Military Tactical Training

Scenes of military personnel engaged in tactical training exercises, including combatives and emergency response scenarios. The mood is intense and focused.

Capt. Zachary Bregovi, assigned to the 759th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, engages an opposing force during the first tactical event of the 2022 All Army Combatives Championship at Fort Benning, Georgia, April 8, 2022. The 4th Inf. Div. Combatives Team 1 went on to win the championship with four of its team members winning first place in individual competition.

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Hynson, Staff Sgt. Joseph Todd, and Senior Airman Alishia Patricio, Avionics Communication Navigation Weapons System Technicians, perform safety wiring on station keeping equipment radom. The 166th Maintenance Group is conducting a Number Four Major Isochronal Inspection in order to maintain mission readiness.

110510-N-RC734-189GULF OF ADEN (May 10, 2011) Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Jaqueline Rodriguez subdues a simulated suspect after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray during security training aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45). Comstock is underway supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

A U.S. Marine with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force treats a simulated casualty during exercise Vista Forge in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 2, 2022. Exercise Vista Forge was a joint annual exercise in which Army forces directed a series of exercises that brought together local, State, and Department of Defense, capabilities across the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear response enterprise across the U.S. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo SSgt. Jacqueline Clifford)

Capt. Zachary Bregovi, assigned to the 759th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, engages an opposing force during the first tactical event of the 2022 All Army Combatives Championship at Fort Benning, Georgia, April 8, 2022. The 4th Inf. Div. Combatives Team 1 went on to win the championship with four of its team members winning first place in individual competition.

220929-N-UL352-1300 GULF OF OMAN (Sept. 29, 2022) Electronics Technician 3rd Class Calvin Nguyen, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), performs a takedown maneuver on Gunners Mate 3rd Class Brian Fernandez during a security reaction force basic course in the Gulf of Oman, Sept. 29. Delbert D. Black is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alexis Valdezlopez a motor vehicle operator with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts ground fighting techniques with Chief Warrant Officer 3 Joshua Dargis, the lead instructor during a Martial Arts Instructor course culminating event at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 11, 2023. This multiphase event challenged the endurance, martial prowess, strength, and squad cohesion of the students of the MAI course. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-09-16. Report on the training of the Inter-Arms Military School in Saint-Cyr Coetquidan in Morbihan. The EMIA recruits its students from among active non-commissioned officers and non-commissioned soldiers selected by competition. The cadets follow a two-year training course. At the end of the first year, they are appointed to the rank of second lieutenant, then lieutenant at the end of the second year. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. France, Bretagne, Coetquidan, Guer le 2021-09-16. Reportage sur la formation de l' Ecole militaire interarmes à Saint-Cyr Coetquidan dans le Morbihan. L'EMIA recrute ses eleves parmi les sous-officiers d'active et les militaires du rang selectionnes par concours. Les eleves-officiers suivent une formation de deux ans. A l'issue de la première annee, ils sont nommés au grade de sous-lieutenant, puis de lieutenant a la fin de la seconde annee. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-09-23. Report on the training of the Inter-Arms Military School in Saint-Cyr Coetquidan in Morbihan. The EMIA recruits its students from among active non-commissioned officers and non-commissioned soldiers selected by competition. The cadets follow a two-year training course. At the end of the first year, they are appointed to the rank of second lieutenant, then lieutenant at the end of the second year. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. France, Bretagne, Coetquidan, Guer le 2021-09-23. Reportage sur la formation de l' Ecole militaire interarmes à Saint-Cyr Coetquidan dans le Morbihan. L'EMIA recrute ses eleves parmi les sous-officiers d'active et les militaires du rang selectionnes par concours. Les eleves-officiers suivent une formation de deux ans. A l'issue de la première annee, ils sont nommés au grade de sous-lieutenant, puis de lieutenant a la fin de la seconde annee. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

New York National Guardsman of the 1427th Transportation Company from Queensbury, NY set up a HAZMAT tent as part of a Homeland Response Force validation exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA on September 10, 2022. The tent will be used in the rehearsal of decontaminating civilians during the exercise. (New York National Guard photo by SSG Matthew Gunther)

220820-N-NR343-2066 ENGLISH CHANNEL (Aug. 20, 2022) Gunners Mate 3rd Class Lance Finchum preserves a mooring line aboard the Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) while transiting the English Channel, Aug. 20, 2022. Sioux City 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.

