Military Training Exercises

Images of soldiers participating in various military training exercises, including live fire drills and riot control simulations, highlighting teamwork and tactical readiness.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Chaos Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (3-1ABCT), operationally controlled by the 1st Infantry Division (1 ID), engage simulated targets in the prone fighting position during a live fire exercise at Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Nov. 18, 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.

The Soldiers of the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), along with Soldiers from Albania, Armenia and Moldova and Active Duty Soldiers from Hohenfels, Germany, participated in Operation Bronze Shield, which was to simulate a disturbance turned riot, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, on October 17, 2022. The 76th IBCT, Task Force Nighthawk, is preparing for their rotation in Kosovo as part of KFOR 31. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. 1st Class Herschel Talley)

During annual training, Infantry Soldiers of the Minnesota National Guards 1st Combined Arms Battalion - 194th Armor are air inserted into a narrow landing zone on Camp Ripley August 19, 2022 by CH-47 Chinook aircrews of Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion - 126th Aviation Regiment out of the Maryland National Guard Soldiers.

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment communicates with a leader during a combined arms live fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 23, 2022.The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance. (U.S. Army photograph by Sgt. Luke Michalski)

102nd Intelligence Wing Security Forces Squadron Airman 1st Class Thalia Yancey, Airman 1st Class Stelvio Neto and Senior Airman Lenny Morias-Figueiredo participate in a training exercise on Joint Base Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Jun. 8, 2022. These exercises tested the defenders deployment skills.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Network Enterprise Center Belgium, 39th Strategic Signal Battalion, await instructions in the kneeling position as they perform the Battle Drills lane of Army Warrior Training, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, May 25, 2022. This training tested the proficiency of Soldiers based on the unit Mission Essential Tasks List.

The Week of the Warrior continues as competitors from the 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division finish the third day of events, May 3, 2022, on Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea. The third day saw the Soldiers complete an air assault from Camp Casey to Camp Humphreys and complete a course that tested various warrior tasks and battle drills.

The soldiers of the 1st BN 182nd INF, one of the oldest military units in the United States which formed in 1636, come from Massachusetts Army National Guard. The soldiers are on Range 40 on the Fort Dix Range Complex completing their machine gun, Medium and Light, qualification training tables. (Photos taken by the Fort Dix TSC Training Support Center)

Joint terminal attack controllers and tactical air control party Airmen from the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron conduct over-watch and close air support training July 14, 2011, during Operation Mountain Fury in the Idaho Sawtooth National Forest. The 124th ASOS Airmen are conducting a variety of training exercises during Operation Mountain Fury, including small-unit tactics, mounted patrols and CAS missions.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Chaos Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (3-1ABCT), operationally controlled by the 1st Infantry Division (1 ID), engage simulated targets in the prone fighting position during a live fire exercise at Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Nov. 18, 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.

U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, New York Army National Guarad, conduct a patrol during a company training exercise at Fort Drum, Jun. 30. The 69th Regiment is conducting pre-mobilization training at Fort Drum in preparation of an upcoming deployment to the Horn of Africa.

Members of 3rd Infantry Division's Best Squad carry a Soldier on a litter as a part of the stress shoot for the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition on Fort Stewart, Georgia, July 27, 2022. The Best Squad Competition tests squads physical, technical and tactical abilities under stress and fatigue to determine which squad from the XVIII Airborne Corps will advance to the Forces Command Best Squad Competition in the coming months.

POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 22, 2022) A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, provides security during a simulated mass casualty evacuation training event at Pōhakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 22. Marines with 1/12 conducted a mass casualty evacuation training event as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Casualty evacuation drills train Marines to treat and evacuate patients within a tactical environment. 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 world's 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 world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

U.S. Army Spc. Eggins Oliver, left, attached to 3rd squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment takes cover during a Live Fire Exercise (LFX) at Vilseck, Germany Feb. 13, 2024. LFX enables soldiers to build cohesion and lethality as teams, squads and platoons to prepare them to be ready, capable and interoperable. Army Reserve

A team of Polish army public affairs soldiers join a U.S. Soldier assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division on a humvee to collect content from a Defender Europe 22 multinational live fire training, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 17, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multi-national training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

