Military Personnel Training Operations

Images of military personnel engaged in training and preparedness exercises, showcasing various uniforms, equipment, and environments during military readiness evaluations.

A soldier patrols through the woods during a field training exercise.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, call for fire during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 14, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

060330-N-5438H-006. State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and U.S. Navy Sailors with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 lay concrete to expand a vertical take-off and landing pad as part of Exercise Turning Point at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, June 5, 2022. Turning Point is a combat operation readiness exercise designed to support and enable fleet maneuver and logistics, enhance joint interoperability, and increase the combat readiness of multiple services. 3rd Marine Aircraft Wings warfighting readiness directly enables aviation superiority in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force and joint operations and deters potential adversaries through its enduring relationships with allies and partners by demonstrating capabilities.

U.S. Army Spc. Christopher Turner, a United Nations Command Honor Guardsman, prepares to infiltrate a mock city for an urban operation exercise during dusk at Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex, South Korea, November 16th, 2022. The United Nations Command Honor Guard completed a combined multinational nighttime urban air assault exercise with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines and other joint alliance forces to improve interoperability and increase operational flexibility.

A soldier patrols through the woods during a field training exercise.

Tunisia Maj. Wagdi Nehdi, Logistical Commander of the Tunisian Army, observes maintenance procedures performed by U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Craig Krantz, a Motor Officer for the 960th Brigade Support Battalion, Wyoming Army National Guard, in Sheridan, Wyoming, May 17, 2022, on a State Partnership Program visit. The purpose of the SPP is to enhance military ties and strengthen partnerships with countries worldwide. The Wyoming National Guard partnered with the African nation of Tunisia in 2004 and continues to further their relationship with educational exchanges like these.

A 2nd Battalion recruit assumes the prone firing position with the help of a drill instructor. The recruit is armed with an M-16A2 5.56 rifle. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers from Alpha company, 2nd squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and 4-2 Attack Battalion, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, conduct a gunnary range, Jan 30, 2024, Fort Campbell, Ky.The 101st is committed to building individual, collective, and staff training readiness; test soldier and leader resilience; train tactical fieldcraft; while improving divison and army wide lethality.

Pfc. Ethan Cruce assembles a satellite in the area of operations for the Deployable Intelligence Support Element before the start of Lightning Focus 24, the 207th Military Intelligence Brigade-Theaters annual exercise. The DISE platoon is an expeditionary element that provides critical intelligence and secure communication services to establish a common intelligence picture.Lightning Focus 2024 provides an opportunity for increasing individual & crew weapons proficiency, training on Basic Soldier Skills, junior Soldier and NCO development, improving unit cohesion & team-building, and scenario-based operational intelligence support training to certify intelligence platforms; building readiness in support of SETAF-AF, USAREUR-AF and USAFRICOM.

U.S. Army Spc. Hunter Dearsman, satellite communication systems operator-maintainer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, pulls security while on a dismounted patrol during an improvised explosive device (IED) training course at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 23, 2022. Overseen by U.S. Army Combat Engineers, the training lane put Soldiers through a realistic training environment, allowing them to find and understand the weapons and technology used by enemy forces, increasing their readiness, lethality, and unit cohesion.

Second Lt. David Mulchay, Military Intelligence Basic Officer Leader Course student, communicates via radio during Operation Crucible Sandstorm at Urban Ops Site-South, Fort Huachuca, Ariz., Sept. 21.

New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers, with 1-114th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, zero fires the M4 carbine before a range qualification on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ, Oct. 23, 2022. Soldiers with Bravo Company, 1-114th Infantry Regiment conducted the zero range for the rest of the regiment before moving on to their weapons qualification.

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Les McNellie, brigade master gunner for 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), checks the rotor blades on his AH-64 Apache attack helicopter on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Jan. 24, 2013. Experienced pilots, like McNellie, provide critical aerial support to ground forces throughout the battlefield.

