Military Training and Operations

Images depicting various military training exercises, including sniper practice and aircraft refueling, showcasing teamwork and operational readiness.

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jack Chmielewski, a scout sniper with 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, sights in during the infiltration exercise portion of the School of Infantry-East Scout Sniper Challenge on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 27, 2022. The purpose of this challenge was to test scout snipers in communication, marksmanship and teamwork throughout various competitive relays.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines conduct close-quarters battle training during a raid and demolition range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 22, 2022. This training integrates raiding and demolition tactics to enhance the Marines ability to breach obstructions in an urban environment. 3/2 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division.

230403-N-MD713-1117 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 3, 2023) Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Julius Lee, from Miami, connects a wiring harness to a test cell electrical junction box on the fantail aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). IKE is underway conducting routine operations in the Atlantic Ocean.

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 3rd Wing receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 117th Aerial Refueling Squadron, Forbes Field, Kansas during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-3 over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, Alaska, Aug. 2, 2022. The strength of the JPARC is its expansive co-located air and land ranges as well as a significant potential for co-located air and sea ranges.

Unloaded Glock Pistol and Target at Gun Shooting Range

A simulated suspect stands at a fence during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 11, 2022. The 8th Security Forces Squadron patrolmen were tested on their ability to use the least amount of force necessary to mitigate visitors from recording sensitive assets.

modern warfare soldier in urban environment battlefield aiming on weapons and scanning for target

220701-N-HS181-1007 SAN DIEGO (July 1, 2022) Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Zachary Negron, a native of Philadelphia, Pa., sets up shoring during a flooding drill aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), July 1. Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego.

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Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve dedicated a decorated cake to Queen Elizabeth II, at Union III Forward Operating Base in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 19, 2022. Coalition members from Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand honored Queen Elizabeth II following her death on Sept. 8, 2022, after serving as the British sovereign and head of the Commonwealth for more than 70 years.

Medium shot from a low angle. U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Edward Musgrave, from the 60th Fighter Squadron, Elgin Air Force Base Florida, cleans an F-15 canopy during Roving Sands '99 at Davis Mothan Air Force Base, Arizona, June 19, 1999. Roving Sands is a multinational air and missile defense exercise taking place at locations from Ft Bliss Texas, to White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '99 Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conduct an honorable carry, Sept. 16, 2022, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The remains returned from Solomon Islands where Allied forces faced Imperial Japan during World War II. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unnaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

A close-up view of a crack in the superstructure of the Aegis-guided missile cruiser USS PRINCETON (CG-59), part of the damage sustained when the vessel struck an Iraqi mine while on patrol in the Persian Gulf on February 18th in support of Operation Desert Storm. The incident resulted in the injury of three crew members and also inflicted propeller damage on the ship, however, the Princeton was still able to navigate and operate its weapons systems. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Bahrain (BHR)

Senior Airman Jake Quinn, 13th Air Support Operations Squadron tactical air control party member, conceals himself in the brush while conducting surveillance on Oct. 25, 2022, at Red Devil Drop Zone, Fort. Carson, Colorado. The 13th ASOS trained on enabling command and control for the developing innovative concept of employing precision strike teams in support of the Combined Forces Air Component Commanders priorities.

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit holds up a gas mask filter inside the confidence chamber at Marine base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 4, 2023. The confidence chamber was filled with chlorobenzalmalononitrile, a form of tear gas, to instill confidence in recruits skills and their gear in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear attack.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nitophon Pumpanean, 921st Contingency Response Squadron air transportation craftsman, directs an Airman in an all-terrain 10K forklift to move a pallet of cargo in eastern Europe, April 29, 2022. The 621st Contingency Response Wing recently deployed Airmen as a Contingency Response Element to move resources in support of U.S. European Command operations.

