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Images of soldiers engaged in various military operations and training, showcasing teamwork and preparations in realistic settings.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Christopher Adams, 4th Marine Division Sgt. Maj., speaks to U.S. Marines assigned to Echo Company, 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, during Integrated Training Exercise 4-22, at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 22, 2022. ITX enables the Reserve Component to simulate a mobilization and deploy its forces in preparation for potential future deployments in the event of a contingency or crisis.

030303-M-5150A-014. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (May 4, 2022) Chief Electronics Technician Rathana Sem tries on the Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST) Chemical Protective Ensemble in preparation for simulated Chemical Biological and Radiological drills held during Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18s Command Post Exercise (CPX). CPX is a training evolution conducted by Seabee battalions to assess their mission readiness exercise to prepare battalions for future operations. NMCB 18 Seabees are the expeditionary engineering and construction experts of the naval service. They provide task-tailored, adaptable and combat-ready engineering and construction forces that deploy to support Navy objectives globally.

060502-A-5745M-057. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Cory Swanson, Battalion Commander of the 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 163rd Cavalry Regiment, conducts a pre-mission briefing with the Jordanian Armed Forces and Royal Saudi Land Forces during Exercise Eager Lion in Jordan, Sept. 11, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations.

U.S. Army Spc. Zjaquent Jones, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, runs signal tests for a communications satellite at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, California, August 4, 2022. Jones attended the 22-09 rotation of NTC to test his knowledge of his equipment and skills.

A Marine cleans an M-9 9mm pistol as his companions clean their M-16A2 rifles during the cease fire concluding Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Jubail Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

AIR BASE 201, Niger - U.S. Congressman Jimmy Panetta (second to right) and U.S. Congressman Austin Scott (far right) receive an intelligence briefing along with a briefing on the U.S. Space Force presence on Air Base 201, Niger, Oct. 5, 2022. Panetta and Scott along with their delegation team will travel throughout Africa to conduct engagements with senior officials from United States Africa Command to examine Department of Defense equities and ongoing security efforts to stabilize the region. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow)

060523-N-0576H-004. Base: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Capt. Matt Mansell, left, shakes hands with Senior Airman Timothy McMahon before an airlift mission aboard a C-130H Hercules at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 2, 2012. Bagram Airfields aircrews rely on the skill of the base's maintainers to ensure flight safety. Mansell is a pilot with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and McMahon is an aerospace maintenance journeyman deployed to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

030312-M-0523L-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: Hq Bn, 1ST Marine Division

030508-M-9124R-014. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

KANDAHAR CITY, Afghanistan-- Capt. Michael Parks, Charlie Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division spoke with locals of Popal colony, in district 10 of Kandahar City Dec. 5. Charlie Co. conducted a foot patrol through the town to access the progress of the canal clean-up in the area.

030109-M-7514K-004. Country: Unknown

040701-A-0259W-055. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Parwan Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

030304-M-5150A-021. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

030207-M-5753Q-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

030223-M-5150A-037. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

030417-M-5607A-013. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

050713-A-6108G-403. Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

061010-A-8363C-007. Base: Logistics Support Area Anaconda Country: Iraq (IRQ)

050923-A-8255A-106. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Isaiah Schult, a 20-year-old Indianapolis native and improvised explosive device dog handler with Jump Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, jokes with Afghan children and a Afghan National Police member outside a local residence here, Nov. 22. Following their recent assumption of security responsibility in Garmsir, the leadership of "America's Battalion" joined District Governor Mohammad Fahim to visit and interact with citizens throughout the district, Nov. 22 to 24. During the visits, Fahim and the Marines discussed issues like tribal unity, education, insurgent activity and the continued development of the Afghan National Army and Police. "We're bringing governance to ungoverned places," said Lt. Col. Matthew Palma, 3/3 commanding officer. "Now, it's up to the Afghan people to work together with their government to make the changes required to become free."

Members of the 435th Contingency Response Group huddle together to discuss their plans for action during the 435th CRG exercise at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 31, 2012. The exercise was held in order to train first response members in constructing a deployment airfield.

