Military Training in Varied Environments

Soldiers training in different environments, engaging in camouflage, waterborne operations, and airborne exercises.

Two hunters in camo gear walking through a field in Cowichan Bay, British Columbia.

Two hunters in camo gear walking through a field in Cowichan Bay, British Columbia.

U.S. Army Soldiers participating in Jungle School perform waterborne operations at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on Sept. 24, 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. Army Paratroopers participate in an airborne jump from UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters into Sicily Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, N.C. on Apr. 28, 2022. Many paratroopers participating in the jump are a part of the Judge Advocate Generals Corps (JAG) and come together every year to celebrate Law Day, a national day set aside to celebrate the rule of law.

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.

Royal Thai Armed Forces SM1 Yingyong Tilarak, a Thailand Mine Action Center Explosive Ordnance Disposal student with Humanitarian Mine Action Unit 1, performs a remote pull during an HMA EOD Level 3 course at Ta Mor Roi Training area in Surin Province, Thailand, Jul. 29, 2022. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train TMAC students in EOD level 3 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 Humanitarian Mine Action Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance.

Marine officer candidates from Arizona and New Mexico Marine Officer programs, and local Naval Reserve Training Corps units prepare for Officer Candidate School on April 16, 2022, at Camp Navajo, Flagstaff, Arizona. The training included practical application in land navigation, small unit leadership exercises and hiking.

CAPT. John Cottrell, a helicopter pilot from the 38th Air Rescue squadron instructs members of the 377th Medical Company in escape and evasion techniques during a joint Combat Search and Rescue training exercise. Base: Seoul Country: Korea

Lead Anthropologist and Supervisory Scientific Recovery Expert (SRE) Robert Ingraham MSc, an employee of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agencys (DPAA) Investigation Team (IT), annotates grid coordinates during an IT mission in Attapeu Province on March 10, 2023. ITs are an important process where small teams deploy to various locations throughout Laos, to gather as much information for future operations.

Alaska Army National Guard Spc. Michael Egoak, left, from Kethluk and an infantryman with 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, and Alaska Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Reese Halford, from Anchorage and a propulsion technician with the 176 th Maintenance Squadron clear storm debris in Newtok, Alaska, as part of Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 22, 2022. Approximately 100 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 1st Lt. Balinda O'Neal)

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.

An Aviation Survival Technician from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Miami searches for survivors in Fort Myers, Florida, Oct. 1, 2022. Coast Guard assets are conducting search and rescue operations in response to the damages caused by Hurricane Ian.

First Lt. Jeremy Gilbert, assigned to 2nd Cavalry Regiment, performs a foot march during the U.S. Army Europe's Best Junior Officer Competition in Grafenwoehr, Germany, July 24, 2012. The BJOC, unique to the U.S. Army in Europe, is a training event for company-grade officers ranking from second lieutenant to captain meant to challenge and refine competitors' leadership and cognitive decision-making skills in a high-intensity environment.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Trainging Battalion conduct land navigation on Marine Corps recruit Depot Parris Island. During land navigation, recruits find different points in order to familiarize thems with a map and compass.

Hunting in Oregon.

National Guard Airmen and Soldiers working on site as a part of an Innovative Readiness Training mission while building homes for the Cherokee Veterans Housing Initiative in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, June 6, 2022. They are able to directly help Oklahomans thanks in part to the IRT - a Department of Defense initiative that is a joint environment with National Guard Soldiers and Airmen. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Sgt. Reece Heck)

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the search and recovery assigned to the 133rd Force Support Squadron searched a simulated crash site at Volk Field, Wis., June 14, 2022. The Airmen are participating in the first-of-its-kind wing-wide Agile Combat Employment (ACE) exercise for the 133rd Airlift Wing. They will be able to project combat power anytime, anywhere, while remaining operationally capable is the competitive edge the wing intends to sharpen over the coming days.

