Military Sniper Operations

Images of military personnel preparing and firing rifles in various settings, emphasizing tactical training and combat readiness in intense environments.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Colin Haley, a scout sniper with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, prepares to fire a M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System from a UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469 during aerial sniper drills on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, July 20, 2022. This training increased the Marines proficiency and lethality while engaging targets from an aircraft in flight. 3/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Haley is a native of Wheaton, Illinois.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Colin Haley, a scout sniper with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, prepares to fire a M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System from a UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469 during aerial sniper drills on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, July 20, 2022. This training increased the Marines proficiency and lethality while engaging targets from an aircraft in flight. 3/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Haley is a native of Wheaton, Illinois.

NURISTAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- A U.S. Army Soldier with 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, fires an M-16 rifle during a gun battle with insurgent forces in Barge Matal, during Operation Mountain Fire, July 12.The tiny mountain village, in Afghanistans eastern Nuristan province, was overwhelmed by AFF members until combined elements of the Afghan National Security Forces and International Security Assistance Forces quickly forced the insurgents to flee.

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The suns sets on another day in southeastern Baghdad as Spc. Joshua MacQuarrie, an infantryman from Copperas Cove, Texas, assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, scans the horizon for enemy activity from a guard tower at Joint Security Station Cleary, Aug. 17.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Camren Butler, a field artillery cannoneer with India Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, loads charges into an M777A2 lightweight 155mm howitzer during an indirect fire training exercise as part of Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 9, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore. Butler is a native of Washington, D.C.

Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team engage in various mission durian Operation Nakoa Fleek in Schofield Barracks, HI. Operation NAKOA FLEEK is a two-week multi-echelon exercise designed to validate the Brigades Capability Set Integration (CSI), train and certify lethal companies, troops, and batteries, and exercise the Warriors sustainment capacity in a dynamic and complex battlefield against a thinking and reacting enemy.

Lance Cpl. Joshua S. Leventhal, a grenadier with 3rd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a native of Orlando, Fla., fires at targets during the assault portion of the Clear, Hold, Build Exercise 2 at Range 210 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. March 5.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alexander Lavare, a Tampa, Florida native, infantry Marine with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, provides security during a Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise as part of Service Level Training Exercise 2-24 at Range 220, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 21, 2024. MWX is the culminating event for SLTE 2-24 that improves U.S. and allied service members operational capabilities and lethality as a MAGTF. Marine Corps

Two US Marines with camouflage face paint from the 2nd Battalion 8th Marines secure the hill at McCalla as part of two days of training on the Naval Base. The Marines are presently stationed on the USS NASSAU as part of the operation. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT DEMOCRACY Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, navigate through an obstacle on the day and night movement courses during Basic Warrior Training on Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. March 29, 2023. During Basic Warrior Training recruits learn the basics of combat survival and advanced rifle maneuvers.

U.S. Army Ranger with machine gun and night vision goggles moving along the wall during a mission.

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ethan Schockley, a Gainesville, Ga., native, and machine gunner with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, prepares M240B machine guns at Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., Jan. 25, 2022. Marines with 3/3 conducted an M240B machine gun live-fire range as part of Mountain Warfare Training Exercise 2-22 in order to increase combat lethality and readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

040602-M-8096M-051. Base: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 22ND MEU (SOC)

A U.S. Marine with 3d Battalion, 2nd Marines conducts a live fire range in Okinawa, Japan, May 12, 2022. This range integrates raiding and demolition tactics to enhance the Marines' ability to breach obstructions and perform combat operations in an urban environment. 3/2 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division.

A U.S. Marine with 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, enters an M270 Multiple Rocket Launch System during a bilateral demonstration with members of the Northern Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 3, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

Soldiers assigned to Hardrock and Bulldog Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conduct Air Assault Operations in conjunction with a Support by Fire Live Fire Exercise on August 29, 2022, at Babadag Training Area, Romania. The Screaming Eagles of today are ready to support our allies in order to preserve the long-lasting stability in Europe that our predecessors fought and died for. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Malcolm Cohens-Ashley, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Public Affairs.)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division (1/3ID) provide security during a Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear simulation during Exercise Combined Resolve 17 (CbR 17) at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, June 2, 2022. CbR 17 is a United States Army Europe- Africa directed, 7th Army Training Command executed exercise that takes place at JMRC from 20 May to 19 June 2022. The event is designed to evaluate and assess 1/3IDs ability to conduct operations in a complex, multi-domain simulated battle space. The focus of the rotation is to exercise combined arms operations in a multinational environment.

