Military Training Exercises

A collection of images depicting military personnel engaged in training exercises, medical assistance, and equipment handling in various settings, showcasing teamwork and tactical skills.

The 1st Battalion, 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade, completed the cumulative Team Readiness Assessment Program at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, March 20-24, 2023.

The 1st Battalion, 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade, completed the cumulative Team Readiness Assessment Program at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, March 20-24, 2023.

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Soldiers from the 181st Brigade Support Battalion conduct a M249 Light Machine Gun range at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. on June 21, 2022. The soldiers are taking part in their two-week annual training working on basic soldiering skills and MOS refresher training. (U.S. National Guard photos by Peter Chang)

U.S. Army Spc. Brandon Powell (right), a healthcare specialist from the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade trains in combat medical care at Kasarna Manjaca in Dobrnja, Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 16, 2022. Guard members assigned to the State Medical Detachment and 1-169th Aviation Regiment, Maryland Army National Guard, trained alongside active duty Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, and the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina soldiers in tactics, aviation, medical, and non-commissioned officer development. The Maryland National Guard will celebrate 20 years of partnership with the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina through the National Guard Bureaus State Partnership Program next year (Maryland Army National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Jasmine Mathews).

Soldiers assigned to the 1st Theater Sustainment Command, work together to put store equipment during motor pool maintenance on Fort Knox, Kentucky, May 16, 2022.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Armored Brigade Combat team, 3rd Infantry Division (1/3ID) provide medical aid during a Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear simulation during Exercise Combined Resolve 17 (CbR 17) at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, June 2, 2022. CbR 17 is a United States Army Europe- Africa directed, 7th Army Training Command executed exercise that takes place at JMRC from 20 May to 19 June 2022. The event is designed to evaluate and assess 1/3IDs ability to conduct operations in a complex, multi-domain simulated battle space. The focus of the rotation is to exercise combined arms operations in a multinational environment.

041213-M-0053C-010. Base: Mcbh, Kaneohe Bay State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Staff Sgt. Caleb Stinson and Sergeant 1st Class Jason Pate, 68W Combat Medics, 232nd Medical Battalion, conduct damage control and resuscitation during the Best Medic Competition, Sep. 29, 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Tx. Medics who earn entry into the Best Medic Competition are already among the "best of the best." To be eligible for entry, medics must have received either the Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) or the Combat Medical Badge (CMB).2 Both badges require the utmost determination and competence to receive. The overall pass rate for the Expert Field Medical Badge is less than 20%, making it one of the hardest and most respected forms of recognition you can earn in the army.

Albanian Armed Forces conduct a combat medic tactical combat casualty care demonstration, April 5, 2022, at Zall-Herr garrison, Albania. The demo was reviewed by medical personnel with U. S. Air Forces in Europe and the New Jersey National Guard, part of a workshop designed to determine future means to increase medical familiarity, interoperability and safety between the U.S. and AAF military personnel. The more than 20 year New Jersey-Albania Partnership is one of 22 European partnerships that make up the U.S. European Command State Partnership Program and one of 65 worldwide partnerships that make up the National Guard State Partnership Program.

U. S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, start a combat rubber raiding craft at Kin Blue Beach Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 21, 2022. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Expeditionary Operations Training Group Amphibious Raids Branch designed a littoral maneuver training package for 1st Bn., 2nd Marines, to prepare for future operations in littoral environments. 1st Bn., 2nd Marines, is forward deployed to III MEF under the unit deployment program.

030327-M-4544K-025. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: C Co, 4th LAR Bn, 4th Mar Div

U.S Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) load a simulated casualty into a vehicle during a mass casualty response exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 27, 2022. The Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) mass casualty course trained medical personnel from the 26th MEUs Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marines and Combat Logistics Battalion 22 on casualty response procedures. 26th MEU corpsman worked on perfecting their execution of this complex process with a series of increasingly difficult scenarios over this one-week course. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nayelly Nieves-Nieves)

National Guard Medic Training

U.S. Army Spc. Ryan Ruffolo, an armor vehicle crew member with the 1st Battalion, 252nd Armored Regiment, inspects a weapons system during the vehicle issue portion of the Sullivan Cup at Fort Benning, Ga., April 26, 2022. The Sullivan Cup is a biennial competition that tests the best tank crews from the Armor Branch, the U.S. Marine Corps and international partners.

