Military Training and Operations

Images of military personnel engaged in training and operations, focusing on coordination, strategy, and technical skills in various environments and settings.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Dennis Sampson, the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Commanding Officer, recieves an update brief from 26th MEU special staff on the current operations and state of the 26th MEU Field Exercise (FEX) at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Aug. 25, 2022. The MEU FEX demonstrates the 26th MEU's ability to transition command and control from ship-to-shore through the echeloning of command capabilities and expeditionary logistics planning.

Capt. Tricia Nicewicz, 151st Legal Operations judge advocate general, assists a Soldier from the 18th Field Hospital in preparing his will on Nov. 20, 2022. Legal Operations Detachments under the U.S. Army Reserve Legal Command provides services such as last wills and testaments, powers of attorney, and medical directives to Army Reserve Soldiers so they may take care of their loved ones in preparation for mobilization/deployment.

Alaska Army National Guard Warrant Officer Benjamin Haulenbeek, left, with the 207th Aviation Battalion, and Maj. Andrew Adam, with the AKARNGs 38th Troop Command, discuss incoming information during Khaan Quests Command Post Exercise June 27, 2023, at the Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia. Approximately 200 U.S. personnel and a total of 750 partner force personnel are participating in KQ23. The purpose of Khaan Quest is to gain United Nations training and certification for the participants through conducting realistic peace support operations, to include increasing and enhancing UN Peacekeeping Operations-focused interoperability and military relationships among the participating nations.

Maj. Joshua Frye, a G3 Operations Officer with the 290th Military Police Brigade, briefs leaders on day one of Titan Warrior here in Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Titan Warrior is a two-week exercise conducted by soldiers of the 290th Military Police Brigade training on job-specific tasks and basic soldiering skills.

Sgt. Tanner Jones, an infantryman assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, explains how a Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station - Javelin (CROWS-J) works to Maj. Gen. David Hodne, commanding general of 4th Inf. Div. and Fort Carson, during the 2nd SBCT CROWS-J live-fire, April 28, 2022, at Fort Carson, Colorado. Jones explained the table desktop trainer that the unit used to practice firing the CROWS-J.

U.S Marine Corps Pfc Colton Smith, a mortarman with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, calls for a virtual fire mission during Mountain Exercise (MTX) 1-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MCMWTC), Bridgeport, California, Sept. 22, 2022. MTX is a month-long exercise designed to prepare units to survive and operate effectively in austere, mountainous terrain.

Staff Sgt. Christian Lopera, left, an army cyber network defender, and Cpt. Stephen Harding, right, G-6 plans officer, both assigned to 3rd Infantry Division, conducts assessments of simulated threats and vulnerabilities during a warfighter exercise on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Nov. 15, 2022. A warfighter exercise is a 10-day training event used as a capstone for division and corps echelons and is typically conducted bi-annually.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Bryan Ponce-Cisneros, 18th Comptroller Squadron milpay technician from Burbank, California was selected as the 18th Wings Airman of the Week at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Airman of the Week program is an opportunity for outstanding Airmen to be recognized by KAB leadership as well as showcase these young leaders to their peers.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Dennis Sampson, the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Commanding Officer, recieves an update brief from 26th MEU special staff on the current operations and state of the 26th MEU Field Exercise (FEX) at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Aug. 25, 2022. The MEU FEX demonstrates the 26th MEU's ability to transition command and control from ship-to-shore through the echeloning of command capabilities and expeditionary logistics planning.

Spcs. Joshua Colon and Matthew Basala, 398th Financial Management Support Center financial management technicians, track exercise injection scenarios during Diamond Saber at Joint Base McGuire-Dix, New Jersey, Aug. 12, 2022. Established in 2004, Diamond Saber is a U.S. Army Reserve-led exercise that trains and evaluates Soldiers and joint partners on warfighting functions such as funding the force, payment support, disbursing operations, accounting, fiscal stewardship, auditability and data analytics.

U.S. Soldiers competing in the Army Best Squad Competition complete a written essay at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on Sept. 30, 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.

