Military Training Operations

Images depict military personnel engaged in various training exercises and operations. Includes weapons handling, tactical maneuvers, and support activities in diverse environments.

A soldier prepares to catch and relay a bag of dirty laundry into the 351st Supply and Service Company laundry tent during the joint U.S./South Korean exercise Team Spirit '87. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Base: Camp Humphreys State: Gyeonggi-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Studio shot of a U.S. special forces soldier wearing a jungle hat and Shemagh with painted face.

000516-F-4884R-002. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2000 Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

High Frequency Technician US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Ricco Sastoque takes down an antenna in Lager Aulenbach, Germany, during Exercise COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2001. The largest communications and information systems exercise in the world, Combined Endeavor is drawing to a close. The exercise, sponsored by US European Command and hosted by Germany in the spirit of "Partnership for Peace," is held annually to test and document the interoperability of dozens of nations and NATO. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2001 Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

030815-M-3692W-039. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030724-F-5098W-001. Base: RAF Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Sidney D. Howard III, commander of the 1st Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, holds a coin before presenting it at Zagan, Poland, April 1, 2022. Howard presented the 1st Brigade Engineer Battalion coin to outstanding Soldiers of the 1BEB and Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1ABCT., recognizing them for their hard work and dedication.

990716-A-4074H-007. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

SGT. Park, Sung Gyv from the Korean military police stands guard with AIRMAN 1ST Class Milton Johnson at the main gate.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '93 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

An Readiness Challenge VIII evaluator waits for a team at the obstacle course finish line on the final morning of the competition April 22, 2022, at the Silver Flag Exercise Site, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The Department of the Air Force CE event is hosted by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center. After a 20+ year hiatus, the challenge, a premier event for DAF civil engineers, is back. This year's Readiness Challenge is the initial operating capability event before the challenge reaches full operational capability in April 2023. Eight teams representing major commands and U.S. Space Force faced off in about 20 events showing a wide variety of CE capabilities from emergency airfield lighting and water purification to building a guard shack from the ground up and firefighting and EOD operations.

Military Parachuter Standing on the Grass with His Parachute in Switzerland

Soviet paratrooper in Afghanistan during the Soviet Afghan War. Soviet paratrooper in Afghanistan

030325-F-5098W-009. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

050108-A-2703S-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Airmen with the 255th Air Control Squadron, 172nd Airlift Wing, Mississippi Air National Guard, inspect and pack equipment at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Miss., September 28, 2022. The Airmen are preparing to deploy to Florida in support of Hurricane Ian recovery.

030410-F-9448S-024. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

US Navy AIRMAN Apprentice Mike Mullen washes the wing of an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Five (VFA-105) on the flight deck of USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

040305-F-2399B-078. Base: Fresno Air National Guard Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 106th Aviation Regiment conduct Combat Water Survival Training May 22, 2022 at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, IL. This training allows for a simulated environment, meant to assist Soldiers in developing survival skills to help prepare for situations such as helicopter crashes near large masses of water. Its good to have these experiences with one another, said 1st Lt. Jonathan Mercado. Being able to conduct this training successfully is going to identify who may need additional support and ensure success for follow on missions.

U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, does final equipment check before a joint air assault onto Buffalo Drop Zone near Donnelly Training Area as part of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Training Center 24-02, Feb. 15, 2024. After 18 months of training, Soldiers demonstrate loading and unloading an aircraft while operating in the coldest part of the Alaskan winter for JPMRC 24-02. Air Force

DF-ST-87-08142. Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT PEACH '86 Base: Gulfport Air National Guard Base State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers in camouflage military uniforms carrying weapons, Reconnaissance missions in rugged mountains, Assault infantry battle training. Soldiers in camouflage military uniforms carrying weapons, Reconnaissance missions in rugged mountains, Assault infantry battle training. ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/WosunanxPhotostoryx 21538162 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

A disabled veteran in a wheelchair participates in the dedication day parade for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010730-F-3311M-002. Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Straight on medium close-up shot of US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Andrew Silkworth of the 305 Aerial Port Squadron, McGuire AFB, New Jersey, after the engine running onload/offload event on May 10, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations will compete in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, US Army units, foreign nations, air drops, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat .... Complete Scene Caption: Straight on medium close-up shot of US Air Force Airman First Class Andrew Silkworth of the 305 Aerial Port Squadron, McGuire AFB, New Jersey, after the engine running onload/offload event on May 10, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition. During the one week com

970227-F-7666R-002. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Spc. Devin Lowney of the 173rd Airborne Brigade applies camo paint in preparation for Sabre Junction 2022 at Aviano Airbase, Italy. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Armys 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. Armys Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022. (U.S. Army Photo SSG Brandon Rickert)

Spc. Devin Lowney of the 173rd Airborne Brigade applies camo paint in preparation for Sabre Junction 2022 at Aviano Airbase, Italy. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Armys 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. Armys Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022. (U.S. Army Photo SSG Brandon Rickert)

A U.S. Army officer candidate from Bravo Company, 3rd Battailon, 11th Infantry Regiment enters a swimming pool during the combat water survival portion of Officer Candidate School March 14, 2008, at Fort Benning, Ga.

050414-A-1566H-041. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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

Port Security Unit 307 - 26-HK-256-3. Hurricane Katrina

U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Glinski, a tactical air control party specialist assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, conducts mountain maneuvering training at Sunshine Ridge, Alaska, July 22, 2022. The 3rd ASOS Airmen participated in this training to strengthen mission-readiness skills in mountain terrain.

