Military Training and Exercises

Scenes of U.S. Army soldiers engaged in live-fire drills and training exercises, highlighting teamwork and tactical skills in diverse environments, featuring military gear and realistic settings.

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 117th Engineer Brigade, South Carolina National Guard, participate in the Best Engineer Competition held at McCrady Training Center in Eastover, South Carolina, Feb. 10-11, 2024. Soldiers from the 117th competed against one another in a range of physical, mental, and technical events that included a written test, bridge classification, wall construction, squad movement, a 4-mile ruck march, among others. The culminating event was a demonstration of sheer force with a door breaching. Army National Guard

U.S Army Soldiers from Active Duty, National Guard, and Reserve forces conduct live-fire battle drills during the 254th Regional Training Institute's Infantry Advanced Leaders Course 22-02 on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 7, 2022. The Advanced Leaders Course is a branch-specific course that provides Soldiers selected for promotion to Staff Sgt. an opportunity to enhance leadership, technical skill, tactical expertise and experience needed to lead squad-size units.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 12th Combat Aviation Brigade conducted M240 weapons familiarization for a CH-47 Chinook aerial gunnery evaluation at Grafenwoehr, Germany, July 26, 2022. The 12th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) prepares for full-spectrum combat aviation operations in support of the United States Army, the United States Army-Europe and other designated combined joint task force headquarters.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Monrad Monsen assigned to Army Futures Command calls up a Military Munitions and Unexploded Ordnance for the Army warrior tasks and drills at Fort Hood, Texas, January 24, 2022, Twenty-two two-Soldier teams from all around the world traveled to Texas to compete in the finals to be named the Armys Best Medic. The competition is a 72-hour arduous test of the teams physical and mental skills. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Bradley McKinley)

U.S. Sgt. Darrell Utt, left, and members of Squad 2, representing the U.S Army Training and Doctrine Command in the Army Best Squad Competition, shoots an azimuth towards the location of a simulated enemy during patrol lanes on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 3, 2022. The week-long competition will assess each squad on their technical and tactical proficiency, as well as their ability to work as a disciplined and cohesive team, featuring a multitude of fitness, knowledge and combat-related events.

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 117th Engineer Brigade, South Carolina National Guard, participate in the Best Engineer Competition held at McCrady Training Center in Eastover, South Carolina, Feb. 10-11, 2024. Soldiers from the 117th competed against one another in a range of physical, mental, and technical events that included a written test, bridge classification, wall construction, squad movement, a 4-mile ruck march, among others. The culminating event was a demonstration of sheer force with a door breaching. Army National Guard

Soldiers with the 370th Chemical Company participate in weapons qualifications on ranges at Fort McCoy, Wis., as part of the Red Dragon exercise in August, 2022. U.S. Army photo by Kevin W. Clark

U.S. Staff Sgt. Alan Sanchez and Sgt. Darrell Utt, representing U.S Army Training and Doctrine Command in the Army Best Squad Competition confirm their location on a map during patrol lanes on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 3, 2022. The week-long competition will assess each squad on their technical and tactical proficiency, as well as their ability to work as a disciplined and cohesive team, featuring a multitude of fitness, knowledge and combat-related events.

A U.S. Marine Corps squad leader with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, gives orders during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 9, 2022. This type of training evolution is a culminating event designed to formally evaluate a units combat readiness operation abilities.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), and Combat Logistics Company (CLC) 23, 2nd Maintenance Battalion, switch barrels on an M240B machine gun at Ft. Stewart, Georgia, Nov. 4 2022. Marines with MWSS-273 and CLC-23 exercised their proficiency with the M240B machine gun and practiced switching barrels after overheating, enhancing 2nd MAWs overall combat capability. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Baskin)

Sgt. William Sievers, an observer coach/trainer for the 4th Cavalry Multifunctional Training Brigade, right, observes Soldiers of the 231st Inland Cargo Truck Company, 377th Sustainment Command, determine the units next movement direction during Army Warrior Tasks training as part of Warrior Exercise 78-22-02 July 19, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 78th Training Division will conduct WAREX 78-22-02 from July 16-30 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, in order to build Warfighter collective readiness and prepare units to execute mission in support of Unified Land Operations.

