Military Rail Operations at Sunset

Images of military vehicles and railcars at Fort McCoy during sunset, highlighting soldiers loading equipment with warm golden hues and silhouettes of infrastructure.

Groesbeek, The Netherlands - May 13 2021: Netherlands Canadian War Cemetery and Second World War memorial site in Groesbeek, Photographed during the m

Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment Nov. 2, 2022, are shown at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as f

Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company load railcars with military vehicles and equipment Nov. 2, 2022, at the rail yard at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as for movin

Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment Nov. 2, 2022, are shown at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well a

MT, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Headstone markers where U.S. Soldiers fell on June 25, 1876; Last Stand Hill in background

Troops at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training work on equipment and vehicles on North Post on Sept. 10, 2022, at the installation as the sun sets for the day. The troops were on post for weekend training. During September 2022, thousands of troops trained at Fort McCoy for institutional training and extended combat and weekend training. Fort McCoy's motto is to be the Total Force Training Center.”

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-421-10. Hurricane Katrina

Groesbeek, The Netherlands - May 13 2021: Netherlands Canadian War Cemetery and Second World War memorial site in Groesbeek, Photographed during the m

U.S. Marines with Mobile Reconnaissance Company, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, launch an RQ-20 Puma unmanned aerial system to support fire missions while conducting a bilateral live fire mortar range during exercise Archipelago Endeavor 22 (AE22) on Berga Naval Base, Sweden, Sept. 14, 2022. AE22 is an integrated field training exercise that increases operational capability and enhances strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marines and Swedish forces.

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron takes part in the Cope North 24 multinational exercise to better train and hone U.S. and Allied interoperability at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 9, 2024. Strengthening alliances and attracting new partners creates an asymmetric advantage through access, interoperability, increased partner capacity, and increased domain awareness. Air Force

Soldiers' graves 1917, Middle East, Israel and/or Palestine

Arrival in Palestine of Mr. Anthony Eden. Gen. Barker, G.O.C. at Lydda air port awaiting arrival of Mr. Eden. 1940, Israel, Lod

A trench mortar gun at the restored WWI trenches at the Canadian visitors centre at Vimy Ridge on the Somme Battlefield

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Jose Cantu, bulk fuel specialist, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit lifts a rubber fuel hose to drain it during operations at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area. Base: Shoalwater Bay State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

A U.S. Soldier, attached to Delta Company, 5-7 Cavalry Squadron, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, conducts area surveillance during Exercise Combined Resolve 17 (CbR 17) at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, June 2, 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 battle space.

Sa Coma factory, General Bayo's headquarters during the republican landing, Spanish civil war, Son Servera, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

The Auschwitz concentration camp, Oswiecim, Poland.

Troops at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training work on equipment and vehicles on North Post on Sept. 10, 2022, at the installation as the sun sets for the day. The troops were on post for weekend training. During September 2022, thousands of troops trained at Fort McCoy for institutional training and extended combat and weekend training. Fort McCoy's motto is to be the Total Force Training Center.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Divisions Best Squad, familiarizes themselves with their M4 Carbine in preparation for the M4 qualification portion of the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition at Fort Stewart, Georgia, July 26, 2022. The M4 Carbine range was one of several events during the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition that tested each competitors weapon proficiency and technical expertise.

DF-ST-87-03409. Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK '86-12 Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Romanian Soldiers engage U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment (OpFor) during a simulated assault as part of exercise Saber Junction 22 in Hohenfels, Germany, Sep. 13, 2022. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Armys 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. Armys Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas.