A Marine with the explosive ordnance disposal team, examines debris from an exploded ordnance on Browns Island on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 27, 2022. Browns Island is off limits to all visitors unless authorized for training exercises. All personnel accessing the island must be accompanied by an explosive ordnance disposal technician due to extreme dangers associated with the high hazard impact area.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, assault to capture an objective point during a motorized raid exercise on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, June 27, 2022. Motorized raids are one of the ways the Marine Corps practices quickly moving units closer to the fight. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

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.

Two Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) soldiers use tree limbs to camouflage their K-1 tank at the Twin Bridges training area on Oct. 31, 1998. Twin Bridges, located 25 minutes west of Tongduch'on, Republic of Korea, is the site for a simulated battle on Nov. 2, 1998, between a ROKA Armored Brigade and the 3rd Brigade, 2d Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Washington, during the combined exercise Foal Eagle '98. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Tongduchon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Marine Corps chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear specialists with Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, during Potomac Restore, participate in a regimental exercise, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 7, 2022. This portion of Potomac Restore was utilized to enhance Marines and Sailors experience in recognizing and defending against simulated CBRN attacks.

A Hungarian air force member observes the training range during exercise Jolly Vihar near Pápa Air Base, Hungary, July 14, 2022. Jolly Vihar is a bilateral training exercise aimed to enhance U.S. and Hungarian forces ability to conduct integrated ground and air operations.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Alfonso Mendoza, an explosive ordnance technician with Task Force Koa Moana 22, I Marine Expeditionary Force, digs up an item of interest while searching for unexploded ordnance remnants on Peleliu, Republic of Palau, July 11, 2022. 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.

U.S. Marines assigned to Task Force 61/2, conduct a live-fire training evolution with the Hellenic Special Forces during exercise Alexander the Great 22, Greece, May 10, 2022. Alexander the Great 22 strengthens interoperability and force readiness between the U.S., Greece, and Allied nations, enhancing strategic defense and partnership while promoting security and stability in the region.

Special forces men paddling Army kayak across the river.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gary Giddings, 736th Security Forces Military Working Dog instructor, gives instructions to Officer Ben Cruz, Guam Police Department Special Weapons and Tactics K-9 operator, during a MWD Immersion Course at Northwest Field, Guam, Sept. 22, 2022. GPD was invited by the 736th SFS to allow them to compliment their training with Air Force MWD training. Giddings is giving Cruz some strategies that he could use to help his K-9 acclimate to a different environment quickly.

U.S. Army National Guard soldiers with the 2-113th Infantry Battalion, Bravo Charlie company, New Jersey Army National Guard, conduct gunnery table training exercises using on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 22, 2022. The 113th Infantry Battalion maintains its mission readiness and deployment effectiveness by training in live fire exercises. This training prepares them for an upcoming qualifications test during their two week annual training.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, walk down range during a live fire range to increase proficiency in rear area security operations on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 30, 2023. 2nd Supply Battalion trained Marines to familiarize themselves with the M1014 shotgun to increase proficiency in rear area security operations.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 9, 2022) A seabee, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18, mans a fighting position part of a simulated attack during NMCB 18s Field Training Exercise (FTX). FTX is designed to analyze a battalions construction capability, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to support major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

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Airman Ruben Kuehn (left), and Airman 1st Class Dylan Galvan (right), 786th Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuel systems maintenance apprentices, discuss the log set-up for the 2nd Annual Legendary Mud Run at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 11, 2022. The logs provide runners with an obstacle to overcome while completing the 2nd Annual Legendary Mud Run.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Jan. 15, 2020) U.S. Navy Seaman Luke Jacobs, a student with Basic Reconnaissance Course (BRC), Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, prepares to step off at the start of a land navigation evaluation as part of the courses individual skills phase at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 15, 2020. Students must remain 50 meters apart from each other and locate ten points on their own. BRC provides students with the basic knowledge of reconnaissance doctrine, concepts, and techniques with emphasis on amphibious entry and extraction, beach reconnaissance and reconnaissance patrolling skills. Jacobs is a native of South Woodstock, Vermont.

