Military Training Exercises

Images of U.S. military personnel engaged in training exercises, showcasing skills in close-quarters combat and logistical operations.

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U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MSOC) teach the Nigerian Navy Special Forces close-quarters combat during a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Lagos, Nigeria April 27, 2022. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as close-quarters battles, small unit tactics and mission planning.

070126-N-1332Y-087. Base: Yokosuka State: Kanagawa Prefecture Country: Japan (JPN)

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France, Normandy, Cherbourg-Octeville, Cite de la Mer museum and the French nuclear submarine La Redoutable, in service 1967-1991.

DF-ST-89-09497. Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Military personnel climb a rock wall inside a shipping container at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, September 28, 2022. There are multiple climbing routes inside the shipping container that increase in difficulty and are updated weekly.

U.S. military personnel in M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) stand in the shade near the Turkey/Iraq border. The U.S. servicemen are in the area in support of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ)

DF-ST-88-02877. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Army Sniper assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF) takes watch in a tower during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) to provide security at the U.S. Embassy, Mogadishu, Somalia, April 22, 2022. The Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa deploys the EARF to support Department of State partners in fixed-site security and evacuation support to protect U.S. Government facilities and personnel and to enable U.S. Embassies to continue operations in challenging security environments.

050710-A-6108G-813. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DN-SC-85-07476. Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

DA-SC-87-01556. Base: Fort Lee State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-09693. Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Commander Dan Taylor - Rescue - 26-HK-281-43. Hurricane Katrina

A821203 SAFEGUARD AREA 11 EXERCISE MARK SOOHOO (PROJECT ENGINEER) JUL 30 82 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 7/30/1982 AREA 11; AREA 11 EXERCISE; BUILDING 103; BUILDING TYPES; COMPOUNDS; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; FIREARMS; MALE; MALES; MEN; MEN (ADD MALE MODIFIER); NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR TESTING; NUCLEAR TESTS; SAFEGUARDS; SECURITY GUARDS; TEST SITES; TRAINING METHODS; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING; SAFEGUARD-AREA 11 EXERCISE historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

041123-M-2583M-037. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A view of the combat crew console inside the launch control car mock-up at the Rockwell International plant. Personnel from Rockwell and the Air Force are working jointly on the Strategic Air Command (SAC) rail garrison program. Base: San Bernardino State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Katrina - General - 26-HK-409-65. Hurricane Katrina

DA-ST-88-04992. Country: Unknown

990630-M-5696S-007. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Gnjilane State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Unit

Son Carrio Vell, bullets in the facade fired by militiamen of the republic, Son Servera, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Coast Guard Damage - 26-HK-328-86. Hurricane Katrina

DM-ST-87-01622. Base: Camp Lejuene State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-85-01053. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Coast Guard Damage - 26-HK-328-116. Hurricane Katrina

Port Security Unit 307 - 26-HK-256-7. Hurricane Katrina

050118-D-8075M-005. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-401-68. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-286. CGC Dauntless--Coast Guardsman in ship's interior ---050928. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-308-20. Hurricane Katrina

Dachau concentration camp. Fist of the Nazi concentration camps opened in Germany. Opened in 1933. Gas Chamber. Near Munich. Bavaria. Germany.

030411-M-9106S-058. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

150831-N-OI810-404 SAN DIEGO (Aug. 31, 2015) Sailors man the rails of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) while departing Naval Base Coronado (NBC). Ronald Reagan, the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, departed NBC for Yokosuka, Japan.

