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)

DA-SC-90-00059. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030211-M-2715C-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MWSS-271

SENIOR AIRMAN Jeremy Hewey from the 90th Civil Engineering Squadron, gently pulls the tent canvas to even it up on the sides before lifting the side poles. The Inspector General Team tested the ability of the base to respond to battle conditions, power outages, mobility deployments, aircraft and automobile accidents, hostage situations, bomb threats, armed robberies, terrorism, and communication problems. Subject Operation/Series: 90TH MISSILE WING ORI Base: Francis E. Warren Air Force Base State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

USAF Combat Controllers use a map to pin point landing zone locations during land navigation exercises. From AIRMAN Magazine's January 1995 issue article "We're in Good Hands". Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030218-M-0367H-011. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

A simulated casualty of war victim is brought into the Field Hospital at Camp Pendleton, California, for examination during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines practice sighting on incoming aircraft with a Stinger surface-to-air missile during Exercise Cope Thunder 90-2. Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER 90-2 Country: Philippines (PHL)

US Army, SPECIALIST (SPC) Eugene Voegele of Weapons Squad, 2nd Platoon, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 504 Parachute Infantry, 1ST Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, assists a member of the Haitian National Police Special Weapons and Tactics unit in firing the 5.56 mm M249 Squad Assault Weapon (SAW) during a weapons familiarization exercise at a range on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 13 April 1997. Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

US Army 74th Assault Floating Company and 502nd Assault Floating Bridge Company soldiers work on an underwater mine boom designed to prevent floating mines and other demolition devices from destroying the floating bridge they are building across the Sava River between Orasje, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Zupanja, Croatia. This floating bridge will be used by IFOR troops crossing the Sava River as they re-deploy from Bosnia during in Operation Joint Endeavor. Operation Joint Endeavor is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Unknown

A Marine armed with an M-60E3 7.62mm machine gun carries an electrical power cable during Valiant Blitz '89. Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT BLITZ '89 Country: South Korea

Troops bow their heads for prayer during the morning service at McGregor range. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '95 Base: White Sands Missile Test Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-03944. Subject Operation/Series: SILVER FLAG ALPHA 87-1 Base: Decker Field, Wendover State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-12900. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO '84 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army PFC Dominic Betbeze (Left) and SGT David Curtis, 3rd Platoon 325th Charlies Company, ABCT, SEATAF Infantry Brigade, Vicenza, Italy, in a bunker on top of the airport control tower check their M-60 machine gun manual. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Kigali Country: Russia (RUS)

DN-ST-86-02307. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 Base: Vieques Island Country: Puerto Rico (PRI)

Radio telephone operators SGT Luis Molinar and Army SPC4 Carlton "Hollywood" Holland try to establish radio contact with the first of the CH-53 helicopters scheduled to airlift the 622nd Tactical Control Flight to Gruenstadt. Subject Operation/Series: UREX '82 Base: Gruenstadt Army Compound Country: West Germany (FRG)

1LT Thomas Nelson briefs the platoon commander's of Task Force 123 of his platoon's mission during a Rock Drill at Tactical Assembly Area Santa Barbara outside Wonapsan, Republic of Korea, Oct. 31, 1998. Nelson is the Scout Platoon Commander for the 1ST Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Washington. A Rock Drill is the use of a terrain model to walk step-by-step discussing an operation in a small group forum. The 3rd Brigade is in Korea as part of Foal Eagle '98, a combined exercise involving the Republic of Korea Army and the United States Armed Forces. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Wonapsan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

970312-A-1972C-008. Complete Scene Caption: STAFF Sergeant Duncan, from the Explosives Ordnance Detachment, carefully retrieves cases of .50 caliber rounds from a YRP-765 Armored Personnel Carrier that had been seized, by SFOR, in a weapons storage site in the town of Karakaj, Bosnia, and brought to Camp Dobol during Operation JOINT GUARD. On December 20, 1996, the Implementation Force (IFOR) mission came to a conclusion and the 1ST Infantry Division was selected to continue serving in Bosnia as part of the new Stabilization Force (SFOR). This decision brought to close the peace mission of Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR and has been the beginning for the current operation known as Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD will continue to monitor the militaries of the former warring factions and provide a climate of stability. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Karakaj Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

040318-F-4441R-089. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Army troops wade through a marshy area during a training exercise. Country: Unknown

