Military Training in Natural Landscapes

Scenes of soldiers training in various terrains, including forests and hills, showcasing military exercises and teamwork in outdoor environments.

Silhouette of General G. K. Warren statue at Little Round Top

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.

Tel Saki site of a fierce battle in the Yom Kippur war

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (Oct. 01, 2022) Military service members and personnel from Commander, Task Group 67.4, Hellenic Naval Base in Souda, the Hellenic Air Forces 115th Combat Wing, NATO Maritime Interdiction Training Center, Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bays Fire & Emergency Services, and NSA Souda Bays Ward Room participated in NSA Souda Bays 19th Annual Eco-Challenge on Oct. 1. Eco-Challenge is a five-event, outdoor sports competition held across the Akrotiri Peninsula that is designed to build camaraderie and strengthen the U.S. relationship with NATO and Hellenic military partners. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore installation which enables and supports U.S., Allied, Coalition, and Partner nation forces to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

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U.S. Marines with Mobile Reconnaissance Company, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, launch an RQ-20 Puma unmanned aerial system to support fire missions while conducting a bilateral live fire mortar 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.

The United States Army's most qualified uniformed interrogation teams met at Fort Bragg, North Carolina to compete in the inaugural Army Interrogation Olympics to determine the Army's Best Interrogation Team of the Year. Military Intelligence Soldiers from Regular Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard components met and thrived in an austere field environment while refining and improving individual and collective HUMINT, analytical, leader, and Soldier skills. The competition was hosted by the 525th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade from August 8 to 10, 2022.

Fighter with a sword silhouette a sky ninja

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, open fire on targets during a situational training exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, August 3, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe.

Silhouette of General G. K. Warren statue at Little Round Top

040603-M-8096M-012. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Khabargho State: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

La Batterie Longues-sur-Mer Betonbunker, Reste einer deutschen Gefechtsbatterie des Atlantikwalls im Zweiten Weltkrieg bei Arromanches an der Côte de Nacre Cote de Nacre, Perlmuttküste, Landungsstrände im Département Calvados in der Region Normandie in Frankreich *** La Battery Longues sur mer Concrete bunker, Remainders a Germans Combat battery of Atlantic Walls at second World War II at Arromanches to the Côte de nacre Cote de Nacre, Mother-of-pearl coast, Landing beaches at Department Calvados in the Region Normandy in France

Small bunker in a military terrain in cloudy weather

Mountaineering Instructors from Northern Warfare Training Center, white helmets, take a break with 11th Airborne Division Soldiers about three quarters of the way up a 5000 ft hike up to 'Grassy Knoll' during Basic and Advanced Military Mountaineering Course at Black Rapids Training Site 9 July. The purpose of the 14-day course is to train Soldiers on how to maneuver through mountainous terrain, and then go back to their units and provide the units with Soldiers capable to get across the mountainous terrain of Alaska. (Photo provided by Staff Sgt. Christopher Dennis/ 11th Airborne Division Public Affairs NCO)

U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team- Airborne (173rd IBCT ABN), pack up their equipment after successfully conducting a Joint Forceable Entry mission into the Hohenfels Training Area during Exercise Saber Junction 22 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 7, 2022. Saber Junction 22 is a combat training rotation designed to assess the readiness of the 173rd IBCT (ABN) in executing operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating allied and partner nations.

U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team- Airborne (173rd IBCT ABN), pack up their equipment after successfully conducting a Joint Forceable Entry mission into the Hohenfels Training Area during Exercise Saber Junction 22 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 7, 2022. Saber Junction 22 is a combat training rotation designed to assess the readiness of the 173rd IBCT (ABN) in executing operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating allied and partner nations.

Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), hike Nestos Gorge on Oct. 8, 2022, near Petrochori Training Area, Greece. The United States commitment to defending NATO territory is ironclad and the United States will continue to bolster our posture to better defend our NATO Allies. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Malcolm Cohens-Ashley, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs.)

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24) participate in a training scenario July 26, 2022, on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 24th Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 was holding their 2022 annual training at Fort McCoy. (U.S. Army Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

GREYWOLF Troopers, assigned to 1-12 Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conduct a platoon STX, Oct. 26, 2022. Training events like these promote readiness throughout the unit and help soldiers prepare for situations they may face on the battlefield.

Utah Beach Memorial of the invasion in World War II

Soldiers of 2nd Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment on a Fathers Day” combat reconnaissance patrol in south east Bagdad, June 17. The 2-23 "Tomahawks" out of Fort Lewis, Wash., are attached to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Inf. Div. out of Fort Riley, Kan.