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 17, 2022) Sailors provide first-aid to a simulated injured Sailor during a medical emergency during a general quarters drill aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

030203-M-3166S-014. Base: Angeles City State: Pampanga Country: Philippines (PHL)

SASEBO, Japan (May 17, 2022) Intelligence Specialist 3rd Class Jemiah Ellick, center, from Birmingham, Ala., assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), performs a take down during an Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) Level 1 training course. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

220618-N-AO868-1016 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 18, 2022) Sailors patch a pipe during damage control olympics on the Focsle of USS San Jacinto (CG 56) in the Mediterranean Sea, June 18, 2022. San Jacinto 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.

Senior leaders from around NASA receive a familiarization tour by the Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) recovery team on Oct. 29, 2018, as they prepare for Underway Recovery Test-7 (URT-7) aboard a U.S. Navy ship. From left, Kennedy Space Center's Russ Deloach, Shawn Quinn and Scott Colloredo learn more about how the front porch will be used to help pull crew out of Orion after it splashes down in the Pacific Ocean. EGS and the U.S. Navy will use a test version of the Orion crew module, several rigid hull inflatable boats and support equipment to verify and validate processes, procedures, hardware and personnel during recovery of Orion in open waters. URTs are a series of tests to ensure all systems are go when recovering the Orion crew capsule and astronauts onboard in the future. Orion will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Melea Lynn, an explosive ordnance disposal specialist with the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, talks to a training casualty with a leg laceration at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 16, 2022. Moulage and scene acting are used in military training to better simulate the chaotic and potentially hostile real-life events medically trained Airmen may be dispatched.

A1C Brian Immen helps buckle up a member of the 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron during preflight activities. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220929-N-UL352-1025 GULF OF OMAN (Sept. 29, 2022) Quartermaster Seaman Kendal Norwood, left, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), performs a takedown maneuver on Fire Controlman 2nd Class Tyler Downs during a security reaction force basic course in the Gulf of Oman, Sept. 29. Delbert D. Black is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

Staff Sgt. Terrence Ward, 911th Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuels technician, navigates through the underfloor area of a C-17 Globemaster III to disconnect the advanced onboard inert gas generation system at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Sept. 8, 2022. Airmen must disconnect the OBIGGS before working on the fuel system to ensure a safe working environment.

Paddy Pimblett, a mixed martial artist, demonstrates techniques to Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructors during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program workout in the 9th Communications Battalion dojo on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 26, 2022. Pimblett competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and visited Camp Pendleton to train with the Marines and share his experiences. Pimblett recently became an advocate for mental health and suicide awareness, encouraging those who are struggling to seek resources.

220730-N-DE439-1158 BALTIC SEA (July 30, 2022) Lt. j.g. Kurt McEwan, left, pins down Operations Specialist 2nd Class Dakota Bird after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) during security reaction force training on the flight deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51), July 30, 2022. Arleigh Burke 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.

110425-N-RC734-044GULF OF ADEN (April 25, 2011) BoatswainÕs Mate 1st Class Michael Chatman, right, a member of the Force Protection Training Team, trains Ship's Serviceman Seaman Kristina Paul on proper ground control and search techniques during anti-terrorism and force protection training aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45). Comstock is underway supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Hernandez and Spc. Lance Allen, assigned to 3rd Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne), 8th Psycological Operations Brigade (Airborne), compete in "The Hildy" during the Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, May 19, 2022. The Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition is an annual event hosted by 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera) open to all branches of the military and multinational combat camera partners that tests physical, tactical and technical skills required of visual information specialists.