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Louisiana National Guard Soldiers with the 61st Troop Command conduct demolition training during annual training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, May 15, 2022. Annual training is a two week required training period for all National Guard Soldiers.

Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, prepare to load a simulated casualty onto a stretcher for evacuation during eXportable Combat Training Capability 22-01 on Fort Drum, NY, July 21, 2022.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from across the nation are at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center taking part in the Medical Readiness University's (MRU) Tactical Combat Casualty Care course provided by Air National Guard Medical Service (ANGMS), at Alpena, Michigan, August 30, 2022. 93 students, 16 instructors and support staff from 47 units trained for nine days in a variety of realistic combat scenarios. MRU assists the Air Force Surgeon General allowing medical personnel an opportunity to receive hands-on training, execution, employment and deployment for a variety of assigned ANGMS mission sets which may not be acquired elsewhere at a reduced cost for the entire enterprise.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) prepare explosives for demolition during Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 14, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

Sergeant Major of the Army, Robert E. Hall (Background), observes Soldiers of DIVARTY (Division Artillery), 1ST Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas, as they perform first aid during CTT (Common Task Test) training on April 19th, 2000. This would be SMA Hall's final visit to Ft. Hood prior to his planned retirement early this Summer. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the Hawaii National Guard load their gear onto the C-17, from the 204th Airlift Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard which made several runs of troops to Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii to assist with the COVID-19 response, April 15, 2020, Kalaeloa, Hawaii. An additional 800 Hawaii National Guard members were activated over the previous week to provide further support to all counties.

U.S. Army Maj. Ryan Goulet, U.S. Southern European Task Force, Africe (SETAF-AF) prepares to test fire an M18A1 Claymore mine at the Expert Soldier Badge (ESB) test on Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy, Nov. 7, 2022. The ESB is a special skills badge that is awarded to U.S. military personnel and NATO military personnel who successfully complete a set of qualification test, including both written and performance portions. The E3B is a combined event that will test Soldiers skills to achieve the Expert Infantry Badge, Expert Soldier Badge or the Expert Field Medical Badge. This is the first E3B hosted at SETAF-AF with competitors from SETAF-AF, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 509th Strategic Signal Battalion, U.S. Special Operations Command Africa, units from U.S. Army Europe and Africa Command and service members from Spain, Croatia and Italy.(Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Luke Wilson)

040609-F-3488S-004. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Various units train at the Fort Dix MSCT (Medical Simulation Training Center) during their Combat Lifesaver Course. Army combat medics play a critical role by applying first aid and trauma care to simulated wounded Soldiers, but in some situations the first person to assist isn't always a certified medic. The course is intended to provide an intermediate step between the buddy aid-style basic life support taught to every soldier, and the advanced life support skills. (Photos taken by the Fort Dix TSC Training Support Center)

Army Sgt. Tylet Holloway representing U.S. Army National Gaurd checks the security of a splint that he applied during the medical lanes within the Army Best Squad Competition on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 1, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition tests Soldiers on their individual and collective ability to adapt to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-readiness events that test their physical endurance, technical skills, and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. - U.S. Air Force 633d Security Forces Squadron Defender shoots his M-4 carbine rifle for his annual weapons qualification testing during a Combat Arms Training and Maintenance qualification course at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Nov. 30, 2022. Defenders must maintain their qualifications for every single weapon they employ in their career field.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Giovanni Esparza, a squad leader with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, loads a magazine before a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan Dec. 6, 2022. TRAP operations are conducted to ensure key assets do not fall into enemy hands, and proper medical care is given to injured personnel. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a ready and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

Army Reserve Spc. Nick Zalusky, a combat engineer from the 483rd Engineer Platoon, probes for mines while conducting training at Fort McCoy, Wis., July 25, 2022, as part of Warrior Exercise 78-22-02. The training requires Zalusky and other members of his unit to search for dummy mines that are implanted across the training area.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers prepare battle training apparatus systems during Exercise Shinka 22.1 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 10, 2022. Shinka exemplifies a shared commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 3/2 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

A member of the Ecuadorian Special Forces prepares an intravenous for a causality while a 7th Special Forces medic treats the other wounds sustained by a causality during a raid on an enemy building in Manta, Ecuador, May 21, 2022. Ecuadorian military and US forces are conducting routine military exchanges from May 6-27 between the cities of Manta and Latacunga. Bilateral exchanges allow both militaries to strengthen tactical readiness for future operations maintain readiness and support continue commitment in responding to emerging security crises and natural disasters.( U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Matthew Griffith)

030408-M-4779G-016. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Navy Corpsmen with 3d Marine Division, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members conduct a mass casualty evacuation drill during Resolute Dragon 22 on Shikaribetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 6, 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.

