Military Training Exercises

Soldiers engaged in live-fire exercises and tactical training in various outdoor environments, demonstrating teamwork and military readiness.

Kentucky U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conduct squad live-fire exercise in Djibouti at Arta range complex, Djibouti, June 8, 2022. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, is a dynamic operational headquarters, supporting missions to counter violent extremist organizations, responding to crises and enhancing stability in East Africa.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to Chaos Company, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, scans for targets using a Javelin shoulder-fired anti-tank missile during a live-fire exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, Aug. 4, 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.

Kentucky U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conduct squad live-fire exercise in Djibouti at Arta range complex, Djibouti, June 8, 2022. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, is a dynamic operational headquarters, supporting missions to counter violent extremist organizations, responding to crises and enhancing stability in East Africa.

DA-ST-88-06938. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK / BRIGHT STAR Base: Amman Country: Jordan (JOR)

051119-A-0527A-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

A US Marine Fires an M-32 Semiautomatic Grenade Launcher

Late in the day Bronco Ballation cadets begin returning to their gathering point before heading back down the trail. 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 are already currently serving in the Idaho Army National Guard while attending BSU. Many officers currently serving in the Idaho Army

030217-M-3692W-106. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: Echo Co

Lance Cpl. Craig W. Mehlenbeck, an assaultman from Weapons platoon, Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, launches a high explosive rocket from his MK153 Shoulder-fired, Multi-purpose, Assault Weapon in the mountains of Djibouti during a live fire range March 28. The 24th MEU Marines performed a series of sustainment and joint exercises alongside the French military servicemembers while in Djibouti. The 24th MEU is currently serves as the theatre reserve force for Central Command during its seven month deployment aboard Nassau Amphibious Ready Group vessels.

CAMP TITIN, Jordan - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Allan Van Reijsen, assigned to Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Central Command (FASTCENT), conducts a live fire squad attack range, during Exercise Eager Lion 22 at Camp Titin, Jordan, September 7, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations, and considered the capstone of a broader U.S. military relationship with the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF). Jordan is one of U.S. Central Commands (USCENTCOM) strongest and most reliable partners in the Levant sub-region.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alexander Reynaga, a machine gunner with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, suppresses targets during an exercise on Range 400 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, June 9, 2022. The 13th MEU is currently conducting Realistic Urban Training exercise to enhance the integration and collective capability of the MEU's command, air, ground, and logistics elements and prepare the 13th MEU to meet the nation's crisis response needs during their upcoming overseas deployment.

SOUTHERN SHORSHORK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Marines form Lima Company return from a patrol in Southern Shorshork, Helmand province, Afghanistan, during Operation Cobra, June 17. Operation Cobra is a joint operation between Marine Corps units and the Afghanistan National Army to disrupt enemy forces which have been using the sparsely populated region between Marjah and Nawa as a safe haven.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the "Spartan Brigade," 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, aims down his M249 squad automatic weapon while pulling security during a live fire exercise at Fort Irwin, California, March 8, 2023. The Spartan Brigade, the Armys most modernized brigade, completed its rotation NTC 23-05, making it not only the best equipped but most lethal unit in Americas arsenal as the Army moves toward building the Army of 2030.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERONIMO, Helmand Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Afghanistan National Army Sgts. Bashir Allahmurrad and Abdul Ahad, both assigned to 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, wait for their rifles to be cleaned and inspected before firing at Range Juarez near Forward Operating Base Geronimo May 25. Allahmurrad has been in the ANA for two years and said he joined out of patriotism. “I wanted to serve my country and protect my country,” he said. “I like my country and I want to kill the enemies of my country.”

U.S. Army Soldiers attending the Infantry Advanced Leader Course 19-002, hosted by the New Jersey National Guard's 1st Battalion, 254th Regiment (Combat Arms), fire the M240B machine gun on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 2, 2019. The Soldiers rotate running range operations and mentoring shooters as part of their leadership training.

Staff Sgt. Matthew Hanlon scans terrain for possible threats over Logar Province, Afghanistan, during a coalition mission July 29, 2013. Hanlon is deployed from the 6th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla. He is from Temecula, Calif. Hanlon is a 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron air adviser and aerial gunner.