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Sean Baldwin, a marketing chief with 8th Marine Corps District, encourages a convention attendee attempting the Marine Corps pull-up challenge at FanX Comic Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. 24, 2022. U.S. Marine Corps recruiters with Recruiting Station Salt Lake City attended FanX and challenged people to a pull-up competition and virtual reality pugil stick game

DF-ST-89-00454. Base: Minneapolis State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Air Force Senior Airman Jimmie Shepherd, a medic with the 181st Medical Group assigned to the 19th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package Search and Extraction element, Indiana National Guard provides medical assessment and first aid to victims in a simulated disaster site during a pre-external evaluation sustainment year collective training event at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., Aug. 11, 2022. Airmen from the 181st Medical Group are embedded with S&E teams to provide immediate on-scene emergency medical support during the search and extraction phase of emergency and disaster incidents. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. L. Roland Sturm)

220615-N-SY758-2104 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 15, 2022) A Sailor assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), tends to a patient before transport during a mass casualty drill, June 15, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is underway completing a certification exercise to increase U.S. and allied interoperability and warfighting capability before a future deployment. The George H.W. Bush CSG is an integrated combat weapons system that delivers superior combat capability to deter, and if necessary, defeat America's adversaries in support of national security.

Sailors assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) air department participate in a mass casualty drill, Sept. 20, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and workups for a scheduled deployment this fall.

220625-N-TC847-1473 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 25, 2022) Fire Controlman 3rd Class Brett Hisey, assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), demonstrates apprehension and takedown maneuvers during the final phase of Security Reaction Force Basic (SRF-B) training, June 25, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is underway completing a certification exercise to increase U.S. and allied interoperability and warfighting capability before a future deployment. The George H.W. Bush CSG is an integrated combat weapons system that delivers superior combat capability to deter, and if necessary, defeat Americas adversaries in support of national security.

CARVILLE, La. - Arkansas National Guardsman Sgt. Sean R. Walters, left, attempts to put Louisiana Army National Guardsman Sgt. 1st Class Timothy W. Pearson, assistant instructor of the Modern Army Combatives Course, into a defensive hold during a sparring session at the five-day combatives course at Camp Cook in Ball, La. The goal of the course was to enhance warrior skills of the 10 Soldiers in attendance.

220906-N-ET093-1188 ADRIATIC SEA (Sep. 6, 2022) Boatswains Mate Seaman Bradley OBrian, from Jacksonville, North Carolina, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), performs a takedown technique during a security forces class, Sep. 6, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group 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.

230330-N-OX847-1117 TYRRHENIAN SEA (March 30, 2023) Quartermaster 3rd Class Jacob Renfrow, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), performs a striking technique during a Security Reaction Force Bravo training exercise, March 30, 2023. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group 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.

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, receive coaching during swim week on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 2, 2024. Following coaching, recruits must demonstrate their proficiency in the water in order to progress to the next phase of recruit training.

220415-N-OL632-2053 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 15, 2022) Aviation Maintenance Administrationman 3rd Class Henry Rosalopez, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), simulates detaining a hostile subject by handcuffing Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Cing Nuam, April 15, 2022. George H.W. Bush provides the national command authority flexible, tailorable war fighting capability as the flagship of the carrier strike group which maintains maritime stability and security in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

U.S. Marine Corps poolees with Recruiting Sub Stations Savannah and Statesboro, Recruiting Station Columbia, conduct a monthly pool function at Tom Triplett park in Pooler, Georgia, July 23, 2022. This pool function was led by drill instructors from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island and consisted of a four minute plank, timed crunches, and a 1.5 mile run.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Saúl Manzanet, the commanding officer of Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 8, with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 8 speaks with his Marines after being dropped into a dunk tank during the CLB-8 birthday celebration on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 20, 2022. CLB-8 celebrated 18 years as a unit with unit morale building activities and a lineage reading.