British Army Officer Cadets with The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst are evaluated on their leadership skills during a simulated assault at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Grafenwoehr, Germany, July 11, 2022. The simulation was part of exercise Dynamic Victory, one of the many training challenges that lie between an Officer Cadet and their commissioning as an Army officer from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

U.S. Soldiers with 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade, 4th Infantry Division prepare to fire a 120mm mortar round during a cross weapons training with Finnish soldiers at Niinisalo, Finland, July 21, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward-deployed corps in Europe.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDELTON, California (Sept. 10, 2022) - U.S. Marines and a Navy corpsman with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a tactical combat casualty care drill during a training exercise, Sept. 10. A force in readiness, the 13th MEU trains to rapidly respond to crises in all domain environments through naval power projection. Marines and Sailors of the 13th MEU are conducting integrated training operations in preparation for an upcoming deployment aboard the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26).

Staff Sgt. Tyler Morgan, cannon crewmember assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, verifies rounds during a dry fire exercise in preparation for Ivy Mass, June 8, 2022 at Fort Carson, Colorado. "I think working with the Space Force is pretty awesome! To be able to come out here and work together as one force is amazing," said Morgan.

HOHENFELS, Germany - Pfc. Dustin Jacoby, an Army AH-64 Attack Helicopter Repairer, talks on a two-way radio during Saber Junction 22. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173d Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022. U.S. Army Reserve Photo by SSG Jeff Daniel

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 6th Squad, White Platoon, based out of Fort Irwin California, move a prisoner of war in this exercise of the Urban Training exercise of U.S. Army Forscom Best Squad Competition, at Military Operations Urban Terrain site, here, at Fort Hood, Texas, August 18, 2022. The Best squad Competition promotes esprit de corps and recognizes Soldiers who demonstrate commitment to the Army Values and embody the Warrior Ethos.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conduct a platoon live fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, June 1, 2022. The exercise demonstrated the squadron's use of the newly fielded Integrated Tactical Network (ITN).

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Chaos Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (3-1ABCT), operationally controlled by the 1st Infantry Division (1 ID), simulate combat tactics during a live fire exercise rehearsal at Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Nov. 18, 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.

New York Army National Guard Pfc. Angelina ONeill, and Spc. David Mossa, provide medical care to Sgt. Aaron Searles, a simulated casualty during an air landing operation exercise at the Richardsbaai- Iughawe Airport located in Richards Bay, South Africa on July 20, 2022. The U.S. Soldiers, all of whom are assigned to the 107th Military Police Company, are in South Africa as part of Shared Accord, a biannual training event to enhance operational skills and partnership between the United States and South Africa. This year's exercise will include field training and medical readiness exercises. Participants will be stationed at dental, health care, and veterinary clinics with a group of Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard, directly working with senior officers from the South Africa National Defense Force in planning all the exercises and events that will occur in two weeks. ( U.S. Army photo by Major Jean Marie Kratzer)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Infantry Division Artillery and Canadian enhanced Forward Presence soldiers acquire ammunition for Canadian C7 Rifles at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, July 21, 2022. The 1st Infantry Division Artillery is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Gerardo Hernandez, left, and Tech. Sgt. Rayon McDonald, both 100th Security Forces Squadron defenders, look out over the area they are guarding during a field training exercise (FTX) at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Feb. 28, 2024. The RAF Mildenhall 100th SFS began doing Agile Combat Employment FTXs in January to keep defenders up to standards on ACE. Air Force

(From left to right) U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Surya Laller, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, U.S. Army Capt. Mitchel Hess, 173rd Airborne Brigade and Croatian Army 2nd lt. Jure Brkic, Croatian Air Defense Regiment prepare to fire an FIM-92 Stinger as part of exercise Shield 22, April 8, 2022 in Pula, Croatia. Exercise Shield is an annual Croatian air defense exercise that aims at strengthening the execution of the Air Defense tasks against low and medium altitude moving targets. During the exercise, the 173rd Airborne Brigade and Croatian Air Defense Regiment jointly trained on Air Defense Tactics, Techniques and Procedures to include air-space control, deconfliction and surveillance as well as targeting and live fire engagement against flying objects on low and medium level altitudes.The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of

A soldier with the Finnish Navy High Readiness Unit patrols with U.S. Marines, assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), during bilateral training on Russaro Island, Finland, Aug. 11, 2022. During the training, U.S. Marines and Finnish soldiers integrated to increase interoperability between their forces. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd MEU, 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.