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070319-M-7404B-008. Complete Scene Caption: Instructors with the 2nd Brigade 7th Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team (MiTT 2-7) instruct an Iraqi army soldier while he fires a PKC machine gun in the turret of a high mobillity multi wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) during a live fire exercise at the fire and maneuver range on Asad Air Base, Iraq on March 9, 2007. 2nd Battalion 7th Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team is deployed as a part of MNF-W in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar province of Iraq to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Sheila M. Brooks) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MITT 2-7

The Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration takes place during the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 24, 2022. The MAGTF Demo displays the coordinated use of close-air support, artillery and infantry forces, and provides a visual representation of how the Marine Corps operates. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

030217-M-3692W-073. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: Echo Co

Georgia Air National Guard joint terminal attack controllers assigned to 1st Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Mountain Warrior set up operational communications during an aerial assault mission at an Afghan outpost near an Afghanistan/Pakistan mountain border in Nazyan. The joint mission was a show of unity for the Troops of Task Force Rough Rider and the Afghan border police 6th Kandak protecting the Safid Kho Mountain Ranges.

021014-M-0857S-031. Base: Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MAWTS-1

During a final phase of training, the Idaho Army National Guard Sniper Team was required to move to a location without detection, set up a firing position in a covered facility, identify a target and possible hostage and neutralize the target. After firing the team was then tasked with leaving the secured facility without detection.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 CAB 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. U.S.Army, Idaho Army National Guard, Sniper, Infantry, Orc

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, provide suppression against the enemy on Range 400 during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) on Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, May 16, 2022. ITX creates a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated MAGTF.

M-224 60MM LT Mourtor

CAMP TITIN, Jordan - U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Lance Cpl. Chad Woodruff, a combat engineer with the 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, trains at a ballistic breaching range, during Exercise Eager Lion 22 on Camp Titin, Jordan, September 6, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations, and considered the capstone of a broader U.S. military relationship with the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF). Jordan is one of U.S. Central Commands (USCENTCOM) strongest and most reliable partners in the Levant sub-region.

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 119th Field Artillery Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, fires a M777 155mm howitzer as part of a direct fire training exercise during Northern Strike 20, Camp Grayling, Michigan, July 25, 2020. The National All Domain Warfighting center in Northern Michigan, of which Camp Graying is a part, is the premier location to replicate the future operating environment, benefiting military readiness.

U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Blaine Hale, student, sends bullets down the target range from a M240 B medium machine gun during the live firing portion of the Lightweight Machine Gun Qualification course at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Oct. 3, 2022. The course is two-weeks long culminating in three days where students familiarize themselves with weapons by live firing in multiple conditions and is designed to ready students for mission demands on day-one of assignment at their new base where this training is not available.

A soldier aims his M-16A1 rifle, equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher, from a prone position during a downrange training exercise. Base: Fort Carson State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

070109-M-7772K-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2 HQ CO

DM-ST-86-11587. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030319-M-4544K-021. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: C Co, 4th LAR Bn, 4th Mar Div

030213-M-6538A-007. Base: Grizzly Range Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5-Feb

Two special forces rangers during a military operation in the desert.

070324-M-6412C-040. Complete Scene Caption: U.S. Marines with 2nd Platoon, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines provide security for other Marines as they search the surrounding area for signs of Anti Iraqi Force activity during Operation Zaidon II on March 23, 2007. Task Force 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines is conducting Operation Zaidon II in Zaidon, Iraq to clear the city of Anti Iraqi Forces and deny them further use of the area in the future. Regimental Combat Team 6 is deployed with Multi National Forces-West in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq to develop Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Samuel D. Corum) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: ZAIDON Base: Zaidon State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-6

U.S. soldier runs through the desert shooting a gun with grenade launcher.

A Marine with Company C, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, takes cover behind a pile of concrete as the company stormed Combat Center Range 210, Jan. 20. The battalion is slated to deploy to Afghanistan later this year.

Marine rider in helmet and camo uniform, standing on one knee, aiming service rifle, supporting with fire running behind teammate. United States army special forces soldiers attacking enemy in desert. Marine riders moving with caution through sands

US Army, Sergeant Major (SGM)Lotten (right) observes Sergeant Moss (left), Headquarters Company,11th Signal Brigade, Fort Huachuca, Arizona, as he loosens railroad flatcar tie down chains from a vdhicle. Exercise DESERT PINE '97, Camp Navajo, AZ, 29 May 1997. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT PINE '97 Base: Camp Navajo State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Pfc. Mark Chappell, an infantryman assigned to 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, engages enemy targets during a live-fire training exercise near Fort Bliss, Texas, Nov. 1, 2022. Soldiers of the 1-125 IN conducted intense and extensive squad maneuvers during the exercise, using live ammunition to simulate a real-world combat environment, honing their interoperability and lethality.

