the Stars and Strips newspaper while standing outside next to a Vehicle. Both LTC Sales and CPT Kayser are members of the Implementation Force (IFOR) in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina during Operation JOINE ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

An engineer from Company B, 92nd Engineers, Fort Stewart, Ga., removes wire from the collapsed roof of the modified chow hall.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: DISTANT HAVEN Base: Camp Ayoko Country: Suriname (SUR)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Justin Searsy, a squad leader with 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, takes cover during exercise Predator's Run 22 at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 27, 2022. Predator's Run 22 is a multinational exercise that simulates littoral combined arms maneuver in a large-scale force-on-force environment.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Maddie Mullins, 822nd Base Defense Squadron security forces member, poses for a portrait at Avon Park Auxiliary Airfield, July 24, 2022. Stenson was working as an entry control point guard, only allowing authorized personnel on the airfield as part of Agile Flag 22-2.

Staff Sgt. Calvin Miller, a combat engineer assigned to Eighth Army stationed at Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, jumps over wooden planks June 7 at Lightning Academy, Schofield Barracks East Range, Hawaii, during the obstacle course for the 2022 USARPACs Best Warrior Competition. The USARPAC BWC 2022 is an annual week-long competition consisting of competitors from multiple USARPAC units across the Indo-Pacific. The noncommissioned officers and junior enlisted Soldiers are evaluated in several categories such as general military knowledge, basic Soldier skills, and physical fitness.

Soviet paratrooper in Afghanistan during the Soviet Afghan War. Soviet paratrooper in Afghanistan

DF-ST-86-09225. Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GEORGE MACKAY and DEAN-CHARLES CHAPMAN in 1917 (2019), directed by SAM MENDES.

WARRIORS (2002) -Original title: GUERREROS-, directed by DANIEL CALPARSORO.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Stephan Duncan, a machine gunner with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, participates in a Counter Assault Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, on May 12, 2022. During this force-on-force exercise, an infantry company with 3/2 rapidly deployed into the double-canopy jungles of the Northern Training Area to defend against an assault from another infantry company with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines. This exercise was designed to increase 3d Marine Divisions ability to seize and defend key maritime terrain, such as islands or coastal areas, and conduct Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations in the western Pacific. 3/2 is deployed under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Duncan is a native of Atlanta, Georgia.

Wehrmacht soldier in a camp

Marine Lieutenant listens to a brief delivered by his commander, Lieutenant Colonel Lynes, Commanding Officer Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) to US Marines and US Army soldiers in his bivouac site at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The purpose of the briefing is to facilitate a smooth exchange of command from the Marines to the Army. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

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Portraits of Marines

US Marine STAFF SGT. David Grise cautiously piers around a corner while holding a 9mm pistol during a security training exercise aboard the Forrestal Class Aircraft Carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62), in the Persian Gulf. Base: USS Independence (CV 62)

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Basic Cadets from the Class of 2026 complete the assault course at the U.S. Air Force Academy's Jacks Valley in Colorado Springs, Colo., on July 12, 2022. Basic Cadet Training (BCT) is a six-week indoctrination program to guide the transformation of new cadets from being civilians to military academy cadets prepared to enter a four-year officer commissioning program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Trevor Cokley)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Isaias Martinez III, a motor transportation operator with 1st Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, poses for a photo after finishing a convoy during exercise Native Fury 22 at a Logistics Support Area established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 21, 2022. Native Fury 22 is a biennial exercise focused on the demonstration of the rapid offload and integration of a Maritime Prepositioned Force in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of regional security, crisis response, and contingency operations.

CHANNING TATUM in G. I. JOE: RETALIATION (2012), directed by JON CHU.

Senior Airman Nathaniel Sanchez Conary, 355th Civil Engineering Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, assists U.S. Air Force Capt. Mickel McGann, 355th Wing Public Affairs chief, with putting on a bomb suit at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Aug. 29, 2022. Airmen competed with players from the University of Arizona Wildcats football team in a workout while wearing a bomb suit as part of a community partnership day.

1st Lt. Kelly Schuetz participates in the 2nd Annual Jiu-Jitsu tournament March 1, 2014, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Nearly 85 people participated in the tournament. Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art with a foundation of self-defense.

A maintenance specialist, wearing chemical warfare gear, stands on top of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during Condor CRTE '82, a combat rescue exercise aimed at giving reservists battlefield experience. State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

THE UNIT (2006) -Original title: UNIT, THE-TV-, directed by DAVID MAMET.

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