Military Training Exercises

Images depicting military personnel in training scenarios, featuring soldiers in camouflage gear, engaging in live-fire drills and tactical maneuvers in various terrains.

A Brazilian Marine with 3rd Marine Infantry Battalion, Brazilian Marine Corps, holds security during a live fire and maneuver range during Exercise Formosa in Goias, Brazil, Aug. 02, 2022. During this training, Marines exchange infantry knowledge and tactics with Brazilian Marines to further enhance mission readiness. Exercise Formosa focuses on strengthening relations and interoperability between U.S. and Brazilian Forces, conveying the enduring promise to be a trustworthy neighbor.

010716-M-5834A-031. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010717-M-5834A-003. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011115-A-2511W-049. Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

020506-F-4328T-019. Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2002 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Brazilian Marine with 3rd Marine Infantry Battalion, Brazilian Marine Corps, holds security during a live fire and maneuver range during Exercise Formosa in Goias, Brazil, Aug. 02, 2022. During this training, Marines exchange infantry knowledge and tactics with Brazilian Marines to further enhance mission readiness. Exercise Formosa focuses on strengthening relations and interoperability between U.S. and Brazilian Forces, conveying the enduring promise to be a trustworthy neighbor.

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Ronald Helm and AIRMAN Scott Panetan, US Air Forces in Europe competitors, in chemical gear and armed with an M60 machine gun and an M16A2 rifle get into their defensive fighting positions during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in 24 events over six days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE '00 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030213-M-7031A-010. Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL)

041020-F-2034C-031. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: F.O.B. Mackenzie Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040304-M-7403H-014. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2004 Base: Clark Field State: Luzon Country: Philippines

031114-F-0158T-003. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Bundeswehr soldiers kneeling on a forest path

A US Marine instructor observes as Estonian Soldiers armed with 5.56mm Galil ARM rifles and 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles practicing the forward thrust maneuver and crowd control procedures, during civil disturbance training at Situational Training Exercise-4 (STX-4), part of Operation COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96 held at Camp Lejeune, NC. A US Marine instructor observes as Estonian Soldiers armed with 5.56mm Galil ARM rifles and 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles practicing the forward thrust maneuver and crowd control procedures, during civil disturbance training at Situational Training Exercise-4 (STX-4), part of Operation COOPERATIVE OSPREY Õ96 held at Camp Lejeune, NC.

041108-F-0704A-004. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airborne Rangers from the 2nd Battalion, 75th Infantry, move out toward a central gathering place after they were dropped from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft, at the start of exercise Ocean Venture '81. Subject Operation/Series: EXERCISE OCEAN VENTURE '81 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, fire an M240B medium machine gun during a live fire range in the Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 8, 2022. The purpose of the range was to improve the Marines ability to operate the M240B medium machine gun by firing at targets with unknown distances and perform remedial actions. 3rdMLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force's comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

050720-A-6634T-004. Base: Fort Gordon State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Paratroopers of 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, cross a river in a Polish amphibious craft during a combined training exercise near Zamosc, Poland, March 31. The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division is deployed in support of the U.S. European Command to assure our Allies and deter any aggression against the NATO Alliance.

040608-M-1158H-024. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Alfred Orozco, foreground, 1ST Security Force Squadron (SFS) dog handler and assistant team leader for the 1ST SFS Contending Warrior Team, puts his map away during tactical training at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. The Langley Contending Warrior team has been preparing for months for a competition that takes place in the Nevada desert. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030912-M-9023R-014. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 2003 Base: Camp Samuel Hill State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Major Command Shown: GOLF 2ND BN 3RD MAR

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Collin Nicholson, a mortarman with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division fires an M252 81 mm mortar system during Resolute Dragon 22 on Shikaribetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 6, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. Nicholson is a native of Mission Viejo, California.