DN-ST-87-04786. Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA)

A view of damage control shoring accomplished aboard the guided missile frigate USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG-58) after the ship struck a mine on April 14, 1988. Country: Unknown

Guard stations like this one line the taxiway near all large parking areas designated for American use at Taszar Air Base in Vesprem, Hungary. U.S. Air Force and Army units from across Europe and the United States combined forces from 16-21 November, 1995, to survey the condition of four airfields in Hungary for possible use by U.S. forces should they be sent as a peacekeeping force in Bosnia. Bases surveyed were Fokto, a former Soviet helicopter base; Taszar, an active Hungarian Air Base with three Mig-29 squadrons; Sarmellek, a former Soviet Air Base, now a civilian airport supporting some military; and Kiskunlachaza, a closed Soviet Mig base in caretaker status. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Taszar Country: Hungary (HUN)

DN-ST-82-01144. Base: Nav Sup Activity, Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT)

A morning scene before the opening of the 2022 Fort McCoy Armed Forces Day Open House is shown May 21, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Nearly 2,000 people participated in the open house. The days activities were centered on Fort McCoys Commemorative Area, which features the History Center; five World War II-era buildings filled with historical equipment and displays, the outdoor Equipment Park, and Veterans Memorial Plaza. Visitors also were treated to cooler temps and partly sunny skies. The event also had guided installation bus tours, a sandbag-filling station, personalized ID tags, camouflage face painting, military equipment displays, marksmanship galleries, and more. (Photo by Scott T. Sturkol/Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - CGC Harry Claiborne - Gulfport, Mississippi - 26-HK-310-71. Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne in Gulfport, Mississippi September 2 through 8, 2005. Hurricane Katrina

Satellite communications on top the roof of the Military Coordination Center (MCC) compound in the town of Zakho in northern Iraq. The MCC is the Joint Service Combined Forward Liaison element to Joint Task Force Provide Comfort, which is based at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Their mission is to monitor Iraqi compliance with the United Nations Security Council resolution 688. The MCC is staffed by military representatives from Turkey, Britain, France and the United States. (Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Coast Guard Damage - 26-HK-328-59. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, post security during Technology Operational Experimentation Exercise (TOEE) 22 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 28, 2022. TOEE 22 is specifically focused on emerging Naval concepts, such as expeditionary advanced base operations to provide selective science and technology initiatives with service-level experimentation through expeditionary logistics/naval sustainment, littoral maneuver-mobility using unmanned systems and sensors, and logistics operations as part of a maritime command and control network.

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion begin dinner preparation for participants of exercise Yama Sakura 83 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 2, 2022. This exercise focuses on the development of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Army Pacifics bilateral planning and increases their interoperability through shared experiences and tough, realistic training.

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Members of a Prime Beef construction team work on part of a Harvest Eagle tent city being builit during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '89. One kit for a 1,040-man site complete with dining hall, bathrooms, and its own water purification units, was deployed by the 6314th Support Flight in less than 24 hours, and set up by Prime Beef construction teams. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '89 Base: Kimhae Air Base Country: Korea

Members of the North Carolina (NC) and Louisiana (L) Air National Guard (ANG) conduct use of force and tactical situational practice in a Fire Arms Training Simulator simulator June 12, 2019 at the 176th Security Forces Squadron in Anchorage, AK. The 145th Security Forces and 263rd Combat Communications Squadrons with the NCANG, and the 159th Security Forces Squadron with the LANG travel to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to train on various tactical and strategic law enforcement procedures during annual training.

Iraq, Ninawa province, Mosul on 2022-10-18. Report on explosive remnants of war in Iraq, one of the most contaminated countries in the world after forty years of conflict, instability and especially the recent occupation of the country by the Islamic State group, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Ottawa Treaty, the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention prohibiting the acquisition, production, stockpiling and use of mines. Here, in the old city of Mosul destroyed by Daesh, writings, posters or flags warn of the presence of explosive remains. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. Irak, province de Ninive, Mossoul le 2022-10-18. Reportage sur les restes explosifs de guerre en Irak, lun des pays les plus contamines au monde suite a quarante ans de conflits, dinstabilité et surtout par loccupation recente du pays par le groupe Etat islamique, a l'occasion des 25 ans du Traite d'Ottawa, la Convention sur linterdiction des mines antipersonnel prohibant lacquisition, la production, le