Spc. Zachary Nicholson, an infantryman with 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, strikes his opponent during the championship fight of the 2022 All Army Combatives Championship at Fort Benning, Georgia, April 7, 2022. The combatives competition is named in honor of the late Staff. Sgt. Pedro Lacerda of the 75th Ranger Regiment, and recognizes outstanding performance in hand-to-hand fighting skills known in the Army as combatives.

Retired U.S. Army Spc. 5 Lynn Naasz, Company O Arctic Ranger, tries on the T-11 Parachute at the 82nd Airborne Division Parachute Packing Facility at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 29, 2022. Thirty-three Arctic Rangers from the now-deactivated 75th Infantry Regiment Company O, visited several facilities on Fort Bragg during the 50th reunion of their deactivation.

Brian Dry, 22nd Medical Group flight medical technician, applies makeup and fake blood to Airman Alexander Johnson, 22nd Security Forces Squadron entry controller, during exercise Ready Eagle April 8, 2022 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Exercise Ready Eagle is a week-long hands-on training to amplify medical readiness for all members within medical contingency response plan teams.

A member of the Civil Air Patrol performs a pull up during the 2022 Vidalia Onion Festival Air Show at the Vidalia Regional Airport, Vidalia, Georgia, April 23, 2022. The two-day festival featured vendors and activities for people of all ages, featuring an air show which featured performers like the Georgia State Patrol, the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team, and the U.S. Navy Blue Angels.

221012-N-LK647-1190 ATLANTIC OCEANCryptologic Technician (Collection) Seaman Vincent Turner, left, and Fire Controlman 3rd Class Daniel Trujillo, both assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), practice mock takedowns during a Ship’s Reactionary Force (Basic) course while Normandy is underway as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Oct. 12, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navy’s commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

A U.S. Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, and a Dutch Marine Frogman with Marine Squadron Carib, Netherlands Marine Corps, conduct pre-dive checks during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior at Savaneta, Aruba, June 15, 2022. This bilateral training exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions. Caribbean Coastal Warrior continues to increase global interoperability between the U.S. Marines and Marine Squadron Carib, Netherlands Marine Corps, as well as Caribbean Urban Warrior, an annual training evolution conducted on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Airman Rosario Sillvas, from Lancaster, California, assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) air department, awaits treatment for a simulated casualty during a mass casualty drill, Sept. 20, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and workups for a scheduled deployment this fall.

230627-N-EW043-2023 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 27, 2023) Aviation Support Equipment Technician Airman Chris Java, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), samples transmission and changes filter of a broderson crane, June 27, 2023. The George H.W. Bush is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications, a training evolution that ensures pilot proficiency.

A Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist prepares an Air Commando to participate in a Parachute Water Survival Training April 5, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The training prepares students for water-based emergencies.

220706-N-TT39-1472 SASEBO, Japan (July 6, 2022) - Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Everett Ludwig, from Frasier Park, California, left, performs a mock takedown on Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Martin Gamboa, from San Diego, both assigned to amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), during a non-lethal weapons certification in Sasebo, Japan, July 6, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

US Navy Damage Controlman 1ST Class John Frush assists a diver into his suite during preparations for Surface Decompression on Oxygen dives, at the TWA Flight 800 crash site 120 feet below. Although Frush is not a diver, everyone on the Navys salvage rescue ship USS GRASP (ARS 51) assists in the safe "dressing" of divers and the handling of their "umbilicals" as they move about the ocean floor. The boots weigh less than 10 pounds each; most of the diver's weights are carried in his Integrated Diving Vest (IDV), which also holds emergency air, referred to as "come home bottle". TWA flight 800 crahed in the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island, New York, on July 17, 1996. Base: USS Grasp (ARS 51)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 149th Seaport Operations Company, 7th Transportation Brigade - Expeditionary assemble the sand pump system for the submersible matting system or SUBMAT as part of a series of experiments working with U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Beachmaster Unit 1 as part of Project Convergence - Capstone 4 at Camp Pendleton, Calif. on Feb. 24, 2024. The SUBMAT creates a stable system across an area to bridge the gap between low and high tide on the shoreline to load and unload personnel and equpiment. Project Convergence - Capstone 4, hosted by Army Futures Command, is the largest, two-phase experiment to date and assess how technology can enhance cross-domain military operations and unified strategic approaches involving partners from various nations and joint services. Army

A Coast Guard boarding team member triages a simulated victim during a full-scale exercise in the Straits of Mackinac April 27, 2022. The exercise tested the ability of law enforcement and emergency medical personnel to secure a commercial vessel and treat injured people in the event of an incident. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer John Masson.

