Military Training Scenarios

Images of military personnel engaged in various training exercises, including simulated attacks and riot control, demonstrating teamwork and preparedness for real-world situations.

Armed Navy SEALs chasing their enemy on a boat.

031213M-6237R-011. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines and Sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion 26, returned from their successful seven-month deployment with the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) in the U.S. Naval Sixth Fleet area of operations on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Oct. 9, 2022. The ARG and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit is operating in the Atlantic Ocean in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Troy E. Black visits 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) on Camp Lejeune, July 27, 2022. Sgt. Maj. Black visited Camp Lejeune to meet with Marines within 2d MARDIV.

011017-A-3438S-003. Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

060803-N-6031Q-010. Complete Scene Caption: 060803-N-6031Q-010 (August 3, 2006)US Navy (USN) Mass Communications SPECIALIST First Class (MC1) Eric Lippmann (foreground) uses a digital video recorder to document an interview with US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF SGT. Eric Hays. During the interview STAFF SGT. Hays talked about his roll during a join cordon and search operation conducted between the US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division and Iraqi Army (IA) Soldiers assigned to an Emergency Service Unit. Soldiers from ESU and Charlie Company were acting on information from a trusted source about the whereabouts of insurgents. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications SPECIALIST SEAMAN David Quillen (RELEASED) Base: Kirkuck Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A U.S. Air Force pilot and crew chief assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron and 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, run towards an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft at Łask Air Base, Poland, January 5, 2022. U.S. forces in Europe live, train and operate with allies and partners from strategic locations across Europe that are critical for the timely and coordinated response during peacetime and crises.

Spc. Nathaniel Miska completes an unknown distance ruck march near Lynchburg, Tennessee, July 29, 2022, as part of the National Best Warrior Competition. Miska and Sgt. Carlson placed first in both the Minnesota and Region IV Best Warrior Competition, securing their spot in this National Competition. Fourteen National Guard Soldiers are competing in the All-Guard National Best Warrior Competition July 24-29, 2022, primarily at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee.(Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

I Company, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marines off load from buses at the Mall on 20 January 1993 to participate in the parade. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, compete against each other during a Pugil Sticks event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Nov. 29, 2022. Recruits used the Marine Corps Martial Arts techniques that they have been taught to compete against each other. (U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Lance Cpl. Joshua Dreher)

980622-F-9580Z-047. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force Services Specialists from the 1ST Services Squadron, Langley AFB, Virginia unload AIRMAN First Class Ernest Nisperos, 1ST Equipment Maintenance Squadron, out of a truck at the morgue during the 1ST Fighter Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection. A1C Nisperos is poising as a casualty. US Air Force Services Specialists from the 1st Services Squadron, Langley AFB, Virginia unload Airman First Class Ernest Nisperos, 1st Equipment Maintenance Squadron, out of a truck at the morgue during the 1st Fighter Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection. A1C Nisperos is poising as a casualty.

Aircrew members from the Nevada Air National Guard walk down the flightline after completing a sortie during the annual Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) spring training in Boise, Idaho, April 26, 2022. The MAFFS units are training for a U.S. Northern Command mission. In the event of activation during the fire year, First Air Force (AFNORTH), U.S. Northern Command's Air Component Command, is the DoD's operational lead for the aerial military efforts to support USDA Forest Service-National Interagency Fire Center requests for fire suppression support.

Armed Soldiers of the Czech Army, Taken During an Exercise of the Bundeswehr with Armed Forces From Norway and the Czech Republic During the Wettiner Schwert Exercise As Part Of The Quadriga 2024 in the training Town of Schnoeggersburg, 08 04 2024 Schnoeggersburg Germany Germany

New Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, wait to be inspected during the Battalion Commanders Inspection at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, May 11. In addition to uniform wear and fit, each new Marine was evaluated on their self-discipline, military bearing, esprit de corps, and knowledge of general military subjects.