Sgt. Lance VanRixel, a Soldier with Company A, 173rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, and Sgt. Nathanial Hersil, a Soldier with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery unit, begin their written test on calling for fire during the Wisconsin Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., April 9. The State Best Warrior Competition tests the 16 competing Soldiers on their basic Soldier skills to determine which one will represent Wisconsin at the Regional Best Warrior Competition in May. (112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Peck)

Texas Army National Guard Sgt. Michael Russel analyzes network traffic during a Cyber Shield 19 training week class at Camp Atterbury, Ind. April 7, 2019. As the nations largest unclassified cyber defense training exercise, Cyber Shield provides participants with training on industry network infrastructure and cyber protection best practices.

Soldiers from the 720th Explosive Ordnance Disposal, in Baumholder, Germany, train on the controls of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 11, 2022, as a part of training for the KFOR 31 rotation. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo)

Sgt. 1st Class Renicka Cole, a Financial Management Technician in the Florida National Guards 153rd Financial Management Support Detachment out of St. Augustine, Fla., overlooks crucial financial documents in the relief effort against Hurricane Ian. Financial Management Technicians in the FLNG are tasked with managing resources and financial operations crucial to missions.

Students with the Fort McCoy Noncommissioned Officer Academy Basic Leader Course learn about land navigation Jan. 29, 2024, at the Fort McCoy, Wis., Virtual Battle Space simulations facility. The students spent a day training at the facility as part of course instruction. The training is called Virtual Battle Space for Map Reading and Land Navigation and is one of the newest additions to the course.

Soldiers from the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) G6 Directorate conduct training on the Transportable Tactical Command Communications system on Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy, Oct. 20, 2022. The T2C2 program is an initial entry satellite system utilizing Ground Antenna Transmit and Receive balls that can provide voice, video and data communications in the event infrastructure goes down.

Senior Airman Brooke Tyler, 130th Airlift Wing, West Virginia National Guard (WVNG), assists state partner agencies by manning phone lines at the West Virginia Poison Center, part of the statewide Coronavirus 2019/COVID-19 response efforts, March 19, 2020, in Charleston, West Virginia. The members are answering questions and inquiries from concerned citizens on a hotline established as part of an interagency whole-of-government approach in response to the ongoing pandemic.

Students with the Fort McCoy Noncommissioned Officer Academy Basic Leader Course learn about land navigation Jan. 29, 2024, at the Fort McCoy, Wis., Virtual Battle Space simulations facility. The students spent a day training at the facility as part of course instruction. The training is called Virtual Battle Space for Map Reading and Land Navigation and is one of the newest additions to the course.

SrA Qwinton Odom, 1st Special Operations Medical Group, diagnostic imaging technologist, assists a patient to check in for an appointment at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 8, 2022. The Military Health System Genesis Electronic Health Record System is a new electronic health record system that will decrease wait times for patients and improve functionality.

Airmen with the Dirty Jobs initiative gather around a computer to set up a networking program at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Oct. 13, 2022. Airmen were able to visit the other squadrons on base as part of the Dirty Jobs initiative.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 47th Operational Support Squadron radar approach control (RAPCON) track and monitor aircraft as they fly in the airspace around Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 12, 2024. RAPCON provides crucial information to pilots overhead, directing aircraft on vectors to maintain proper spacing for incoming and outgoing aircraft to help prevent midair collisions. RAPCON begins to get in contact with aircraft when they are about 60 miles away from Laughlin, providing information to pilots about where they should fly to stay safe. Air Force

Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Creager (left) and Master Sgt. Joseph Whitley perform a Test Engine run and record diagnostics on an F-15 engine following repair, acksonville Air National Guard Base, Fla., Nov. 10, 2010. (Air Force

North Carolina National Guard Defensive Cyber Operations Element preserves cyber security during Cyber Shield 2022 by safeguarding the network at the Army National Guard's Professional Education Center on Camp Robinson, North Little Rock, Arkansas on June 12. Cyber Shield 2022 is the DODs largest unclassified inter-agency and joint national level training cyber defense exercise which includes representation from 20 states plus Guam.