030308-F-3208M-049. Subject Operation/Series: RUGGED ARCH Country: Unknown

Troops of the 82nd Airborne Division occupy a trench as they take part in a warfare training exercise during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nicholas Ransier-Ross supervises an Airman shooting a Glock 19 pistol at the Udari Multi-Purpose Range Complex, Kuwait, April 24, 2022. This event was hosted by the Joint Special Operations Forces Support Detachment-Kuwait at Camp Sparta to educate participants on various weapons systems and build relationships with other groups in the area of responsibility.

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine from Headquarters Company (HC), Regimental Combat Team-1 (RCT-1), digs a fighting position in the dispersal area prior to the unit crossing into Iraq in preparation for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Country: Kuwait (KWT)

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A mortarman assigned U.S. Army National Guard Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, prepares ammunition for a mortar position during a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise, or CALFEX, conducted with the French Forces in Djibouti near Arta, Djibouti, Aug. 22, 2022. CALFEX allowed allied forces to conduct air assault, infantry support by fire, and mortar bombardments to capture a simulated objective. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns)

030303-N-5362A-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Forward Deployed Location Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: N/A

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 299th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division fires an Anti-Tank-4, 88mm rocket launcher during a live fire exercise during Decisive Action Rotation 22-09 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 16th, 2022.

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An airman sights in an M29 81 mm mortar during Exercise CROWN DEFENDER. Subject Operation/Series: CROWN DEFENDER Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041108-F-0704A-003. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030408-M-4419R-039. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

060105-A-2777C-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE NORTHWEST

French Foreign Legionnaires defend a forward operating base during Adversary Force Exercise 3-22 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 26, 2022. The Legionnaires defended a forward operating base U.S. Marines were using to test emerging intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance technologies.

030323-M-3692W-053. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Echo Company

U.S. Army Spc. Jamus Grandstrom of Reading, Pa., and Spc. Daniel Collazo of Newport, Va., Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, run communications equipment from a sandbag bunker in the Daymirdad District Center, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Jan. 9, 2011.

Members of Navy SEAL Team with weapons in action.

Special operations forces soldier, US army infantryman carefully sneaking, walking with service rifle in hands in hot sandy and rocky area. Military mission on Meddle East, modern warfare in desert. Armed US commando walking in desert area

Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from the 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion Mortar Platoon begin storing 120mm mortar rounds inside the mortar carrier vehicle. The Idaho Army National Guards Mortar Platoon, HHC, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion sharpen their skills preparing for deployment in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

030206-F-7203T-025. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Lemonier Country: Djibouti (DJI)

030806-F-5435R-005. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE XI Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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.

041130-M-9529D-009. Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ken Geier, a special missions aviator assigned to the 46th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, prepares to shoot a GAU-18 weapons system on an HH-60 Pave Hawk during a combat search and rescue exercise at an undisclosed location, July 5, 2022. Air Force Central Commands ERQSs are organized, trained, equipped and postured to conduct full spectrum personnel recovery to include both conventional and unconventional combat rescue operations within the Central Command theater of operations. Special warfare operators assigned throughout the combined joint operational area conduct operations in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve.

030322-M-5753Q-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Az Zubayr Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Afghan Territorial Force 444, and British soldiers exit a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, at Qal'ah-ye Badam, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2013. HMH-462 transported 2/8, ATF-444 and British soldiers during a joint interdiction operation.

Pfc. Ryan T. Bobbit of Company M, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, gives the command for his team to rush and complete Copeland's Assault course during the Crucible at Edson Range aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 4, 2013.

Airman 1st Class Noah Huse, Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element Airman assigned to 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, surveys the area before a C-17 Globemaster III lands in a dry lake bed during Red Flag-Nellis 22-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 12, 2022. Red Flag-Nellis 22-3 provides realistic combat training that saves lives while increasing combat effectiveness.