A utility landing craft loaded with Marines backs out of the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA-4) as the ship lies at anchor off the coast of North Carolina. The Marines are departing the NASSAU after being deployed aboard the ship for nearly eight months. During that time, the sailors and Marines of the NASSAU were involved in Operation Sharp Edge in Liberia and Operation Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf region. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMSHARP EDGE Base: Onslow Bay State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sergeant Major of the Army, Gene McKinny, poses for a photograph with soldiers of the 161st Field Artillery, Target Acquisition Battery, Kansas National Guard at the Sarajevo Airport. Subject Operation/Series: Joint Endeavor Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Recruits try to maintain their balance after being exposed to a chemical agent in a gas chamber. They are undergoing basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 1ST Battalion, 19th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, march down a muddy dirt road carrying combat gear during the joint South Korean/US training Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '83. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '83 Base: Hwachon Country: Korea

DN-ST-89-08721. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-85-12351. Subject Operation/Series: SPEARPOINT '84 / REFORGER '84 Country: West Germany (FRG)

Marines lead detained Somali nationals from the weapons cantonment area of Somali Warlord General Aideed. Two members of Aideed's forces are shown surrendering to two US Marines. A third Marine, frame right and back to camera is documenting the incident on a video camera. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Marines from the USS PELELIU (LHA-5) Combat Cargo Department, remove wounded personnel from a CH-53E Super Stallion heavy lift helicopter that is onboard the ship. As part of this exercise, the mass casualty drill ensures all hands are prepared for any such emergency. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DF-ST-89-00853. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Azarq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR)

Albanian soldiers view mine detection displays during training before participating in a Situational Training 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)

Marine Corps infantrymen of Company B, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, sit on the ground around a M60A1 tank. The crewmen of the tank, from the 1ST Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, conduct classes on the nomenclature of the tank. Base: Zambolies Training Area Country: Philippines (PHL)

US Marines from 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3D Marine Division, are served morning chow in the field, at Gun Position 10, East Camp Fuji, Japan. This training area is part of the unit's nine firing day relocation shoot, designed to enhance military occupational specialty proficiency within the artillery field. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

An officer uses a VRC-160 radio during exercise Team Spirit '88. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '88 Base: Yangdong Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Colonel Jacquin, Company 1ST Paratroop Battalion of Belgium briefs General Hoar, Commander, Central Command on the operation. Base: Kismayo Country: Somalia (SOM)

LCPL S. Saunders applies camouflage make-up on the face of his squad leader, CPL C. Candelario, during their training in tactical maneuvers at the Marine Corps Development and Education Command. Both men are from the Marine detachment of the USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62). Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-88-05982. Subject Operation/Series: SAND EAGLE '88 Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of an Army unit wait near a bunker for transportation after being stranded at the Filipino army post when rebel factions at the Filipino armed forces attempted a coup against the government in Manila. The soldiers were at Fort Misasai to take part in exercise Balikatan '90, which was cancelled as a result of the coup attempt. Base: Fort Misasai Country: Philippines (PHL)

DA-SC-88-00455. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '86 Country: Thailand (THA)

010724-M-6537L-025. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST MARDIV

US Air Force Major John Beery, psychologist for the 89th Medical Operations Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, lays simulated sandbags around a medical tent at a deployed site at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. During the deployment to Exercise Crisis Look 00-03, wing personnel will be evaluated on Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) skills, humanitarian scenarios and base defense. The primary objectives of this exercise are to train and prepare troops for Aerospace Expeditionary Force deployments. Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS LOOK 00-03 Base: Fort A. P. Hill State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Women Marine recruits are exposed to tear gas 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)

DN-ST-88-00608. Country: Unknown

A woman Marine recruit fires an M-16A2 rifle from a prone position 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)

A close-up view of SENIOR AIRMAN Christen Koplis from the 6th Special Security Police Squadron at MacDill AFB, Fla. SENIOR AIRMAN Koplis is armed with a M-16 rifle as he provides flightline security to deployed C-130 aircraft. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SGT John Main (USA), 61st Ordnance Company (EOD), places C-4 demolition charges on to the first of four confiscated Serbian SA-7B Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAM), lying in a hole in the ground, in preparation to destroy them at a site near Route Delaware on the Zone of Separation (ZOS) in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

970211-M-0023H-025. Subject Operation/Series: REVISED CAPABILITIES Base: Lz Falcon, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. military personnel and Kurdish refugees unload supplies from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter. Military personnel are in the area as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Turkey(TUR)

U.S. personnel stand at attention during opening ceremonies of the joint Bolivia/U.S. exercise Fuerzas Unidas. Base: Rurrenabaque Country: Bolivia (BOL)