Staff Sgt. Sharon Jacobson, with the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program, has her hands tapped before her fight during the 2022 All Army Combatives Championship at Fort Benning, Georgia, April 7, 2022. The combatives competition is named in honor of the late Staff. Sgt. Pedro Lacerda of the 75th Ranger Regiment, and recognizes outstanding performance in hand-to-hand fighting skills known in the Army as combatives.

220517-N-LY580-1007 ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. (May 17, 2022) Benjamin Russell High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Cadet Cassidy Smith (right) uses voice commands to lead Jaylon Stanford through a simulated minefield.

060830-N-8604L-365. Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

A training dummy lies near a pile of rubble at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA on September 10, 2022. The dummy will stand in for a civilian casualty that will need to be extracted as part of the Homeland Response Force validation exercise. (New York Nation Guard photo by SSG Matthew Gunther)

A Bulls, Bands, and Barrels attendee attempts the pull up bar challenge during the Bulls, Bands, and Barrels show held at the Forrest County Multipurpose Center, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Aug. 27, 2022. The Marines of Recruiting Station Baton Rouge and 6th Marine Corps District visited the family event to interact with the local community. The action-packed rodeo show featured bull riders, horseback barrel racing, and a live musical performance.

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 27, 2022) Yeoman 3rd Class Jordan Antolik, from Ailey, Georgia, performs a mechanical advantage control hold take down during the oleoresin capsicum spray course portion of Security Reaction Force Basic training on the flight deck aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) while conducting routine operations in Philippine Sea, Aug. 27. Higgins is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleets principal surface force.

221017-N-CM110-2096 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 16, 2022) - Master-at-Arms 2nd Class John Aniolowski, from Belchertown, Massachusetts, right and Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Austin Rojas, from Oceanside, California demonstrate a mechanical advantage control hold during a security reaction force class aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Oct. 17, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

220813-N-IL330-1014 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 13, 2022) - Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Randy Barroso, from Worcester, Massachusetts, gives M4A1 carbine assault rifle training aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Aug. 13, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael D. Burress, Command Sergeant Major, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conducts the Plank event of the Army Combat Fitness Test at the Defense Supply Center Columbus, Ohio, Sep. 23, 2022. The ACFT is a designed to test Soldiers physical capabilities, providing various events that simulate the physical necessities of the battlefield.

PEARL HARBOR (July 14, 2022) U.S. Army Soldiers in the 18th Medical Command, 25th Infantry Division, and 8th Theater Sustainment Command conduct a mass casualty response as a part of the Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief scenario during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 in Pearl Harbor, July 14, 2022. Medical exercises like this prepare joint agencies across the Indo-Pacific for potential mass casualty events. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

U.S. Navy sailors aboard Navy Destroyers, USS Farragut (DDG 99) and USS Lassen (DDG 82), repaint a park fence during Navy Fleet Week New Orleans, at Louis Armstrong Park, April 20, 2022. During Navy Fleet Week New Orleans, sailors and Marines of visiting ships demonstrate the quality of naval personnel to the citizens of Southeastern Louisiana.

The 2nd Cavalry Regiment hosted Fight Night as the culminating event to its modern Army combatives training program, May 24, 2022, at Rose Barracks, Germany. 2CR Fight Night is an annual combatives event that enables Soldiers to challenge each other physically and mentally, while receiving recognition among their peers.

221210-N-IX644-1038 ADRIATIC SEA (Dec. 10, 2022) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Kenny Price, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), practices wrapping a wound during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care qualification course, Dec. 10, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group 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.

