Military Training in Nature

Soldiers navigating through forested terrain during training exercises, highlighting preparation for operational challenges in diverse environments.

Green Berets U.S. Army Special Forces Group sniper in action.

A U.S. Army Ranger with the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, moves through a forest during Military Operations in Urban Terrain training, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 10, 2022. The MOUT training was conducted in order to enhance the Rangers ability to operate in a tropical environment, increasing readiness and unit operability.

030114-M-9892R-002. Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: HMLA-367

Events marking the centennial of the first powered flight, Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

Green Berets U.S. Army Special Forces Group sniper in action.

The sun sets over Range 10 during a squadron field exercise at Camp Schwab training grounds, Okinawa, Japan, October 2, 2022.

Date: 6/17/2008Caption: A CH- 47 Chinook, from Bravo Company, 2-11 General Support Aviation Battalion, is used to recover water pumps near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The damaged water pumps were located on platforms above the 100-year flood line along the Iowa River. Heavy rains have pushed the river above the 500-year flood mark covering the pumps for several days and made repairs impossible without air support. Bravo Company is part of the Iowa Army National Guard located in Davenport, Iowa.

A Polish army Leopard 2A tank pulls security at a tactical assembly area before the start of a multinational force-on-force exercise as part of Defender Europe at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 14, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises taking place in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

120123-N-OP638-118 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 23, 2012) The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) is underway in the Atlantic Ocean while conducting a composite training unit exercise.

Flooded areas of Davao can be observed from an airborne KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Feb. 14. 2024. The aircraft was carrying Department of Social Welfare and Development family food packs to Davao International Airport, Davao City, Philippines. At the request of the Government of the Philippines, the U.S. Marines of III Marine Expeditionary Force are supporting the U.S. Agency for International Development in providing foreign humanitarian assistance to the ongoing disaster relief mission in Mindanao. The forward presence and ready posture of III MEF assets in the region facilitated rapid and effective response to crisis, demonstrating the U.S.s commitment to Allies and partners during times of need. Marine Corps

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel with 1st Mechanized Battalion patrol during Exercise Shinka 22.1 at the North Fuji Maneuver Area, Japan, June 29 2022. Shinka exemplifies a shared commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions.

Police Officer Jacob Kirby, a patrol officer with Range Patrol Operations, Provost Marshal's Office, Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Training Command, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, (MCAGCC), operates a Utility Task Vehicle while conducting patrols in the Johnson Valley Shared Use Area during the MAGTF Warfighting Exercise (MWX) 3-22, Twentynine Palms, California, May 2, 2022. The Johnson Valley Shared Use Area is designated for military use up to two 30-day periods per year while Marines conduct critical military training.

A Marine with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24) participates 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)

U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, moves toward an objective after exiting a U.S. Air Force 86th Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft during airborne operation at Juliet Drop Zone, Pordenone, Italy, Oct. 5, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade 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.

Air Force Military Training School (Limos) Camouflage exercise in the field.

Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment are shown Nov. 2, 2022, at the rail yard at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after

The sun sets over South Post on Sept. 10, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.

The 108th SFS (Security Forces Squadron) are on the Fort Dix Range Complex on Range 32 completing their Field I and Fire II training. This unit home station is located on JB MDL. (photographs were taken by the TSC / Daniel Amburg)

The Liberty Jump Team, both Active Duty and retired Military Personnel, and Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division jump into Normandy, France, June 7, 2022. Personnel and Paratroopers all jumped to honor the Paratroopers who jumped into Normandy in 1944.

Troops at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training work on equipment and vehicles on North Post on Sept. 10, 2022, at the installation as the sun sets for the day. The troops were on post for weekend training. During September 2022, thousands of troops trained at Fort McCoy for institutional training and extended combat and weekend training. Fort McCoy's motto is to be the Total Force Training Center.

The sun sets July 13, 2022, at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter takes off at sunrise carrying a pallet of supplies during Exercise Cabanas '86. Subject Operation/Series: CABANAS '86 Base: Puerto Lempira Country: Honduras (HND)

A B-52-H Stratofortress assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron from Minot Air Force Base comes in for a landing at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 1, 2024. Missions of the Strategic Command Bomber Task Force demonstrate the ability to operate in a variety of locations and environments while enhancing ally and partner military capabilities, which contributes to the maintenance of global stability and security. Air Force

The sun sets over South Post on Sept. 10, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.