Guard tower 8 at night as the fog rolls in over Camp Able Sentry in Skopje, Macedonia during Operation Able Sentry. Subject Operation/Series: ABLE SENTRY Base: Skopje Country: Macedonia (MKD)

Sergio Matias Chontal-Harter participates in a simulated Army Combat Fitness Test with Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Stephen Messenger on Feb. 12, 2024, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Matias, 6, interviewed Messenger as part of a school social studies project. Matias is the son of a Fort McCoy employee, and he also experienced what it's like to participate in the Army Combat Fitness Test and how to participate in retreat at the end of the duty day. Army

Veterans Memorial Plaza is shown May 21, 2022, at the Commemorative Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 900 block of Fort McCoy and the 11-acre area surrounding it are at the hub of the forts history-preservation efforts and is called the Commemorative Area. The Commemorative Area consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoy's unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942. Three of the buildings an administrative facility, a dining facility, and a barracks are set up to depict Soldier life during the 1940s. Display items include a World War II chapel, bunk beds, footlockers, mannequins, and potbelly stoves. Another building highlights four different modern military training venues, and a separate facility shows various training aids. The area also has the Equipment Park. Veterans Memorial Plaza is a tribute to all of the men and women who have served the nation during each era of F

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Hongo, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment Headquarters and Services Company, uses the natural terrain to help conceal himself, while training at Camp Pendleton California (CA), during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 2001. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ 2001 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041112-M-9597P-001. Base: Mcrd San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The construction area for a future transient training brigade headquarters in the 1600 block on the cantonment area is shown Sept. 10, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. A contract, totaling $11,964,432.87, was awarded June 9, 2022, to L.S. Black Constructors to build the fiscal year 2022 Transient Training Brigade Headquarters project at Fort McCoy. Construction operations began in August 2022. Location of construction is just across the street from where the same contractor has been building two new transient training troop barracks buildings in the same block. According to the Army Corps of Engineers, which is managing the project, the brigade headquarters project is based on the denser, more consolidated footprints of Fort McCoys Troop Housing Area Development Plan which states fewer, multiple story buildings allow facilities/functions to be sited closer together, allowing for a more walkable training environment, as well as saving money on utilities. The smaller footprint of the brigade he

Troops at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training work on equipment and vehicles on North Post on Sept. 10, 2022, at the installation as the sun sets for the day. The troops were on post for weekend training. During September 2022, thousands of troops trained at Fort McCoy for institutional training and extended combat and weekend training. Fort McCoy's motto is to be the Total Force Training Center.”

CAPE MAY, N.J. - Aircrews from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City conduct a formation flight over Training Center Cape May's parade field, June 27, 2022.As the only military service operating in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Coast Guard proudly enables the Nations economic prosperity, enforces our laws at sea, protects the marine environment, and performs vital lifesaving missions to ensure the safety, security, and resiliency of Americas far-reaching maritime interests.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Timothy Tamargo

The sun sets Sept. 10, 2022, at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.

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1862 SEPTEMBER 17TH BLOODY LANE BATTLE SITE ANTIETAM NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD SHARPSBURG MARYLAND USA

A scene of Equipment Park is shown May 21, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Equipment Park is inside the installations historic Commemorative Area. The Equipment Park is an outdoor display of historic and present-day equipment representative of the types used on the installation. The design of the park allows for display of 70 pieces of equipment, ranging from helicopters and howitzers to trucks and trailers. The Commemorative Area also consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoys unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942.

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Wilreit Touch III. March 1963

Memorial to the fallen soldiers of the 77th battalion

The sun sets Sept. 10, 2022, at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.

An aerial view of San Nicolas Island with three FPS-16 and one FPQ-10 radar antennas visible. The San Nicolas Island is part of the Pacific Missile Test Center Range. Base: Naval Air Station, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aerial drone photo of the American ww2 cemetery at Normandy. Aerial drone photo of the American ww2 cemetery at Normandy, France. Copyright: xZoonar.com/HugoxKurkx 20446403

The sun rises on the morning of the 2022 ARNG National Best Warrior Competition's portion of the individual weapons zeroing range, July 24, at Tullahoma's Volunteer Training Site. Tennessee's unique terrain and culture across the state provides an ideal environment for this competition.

