Military Training and Rappelling

Soldiers participating in physical training and obstacle courses, focusing on rappelling, climbing, and clearing agility challenges.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to Bull Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, negotiates the confidence climb obstacle at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 4, 2022. The troop conducted training at the obstacle course for familiarization and to build esprit de corps.

Spc. Lorena Martinez, a Sioux City, Iowa, native and combat medic specialist assigned to Headquarters & Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, rappels down a tower at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, on June 8, 2022. Troop A of the 1-113th Cavalry had the opportunity to conduct rappelling familiarization on the bases 60-foot tower during their annual training. Martinez and one other medic assigned to HHT were encouraged to participate between their medic duties.

Tech. Sgt. Mark Rosenboom, 374th Operational Support Squadron Survival Evasion Resistance Escape specialist, descends to the ground during a UH-1N rescue demonstration at the Friendship Festival 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 22, 2022. The two-day festival was an opportunity for visitors to learn more about the U.S. and Japan bilateral partnership, while strengthening the bonds between Yokota and the local communities. Yokota was able to host the event with the support of Japan Self-Defense Force, sister services and the local community.

Spc. Aaron Fiscelli of Saint Claire, Michigan, a Health Care Specialist with the Michigan National Guards 1171st Medical Company Area Support Company climbs down the rope net obstacle during the Region IV Best Warrior Competition on May 14, 2022. He is one of twelve National Guard Soldiers competing in the Region IV Best Warrior Competition May 11-15, 2022, at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio National Guards. The winners will move on to compete in the National Guards competition on July 20-30, 2022, at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Sydney Mariette.)

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A U.S. Soldier assigned to Bull Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, negotiates the confidence climb obstacle at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 4, 2022. The troop conducted training at the obstacle course for familiarization and to build esprit de corps.

Cpl. Eli Logan, a native of Kansas City, Kan., and an AH-64D Apache helicopter crew chief for Company A, Task Force Guns, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Calvary division works on an Apache's tail rotor during a 25-hour phase for preventative maintenance here Jan. 11.

U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Augustus LaFleur, a recruit with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, climb an obstacle during the confidence course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, June 21, 2022. Recruits navigated through obstacles in the course to gain confidence in themselves and their abilities to complete the tasks.

Airman 1st Class Reyna Stiffler, 142nd Medical Group, practices tying a rope knot during a survival training exercise in Welches, Ore., Feb. 3, 2024. The 142nd Medical Group Detachment 1, Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear and Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP), and members of the 142nd Guard Medical Unit conducted the training to meet Ready Airmen Training, Agile Combat Employment, and Medic-X requirements. Medic-X requirements are set to ensure all medical personnel are equipped with life-sustaining skills needed for a dynamic future battlefield where resources may be limited. Air National Guard

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-153 Infantry Regiment Reconnaissance Soldiers conducted rappel operations at Fort Bliss, TX on January 18, 2017. Several individuals within the company have the certifications to be Rappel Masters. These certifications must be renewed every six months. Rappel Master Instructor Staff Sergeant Benjamin Horn certified the Soldiers.

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A U.S. Army Soldier from Bravo Company, 3rd Battailon, 11th Infantry Regiment climbs to the top of an obstacle on Bolton Confidence Course at Fort Benning, Ga., March 13, 2008. Soldiers with the company are in their first week of Officer Candidate School.

Special forces operators during assault rappelling with weapons.

Sgt. Christopher McHann from the 136th Regional Training Institute, Texas Army National Guard, climbs a rope ladder during the obstacle course event at the Texas Military Departments Best Warrior Competition at Camp Swift, Texas. The three-day competition challenges service members in several events that are designed to test their technical knowledge, tactical skills and physical fitness. The Army winners of this event will move on to represent Texas at the National Guards Region V Best Warrior Competition.

Spec ops soldier in face mask during rope exercises with weapons.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to Bull Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conquers the tough one obstacle at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 18, 2022. The troop conducted training at the obstacle course for familiarization and to build esprit de corps.

Sgt. Micah Miller, an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician with 52nd Ordnance Group, pictured while navigating an obstacle course in the Best Warrior and Best Squad Competition hosted by 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Command at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, July 11, 2022. The 20th CBRNE Commands Best Squad Competition and Best Warrior Competition is a single event used to select the best Noncommissioned Officer of the Year and Soldier of the Year from Soldiers within the command and its major subordinate commands.

