Military Training and Operations

Images of military personnel engaged in various training exercises, showcasing teamwork and operational readiness in diverse scenarios.

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Simulated detainees at an embassy in Combat Town are held during the opening moments of the Non-Combatant Evacuation exercise during DESERT RESCUE IX. Desert Rescue is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Educators with 9th Marine Corps District, Western Recruiting Region, participate in a group exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. on Feb. 8, 2023. The Educators Workshop is an opportunity for teachers and those who work with high school students to experience recruit training and learn about the transformation young people make to become Marines.

Coast Guard Damage - 26-HK-328-84. Hurricane Katrina

The 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) conducts training for special air operations and related activities. The unit also trains with Army Special Forces and Navy SEALS for unconventional warfare operations. A crewman retrieves an upper lift line through an overhead escape hatch of an MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon aircraft during a Fulton recovery. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brenden McNeely, 35th Fighter Generation Squadron crew chief, puts on a survival vest during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-3 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 4, 2022. RF-A serves as an ideal platform for international engagement, and the exercise has a long history of including allies and partners, ultimately enabling all involved to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures while improving interoperability.

Soldiers assigned to the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) provide ceremonial support for the National Memorial Day Observance at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, May 30, 2022. President Joseph R. Biden participated in the Presidential Armed Forces Full Honor wreath-laying ceremony hosted by Maj. Gen. Allan M. Pepin, commanding general, Joint Task Force-National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington.

220617-N-LI114-1024 YIGO, Guam (June 17, 2022) Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Five, attached to Commander, Task Force 70, deployed aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) prepare a reserve parachute before parachute insertion operations during Exercise Valiant Shield 2022(VS22). VS22 is a U.S.-only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) focused on integration of joint training in a multi-domain environment. This training builds real-world proficiency in sustaining world forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas.

An American civilian shows his appreciation to a U.S. serviceman by giving him a "High Five" handshake, prior to boarding a C-141 Starlifter aircraft. U.S. military personnel evacuated the civilians during Operation Urgent Fury. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

121104-N-QP268-009NEW YORK (Oct. 4, 2012) Sailors assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 prepare to dewater the lower levels of the World Trade Center in support of Hurricane Sandy relief efforts in New York City. MDSU-2 is operating under the U.S. Northern Command Defense Support of Civil Authorities mission, working closely with state officials and the Federal Emergency Management Agency in disaster response.

010802-N-2619S-006. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT

A Security Forces member looks through a window before the door is breached during Close Quarters Battle training on Nov. 1, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. CQB training prepares security forces members to handle hostage situations or a threat that is within close range. While in these situations, the security forces teams learn to neutralize high risk situations with a limited time and within close proximity. The Charleston Fire Department also came out to train them on effectively breaching doors and to conduct other non-conventional entry/exit techniques.

050905-N-0535P-008. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Rusty Barbed Wire, Taken at the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial Oranienburg, 23 04 2024 Oranienburg Germany

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to Los Angeles County, California, where he observed the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history ("The Great Southern California Shake Out"). The Secretary joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a press conference, watched preparedness drills in schools, and discussed peparedness measures with students, educators, emergency operations personnel, and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) staff including USGS Director Mark Myers

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-09-23. Report on the training of the Inter-Arms Military School in Saint-Cyr Coetquidan in Morbihan. The EMIA recruits its students from among active non-commissioned officers and non-commissioned soldiers selected by competition. The cadets follow a two-year training course. At the end of the first year, they are appointed to the rank of second lieutenant, then lieutenant at the end of the second year. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. France, Bretagne, Coetquidan, Guer le 2021-09-23. Reportage sur la formation de l' Ecole militaire interarmes à Saint-Cyr Coetquidan dans le Morbihan. L'EMIA recrute ses eleves parmi les sous-officiers d'active et les militaires du rang selectionnes par concours. Les eleves-officiers suivent une formation de deux ans. A l'issue de la première annee, ils sont nommés au grade de sous-lieutenant, puis de lieutenant a la fin de la seconde annee. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

U.S. service members march together during the Norwegian Foot March at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, April 8, 2022. Military members from all branches of service were challenged to complete an 18.6-mile ruck march around MacDill in their allotted time to earn the Norwegian Armed Forces Skill badge.

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Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-236. CGC Dauntless-- Coast Guardsmen with civilian crew member searching interior of commercial vessel -- 050928. Hurricane Katrina

Defenders from the 8th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) clear a building during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 15, 2022. The training event pitted 8th SFS Airmen against simulated adversary forces attempting to gain access to various areas of the installation.

220819-F-LN908-0360MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL (Aug. 19, 2022) Operations Specialist Seaman Isaac Selensky, from Collinsville, Okla.,carries ammunition prior to a M2A1 .50 caliber machine gun shoot aboard the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), Aug. 19, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is rotationally deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Adiel Newman, a distribution operator from the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, configures fuel controls while refueling a C-130 on Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, July 18, 2022. The fueling process can be completed in around 10 minutes.

