Military Training in Nature

Images of military personnel engaged in training exercises in lush forest environments, showcasing stealth and preparation for combat in bright greens.

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.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Mark Deal, a company commander with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, patrols during Exercise Shinka 22.1 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 30, 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. 3/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Deal is a native of Cleveland, Ohio.

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U.S. Marines 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division and members of the Northern Army, Japan Self-Defense Force, conduct force-on-force training as a part of Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 12, 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. Marine Corps Cpl. Drizzt Garcia-Washburn, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System operator with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, conceals a hide site on Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 28, 2022. The training demonstrates the joint forces ability to integrate command and control, expand battlefield awareness, and conduct long-range precision strikes as an enduring, stand-in-force. Garcia-Washburn is a native of Las Cruces, New Mexico. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lorenzo Ducato)

U.S. Army snipers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, engage with a target while covering a platoon of German soldiers during a live-fire exercise as part of Defender Europe at Oberlausitz Training Area, Germany, May 17, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

An Indiana University ROTC cadet carries ropes across a creek bed during the ropes bridge portion of the Ranger Challenge, a competition held between several midwest colleges at Camp Atterbury, Ind., Oct. 24 through Oct. 26.

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.

U.S. Army Pfc. Robert Brattin, a medic, climbs a ravine during a dismounted patrol near Combat Outpost Mizan, Zabul Province. Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul and Afghan National Security Forces patrolled the area to meet with local elders and ensure security in the area.

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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Dylan Homer, engineer equipment chief from 7th Engineer Support Battalion assigned to Marine Corps Engineer Detachment - Palau, operates a medium crawler tractor to remove vegetation in Peleliu, Republic of Palau, March 22, 2023. During this rotational deployment, Navy Seabees and Marine Corps engineers undertake infrastructure projects which benefit local populations in the Indo-Pacific and enhance the United States ability to render support and aid in response to disasters or other crises.

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.

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, holds security during Mountain Training Exercise 5-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California, Sept. 1, 2023. MTX gives Marines the opportunity to hone their combat and survival skills in an austere mountain environment.

U.S. Army Soldiers participating in Jungle School perform waterborne operations at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on Oct. 15, 2022. During Waterborne day at Jungle School, students learn how to correctly and safely cross a water obstacle in the jungle using one rope bridge, poncho ruck rafts, and zodiacs.

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Division assault an objective during a squad competition at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Okinawa, Japan, May 25, 2022. The week-long competition was held to test squads from across the Marine Corps in their mastery of warfighting skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Lance Cpl. Michael Taggart)

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, post security while patrolling through the jungle during a bilateral jungle training event in Manaus, Brazil, Sept. 25, 2022. The U.S. Marine Corps continues to seek opportunities to train alongside Brazilian partners in deliberate and dynamic training events. Bilateral training events, such as jungle training, offer both forces a chance to increase interoperability, exchange best practices, and set conditions for future events to continue to grow a long tradition of friendship and cooperation.

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Christopher Noche, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24), conducts a contact patrol with other Corpsmen and Marines on July 22, 2022, during training 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 23rd Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 is holding annual training at Fort McCoy. (Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

U.S. Marines with Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command and Marine Corps Security Force Regiment visit the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore to assist with vegetation management during Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore, Sept. 8, 2022. Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore is an annual public event that provides the opportunity for the U.S. sea services to engage with each other and civilians. More than 2,300 service members are participating this year, engaging and assisting with ship tours, live bands and static equipment displays.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Simon Strommen, a machine gunner with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, patrols through the jungle during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 16, 2022. A TRAP mission occurs when aircraft and personnel sustain damage, requiring a flexible aircrew and a coordinated team of Marines to locate, medically treat, and transport those injured to the next level of care. 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 premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

A hospital Corpsman with the 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines, conducts a contact patrol with other Corpsmen and Marines on July 22, 2022, during training 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 23rd Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 is holding annual training at Fort McCoy. (Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ian Hoyt, a rifleman with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, participates in an endurance course during a Basic Jungle Skills Course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 12, 2024. BJSC teaches Marines basic jungle survival skills, tactical rope suspension techniques, and jungle warfare tactics to enhance lethality in harsh jungle environments. 4th LAR Battalion is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific as part of the 3d Marine Division Unit Deployment Program. Hoyt is a native of New York.

