Military Vehicle Operations

Images of military personnel inspecting and operating various tactical vehicles in different terrains, including military trucks and Humvees.

Baqubah, Iraq - RG-31 Nyala armored vehicle

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 conduct checks on a 7-ton during Exercise STRATMOBEX at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, May 19, 2022. STRATMOBEX allowed key personnel to practice their role in evacuating and manning the air station in cases of extreme weather.

030224-M-3734P-034. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Matilda Country: Kuwait (KWT)

A scene of training and daily operations is shown May 12, 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.

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 Aug. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., from a railcar on the cantonment area at the installation. The 107th had 24 railcars overall full of equipment and vehicles returning from a training deployment.

DF-ST-87-11098. Subject Operation/Series: SALTY DEMO Base: Spangdahlem Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jonathan Bloodworth, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System operator with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, observes the HIMARS launch site in support of Valiant Shield 2022 on Palau, June 8, 2022. This is the first time the Marine Corps employed a HIMARS on the island of Angaur. The HIMARS rapid infiltration, or HI-RAIN, was possible due to improvements made to the Angaur Airstrip during Task Force Koa Moana in 2020.

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.

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.

Baqubah, Iraq - RG-31 Nyala armored vehicle

Filipino contractors work together to prepare U.S. Marine Corps Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacements for transportation at Subic Bay International Airport in support of Balikatan 23 on March 29, 2023. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

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.

BAKU - 26 June 2011 - Miliatary Parade in Baku, Azerbaijan on Army Day

Left side front view medium shot as South African Air Force members help U.S. Air Force personnel offload pallets at Hoedspruit AFB, South Africa, from a C-17A Globemaster III. The equipment will be used during "Operation Atlas Response" to support aircraft (not shown) distributing relief supplies in Mozambique. Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Hoedspruit Air Force Base Country: South Africa (ZAF)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Matthew Smith, landing support specialist, Landing Support Battalion, 2nd Combat Logistics Regiment, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), conducts equipment and vehicle checks during railhead operations at the Morehead and South Fork Railroad in Morehead City, North Carolina, Aug. 17, 2022. 2nd MLG Marines partnered with Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Distribution Management Office Marines and civilians for successful embarkation and movement of II Marine Expeditionary Force equipment for an upcoming exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Makayla Elizalde)

0312-F-6838O-016. Base: Army Aviation Support Facility State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers assigned to the 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Canadian Soldiers assigned to the Air Task Force-ROMANIA conduct weapons familiarization with the M2 on Nov. 8, 2022, in Romania. 101st units will support V Corps mission to reinforce NATOs eastern flank and engage in multinational exercises with partners across the European continent to reassure our Nations allies.

040823-F-8757F-003. Base: Duke Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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 2022t 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.

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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, 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.

U.S. Marines prepare to transport a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, known as HIMARS, at North Auxiliary Airfield, South Carolina, Oct. 19, 2022. Airmen and Marines trained together to carry out HIMARS rapid infiltration, or HI-RAIN, training to maximize lethality through rapid global mobility.

030214-M-6538A-003. Base: Camp Grizzly Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mhel Barde, a Ventura, California native and a section chief with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, navigates a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Exercise Rolling Thunder 22-2 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April. 4, 2022. This exercise is a 10th Marines-led live-fire artillery event that tests the unit's abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-dominated scenario.

Spc. Ricardo Guzman, a cavalry scout, with the 1304th Military Police Company pulls security here in Ft. McCoy, Wisconsin. Soldiers from the 300th Military Police Brigade spent two weeks in Ft. McCoy, Wisconsin participating in Spartan Warrior. Soldiers were able to train on their job specific tasks and Army Warrior tasks.

Members from the Air Force Reserves 419th Fighter Wing unload an AIM 120 missile coffin from a KC-135R at Hill Air Force Base Feb. 4, 2024 as part of Exercise PERSES. Exercise PERSES is a joint exercise that challenges the tactics, techniques, and procedures of both Utah Air and Army National Guard units along with other component units, while testing innovative ideas and communication practices. Air Force

011020-F-9931S-019. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

A family visits a military vehicle during the 2022 Fort McCoy Armed Forces Day Open House on May 21, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Nearly 2,000 people participated in the open house. The days activities were centered on Fort McCoys Commemorative Area, which features the History Center; five World War II-era buildings filled with historical equipment and displays, the outdoor Equipment Park, and Veterans Memorial Plaza. Visitors also were treated to cooler temps and partly sunny skies. The event also had guided installation bus tours, a sandbag-filling station, personalized ID tags, camouflage face painting, military equipment displays, marksmanship galleries, and more. (Photo by Mary Gerdes/Black River Falls, Wis.)