U.S. Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor (MAI) Course student executes the obstacle course at Ellis Field, Courthouse Bay on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, April 7, 2022. The three-week course develops Marines as MAIs to teach and instruct the fundamentals of hand-to-hand combat to other Marines stationed on MCB Camp Lejeune.

BOSTON (Sept. 29, 2022) U.S. Navy petty officers first class, selected for promotion to chief petty officer, participate in a climbing evolution during Chief Petty Officer Heritage Weeks. During the week, Constitution Sailors teach the selectees a variety of time-honored maritime evolutions while living and working aboard the ship.USS Constitution, is the worlds oldest commissioned warship afloat, and played a crucial role in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, actively defending sea lanes from 1797 to 1855. During normal operations, the active-duty Sailors stationed aboard USS Constitution provide free tours and offer public visitation to more than 600,000 people a year as they support the ships mission of promoting the Navys history and maritime heritage and raising awareness of the importance of a sustained naval presence. USS Constitution was undefeated in battle and destroyed or captured 33 opponents. The ship earned the nickname of Old Ironsides during the war of 1812 when Brit

Air Assault candidates rappel off the rappel towers on Camp Buehring, Kuwait, February 20, 2024. After successfully rappeling from the towers, candidates will rappel out of rotary wing aircraft. Army

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, climbs a rope during an obstacle course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jan. 27, 2023. The O-course is a series of obstacles the recruits must overcome, which helps build strength, agility, endurance and confidence.

Silhouette of police officer during rope exercises with weapons

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An applicant, Jacksonville University NROTC program, attempts the rope climb portion of the Marine Corps obstacle course as part of an Marine Officer Program function function held at Jacksonville University, Florida, Oct. 29, 2022. This function aims to prepare future candidates for Marine Corps Officer Candidates School, by providing knowledge, an intense training environment, and challenge them with the Marine Corps physical fitness test and obstacle course.

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SANTA RITA, Guam (Jan. 12, 2023) - Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 rappel and fast rope from the EODMU-5 command tower during a training exercise as part of an EODMU platoon certification onboard Naval Base Guam. EODMU-5 is assigned to Commander, Task Force 75, which executes command and control of assigned Navy Expeditionary Combat Forces in the 7th Fleet area of operations. They plan and execute Naval Construction, Expeditionary Logistics, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Maritime Expeditionary Security, and Exploitation Forces assigned to Commander, 7th Fleet for crisis response, humanitarian assistance, and major combat operations.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Harmon Daniel, a rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, rappels down a sheer cliff face during Mountain Exercise (MTX) 1-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Sept. 18, 2022. MTX is a month-long exercise designed to prepare units to survive and operate effectively in austere, mountainous terrain.

A Soldier complete a rope climb during day 3 of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Best Squad Competition 2022 Sept. 14, 2022, at Fort Benning, Georgia. TRADOCs Best Squad competition highlights 10 squads from across the enterprise. This competition shows each team's ability to complete common Soldier tasks and skills as a cohesive, ready, and resilient team, while facing stiff competition from other TRADOC centers of excellence. The competition is from Sept. 12-16, 2022, at Fort Benning, Georgia.

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A U.S. Soldier rappels from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, on Sept. 14, 2022. Nearly 30 Soldiers and Airmen participated in a Rappel Master course hosted by a mobile training team from the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center based out of Fort Benning, Georgia.

Army National Guard Soldiers from 25 different states, along with Soldiers from active duty and the U.S. Army Reserve, practice rappelling techniques Aug. 28, 2014, as part of the Air Assault Course taught at Fort Pickett, Va., by a mobile training team from the Fort Benning-based Warrior Training Center. Soldiers rappelled from the tower for two days, practicing different rappelling techniques, falling drills and wearing different gear, gain confidence with each rappel. The course trains Soldiers on U.S. Army rotary wing aircraft operations including combat air assault operations, rigging and sling load operations, as well as rappelling from a helicopter.

Air Assault candidates rappel off the rappel towers on Camp Buehring, Kuwait, February 20, 2024. After successfully rappeling from the towers, candidates will rappel out of rotary wing aircraft. Army

U.S. Army Soldiers compete in the Best Medic Competition for Medical Readiness Command, East on Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Nov. 6, 2022. The competition included the Army Combat Fitness Test, M4 Qualifications, Combat Water Survival Training, and a written exam on the first day.

An educator from the 8th Marine Corps District, descends the rappel tower during an Educators Workshop at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, May 3, 2022. Educators were given the opportunity to repel down the 60 foot rappel tower.

