Military Vehicle Deployments

Photos of military vehicles in various logistical situations, including amphibious landings and equipment transport during training exercises.

The Florida National Guard prepare to depart in response to Hurricane Ian, Sept. 30, 2022, Punta Gorda, Florida.

A joint light tactical vehicle drives out of an landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) from the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) in Saaremaa, Estonia, during the Estonian Exercise Siil (Hedgehog) 22, May 20, 2022. The 22 ARG/MEU, as part of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests.

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Ruben J. Duran, a platoon sergeant with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, guides a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle on to Landing Craft Utility 2009 on Kin Red Beach, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 25, 2022. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alpha Hernandez)

Members of the Oklahoma Army National Guard stage equipment in preparation to collect illegally grown marijuana, Oct. 6, 2022. The Oklahoma National Guard supported the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics with collecting large amounts of illegally grown marijuana from Sept. 27 to Oct. 7, 2022. (Oklahoma Army National Guard photo by Spc. Tyler Brahic)

Soldiers with the 390th Engineer Company work the "coal field fill" troop project July 26, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoy Troop Projects Coordinator Larry Morrow with the Directorate of Public Works said the team of 390th Soldiers moved nearly 3,000 tons of dirt to cover an old coal field. The project area is in the Fort McCoy rail area next to State Highway 21 on the installations South Post. The combat engineers who are based out of Chattanooga, Tenn., were at Fort McCoy for the Army Reserves and 78th Training Divisions Warrior Exercise 78-22-02.

Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment are shown Nov. 1, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as f

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Donovan Muirhead, a motor transport operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273, guides a truck at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, June 9, 2022. MWSS-273 provides limited aviation ground support to enable a composite Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) and supporting or attached elements of the Marine Air Control Group (MACG) to conduct expeditionary operations. MWSS-273 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo participates in a Live-Fire Exercise with U.S. Army soldiers in Grafenwoehr, Germany, on November 7, 2019.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Darnelle Vanslyke, a motor transport operator with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, prepares to lower a U.S. Marine Corps MRAZOR during exercise Bougainville II at Kalaeloa Airfield, Hawaii, Oct. 28, 2022. To rehearse flexibility, a 3d MLR sensing unit of employment displaced and established a sensor EAB to enable early warning of air and missile threats. Bougainville II is a field exercise that allows the MLR and its subordinate units to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations across the island of Oahu. BVII displays the MLRs ability to rapidly establish and displace EABs while executing command and control in a dispersed environment.

Exercise operations are shown Aug. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., for the 86th Training Division's Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-22-02. The exercise took place in August 2022 at Fort McCoy at various locations throughout the installation. Around 4,000 service members participated in the exercise. The CSTX is a joint training event executed in a live, virtual, and constructive integrated training environment where service members test their tactical and technical skills.

The Florida National Guard prepare to depart in response to Hurricane Ian, Sept. 30, 2022, Punta Gorda, Florida.

A U.S. Marine Corps Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement with 3d Marine Division transports Marine Corps Utility Task Vehicles in support of an Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force (ACM) drill at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 1, 2022. Routine short-notice ACM drills ensure III Marine Expeditionary Force Marines remain ready to rapidly deploy and maintain regional security in the Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines demonstrate High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems capabilities during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 4, 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. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistic Group, offload a 7-ton Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement during exercise Native Fury 22 at Yanbu Commercial Port, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 9, 2022. Exercise Native Fury 22 is vital for strengthening the United States' long-standing relationship with Saudi Arabian Armed Forces. The exercise enhances combined tactics, maritime capabilities and promotes long-term regional stability.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON (Sept. 1, 2022) - U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. John Maher, a platoon commander with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, guides a front-end loader during a foreign humanitarian assistance exercise, Sept. 1. A force in readiness, the 13th MEU trains to rapidly respond to crises in all domain environments with the help of naval power projection. Marines and Sailors of the 13th MEU are embarked aboard the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) conducting integrated training operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

An Oshkosh M-ATV MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) parked at a military base in Afghanistan.