SPECIALIST Leah Barth (center), a combat medic from the 114th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Snelling, Minnesota, administers medical aid to an injured fellow soldier while being assessed by an exercise evaluator during Operation GOLDEN MEDIC 2001. Reserve forces from all over the nation are participating in Golden Medic, a multi-unit, medical, field training exercise held at Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, Dublin, California, in which the Army transports simulated casualties from the frontline through various staging areas to a main tent in order to train personnel in medical procedures and evacuation methods. Attached to the helmet and upper body of the standing soldier is the .... Complete Scene Caption: Specialist Leah Barth (center), a combat medic from the 114th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Snelling, Minnesota, administers medical aid to an injured fellow soldier while being assessed by an exercise evaluator during Operation GOLDEN MEDIC 2001. Reserve forces from all over t

Capt. Johnny Touchstone and Senior Master Sgt. Joey Williams rescue a simulated casualty Tactical Combat Casualty Care on Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas. Nov. 15, 2013. CAST was designed by Air Education and Training Command to standardize pre-deployment combat training for Air Force personnel.

1st Lt. Liam McNeil, assigned to U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), prepares to find his first point at the start of the daytime land navigation course during the Expert Soldier Badge (ESB) training in Asiago, Italy, Oct. 31, 2022. The purpose of this test in the ESB is for Soldiers to demontrate land navigation proficiency from one point to another without the aid of electronic navigation devices during day and night. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Luke Wilson)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Elijah Stoker, a military working dog trainer assigned to the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Provost Marshalls Office, treats a simulated injury on a military working dog training mannequin during Exercise Active Shield 22 at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 15, 2022. Active Shield is an annual bilateral training exercise designed to test U.S. and Japanese forces in their ability to respond to contingencies and cooperatively address challenges faced by the installation.

Airmen assigned to the 19th Airlift Wing palletize cargo during ROCKI 22-03 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, May 18, 2022. Designed to validate the full spectrum readiness capabilities of the airlift wing, ROCKI exercises are typically divided into distinct phases, each deliberately intended to assess the wing in various warfighting functions.

Richard Murphy, a search and extraction instructor from L2 Defense, briefs New York National Guard Soldiers on proper rappelling techniques as part of a Homeland Defense Force validation exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA on September 10, 2022. The Soldiers, who are assigned to the search and extraction component of the HDF, will rappel into a manhole to rehearse rescuing casualties from a confined space. (New York National Guard photo by SSG Matthew Gunther)

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Eric Williams, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, conducts a post-attack reconnaissance sweep during Operation Varsity at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 27, 2022. Operation Varsity is a quarterly exercise that tests the processes and procedures of 86th Airlift Wing personnel while under the stress of a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear environment.

Spc. Maruh Massaquoi, a wheeled vehicle mechanic with E Forward Support Company, 21st Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), works to repair a military vehicle during the Division Training Density on Fort Knox, KY, May 7, 2022. The purpose of this training is to execute a decentralized division training density from dispersed field environments in order to enhance readiness, while stressing communications and sustainment systems across extended distances.

Timor-Leste Defense Force Cpl. Marta Lopes, a medic with Unit Support Company, 1st Light Infantry Battalion, applies a tourniquet during a practical application as part of exercise Harii Hamutuk 22 at Metinaro Military Base, Dili, Timor-Leste, Aug. 26, 2022. Logistics Combat Element corpsmen and 1st Health Battalion medics conducted a series of fundamentals under fire classes and provided the Timor-Leste Defense Force members an opportunity to practice tourniquet application.

Hawaii Army National Guard and U.S. Army Garrison combat medics stationed in Hawaii, prepare to radio medevac request for a simulated casualty during Care Under Fire, at the Medical Simulation Training Center, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, June 13, 2022. This training exercise was the culmination event for the Army combat medic sustainment training.

