Military Personnel Operating Weapons

Images of military personnel managing various mounted weapons, including machine guns and tanks, during training exercises and operations.

U.S. Army Soldiers with the 851st Transportation Company respond to simulated direct fire during a convoy training exercise on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, August 15, 2022. Smoke grenades and artillery simulators were fired at the convoy by opposing forces along the route to assess the unit's readiness for real world combat scenarios.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Branden I. Wilks, a motor vehicle operator with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, clears a mounted M240B medium machine gun during exercise Atlantic Dragon on Camp Blanding, Florida, United States, April 1, 2022. Atlantic Dragon is a force generation exercise pushing Combat Logistics Regiment 37 as an arrival assembly operations group to provide tactical logistics support to III Marine Expeditionary Force. The exercise consists of an experimental maritime prepositioned force's offload tactics of military equipment that will support the field exercise training to increase combat readiness and efficiency. 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.

030406-M-0175R-033. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

The commander of a US Army, M1 Abrams Main-Battle Tank (MBT) standing in open hatch beside a Multipul Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) equipped 0.50 caliber M2 heavy barrel machine gun. More than 6,000 soldiers took part in the Advance Warfighting Experiment (AWE), a six-week exercise that capped nearly two years of training, Fort Irwin, California. The AWE tested 72 initiatives ranging from new computer equipment like the Applique to reorganization of unit structure, 19 March 1997. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Idaho Army National Guards 148th Field Artillery Regiment during live fire field operations on the Orchard Combat Training Center.The 1-148th Field Artillery Regiment provides field artillery support to the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team. Headquartered in Pocatello units are located in the Eastern Idaho communities of Blackfoot, Burley, Preston, Pocatello, Rexburg and St. Anthony.

U.S. Paratroopers of 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, cross a river in a Polish amphibious craft during a combined training exercise near Zamosc, Poland, March 31. The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division is deployed in support of U.S. European Command to assure our Allies and deter any aggression against the NATO Alliance.

U.S. Army Soldiers with the 851st Transportation Company respond to simulated direct fire during a convoy training exercise on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, August 15, 2022. Smoke grenades and artillery simulators were fired at the convoy by opposing forces along the route to assess the unit's readiness for real world combat scenarios.

A U.S. Army Soldier from 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, sits on a turret on Pohakuloa Training Grounds, Hawaii, Oct. 31, 2022. Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 23-01 is a realistic training rotation allow us to rehearse strategic movement, and train in unique environments and conditions where they are most likely to be employed in the event of crisis or conflict.

DN-ST-86-02292. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 Base: Vieques Island State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Canadian soldier mans the machine gun of an M-113A1 carrier during the combined United States/Canadian NATO exercise RENDEZVOUS '83. Subject Operation/Series: RENDEZVOUS '83 Base: Camp Wainwright State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN)

010612-A-9846J-002. Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

LCPL Wing refuels a Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25) from the 4th Light Armor Reconnaissance (LAR) Headquarters and Support Co. from an M-923 5-Ton Truck during DEEP STRIKE 97. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP STRIKE '97 Base: Searchlight State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Army Soldier with the 155th Tailored Logistics Element scans an area in front of his weapon during a base defense exercise at Fort Dix, N.J., May 29, 2007. The 58th IBCT is at Fort Dix training in preparation for a deployment to Iraq.

Members of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery, 1ST Infantry Division, load Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) pods onto a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) in preparation for a live fire exercise. Base: Fort Bliss State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030324-M-4779G-005. Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1 RCT

DA-SC-85-06470. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '84 Base: Hongchon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

060325-A-4339E-051. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE Base: Daegu Air Base State: Dageu Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: 2ND ACR

011020-F-7203T-004. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: El Omayed Country: Egypt (EGY)

Soldiers assigned to the "Hound Battalion" 3rd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, drives the modernized M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams tank at Fort Irwin, California, Feb. 28, 2023. The Spartan Brigade, the Armys most modernized brigade, completed its rotation NTC 23-05, making it not only the best equipped but most lethal unit in Americas arsenal as the Army moves toward building the Army of 2030.