050622-A-9665L-169. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Operatinig Base Speicher State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION (AA)

Soldiers assigned to Troop B, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, "Strykehorse," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division listen to a yoga instructor during their yoga session at Camp Bundela in Babina, India, Oct. 11. The instruction is part of a cultural exchange between the Indian Army and the U.S. Army. The Soldiers are in India in support of Exercise Yudh Abhyas 09. YA09, which is scheduled for Oct. 12-27, is a bilateral exercise involving the Armies of India and the United States. The primary goal of the exercise is to develop and expand upon the relationship between the Indian and U.S.

Members of the 341st Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department respond to a simulated patient during a search and rescue exercise Aug. 2, 2022, in Sluice Boxes State Park, Mont. During the SAREX, members of the 40th Helicopter Squadron, 341st CES Fire Department and 341st Medical Group worked together to find the patient, provide initial triage and treatment of his injuries and evacuate him from the scene for further care.

Maryland State Police flight medic Charlie Smith exits an ambulance after assessing a simulated patient during a downed aircraft exercise at Aberdeen Proving Ground - Edgewood Area on July 29, 2022. The exercise is a quarterly joint agency training opportunity which allowed the Maryland Army National Guard to work with law enforcement and first responder agencies that would respond in the event of a downed aircraft.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Jan. 26, 2013) Rear Adm. Ted N. Branch, commander of Naval Air Force Atlantic, places several coins under the island of the future nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during the ship's island landing ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding. The island-landing ceremony marks the final super-lift in the construction process for the ship as the 555-metric ton island is lifted into place on the shipÕs flight deck, and several mementoes are placed under the island in keeping with ancient shipbuilding traditions. Watching Branch are Capt. John Meier, prospective commanding officer, Newport News Shipbuilding president Matt Mulherin, and Susan Ford Bales, daughter of late President Gerald R. Ford and the shipÕs sponsor. The Gerald R. Ford is the first is a new class of aircraft carriers, and is scheduled to be delivered to the Navy in 2015.

A simulated victim gets a fresh coat of blood prior to an active assailant exercise Dec. 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The exercise, involving explosive ordnance disposal students from the Navy EOD school, took place deep within the Eglin range. The exercise tested the response capabilities of the 96th Test Wing, Okaloosa and Walton County law enforcement, fire departments and medical personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Norfolk (September 21, 2022). Chief Petty Officer selectees assigned to USS Gravely (DDG-107) compete in the cadence and guidon competition as part of the 21st Annual Chief Petty Officer Heritage Days event. The event was hosted by the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, and allowed CPO selectees from the Hampton Roads, Virginia area to receive history and heritage training aboard the Battleship Wisconsin and at the museum. The event is the largest and longest running of its kind in Virginia. (US Navy Photo by Max Lonzanida/Released).

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Daniel Best, first sergeant of Headquarters Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Marine Support Battalion, grapples Cpl. Braxton Kime, a system administrator with G-6, during a unit physical fitness event Sept. 29, 2022, at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. The Marines worked on their hand-to-hand combat capabilities to strengthen camaraderie and build confidence. Best, 36, is from Liberty, Texas. Kime, 21, is from McKinney, Texas.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Jan. 20, 2023) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Kevin Calderon uses a mechanical advance control (MAC) move on the "red man" assailant after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray during security reaction force basic (SRF-B) training at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. SRF-B is a two-week long, comprehensive course that provides baseline knowledge for Sailors to perform the role of sentry.

220827-F-LN908-2316INDIAN OCEAN (Aug. 27, 2022) Electronics Technician 3rd Class Duke Duhon, from North Jackson, OH, secures a subject after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) during security reaction force training aboard the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), Aug. 27, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is rotationally deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Firefighters assigned to the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron participate in a stairwell climb at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 9, 2022. The stairwell climb simulated the ascension of 110 floors in remembrance of the first responders who lost their lives on 9/11. The event began at 8:46 AM, the same time the North Tower of the World Trade Center was hit.

