Military Training and Readiness

Images capturing soldiers in training scenarios, such as patrols, maneuvers, and combat simulations, highlighting their preparation and operations.

Falkland Islands, East Falkland, Stanley. Governor taking salute from Falkland Islands Defence Force.

031030-F-0629H-003. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Enthusiastic audience during the open day at the Twenthe airbase.

Falkland Islands, East Falkland, Stanley. Governor taking salute from Falkland Islands Defence Force.

Barricade in the centre of Lviv, Ukraine, Europe

240207-N-VO895-1258MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 7, 2024) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Alan Hollinger, left, and Gunners Mate 2nd Class Niko Solomon, both assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), participate in a gun shoot, Feb. 7. Bataan is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. Navy

The crew of an Alouette III Helicopter of the Search and Rescue (SAR), Leeuwarden fly base: Adjudant-voerkigier-kite K. Wennekendonk, Sergeant-Major-On-board engineer / Savior D. Schuller and adjutant-voicer-on-board engineer / Savior D. Westerhoven. Exercise of a wounded transport. The crew emerges to their helicopter.

Pioneer armor Dachs, Taken During an Exercise of the Bundeswehr with Armed Forces From Norway and the Czech Republic During the Wettiner Schwert Exercise As part of the Quadriga 2024 in the training Town of Schnoeggersburg, 08 04 2024 Schnoeggersburg Germany

A solider from the Italian Army stands to pay tribute to fallen soldiers laid to rest at Redipuglia, Italy, Nov. 4, 2022. Mountain Sei Busi in Redipuglia is now the site of the biggest military cemetery in Italy, opened in 1938 and shaped like a monumental staircase consisting of 22 huge steps of "Carsic stone, it hosts the remains of 100,187 fallen soldiers.

East German guards feed the birds from their post at the Berlin Wall near Checkpoint Charlie. Base: Berlin Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

221028-N-ET093-3001 ADRIATIC SEA (Oct 28, 2022) Rear Adm. Michael Sciretta, commander, Standing NATO Marintine Group 2, salutes rainbow sideboys as he departs the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during the NATO-led vigilance activity Neptune Strike 2022.2 (NEST 22.2), Oct. 28, 2022. NEST 22.2 is the natural evolution of NATO's ability to integrate the high-end maritime warfare capabilities of a carrier strike group to support the defense of the alliance in Europe.

Flight deck crewmen hold up the crash barricade as it is returned to its storage space after a drill aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). The LINCOLN is at sea for its shakedown cruise. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Active-duty and veteran Marines and Sailors of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, sit with their friends and family members on the benches at the Camp Horno memorial crosses as part of a reunion hike for the 20th anniversary of Operation Vigilant Resolve, also known as the first Battle of Fallujah, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 29, 2024. The hike brought together approximately 150 veteran and active-duty Marines and Sailors who served with 2nd Bn., 1st Marines, during Operation Vigilant Resolve in 2004. Marine Corps

061103-N-1226D-025. Base: Naval Base Coronad0 State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Students from the Hohenfels Middle / High School carry litters with medical practice dummies as part of job shadow day Sept. 27, 2022 in Übungsdorf, a training village in the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Germany.

DM-ST-85-09188. Base: Wilmington State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040911-F-9429S-011. Base: Grand Forks Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CHERNOBYL DIARIES (2012), directed by BRADLEY PARKER.

The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Ambassadors Rock Band performs live for Dzień Dobry TVN, a Polish television program, near the Wawel Royal Castle in Kraków, Poland, Oct. 16, 2022. The USAFE Band partnered with the U.S. Consulate-Krakow to travel across southern Poland from Oct 11-20, 2022, conducting performances that celebrated the shared spirit of freedom and enduring friendship between the U.S. and Poland. The band brings Americas musical heritage and Air Force excellence to audiences across Europe and Africa.

040519-F-6849F-021. Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: EUCOM

Propaganda in Havana, Cuba.

PACIFIC OCEAN (DEC. 07, 2022) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd class Daniel De La Barra, from Alexandria, Va., participates in a M4A1 assault rifle live fire exercise on aircraft elevator four aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

A Marine with Company A, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, patrols here, Nov. 30. The Marines take part in counterinsurgency operations in the Sangin District, limiting support for an insurgency with longstanding ties to local communities.