Security Forces trainees at the 343rd Training Squadron move through a series of obstacles during the Individual Tactics and Techniques basic course at Joint Base San Antonio - Camp Bullis on Sept. 20, 2022. The exercise is designed to teach the trainees how to shoot, move, and communicate through tactical environments. The 37th Training Wing and 343rd Training Squadron provide the initial training for all Air Force security forces.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Zachary Collins, a decontamination specialist with the Washington National Guards 10th Homeland Response Force instructs a Soldier with the 153rd Medical Detachment (Blood Support), 56th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 62nd Medical Brigade, in the correct wear of advanced chemical protective garments on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 23, 2022. Collins, and two other 10th HRF subject matter experts, taught a 2-day introductory course on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear incident basics, protective equipment familiarization, and hazardous material monitoring.

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa Soldier 1st Lt. Amanda Ortiz demonstrates how to tie a secure knot during a loading casualties onto a non-standard vehicle practice lane for EMFB (Expert Field Medical Badge) on Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy, Oct. 14, 2022.The EFMB is a United States Army special skills badge that is awarded to U.S. military personnel and North Atlantic Treaty Organization military personnel who successfully complete a set of qualification test, including both written ad performance portions.

U.S. Army Spc. Angel Romero, 483rd Aera Clearance Platoon combat engineer, carries a Bangalore torpedo charge to a demolition range at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, July 26, 2022. The 483rd ACP Soldiers performed a breach-in-stride demolition range to build charge familiarization and practice safety procedures while working with M112 (Composition C4) demolition blocks.

Maj. Kevin McDonough, Combat Airmen Skills Training student, takes cover during an urban operations exercise on Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Nov. 14, 2013. CAST was designed by Air Education and Training Command to standardize pre-deployment combat training for Air Force personnel.

060605-F-5964B-171. Base: Tall Afar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Senior Airman Enrique Perez, a 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Reservist deployed from March Air Reserve Base, Calif., provides security for the Anbar Operations Center from a tower on Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, April 9, 2019. Perez is part of a team of security forces Airmen forward deployed from Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, tasked with a mission supplementing Marine force protection teams. Total Force Defenders provide quick reaction force teams and security overwatch of the Anbar Operations Center and are integrated with a team of Army, Navy and Marine counterparts.

041210-M-3658J-014. Base: Camp Taqaddum State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1FSSG

060107-A-9999B-070. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baqubah State: Diyaka Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION

Soldiers assigned to the 79th Theater Sustainment Command (TSC) tighten the lines for one of the 12 tents used as part of the Early Entry Command Post at Camp Telega, June 19, 2022. The EECP is a rapid response element of the 79th TSCs theater logistics and sustainment planning that prepares Soldiers to provide sustainment and logistic support in a theater environment.

030202-M-5150A-024. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ta Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade poses for a portrait at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 10, 2022 as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22.Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance. (U.S. Army photograph by

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) participate in a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 25, 2022. The ceremony is part of DPAA's efforts to disinter the remains of unknown service members lost during past conflicts. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

041202-M-3658J-004. Base: Camp Taqaddum State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CSSC-115

New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen practice prior to the 2022 New Jersey National Guard Military Review at the National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt, New Jersey, Oct. 16, 2022. The Military Review is a 130-year-old tradition that allows the governor as commander-in-chief to review the Soldiers and Airmen of the New Jersey National Guard.