Colonel John R.S. Batiste, Commander, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1ST Armored Division, Task Force Eagle, Operation Joint Endeavor, inspects the soldiers of the 501st Military Police during leaving Bosnia-Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tuzla Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

DN-ST-85-02007. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

SSGT King yells to the men of his platoon to follow him as they join up near the drop zone and begin the break to their objectives during exercise REFORGER '80. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '80 Base: Diepoltz German Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

960529-A-3327S-002. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

A camouflaged soldier of the 2nd Bn., 41st Inf., 2nd Armored Div., participates in a company team attack exercise at the Shell Point training area. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers from the 1ST Bn., 504th Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division, guard suspected "enemy" personnel captured at Atlantic Airfield 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)

DA-ST-84-07956. Subject Operation/Series: CELESTIAL EMPIRE '83 Base: Fort Richardson State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-ST-88-07896. Base: Virginia Beach State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

This class's goal is to "make the frag," short for fragmentary order, which means the required munitions for each sortie. Only 14 of the school's 97 classes have pulled it off. This photograph was used in the article "Bomb U.", AIRMAN Magazine, September 1999 issue. This class's goal is to "make the frag," short for fragmentary order, which means the required munitions for each sortie. Only 14 of the school's 97 classes have pulled it off. This photograph was used in the article "Bomb U.", Airman Magazine, September 1999 issue.

AN airman first class with an M-16 rifle guards the camouflaged forward air control post during exercise Reforger '80. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '80 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DA-ST-85-12847. Country: Unknown

DA-ST-85-10012. Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

The Marine Corps first all-woman drill platoon stands in formation with their M-16A1 rifles at port arms. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines from the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (4th MEB) relax on some crates staged on the hangar deck of the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) as they wait for the ship to tie up at the pier. The Marines, who were deployed aboard the IWO JIMA in the Persian Gulf for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Storm, will disembark at Morehead City to return to Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Air cargo specialists of the 438th Aerial Port Squadron push a pallet of freight on a K-loader. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Team members are building fighting positions to protect their command tent in the event of an OPPOSITION FORCES (OPFOR) attack. The Joint/Combined Combat Camera team is currently deployed to the Combat Support Operations Course school at Fort Dix, New Jersey. From this course, the team will learn to survive and operate in a field environment. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A drill instructor supervises a recruit practicing first aid on the leg of a dummy during basic training. Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Troops from Albania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, wait at the foot of 105 mm Howitzers on WPT Hill field for their cue to tactically depart on CH-46 Sea Knights, during COOPERATIVE OSPREY '98. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '98 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Ambulances arrive at a field medical camp site during exercise Brave Defender '85. Subject Operation/Series: BRAVE DEFENDER '85 Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

A member of the 16th Military Police Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, stops a group of Cuban prisoners while manning a checkpoint. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

DF-ST-87-02146. Subject Operation/Series: FUERZAS UNIDAS BOLIVIA Base: Cochabamba Country: Bolivia (BOL)

Infantrymen are ordered to do push-ups when they cannot pass inspection at the Army Air Assault School. Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A close up view of French Army Sergeant Anthony Coulon and AIRMAN First Class David Levavasseur from Battalion Genic, as they help to build a play ground for the children of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina while working for the Implementation Force (IFOR) at Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina during Operation JOINE ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

A member of a US Navy beach unit describes a firing demonstration as a Royal Thai Marine prepares to fire an M60 machine gun during the joint Thai/US combined exercise THALAY THAI '89. Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Thailand (THA)

SFC Joe Gunn, an instructor with the Firing Section Div., Bravo Battery, S and F Bn., moves a loader-transporter for the HAWK guided missile system into position during a maintenance class for Egyptian students. Base: Fort Bliss State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 1ST Bn., 21st Inf., 25th Inf. Div., rush past a Korean farm village in a counter attack against the Orange Forces, during the joint Republic of Korea/U.S. training exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Suwon Air Base Country: Korea

A soldier mans an M-2 .50-caliber machine gun on an armored personnel carrier during the joint service exercise Nimrod Dancer. Subject Operation/Series: NIMROD DANCER Country: Panama (PAN)

DF-ST-89-09842. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Marines and Sailors from the 1ST Medical Battalion set up a Triage flight tent for the mass casualties coming from the 1ST Tank and 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalions during the exercise. THERE IS ONLY A SCREEN RESOLUTION IMAGE AVAILABLE. Subject Operation/Series: STEEL KNIGHT '97 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-84-08084. Subject Operation/Series: WEDGER, PRIME BEEF Base: Crow Valley Range Country: Philippines (PHL)

