Military Training Exercises

Action-oriented photos of soldiers engaged in various training drills and exercises, featuring tactical maneuvers and teamwork in diverse environments.

DA-SC-87-05437. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Combat control team members man their machine guns after a boat landing during a water training exercise. The controllers are from the 63rd Military Airlift Wing. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the South Korean Army, using M16 rifles with a M203 grenade launcher attached, take aim down range at South Nam Han River. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '91 Base: Ito Country: Korea

990425-M-6504R-003. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Division

000227-M-0267C-002. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL)

Occupying a defensive position at Atlantic Airfield, a Marine machine gunner assigned to the aggressor forces fires his M60 machine gun at attacking soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division during the joint services exercise SOLID SHIELD '89. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '89 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970628-M-9816M-012. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: LSB, 1ST FSSG, I MEF

A member of the 1ST Special Forces guards the perimeter of the drop zone at Yoju Airfield after an airdrop during exercise Team Spirit '85. Subject Operation/Series: EXERCISE TEAM SPIRIT '85 Country: South Korea

DA-SC-87-05437. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, clean weapons after completing bilateral field exercise in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles (ANT). Bilateral Training is an annual cooperative exchange between the USMC Reserves and the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps (RNMC). Country: Netherlands Antilles (ANT)

Members of the 1ST Armored Cavalry prepare for exercise Doughboy City. The exercise is designed to provide practice fighting in urban areas. Subject Operation/Series: DOUGHBOY CITY Base: West Berlin Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DA-ST-85-02242. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

Medical personnel carry an injured airman on a litter during an exercise simulating battlefield conditions. The medics are taking part in training, directed by the 3790th Medical Service Training Wing, that prepares personnel for treating the injured in a combat zone environment. Base: Sheppard Air Force Base State: Texas(TX) Country: United States Of America(USA)

US Marines from the 2nd Battalion 8th Marines scramble up the hill at McCalla on the Naval Base for two days of training. The Marines are presently stationed on USS NASSAU as part of the operation. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT DEMOCRACY Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

DF-ST-82-00584. Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Kwang Ju Air Base Country: Korea

A Marine prepares to fire the 40 mm M203 grenade launcher attached to his M16A2 rifle. Country: Panama (PAN)

During firing training, Air Force students practice firing the M-16 rifles under the supervision of instructors. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

Marines disassemble and examine several Soviet-made AK-47 and AKM assault rifles during a weapons familiarization class. Country: Panama (PAN)

STAFF Sergeant Craig Leyson, from the 3345th Security Police Squadron, guards an entrance to his camp during exercise RIPE WARRIOR. Leyson is armed with an M16 rifle. Subject Operation/Series: RIPE WARRIOR Base: Camp Bullis State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

During a firefight, TECH. SGT. Lee Sheets, 341st Operations Squadron lays low on the ground with his M-16 rifle and tries to determine where a hidden enemy aggressor has been firing from. Subject Operation/Series: MARAUDER 1995 Base: Limestone Hills State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines fire an M-224 60mm lightweight company mortar from a bunker on a live fire range. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Army National Guard soldiers training at Ft. McCoy, Wisconsin.

U.S. Army SSGT Maria Montoya instructs soldiers of the 501st Forward Support Battalion (FSB) from Frieburge, Germany, on how to place a casualty on a litter to be loaded to a 5 ton truck. The soldiers and equipment are a part of NATO's Implementation Forces (IFOR) during Operation Joint Endeavor in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

A Marine prepares to fire an M-60E3 light machine gun during Unitas XXXII, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American nations. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXII Country: Ecuador(ECU)

DF-ST-85-05169. Subject Operation/Series: CREEK WARRIOR/REFORGER '83 Base: Sembach Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

Marines fire Soviet-made weapons during a familiarization class. The Marine at left is firing an RPK light machine gun and the others are firing AKM assault rifles. Country: Panama (PAN)