DA-SC-87-04698. Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

020325-N-5148Y-038. Complete Scene Caption: A US Army (USA) tank Commander mans the M2 .50 Caliber machine gun mounted atop his M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT). The gun is equipped with a blank firing device and Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear during the combined Exercises Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, and Integration/Foal Eagle 2002 (RSOI/FE 02). RSOI is an annual combined/Joint Command Post Exercise held by Combined Forces Command, Republic of Korea and US Forces Commanders to train and evaluate command capabilities to receive US forces from bases outside of Korea. Foal Eagle is a Counter Infiltration Field Training Exercise. 2002 marks the first time that the two major exercises have been conducted simultaneously. A Korean Soldier Augmented to the USA (KATUSA) is also aboard the tank. Subject Operation/Series: RSOI/FE 02 Base: Twin Bridges Training Ground Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: FLTCOMCAMGRUPAC

More than 600 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers, joined by Soldiers from the Montana, Oregon, Ohio and South Carolina Army National Guards, have been training in Fort Bliss, Texas, since mobilizing from Gowen Field in early August. The task force, Task Force Rattler, will deploy to Southwest Asia later this month in support of Operation Spartan Shield, where they will rotate out with 250 Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guard as well as Soldiers from the Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Florida Army National Guards. Each rotation is approximately 12 months. Soldiers from the 118th Infantry Regiment from South Carolina National Guard and the 285th Medical Company from the Ohio National Guard are also part of Task Force Rattler, which provide the task force the ability to execute combined arms maneuvers. The intense training at Fort Bliss consisted of long hours with day and night combined arms maneuver missions with the Idaho Army National Guard shooting 120mm mortar rounds from M113 A

A U.S. Soldier assigned to Eagle Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment waits inside a Stryker armored vehicle after conducting a live fire exercise (LFX) at 7th Army Training Commands Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May, 7, 2019. The LFX was conducted in order to increase the squadron's readiness prior to Saber Guardian 19 and Dragoon Ready 20.

A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) with Naval Beach Unit 7, assigned to USS New Orleans (LPD 18), lands ashore during an extraction in Kin Blue, Okinawa, Aug. 21, 2022. The combined anti-armor team provides blocking and isolation as well as anti-armor capabilities to line companies. 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 Indo-Pacific Region.

The 485th Chemical Company is completing Crew Gunnery mounted .50 Cal on a 5-ton vehicle. This live fire training was at Range 65 on the Fort Dix Range Complex. Crew level gunnery Qualifies and develops a Vehicle Crew that elevates training and prepares units for theater operations. (Photos taken by the Fort Dix TSC Training Support Center)

DA-ST-87-13013. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Base: Pyong Taek Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A soldier from the 502nd Engineer Company directs an M1A1 Abrams tank from the 1ST Squadron, 1ST Brigade, 1ST Armor Division after crossing the 620 meter bridge from Croatia to Bosnia. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sava River Country: Croatia (HRV)

DA-SC-87-04270. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '86 Base: Bremerhaven Country: West Germany (FRG)

Cannon crewmembers from Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 145th Field Artillery, Utah National Guard, fire an M109 Paladin during Western Strike 22, June 11, 2022, at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a combat training center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality.

970628-N-5121B-010. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers assigned to 1st Infantry Division Artillery, and Slovakian soldiers assigned to NATOs enhanced forward presence battle group Latvia, climb onto a TMG EVA 8x8 self-propelled artillery system during Exercise Swift Response at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, May 6, 2022. Swift Response 2022 is an annual multinational training exercise, which takes place in Eastern Europe, the Arctic High North, Baltics, and Balkans from May 2-20, 2022. It aims to present combat credible Army forces in Europe and Africa and enhance readiness by building airborne interoperability with Allies and Partners and the integration of joint service partnerships.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Transportation Battalion and Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, receive instruction from machine gunners with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, on proper assembly and handling of the M2 Browning machine gun from the turret of a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during exercise Winter Workhorse 23 at the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 6, 2022. Winter Workhorse is an annual exercise for CLR-3 to train to carry out mission-essential tasks in forward-deployed, austere environments.