041206-M-6795S-008. Base: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Airman 1st Class Ryan Neal looks down the sights of an M4 carbine during training Sept. 11, 2014, on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The defenders trained on clearing houses, handling noise and domestic calls as well as suicidal situations to maintain currency. Neal is a 36th Security Forces Squadron defender.

A Polish soldier assigned to the 151st Light Infantry Battalion places his weapon the 7.62MM BOR on shoulder for a scope adjustment during leaders time training with U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (3-4 ABCT) at Skwierzyna, Poland, Sept. 30, 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

U. S. Marine Lance Cpl. Calvin Barnes and Lance Cpl. Jesse Lopez, assigned to Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company Europe (FASTEUR), participate in live-fire exercises, May 19, 2022. FASTEUR is deployed in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

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Army National Guard officer candidates, enrolled in the Washington Army National Guards 205th Regimental Training Institute Officer Candidate School Phase III, execute movement to contact missions on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 22, 2022. The candidates were faced with unexpected variables during the training, such as responding to simulated casualties and handling enemy prisoners of war. By conducting missions first as a squad, then as a platoon, candidates develop the confidence and leadership skills they need to make critical decisions under stressful circumstances.

U.S. Army Soldier from the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, acting as an element of the Donovian Army, sits behind his .50 caliber machine gun stationed in the back of a five-ton truck July 2, 2022, as he waits for enemy forces to approach in the city of Razish, National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif. During the training exercise, the 11th ACR Troopers defended the city against incoming Rotational Training Unit Forces using a variety of techniques and weapons designed to test their adaptability and resilience in urban warfare.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Micah Kennell, a rifleman with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, holds security during Mountain Training Exercise 1-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California, Sept. 28, 2022. During MTX, the Marines learned various skills to become more proficient in combat and survival in an austere mountain environment. Kennell is a native of Kennewick, Washington.

A Swedish Marine with 4th Marine Regiment, Swedish Amphibious Corps climbs a caving ladder from a combat craft assault with Special Boat Team - TWELVE, U.S. Naval Special Warfare Group FOUR during exercise TYR 22 at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre (NMIOTC) in Souda bay, Greece, July 13, 2022. TYR 22 is a maritime interdiction operations exercise held at NMIOTC, bringing together Swedish Marines, U.S. Marines, U.S. Navy Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen to improve US and NATO Partner operational capacity, capability, and interoperability.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, post security inside of a building during an assult at Range 220 during an Adversary Force Exercise as part of Service Level Training Exercise 2-24 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 5, 2024. The purpose of AFX is to create a credible, realistic threat for the exercise forces participating in SLTE 2-24 to engage against during the upcoming Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise in a force-on-force, unscripted wargame. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Keoni Gandalf, a small arms repair technician with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, reloads his M4 carbine during a table three through six range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 8, 2022. The purpose of the range was to improve Marines combat marksmanship in preparation for future operations. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. Gandalf, a native of Waimea, Hawaii, graduated from Kealakehe High School in 2021 and enlisted out of Recruiting Station Kailua-Kona in 2021.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Trevon Lewis, a motor transport operator with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, fires an M2A1 machine gun during company field exercise 1-23 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 12, 2022. 1st ANGLICO conducted COFEX 1-23 to develop, sustain, and enhance core competencies required to support I Marine Expeditionary Force across the companys Training and Readiness standards and the Warfighting Functions.

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U.S. Navy Corpsmen with 3d Medical Battalion and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members take part in bilateral Tactical Combat Casualty Care training during Keen Sword, on Amami, Japan, Nov. 10, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial training event that exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self-Defense Force. This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Robert Roshia, armed with an M60, lets off some steam after destroying the arms cache of smugglers on the island. LCPL Roshia is in Thailand as part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's ground combat element, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines. (Substandard image). Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '98 Base: Ko Samea San Island Country: Thailand (THA)

060324-N-4166B-069. Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

SOUTHERN SHORSHORK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Pfc. William J. Pruitt, machine gunner, Weapons Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, takes a drink from his hydration system during Lima Company’s convoy from Combat Outpost Toor Ghar to Southern Shorshork, Helmand province, Afghanistan, as part of 3/3’s mission in Operation Cobra June 16. The convoy took longer than expected, and Pruitt, from Seattle, spent almost seven hours in his vehicle where he said it was, “hot as hell.” Operation Cobra is a joint operation between Marine Corps units and the Afghanistan National Army to disrupt enemy forces which have been using the sparsely populated region between Marjah and Nawa as a safe haven.