U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, observe M109 Paladin rounds impact during training and table 6 certifications. A Fire Support Team is responsible for forward observations on the battlefield and activities such as target processing for artillery units and brigade maneuvers.

A Romanian soldier with the 812th Infantry Battalion, 81st Mechanized Brigade cleans his weapon at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 10, 2022 as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22.Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance. (U.S. Army p

U.S. Soldiers conduct medical evacuation training during Exercise Combined Resolve 17 (CbR 17) at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, May 26, 2022. CbR 17 is a United States Army Europe-Africa directed, 7th Army Training Command executed exercise that takes place at JMRC from May 20 to June 19, 2022. The event is designed to evaluate and assess a unit's ability to conduct operations in a complex, multi-domain simulated battle space. The focus of the rotation is to exercise combined arms operations in a multinational environment.

Soldiers with 1245th Transportation Company, Oklahoma Army National Guard, pull security during a Mounted Combat/Logistics training lane in support of Golden Coyote Training Exercise at West Camp Rapid, South Dakota, June 14, 2022. Golden Coyote is a three-phase scenario driven exercise conducted in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, which enables Commanders to focus on mission essentials warrior tasks and drills. (U.S. Army photo Pfc. Jerald Wicks Jr.)

9th Mission Support Command squad assemble and disassemble a M240B July 19 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, during the individual lanes for the 2022 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Competition. The 2022 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Competition consists of multiple 5-Soldier squads from USARPAC units competing for the opportunity to represent USARPAC at the Department of the Armys competition. stations. The non-commissioned officers and junior enlisted will be assessed together in their ability to execute warrior tasks and battle drills, marksmanship and land navigation, and will be challenged to complete a mission as a squad.

Members of Squad 2, representing Cyber Center of Excellence participate in day 1 the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Best Squad Competition Sept. 12, 2022 at Fort Benning, Georgia. TRADOCs Best Squad competition highlights 10 squads from across the enterprise ability to complete common Soldier tasks and skills as a cohesive, ready and resilient team, Sept. 12-16, 2022 at Fort Benning, Georgia.

Members with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force Fuji School and U.S. Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), communicate during a simulated close air support drill at Gotemba, Japan, May 10, 2022. 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.

Staff Sgt. Richard File, a horizontal construction supervisor with the 616th Engineering Utilities Detachment, 123rd Engineer Battalion, Illinois Army National Guard, ensures a Soldiers weapon is clear at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, July 12, 2022. Clearing a weapon keeps Soldiers safe by ensuring no extra rounds remain in the chamber when the Soldier enters or exits the range.

A U.S. Army Pathfinder instructor gives directions to students during a field training exercise as part of a U.S. Pathfinder course at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, on Sept. 8, 2022. Nearly 30 Soldiers graduated the course, which was taught by a mobile training team at the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center in Fort Benning, Georgia. Army Pathfinders are trained to provide navigational aid and advisory services to military aircraft in areas designated by supported unit commanders. During the Pathfinder course, students are instructed in aircraft orientation, aero-medical evacuation, close combat assault, ground to air communication procedures, control center operations, all three phases of a sling load operation, helicopter landing zone and pick up zone operations, and drop zone operations dealing with U.S. military fixed and rotary wing aircraft for personnel and equipment.

Twelve National Guard Soldiers fire a M240B machine gun during the Region IV Best Warrior Competition May 11-15, 2022 at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio National Guards. The winners will move on to compete in the National Guards competition on July 20-30, 2022, at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michelle Schmidt, commander of 7th Infantry Division, engages with her troops before a live-fire exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Jan. 9, 2024. This live-fire exercise was conducted in preparation for the battalion attending the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, CA. It is crucial for Soldiers to hone their combat readiness, adapt to real-world scenarios, and enhance their ability to operate in any environment.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade pass a checkpoint of the ruck march during Bayonet Week at Grafenwoehr, Germany, June 28, 2023. Bayonet Week is a series of competitive events within the 173rd Airborne Brigade that inspire all Sky Soldiers to honor their heritage during the last week of June. These events take place in both Germany and Italy and consist of tournament-style competitions that test strength, endurance, speed, knowledge and indomitable spirit as individuals and teams.