A day of unique Combat Water Survival and Swift Water Rescue Training was conducted in the waters of the Fox River in Oshkosh, Wis. by the Soldiers of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team this Saturday, September 10. This rigorous day of training was designed to prepare the Soldiers of Company A to answer the call to ait in domestic operations whenever needed. The event is the companys first large-scale home station training with all Soldiers back together after many deployments and state missions over the past few years. (32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team photo by Staff Sgt. Kati Volkman/Released)

Lt. Col. Elisa Hammer, left, 8th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron commander, removes Lt. Col. Roselyn Fuentes, 8th Medical Group aerospace medical chief, boot during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 17, 2022. Training event reinforces Airmen readiness, strengthens capabilities and ensures the Wolf Pack has the ability to defend the base, accept follow-on forces and take the fight north.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jamie Canales, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuels journeyman (left) provides simulated care to U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Haylen Rendeluk, 8th CES electrical journeyman, (center) while U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Zachary Sumstine, 8th CES structural journeyman (right), assists, during a training event on Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 12, 2022. Airmen work in teams to prevent a teammate from having to deal with treating an injury alone.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Logan Givens, a U.S. Central Command customs agent with 133rd Military Police Company, inspects baggage before the retrograde portion of exercise Native Fury 22 at Yanbu Commercial Port, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 2, 2022. Native Fury 22 is a biennial exercise focused on the demonstration of the rapid offload and integration of a Maritime Pre-Positioned Force in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of regional security, crisis response, and contingency operations.

US Marines from 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, use the buddy system during Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear training, at Gun Position 99, East Camp Fuji, Japan. This training area is part of the unit's nine firing day relocation shoot, designed to enhance military occupational specialty proficiency within the artillery field. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

Scenes from Day 2 of the Tripler Army Medical Center Best Medic Competition! Tripler Army Medical Center Desmond T. Doss Health Clinic- Schofield Barracks.

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 5, 2022) - Steelworker 2nd Class Thomas Regan, from North Hanover, New Jersey, removes rust and welds a steel beam during a renovation project at the National Referral Hospital in Honiara during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.

A U.S. Army maintenance crew assigned to Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, perform maintenance on the engine of an M109 Paladin howitzer at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, July 24, 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, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. National Guard Soldiers from Virginia work through medical training lanes alongside their counterparts from the Tajikistan Ministry of Defenseduring the exercise “Regional Cooperation 22” Aug. 14, 2022, at a training site near Dushanbe, Tajikistan. RC 22 is an annual, multi-national U.S. Central Command-sponsored exercise conducted by U.S. forces in partnership with Central and South Asia nations.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 11, 2022) Liter bearers, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18, hoist wounded personnel into an ambulance during NMCB 18s Field Training Exercise (FTX). FTX is designed to analyze a battalions construction capability, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to support major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) from Germany and the U.S. discuss Close Air Support (CAS) procedures on a map during Exercise Ample Strike 22 in Czech Republic, Sept. 9, 2022. The exercise is a regular Czech Republic JTAC-led exercise focused on advanced air and land training, strengthening U.S. and NATO Allies capabilities, and defending against adversaries in the European Theater.

110326-F-XC395-052Tech. Sgt. John Obermuller from the 374th Maintenance Squadron, members from the Japan Ground Defense Force load hoses on to a truck at Yokota Air Base, Japan March 26, 2011 for a water pumping station that will be employed at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant during Operation Tomodachi. The Tokyo Electrical Power Company is adding an additional water pumping station to pump fresh water instead of seawater to cool the reactors at the damaged nuclear power facility with the help of the U.S. government and various other agencies. As part of Operation Tomodachi, the U.S. military has humanitarian assistance capabilities positioned in the affected region that are supporting emergency relief efforts at the request of the Japanese government.

EFMB Candidate conducts the four-man litter carry under obstacles during the evacuation lane.

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti -Combat medics assigned to Task Force Red Dragon take part in a mass casualty (MASCAL) drill held at Camp Lemonnier, July 13, 2022. By having MASCAL drills, members of the EMF and combat medics are better prepared when an actual emergency takes place on base. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Randi Brown).