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.

DM-ST-90-10470. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: US Naval Station, Roosevelt Road State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group stage Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement vehicles during an Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force (ACM) drill on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 28, 2022. The ACM exercise was conducted to prepare 3rd MLG personnel to react quickly to a crisis, counter potential threats, and assist allies and partners throughout the Indo-Pacific region in maintaining regional stability. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Marine Corps P-19R Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) trucks, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, wait on the flight line for a C-12 Huron with H&HS to land during a training exercise responding to an aircraft with casualties and engine failure at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, Feb. 15, 2024. The training exercise tested ARFFs ability to quickly respond to a scenario with minimal warning. Marine Corps

Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division continue efforts to control city during the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) rotation on Fort Polk, Louisiana, Nov. 2, 2022. JRTC Rotation 23-01 serves to enhance brigade and supporting unit's deployment readiness.

Marines from Small Craft Company guide an M923A1 cargo 5 Ton truck, towing a Rigid Raider Craft, into a C-5 Galaxy aircraft. Marines from Small Craft Company, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, demonstrated their capabilities to Paraguayan Marines in the Joint Training exercise Unitas. The exercise was conducted in Asuncion, Paraguay. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS Base: Asuncion Country: Paraguay (PRY)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - STS-127 Mission Specialist Tom Marshburn takes his turn driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier, which is part of the training on emergency egress procedures. The crew members of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission are taking turns driving the M-113. An M-113 will be available to transport the crew to safety in the event of a contingency on the pad before their launch. The crew is at NASA's Kennedy Space Center for a launch dress rehearsal called the terminal countdown demonstration test, or TCDT, which includes the emergency egress training and equipment familiarization. The STS-127 mission is the final of three flights dedicated to the assembly of the Japanese Kibo laboratory complex. Endeavour's launch is targeted for June 13.

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.

The Army Prepositioned Stock-3 operations continue as military vehicles and containers are being downloaded from the U.S. Naval Ship Watson at Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 30, 2022, in support of Operation Pathways 2023. 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, stabilizing and securing the Indo-Asia Pacific Region.

030204-F-0697K-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conduct a platoon live fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, June 1, 2022. The exercise demonstrated the squadron's use of the newly fielded Integrated Tactical Network (ITN).

U.S. Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, set up high mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS) in front of an AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar set to detect, identify and track airborne threats, during Valiant Shield 22, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 13, 2022. Marine Air Control Group 18 integrated with forces across the Indo-Pacific to train in operations that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force.

040313-M-9656F-016. Base: Camp H. M. Smith State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Wheeled vehicle mechanics with the 3655th Classification and Inspection Company, Iowa Army National Guard, work together to back up a load handling system to a flat rack during the unit's annual training at Camp Dodge Joint Maneuver Training Center in Johnston, Iowa, on June 15, 2020. The 3655th CICO transitioned from being a Composite Repair Company to a CICO as part of an Army-wide shift toward using manufacturers and civilian maintenance shops to save time and be more cost effective. The vehicle training will prepare the unit to transport faulty or salvageable equipment when needed.

In order to practice Agile Combat Employment, Airmen from the 151st Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels shop are challenged to defuel a KC-135R Stratotanker into an Army Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck on Aug. 24, 2022 at Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base, Salt Lake City, Utah. This innovative process demonstrates the ability to provide fuel to other vehicles when located in austere conditions in order to complete the mission. This joint force exercise will develop new operational concepts, capabilities and plans to bolster deterrence and maintain the U.S. militarys competitive advantage for the future.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a convoy from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, to Fort Barfoot, Virginia, to execute Realistic Urban Training (RUT) Exercise Jan. 7, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

The SPARK provides additional stand-off capability to vehicles and crews against pressure activated or VOIEDs, and is proving to be an extremely effective tool against insurgent-placed IEDs and explosive devices.

030121-A-7433T-001. Base: Antwerp Country: Belgium (BEL)

Training operations are shown April 8, 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.

BAKU - 26 June 2011 - Miliatary Parade in Baku, Azerbaijan on Army Day

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.

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. Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade and 40th Combat Aviation Brigade receive trucks and other equipment belonging to the 40th CAB as they arrive in the Middle East.