Marines from Camp Lejeune-based units conduct a littoral exercise aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island Jan. 25. During the training, Marines and Sailors are experimenting with new concepts and forces to prepare for future scenarios in littoral environments along the East Coast. They will be testing new tactics and training with multi-domain reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance teams in accordance with Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ezekieljay Correa)

Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) airmen assigned to the 274th Air Support Operations Squadron, New York Air National Guard, and members of the Brazilian Para-Sar squadron work together to provide close air support during a State Partnership Program exercise on Range 48, Fort Drum, N.Y., March 29, 2023. The State Partnership Program is an ongoing relationship between the New York National Guard and Brazilian forces to create and maintain interoperability. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Janker.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brett Gaydos, a squad leader assigned to Chaos Company, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division conducts a debrief after a live-fire exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, July 6, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe.

Competitors during the European Best Sniper Team Competition at the Hohenfeis Training.Area, Germany, Aug. 6, 2022. The annual European Best Sniper Team Competition is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa competition that tests marksmanship skills, physical prowess, and mental agility while developing relationships andsharing skills between sniper teams across Europe.

U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Smith, left, and U.S. Army Spc. Royland Reid, both indirect-fire infantrymen assigned to Viper Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), adjust an M224 60 mm mortar system as part of a fire mission in support of the companys maneuver during a multinational live-fire exercise held at Rovaniemi Training Area, Finland, Aug. 11, 2022. The LFX was part of the Finnish Summer Exercise, where U.S. and Finnish troops had the opportunity to train together to amplify and strengthen the partnership and interoperability between the two nations.

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Soldiers assigned to Hardrock and Bulldog Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conduct Air Assault Operations in conjunction with a Support by Fire Live Fire Exercise on August 29, 2022, at Babadag Training Area, Romania. The Screaming Eagles of today are ready to support our allies in order to preserve the long-lasting stability in Europe that our predecessors fought and died for. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Malcolm Cohens-Ashley, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Public Affairs.)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Caleb Weller, 319th Security Forces Squadron alarm monitor, looks through binoculars Sept. 27, 2022, during Readiness Exercise Validation Global Griffin 09-22 at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The base wide exercise simulated a deployed environment with pre-planned injects designed to measure airmens abilities to react in real life situations.

A team of 91st Security Forces Group Defenders search for threats during Bully Vigilance, an exercise designed to test the 91st Missile Wings readiness to respond to an outside threat at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Oct. 13, 2022. Exercises like BV provide training opportunities for components, units and task forces to deter, and if necessary, defeat, a military attack against the United States and to employ forces as directed by the President.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nicholas Nunn, a section chief assigned to Bravo Battery, 119th Field Artillery Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, inspects munitions being loaded into an M777 howitzer during the live fire portion of Summer Shield exercise at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, May 20, 2022. Summer Shield is one of U.S. Army Europe and Africas multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe that make up Defender Europe 22. Defender demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

A U.S. Army Soldier from 1st Infantry Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, load up the rucks on Pohakuloa Training Grounds, Hawaii, Oct. 31, 2022. Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 23-01 is a realistic training rotation allow us to rehearse strategic movement, and train in unique environments and conditions where they are most likely to be employed in the event of crisis or conflict.