Ecury, Marne, German decayed France of the battle of September 6, 1914 , 1914-1915 - Devastated zones, North and East of France - Jean Brunhes, Auguste Léon and Georges Chevalier - (December 1914 -April 1915) (French - Ecury , Marne , France Tranchées allemandes de la bataille du 6 septembre 1914). Front, trenches, vegetation , botany, army, First World War, Nature , Environment, Society, France, Route d 'écury in Morains, German trenches of the battle of September 6, 1914

Massachusetts Army National Guard Soldiers from C Co., 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry assault Objective Tarantula through a smoke screen in a four-day, company combined arms live-fire exercise conducted at Peason Ridge, La., Friday, July 15, 2016. The live fire exercise is completed in three phases: training exercise, company exercise and live fire, and challenges the commander to simultaneously complete two separate objectives while maintaining command and control of the battlefield. The Massachusetts infantrymen joined more than 5,000 Soldiers from other state Army National Guard units, active Army and Army Reserve troops as part of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team task force. The Soldiers will hone their skills and practice integrating combat operations ranging from infantry troops engaging in close combat with the enemy to artillery and air strikes, July 9-30, 2016.

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Arromanches, France 09.26.2019 WW2 D-Day Normandy Beaches museum site with statue, Gold Beach section attacked by British forces . High quality photo

DF-ST-85-03569. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82 Base: Wadi Seidna Air Base Country: Sudan (SDN)

Old trenches and barbed wire at the Mount Lagazuoi fortification, built during the First World War, autonomous province of South Tirol

Iowa Army National Guard Soldiers conduct a 12-mile road march at sunrise during the 2022 Iowa Best Warrior Competition at Camp Dodge on April 3, 2022. The road march was the culminating event for the three-day competition, which tested about 25 junior enlisted Soldiers and noncommissioned officers on various Army tasks and drills.

011014-F-0193C-007. Complete Scene Caption: In the early hours of the morning, Marine tanks roll into position for a breech practice run on an Egyptian firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt. Marines from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, Calif., conducted an In-Stride Breech live fire demonstration in front of numerous nations as part of coalition training for this year's BRIGHT STAR 01-02 exercise. An In-Stride Breach is a special type of operation used to overcome and breakthrough unexpected or lightly defended obstacles. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that is designed to enhance regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among the US, our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the armed forces to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGH

High angle view of land mines and barbed wire

The sun sets over South Post on Sept. 10, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.

A B-52H Stratofortress take-off from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, during exercise Prairie Vigilance Sept. 22, 2022. Prairie Vigilance tests the 5th Bomb Wings ability to conduct strategic-bomber readiness operations.

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. Army Spc. Orlando Saezrosario, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, pulls security while maintaining a defense position during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 at Donnelly Training Area, Alaska, Feb. 16, 2024. JPMRC 24-02, executed in Alaska with its world-class training facilities and its harsh Arctic environment, builds Soldiers and leaders into a cohesive team of skilled, tough, alert, and adaptive warriors capable of fighting and winning anywhere in the world. Army

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct flight operations during Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 13, 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.

070315-M-6500K-042. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: IRAQI ARMY

Providers assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division conduct security operations on Fort Bragg, NC, March 29, 2022. The Field Training Exercise ensures Paratroopers stand ready to fight, win, and meet the 18 hour deployment standard.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines conduct High Mobility Artillery Rocket System simulated fire missions while members of the Northern Army, Japan Self-Defense Force, conduct Multiple Launch Rocket System live fire during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 10, 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.

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.

A U.S. Marine with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, executes a movement toward a simulated enemy position at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, May 26, 2022. Marines with 7th Comm. Bn. took part in a Basic Jungle Survival Skills course conducted May 22-27 to prepare for jungle operations. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air Ground Task Force operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities.

The sun sets Sept. 10, 2022, at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.

The airfield in Bijeljina, future site of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps Tactical Headquarters. Subject Operation/Series: Joint Endeavor Base: Bijelina Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Lines of barbed wire to demarcate the border

Bambi Bucket operations June 21, 2013, performed by a CH-47 Chinook crew from the Colorado Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion of the 135th Aviation Regiment, stationed at Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colo.The Colorado National Guard provides two helicopters, equipted with Bambi Buckets in support of civil authorities to help fight the East Peak Fire near La Veta, Colo.