Firefighters assigned to the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron participate in a stairwell climb at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 9, 2022. The stairwell climb simulated the ascension of 110 floors in remembrance of the first responders who lost their lives on 9/11. The event began at 8:46 AM, the same time the North Tower of the World Trade Center was hit.

150505-N-VH054-082 PANAMA CITY, Fla. (May 5, 2015) Sgt. Dagan Indeck assists Navy Diver 2nd Class Valerie De Freitas during a Mark V familiarization dive to commentate the Year of the Military Diver at the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center (NDSTC). NDSTC will recognize 35 years of training this year and the 100th anniversary of the Mark V Dive helmet to commemorate the YOTMD. NDSTC, the largest diving facility in the world, trains more than 1,200 military divers from every branch of service each year.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Donovan Dowling, 375th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, pulls off personal protective equipment during a suspicious package exercise on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Aug. 25, 2022. Dowlings team took X-rays of the package to identify if any simulated explosives were inside.

220806-N-UF592-1022 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 6, 2022) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Cesar Ramirez, from Santa Ana, California, inspects proximity suits used for aircraft firefighting in the hangar bay of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 6.. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

A 140th Chemical Company Soldier, California National Guard, secures an injury marker on a role player with a simulated neck injury while awaiting medical care at the Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pa., July 28, 2022. Task Force 46 and over 600 personnel from its federal, state, local, private and academic partners collaborated to successfully complete the most recent Dense Urban Terrain (DUT) exercise. The DUT series of exercises began in 2018 and has become one of the Nations premier all-hazard and homeland defense exercises designed to enhance interagency interoperability in the event of Americas worst day.

060527-N-9640H-043. Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers from 1st Signal Brigade help the outside community of Pyeongtaek by picking up trash and debris.

A survey team members from the 101st Civil Support Team, Idaho National Guard, dawns his hazmat suit during the Rushmore Roundup training exercise at Mount Rushmore in Keystone, S.D., April 26, 2022. The exercise allows participants an opportunity to validate interagency coordination and response, reinforce tactics, techniques and procedures, provide beneficial lessons learned to expose vulnerabilities and increase effectiveness, and build relationships within our region, federal agencies, and local agencies

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Hannah Ahart, 386th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron lodging, places a medal on Capt. Leah Kirkland, 405th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, after she completed a half-marathon at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, September 24, 2022. Airmen and coalition partners participated in a 5K, 10K and half-marathon for the annual Air Force Marathon.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Hannah Ahart, 386th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron lodging, places a medal on Capt. Leah Kirkland, 405th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, after she completed a half-marathon at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, September 24, 2022. Airmen and coalition partners participated in a 5K, 10K and half-marathon for the annual Air Force Marathon.

010727-F-7372C-003. Complete Scene Caption: SENIOR AIRMAN Shawn Partington, USAF, (left), 31st Security Forces Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, instructs Apputanto Scelto Stefano Ghirigatto, Italian Air Force Carabinieri, how to repel down a 4-story building during Special Tactics Assault Team (STAT) training. STAT is a highly trained, volunteer security force unit designed to act during high-risk operations. Operations include resource recovery, anti-sniper actions, barricaded suspect apprehension, hostage rescue, counter-terrorist operations, and special event operations. This weeklong course involved joint training with the Italian Air Force Carabinieri from the Vicenza Company, Italian Air Force personnel and 31st Security Forces members. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Guam Army National Guard Pfc. Ronnie Manglona, a indirect fire infantryman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team receives makeup to simulate a casualty during Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) program at Camp Roberts, California, July 19, 2022. XCTC is a series of training exercises between an active-duty U.S. Army brigade and an Army National Guard brigade, intended to increase the skills and readiness of National Guard units.

221202-N-TC847-1095 ADRIATIC SEA (Dec. 1, 2022) Yeoman 2nd Class Christine Costa, assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), performs strikes during security reaction force basic training, Dec. 1, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group 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.