120202-N-GZ228-142 CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (Feb. 2, 2012) A Marine directs a high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicle onto a landing craft air cushion bound for the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during Bold Alligator 2012. Bold Alligator is the largest amphibious exercise in the past 10 years and represents the Navy and Marine Corps' revitalization of the full range of amphibious operations. The exercise focuses on today's fight with today's forces, while showcasing the advantages of seabasing. The exercise will take place Jan. 30 through Feb. 12, 2012 afloat and ashore in and around Virginia and North Carolina. #BA12

010605-F-0376W-001. Base: Goldsboro State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Marines with the 3d Marine Logistics Group and Soldiers with the 1st Multi-Domain Task Force load equipment in support of Keen Sword 23 at Naha Military Port, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 4, 2022. Keen Sword exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self-Defense Force. This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.

Soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment load various military vehicles into a Boeing C-17 in preparation for an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) at the National Training Center (NTC).

970705-M-0023H-001. Complete Scene Caption: A LVS (Logistics Vehicle System) with fuel bladders and a pump system is loaded on the MV Villars, a Swiss ocean going ferry, at the Norwegian port of Valsneset. All equipment loaded here had been pulled from the caves located in the Trondheim region of central Norway; and is on its way to Estonia for BALTIC CHALLENGE '97, a Partnership for Peace exercise. The US Marine Corps has equipment stored in Norway, as part of the Norway Air-Landed Marine Expeditionary Brigade (NALMEB) Prepositioning Program. The NALMEB program contains equipment and 30 days of supplies to support a 13,000 person Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF). The Government of Norway is the on site "contractor", and provides storage, maintenance facilities and services, and security. Subject Operation/Series: BALTIC CHALLENGE '97 Base: Valsneset Country: Norway (NOR)

A U.S. Marine Corps Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement with 3d Marine Division transports Marine Corps Utility Task Vehicles in support of an Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force (ACM) drill at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 1, 2022. Routine short-notice ACM drills ensure III Marine Expeditionary Force Marines remain ready to rapidly deploy and maintain regional security in the Indo-Pacific.

A convoy of Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles is lined up in a staging area and ready for departure on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq. Daily convoys are carrying out more equipment as Operation New Dawn continues to draw down.

A Line of MRAPs, or Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles, at a U.S. Marine Corps Forward Operating Base in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

Soldiers with the 390th Engineer Company work the "coal field fill" troop project July 26, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoy Troop Projects Coordinator Larry Morrow with the Directorate of Public Works said the team of 390th Soldiers moved nearly 3,000 tons of dirt to cover an old coal field. The project area is in the Fort McCoy rail area next to State Highway 21 on the installations South Post. The combat engineers who are based out of Chattanooga, Tenn., were at Fort McCoy for the Army Reserves and 78th Training Divisions Warrior Exercise 78-22-02.

Soldiers assigned to 1-229 Attack Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade refuel, rearm, and repair AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and other vehicles at the Forward Arming and Refueling Point on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Oct. 20, 2022.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jonathan BloodWorth, a field artillery cannoneer with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conducts vehicle checks prior to a High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System launch in support of exercise Valiant Shield 2022 on Angaur, Palau, June 8, 2022. Exercise such as Valiant Shield allows the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

A U.S. soldier assigned to the 21st Theater Sustainment Command provides route security while mounted on a MRAP during a heavy-drop airborne operation onto Bayonet Drop Zone conducted by the 173rd Airborne Brigade at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 8, 2022 as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22.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 brigad

Senior Airman Ryan Baker, with the 70th Medium Truck Detachment, works with a contractor to align a mine-resistant ambush protector on a trailer at Forward Operating Base Warrior on Oct. 27, 2011. Members of the 70th MTD are hauling equipment out of Iraq to meet the deadline for the U.S. military transition from Iraq.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Devin E. Baxter, Field Artillery Cannoneer, III Marine Expeditionary Force, demonstrates an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System as part of a capabilities demonstration, during the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium 2022, Camp Kisarazu, Japan, June 16, 2022. This iteration of PALS brought senior leaders of allied and partnered militaries together to discuss amphibious force readiness, expeditionary advanced base operations, intermediate force capabilities, and ways to improve interoperability between partners within the Indo-Pacific region. A total of 18 participating delegations from Asia, Australia, Europe, South America, and North America participated in the symposium.