Staff. Sgt. Yamintina Tejada and Sgt. 1st Class Kimara Guillaume from the 126th Cyber Protection Battalion work in the command cell to in process participants on June 10, 2022 at Camp Robinson in North Little Rock, Arkansas during Cybershield22 exercise. Cybershield22 is the DODs largest unclassified inter-agency and joint national level training cyber defense exercise which includes representation from 20 states plus Guam.

Staff. Sgt. Yamintina Tejada and Sgt. 1st Class Kimara Guillaume from the 126th Cyber Protection Battalion work in the command cell to in process participants on June 10, 2022 at Camp Robinson in North Little Rock, Arkansas during Cybershield22 exercise. Cybershield22 is the DODs largest unclassified inter-agency and joint national level training cyber defense exercise which includes representation from 20 states plus Guam.

Senior Airman Jacob Morello, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 19th Civil Engineer Squadrons EOD flight, remote controls a robotic device during a mock exercise at the Air Force EOD Team of the Year Grand Finale competition held at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana, July 25-27, 2022. Hosted by the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, the competition seeks to drive innovation, restore readiness, and develop and retain leaders within the EOD career field.

Tech. Sgt. Alex Westing, 52nd Comptroller Squadron Financial Management Analysis Flight noncommissioned officer in charge, gives a presentation for a fiscal year closeout meeting at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Sept. 20, 2022. Closing out the fiscal year is a joint effort between the FMA flight, 52nd Contracting Squadron and squadron resource advisors.

Local high school students visit tables at the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Oct. 19, 2022, during an open hangar recruiting event in Lincoln, Neb. Students from 31 local high schools came to the 155th ARW where nine colleges/universities, two civilian employers present and the Nebraska Air National Guard showcased the 45 jobs they had to offer.

U.S. Army Sgt. Eliezer Meléndez, a public affairs NCO assigned to the 113th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard, works on his computer at Bolesławiec, Poland, Sept. 15, 2022. The 113th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, and is celebrating Hispanic heritage month, remembering Hispanics that have served throughout U.S. military history.

TNI Navy Capt. Laswanto and U.S. Marines Maj. Peter Wagner analyze mission details during exercise Gema Bhakti 2022, Sep. 14. 2022, Jakarta, Indonesia. Gema Bhakti 22 is a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command joint exercise program event, utilizing U.S. joint forces and TNI Armed Forces working together to increase interoperability and enhance regional stability and security through bilateral and multilateral partnerships.

220822-G-TW079-744SINGAPORE (Aug. 22, 2022) U.S. Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Chasse Sodemann tracks a vessel of interest, along with maritime partners, during the Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) 2022 command post exercise at Changi Naval Base Aug. 22, 2022. In its 21st year, SEACAT is a multilateral exercise designed to enhance cooperation among 21 participating Southeast Asian countries and provide mutual support and a common goal to address crises, contingencies, and illegal activities in the maritime domain in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Army service members participate in the operations of the Yama Sakura 83 (YS83) exercise at Camp Zama, Japan, December 8, 2022. The goal of the exercise is to strengthen multi-domain and cross-domain interoperability and readiness between the U.S.-Japan alliance to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Soldier assigned to 47th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, works in battalion tactical operations center during Decisive Action Rotation 22-10 at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif., Sept. 1, 2022. Decisive Action Rotations at the National Training Center ensure Army Brigade Combat Teams remain versatile, responsive, and consistently available for current and future contingencies.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman William Blair, 325th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, right, shows Senior Airman Jordyn Cole, 325th OSS airfield manager, left, the Defense Internet Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) Service at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 31, 2022. A NOTAM is a written notification issued to pilots before a flight that advises them of the conditions relating to their flight.

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron 4, Marine Air Control Group (MACG) 18, support command and control of aircraft at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 13, 2022, in support of Valiant Shield 2022. Exercise Valiant Shield gives units like MACG-18 the opportunity to integrate with forces across the Indo-Pacific to train in successful employment and operations that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force.

Generals from the U.S. Army and Airforce and Brazilian army recieve a brief at the Multinational Forces South headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston during PANAMAX 2022, August 8, 2022. PANAMAX is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise that uses communication themes and operational understanding between joint, combined and interagency operations in order to increase interoperability by emphasizing common interests and establish cooperative solutions through comprehensive and integrated responses to simulated transnational threats in the region.