Squad members representing the 21st Theater Sustainment Command gather together to discuss the next patrol point during the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad competition, Grafenwohr, Germany, Aug. 10, 2022. Teams from across USAREUR-AF test their tactical proficiency, communication and overall cohesion as they compete for the title of Best Squad. Winners of this competition will advance to represent USAREUR-AF at the U.S. Army Best Squad Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina later this year.

Polish soldiers with the 4th Chemical Regiment show U.S. Soldiers with 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division the an FB Beryl rifle, the standard issue rifle of the Polish army during a joint training at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 10, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

Alaska Army National Guard Spc. Wilson Berlin, left, an infantryman with 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment from Kwethluk, and Spc. Keaton Derouchie, a helicopter mechanic with D Company, 2nd Battalion, 211th General Support Aviation Battalion from Wasilla, assist local residents with damaged property as part of Operation Merbok Response in Toksook Bay, Alaska, Sept. 24, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda O'Neal)

Spc. Nathaniel Miska, a Carpentry and Masonry Specialist with the 850th Engineer Company walks with an officer of the Croatian Armed Forces after completeing the weapons qualification task during the Croatian Best Soldier Competition on May 24, 2022, near Slunj, Croatia. Croatia and Minnesota have worked together for over 25 years as part of the National Guards State Partnership Program which enable them to particpate in events like this. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Sydney Mariette)

A U.S. Tactical Air Control Party Airman from the 15th Air Support Operations Squadron sets up radio frequencies during Bold Quest 2022, Fort Stewart, Georgia, August 12, 2022. Bold Quest is an exercise designed to test coalition interoperability, focused on testing elements of Joint All Domain Command and Control and gave the TACP Airmen the opportunity to showcase their ability to be the ground-based USAF Battle Management Command and Control node that collocates with the joint service maneuver element.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), participates in an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) at CSL Manda Bay, Kenya, June 17, 2022. Shawley flew in with the East Africa Response Force (EARF) to observe and assess the exercise as well as visit with senior leaders and Soldiers. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)

U.S. Navy Corpsmen 3d Marine Division and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members conduct a mass casualty evacuation drill during Resolute Dragon 22 on Shikaribetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 6, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

Soldiers with the N.J. Army National Guard teamed up with Soldiers from the U.S. Army Security Force Assistance Brigade to advise and prepare the Albanian Armed Forces for a critical NATO Validation Exercise which took place in Bize, Tirana, Albania on September 15, 2022. The New Jersey National Guard continues an over 20-year state partnership with Albania, while the SFAB Soldiers have been in country since April, embedded with the Albanian Light Infantry Battalion Group.

1st Lt. Sven Pärand, a company commander in the Estonian Defense League, participates in the Military Reserve Exchange Program (MREP) at Camp Grayling, July 19-23, 2022, during 3-126th Infantry Regiment of Wyoming Armorys annual training. 1st Lt. Sven Pärand spent his time in Michigan taking note of the way American army tactics differ from Estonian during hands-on demonstrations with mortar live-fire and sniper marksmanship training, to observing Army medical practices and touring the Tactical Action Center.

U.S. Army Soldiers competing in the Army Best Squad Competition participate in land navigation course on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Sept. 29, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition tests Soldiers on their individual and collective ability to adapt to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-readiness events that test their physical and mental endurance, technical and tactical abilities, and basic warrior skills under stress and extreme fatigue. (U.S. Army photo Spc. Zachery Frost)

Kosovo Soldiers assigned to Kosovo Security Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) conduct an EOD training scenario with oversight from Observer, Coach/Trainer Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Palmer, assigned to 7th Army Training Command (7ATC) Raptor Team EOD, as part of Exercise Combined Resolve 17 at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, June 1, 2022. Combined Resolve is a recurring U.S. Army Europe and Africa-conducted, multinational exercise series held at the 7ATC's Joint Multinational Readiness Center which evaluates and assesses participants' ability to conduct operations in a complex, multi-domain simulated battlespace to enhance interoperability and readiness.