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

3rd group of led weapons in Blomberg, West-Germany.The large "bulbs" are launcher-shelters in closed state.

The 133rd Engineer Company nears the end of their Innovative Readiness Training at the Laramie County Shooting Sports Complex in Cheyenne, Wyo., June 10, 2022. The project entailed adding a 300-yard shooting lane to the existing lanes at the complex. The IRT project helps keep the company trained and ready, while also providing a service to the community.

Members of a tank crew with the Tennessee Army National Guards H Troop, 2nd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment kick up dust as they race against the clock to their next land navigation point on an M1A1 Abrams tank while competing in the Gen. Gordon Sullivan Cup best tank crew competition at Fort Benning, Ga., Tuesday, May 3, 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.

A U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party specialist assigned to the 2d Air Support Operations Squadron out of Vilseck, Germany, waits in the shadows for the next instruction during exercise Cobra Warrior 22 in England, Sept. 21, 2022. Cobra Warrior 22 provides valuable opportunities for all participating Force Elements to practice and develop tactics, techniques, and procedures in complex scenarios against a peer adversary.

Serene Veterans Cemetery: American Flags Wave as Memorial Celebration Honors Those Who Served Generic views of a veterans cemetery on a serene day, featuring American flags fluttering in the breeze as a memorial celebration honors those who served. Copyright: xZoonar.com/WalterxGxArcexSr/GrindstonexMediaxGroup/WalterxArcexPhotographyx 22203504

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Division, 2d Marine Division, hike to an objective during Spanish FLOTEX-22 near Rota, Spain, June 22, 2022. This exercise features tactical level actions ashore, combined with joint training and planning, aimed at increasing overall bilateral interoperability between nations.

The sun sets July 13, 2022, at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.

Alaska Air and Army National Guardsmen from Joint Task Force-Alaska rebuild the door of a small garage in Golovin, Alaska, Sept. 27, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by Pfc. Bradford Jackson)

A view of the receiving antennas for a Relocatable Over-The-Horizon Radar (ROTHR) system operated by the Navy's Fleet Surveillance Support Command. ROTHR, an ionospheric backscatter radar, will be able to detect and track air and surface targets as far as 1,800 miles away and has a coverage area of approximately 1.5 million square miles.. Base: Chesapeake Bay State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America(USA)

010501-F-1644L-002. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 2001 Base: Rockhampton State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

Two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing, left, lead a mixed formation including a Bulgarian air force MiG-29 Fulcrum and MiG-21 Fishbed over Bulgaria during Thracian Star on July 20, 2015. Thracian Star 2015 is a bilateral training exercise to enhance interoperability with the Bulgarian air force, hosted by Graf Ignatievo Air Base.

Groesbeek, The Netherlands - May 13 2021: Netherlands Canadian War Cemetery and Second World War memorial site in Groesbeek, Photographed during the m

U. S. Army in France. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, participate in a range in preparation for a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, August 24, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

A Swedish army soldier walks through a field of flowers during a training exercise at Gotland Island as part of Baltic Operations 2022, June 7, 2022. BALTOPS 22 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea.

U.S. Marines assigned to the Ground Combat Element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct patrols in a Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) during exercise Hedgehog 22 in Saaremaa, Estonia, May 19, 2022. The 22nd ARG/MEU team is participating in the Estonian-led exercise Siil 22 (Hedgehog 22 in English). Siil 22 brings together members of the Estonian Defense Force and U.S. Sailors and Marines under Task Force 61/2 to enhance allied interoperability and preserve security and stability in the Baltic region.

The Soldier-Borne Sensor (SBS) flies during a Soldier Touch Point (STP) event in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Nov. 1. The STP was designed to evaluate two SBS Phase II systems, baseline the systems and gain Soldier feedback based on operational scenarios and suitability when employed by infantry conducting individual and collective tasks. The SBS provides units with near real-time video, increased situational awareness, and reduced risk of detection, while allowing units to detect personnel and targets.

Quebec City, Canada, sep 2022 : Change of guards ceremony at La Citadelle de Quebec in Quebec city. High quality photo

Polyhronis - 26-HK-407-41. Hurricane Katrina

The sun sets Sept. 10, 2022, at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.

