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Military Personnel Training Exercises

Images of military personnel engaged in training exercises, discussing strategies, and performing medical simulations, showcasing teamwork and tactical practices.

Soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division, Air Assault trains to recieve their Expert Infantry Badge (EIB) or Expert Soldier Badge (ESB) March 13, 2023 at Ft. Campbell, Ky. To recieve EIB/ESB Soldiers must expertly perform individual Soldier skills and apply principles of basic medical care in a field environment.

040608-M-1158H-033. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, and Soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland conduct joint firearms training near Mitrovica, Kosovo, June 28, 2022. Internally, Kosovo Forces cooperation occurs between all of our valued, troop-contributing nations.

Jordanian soldiers discuss battle strategies while a U.S. Soldier, left, stands by in case an interpreter is needed during a situational training exercise Nov. 24, 2011, near Amman, Jordan, during Operation Flexible Saif, a joint training exercise to improve future security operations.

040115-M-8719G-035. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SFC Class Robert Stevens assigned to the 1ST Battalion, 23rd Infantry, 3rd Brigade, Fort Lewis, Washington, assigns vehicles to his team members prior to leaving the Port of Pyongtaek, Republic of Korea (ROK), Oct. 24, 1998. These vehicles and soldiers will convoy to Camp Casey, ROK and participate in Foal Eagle '98. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Port Of Pyongtaek Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division, Air Assault trains to recieve their Expert Infantry Badge (EIB) or Expert Soldier Badge (ESB) March 13, 2023 at Ft. Campbell, Ky. To recieve EIB/ESB Soldiers must expertly perform individual Soldier skills and apply principles of basic medical care in a field environment.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 9, 2022) Seabees, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18, maneuver a simulated casualty onto a liter during NMCB 18s Field Training Exercise (FTX). FTX is designed to analyze a battalions construction capability, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to support major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

During a mass casualty scenario, US Air Force SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Trenna Hooten and US Air Force Technical Sergeant Michael Nuxoll, members of the 8th Mission Support Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, dressed in protective gear, asseses the wounded using self-aid buddy care 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)

Squad Members representing the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force Africa, listen to instructors as they brief the AT4 recoilless rifle lane during the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad competition to start, Grafenwohr, Germany, Aug. 9, 2022. Teams from across USAREUR-AF test their tactical proficiency, communication and overall cohesion as they compete for the title of Best Squad. Winners of this competition will advance to represent USAREUR-AF at the U.S. Army Best Squad Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina later this year.

A U.S. Army paratrooper from the 82nd Airborne Division starts to gather up his parachute after jumping from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during an air-drop exercise at the Sicily drop zone. Fifty-five tons of heavy cargo and 204 paratroopers were successfully air-dropped from six C-17's to demonstrate the utility of the U.S. Air Force's newest airlifter to meet the Army's brigade air-drop requirement. Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

110318-N-8949D-053 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (March 18, 2011) ElectricianÕs Mate 2nd Class Allen Hodges, assigned to Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training (MCAST) Command, communicates a nine-line medical evacuation request during a tactical combat casualty care field training exercise at Dam Neck Annex. The training prepares non-medical personnel to perform life-saving techniques under the harsh pressure of battlefield environments.

Chilean Marine Cpl. Garlan Carvajal navigates the 40M 180lb Skedco Drag obstacle during the obstacle course portion of the Texas Military Departments Best Warrior Competition at Camp Swift on Mar. 30, 2023. The TMD invites service members from its partner nations to participate in the friendly, six-day challenge. The partnership is part of the National Guard Bureaus State Partnership Program, which pairs National Guards from every state and U.S. territories with partner nations to increase regional security and advance U.S. interests. The program has been successfully building relations for 30 years and now includes 88 partnerships with 100 nations around the globe.

030110-F-1740G-012. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: Digital

041207-M-5573S-061. Base: Camp Johnson State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030722-M-9124R-001. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST MARDIV

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. - Cadets from the Kansas and Oklahoma Army National Guard pause during a simulated patrol at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 4, 2022. When you spend a lot of time with peers you tend to hear the same advice, said Cadet Joseph Nail of the Kanas National Guard. But today theres been a lot of new information and difference experiences.