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division establish a combat operations center during exercise Bougainville II at Puuola Range, Hawaii, Oct. 28, 2022. To adapt to developing battlefield conditions, alpha command conducted battle turnover and displaced. 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 expeditionary advanced bases while executing command and control in a dispersed environment.

040920-F-0201C-004. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

DA-SC-85-13320. Subject Operation/Series: PROLOG Base: Fort Eustis State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A scene of Equipment Park is shown May 26, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Equipment Park is inside the installations historic Commemorative Area. The Equipment Park is an outdoor display of historic and present-day equipment representative of the types used on the installation. The design of the park allows for display of 70 pieces of equipment, ranging from helicopters and howitzers to trucks and trailers. The Commemorative Area also consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoys unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942.

Soldiers of the 18th Transportation Detachment (TD) start off Lightning Forge 19 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii May 28 by receiving and staging 524th CSSB, 25th Division Sustainment Brigade equipment for onward movement to Logistics Support Area (LSA) in support of Lightning Forge 2019.18th TD verifies that the vehicles are in the correct staging area during operations then each military vehicle is sent off by serial type after they receive their convoy brief. Lightning Support stands ready to support any mission given to them.

Fuel trucks sit ready to provide fuel for integrated combat turns during exercise Agile Flag 22-2 at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, July 23, 2022. Agile Flag 22-2 is Air Combat Commands first lead-wing certification event designed to demonstrate the 23rd Wings capability to generate combat air power while continuing to move, maneuver, and sustain the Wing and subordinate force elements in a dynamic and contested environment. (U.S. Airman 1st Class Rachel Coates)

More than 40 fifth grade students from Gouverneur Middle School met with a team of EOD (explosive ordnance disposal) specialists Oct. 14 outside the Fort Drum STARBASE Academy for a STEM career demonstration. The Soldiers with the 760th Ordnance Company, one of two EOD companies stationed at Fort Drum, explained how they are trained to detect, disarm and dispose of explosive munitions. Afterward, students got to explore firsthand the massive transport vehicle the Soldiers arrived in and the robots they use on missions. (Photo by Mike Strasser, Fort Drum Garrison Public Affairs)

DF-ST-85-02453. Base: Peoria State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company load railcars with military vehicles and equipment Nov. 1, 2022, at the rail yard 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 for movin

Members of the 438th Airlift Wing's RODEO 92 engine running on/offload (ERO) compete in the ERO event. The 438th is from McGuire Air Force Base, N. J. Subject Operation/Series: RODEO 92 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SINGAPORE - During the Annual Exercise Tiger Balm, there was a Field Training Exercise (FTX) between the U.S. Armed Forces and Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) here, June 15, 2022. In the FTX, the use of military vehicles such as the Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV) were used and helped carry out the training mission.

GRAYLING, Mich. - U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, Wisconsin National Guard, conduct live fire exercises with their M777A2 Ultralight Field Howitzers (UFH), a 155mm caliber weapon system designed to be both towed by ground vehicles as well as moved through the air by helicopters. Wisconsin soldiers are training in northern Michigans rough terrain during Northern Strike 22-1 on Jan. 24, 2022. Winter Strike is held annually in northern Michigan during the coldest part of the year. Snow, high winds, and single-digit temperatures are commonplace at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center this time of year. Visiting units are able to train in subarctic conditions, so they are better able to meet the objectives laid out in the Department of Defenses Arctic strategy. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. James Bennett)

U.S. Airmen with the 353rd Special Operations Wing load a U.S. Army High Mobility Artillery Rocket System assigned to 17th Field Artillery Brigade onto an MC-130J Commando II during Balikatan 22 at Subic Bay Airport, Subic Bay, Philippines, March 30, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder, is a long-standing bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. Balikatan 22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of the U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, conduct convoy protection platform gunnery at Fort Stewart, Georgia, August 2, 2022. CCPG is an annual training that ensures soldiers are proficient with their weapons systems and helps commanders assess the overall unit readiness level.

DM-ST-85-09151. Base: Wilmington State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040420-M-2900S-021. Base: Al Qaim State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A vehicle commander of a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) from Alpha Battery, 5th Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment, North Carolina National Guard, a subordinate command to the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard, receives a radio transmission to prepare for a fire mission during Western Strike 22 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the Utah National Guards 65th Field Artillery Brigade, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a Combat Training Center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality.

A scene of Equipment Park is shown with fall colors Oct. 3, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Equipment Park is inside the installations historic Commemorative Area. The Equipment Park is an outdoor display of historic and present-day equipment representative of the types used on the installation. The design of the park allows for display of 70 pieces of equipment, ranging from helicopters and howitzers to trucks and trailers. The Commemorative Area also consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoys unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942.