Cadets with the Civil Air Patrol Space Force Operations Academy tour the Morrell Operations Center, Cape Canaveral Space Force Center, July 28, 2022. They attended a brief from the 45 Weather Squadron, walked through the surveillance room and the mission control room.

130301-N-TC437-103U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (March 1, 2013) Air Traffic Controller 3rd Class Kevin Obregon, from West Palm Beach, Fla., front, and Air Traffic Controller 2nd Class Bernard Burns, from Columbia, S.C., plot the ships location for recovering aircraft in the carrier air traffic control center aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Army Sgt. Javier Hernandez, infantryman with the 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, Maryland National Guard, poses for a photo Sept. 22, 2022, at the Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland. Hernandez has taken advantage of the education benefits offered by the MDARNG including Federal Tuition Assistance, State Tuition Assistance Reimbursement (STAR), and the post 9/11 GI Bill to help him achieve his goal of attending dental school. (National Guard photo by Enjoli Saunders)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Semcho, 325th Logistics Readiness Squadron unit deployment manager, reviews the Commander Toolkit, a web-based tracking program used to track unit readiness, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, July 15, 2022. UDMs use the CC Toolkit to ensure their unit is deployment ready, including annual training, medical appointments and physical fitness assessments.

011120-A-4813S-005. Base: Fort Gillem State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: TRADOC

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Jerremy Huck, 47th Communications Squadron (CS) technician, shows Col. Robert Moore, 47th Mission Support Group commander, how to set up a new switch on a monitor at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 6, 2024. The installation of new switches by the 47th CS improves digital security and data transfer speeds throughout the base. Air Force

U.S. Army Soldiers with class 0922-22, 1st Battalion, 212th Aviation Regiment, performed a rehearsal of concept drill during a flight brief April 6, 2022 at Fort Rucker, Alabama.

Airmen assigned to the 123rd Air Control Squadron disassemble computer stations June 14, 2022 during Agile Rage 22 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan. Airmen conducted numerous mission-essential tasks during Agile Rage 22, including joint intelligence operations, airspace control, search and rescue coordination, intra-theater airlift, joint fires, close air support, interdiction of enemy capabilities, and Agile Combat Employment.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ryan Mcginnis, tower chief with Air Traffic Control Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, monitors 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) flight operations at MCAS Miramar, California, Sept. 9, 2022. Air traffic control enables 3rd MAW aircraft to operate safely and efficiently by providing quick communication from the tower to the pilots. 3rd MAWs operational readiness relies on the strong support network MCAS Miramar provides through their symbiotic relationship. Mcginnis is a native of Lone Jack, Missouri.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shawndae Wilkins, 36th Contracting Squadron government purchase card program noncommissioned officer in charge and agency organizations program coordinator, uses CON IT, a contract writing system, on Andersen Air Force Base, Aug. 23, 2022. Contracting officers hold a warrant that allows them, as an individual, to obligate the government.

Senior Airman Alexis Williams, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron inbound cargo technician, coordinates and books Funded Environmental and Morale Leave flights for Airman 1st Class Brandon Camacho, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management specialist, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 27, 2022. Kadena was designated as a Funded Environmental and Morale Leave location last year; since then, Airmen on the FEML team have generated over 1,583 orders, with a total of 2,954 passengers who have utilized the program.

Military specialists in a high tech US command center manages surveillance systems, cybersecurity and data protection. Soldiers ensuring national security through advanced technology.