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A U.S. Marine Digs for a Hidden Weapons Cache in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan

Technical Sergeant Cindy Laemmerhirt (left) of 4th Combat Camera, March Air Reserve Base interviews Major David Faust of the 317th Quarter MASTER Battallion from Lawrence, Kansas during Operation GOLDEN MEDIC at Parks Reserve Forces Training Area in Dublin, California. Reserve forces from all over the nation are participating in GOLDEN MEDIC, a multi-unit, medical, field exercise in which the Army transports simulated casualties from the frontline through various staging areas to a main tent. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN MEDIC 2001 Base: Camp Parks, Dublin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Six soldiers compete in the 2018 Alaska Army National Guard's Best Warrior Competition on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Sept. 9, 2017, to represent Alaska as Soldier or noncommissioned officer of the year in the Northwest Regional Best Warrior Competition scheduled to occur here in May of 2018. Fifteen events that showcase the Soldier's physical prowess and mental agility.

SGT Jay Carter, 1457th Engineer Battalion, refreshes himself by washing his face and hands with water out of a can suspended from a wooden tripod during Reforger training exercises at the 7th Army Training Command. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER Base: Grafenwohr Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

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Lance Cpl. Dominique Sparacino sweeps through an area during Mountain Exercise 2014 aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif., Sept. 8, 2014. Sparacino is an assaultman with 2nd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment. Marines with 3/1 will become the 15th Marine Expeditionary Units ground combat element in October.

rural ground game hunt

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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.

Special forces men paddling Army kayak across the river.

Spec ops in the military kayak

U.S. Navy Corpsmen with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24) participate in a Valkyrie Whole Blood Transfusion Course on July 26, 2022, at Range 18 at Fort McCoy, Wis. Valkyrie is the whole blood transfusion program run by 1st Marine Division aboard Camp Pendleton (Calif.) that teaches all of their Corpsmen how to perform field blood transfusions. 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.

U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 22, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and members of the Palau Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and the Environment (MAFE) hike to a water source in Ngiwal, Republic of Palau, July 15, 2022. The Marines and members of MAFE surveyed and measured the terrain for future development. 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.

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.

Army personnel use a rubber raft to cross a whitewater river during a training exercise. Country: Unknown

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron take turns entering a natural shelter Feb. 11, 2023, at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan. The Airmen are attending a class led by Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) specialists to teach them basic survival techniques in a cold weather environment. Over the course of three days each class helped assemble the shelter. This class is part of the 290ths annual training.

Senior Airman Rocky Lane, 341st Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment operator, lays on the ground next to Belt Creek to simulate sustaining an injury during a hike Aug. 2, 2022, in Sluice Boxes State Park, Mont. Lane was playing in a search and rescue exercise where the 40th Helicopter Squadron, 341st CES Fire Department and 341st Medical Group worked together to find Lane, provide initial triage and treatment of his simulated injuries and evacuate him from the scene for further care.

Marine Candidates attending Officers Candidate School (OCS) aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, complete obstacles on the Crucible. The Crucible is the final performance task that test both physical and mental endurance before the candidates are commisioned as 2nd Lieutenants in the Marine Corps. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Ecuadorian paratrooper drops onto target on the Glen Rock Drop Zone during Leapfest 2022 at Exeter, Rhode Island, August 6, 2022. Leapfest is the largest, longest standing, international static line parachute training event and competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island Army National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community.

Boots lie around a fire during a jungle sustainment training exercise at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, May 12, 2022. The Marines conducted reconnaissance and patrols, validating Expeditionary Advanced Based Operations (EABO) concepts. 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.

Members of the Washington Air National Guard walk away from the mudslide wreckage after spending the day removing debris and searching for missing persons. More than 70 guardsman have been activated to help with search and rescue due to the mudslide Saturday in Oso.

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Staff Sgt. Rickey Metz, an instructor with Company B, 399th Regiment (Cadet Summer Training), demonstrates the high step over obstacle June 5 on the confidence course on Fort Knox, Ky. Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 399th Regiment, will lead thousands of Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets from across the country through the confidence/obstacle course and rappel tower at Fort Knox this summer starting in early June.

