Military Training Exercises

Images of soldiers engaged in various training exercises involving vehicles and artillery, showcasing teamwork and military equipment in outdoor settings.

Soldiers from the 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment participated in a week long field training exercise at the Douthit Gunnery Complex and Digital Multi-Purpose Range Complex (DMPRC) at Fort Riley, Kansas. The importance of this training exercise to certify gunnery crews in the gunnery table VI Qualifications.

Soldiers from the 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment participated in a week long field training exercise at the Douthit Gunnery Complex and Digital Multi-Purpose Range Complex (DMPRC) at Fort Riley, Kansas. The importance of this training exercise to certify gunnery crews in the gunnery table VI Qualifications.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to A Battery, 4th Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, verify target information on a M119A3 Howitzer during a training exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 7, 2022.

Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guards, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion prepare their vehicles and equipment for annual training exercises on the Orchard Combat Training Center in preparation for deployment in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

U.S. Army paratroopers with Bravo Battery, 4thBattalion,319thField Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct live fire qualification as part of exercise Silver City 2022 in order to certify M119 howitzer sections and fire direction centers at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Jan. 28, 2022. The 173rd AB is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Gertrud Zach)

Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to G Company, 429th Support Battalion, Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, join together with elements of the 5th Overseas Intermarines Regiment (RIAOM), French Forces in Djibouti during a joint training exchange at the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti, Jan. 25, 2022. The engagement offered the Soldiers an opportunity to observe operational techniques from their French counterparts, including, conducting logistical resupply, vehicle maintenance and fueling operations in a field training environment.

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force attach a tow bar to a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement during a bilateral vehicle recovery training during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Pedro Mangual-Rivera, of the 219th Security Forces Squadron, standing, provides overwatch during unit MK 19 (pounced Mark 19), American 40mm belt-fed automatic grenade launcher, mobile turret training held at Camp Ripley Minnesota July 26, 2022. The Airman were conducting training as part of a standard qualify course to prepare them for real world missile fields and deployment.

220427-N-PG340-1083 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (April 27, 2022) Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Andrew Marshall, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, performs maintenance on a water bowl during the battalions second Command Post Exercise onboard Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme, California. The U.S. Navy Seabees with NMCB-5 are homeported out of Port Hueneme. They train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to execute construction and engineering projects for major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

5th Munitions Squadron Munitions Systems Maintenance specialists Tech Sgt. Skyler Dobbin (left), Airman 1st Class Kevin Propst (center), Airman 1st Class Liam Brantley-Curl (driving the forklift) and 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit Aircraft Armament Systems specialist Senior Airman Rafael Alvarez (right) assemble munitions in support of a Bomber Task Force at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, Aug. 30, 2022. With the 5 MUNS providing munitions assembly support and the 23 AMU providing upkeep for the four 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadrons B-52H Stratofortresses taking part in this BTF, they each contribute a crucial part to the mission that would otherwise be impossible to accomplish without their presence.

U.S. Army Sgt. Douglas Simpson, left, guides necessary adjustments to U.S. Army Sgt. Sangare Arouma, assigned to Delta Battery, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, 1 Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division at FOS Adazi, Latvia, April 25, 2022. The 1st Infantry Division is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces; execute joint, bilateral, and multinational training exercises.

Spc. Christopher Flores (left), a gunner, and Pfc. Chealse McMillian (right), an assistant gunner, both with A Battery, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, fire a Howitzer during a live-fire exercise at Forward Operating Base McHenry.

U. S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 102nd Cavalry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard prepare to conduct Mortar live fire training with the M120/M121 120 mm mortar system, during the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise on July 24, 2022 at Ft. Drum, N. Y. More than 2,500 Soldiers are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win.

Soldiers assigned to the 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Canadian Soldiers assigned to the Air Task Force-ROMANIA conduct weapons familiarization with the M2 on Nov. 8, 2022, 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.

Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 109th Field Artillery Regiment, 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard conduct preventative checks and maintenance as they draw Army Prepositioned Stock (APS) May 10 in Pabrade, Lithuania. The Soldiers are deployed to Lithuania in support of Defender Europe 22 and NATO exercise Flaming Thunder.