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Taesung Park, left, and Staff Sgt. Matthew Jewell, both with the 207th Military Intelligence Brigade, check targets at a M4 carbine rifle range during the Brigade's yearly exercise Lightning Focus at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Jan. 24, 2023. Lightning Focus 2023 provides an opportunity for increasing individual & crew weapons proficiency, training on Basic Soldier Skills, junior Soldier and NCO development, improving unit cohesion & team-building, and scenario-based operational intelligence support training to certify intelligence platforms, building readiness in support of SETAF-AF, USAREUR-AF and USAFRICOM.

Two Italian 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.

Staff Sgt. Bryan Kummer, Nebraska National Guard, prepares for a land navigation course during the National Guard Region V Best Warrior at Camp Gruber Training Center, Okla., May 17, 2022. The annual competition brings together top-tier soldiers to challenge them on a variety of Army warrior tasks. The contest consists of eight events that promote soldier readiness in their war fighting skills and recognizes individuals who embody the Army Values. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Spc. Caleb Stone)

$Staff Sgt. Jessica Smith (right), Army Reserve Career Group, treats a manakin for a fracture and a burn during the Best Warrior Competition at Fort Knox, Kentucky, March 31, 2022. Smith was one of 35 soldiers who competed in the Best Warrior Competition.$

U.S. Army Pfc. Kameron Davis, assigned to 56th Artillery Command, conducts weapon familiarization with an AT4 anti-tank weapon during day one of the U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) Best Squad Competition at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 8, 2022. Teams across U.S. Army Europe and Africa test their tactical proficiency, communication, and overall cohesion as they compete for the title of Best Squad. Winners of this competition will advance to represent U.S. Army Europe and Africa at the U.S. Army Best Squad Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina later this year.

U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, observe M109 Paladin rounds impact during training and table 6 certifications. A Fire Support Team is responsible for forward observations on the battlefield and activities such as target processing for artillery units and brigade maneuvers.

Spc. William Hulsey, Kirk U.S. Army Health Clinic, conducts hoist operations during the Fort Meade Medical Department Activity third quarter Best Leader Competition at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, July 7. Eight candidates competed in a wide variety of events that covered Army Warrior Tasks in the Shoot, move, communicate and medicate areas that included: M4 Engagement Skills Trainer range, the Army Combat Fitness Test, an obstacle course, day land navigation, a 6-mile ruck march and combat water survival training. The Fort Meade MEDDAC is headquartered on Fort Meade and includes a number of U.S. Army health clinics at several other locations in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade fire an M252 81 mm mortar system during Eagle Ursa exercise at the training range in Slunj, Croatia, Feb. 24, 2024. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployableforces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployedacross Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships andstrengthen the alliance. Army

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Bravo Battery, Death Dealers, 2nd Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment (2-174 ADA), operationally controlled by 1st Infantry Division (1 ID) conduct medevac training during Operation Close Encounters field training exercise at Camp Ādaži, Latvia, Nov. 9, 2022. The 2-174 ADA is among other units assigned to the 1 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.

GREYWOLF Troopers, assigned to 1-12 Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conduct a platoon STX, Oct. 26, 2022. Training events like these promote readiness throughout the unit and help soldiers prepare for situations they may face on the battlefield.

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to 1171st Medical Company Area Support, Michigan Army National Guard, take simulated casualties to get treatment during Mass Casualty training as part of exercise Northern Strike 22-2 at Camp Grayling, Mich., Aug. 15, 2022. Northern Strike is designed to challenge approximately 7,400 service members with multiple forms of training that advance interoperability across multicomponent, multinational and interagency partners.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, clear their M249 squad automatic weapon at Huovinrinne, Finland, July 8, 2022. The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and the Pori Brigade of the Finnish army began summer training in Finland to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between the two nations.

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 352nd Special Operations Wing gather to discuss their next target location during combat survival training near Thetford, England, Jan. 17, 2024. Airmen applied evasion movements and survival techniques to regroup with their team at their target destination.