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton, members of the Flight 93 National Memorial Federal Advisory Commission, and other dignitaries to the Flight 93 crash site, near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Norton swore in the members of the Commission, planning the permanent memorial honoring passengers and crew of the planehijacked on September 11, 2001

A Slovenian Special Operations Forces (SOF) member uses night vision to view a target on a range during joint terminal attack controller (JTAC) training near Pocek, Slovenia, May 12, 2022. The joint exercise with U.S. SOF from 10th Special Forces Group,Croatian SOF and Slovenian SOF allowed JTAC operators the chance to sight a target, and communicate targeting information with a pilot overhead. Exercise Trojan Footprint is the premier special operations forces exercise in Europe that focuses on fortifying military readiness, cultivating trust and developing lasting relationships which promote peace and stability throughout Europe.

A view of overall damage to the launch pad of an XMGM-134A small intercontinental ballistic missile (SICBM) following a canister-assisted launch. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Christian Lindner (FDP), Federal Minister of Finance, pictured boarding an aircraft of the Bundeswehr air force. The Minister is travelling to the IMF Spring Meeting in Washington. Berlin, 16.04.2024. Photographed on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF)

Bronze sculptures of Irish immigrants from the 1847 Great Famine, Ireland Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Columbine High School Shooting

Bella Farnia (LT), start of mass swabs among the Indian community in the Agro Pontino for the Indian variant search of Coronavirus.

A member of the Belgian Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit walks in a protective suit as the unit takes part in a suspicious package training, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, March 27, 2022. The training allowed U.S. Army Garrison Benelux Directorate of Emergency Services to test interoperability with host nation emergency services.

An angry Albanian mob, with Albanian National Flags, near the town of Domorovce, Kosovo, prepare to protest as long as Serbians keep the roads blocked. After two Serbian men disappeared, the Serbians believe the Albanians abducted the men and began to make threats and road obstructions to stop the Albanians from traveling safely through town. Two United States military presonnel are partially visible at the edge of the mob. The Albanians began to form a mob to confront the Serbians until US Army and Russian Kosovo Force (KFOR) soldiers made a wall between the opposing sides. Task Force Falcon, Operation Joint Guardian, 14 August 2000. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Domorovce State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG)

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-09-16. 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 2021-09-16. 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.

May 2016 (off). Social movement against the Labour Act in Rennes. Mai 2016 (off). Mouvement social contre la Loi Travail à Rennes.

960619-F-2907C-001. Complete Scene Caption: At approximately 1830 hrs., IFOR personnel at COMIFOR/HQ (Commander of Implementation Forces), in support of Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR (the Multi-national peace mission in Bosnia), and the neighboring US Embassy, were alerted of a beeping package addressed to the Embassy. IFOR members of the Bonifico Ordigni Explosivi, assigned to the Brigata Multinational Garibaldi, Italia, at nearby Zetra, responded and cordoned off the empty lot across the street from COMIFOR and the US Embassy. The package was brought to the center of the lot, rigged with a micro explosive and detonated over the box at 1930 hrs. It was discovered that the package was not a bomb, but was an electronic stud finder that inadvertently was switched on and had started beeping. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Members of the Norwegian Armed Forces tour an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, May 12, 2022, Andoya Air Base, in Andenes, Norway. The MDANG is participating in the Swift Response exercise, an annual USAREUR-AF led multinational training exercise taking place throughout Eastern Europe, including the Arctic, Baltic Sea, and the Balkan Peninsula regions and is designed to enhance readiness and airborne interoperability with allies and partners.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 39th Strategic Signal Battalion perform a ruck march as they compete for their unit's quarterly Best Warrior Competition, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Dec. 08, 2022.

U.S. Air Force Airmen and members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community participate in a 24-hour prisoner of war/missing in action remembrance log carry, ruck and run at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 15, 2022. The KMC gathered to pay tribute to the estimated 81,500 Americans still missing from World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Gulf Wars and also those who spent time as prisoners of war.

Ames 70_year picture day on Flight line. David Morse leads the the staff to their places in the line to keep the numbers uniform.

Family and friends of crew members aboard the combat ship USS SYLVANIA (AFS-2) hurry through the rain toward the vessel upon its return from deployment to the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The 129th Rescue Wing recruiting team gives a tour to local educators on Moffett Air National Guard Base in Mountain View, California, on Jan. 19, 2024. Over 30 educators, including high school guidance counselors, school principals, and career counselors attended the event.

U.S. Marines with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, extract a simulated casualty during a mission readiness exercise at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Jan. 10, 2023. The exercise was conducted in order to practice realistic training to improve, sustain, and develop standards of procedures safely.

