Military Recruits In Formation

Images of military recruits marching in formation during training ceremonies. The mood is disciplined, featuring uniforms and drills, with bright daylight and various training locations.

New U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, stand in formation during a family day ceremony at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 15, 2022. After 13 weeks of training, the new Marines reunited with their friends and family for a day of on-base liberty.

New U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, march in formation during a family day ceremony at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 15, 2022. After 13 weeks of training, the new Marines reunited with their friends and family for a day of on-base liberty.

021005-F-3820W-002. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220617-N-N3764-1001MARTINIQUE, France - (June 17, 2022) - Sailors assigned to the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15), led by Commanding Officer, Cmdr. Brett Seeley, left, stand in formation at the closing ceremony for exercise Caraibes 2022, in Martinique, France, June 17, 2022. Caraibes 2022 is a French led, combined and joint training exercise in the Caribbean involving naval, air and land assets. This multi-national exercise aims to promote cooperation among regional forces and their collective ability to successfully provide humanitarian assistance/disaster relief in response to a natural disaster.

041213-M-3544G-046. Base: USMC Recruit Depot, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Recruits with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, practice close order drill aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April 13, 2022. Close order drill is an essential element of recruit training as it serves to instill discipline and bearing into the recruits.

U.S. Marines with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistic Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, take part in a change of command ceremony on Camp Pendleton California, June 15, 2022. The 7th ESB change of command ceremony marked the passing of command from Lt. Col. Melina Mesta to Lt. Col. Sarah Culbertson.

A unit of the 504th Infantry Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, stands in formation upon their return from Honduras following Operation Golden Pheasant. Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Gregory A. Grayson, the commanding officer of 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, gives a speech during a graduation ceremony at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 16, 2022. Graduation took place at the completion of the 13-week transformation, which included training for drill, marksmanship, basic combat skills, and Marine Corps customs and traditions.

New U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, stand in formation during a family day ceremony at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 15, 2022. After 13 weeks of training, the new Marines reunited with their friends and family for a day of on-base liberty.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James Long, commander of the 16th Airlift Squadron and a C-17 Globemaster III pilot, celebrates his fini flight with members of his squadron after flying a mission on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., June 8, 2022. Final flight, also known as fini flight, is a tradition for pilots and some aircrew members who are retiring or moving to another base.

Recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, return rifles and gear during the fourth phase of training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., June 1, 2022. After being returned, the rifles and gear will be prepared to be issued to newly arriving recruits.

U.S. Air Force Col. John Cluck, commander of the 139th Airlift Wing, gives a speech during a deployers recognition ceremony at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Missouri, on Sept. 11, 2022. Cluck recognized those who were recently deployed.

031015-F-9105A-015. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

020927-F-2454T-003. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

020422-F-6844O-004. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS 2002 Base: Kingston Country: Jamaica (JAM)

Sergeant Robert Angus, USMC, Combat Correspondent III MEF Consoildated Public Affairs Office Okinawa, Japan, (left) STAFF Sergeant Bret Irwin, USAF, 1 CTCS Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina (center) and PH1 August C. Sigur, USN, Combat Camera Group Pacific San Diego, California (right), comb the area of Camp "A" in Phitsanulok, Thailand for photo and story ideas during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2001. COBRA GOLD is a multilateral exercise that includes more than 10,000 participants, 45 aircraft and 9 ships from the United States military, the Royal Thai Armed Forces, and the Singaporean Armed Forces. COBRA GOLD is the largest multilateral military exercise held in Southeast Asia and is .... Complete Scene Caption: Sergeant Robert Angus, USMC, Combat Correspondent III MEF Consoildated Public Affairs Office Okinawa, Japan, (left) Staff Sergeant Bret Irwin, USAF, 1 CTCS Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina (center) and PH1 August C. Sigur, USN, Combat Camera Group Pacific San Dieg