020513-M-0175R-001. Base: Macon State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU

From left, U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jaylyne Chemeli, a 1st Special Operations Medical Group physical therapy technician, and Senior Airman Neva Armstrong, a 1st SOMDG medical laboratory technician, wrap a pressure bandage around a simulation manikins leg wound at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 27, 2022. The 1st SOMDG is implementing TCCC training twice a month to ensure Airmen are capable of providing proper care.

Lance Corporal George H. Burton, USMC, Driver, Charlie Company 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) "War Pigs" from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), cleans up during a brass & trash call after completing live fire training at EDGED MALLET '02 in Kenya, Africa. One of the Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25)s sits behind him. Subject Operation/Series: EDGED MALLET '02 Base: Manda Bay Naval Base State: Coast Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: 13 MEU

Sgt. 1st Class Dain Neininger and Sgt. Chaise Rheinlander, 1st Cavalry Division, assess a casualty during the Sgt. Maj. Jack L. Clark Jr. U.S. Army Best Medic Competition, Jan. 25, 2022, Fort Hood, Texas. The competition is a grueling 72 hours with many events to test the Soldiers abilities. (U.S. Army photo by Dylan Bailey)

041103-F-0106L-006. Base: Fresno Air National Guard Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. (Nov. 8, 2019) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 provide field medical care to a simulated casualty during a mass casualty drill as part of NMCB-3s field training exercise (FTX) at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif. The battalion is conducting Operation Bearing Duel FTX that prepares and tests the battalions ability to enter a hostile location, build assigned construction projects and defend against enemy attacks using realistic scenarios while being evaluated by Naval Construction Group 1.

Staff Sgt. Alexis Dentici, 19th Medical Group, directs tactical combat casualty care following a simulated opposing force attack during ROCKI 22-03 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, May 17, 2022. Designed to validate the full spectrum readiness capabilities of the airlift wing, ROCKI exercises are typically divided into distinct phases, each deliberately intended to assess the wing in various warfighting functions.

DF-ST-88-03945. Subject Operation/Series: SILVER FLAG ALPHA 87-1 Base: Decker Field, Wendover State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with H&S Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, are taught by instructors on rappelling across a ravine during a training class at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., July 22, 2022, for Mountain Training Exercise 4-22. MTX 4-22 allowed reserve Marines to participate in mountain warfare operations for realistic combat training in order to facilitate increased readiness for the Marine Forces Reserve.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ian Rivera-Calderon, 20th Security Forces Squadron installation patrolman, uses a rigger belt to make an improvised field tourniquet on an injured Airman during an active shooter exercise at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Sep. 26, 2022. Rivera-Calderon simulated administering the basic level of medical care while awaiting the arrival of the medical team.

A Royal Thai Marine carries a U.S. Marine assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, to a safe position during tactical combat casualty care training as part of Exercise Cobra Gold in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, Feb. 28, 2024. Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the longstanding friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Marine Corps

Marines from the Wing Support Squadron 371 (MWSS-371) Motor Transport Platoon, assemble a M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun on their High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) weapons mount during Weapons and Tactics Instructions Class (WTI) 2-99. Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030909-M-9023R-002. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 2003 Base: Camp Samuel Hill State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Major Command Shown: H&S 2nd Battalion 3rd Marine Reg

U.S. Army and Republic of Korea personnel unload a pallet of duffel bags during the joint U.S./South Korean exercise Team Spirit '87. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Airmen assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing fill sandbags during the defender challenge at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, May 17, 2022. The participants competed in nine different obstacles to measure the fitness and resiliency of competitors.

050523-A-8255A-068. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Mchenry State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christian Currie, 17th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron aerospace medical technician, provides medical aid to a member of the 17th Security Forces Squadron during a training exercise at Goodfellow Air Force Base, August 8, 2022. Currie had to stabilize a wound while separated from his team after a simulated explosion.