An Ivy Soldier patrols the perimeter of the training area during Command Post Exercise II on training area 24, Fort Carson Colorado, August 16, 2022. During CPX II Soldiers are expected to treat the simulated exercise as if they are in a deployed environment. The ability to "train as you fight" is a key to the 4th Infantry Division's ability fight and win the Nation's wars.

U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team- Airborne (173rd IBCT ABN), march to their rally point after conducting a Joint Forceable Entry mission into the Hohenfels Training Area during Exercise Saber Junction 22 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 7, 2022. Saber Junction 22 is a combat training rotation designed to assess the readiness of the 173rd IBCT (ABN) in executing operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating allied and partner nations.

Company B, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team and the 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment and other units from across the Wisconsin National Guard to conduct an air assault mission during annual training June 10 at Fort McCoy, Wis.

000510-F-3050V-001. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2000 Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: United States European Command

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Max Miller, a public affairs specialists assigned to Defense Media Activity Bureau Hawaii, captures imagery of U.S. Army Pacific Best Warrior Competition participants June 8 at 25th Infantry Division's Lighting Academy, Schofield Barracks East Range, Hawaii, during the 2022 USARPACs Best Warrior Competition. The USARPAC BWC 2022 is an annual week-long competition consisting of competitors from multiple USARPAC units across the Indo-Pacific. The noncommissioned officers and junior enlisted Soldiers are evaluated in several categories such as general military knowledge, basic Soldier skills, and physical fitness.

Dust from an impact flies in the distance during Western Strike 22 at Orchard Combat Training Center June 11, 2022. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the Utah National Guards 65th Field Artillery Brigade, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a combat training center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division positions themselves to engage the Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team out of Alaska as opposing forces during Exportable Combat Training Exercise (XCTC) program at Camp Roberts, California, July 17, 2022. XCTC is a series of training exercises 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.

Military camp at Pian Upe wildlife reserve.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Levi Noyes, a rifleman with Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), patrols during a force-on-force exercise on Russaro Island, Finland, Aug. 10, 2022. During the exercise, U.S. Marines acted as the opposing force for Finnish soldiers. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

220820-N-RC359-1225 MOUNT FUJI, Japan (Aug. 20, 2022) Sailors assigned to the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), climb Mount Fuji during a tour hosted by the ships Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) committee, Aug. 20. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

A U.S. Army sniper assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, walks to his position during a live-fire exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, Aug. 4, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe.

U.S Air Force tactical air control party specialists assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, conduct mountain maneuvering training at Sunshine Ridge, Alaska, July 20, 2022. The 3rd ASOS Airmen participated in this training to strengthen mission-readiness skills in mountain terrain.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Pima County, Arizona's border area with Mexico, where he joined U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel for meetings, tours, flights, inspections

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Trenten Collins, a tactical air control party specialist assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, surveys his climbing route during mountaineering training at Sunshine Ridge, Alaska, July 22, 2022. The 3rd ASOS special warfare Airmen utilize Alaskas varied and austere training locations to prepare for conditions they may face on deployment.

Joint Terminal Attack Controllers with the Latvian National Armed Forces train during exercise Northern Strike 22-2 at Carmeuse Calcite Quarry, Rogers City, Michigan, Aug. 17, 2022. The Michigan National Guard and Latvia have a 29-year security cooperation under the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program. Facilities such as the Carmeuse Calcite Quarry have partnered with the National All-Domain Warfighting Center, which includes Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center to expand opportunities for readiness training for the joint force and allies.

U.S. Air Force tactical air control party specialists assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, conduct mountaineering training at Sunshine Ridge, Alaska, July 22, 2022. 3rd ASOS Airmen utilize Alaskas varied and austere training locations to prepare for conditions that may be faced on deployment.

U.S. Air Force tactical air control party specialists assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, conduct mountaineering training at Sunshine Ridge, Alaska, July 22, 2022. 3rd ASOS Airmen utilize Alaskas varied and austere training locations to prepare for conditions that may be faced on deployment.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Platoon, Bull Battery, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (3-1 ABCT) operationally controlled by the 1st Infantry Division (1 ID), acquire their targets for engagement and prepare to fire on their designated targets utilizing M109A7 Paladin howitzers during a live fire exercise at Toruń, Poland, Nov. 3, 2022. The 3-1 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1 ID, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Carnage Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment conduct live fire mission operations using an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer during Exercise Dynamic Front 23 at Oksbol, Denmark, March 27, 2023. Exercise Dynamic Front 23 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, 56th Artillery Command led, multinational exercise designed to improve allied and partner nation's ability to execute multi-echelon fires, and test interoperability of both tactical and theater-level fires systems in a live environment.

