Military Training Activities

Images showcasing military personnel participating in training exercises, including weapon handling, transport logistics, and collaborative instruction among international forces.

2nd Cavalry Regiment hosts a military-to-military engagement with Macedonian allies at Rose Barracks, Vilseck, Germany, Sept. 28, 2022. This engagement familiarized Macedonians with Stryker maintenance.

Military attachés from the countries of Senegal and Zimbabwe watch a U.S. Soldier clear a malfunction from a MK-19 Grenade Machine Gun during Expert Infantryman Badge train-up testing April 8, 2022. The attachés toured the installation to see how Initial Entry Training is conducted and the processes in place for their training.

030121-M-5365F-006. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

010418-F-7253S-002. Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS REACH 01-49 Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040717-M-3717S-006. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 4th Marines

021125-F-6701P-024. Complete Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Richard B. Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF (JCS), saluted by the Republic of Georgia, Georgian Commando Battalion's Primary STAFF during a tour of the Advanced Operational Base for the Georgia Train and Equip Program in Krtsanisi, Republic of Georgia. General Myers is touring the Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP) complex and training grounds along with meeting top military officials and the Georgian President to discuss GTEP. GTEP is a flexible, time phased training initiative that builds upon a strong military-to-military relationship developed between the US and the Republic of Georgia since the end of the Cold War, and further underscores US support for the Republic of Georgia's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. Base: Krtsanisi Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO)

050904-A-9419D-008. Subject Operation/Series: KATRINA RELIEF Base: Camp Shelby State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1776th MP Co

020207-F-4882M-001. Subject Operation/Series: RESCUE AIR Base: Camp Visoko Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

030322-F-7709W-002. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC

GEN John Shilikashvili, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, LGEN Michael E. Ryan, Commander of Allied Air Forces Southern Europe and the 16th Air Force, and COL George E. Monarch III, US Marine Liaison, discuss the living conditions for personnel at the air base. GEN Shalikashvili is visiting the air base to receive operational briefings and meet personnel who are involved in Operation Deny Flight. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

2nd Cavalry Regiment hosts a military-to-military engagement with Macedonian allies at Rose Barracks, Vilseck, Germany, Sept. 28, 2022. This engagement familiarized Macedonians with Stryker maintenance.

031229-F-2167L-005. Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

DA-SC-89-11637. Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Builder Constructionman (BUCN) Doug Wagnor (center) of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) prepares to mount out as part of the Seabee support operation to Bosnia. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Camp Mitchell State: Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

020415-A-8359B-053. Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM

030323-M-9124R-013. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

011022-F-1705S-007. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Maj. Benjamin Walker, 37th Airlift Squadron pilot, briefs members of the Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR) before a flight on June 22, 2022, at Kenitra Air Base, Morocco. Walker serves as the mission commander for all U.S. Air Force personnel in Kenitra. Members of the 37 AS and 86th Airlift Wing from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, are currently deployed to Kenitra in support of Exercise AFRICAN LION 22. African Lion 2022 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

A medium close up view inside an Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV), as Georgian Soldiers inspect their equipment before leaving for range L-5 at Camp Lejeune, NC during Operation COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. A medium close up view inside an Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV), as Georgian Soldiers inspect their equipment before leaving for range L-5 at Camp Lejeune, NC during Operation COOPERATIVE OSPREY Õ96.

US Army Brigadier General (BGEN) John P. Abizaid (center), Assistant Division Commander (Maneuvers) 1St Armored Division, and Colonel Thompson USA, (left) discuss the Muslim reoccupation plans near the Zone Of Separation (ZOS) in Gajevi, Bosnia-Herzegovina, with a British Army (United Kingdom), Implementation Force (IFOR) Soldier. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Gajevi Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

GEN John Shilikashvili, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, LGEN Michael E. Ryan, Commander of Allied Air Forces Southern Europe and the 16th Air Force, and COL George E. Monarch III, US Marine Liaison, discuss the living conditions for personnel at the air base. GEN Shalikashvili is visiting the air base to receive operational briefings and meet personnel who are involved in Operation Deny Flight. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

U.S Army Maj. Gen. Jeffery D. Broadwater, Deputy Commanding General for V Corps, watches the combined arms demonstration carried out by U.S. Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, as a part of the Abrams Operations Summit at Bucierz Range, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, April 28, 2022. This exercise demonstrated the strength of the M1A2 Abrams tank in action as part of the Abrams Operations Summit.