U.S. Soldiers with 30th Medical Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command participate in Best Squad Competition at Local Training Area Oberdachstetten, Ansbach, Germany, Feb. 28, 2024. Army

The 245th Regiment (NJARNG) trains Soldiers to the Armys current needs and operational environment. This unit is from Sea Girt National Guard Training Center located in Sea Girt, New Jersey. These soldiers are on Range 59C on the Fort Dix Range Complex during an “Instructional Firearms Training” event. The Instructional Firearms Training is designed to provide firearms instructors with a familiarization of a variety of firearms, to include care and maintenance and the skills. The program also introduces the new instructors to teaching techniques as well as identifying and resolving shooting problems/errors. (Photos taken by the Fort Dix [TSC Training Support Center)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 7th Army Training Command (7ATC), shoot down range to adjust shot grouping at Grafenwoehr Training Area range in Grafenwoehr, Germany on Feb. 28, 2024. 7ATC is the U.S. Army's largest overseas training command, setting the training environment and resourcing live, virtual, and constructed training for all U.S. Army forces stationed to and deployed in Europe, as well as selected U.S. European Command, Allies and Partner units. Army

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jordon Behr, center, assigned to 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment teaches his Soldiers how to measure the muzzle velocity of a M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle prior to sniper qualification at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Feb. 26, 2024. 2CR provides V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps, with combat-credible forces capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater to defend the NATO alliance. Army

Master Sgt. Troy Leatherman, an EOD observer controller from the 439th Air Lift Wing, Westover, Mass., evaluates Staff Sgt. Rogerito Miravete-Disantis, an EOD technician from the 434th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom ARB, Ind., during a training exercise May 18, 2022 at Fort McCoy, Wis. Audacious Warrior is an explosive ordnance disposal exercise with participation from Airmen, Marines, and Soldiers from a range of units and career fields.

Northern Irish Army Soldiers assigned to the 2 Rifles, United Kingdom, zero their SA80 rifle, a NATO service weapon, at Camp Grayling, Mich., Aug. 7, 2022. The weapons have swords affixed to the front because the Soldiers train like they fight by shooting first, then stabbing, to eliminate rows of targets. The 2 Rifles are assigned to the 7 Rifles and are in northern Michigan completing annual training at Northern Strike 22-2. This years exercise brings 7,400 people from 19 states and 4 coalition countries to northern Michigan.

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa Commanding General Maj. Gen. Todd R. Wasmund, throws a traing hand grenade at the 7th Army Training Command Expert Infantry Badge Station, during The African Land Forces Colloquium 2022, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 14, 2022. ALFC 22 brought African Land Force Commanders together along with select U.S. Army and allied and partner army leaders to address land force security challenges. ALFC22 emphasized U.S. Army institutional training and ways to "Train to Fight."

On the Fort Dix Range Complex the 411th Engineer Brigade is here on a hot day competing training on the M4 Zero and Grounding live fire. (photographs were taken by the TSC / Daniel Amburg)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Fox Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment discuss movement plans during a blank fire training exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Nov. 2, 2022. 2nd Cavalry Regiment, assigned to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe, works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater to defend the NATO alliance.

040301-M-3980Y-013. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2004 Base: Fort Magsaysay State: Luzon Country: Republic Of The Philippines (PHL)

Soldiers of the 181st Multifunctional Training Brigade navigate the rope bridge obstacle of the Leadership Reaction Course Sept. 27, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The Soldiers hosted teachers and staff of D.C. Everest Area School District as part of the districts leadership training program.

FORT HOOD, Texas - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nathan Villarreal, a military police assigned to 89th Military Police Brigade, has his weapon cleared during the range portion of the FORSCOM Best Squad Competition 2022 at Fort Hood, Texas, Aug. 15, 2022. The Best Squad Competition reinforces fundamental Soldier skills and squad level tactics.

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 6-9 Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division attended a ceremony and participated in a static display alongside the Drawsko Pomorskie Forestry Service to celebrate their 60-year anniversary. Participating in events like these strengthen the partnership between U.S. forces and the local population during the unit's deployment here in Poland.

020612-M-3022S-002. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORTING ARMS COORDINATING Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU

CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - U.S. Army aviators from 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, 29th Infantry Division, Virginia National Guard, conduct sling load training for non-aviation Soldiers at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Aug. 8, 2022. Liaison Monitoring Team Soldiers from Kosovo Forces Regional Command East underwent the training in order to learn how to safely conduct sling load operations, allowing for the rapid insertion of supplies and equipment even in the most remote of locations.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division best squad complete a functions check on a M249 machine gun during the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition at Fort Stewart, Georgia, July 27, 2022. During the Best Squad Competition, competitors were tested on a wide range of subjects including land navigation, marksmanship, casualty care, physical fitness, small-unit tactics and endurance.