Training operations for the 78th Training Division's Warrior Exercise 78-22-02 at Fort McCoy, Wis., are shown July 22, 2022. During July 2022, thousands of troops from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps trained at Fort McCoy many in support of the exercise.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jake Hall, executive officer of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, delivers the new tracks to the maintenance area at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 23, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. Airmen from the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, prepare equipment next to a Humvee during a field training exercise at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 19, 2022. The three-day exercise consisted of day and night, hands-on field training, using real combat scenarios and explosive detonations to mimic the effects of live ordnance to provide the most realistic training possible.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion (LAAD) search their surroundings during a demonstration with the Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System, or L-MADIS, at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, North Carolina, Oct. 18, 2022. The L-MADIS is an electronic-attack system that counters unmanned-aircraft system by nonkinetic capabilities to destroy or negate aerial threats. 2nd LAAD is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

Training operations are shown April 7, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The operations shown only feature a small portion of thousands of troops completing training at the installation in April 2022. Fort McCoys motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.” Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines and Marine Air Control Squadron 4 off-load ammunition from a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft during Resolute Dragon 22 on Camp Betsukai, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 13, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

030228-M-5882G-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Matilda Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Training operations are shown at Fort McCoy, Wis., on Jan. 4, 2024. During January 2024, thousands of troops trained at Fort McCoy to start off 2024.

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An FMTV from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Washington, is directed to its parking position aboard the deck of a Logistical Support Vessel on Oct. 21, 1998 in the Port of Pusan, Republic of Korea. The FMTV will be transported along with other 3rd Brigade vehicles to Pyongtaek, Korea to participate in Exercise Foal Eagle. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98 KOREA CD Base: Pusan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A North Carolina National Guard M923A1 (6x6) 5-ton cargo truck is positioned at the Kinston Armory ready to be loaded with supplies for victims of Hurricane Bonnie in devastated areas of North Carolina. Base: Kinston State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. transport and Utility Marines, 471st Marine Wing Support Squadron, disconnect the chain binders holding down their maintenance equipment during Northern Strike 22-2 at Camp Grayling, Michigan Aug. 03, 2022. Northern Strike 22-2 is serving as a testing ground for the Marine Corp expeditionary readiness. Concepts proven here will be documented and implemented across the force.

A U.S. Marine, with the Battalion Landing Team 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security with an M240B machine gun atop of a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during a raid on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 2, 2023. The MEU Exercise II (MEUEX) culminated with an opportunity to train to the initial stages of an amphibious assault aimed to seize key maritime terrain coupled with the full debarkation of the MEU Marine Air-Ground Task Force.

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A Mobile Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Integrated Defense System (M-LIDS) assigned to the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team engages an aerial target during a training exercise near Fort Bliss, Texas, Oct. 24, 2022. Equipped with several anti-Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) weapons and systems, the M-LIDS enables Soldiers to keep one step ahead of enemy combat efforts, maintaining U.S. ground and air superiority.

A U.S. Marine Corps Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement with 3d Marine Division transports equipment in support of an Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force (ACM) drill at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 1, 2022. Routine short-notice ACM drills ensure III Marine Expeditionary Force Marines remain ready to rapidly deploy and maintain regional security in the Indo-Pacific.

050929-A-2098S-007. Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Jace Schwager, an Army Motor Transport Operator with the 425th Transportation Company, directs the unloading of a humvee at the JP Martinez Army Reserve Center, Denver, Colorado, Feb. 5, 2023. Trucks were loaded onto ramps where HUMVEEs and other equipment were unloaded.

An M814 5-ton cargo truck reaches the shore after crossing a ribbon bridge during the joint South Korean/US exercise TEAM SPIRIT '88. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '88 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

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U.S. Soldiers with the 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division work together to conduct an aerial resupply operation, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 31, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

Training operations for the 78th Training Division's Warrior Exercise 78-22-02 at Fort McCoy, Wis., are shown July 22, 2022. During July 2022, thousands of troops from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps trained at Fort McCoy many in support of the exercise.

