Military Training and Operations

Photos depict military exercises and equipment in striking natural light, portraying dynamic training environments and operations across different landscapes and settings.

U.S. Air Force members and civilians participate during a Major Accident Response Exercise, Mar. 30, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. MAREs demonstrate JBSAs Disaster Response Forces ability to assess and respond to an aircraft mishap. The 502nd Air Base Wing worked alongside the Schertz Fire Department, 12th Flying Training Wing and the 59th Medical Wing validate the necessary support during a simulated accident.

110423-N-BC134-075 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 23, 2011) The amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland (LPD 7) pulls out of Tonga after completing the first mission of Pacific Partnership 2011. Pacific Partnership is a five-month humanitarian assistance initiative that will make port visits to Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and the Federated States of Micronesia.

070314-M-0587B-051. Base: Montoyama Airfield State: Iwo Jima Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: M

An Australian AS-1 Leopard tank fires 105mm high explosive rounds during a live fire exercise in Shoalwater Bay training area. Exercise TANDEM THRUST is a combined United States and Australian military training exercise. This biannual exercise is being held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay training area, Queensland, Australia. More than 27,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines are participating, with Canadian units taking part as opposing forces. The purpose of TANDEM THRUST is to train for crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 2001 Base: Shoalwater Bay State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

Troops at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training work on equipment and vehicles on North Post on Sept. 10, 2022, at the installation as the sun sets for the day. The troops were on post for weekend training. During September 2022, thousands of troops trained at Fort McCoy for institutional training and extended combat and weekend training. Fort McCoy's motto is to be the Total Force Training Center.”

The setting sun silhouettes a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter flying near two ships of an amphibious task force at sea in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Northern Arabian Sea

Troops at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training work on equipment and vehicles on North Post on Sept. 10, 2022, at the installation as the sun sets for the day. The troops were on post for weekend training. During September 2022, thousands of troops trained at Fort McCoy for institutional training and extended combat and weekend training. Fort McCoy's motto is to be the Total Force Training Center.

Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company load railcars with military vehicles and equipment Nov. 2, 2022, at the rail yard at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as for movin

U.S. Air Force members and civilians participate during a Major Accident Response Exercise, Mar. 30, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. MAREs demonstrate JBSAs Disaster Response Forces ability to assess and respond to an aircraft mishap. The 502nd Air Base Wing worked alongside the Schertz Fire Department, 12th Flying Training Wing and the 59th Medical Wing validate the necessary support during a simulated accident.

Troops at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training work on equipment and vehicles on North Post on Sept. 10, 2022, at the installation as the sun sets for the day. The troops were on post for weekend training. During September 2022, thousands of troops trained at Fort McCoy for institutional training and extended combat and weekend training. Fort McCoy's motto is to be the Total Force Training Center.

Troops at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training work on equipment and vehicles on North Post on Sept. 10, 2022, at the installation as the sun sets for the day. The troops were on post for weekend training. During September 2022, thousands of troops trained at Fort McCoy for institutional training and extended combat and weekend training. Fort McCoy's motto is to be the Total Force Training Center.”

Troops at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training work on equipment and vehicles on North Post on Sept. 10, 2022, at the installation as the sun sets for the day. The troops were on post for weekend training. During September 2022, thousands of troops trained at Fort McCoy for institutional training and extended combat and weekend training. Fort McCoy's motto is to be the Total Force Training Center.”

Photograph Taken By the USS Enterprise During the Battle of Santa Cruz"Attacking Japanese planes in the Battle of Santa CruzJapanese bomber hit by anti-aircraft fire from the USS Enterprise [CV-6 and the USS South Dakota. The stern of the South Dakota (BB-57) is visible in the wake. Photograph taken by the Enterprise.".