A U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, introduces himself to new recruits on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Sept. 2, 2022. Lima Company will spend Forming Day learning the rules and regulations of recruit training.

South Africa, Cape Town, Robben Island. Prison cell in Section A cell block.

Ein Soldat bewegt sich bei einem simulierten Haeuserkampf, aufgenommen im Rahmen einer Uebung der Bundeswehr mit Streitkraeften aus Norwegen und der Tschechischen Republik bei der Uebung Wettiner Schwert im Rahmen der Quadriga 2024 in der Uebungsstadt Schnoeggersburg, 08.04.2024. Schnoeggersburg Deutschland *** A soldier moves during a simulated house-to-house combat, taken during an exercise of the German Armed Forces with armed forces from Norway and the Czech Republic during the Wettiner Schwert exercise as part of Quadriga 2024 in the training town of Schnoeggersburg, 08 04 2024 Schnoeggersburg Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerxphotothek.dex

Joint Security, Law enforcement, fire and emergency services exercise

220801-N-TT059-1089 ARABIAN SEA (August 1, 2022) Machinist's Mate 1st Nicholas Balgobin brings down a hose to Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Jaylen Cannon, from (hometown, during a flooding drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) while sailing in the Arabian Sea, August 1. Momsen is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force.

U.S. Air Force Airmen work together to unlock a padlocked door during a fire escape room exercise as part of fire safety awareness week Oct. 12, 2022 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. These Airmen had to work together to find clues, unlock padlocks and perform a rescue as part of an exercise to impress upon people the importance and challenge of fire safety awareness.

Rescue forces secure the embassy in Combat Town during the Non-Combatant Evacuation exercise during DESERT RESCUE IX. Desert Rescue is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Airman participates in an active shooter exercise at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov. 30, 2022. During the exercise, Airmen were evaluated on their actions, such as how they communicated with one another, tracked down the target(s) and attempted to save lives.

040720-F-5789F-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060413-A-7969G-019. Base: Bayji State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION

DF-ST-86-11899. Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Amanda Martinez, a personal property clerk with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific - Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, teleworks on her laptop April 27, 2020, on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Martinez deals with Marines personal property when they change duty stations and is a native of Santa Fe, Mexico.

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Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-5. CGC Dauntless -- Coast Guardsman searching interior of commercial vessel -- 050928. Hurricane Katrina

220819-N-IL330-1010 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 19, 2022) - Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic Jordan Gonzalez, from San Diego, prepares to close a hatch during a general quarters drill aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Aug. 19, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

DF-ST-87-11959. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Army National Guard officer candidates patrol Leschi Training Facility during Phase III of Officer Candidate School on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 17, 2022. During Phase III, candidates will receive their final leadership evaluations from the qualified instructors of 2nd Battalion, 205th Regimental Training Institute, Washington Army National Guard.

Joint Security, Law enforcement, fire and emergency services exercise

020830-F-1443F-027. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Joint Security, Law enforcement, fire and emergency services exercise

A mannequin stands guard at the entrance of the haunted house at Beale Air Force Base, California, Oct. 21, 2022. The haunted house is an interactive maze full of fright and scares to experience this Halloween.

NYC Chinatown Sandy aftermath

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing participate in the 2022 Excellence in Competition Pistol match at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 17, 2022. Participants fired 30 rounds using an M18 Modular Handgun System within different timed scenarios that were modeled after Security Forces training during the competition held in honor of Police Week.. Annually during the week of May 15, National Police Week recognizes law enforcement officers contributions throughout the nation.

DN-ST-89-04765. Base: Gaeta Country: Italy (ITA)

030326-M-4544K-034. State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: C Co, 4th LAR Bn, 4th Mar Div

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Wallace C. Gregson, Jr., Commanding General, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), Okinawa, Japan, follows US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas B. Fargo, Commander, US Pacific Command (USPACOM), in flight gear for his flight aboard a UH-1N Huey Helicopter, during his command visit to Kadena Air Base (AB), Okinawa, Japan. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

220514-N-IL330-1201 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 14, 2022) - Sailors stow firefighting hoses aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 14, 2022. Tripoli is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet.

S120-E-006080 (24 Oct. 2007) --- Astronaut Daniel Tani, STS-120 mission specialist, works with stowage bags on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities. Tani will join Expedition 16 as flight engineer soon after docking with the International Space Station and is scheduled to return home on mission STS-122.

Beninese soldiers from the 1st Commando Parachute Battalion hand draw a map during a Joint Combined Exercise Training (JCET) in Ouassa, Benin, Sept. 6, 2022. U.S. special operations forces often assess host nation force capabilities to identify opportunities for future U.S. engagement and partnership.