U.S. Soldiers with Bravo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conduct a Fire Coordination Exercise with M109A6 Paladins at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 21, 2017.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nicholas Robinson, a light armored vehicle operator assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Task Force Los Angeles, position an LAV at the Los Angeles Fleet Week exposition site, San Pedro, California, May 25, 2022. The purpose of Fleet Week is to showcase the capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team and give back to the community with events, static displays, and personal interactions between service members and the public.

DM-SC-87-12126. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

U.S. Marine aircraft maintainers work on the rotor assembly hub of a CH-53E Super Stallion at Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

From the left, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Alex Jobe, tank commander and Spc. Arath Flores, tank loader from 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, depart for a road test as Pfc. Bryc Grant, Bradley driver from 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, waits to move his vehicle during vehicle draw activities on the second day of the Sullivan Cup, at Fort Benning, Ga., April 26, 2022. During day 2, Sullivan Cup crews have an equipment layout, draw vehicles and conduct PMCS (Preventive Maintenance Checks), to ensure that their vehicles will be ready to perform for the competition.

A U.S. Navy Sailor with Amphibious Squadron 4, fires a 25mm Bushmaster chain gun aboard a Marine Corps light armored vehicle 25 with Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), during Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 16, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

DF-ST-86-07833. Base: Gabel Mamza Country: Egypt (EGY)

061024-A-0497K-020. Base: Grafenwoehr Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: EUROPE

U.S. Army paratroopers with Bravo Battery, 4thBattalion,319thField Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct live fire qualification as part of exercise Silver City 2022 in order to certify M119 howitzer sections and fire direction centers at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Jan. 28, 2022. The 173rd AB is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Gertrud Zach)

US Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC). A wire guided Tube Launched Optically (TOW) sighted Missile ejects a plume of flame as it is fired from its High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), by Marines from the TOW Platoon, Weapons Company, Third Battalion, Second Marine Regiment. The live open TOW desert training is part of Combined Arms Exercise (CAX) 5-97. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220702-M-RA094-1148 PEARL HARBOR (July 2,2022) A Republic of Korea (ROK) Marine, utilizes hand and arm signals to guide a ROK amphibious assault vehicle during a logistics movement in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 2, 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 relationship 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.

December 8, 2005 - Cannoneers take advantage of some down time behind their M198 Towed Howitzer aboard the Combat Center's training area.

A U.S. Marine with Motor Transportation Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, fires a Mk-19 Grenade Launcher under the supervision of machine gunners with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, from the turret of a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during exercise Winter Workhorse 23 at the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 6, 2022. Winter Workhorse is an annual exercise for CLR-3 to train to carry out mission-essential tasks in forward-deployed, austere environments.

010524-A-1985S-005. Base: Outpost 1, White Base State: Kosovo Country: Serbia (SER)

Left side rear view medium shot of a US Marine M198 155mm Howitzer as Marine Cannoneers from Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, from Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, load an artillery round into the Howitzer. This training exercise took place at the Ojojihara, Japan range Artillery Relocation Shoot. (Portrait shot). Subject Operation/Series: OJOJIHARA ARTILLERY RELOCATION SHOOT Base: Ojojihara Base Camp Country: Japan (JPN)

Left side front view medium close-up of USAF AIRMAN Cory Best, 305th Security Forces Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, as he mans a M60 Machine Gun from the top turret of a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). The machine gun and AMN Best are equipped with Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear. He is part of a group of 220 Air Force members participating in Phoenix Readiness at Fort Dix, New Jersey. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-01-01617 or search 000626-F-0007M-005). Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX READINESS COURSE Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, maneuver an Amphibious Combat Vehicle during the simultaneous ground assault portion of Marine Air Ground Task Force Distributed Maneuver Exercise (MDMX) on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 14, 2023. MDMX is a maneuver exercise that incorporates air, ground, and logistics operations to create favorable conditions for the Joint Force.