British Army Sgt. Gareth Clifton, a joint terminal attack controller temporarily assigned to 255 (Somerset Yeomanry) Battery, pulls targeting data and catalogs for future missions during a live-fire close air support exercise at Barry M. Goldwater Range, Gila Bend, Arizona, July 18, 2022. 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marines Expeditionary Force Information Group, trains with 255 Battery to enhance proficiency in CAS and expand digital communications capabilities.

Sign commemorating Battle of Manila Bay on deck of USS Olympia, Philadelphia Maritime Museum , Cruisers Warships, Signs Notices, Olympia Cruiser. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

040413-F-3488S-070. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Sgt. Sidney Perry, assigned to 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), 21st Signal Brigade, conducts crime scene photography while competing in the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P Hill, Virginia, May 21, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the physical, tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

A solider uses brush and twig as concealment during ambush training.

A view of a police officer from behind

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Timothy Hall, 633rd Logistical Readiness Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Va., drives a forklift as Tech. Sgt. Andrew Lucas directs the loading of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of Haiti earthquake relief efforts at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Jan. 16, 2010. The aircraft, from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., is carrying humanitarian aid along with U.S. Army Soldiers and equipment from the 688th Rapid Port Opening Element, Fort Eustis, Va.

A Soldier assigned to 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, waits on the flight line at Ft. Carson, Colo., June 15. Soldiers from the Brigade flew to the top of Mount Almagre to 12,100 feet elevation to reenlist and commemorate the Mountain Warrior spirit. U.S. Army photo by Maj. Jason Elmore.

DF-ST-87-11849. Base: Hahn Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

220720-N-EV253-1444 SAN DIEGO (July 20, 2022) U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) One jump from a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161 as part of a mine exploitation exercise during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 in Southern California. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Lionel Ifill, of the civil affairs office with 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, looks up as he climbs down a set of stairs after checking on an Arabic literacy class in the Adhamiyah district of Baghdad, Iraq, March 19, 2008.

(220609-N-OI810-0512) GULFPORT, Mississippi (June 9, 2022) Steelworker 2nd Class Hannah Bleth, from Boise, Idaho, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 14, applies a tourniquet to Steelworker 1st Class Chris Townsend, from Greenville, South Carolina, assigned to NMCB-14, during a tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) course during fiscal year 2022, quarter three, Regional Training Platform (RTP-3) at Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport, June 9, 2022. RTP-3 provided NMCB-14 Seabees hands-on training opportunities in TCCC; maintenance and material management; civil engineering support equipment operations; convoy operations; and Seabee combat warfare and expeditionary skills. NMCB-14 provides advance base construction, battle damage repair, contingency engineering, humanitarian assistance and disaster recovery support to our fleet and unified commanders.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Natalie Vandergriff, 1st Combat Camera Squadron aerial combat camera journeyman, sets up a tent during Exercise Green Goblin at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Dec. 6, 2022. This four-day exercise provides relevant and essential night-vision training to prepare combat camera Airmen with enhanced photographic and video capabilities required to capture imagery in low-light and no-light environments.

On Board Hm Submarine Tribune, 1942 A torpedo is lowered down the fore hatch of HMS TRIBUNE into the forward stowage compartment.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Casey Garner, a tactical air control party officer and commander of Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, unsecures his pulk sled while preparing to make camp along the Denali Highway, Alaska, during Operation Agipen 2, Jan. 28, 2023. Agipen 2 was an unsupported, sustained cold-weather operation designed to validate equipment and previous arctic training in austere conditions. During the multi-day training exercise the 3rd ASOS special warfare Airmen conducted a long-distance, overland ski movement that included pulling individual pulk sleds by incorporating cross country skiing and skijoring. Garner is from Enterprise, Ala.