050806-A-9419D-019. Base: Camp Grayling State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cody Holmes, 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron electrical systems journeyman, speaks with Chief Master Sgt. Justin Geers, 23rd Wing command chief, while defending the airfield during exercise Agile Flag 22-2 at Avon Park, Florida, July 24, 2022. Agile Flag 22-2 is Air Combat Command's first lead-wing certification event designed to demonstrate the 23rd Wing's capability to generate combat air power while continuing to move, maneuver, and sustain the Wing and subordinate force elements in a dynamic and contested environment.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Samuel Burke, tank commander from 1st Battalion, 252nd Armored Regiment, takes notes during Armor Accuracy Checks (AACs) on day three of the Sullivan Cup, at Fort Benning, Ga., April 27, 2022. AACs help to ensure that the tank's fire control system is operational and verifies that special inputs to the ballistic solutions are implemented properly for fire control components and all main gun ammunition.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq -Col. Timothy McGuire (left), of Alamo, Calif., the commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, salutes Sgt. Ryan Higgins, of New York City, after awarding him the Purple Heart Medal during an award ceremony Sept. 29 at Forward Operating Base Hammer, Iraq, located in the Madain region outside eastern Bagdad. Higgins suffered an injury when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle June 2 while conducting a combat operation in eastern Baghdad.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Yung Kim (left), assists Jeremy Hoban, both 8th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technicians, don a bomb suit during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 12, 2022. The bomb suit provides protection from explosive device concussive blasts and shrapnel, if necessary.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Janel Tracy, tank commander, from 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, installs the spring while assembling an M240 machine gun during Gunnery Skills Test (GST) on day 4 of the Sullivan Cup Competition, at Fort Benning, Ga., April 28, 2022. GST is designed to develop and test the proficiency of Abrams and Bradley crews, and individual armor crewmen on their ability to properly use and maintain their weapon systems and execute gunnery techniques.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Michael W. White, commanding officer of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, California, instructs Marines participating in the October Warrior Games on the rules of the squad competition on Oct. 27, 2022. The Warrior Games are a monthly competition hosted in an effort to promote camaraderie within the H&HS family.

Cadre explain how to properly clean exposed areas of skin before donning mission oriented protective posture equipment during the Armys first-ever Best Squad competition on Fort Bragg, North Carolina Oct.02, 2022. The week-long competition will assess each squad on their technical and tactical proficiency, as well as their ability to work as a disciplined and cohesive team, featuring a multitude of fitness, knowledge and combat-related events.

Soldiers from Charlie Company, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion, practiced weapons handling, fast loading, and engagement skills during the first week of annual training.The 2022 annual training exercises for the Idaho Army National Guard are the last mass field exercises for the 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team before deploying in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Leander A. Miranda, a 6th Marine Corps District administrative clerk, gets his next rank pinned by Sgt. Darnell A. Cabbagestalk, a supply clerk at 6MCD, during his promotion ceremony held at 6MCD Headquarters, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, Dec. 1, 2022. Miranda, a native of El Monte, California, was publicly recognized for proving himself worthy of the next enlisted rank in the U.S. Marine Corps.

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Herman Walker Jr, senior culinary management non-commissioned officer, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, clears his M50 gas mask during a Chemical, Biological, Radioactive and Nuclear (CBRN) training at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 20, 2022. This training required Soldiers to be exposed to a mild and benign chemical irritant in order to build confidence in using their M50 Gas Mask.

Staff Sgt. Jessica Cordero assigned to 4th Financial Management Support Unit, Special Troops Battalion, 1st Armored Division Support Brigade, provides care to a Soldier during the Expert Soldier Badge (ESB) competition at Fort Bliss, Texas on March 28, 2023. 1st Brigade Combat Team hosted the ESB competition which included a series of rigorous and demanding events such as the Expert Physical Fitness Assessment, day and night land navigation, individual weapons qualification, medical lanes, patrol lanes, and a 12-mile road march.

030219-M-8539K-002. Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Division

Sgt. Micah Miller (Left) and Staff Sgt. Billy McCoy (right), explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians assigned to 722nd Ordnance Company Airborne (EOD), 192nd Ordnance Battalion (EOD) based out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, assess inventories in preparation render safe procedures (RSP) during the EOD Team of the Year (ToY) competition 15-19 May on Fort Carson, Colorado.The Team of the Year competition is where explosive ordnance disposal technicians face off in challenging scenarios and are assessed on fitness, technical and tactical skills and response capabilities.

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

030426-M-9892R-004. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2003 Base: Fort Magsaysay State: Luzon Country: Republic Of The Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion 7th Marines

Soldiers from 10th Mountain (LI), Sustainment Brigade, 10th MTN DIV (LI) compete in a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) circuit Aug. 29, 2022 on Fort Drum, N.Y., as part of a series of events to celebrate Mountain Fest 2022. Mountain Fest is an annual event executed to celebrate national spirit and strengthen community ties while recognizing contributions and service.