Marines with 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion wait for the signal to enter the water on their way to the USS Wasp during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, Feb. 3. The 2nd AAB is supporting the exercise by providing the transportation necessary to move Marines with Regimental Landing Team 2 from the amphibious ships of Expeditionary Strike Group 2, to the shore for follow-on combat operations. The exercise, the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past 10 years, represents the Navy and Marine Corps' revitalization of the full range of amphibious operations. The exercise focuses on today's fight with today's forces, while showcasing the advantages of seabasing. This exercise will take place Jan. 30 - Feb. 12, 2012 afloat and ashore in and around Virginia and North Carolina.

U.S. Army Stryker assault vehicles drive through Baghdad, Iraq, May 6, 2007.

030201-M-1852W-009. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn, 12th Marines

A Soldier from the 328th Human Resources Company, 38th Regional Support Group, holds security on an M240 machine gun during a react-to-fire situational training exercise (STX) on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, July 23, 2022. One of the Army Reserves focus is to continually improve Army Readiness and strengthen Army Warrior Tasks. This years STX focus was on communication, formations, and the principle of patrolling within a tactical environment.

A M109A7 Paladin with the 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment fires an artillery round during Exercise Dynamic Front 24 at Polatlı Training Area, Türkiye, Feb. 17, 2024. Exercise Dynamic Front 24 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa-directed, 56th Artillery Command-led fires-centric exercise in Germany and Türkiye. Artillery Soldiers train in a joint-combined environment, focusing on fire interoperability, command and control between multinational units, and using Artillery Systems Cooperation Activities protocol systems. Army Reserve

Leadership from the Wisconsin National Guard, including Maj. Gen. Paul E. Knapp, Wisconsin's Adjutant General, visited soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery and 132nd Brigade Support Battalion, both a part of the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, during Northern Strike 23-1 on Jan. 25 in Camp Grayling, Mich. Northern Strike is a winter exercise hosted by the Michigan National Guard, and took place at Northern Michigans National All-Domain Warfighting Center from Jan. 20-29.

060112-A-4545F-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Bayji State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

010713-A-3438S-001. Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MACOMS

SAN PEDRO, Calif. (May 25, 2022) - Cpl. Benigno Batrez Jr., stationed at Camp Pendleton and from Eaton, Colorado, directs the movement of an Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) in the parking lot of the Battleship USS Iowa Museum during Los Angeles Fleet Week May 25, 2022. LAFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America's sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of Los Angeles and its surrounding areas. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Colin Sheridan)

A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters with 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division flies over Polish army BMP armored personnel carriers, U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tanks, and Polish Leopard tanks following a Defender Europe multinational situational exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 25, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises taking place in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tank assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, stage in preparation for gunnery table V at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 7, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

U.S. Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (26MEU(SOC)) fire an M777 Howitzer during a fire mission as part of 26th MEU(SOC) Exercise named Odyssey Encore, Litochorro, Greece, Jan. 13, 2024. The 26th MEU(SOC) readiness sustainment exercise enhances the units operational capabilities as an expeditionary crisis response force and provides an opportunity for the 26MEU(SOC) to conduct advanced integrated expeditionary operations and live-fire training with both the 32nd Marine Brigade and the 24th Armored Brigade in Greece. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), 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.

040320-M-5523R-004. Complete Scene Caption: This US Marine Corps (USMC) Light Armored Vehicles (LAV), 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), Fleet Marine Force (FMF), is parked as an obstacle on the O-Course area of the Military Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) facility on Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC) Marine Corps Base, Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Republic of Korea (KOR). These Marines are participating in Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) Exercise 04-1 (ARGEX 04-1), which is a bi-annual combined training exercise designed to re-familiarize US Navy (USN) Sailors and USMC Marines to work together handling everything from humanitarian and disaster relief to full combat operations. Base: Pohang Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