Events marking the centennial of the first powered flight, Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

Groesbeek, The Netherlands - May 13 2021: Netherlands Canadian War Cemetery and Second World War memorial site in Groesbeek, Photographed during the m

U.S. Air Force Everette Linn, Lightweight Machine Gun Course instructor does final checks on an M240 B medium machine gun during the setup of the live firing portion of the qualification course at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Oct. 3, 2022. The course is two-weeks long culminating in three days where students familiarize themselves with weapons by live firing in multiple conditions and is designed to ready students for mission demands on day-one of assignment at their new base where this training is not available.

Overall photo of Detachment 5 radar site at a deployed forward location. Subject Operation/Series: GREEN CLOVER '96 Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

Denmark, Langeland, Bagenkop, Langelandsfort Cold War Museum, Cold war artifacts at former NATO base, anti-aircraft bunker

Veterans Memorial Plaza is shown Sept. 23, 2022, with early fall colors at the Commemorative Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 900 block of Fort McCoy and the 11-acre area surrounding it are at the hub of the forts history-preservation efforts and is called the Commemorative Area. The Commemorative Area consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoy's unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942. Three of the buildings an administrative facility, a dining facility, and a barracks are set up to depict Soldier life during the 1940s. Display items include a World War II chapel, bunk beds, footlockers, mannequins, and potbelly stoves. Another building highlights four different modern military training venues, and a separate facility shows various training aids. The area also has the Equipment Park. Veterans Memorial Plaza is a tribute to all the men and women who have served the natio

A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 122nd Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, taxi down the runway during Guardian Blitz at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 24, 2023. Guardian Blitz is the 122nd Fighter Wings final training exercise with A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft before converting to the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft.

More than 70 American Soldiers from the 52nd Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) and other Fort Campbell units earned the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge during a qualification event. Soldiers had to complete a basic fitness test, 100-meter swim in uniform, pistol qualification and 12-kilometer road march to earn the badge. U.S. Army photo by Capt. David G. Moehling.

May 9, 2006 - Marines rappel from the Camp Hansen Rappel Tower during a Helicopter Rope Suspension Training Master Course.

U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party specialists from the 18th Air Support Operations Group compete in Dragon Challenge 2022 at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina. The annual competition is designed to identify the best Joint Terminal Attack Controller teams within the group by testing the competitors steadfast physical, technical, tactical, and field-knowledge skills under mocked combat conditions.

Aerial image of Lamb Down Military Badge, the badge of the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces, cut on a steep slope by the A36, Lamb Down, Wiltsh...

Supporting elements of the 82nd Airborne Division (82nd Abn. Div.) and Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) watch Paratroopers of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Abn. Div. jump onto Geronimo Drop Zone on Fort Polk, L.A., Nov. 2, 2022. The Joint Readiness Training Center rotation serves to enhance brigade and supporting unit's deployment readiness.

WASHINGTON (Sept. 11, 2014) Dawn at the Pentagon Memorial prior to a ceremony to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon. The ceremony will be attended by President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, First Lady Michelle Obama, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey to honor those lost in the attacks on New York, Washington D.C. and Somerset County, Pa.

Sergio Matias Chontal-Harter participates in a simulated Army Combat Fitness Test with Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Stephen Messenger on Feb. 12, 2024, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Matias, 6, interviewed Messenger as part of a school social studies project. Matias is the son of a Fort McCoy employee, and he also experienced what it's like to participate in the Army Combat Fitness Test and how to participate in retreat at the end of the duty day. Army

Cowboys Riding the Range

The sun sets April 9, 2022, at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.

An old civilian grave in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

The sun sets April 9, 2022, at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.

Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 (VMFAT-501) conduct training at Townsend Bombing Range (TBR), June 15, 2022. TBR is the East Coasts premier air-to-ground training range. It provides the nations aircrews access to world-class training, which is critical to maintain a strong national defense in a world of ever-changing opponents, battlegrounds, and technologies.