Harvesting Mussels in the Somme France

A group of firefighters lined up, saluting the flag, applauding in solidarity, and gearing up for intensive training sessions, showcasing their unwavering commitment to service and teamwork. A group of firefighters lined up, saluting the flag, applauding in solidarity, and gearing up for intensive training sessions, showcasing their unwavering commitment to service and teamwork Copyright: xZoonar.com/BENISxARAPOVICx 21754867

A competitor participates in the fire hose drag during the annual Fire Prevention Week Fire Muster competition at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 14, 2022. In 1925, President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed Fire Prevention Week a national observance, making it the longest-running public health observance in our country.

DF-ST-89-09177. Base: Iraklion Air Station Country: Greece (GRC)

Tours and related events, for Department of Interior senior officials and their spouses, at Interior headquarters building, Washington Monument, and other sites around National Mall in Washington, D.C.

NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Poland adds the Polish Infantry Fighting Vehicle, the Borsuk (Badger) to its arsenal for the Polish armed forces 15th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, stages for display during the unveiling ceremony in front of the Poland Deputy Prime Minister, Mariusz Błaszczak, Minister of National Defense joined by U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (3-1 ABCT) operationally controlled by the 1st Infantry Division (1 ID), Polish armed forces 15th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, The Royal Lancers, Prince of Wales Troop, Romanian Sky Guardians, Croatian army Archer Battery, and the media in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Nov. 14, 2022. The 3-1 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1 ID, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

221004-N-VX158-1016 San Francisco (Oct. 4, 2022) Sailors assigned to Navy Band Southwest perform at Yerba Buena Gardens during San Francisco Fleet Week (SFFW). SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience Americas Sea services. During Fleet Week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas.

DN-ST-87-04435. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Memorial of the heroic defense of Odessa, Ukraine Odessa, Ukraine. 25.08.2022. Memorial of the heroic defense of Odessa, Ukraine, on a sunny summer day. Coastal artillery no. 411 in World War 2 Copyright: xZoonar.com/Multipediax 19035949

Accompanied by their NATO counterparts, Soviet inspectors enter a weapons storage area to verify NATO compliance with the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. Base: Raf Greenham Common Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Sgt. Abigale Godwin, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), completes the run portion of the Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) in the early morning hours on Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy, Nov. 5, 2022. The EFMB is limited to military medical personnel only and pushes the physical, mental, and technical limits of all who participate.

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton, members of the Flight 93 National Memorial Federal Advisory Commission, and other dignitaries to the Flight 93 crash site, near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Norton swore in the members of the Commission, planning the permanent memorial honoring passengers and crew of the planehijacked on September 11, 2001

12th Combat Aviation Brigades Soldiers spouses had a chance to visit their consorts workplace and fly a round above Katterbach Army Airfield on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter. Ansbach, Germany, Oct. 20, 2022.

220925-N-PC065-1738 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 25, 2022) - U.S. Navy Hospitalman Joshua Nieves, center, assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), uses a baton to defend against simulated attackers during security forces training on Arlingtons flight deck, Sept. 25, 2022. The Arlington is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

The cased colors for Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 are displayed during the deactivation ceremony for HMH-463, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 21, 2022. HMH-463s deactivation is in accordance with Force Design 2030 as the Marine Corps modernizes and continues to be a lethal fighting force.

000509-F-3050V-002. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2000 Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: United States European Command

Three people wearing welding helmets outdoors

Leading SEAMAN Dan Patrick from Canadian Port Security Unit 4, Esquimalt, British Columbia, prepares to take his 24' rigid hulled inflatable boat (RIB) out for test runs in preparation for Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2001 in Ketchikan, Alaska. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2001 Base: Ketchikan State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220711-N-DE439-1212 RIGA, Latvia (July 11, 2022) Latvian President Egils Levits departs the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51), July 11, 2022. Arleigh Burke is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Organising the beaters for the next drive on pheasant shoot day, Boulge Suffolk.

YOKOHAMA, Japan (Mar. 31-Apr. 2, 2022) Douglas Knight, the regional traffic safety officer for Navy Region Japan, teaches a Basic Rider's Course (BRC) for motorcycle safety at Yokohama, North Dock. For 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th fleet's forward deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.

Female military officer pushing army soldier sitting on wheelchair

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Office of Personnel Management Director Kay Coles James, second from right, Secretary Gale Norton, third right, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Craig Manson, fourth right, at Department of Interior South Building event marking adoption by Interior employees of U.S. Army's 101st AirborneDivision and 10th Mountain Division as wartime focal points for volunteer activities

020131-F-2295B-001. Base: US Air Force Academy State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFA

060421-N-5686B-002. Base: Cfay Yokosuka Country: Japan (JPN)

Scenes from the campus of Virginia Tech, sight of a shooting masacre that left 33 people dead

Tattoo on the Parade of the Breda Castle (Royal Military Academy).