DF-ST-89-04177. Subject Operation/Series: CABANAS 88 Country: Honduras (HND)

As part of a multi-national training exercise, U.S. Navy Corpsmen of the reserve and medics of partner nations gave classes regarding field-expedient methods to save lives using common items and trash found on the battlefield. The U.S. Marines and Corpsmen are assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task force 24, participating in Partnership of the Americas and Southern Exchange -- designed to expose military forces of ten nations to amphibious operations and the fundamentals to enhance peacekeeping.

041229-M-4697Y-103. Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES

040920-F-1646R-001. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

060419-N-5169H-045. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040417-A-1526R-006. Base: Las Calderas Country: Dominican Republic (DOM)

Members of the 113th Wing, D.C. Air National Guard, test their ability to survive and operate duringan Ability to Survive and Operate exercise at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 10, 2022. The ATSO exercise evaluates Airmen and their ability to respond to various scenarios in a deployed environment to includeTactical Combat Casualty Care, landline mobile radio operation, andchemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives defense.(U.S. Air Force photos by Master Sgt. Arthur Wright)

070318-M-2819S-020. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2-2-1 MTT

070307-M-6412J-002. Subject Operation/Series: EDGED MALLET Base: Naval Station Manda Bay Kenya State: Bargoni Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: 26TH MEU

Colombian air force 1st Lt. Gabriel Enrique Useche, joint terminal attack controller, simulates detainment of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Carson, 81st Fighter Squadron aviation resource management, at Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida, May 10, 2022. The U.S. Air Force partnered with Colombia, Tunisia, Nigeria, and Thailand to co-develop tactics, techniques and procedures to combat violent extremist organizations while demonstrating the capabilities of the Airborne Extensible Relay Over-Horizon Network. During the capstone, partner nations conducted missions simulating real-world events.

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

030518-M-1103B-053. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Sattahip State: Chon Buri Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: 3D Marine Division Combat Camera

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Dave Valdez, the operations officer for Marine Corps Advisory Company Bravo, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Corps Reserves, gathers a parachute after performing static-line parachute operations into Drop Zone Basilone on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 4, 2022. 3rd ANGLICO conducted low-level static line parachute insertion operations in order to enhance the tactical and operational readiness of its Marines for exercises and real-world operations.

Members of the 169th Fighter Wing take part in a Mass Accident Response Exercise (M.A.R.E.) on the North Ramp at McEntire Air National Guard Station, South Carolina. This exercise simulated an aircraft crash on the ramp during an air show exhibition during Unit Training Assembly (UTA). Base: Mcentire Ang Station State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare rockets at a forward arming and refueling point as part of Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 14, 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrea Carbajal, left, a coach with Weapons and Field Training Battalion, instructs recruit Manuel Franco with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, on how to shoot during a live-fire event on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California Aug. 2, 2022. Recruits shot a variety of distances on several targets as part of their marksmanship assessment.

U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct Joint combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Adiake, Cote dIvoire August 23, 2022. JCETs enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.

010725-F-6655M-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRRE/CERE Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, execute knee strikes during a combat conditioning course (CCX) at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 14, 2022. The CCX was designed to increase recruits' stamina and ability to perform Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques.

030203-M-2796K-019. Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT II 2003 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Michael Segul, a Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) instructor with 3rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, inspects the circuit of a Thailand Mine Action Center (TMAC) student during an EOD level 1-2 course at Jarumanee training area, Ratchaburi, Thailand, November 28, 2022. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train TMAC students in EOD level 1-2 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMACs mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defenses Humanitarian Mine Action program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance.