A U.S. Marine and an Indonesian Service Member, conducts Individual Movement Techniques with their assigned weapon during Exercise Super Garuda Shield on Dodiklatpur Rindam V, East Java, Indonesia., September 1, 2023. Super Garuda Shield 2023 is an annual exercise that has significantly grown in scope and size since 2009. SGS2023 is the second consecutive time this exercise has grown into a combined and joint event, highlighting the 6 participating and 12 observing nations' commitment to partnership and a free and open indo-pacific.

BATU BEACH, Malaysia (June 20, 2013) U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to 1st Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, attached to Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct an amphibious raid exercise with the Royal Malaysian Army during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2013. More than 1,200 Sailors and Marines are participating in CARAT. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor Leste.

040320-M-5523R-024. Complete Scene Caption: US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Tracey Craft (center), Weapons Company (Wpns Co), 2nd Battalion (BN), 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3), 3rd Marine Division (MARDIV), III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), throws a practice grenade into a room to clear it before he and LCPL Ryan Billings (back to wall), Wpns Co., 2/3 Marines, enter during a MOUT (Military Operations on Urban Terrain) training class in the MOUT facility on Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC) Marine Corps Base, Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Republic of Korea (KOR). These Marines are participating in Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) Exercise 04-1 (ARGEX 04-1), which is a bi-annual combined training exercise designed to re-familiarize US Navy (USN) Sailors and USMC Marines to work together handling everything from humanitarian and disaster relief to full combat operations. Base: Pohan

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 30, 2022) Republic of Korea Marines debark Korean assault amphibious vehicles at Pyramid Rock Beach during an amphibious raid for a multinational littoral operations exercise as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 30. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

A member of Battery K, 12th Marines, fires an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher, during the joint Korean-U.S. Exercise Bear Hunt '88. Subject Operation/Series: BEAR HUNT '88 Base: Uncheon Country: South Korea

U.S. Army Soldiers with the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion conduct training in situational training exercises during Operation Viking at Joint Base Cape Cod, Mass., July 22, 2022. Operation Viking is an intense joint task force exercise designed to prepare Soldiers with realistic training simulating deployment of civil affairs units in direct support of a contingency operation in Africa.

020821-M-0175R-041. Base: Fort Benning State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, and a French Soldier with the 4th Airmobile Brigade provide security during Exercise Manticore in France, Sept. 17, 2022. Exercise Manticore is a French Army-led large scale exercise that integrated the Marines into a platoon-sized maneuver element to conduct offensive and defensive operations.

DA-SC-89-11586. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN PHEASANT Base: Tamara Country: Honduras (HND)

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Two soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division mount and adjust the fire control telescopes on an M102 105 mm howitzer as they make the gun ready for a fire mission during Exercise SAND EAGLE '89. Subject Operation/Series: SAND EAGLE '89 Base: Saint Mary'S State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) patrol along the perimeter of Keystone Airfield during Exercise SAND EAGLE '89. Subject Operation/Series: SAND EAGLE '89 Base: Saint Mary'S State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers assigned to the 39th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Strike, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), the Romanian 96th Engineer Battalion and the Dutch 11th Engineer Company conduct Exercise Bull Fury from Jan. 15-18, 2023, in Romania. 101st units will support V Corps mission to reinforce NATOs eastern flank and engage in multinational exercises with partners across the European continent to reassure our Nations allies.

U.S. Soldiers with 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (3-1 ABCT), operationally assigned to the 1st Infantry Division (1 ID), conduct an after action review with a Finlands Army Headquarters, Armored Brigade, Pori Brigade, Karelia Brigade, Uti Jaeger Regiment and Logistics Department of the Defense Forces, in Niinisalo, Finland, Nov. 4, 2022. The 3-1 ABCT is among other units under the 1 ID proudly working alongside allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe.

XII Raid Cataluña 2018, Barbastro, Huesca, Spain.

