Military Training Exercises

Soldiers engaged in various military training exercises in jungle and grassland environments, showcasing teamwork, camouflage, and tactical maneuvers.

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron plan a route to secure patients in a simulated rescue/recovery of downed pilots at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 29, 2023. Conducting these exercises allow the members of the 320th STS to gain experience in preparation for real-world scenarios.

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron plan a route to secure patients in a simulated rescue/recovery of downed pilots at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 29, 2023. Conducting these exercises allow the members of the 320th STS to gain experience in preparation for real-world scenarios.

Beninese soldiers from the 1st Commando Parachute Battalion provide security for the Alpha platoon during a Joint Combined Exercise Training (JCET) in Ouassa, Benin, Sept. 7, 2022. U.S. special operations forces often assess host nation force capabilities to identify opportunities for future U.S. engagement and partnership.

A recruit with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, walks through the woods during Land Navigation on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., Aug 31, 2022. Land navigation is part of Basic Warrior Training and is designed to teach recruits how to use a compass and map for navigation.

Soldiers with the Amphibious Rapid Brigade Recon Company, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force participate in an endurance course during a bilateral field training for Iron Fist 24, at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 26, 2024. Bilateral training tests readiness and ability to respond to crises in challenging and time-sensitive conditions. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the JGSDF, and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. Marine Corps

A Marine with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24) participates in a training scenario July 26, 2022, on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 24th Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 was holding their 2022 annual training at Fort McCoy. (U.S. Army Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

030117-M-8337G-041. Base: Camp Gonsalves State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn 8th Marines

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

A U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party specialist assigned to the 2d Air Support Operations Squadron out of Vilseck, Germany, conducts reconnaissance during exercise Cobra Warrior 22 in England, Sept. 21, 2022. Cobra Warrior 22 develops tactical interoperability skills of participating Airmen, Allies and Partners through integrated cross-domain effects against a peer adversary.

Tactical air control party Airmen with the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron conduct covert ground surveillance operations in The Sawtooth National Forest, Idaho, August 20, 2022. These tactical training maneuvers ensure effective communication in deployed locations.

A Marine with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24) participates in a training scenario July 26, 2022, on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 24th Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 was holding their 2022 annual training at Fort McCoy. (U.S. Army Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

The Breech Element from the 326th Engineering Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, retreat to their security position after inserting a Bangalore Device (Not shown) to break the wire (Not shown) at Range 55, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, post security during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise at Shoalwater Bay Military Training Area, Australia, June 27, 2023. TRAP provides overland rescue and recovery of downed aircraft personnel and equipment, as well as advanced trauma life support in isolated locations during deployment. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Two Mara Conservancy rangers on anti-poaching patrol, standing behind snare set up during the wildbeest migration, Kenya/Tanzania border, Africa. September, 2020.

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, post security while patrolling through the jungle during a bilateral jungle training event in Manaus, Brazil, Sept. 25, 2022. The U.S. Marine Corps continues to seek opportunities to train alongside Brazilian partners in deliberate and dynamic training events. Bilateral training events, such as jungle training, offer both forces a chance to increase interoperability, exchange best practices, and set conditions for future events to continue to grow a long tradition of friendship and cooperation.

010430-F-1644L-014. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 01 Base: Rockhampton State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sebastian VillaGomez, an explosive ordnance technician with Task Force Koa Moana 22, I Marine Expeditionary Force, sweeps the jungle floor for unexploded ordnance remnants on Peleliu, Republic of Palau, July 11, 2022. Exercises such as Task Force Koa Moana demonstrate U.S. commitment through routine operations that foster peace and security and develop relations with partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

German Army Staff Sgt. Andrej Lucenko, 7. San Regiment 2, Westerwald, removes tree branches from a stream with 21st Theater Sustainment Command Soldiers and Civilians in Sankt Goar, Germany, July 11, 2022. The volunteer event was a team effort between 21st Theater Sustainment Command, host nation and Sankt Goar city officials.

Security Forces Airmen from the 23rd Wing, Moody Air Force Base, simulate the detainment of opposing forces during the Agile Flag 22-2 exercise, at Avon Park Auxiliary Air Field, Florida, July 26, 2022. AGILE FLAG 22-2 marks a significant milestone in standardizing the way Air Combat Command organizes, trains, and equips for Agile Combat Employment after a period of experimentation.