Operators secure the room following a firefight during a training exercise in Battle Creek, Michigan, August 10, 2022. The operation integrated guardsmen from the Birmingham, Alabama-headquartered 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) with local, state, and federal law enforcement partners to infiltrate a complex building, neutralize enemies, rescue hostages and recover hazardous materials. The event was part of Northern Strike 22, a joint, multinational all-domain warfighting exercise hosted out of Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Danny Nguyen, a hospital corpsman with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Units (Special Operations Capable) (26 MEU(SOC)) Ground Combat Element, fires an M4 Carbine during a night range aboard harpers ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD-50), Feb. 5, 2024. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 26 MEU(SOC) is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and partner interests. Marine Corps

060227-A-4973A-004. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE SHEPHERD Base: Hohenfels State: Bavaria Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fire a MK 153 Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon during a live-fire training event at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 3, 2022. The Marines conducted a squad attack at Range 410, a range which provides close proximity to targets, obstacles to breach, and a variety of weapon assets including mortars, rockets, and machine guns.

060703-N-6901L-056. Base: Nubai Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Harrison Winchell, an aerial combat cameraman with the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, documents a military free-fall and static-line jump mission from an MC-130 J Commando II, assigned to the 9th Special Operations Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, during Emerald Warrior 22.1 at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 4, 2022. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise involving U.S. Special Operations Command forces training for response to various threats above and below the threshold of armed conflict.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERONIMO, Helmand Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Afghanistan National Army Sgt. Attiqullah Abdulkhaliq, assigned to 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, fires during marksmanship training at Range Juarez near Forward Operating Base Geronimo May 25. Abdulkhaliq and almost 40 other ANA sergeants are currently participating in a training course with Embedded Partnering Team 1-1-215.

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, fire at targets for company attacks during exercise Bougainville III at Pohakuloa Training Area, Feb. 7, 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. Marine Corps

A competitor in the Security Police Combat Tactics event at RODEO 94 evades aggressors in a mock village with a 150 lb. dummy (simulated hostage) that he must carry a half mile through a forest to a landing zone in order to complete the competition. Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '94 Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

NAWA, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Pfc. Steven L. Blizzard, a driver with Jump Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security while escorting media through the Nawa Bazaar in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 22, 2010. Jump Platoon’s primary mission is to provide security for the battalion commander and transport him throughout 3/3’s battle space, but the platoon performs a variety of tasks from providing supplementary security and running vehicle checkpoints, to masonry and gardening. Blizzard is from Clare, Mich.

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Aiden Fitzgerald, a reconnaissance Marine assigned to Reconnaissance Detachment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to clear a room for an amphibious raid as part of an integrated training event with Tunisian Marine Commandos in Souda Bay, Greece, June 21, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU are on a scheduled deployment under the command and control of Task Force 61/2 while operating in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa.

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U.S. Special Operations Forces assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), participate in a combat marksmanship exercise at Panzer Range, in Boeblingen, Germany, Feb. 15, 2024. Combat marksmanship training increases team lethality, builds cohesion, and provides integrated training to new members of the unit. Army

U.S. Army Cpl. Dennis Westbrook, with 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, provides security for his squad members as they clear palm groves in Buhriz, Iraq, March 20, 2007. Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, are conducting operations in the Diyala province.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Barnes, assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, briefs the capabilities and the layout of a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System to Danish Minister of Defense Morten Bødskov during a HIMARS Rapid Infiltration exercise conducted by U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 75th Artillery Brigade; and U.S. Air Force Airmen, assigned to 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia, Air National Guard, as part of DEFENDER-Europe 22 at Bornholm, Denmark, May 24, 2022. DEFENDER-Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises within U.S. European Commands Large Global Scale Exercise construct taking place in Eastern Europe. As part of the annual U.S.-led exercise, parts of the Danish army, navy, and air force train littoral defense from Bornholm and in the Baltic Sea as part of the bilateral training exercise led by the Un

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U.S. Marine Cpl. Luke Tarvin, High Mobility Air Rocket System section chief with the 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, operates a HIMARS during a joint exercise with the U.S. Air Force at North Auxiliary Airfield, South Carolina, Oct. 20, 2022. During the exercise, personnel operated, loaded and off-loaded two HIMARs in a simulated deployed environment.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Adrian Ibarra, an assistant gunner with 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, posts security during an on and off drill in Darwin, NT, Australia, April 28, 2022. MRF-D 22s ground and aviation combat elements conducted on and off drills to increase their ability to respond to crises in the region.