030427-M-9892R-014. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2003 Base: Fort Magsaysay State: Luzon Country: Republic Of The Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion 7th Marines

An instructor watches the 7.62mm M60 machine gunner from the US Air Force Special Operations Command Fire Team, as he readies his weapon before the live fire portion of the combat weapons competition at Camp Bullis, Texas, during Exercise DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000. Other members of the team carry 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles one with an M203 grenade launcher attached and there is High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) parked in the background. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 Base: Camp Bullis State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-87-04680. Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

990504-F-5214MÐ005. Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 99 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Thai army infantrymen board a Thai Army UH-1 Iroquois helicopter during the joint Thai-U.S. training exercise Cobra Gold '92. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '92 Base: Korat Country: Thailand (THA)

DM-ST-93-01492. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct Joint combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Adiake, Cote dIvoire August 23, 2022. JCETs enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.

040205-F-2177F-002. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

A US Marine, from 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marine Bravo Company, armed with an M16 rifle, on a squad rush at Schofield Army Barracks, Hawaii. Base: Schofield Army Barracks State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041207-M-5573S-010. Base: Camp Johnson State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030815-M-3692W-021. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-ST-87-01582. Base: Camp Lejuene State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Staff Sgt. Dylan Grunek, assigned to Chosen Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, gives a thumbs up to soldiers of the Royal Thai Army following a successful runthrough of military movements, including the point-post-sprawl technique and bounding, during joint exercise Cobra Gold 2024, at Sa Kaeo, Thailand, Feb. 29, 2024. This bilateral training underscores the commitment to security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region, as well as the enhancement of interoperability between the two nations' armed forces. Army

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Marco Medina Jr, a motor vehicle operator with Bravo Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, leads a security patrol at Camp Rodriguez, Republic of Korea, July 11, 2022. Marines with 9th ESB are participating in a large-scale field training exercise focused on leveraging the integrated capabilities of joint and allied partners to strengthen all-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed mountainous environment.

A soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division holds onto a video camera as he waits for his unit to move out during Exercise SAND EAGLE '89. Subject Operation/Series: SAND EAGLE '89 Base: Saint Mary'S State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Pfc. Angel Yepez, with the 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, aids in a demonstration of U.S. Army mortar tactics techniques and procedures to Royal Thai Army Soldiers at a live fire exercise during Exercise Cobra Gold 2023, near Lop Buri, Kingdom of Thailand, March 3, 2023. Cobra Gold allows the U.S. and the Kingdom of Thailand to train side-by-side and enhances our long-standing relationship with the Kingdom of Thailand. Cobra Gold, now in its 42nd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

010919-A-3617C-283. Base: Ramnjane State: Kosovo Country: Serbia (SER)

010724-M-6537L-028. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST MARDIV

Competitors from the British Royal Air Force Regiment move on to the second phase of the Combat Rifle competition at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, in support of DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 on October 31st, 2000. DEFENDER CHALLENGE is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness events, base defense, and policing skills over six days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040705-M-6332G-007. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 3D BN 3D MAR I CO.

050823-A-3240S-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Victory, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Opposing forces conducts a final attack on the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team during Exercise Saber Junction 22 at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 16, 2022. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Armys 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Armys Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas.

US Army Private First Class Luis Deya, a member of the 55th Signal Company, Combat Camera, documents a mining area that is being investigated as a suspected prisoner of war camp. A Polish armored personnel carrier containing soldiers from the Polish Battalion, in the Nordic-Polish Brigade, Task Force Eagle, is providing security as the investigation team talks with locals during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

040420-A-1526R-032. Base: Sierra Prieta Country: Dominican Republic (DOM)

040318-M-5523R-014. Base: Su Song Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A member of the 25th Infantry Division discusses M-16 rifle upkeep with soldiers of the Royal Thai Army during the joint Royal Thai/U.S. Army exercise Cobra Gold '90. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '90 Base: Chon Buri Country: Thailand (THA)

021113-M-1037T-020. Base: Camp Mu Juk Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: HMH squadron 463