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (V16), 2nd Marine Division, sets security during the Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 26, 2022. V16 conducted the MCCRE in order to formally certify the unit to composite at the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. V16 will be the Ground Combat Element, a part of the Marine Air Ground Task Force.

A Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) soldier with 2nd Battalion, RBLF, advances onto an objective while conducting a platoon attack during a Close Target Reconnaissance practical application in the jungle during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2022 on Rampoyah Labi Training Area, Brunei, Oct. 27, 2022. CARAT Brunei 2022 highlights the 28th anniversary of CARAT among allies and partners as a way to demonstrate long-term commitment to strengthening relationships throughout South and Southeast Asia and to highlight U.S. Navy commitment to key Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) partners to reinforce ASEAN centrality. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Sgt. Ryan H. Pulliam)

U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 22, I Marine Expeditionary Force, reconstruct a pathway on Peleliu, Republic of Palau, July 28, 2022. The Marines and locals replaced the decaying stairs to provide visitors a safe passage to the Battle of Peleliu memorial at Umurbrogol Mountain, known as Bloody Nose Ridge. Exercises such as Task Force Koa Moana demonstrate U.S. commitment through routine operations that foster peace and security and develop relations with partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, build a shelter as a part of a jungle-survival class during Fuji Viper 22.5 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Aug. 25, 2022. Fuji Viper exemplifies the commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across the Indo-Pacific region. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

A U.S. Marine with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, posts security at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, May 26, 2022. Marines with 7th Comm. Bn. took part in a Basic Jungle Survival Skills course conducted May 22-27 to prepare for jungle operations. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air Ground Task Force operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities.

The midway perspective of the cliff and rope use while rappelling during Exercise Cartwheel, 18 September 2022. New challenges require new thinking; we do not have the luxury of standing still. Our ability to employ emerging capabilities rapidly and effectively serves as a blueprint for future force structure and employment. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the United States, Republic of Fiji Military, Australian, New Zealand, and British forces that builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face a crisis and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.

Warrant Officers from the U.S. Army hikes for the 104th Birthday of the Warrant Officer Cohort at the hiking trail to Pinnacle 4 on July 7, 2022. The Warrant Officers make their way back the mountain from Pinnacle Four.

040712-A-6017M-011. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2-3 INF

U.S. Marine Cpl. Matthew Wright, a boat mechanic assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit posts security with a M240B machine gun as part of a persistence exercise (PERSISTEX) in Okinawa, Japan, June 25, 2022. The purpose of the training was to refine and enhance expeditionary advance base operations capabilities and practice distributed operations. 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 premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

A U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party specialist assigned to the 2d Air Support Operations Squadron out of Vilseck, Germany, conducts reconnaissance on terrestrial targets during exercise Cobra Warrior 22 in England, Sept. 23, 2022. Cobra Warrior 22 develops tactical interoperability skills of participating Airman, Allies and Partners through integrated cross-domain effects against a peer adversary.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, patrol during Counter Assault Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, May 11, 2022. During this force-on-force exercise, an infantry company with 3/2 rapidly deployed into the double-canopy jungles of the Northern Training Area to defend against an assault from another infantry company with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines. This exercise was designed to increase 3d Marine Divisions ability to seize and defend key maritime terrain, such as islands or coastal areas, and conduct Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations in the western Pacific. 3/2 is deployed under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

20th Fighter Wing pilots practice maneuvering through the woods during Combat Survival Training at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, June 6, 2022. CST provides Shaw pilots with the knowledge and skills needed to survive, evade, and communicate with recovery forces worldwide.

U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Mikayla Fritz, a public affairs mass communication specialist with the 358th Public Affairs Detachment, and Sgt. 1st Class Debrah Sanders, the non-commissioned officer in charge of the 366th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, stand on a crashed plane to take a photo at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Muscatatuck, Indiana, Aug. 16, 2022. The MUTC offers real life training in urban and rural environments with different scenarios.

Soldiers in basic training move tactically as a squad during close quarters combat training.

The big game hunting Tanet France

A U.S. Marine assigned to Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense School, puts on his mission oriented protective posture gear during a field training exercise at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., May 11, 2016. CBRN training teaches Marines how to utilize their issued gear enabling them to survive in a chemical environment.