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A Marine with second platoon, Bravo Company, Marine Barracks Washington (MBW), fires an M16A4 rifle during infantry training at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., April 13, 2022. Marines with MBW conducted an air insert in MV-22 Ospreys, foot patrols, and live-fire training to hone infantry proficiency.

A defender assigned to the 8th Security Forces Squadron, scans the area from a turret on an armored vehicle during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. The turret of an armored vehicle offers a mobile vantage point when securing a location in certain hostile situations.

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050208-F-8584G-036. Base: Poliwoda State: Balad/ Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Tykeim Simoneaux, a Vacherie, Louisiana, native and rifleman with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, fires his rifle during a Combat Marksmanship Competition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 27, 2022. The purpose of this course of fire is to test the limit of the Marines shooting capabilities under physical exertion in order to develop proficiency in their individual skills and increase the lethality of the unit.

A U.S. Air Force Pararescueman secures his carabineer before descending 75 ft. from a CH-53E "Super Stallion" Marine helicopter, over the Horn of Africa January 5, 2010. The pararescuemen were conducting currency training on their insertion and extraction techniques.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jaemes Plowman, a mortarman with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, prepares to take part in Counter Assault Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, May 11, 2022. During this force-on-force exercise, an infantry company with 3/2 rapidly deployed into the double-canopy jungles of the Northern Training Area to defend against an assault from another infantry company with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines. This exercise was designed to increase 3d Marine Divisions ability to seize and defend key maritime terrain, such as islands or coastal areas, and conduct Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations in the western Pacific. 3/2 is deployed under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sebastian Bugaj, a machine gunner assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, communicates operations in the vicinity of amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) as the Somerset transits the Basilan Strait Feb. 18, 2024. Somerset and embarked elements of the 15th MEU are conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Marine Corps

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The Civil Engineering Squadron of the 147th Attack Wing on Joint Reserve Base Ellington, TX board onto a C-130 jet for mission-ready airman training in Pennsylvania. The Connecticut National Guard piloted the flight for the unit. (Texas Air National Guard Photo by Airman First Class Asiah Phillips) (Photo enhanced to emphasize the subject.)

Recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, complete the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. on March 31, 2022. The Crucible serves as the culminating event of Recruit Training and is the final obstacle before recruits earn the title United States Marine.

Spc. Emilio Bailey, an indirect fire infantryman with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, makes adjustments to an 81mm mortar during exercise Northern Strike 24-1 at Camp Grayling Maneuver Training Center, Michigan, Jan. 21, 2024. Northern Strike 24-1 is the winter warfare component of the annual National Guard Bureau-sponsored Northern Strike exercise series. Held at the Michigan National Guards National All-Domain Warfighting Center, which includes Camp Grayling Maneuver Training Center, and the Alpenna Combat Training Center, the regions snow, winds and often single digit temperatures help units develop capabilities required to operate in arctic-like conditions.

DN-ST-88-01889. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '85 Country: Thailand (THA)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jonathan Braud, an automotive maintenance technician with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, provides security during a Combat Skills Training course in theInfantry Immersion Trainer on Camp Pendleton, California, July 13, 2022. Combat Skills Training helps Marines develop increased lethality and survivability in a combat environment to ensure future readiness.

Troopers assigned to Delta Troop, 4-6 Air Cavalry Squadron, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, pull security during Downed Aircraft Recovery Team training (DART), at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., on Oct 12, 2022. DART trains on a variety of individual and collective tasks that are necessary to the recovery of an aircraft in the event it is down and cannot fly away under its own power.