U.S. Soldiers attending the Small Unit Ranger Tactics course pull security at the 25th Infantry Divisions Lightning Academy, Schofield Barracks, Oahu, Hawaii, August 1st, 2022. Soldiers were flown around the East Range before being required to navigate the jungle in small teams while conducting tasks and performing under fire.

U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Ruey and Pfc. Delroy Holness, center, both assigned to Viper Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) shoot at targets during the live fire exercise at Rovaniemi, Finland, August 11, 2022. The 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) began combined training in Finland to strengthen relations and build interoperability between the two partner nations.

U.S. Marines with India Company, 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, and Crash Fire Rescue Marines with the Aviation Combat Element, MRF-D 22, patrol to the suspected area of a downed Unmanned Aircraft System during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel rehearsal as part of exercise Darrandarra 22, at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, June 15, 2022. Exercise Darrandarra 22 increases MRF-D 22s readiness to respond to realistic crises throughout a range of military operations within the region.

U.S. Marines with the maritime raid force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and soldiers with the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade Recon Company, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force participate in an endurance course during a bilateral field training for Iron Fist 24, at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 26, 2024. Bilateral training tests readiness and ability to respond to crises in challenging and time-sensitive conditions. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the JGSDF, and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. Marine Corps

A U.S. Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicle-25 with 3d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LAR) moves to an objective during Exercise Shinka 22.1 at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 27, 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. 3d LAR is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

U.S. Army Spc. Cody Fields, 1226th Engineer Det., South Carolina Army National Guard, saws through a downed tree on a rural road in Aiken, S.C., Feb. 15, 2014. Counties throughout the state conducted damage assessments after Winter Storm Pax swept through the region Feb. 11-13 leaving many with blocked roads and without electricity. Aiken County emergency managers requested the S.C. National Guard to assist in recovery efforts, as their area was one of the most impacted in the state.

U.S. Marine Cpt. Jon Tamanah, team leader assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and U.S. Army Master Sgt. Anthony Worsley, Senior Enlisted member of DPAA use tools to expose subsurface metal contacts in Ulingan village, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea on Oct. 5, 2022. DPAA leadership visited the Investigation Team (IT) in order to see first hand the unique dynamics of an IT and strengthen future operations. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 6 (CLB-6), Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, learn survival techniques by building shelters in preparation for Exercise Freezing Winds 22 in Syndalen, Finland, Oct. 10, 2022. Task Force Red Cloud, headquartered by elements of CLB-6, is deployed to Finland in support of Exercises SYD 2022 and Freezing Winds 2022 to enhance U.S. and Finnish select interdependence in the maritime domain; solidify bilateral maritime maneuver within the Finnish littoral environment; and foster strong relationships between U.S. Marine Corps and Finnish Defense Force sustainment units.

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Concrete entryways lead to pre-positioning caves used to store U.S. Marine Corps equipment. Country: Norway (NOR)

An Air Force tactical air control party member assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, moves to the rally point after airborne operations at Geronimo Drop Zone, 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.

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)

Here at Fort Dix during their Exercise Gotham Justice” training the 352nd Military Police Company is completing the CPQC Automated M17 training on the Fort Dix complex on Range 28A. The reserve unit is here at Fort Dix training and is based out of Rockville, Maryland.

Empty infantry soldier campsite hiding under camouflage in green forest. Camo camp tents, sleeping bags and army equipment in the middle of the woods during the day. No people in battlefield shelter

U.S. Army Soldiers, with the New Jersey National Guard's Reconnaissance and Sniper Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-114th Infantry Regiment, participate in a ghillie wash at the Fort Dix Ranges on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, March 25, 2023. The Soldiers use sand, water and mud, all in an effort to perfect their suits camouflage.

An Afghan farmer works on his crop in Marjah, Afghanistan, April 23. While out on patrol Marine and Afghan forces with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment met with local farmers and landowners who are participating in the Marjah Accelerated Agricultural Transition program.

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Marines with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines conduct training July 26, 2022, during on North Post at Fort McCoy. 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 is holding their 2022 annual training at Fort McCoy.

240124-N-LR905-3016LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (Jan. 24, 2024) - U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2 conduct survival training during Arctic survivability training as part of Snow Crab Exercise 24-1. SNOWCRABEX is an annual exercise designed to test and evaluate U.S. Navy EOD and Navy Divers capabilities and equipment in a simulated arctic environment and improve combat effectiveness. Navy EOD and Navy Divers are part of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Force (NECF), enabling the U.S. Navy Fleet by clearing and protecting the battlespace.