Gen. Glen VanHerck, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and Sgt. Maj. James Porterfield, Command Senior Enlisted Leader, NORAD and USNORTHCOM, are are led through a quick exercise to demonstrate radar capabilities by Capt. Lee Dockery at the Upgraded Early Warning Radar on Clear Space Force Station, Alaska, May 4, 2022. The leadership team traveled to Clear SFS to meet with leaders and tour the UEWR and Long Range Discrimination Radar under the purview of Clear SFS. Clear SFS has been a vital part of the integral deterrence in support of NORADs mission of Homeland Defense since the U. S. Air Force set up Ballistic Missile Early Warning Systems and became fully operational in November of 1961. (Department of Defense photo by Chuck Marsh)

Pfc. Steven Tracy, a 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Soldier, takes a general military knowledge test held during the 2022 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Competition at Camp Humphreys, South Korea on July 20, 2022. The competition includes the top squads of five from U.S. Army units stationed across the Pacific region, all competing for the opportunity to represent USARPAC at the Department of the Armys competition.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Utah Army National Guard, U.S. Navy Sailor and Soldiers from the Royal Moroccan Army train together in a Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force operations center as part of exercise African Lion 2022. AL22 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, combined 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.

Utah National Guards 300th Military Intelligence Brigade held its 34th annual Military Intelligence Language Conference on Feb. 11, 2023. As part of the conference more than 140 competitors from 25 different organizations participate in the Polyglot Games. The competition is conducted in seven different languages and follow every step of the intelligence cycle, from the operations order to a final commander's brief as they translate battlefield recordings and news reports, exploit documents to identify and destroy enemy equipment, and assess possible enemy courses of action.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 17th Training Wing and 47th Flying Training Wing discuss flight simulator operations during a tour at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 9, 2024. Student pilots utilize flight simulators to experience and react to situations that are challenging or hazardous to replicate in actual flight conditions. The tour aimed to strengthen partnerships and foster collaboration in developing the next generation of Air Force leaders and pilots. Air Force

Staff Sgt. Cristina Garza, 30th Comptroller Squadron financial analyst, works on her computer at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 19, 2022.

220930-N-AS200-0111 - SAN NICOLAS ISLAND, Calif. (Sept. 30, 2022) - Air Traffic Controllers observe arrival of helicopters onboard Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), San Nicolas Island. NBVC is a strategically located Naval installation composed of three operating facilities: Point Mugu, Port Hueneme and San Nicolas Island. NBVC is the home of the Pacific Seabees, West Coast E-2D Hawkeyes, 3 warfare centers and 80 tenants.

Lieutenant John Flaherty, 92d Operations Support Squadron weather forecaster, assess the weather conditions for a crew briefing here at March Air Reserve Base (ARB), California. Members of the 92d Operations Support Squadron are deployed to March ARB with the 92d Air Refueling wing due to runway repairs at their home station of Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS) 2 conduct a direct air support center (DASC) drill during a field exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 5, 2022. MASS-2 executed the DASC drill to simulate air control and integration of fires in an expeditionary environment.

The logistics and sustainment team holds its first meeting to analyze key limitations and requirements for the training scenario during the operational planning portion of Super Garuda Shield 2023 (SGS2023) in Surabaya, Indonesia, Sept. 02, 2023. #SuperGarudaShield 2023 is an annual exercise that has significantly grown in scope and size since 2009. #SGS2023 is the second consecutive time this exercise has grown into a combined and #joint event, highlighting the 7 participating and 12 observing nations commitment to #partnership and a #freeandopenindopacific.

030121-F-3677M-002. Base: RAF Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Marines with 2nd Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Information Group, control a convoy simulator as part of Warfighter Week aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 19, 2022. Warfighter Week provides II MEF Marines the opportunity to train to specific objectives that enhance lethality and set conditions for more complex training evolutions in the future.

Signal support systems specialists with the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard, conduct maintenance on a ground satellite terminal, Feb. 27, 2020, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany. 41st IBCT Soldiers are rehearsing assembly, disassembly, and maintenance of the terminal ahead of their Kosovo Force 27 mission. The terminal will provide internet connectivity to U.S. Army Soldiers in Kosovo and will ensure their readiness to accomplish the mission.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Hyde, a cyber defense operator with 9th Communication Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, employs defensive cyber tactics in support of Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 1, 2022. SK23 is a 1st Marine Division-led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance naval warfighting tactics, techniques and procedures.

Airman Ethan Gessling, 16th Training Squadron sensor operator student, controls the multi-spectral targeting system in a simulation, August 3, 2022, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Sensor operator students learns how to use the cameras and weapons on an MQ-9 Reaper and are tasked to identify potential threats to the aircraft.