United States Army Private Scott Wilson (left) mans a 7.62 mm M240B machine gun and Private First Class Jeremiah Pratis (right) a 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) atop an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), in the event of potential violence between angry Albanian and Serbian mobs near the town of Domorovce, Kosovo. The two soldiers are members of the 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1/187 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. After two Serbian men disappeared, the Serbians believe the Albanians abducted the men and began to make threats and block the road to stop Albanians from traveling safely through town. The Albanians began to form a mob to .... Complete Scene Caption: United States Army Private Scott Wilson (left) mans a 7.62 mm M240B machine gun and Private First Class Jeremiah Pratis (right) a 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) atop an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), in the event of potential violence

030222-M-5753Q-007. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

Infantrymen of the 2nd Bn., 41st Inf., 2nd Armored Div., exit from an M-2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle during a demonstration of a company team defense maneuver at the Antelope Mound training area. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Brºckenlegepanzer Beaver during exercise GRIFFIN STORM in Pabrade. Pabrade, 13.02.2013., Pabrade, Lithuania, Europe

Nexter Titus Tactical Infantry Transport and Utility System, aufgenommen im Rahmen einer Uebung der Bundeswehr mit Streitkraeften aus Norwegen und der Tschechischen Republik bei der Uebung Wettiner Schwert im Rahmen der Quadriga 2024 in der Uebungsstadt Schnoeggersburg, 08.04.2024. Schnoeggersburg Deutschland *** Nexter Titus Tactical Infantry Transport and Utility System , taken during an exercise of the Bundeswehr with armed forces from Norway and the Czech Republic at the Wettiner Schwert exercise as part of Quadriga 2024 in the training town of Schnoeggersburg, 08 04 2024 Schnoeggersburg Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerxphotothek.dex

DN-ST-89-01488. Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK Country: Norway (NOR)

On February 24th, 2000, at Training Area 73, Fort Hood, Texas, Bradley Armored Fighting Vehicles from A Company, 1ST of the 9th Cavalry, 1ST Cavalry Division, Fire on mounted and unmounted targets (Not shown) during Bradley table XII Platoon Qualification. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An American M-113 armoured personnel carrier (APC) prepares to leave an assault bridge pontoon ferry after making the crossing over the Namhan River in northern South Korea during Exercise Team Spirit '93. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '93 Country: Korea

050627-N-9866B-069. Base: Training Area Bellows State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Tanks work out the setting of a smoke screen at the training ground Heavy combat vehicles tanks drive around the butts and put up a smoke screen Copyright: xZoonar.com/VladimirxBlinovx 21363252

010419-F-7253S-002. Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

DN-ST-89-01476. Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK Country: Norway (NOR)

A M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Regiment during a combined arms live fire exercise. The M198 is constructed of aluminum and steel, and is air transportable by CH-53E helicopter and C-130 or larger fixed-wing aircraft. Maximum effective range with conventional ammunition is 22,400 meters (13.92 miles) and with a rocket-assisted projectile, 30,000 meters (18.64 miles). Base: Mcb, Hawaii State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guards, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion prepare their vehicles and equipment for annual training exercises on the Orchard Combat Training Center in preparation for deployment in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

French soldiers assigned to the 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment, Multinational Field Artillery Brigade conduct CAESAR self-propelled howitzer live fire during Exercise Dynamic Front 23 at Oksbol, Denmark, March 28, 2023. Exercise Dynamic Front 23 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, 56th Artillery Command led, multinational exercise desinged to improve allied and partner nation's ability to execute multi-echelon fires, and test interoperability of both tactical and theater-level fires systems in a live environment.

HWAJIN-RI BEACH, Republic of Korea (March 29, 2023) - U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, arrive ashore in a light armored vehicle for an amphibious assault during Ssang Yong 23. Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-ROK Alliance, Ssang Yong 2023 strengthens the Alliance through bilateral, joint training, contributing toward the ROKs combined defense of the Korean Peninsula and increasing the readiness of the U.S.-ROK Alliance.

M109 Paladin artillery soldiers move to firing positions during exercise Western Strike 22 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, June 6. Several artillery units will certify themselves during the exercise, ensuring that they are ready to be called up in support of operations world wide. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the Utah National Guards 65th Field Artillery Brigade, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a Combat Training Center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality.