A U.S. Marine with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division holds security during Resolute Dragon 22 at Shikaribetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is a bilateral exercise 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. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Douglas W. Howard, comptroller chief, Comptroller, Headquarters and Service Battalion (HQSVCBN), U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC), rappels down a hill during a Jungle Rappel Course in Taravao, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Aug. 30, 2022. The event provided a bilateral training opportunity between the French Armed Forces and Marines with MARFORPAC. The nine Marines and Sailor from HQSVCBN participated in the bilateral training with the French Armed Forces in order to strengthen relationships with the region.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division patrol during a battalion-level training event at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jan. 18, 2023. Marines with 1/12 completed a navigation and patrolling confidence lane to maintain lethality at the squad level.

Chief Petty Officer Joshua Huff, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) hospital corpsman, wears a POW/MIA cap during a recovery mission in Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Oct. 3, 2022. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Philippine reconnaissance Marines help improve each others bivouac sites during persistence and reconnaissance training for KAMANDAG 6 in Dadao, Calayan Island, Philippines Oct. 4, 2022. The combined training gave the U.S. and Philippine reconnaissance Marines an opportunity to share tactics, techniques, and procedures. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades shared experiences.

U.S. Army Soldiers participating in Jungle School perform waterborne operations at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on Sept. 24, 2022. During Waterborne day at Jungle School, students learn how to correctly and safely cross a water obstacle in the jungle using one rope bridge, poncho ruck rafts, and zodiacs.

Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Virginia Beach-based Alpha Troop, 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team establish a screen line as part of their security operations during their two weeks of annual training June 18, 2018, at Fort Pickett, Virginia.

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

U.S Army infantry sniper with Shadow Troop, 1-33 Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, dials in his scope during their team situational training exercise at Murfatlar training center, Romania, Jan. 17, 2024. The unit conducted the STX to reinforce core skills like, react-to-contact, infil and exfil drills, movement techniques as well as casualty evacuation to remain combat-effective and rapidly surge forces to support the NATO alliance across the European theater.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, make a fire as part of a bilateral jungle training event in Manaus, Brazil, Sept. 28, 2022. Throughout the training event, U.S. Marines applied tactics and knowledge given to them by the Brazilian Marines, who regularly operate in the Amazon jungle. Exercises and bilateral training events like Brazils jungle training provide the opportunity for U.S. Marines to train alongside partner forces in unique and complex environments to develop and improve readiness. Training in austere locations provide the opportunities to develop skills that are critical to force readiness and employment in the future operating environment.

U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Service Rifle Team Soldiers compete in the Marine Corps Infantry Trophy Team Match at 61st Interservice Rifle Championships in Quantico, Virginia. The unique Army unit claimed wins in every team match and nine out of 13 individual matches, and has a history of strong performances at this match.

A U.S. Air Force survival, evasion, resistance and escape instructor gives a fire-building demonstration during combat survival training near Thetford, England, Jan. 17, 2024. Fire-building skills are essential to survival and can make the difference between life or death in a combat survival and evasion real-world scenarios.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Zachery Lange, 114th Fighter Wing food service journeyman, takes a single step while searching for artifacts as part of a search and recovery field exercise during Octobers Unit Training Assembly at Great Bear Recreation Park, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Oct. 1, 2022. The wing has placed a focus on large-scale readiness exercises to stay mission ready in order to execute real-world missions at a moments notice.

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

220607-N-WU304-0029 TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Jun. 7, 2022)A member of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit 5, Platoon 501, conduct an unexploded ordnance (UXO)evolution, including a safe transport, and simulated controlled detonation of the UXO in support of Valiant Shield 2022. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allows the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Steven Taylor, a water support technician with Energy Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and Ponte Vedra, Florida native, collects water to prime the raw water pump, during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 6, 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.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, attempt a leadership reaction challenge course during exercise Atlantic Dragon on Camp Blanding, Florida, United States, March 31, 2022. Atlantic Dragon is a force generation exercise pushing Combat Logistics Regiment 37 as an arrival assembly operations group to provide tactical logistics support to III Marine Expeditionary Force. The exercise consists of an experimental maritime prepositioned force's offload tactics of military equipment that will support the field exercise training to increase combat readiness and efficiency. 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.

A student at the Scout Sniper Instructor School uses camouflage netting to conceal his position while aiming his sniper rifle during a field training exercise. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Group Of Men On A Driven Game Shoot

U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Joseph Hawley an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agencys (DPAA) Investigation Team (IT), scans for metallic signatures during an IT in Attapeu Province on March 10, 2023. ITs are an important process where small teams deploy to various locations throughout Laos, to gather as much information for future operations.