US Marines from the 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan, huddle together, in dry suits, amongst some rocks while taking a head count after swimming to a small island off the coast of Iwakuni, Japan, during cold water training exercises. Subject Operation/Series: 5TH FORCE RECON COLD WATER TRAINING Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

Marines secure a canvas cover on a 5-ton truck in preparation to embark aboard a ship. Elements of the 2nd Marine Division are leaving the U.S. to participate in Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

(Left to right) Senior Airman Wyatt Moore and Staff Sgt. Ruben Uquillas, both 374th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, approach a group of simulated protesters during a protest control exercise for the Samurai Readiness Inspection at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 17, 2022. The scenario consisted of various non-lethal techniques used to control or quell large crowds.

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron are issued weapons for a bivouac field training exercise at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Jan. 18, 2024. The bivouac training tested the squadron's ability to secure and establish base operations infrastructure within a timely manner and conduct contingency and wartime operations if the opportunity were to arise.

021122-M-1037T-017. Base: Camp Mu Juk Country: Korea Scene Major Command Shown: 2ND BN 7TH MARINES

A group of Kazakhstan Army Soldiers, members of company 5, decide the best way to enter a building during Situational Training Exercise-2, "military operations in urban terrain", part of Operation COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96 held at Camp Lejeune NC. The soldier nearest the camera is armed with an USA 5.56mm M16A2 Model 741 Heavy Barrel Assault Rifle and the others carry CIS AK-74 assault rifles with folding stocks. A group of Kazakhstan Army Soldiers, members of company 5, decide the best way to enter a building during Situational Training Exercise-2, "military operations in urban terrain", part of Operation COOPERATIVE OSPREY Õ96 held at Camp Lejeune NC. The soldier nearest the camera is armed with an USA 5.56mm M16A2 Model 741 Heavy Barrel Assault Rifle and the others carry CIS AK-74 assault rifles with folding stocks.

American and Spanish medical personnel check the vital signs of a mock patient during a casualty triage and evacuation while sharpening their skills at Exercise Swift Response 2022. May 7, 8 and 9, 2022, at Lake Altevatnet, Norway. The joint training that took place was to help soldiers get familiar with tactics and procedures of other ally nations in the event of a combat situation. Exercise Swift Response 2022 is an annual multinational training exercise, which takes place in Eastern Europe, the Arctic High North, Baltic and Balkans from May 2-20. The purpose of the exercise is to present combat credible Army forces in Europe and Africa, and enhance readiness by building airborne interoperability with Allies and Partners and the integration of joint service partnership.

030121-M-5365F-021. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

MGEN John S. Grinalds, commanding general, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, center, looks on as a Marine shows an M-249 squad automatic weapon to LGEN Choi, commandant of the Republic of Korea Marines, during the officer's visit to the base. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sergeant Major Glen E. Morrell, Sergeant Major of the Army, talks to a group of soldiers during his visit to the US Army Armor Center. Base: Fort Knox State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060212-A-5939C-001. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030317-F-6449C-017. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Country: Romania (ROM)

Service members from Norway conduct crew-served weapons qualification at Camp Ripley, March 30, 2022. (Minnesota National Guard Photo by Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

DA-SC-86-08958. Base: Hongchon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Two Dutch Paratroopers walk off the Drop Zone with their assigned parachute, combat equipment, and weapon during Exercise Falcon Leap at Hechtselse Heide Drop Zone, Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium., Sep. 15, 2022. More than 1000 Paratroopers from all over the world, 13 different nationalities, multiple airdrops per day, and training with each other equipment for two weeks. this is NATO's largest technical airborne exercise.