U.S. Army Soldiers set up a landing zone during an air drop and sling load exercise as part of a U.S. Pathfinder course at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, on Sept. 8, 2022. Nearly 30 Soldiers graduated the course, which was taught by a mobile training team at the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center in Fort Benning, Georgia. Army Pathfinders are trained to provide navigational aid and advisory services to military aircraft in areas designated by supported unit commanders. During the Pathfinder course, students are instructed in aircraft orientation, aero-medical evacuation, close combat assault, ground to air communication procedures, control center operations, all three phases of a sling load operation, helicopter landing zone and pick up zone operations, and drop zone operations dealing with U.S. military fixed and rotary wing aircraft for personnel and equipment.

Soldiers assigned to the 24th Ordnance Company, 87th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, practiced tying knots during a demolition leader professional development range at Fort Stewart, Georgia, May 24, 2022. The training event was held to teach leaders throughout the battalion to safely employ C-4 in hasty or deliberate demolitions at an ammunition supply point. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Aaliyah Craven, 50th Public Affairs Detachment)

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade fire an M252 81 mm mortar system during Eagle Ursa exercise at the training range in Slunj, Croatia, Feb. 24, 2024. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployableforces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployedacross Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships andstrengthen the alliance. Army

NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Soldiers assigned to Chaos Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (3-1 ABCT), alongside the Polish Armed Forces 5th Mazovian Brigade of Territorial Defense load rubber ball ammunition during urban operations training in Komorowo, Poland, Oct. 26, 2022. The 3-1 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. Soldiers alongside Coalition forces, assigned to Task Force Viking, Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR), conduct a medical training exercise in Iraq, 2024. Maintaining medical and communication skills are a critical part of CJTF-OIRs mission to advise, assist, and enable partner forces in the enduring defeat of Daesh. Army

Competitors assigned to the U.S. Army Medical Command and 44th Medical Brigade conduct movement procedures for safely transporting a simulated casualty under barbed wire during the Expert Field Medic Badge competition (EFMB) at Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 26, 2022. The EFMB is the non-combat equivalent of the Combat Medical Badge and consists of a Physical Fitness Assessment, Written Test, Day and Night Land Navigation, Three Combat Testing Lanes, and a 12 Mile Foot March.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Riley Clark, an Ohio native, and hospital corpsman with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conducts medical care on a simulated isolated person during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission as part of Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 20, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

U.S. Airmen participate in medical readiness tactical combat casualty care training at David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California, April 28, 2022. The all-service member TCCC course replaces the self-aid buddy care courses. The Department of Defense has established the use of standardized trauma training platforms for all designated service member augmentees.

U.S. Army Spc. Kevin Esparza, hammers a post to set-up equipment on FOB Panther, Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana, May 6, 2022. Esparza is one of more than 1,000 Soldiers participating in a homeland emergency response exercise designed to sharpen skills, boost capabilities and improve mission readiness during a disaster. (Photo by U.S. Army Spc. Caroline Sauder)

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Dung Thein Le, representing U.S. Army Cyber Command, instructs a squad member during the Army's first-ever Best Squad competition, held on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 2, 2022. Each squad competing in the Army's Best Squad Competition consists of five soldiers; a squad leader, which is a sergeant first class or staff sergeant; a team leader, which is a sergeant or corporal; and three squad members in the ranks of specialist or below.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Randy Brant and Benjamin LaFrancois assigned to Airborne Ranger and Training Brigade ensures the casulty is still alive and breathing for the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear buddy run inject training at Fort Hood, Texas, January 25, 2022, Twenty-two two-Soldier teams from all around the world traveled to Texas to compete in the finals to be named the Armys Best Medic. The competition is a 72-hour arduous test of the teams physical and mental skills. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Bradley McKinley)

Airmen with the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, conduct weapons fundamental training at the 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria, Illinois, April 1, 2023. This training teaches airmen weapon familiarization, safety, transitions, shooting on the move and more.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division coordinate fire support during Artillery Relocation Training Program 22.1 at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Hijudai Training Area, Japan, April 23, 2022. The skills developed at ARTP increase the proficiency and readiness of the only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit in the Marine Corps, providing long-range precision indirect fires throughout the Indo-Pacific Region.