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Soldiers from the 62nd Engineer Company attach an axe to an M88 recovery vehicle at the Equipment Configuration and Hand-off Area in Lešt, Slovakia, May 9. The engineers are deployed to Slovakia from Fort Carson, Colorado, for DEFENDER-Europe 22. All the equipment and rolling stock they received came from the 405th Army Field Support Brigades Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite in Eygelshoven, Netherlands. (Cameron Porter)

U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, get a tank across the river on the ribbon bridge during a wet gap crossing during Defender Europe 2022 at Dęblin, Poland, May 12, 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.

Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers Spc. Carson Hemsley, gunner (bottom left) begins making notes to record data while Spc. Devin Wine, assistant gunner, cleans the 120mm mortar tube.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.

U.S. Army Capt. Kasey Robbins, commander of Alpha Battery, 119th Field Artillery Regiment of the Michigan Army National Guard, speaks with U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Gorzynski, commander of the 119th FA, Michigan National Guard, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul D. Rogers, Adjutant General of Michigan, before a Summer Shield training portion at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, May 26, 2022. Summer Shield is one of U.S. Army Europe and Africas multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe that make up Defender Europe 22. Defender demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

Members of the 72d Aerial Port Squadron and the Brazilian Air Force load and tie down Mark 82 munitions on a K-loader to then be loaded into a Brazilian Air Force Airbus A330 for transport as part of a Foreign Military Sales Program at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. Feb. 4, 2023.The Foreign Military Sales Program is the government-to-government method for selling U.S. government vehicles, equipment, and other goods and services to foreign militaries. The foreign governments pay total costs, and all deals are marked by a signed government-to-government agreement.

060219-A-7603W-015. Base: Grafenwoehr State: Bayern Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

U.S. Marines and a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldier inspect an MO-120-RT Heavy Mortar during a static weapons display and exchange of knowledge during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 4, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

New Jersey and Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers supporting the 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Teams eXportable Combat Training Capabilities (XCTC) exercise, dismount from a UH-60 (Blackhawk) helicopter after a morale flight on July 23, 2022 at Fort Drum, New York. More than 2,500 Soldiers are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery Regiment (1-487 FA), 29th Brigade Support Battalion, Hawaii Army National Guard conduct fire support certification at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Jan. 6, 2024. Soldiers conduct certification on various weapon platforms to maintain proficiency to validate combat capabilities and readiness.

Soldiers from Bravo Battery, FIRES Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment launch a round downrange, Tuesday, Nov. 30 during a live fire exercise on the Grafenwoehr Training Area.

U.S. Army Cpt. Scott Murray, foreground right, the Commander of Palehorse Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment inspects Soldiers ahead of a training exercise on Rose Barracks, Vilseck, Germany, Jan. 10, 2023. 2CR provides V Corps with a lethal and agile force capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater in order to assure allies, deter adversaries, and when ordered, defend the NATO alliance.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, secure all loose parts on a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle for helicopter support team training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 29, 2022. The HST enables the setup of an expedient landing zone for aircraft, and are able to secure equipment such as JLTVs for pickup. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

A Soldier assigned to the 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division maintains security during a battlefield exercise at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, California, August 7, 2022. The brigade attended the 22-09 rotation at NTC to test their overall unit readiness and adaptability within a combat environment.

2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team Soldier shoots a target during the Brigade Stress Shoot Sept 8. at Fort Carson. 1st Battalion 12th Infantry Regiment dominated the range and won the competition.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to C Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, fire a M777A2 Howitzer during a Table XV Battery Certification live fire exercise at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany Nov. 7, 2022.

A Dutch Marine with Marine Squadron Carib, Netherlands Marine Corps sets security during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 28, 2023. Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Marine Division and Marine Squadron Carib.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jarrod Dirkett, an M1 armor crewman, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conducts an after-action report with the tank commanders after a live-fire exercise as part of Defender Europe at Oberlausitz Training Area, Germany, May 19, 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.

US Marines from 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3D Marine Division, await the firing order on the M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer. Marines at Gun Position 10, East Camp Fuji, Japan, are part of the unit's nine firing day relocation shoot (g), 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)

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with Battery C, 2-263rd Air Defense Artillery Battalion, South Carolina National Guard, conduct pre-mobilization training exercise Americas Shield, May 15, 2022, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina. The training consisted of providing short range air defense (SHORAD), where the Soldiers tracked simulated and live aircraft representing real-world threats to enhance team proficiency.