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U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team provide covering fire for the assaulting element during a combined arms blank fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 21, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

Sgt. Edgardo Suarez, assigned to 42nd Military Police Brigade, loads a M17 handgun during the transition from the M230 grenade launcher during the First Corps Marksmanship Competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. February 27, 2024. The First Corps Marksmanship Competition assessed the Soldiers ability to work under pressure and their proficiency on various weapons, the winner will move on to the U.S. Army Forces Command Marksmanship Competition. Army

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, perform maintenance on an M1A2 Abrams tank at the range following completing gunnery table V, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 7, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Brian Berling, Alpha Company commander, with 3rd Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, introduces his Marines to his Japan Ground Self-Defense Force counterparts during a bilateral vehicle recovery training during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

A U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, moves toward an objective during team blank-fire and tactical movement training as part of Eagle Ursa at the training range in Slunj, Croatia, Feb. 24, 2024. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployableforces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployedacross Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships andstrengthen the alliance. Army

Boise State University Cadets from the Bronco Battalion prepare for the days field exercise in the foothills overlooking the City of Boise. Cadet leaders gathered squads together and briefed them on the details and and plans of action for the exercise. Following the previous weeks field lab cancellation midway through the exercise, the Bronco Battalion returns to the foothills above the City of Boise for an exercise in reconnaissance tactics. The weather, unlike the previous week, is mild, with clear skies and tolerable temperatures. The Office of Visual Information for Idaho Army National Guard will follow the Boise State University Bronco Battalion for the Spring 2022 Semester through graduation. The program trains young men and women to serve as officers and leaders. Graduates will serve as officers in the U.S. Army, the Army National Guard, and the U.S. Army Reserves. Several seniors scheduled to graduate will eventually serve in the Idaho Army National Guard, while some cadets a

A U.S. Soldier, assigned to Bull Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR), loads a shotgun prior to breaching a door during a demolition/breaching range at the 7th Army Training Command's (7ATC) Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, June 15, 2022. 2CR provides the 7th ATC with a lethal and agile force capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater in order to assure allies, deter adversaries, and when ordered, defend the NATO alliance.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, the "opposing force," exercise an assault operation before being ambushed by Czech Soldiers assigned to the 72nd Mechanized Battalion as part of Combined Resolve 17 in the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, June 1, 2022. Combined Resolve is a U.S. Army exercise consisting of 5,600 service members, Allies and partners from more than 10 countries, and is designed to assess units' abilities to conduct combat operations effectively in a multi-domain battlespace.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conduct a team live-fire exercise, with M4 rifle, as part of exercise Repel Resolve II at Monte Romano Italian training area, Italy, Jan. 22, 2024. The Repel Resolve exercise series develops small-team lethality and experience, increasing the battalion's ability to operate across the Brigade Support Area of operation. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Pfohl, the acting first sergeant of the 757th Expeditionary Railway Center, adjusts his ear protection before moving on to zero his weapon at Fort Pickett, Virginia, May 14, 2022. Zeroing, or sighting in, is the process of aligning sights on a weapon so the marksman can accurately aim at a target from a set distance.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Viper Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), point to their target during a fire mission in support of the companys maneuver during a multinational live-fire exercise held at Rovaniemi Training Area, Finland, Aug. 11, 2022. The LFX was part of the Finnish Summer Exercise, where U.S. and Finnish troops had the opportunity to train together to amplify and strengthen the partnership and interoperability between the two nations.

Squad 2, representing the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, participate in a 12-mile foot march during the Army's first-ever Best Squad Competition on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 3, 2022. The week-long competition will assess each squad on their technical and tactical proficiency, as well as their ability to work as a disciplined and cohesive team, featuring a multitude of fitness, knowledge and combat-related events.

U.S. Army Spc. Isaiah Webster, left, and Spc. Neil Johnson, forward observers with 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment (Battleking) 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, demonstrate their equipment to multinational high-ranking officers during Exercise Dynamic Front 24 at Polatlı Training Area, Türkiye, Feb. 19, 2024. Exercise Dynamic Front 24 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa-directed, 56th Artillery Command-led fires-centric exercise in Germany and Türkiye. Artillery Soldiers train in a joint-combined environment, focusing on fire interoperability, command, and control between multinational units and using Artillery Systems Cooperation Activities protocol systems. Army Reserve

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade fire an M252 81 mm mortar system during Eagle Ursa exercise at the training range in Slunj, Croatia, Feb. 24, 2024. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployableforces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployedacross Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships andstrengthen the alliance. Army