Senior Airman Jelani Bell, 8th Security Forces Squadron military working dog (MWD) handler, and MWD Hieno, prepare to board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, assigned to U.S. Army Bravo Company, 3-2 General Support Aviation Battalion, out of Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, during a K-9 medical evacuation training event at Kunsan Air Base, ROK, April 26, 2022. The handlers gradually exposed the MWDs to the helicopters to familiarize them with the noises and vibrations to reduce their anxiety while flying.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Ryan P. Allen, Commanding Officer, Marine Air Control Group 48, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, discusses the strategic importance of training in an arctic environment with Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS) 24 at Fort Greely, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2024, in preparation for exercise ARCTIC EDGE 2024 (AE24). Joint training opportunities like Arctic Edge 24 allow the Marines to cultivate proficiency and lethality, while developing the skills necessary to operate in the arctic environment, said Allen. AE24 is a U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise demonstrating the U.S. Military's capabilities in extreme cold weather, joint force readiness, and U.S. military commitment to mutual strategic security interests in the Arctic region. Marine Corps

Soldiers from across the 101st Division Artillery Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), compete in a 10k ruck march as part of the Division Artillerys Best of the Best competition on Fort Campbell, Ky., October 21, 2022. Soldiers from across the brigade will compete in numerous different competitive events to win the competition.

Members of the 30th Security Forces Squadron, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, stand at the ready during the Vandenberg Action Coalition sponsored protest against weapons in space outside the main gate of Vandenberg AFB on October 7, 2000. Members of the 30th Security Forces Squadron, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, stand at the ready during the Vandenberg Action Coalition sponsored protest against weapons in space outside the main gate of Vandenberg AFB on October 7, 2000.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 8, 2026, Protest at the Whipple Federal building in response to the shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who killed the woman. Closeup of Enforcement and Removal Operations officers gear.

U.S. Army Sgt. Cody Matonik, above, and Spc. Tyler Graessle both assigned to the Southern European Task Force (SEATAF) conduct tactical movement during the 2022 U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad Competition on Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany Aug. 9, 2022. Teams from across USAREUR-AF test their tactical proficiency, communication, and overall cohesion as they compete for the title of Best Squad. Winners of this competition will advance to represent USAREUR-AF at the U.S. Army Best Squad Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina later this year.

Washington National Guard Soldiers with the 506th Military Police Company, 420th Chemical Battalion, 96th Troop Command, train for high risk traffic stops on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 4, 2022. Each traffic stop scenario was unique, challenging Soldiers to think and respond as military police officers while reenforcing fundamental skills and tactics.

Soldiers with the Oregon National Guard 102nd CERFP set up large tents at the Oregon Veterans Home in Lebanon to provide shelter for a temporary COVID-19 testing site, March 17, 2020. The site will be used to test the more than 200 staff and caregivers that work at the Lebanon facility.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission members and California Air National Guard members with the 129th Rescue Wing prepare to depart Hurlburt Field, Florida, on a C-130H Hercules with teams from the 125th Special Tactics Squadron, Oregon Air National Guard, to airfields in Marathon and Key West, Florida, that were surveyed the night before as part of Hurricane Irma relief efforts September 11, 2017. Air National Guard and active duty Air Force units from across the U.S are providing support to the Florida Air National Guard during and after Hurricane Irma.

Airmen from the 171st Air Refueling Wing and the 911th Airlift Wing take part in a Combat Lifesaver Course, May 15, 2022, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The students were run through a series of realistic trauma scenarios using tactical maneuvers to approach casualties then provide frontline life-saving medical treatment.

Soldiers and Airmen of the Mississippi National Guard gather at the entrance to the University of Mississippi Medical Center to honor civilian healthcare workers during National Nurses Week in Jackson, Miss., May 6, 2020. The Guardsmen cheered for UMMC employees as they entered and exited the hospital during morning shift change and thanked them for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

U.S. Air Force Airman Samuel Baldwin and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Breen, 51st Force Support Squadron shelter management team members, discover and assess a simulated trauma victim during a post-attack reconnaissance sweep during a base-wide training scenario at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. Airmen are trained to perform basic lifesaving techniques known as tactical combat casualty care, which can be used to stabilize trauma victims until medical personnel arrive.

U.S. Air Force Airman Samuel Baldwin and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Breen, 51st Force Support Squadron shelter management team members, discover and assess a simulated trauma victim during a post-attack reconnaissance sweep during a base-wide training scenario at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. Airmen are trained to perform basic lifesaving techniques known as tactical combat casualty care, which can be used to stabilize trauma victims until medical personnel arrive.

