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Images depict military personnel engaged in aircraft recovery, training exercises, and tactical operations, showcasing teamwork and operational readiness in various environments.

A U.S. Marine door gunner awaits launch of a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom at Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan

A Marine of Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, hoses down his M-939 5-ton cargo truck at a base camp near Kuwait City in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Members of 200th and 201st Red Horse Air National Guard, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio, install wall board to create rooms for families in an old dorm at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to provide temporary housing for victims of Typhoon Paka. Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

2nd Cavalry Regiment hosts a military-to-military engagement with Macedonian allies at Rose Barracks, Vilseck, Germany, Sept. 28, 2022. This engagement familiarized Macedonians with Stryker maintenance.

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, writes down information during a casualty evacuation exercise aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 12, 2022. 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.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Stephen McCrory (left), a nurse assigned to the 405th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, and USAF Senior Airman Jennifer Brann, an aeromedical technician assigned to the 405th EAES, load medical gear for an upcoming medical airlift mission at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Jan. 6, 2022. The 405th EAES and the 61st Expeditionary Airlift Squadron work hand-in-hand to provide medical airlift capabilities to the entire U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The 405th EAES is a total force integration unit with USAF Guard, Reserve and Active-Duty medics performing minor to life saving capabilities to patients. This medical airlift mission was for two individuals with leg injuries.

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Ronnel Villodres, 89th Transportation Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, guards the 89th Communications Squadron tent during a deployment at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. During the deployment, wing personnel will be evaluated on ABILITY TO SURVIVE AND OPERATE (ATSO) skills, humanitarian scenarios and base defense. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-01-03206 or search 000405-F-0352L-013 ). Subject Operation/Series: ABILITY TO SURVIVE AND OPERATE (ATSO) Base: Fort A. P. Hill State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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050317-F-9085B-011. Base: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Spc. Brandon Charles Brown, an infantryman assigned to 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment,1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, applies camouflage paint onto his face during the first morning of Command Post Exercise II (CPX II), Aug. 19, 2022, at the Mission Training Center, Fort Carson, Colorado. CPX II was a scenario-based exercise designed to prepare the division staff for an upcoming large-scale field operation later this year.

Fire Controlman 3rd Class Nicolas Handley, assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), reloads a Browning M2 machine gun during a crew-served weapons shoot, while Normandy is underway as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Nov. 2, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Alton Johnson, armed with an M16 rifle, responds to a report of a gunman during a recent Operational Readiness Inspection exercise held on Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. Base: Schriever Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030411-F-2380C-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

040629-F-7392S-003. Base: Minot Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

DF-ST-87-13292. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Base: Kimhae Air Base Country: Korea

An Australian Army soldier shows children how to properly exit a EC665 Eurocopter Tiger during an Australian Defence Force (ADF) career expo at Royal Darwin Show Fairgrounds, Darwin, NT, Australia, Aug. 6, 2022. Marines with MRF-D 22 participated in an ADF hosted career expo which had a range of displays, career stalls, interactive activities, and demonstrations.

British soldiers guard the entrance to Headquarters, Allied Europe Command Rapid Reaction Corps in Ilidza, a suburb of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Ilidza, Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force member directs a member unloading vehicles from a US C-17 here March 17. JGSDF will prepare to provide support in Operation Tomodachi.

U.S. Army Sgt. Sidney Perry, assigned to 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), 21st Signal Brigade, conducts crime scene photography while competing in the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P Hill, Virginia, May 21, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the physical, tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

US Air Force STAFF Seargent Dan Jackson, Ground Radio Technician, 603rd Air Control Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, sets up an initial Giant Voice System at Bovbjerg, Denmark. The 603rd is deployed to Denmark in support of the annual TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRY Exercise "TFW" and a NATO AIR MEET. TFW and NATO AIR MEET are multinational exercises designed to practice and improve tactical capabilities in a combine training environment. Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRYNATO AIR MEET Base: Bovbjerg Country: Denmark (DNK)

221107-N-MW880-1058 SPLIT, Croatia (Nov. 7, 2022) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Peyton Chambers, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), mans a .50-caliber machine gun as the ship, along with the embarked staff of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, departs Split, Croatia, after a scheduled port visit Nov. 7, 2022. The George H.W. Bush CSG 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.