US Air Force Combat Camera and British Army Reservist team members build fighting positions to protect their command tent in the event of OPFOR (Opposition Forces) attack. The Joint/Combined Combat Camera team is currently deployed to the Combat Support Operations Course school at Fort Dix, New Jersey. While there the team will learn to survive and operate in a field environment. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Army Soldier with the 126th Aviation Regiment, Vermont Army National Guard, straps down Staff. Sgt. Mark Moynihan, a medical supply specialist with the 104th Medical Group, Massachusetts Air National Guard, to a litter during exercise Eagle Claw, a readiness exercise, June 11, 2022, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. Soldiers from the 126th Aviation Regiment, Vermont Army National Guard, conducted essential aeromedical evacuation training in conjunction with the 104FWs readiness exercise to simulate real-world evacuations to prepare both unit to face real-world operations and challenges.

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Eric Sawyer, left, and US Air Force STAFF Sergeant James D. Pamplin, from the 11th Wing of Bolling Air Force Base, arm their M60 machine guns and visually scan the area for signs of the enemy during the Combat Weapons event of DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in 24 events over six days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE '00 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030524-M-9812M-020. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2003 Base: U Tapao Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: USMC

040921-F-5759C-014. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

030401-M-5607A-011. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040605-M-8530M-014. Base: Camp Husaybah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: L/03/7

A Marine from 1ST Combat Engineer Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, inserts a blasting cap in a stick of C-4 explosives prior to the amphibious assault on Red Beach. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Filisha Haase, left, passes a gravity flow nozzle to Pfc. Hayden OBrien, both motor transportation operators with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, during Summer Pioneer 2022 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 20, 2022. Summer Pioneer 2022 is a naval engineering exercise demonstrating integrated U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy formations to establish and sustain Expeditionary Advanced Bases and Maritime Domain Awareness.

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Scott Whitteaker, 112th Security Forces Squadron, secures an evacuation route for the 112th Air Expeditionary Wing Headquarters building while Maj. Michael Smith, Lt. Col Tom Emmolo, and Col. David Cohen rush to evacuate during an Operational Readiness Inspection Jan. 25, 2011, at Combat Readiness Training Center Savannah, Ga. Airmen from the 6th Air Mobility Wing, 927th Air Refueling Wing and the 73rd Aerial Port Squadron are working together to make the 112th Air Expeditionary Wing. The ORI will test the wing's Airmen on their ability to survive to operate in contingency conditions.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 225th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division provide medical support at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on Nov. 2, 2022. MEDEVAC operations are one aspect of the realistic training the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) training rotation 23-01 provides to Indo-Pacific land forces. JPMRC strengthens defense relationships, fosters multinational interoperability, increases readiness, and reinforces the unified regional land power network of the Joint Force.

970630-N-3947R-002. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Red Beach

Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipmen take part in a Small Unit Leadership Evaluation (SULE) during their Summer Training Program at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 21, 2022. NROTC Midshipmen Summer Training develops and trains Midshipmen in order to provide the Fleet a competent and professional Naval Service Commissioned Officer.

U.S. Marine Corps Recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, execute ground elbow strikes during the combat conditioning course (CCX) at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 28, 2022. The CCX was designed to increase recruits stamina and ability to perform Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques.

030205-M-1852W-017. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn, 12th Marines

030520-M-8683D-026. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Pong Nam Ran Country: Thailand (THA)

050524-F-6655M-507. Base: Seymour Johnson State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010514-F-2352G-004. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 01 Base: Phitsanulok Country: Thailand (THA)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division take accountabilty of casualties during Combined Resolve 17 (CbR 17) at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany June 3, 2022. CbR 17 is a U.S. Army exercise consisting of 5,600 service members, Allies and partners from more than 10 countries, and is designed to assess units abilities to conduct combat operations effectively in a multi-domain battlespace.

ARE WE THERE YET U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Koua Thao, inbound non-commissioned officer in charge, Installation Personnel Administration Center, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, plots a set of coordinates during a land navigation competition at MCAS Beaufort, S.C., June 29, 2022. H&HS held the competition as the first event for the Summer Showdown Challenge to test Marines practical knowledge of Marine Corps basic skills.