Meet US Army Specialist Nathan Martinez with F-Co, 325th Brigade Support Battalion based on Oahu, at Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island, participating in the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 23-01 exercise. He is a 15Q MOS air traffic controller with 1 year 7 months under his belt. He says he chose this career field because her "heard it was challenging and fun." In 2007, PTA was first in the state to integrate Soldiers with this MOS to the Bradshaw Army Airfield Air Traffic Control Tower, providing them with valuable hands-on experience. Since then, Wheeler Army Airfield on Oahu has also opened their tower for this real-world training experience.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Briana Harvey, team lead for CPT 169, Maryland Army National Guard, during CYBER FLAG 22, monitors network activity at the Laurel Readiness Center in Laurel, Md., during CYBER FLAG 22, July 25, 2022. Cyber Flag 22 is an annual U.S. Cyber Command training event that is designed to strengthen partnerships, improve the defensive skills, and enhance the readiness and collaboration of the participating cyber operators.

1s Lt. Sheldon Lee, 169th Air Defense Squadron air battle manager, operates an electronic training system Oct. 1, 2022, at Wheeler Army Air Field, Hawaii. Lee was named the overall champion of a career-field-wide training competition utilizing an artificial intelligence-based training platform. The platform, called Battle Management Training NEXT, simulates the activities of an air-to-air engagement and serves as a cost-effective means for users to develop their command-and-control competencies.

Master Sgt. Mike McAllister, cyberspace operations chief, Marine Innovation Unit, works on his network hacking plans during Cyber Yankee 22 at Camp Nett, Connecticut, June 15, 2022. The Reserve Marines from MIU participated in Cyber Yankee for the first time and plan to continue to support similar exercises to bring extra subject matter expertise in an effort to address advanced technology challenges facing the Department of Defense and the United States.

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Kwajalein Atoll, of the Republic of Marshall Islands

040507-F-7289C-008. Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: EUCOM

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Collin Whetstone, a senior air director with Marine Aircraft Control Group 48, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, from Charlotte, North Carolina, instructs an airman during a joint live flight exercise at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, June 15, 2022. Exercise Gunslinger 22 is a joint exercise with the Kansas Air National Guard and U.S. Marine Corps designed to increase aircraft control. This is the first time the U.S Marine Corps Reserves has integrated with the Kansas Air National Guard to increase interoperability and training for real world contingencies.

Soldiers with the South Carolina Army National Guard plan a mission request at the South Carolina National Guard's Tactical Operations Center in Charleston, S.C., Sept. 14, 2018, in preparation to provide life saving capabilities in response to Hurricane Florence.

Inter-American Defense College held its World Situation Conference on Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 8-10, 2023. During their conference Participants engaged in a strategic-level analysis organized by Brazilian Army and professor Col. Fábio Araújo. The conference offered students a global and sub-regional understanding of geo-politics, enabling them to analyze various aspects such as politics, socio-cultural factors, economics, defense, security, science, technology, key nations, state actors, regional alliances, and governmental or international non-governmental organizations. The focus of Committee I involves an in-depth examination of national and sub-regional security, defense, and development policies, along with strategic trends that will influence the Western Hemisphere in the next 10 years.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Oct 20, 2022) Sailors assigned to Commander, Submarine Group 7 (CSG 7) take a tour of the Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship USNS Mary Sears (T-AGS 65), Oct. 20, 2022. U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command directs and oversees more that 2,500 globally-distributed military and civilian personnel who collect, process and exploit environmental information to assist Fleet and Joint Commanders in all warfare area to make better decisions, based on assured environmental information, faster than the adversary. CSG 7 directs forward-deployed, combat capable forces across the full spectrum of undersea warfare throughout the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Juan Boykin, 344th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, and Senior Airman Tanner Todd, 349th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, refuel a F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron Aug. 29, 2022, in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, air refuelers and Airmen are deployed to the area for an Air Mobility Command Employment Concept Exercise 22-08.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ajay Baptiste, 54th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller specialist, stores the information of aircraft, Sept. 6, 2022, at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Air traffic controllers help with the safe landing and take offs of aircraft by providing weather conditions, runway closures and directing the aircraft.