020930-M-0175R-006. Base: Prizren Country: Serbia (SER)

During the quarterly 39th Wing Readiness Day at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Danny Tipton, wing readiness augmentee, assists US Air Force AIRMAN Gerald Allen and US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Michael Dealy in removing their chemical Warfare gear. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

Vice Admiral Vivien Crea - 26-HK-15-97. VADM Crea with CG personnel outside near PortaKleen unit. Hurricane Katrina

030824-F-5570D-015. Base: Johnston State: Iowa (IA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040316-F-6318N-032. Subject Operation/Series: POLAR FORCE 04-4 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SAAREMAA, Estonia (May 21, 2022) U.S. Marines and Sailors from Amphibious Ready Group/22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct an amphibious landing on a beach on Saaremaa, Estonia, during the Estonian Exercise Siil (Hedgehog) 22, May 21, 2022. The 22 ARG/MEU, as part of Task Force 61/2, 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.

Netherlands, Amsterdam on 16/01/2022. Protest against covid-19 restrictions: lockdonm, vaccine pass and compulsory vaccination. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Pays-Bas, Amsterdam le 16/01/2022. Manifestation contre les restrictions face a la covid-19 : confinement, pass vaccinal et vaccination obligatoire. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

General Ronald Fogelman, US Air Force CHIEF of STAFF, meets personnel from the 100th Civil Engineering Squadron RAF Mildenhall, UK after arriving at Taszar Air Base, Hungary. Accompanied by CHIEF MASTER Sergeant of the Air Force, CMSAF David Campanale. General Fogelman will visit commanders and troops participating in Operation Joint Endeavor deployed to Hungary, Bosnia Italy and Germany. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Taszar Air Base Country: Hungary (HUN)

XII Raid Cataluña 2018, Barbastro, Huesca, Spain.

PVT. Stephen Argenzio and SPEC. 4 Joe Chavez of Combat Support Company, 1ST Bn., 14th Inf., 25th Inf. Div., eat Meal-Ready-to-Eat (MRE) rations during the joint South Korean/U.S. training Exercise Team Spirit '84. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '84 Base: Yogul Training Area Country: South Korea

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Martin, commanding officer of III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, addresses Marines after a three-mile conditioning hike on Sept. 15, 2022 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. This hike is the first in a series of hikes aimed to condition the Marines of III MIG. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air Ground Task Force operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities.

Marine 1LT John Wills conducts a class on the M-249 squad automatic weapon for members of Co. C, 2nd Bn., 297th Infantry Group (Scout), Alaska National Guard, scans the area for aggressor forces during exercise Kernal Potlatch '89. Subject Operation/Series: KERNAL POTLATCH '89 Base: Amchitka Island State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020404-F-2021H-006. Base: RAF Lakenheath Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

020125-M-9902V-003. Base: Camp Hijudai State: Oita Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

Soldiers with "B" Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, armed with 5.56mm M4 Carbine rifles, stop for a moment during a search for suspected Taliban and weapon caches in the Baghran Valley, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Soldiers with "B" Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, armed with 5.56mm M4 Carbine rifles, stop for a moment during a search for suspected Taliban and weapon caches in the Baghran Valley, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.

US Navy Boatswain's Mate First Class Craig Polling from Navy Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit 102, Spokane, Washington, stands guard with an M16 rifle as Ketchikan, Alaska, citizens (not shown) are transported to the USS OGDEN (LPD 5) a 570 foot Navy amphibious transport dock ship, San Diego, California, during a Non-combatant Evacuation Operation conducted during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2001. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2001 Country: United States Of America (USA)

060829-N-9818V-066. Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photographers Mate Second Class (PH2) Erin Waters, a photojournalist at Fleet Imaging Command, Combat Camera Group, Atlantic, loads 5.56mm rounds of ammunition into an M-16 magazine cartridge during a weapons qualification training period at the army base. Base: Fort Eustis State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, discuss battle plans with German soldiers after a rehearsal of a live-fire exercise at Oberlausitz Training Area, Germany, May 13, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises taking place in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