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman with 2d Marine Division participate in a simulated tactical combat casualty care scenario during the Doc Kent Competition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 3, 2022. The competition showcases the capabilities of executing tactical combat casualty care in austere environments by utilizing various evacuation platforms to move from point of injury to higher echelons of care.

010725-M-6537L-047. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST MARDIV

020512M-9902V-021. Country: Brunei Darussalam (BRN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

020527-F-0675P-010. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Justice, Masirah Country: Oman (OMN)

050607-A-1566H-013. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Delta Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030116-M-5834A-010. Base: Camp Schwab Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: MCB

040512-F-4338B-009. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

030110-F-1740G-002. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: Digital

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Trevon Lewis, a motor transport operator with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, sets target stands for a live-fire rifle range during company field exercise 1-23 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 13, 2022. 1st ANGLICO conducted COFEX 1-23 to develop, sustain, and enhance core competencies required to support I Marine Expeditionary Force across the companys Training and Readiness standards and the Warfighting Functions.

060301-A-5168K-001. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041207-M-5573S-075. Base: Camp Johnson State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 624th Forward Surgical Team out of Erie, Pennsylvania break down their operating room tent in preparation for transport to various casualty sites during Operation GOLDEN MEDIC 2001. Reserve forces from all over the nation are participating in GOLDEN MEDIC, a multi-unit, medical, field exercise in which the Army transports simulated casualties from the frontline through various staging areas to a main tent. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN MEDIC 2001 Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines Corps Cpl. Anthony Yordi, left, helps Lance Cpl. Xander Cook, perform a decontamination demonstration for the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during KAMANDAG 6 at Naval Education, Training and Doctrine Command in Zambales, Philippines, Oct. 7, 2022. The demonstration built upon chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear tactics and procedures shared among the U.S. Marine Corps, Philippine Marine Corps and the JGSDF. KAMANDAG is an annual, bilateral exercise between the AFP and the U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Yordi, a Northridge, California native, and Cook, a Bristow, Virginia native, are both CBRN defense specialists with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

030517-M-8683D-009. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Bon Chan Krem Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: 5/10 Sierra Battery- Thai Marine

020604-F-5646C-010. Base: Malstrom Air Force Base State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Pararescue specialists from the 103rd Pararescue Squadron, Westhampton Beach, New York, execute a rescue training mission for Northern Strike 18, Aug. 10, 2018.Northern Strike 18 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting service members from many states, multiple service branches and a number of coalition countries during the first three weeks of August 2018 at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, both located in northern Michigan and operated by the Michigan National Guard. The accredited Joint National Training Capabilities exercise demonstrates the Michigan National Guard's ability to provide accessible, readiness-building opportunities for military units from all service branches to achieve and sustain proficiency in conducting mission command, air, sea, and ground maneuver integration, together with the synchronization of fires in a joint, multinational, decisive action environment.

030802-M-7837W-013. Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

060703-N-3857R-001. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Members of the 116th Air Support Operations Squadron practice hand signals for static line parachuting at Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Wash., Feb. 5, 2024. Static line parachuting automatically deploys the parachute after the Airmen step off the aircraft. (Washington Air National Guard

220715-N-UM706-1018 SAN DIEGO (July 15, 2022) Sailors from United Kingdom Royal Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Navy prepare an explosive ordinance device during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 Southern California. 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 relationships 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. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Madysson Ritter)

U.S. Marine Corps explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni prepare a scene for a simulated missile strike event during Exercise Active Shield at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 15, 2022. Exercise Active Shield is a bilateral exercise conducted annually with the Japan Self-Defense Force to better prepare the air stations incident response procedures during base defense operations.

LA VENTA, Honduras - A member from El Salvadors team hauls a stretcher sleigh carrying approximately 150 pounds of weight as fast as he can during the Position and Submission relay, part of the shooting skills competition of Fuerzas Comando 2022 being conducted June 13-23 in La Venta, Honduras. FC22 is a foreign military interaction exercise designed to enhance multinational and regional cooperation, mutual trust and confidence, and to improve the training, readiness, interoperability, and capability of regional Special Operations Forces.

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