Chilean Marine Lance Cpl. Angel Andrés Vásquez Sagredo, disassembles an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon as a timed challenge during the Texas Military Department Best Warrior Competition at Camp Swift, Texas, May 5, 2022. The friendly three-day competition challenges service members on professional military knowledge, marksmanship, obstacle course and land navigation. The Army winners of this event will move on to represent Texas at the National Guards Region V Best Warrior Competition. (Photo by Warrant Officer 1 Gregory Illich)

020128-F-3886C-011. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Oklahoma Army National Guardsman Sgt. Daniel Jones, a wheeled vehicle mechanic assigned to Golf Company, 700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, takes on a mechanical challenge during the Mechanic of the Year competition held at the Combined Support Maintenance Shop in Norman, Oklahoma, Feb. 7, 2024. Jones won the title of individual Mechanic of the Year, after ten teams gathered to put their mechanic skills to the test in the third annual competition, working to beat out the competition while also getting to network amongst fellow competitors. (Oklahoma National Guard

A Marine sits astride his motorcycle at a camp in northern Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Jamie Newman walks over the "Easy Balancer" obstacle during a physical fitness event for DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. SSGT Newman is part of the Air Mobility Command (AMC) team here. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness events, base defense and policing skills over six days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040720-M-5865P-008. Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

031018-F-2753C-044. Base: Mountain Home Air Force Base State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

021005-F-4649H-036. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

US Air Force Captain Brech, 48th Fighter Wing, 48th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, tightens a support rope on a tent. The 48th CES is simulating a deployment to the mock city of Ebolam during Prime BEEF (Base Emergency Engineer Force) bivouac exercise. The exercise was held to test the ability of the troops to set up camp and keep it secure during a real world situation. Subject Operation/Series: PRIME BEEF Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

010507-F-3820W-017. Complete Scene Caption: SENIOR AIRMAN Rene Marvel, USAF, military chef competitor from the 21st Space Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, confirms an instruction while adjusting am M2A burner unit for an M59 field range, during the chef safety competition at GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2001, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE, the world's premier space and missile competition, is a four-day event hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA "to recognize the best and demonstrate the commands warfighting skills. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE creates competition-tough crews; improves readiness and combat capabilities through preparation, innovation and sharing; enhances esprit de corps and strengthens teamwork across all mission areas in the command." Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2001 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC

Portrait of Soldier

SRA Matthew Wilson, 100th Aircraft Generation Squadron, poses in front of the nose art, "Another Nightmare", that he painted on one of the 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 tankers. Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

030715-M-5578G-014. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Division

020130-F-1545M-020. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Readiness Challenge VIII participants from Pacific Air Forces' 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, can be identified by pink tape on their uniforms. Each team participating in the event April 18-22, 2022, at the Silver Flag Training Site, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, is designated a different color. Readiness Challenge VII, hosted by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, is the Department of the Air Force CE event is hosted by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center. After a 20+ year hiatus, the challenge, a premier event for Department of the Air Force civil engineers, is back. This year's Readiness Challenge is the initial operating capability event before the challenge reaches full operating capability within the next two years. At this year's event, which runs through April 22, eight teams representing major commands and U.S. Space Force are facing off in about 20 events showing myriad of CE capabilities from emergency airfield lighting and water

Close-up view of a security policeman guarding an F-101 Voodoo aircraft in a hangar. Base: Niagara Falls Air Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Mess specialists of a Naval Mobile Construction Battalion serve a meal during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

A member of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB-1) uses divining rods to help determine where to start drilling for water during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. The well, near Bale Dogle, will eventually supply an old Soviet air base being used by U.S. and Moroccan personnel involved in the operation. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM)

Coast Guard Air Station - Clearwater, Florida - Katrina Relief - 26-HK-217-11. Hurricane Katrina

030210-F-0876R-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

040915-M-4213L-031. Base: USMC Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Army soldier helping military office sitting on wheelchair

030821-M-7837W-054. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ)

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Fausto Olivo, 366th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), climbs down from the cockpit of a KC-135R Stratotanker on the runway of a base at a forward location, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

020811-F-2706D-003. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Patrick Allison a Cottrell a mortarman with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, participates in a 9/11 memorial stair climb, aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) in the Philippine Sea, Sep. 11, 2022. The stair climb simulated the ascension of 110 floors in remembrance of the first responders who lost their lives on 9/11. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

050702-A-1888A-021. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF 76

040318-M-8683D-026. Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

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 US Air Force member draws some sketches during Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, Recruiting Exposition on Armed Forces Day. Members of the 127th Wing Squadrons showed their Employers and guests who are interested in joining the Air National Guard, what their jobs are all about. Base: Selfridge Air Natl Guard Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aviation Machinist Mate Third Class (AD3) Jason P. Calvan directs traffic on the Truman Annex during the World Offshore Power Boat races held annually in Key West. Base: Naval Air Station, Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Ermelo, 1November 2000 © Peter Wiezoreck in the context of preparation for broadcasting of Dutch soldiers to Ethiopi 'and Eritrea (ENMA) there is a mission-oriented field exercise "Homing Horn" in the Veluwe. Participants of the exercise are, among other things, soldiers of the Navy, Royal Netherlands Army and Royal Netherlands Air Force. Photo: Bataljons commander, Lieutenant Colonel of the Mariniers Ton van Ede.

030205-M-7031A-001. Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines

030420-F-1631A-003. Base: Camp Sarafovo, Burgas State: Bourgas Country: Bulgaria (BGR)

031206-F-1798W-009. Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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