030327-M-4779G-036. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 4-Jan

Members of the 2nd Bn., 1ST Inf., 9th Inf. Div. (Light), drive their fast attack vehicle down a road near Ipo during the joint U.S. and South Korean exercise Team Spirit '86. The vehicle is armed with a tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided (TOW) anti-tank missile launcher. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Country: South Korea

Wyatt, a child with the Make-a-wish foundation, tours a Light Armored Vehicle with Marines from 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (1st LAR), 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 31, 2022. Marines with 1st LAR were in full support of the Make-a-Wish foundation in granting Wyatts wish to be a Marine for a day.

An M60 main battle tank moves out during a combat training exercise. Country: Unknown

040316-M-5523R-007. Base: Su Song Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Nexter Titus Tactical Infantry Transport and Utility System, aufgenommen im Rahmen einer Uebung der Bundeswehr mit Streitkraeften aus Norwegen und der Tschechischen Republik bei der Uebung Wettiner Schwert im Rahmen der Quadriga 2024 in der Uebungsstadt Schnoeggersburg, 08.04.2024. Schnoeggersburg Deutschland *** Nexter Titus Tactical Infantry Transport and Utility System , taken during an exercise of the Bundeswehr with armed forces from Norway and the Czech Republic at the Wettiner Schwert exercise as part of Quadriga 2024 in the training town of Schnoeggersburg, 08 04 2024 Schnoeggersburg Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerxphotothek.dex

A British Royal Marine from 42 Commando refuels tanks for use on the BV-206D vehicle, prior to their movement to Ft. Bragg, NC. Subject Operation/Series: Combined Joint Training Field Exercise (CJTFEX) 96 Base: Camp Davis State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers with Charlie Battery, 1-377 FA fire an M198, 155mm howitzer during a recent combined live-fire exercise.

DN-ST-85-02008. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

U.S. Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicles assigned to the Battalion Landing Team 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), are offloaded and staged during a raid part of MEUEX II on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 2, 2023. The raid was the culminating event for MEUEX II, following Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT). MEUEX II focused on the transition of the 26th MEU from the sea into a three-day land-based training exercise centered on a fire support control exercise and a motorized infantry company live-fire raid.

1st Lt. Monicia Porter, a native of Thomasville, Ga., with the 1230th Transportation Company in support of the 524th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Task Force Lifeliner, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater), at Camp Marmal, Afghanistan, ground guides one of her platoons vehicles out of their motor pool in preparation to conduct a sustainment and retrograde support mission to a remote location in Northern Afghanistan on Nov. 4, 2013. Porter is a platoon leader and convoy commander for the Georgia Army National Guard and is a high school teacher at Central Gwinnett High School in Lawrenceville, Ga. (

Indiana National Guard Soldiers of Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 150th Field Artillery Regiment, headquartered in Greencastle, Ind., work together to smoothly execute a fire mission using their M777 Howitzers at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center in central Indiana, Thursday, Nov. 4. The Indiana Guard is one of the first states to be issued this piece of equipment.

Medium close shot. Wearing a Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) and armed with an M60E3 7.62mm machine gun AIRMAN Cory Best of the 305th Security Forces Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey repels attacking opposition forces at a mock village on Fort Dix, New Jersey. AMN Best was part of a class of 220 taking part in a Phoenix Readiness Course. The course is designed to train Air Force personnel in Air Mobility contingency operations. This includes setting up defensive positions in remote locations worldwide.The mission of the 421st Ground Combat Readiness Squadron, Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, is to formulate doctrine and develop tactics. The 421 GCRS .... Complete Scene Caption: Medium close shot. Wearing a Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) and armed with an M60E3 7.62mm machine gun Airman Cory Best of the 305th Security Forces Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey repels attacking opposition forces at a mock village on Fort

Michigan National Guard soldiers from 1437th Engineer Multi-Role Bridge Company, 107th Engineer Battalion, engage in operator training on a new Bridge Erection Boat (BEB) on Jul 27, 2022, at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. The 1437th Engineer Company has recently acquired 14 new BEBs and is undergoing two weeks of training for operation and maintenance, from Jul 25. - Aug. 5.

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