Spouses of Soldiers assigned to the 1108th Aviation Group and the Mississippi Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot ride in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Gulfport, Miss, May 16, 2022. The Army National Guard Spouse Orientation Flight program is aimed to give Spouses a better understanding of the critical role their Soldier plays in the U.S. Army. The program is managed by the National Guard Bureau and is only available to spouses of Soldiers currently serving in an qualifying aviation unit.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Colton Corder, 305th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs a wheel inspection at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Aug. 26, 2022. Crew Chiefs in the Wheel and Tire Section of 305 MXS are validating their local ability to breakdown and build-up tire assemblies for the KC-46's main landing gear and nose landing gear. At the beginning of August 2022, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center authorized Main Operating Bases to stand up organic tire change capability. A four member team consisting of Crew Chiefs, Sheet Metal, and Nondestructive Inspection went to Altus Air Force Base for initial training and familiarization. By validating local ability to breakdown and build-up tire assemblies for the KC-46, the 305th MXS brings a new capability to JB MDL and will be able to improve support for the KC-46 throughout the Air Force.

110210-N-1810F-019JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 10, 2011) A student at the Aviation Survival Training Center (ASTC) ascends on a hoist during a simulated night exercise as part of an aircrew refresher course in Jacksonville, Fla. The ASTC provides courses for naval aircrew personnel and operates under the aegis of Navy Medicine Support Command.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Pablo Gavillan, 801st Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer Training Squadron heating, ventilation and air conditioning contingency training instructor, poses for a photo wearing a mask in the cockpit of a statically displayed F-15C Eagle at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 14, 2022. The 801st RHTSs Silver Flag exercise site is an ideal location to host a haunted trail, open to installation personnel, Bay County and the surrounding population, every year due to the 1,200 acres of land available to have a spooky experience.

Flag bearers in parade , Parades & processions, Flag bearers. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

National Park Service Director Fran Mainella at events marking the centennial of the first powered flight, Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

Sparring equipment is staged by U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group during a martial arts instructor course physical training session at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 9, 2022. MAI courses certify Marines to instruct and monitor Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training and advance Marines in the program, distinguishing their levels of experience with different colored belts.

US Air Force boxer Antonio Tamayo is inspected by the ring side doctor after being knocked down during the 2001 Armed Forces Boxing Competition at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. Base: Fort Huachuca State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - New Orleans - 26-HK-95-38. AIRSTA NOLA-- flooded hallway. Hurricane Katrina

A firefighter enters a prop aircraft during nighttime, live-fire training Jan. 10, 2017, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. After extinguishing external fires, firefighters entered the prop aircraft to continue combating the flames.

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, maneuvers to a rooftopwhile performing dry-fire training during exercise Intrepid Maven 22.4 in the United Arab Emirates,Sept. 25, 2022. Intrepid Maven 22.4 is a U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command engagementseries designed for bilateral and multilateral training engagements with partner nations and MarineCorps forces.

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, maneuvers to a rooftopwhile performing dry-fire training during exercise Intrepid Maven 22.4 in the United Arab Emirates,Sept. 25, 2022. Intrepid Maven 22.4 is a U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command engagementseries designed for bilateral and multilateral training engagements with partner nations and MarineCorps forces.

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, are introduced to their drill instructors aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 27, 2023.Black Friday is when recruits initially meet the drill instructors who will be responsible for teaching, training, and leading them for the 12 weeks of recruit training.

An off-duty mechanic from Detachment 2, Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 2 (HC-2), feeds his detachment's mascots during Operation Desert Shield. The detachment calls itself the "Desert Ducks.". Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Bahrain (BHR)

As seen through the window of the air traffic control tower, an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter comes in to land on a runway at the humanitarian services support base set up for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid the refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Silopi Country: Turkey (TUR)

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.

040721-F-6726L-001. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-12379. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Marine from Fox Company 2/2 lies in position with his weapon. Across the street a Haitian police official approaches the police headquarters in Grande Riviere Du Nord during Operation Uphold Democracy. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Grand Riviere Du Nord Country: Haiti (HTI)

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, fastens her main pack during a break on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 6, 2022. The Reaper Hike is the final segment of the crucible - a 54-hour event that challenges all the skills a recruit has learned throughout recruit training. Recruits will go through physically and mentally demanding challenges with limited food and sleep during the crucible. The crucible is one of the final stepping stones in completing recruit training. Once a recruit completes the crucible, they will have earned the title United States Marine.