Vehicles and containers are unloaded from the rapid-response vehicle cargo ship USNS CAPELLA (T-AKR-293) during the joint service exercise Ocean Venture '93. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '93 Base: Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads Country: Puerto Rico (PRI)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 4th Marines operate a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle in an urban training area during Stand-in Force Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 6, 2022. SiF-EX is a Division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region.

Two Army trucks showing the interior and ramp sections of a portable ribbon bridge are displayed at the Department of Defense open house air show. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

After completion of Balikatan 2022, all military vehicles from the Army Prepositioned Stock 3, military vehicles assigned to the 402nd Army Field Support Brigade are successfully uploaded to the U.S. Navy Ship Red Cloud at Subic Bay, Philippines April 11, 2022. APS allows organizations, such as the 8th TSC to plan, integrate, and synchronize the storing of equipment around the globe to enable interoperability and strategic operations. By storing equipment to enable joint interoperability, the Armys APS reduces deployment timelines, improve sustainment capacity and capabilities, while also increasing combat power to support contingency operations worldwide. As the U.S. Indo-Pacific materiel integrator, the 8th TSC synchronizes capabilities and resources across the theater, enabling both our land forces and those of our allies and partners. Our mission is to plan, integrate, and synchronize theater distribution and sustainment operations with our joint logistics enterprise partners, stab

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment are given instruction on the use of the Project Origin robotic combat vehicle in the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, June 5, 2022. Project Origin uses autonomous ground vehicles to support Army maneuvers by providing a variety of load packages, depending on the situation, and its use is being demonstrated during exercise Combined Resolve 17 as part of the Army's modernization and emerging technologies initiatives. Combined Resolve is a U.S. Army exercise consisting of 5,600 service members, Allies and partners from more than 10 countries, and is designed to assess units' abilities to conduct combat operations effectively in a multi-domain battlespace.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Transportation Battalion (TB), Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, lift a M970 Semitrailer Refueler with a Terex-Demag MAC 50 All-Terrain Crane at the Mesquite Regional Landfill Railyard in Glamis, California, Aug. 27, 2022. 1st Landing Support Battalion and 2nd Transportation Battalion led railhead operations from August 26 to September 1, 2022, in order to deliver logistical support for Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-23 being conducted at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in Yuma, Arizona.

Service members at the installation for training drive military vehicles on post June 9, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Annually, tens of thousands of troops complete institutional and transient troop training operations at Fort McCoy. During June 2022, thousands of troops also trained at Fort McCoy, including troops from the Wisconsin National Guard and Iowa National Guard.

U.S. Army soldiers assigned Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment move a generator during Ryukyu Vice 23.1 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 12, 2022. Ryukyu Vice is a joint, fixed-wing aviation command and control exercise that provides critical training to 1st Marine Aircraft Wing tactical air control personnel through offensive, defensive and counter-air live-flight scenarios. 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment supported Ryukyu Vice by providing Surface to Air Missile and Sensor Coverage, enabling freedom of maneuver for the exercise scenario and track correlation on the joint network.

Vehicles staged for training at Fort McCoy, Wis., on the cantonment area are shown July 28, 2022. During July 2022, thousands of troops from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps have trained at Fort McCoy.

Exercise operations are shown Aug. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., for the 86th Training Division's Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-22-02. The exercise took place in August 2022 at Fort McCoy at various locations throughout the installation. Around 4,000 service members participated in the exercise. The CSTX is a joint training event executed in a live, virtual, and constructive integrated training environment where service members test their tactical and technical skills.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, stage vehicles in preparation for ship on-load during exercise Native Fury 22 at Yanbu Commercial Port, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 24, 2022. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia enables the U.S. Marine Corps Central Command and U.S. Central Command to receive and employ forces and resources rapidly in the region through a growing network of western geographic access and staging points.

PVT. 2 Melvin Hurston, 34th Signal Corps, digs a fox hole at the new location of the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment during Operation Desert Storm. Behind him is a truck carrying a communications shelter. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Soldiers from B Battery, 1ST Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment (Air Assault), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, use an M-1083 5-ton truck to pull an M-198 155mm howitzer from the landing craft air cushion (LCAC) vessel, with its air cushions deflated and rear ramp down, which extracted them from Vieques Island during JTFX 98-1. In the background another LCAC with its air cushions deflated can be seen. Subject Operation/Series: JTFX 98-1 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Pink Panther Land Rover desert patrol vehicle of the British Army

Vehicles belonging to 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division are moved off ARC Integrity and registered by Soldiers from 260th Movement Control Team, 39th Transportation Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade at the port of Antwerp-Bruges, Belgium, July 22, 2022. 2,700 pieces of equipment are arriving at the port from three vessels and will be staged for onward movement throughout locations in Europe.