2nd Lt. Christopher Paley, assigned to Eighth Army's Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, ties a knot during the 2022 Eighth Army Best Warrior and Squad Competition at Camp Casey, South Korea, May 11, 2022. The Eighth Army Best Warrior and Squad Competition is a week-long event consisting of several tests of the participants general Army knowledge and skills.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Tyvon Stenson, front, and Gabrielle Taylor, 822nd Base Defense Squadron security forces members, pose for a portrait at Avon Park Auxiliary Airfield, July 22, 2022. This team was guarding an entry control point, only allowing authorized personnel on the airfield as part of Agile Flag 22-2.

060430-A-6365W-085. Base: Fob Remagen State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army Spc. Javier Garcia, a Soldier assigned to the 20th CBRNE brigade participates in the obstacle course event of the 2022 20th CBRNE Best Warrior Competition, at Fort Indiantown Gap Pa., July 11, 2022.The 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives (CBRNE) Commands Best Squad Competition and Best Warrior Competition is a single event used to select the best Noncommissioned Officer of the Year and Soldier of the Year from Soldiers within the command and its major subordinate commands.

U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Anton Sheckhalevich, with the 412th Theater Engineer Command, and Sgt. Andrew Tucker, with the 100th Army Band, receive their briefs for the 12 mile foot march for the Best Squad Competition at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin on May 17, 2022. Approximately 40 Soldiers from across the nation traveled to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, to compete in the 2022 U.S. Army Reserve Best Squad Competition from May 14-21, 2022. The 2022 BSC is an annual competition that brings together the best Soldiers from across the U.S. Army Reserve to earn the title of NCO of the Year, Soldier of the Year and Best Squad among their peers. Competitors are evaluated on their individual and collective ability to adapt to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events that test their technical and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.

111214-M-YP701-011MURAI, Singapore (Dec. 14, 2011) Cpl. Brandon Ogden, a heavy equipment mechanic assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 11 of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU), inspects a vehicle during an exercise. The 11th MEU is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group.

Spc. Taquan Jones, a Petroleum Supply Specialist assigned to Echo Company, 2-227th General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade performs a hot refuel on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, operated by Soldiers with Bravo Company, 3-227th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1ACB at a forward arming and refueling point (FARP) during Exercise Swift Response, Pepelishte, North Macedonia, May 12, 2022. A hot refuel is when an aircraft receives fuel while the engines and rotors are running. Exercise 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. Army Sgt. Eric Eddy (left) and Sgt. Michael Ganesh, both crew chiefs from Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, Assault Helicopter Battalion, attached to the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, install a bracket onto a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter blade during a blade folding operation at Ali al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Nov. 27, 2022. The 3-142nd AHB, attached to the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, provides Army aviation operations and support to the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve mission, which is to advise, assist, and enable partnered forces in the enduring defeat of ISIS.

Soldiers in the 870th Military Police Company fire the M320 at Camp Roberts, California on 20 July 2022. Soldiers fired three different kinds of round. Can you guess what they used

This week, soldiers from 125th FI BN, participated in the Gas Chamber exercise.The purpose of the gas chamber is to fully understand the importance of their M50 protective mask, how to properly clear and seal said mask when coming into contact with small amounts, then finally removing their mask and being directly exposed to the gas. This proves to them that their mask does in fact work! U.S. Army Photos by Sgt. Kenyel Jones

U.S. Army Capt. Dustin Lee (left), assigned to the Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and 2nd Lt. Daniel Hargrove (right), assigned to the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas, face off in a head-to-head match during the bracket-style combatives tournament of the 2022 Regional Health Command-Central Best Leader Competition in Fort Bliss, Texas, April 10, 2022. The competition promotes esprit de corps throughout the Army while recognizing Soldiers, noncommissioned officers, and officers who demonstrate commitment to the Army values and embody the warrior ethos. The competition challenges the Armys best leaders in a demanding, continuous, and realistic simulated operational environment.