Alaska National Guardsmen assigned to Joint Task Force-Bethel speak with local children before departing Newtok, Alaska, after assisting with storm debris removal as part of Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 23, 2022. Approximately 100 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 1st Lt. Balinda O'Neal)

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Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, Alaska National Guard bound up a hill in squads during a live fire exercise held at Camp Roberts, California, July 22, 2022. Over the course of three weeks, the infantry battalion conducted several situational training, live fire, and field exercises while adapting to new climates and terrain. (Alaska National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Katie Mazos-Vega)

Alaska Air and Army National Guardsmen clean up storm debris for Operation Merbok Response in Koyuk, 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 Sgt. Seth LaCount)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 113th Infantry Regiment conduct a platoon attack drill at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Oct. 15, 2022. During the drill the platoon lead squad locates and suppresses the enemy, establishes supporting fire, and assaults the enemy position using fire and maneuver. The platoon destroys or causes the enemy to withdraw and conducts consolidation and reorganization thereafter. Once the platoon conducts action on enemy contact, the squad or section in contact reacts to contact by immediately returning well-aimed fire on known enemy positions. Dismounted Soldiers assume the nearest covered positions available and the element in contact attempts to achieve suppressive fires. Once achieved, the element leader notifies the platoon leader of the action.

Alaska National Guardsmen of Joint Task Force-Bethel arrive in Newtok, Alaska to assist in debris cleanup as part of Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 22, 2022. Approximately 100 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 1st Lt. Balinda O'Neal)

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U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, fire M16A4 service rifles and M4 carbines during a table three through six range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 8, 2022. The purpose of the range was to improve Marines combat marksmanship in preparation for future operations. 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.

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U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Sean Juy, a data systems administrator with Hampton Roads Detachment, 2nd Network Battalion, Cyberspace Command, picks up litter and trash ashore Masonville Cove during Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore, Maryland, Sept. 9, 2022. Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore is an annual public event that provides the opportunity for the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard to engage with each other and civilians. More than 2,300 service members participated in Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore 2022 engaging and assisting with ship tours, live bands and community service events.

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.

U.S. Army Pfc. Levi Walkup of the California Army National Guards 649th Engineer Company, 185th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, traverses a trail of boulder he placed to shorten the route between his excavator and a mission planning area while working to reroute part of the San Ysidro Creek inside the Randall Road Debris Basin, Jan. 13, 2023, in Montecito, California, as part of the states storm response. The basin is in the same area where a deadly mudflow hit in 2018. The engineers are supporting the Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management through the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services.

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Lance Cpl. John Whitlock, an intelligence analyst assigned to Headquarters Company, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conducts a gorge crossing during phase two of Mountain Warfare Training Exercise 5-15 aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif., Sept. 11, 2015. The training covered maneuvering throughout mountainous terrain features by rope climbing and rappelling as well as surviving in the rugged environment.

American and Polish troops of the Bemowo Piskie Training Area came together to conduct a wet gap crossing training as well as learn about field training techniques.

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Duck hunter looking for ducks with binoculars out over lake

Hawaii Army and Air National Guard members exit a Hawaii Army National Guard Black Hawk along with a team of Coast Guard Medical personnel with COVID-19 vaccines on Kauai Island, Jan. 12, 2021, Hanapepe Kauai. Hawaii National Guard Joint Task Force continued its COVID-19 vaccinations of Soldiers and Airmen assigned to support Kauai County. The vaccines and National Guard medical team were airlifted to Kauai County via a Hawaii Army National Guard Black Hawk. A Coast Guard vaccine team was also included on the mission to administer vaccines to Coast Guardsmen stationed on Kauai.

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An Airman uses a Multi Terrain Loader to lift debris at Redden State Forest, Delaware, Oct. 16 2022. Safety equipment is crucial to protect Airmen while operating machinery.