US Marine Corps Captain (CPT), Lacy S. Scott passes the first piece of cake to First Sergeant (1SGT)Michael B Gray, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3D Marine Division, during the Marine Corps 225TH Birthday Ceremony, at Gun Position 99, East Camp Fuji, Japan. This training area is part of the units nine firing day relocation shoot, designed to enhance military occupational specialty proficiency within the artillery field. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

030127-M-5455N-002. Base: Uss Kearsarge (LHD 3) Scene Major Command Shown: 2 MEB

One Dutch and One French Paratrooper walks off the Drop Zone with their assigned parachute, combat equipment, and weapon during Exercise Falcon Leap at Hechtselse Heide Drop Zone, Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium., Sep. 15, 2022. More than 1000 Paratroopers from all over the world, 13 different nationalities, multiple airdrops per day, and training with each other equipment for two weeks. this is NATO's largest technical airborne exercise.

US Air Force Corporal Mark T. Holyday records an incident report while Royal Air Force SENIOR Aircraftman A. Holmes covers his partner with an M16A2 rifle on the simulated Base Response scenario 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. The competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense, and policing skills over six days. (U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF SGT. Janice H. Cannon) (RELEASED). Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE '00 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A soldier from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division has his parachute properly fitted and checked out prior to his jump from a U.S. Air Force C-17 aircraft. This practice jump is in preparation for the joint exercise between the 82nd Airborne Division and troops from central Asia and other countries, including Russia and Turkey. It will combine airborne operations, weapons training, and cultural exchanges in order to strengthen the partnership between all the participants while improving conditions for a successful partnership for peace exercise. Subject Operation/Series: CENTRAZBAT Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Staff Sgt. Daniel Daman, an observer coach/trainer for 1st Training Support Battalion, 383rd Infantry Regiment, 181st Multifunctional Training Brigade, leads an after-action review of a convoy and building clearing training mission conducted by Soldiers of the 384th Military Police Battalion, 300th Military Police Brigade, 200th Military Police Command, as part of Spartan Warrior III June 21, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Spartan Warrior III gave the 300th MP Brigade the opportunity to practice multiple levels of military police procedures across two weeks.

DA-SC-86-08965. Base: Hongchon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

020521-A-5975H-014. Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

U.S. Army personnel discuss procedures for loading M-151 light vehicles onto flatbed rail cars for transport to the port of Bremerhaven. The vehicles were used by the 32nd Separate Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Wisconsin Army National Guard, during exercise Reforger '86. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '86 Base: Grafenwohr Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

030518-M-1103B-035. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Sattahip State: Chon Buri Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: III Marine Expeditionary Force C

040513-F-3838S-140. Base: Camp Sarafovo, Burgas State: Bourgas Country: Bulgaria (BGR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

United States Army 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers, deployed from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, give their Kazakhstan counterparts a feel for US protective equipment during an international mass jump into Kazakhstan. Paratroopers from Kazakhstan, the United States and Turkey are descending into Kazakhstan to prepare for the the start of Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000. The CENTRASBAT 2000 exercise is a multi-national, in the Spirit of Partnership for Peace, peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by US Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, 11-20 September 2000. Exercise participants .... Complete Scene Caption: United States Army 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers, deployed from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, give their Kazakhstan counterparts a feel for US protective equipment during an international mass jump into Kazakhstan. Paratroopers from Kazakhstan, the United States and Turkey

011014-F-1851B-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Masirah Air Base Country: Oman (OMN)