221101-N-TR141-1052 PUERTO CORTES, Honduras (Nov. 1, 2022) Cmdr. Chris McDowell, (from left) U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command civil engineer, Rear Adm. Douglas W. Sasse, III, Reserve Vice Commander, U.S. 4th Fleet, and Cmdr. Windsor Frinell, Navy section chief of security cooperation office, Honduras, pose for a photo with Puerto Cortez naval base security forces at the medical site in the Franklin D. Roosevelt Institute set up for Continuing Promise 22 (CP22), Honduras, Nov. 1, 2022. CP22 is a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

040527-M-3856G-052. Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040723-M-9812M-014. Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Stephen Case, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), along with representatives from Camp Lemonnier, Task Force Red Dragon and other distinguished visitors render their respects during a World War II, Victory in Europe ceremony at the French Army Base in Djibouti, May 8, 2022. Djiboutian, American, and Japanese forces gathered alongside French Forces in Djibouti (FFDJ) for the event. Charles de Gaulle, who led the French forces during the war, declared the victory of the Allied Armies and the United Nations over Germany, May 8, 1945.

U.S. Marines participate in the Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18, Bravo Company activation ceremony, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 1, 2022. The company activated in accordance with the Marine Corps progression towards Force Design 2030.

A left side view of the troops at attention as The Colors are presented at the Joint Task Force Provide Promise (Forward) United Nations Medals Parade, Camp Pleso. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Camp Pleso State: Zagreb Country: Croatia (CRO)

A gathering of III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Marines at the Beachhead, an enlisted club located on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, to listen to a briefing from General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SMMC) Alford McMichael. GEN Hagee visited III MEF for the first time as the CMC, during his visit he will tour Marine bases located on Okinawa, Japan. Base: Camp Schwab Country: Japan (JPN)

000224-M-0267C-004. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL)

030124-M-5266H-024. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

United States military march, with troops in camouflage attire.; Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

U.S. Marines salute during the playing of the U.S. National Anthem in the Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz Reactivation and Naming Ceremony at Asan Beach, Guam, Jan. 26, 2023. The ceremony officially recognized the activation and naming of Naval Support Activity, MCB Camp Blaz after Marine Barracks Guam was deactivated on Nov. 10, 1992. The future relocation of forces to Guam honors the Defense Policy Review Initiative, an international agreement with the Government of Japan, and it secures a Marine Corps posture in the Indo-Pacific region that is geographically distributed, operationally resilient and politically sustainable.

030317-F-9629J-004. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE AND RSO Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

US Army GEN Jim Shalikashvili, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF, stands on a podium, in the background to the right, speaking to troops deployed to Somalia supporting UNOSOM II operations. UNOSOM II is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPEUNOSOM II Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

040723-M-9812M-051. Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-309-135. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, and members of the Marine Infantry Regiment in French Polynesia, French Armed Forces, stand at attention during the Bazeilles Day Field Meet in Arue, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Aug. 31, 2022. The Marines participated in the bilateral training with the French Armed Forces for their Bazeilles Day Commemoration Ceremony and Jungle Commando Course in order to strengthen relationships with the region.

Base Camps - 26-HK-66-56. LA Plaquemines Camp--military personnel walking in camp -- by Andrea Booher, FEMA. Hurricane Katrina

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (Sep. 23, 2022) Sailors and Airmen stationed at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota participate in a foreign object debris (FOD) walkdown at the flightline on NAVSTA Rota, Spain, Sep. 23, 2022. Naval Station Rota sustains the fleet, enables the fighter and supports the family by conducting air operations, port operations, ensuring security and safety, assuring quality of life and providing the core services of power, water, fuel and information technology.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Curtis Willaimson, the on-going commanding officer of 1st Radio Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, gives a speech during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 21, 2022. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Benjamin Heredia relinquished his post to Lt. Col. Curtis Williamson.

040824-F-0571C-150. Base: Timehri Country: Guyana (GUY)

040611-M-0706S-003. Base: Al Nasir Wa Al Slam State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co.