U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party specialists from the 18th Air Support Operations Group compete in Dragon Challenge 2022 at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina. The annual competition is designed to identify the best Joint Terminal Attack Controller teams within the group by testing the competitors steadfast physical, technical, tactical, and field-knowledge skills under mocked combat conditions.

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Senior Airman Jordan Dalbenzio, and 33 other Airmen did not let constant rain stop them from participating in the weeding and clean up of Grand Army Plaza in Prospect Park in Brooklyn; part of Air Force Weeks Volunteer Day, on Aug. 25, 2010. Airman Jordan Dalbenzio is assigned to the Command post of the 108th Contingency Response Group, with the New Jersey Air National Guard at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ. Today, volunteers were Air Force Reserve and active duty airmen also stationed at Joint Base McGuire. The volunteers were separated into three teams. One team worked on the main Memorial Arch that honors Civil War soldiers and sailors; and the others focused on nearby gardens that surround the Memorial Arch. This is one of three volunteer events being held during Air Force Week. The New York City Parks and Recreation department historic location is administered by the Prospect Park Alliance and organizes the Prospect Park Volunteer Corps who supervised the volunteer force

U.S. Army Soldiers, with the New Jersey National Guard's Reconnaissance and Sniper Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-114th Infantry Regiment, participate in a ghillie wash at the Fort Dix Ranges on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, March 25, 2023. The Soldiers use sand, water and mud, all in an effort to perfect their suits camouflage.

CIOR competitors wait to tackle their next challenge on an obstacle course near Hammelburg, Germany on July 26, 2022. The Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers Military Competition (CIOR MILCOMP) is a three-day team competition consisting of NATO and Partnership for Peace nations in Europe. It has been around since 1957. The competition is open to all reserve components for both NCO and officer. It is now run on a volunteer basis and funded by former competitors through an alumni association.

U.S. Army Soldiers from Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), assault the objective during a Platoon Situational Exercise at Fort Campbell, Ky. Nov. 15, 2018.

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeremy McBroom, an explosive ordinance disposal technician with 3rd EOD Company, 9th Engineering Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics group, strikes his flint and steel to start a fire during Jungle Crab 22 at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, June 27, 2022. During the training, EOD Marines prepared to support Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations by practicing survival methods in areas where logistical support may not be available. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Dylan Homer, engineer equipment chief from 7th Engineer Support Battalion assigned to Marine Corps Engineer Detachment - Palau, operates a medium crawler tractor for construction projects in Peleliu, Republic of Palau, March 22, 2023. During this rotational deployment, Navy Seabees and Marine Corps engineers undertake infrastructure projects which benefit local populations in the Indo-Pacific and enhance the United States ability to render support and aid in response to disasters or other crises.

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A participant with the Young Marine program helps set up a tent after a base-wide beach clean-up, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 2, 2022. The Young Marines participated in a base-wide beach clean-up as well as several other committee events, while participating and attending commemoration ceremonies of the 81st anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor.

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Luke Koladish, New Hampshire Army National Guard Black Hawk pilot and aviation safety officer, inspects a metal culvert slated for extraction by helicopter from Nash Stream on Oct. 19, 2022. The sling load was coordinated through Innovative Readiness Training, a U.S. Department of Defense program that provides training opportunities for guardsmen while supporting local communities.

U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort enter shallow water during the Corporals Course culminating event at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, Sept. 1, 2023. The culminating event consisted of an improvised explosive device lane, shallow-water grappling and completing the obstacle course with gear. Corporals Course is a month-long professional military education program that develops Marines small unit leadership skills and continues to prepare them to lead Marines.

Sgt. Pansaswut Manpansa, a student with the Thailand Mine Action Center (TMAC) illustrates measurements of a simulated unexploded ordnance item during an EOD level 1-2 course at Jarumanee training area, Ratchaburi, Thailand, November 28, 2022. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train TMAC students in EOD level 1-2 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMACs mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defenses HMA Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance.

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. James Harper, Aerial Combat Photographer, 1st Combat Camera Sq, positions himself for take-offs and landings at Eielson AFB, AK, June 18, 2010. TSgt Harper documented the multinational Red Flag-Alaska exercise at Eielson. More than 1,300 personnel are deployed here for the exercise which includes units from two international military partners. The exercise will end on June 25th.