031106-F-3231D-003. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

MAJ Gen William S. Hinton Jr., Shining Hope commander, speaks to a contractor responsible for drilling a water well at the US sponsored refugee site designated as "Camp Hope". MAJ Gen Hinton and his party visited with management and contractors at the U.S. sponsored Kosovo refugee camps in Fier, Albania. Subject Operation/Series: SHINING HOPE Base: Camp Hope, Fier Country: Albania (ALB)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Matthew Danner, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, center, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Col. Yoshikazu Nishida, commanding officer of the 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, right, meet with U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 31st MEU, conducting defensive posturing for Iron Fist 23 at Hijudai, Japan, Feb. 19, 2023. U.S. Marines with the 31st MEU and soldiers with 1st ARDR conducted bilateral defensive posturing to increase their ability to operate in austere environments. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the JGSDF, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

While landing at LZ Falcon, Marines from the 6th Marine Regiment help a falling comrade as they debark from a CH-53E Sea Stallion during the MCCREE field exercise. The 6th Marine Regiment conducted this MCREE (Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation) for the 1ST Battalion 6th Marine Regiment. A MCREE encompasses an evaluation of the overall combat readiness skills of an infantry battalion. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

1LT Thomas Nelson briefs the platoon commander's of Task Force 123 of his platoon's mission during a Rock Drill at Tactical Assembly Area Santa Barbara outside Wonapsan, Republic of Korea, Oct. 31, 1998. Nelson is the Scout Platoon Commander for the 1ST Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Washington. A Rock Drill is the use of a terrain model to walk step-by-step discussing an operation in a small group forum. The 3rd Brigade is in Korea in participation with Foal Eagle '98, a combined exercise involving the Republic of Korea Army and the United States Armed Forces. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Wonapsan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DN-ST-89-10340. Base: Kherson Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)

TSGT Jim Wilson, 607th Combat Communications Squadron, Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, stands behind his M-60 while patroling the perimeter of the compound during a Combat Employment Readiness Exercise (CERE), Oct. 30, 1998. During the exercise, simulated opposing Forces (OPFOR) attack the compound and try to destroy assets on the compound. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Camp Humphreys State: Gyeonggi-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

020128-F-1545M-012. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

A Croatian Army Special Forces Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) gives a pre-training brief to U.S. Army Special Forces JTACs as part of Exercise Trojan Footprint 22 near Slunj, Croatia, May 11, 2022. Trojan Footprint is the premier Special Operations Forces (SOF) exercise in Europe that focuses on improving the ability of SOF to counter myriad threats, increases integration with conventional forces and enhances interoperability with our NATO allies and European partners.

030204-M-1852W-001. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn, 12th Marines

U.S. Air Force Capt. Bryan Griswold, 36th Contingency Response Squadron camp commander, briefs the international observers on what to expect from their tour of Northfield on Tinian, Feb. 13, 2024. Military members from several nations such as the Philippines, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Netherlands, Thailand, United Kingdom and New Zealand, arrived in Tinian, gaining insight about the agile combat employment operations, which provided possible opportunities for long-term advancement of shared interests. Air Force

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Michael Nuhfer, 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS), Provisional, 52d Fighter Wing (FW), Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, inspects equipment arriving at Borgas International Airport, Bulgaria, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Borgas International Airport Country: Bulgaria (BGR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

051007-A-5563H-041. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: B Btry 1/160th FA

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 10, 2005- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue members from California TF6 go into areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina on an amphibious vehicle provided by the military. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

French and Finnish soldiers discuss operations during a U.S.-led Artillery Systems Cooperation Activities training at Exercise Dynamic Front 2022 (DF22), Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 10, 2022. Led by 56th Artillery Command and U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, is the premiere U.S.-led NATO Allied and Partner-integrated fires exercise in the European theater focusing on fire interoperability and increasing readiness, lethality and interoperability across the human, procedural and technical domains.

030112-F-0718S-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

050608-A-9419D-004. Base: Camp Grayling State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Army Soldier from the 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade briefs troops from the United Arab Emirates 11th Mountain Battalion on the use of the multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES) prior to the beginning of Joint Readiness Training Center rotation 24-03 at Fort Johnson, Louisiana, Jan. 9, 2024. JRTC and Fort Johnson train Brigade Combat Teams to conduct large scale operations on a decisive action battlefield against a near-peer threat with multi-domain capabilities. JRTC and the Combat Training Center platform continue to evolve in order to challenge Soldiers, Leaders, and IBCTs in the most realistic, demanding, rigorous battlefield environment. Last year, UAE became the first partner from the CENTCOM region to have a company level unit participate in a training rotation. This year, UAE returned to conduct air-assault operations alongside the 101st Airborne Division, premier air-assault force in the world.