Polish soldiers stand in formation during a ceremony at Biedrusko, Poland, June 3, 2022. The Training Support Battalion of the Land Forces Training Center of the Polish army celebrated 8 years of its adoption of historic heritage from various armored units that were based around Biedrusko and Poznan, Poland.

U.S. Marines with 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion (3d AABN), 1st Marine Division, bow their heads while the chaplain speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony for the battalions new Amphibious Combat Vehicle maintenance facility at Camp Pendleton, California, June 3, 2022. The new facility consolidates 3d AABN's armory, supply warehouse, and maintenance facilities to a single location, greatly streamlining efficiency for planning and operations.

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-309-122. Hurricane Katrina

031202-F-6335P-006. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Thiès, Senegal - Col. Anthony Fernandez III, the Task Force commander for WA-12 and Brig. Gen. Papa Samba Kamara, the Chief of Staff for the Army Senegalese Forces, salute the Senegalese flag during their national anthem as part of the closing ceremony for Exercise Western Accord 2012 here, July 19. U.S. service members, primarily Reservists from the Marines, Army, Navy, and Air Force are took part in WA-12 -- a multi-lateral exercise with Senegalese and several Western African nations. The training exercise runs from June 26 - July 24 and involves Armed Forces of Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Gambia and France.

020519-F-6932M-006. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS 2002 Base: Camp Dingo State: Kingston Country: Jamaica (JAM)

Service members from 18 countries participate in the opening ceremony for Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 18, 2022. Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II is the latest in a series of exercises designed to promote regional peace and security.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, adjust their uniforms during close order drill at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 13, 2022. Recruits learned and performed drill movements as a platoon throughout recruit training to eliminate individualism and create discipline.

U.S. military personnel walk across the ramp toward the control tower at Kigali Airport. They will work and live out of this location during their support of the United Nation's humanitarian relief effort in Rwanda. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Kigali Country: Russia (RUS)

Armed with their M-16A2 rifles, 2nd Battalion recruits practice hand-to-hand combat techniques. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, stand in formation during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 5, 2022. During the ceremony, Col. Seth W. B. Folsom relinquished command of the battalion to Col. Matthew Lundgren.

President Ronald Reagan inspects an all service honor guard prior to his departure. The president and first lady are visiting Hawaii while en route to the Republic of China. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Medium shot, rear view, soldiers, in jump gear, from the 1/508th Infantry (Airborne Battalion Combat Team), from Vicenza, Italy, sitting on flight line behind a C-130, Hercules, aircraft from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Not shown: Troops will be dropped into Grafenwohr, Germany, 9 August 2000, Exercise Lion Drop 12. Subject Operation/Series: LION DROP 12 Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

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.

Troops arrive in Saudi Arabia as part of the build up for the Gulf War.

Alongside Soldiers from the Philippine Army, Troopers from the 2nd Squadron, 14th Calvary Regiment, 25th Infantry Division participate in the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Training Center (JPMRC) rotation 23-01 opening ceremony on Area X-Ray at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Oct. 20, 2022. By utilizing the JPMRC rotational construct, the 25th Infantry Division retains two BCTs in the Indo-Pacific region, capable of projecting war fighting capabilities.

040827-F-0571C-039. Base: Camp Stephenson Country: Guyana (GUY)

Airmen put on a components of Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear, during a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense exercise Sept. 14, 2022, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. MOPP gear is designed to keep CBRN agents from harming the wearer. CBRN defenses are protective measures taken in situations in which chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear warfare hazards may be present.