A Marine with Company B, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security during an amphibious assault here, Feb. 10. The assault was a multilateral exercise that included Royal Thai, Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines, and was conducted during Exercise Cobra Gold 2012. CG 2012 demonstrates the resolve of the U.S. and participating nations to increase interoperability and promote security and peace throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The 31st MEU is the U.S.Äôs expeditionary force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.

A U.S. Marine with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines fires an MK19 grenade launcher during a Tactical Small Unit Leader Course on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, July 28, 2022. This training improved the Marines proficiency at the tactical level and developed small-unit leadership. 3/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

A U.S. Navy Sailor with Bravo Surgical Company, 3d Medical Battalion, 3d Marine Logistics Group, inspects a night-vision optic during a nighttime medical treatment training event, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 19, 2022. The training was conducted in order to familiarize members of Bravo Surgical Company with patrolling, resuscitation, surgical treatment, and evacuation of injured service members in a nighttime environment.

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Navy SEAL sniper team engaging targets from a ruined building with a sniper rifle.

U.S. Army Sgt. Grant A. Arnall, an M1 armor crewman gunner assigned to 2nd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, waits for the M1A2 Abrams SEPv2 to get reloaded with ammunition during the preliminary round of the Sullivan Cup at Fort Benning, Georgia, May 2, 2022. Crews will face a variety of physical events and mental test to include stress shoots, live fire exercises and physical training, all aimed at identifying the best crews and Soldiers the Armor and Cavalry have to offer.

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Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division conduct Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) operations on February 21, 2024. FARP provides fuel and ordnance necessary for fixed-wing operations. Army

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF), Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, (CJTF-HOA), run through several courses of fire at the Djiboutian Range Complex, Djibouti, May 25 2022. The EARF provides support for any contingency, including crisis response, humanitarian assistance, non-combatant evacuation operations, disaster relief operations, support to U.S. embassies, recovery capabilities of aircraft and personnel, and other missions as directed. (U.S. Air Force photos by Staff Sgt. Joel Pfiester)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines conduct force-on-force training during Fuji Viper 22.5 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Sept. 22, 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.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines conduct force-on-force training during Fuji Viper 22.5 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Sept. 22, 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.

Airman 1st Class Wendell McLellan secures the perimeter during an exercise Aug. 25, 2013, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. The team performed land navigation and map reading techniques in a wooded area to find a simulated weapons cache as part of their training. McLellan is assigned to the 4th Security Forces Squadron.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Roberto Zintzunluna, a motor vehicle operator with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group communicates with other vehicles during a convoy at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, May 26, 2022. 3rd LSB conducted convoys with simulated opposition forces to prepare for future operations and foster force readiness. 3rd 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.

A member of U.S. Air Force 317th Combat Control Team in chemical warfare gear during exercise Reforger/Autumn Forge 1980. Autumn Forge is a reserve airdrop and associated ground movements taking place both here and in Germany and involving mostly U.S. and British troops and equipment. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER/AUTUMN FORGE 1980 Base: Arnhem State: Gelderland Country: Netherlands / Holland (NLD)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conduct infantry immersion training (IIT) at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 5, 2022. IIT is a mixed reality training facility for small units, where they are put in realistic scenarios by role players who test the Marines skills.

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fires an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle at simulated targets during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 6, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

DM-SD-03-07888. Base: Shoalwater Bay State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) William Diaz (right), Gun CHIEF, instructs his Marines on the proper procedures of the M198 155mm Medium Howitzer. SSGT Diaz is assigned to Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment (3/12), and is among the 390 Marines from the Okinawa-based 3/12 who are deployed to Camp Fuji to conduct live-fire artillery drills at the East Fuji Maneuver Area. Base: Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joel Hernandezcordova, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, participates in littoral maneuver training at Kin Red Harbor, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 22, 2022. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Expeditionary Operations Training Group Amphibious Raids Branch designed a littoral maneuver training package for 1st Bn., 2nd Marines, to prepare for future operations in littoral environments. 1st Bn., 2nd Marines, is forward deployed to III MEF under the unit deployment program. Hernandezcordova is a native of Chicken, Alaska.

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Nathan Duffy, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD), participates in a Green Flag-West 24-04 training exercise on Nellis AFB, Nevada, Feb. 13, 2024. The tactical development exercise is designed to ensure EOD Technicians are prepared to carry out the 99th Civil Engineer Squadrons mission both at home and in a deployed environment. Air Force

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