U.S. Marine Corps 7-ton trucks prepare to depart in a convoy in support of exercise Orient Shield 22 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 25, 2022. Orient Shield 22 is the largest U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force bilateral field training exercise executed in multiple locations throughout Japan to enhance interoperability and test and refine multi-domain and cross-domain operations.

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. Army Col. Werner J. Barden, 519th Hospital Center commander addresses the audience during the 160th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment change of command ceremony, Aug 4, 2022 at Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Kaiserslautern, Germany. Lt. Col. Mark A. Black assumed command of the unit from Lt. Col. Michael P. Meissel.

A scene of training and daily operations is shown May 13, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. During May 2022, there were 9,130 troops who trained at the installation. The month held the First Army Best Warrior Competition, Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition, Army Reserve Expert Medical Badge competition, Army Reserve Expert Soldier Badge competition, Reserve Soldiers working on troop projects, institutional training, and weekend and extended combat training events as well. Fort McCoy's motto is to be "The Total Force Training Center." See more about Fort McCoy by visiting https://www.dvidshub.net/unit/FMPAO.

030202-M-5753Q-024. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

Soldiers assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade recover equipment from the Port of Tacoma, Wash., and perform preventative maintenance checks and services prior to movement back to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., on October 5, 2022.

Service members at the installation for training drive a military vehicle on post June 9, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Annually, tens of thousands of troops complete institutional and transient troop training operations at Fort McCoy. During June 2022, thousands of troops also trained at Fort McCoy, including troops from the Wisconsin National Guard and Iowa National Guard.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Juan Luis Munoz, a heavy equipment operator with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, prepares cargo for ship onloading during exercise Native Fury 22 at Yanbu Commercial Port, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 27, 2022. The focus of Native Fury 22 is to execute a Maritime Prepositioning Force offload in a Western port of Saudi Arabia. MPF operations are the rapid deployment and assembly of a U.S. Marine Air Ground Task Force in a secure using inter-theater airlift and forward-deployed maritime pre-positioning ships.

DA-SC-85-13300. Subject Operation/Series: PROLOG Base: Fort Eustis State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Transportation specialists with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center Transportation Division and Soldiers with the 107th Support Maintenance Company of the Wisconsin National Guard unload Army vehicles and equipment July 20, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., from railcars on the cantonment area at the installation. The 107th had 24 railcars full of equipment and vehicles returning from a training deployment.

Idahos 145th Brigade Support Battalion spent the past two weeks refining their field training at the Orchard Combat Training Center focusing on day and nighttime mission essential tasks on July 9-18, 2022. Some of the missions included small arms fire, grenade launching, convoy training, land navigation, weapons qualifications, perimeter defense, survivability exercises, medical field training and counter IED actions.

An M-973 small unit support vehicle (SUSV) sits parked in a field during the joint readiness exercise Arctic Warrior '91. Subject Operation/Series: ARCTIC WARRIOR '91 Base: Fort Greely State: Alaska(AK) Country: United States Of America(USA)

040302-M-2715C-008. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Service members at the installation hold training operations at a range June 9, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Annually, tens of thousands of troops complete institutional and transient troop training operations at Fort McCoy. During June 2022, thousands of troops also trained at Fort McCoy, including troops from the Wisconsin National Guard and Iowa National Guard.

U.S. Marine Corps tactical vehicles convoy behind Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, during a 15-kilometer hike as the culminating event for Summer Pioneer 2022 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 27, 2022. Exercise Summer Pioneer 2022 is a naval engineering exercise demonstrating integrated U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy formations to establish and sustain Expeditionary Advanced Bases and Maritime Domain Awareness.