Oregon National Guard Members of the 102nd Weapons of Mass Destruction - Civil Support Team, and other security staff of the Joint Hazard Assessment Team (JHAT) arrive to one of the entry gates at the World Track and Field Championships, at the University of Oregons Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., July 21, 2022. The JHAT regularly patrolled the grounds to conduct sweeps and evaluate any potential threats in order to help ensure the safety of the participants and observers at the Championships. The World Championships were held July 15-24, 2022 and was the first time the event has been held in the United States. (National Guard photo by John Hughel, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

Civilian repairmen fix the water fountain at the Headquarters of the Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps located in the Sarajevo suburb of Ilidza. Subject Operation/Series: Joint Endeavor Base: Ilidza, Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Coast Guard units from across Sector New Orleans participated in the Bayou Classic parade in New Orleans, Louisiana, Nov. 26, 2022. Here a Coast Guardsman slingshots a wristband to the crowd.

The Oberlausitz military training area opened its Tor tor to thousands of visitors for the Open Day at the Oberlausitz military training area to give them an insight behind the scenes of the Bundeswehr in Saxony. The soldiers present a variety of large and small equipment and impressively demonstrate what they are capable of. Leopard main battle tank, open day at the Oberlausitz military training area, Weißkeißel, Saxony, Germany, Europe

AFSB personnel during the evacuation procedures training, as a part of the fire prevention week, organized by Fire Department Emergency Services, Camp Darby USAG Italy. Camp Darby, DEPOT, Italy, Oct. 13, 2022.

Quebec City, Canada, sep 2022 : Change of guards ceremony at La Citadelle de Quebec in Quebec city. High quality photo

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. James Chiriboga-Flor, 35th Security Forces Squadron kennel master, explains the training scenario to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) members during a bilateral training event at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 29, 2022. This multi-day training event allowed JASDF members a chance to see how U.S. Air Force military working dog handlers train their dogs.

Airmen from the 48th and the 100th Security Forces Squadrons speak with an armed suspect during a simulated hostage negotiation for FBI Negotiator training at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, June 23, 2022. The FBI Negotiation Course was brought to RAF Lakenheath to provide Defenders with the skills needed to communicate with subjects in hostage, barricade, crisis and/or suicide events.

Buckingham Palace, London, secured by police to prevent access for protests during the state dinner for President Donald Trump June 2019

French soldiers atop a French armored car provide security along Mostar route 17 during the day of the Mostar general elections. Subject Operation/Series: Joint Endeavor Base: Mostar Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Todd R. Wasmund, Southern European Task Force, Africa Commanding General, walks along the streets of Florence with event chief planner Briar Dunn, also with SETAF-AF, on their way to a first time visit to the James Madison University European Union Policy Studies Florence campus in Florence, Italy on Mar. 29, 2023. This visit educated and highlighted to future federal employees how SETAF-AF collaborates and works with allies and partners in Africa and Europe, bringing real world application to their future potential careers.

Operational rehearsal, mobile task force of the special police unit, drug dealers being overwhelmed during a money transfer, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

DN-ST-87-05861. Base: Qingdao Country: China (CHN)

011013-A-3617C-001. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN II Base: Kosovo Country: Serbia (SER)

010426-N-0872M-509. Base: Uss Kearsarge (LHD 3) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Kearsarge (LHD 3)

A pair of C-130 Hercules fly over a D-Day ceremony at Utah Beach, France, June 6, 2022, in honor of the fallen Soldiers from the 4th and 90th Infantry Divisions. On June 6, 1944, more than 150,000 troops from the Allied Forces invaded Normandy, France, from the sea and air. Approximately 4,000 Soldiers lost their lives, and the battle changed the course of World War ll. (U.S. Army photograph by Staff Sgt. Alexander Skripnichuk)

960829-M-2543R-003. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vintage Photograph. Young minds captivated by marine recruitment poster outside historic building.

Police controls in palermo, 80s

000509-F-3050V-003. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2000 Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: United States European Command

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton, members of the Flight 93 National Memorial Federal Advisory Commission, and other dignitaries to the Flight 93 crash site, near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Norton swore in the members of the Commission, planning the permanent memorial honoring passengers and crew of the planehijacked on September 11, 2001

Aloha,Please join us in congratulating Navy Capt. Ian Fowler on his recent promotion.

World Trade Center Attack Aftermath, September 2001 New York City USA

History, Cold War, Occupation, KGB Potsdam State Capital Brandenburg 2024 Memorial and Meeting Place Leistikowstrasse Exhibition People, Power, Machorka Insights Into the Soviet Secret Service City Potsdam Brandenburg Ger

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