220929-N-PI330-1040 Gulfport, Mississippi (September 29, 2022) Equipment Operator 3rd Class Johnathon Caruana, left, Equipment Operator Constructionman Kalin Fellows, center, Builder 1st Class Benjamin Staub, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), prepare to move a bridge during a bridge building trainer course on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, September 29, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

BAN CHAN KREM, Kingdom of Thailand - U.S. Marines Cpl. Daniel D. Comparetto,left, and Lance Cpl. Troy E. Blank, right, take a break from clearing ground for a new small arms range built for Exercise Cobra Gold 2011 here Feb. 7, 2011. Cobra Gold is a regularly scheduled multinational training exercise designed to improve partner nation interoperability.

020425-F-9528H-021. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2002 Base: Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Arizona Army National Guard Soldier assigned to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team provides cover fire with a M240B machine gun for a simulated assault on an objective in a live-fire training exercise during Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) program at Camp Roberts, California, July 18, 2022. XCTC is a series between an active-duty U.S. Army brigade and an Army National Guard brigade, intended to increase the skills and readiness of National Guard units.

The 1st Battalion 102nd Infantry Regiment is a battalion in the Connecticut National Guard. The unit is headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut. They are here on Fort Dix at Range 59C training during a Mortar Live Fire”. The live fire training consists of a team with direct fire call-out coordinates from the lead in the Range Tower which the team prepares and fires the mortar. (Photos taken by the Fort Dix [TSC Training Support Center)

U.S. Soldiers with the 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division work together to conduct an aerial resupply operation, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 31, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

STAFF Sergeant Joseph M. Benavente and Private Joseph M. Lake of the 25th Infantry Division, perform maintenance on a jeep during annual training exercises. Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

110615-A-3108M-016 U.S. Army Sgt. Adam Phillips tosses an empty canister from an M119A2 105mm howitzer during platoon evaluations at Fort Bragg, N.C., on June 15, 2011. Phillips is a paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

Major Mark Schrecker (left), USMC, a pilot with the Marine Central Command Combat Assessment Team, poses with a fellow Marine officer on a captured Afghani anti-aircraft gun at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

U.S. Army Soldiers of Delta Co., 104th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, make preparations to launch the AAI RQ-7 Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle on McGregor Base Camp, New Mexico, Feb. 19, 2024. The 44th IBCT is conducting training exercises at multiple sites on Fort Bliss, Texas in preparation for deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Army National Guard

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to Chaos Battery, 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment fire an M777A2 as part of Exercise Foch 22 on Oct. 7 2022 at Plan De Canjuers Training Area, FranceExercise Foch is a live artillery exercise conducted between 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and the French 35e Régiment d'Artillerie Parachutiste at Plan De Canjuers Training Area, France with the objective of demonstrating lethality and interoperability between U.S. and French airborne artillery units. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

Staff Sgt. Billy McCoy (Left) and Sgt. Micah Miller (right), explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians assigned to 722nd Ordnance Company Airborne (EOD), 192nd Ordnance Battalion (EOD) based out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, conduct render safe procedures (RSP) during the EOD Team of the Year (ToY) competition 15-19 May on Fort Carson, Colorado.The Team of the Year competition is where explosive ordnance disposal technicians face off in challenging scenarios and are assessed on fitness, technical and tactical skills and response capabilities.

Turkish military personnel transport aid (tents) from the U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Kirikhahn, Türkiye, Feb. 18, 2023. 1AD CAB provides a dynamic lift capability in direct support of USAID and Turkish relief efforts. 1AD CAB is one of several U.S. military units supporting Task Force 61/2 (TF 61/2), operating under U.S. Sixth Fleet, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (NAVEUR) and U.S. European Commanders part of the International Turkish disaster relief efforts.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division make final position changes during exercise Rolling Thunder on Fort Drum, New York, March 27, 2023. This exercise is a live-fire artillery event that tested the 10th Marine Regiments ability to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario.

U.S. Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire an M777 howitzer during Exercise Rolling Thunder at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 17, 2022. This exercise is a 10th Marines-led live fire artillery event that tested the units abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario.