120526-N-PM781-001NEW YORK (May 26, 2012) Marines demonstrate grappling techniques to onlookers in Time Square during Fleet Week. Fleet Week New York 2012 marks the 25th year the city has celebrated the nation's sea services for the citizens of New York and the tri-state area. This year, the seven-day event, coincides with the commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812, with more than 6,000 service-members from the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard sea services in addition to coalition ships from around the world.

Cadets assigned to the 9th U.S. Army JROTC Battalion drill team train, practice their drill and ceremonies on the courts at Ansbach Middle High School, Germany, May 2, 2022. The drill team recently wrapped up their season and finished second place in the Department of Defense Education Activity Army JROTC European Championship.

Soldiers assigned to the 1-3rd Attack Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, recently participated in Trivia Night supported by the USO at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, on April 14, 2022. The USO provides military units stationed abroad with fun group activities through its Program in a Box. The Program in a Box provides activities like trivia and painting. 12 CAB is among other units assigned to V Corps, America's Forward Deployed Corps in Europe that works alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, execute joint and multinational training exercises, and retains command and control for all rotational and assigned units in the European Theater.

Participants take part in a simulated a small boat attack probe during the Keen Sword 2023 exercise onboard Comander, Fleet activities Yokosuka (CFAY). Keen Sword is a joint-bilateral biennial training exercise involving U.S. Forces and the Japan Self-Defense Force designed to help promote peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region by strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance and enhancing participants interoperability. For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleets forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.

221018-N-CM110-1183 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 18, 2022) - Airman Eliu Irigoyen, from El Paso, Texas, performs a baton strike during a security reaction force class aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Oct. 18, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

060830-N-3931M-091. Base: Dili State: East Timor Country: Indonesia (IDN)

U.S. Marines with Communications Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, compete in a relay race during the 2022 Reindeer Games event at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 9th, 2022. The Reindeer Games is a holiday-themed, family event held to boost morale as well as give back to those who support the unit.

SAN DIEGO (June 6, 2013) Midshipmen Janeth Jimenez, left, and Dylan Brock attempt to patch a leaking pipe using an Adam's clamp in the damage control team wet trainer at Submarine Learning Center Detachment San Diego. Midshipmen visited the detachment as part of their summer orientation and participated in submarine training scenarios. Submarine Learning Center Detachment San Diego currently supports training for San Diego based surface and submarine forces afloat in tactics, nuclear operations, individual and team skills, and plays an integral role in depot weapons handling and deployed force readiness.

230331-N-OG286-1209 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (Mar. 31, 2023) Aviation Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Nicholas Hamilton, from Tucson, Arizona, washes his face in an Auxiliary Security Force Academy Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) Spray training course provided by the Security Department onboard Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi. NAF Atsugi supports the combat readiness of Commander, Carrier Air Wing FIVE (CVW 5), Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron FIVE ONE (HSM-51) and 30 other tenant commands and provides logistic support, coordination, and services to units assigned to the Western Pacific.

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. David Piwowarski, the senior enlisted leader for the New York Army National Guard, receives an Irish harp pin from Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Zeller, the senior enlisted leader of 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, during the regiments annual Makin Diner, Nov. 26, 2022. The unit, which is currently deployed as part of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, held the event overseas at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Each November Soldiers and veterans of the regiment assemble for the dinner which commemorates the World War II Battle of Makin Island.

PHILIPPINE SEA (May 19, 2022) Ensign Emily Collins, from San Diego, receives an Oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray during a security reaction force bravo (SRF-B) course aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

220105-N-YS140-006Fort Pickett, Va. (Jan. 05, 2022) Joseph Omar, International Organization for Migration (IOM), cross-checks the manifest of departing Afghan evacuess. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan.

CARTAGENA, Colombia (Nov. 13, 2022) Canadian Armed Forces Cpl. Luis Diaz, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), speaks with a patient prior to medical assessment at a medical site set up in the Sports Coliseum of Combat and Gymnastics, in Cartagena, Colombia, Nov. 13, 2022. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with seven partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

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