A U.S. Soldier rappels from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, on Sept. 14, 2022. Nearly 30 Soldiers and Airmen participated in a Rappel Master course hosted by a mobile training team from the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center based out of Fort Benning, Georgia.

Spec ops police officer SWAT during rope exercises with weapons. tactical rappeling

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, execute the rope climbs during the Obstacle Course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, July 14, 2022. The "O-Course" is comprised of various obstacles and is designed to instill confidence in recruits by overcoming physical challenges.

KFOR multinational partners from Denmark, Greece, Hungary, Slovenia, Switzerland and the U.S. came together at Camp Novo Selo, Kosovo, to participate in additional MedEvac skills training July 19, 2022. KFOR partner nations remain committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement for all communities in Kosovo as mandated by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 1999.

A U.S. Marine with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conducts a fast-rope confidence lane at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oct. 14, 2022. The training was conducted to increase unit lethality and readiness.

Soldiers participating in the Spartan Warrior III exercise conduct training at Fort McCoy, WI.

A United States team member climbs over an obstacle during the obstacle course for the Fuerzas Comando 2022 competition in La Venta, Honduras on June 19, 2022. Fuerzas Commando is a multinational SOF skills competition that showcases the diversity of the SOF community in the western hemisphere, strengthens our regional partnerships, and demonstrates readiness and interoperability across regional boundaries.

A Soldier completes a rope climb on day 3 of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Best Squad Competition 2022 Sept. 14, 2022, at Fort Benning, Georgia.TRADOCs Best Squad competition highlights 10 squads from across the enterprise. This competition shows each team's ability to complete common Soldier tasks and skills as a cohesive, ready, and resilient team, while facing stiff competition from other TRADOC centers of excellence. The competition is from Sept. 12-16, 2022, at Fort Benning, Georgia.

AIRMAN 1ST Class Brad Dicken, television equipment specialist, 1928th Communications Group, climbs a solar-powered microwave tower to perform maintenance. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, jumps from the catwalk during a swim call aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the South China Sea, Sept. 25, 2022. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli 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.

K-Pfc Kang Young Hyun, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, competes in confidence course during the Eighth Army 2022 Best Warrior and Squad Competition at Camp Casey, South Korea, May 11, 2022. The Eighth Army Best Warrior and Squad Competition is a week-long competition consisting of several events to test the participants general Army knowledge and skills.

PHILIPPINE SEA (April 23, 2022) Damage Controlman 2nd Class Rafael Ribeirogoncalves, from Los Angeles, climbs the mast with a caving ladder during a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team training aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

A pair of Air Force Pararescuemen are reeled into a waiting helicopter while training for water rescue operations.

SSGT Fred Hopkins from the 1956th Communications Group, Yokota Air Base, installs a communications antenna during Exercise Cope North '81-3. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '81-3 Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN)

Pacific Ocean, September 7, 2012 - Sailors fire M240 machine guns during a live-fire exercise on the fantail aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis.

A U.S. Soldier from the 104th Aviation Unit out of Madison, Wisconsin is lowered to the roof of a six story building to perform a hoist rescue during a Wisconsin Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package exercise May 14, 2022 at the Fox Valley Technical College, Public Safety Training Center, Appleton, Wisconsin. The exercise included setting up a field medical site, providing search and rescue for casualties, and hoisting casualties via UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters to the field medical site to be treated.

Hawaii Army National Guards Chemical, Biological, Radiological/Nuclear and Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) Search and Extraction Team conduct rappelling training during a CERFP training exercise at Kalaeloa, Hawaii, April 28, 2022. The National Guard CERFP is composed of fulltime and traditional National Guard personnel that are trained and equipped to perform the functions of Patient Decontamination, Medical Triage and Treatment, Casualty Search and Extraction, Fatality Search and Recovery and Joint Communications at a catastrophic event.

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Mission Support Radio airmen set up a line-of-sight antenna to send and receive signals with mission partners at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Oct. 18, 2022. 23rd Special Tactics Squadron Mission Support Radio installs, maintains, and sustains radio frequency communications ensuring mission success in deployed and home environments.

An Explosive Ordinance Disposal technician with EOD Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, slides down a fast rope during a rappel tower training on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, April 25, 2022. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

France, Brittany, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon on 2022-03-29. 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 2022-03-29. 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.

A service member assigned to Shaw Air Force Base scales a wall during the defenders challenge obstacle course at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Sep. 9, 2022. The defenders challenge was part of the Commanders Cup sporting event on base highlighting Airman resiliency.