US Army (USA) Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment (2/27) Charlie Company, 25th Infantry Division (ID) Light, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (HI), apply camouflage before being picked as part of an Airborne Insert on an island during Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2003. Base: Polaris Point Guam Naval Station State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii (July 18, 2022) Malaysian Army Soldiers and U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, participate in Military Operations on Urban Terrain during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 18. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Members from the CARICOM Alpha Company, Kingston, Jamaica, arrive at the Port au Prince Airport to support the American troops during Operation Uphold Democracy. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

110618-N-IL826-028CAMP ROBERTS, Calif. (June 18, 2011) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 17 watch as firearms instructor Cody Martinez demonstrates the proper firing stance for the anti-tank (AT4) weapon during the live fire weapons portion of Unit Level Training and Readiness Assessment called Operation Sea Hornet. Operation Sea Hornet provides training ranging from classroom to small unit leadership that will assist in preparing for mobilization to various deployment areas of responsibility.

110618-N-IL826-757CAMP ROBERTS, Calif. (June 18, 2011) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 17 fire the MK-19 automatic grenade launcher during the weapons phase of Unit Level Training and Readiness Assessment called Operation Sea Hornet. Operation Sea Hornet provides training ranging from classroom to small unit leadership that will assist in preparing for mobilization to various deployment areas of responsibility.

970628-M-2111R-013. 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 CEB, 1ST Mar Div

DF-ST-88-03906. Subject Operation/Series: SILVER FLAG ALPHA 87-1 Base: Decker Field, Wendover State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030430-M-9892R-004. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2003 Base: Camp Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion 7th Marines

German soldiers assigned to the 212th Panzergrenadier Battalion, 21st Panzer Brigade, 1st Panzer Division, serve as safety officers during a live-fire exercise as part of Defender Europe at Oberlausitz Training Area, Germany, May 17, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, move into their assault position during a live fire and movement range during exercise Archipelago Endeavor 22 (AE22) on Berga Naval Base, Sweden, Sept. 14, 2022. AE22 is an integrated field training exercise that increases operational capability and enhances strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marines and Swedish forces.

030402-M-4419R-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

DF-ST-89-04184. Subject Operation/Series: CABANAS 88 Country: Honduras (HND)

U.S. Army Chaplain Capt. Lee Lee and Sgt. Brandon Jordan, a religious affairs noncommissioned officer, both with the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 25th Division Artillery Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, give a brief during a notional battle update brief at East Range on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Feb. 1, 2024. Unit ministry teams gave reports during the update briefs as part of a training exercise meant for them to demonstrate their ability to provide religious support in large-scale combat operations. Army

Soldiers of "C" Company, 1ST Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), armed with 5.56mm M4 Carbines, pause while conducting a search for suspected Taliban and weapons in the city of Naray, during assault Devil Shock, in support of ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naray Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

020403-M-9902V-025. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Jerry Zabokrtsky fires his M16 rifle from the standing position down range at various targets during the combat rifle competition portion of DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Camp Bullis, Texas. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense and policing skills over six days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE '00 Base: Camp Bullis State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040805-F-3968C-028. Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AETC

CAPT. Nevshemal, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines gives an intelligence brief to the Hungarian and Central Asian platoons during the field training phase. This is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise, that will be conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic. Under the Partnership for Peace program, this exercise will provide combined training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Troops processing through readiness training are briefed by SENIOR AIRMAN Jeremy Hassett, USAF, (center), 39th Civil Engineer Squadron, Explosive Ordinance Disposal journeyman, on identifying ordinance on the training field as well as the real world at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Troops processing through readiness training are briefed by Senior Airman Jeremy Hassett, USAF, (center), 39th Civil Engineer Squadron, Explosive Ordinance Disposal journeyman, on identifying ordinance on the training field as well as the real world at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey.

U.S. Marine Joint Terminal Attack Controllers with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, talk through simulated close air support with Brazilian Marine JTACs in São Pedro da Aldeia, Brazil, during exercise UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 5, 2022. UNITAS develops and sustains relationships that improve the capacity of our reemerging and enduring maritime partners to achieve common objectives. Additionally, the military-to-military exchanges foster friendly mutual cooperation and understanding among participating navies and marine corps.