Right side front view, medium close-up shot as US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN James Goyet instructs Combat Camera personnel in land navigation skills, Thursday, March 2,2000. SRA Goyet is assigned to the 305th Operations Support Squadron, Fort Dix, New Jersey, is an adjunct instructor for the Air Mobility Warfare Center. This mission is in direct support of Exercise Phoenix Readiness. Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX READINESS Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force Brigadier General James M. Shamess, Director of Security Forces, Pentagon, commends DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 staff members at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in 24 events over six days. US Air Force Brigadier General James M. Shamess, Director of Security Forces, Pentagon, commends DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 staff members at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in 24 events over six days.

050828-A-3118G-005. Base: Homestead-Miami Speedway State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 124th Infantry Regiment

040325-F-3118M-004. Base: Bradley Air National Guard Base State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

Soldiers from the Norwegian Home Guard land at the Minnesota Air National Guard 133rd Air Wing at Fort Snelling in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on February 1st, 2024. The Norwegians are in Minnesota as a part of the Minnesota National Guards 51st Norwegian Reciprocal Troop Exchange and partnership with the Norwegian Home Guard (Minnesota Army National Guard

In the mobility line, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Smith, USAF, (left), 124th Wing Judge Advocate General, briefs firefighters of the 124th Civil Engineering Squadron Idaho Air National Guard prior to deploying in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE. NOBLE EAGLE is a partial mobilization of the reserves for homeland defense and civil support missions in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Gowen Field State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

DA-SC-87-01711. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE 86 Base: San Pedro State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011019-F-5114B-064. Complete Scene Caption: Sergeant Major (SGM), Dammann, German Army Band Director, conducts the band during the Battle of El Alamein Memorial Ceremony, during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. The Ceremony commemorated the battle between axis and allied forces for the control of Egypt during WW II. Participants in the Bright Star Exercise took time out to attend the Memorial Ceremony. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR EXCERCISE 01/02 Base: El Alamein Country: Egypt (EGY)

Members of the 52nd Fighter Wing wait to continue through mobility processing after a chemical gear check at the supply building during a Phase I Local Salty Nation exercise at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

U.S Marine Corps and Hellenic Marine leadership with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and 32nd Hellenic Marine Brigade discuss a U.S. and Hellenic amphibious assault training event during exercise Alexander the Great 2022, Skyros, Greece, May 16, 2022. Alexander the Great 22 strengthens interoperability and force readiness between the U.S., Greece, and Allied nations, enhancing strategic defense and partnership while promoting security and stability in the region.

SGT Jeffrey Roling and other munitions personnel of the 432nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron secure arming wires to bombs during Cope North 90-1, a joint U.S. Air Force/Japan Air Self Defense Force exercise. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 90-1 Base: Naval Air Facility, Misawa State: Aomori Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Soldiers with the 252nd Quartermaster Company train on the safe operation and maintenance of a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle. The Soldiers are in Fort Hood preparing for a deployment to the Middle East.

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Jacob McKinney, a cold weather instructor with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (26MEU(SOC)) instructs Marines alongside Greek partners with the 32nd Marine Brigade during cold weather training part of Greek Bilateral Exercise 2.0, Mount Olympus Mountain Training Center, Greece, Feb. 12, 2024. This bilateral training enabled the exchange of tactics, techniques, and procedures for both cold weather and mountain warfare environments, increasing interoperability between the two nations. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 26th MEU(SOC), is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., Allied, and partner interests. Marine Corps

021017-F-6340W-015. Subject Operation/Series: SABERTOOTH 2002 Base: Bolling Air Force Base State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 11 Wing

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