Swedish Marines with 4th Marine Regiment, Swedish Amphibious Corps rappel down from a tower during exercise TYR 22 at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre (NMIOTC) in Souda bay, Greece, July 11, 2022. TYR 22 is a Maritime Interdiction Operations exercise held at NMIOTC, bringing together Swedish Marines, U.S. Marines, U.S. Navy Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen to improve US and NATO Partner operational capacity, capability, and interoperability.

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U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party specialists from the 18th Air Support Operations Group compete in Dragon Challenge 2022 at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina. The annual competition is designed to identify the best Joint Terminal Attack Controller teams within the group by testing the competitors steadfast physical, technical, tactical, and field-knowledge skills under mocked combat conditions.

Staff Sgt. Isabella Williams stops her descent while rappelling during the 821 Troop Command Battalion, Oregon National Guard team-building event rappelling at the local Fire Department in Salem, Ore., on May 20, 2022.

BOSTON (Sept. 29, 2022) U.S. Navy petty officers first class, selected for promotion to chief petty officer, participate in a climbing evolution during Chief Petty Officer Heritage Weeks. During the week, Constitution Sailors teach the selectees a variety of time-honored maritime evolutions while living and working aboard the ship.USS Constitution, is the worlds oldest commissioned warship afloat, and played a crucial role in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, actively defending sea lanes from 1797 to 1855. During normal operations, the active-duty Sailors stationed aboard USS Constitution provide free tours and offer public visitation to more than 600,000 people a year as they support the ships mission of promoting the Navys history and maritime heritage and raising awareness of the importance of a sustained naval presence. USS Constitution was undefeated in battle and destroyed or captured 33 opponents. The ship earned the nickname of Old Ironsides during the war of 1812 when Brit

Military spouses who are a part of the 82nd Airborne Division participate in a "Be A Paratrooper For A Day" event at the United States Advanced Airborne School on Fort Bragg, N.C. on May 3, 2022. The spouses take part in a pre-jump demonstration, Meals Ready-to-Eat (MRE) eating contest, and jumping out of a 34-foot tower.

France, Brittany, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon on 2022-03-29. 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 2022-03-29. 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.

060731-N-0553R-018. Base: San Fernando Country: Philippines (PHL)

Sgt. Richard Carlson completes an obstacle during the National Best Warrior Competition, July 26, 2022, Volunteer Training Site Milan, Tennessee. Carlson and Miska placed first in both the Minnesota and Region IV Best Warrior Competition, securing their spot in this National Competition. Fourteen National Guard Soldiers are competing in the All-Guard National Best Warrior Competition July 24-29, 2022, primarily at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee.(Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

An instructor from 25th Infantry Divisions Lightning Academy gives instructions to a 11th Airborne Division trainee during Air Assault Class on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK June 15 to become Air Assault qualified. (Photo taken by Staff Sgt. Christopher Dennis/11th Airborne Division Public Affairs Office)

U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, recover a simulated downed pilot during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 6, 2024. The TRAP course is designed to develop the capabilities of Marines to recover aircraft, personnel and equipment in austere environments. EOTG is a section of the I MEF command element that trains and evaluates deploying Marine Expeditionary Units, and other designated forces, in select individual and collective tasks to prepare them to support geographic combatant commands. Marine Corps

BOSTON (Jul. 26, 2022) U.S. Navy Seaman Alec Morris climbs the shrouds aboard USS Constitution . USS Constitution, is the worlds oldest commissioned warship afloat, and played a crucial role in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, actively defending sea lanes from 1797 to 1855. During normal operations, the active-duty Sailors stationed aboard USS Constitution provide free tours and offer public visitation to more than 600,000 people a year as they support the ships mission of promoting the Navys history and maritime heritage and raising awareness of the importance of a sustained naval presence. USS Constitution was undefeated in battle and destroyed or captured 33 opponents. The ship earned the nickname of Old Ironsides during the war of 1812 when British cannonballs were seen bouncing off the ships wooden hull.

Cadets act as belays at the rappel tower on Fort Knox, Ky, June 20. Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 399th Regiment, will lead thousands of Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets from across the country through the confidence/obstacle course and rappel tower at Fort Knox this summer starting in early June.

Staff Sgt. Nathan Vogel and Senior Airman Zack Asmus are hoisted out of the water during a water rescue training scenario Feb. 26, 2013, off the coast of Torii Station, Japan. The scenario accompanied bilateral training between U.S. military, Japanese coast guard and emergency services to strengthen communications and processes in the event of an aircraft mishap. Vogel and Asmus are 320th Special Tactics Squadron pararescumen.