U.S. Army Sgt. Gabor Kolman, an infantryman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, participates in a company training exercise at Fort Drum, Jun. 30. During the exercise Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, occupied and defended a position against a hostile force. The 69th Regiment is conducting pre-mobilization training at Fort Drum in preparation of an upcoming deployment to the Horn of Africa.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Treveon Johnson, an inventory management specialist with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3d Marine Logistics Group, prepares to fire an M18 pistol during a live fire range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sep. 25, 2022.The range was held as a tryout for III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations Pacific Marines to represent their individual units at the upcoming Far East Division Matches shooting competition. 3d MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

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Spc. Logan Phillips, representing the 97th Troop Command, run down the road during the ruck march portion of the Utah National Guard Best Warrior Competition, Oct. 18, 2022, at Camp Williams, Utah. The Utah National Guard Best Warrior Competition is an annual event that brings together Soldiers and Airmen from the major commands to compete for the title of Soldier/Airman-of-the-Year, Noncommissioned Officer-of-the-Year and Senior NCO-of-the-Year. The Army winners of this competition will represent the Utah Army National Guard at the Region VII Best Warrior Competition next spring.

030419-M-5607A-011. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine Cpl. Richard McCarty, a low altitude air defense gunner assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), sets up the Urban Terrain Vehicle during Composite Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard amphibious docking landing ship USS Gusnton Hall (LSD 44), Jan. 22, 2022. COMPTUEX is the final pre-deployment exercise that certifies the Kearsage Amphibious Ready Group and the 22nd MEUs ability to conduct military operations through joint planning, and execute challenging and realistic scenarios. (Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Marcela Diazdeleon)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ryan Long, radio chief with All Domain Effects Team (ADET), 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO), III MarineExpeditionary Force, conducts communications drills at Iwo To, Japan, May 31, 2022. 5th ANGLICO ADETs are rapidly deployable, task-organized liaison teams that coordinate and synchronize multi-domain fires.

Special Operation Forces Soldiers from the 10th Special Forces Group provide the cadets assigned to the UCCS Army ROTC Program with life-saving techniques and strategies for trauma care on the battlefield during a tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) training on April 21, 2022. The training included skills to assess and manage a combat casualty from injury to a higher level.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Rowley from the 13th Air Support Operations Squadron gathers information to call in close air support as part of Falcon Air Meet 2010 near Azraq, Jordan, Oct. 25, 2010. The purpose of the Falcon Air Meet is to improve international military relations and joint air operations.

U.S. Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Gilberto Castro, an Aerospace Medical Service Specialist assigned to the 196 Attack Squadron, 163d Attack Wing, interacts with the augmented reality system interface during emergency medical technician (EMT) refresher training on March Air Reserve Base in Calif., Jan. 5, 2024. During the EMT training, hosted by the 163d Medical Group, the North American Rescue Virtual Patient Immersive Trainer (VPIT) acquired by the Hap Arnold Innovation Center (HAIC) was used to enable students to train on multiple patients and trauma scenarios in quick succession. This innovation effort, led by Master Sgt. Joshua Liko (A HAIC volunteer), is one of many projects being propelled by the HAIC to reduce cost, improve workflow efficiency and increase mission output.

Sgt. 1st Class Cody Blackmon from Madigan Army Medical Center, climbs to the top of the Confidene Climb during the Obstacle Course Test in the 2022 Medical Readiness Command, Pacific Best Medic Competition Wednesday, October 26th 2022 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

Spc. Blaine Lawler, an infantryman assigned to 25th Infantry Division stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, and Staff Sgt. Joshua Mubarak, a fire support specialist assigned to 25th Infantry Division stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, walks to the mystery event June 7 at Lightning Academy, Schofield Barracks East Range, Hawaii, during the 2022 USARPACs Best Warrior Competition. The USARPAC BWC 2022 is an annual week-long competition consisting of competitors from multiple USARPAC units across the Indo-Pacific. The noncommissioned officers and junior enlisted Soldiers are evaluated in several categories such as general military knowledge, basic Soldier skills, and physical fitness.

Blackhawk Crew Chief Spc. Lee Walls with Company D, 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment ground guides a forklift carrying a pallet of MREs on the tarmac at Cecil Field. The meals are loaded onto a C-130 Hercules flown by a crew from the Kentucky Air National Guards 165th Airlift Squadron.