U.S. Navy Hospitalman 3rd Class Madison Dreyer, a corpsman with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, treats a simulated casualty during convoy operations training on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 24, 2022. MWSS-373 conducted training during a field exercise to sustain and prepare for Weapons and Tactics Instructor course, a course that provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Austin Fraley)

Fort Benning, GA - Maneuver Center of Excellence Soldiers demonstrate upcoming events during the April 10-17 Infantry Week competitions March 15 at Camp Rogers. The week includes the International Sniper Competition, Lacerda All-Army Combatives Championship, Best Mortar Competition, and the Best Ranger Competition. U.S. Army Infantry School Commandant Brig. Gen. Larry Burris spoke with local media outlets about the importance of the competitions and their associated Meet Your Army events in connecting the public with their U.S. Army.

U.S. Army Soldiers with the Michigan Army National Guard competing in the Best Warrior Competition (BWC) receive a mission brief during a patrol event as part of the core tasks, Fort Custer Training Center, Augusta, Michigan, Sept. 13, 2022. The BWC reinforces fundamental warrior tasks and battle drills, promotes esprit de corps, and recognizes Soldiers who demonstrate commitment to the Army values and embody the warrior ethos.

Guard members from the 181st Brigade Support Battalion take part in a medical evacuation and field hospital exercise during their annual training on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. July 20, 2022. Nearly 240 Guard members from the 181st are supporting Officer Candidate School Phase III while also training on field craft and strengthen their MOS skill sets.

Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 46th Aviation Support Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, prepare a multi-point forward arming and refueling point at the Chehalis-Centralia Airport, Wash. on Jun. 22, 2022. The Soldiers were training U.S. Army Reserve and U.S. Air Force servicemembers on helicopter refueling procedures.

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, prepare c4 explosive for the setup of the confidence charge during live-fire demolition at Pocek Range in Postonja, Slovenia, Dec. 7, 2022.The exercise was held to demonstrate different demolition and explosive breaching training techniques. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade provide UH-60M Black Hawk support to the 10th Mountain Light Fighters School on Fort Drum, NY Aug. 11, 2022. Soldiers from 10th CAB were also in the course to qualify for their Air Assault badge.

The United States Army's most qualified uniformed interrogation teams met at Fort Bragg, North Carolina to compete in the inaugural Army Interrogation Olympics to determine the Army's Best Interrogation Team of the Year. Military Intelligence Soldiers from Regular Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard components met and thrived in an austere field environment while refining and improving individual and collective HUMINT, analytical, leader, and Soldier skills. The competition was hosted by the 525th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade from August 8 to 10, 2022.

U.S. Army Capt. Mack Azbell, commander of Ares Company, 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (3-4 ABCT) stands alongside his Soldiers during the closing ceremony of Exercise Iron Wolf 22 at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania, Oct. 28, 2022. The 3-4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. Marines with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, discuss a plan of action for land navigation during a deployment for training (DFT) at Joint Forces Training Center Camp Shelby, Mississippi, May 21, 2022. The purpose of this DFT is to validate the battalion's ability to conduct force deployments in support of contingency operations and tactically improve warfighting proficiency in preparation for major combat operations.

Members of the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct Jumpmaster Personnel Inspection (JMPI) on each other before conducting high altitude, low opening (HALO) jumps from a MH-60 Blackhawk in Manta, Ecuador, May 19, 2022. Ecuadorian military and US forces are conducting routine military exchanges from May 6-27 between the cities of Manta and Latacunga. Bilateral exchanges allow both militaries to strengthen tactical readiness for future operations maintain readiness and support continue commitment in responding to emerging security crises and natural disasters.( U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Matthew Griffith)

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct an airborne operation while French paratroopers of the 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment observe at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 7, 2022.