Members of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team dig test pits during a DPAA recovery mission in England, April 11, 2022. This was DPAAs first recovery mission in the United Kingdom in three years. DPAAs mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation.

The sun sets over South Post on Sept. 10, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.

Troopers assigned to 1-12 Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division participated in a WWII Commemoration Wreath Laying Ceremony at Drawsko Pomorskie Municiple Cemetery in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland Sept. 1, 2022. Participating in events like these promote partnership between U.S. and Polish forces and the civilian population.

The graves in the fort on Cathcart's Hill - of the officers 4th Division who fell at Inkermann

220504-N-XG458-1056 TINIAN, Northern Mariana Islands (May 4, 2022) The final paved road from the Marpo Heights project by Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 is a durable piece of infrastructure that will serve the local community for years to come. NMCB-3 is forward-deployed throughout the Indo-Pacific region and United States ready to support major combat operations, theater security, humanitarian assistance, and disaster relief operations. Seabees provide general engineering and civil support to Navy, Marine Corps, and joint operational forces globally.

View of the Lunetten IV defense work from the Houtsepad in Utrecht.

Stelae with rampart markings, ancient battlefield, Varus Battle or Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, Kalkriese Museum and Park, Osnabruecker Land region, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe *** IMPORTANT: WARNING: Publication only with the following note: "Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in Osnabruecker Land region - Kalkriese Museum and Park" ***

DA-ST-88-04895. Base: Mount Vernon State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Troops at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training work on equipment and vehicles on North Post on Sept. 10. 2022, at the installation as a rainbow forms in the background. The troops were on post for weekend training. During September 2022, thousands of troops trained at Fort McCoy for institutional training and extended combat and weekend training. Fort McCoy's motto is to be the Total Force Training Center.

North Carolina, Kill Devil Hills, Wright Brothers National Memorial, stone marker for the second successful manned flight

France, Normandy, D-Day Beaches Area, WWII D-Day invasion Utah Beach, Sainte Marie du Mont, ruins of German bunkers.

The colors of dusk are shown Oct. 19, 2022, at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.

After a mostly rainy day, a beautiful sunset is shown over Fort McCoy, Wis., on June 15, 2022, at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport on South Post. And adding to the scene is a C-130 Hercules aircraft. The C-130 Hercules primarily performs the tactical portion of the U.S. Air Force's airlift mission. The aircraft is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and is the prime transport for airdropping troops and equipment into hostile areas. The C-130 operates throughout the U.S. Air Force, serving with Air Mobility Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, Air Combat Command, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Pacific Air Forces, Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve Command, fulfilling a wide range of operational missions in both peace and war situations. (Photo by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

US Army 81st Infantry Memorial Peleliu, Republic of Palau, Pacific

Marines with the Marine Corps Installations East - Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune explosive ordnance disposal team advance through a training area to execute a controlled detonation on an unexploded ordnance on Browns Island on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 27, 2022. Browns Island is off limits to all visitors unless authorized for training exercises. All personnel accessing the island must be accompanied by an explosive ordnance disposal technician due to extreme dangers associated with the high hazard impact area.

U.S. Marines with the maritime raid force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and soldiers with the 2nd Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force cross a rope bridge on an endurance course during a bilateral field training for Iron Fist 24, at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 26, 2024. Bilateral training tests readiness and ability to respond to crises in challenging and time-sensitive conditions. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the JGSDF, and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. Marine Corps

Germany, Niedersachsen. Bergen-Belsen WW2 concentration camp memorial, filled with memorial makers.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Colby Pacek, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery noncommissioned officer, removes wheat from a site during a DPAA recovery mission in England, May 13, 2022. Members of the recovery team removed wheat in certain areas of the site in order to make those areas easier to dig up soil. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines construct concealment for snipers during Fuji Viper 22.5 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Sept. 7, 2022. Exercise Fuji Viper exemplifies a commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24) participate in a training scenario July 26, 2022, on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 24th Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 was holding their 2022 annual training at Fort McCoy. (U.S. Army Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

Graves National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii. Dedicated 1949 for soldiers, sailors and airmen.