U.S. Marines with India Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fire an M777A2 lightweight 155mm howitzer during a direct fire training exercise as part of Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 5, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ethan Kiesiner, a wrecker operator with 3rd Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and Spencer, Massachusetts native, lowers a Multi-Use Adapter to a Type 73 Heavy Truck during a bilateral vehicle recovery training during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

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U.S. Air Force Airmen First Class Charles McGuire, student, left, reads the serial number on an M240 B medium machine gun to U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Martin Barbosa, NCOIC Lightweight Machine Gun Course instructor during the setup of the live firing portion of the 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.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, lift a Type 96 Wheeled Armored Personnel Vehicle during a bilateral vehicle recovery training during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Army Sgt. Alexander Torres with Bull Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment shows an OK hand sign during the troops situational training exercise at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 18, 2022. 2CR provides V Corps with a lethal and agile force capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater in order to assure allies, deter adversaries, and when ordered, defend the NATO alliance.

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.

US Marine Corps Sergeant Withrow and US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Eldridge from 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, Weapons Company, get ready to fire an MK-19 at Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island of Hawaii. Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division fire a TOW missile system at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, May 10, 2022. This exercise tested and strengthened the Marines ability to conduct distributed operations, while demonstrating their readiness to rapidly secure and defend key terrain to maintain regional security. 1/3 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines as a part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Soldiers with the 288th Sapper Co., Mississippi Army National Guard, unload a high-water rescue box in preparation to respond to Hurricane Sally at Camp Shelby Joint Force Training Center, near Hattiesburg, Miss., Sept. 15, 2020.The Mississippi National Guard is prepared to conduct civil support operations, including search and rescue and debris removal, to support local and state authorities.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 185th Infantry Regiment train on carrying a mock-casualty at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, April 8. Soldiers are evaluated on their performance of working together as a team and timeliness in moving a mock-casualty.

U. S. Army Task Force Hawk personnel at Rinas Airport, Tirana, Albania, the base camp for members of Operation Sustain Hope, upload M-39 Guided Missile and Launch assemblies. Sustain Hope is a combined NATO and joint U.S. military humanitarian relief effort in conjunction with civilian relief agencies. Sustain Hope is bringing relief to thousands of refugees (not shown) in Albania and Macedonia displaced by the current unrest in the region of Kosovo, Yugoslavia. Subject Operation/Series: SUSTAIN HOPE Base: Rinas State: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division fire a Javelin shoulder-fired anti-tank missile at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, May 10, 2022. This exercise tested and strengthened the Marines ability to conduct distributed operations, while demonstrating their readiness to rapidly secure and defend key terrain to maintain regional security. 1/3 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines as a part of the Unit Deployment Program.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Amer Alamer (front) and Cpl. Chance Brown (back), anti-tank missile gunners with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, fire a Javelin shoulder-fired anti-tank missile during Resolute Dragon 22 at 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. Brown is a native of Carroll, Ohio and Alamer is native of Laredo, Texas.

U.S. Army Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers Spc. Josh Bond (left) and Spc. Tyler Durden (right), both indirect fire infantrymen, assigned to the Winder-based Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, execute fire missions during the 48th IBCT's Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) Exercise at Fort Stewart, Ga, June 15, 2022. XCTC is the U.S. Army National Guards program of record that enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained Platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win battles throughout the world. The XCTC exercise will include approximately 4,400 brigade personnel from throughout Georgia.

U.S. Army paratroopers assiged to Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, man a M119 105mm Howitzer at Husky Drop Zone in Yukon Training Area, Ft. Wainwright, Alaska, March 29, 2023, during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02. JPMRC-AK 23-02 helps Soldiers and leaders develop and refine the tactics, techniques, and procedures necessary to successfully operate in remote and extreme Arctic winter conditions and overcome environmental and military challenges.

UM HATTAH, Qatar - U.S. Army Spc. James Downs, an indirect fire infantryman assigned to Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 198th Armor Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Spartan, conducts a mortar live fire training exercise as part of Exercise Eastern Action 2019 at Al-Ghalail Range in Qatar, Nov. 11, 2018. For Eastern Action, the Soldiers of the 2-198 AR of the Mississippi Guard combined with the Qatar rapid reaction force to develop communication and coordination between the two militaries.

Army Reserve Spc. Bryan Dakota, a water treatment specialist assigned to the 651st Quartermaster Company based in Casper, Wyoming, hands a hose to fellow water treatment specialist Spc. Levi Dixson, also assigned to the 651st Quartermaster Co., during Combat Support Training Exercise 91-22-01 at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, June 15. Water treatment specialists are trained to load, deliver, and off load the water they purify out of necessity if there are no other options for distribution.