031112-F-5098W-003. Base: Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Florida National Guard (FLNG) soldiers work alongside civilian personnel to refuel trucks in Gainesville, Fla., essential to the Hurricane Ian relief mission, Thursday, September 28, 2022. As Hurricane Ian swept the state of Florida, FLNG troops worked with civilian infrastructure to provide aid.

Florida National Guard (FLNG) soldiers work alongside civilian personnel to refuel trucks in Gainesville, Fla., essential to the Hurricane Ian relief mission, Thursday, September 28, 2022. As Hurricane Ian swept the state of Florida, FLNG troops worked with civilian infrastructure to provide aid. (U.S Army Photo by Pfc. Alexander Helman)

U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 3rd Marine Division, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, advance to the aft steering control room of Expeditionary Mobile Base USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5) during a visit board search and seizure exercise in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 17, 2022. The 31st MEU maintains the capability to seize and clear ships while at sea to protect themselves and allies in the Indo-Pacific Region. 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 INDOPACOM region.

Katrina - General - 26-HK-403-98. Hurricane Katrina

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rachel Valdez ,633d Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor, grades an Airmans shot accuracy during a Combat Arms Training and Maintenance qualification course at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Nov. 30, 2022. In order to make marksman, Airmen must hit 22 out of 24 graded targets.

030203-M-7031A-011. Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines

020924-M-0175R-006. Subject Operation/Series: DYNAMIC RESPONSE 2002 Base: Prizren Country: Serbia (SER)

Base Camps - 26-HK-66-43. LA Plaquemines Camp--military personnel on golf carts -- by Andrea Booher, FEMA. Hurricane Katrina

LA VENTA, Honduras - A member of the Belize Defense Forces searches a building while on a mission as part of an assaulter Individual Stress event of the Fuerzas Comando competition June 16, 2022, in La Venta, Honduras. This year's host is Honduras, FC alternates between participating nations every year. The Joint Special Operations University (JSOU) moderates the Senior Leader Seminar designed for leaders, both military and police of the SOF units, and the civilian leadership/policymakers to collaborate to counter emerging crises.

031027-F-3838S-023. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Members of the 169th Fighter Wing take part in a Mass Accident Response Exercise (M.A.R.E.) on the North Ramp at McEntire Air National Guard Station, South Carolina. This exercise simulated an aircraft crash on the ramp during an air show exhibition during Unit Training Assembly (UTA). Base: Mcentire Ang Station State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force security forces specialists, assigned to the Ohio National Guards 180th Fighter Wing, create a barricade during Domestic Operations training at Owens Community College for Emergency Preparedness in Findlay, Ohio, Aug. 6, 2022. The training prepares Airmen to support anti-riot operations with local law enforcement agencies through the use of maneuver tactics aimed at dispersing crowds during their beginning phase(s) or extracting agitators and leaders from larger groups.

At right, Cpl. Brian Flannery, a firefight with Aircraft Rescue Firefighting, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, and seven other Marines replenish their energy at the halfway point of the 2010 Honolulu Marathon, Sunday. For the second year in a row, the Marines hiked the 26.3-mile marathon with boots, camouflage trousers and 65-pound packs to raise money for wounded Marines and sailors at Wounded Warrior Battalion West, Detachment Hawaii, on Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

The start of Operation Total Force Impact took place in Sao Paulo, in the Anhangabau Valley, reinforcing the commitment to public safety and preserving order! In Sao Paulo, the operation focuses on combating vehicle theft and robbery, drug trafficking and environmental crimes, in addition to intensifying traffic control. The official launch took place today at 3 pm in the Anhangabau Valley, with 424 police officers and 203 vehicles.

Members of NASA Kennedy Space Center's Emergency Response Team gather to prepare for the next tactical challenge at the 35th Annual SWAT Round-up International at the Lawson Lamar Firearms and Tactical Training Center in Orlando, Florida. The competition was held Nov. 10 to 15, 2019, and featured five different tactical challenges. Kennedy's ERT members exchanged best practices and competed with more than 50 teams from the U.S. and around the world.

Twenty Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing departed Klamath Falls, Ore. for the Rum Creek Fire, near Grants Pass, Ore, which has grown to over 10-thousand acres as of the afternoon of Aug. 29. The Airmen are activated under the auspices of OPLAN Smokey to help with traffic control as emergency crews work to ensure the safety of those in the area as well as fight the blaze fueled by recent high winds.