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Felix Guerra III, 3d Battalion, 3d Marines Commanding Officer, discusses training objectives with Col. Jun Yamasaki, 3d Rapid Deployment Regiment Commanding Officer, Northern Army, Japan Self-Defense Force during Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 3, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Army Col. Stephen Capeheart, commander of the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, congratulates soldiers during a multinational live fire exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, Sep 20, 2022. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

A U.S. Army Paratrooper derigs his German T-10 parachute after landing on the Drop Zone during Exrcise Falcon Leap onto Ginkelse Heide Drop Zone, Arnhem, Netherlands., Sep. 14, 2022. More than 1000 Paratroopers from all over the world, 13 different nationalities, multiple airdrops per day, and training with each other equipment for two weeks. this is NATO's largest technical airborne exercise

Two Dutch Paratroopers walk off the Drop Zone with their assigned parachute, combat equipment, and weapon during Exercise Falcon Leap at Hechtselse Heide Drop Zone, Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium., Sep. 15, 2022. More than 1000 Paratroopers from all over the world, 13 different nationalities, multiple airdrops per day, and training with each other equipment for two weeks. this is NATO's largest technical airborne exercise.

British Army Cpt. Dylan Gemmell, assigned to 7 Rifles, United Kingdom, instructs his team on what to expect during an Urban Assault Course training during Northern Strike 22-2, at Camp Grayling, Mich., Aug. 8, 2022. Northern Strike is designed to challenge 7,400 service members with multiple forms of training that advance interoperability across multicomponent, multinational and interagency partners.

U.S. Army Specialist Aaron Phili,p assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, takes a knee during a tactical halt during Dragoon Ready 23 (DR 23) at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 27, 2023. Dragoon Ready 23 is designed to ensure readiness and train the regiment in its mission essential tasks in support of unified land operations to enhance proficiency and improve interoperability with NATO Allies. Exercise participants include approximately 2,500 U.S. Soldiers from the 2d Cavalry Regiment, 150 U.S. Soldiers from the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, and 150 service members from Italy and the United Kingdom.

Kosovo Force (KFOR) Regional Command-East (RC-E) Soldier, Sgt. Jacob Anderson with the Medical Evacuation Detachment assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, with the Arizona National Guard, prepares to conduct hoist training at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo on Jan. 6, 2023.

On Sept. 17, 2017 tankers of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry, a British Reserve armor unit, provided Challenger 2 tank familiarization training to their partners from the Michigan Army National Guards C Co., 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment. The two units are training at Sennelager Training Area (STA), Germany and the familiarization with the Challenger 2 was completed in advance of the units combined arms exercise, the culminating joint training event during their time at STA. Here, 1st Lt. Kyle Dolson (left), C Co. 2nd platoon leader, is able to sit inside a tank and receive instruction about the tanks guidance and target acquisition systems.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jesus Chavez and Staff Sgt. Jason J. Barajas,with the Baumholder Army Health Clinic, execute a medical evacuation of a simulated casualty at Smith Barracks in Baumholder, Germany, September 02, 2022.

FORT HOOD, Texas - U.S. Army Spc. Kyle Union, 8th Squad, representing Army Central, conducts perimeter security at the Medical Simulation Training Center, Fort Hood, Texas, August 18, 2022. The Best Squad Competition promotes esprit de corps and recognizes Soldiers who demonstrate commitment to Army Values and embody the Warrior Ethos.

Staff Sgt. Maxim Mojzis, Czech army, kneels alongside Chilean armed forces in preparation for the M-4 qualifying event during the Texas Military Department Best Warrior Competition at Camp Swift, Texas, March 31, 2023. The friendly, six-day competition challenges service members on professional military knowledge, marksmanship, obstacle course and land navigation.

Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment FIRST STRIKE”, 2nd Brigade Combat Team STRIKE”, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), move themselves into a prone fighting position after exiting an aircraft during Fast-Rope Insertion and Extraction System hot load training on July 21, 2022, at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania. 101st units will support V Corps mission to reinforce NATO’s eastern flank and engage in multinational exercises with partners across the European continent to reassure our Nations allies.

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment prepares to build obstacles with C-wire along a route at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22, Sept. 14, 2022.Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnership

U.S. Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Swedish soldiers with the 17th Air Force Ranger Company, post security during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft Personnel training mission near Kristianstad, Sweden, Aug. 26, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, 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.