DN-SC-89-06534. Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-309-46. Hurricane Katrina

030408-M-3138H-119. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040126-M-2375L-002. Base: USMC Logistics Base, Barstow State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Marine STAFF Judge Advocate with the Command Element of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) works in his office, which he shares with the command chaplain, 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

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Military History Museum of the German Armed Forces

Inter-American Defense College Leadership, students and staff participate in a 9/11 Never Forget Challenge on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 9, 2022. The event included a 2,200 steps per teams in relay mode activity to remember the fallen, the injured and everyone who was impacted by the events of 9/11. The steps challenge was designed simulate the equivalent steps of the World Trade Center Tower.

Katrina - General - 26-HK-408-97. Hurricane Katrina

DF-ST-89-03614. Base: Bergstrom Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-143-183. Hurricane Katrina

050710-A-6108G-810. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

07/11/2000. Madrid...12..7..00..Attack in Callao...Photo Luis de Vega, Jordi Romeu, Chema Barroso..Archdc.

Nearly two dozen portable office units have been squeezed into a hangar at Yokota Air Base, Japan in support of KEEN EDGE '96, a joint/bilateral command post exercise involving United States Forces Japan (USFJ) and Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF) members. This year's exercise is the first to use the Joint Theater Level Simulation (JTLS) and the Corps Battle Simulation (CBS) computer systems in the same exercise. Subject Operation/Series: KEEN EDGE '96 Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

A medium view of the main gate. Base: Naval Air Facility, Misawa State: Aomori Country: Japan (JPN)

020118-F-0148C-003. Base: Tulsa State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Pima County, Arizona for tours of the Mexican border area, discussions with local Interior staff and Customs and Border Patrol personnel

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, arrive on a bus at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, Sept. 19, 2022. Receiving is the recruits' first day at MCRD San Diego, where they were checked for contraband, given haircuts, made phone calls home, and issued gear.

Aviation Training Center - Mobile Aircrew - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-279-11. Hurricane Katrina

Search and Rescue Operations - 26-HK-260-90. Hurricane Katrina

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the U.S. Air Force's Ramstein Air Base, Ramstein, Germany

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050710-A-6108G-401. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Bangladeshi fire and emergency service members lower a rescue mannequin from a building during a staged earthquake as part of a field training exercise demonstration for a more realistic show of Bangladeshs response task forces during Bangladeshs Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange (DREE) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Nov. 2, 2022. This multinational DREE focuses on civil-military collaboration for disaster preparedness and response between the U.S. Army Pacific Command, the Bangladesh Armed Forces Division, the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief and other organizations and countries.

Slovenian Special Duty Force members stand next to staged vehicles before an early morning raid near Murska Sobota, Slovenia, May 10, 2022. The role players made use of vehicles and an old building while U.S. 10th Special Forces Group alongside Slovenia Special Operations Forces (SOF) conducted the raid. Exercise Trojan Footprint is the premier special operations forces exercise in Europe that focuses on improving the ability of SOF to counter myriad threats, increases integration with conventional forces and enhances interoperability with our NATO allies and European partners. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Michael Germundson)

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Aftermath - 26-HK-372-52. Hurricane Katrina

Visitors in the Memorial de Verdun, museum and war memorial to commemorate the World War One 1916 Battle of Verdun, France, Europe

DF-ST-89-05935. Base: Lajes Field Country: Azores (AZR)

France, Normandy, D-Day Beaches Area, St-Laurent Sur Mer, Musee Memorial De Omaha Beach, WWII D-Day invasion museum, battle diorama.

An aerial view showing civilian vehicles parked along a road and a number of Bosnians entering a large building, serving as a temporary polling station, in the city of Doboj, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Base: Doboj Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

A Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle rests on the stairs of the south parking lot catwalk to corridor three in the Pentagon, June 13. The SUGV is part of Future Combat Systems and was one of several pieces of FCS hardware on display at the Pentagon.

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