U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party specialists from the 18th Air Support Operations Group compete in Dragon Challenge 2022 at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina. The annual competition is designed to identify the best Joint Terminal Attack Controller teams within the group by testing the competitors steadfast physical, technical, tactical, and field-knowledge skills under mocked combat conditions.

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)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Aaron Jimenez, the platoon sergeant of 3d Platoon, Lima Company, 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, sets up a tarp shelter during a simulated combat defense as part of exercise Southern Jackaroo 22 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, May 20, 2022. Southern Jackaroo is a multilateral exercise carried out by Marines with MRF-D, the Australian Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers, focusing on live-fire and combined arms training.

Dr. Jonathan Weiland, scientific recovery expert with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), prepares a test pit during a joint field activity (JFA) in Xekong Province, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, May 10, 2022. A DPAA investigation team searched for and surveyed several locations across the country, gathering key data in the process. Information from the JFA will be used to determine and prioritize future recovery missions. This was the agency's first investigation mission in the country in lieu of new Covid-19 guidelines. The last investigation took place in 2019.

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A group Maryland Army National Guard soldiers negotiate an obstacle as part of the Warrior Challenge competition, a test of team work and physical fitness developed by the Recruit Sustainment Program, a program composed of Maryland guardsmen devoted to building a solid foundation for freshly enlisted soldiers. Warrior Challenge is the culmination of their training.

A U.S. Marine assigned to Ground Sensor Platoon, 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conducts a simulated patrol during a field exercise at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalvez, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 14, 2022. GSP is a scalable specialized unit whose mission is to collect enemy signatures in order to provide Marine Air Ground Task Force commanders advanced warning of offensive attacks, counter enemy reconnaissance, and aid in force protection.

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment engages opposing forces while conducting a raid at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22, Sept. 16, 2022.Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022. 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

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Pennsylvania Air National Guardsmen with the 171st Air Refueling Wings Security Forces Squadron simulate encountering unknown contacts while on a reconnaissance patrol during a large-scale readiness exercise at the base in Pittsburgh, March 10, 2023. The multi-day large-scale readiness exercise involved Guardsmen from multiple sections on base working together to build skills needed to maintain readiness.

The Oberlausitz military training area opened its Tor tor to thousands of visitors for the Open Day at the Oberlausitz military training area to give them an insight behind the scenes of the Bundeswehr in Saxony. The soldiers presented a wide range of large and small equipment and gave an impressive demonstration of what they are capable of. Dynamic demonstration by the armoured infantry with the Marder infantry fighting vehicle, open day at the Oberlausitz military training area, Weißkeißel, Saxony, Germany, Europe

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Evie Allen, daughter of U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Nathan Allen, 97th Air Mobility Wing public affairs superintendent, picks up a decoy during a dove hunt at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 8, 2022. The base dove hunt helps to prevent the bird and wildlife aircraft strike hazard by reducing the number of birds on the airfield.

LRRP - Sgt Curtis Hester, Asst Patrol Leader, Co D, 151st Inf, inserts a blasting cap into a claymore mine. September 1, 1969, Vietnam.

U.S. Army soldier, assigned to 3rd Armored Brigade Combat team, 1st Cavalry Division, participates in Railhead Operations in Poland. 3ABCT's vehicles arrived in Poland to aid in maximizing military capabilities.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joseph Whitte, a mortarman with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, practices survival skills as a part of a jungle-survival class during Fuji Viper 22.5 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Aug. 25, 2022. Fuji Viper exemplifies the commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across the Indo-Pacific region. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Whitte is a native of Mankato, Minnesota.

Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), train with members of the French Foreign Legion at the French Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) site, Djibouti, April 15, 2022. Members of CJTF-HOA regularly train with and work alongside Allies, partners and government organizations to achieve a unified effort to improve safety, security and prosperity in East Africa.

Spc. Kyle Lawson of Fort Wayne, Indiana, an Infantryman with the Indiana National Guards C Company, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 134th Infantry Regiment strides through the 12-mile ruck on May 15, 2022 during the Region IV Best Warrior Competition. He is one of twelve National Guard Soldiers competing in the Region IV Best Warrior Competition May 11-15, 2022, at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio National Guards. The winners will move on to compete in the National Guards competition on July 20-30, 2022, at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Sydney Mariette.)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Lance Wu, Assistant Air Attache United States Defense Attaché Office-Beijing, China, screens dirt from a test pit during a site survey in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), Jan. 9, 2024. Test pits are used during surveys to test soil types and to see how deep possible aircraft wreckage can be found. Approximately690 unaccounted-for American personnel from World War II are believed to be located within modern-day PRC.