981108-N-8658T-509. Base: Soto Cano Air Base Country: Honduras (HND)

Soldiers of the 1ST Bn., 35th Inf., 25th Inf. Div., move out of the air assault landing zone after being dropped off by a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during the joint U.S./Korean Exercise Team Spirit '86. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Base: Yongpyong Country: South Korea

A Marine from 1ST Bn., 3rd Marines, 3rd Mar. Div., Fleet Marine Force uses a Nigh Observation Device (NOD), to look down the mountain from his observation post. The battalion is going through combat readiness evaluation at Pakalula training area. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Norwegian CHIEF of Defense General Solli (left) is escorted into Task Force Eagles Division Tactical Operation Center on Tuzla Airbase, Bosnia and Herzegovina by US Army Colonel John M. Brown III, CHIEF of STAFF, Task Force Eagle, for a briefing during the Generals visit during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

060729-N-0775Y-006. Base: Fort Hunter Liggett State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SMA Julius W. Gates stands near a smoke marker as he observes a mock battle during a visit o the U.S. Army Armor Center. Base: Fort Knox State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A1C David A. Wright holds onto a fellow competitor as he catches his breath following completion of the combat run event at the seventh annual Tactical Air Command and Control Specialists Competition. Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Security police and disaster preparedness personnel participate in a chemical warfare exercise during Reforger (Coronet Rawhide). Subject Operation/Series: REFORGERCORONET RAWHIDE Base: Sola Air Base Country: Norway (NOR)

Marines from the Third Battalion, Sixth Marines, climb the ramp to board the USS LA MOURE COUNTY (LST-1194) for transit to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. They will provide security for the Migrant Camps at Guantanamo Bay. Subject Operation/Series: SEA SIGNAL V Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SGT Johann de Jong, section commander of Company 13, 1ST Allied Combat Group, Dutch marines, and CHIEF Boatswain's Mate Melvin R. Roundtree, assistant officer in charge of U.S. Navy Beachmaster Unit 2, Beach Party Team B3, discuss the placement of tents in a tent city being established near Zakhu. The camp is being erected as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ)

British medical personnel, assigned to the international relief effort for Rwandan refugees, arrive at Kigali airport to provide medical and logistical support. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Kigali Country: Russia (RUS)

A Honduran soldier adjusts the sight on an M102 105 mm howitzer during the joint US/Honduras field training Exercise AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE). Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE) Country: Honduras (HND)

Safety personnel from Coronado based Beach masters Unit One direct a U.S. light armored vehicle (LAV) ashore from the USS DUBUQUE (LPD-8) utility landing craft (LCU) onto an isolated section of beach near Vladivostok for cross training operations between U.S. & Russian amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) battalions as part of the combined American-Russian disaster relief exercise. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATION FROM THE SEA Base: Vladivostok State: Siberia Country: Russia (RUS)

970628-M-9816M-020. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 126th Med Bn, USA NG

SPC4 Carlton "Hollywood" Holland, a radio operator from Company A, 8th Aviation, operates a radio telephone during Exercise UREX '82. Subject Operation/Series: UREX '82 Base: Gruenstadt Army Compound Country: West Germany (FRG)

Engineer Sergeant Helper Alberto Villasanti from the Argentinian Army of Engineers, Batallion de Ingenieros 601, adjusts the pressure on the drilling machine after finding a fresh water well at Sagrada Familia, Paraguay, during Exercise NEW HORIZONS. Combined Task Force Guarani Springs conducts engineer and medical operations in Paraguay, enabling joint training. The task force will renovate, construct and improve the infrastructure of four schools, four water wells, two medical clinics, and conduct multiple Medical Readiness Training Exercises (MEDRETES), and Veterinarian Readiness Training Exercises (VETRETES) as agreed to by the government of Paraguay. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Sagrada Familia Country: Paraguay (PRY)

A "civilian" role player depicting a member of a non-governmental agency speaks with members of the 101st Airborne during rotation 97-3 at the Joint Readiness Training Center. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-05176. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '83 Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

Near the Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, Australian Army Private, Micheal Torr, with the 2-14 Light Horse Regiment (LHR) unit, ties down an Armored Personel Carrier (APC) before letting the train depart for Brisbane. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE '99 State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

BLACK HAWK DOWN (2001), directed by RIDLEY SCOTT.

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