011024-M-2427M-003. Base: Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030203-M-4419R-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kuwait City Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

Team, paintball and army moving on the attack in extreme adrenaline sport, battle or war in the nature outdoors. Group of people soldiers walking or aiming down sights in teamwork sports engagement

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-378-51. Hurricane Katrina

040109-F-9072P-011. Base: RAF Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Twenty Minnesota National Guard, four Croatian, and three Canadian Soldiers are competing in Minnesotas Best Warrior Competition March 29 - April 1, 2023, at Camp Ripley, near Little Falls, Minnesota. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers nominated by units across the state. This year two of Minnesotas longstanding partner nations, Croatia and Canada, have sent competitors to participate. Minnesotas winners will move on to compete against the best Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from multiple states at the Region IV Best Warrior Competition hosted by the Ohio National Guard in May.

A prisoner of war and missing in action (POW/MIA) flag flies during a remembrance ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 26, 2022. Military installations, memorials and museums fly the National League of Families' POW/MIA flag, which symbolizes the United States resolve to never forget POWs or those who served their country in conflicts and are still missing.

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division conduct a six-mile conditioning hike aboard Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, July 1 2022. Headquarters Battalion routinely completes conditioning hikes to ensure all Marines maintain physical fitness and readiness.

New York Army National Guard Sgt. Joseph Ryan of Holbrook, N.Y., assigned to the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, waves a motorists forward at the entrance of a drive-thru COVID-19 sampling site in the Bronx, N.Y., April 3, 2020. New York National Guard members are supporting the multi-agency response to COVID-19.

War Games - Re-enacting World War II

020611-F-2706D-002. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (Sept. 23, 2022) Vice Adm. Yancy Lindsey, Commander, Navy Installations Command, and staff tour the base youth center during an official visit onboard Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi. NAF Atsugi supports the combat readiness of Commander, Fleet Air Western Pacific, Commander, Carrier Air Wing FIVE (CVW) 5, Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 and 23 other tenant commands, and provides logistic support, coordination, and services to units assigned to the Western Pacific.

030322-F-1014W-004. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC

Members of NASA Kennedy Space Center's Emergency Response Team break through a barricade during one of the tactical challenges at the 35th Annual SWAT Round-up International at the Lawson Lamar Firearms and Tactical Training Center in Orlando, Florida. The competition was held Nov. 10 to 15, 2019, and featured five different tactical challenges. Kennedy's ERT members exchanged best practices and competed with more than 50 teams from the U.S. and around the world.

A simulated victim is assisted to a medical transport by members of the 51st Medical Group during a Defend the Base training scenario at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 13, 2022. Medical personnel performed basic lifesaving techniques known as tactical combat casualty care, prior to transporting the victim to a facility to receive further care.

France, Brittany, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon on 2022-03-29. Students from the Ecole Militaire Interarmes (EMIA), the military academy responsible for training army officers recruited internally, i.e. from the ranks of non-commissioned officers and other ranks, take part in a training course at Fort de Penthievre, a fortified structure on the Quiberon peninsula that has become a training base. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Bretagne, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon le 2022-03-29. Les eleves de l' ecole militaire interarmes ( EMIA ), l' ecole militaire chargee de la formation des officiers de l' armee de Terre issus du recrutement interne, c'est-a-dire issus des rangs des sous-officiers et des militaires du rang, participe a un stage d'aguerrissment au Fort de Penthievre, un ouvrage fortifie sur la presqu'ile de Quiberon devenu une base d'entrainement. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Sgt. Richard Carlson secures the Minnesota state flag as he approaches the finish line of an unknown distance ruck march near Lynchburg, Tennessee, July 29, 2022, as part of the National Best Warrior Competition's last evaluated event. Carlson and Spc. Nathaniel Miska placed first in both the Minnesota and Region IV Best Warrior Competition, securing their spot in this National Competition. Fourteen National Guard Soldiers are competing in the All-Guard National Best Warrior Competition July 24-29, 2022, primarily at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee.(Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

Members of the 3rd 297th Infantry Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, Juneau, Alaska, stand fast with M16 rifles at an entry control point as angry protestors attempt to enter the compound during an Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2001 scenario. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2001 Country: United States Of America (USA)

Cpl. Noah Adkins (right), 8th Military Police Detachment K-9 NCOIC, walks Bill, (left) his military working explosives detector dog, during a Military Working Dog demonstration at Broome-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Binghamtom, NY, Jan. 9, 2024. MWDs are trained in all aspects of canine law enforcement, including how to detect drugs and explosives.