220718-N-LM220-1076 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2022) Aviation Machinists Mate Airman Bryce McKenna, from Dallas, conducts maintenance on an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the Chargers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14, in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet.

An adult male holds a handgun in one hand and a fighting knife in the other hand.

A close view of the tail section of a KC-10 Extender aircraft from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing. A technician paints new tail markings, including AMC (Air Mobility Command). Base: March Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A drill instructor with Recruit Processing Company, Support Battalion, poses for a photo during Lima Companies pick up on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Sep. 2, 2022. Lima Company will spend Forming Day learning the rules and regulations of recruit training.

Martial arts instructor trainers demonstrate Marine Corps Martial Arts Program to educators from colleges across the country to share some of the training marines go through to progress to different MCMAP belts at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 9. The Workshop provides opportunities for educators from priority colleges and universities to learn how marine officers are recruited, trained and developed into leaders from a pool of highly qualified college students. Upon the successful execution of the workshop, attendees will return to their schools and communities to tell the marine corps story and become cornerstone advocates. (U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

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Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-143-65. Hurricane Katrina

A flight deck crewman stands by a fire hose aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) as a vertical replenishment is conducted during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

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Futuristic Nazi soldiers wearing gas mask and steel helmet.

A man aiming a rifle at a door

August 5, 2008 - A U.S. Army soldier checks out the Al Hadr Ruins in Al Hadr, Iraq.

010518-A-2682N-003. Base: Fort Gillem State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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SRA James Calkins, an air traffic controller with the 1974th Communications Group of the Air Force Communications Command (AFCC), is reflected in the precision approach radar scope as he directs an aircraft. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine Corps officer candidate with Officer Selection Team San Diego, refills his canteen during an Officer Candidates School preparation weekend at Edson Range, Camp Pendleton, California on April 30, 2022. The OCS preparation weekend is designed to prepare aspiring Marine Corps officers mentally and physically for the rigors of OCS.

Spc. Alec Nitollama, a combat engineer with 65th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, directs his squad through a breach point in the wire during a Bangalore wire breach range August 30, 2019 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The breach range was held as part of a full-scale unit demolitions range, which included concrete and rebar charges, bangalore breaches, and nighttime urban door breaches. This practical familiarization and realistic training enhances the Army's total combat efficiency and lethality.

Senior Airman Kyle Pierce and Airman 1st Class Bryan Murphy, 6th Security Forces Squadron emergency services team members, use a shield when entering a room during EST training at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 13, 2014. The EST functions are similar to civilian police departments Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT).

Polish land forces wait to perform a static line jump from a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, as part of Aviation Detachment Rotation 22-4 training, above the Bledowska drop zone, Poland, Sept. 13, 2022. Continual exercises and interactions like ADR 22-4 allows the U.S. to work with partner nations to address security threats and enable all participants to contribute to international coalitions.

DF-ST-88-05174. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAPT. Lyle Cary from the 438th Security Police Squadron at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., runs toward his position on the firing range while participating in phase III of the combat handgun event during Defender Challenge '92, an Air Mobility Command competition. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE '92 Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Joint Task Force - 26-HK-161-1. Joint Task Force. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Marines with Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Company Europe (FASTEUR), conduct patrol base operations and live-fire training in Rota, Spain, July 25-27, 2022. Commander, Task Force 61/2 provides FASTEUR capabilities such as rapid response expeditionary anti-terrorism and security operations in support of Commanders, United States European Command (COMUSEUCOM) and Africa Command (COMUSAFRICOM), and as directed by Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet (C6F) in order to protect vital naval and national assets.

An enemy role player keeps an watchful eye for Special Forces candidates assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School as they prepare to assault a target during the final phase of field training known as Robin Sage in central North Carolina, April 26, 2022. Robin Sage is the culmination exercise for Soldiers in the Special Forces Qualification Course and has been the litmus test for Soldiers striving to earn the Green Beret for more than 50 years.