U.S. Marine Corps officer candidates with Officer Selection Team Riverside, 12th Marine Corps District, attempt one of the Leadership Reaction Course obstacles during an Officer Candidates School preparation weekend at Edson Range, Camp Pendleton, California on April 30, 2022. The OCS preparation weekend is an opportunity for the candidates to prepare and ask questions before attending OCS in Quantico, Virginia.

SAN DIEGO (Mar. 24, 2023) Seaman Alejandro Sanchez , assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), participates in obstacle course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Mar. 24, 2023. Essex is dry docked in San Diego conducting a maintenance period to upgrade and refurbish many key systems aboard.

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Marines from Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines practice rescuing an unconscious man suspended on the repel and obstacle wall. Base: Camp Dawson, Kingwood State: West Virginia (WV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Chilean Marine Cpl. Garlan Carvajal navigates Tough One during the obstacle course portion of the Texas Military Departments Best Warrior Competition at Fort Hood on Mar. 30, 2023. The TMD invites service members from its partner nations to participate in the friendly, six-day challenge. The partnership is part of the National Guard Bureaus State Partnership Program, which pairs National Guards from every state and U.S. territories with partner nations to increase regional security and advance U.S. interests. The program has been successfully building relations for 30 years and now includes 88 partnerships with 100 nations around the globe.

A U.S. Marine with 3d Battalion, 2nd Marines, 3d Marine Division navigates an endurance course during a squad competition at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, May 26, 2022. The week-long competition was held to test squads from across the Marine Corps in their mastery of warfighting skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Lance Cpl. Michael Taggart)

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Rob Tousignant and STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Mark Faucher, with the 366th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), install antennas on a 65-foot tower at an airbase, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

SWAT Team Officer Rappelling from Building

U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion attached to Task Force 61/2 and sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 8 board a CV-22 Osprey with 7th Special Operations Squadron near Mildenhall, England, United Kingdom, June 16, 2022. Task Force 61/2 is executing the Commandant of the Marine Corps Concept for Stand-in Forces (SIF) to generate small, highly versatile units that integrate Marine Corps and Navy forces. Task Force 61/2 is deployed in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests.

An instructor helps a cadet jump from a parachute training tower. Base: USAF Academy, Colorado Springs State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

BOSTON (Sept. 26, 2022) U.S. Navy petty officers first class, selected for promotion to chief petty officer, participate in a climbing evolution during Chief Petty Officer Heritage Weeks. During the week, Constitution Sailors teach the selectees a variety of time-honored maritime evolutions while living and working aboard the ship.USS Constitution, is the worlds oldest commissioned warship afloat, and played a crucial role in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, actively defending sea lanes from 1797 to 1855. During normal operations, the active-duty Sailors stationed aboard USS Constitution provide free tours and offer public visitation to more than 600,000 people a year as they support the ships mission of promoting the Navys history and maritime heritage and raising awareness of the importance of a sustained naval presence. USS Constitution was undefeated in battle and destroyed or captured 33 opponents. The ship earned the nickname of Old Ironsides during the war of 1812 when Brit

Colorado National Guard members of the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package rappel down a structure to practice search and rescue techniques. The team performed their external evaluation at Camp Rilea, Astoria, Oregon, July 9-17, 2022. (U.S. Air National Guard stock photo)

US Marine during mountain warfare training throws a rope over a cliff preparing to rappel down the cliff, Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, USA

Midshipman Bobby Savage, a midshipman at Virginia Tech, fast ropes during Helicopter Rope Suspension Training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 19, 2022. The Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps midshipmen, as part of the First Class Marine Option, visit different Marine bases and units over a six-week period for leadership training.

ANSBACH, Germany - The Honorable Rachel Jacobson, Assistant Secretary of the United States Army for Installations, Energy and Environment (ASA (IEE)), was raised in an Aerial Ladder Truck with U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach Commander, Col. Aaron Dixon and Installation Management Command-Europe Deputy Director, Col. Chistopher Danbeck, during her visit February 21, 2024. Jacobson went up in the truck to view future sites of a community activity center, Army Family housing and other quality of life projects on Urlas kaserne. The new infrastructure projects are needed as the USAG Ansbach community grows with the recent addition of two units in the garrison. Army

French Army Marechal des Logis Sarah Biatz, Aito instructor, Marine Infantry Regiment in French Polynesia, French Armed Forces, navigates a water parkour course obstacle during the Aito Course in Taravao, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Sept. 6, 2022. The event provided a bilateral training opportunity between the French Armed Forces and Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. The nine Marines and Sailor from HQSVCBN participated in the bilateral training with the French Armed Forces in order to strengthen relationships with the region. The courses name comes from the Tahitian word aito, which means warrior.