U.S. Soldiers with 5th Battalion 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment (5-4 ADAR) conduct drivers training on three Stryker A1 vehicles equipped with Mobile Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) systems at Oberdachstetten Training Area, Ansbach, Germany, Nov. 29, 2022.

Soldiers from across the 101st Division Artillery Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), compete in the culminating event of the Division Artillerys Best of the Best competition on Fort Campbell, Ky., October 21, 2022. Soldiers from across the brigade competed in numerous different competitive events to win the competition.

Soldiers from the 720th Explosive Ordnance Disposal, in Baumholder, Germany, and their Moldovan counterparts, exchange knowledge in detection and marking of unexploded ordnance, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, on October 7, 2022.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph James, a heavy equipment operator with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and Cumming, Goergia native, offloads a quadcon from a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement with a Millennia Military Vehicle during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 6, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Army Soldiers encounter simulated rocket propelled grenade fire in a mock hostile area while participating in Atlantic Strike V at the air-ground training complex in Avon Park, Fla., April 16, 2007. Atlantic Strike is a U.S. Central Command Air Forces initiative and the only joint, tactical-level, urban, close air support training event dedicated to supporting the war on terror. The Soldiers are from 3rd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Leadership from the Wisconsin National Guard, including Maj. Gen. Paul E. Knapp, Wisconsin's Adjutant General, visited soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery and 132nd Brigade Support Battalion, both a part of the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, during Northern Strike 23-1 on Jan. 25 in Camp Grayling, Mich. Northern Strike is a winter exercise hosted by the Michigan National Guard, and took place at Northern Michigans National All-Domain Warfighting Center from Jan. 20-29.

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Bulldog Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR) load a M777A2 howitzer during 2CR's Maneuver Rehearsal Exercise (MRE) at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, on Feb. 13, 2013.

A U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tank assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, moves to their fighting positions during a multinational field exercise during Defender Europe 2022, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 15, 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.

This Marine Unit, 1st Battalion 25th USMC are on the Fort Dix Range Complex on Range 65 during a Crew Gunnery Training event. This unit is located throughout New England and upstate New York. This training on Range 65 consists of targeting on mounted vehicles moving and/or stationary. (photos taken by the Fort Dix Training Support Center / Daniel Amburg)

U.S. Army Spc. Dylan Delgado, a tank crewman with the 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, prepares his M1A2 Abrams tank for downloading and staging during Defender Europe 2022 at Kaunas, Lithuania, May 27, 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.

SPC Casey Hutchinson, 3rd Section, A Battery, 1ST Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment (Airborne), Fort Bragg, prepares a 105mm artillery round for the M119 howitzer during a live fire joint field training. Hutchinson, along with the unidentified soldier in the background are wearing MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System) equipment. (Duplicate image, see also DASD9901533 or search 980201A6522J503). Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aibano Training Area, Japan - Staff Sgt. Tarik Tomlinson of Stone Mountain, Ga., Platoon Sergeant of 3rd Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment out of Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, aids Japan Ground Defense Force Deputy Commanding General Kawamoto as he holds an AT4 anti-tank weapon during an exchange of anti-tank weaponry capabilities on Monday during Orient Shield 12. Orient Shield is an annual bilateral tactical field-training exercise in which both forces exchange idea, techniues, military experience and exercise capabilities in order to enhance interoperability and the long-standing relationship between them.

U.S. Air Force Col. Bryan Callahan, commander of the 435th AEW, is briefed at a perimeter security tower at Manda Bay, Kenya, October 27, 2022. Improved defenses, fighting positions and indirect fire protection is critical to maintaining control of the regions safe landing zone.

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to 82nd Airborne Division, maneuver the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System for testing during Project Convergence at Clemente Island, Ca. October 13, 2022. PC22 is an exercise designed to test the capabilities of the U.S. Militaries newest technologies and their ability to integrate with future command and control partners.

U.S. Marines with Battery A, Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, remove a simulated casualty from a simulated downed aircraft during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft Personnel course on Camp Pendleton, California, April 25, 2022. The TRAP course develops the Marines proficiency in recovery operations, enabling rapid, efficient, and safe recovery of personnel and equipment when necessary while forward deployed in the Indo-Pacificregion.