Soldiers of the 1 Bn., 504th Parachute Infantry Regt., 82nd Airborne Div., set up assembly areas after jumping into Drop Zone Ferruzi during exercise Solid Shield '89. The exercise is being conducted on the East Coast of the United States by approximately 30,000 military personnel from all services. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '89 Country: Unknown

Moldovan troops set up a tent at Davis Airfield, North Carolina, for Final Training Exercise (FTX) III, COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. FTX III encompasses Airfield Security, Convoy Operations, and Humanitarian Assistance. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A SFC demonstrates the passing of a grenade to a recruit during basic training. Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines participate in combat exercises during Exercise Gallant Eagle '82. AN M-60A1 tank maneuvers up a hill in the background. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '82 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-90-02121. Base: Canal Zone Country: Panama (PAN)

Two Marines guard the battalion perimeter from advance post positions during their combat readiness evaluation, at the Pakalula Training Area. The Marines are members of Kilo Btry., 1ST Bn., 12th Marines. Base: Pakalula Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-85-06391. Subject Operation/Series: OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 4-84 State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Marines run for cover as sniper shots ring out in the compound. The Marines, armed with M203 grenade launchers attached to M16A2 rifles and an AT8 light anti-tank weapon, are attempting to secure Somali Warlord GEN. Aideed's weapons cantonment area. The Marines from Task capital city, after a 6:00 a.m. surrender deadline, were ignored by Somali nationals in the compound. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) stand by to board a helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during Operation Sharp Edge. The Marines will be flown to the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, to augment security and evacuate U.S. and foreign nationals from the fighting between government and rebel forces. Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DF-ST-89-09712. Base: Sembach Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

Hurst a Marine from Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU SOC) establishes a communications link enroute to secure an airfield once held by the Iraqi 10th Armored Division in Al Amarah, Iraq. Hurst is armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle. A Marine Assault Amphibian Vehicle (AVP7A1) sits in the background. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Amarah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DA-ST-88-03371. Subject Operation/Series: ADVANCED CAMP Base: Fort Lewis State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US 14th Infantry Division draws Viet Cong sniper fire while on a search mission. Vietnam, 1965.

Combat Control School students, holding XM-117 submachine guns, are participating in daily physical training. The students will become Red Berets upon their graduation. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Marines from Weapons Company, Camp Pendleton, CA fire the M240G 7.62mm Machine Gun at a range in Susong Ri, Korea. During FOAL EAGLE 2000 exercise, Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), spent two months participating in various training operations on and off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Sasebo, Japan, Pohang, Korea, and Hong Kong, China. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Susong Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK)

Security policemen stand by in an M151 light utility vehicle on the runway apron during Operation OCEAN VENTURE '84. An M60 machine gun is mounted on the vehicle. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 Base: Ramey Air Base State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

VADM William A. Owens, left, commander, Sixth Fleet, is interviewed by a crew from the Navy Broadcasting Service during his inspection tour of the city. U.S. and coalition troops are in Zakhu as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ)

US Marines inspect the equipment of Ukrainian Marines as they prepare to board Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV), on the way to range L-5 on the far side of New River, Camp Lejeune, NC during Situational Training Exercise - 3, (STX-3) part of Operation COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. US Marines inspect the equipment of Ukrainian Marines as they prepare to board Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV), on the way to range L-5 on the far side of New River, Camp Lejeune, NC during Situational Training Exercise - 3, (STX-3) part of Operation COOPERATIVE OSPREY Õ96.

A Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) reads a scripture passage during a Protestant worship service conducted by Chaplain (CMDR) Skip E. Blancett, center. The Marines are in northern Iraq for Operation Provide Comfort. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A Marine fires a light vehicle mounted M-2/.50 caliber machine gun during a live firing exercise. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marine Corps infantrymen of Company B, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, are given classes on the M60A1 tank. The crewmen of the tank, from the 1ST Marine Division, are giving the classes. Base: Zambolies Training Area Country: Philippines (PHL)

CPL C. Candelario, squad leader from the Marine detachment of the USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62), instructs his men on combat tactics at the Marine Corps Development and Education Command. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine 2nd LT. Edward Nevgloski, receives orders from the radio while holding the tree line position just after landing on shore at Jongsa-dong beach in Republic of Korea, Oct. 31, 1998. Nevgloski and other 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Corp troops landed on the beach via helicopter and LCAC Amphibious Vehicles in support of Foal Eagle '98. Foal Eagle '98 is a deployment exercise that takes place once a year in Korea. (U.S. Army photo by SPECIALIST Joel C. Miller) (Released). Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Jongsa-Dong Beach Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A1C John Moffitt, of the 6550th Security Police Squadron, awaits the order to advance during Exercise Safe Defender One. He is armed with a M79 grenade launcher and is wearing components of the multiple integrated laser engagement system. Subject Operation/Series: SAFE DEFENDER Base: Camp Joseph T. Robinson State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of a combat control team from the 1721st Combat Control Squadron pulls away on an all-terrain vehicle as his unit prepares the Camp Davis airfield, near Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, for operations during the joint services exercise SOLID SHIELD '89. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '89 Base: Camp Davis State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Private First Class George Darlington covers his ears as Private 2 Jeff Hampton, assistant gunner, pulls the lanyard to fire an M-102 105 mm howitzer, during live-fire artillery exercises at the US Army's Pohakuloa Training Area. Their unit is preparing for Team Spirit `84, a joint South Korean/US training exercise held annually in Korea. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines of Company C, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, receive instruction on field expedient antennas. Base: Canal Zone Country: Panama (PAN)

U.S. Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Jeffrey Shuman, of the 62nd Civil Engineering Squadron, checks an illumination round on the ground for booby traps during this multi-national, explosive ordnance disposal training exercise. Subject Operation/Series: BELL THUNDER '95 Base: San Clemente Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-03093. Base: Oahu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 1ST Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, cross the Hwachon River in rubber rafts during the joint South Korean/US training Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '83. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '83 Base: Hwachon Country: Korea

A soldier zeroes in his AK-47 using the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System, more commonly known as MILES gear, attached to his weapon. Soldiers from three NATO and 14 other central and eastern European countries are developing their combined peacekeeping skills during the exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center. Cooperative Nugget '95 is the sixth Partnership for Peace exercise, but the first to be held on US territory. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE NUGGET '95 Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DD-SP-99-04073. Country: Unknown

030216-M-6538A-010. Base: Udari Range Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT 5

Troopers from the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, equipped with M-16 rifles and a .50 caliber machine gun, conduct a patrol during the Partnership For Peace exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE NUGGET '97 Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SPC D. Shewfelt, Bravo Company, 2/2 Aviation, a member of C-Troop 4-7 Cavalry, decontaminates a Bradley Fighting Vehicle, Oct. 25, 1998. The decontamination is part of a chemical training exercise conducted by the Army. Subject Operation/Series: KOREA CD Base: Panmunjom State: Demilitarized Zone Country: Korea

DA-SC-85-06505. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '84 Base: Chipyong-Ni Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DM-ST-86-09410. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

TSG Kenny McClure (left rear) and MSG Dale Moser, member of 52nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, place explosive M112 demolition bricks to dispose of six 2.75 inch rockets which are defective and must be destroyed. The unit is Tuzla in support of JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

US Army soldiers of Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York, conducte a temporary checkpoint near Brcko, Bosnia-Herzegovina, as part of force protection training. Operation JOINT GUARD, 30 April, 1997. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Brcko Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