Twenty Minnesota National Guard, four Croatian, and three Canadian Soldiers are competing in Minnesotas Best Warrior Competition March 29 - April 1, 2023, at Camp Ripley, near Little Falls, Minnesota. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers nominated by units across the state. This year two of Minnesotas longstanding partner nations, Croatia and Canada, have sent competitors to participate. Minnesotas winners will move on to compete against the best Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from multiple states at the Region IV Best Warrior Competition hosted by the Ohio National Guard in May.

American soldier guarding the Checkpoint, extra for tourists, Friedrichsstrasse Street, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Twenty Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing departed Klamath Falls, Ore. for the Rum Creek Fire, near Grants Pass, Ore, which has grown to over 10-thousand acres as of the afternoon of Aug. 29. The Airmen are activated under the auspices of OPLAN Smokey to help with traffic control as emergency crews work to ensure the safety of those in the area as well as fight the blaze fueled by recent high winds.

020627-M-2871M-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2002 Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4) Scene Major Command Shown: CTF 52.2

060501-A-5399B-100. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Division walk toward the airport terminal after arriving in Osan, South Korea, for Freedom Shield 24, Feb. 24, 2024. Freedom Shield 24 is a defense-oriented exercise designed to strengthen the ROK-U.S. Alliance, enhance the combined defense posture, and further strengthen security and stability on the Korean peninsula. Marine Corps

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Wood, 81st Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, and Victor, 81st SFS military working dog, conducts detection capabilities on vehicles during an All-Female Flight work day at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, March 30, 2023. The flight was assembled in recognition of National Women's History Month, which runs through March.

Children from the community interact with a U.S. Army M109 Paladin howitzer assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, during a static display at Poznan, Poland, July 30, 2022. Soldiers of the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division and the 1st Infantry Division, held a static display and picnic with Polish allies, celebrating the renaming of Forward Operating Site Poznan, and to interact with the community around the Soldiers deployed to Poland.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt Jhamie Moore, a senior drill instructor with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, reads a drill card before reciting the next command during close order drill on Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, May 10, 2022. Close order drill is an important means by which a recruit develops a high state of discipline, confidence, and respect for authority, teamwork, unit esprit, and instant willingness to obey orders.

Members of the 100th security forces perform a 21-gun salute during the closing ceremony of police week at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, May 20, 2022. The 21-gun salute was performed to honor defenders that have passed away.

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Michael Paulson (right), Combat Controller, 320th Special Tactics Squadron (STS), Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan, together with members of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) heads toward their aircraft for a joint parachute training during exercise BALANCE PISTON 03-5. The joint exercise is designed to improve the interoperability and tactical proficiency of the armed forces of the US and Philippines. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Members of the army carry out patrols in some sectors of Bogota

A member of the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) holds his daughter as he and a fellow soldier walk along their home base shortly after arriving. The men have returned from deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Fort Devens State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

140709-N-EP471-013OKINAWA, Japan (July 9, 2014) Sailors from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 assess damage to Camp Shields, Japan, after Super Typhoon Neoguri struck Okinawa, Japan, on July 8.

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 156th Security Forces Squadron, Puerto Rico Air National Guard participate in a comprehensive combative self-defense class at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, Feb. 24, 2024. The class focused on practical techniques for close-quarters combat, effective defensive strategies, and situational awareness of Airmen to effectively respond to physical threats. Air National Guard

Soldiers from 11th Airborne Division participate in the 12-mile ruck march on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson June 17 as the last requirement to graduate air assault training and get their badge. Instructors flew up from 25th Infantry Divisions Lightning Academy based in Hawaii to provide the training. (Photos by Staff Sgt. Christopher Dennis/11th Airborne Division Public Affairs NCO)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michelle Dizonno, a security forces Airman with the 137th Special Operations Wing, Oklahoma National Guard, and an Oklahoma City Emergency Medical Services Authority first responder track simulated casualties while 137th Fire Emergency Services personnel work to extricate a simulated patient from an overturned car during a tornado major accident response exercise at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, Feb. 8, 2023. Airmen with the 137th Special Operations Wing worked alongside first responders from Oklahoma City agencies during the scenario to exercise their mutual tactics, techniques and procedures like they would if providing mutual aid in a real response.

