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.

970108-A-4624C-005. Complete Scene Caption: Russian soldiers and a US Army soldier from Camp Dobol (1ST Infantry Division TF1-26 Headquarters, Headquarters Company Scout Platoon) leave on their mission 'Joint Patrol' in the town of Karakaj, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during Operation JOINT GUARD. On December 20, 1996, the Implementation Force (IFOR) mission came to a conclusion and the 1ST Infantry Division was selected to continue serving in Bosnia as part of the new Stabilization Force (SFOR). This decision brought to close the peace mission of Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR and has been the beginning for the current operation known as Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD will continue to monitor the militaries of the former warring factions and provide a climate of stability. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Karakaj Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

010210-F-1460M-029. Subject Operation/Series: RESTOPS Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

The Commander of the Russian Airborne Brigade briefs both US Senators Jack Reed (Rhode Island) and Carl Levin (Michigan) in the Brigade's briefing room during the Senators' visit to the Russian unit in Tojsici, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Both Senators are visiting US forces involved in Operation Joint Guard. Operation Joint Guard is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Tojsici Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

011010-F-5114B-085. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Base: Mubarak Military City Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Major Command Shown: jnt

010617-F-1740G-005. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

040414-A-1526R-017. Base: Las Calderas Country: Dominican Republic (DOM)

Members of a U.S. Navy mobile construction battalion reserve unit set up tents during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Members of the Baltic platoon, which include service members from Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, enjoy a box lunch, shortly after their arrival at Marine Corps Air Station. This is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise that will be conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic at Camp Lejeune, NC. Under the Partnership for Peace program this exercise will provide interoperability training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis in individual and collective skills. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010603-A-4578H-007. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010126-N-8743M-011. Base: Mount Suribachi State: Iwo Jima Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: USS TARAWA LHA-1

DF-ST-87-09774. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Base: Kwang Ju Air Base Country: Korea

A group of Czech Paratroopers stand in formation during the opening ceremony for Exercise Falcon Leap on Camp Orange Barracks, Schaarsbergen, Netherlands., Sep. 12, 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

A1C Lora Kovach, 607th Combat Communications Squadron, Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, sweeps and clears the area in front of her patrol vehicle 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)

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Scott Badger, 831st Munitions Support Squadron, Ghedi Air Base, Italy, takes inventory of weapons in the armory. Base: Ghedi Air Base Country: Italy (ITA)

020123-F-4006S-001. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Duluth International Airport State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Three Belgian Army Beluga 2 Visoko soldiers, CPL Fredric Vandenhooft, CPL Willy Vanaubel, and CPL Eric Debuek (a fourth unidentified Belgian soldier is seen in the background) work on securing a white broadcast van to a flatrack, so that the van can be taken to Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina to establish a television network. Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Equipment Operator/Construction Apprentice Jana Edge, a member of Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 (ACB-1), speaks with Journalist 2nd Class John Annis of All Hands magazine prior to her unit's departure for Naval Air Station, North Island. From North Island, ACB-1 will then depart for Somalia to take part in multinational relief efforts as part of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Rear Adm. Greg Huffman, right, commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, gears up for a flight with Cmdr. Drew Huston, commanding officer of the Bear Aces of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 124, in a ready room aboard the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Oct. 14, 2022. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) is deployed in the Atlantic Ocean, conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

010211-F-6655M-001. Subject Operation/Series: COMBAT EMPLOYMENT READINESS Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Life Support technician SSGT David H. Blake Jr. from the 62nd Aircraft Generation Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, assembles an extreme cold weather clothing kit. The kit is required issue for all aircrews flying missions to McMurdo Base, Antarctica. SSGT Blake and other 62nd Airlift Wing personnel are deployed to support the joint, U.S. Armed Forces and New Zealand Defense Force, military operation which provides logistic support to the U.S. National Science Foundation's Program on Antarctica. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL)

020410-A-1526R-015. Base: Crabbs Training Area Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM

U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Whitson, an air defense enhanced early warning systems operator, helps unload supplies from the high-speed transport vessel USNS Guam (T-HST-1) during logistics operations in support of Exercise Orient Shield 22 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, August 24, 2022. Orient Shield is the largest annual bilateral field training exercise in Japan between the U.S. Army and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. With both its air and sea facilities, MCAS Iwakuni is uniquely positioned to support the dynamic employment of forces across the Indo-Pacific area of operations.

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Jamie Newman fromHeadquarters Air Mobility Command (AMC) sits in the passenger seat of a Security Patrol Vehicle and checks the rearview mirror during Exercise DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland AFB, Texas. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness events, base defense, and policing skills over a period of six days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph Owen, Mobile Reconnaissance Platoon commander, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, and Swedish Marine Staff Sgt Martin Virtanen, Hellfire missile platoon sergeant, 2d Swedish Marine Battalion, distribute field rations prior to the tactical exercise phase of exercise Archipelago Endeavor 22 (AE22) on Berga Naval Base, Sweden, Sept. 19, 2022. AE22 is an integrated field training exercise that increases operational capability and enhances strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marines and Swedish forces.