A Ballistic Aerial Target System missile is launched by the 62nd Air Defense Artillery, 25th Infantry Division during a live-fire exercise at the US Army's Pohakuloa Training Area. The missile will be used as a target for a Redeye anti-aircraft guided missile team. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A soldier from 1ST Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery, fires a FIM-92 Stinger anti-aircraft missile at a ballistic aerial target (BAT) during the joint readiness exercise Arctic Warrior '91. Subject Operation/Series: ARCTIC WARRIOR '91 Base: Fort Greely State: Alaska(AK) Country: United States Of America(USA)

Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment are shown Nov. 2, 2022, at the rail yard at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after

Desaturated photo of a lone Army soldier walking through a hot desert area.

An E-2D Hawkeye attached to Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW-120) flies away from Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) after performing a touch and go Jan. 14, 2024. George Washington is underway in support of carrier qualifications.

Troops at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training work on equipment and vehicles on North Post on Sept. 10, 2022, at the installation as the sun sets for the day. The troops were on post for weekend training. During September 2022, thousands of troops trained at Fort McCoy for institutional training and extended combat and weekend training. Fort McCoy's motto is to be the Total Force Training Center.”

060809-F-7234P-686. Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment are shown Nov. 2, 2022, at the rail yard at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after

221208-N-VJ326-1004 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 8, 2022) - USS Jackson (LCS 6) sails through the Pacific Ocean Dec. 8, 2022. Tripoli is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

U.S. Air Force Airman Melody Kaiser, 54th Operations Support Squadron weather apprentice, poses for a photoduring an exercise at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Jan. 22, 2024. The team conducted their first time exercise in sand dunes on the installation to better understand the desert conditions in the areas surrounding Holloman. Many of the unique environmental factors in the environment here could influence the 49th Wings mission.

The sun sets over South Post on Sept. 10, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.

The sun sets over South Post on Sept. 10, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.

A U.S. Marine with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, rappels from an MV-22 Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 during an air assault training exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Dec. 1, 2022. This training prepares the company for future airborne operations.

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division fire an M777 howitzer during Artillery Relocation Training Program 22.2 at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Aug. 30, 2022. ARTP is an exercise held to strengthen the defense of Japan and the U.S.-Japan Alliance as the cornerstone of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region.

The sun sets July 13, 2022, at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.

000322-F-6200T-529. Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Beira State: Sofala Country: Mozambique (MOZ)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (June 13, 2019) Three MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopters line the seawall at Naval Air Station Jacksonville as the sun rises over the St. Johns River.

A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), assigned to the Assault Unit 5, Camp Pendleton, California prepares to head back to sea after unloading several marines and equipment from the USS GERMANTOWN LSD-42 onto Jongsa-dong Beach, Republic of Korea (ROK), Oct. 31, 1998. The LCAC is a swift moving amphibious assault craft capable of moving troops and equipment from ship to shore in a matter of minutes quickly securing beachheads. The Assault Unit 5 and the USS GERMANTOWN are deployed to the ROK in support of Foal Eagle '98. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Jongsa-Dong Beach Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

The sun silhouettes the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS ALABAMA (SSBN-731) as the vessel returns to port after completing the 100th Trident ballistic missile submarine patrol. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Bangor State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Pararescue specialists from the 304th Rescue Squadron, located in Portland, Oregon and supporting the 45th Operations Groups Detachment 3, based out of Patrick Air Force Base, secure a covered life raft as the sun sets during an astronaut rescue training exercise with NASAs Commercial Crew Program and SpaceX off of Floridas eastern coast in April. The specially designed 20-person life raft is equipped with enough food, water and medical supplies to sustain both rescuers and crew for up to three days, if necessary. In this situation, the Department of Defense (DOD) would complete the rescue by enlisting help from the US Coast Guard, a DOD ship, or a nearby commercial ship of opportunity to transport the crew to safety.

221211-N-MZ309-1334 ADRIATIC SEA (Dec. 11, 2022) A Sailor assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) signals to an MH-60S Nighthawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, during a replenishment-at-sea with the Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8), Dec. 11, 2022. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, George H.W. Bush CSG. The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86, VFA-103, VFA-136, VFA-143, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, HSC-5, and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46. The George H.W. Bush CSG is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment Nov. 2, 2022, are shown at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as f

PACIFIC OCEAN - (Oct. 9, 2016) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) test the aqueous form filming foam on the flight deck. Nimitz is underway conducting sea trials as part of the completion of a 20-month extended planned incremental availability. Once Nimitz completes sea trials, the ship will begin a training and qualification cycle in preparation for an upcoming 2017 deployment.