U.S. Army Sgt. Sean Bundy and Sgt. Dennis First walk to the rally point to link up with the Iraqi army soldiers from 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division for an Iraqi army-led operation in Al Muradia village, Iraq, March 12, 2007. Bundy and First are assigned to 4th Platoon, Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

060409-M-9019H-032. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Soldiers take a break around an M-102 105mm towed howitzer during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, duck down for a deception breach during a company attack as part of Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 3-18 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 10, 2018. The purpose of ITX 3-18 is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air Ground Task Force.

Soldiers assigned to the 35th Infantry Division hoist a field communication antenna while at the rifle range during Operation Blaze the trail at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Aug. 22, 2017. The week-long training exercise was created to help maintain basic Soldier readiness while deployed to Southwest Asia. Tasks included in Operation Blaze the Trail consist of M-4 rifle familiarization, M-9 pistol qualification, and land navigation.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, prepare to engage a enemy targets during a live-fire training exercise near Fort Bliss, Texas, Nov. 1, 2022. Soldiers of the 1-125 IN conducted intense and extensive squad maneuvers during the exercise, using live ammunition to simulate a real-world combat environment, honing their interoperability and lethality.

030429-M-5607A-024. Base: An Nu' Maniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030224-M-3138H-706. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5TH MARINES

060119-A-1211S-118. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Second Class (HM2) Daniel Smith (foreground) and US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Force Services Support Group (FSSG), disassemble a Chemical Biological Protective Shelter (CBPS) at Camp Coyote, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The CBPS is a highly mobile chemically protected shelter system designed for emergency medical use in forward battle areas. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Lance Cpl. Javier Rohas, 19, of West Palm Beach, Fla., with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, post security on the perimeter of a compound recently occupied by insurgents where their patrol found a cache of IED-making materials here Aug. 10.

030301-M-0523L-015. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

A Bangalore breach signals the start of a company assault exercise at Range 400 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. Feb. 28 as part of the Enhanced Mojave Viper exercise for India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment.

060118-A-7969G-027. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Cooke (TAJI) State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1-66/IA

Recruits descend one of many hills to track down a far-away checkpoint. During land navigation, recruits only use a map, a compass, and a protractor to find objectives

Ground View of Passing Marines

U.S. Marine fires an M136 AT4 light anti-armor weapon at a target during fire and maneuver training near Camp Bucca, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Soldier in desert uniform at rest.

U.S. Army Spc. William Suncire and Sgt. Richard Milliron work security in Yosef Khel, Afghanistan, during a Provincial Reconstruction Team-Paktika quality assurance mission, Nov. 21, 2009. Suncire and Milliron are PRT-Paktika security forces members deployed from the Arizona National Guard.

030303-M-9124R-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Grizzly Country: Kuwait (KWT)

FORT IRWIN, Calif. - U.S. Army Soldiers from 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment cross a linear danger point using a smoke grenade for concealment during a demonstration of military capabilities for members of the public Sept. 2, 2022, in Razish, National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. In a dynamic display, the Soldiers demonstrated combat operations including react to contact, military operations in urban terrain (MOUT,) and medical treatment and evacuation skills for visiting members of the public during a tour of the National Training Center.

United States Marine with an M16 Rifle during a combat operation in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

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030214-M-3138H-026. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

M113 Armored Personnel Carriers from the Jordanian Armed Forces and an M1 Abrams from the 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 163rd Cavalry Regiment move into an objective during a cordon and search operation during Exercise Eager Lion in Amman, Jordan, Sept. 5, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations.

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Dye, from Jacksonville, Florida, a fire support liaison chief assigned to Force Reconnaissance Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division uses a common laser range finder to acquire targets during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 at Observation Point Sunkist (OP Sunkist), Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, Oct. 4, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, assess the battlefield during a live-fire training exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 3, 2022. The Marines conducted a squad attack at Range 410, which provides close proximity of targets, obstacles to breach, and a variety of weapon assets including mortars, rockets, and machine guns.

Soldiers from Task Force Spartan participate in stress lanes during the U.S. Army Central Best Squad Competition at Camp Buehring, May 6, 2022.

U.S. Army Sgt. Arvin Mettao, assigned to 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division acts as an opposing force during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) training rotation 23-01 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Nov. 2, 2022. The 25th Infantry Division trains to operate, fight, and thrive in the regions most austere, rugged and diverse enivronments alongside our allies and partners. JPMRC 23-01 allows our forces to train in unique environments and conditions where they are most likely to be employed in the event of crisis or conflict.

040423-M-8851A-009. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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