Vice Admiral Vivien Crea - 26-HK-15-108. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Army Lt. Ethan Porter from Alpha Company, 1-5 Infantry Battalion, 1-11 Airborne Division, discusses distribution site security lane training with the instructors during Khaan Quest 2022 at the Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia, June 15, 2022. The multinational training was conducted with the combined expertise of Nepali and Mongolian Forces. (U.S. Navy Photos by MC3 Kelly Meyer)(Image was cropped and color adjusted to enhance the subjects.)

GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 17, 2012) Ensign Phillip S. Neff, a member of the visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), right, shakes hands with a member of the VBSS team from the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army

030220-F-3886C-026. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

U.S. Marines Corps Capt. Daniel Renner (center right), a pilot with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 2, and Canadian soldiers with the 4th Artillery Regiment (General Support) examine an RQ-21 Blackjack at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 8, 2022. VMU-2 trained with the Canadian Army to increase collective proficiency in the Viper software program. VMU-2 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-433-11. Hurricane Katrina

British Lieutenant General Andrew Harrison, United Nations Command of Korea Deputy Commander (Right), and a Republic of Korea Soldier (Left), pose for a photo at the Han River estuary, South Korea, September 29, 2022. Lieutenant General Harrison was in attendance for a Republic of Korea and U.S. river training exercise.

The Norwegian Youth Platoon conducted classroom training on land navigation followed by a trip downrange to put their new skills to use, March 31, 2022.From day one the Youth have been incredibly motivated and professional, said Army 2nd Lt. Ryan Seeger. "I am incredibly proud and honored to be part of NOREX."(Minnesota National Guard Photo by Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

Pfc. Nick McDermott, mortarman, Task Force Summit, explains the capabilities of his weapon to the Charge dAffaires, U.S. Embassy Kuwait, James Holtsnider, during a visit to Camp Beuhring, Kuwait, Aug. 25, 2022.

011013-A-3617C-004. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN II Base: Urosevec State: Kosovo Country: Serbia (SER)

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021230-F-0460H-013. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Two soldiers of the Austrian infantrymen

Capt. Magnus Bjurstedt, commander of Task Force Viking, presents the Norwegian Foot March certificate of completion and pin to a member of Task Force Viking April 3, 2022, at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. The Norwegian foot march is a physically challenging test of endurance, physical fitness and mental resilience in which participants are expected to complete an 18.6-mile foot march while carrying a 25-pound ruck within a time standard.

Army, war and map with a soldier team planning a battle strategy in the hallway of their military base. Training, teamwork and camouflage with personnel getting ready for problem solving in uniform

040207-F-0681L-060. Base: Fargo State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

Polish Armed Forces Brig. Gen. Piotr Fajkowski, commander of the 15th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, delivers a speech during the Croatian contingent to the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Poland Hand Over, Take Over ceremony in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Jan. 24, 2023. The Croatian army is proudly working alongside the 1st Infantry Division, NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, under America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

030912-F-1448M-009. Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-309-138. Hurricane Katrina

Norwegian Army Maj. Aune-Markus Svendson, commanding officer of Bardufoss Garrison, reads an invitation to the re-opening ceremony for the base gym at Bardufoss, Norway, Feb. 27, 2024. The gyms extension comes with new equipment and an enhanced facility for allies and partners to use. The ability to host forces is a part of a NATO agreement to stay functional and enable following forces to continue training for the NATO exercise Nordic Response 24. Nordic Response is a Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting in a challenging arctic environment. Marine Corps

020317-F-4406B-133. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Christian Lindner (FDP), Bundesminister der Finanzen, aufgenommen im Rahmen eines Besuchs des Deutschen Kontingents eFP auf dem NATO-Stuetzpunk in Rukla, 03.11.2023

030930-M-5607A-003. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011013-A-3617C-007. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN II Base: Urosevec State: Kosovo Country: Serbia (SER)

040210-F-0681L-052. Base: Hector International Airport State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany - Pilots from the 480th Fighter Squadron receive a briefing at the squadron here before leaving to support of Operation Odyssey Dawn March 19. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III.