Adm. Leon A. Edney, commander-in-chief, U.S. Atlantic Command, greets members of the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (4th MEB) as they stand in formation on the pier. The 4th MEB is deploying to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031013-M-1969G-015. Subject Operation/Series: TALON VISION O2 Base: Fort Magsaisai Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST BATALLION 6TH MARINES

DF-ST-86-10905. Base: Colorado Springs State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Supreme Allied Command Europe International Honor Guard stands at attention during the opening ceremony for exercise REFORGER '83. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '83 Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Daniel R. Wilson, the sergeant major of the 12th Marine Corps District, passes the organizational colors to Col. James B. Conway, the outgoing commanding officer, during a change of command and retirement ceremony at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, July 15, 2022. Conway relinquished command of the 12th Marine Corps District to Col. Mike E. Ogden, the oncoming commanding officer. A change of command ceremony is a time-honored tradition which formally signifies the transfer of command and entails the total accountability, authority, and responsibility from one individual to another.

U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, and deployed to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, conduct a small arms range with members of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force in the vicinity of Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 10. Currently more than 1,200 New York Army National Guard Soldiers are deployed overseas to Djibouti, Kenya, and Somalia.

Ukrainian soldiers are briefed by SENIOR LT. Sergi Korzun, Ukraine Army, on the proper observation and reporting procedures at the Observation Post Training Site during the exercise. Soldiers from three NATO and 14 other central and eastern European countries are developing their combined peacekeeping skills during the exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center. Cooperative Nugget '95 is the sixth Partnership for Peace exercise, but the first to be held on US territory. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE NUGGET '95 Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

United Nations Command, (UNC), officers pose for a photo at the Han River estuary, South Korea, September 29, 2022. The UNC officers were in attendance for a Republic of Korea and U.S. Han River training exercise.

040606-M-4419R-019. Base: India Base (NASIR WAAL SALAAM) State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, execute sling arms during close order drill at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 13, 2022. Recruits learned and performed drill movements as a platoon throughout recruit training to eliminate individualism and create discipline.

Airmen with the 8th Medical Group walk in mission oriented protective posture gear during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 17, 2022. Training reinforces Airmen readiness, strengthens capabilities and ensures the Wolf Pack has the ability to defend the base, accept follow-on forces and take the fight north.

060321-A-9157N-011. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON Base: Santa Clara State: Barahona Country: Dominican Republic (DOM)

Members of the 1ST Battalion, 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, arrive to participate in the joint South Korean/US training Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Suwon Country: Korea

Artillerymen of the newly designated 8th Field Artillery Regiment pass in review during a ceremony in which the 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery, is being deactivated and redesignated as the 7th Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment. Observing from the reviewing stand are Major General William H. Schneider and Colonel David J. Lynch. Base: Schofield Barracks, Kaneohe Bay State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

980621-F-2907C-015. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A wreath laying ceremony involving all the branches of the military takes place in honor of the Unknown Soldier of the Vietnam War. The flag draped casket will be transported aboard the frigate USS BREWTON (FF 1086) to Alameda, California. Its final destination will be the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

120515-N-AL882-033 ANNAPOLIS, Md. (May 15, 2012) Freshmen midshipmen run across the New Severn River Bridge in Annapolis, Md. during the annual Sea Trials. Sea Trials is modeled after the Marine Corps Crucible and the Navys Battle Stations recruit programs. It is a capstone event for the fourth class midshipmen and serves as a leadership challenge for the upper class who lead each event during the exercise.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, march in formation during close order drill at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 13, 2022. Recruits learned and performed drill movements as a platoon throughout recruit training to eliminate individualism and create discipline.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, march in formation during close order drill at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 13, 2022. Recruits learned and performed drill movements as a platoon throughout recruit training to eliminate individualism and create discipline.

Vice Admiral Vivien Crea - 26-HK-15-113. Hurricane Katrina

Members of the Combat Pictorial Team, Det. C, discuss preparations to videotape exercise Gallant Eagle '86. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220714-N-PW480-0133 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 14, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates practice raising their right hands for a ceremonial oath during a close order drill graduation rehearsal at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 14. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals - firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship - to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navys new o

040605-M-4419R-016. Base: India Base (NASIR WAAL SALAAM) State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

230928-N-VC599-1004 U.S. NAVAL BASE GUAM (Sept. 28, 2023) Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) and the Republic of Korea Navy Sonwonil-class submarine ROKS Jeong Ji (SS 073) pose for a group photo after the submarine arrives at U.S. Naval Base Guam, Sept. 28, 2023. Annapolis is one of multiple submarines assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron (CSS) 15. Annapolis is capable of supporting various missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-ship warfare, strike warfare, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.