Spc. Preslie Meecham, a combat medic assigned to 704th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, instructs Soldiers on how to place a liter into an evacuation vehicle during expert field medical badge testing on Fort Carson, Colo., Aug. 23. The expert field medical badge demonstrates a soldiers proficiency in both medical and warrior tasks. U.S. Army photo by Maj. Jason Elmore.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. David Allen, an infantry officer with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) and a Florida native, participates in a 20-kilometer movement as a part of the Division Leaders Assessment Program (DLAP) on Fort Walker, Virginia, Feb. 26, 2024. DLAP is a rigorous course that tests and improves the warfighting abilities of leaders across 2d MARDIV. Marine Corps

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Marcus Privet, 103rd Airlift Wing equipment management, applies a tourniquet on a teammate while Tech. Sgt. Mario Sales, 421st Expeditionary Center instructor, induces stress during the tactical combat casualty care lane at Fieldcraft Hostile (FCH) on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Aug. 5, 2022. FCH places students in realistic and strenuous training scenarios used to teach skills such as weapons control, combative techniques, communications, mounted and dismounted individual and team movements and land navigation.

Canadian soldiers armed with M16A2 assault rifles arrest a hostile foreign national during Final Training Exercise 2, COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. Final Training Exercise 2 consists of Military Operations in Urban Terrain, Security and Civil Disturbance Operations. Cooperative Osprey is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise that's conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Cooperative Osprey, under the Partnership for Peace program, will provide interoperability training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills. The three NATO countries providing troops are the United .... Complete Scene Caption: Canadian soldiers armed with M16A2 assault rifles arrest a hostile foreign national during Final Training Exercise 2, COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. Final Training Exercise 2 consists of Military Operations in Urban Terrain, Security and Civil Disturbance Operations. Cooperative Ospre

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Johnathan Ferguson, 305th Air Mobility Wing quality assurance inspector (Right), and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chase Staron, 305th Air Mobility Wing crew chief (Left), perform a quality assurance inspection at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Nov. 22, 2022. Ferguson is one of over one million registered bone marrow donors through the Department of Defenses Salute to Life program. This year he met with the recipient of a donation he made in 2012 that allowed the patient to achieve remission of leukemia.

Soldiers from the 960th Brigade Support Battalion, Wyoming Army National Guard, set up for a training exercise in Sheridan, Wyoming, May 17, 2022. The training exercise included members of the Tunisian Army, part of a State Partnership Program visit.

STAFF SGT. Robert Trevino and SENIOR AIRMAN Edward Ruth from the 8th Security Police Squadron, Kunsan AB, applies camouflage in preparation for an exercise assault on other Opposing Forces (OPFOR) camp members during the exercise.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '93 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Spc. Xavier Montgomery with the 207th Military Intelligence Brigade finished the Swing, Stop and Jump obstacle during the first U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) Best Squad Competition held at Caserme Del Din, Vicenza, Italy on May 25, 2022. The competition spans four physically and mentally demanding days where competitors are tested on tactical, technical and leadership skills as they vie to be named the Best Squad. Six squads and eight individual Soldiers from nine units are competing for the title Best Warrior and Best Squad.

We remembered and honored the @10thMTN Soldiers from Task Force 2-14 by participating in the Mogadishu Mile on September 30, 2022. The original mile was a route taken by Soldiers from a Blackhawk helicopter crash site to a rally point held by the 10th Mountain Division on National Street during the Battle of Mogadishu on October 4, 1993.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. David Valencia, an inventory management specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 453, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, conducts pre-operation checks on a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement assigned to the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway in Trondheim, Norway, June 20, 2022. Reserve Marines with CLB-453 performed their annual training period by traveling to Norway to conduct preventative maintenance on the vehicles and equipment that is currently prepositioned with the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway. Valencia is a native of San Jose, California and drills with CLB-453 in San Jose.

LONG BEACH, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard Spc. Francisco Justiniano relays information and help from Long Beach City Hall to a distressed resident here Oct. 30. Justiniano, from Company F, 427th Brigade Support Battalion, is part of Governor Cuomos callup of more than 2,200 troops in response to subtropical storm Sandy which struck New York City and Long Island Oct. 29. The National Guard has been supporting local emergency responders in and around Long Beach to assist residents coping with the severe flooding caused by the 10 foot storm surge.