Colonel Devermond gives a briefing to all high level officers on the procedures for the incoming squadrons arriving at Taszar Airfield, Hungary. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Taszar Barracks Country: Hungary (HUN)

Flanked by a banner from a US grade school and an area map First Lieutenant James Jarvis, USMC , Public Affairs Officer, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), addresses the media pool at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC)

970627-N-9354D-007. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Juneau (LPD 10) Scene Major Command Shown: USS JUNEAU (LPD 10)

Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale is helped from the medical tent to an all terrain vehicle for transportation to a helicopter for the flight to Kustanai, Kazakhstan after he, Soyuz Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, of the Netherlands, landed in north central Kazakhstan, Friday, April 30, 2004, in a Soyuz TMA-3 capsule. Foale and Kaleri completed 195 days in space aboard the International Space Station, while Kuipers returned after an 11-day research mission as part of a commercial agreement between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. James Ray, incoming commander of NATO eFP Battle Group Poland and commander of the 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team (2 ABCT), 1st Cavalry Division (1 CD), operationally controlled by the 4th Infantry Division (4 ID), delivers a speech during the Hand Over, Take Over ceremony in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Feb. 2, 2023. The 2 ABCT, 1 CD is among other units assigned to the 4 ID, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

050121-F-7874H-049. Base: Manas AB Country: Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)

During 1939-1944 a massive network of World War II tunnels were excavated to build a fortress inside of the Rock of Gibraltar, which is a British Overseas Territory, located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean.

Polish media interview U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Popeye” Kendall, 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander during media day, Aug. 23, 2022 at Łask Air Base, Poland. The 32nd Air Tactical Base hosted a media day with the 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron to highlight the mission of the F-22 Raptor in theater and to enhance the U.S. Alliance with Poland.

US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) personnel assigned to A/Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LAR), are issued gas mask during Nuclear, Biological, Chemical (NBC) training in preparation for mobilization at Camp Pendleton, California (CA), in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010812-D-4578H-010. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MACOMS

Airfield survey team members are briefed by a Hungarian officer at Taszar, using an aerial map of the field. U.S. Air Force and Army units from across Europe and the United States combined forces from 16-21 November, 1995 to survey the condition of four airfields in Hungary for possible use by US Forces should they be sent as a peacekeeping force in Bosnia. Base: Taszar Air Base Country: Hungary (HUN)

040111-F-0381R-005. Base: Pale Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Major Command Shown: SFOR

An audiovisual technician carrys a video camera as he videotapes the area, during the joint South Korean/US Exercise Team Spirit '84. Panmunjom is where the treaty to end the Korean War was signed. (Substandard image). Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '84 Base: Panmunjom State: Demilitarized Zone Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Bolivian paratroopers in formation during the joint Bolivia/U.S. exercise Fuerzas Unidas. Base: Apolo Country: Bolivia (BOL)

030412-F-4806N-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Country: Romania (ROM)

Working visit of H.M. Queen Beatrix at the Marines Corps in the Van Braam Houckgeestkazerne in Doorn. Demonstration of winter equipment.

Members of the Italian National Antarctic Research Program, (PNRA), move through the boarding pass line at the passenger terminal as they outprocess for departure from Christchurch, New Zealand, to the South Pole for a four month stay. They are participating in the United States Antarctic Program under the Authority for New Technologies, Energy and Environment, (ENEA). They will board a C-141 Starlifter aircraft at Christchurch to the ice of Antarctica during Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE 2001 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL)

French Army Col. Loic Wierzbinski, commanding officer, Marine Infantry Regiment in French Polynesia, French Armed Forces, renders a salute during morning colors in Arue, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Aug. 29, 2022. The event occurred during a bilateral training opportunity between the French Armed Forces and Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. The nine Marines and Sailor from Headquarters and Service Battalion participated in the bilateral training with the French Armed Forces in order to strengthen relationships with the region.

NATO Days air show participants smile and wave as they walk through a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft in Ostrava, Czech Republic Sept. 17, 2022. The C-5M was the largest aircraft on display during the two-day event.

State Secretary visits soldiers in Bosnia Manjaca; 11SEP2002 State Secretarar of Defense Cees van der Knaap is from 10 to 12 September in Bosnia to get acquainted with the Dutch soldiers who work in Bosnia for the first time as a State Secretary. Accompanied by General-Major Tony of Diepenbrugge, which will transfer the command on the Multi National Division that operating there on Friday, the minister worked out a pressure program. For each Cougar helicopter of the Air Force, he was a witness of a joint exercise of the 42nd mechanized battalion and a Serbian tank unit. He also met the Serbian commander of the 1st army corps in this entitlement. General Djukic. Despite the salient date of September 11, the visit will be in a relaxed atmosphere. Photo: The Serbian Commander of the 1st Army Corps General Djukic.

030220-A-6713J-021. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN II Base: Ferizaj Country: Serbia (SER)

Turkey, Soldiers outside Virgin Mary House

A U.S. Soldier assigned to C Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment stands by as Königstein Soldiers and Reserves Association members look at a M777 howitzer during the 150th memorial ceremony with at Königstein, Germany, July 17, 2022. The Soldiers presence at the event is to build partner relationships within the local community.

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