Service members assigned to the 19th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package Search and Extraction element, Indiana National Guard perform S&E training combined with medical assessment and first aid to victims in a simulated disaster site during a pre-external evaluation sustainment year collective training event at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., Aug. 11, 2022. Airmen from the 181st Medical Group are embedded with S&E teams to provide immediate on-scene emergency medical support during the search and extraction phase of emergency and disaster incidents. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. L. Roland Sturm)

110324-N-RC734-067 INDIAN OCEAN (March 24, 2011) Sailors man the phone and distance line aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) during an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193). Comstock, part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, and elements of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, are deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility in the western Pacific Ocean

France, Brittany, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon on 2022-03-29. 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 2022-03-29. 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.

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041021-F-1601R-002. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-20. Hurricane Katrina

BOSTON (September 8th, 2022) Culinary Specalist 1st Class Blake Bentz , a native of Ludington, Michigan, climbs the shrouds during an climbing evolution aboard the USS Constitution. USS Constitution, is the worlds oldest commissioned warship afloat, and played a crucial role in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, actively defending sea lanes from 1797 to 1855. During normal operations, the active-duty Sailors stationed aboard USS Constitution provide free tours and offer public visitation to more than 600,000 people a year as they support the ships mission of promoting the Navys history and maritime heritage and raising awareness of the importance of a sustained naval presence. USS Constitution was undefeated in battle and destroyed or captured 33 opponents. The ship earned the nickname of Old Ironsides during the war of 1812 when British cannonballs were seen bouncing off the ships wooden hull.

The Idaho National Guards 101st Civil Support Team partnered with the Boise Fire Department Technical Rescue Team to participate in a ropes rescue course taught by Boise firefighters. The course, which served as an annual recertification for the CST Guardsmen, entailed two weeklong sessions for the 22-member team. The first week, Oct. 10th through the 14th, 2022, started with the classroom portion of learning about ropes rescue as a prerequisite for the hands-on portion of the training. Using what they learned about the ropes, the CST Guardsmen rappelled from tops of buildings at the Boise Fire Departments Fire Training Center. Once the Guardsmen were proficient at ropes rappelling, they practiced ropes rescues using wire rescue baskets at cliffs near the Table Rock trails in the Boise foothills to simulate a large-scale rescue of multiple people. The second weeklong training, Oct. 24th through 28th, 2022, focused on confined space rescues at Boises Lucky Peak Power Plant. The training

A member of the Tanker Airlift Control Element tears down a communications antenna on the mobile air reporting center in preparation for redeployment after working over a month in support of JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Zagreb Country: Croatia (CRO)

U.S. Army Col. Christopher R. Danbeck, the outgoing commander of U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria, and Col. Kevin A. Poole, the incoming commander of USAG Bavaria, inspect the formation from a Fire Department cherry picker during a change of command ceremony at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 12, 2022. Col. Danbeck relinquished command to Col. Poole.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 18, 2015) Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) heave line during an underway replenishment and ammunition onload with the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8). Theodore Roosevelt deployed from Norfolk and will execute a homeport shift to San Diego at the conclusion of deployment. Theodore Roosevelt is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Midsi Martinez (left), a UH-1Y Venom crew chief, and Lance Cpl. Jonas Rivera, an airframe mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167, inspect rotor blades at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, Aug. 8, 2022. HMLA-167 trained with U.S. Army National Guard and U.S. Air National Guard units during joint exercise Northern Strike 22-2. HMLA-167 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

BOSTON (Sept. 21, 2022) U.S. Navy petty officers first class, selected for promotion to chief petty officer, participate in a sail maintanence during Chief Petty Officer Heritage Weeks. During the week, Constitution Sailors teach the selectees a variety of time-honored maritime evolutions while living and working aboard the ship.USS Constitution, is the worlds oldest commissioned warship afloat, and played a crucial role in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, actively defending sea lanes from 1797 to 1855. During normal operations, the active-duty Sailors stationed aboard USS Constitution provide free tours and offer public visitation to more than 600,000 people a year as they support the ships mission of promoting the Navys history and maritime heritage and raising awareness of the importance of a sustained naval presence. USS Constitution was undefeated in battle and destroyed or captured 33 opponents. The ship earned the nickname of Old Ironsides during the war of 1812 when Britis

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