060212-A-5745M-016. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Falcon State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dennis Liehr, assigned to Charlie Battery 119th Field Artillery, Michigan Army National Guard, reviews the information provided from a scenario card during a call for fire training in preparation for their live fire drills during Exercise Summer Shield 22 at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, May 18, 2022. Summer Shield is one of U.S. Army Europe and Africas multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe that make up Defender Europe 22. Defender demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

DA-ST-87-01769. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE 86 State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011011-F-5171M-029. Base: Minneapolis-St Paul Iap/Ars State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

040730-F-9528H-009. Complete Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Alan Amato, PHOTO Flight Commander, 1ST Combat Camera Squadron (CTCS), out of Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), photographs an Indian Air Force (IAF) 14th Squadron SEPECAT (Breguet/BAC) Jaguar GR-1 Shamser (Sword of Justice) ground attack aircraft (not shown) receiving fuel from a IAF 78th Squadron Ilyushin IL-78 Midas aerial refueling aircraft (not shown), flying out of Eielson FB, Alaska (AK), as they participate in an aerial refueling mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other. Country: United States Of America (USA)

030923-M-3843B-008. Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Korean Augmentees to the US Army (KATUSA), field strip an M-16 while an instructor watches closely during evaluations at the KATUSA Training Center, Camp Jackson, Republic of Korea, on Oct. 30, 1998. Originally begun in 1950, the KATUSA program was designed to augment US fighting forces just after the breakout of the Korean War. After the armistice KATUSA soldiers remained with 8th Army units to enhance mission capability. Korean enlistees attend a 20 day training program at the center where they refine their English language skills, and learn about American culture as well as US Army structure and methods. Subject Operation/Series: KOREA CD Base: Camp Jackson Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A U.S. service member inspects a parachute rig before a jump at Alzey drop zone in Ober-Flörsheim, Germany, Dec. 13, 2022. Before every jump, jumpers inspect the gear of others around them to prevent malfunctions when exiting the aircraft. Allied forces in Europe regularly train together to ensure timely and coordinated responses during peacetime and crises.

U.S. Marines with Amphibious Reconnaissance Platoon, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to board a combat rubber raiding craft at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan April 4, 2023. The Marines conducted a diving exercise to train with diver propulsion devices as well as refine their tactical diving skills. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a ready and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

030201-M-1852W-001. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn, 12th Marines

011211-F-6187R-001. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

DA-SC-87-04375. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Base: Chipyong-Ni Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

050628-A-1566H-013. Base: Camp Speicher State: Tikrit Country: Iraq (IRQ)

220910-F-LN908-0741ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 10, 2022) Operations Specialist Seaman Dustin Bettice, left, from San Antonio, and Electronics Technician 3rd Class Jonathon Gonzales, from Killeen, TX, fire M4 rifles during a live fire exercise aboard the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), Sept. 10, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is rotationally deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

010726-F-1631A-011. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members coordinate missions in the Bilateral Ground Tactical Control Center during Resolute Dragon 22 at Camp Shizunai, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 11, 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.

Soldier Holding Boy Looking at Military Gun, Washington, D.C.

A US Air Force member of Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, simulating shrapnel wounds, are transported to the 51st Medical Group, alternate medical site, during a Combat Employment Readiness Exercise, held in conjunction with exercise Foal Eagle '98. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

051011-A-1327A-040. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Muzzaffarabd Country: Pakistan (PAK) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF-76

040309-F-5646C-019. Base: RAF Fairford State: Gloucestershire Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st class Anthony Hegberg, a medic assigned to Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade, participates in a combat water survival test as part of the best medic competition assessment and selection, Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, Feb. 13, 2024. U.S. Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) hosted a best medic competition assessment and selection from Feb. 13-14, at Caserma Del Din and Caserma Ederle in order to select the best medics to represent 173rd Airborne Brigade in the FY24 Army Best Medic Competition. The 24-hour selection program measures a range of critical skills, including trauma care, emergency medicine, and physical fitness. Through rigorous and competitive scenarios, the selection program serves to elevate and showcase the proficiency of medics, fostering a culture of excellence within military medical teams. Army

TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (June 17, 2022) Marines, assigned to 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (1MEF), and Sailors, from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, currently assigned Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 onboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) integrate to conduct a beach assault and airfield damage repair exercise in support of Valiant Shield 2022. Both units conducted tactical insertion methods, with 1MEF executing a helo cast from a HSC-25 MH-60S Sea Hawk, and EODMU5 completing a static line jump from a VRC-30 C-2A Greyhound. After 1MEF conducted reconnaissance and secured the beach under the cover of darkness, EODMU5 utilized a cargo drop to access the beach and completed an Expeditionary Airfield Damage Repair evolution, clearing simulated submunitions. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allows the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming m

A member of the Korean Service Company hits the switch to start the washing machines in the 351st Supply and Service Company laundry tent during the joint U.S./South Korean exercise Team Spirit '87. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Base: Camp Humphreys State: Gyeonggi-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

060108-A-9999B-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baqubah State: Diyaka Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: IRAQI POLICE

U.S. Air Force Capt. Kevin Domingue, 74th Fighter Squadron pilot, displays a squadron patch at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, April 5, 2023. Domingue will be the last pilot to fly the first retired A-10 out of Moody AFB to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona.