4DF-ST-86-10405. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT SCORPION 85 Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Albanian soldiers stand guard on the airstrip at Davis Field during Final Training Exercise (FTX) III, a part of Cooperative Osprey '96. FTX III consists of Airfield Security, Convoy Operations and Humanitarian Assistance Operations. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force basic trainees dash through a chow line to get Meals, Ready to Eat (MRE) and the energy they'll need for the next 24 hours while they are at a new training encampment fittingly named "Scorpion's Nest," one of the ways instructors are putting the "tough" back in "boot camp" at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040924-F-0158T-003. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-13161. Subject Operation/Series: GRANADERO I Country: Honduras (HND)

A military film crew at work at the UNTAC mission in Cambodia, soldiers from the Marine Corps (Detcamb II). United Nations Advance Mission in Cambodia (Unamic), United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (Untac) and the Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC) are three overlapping missions to monitor peace after the civil war.

DF-ST-86-09672. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD 85 Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The troops from the 11th Civil Engineer Squadron, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, DC unload one of the twenty-three trucks for a week long field training exercise. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SGT. 1ST Class Anthony Lacour (right), U.S. Army, discusses squad movements with Vladimir Dalipi (left), an Albanian soldier, during the exercise. Soldiers from three NATO and 14 other central and eastern European countries are developing their combined peacekeeping skills during the exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center. Cooperative Nugget '95 is the sixth Partnership for Peace exercise, but the first to be held on US territory. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE NUGGET '95 Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A machine gunner mans a 7.62mm M-60 machine gun as he stands guard behind a bunker during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

US Army, Private First Class (PFC) Walker, 82nd Airborne Division awaits a mock practice jump during a Joint Readiness Training Exercise (JRTX) being conducted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, !5 July 1997. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT READINESS TRAINING Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An M1A1 Main Battle Tank from 2d Tank Battalion crosses the Intracoastal Waterway via bridging provided by Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2d Force Service Support Group. 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)

Soldiers take cover behind bunkers and in trenches during company STX Lane (Breach) training. The soldiers are armed with M-16 rifles and a Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW). Subject Operation/Series: SITUATIONAL TRAINING EXERCISE Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Navy seabees from Mobile Construction Battalion One, assist Air Force personnel in offloading and organizing supplies from several incoming C-130 Hercules aircraft during Exercise Kennel Bear '4-82. Subject Operation/Series: KENNEL BEAR '4-82 Base: Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

Commandant of the Marine Corps Netherlands, MAJ. GEN. Roy Spiekman Van Weezelburg, checks his target after firing a round with the M16-A2 rifle at the Weapons Training Battalion. Base: MC Recruit Depot, Paris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Medical personnel from the 433rd ASTS, Kelly AFB, Texas and the 302nd ASTS, Peterson AFB, Colo. offload stretchers of "simulated" patients from a medical evacuation configured C-130 Hercules during a Mass Casualty exercise at Kansas City Downtown Airport during Patriot Express '95 a 4th Air Force Reserve exercise. Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT EXPRESS '95 Base: Kansas City Downtown Airport State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-00859. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Azarq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR)

Medical team personnel wearing nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) protective suits and masks place a simulated casualty on a stretcher during Operation Crocodile, a training exercise for medical, decontamination and chemical reaction team personnel. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

US soldiers use a tank recovery vehicle to load a mine plow for a M1A1 Abrams Tank onto a cargo carrying vehicle in the desert of Kuwait. Subject Operation/Series: VIGILANT WARRIOR Country: Kuwait (KWT)

2LT Randy Ellsworth, 2nd Platoon Leader, C troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1ST Armored Division shows Lieutenant Aleksei Terebor, MP Platoon Leader, Russian Military Police from 1ST Battalion Airborne Brigade, 76th Airborne Division, a map showing the locations of mine fields in the area of check point Charlie near Memici, Bosnia-Herzegovina on the Bosnian Serbia border on the afternoon of 29 February 96 in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. 2LT Randy Ellsworth, 2nd Platoon Leader, C troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division shows Lieutenant Aleksei Terebor, MP Platoon Leader, Russian Military Police from 1st Battalion Airborne Brigade, 76th Airborne Division, a map showing the locations of mine fields in the area of check point Charlie near Memici, Bosnia-Herzegovina on the Bosnian Serbia border on the afternoon of 29 February 96 in support of Operation Joint Endeavor.