U.S. Army Soldiers participating in Jungle School perform waterborne operations at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on Sept. 24, 2022. During Waterborne day at Jungle School, students learn how to correctly and safely cross a water obstacle in the jungle using one rope bridge, poncho ruck rafts, and zodiacs.

U.S. Soldiers from Squad 7, U.S. Army Reserve (USAR), navigate "Jacob's Ladder" at the All-American Mile obstacle course during the Army's first-ever Best Squad Competitionon Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 5, 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, evaluating their physical and mental endurance, technical and tactical abilities, and basic warrior skills under stress and extreme fatigue.

030118-M-8337G-056. Base: Camp Gonsalves State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn 8th Marines

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Corey K. Bradford, the Leadership Reaction Course Chief with Weapons and Field Training Battalion, explains the procedures of sparring during the Crucible to Educators Workshop attendees at MCRD Parris Island, South Carolina, April 7, 2022. Educators Workshop provides the opportunity for teachers to experience and gain insight on some of the challenges recruits face during Marine Corps recruit training.

Wyoming Army National Guard Spc. John Heath, left, and Spc. Nathanial Atienza, an infantrymen gun team assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, fire the M240B machine gun in a platoon-level simulated training exercise during the Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) program at Camp Roberts, California, July 17, 2022. XCTC focuses on fully instrumental and realistic collective training to certify platoon and company level training proficiency in coordination with First Army.

Hunter hunting for game

030917-F-3939J-004. Base: Banja Luka State: Prijedor Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 172 level out the ground during a squadron field exercise (FEX) at Camp Schwab training grounds, Okinawa, Japan, October 2, 2022. MWSS-172 conducted the squadron FEX to emphasize tactics, techniques and procedures in an Expeditionary Advanced Base Operation (EABO) environment in preparation for the Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE).

Department of Aisne. Big game hunting season (autumn). Hunters posted during the start of the hunt. Rifle on the shoulder.

Alaska National Guardsmen assigned to Joint Task Force - Bethel clear storm debris in Newtok, Alaska, as part of Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 22, 2022. Approximately 100 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda O'Neal)

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

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ryan Yazzie, a combat engineer with Task Force Koa Moana 22, I Marine Expeditionary Force, clears a path for the explosive ordnance technicians to sweep for unexploded ordnance remnants on Peleliu, Republic of Palau, July 11, 2022. Exercises such as Task Force Koa Moana demonstrate U.S. commitment through routine operations that foster peace and security and develop relations with partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

Royal Thai Armed Forces SM1 Norasat Senapa, a Thailand Mine Action Center Explosive Ordnance Disposal instructor, supervises the students during an HMA EOD Level 3 course at Ta Mor Roi Training area in Surin Province, Thailand, Jul. 29, 2022. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train TMAC students in EOD level 3 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMACs mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defenses Humanitarian Mine Action Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Emergency Response Team officers from the Protective Services branch of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida enter an objective during a training exercise simulating a situation the team could confront at the center.

A Soldier in Pathfinder School directs a Pennsylvania National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during the field training exercise portion of the school at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., on August 10, 2022. Soldiers were challenged during the FTX with properly preparing the drop zone and directing the helicopter to safely deliver the drop

Rangers in the jungle, Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India

(FORT BENNING, Ga.) Soldiers man and secure a surveillance site in phase two of Reconnaissance Surveillance Leaders Course, November 15, 2013, at Fort Benning, Georgia. Students train to observe NIAs (named areas of interest) and establish communication with higher headquarters.

A U.S. Soldier of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division provides security during exercise Allied Spirit VIII at the U.S. Armys Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 23, 2018. Allied Spirit VIII includes approximately 4,100 participants from 10 nations at 7th Army Training Commands Hohenfels Training Area, Jan. 15-Feb. 5, 2018. Allied Spirit is a U.S. Army Europe-directed multinational exercise series designed to develop and enhance NATO and key partners interoperability and readiness.

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. James Simpson, non-destructive inspections chief, Marine Aviation Logistics 31, fishes during the Semi-Annual Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort Fishing Derby at Scout Pond, MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, May 7, 2022. The fishing derby is a recreational event that tests service members and their dependents fishing skills and gives them a chance to get outside, be competitive and meet new people.