France, Brittany, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon on 2022-03-30. Students from the Ecole Militaire Interarmes (EMIA), the military academy responsible for training army officers recruited internally, i.e. from the ranks of non-commissioned officers and other ranks, take part in a training course at Fort de Penthievre, a fortified structure on the Quiberon peninsula that has become a training base. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Bretagne, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon le 2022-03-30. Les eleves de l' ecole militaire interarmes ( EMIA ), l' ecole militaire chargee de la formation des officiers de l' armee de Terre issus du recrutement interne, c'est-a-dire issus des rangs des sous-officiers et des militaires du rang, participe a un stage d'aguerrissment au Fort de Penthievre, un ouvrage fortifie sur la presqu'ile de Quiberon devenu une base d'entrainement. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Guardian Angel pararescuemen from the 131st Rescue Squadron parachute descend after conducting a high-altitude-low-opening over Santa Cruz Water Drop Zone, Calif. Airmen, rescue craft and life-support equipment were airdropped by a C-17 Globemaster III, operated by a Hawaii Air National Guard aircrew. Members validated their ability to recover a splashed-downed team of astronauts during a contingency rescue event.

A view of the Marine Beachmaster Unit 2 headquarters in use during a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

The sun sets Sept. 10, 2022, at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.” Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy.”

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - CGC Harry Claiborne - Operation Gator Hunt - 26-HK-312-30. Hurricane Katrina

Afghan fighter during a combat operation in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

War album 45, picture 12265.

Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment Nov. 1, 2022, are shown at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well a

A U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party specialist assigned to the 2d Air Support Operations Squadron out of Vilseck, Germany, conducts reconnaissance on terrestrial targets during exercise Cobra Warrior 22 in England, Sept. 23, 2022. Cobra Warrior 22 develops tactical interoperability skills of participating Airman, Allies and Partners through integrated cross-domain effects against a peer adversary.

Master Sgt. Riley Enberg, munitions systems specialist from the 124th Munitions Flight, assembles a GBU-38 bomb kit during the 2022 Ammo Rodeo, Gowen Field, Idaho, Oct. 15, 2022. The rodeo is an annual training event in which Airmen spend their training time assembling a variety of aircraft munitions.

Salvage Engineering Response Team - Various Operations - 26-HK-357-7. Port Fourchon Overflight. Hurricane Katrina

Hanger fuer Eurofighter der Luftwaffe Bundeswehr auf Island Keflavik. Die Luftwaffe der Bundeswehr hat sechs Eurofighter nach Island verlegt. 03.08.2023

Sikorsky Military Helicopters Aviat HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue USAF U.S. Air Force sky winter

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, patrol during the non-live fire training for the Ground Reconnaissance Course at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 16, 2022. During the course, Marines were tasked with patrolling and observing live role players positions and movements undetected.

The sun sets over South Post on Sept. 10, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.

Marines suppress simulated objectives at Range 410A Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twenty-nine Palms, Calif., Oct. 21, 2016. The exercise is part of a qualification for deployment in which Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment are slated to go integrate as a Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force.

Four U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotankers assigned to 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard, conduct a flyover during Operation Centennial Contact at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 27, 2023. The flyover commemorated the 100th anniversary of the first successful aerial refueling. More than 150 aircraft including KC-135 Stratotankers, KC-10 Extenders and KC-46 Pegasuses, conducted commemorative flyovers in all 50 states.