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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)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Bard, a Kentucky native, and machine gunner with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), belays a rope during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission as part of Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 20, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

Three hunters work together to retrieve duck decoys from the riv

U.S. Navy Kevin Toland, a special operations independent duty corpsman assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), left, and Greg Stratton, a senior research expert assigned to DPAA, test a dredge pump during an underwater recovery mission in Wewak, Papua New Guinea, Aug. 30, 2022. DPAA personnel conducted an underwater excavation operation in an effort to find a U.S. aircraft crew lost over Papua New Guinea during World War II. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), conduct a casualty evacuation drill in Santa Fe National Park, Panama, Sept. 7, 2022. DPAA will be conducting recovery operations in Panama in hopes of finding missing naval aircrew members lost during a training flight in 1985. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

Members of 607th Combat Communications Squadron, Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, role playing Opposing Forces (OPFOR), attack the Combat Communications Squadron compound during a Combat Employment Readiness Exercise (CERE), Oct. 30, 1998. During the exercise, simulated opposing Forces (OPFOR) attack the compound and try to destroy squadron assets. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Camp Humphreys State: Gyeonggi-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jacob Rickard, a landing support specialist with Task Force Koa Moana 22, I Marine Expeditionary Force, secures wooden boards during the reconstruction of a pathway on Peleliu, Republic of Palau, July 28, 2022. The Marines and locals replaced the decaying stairs to provide visitors a safe passage to the Battle of Peleliu memorial at Umurbrogol Mountain, known as Bloody Nose Ridge. Exercises such as Task Force Koa Moana demonstrate U.S. commitment through routine operations that foster peace and security and develop relations with partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

Troopers assigned to 1-12 Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division participated in a WWII Commemoration Wreath Laying Ceremony at Drawsko Pomorskie Municiple Cemetery in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland Sept. 1, 2022. Participating in events like these promote partnership between U.S. and Polish forces and the civilian population.

An advanced Air Force Security Forces sniper team observe potential targets during training.

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) build a screening station during a recovery operation in Santa Fe National Park, Panama, Sept. 28, 2022. DPAA personnel conducted recovery operations in Panama in hopes of finding missing naval aircrew members lost during a training flight in 1985. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

The shadow of an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship is cast onto trees April 1, 2022, during its flight back to Hurlburt Field, Florida, from Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.

Members of a team assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) walk towards their helicopter in the East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea on Sep. 6 2022. The investigation team visited multiple areas across the mountainous East Sepik Province in hopes of recovering missing U.S. service members lost during World War II. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

DF-ST-88-06507. Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Army Soldier, with the New Jersey National Guard's Reconnaissance and Sniper Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-114th Infantry Regiment, lays in a ghillie suit at the Fort Dix Ranges on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, March 25, 2023. The Soldiers use sand, water and mud, all in an effort to perfect their suits camouflage.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Wounded Warrior Regiment conduct a hike on the Appalachian Trail from Bluemont, Virginia to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, April 27, 2022. The event took two days to complete, and required the hikers to bivouac at the David Lesser Memorial Shelter for the night before continuing on their trek.The hike was executed in order to build camaraderie and foster the warrior spirit within these Marines and Sailors, while promoting health and wellness for service members recovering from physical and mental health challenges. At the culmination of the hike, the Marines and Sailors shared a meal together to celebrate their accomplishment.

Airmen from the 822nd Base Defense Squadron and the 23rd Security Forces Squadron navigate around a pond during terrain appreciation training at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Oct. 28, 2022. This training is the start of the acclimatization process to ensure successful mobility, survival and tactics during jungle operations. The 822nd BDS came from Moody AFB, Georgia, in support of a Dynamic Force Employment operation for Pacific Air Forces.

An Army Special Forces Zodiac raft moves up a river during Jaguar Bite '89, a joint Army-Air Force exercise conducted by the U.S. Special Operations Command. Subject Operation/Series: JAGUAR BITE '89 State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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.

Members of the 3rd Marine Division use a chain saw to clear underbrush and trees from a mountain-top fire support base construction site. Country: Viet Nam (VNM)

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