DEU Germany: Exercise of a SWAT Team Hemer on a special police training ground.

Joint force service members of the Information Warfighter Exercise (IWX) interact with role players for a staged scenario at Camp Upshur on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Sept. 19, 2022. The IWX is a training event that focuses on implementing all Information Related Capability requirements with the joint force, government agencies and partnering nations that provides accurate subject matter expertise to all Marine Corps operations.

Exercise of 11th Cion Corps Marines in Marnewaard, 6 and 7 June 2002 Please note that the description with this photo is the original description by the photographer. At a later stage this description will be revised if necessary.

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) members assigned to the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade participate in the Sasebo JSDF Parade in Sasebo, Japan Nov. 5, 2022. The parade is held annually through downtown Sasebo to commemorate Self-Defense Forces Day and to recognize local JSDF units and their host citys support.

U.S. Soldiers with 1st Squadron, 104th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team arrive home after a year-long deployment to Egypt as part of the Multinational Force & Observers and Task Force Sinai.

The Czech Republic Embassy gifted Czech goulash and bread to 500 U.S. Soldiers and Airmen with the Nebraska and Texas National Guard, both of which the country shares a state partnership with, while in Washington D.C. for the Presidential Inauguration, Jan. 20, 2021. At least 25,000 National Guard men and women have been authorized to conduct security, communication and logistical missions in support of federal and District authorities leading up and through the 59th Presidential Inauguration.

Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Virginia Beach-based 229th Military Police Company, 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group operate traffic control points Jan. 20, 2017, in Washington, D. C., in support of the 58th Presidential Inauguration. Nearly 300 Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are serving alongside a force of approximately 7,500 National Guard personnel from 44 states and three territories to support the event providing traffic control and crowd management, as well as communications, medical and chaplain support.

121112-N-RA981-119. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

A Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), clears an aisle during an active shooter exercise on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 13, 2022. During the exercise, joint forces were able to increase efficiency with their communication skills, weapons handling, performance under pressure and room-clearing procedures.

People look over Christmas trees to take home after a Federal Express (FedEx) semi tractor-trailer loaded with Christmas trees dropped off the trees as part of Trees for Troops on Dec. 2, 2022, at the South Post Housing area at Fort McCoy, Wis. According to www.christmasspiritfoundation.org, 15,300 total trees were picked up from 54 locations in 2022 and given to 84 total bases, including Fort McCoy. Trees are donated by individual farms and lots, the collective efforts of state and regional Christmas Tree associations, local sponsoring groups, and the customers of participating locations. Hundreds of donors and volunteers participate each year to make Trees for Troops happen, the website states.

SPC Hutchason (left) and SPC Stoltz, both Military Policmen (MP), walk the perimeter of the Living Support Area (LSA), located 25 minutes west of Camp Casey, Republic of Korea (ROK), on Oct. 28, 1998. The MPs are providing security for the LSA during the combined exercise Foal Eagle '98. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Seoul Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

People look over Christmas trees to take home after a Federal Express (FedEx) semi tractor-trailer loaded with Christmas trees dropped off the trees as part of Trees for Troops on Dec. 2, 2022, at the South Post Housing area at Fort McCoy, Wis. According to www.christmasspiritfoundation.org, 15,300 total trees were picked up from 54 locations in 2022 and given to 84 total bases, including Fort McCoy. Trees are donated by individual farms and lots, the collective efforts of state and regional Christmas Tree associations, local sponsoring groups, and the customers of participating locations. Hundreds of donors and volunteers participate each year to make Trees for Troops happen, the website states.

020315-F-4406B-040. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

A view of the sign at the base's main gate. Base: Loring Air Force Base State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

People look over Christmas trees to take home after a Federal Express (FedEx) semi tractor-trailer loaded with Christmas trees dropped off the trees as part of Trees for Troops on Dec. 2, 2022, at the South Post Housing area at Fort McCoy, Wis. According to www.christmasspiritfoundation.org, 15,300 total trees were picked up from 54 locations in 2022 and given to 84 total bases, including Fort McCoy. Trees are donated by individual farms and lots, the collective efforts of state and regional Christmas Tree associations, local sponsoring groups, and the customers of participating locations. Hundreds of donors and volunteers participate each year to make Trees for Troops happen, the website states.

040425-F-6244S-008. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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