Battery Command Center, Aleutians world war II national historic area, Mt. Ballyhoo, Amaknak Island, Dutch Harbor, Aleutian Islands.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment move up a mountain to establish an observation post during mountain warfare training with the Italian Armys Alpini Brigade as part of Exercise Summer Resolve in the Province of Bolzano, Italy, Oct. 2, 2022.Exercise Alpine Star is an annual Italian Army hosted, multinational and multi-phased mountain and arctic warfare training exercise. Reconnaissance paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade integrate within select companies of the Italian Armys Alpini Brigade to learn techniques in traversing, ascending and descending multi-seasonal mountainous environments while teaching tactics, techniques and procedures of U.S. Army battle drills to allies. During the summer phase, Exercise Summer Resolve, key training focuses on alpine climbing and repelling while during the winter phase, Exercise Winter Resolve, key training focuses on various types of skiing and ice climbing. This training plays a key role in

A U.S. Marines with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Battalion lands after completing freefall parachute training from a UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, at Santa Cruz Air Force Base, Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 6, 2022. UNITAS LXIII air and parachute operations are part of an integrated, multinational event to enable interoperability and the sharing of knowledge between partner nation forces supporting the exercise. UNITAS is the world's longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division conduct a simulated raid during exercise Cold Response (CR) 2010 Feb. 26, 2010, in Norway. CR 2010 is a Norwegian-sponsored exercise with the Norwegian armed forces focused on cold weather maritime/amphibious operations, interoperability of expeditionary forces, special and ground operations. Participants include forces from Great Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Austria and other NATO partners.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24) participate in a training scenario July 26, 2022, on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 24th Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 was holding their 2022 annual training at Fort McCoy. (U.S. Army Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

Paratroopers from 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, perform an Airborne jump onto Malemute Drop Zone, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on 9 September. Airborne operations such as this help 6 BEB to maintain proficiency and support the overall strategic objectives of the 11th Airborne Division and, ultimately, the Army's Arctic Strategy.

An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk transports Airmen and Soldiers from Geronimo Drop Zone after successful airborne operations at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 31, 2022. Air Force special warfare and combat weather Airmen and Army paratroopers, supported by Alaska Army National Guard aircrew from the 207th Aviation Troop Command, conducted the training to demonstrate airborne and mission-readiness skills in austere conditions.

U.S. Marines Corps explosive ordnance disposal technicians with 3d Littoral Logistics Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, reconnoiter a simulated vehicle borne improvised explosive device during a joint EOD exercise at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 22, 2022. EOD technicians around the joint force conducted a week long joint-service level exercise where service members cohesively integrated, trained, and competed with one another while utilizing experimental technology. The training demonstrated progress in the U.S. Marine Corps Force Design 2030 efforts.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alexander Caterinicchio, a tactical air control party specialist assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, conducts mountain maneuvering training at Sunshine Ridge, Alaska, July 20, 2022. The 3rd ASOS Airmen participated in this training to strengthen mission-readiness skills in mountain terrain.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment prepare their convoy for a joint patrol during Exercise Kosovo Forces 31 (KFOR31) at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 10, 2022. KFOR31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24) participate in a training scenario July 26, 2022, on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 24th Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 was holding their 2022 annual training at Fort McCoy. (U.S. Army Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

Two 1st Air Cavalry Brigade CH-47 Chinook helicopters execute a training air assault interoperability mission with the U.K. 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team in support of Exercise Swift Response Joint Forcible Entry, Krivolac, North Macedonia, May 12, 2022. Exercise Swift Response 2022 is an annual multinational training exercise, which takes place in Eastern Europe, the Arctic High North, Baltics, and Balkans from May 2-20, 2022. It aims to present combat credible Army forces in Europe and Africa and enhance readiness by building airborne interoperability with Allies and Partners and the integration of joint service partnerships.

Candidates run 400 meters during the physical fitness assessment part of the Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) Testing, Aug 22-26, 2022, at Wilderness Readiness Complex in Fort Carson, Colorado. The EFMB tests a Soldier's abilities to conduct common skills and medical tasks in conditions combat medics are likely to encounter in field situations.

With Gold Dust Peak in the background, members of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 members from San Diego, California set out on the Zodiac boat to gather data during their initial search for the four missing 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed near Gold Dust Peak. New York Lake is the first of six lakes in the Gold Dust Peak that will be searched. Base: New York Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Patriot Radar Set (RS). Multi-functional Phased Array Radar for detecting and identifying goals as well as guidance of the rocket. The RS works in cycles of miliseconds in which different assignments are finished

Soldiers and Katusa's conduct an M4 range on Camp Yongsan-Casey, September 9th 2022.The M4 carbine is a 5.56×45mm NATO, gas-operated,b magazine-fed, carbine developed in the United States during the 1980s. It is a shortened version of the M16A2 assault rifle.