Smoke used to simulate a gas attack "overcomes" several airmen during an operational readiness inspection. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

221207-N-GC965-0341 SAN DIEGO (Dec. 7, 2022) Greg Geisen, program manager for the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) Revitalization, gave a tour during the NAVWAR Revitalization Pre-Proposal Conference at the Naval Base Point Loma Old Town Campus. The conference brought in more than 300 commercial industry representatives.

070326-M-2819S-032. Complete Scene Caption: An Iraqi policeman brings out tea for the Marines of Regimental Combat Team 6 during a meeting with the Iraqi police on March 26, 2007. Regimental Combat Team 6 Personal Security Detail travels by convoy to the Fallujah City Council Meeting to discuss future operations. Regimental Combat Team 6 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq (Multi-National Forces-West) to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi Reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Neill A. Sevelius) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-6

060413-A-5745M-058. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN

Inter-American Defense College Leadership, students and staff participate in a 9/11 Never Forget Challenge on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 9, 2022. The event included a 2,200 steps per teams in relay mode activity to remember the fallen, the injured and everyone who was impacted by the events of 9/11. The steps challenge was designed simulate the equivalent steps of the World Trade Center Tower.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership, students and staff participate in a 9/11 Never Forget Challenge on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 9, 2022. The event included a 2,200 steps per teams in relay mode activity to remember the fallen, the injured and everyone who was impacted by the events of 9/11. The steps challenge was designed simulate the equivalent steps of the World Trade Center Tower.

New U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, exit a bus during receiving at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 24, 2022. The recruits were checked for contraband, given a haircut, made a phone call home, and issued gear.

special forces soldiers team in urban environment making tactical assault action

Veterans Day ceremony and aftermath at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne delivered the opening remarks, and joined participating dignitaries including the former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Colin Powell, along with Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Founder and President Jan Scruggs, Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation Founder and President Diane Carlson Evans, Mary "Edie" Meeks of the Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation, William Hansen of Lockheed Martin, and William Murdy of Comfort Systems. Ceremony, co-hosted by the Memorial Fund and the National Park Service, highlighted the 25th anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Aides brief President Barack Obama aboard Air Force One en route to Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 12, 2009.

DN-SC-85-07534. Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - TURRET HOMECOMING USS MONITOR

Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni city, (left), and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Rusnok, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni commanding officer, (right), talk during a Japan Diamond league event at Kizuna Stadium, in Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 3, 2022. The JD League is a new softball league and consists of players representing Japan, the United States, and other countries, and the event offered MCAS Iwakuni and Japanese residents an opportunity to interact and build camaraderie.

220718-N-XN177-2132 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2022) - Damage Controlman 1st Class Corey ONeill, from Driftwood, Pennsylvania, observes Sailors fighting a simulated fire during a damage control drill aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), July 18, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

DF-ST-87-13216. Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050130-F-1631A-029. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: The Green Zone, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Chris Henrich, Loadmaster, 745th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS), helps unload a supply pallet from a USAF C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft at Mosul, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Justice Gibson, a Newport News Shipyard contractor, from Newport News, Virginia, works on space reconfiguration aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), in Newport News, Virginia, April 19, 2022. The John C. Stennis is in Newport News Shipyard working alongside NNS, NAVSEA and contractors conducting Refueling and Complex Overhaul as part of the mission to deliver the warship back in the fight, on time and on budget, to resume its duty of defending the United States.

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-312. Coast Guardsmen standing at desk counter with civilians. Hurricane Katrina

An attendee listens to a presentation during the scientific summit held at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) headquarters, Sept. 21, 2022, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. DPAA aims to strengthen ties with host-nation partners and share knowledge within the archeological/anthropological field for the purpose of driving the mission forward.

040401-M-9362G-027. Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A North Carolina Army National Guard helicopter crew and members of the US Army Corps of Engineers discuss their flight plans, inside the mission center at Wilmington Airport, Wilmington, North Carolina after Hurricane Bonnie. Base: Wilmington State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Military high school students wait for bus home in Ciego de Avila, Cuba.

A Security Forces member creates a whole in the wall so that another member can climb through to another room of the house during Close Quarters Battle Nov. 1, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. CQB training prepares security forces members to handle hostage situations or a threat that is within close range. While in these situations, the security forces teams learn to neutralize high risk situations with a limited time and within close proximity. The Charleston Fire Department also came out to train them on effectively breaching doors and to conduct other non-conventional entry/exit techniques.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 27, 2022) Damage Controlman 2nd Stefan Gray leads a damage control training course to Sailors aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), April 27, 2022. Gunston Hall, part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is on a scheduled deployment under the command and control of Task Force 61/2 while operating in U.S. Sixth Fleet in support of U.S., Allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa.

220405-N-TT059-1129 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Apr. 05, 2022) Fireman Recruit Izaiah Ramos simulates providing first aid care to Ensign Toby Boyd during CPR and tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) training aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92). USS Momsen is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal fighting force, and is underway supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Kathleen Brewerton Garn, sponsor, arrives at the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS SALT LAKE CITY (SSN 716). She is the wife of Senator Jake Garn, R-Utah. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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