Spc. Karina Rodriguez of Joint Task Force - Puerto Rico enters a person's information into the Department of Health platform in Orocovis, Puerto Rico, April 20, 2022. As part of the Continue Safe operation, the Puerto Rico National Guard continued its commitment to helping the island's citizens get a better quality of life.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Blie Yang, 18th Contracting Squadron budget officer, reviews different files during the fiscal year budget close out at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 30, 2022. Funds awarded before the fiscal year deadline can go to unit needs such as laptops or all-terrain vehicles.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Blie Yang, 18th Contracting Squadron budget officer, reviews different files during the fiscal year budget close out at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 30, 2022. Funds awarded before the fiscal year deadline can go to unit needs such as laptops or all-terrain vehicles.

Sgt. Braxton Cartwright, 505th Signal Brigade satellite communication/maintainer operator, and his fellow Signal Soldiers, Spc. Edcar Gojar, 1st Lt. Ari Boris, Spc. Kylie Shaw and Sgt. Angel Arevalo conducted Signal Support Training, when they traveled to Camp Navajo, Arizona to conduct a ten-day Annual Training event, which included a Signal Readiness Exercise, July 24 through August 4, 2022. The U.S. Army Signal Corps is the branch of the U.S. Army that creates and manages communications and information systems for the command and control of the combined arms forces.

Senior Airman Ross Gilbert, 363d Intelligence Support Squadron Client Systems operator, traces a fiber cable from the patch panel to the switch, Sept. 21, 2022 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.

POZNAN, Poland - U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Monté Rone, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Multinational Corps Northeast, right, speaks to Gen. David B. Womack, deputy commanding general, V Corps, center left, about NATO system capabilities with V Corps (Forward) Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Prosser, left, and staff officers from the German and Polish armies, Multinational Corps Northeast, Dec. 1, 2022, Camp Kosciuszko, Poland. Leaders and officers from MNCNE visited V Corps Forward Headquarters to observe the compatibility between U.S., MNCNE, and NATO communication systems.

220415-N-TH560-0115 SASEBO, Japan (April 15, 2022) Seaman Alivia Lynch, from Dickson, Tenn., receives orders following her new rating designation as a Personnel Specialist (PS) during a Navy Personnel Command (NPC) Fleet Engagement Team event for Professional Apprenticeship Career Tracks (PACT) Sailors onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo. Enlisted community managers, rating specialists and detailers from NPC met with PACT Sailors forward-deployed to the 7th Fleet to provide career counseling, designate ratings and negotiate orders on site.

Sailors participate in a Script-o-thon conducted by Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Program Executive Office (PEO) Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I), in May 2022. This three-day event brought together fleet subject matter experts in the Information Systems Technician (IT) and Cryptologic Technician Networks (CTN) ratings, augmented by logisticians, training personnel, engineers and maintenance subject matter experts.

U.S. Army Maj. Angela Barnes, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosives (CBRNE) Response Enterprise program manager with the U.S. Army Reserve 377th Theater Sustainment Command, attends the Defense Support to Civil Authorities Phase II Course on Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston, Texas, April 6, 2022. The Defense Support of Civil Authorities Phase II Course, taught by training instructors from U.S. Army North, is a training workshop that provides both federal and military personnel the opportunity to learn more about how the Department of Defense conducts disaster response in support of civil authorities.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jackson Elliott, 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron ground transportation support operator, checks the schedule to make sure customer requests are responded to at Ramstein Air Base,Germany, Sept. 16, 2022. Elliott earned the title of Airlifter of the Month for his commitment to his job and the people he serves with.

Australian Army Soldiers, assigned to the 2nd Health Battalion, work with Health Assessment Lite Operations (HALO) software at Fort Irwin on Oct. 30, 2022. Project Convergence 22 experimentation incorporates technologies and concepts from all services and from multinational partners, including in the areas of autonomy, augmented reality, tactical communications, advanced manufacturing, unmanned aerial systems and long-range fires.