Local workers help clear an area to be swept for metal hits during a site survey in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), Jan. 7, 2024. Local workers are often employed to clear areas in order for Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel to work safely and in a timely manner. Approximately690 unaccounted-for American personnel from World War II are believed to be located within modern-day PRC.

Dust from an impact flies in the distance during Western Strike 22 at Orchard Combat Training Center June 11, 2022. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the Utah National Guards 65th Field Artillery Brigade, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a combat training center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality.

A pararescueman climbs a rock face near the A-10 crash site looking for debris from the aircraft while two others assist. Base: Eagle State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The A-10 recovery team members traverese the rocky and hazardous terrain near the top of Gold Dust Peak. Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

General Dynamics F-16 B in the snow.

U.S. Marines with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, transport High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) to the firing line during a HIMARS Rapid Infiltration, also known as a HIRAIN, in support of exercise Arctic Edge 2024 at Fort Greely, Alaska, Feb. 16, 2024. The HIRAIN training demonstrated Marine Forces Reserves ability to rapidly deploy the HIMARS to meet and deter any threats in any environment, including harsh arctic environments. Arctic Edge 2024 (AE24) is a U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise demonstrating the U.S. militarys capabilities in extreme cold weather, joint force readiness, and U.S. military commitment to mutual strategic security interests in the arctic region. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps reconnaissance Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Finnish reconnaissance soldiers with Recon Team, Nyland Brigade, swim to shore during helocast rehearsals in Skogby, Finland, Aug. 9, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

NATO allies conduct a wet-gap crossing operation as part of Defender Europe 22 held at Dęblin, Poland, May 13, 2022. Defender Europe 2022 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.

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel dig a test pit and screen dirt in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), Jan. 9, 2024. A DPAA team spent several weeks surveying sites in Southern China in order to provide vital information for future recovery missions. Approximately690 unaccounted-for American personnel from World War II are believed to be located within modern-day PRC.

Recovery team members hold on to a safety rope as they descend toward the crash site of the aircraft transporting Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. The wreckage was located following three days of search and rescue efforts, initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border. All passengers aboard the aircraft lost their lives in the crash. Country: Estonia (EST)

Site of massacre, including where Custer fell, Little Big Horn, Montana, United States of America, North America

Warrant Officers from the U.S. Army celebrate the 104th Birthday of the Warrant Officer Cohort at the hiking trail to Pinnacle 4 on July 7, 2022. The Warrant Officer Birthday consisted of the golf scramble, a hike and a cake cutting ceremony.

Col. Shane Finison, commander of the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, flies an AH-64E Apache helicopter near Blanca Lake, Wash. on Jul. 11, 2022. This was the final flight for Col. Finison as the brigade commander.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Trenten Collins, a tactical air control party specialist assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, rappels down a rock formation during mountaineering training at Sunshine Ridge, Alaska, July 20, 2022. The 3rd ASOS special warfare Airmen utilize Alaskas varied and austere training locations to prepare for conditions they may face on deployment.

U.S. Air Force tactical air control party specialists assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, begin their ascent during mountaineering training at Sunshine Ridge, Alaska, July 22, 2022. The 3rd ASOS special warfare Airmen utilize Alaskas varied and austere training locations to prepare for conditions they may face on deployment.

A team of Green Berets from 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) fire their pistols during the Menton 2022 Best Sniper Competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 8, 2022. The competition is comprised of nine teams, including a team from the British Armys 4th Battalion, Ranger Regiment. During the competition, team events incorporate precision marksmanship, moving targets, live-fire stalks, and stress shoots conducted during daylight and hours of limited visibility. Throughout the event, participants use the M24 Sniper Weapon System, 5.56 M4 carbine, and 9mm pistol.

medieval camp inthe field

A U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, rappels down a sheer cliff face during Mountain Exercise (MTX) 1-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Sept. 18, 2022. MTX is a month-long exercise designed to prepare units to survive and operate effectively in austere, mountainous terrain.