NORAD and USNORTHCOM J6 Senior Enlisted Leader, SGM Linwood Barrett viewed 52nd Brigade Engineer Battalions signal assessment certifications. Table 4 certifications will ensure signal Soldiers are properly trained on their equipment.

020514-F-6655M-008. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2002 Base: Utapao International Airport Country: Thailand (THA)

U.S. Air Force Airmen and Soldiers assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Fire and Emergency Services Flight pause for a group photo, Dec. 1, 2022 at Prince Sultan Air Base Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The fire and emergency services flight provides fire prevention, fire rescue, hazardous material response, and provide emergency management services.

Nearing exhaustion, Corporal William Griffiths, Royal Air Force Regiment, races towards the finish line during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defender Challenge is the Annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by the Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talent and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness events, base defense, and policing skill events over 6 days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-87-07923. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 Base: Marine Corps Air Station El Toro State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Channing Timmons, an infantryman, assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, briefs Portuguese soldiers on U.S. weapons systems during Exercise Justice Eagle, at Smardan Training Area, Romania, on Sept. 17, 2022. Under command and control of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, continues to reinforce NATOs eastern flank and engage in multinational exercises like Justice Eagle with Allies and partners across the European continent to reassure our Nations Allies.

New U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, run in formation during a motivational run at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 15, 2022. Friends and family of Charlie Company attended the event to celebrate the completion of recruit training.

General Charles C. Krulak, 31st Commandant of the Marine Corps, addresses the Marines of Headquarters Battalion, Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, during his farewell tour. Base: Mcb, Hawaii State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-433-134. Hurricane Katrina

Participants stand by for morning formation in the field at Landing Zone (LZ) Bluebird. Cooperative Osprey '96 is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise, that will be conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic. Under the Partnership for Peace program, this exercise will provide combined training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030204-M-7031A-009. Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, check their weapons' serial numbers during M16A4 service rifle issue at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Sept 12, 2022. Recruits were issued rifles and briefed on their responsibilities regarding rifle security, safety and handling.

After their arrival aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft, Air Force personnel wait in an in-processing line to begin their participation in Reforger-Crested Cap I. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGERCRESTED CAP I Base: Leck Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Members of the Kazakhstan Army get ready to pass in review during CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peackeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies on September 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, Sep. 11-20, 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U. S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations include: Uzbekistan, .... Complete Scene Caption: Members of the Kazakhstan Army get ready to pass in review during CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peackeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies on September 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Cen

DA-SC-85-06467. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '84 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Members of the Turkish Army march into the parade grounds for the start of CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies on September 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, Sep. 11-20, 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U. S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations include: .... Complete Scene Caption: Members of the Turkish Army march into the parade grounds for the start of CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies on September 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United St

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Channing Timmons, an infantryman, assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, briefs Portuguese soldiers on U.S. weapons systems during Exercise Justice Eagle, at Smardan Training Area, Romania, on Sept. 17, 2022. As part of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, continues to reinforce NATOs eastern flank and engage in multinational exercises like Justice Eagle with Allies and partners across the European continent to reassure our Nations Allies.

Seventy-two Soldiers stand on Fort Jacksons Darby Field during a pinning ceremony April 22, 2022. The Soldiers spent three weeks training and testing for the Expert Infantry, Expert Soldier and Expert Field Medical Badge, also called E3B testing, at the installation. More than 180 Soldiers from across the East coast attended the testing, only 72 made the cut this year.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Kenneth Swarts, the range safety officer with Marine Corps Installations Pacific, briefs Marines before conducting a live fire range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sep. 24, 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.

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