221004-N-UB993-1022A sailor writes notes while Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea speaks with Sailors during an all-hands call at Naval Base San Diego, Oct. 4, 2022. Honea conducted his second fleet visit to answer questions and discuss his priorities of warfighting competency, professional and character development, and quality of life.

Students with the Fort McCoy Noncommissioned Officer Academy Basic Leader Course learn about land navigation Jan. 29, 2024, at the Fort McCoy, Wis., Virtual Battle Space simulations facility. The students spent a day training at the facility as part of course instruction. The training is called Virtual Battle Space for Map Reading and Land Navigation and is one of the newest additions to the course.

Aircrew members assigned to the 50th Air Refueling Squadron plan for an upcoming flight during the 6th Air Refueling Wing Agile Combat Employment capstone exercise at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Aug. 23, 2022. The ACE concept underpins the Air Forces ability to mitigate the risks of adversarial technological advances through maneuverability and speed to prevail in conflict. The capstone exercise included 72-hours of continuous air refueling operations and a historic 56-hour KC-135 flight in a simulated contested environment focused on a notional theater of operations.

040324-M-0374B-007. Base: Yecheon Airport (YEC) State: Gyeongsangbuk-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030127-F-1575M-001. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 46th Test Wing, Eglin

220914-N-GB257-005 N. Charleston, SC (September 14, 2022) Vendors demonstrate their technologies at Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic headquarters during an Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) that concluded Sept. 16. Dubbed Cyber ANTX, the two-week event focused on cyberspace defense in denied, degraded and disconnected environments. Most demonstrations occurred at the National Cyber Range Complexs state-of-the-art facility inside of NIWC Atlantics headquarters in Charleston. The exercise provided an opportunity for over 100 military assessors, industry partners and subject matter experts to evaluate 24 technologies based on how each capability supported cyber defenders in an afloat environment.

Senior Master Sgt. Jonathan Borth, 129th Maintenance Group accessories flight chief, performs a quality assurance check on a HC-130J Combat King II maintenance project at Moffett Air National Guard Base, California, on Jan. 18, 2024. Borth created a program called the MIDAS project to improve accountability and quality control for unit programs.

Senior Airman Ezekiel Abbott, 81 Emergency Quick Response Force intelligence analyst, completes a time sensitive questionnaire during a reintegration exercise at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, August 2, 2022. The time sensitive questionnaire is completed as soon as possible after retrieval so the memory of the event is fresh and the information can be processed to avoid the same situation happening again. Reintegration processes retrieve members who were isolated or detained and ensure medical and psychological support when they are back in friendly control with the goal of returning members back to their units and families in good physical and mental health.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Communications Squadron (MWCS) 18 discuss high frequency communications theories with the Earths ionosphere at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 22, 2022. U.S. Marines with MCWS-18 based out of Camp Foster in Okinawa, Japan, work with various communication equipment to conduct and maintain long range communications with Australia in support of Pitch Black 2022.

Staff Sgt. Brandon Crawford, 8th Communications Squadron network operations supervisor, works on servers during Beverly Midnight 24-1 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 29, 2024. Exercising general arming procedures tested the 8th Communications Squadrons ability to defend their position and assets at a moment's notice while supplementing the 8th Security Forces Squadrons ability to defend the base.

Students with the Fort McCoy Noncommissioned Officer Academy Basic Leader Course learn about land navigation Jan. 29, 2024, at the Fort McCoy, Wis., Virtual Battle Space simulations facility. The students spent a day training at the facility as part of course instruction. The training is called Virtual Battle Space for Map Reading and Land Navigation and is one of the newest additions to the course.

220921-N-OX321-1002 NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (Sept. 21, 2022) U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alan Pulido, from Kissimmee, Fla., assists a fellow 7th Reconnaissance Squadron Airmen over the phone as the 7RSs unit training manager on Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sept. 21, 2022. NAS Sigonellas strategic location enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required, ensuring security and stability in Europe, Africa and Central Command.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Gabriel Leon, a 509th Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic Control Journeymen, poses for a photo in the Radar Approach Control Center on Whiteman Air Force Base May 25, 2022. Air Traffic Controllers are responsible for managing the flow of aircraft through all aspects of their flight.

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