030121-F-0007M-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility

13 OCT 2010 - Teams compete in Night Target Acquisition during the 2010 International Sniper Competition at Selby Hill, Fort Benning, GA.

National Park Service Director Fran Mainella at events marking the centennial of the first powered flight, Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Hunter Czech, a KC-135 Stratotanker crew chief assigned to the 22nd Air Maintenance Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, conducts maintenance on a KC-135 Stratotanker during RED FLAG Alaska 23-1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 11, 2022. The Indo-Pacific is a top priority for the United States and the DoD; exercises like Red Flag-Alaska display a commitment to ensuring U.S. forces are capable and ready to face the evolving challenges in the region.

030414-F-7875T-002. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

BREMERTON-NAVAL BASE KITSAP, Wash. (Aug. 4, 2022) - U.S. Navy Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Adonis Quick, from Sanford, N.C., prepares mooring lines in the forecastle aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) as the ship exits dry dock, Aug. 4, 2022. Theodore Roosevelt is in a docking planned incremental availability at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility where the ship will receive scheduled maintenance and upgrades.

DN-SC-86-03606. Base: Nav Station Anacostia Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Pat Molnar, left, CEO and photographer of Molnar Photography, photographs Marines during a photoshoot on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 15, 2022. Marine Corps Recruiting Command hosted a casting call featuring Marines in dress blues to showcase the faces of the Marine Corps next generation.

A U.S. Army 2nd Lt. rank insignia rests pinned through the shoulder loop of a U.S. Army officers Army Green Service Uniform during a commissioning ceremony held inside the auditorium of the Regional Training Institute at Camp Nett, Niantic, Connecticut, Sept. 6, 2022. The insignia, a gold colored bar, was first introduced and used to identify the rank of second lieutenant in December 1917.

Crew members man the rails aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66) as the ship arrives at the pier. The AMERICA is returning to Norfolk following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two individuals extinguishing a house on fire.

First LT. Terri Ollinger, co-pilot, deplanes from a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft at the completion of a flight from Germany. She is part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women flew the C-141 from McGuire to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Recruits participate in Battle Stations inside USS Trayer (BST 21) at Recruit Training Command (RTC). Trayer, more commonly referred to as "Battle Stations," is the crucible event that recruits must pass prior to graduation, testing their knowledge and skills in basic seamanship, damage control, firefighting and emergency response procedures. Boot camp is approximately 10 weeks and all enlistees into the U.S. Navy begin their careers at the command. Training includes five warfighting competencies of firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding, and small arms handling and marksmanship along with physical fitness and lessons in Navy heritage and core values, Warrior Toughness, Life Skills, teamwork and discipline. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navys only boot camp.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas Noyes, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Five, attaches light sticks to dive gear prior to pier sweep training, during Valiant Shield 2022, at Naval Base Guam, June 13, 2022. During pier sweep training, Sailors removed physical, manmade, and explosive threats impeding the force's ability to maneuver on land and sea. In doing so, they refined expeditionary warfare skills, enabled freedom of movement and enhanced their integration ability with the fleet and joint force.

Members from the Utah Air National Guards 151st Wing and Air Force Reserves 419th Fighter Wing prepare to unload an AIM 120 missile coffin from a KC-135R at Hill Air Force Base Feb. 4, 2024 as part of Exercise PERSES. Exercise PERSES is a dynamic exercise serving as a platform for exploring innovative ideas and refining communication practices in a challenging operational environment for both Utah Air and Army National Guard. Air Force

LARISSA AIR BASE, Greece. - U.S. Air Force Capt. Nick Wytrwal from the 134th Air Refueling Wing monitors flight path while refuelilng F-16s from the 337th Fighter Squadron based on Larissa Air Base on June 27th, 2023. The 134th was supporting Thracian Sentry 2023, a joint operation between the 134th, Hellenic and Bulgaria Air Forces.

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