A group of U.S Army Rangers, assigned to the 5th Ranger Training Battalion, in an UH-60 aircraft conduct a water jump into Lake Lanier at War Hill Park, Dawnsonville, Ga., May 5, 2022. The annual training event, hosted by the 5th Ranger Training Battalion, gives Rangers an opportunity to become proficient in water landings, while giving the local community a chance to see the Rangers train in the Lake Lanier area.

DF-ST-85-01366. Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '84 Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

030219-A-6727A-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CFLCC

MASTER Sergeant John Nonog, USAF, a videographer with the 4th Combat Camera Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, California, films from an aircraft maintenance scaffolding in a hangar at Christchurch, New Zealand, during Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE 2001 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

030325-F-2095R-105. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

A Washington Commander cheerleader receives a tour of an M2 Fighting Bradley Vehicle at Drawsko Combat Training Center on Feb. 10, 2024. The National Football League partnered with the Armed Forces Entertainment as part of Pro Blitz 2024, to celebrate football and count down to the big game to honor the sacrifices of deployed servicemembers make on behalf of our country. Army

Staff Sgt. Ryan Dearborn, 436th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor, shows Zaire Thomas how to aim an M4-A1 carbine during the 2022 Childrens Day Celebration at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 13, 2022. This years celebration offered outdoor activities and a mock deployment line to Team Dover families.

010924-F-1631A-010. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Pual Kirksey, a martial arts instructor with Recruit Training Regiment, teaches recruits bayonet assault techniques on Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jan. 26, 2022. Recruits learned and repeated numerous techniques throughout the event. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Cristian G. Torres)

Lance Cpl. Gage Karsten, a landing support specialist with the 3d Transportation Battalion, 3d Marine Logistics Group loads equipment in support of Keen Sword 23 at Naha Military Port, Okinawa, Japan, Nov 4, 2022. Keen Sword exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self-Defense Force. This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.

U.S. Congressman Chip Roy, representative, 21st district of Texas, left center, observes U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE) students conducting a training scenario occurring in the Combat Trauma Patient Simulator, at the Medical Education and Training Campus, during a familiarization tour of Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, July 6, 2022. The training scenario required the students to assess and a treat a 'patient' with traumatic injuries resulting from an improvised explosive device blast. During his tour of MEDCoE, Roy received command overview briefs, with visits to the Critical Care Flight Paramedic Program, the EMT Simulation Center, the Combat Trauma Patient Simulator, and had lunch with MEDCoE Soldiers.

US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Al Guting, Security Forces officer, 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard (CANG), patrols the flight line at Moffett Federal Airfield, California. The 129th is one of only three rescue units in the ANG and is assigned to provide combat rescue and civilian search and rescue while at home station. Base: Moffett Federal Air Field State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030429-F-6565E-003. State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 26, 2022) Quartermaster Seaman Shana Walker, from Jacksonville, Fla., finds a bearing as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) pulls out of Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka. Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

030201-M-7031A-014. Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines

U.S. Air Force Maj. Benjamin Oatley, 63rd Air Refueling Squadron pilot, flies a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 927th Air Refueling Wing, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, over the Caribbean Sea, Sept. 7, 2022. The air operations between 12th Air Force and Air Mobility Command were part of a Partner Interoperability Training exercise with Panama and Ecuador to grow capacity, enhance the ability to respond to illegal fishing practices and maintain shared interest in regional security. Multilateral engagements such as this one ensures maximum resource efficiency and enable the consistent training between U.S. Southern Command, component command and partner nations.

Members of the staff work to prepare for exercise. Subject Operation/Series: UNIFIED ENDEAVOR '95 Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040130-F-6470S-002. Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Bolivian paratroopers receive their jump wings from U.S. instructors during the joint Bolivia/U.S. exercise Fuerzas Unidas. Base: Apolo Country: Bolivia (BOL)

030207-M-5753Q-040. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Mikayla Fritz, a public affairs mass communication specialist with the 358th Public Affairs Detachment, reaches out for assistance at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Muscatatuck, Indiana, Aug. 16, 2022. The MUTC offers real life training in urban and rural environments with different scenarios.

DN-SC-86-05806. Base: USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

040729-F-4800N-181. Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030303-F-1404F-053. Base: Krtsanisi Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: EUCOM

Recruits are instructed in firefighting procedures during basic training at the Naval Training Center. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010114-A-0051B-022. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

030130-M-1852W-016. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn, 12th Marines

980721-A-6435A-004. Subject Operation/Series: BALTIC CHALLENGE '98 Country: Lithuania (LTU)

An Instructor from 25th Infantry Divisions Lightning Academy waits at the turn around point for Soldiers from 11th Airborne Division who participate in the 12-mile ruck march on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson June 17. The ruck march is the last requirement to graduate air assault training and get their badge. (Photos by Staff Sgt. Christopher Dennis/11th Airborne Division Public Affairs NCO)

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Thomas Orbisor a Loadmaster with the 517 Airlift Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska helps guide a 60K Tunner Aircraft Cargo Loader into position during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2001. US Air Force Airman First Class Thomas Orbisor a Loadmaster with the 517 Airlift Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska helps guide a 60K Tunner Aircraft Cargo Loader into position during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2001.