A U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade checks elevation and azimuth on M252 81 mm mortar system during Eagle Ursa exercise at the training range in Slunj, Croatia, Feb. 24, 2024. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployableforces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployedacross Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships andstrengthen the alliance. Army

1st Lt. James Marston, a Kentucky Army National Guard Soldier assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, safeties a zero marksmanship range with the Djiboutian Republican Guard (La Garde Républicaine Djiboutienne), at Arta Range Complex, Aug. 11, 2022. The Republican Guard is a section of the Djiboutian Army that provides security missions for the highest Djiboutian state authorities and the public. Kentucky Soldiers continue to build strong relationships with Djibouti as part of the National Guard's State Partnership Program (SPP). (U.S. National Guard photos by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)

Airmen with the 914th Aeromedical Staging Squadron construct a tent to maintain readiness June 5, 2022 on Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York. In deployed environments, these tents are constructed and used as staging facilities to triage patients before being airlifted to a medical facility.

Medical lane training during WAREX 78-22-02 serves as an annual training opportunity for U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers.

CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (Jul. 25, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 conduct first aid treatment during an attack on the camp during Operation Turning Point, also known as their Field Training Exercise. Operation Turning Point is an around-the-clock exercise that focuses on constructing advanced bases while maintaining proficiency in tactics and survivability. NMCB 1 is homeported out of Gulfport, Miss. They are conducting an intense homeport training plan to expand their ability to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater operations.

ARE WE THERE YET U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Dylan Lott, deputy, provost marshals office, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, uses a compass during a land navigation competition at MCAS Beaufort, S.C., June 29, 2022. H&HS held the competition as the first event for the Summer Showdown Challenge to test Marines practical knowledge of Marine Corps basic skills.

A competitor in the National Guard Region V Best Warrior awaits instructions before a marksmanship evaluation at Camp Gruber Training Center May 18, 2022. Army National Guard Soldiers from across six states test their physical and mental proficiency to earn the title Best Warrior at Camp Gruber Training Center, May 15-20, 2022. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Spc. Caleb Stone)

U.S. Air Force Airmen from across the nation are at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center taking part in the Medical Readiness University's (MRU) Tactical Combat Casualty Care course provided by Air National Guard Medical Service (ANGMS), at Alpena, Michigan, August 30, 2022. 93 students, 16 instructors and support staff from 47 units trained for nine days in a variety of realistic combat scenarios. MRU assists the Air Force Surgeon General allowing medical personnel an opportunity to receive hands-on training, execution, employment and deployment for a variety of assigned ANGMS mission sets which may not be acquired elsewhere at a reduced cost for the entire enterprise.

A Paratrooper assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division (Arctic Angels) packs his T-11 parachute prior to moving to the assembly area on Malemute Drop Zone during an Airborne Operation near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, August 24, 2022. The Arctic Angels stay proficient at the their primary function of being a Joint Forceable Entry unit, able to respond and project power across the Pacific within 18 hours. (Army photo by Army Cpl. Christopher Neu)

Spc. Erick Baltazar, a signal support system specialist assigned to 311th Signal Command (Theater) stationed at Camp Zama, Japan, evaluates a casualty during a series of warrior tasks and battle drills June 7 at Lightning Academy, Schofield Barracks East Range, Hawaii, at the 2022 USARPACs Best Warrior Competition. The USARPAC BWC 2022 is an annual week-long competition consisting of competitors from multiple USARPAC units across the Indo-Pacific. The noncommissioned officers and junior enlisted Soldiers are evaluated in several categories such as general military knowledge, basic Soldier skills, and physical fitness.

Soldiers of the 546th Medical Company Area Support run a practice lane for a mass casualty scenario during KFOR 31 in Hohenfels Training Area in Germany on Oct. 15, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo, 111th Public Affairs Detachment, Nebraska National Guard)

88th Security Forces Squadron team Kong Dispensers carry a life-sized dummy during Wright-Patterson Air Force Bases Police Week Defenders Challenge, May 16, 2022. Teams from across the base tested their mental and physical skills while competing in the timed event.

Norwegians in the Norwegian Home Guard Rapid Response Force and Home Defense Youth complete M4A1 Rifle live-fire range qualification ranges during the 51st Norwegian Reciprocal Troop Exchange at Camp Ripley Training Center in Little Falls, Minnesota, on February 5th, 2024. The Norwegians previously learned about the weapon system on Camp Ripleys Engagement Skills Trainer ranges before beginning live-fire exercises (Minnesota Army National Guard

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