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. John Obermuller, 374th Maintenance Squadron, and a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force member work on a hose before transport to Fukushima, here March 26. The water pumps will be used to cool down the power plant in Fukushima.

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Erskine Blanton, Fox Company (F CO), 2nd Battalion (BN), 2nd Marine Regiment (MAR REGT), plays with an Iraqi child while on a security halt during operations in Kharma, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Base: Al Kharma State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060726-N-8977L-039. Base: Ortiz (PSG 72) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators with the 24th Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida, perform medical duties on a simulated patient during a humanitarian disaster relief exercise as part of Emerald Warrior 22.1 at Robbins Air Force Base, Georgia, May 9, 2022. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise involving U.S. Special Operations Command forces training to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict.

020129-F-3886C-017. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

030228-F-1443F-014. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

021016-M-5607A-010. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers from the Idaho National Guards 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conducted a mass casualty exercise during the Exportable Combat Training Capability rotation on Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho on June 10, 2018. The training allowed the medics to exercise and enhance their process of treating casualties in a simulated combat environment. (Nevada Army National Guard

As part of a Home Station Readiness Training Exercise, the 55th Force Support Squadron members place an Airman on a stretcher during search and recovery training April 1, 2022, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. Search and recovery is part of training to assist the mission and create Multi-Capable Airmen.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, move a simulated casualty to a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, May 25, 2022. 3rd LSB conducted convoys with simulated opposition forces to prepare for future operations and foster force readiness. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

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 provide medical assessment and first aid to a victim 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)

030224-M-8539K-039. Base: Camp Matilda Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Division

Arizona Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Brian. G. Bowling, flight medic with the 2-285th Assault Helicopter Battalion, directs 996th Area Support Medical Company combat medics, carrying a simulated casualty with a litter, to his UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter, during a joint military/civilian medevac exercise, at Florence Military Reservation, April 23, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. The combat medics transported the simulated casualty to the UH-60L Black Hawk from a Role 2 medical facility where it was flown to a Role 3 facility located at HonorHeath Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center and received by civilian medical personnel. (Arizona Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian A. Barbour)

U.S. Air Force Airmen from across the nation are at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center taking part in the Medical Readiness University's (MRU) Tactical Combat Casualty Care course provided by Air National Guard Medical Service (ANGMS), at Alpena, Michigan, August 30, 2022. 93 students, 16 instructors and support staff from 47 units trained for nine days in a variety of realistic combat scenarios. MRU assists the Air Force Surgeon General allowing medical personnel an opportunity to receive hands-on training, execution, employment and deployment for a variety of assigned ANGMS mission sets which may not be acquired elsewhere at a reduced cost for the entire enterprise.

Airmen from the 355th Medical Group and the 563rd Rescue Group move a simulated patient onto a stretcher during exercise Bushwhacker 22-07 at Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., Nov. 3, 2022. The 355th Wing trains Multi-Capable Airmen to compete, deter and win the high-end fight, accounting for the ambiguity and uncertainty expected in future conflicts.

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 13, 2022) - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brice Bailey, a machine gunner, Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stages behind a M2A1 .50-caliber machine gun during a Defense of the Amphibious Task Force exercise aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) July 13. The 13th MEU is currently embarked aboard the USS Makin Island conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet.

U.S. Navy hospital corpsman third class Kayle Madej and hospital corpsman third class Chase Eisenmann with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare a casualty for evacuation during an en route care exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 8, 2022. Casualty evacuation exercises prepares corpsmen for extracting injured personnel while out at sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center. Airmen from Team Martinsburg, 114th Fighter Wing, apply first aid to a victim during a simulated base attack. The annual TOP DOLLAR competition at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, brings together finance personnel from four Air National Guard bases from around the United States. Teams must operate in simulated forward-deployed area, and be prepared to react to possible hostile attacks at any time. The winning team receives a trophy to take back to their home station. Subject Operation/Series: TOP DOLLAR Base: Alpena State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020815-M-9578B-004. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: Marine Wing Support Squadron 171

Guardian Response 22 trains and evaluates disaster response skills in a realistic live and constructive training enviornment.