U.S. Army Sgt. Adonis Glover, shop foreman for Apache Troop, 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, uses a chain to lower the grill of an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during annual services at Trzebień, Poland, July 18, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward-deployed corps in Europe.

Sgt. Tate Tanner (left) and Sgt. Cooper Meiner (right), both combat medic specialists with the 421st Medical Battalion-Multifunctional use camouflage paint on their faces during the 30th Medical Brigade Best Squad Competition at Franken Kaserne military base, Ansbach, Germany on Feb. 27, 2024. Candidates must dawn camouflage face paint at the start of everyday as a way to promote the importance of blending into their surroundings. Events like these are used as a test of grit and toughness, foster readiness and esprit de corps, and are a fundamental part of the Brigade's method of building lethal, cohesive teams and expert leaders. Army

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brendan OConnor an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician, with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, uses the module of the remote fuse disassembly system to conduct milling of an ordnance item using a remote fuse disassembly system during an EOD exploitation range on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 2, 2023. EOD Technicians demonstrated exploitation and inerting techniques to members of the Air Force EOD 6th Civil Engineer Squadron to enhance joint capabilities and share knowledge across the forces.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. John G. Lehane, middle, commanding officer of 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, visits U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division during exercise Bougainville III at Pohakuloa Training Area, Jan. 19, 2024. Bougainville III is a 3d LCT live-fire exercise focused on decentralized operations to prepare the battalion to command and control forces from dispersed locations.

POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 18, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mauricio Sosa, an El Paso, Texas native, and artillery cannoneer with 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, poses for a portrait at Pōhakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 18, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 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 world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Katherine Dy, left, and Nathan Meyer, right, 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron weather forecasters, use weather instruments at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, March 30, 2022. Weather forecasters utilize the latest technology to predict weather patterns, prepare forecasts and communicate weather information to squadrons on base.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Roland McGinnis, the outgoing sergeant major of 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, walks onto the parade deck during a relief ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 24, 2022. During the ceremony, McGinnis ended his tour as the battalion sergeant major.

Sgt. Richard Carlson of Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, a Health Care Specialist with the Minnesota National Guards Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Battalion, 94th Cavalry Regiment sprints to the end of the 12-mile ruck on May 15, 2022 during the Region IV Best Warrior Competition. He is one of twelve National Guard Soldiers competing in the Region IV Best Warrior Competition May 11-15, 2022, at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio National Guards. The winners will move on to compete in the National Guards competition on July 20-30, 2022, at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Sydney Mariette.)

Zaragoza November 29, 2013 His Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias participates in the exercises carried out by the High Availability Brigade in which various units of the Army and formed on the BRIMZ base participate. X photo Fabián Simón archdc.

The 179th Airlift Wing SAPR Office held a tug-of-war competition in Mansfield, Ohio on Apr. 10, 2022. April is Sexual Assault Awarness and Prevention Month.

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U.S. Army soldier, assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, inspects their vehicle during Motorpool Monday. Motorpool Monday is conducted weekly to ensure all vehicles are working efficiently.

A U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman with 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, checks the heart rate and blood pressure of a simulated casualty during an Expeditionary Medical Integration Course (EMIC) on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 25, 2022. This is the third iteration of EMIC which validates the Marines of 1st Battalion, 4th Marines ability to provide a higher level of health service support capability in any operational environment.

Spc. Christian Hinrichs, a cavalry scout with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Iowa Army National Guard, vaults a barrier while running the confidence course during the Iowa Best Warrior Competition (BWC) at Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa, on April 2, 2022. Soldiers from across Iowa gather every year to participate in BWC. This competition is designed to push Soldiers to their physical and mental limits.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Victoria Brown assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company Hoplites,” 2nd Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, sprints toward the finish line during the ruck march portion of the Best Fire Support Team (FiST) competition held at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, April 15, 2022. 1st Infantry Division is among other units assigned to V Corps, America’s forward-deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners

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