Infantry Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment man their foxholes before force-on-force operations during Operation Northern Strike at Camp Grayling, Mich., Aug. 15, 2022. This type of training is used to refamiliarize units with tactics and techniques they would utilize in real-world scenarios.

The Dutch army is practicing in La Courtine. Pay attention! The above description is a generic series description based on the information stated by the army film and photo service. In the long term, this global description will be specified.

Germany, Barbed wire

A view of the damage to the microwave relay site caused by Typhoon Faye. Base: Wallace Air Station Country: Philippines (PHL)

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall at Sunrise, Washington, D.C.

An AN/TTC 48/V Communications Small Extensions Node is being utilized by Delta Company, 32nd Signal Battalion on Taszar Barracks, Hungary, in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Taszar Barracks Country: Hungary (HUN)

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Academy cadets participate in the Commandant's Challenge at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., Oct. 5, 2022. The challenge is an annual event at the Academy focused on military training, warrior ethos, and teamwork.

France, Pas de Calais, Mimoyecques, Fortresse de Mimoyecques, WWII German HDP / V3 super-gun bunker, bunker interior.(Editorial Use Only)

Army ROTC cadets with the University of Wisconsin-Madison hold training Oct. 14, 2022, at the ropes bridge on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. According to Army ROTC, training in Army ROTC prepares a cadet for a lifetime of challenges in the military and in the civilian world. The training cadets receive includes time management, stress management, military skills, land navigation, and battle drills. You do not have to make a commitment to Army ROTC to gain from its training program. We offer courses at the freshman and sophomore level that are available to all students. ... The first two years are referred to as the Basic Course and is designed to provide you with the fundamentals of leadership, military history, practical experience, and a foundation in ethics and self-discipline. Fort McCoy regularly hosts ROTC training.

A recruit with Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, sits at the 500-yard shooting line at the Table 1 Range on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April 5, 2023. On Table 1, recruits learn to effectively fire from distances of 200, 300 and 500 yards.

Reconstruction of German First World War One trench showing wooden duckboards and woven wickerwork branches at Zonnebeke, Belgium, Europe

Spc. Alexis Raymond and Sgt. Angel Carrillo explore the area across from Medicine Bluff at Fort Sill to have one more ride with their mounts. The two female Soldiers along with section chief Lara Armstrong made Fort Sill history with the Field Artillery Half Section by being part of the only time there have been three females at the Half Section.

New Jersey National Guard Soldiers set up equipment 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.

RAF Holmsley South is a former WW2 Royal Air Force station in The New Forest, Hampshire, UK

Army ROTC cadets with the University of Wisconsin-Madison hold training Oct. 14, 2022, at the ropes bridge on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. According to Army ROTC, training in Army ROTC prepares a cadet for a lifetime of challenges in the military and in the civilian world. The training cadets receive includes time management, stress management, military skills, land navigation, and battle drills. You do not have to make a commitment to Army ROTC to gain from its training program. We offer courses at the freshman and sophomore level that are available to all students. ... The first two years are referred to as the Basic Course and is designed to provide you with the fundamentals of leadership, military history, practical experience, and a foundation in ethics and self-discipline. Fort McCoy regularly hosts ROTC training.

040701-F-4201N-013. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACF

The dunes at Minsmere still have World War two anti Tank cubes

National Park Andersonville or Camp Sumter, a National Historic Site in Georgia, site of Confederate Civil War prison and cemetery tombstones for Yankee Union prisoners

Under Verdun, France , 1916 - Regions at war Meuse, Haute -Marne, Oise, Somme - Stéphane Passet - (February -30 July) (French - Sous Verdun , France). Military uniform, snow, road, forest , wood, forehead, man, Clothing, First World War, Human Starries, France, under Verdun, various

An air-to-air right side view of five RH-53D Sea Stallion helicopters in formation. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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