U.S. Marine Joint Terminal Attack Controllers with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, talk through simulated close air support with Brazilian Marine JTACs in São Pedro da Aldeia, Brazil, during exercise UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 5, 2022. UNITAS develops and sustains relationships that improve the capacity of our reemerging and enduring maritime partners to achieve common objectives. Additionally, the military-to-military exchanges foster friendly mutual cooperation and understanding among participating navies and marine corps.

A Bulgarian soldier, assigned to 42nd Mechanized Battalion, 2nd Mechanized Brigade, fires a U.S. Army M4 A1 carbine primary service rifle during a multinational small arms weapons exchangea familiarization and cross-training of each nations weaponsat Exercise Platinum Lion, Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, July 26, 2022. Exercise Platinum Lion is a battalion-level event designed to provide quality, organized and realistic training for designated military units from the United States, United Kingdom and Bulgaria. The exercise reinforces relationships in a combined training environment, builds understanding of partner nation tactics, techniques and procedures and increases interoperability with allied and partner forces.

030419-M-3692C-023. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, a part of the Combat Engineer platoon, run towards their rally point during a live fire range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 12, 2022. The training integrated raiding and demolition tactics to enhance the units ability to breach obstructions and perform combat operations in an urban environment. 3/2 is deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division.

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldier walks to his position during a simulated combat defense during exercise Southern Jackaroo 22 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, May 21, 2022. Southern Jackaroo is a multilateral exercise carried out by Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Darwin, the Australian Army and JGSDF soldiers, focusing on live-fire and combined arms training.

Four participants of COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2001 receive hands-on weapons training on the G-36 rifle at a range near Kusel, Germany. This is part of Combined Endeavor, the largest communications and information systems exercise in the world. Sponsored by US European Command and hosted by Germany in the spirit of "Partnership for Peace," the exercise is held every year to test and document the interoperability of dozens of nations and NATO. There are 37 countries participating this year. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2001 Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division are setting up a perimeter using concertina wire at the Joint Readiness Training Center. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A soldier loads rounds into an M249 squad automatic weapon during Expert Infantry Badge (EIB) training. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030410-M-5753Q-063. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qa Dawi, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

981216-M-8902P-009. Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to B Battery, 2nd Cavalry Regiment Field Artillery Squadron, load the M777 Howitzer during a live fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Feb. 6, 2024. 2nd Cavalry Regiment provides V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe, with combat-credible forces capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater to defend the NATO alliance. Army

U.S. Army Soldiers in the 173rd Airborne Brigade train in tactical combat maneuvers at Kasarna Manjaca, Dobrnja, Bosnia and Herzegovina on July 17, 2022. Guard members assigned to the State Medical Detachment and 1-169th Aviation Regiment, Maryland Army National Guard, trained alongside active duty Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, and the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina soldiers in tactics, aviation, medical, and non-commissioned officer development. The Maryland National Guard will celebrate 20 years of partnership with the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina through the National Guard Bureaus State Partnership Program next year.

During Dynamic Front 22, a Czech Republic soldier communicates with firing battery for an artillery demonstration exercise with NATO allies at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 20, 2022. DF22, led by 56th Artillery Command and U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, is the premier U.S. led NATO Allied and Partner integrated fires exercise in the European Theater focusing on fires interoperability and increasing readiness, lethality and interoperability across the human, procedural, and technical domains.

981216-M-8902P-001. Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

Participants carrying M-16 rifles run along a stretch of road during the three-mile combat run portion of Combat Lightning '92, a world-wide competition of tactical air combat control teams. Subject Operation/Series: COMBAT LIGHTNING '92 Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SPEC. 4 Brian Bates mans the M-2 .50-caliber machine gun on an M-113 armored personnel carrier during the joint service Exercise Nimrod Dancer. Subject Operation/Series: NIMROD DANCER Base: Albrook Air Force Station State: Canal Zone Country: Panama (PAN)

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