Soldiers from Task Force Spartan conduct an emergency deployment readiness exercise (EDRE) at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, June 22, 2022. EDRE's are rapid mobilization training events that tests an units agility and level of readiness in order to ensure mission readiness and operational success of the unit.

Army 1st Lt. John Dupre, left, Army Sgt. Curtis Bowen, both with the North Carolina Army National Guards C Company, 1st Battalion, 252nd Armored Regiment, along with other members of their tank crew replace a section of track on an M1A2 Abrams tank as part of competing in the Gen. Gordon Sullivan Cup best tank crew competition at Fort Benning, Ga., Monday, May 2, 2016. The Sullivan Cup tests tank crews from throughout the Army on everything from gunnery to mounted land navigation, maintenance and combat casualty care in a variety of physically and mentally challenges setting to determine the Armys best tank crew.

U.S. Army Spc. Mackin MacDonald with Bravo Battery, 4thBattalion,319thField Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade fires a M119 howitzer during live fire qualification as part of exercise Silver City 2022 in order to certify sections and fire direction centers at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Jan. 28, 2022. The 173rd AB is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Gertrud Zach)

Iowa Army National Guard Soldiers with the Camp Dodge Department of Public Works and Sustainment Training Center secure a historic railcar for transport at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, on Aug. 3, 2022. Three flatbed railcars, a ramp and a short length of track were installed on Camp Dodge in the 1980s and served as a rail load training site for Soldiers for several years before railway operations became largely obsolete in the Iowa National Guard. Each railcar weighed approximately 31,000 pounds and could only be lifted by attaching an additional weight sling on the Kalmar RT 2440V2 rough terrain container handler. Rather than scrapping the railcars, the Camp Dodge Training Center arranged to have them transported to the James H. Andrew Railroad Museum in Boone, Iowa, for historical preservation.

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22 conduct weapons familiarization with Australian weapons during a community event in Nhulunbuy, NT, Australia, May 19, 2022. Exercise Crocodile Response participants hosted a community event to allow citizens of Nhulunbuy to view equipment and interact with MRF-D 22, members of the Australian Defence Force and the Indonesian National Armed Forces.

U.S. Soldiers with the 1-110th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division fire a mortar system during an exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap.

More than 600 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers, joined by Soldiers from the Montana, Oregon, Ohio and South Carolina Army National Guards, have been training in Fort Bliss, Texas, since mobilizing from Gowen Field in early August. The task force, Task Force Rattler, will deploy to Southwest Asia later this month in support of Operation Spartan Shield, where they will rotate out with 250 Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guard as well as Soldiers from the Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Florida Army National Guards. Each rotation is approximately 12 months. Soldiers from the 118th Infantry Regiment from South Carolina National Guard and the 285th Medical Company from the Ohio National Guard are also part of Task Force Rattler, which provide the task force the ability to execute combined arms maneuvers. The intense training at Fort Bliss consisted of long hours with day and night combined arms maneuver missions with the Idaho Army National Guard shooting 120mm mortar rounds from M113 A

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ean Gardner, 4th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew member, prepares to load munitions onto a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II during a weapons load competition at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2024. The quarterly competition tests the knowledge and proficiency of the Airmen and identifies the load crew of the quarter.

U.S. Army Soldiers from the C/1-327 IN, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division conduct mortar training in Arta, Djibouti, Jan. 5, 2017. During the training mortarmen from the C/1-327 IN, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division practiced patrolling and accurately delivering mortar rounds onto a target.

040304-M-7403H-013. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2004 Base: Clark Field State: Luzon Country: Philippines

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines and members of the Northern Army, Japan Self-Defense Force, demonstrate High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems capabilities during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 4, 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.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines and members of the Northern Army, Japan Self-Defense Force, demonstrate High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems capabilities during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 4, 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.

030404-M-5753Q-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Numaniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

Members of the 31st Commmunications Squadron Advanced Echelon (ADVON) team, 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, re-position a satellite dish in preparation for setting up network and DSN support. The team is one of several that are getting assets in place in support of Exercise IRON CLAW, at Kuchyna Air Base, Slovakia. The exercise will allow the 510th Fighter Squadron (not shown) to test a new scoring system on the bombing range. About 250 Air Force personnel from Aviano Air Base, Italy, are supporting the exercise. Subject Operation/Series: IRON CLAW Base: Kuchyna Air Base Country: Slovakia (SVK)

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