General view of Madeba 1900, Jordan, Maʾdabā, MaʾDabā

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hunter Brown, an infantry Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, patrols during a boat raid exercise on Kin Blue Beach, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 7, 2023. The boat raid increased the Marines proficiency to secure contested terrain and allow friendly forces to advance from ship to shore. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Military jet passing in front of an eclipse

DF-ST-83-10983. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment Nov. 2, 2022, are shown at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as f

Hanger fuer Eurofighter der Luftwaffe Bundeswehr auf Island Keflavik. Die Luftwaffe der Bundeswehr hat sechs Eurofighter nach Island verlegt. 03.08.2023

US Marines of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Pendleton, California, armed with M-16 rifles, from Boat Co., Foxtrot 21, Camp Pendleton, California clear the beach for an amphibious assault during exercise RIMPAC '98. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '98 Base: Barking Sands, Kauai State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook crew chief assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, waits for U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group passengers to load a CH-47 helicopter during water training, March 1, 2011 over the Gulf of Mexico in support of Emerald Warrior 2011. Emerald Warrior 2011 is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored, multiservice exercise designed to leverage lessons learned from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders.

Afghan children watch U.S. Marines from Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment walk through their village during a security patrol here, Nov. 30. Afghan National Army soldiers and 3/3 Marines met with local elders at a shura and built rapport with local children during the patrol. The Marines of America’s Battalion” will continue to mentor the Afghan National Security Forces as they assume security responsibilities in Garmsir district. Their interoperability is designed to further the expansion of stability, development and legitimate governance of Afghanistan by defeating insurgent forces and helping secure the Afghan people.

Denmark, Ulfborg, German Atlantic Wall bunker sinking in the sea

The construction area for a future transient training brigade headquarters in the 1600 block on the cantonment area is shown Sept. 19, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. A contract, totaling $11,964,432.87, was awarded June 9, 2022, to L.S. Black Constructors to build the fiscal year 2022 Transient Training Brigade Headquarters project at Fort McCoy. Construction operations began in August 2022. Location of construction is just across the street from where the same contractor has been building two new transient training troop barracks buildings in the same block. According to the Army Corps of Engineers, which is managing the project, the brigade headquarters project is based on the denser, more consolidated footprints of Fort McCoys Troop Housing Area Development Plan which states fewer, multiple story buildings allow facilities/functions to be sited closer together, allowing for a more walkable training environment, as well as saving money on utilities. The smaller footprint of the brigade he

U.S. Marine Corps 1stLt. Alessandro Rossi, the communication strategy and operations officer, with Marine Air-Ground Task Force 8 points towards the stars during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 5-19 on Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 22, 2019. The purpose of ITX 5-19 is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated MAGTF.

030313-M-7031A-029. Subject Operation/Series: PHILIPPINE INTEROPERABILITY EXCHANGE 03 EXERCISE (PIX 03) Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL)

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, known as the Thunderbirds, perform during the Arctic Thunder Open House at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 30, 2022. The Thunderbirds headlined the 2022 Arctic Thunder Open House for a crowd of more than 300,000 spectators.

DM-SD-02-04612. Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 98-1 Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Troops at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training work on equipment and vehicles on North Post on Sept. 10, 2022, at the installation as the sun sets for the day. The troops were on post for weekend training. During September 2022, thousands of troops trained at Fort McCoy for institutional training and extended combat and weekend training. Fort McCoy's motto is to be the Total Force Training Center.”

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joseph Perez, a flying crew chief assigned to the 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron installs a static line during a pre-flight check in support of North American Aerospace Defense Command's (NORAD) Operation Noble Defender (OND), June 29, 2022. As a part of OND, which is a recurring operation, the Continental U.S. NORAD Region (CONR) coordinated and conducted joint operations with the U.S. Navy while concurrently launching jets from different locations across the United States' gulf coast and Puerto Rico. OND, is an integrated air and missile defense operation designed to ensure the defense and security of the northern and southern approaches to North America. This particular OND allowed NORAD units to exercise maneuvers designed to defend the southern approach to the United States from simulated cruise missile threats. NORAD is a bi-national Canadian and American command that employs a network of aerial, ground-based, and space-based sensors, air-to-air refue

As the sun sets over Fort Stewart, Georgia, a high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) from the Ga. Army National Guard's 48th Infantry Brigade Combat team drives back to base after a mission June 14, 2022.