Battle Damage Assessment is conducted after a fragmentation mine exploded during an Explosive Ordnance Disposal range conducted by U.S. Marines and Finnish Soldiers in preparation for exercise Freezing Winds 22 in Syndalen, Finland, Oct. 4, 2022. Task Force Red Cloud, headquartered by elements of Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, 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.

Belgium Armed Forces soldiers engage the enemy during Exercise Iron Wolf 22 at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania, Oct. 25, 2022. Belgium proudly works alongside 1st Infantry Division, NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

Spec ops police officers SWAT in action in the water.

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.

U.S. Army Pfc. Christian Gasmen, assigned to the 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, participates in a U.S. Army Marketing Campaign photo and film shoot on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Dec. 08, 2022. The 3rd ID fields and tests equipment, employs new capabilities, and identifies modernization gaps that inform the Army, ensuring the ability to protect the nation and to support allies and partners across a wide range of future challenges.

GRAYLING, Mich. - A U.S. Army Soldier and an instructor from the 720th Special Tactics Group, Hurlburt Field, Florida, chops wood to feed a fire for cold weather survival training during Northern Strike 22-1 on Jan. 22, 2022. Winter Strike” is held annually in northern Michigan during the coldest part of the year. Snow, high winds, and single-digit temperatures are commonplace at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center this time of year. Visiting units are able to train in subarctic conditions, so they are better able to meet the objectives laid out in the Department of Defense’s Arctic strategy. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Master Sgt. David Kujawa)

Airmen from the 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, build a forward operating base, where they will live and conduct operations during the Raging Gunfighter exercise at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 17, 2022. Raging Gunfighter is an Air Combat Command exercise designed to simulate operating a Lead Wing from an Austere Environment. The purpose of this exercise is to prepare the 366th Fighter Wing for potential Agile Combat Employment (ACE) operations around the world.

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, complete the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April 7, 2022.The Crucible serves as the 54-hour culminating event of recruit training and offers recruits the ultimate challenge to persevere through a variety of obstacles and events.

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Air National Guard Security Forces specialists build a fire using only matches and materials found in nature in subzero temperatures at Camp Ripley Training Center, Minnesota as part of the Air National Guard's Security Forces Cold Weather Operations Course (CWOC) on January 17, 2024. The two-week CWOC course combined classroom instruction, outdoor skills development, and a 3-day, field training event that required students to build and sleep in arctic tent systems, subsisting on cold weather Meals Ready to Eat and incorporated land navigation, live saving skills, and cold water immersion events. 50 students from Air National Guard wings from across the U.S. participated in the advanced, cold weather survival course planned by personnel assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing,Minnesota Air National Guard.

Targets are set up in preparation for the parachute drop of two pallets from two C-130 Hercules aircraft at the Fuji Drop Zone. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers fly an RQ-11B Raven Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) over drop zone Badger at Fort McCoy, Wis., Sept. 9, 2022. The training is part of a two-week skills course taught by instructors from the Wisconsin Military Academy. U.S. Army photo by Kevin W. Clark

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Day two of the 310th ESC Best Warrior Competition, Feb. 5, 2024 consisted of the M17 pistol qualification and land navigation at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Spc. Jah'nika Stevenson stepped into the tree line to begin the search for her various points during the land navigation event.

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.

Air Force Reserve Maj. Mandy Kannapel, 919th Special Operations Wing, and Army Reserve Capt. Joy Petway, 88th Readiness Division, check their map in a field during a CIOR orienteering exercise near Hammelburg, Germany on July 27, 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.

Fire crew prepared to battle wildfire spreading along a ridge line

rural ground game hunt

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, prepare for a wet-gap crossing operation part of Defender Europe 22 held at Dęblin, Poland, May 17, 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.

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton, members of the Flight 93 National Memorial Federal Advisory Commission, and other dignitaries to the Flight 93 crash site, near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Norton swore in the members of the Commission, planning the permanent memorial honoring passengers and crew of the planehijacked on September 11, 2001

Members of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego prepare for the search effort, using a Zodiac boat, for the missing bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on nearby Gold DustPeak. Base: Big Spruce Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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