060127-N-6645B-001. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030602-F-5276B-098. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Lt. Col. Mark A. Piterski, commander, 2-113th Infantry Battalion, 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, a native of River Vale, N.J., greets Iraqi merchants in Safwan, Iraq, Feb. 3, while Staff Sgt. Wayne Stine provides security, right. Not only did Piterski build upon local relationships that day, he led Gen. David Quantock, commander, Task Force 134 Detainee Operations, on a familiarization tour in the Safwan area in order to show the function of several Camp Bucca base defense elements.

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, rest amid the rubble of a destroyed building during a weapons sweep across the Thar Thar Lake area in Iraq, during Operation Khanjar. The USMC 2d Marine Division and members of the Multi-National Force West (MNF-W) are conducting counter-insurgency operations with Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) to isolate and neutralize Anti-Iraqi Forces, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tar Tar Lake Country: Iraq (IRQ)

United States Marines assemble an Aerovironment RQ-11 Raven-B unmanned aerial vehicle at a forward operating base in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

040324-M-5753Q-002. Base: Rawah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060721-N-6893T-012. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

030503-M-9892R-015. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2003 Base: Camp Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion 7th Marines

060406-A-7969G-008. Base: Bayji State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Dominic Evola, a 29-year-old rifleman with Jump Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, from Medford, N.J., greets an Afghan boy by pounding fists” while traveling to a local residence for a shura here, Nov. 22. Following their recent assumption of security responsibility in Garmsir, the leadership of America’s Battalion” joined District Governor Mohammad Fahim to visit and interact with citizens throughout the district, Nov. 22 to 24. During the visits, Fahim and the Marines discussed issues like tribal unity, education, insurgent activity and the continued development of the Afghan National Army and Police. We’re bringing governance to ungoverned places,” said Lt. Col. Matthew Palma, 3/3 commanding officer. Now, it’s up to the Afghan people to work together with their government to make the changes required to become free.”

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060423-A-6365W-190. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Remagen State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

NIGERIEN AIR BASE 201, Niger - U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Codi Carter (left), 409th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Air Advisor Program Manager, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Blake Burden (middle), 409th ESFS vehicle control officer, brief U.S. Marine Corps Michael Langley, U.S. Africa Command commander, during his visit at Nigerien Air Base 201, Niger, Sept. 18, 2022. The visit here was one stop on a three-day trip to Niger and Chad from Sept. 18-21, Langley's second trip to Africa since taking command of U.S. Africa Command on Aug. 9.

040531-F-1830P-002. Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

030223-M-5150A-016. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

040607-M-4419R-014. Base: India Base (NASIR WAAL SALAAM) State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

050117-A-5043I-010. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MOUNTAIN

Airman 1st Class Kalani Hughes, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Force Protection Flight member provides a status update while watching contractors build an addition to the Flex Gym at Ali Al Salem Air Base, April 5, 2022. The 386 ECES Force Protection Flight helps maintain base level security by accurately accounting for and escorting other country nationals (OCNs) to and from various work sites across the installation and ensure their proper departure from base at the end of the day.

Injured airborne infantry paratrooper shot in leg, lying on desert sand.

030320-M-9933D-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Bubyan Island Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 15th MEU (SOC)

040328-M-5753Q-066. Base: Haqlaniyah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

970404-F-7666R-149. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: 4 AEW/VI CENTER/DOHA/QATAR

100301-A2095R-005: PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- U.S. Army Maj. Christian Jenni of Orem, Utah, Alpha Company commander with the 405th Civil Affairs Battalion from Pleasant Grove, Utah, greets a local resident at Jani Kheyl, during a civil assistance mission, March 1. Jenni advised soldiers from the Afghan National Army's 203rd Thunder Corps, who conducted the mission. He also assessed several construction projects in the village throughout the various stages of completion, including a district center, mosque and a dam.

030517-M-5266H-019. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 25-Feb

040731-M-4419R-099. Base: Fob Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

CAMP TITIN, Jordan -A Royal Saudi Marine participates in Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training during exercise Eager Lion 22 at Camp Titin, Jordan, September 12, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations, and considered the capstone of a broader U.S. military relationship with the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF). Jordan is one of U.S. Central Commands (USCENTCOM) strongest and most reliable partners in the Levant sub-region.