A member of the Philippine National Police - Maritime Group, 2nd Special Operations Unit clears a room during a close-quarter battle drill demonstration observed by Green Berets from 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), May 30, 2022, near Puerto Princesa, Palawan. This military engagement provided an opportunity for the Philippine National Police, Philippine Coast Guard Special Operations Force and U.S. Green Berets to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures with each other in an effort to enhance interoperability while sharing new ideas for maritime operations. Other TTPs exchanged during the engagement included small boat handling, sensitive site exploitation, and compliant and non-compliant visit, board, search and seizure operations. The Philippines and United States have a continued interest in strengthening our military-to-military relationship and reinforcing our maritime security efforts in support of our treaty commitments to each other.

040828-F-0017C-012. Base: Kwang Ju Air Base State: Gwangju Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A United States Marine delves deep into a resevoir of strength enabling him to overcome the immediate challenge of pull-ups at the conclusion of the two day Reconnaissance Indoctrination, exemplfying the dedication necessary to be a Reconnaissance Marine. This took place at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan on April 29th, 2000. Base: Camp Schwab Country: Japan (JPN)

020517-F-6655M-004. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2002 Base: Royal Thai Naval Air Base Utapao Country: Thailand (THA)

Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Klein uses a tripod-mounted Bronica camera and telephoto lens to document a ceremony during the Maritime Patrol Aircraft Conference. Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA)

031027-F-0629H-009. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division unpack personal gear during a layout as part of the Sullivan Cup Competitions inprocessing day activities, at Fort Benning, Ga., April 25, 2022. The Sullivan Cup is a biennial competition held at Fort Benning, Ga., to rigorously test and evaluate the best tank crews from across the Armor Branch, the U.S. Marine Corps and international partners.

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 11, 2012) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) practice maneuvers in the rain during a force protection exercise which incorporated realistic training scenarios and special effects. The U.S. Navy is reliable, flexible, and ready to respond worldwide on, above, and below the sea. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting.

050823-A-3240S-012. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Victory, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

221029-N-VQ841-1218 PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala (Oct. 29, 2022) Guatemalan service members watch the U.S. Navy Fleet Forces Band, attached to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), perform at Queen's Park in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, Oct. 29, 2022. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

A Soldier from the New Zealand Army practices tying knots during single rope bridge instruction at Exercise Cartwheel, Nadi, Fiji, September 18, 2022. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the United States, Republic of Fiji Military, Australian, New Zealand, and British forces that builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face a crisis and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.

040707-F-1351B-003. Base: Amman Country: Jordan (JOR) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

040702-F-6335P-200. Country: Guyana (GUY) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Walenski, 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, demonstrates the use of the cargo roller system inside of a C-130J Super Hercules to Bangladesh Air Force loadmasters in support of Cope South 2024, Feb. 20, 2024. During CS24, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored bilateral tactical airlift exercise, U.S. and Bangladesh Air Forces exchanged airlift, air-land and airdrop delivery techniques to ultimately enhance the collective ability to respond to regional disasters. Air Force

Joint Readiness Training Center at Ft. Polk

HANAMAKI AIRPORT, Japan -- A member of the Japanese Defense Force loads a truck with boxes delivered by a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 at Hanamaki Airport, March 29. The C-130 is unloading humanitarian goods and supplies for the Japanese Defense Force in support of Operation Tomodachi.

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 356th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, 354th Air Expeditionary Wing, walk on the flightline during Agile Combat Employment training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 1, 2022. ACE is Pacific Air Forces model to project combat power via a network of distributed operating locations throughout the Indo-Pacific region.

A 316th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter wears the United States Air Force Fire Protection patch at Joint Base Andrews, Md., July 30, 2022. The 316th CES hosted the 2022 Fire Explorer Program cadets for a week-long training.

Russian Security Police Force members visit McEntire Air National Guard Station, South Carolina, and take part in a hostage situation exercise. The visit was in cooperation with South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) officials. Russian Security Police Force members visit McEntire Air National Guard Station, South Carolina, and take part in a hostage situation exercise. The visit was in cooperation with South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) officials.

U.S. Air Force 375th Force Support Squadron Airmen serve food to 375th Air Mobility Wing Airmen out of a Single Pallet Expeditionary Kitchen Oct. 20, 2022, on Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin. Services had previously built the kitchen during Ballistic Badger 2022, a training opportunity for Airmen at the Showcase Wing to rehearse the ability to execute rapid global mobility.

040121-F-0629H-003. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

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