Candidates of the OCS Class #60 begin an early morning, 10 mile ruck march through the Camp Ripley training area Oct. 25, 2015.

220107-N-GF955-1214CARIBBEAN SEA - (Jan. 7, 2022) -- An MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) assigned to the Shadow Det of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, Detachment 7, takes off from the flight deck of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15), Jan. 7, 2022. Billings is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support Joint Interagency Task Force Souths mission, which includes counter-illicit drug trafficking missions in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.

Pleasure boats cover the Potmac River at the end of the National Victory Celebration in honor of the Allied forces' liberation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Work of art at the Second World War Two Juno invasion beach at Courseulles-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Europe

DA-SC-86-08968. Base: Indianhead Training Area Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from the 437 Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, casts a refelction in a water puddle. It is positioned on the ramp at the airport in Tirana, Albania. C-17s and other Air Force aircraft (not shown) are currently involved in Operation Sustain Hope, the U.S. effort to bring in food, water, medicine, relief supplies, and to establish camps for the refugees (not shown) fleeing from the Former Republic of Yugoslavia into Albania and Macedonia. Subject Operation/Series: SUSTAIN HOPE Country: Unknown

Troops at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training work on equipment and vehicles on North Post on Sept. 10, 2022, at the installation as the sun sets for the day. The troops were on post for weekend training. During September 2022, thousands of troops trained at Fort McCoy for institutional training and extended combat and weekend training. Fort McCoy's motto is to be the Total Force Training Center.”

Warships participating in Operation Nanook 2022 follow HMCS Margaret Brooke in line ahead formation within Saglek Fjord in northern Labrador, Canada.

Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. John Cunningham, from Anchorage and a machinist with the 176th Maintenance Squadron, speaks with a local child before departing Newtok, Alaska, after assisting with storm debris removal as part of Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 23, 2022. Approximately 100 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)

DA-SC-87-05444. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - CGC Harry Claiborne - Support Fleet - 26-HK-314-34. Support Fleet includes CGC Decisive, CGC Greenbrier, CGC Hatchet, CGC Pamlico, CGC Harriet Lane, CGC Hudson, CGC Oak, CGC Primrose (Ret), CGC Barbarra Mabrity, and Various Navy Ships and Aircraft. Hurricane Katrina

Peter Henry Emerson and TF Goodall, Gunner Working Up to Fowl, 1886 Gunner Working Up to Fowl

030409-M-5753Q-039. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (Sept. 16, 2022) Personnel assigned to Naval Support Activity Souda Bay attend MWRs End of Summer Beach Party at Marathi Beach on Sept. 16, 2022. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore installation which enables and supports U.S., Allied, Coalition, and Partner nation forces to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

A convoy of 32 vehicles and 56 personnel from a communications unit arrives after a four-day trip from Sembach Air Base, Germany. The unit is being deployed to the air base in support of Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Members of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 members from San Diego, California set out on the Zodiac boat to gather data during their initial search for the four missing 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed near Gold Dust Peak. New York Lake is the first of six lakes in the Gold Dust Peak that will be searched. Base: New York Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-02595. Base: Palma De Mallorca Country: Spain (ESP)

DN-ST-85-03250. Base: Nav Sup Activity, Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT)

Mariniers Concord to the Communication from a Land Rover Jeep

A serviceman works into the night insdie a camouflaged shelter during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

A US Marine Crashes Down a Snow and Ice Slope During Mountain Warfare Training

An HDR, or High Dynamic Range, Image of a Siren at Camp Leatherneck, A Large U.S. Marine Corps Forward Operating Base in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

Decorated bunker, beach of Blavand, Jutland, Denmark |

Three pararescue team members climb up a snow covered slope near the A-10 crash site in search of debris. Base: Eagle State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing participate in a 5K run during National Police Week May 16, 2022, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Every year, MacDill Airmen come together to celebrate National Police Week by honoring Security Forces members who have paid the ultimate sacrifice while in the line of duty.

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