Sa Coma factory, General Bayo's headquarters during the republican landing, Spanish civil war, Son Servera, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (June 17, 2022) Marines, assigned to 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (1MEF), and Sailors, from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, currently assigned Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 onboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) integrate to conduct a beach assault and airfield damage repair exercise in support of Valiant Shield 2022. Both units conducted tactical insertion methods, with 1MEF executing a helo cast from a HSC-25 MH-60S Sea Hawk, and EODMU5 completing a static line jump from a VRC-30 C-2A Greyhound. After 1MEF conducted reconnaissance and secured the beach under the cover of darkness, EODMU5 utilized a cargo drop to access the beach and completed an Expeditionary Airfield Damage Repair evolution, clearing simulated submunitions. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allows the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming m

A-10 recovery team members walk back to their base of operations at Eagle Airport after returning from a day of searching the Gold Dust Peak area where the A-10 crashed. In the background is the Army's High Altitude Training Site and a UH-1N helicopter. Base: Eagle State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A aerial view of town areas as seen from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base, Korea, for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers. Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Kwang Ju Air Base Country: Korea

Italian Batteria di Artiglieria M109L Self-propelled Howitzers in position at Slatina Base. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

German bunkers at Pointe du Hoc on the coast of Normandy in northern France.

Veterans of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, along with their friends and families, hike up to the Camp Horno memorial crosses as part of a reunion hike for the 20th anniversary of Operation Vigilant Resolve, also known as the first Battle of Fallujah, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 29, 2024. The hike brought together approximately 150 veteran and active-duty Marines and Sailors who served with 2nd Bn., 1st Marines, during Operation Vigilant Resolve in 2004. Marine Corps

OKINAWA, Japan (March 28, 2023) Community members participating in the Okinawa Leadership Workshop watch as a Marine demonstrates rappelling techniques at the Jungle Warfare Training Center March 28, 2022. The workshop provided influential Okinawan leaders the unique opportunity to see and learn how the U.S. military operates, supports, and defends the region. Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa played a major role in organizing and hosting the event. CFAO maintains and operates facilities to support the U.S. Navy's naval and aviation assets in the Indo-Pacific region.

Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, Ireland, Statues commemorating the Irish Rebellion of 1798

A personal photo of Sergeant 1st Class Jared C. Monti, the first Soldier recipient for actions in Afghanistan/Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alfredo Gutierrez, 36th Security Forces Squadron jungle enforcement squad leader, and Staff Sgt. Nicholas Stillwell, 36th SFS fire team leader, do perform a perimeter check in a Polaris MRZR on Andersen Air Force Base Guam, Sep. 22, 2022. The Jungle Enforcement Team spends about eight hours a day patrolling the jungle looking for tracks, shotgun shells, dead carcasses, trash or people trespassing.

U.S. Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, maneuver to gun position during Exercise Rolling Thunder 22-2 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April, 4, 2022. This exercise is a 10th Marines-led live-fire artillery event that tests the unit's abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-dominated scenario.

Vietnamese military bunkers along the Hai Van Pass in Vietnam.

Sa Coma factory, General Bayo's headquarters during the republican landing, Spanish civil war, Son Servera, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

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A F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing takes off in participation of RED FLAG-Alaska 22-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 29, 2022. RF-A exercises are focused on improving the combat readiness of U.S. and international forces and providing training for units preparing for air and space expeditionary force tasking.

220513-N-GP384-1093 NAPLES, ITALY (May 13, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) participate in a Morale, Welfare and Recreation sponsored tour of cave while on a scheduled port visit to Naples, Italy, May 13, 2022. The HSTCSG is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests.

Congratulations to Col. Kara-Marie Delaney on her promotion.

Marines with the 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24) complete M4 rifle qualification requirements July 26, 2022, on Range 18 on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 24th Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 was holding annual training at Fort McCoy.

Punta de Ses Talaies, center of the battlefield, Son Carrio, location of the battle of mallorca, Son Servera, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

German Wehrmacht soldier

Memorial to the two guards killed in Emek Hashalom

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040209-F-1698M-001. Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

The Idaho National Guards 101st Civil Support Team partnered with the Boise Fire Department Technical Rescue Team to participate in a ropes rescue course taught by Boise firefighters. The course, which served as an annual recertification for the CST Guardsmen, entailed two weeklong sessions for the 22-member team. The first week, Oct. 10th through the 14th, 2022, started with the classroom portion of learning about ropes rescue as a prerequisite for the hands-on portion of the training. Using what they learned about the ropes, the CST Guardsmen rappelled from tops of buildings at the Boise Fire Departments Fire Training Center. Once the Guardsmen were proficient at ropes rappelling, they practiced ropes rescues using wire rescue baskets at cliffs near the Table Rock trails in the Boise foothills to simulate a large-scale rescue of multiple people. The second weeklong training, Oct. 24th through 28th, 2022, focused on confined space rescues at Boises Lucky Peak Power Plant. The training

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