Soldiers with the 135th Quartermaster Company, Division Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, conduct a tactical convoy from Fort Stewart, Georgia to Camp Blanding, Florida June 9, 2022 to support the Quartermaster Liquid Logistic Exercise. QLLEX is a three-week long operation that establishes a real-world water and petroleum distribution support site that aims to show readiness at the company level for liquid logistic sustainment operations and involves more than 1,000 Soldiers from eight reserve component Battalions and 14 Companies, dispersed across six locations in the United Sates with the 135th as the only active component unit participating. (Photo by Sgt. Elorina Santos, 3rd DSB PAO)

Service members drive military vehicles in a convoy to Fort McCoy, Wis., on Aug. 1, 2022, en route to participation in training operations at the installation. The post traditionally has some of its busiest training operations take place in the summer months, including August. Tens of thousands of troops train at Fort McCoy every year, and the installation's motto is to be "The Total Force Training Center."

Members of the 48th Security Forces Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom takes cover, during the 48th FW Local Surety Inspection. The week long exercise sharpens the 48th FW emergency response actions, and helps them practice for a upcoming major command inspection. A USAF M1025A1 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) is seen in the center of the image as the two Airmen take cover. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

020415-A-1526R-041. Base: Camp Barbuda Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest

Service members at the installation hold training operations at a range June 13, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Annually, tens of thousands of troops complete institutional and transient troop training operations at Fort McCoy. During June 2022, thousands of troops also trained at Fort McCoy, including troops from the Wisconsin National Guard and Iowa National Guard.

040321-M-5523R-032. Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Vehicles from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit sit on the pier at Morehead City, N.C. awaiting to be loaded onto the amphibioius assault ships USS Bataan, Carter Hall and Fort McHenry in preparation for a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission to Haiti, Jan. 15, 2009. The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit will deploy to the earthquake-ravaged Caribbean nation to conduct sea-based humanitarian assisstance and disaster relief.

A row of US Army (USA) M923A1 (6X6) 5-ton cargo trucks (left), and a row of M916A1 (6X6) 20-ton tractor, trucks are lined up in the staging area as USA 24th Battalion soldier prepare to load them at Fort Eustis, VA, during Joint Logistics Over-The-Shore (JLOTS) Exercise, NATIVE ATLAS 02. Subject Operation/Series: NATIVE ATLAS 02 Base: Fort Eustis State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers from the 75th Field Artillery Brigade; the 2nd Battalion, 18th Field Artillery Regiment; and the 4th Battalion, 60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment load various military vehicles onto rails in preparation for an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) at the National Training Center (NTC).

Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guards, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion prepare their vehicles and equipment for annual training exercises on the Orchard Combat Training Center in preparation for deployment in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (May 25, 2022) Army units from Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) and Navy units from Military Sealift Command (MSC) and Navy Cargo Handling Battalion One (NCHB-1) came together in May to train in U.S. Transportation Commands Field Training Exercise (FTX) Turbo Distribution 22-4 (TD 22-4).

MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii (July 18, 2022) A Joint Light Tactical Vehicle drives along the beach during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, July 18. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Soldiers at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training drive their trucks in a convoy on a rainy morning June 8, 2022, at Fort McCoy. This group of troops were among thousands training at the installation in June 2022. In early June, many Soldiers with the Wisconsin National Guard and the Illinois National Guard completed training on post.

Exercise operations are shown Aug. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., for the 86th Training Division's Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-22-02. The exercise took place in August 2022 at Fort McCoy at various locations throughout the installation. Around 4,000 service members participated in the exercise. The CSTX is a joint training event executed in a live, virtual, and constructive integrated training environment where service members test their tactical and technical skills.

Training operations for the 78th Training Division's Warrior Exercise 78-22-02 at Fort McCoy, Wis., are shown July 22, 2022. During July 2022, thousands of troops from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps trained at Fort McCoy many in support of the exercise.

030321-F-1443F-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

060330-N-5438H-146. State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A Marine with Marine Service Support Group 26 maneuvers a loaded US Air Force 10K forklift through the congested area near the Mosque on the West end of the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC)

A U.S. Army Cougar MRAP vehicle parked overlooking the top of a wadi during a weapons familiarization shoot, Kunduz, Afghanistan

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