Lithuanian First Lt. Dalius Dulke (left), TACP commanding officer and Lithuanian soldier, watches as an aircraft passes by at the Kazlų Rūda range during DEFENDER-Europe 22, May 19, 2022. The annual U.S. Army-led large-scale, multinational joint exercise aims to build readiness and interoperability between U.S., NATO and partner militaries.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Downs, a staff weather officer assigned to Detachment 3, 1st Combat Weather Squadron, surveys Geronimo Drop Zone in advance of upcoming airborne operations at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 25, 2022. The 1st CWS provides forward atmospheric observation and tailored exploitation capabilities to ground force commanders and aviation assets.

Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, conduct a combined arms live fire exercise (CALFEX) on Fort Drum, N.Y., Aug. 3, 2022. The exercise consisted of a foot march, breaching obstacles, and a clearing operation with supporting fire from 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th MTN DIV, and 1st Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th MTN DIV.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Skyler Rose (right) and Spc. Joshua Phan, both with Iron Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, work together to control an Unmanned Aerial System during a training exercise March 16, 2013, at Hohenfels, Germany. The Regiment is conducting a Mission Readiness Exercise designed to prepare troops for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.

Spc. Noah Bierman, a West Liberty, Iowa, native and infantryman assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, prepares to throw a smoke grenade during a wedge formation live-fire exercise at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, on May 19, 2022. Approximately 15 Kosovo Security Force troops embedded with companies in the 1-133rd Infantry during a two-week annual training exercise. Two KSF troops conducted the live-fire exercise with the U.S. infantrymen. Senior leaders in the IANG and KSF visited each company near the end of the exercise to observe the full integration of KSF troops and recognize Soldiers who demonstrated excellence throughout their training. The tour was also an opportunity for KSF leaders to gain a more comprehensive understanding of IANG training requirements, equipment and logistics.

020515-F-3886C-094. Subject Operation/Series: HUNGARIAN RESPONSE 2002 Base: Kesckemet Air Base Country: Hungary (HUN)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Headquarters and Headquarters Company conduct security for their Tactical Operations Center as part of Combined Resolve 17 in the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, June 2, 2022. Combined Resolve is a U.S. Army exercise consisting of 5,600 service members, Allies and partners from more than 10 countries, and is designed to assess units' abilities to conduct combat operations effectively in a multi-domain battlespace.

Paratroopers from U.S., France, Germany, and Holland practice emergency actions on an airplane during Sustained Airborne Training (SAT) at Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, June 4, 2022, in preparation for an airborne operation in honor of D-Day. On June 6,1944, more than 150,000 troops from the Allied Forces invaded Normandy, France, from the sea and air. More than 23,000 allied paratroopers participated in the invasion. (U.S. Army photograph by Staff Sgt. Alexander Skripnichuk)

Squad of elite French paratroopers detaining a terrorist in the car.

Estonian Medic and U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Culipher perform lifesaving measures on a simulated casualty during Exercise Hedgehog in Tartu, Estonia, May 24, 2022. Collaborative learning through Global Health Engagement activities empowers both U.S. and Estonian Soldiers to fulfill core NATO tasks and promote continual resiliency within emergency medical response.

Two soldiers, a grader and a demonstrator, run through a field at a range to demonstrate the route during a 3-gun marksmanship competition for the I Corps Best Squad Competition, June 21, 2022, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Eleven squads competed over five competition days in events including marksmanship, fitness tests, field exercises, obstacle courses, a ruck march and a review board.

Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conduct a live fire iteration during a combined arms maneuver live fire exercise on Dec. 13, 2022, at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. Our commitment to defending NATO territory is ironclad and the United States will continue to bolster our posture to better defend our NATO allies. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Malcolm Cohens-Ashley, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs.)

Finnish soldiers assigned to the Satakunta Jaeger Battalion, fire M4A1 carbines under supervision of a U.S. Soldier assigned to 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division at Niinisalo, Finland, July 21, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, serves as a spotter to a Soldier zeroing his sniper rifle at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 7, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe.