U.S. troops enjoy a hot meal during exercise Bright Star '82. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82 Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY)

070317-A-5406P-025_JPG. - Maj. John Bride of Westwood, Mass., Battalion Surgeon for the 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, listens to the breathing of a patient during a joint U.S. - Iraqi medical operation in Sadr City, Baghdad Mar. 17.

1st Lt. Garrett Vanhuystee of Fox Company, 141 Brigade Support Battalion (BSB), 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), Oregon National Guard, teaches a land navigation class during the unit's annual training (AT) at Yakima Training Center, Wash., on July 14, 2022. Additionally, Fox Company supported the 2nd Battalion, 218th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), Oregon National Guard artillery live fire training during the AT period.

041229-M-2353F-010. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

US Navy (USN) Corpsmen and US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Force Services Support Group (FSSG), disassemble at Chemical Biological Protective Shelter (CBPS) at Camp Coyote, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The CBPS is a highly mobile chemically protected shelter system designed for emergency medical use in forward battle areas. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT)

030422-F-7203T-021. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

041211-M-0173F-031. Country: Unknown

060224-M-7403H-059. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Hurricane Point State: Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 40609

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with soldiers of the 2/1 Advise and Assist Brigade (AAB) during a recent visit to Camp Victory, Iraq, Apr. 7, 2011. Secretary Gates took questions and held an open discussion on issues the deployed soldiers have.

FAILAKA, Kuwait (Feb. 5, 2024) Marine Brig. Gen. Matthew Reid, commanding general of Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, presents a plaque to U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait Karen H. Sasahara after a tour of the training areas for exercise Eager Defender 24 at Failaka, Kuwait, Feb. 5. Eager Defender 24 is the capstone in a series of bilateral exercises between Kuwait and U.S. naval forces, focused on enhancing mutual capabilities and interoperability in maritime security operations. Marine Corps photo)

050821-A-6108G-297. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Erbil Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Tough Ombres from the 910 Quartermaster Company out of Ardmore, Oklahoma arrived at Fort Irwin, California today for an upcoming rotation in the box at the National Training Center. The 910 is providing petroleum support to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment out of Fort Hood, Texas. 90th Sustainment Brigade Commander, Col. Steve Pazak, joined the troops shortly after arriving at Fort Irwin. He encouraged them to get everything they could out of annual training and asked them to look after each other during the rotation. He challenged the units leadership Capt. Stephan Jackson, Commander, and 1st Sgt. John freeman to watch over the team and ensure they are spiritually, mentally, physically, and financially fit.

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division fill sand bags as they set up camp during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch, commanding general of 3rd Infantry Division, greets a local store owner in Al Buaytha, Iraq, Nov. 17, 2007.

051027-A-3749Z-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Yaqubi Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST BDE 504PIR 82ND ABN DIV

050718-A-9039F-092. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF-76

A personal photo of Sergeant 1st Class Jared C. Monti, the first Soldier recipient for actions in Afghanistan/Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus talks with Marines and Sailors during a tour of Camp Ubaydi in Al Anbar province, Iraq, Aug. 5, 2009. Mabus thanked the service members for their dedicated service and their significant role in preserving security and stability in the region.

Marines wearing discarded Army uniforms pretend to be casualties as emergency responders and medical personnel aboard Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, respond to a simulated aircraft crash during a mass casualty exercise Aug. 21, 2009. The exercise was a team effort by emergency responders and medical personnel aboard Al Asad.

030307-M-5505M-009. Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd LAR

980310-F-4116M-006. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Almaty Country: Kazakhstan (KAZ) Scene Major Command Shown: JCS

Marines on the flight deck of USS Bonhomme Richard make phone calls moments before deploying with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit Sept. 24.

040226-F-2167C-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030408-F-9528H-011. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Maribel Rodriguezcarrillo, a motor vehicle operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, marks impact grouping on a target point during a Combat Marksmanship Program for Integrated Training Exercise 3-22 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, March 30, 2022. ITX is a live-fire event that increases unit readiness. It teaches the tactical application of combined-arms maneuver, offensive and defensive operations during combat.

040119-F-6646W-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: U.S. Central Command

III raid tactico Coprino- Bravo, Andratx, mallorca, islas baleares, spain, europa.

011121-F-4406B-503. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

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