Readiness Challenge VIII participants from Air Force Reserve Command take part in an explosive ordnance disposal event April 18, 2022, at the Silver Flag Training Site, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The Department of the Air Force CE event is hosted by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center. After a 20+ year hiatus, the challenge, a premier event for Department of the Air Force civil engineers, is back. This year's Readiness Challenge is the initial operating capability event before the challenge reaches full operating capability within the next two years. At this year's event, which runs through April 22, eight teams representing major commands and U.S. Space Force are facing off in about 20 events showing myriad of CE capabilities from emergency airfield lighting and water purification to building a guard shack from the ground up and firefighting and EOD operations.

U.S. Army Pfc. Janet Hernandez assigned to the 47th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, executes precise medical support operations during a challenging MASCAL exercise on January 18, 2024 at the Drawsko Combat Training Center, Poland. The 47th Brigade Support Battalion, integral to the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team demonstrated its ability to rapidly adapt and support soldiers during a crisis scenario.

BABADAG TRAINING AREA, Romania-- Spc. Williams of 3-227 AHB lights a firestarter during a hands-on demonstration of aviation life support equipment (ALSE) during personnel recovery training with the U.K. 140th Expeditionary Air Wing, July 12, 2022.Regular interoperability training with NATO partners and allies builds trust and readiness, increasing the capacity for deterrence and defense.

040331-M-7403H-063. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

A group of combat engineers from 833rd Engineer Company, Iowa National Guard, watch as a prepared C4 explosive is placed on concertina wire during Western Strike 22, June 10, 2022, at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a combat training center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality.

Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry conduct military operations on urbanized terrain (MOUT) training near Mitrovica, Kosovo July 18, 2022. KFOR and its multinational partners are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement in Kosovo in a fair and impartial manner.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with All-Domain Effects Team, 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conduct a simulated casualty evacuation drill during Exercise Gunslinger 2022 in Salina, Kansas, June 15, 2022. Gunslinger 22' is a joint U.S. Armed Forces exercise, demonstrating mobilization capability to forward deployed locations while employing and integrating a multitude of operational capabilities.

Marines serve complete fresh hot meals at the field mess area during Desert Punch. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines conduct battery emplacement drills during Artillery Relocation Training Program 22.3 at the Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Japan, Dec. 1, 2022. The skills developed at ARTP increase the proficiency and readiness of the only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit in the Marine Corps, enabling them to provide precision indirect fires.

Belize Defense Force, Meixcan Marines, and US Marines conduct culminating exercises including vehicle takedown, search and seizure, arrest, riot control, and building raids May 19, 2022 at Belize Police Training Academy for Tradewinds 2022. Tradewinds 2022 is a multinational exercise designed to expand the Caribbean regions capability to mitigate, plan for, and respond to crises; increase regional training capacity and interoperability; develop new and refine existing standard operating procedures (SOPs); enhance ability to defend exclusive economic zones (EEZ); and promote human rights and adherence to shared international norms and values; fully integrate women into defense, peace and security missions; and increase maritime domain awareness to deter illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing activities.

Chilean Army Cpl. John Caceres bear crawls during the obstacle course portion of the Texas Military Departments Best Warrior Competition at Camp Swift 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.

041207-M-5573S-089. Base: Camp Johnson State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Spc. Willow Redmond, a cannoneer assigned to Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), prepares an A-22 cargo bag for Sling Load Operations as part of Alpha Batterys Table V certification training on Aug. 15, 2022 at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania. The purpose of the training is to test the Soldiers on their knowledge and proficiency with the various tasks necessary to successfully complete an artillery mission.

A group of U.S. Army Paratroopers help one another rig up into their T-11 parachute during Exrcise Falcon Leap on Eindhoven Air Base, Eindhoven, Netherlands., Sep. 13, 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

Airmen assigned to the 269th Combat Communications Squadron set up an antenna June 13, 2022 during Agile Rage 22 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan. Exercises like Agile Rage 22 are re-defining Air Force operations, shifting focus to decentralised command and control for distributed operations.

Members from the 355th Medical Group and 563rd Rescue Group perform procedures to a simulated severely injured patient during exercise Bushwhacker 22-07 at Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., Nov. 6, 2022. The exercise took place in various locations across Virginia from November 1-10. Medical teams performed 21 internal training scenarios throughout the term of the exercise.

031211-M-9362G-014. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 3/7, India 1 plt, 1 squad

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