German soldiers assigned to the 212th Panzergrenadier Battalion, 21st Panzer Brigade, 1st Panzer Division, run to cover during a live-fire exercise as part of Defender Europe at Oberlausitz Training Area, Germany, May 19, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

Virginia National Guard Soldiers representing the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and Maneuver Training Center Fort Pickett claim top honors at the 2021 VNG Best Warrior Competition, held March 18-21, 2021, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. Spc. Michael Choi, an infantry Soldier assigned to the Lynchburg-based 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th IBCT, won Soldier of the Year, and Sgt. Samuel Johnson, and infantry Soldier assigned to MTC, won Noncommissioned Officer of the Year after four days of grueling challenges designed to test the competitors physically and mentally. Soldiers faced a written exam, a 6-mile ruck march, land navigation, a 3-gun event, a physical fitness challenge and the Air Assault obstacle course, as well as Army Warrior Tasks and an appearance board. Choi and Johnson will represent the Virginia National Guard at the regional-level competition later in 2021.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marines fire an M252 81mm mortar system during Fuji Viper 23.1 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Nov. 30, 2022. Exercise Fuji Viper exemplifies a commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 1/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

A soldier with the Latvian National Guards 4th Brigade, 44th Infantry Battalion speaks with U.S. Army Sgt. Jacob L. Keefe, a multiple launch rocket and high mobility artillery rocket system crewmember with Baker Battery, 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Fires Brigade, at a firing point during a Latvian-led combined military exercise in Liepāja, Latvia, Sept. 26, 2022. Latvian forces are proudly working alongside the 1st Infantry Division, other NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles Leitner)

FORT HOOD, Texas - U.S. Army Pfc. Thomas Hensley, an infantryman assigned to 1st 509th Airborne Parachute Infantry Regiment, climbs through an obstacle during the urban obstacle lane of the FORSCOM Best Squad Competition 2022 at Fort Hood, Texas, Aug. 17, 2022. The Army is the best trained, best equipped and most skilled fighting force in the world.

U.S. Marines assigned to the Combined Anti-Armor Team conduct a safety brief before executing a live fire machine gun range during exercise Alexander the Great 2022, Glafyra, Greece, May 6, 2022. Alexander the Great 22 strengthens interoperability and force readiness between the U.S., Greece, and Allied nations, enhancing strategic defense and partnership while promoting security and stability in the region.

During firing exercises snipers frequently check target location and record data to compute firing information. Sniper solders typically work in teams of shooter and spotter and pass data back and forth to ensure accuracy.While commonly known as snipers, the official term used by U.S.Army is designated marksman. The U.S.Army Sniper Course is a seven-week training course at Fort Benning. With most formal training courses, skill training is an ongoing process throughout the year. The snipers of the 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion trained for a full week separate from the main body of units in the field during annual training 2022. Their training encompassed individual qualifications, timed shooting exercises and movement to a covered location without being detected, identifying adversaries, engagement and withdrawal without being sighted.

Paratroopers from the Dutch military prepare to board a U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook helicopter from 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, in preparation for a night mission during exercise Falcon Autumn 22 at Vredepeel, Netherlands, Nov. 9, 2022. 12 CAB is among other units assigned to V Corps, America's Forward Deployed Corps in Europe. They work alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, execute joint and multinational training exercises, and retain command and control for all rotational and assigned units in the European Theater.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment observe the impact area of 120mm mortar rounds fired during the Mortar Training and Evaluation Program (MorTEP) at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, June 28, 2022. MorTEP tests mortar teams on their abilities to safely and accurately employ their weapon system.

Armed Soldiers, 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

Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guards, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion prepare their vehicles and equipment for annual training exercises on the Orchard Combat Training Center in preparation for deployment in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

220730-N-LI768-1086MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 30, 2022) Republic of Korea Marines secure their position at Pyramid Rock Beach during an amphibious raid for a multinational littoral operations exercise as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. 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 Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 102nd Cavalry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard prepare to conduct Mortar live fire training with the M120/M121 120 mm mortar system, during the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise on July 24, 2022 at Ft. Drum, N. Y. More than 2,500 Soldiers are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win.

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