Marine recruits dress their ranks 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)

US Army Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Maher, Commander, Task Force Lightning, oversees the Air Mission Rehearsal at Aviano Air Base, Italy, the evening prior to the first day of helicopter operations involved with VENETO RESCUE 01, in northeast Italy and Slovenia. Veneto Rescue is an exercise that helps to train military units to conduct the safe evacuation of non-combatant civilians and other designated evacuates from a country or a region that has the potential for hostilities or danger. This type of operation is known as a non-combatant evacuation operation or NEO. This exercise will involve over 34 aircraft and 1,100 participants from military units with the US Army and Air Forces in .... Complete Scene Caption: US Army Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Maher, Commander, Task Force Lightning, oversees the Air Mission Rehearsal at Aviano Air Base, Italy, the evening prior to the first day of helicopter operations involved with VENETO RESCUE 01, in northeast Italy and Slovenia. Veneto Rescue i

DM-SC-85-09310. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Navy personnel wearing camouflage utility uniforms are led to a helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during Operation Sharp Edge. The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia. Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Security police participate in the combat tactics portion of Volant Rodeo '82. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO '82 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-90-02876. Subject Operation/Series: NIMROD DANCER State: Canal Zone Country: Panama (PAN)

With the members of his squad looking on, a Marine squad leader plots a patrol route during Unitas XXXII, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American nations. The Marines are ashore for training with an Ecuadoran marine corps unit. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXII Base: Manta Country: Ecuador(ECU)

A US Marine from the 2nd Battalion 8th Marines and armed with an M-16 rifle, takes cover behind dead palm branches as they secure the hill at McCalla on the Naval Base. The Marines are presently stationed aboard the USS NASSAU as part of the operation. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT DEMOCRACY Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

GEN. Norman H. Schwarzkopf, commander in chief, U.S. Central Command, arrives by helicopter to a desert command to visit with troops from other countries during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division in an M561 "Gamma Goat" vehicle, as they participate in the evacuation of American students from the island. Base: Point Salines Country: Grenada (GRD)

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division prepare to confront opposing forces after their air-drop from C-141 Starlifter aircraft during Reforger '82. Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG)

Marines exit from an LVTP-7 tracked vehicle onto Onslow Beach during Exercise Solid Shield '85. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Straight on medium shot as USAF MASTER Sergeant Dan P. Svymbersky, right, Life Support Instructor assigned to the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois, Air National Guard, Peoria, Illinois, and Survival Evasion Rescue and Escape instructor AIRMAN First Class Patrick Ching, left, from the 22nd Training Squadron, Fairchild AFB acting as simulated F-18, survivors are interrogated by Search and Rescue Forces prior to rescue pick up. The HH-60 from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Wing Pacific stationed NAS North Island, Coronado California. Desert Rescue is a Joint Service Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR), exercise designed to fully integrate planning and execution of both immediate and dedicated.... Complete Scene Caption: Straight on medium shot as USAF Master Sergeant Dan P. Svymbersky, right, Life Support Instructor assigned to the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois, Air National Guard, Peoria, Illinois, and Survival Evasion Rescue and Escape instructor Airman First Class Patrick Ching, left, fro

Las Navetas Maneuver and Shooting Range (Ronda), November 1987. Legion training maneuvers. In the image, two "green berets" from the Legion's Special Operations Flag load a light commando-type mortar.

DN-ST-89-10681. Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Security Police personnel from Hickam Air Base, Hawaii defending against the OPFOR (Opposing Force) assault on the beach near Kunsan Air Base with simulated casualties from the OPFOR. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '94 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

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