Giant swords on the splot of Didgori Battle monument in the Caucasus Mountains

An Alouette III of 300 squadron sneaking over the Veluwe.

Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-143-159. Hurricane Katrina

CAPE MAY, N.J. - Aircrews from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City conduct a formation flight over Training Center Cape May's parade field, June 27, 2022.As the only military service operating in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Coast Guard proudly enables the Nations economic prosperity, enforces our laws at sea, protects the marine environment, and performs vital lifesaving missions to ensure the safety, security, and resiliency of Americas far-reaching maritime interests.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Timothy Tamargo

U.S. Army Soldiers prepare to conduct a swim assessment at the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, May 18, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

A view of the North Field prime runway from the 4,200 feet marker pointing east, during Exercise Kennel Bear '4-82. This airfield was primarily used during World War II. Subject Operation/Series: KENNEL BEAR '4-82 Base: Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

070315-M-6500K-037. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: IRAQI ARMY

Staff Sgt. Brian Evans, Sgt. Jonah Lamboley, Spc. Adam Rossi, Mathew Elgie and Malcolm Tillman from 1st Battlion, 501 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Geronimo), 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division conduct their required 12-mile ruck march June 29 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson for the Best Squad Competition. The Best Squad Competition and Best Warrior Competition is a single event used to select the U.S. Army Best Squad of the Year, Noncommissioned Officer of the Year and Soldier of the Year. (Photos by Staff Sgt. Christopher B. Dennis/11th Airborne Division Public Affairs NCO)

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Alyson Perry, Marine Corps Detachment Goodfellow student, hides in shrubbery while communicating with a push-to-talk radio during a direction-finding exercise at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 19, 2022. Students participated in the exercise by hiding across approximately 250 acres of land while speaking in multiple languages.

location of the battle of mallorca, Son Servera, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Makayla Keating, a Muncie, Indiana, native and a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, launches an RQ-20B Puma during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 12, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

Young boys learn about history at Yorktown Battlefield in Virginia.

The US Marine Corps (USMC) vehicles of Echo Company (E CO), 2nd Battalion (BN), 2nd Marines, sit outside of a Forward Operations Base (FOB) in the early morning fog as they prepare for Operation Trifecta in Zaidon, Iraq, under Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Where the goal, to clear out anti-Iraqi forces and to prevent them from using the city in the future. Base: Zaidon State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

The sun sets Sept. 10, 2022, at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Captain Atkin Overview - 26-HK-365-33. Helicopter Ride. Hurricane Katrina

A U.S. Air Force Loadmaster assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing sits on the ramp of an MC-130J Commando II over Normandy, France, June 6, 2022. The 352 SOW participated in numerous ceremonies and events to commemorate the 78th anniversary of D-Day, the largest multinational amphibious landing and operational military airdrop in history, and highlights the U.S. steadfast commitment to European allies and partners.

A UH-60M Blackhawk helicopter from the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard, flies over the tarmac of Westover Air Reserve Base, Chicopee, Massachusetts, May 25, 2022. Aviators from the 142nd traveled to Westover Air Reserve Base, or Westover ARB, to conduct aerial firefighting training with the Westover Air Reserve Base Fire Department.

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), prepare to fire on their designated targets utilizing M109A7 Paladin howitzer 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.

SSGT Daniel Wrasman, 10th Security Police Squadron, prepares for an ambush during a training exercise at Spanhoe Air Field, Wakerly. State: North Hamptonshire Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Launcher-shelter of the 3rd group of led weapons in Blomberg, West Germany.

Emergency Response Operations - Stennis, Mississippi - 26-HK-136-33. Hurricane Katrina

190813-N-SK327-1111 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 13, 2019) Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Joey Fuoti, from Beaverton, Ore., rapells from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 during an air power demonstration for a Friends and Family Day cruise. Crew members of Theodore Roosevelt invited family and friends aboard for a day underway to experience life aboard an aircraft carrier.

U.S. Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, purify water from a lake during Exercise Cobra Gold in Chantaburi province, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 26, 2024. Cobra Gold demonstrates the U.S. commitment to the region by building interoperability, multilateral cooperative arrangements, advancing common interests, and a commitment to our allies and partners in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Marine Corps

Events marking the centennial of the first powered flight, Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

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