U.S. Sailors participating in Maryland Fleet Week and Flyover Baltimore, visit the Maryland Zoo to assist with vegetation management Sept. 8, 2022. Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore is an annual public event that provides the opportunity for the U.S. sea services from the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard to engage with each other and civilians. More than 2,300 service members participated in Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore 2022 engaging and assisting with ship tours, live bands and static equipment displays.

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A 3/5 Cavalry US Army M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Cargo/Troop Carrier, with a severely cracked passenger side front window and a bent, IFOR marked, open front driver side door, damaged by the explosive concussion of a Serbian TMA-1A Anti-tank Mine exploding after another US Army HMMWV struck and detonated the mine. This HMMWV was part of a convoy traveling in the Russian Brigade Area in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Navy Seal sniper with rifle in action.

Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Portsmouth-based 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct area reconnaissance, reconnaissance handover and sniper employment training Aug 7, 2021, during their two weeks of annual training at Fort Pickett, Virginia.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24) participate in a training scenario July 26, 2022, on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 24th Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 was holding their 2022 annual training at Fort McCoy. (U.S. Army Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

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Marine recruits climb a cargo net during basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers and NCOs from the West Virginia and District of Columbia National Guards compete in their annual Best Warrior Competition, held at Camp Dawson, Kingwood, West Virginia, April 22, 2022. Best Warrior is an annual event where participants compete in a series of military tasks including weapons proficiency, endurance, physical fitness, medical skills, communications, and professional development activities. Winners of the local Best Warrior will compete at the regional level in May, also at Camp Dawson.

location of the battle of mallorca, Son Servera, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

DF-ST-90-02937. Country: Panama (PAN)

U.S. Army Soldiers, with the New Jersey National Guard's Reconnaissance and Sniper Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-114th Infantry Regiment, participate in a ghillie wash at the Fort Dix Ranges on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, March 25, 2023. The Soldiers use sand, water and mud, all in an effort to perfect their suits camouflage.

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U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, interact with simulated protestors during an embassy reinforcement exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 23, 2022. The embassy reinforcement exercise taught the Marines when and how to react to non-lethal situations and enhance combat readiness. 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 premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 9th Engineering Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, prepare a fire during Jungle Crab 22 at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, June 27, 2022. During the training, explosive ordnance disposal technicians prepared to support Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations by practicing survival methods in areas where logistical support may not be available. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

A U.S. Marines with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Battalion lands after completing freefall parachute training from a UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, at Santa Cruz Air Force Base, Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 6, 2022. UNITAS LXIII air and parachute operations are part of an integrated, multinational event to enable interoperability and the sharing of knowledge between partner nation forces supporting the exercise. UNITAS is the world's longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

Army Reserve 1st Lt. Joshua Moeller, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne),looks for his next point during a CIOR orienteering exercise at Catamount, Vermont on July 23, 2022. The Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers Military Competition (CIOR MILCOMP) is a three-day team competition consisting of NATO and Partnership for Peace nations in Europe. It has been around since 1957. The competition is open to all reserve components for both NCO and officer. It is now run on a volunteer basis and funded by former competitors through an alumni association.

war, hiking, army and people concept - close up of soldier feet in army boots in forest

UH-60 Black Hawk hoist training at Fort McCoy's Big Sandy LakeSoldiers with the 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion and 1-168th Force Support Squadron with the Wisconsin National Guard training crew chiefs, medics and pilots live hoist training at Big Sandy Lake on June 7, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis.

Marines of 45 Commando, British Royal Marines march the dirt road through the Verona Loop training area towards their staging area prior to their movement to Camp Davis, the staging area for further movement to Ft. Bragg, NC. Subject Operation/Series: Combined Joint Training Field Exercise (CJTFEX) 96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) soldier peers through tree limbs used to camouflage his K-1 tank at the Twin Bridges training area on Oct. 31, 1998. Twin Bridges, located 25 minutes west of Tongduch'on, Republic of Korea, is the site for a simulated battle on Nov. 2 1998 between a ROKA armored brigade and the 3rd Brigade, 2d Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Washington, during the combined exercise Foal Eagle '98. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Tongduchon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

CHIEF Aviation Machinist's Mate (ADC) Dan Arnes regulates the line on a hoistline harness during practice search and rescue operations. Base: Naval Air Station Whidbey Island State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Airmen take cover behind a barrier during a Shoot-Move-Communicate exercise during the 325th Fighter Wing Augmentation Program at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, May 20, 2022. SMC training is meant to train Airmen how to use small unit tactics and communication amongst team members while navigating a small range or obstacle course.

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