DA-ST-88-04910. Base: Fort Huachuca State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with the 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division establish a combat operations center at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oct. 25, 2022. 3d LCT established a command and control node to provide command and control of expeditionary advanced bases dispersed across the island of Oahu. 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.

Training operations are shown April 29, 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. Army Georgia National Guard Soldiers with the Calhoun-based Delta Company, 148th Brigade Support Battalion conducted logistics package convoy during eXportable Combat Training Capability Exercise at Fort Stewart, Ga. on June 17, 2022. XCTC is the U.S. Army National Guards program of record that enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained Platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win battles throughout the world. The XCTC exercise will include approximately 4,400 brigade personnel from throughout Georgia.U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tori Miller.

Personnel drive a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) through the cantonment area Dec. 5, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is designed to restore payload and performance that were traded from light tactical vehicles to add protection in recent conflict, according to the Army. JLTVs give service members more options in a protected mobility solution that is also the first vehicle purpose-built for modern battlefield networks. JLTV operator training at Fort McCoy began in May 2019.

A scene of Equipment Park is shown Jan. 11, 2024, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Equipment Park is inside the installations historic Commemorative Area. The Equipment Park is an outdoor display of historic and present-day equipment representative of the types used on the installation. The design of the park allows for display of 70 pieces of equipment, ranging from helicopters and howitzers to trucks and trailers. The Commemorative Area also consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoys unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942.

July 11, 2007 - U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Brigade transport Patriot Advanced Capability missiles into a hangar using heavy expanded mobility tactical trucks at Kadena Air Base, Japan.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Anthony Ragan, a maintenance chief with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistic Group, ground guides a vehicle 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 Armed Forces. The exercise enhances combined tactics, maritime capabilities and promotes long-term regional stability.

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 Aug. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., from a railcar on the cantonment area at the installation. The 107th had 24 railcars overall full of equipment and vehicles returning from a training deployment.

Soldiers from Alpha company, 2nd squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and 4-2 Attack Battalion, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, conduct a gunnary range, Jan 30, 2024, Fort Campbell, Ky.The 101st is committed to building individual, collective, and staff training readiness; test soldier and leader resilience; train tactical fieldcraft; while improving divison and army wide lethality.

040609-F-7084M-007. Base: Tulsa State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC/ANG

A U.S. Army M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System from the 17th Field Artillery Brigade returns from a simulated attack during Exercise Golden Bee at Tinian, Marina Islands, Sept. 25, 2022. Exercise Golden Bee is a joint readiness exercise designed to provide training integration and rehearse strategic and operational objectives in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

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.

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, fires an M240B medium machine gun mounted atop a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 11, 2022. 3rd LSB conducted an M240B medium machine gun range to foster force readiness and to refine skills using mounted weaponry. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

Members from the 46th Aerial Port Squadron operate a 10K forklift during the Liberty Eagle Readiness Exercise at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 14, 2022. Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 512th Airlift Wing and active-duty Airmen from the 436th Airlift Wing participated together in a simulated deployment to a forward operating base, located on Dover AFB, July 11-15, 2022. The purpose of this exercise was to validate the 512th and 436th airlift wings' ability to generate, employ and sustain airpower across the world in a contested and degraded operational environment.

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.

970701-M-8708Y-002. Complete Scene Caption: A DTC 4000K forklift or Extended Boom Forklift (EBFL) operated by a Marine attached to the 2D Force Service Support Group (FSSG), is moving a piece of equipment from the Bjugn Cave facility. Marines operating the equipment at the facility are attached to the Norway Air-Landed Marine Expeditionary Brigade/Offload Preparation Party, (NALMEB/OPP), II Marine Expeditionary Force, Forward, (II MEF FWD). This item is being prepared for shipment to Estonia, for use in BALTIC CHALLENGE '97, a Partnership for Peace (PfP) exercise. The US Marine Corps has equipment stored in Norway, as part of the 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. This gear is stored in a series of 6 caves, located in the Trondheim region

Members of the 104th Tactical Control Flight (TCF) Forward Air Control Post (FACP) move a control van into postion during Exercise Brim Frost '83. Subject Operation/Series: Brim Frost '83 Base: Pedro Dome State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (Jul. 17, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 offload equipment during Operation Turning Point, also known as their Field Training Exercise. Operation Turning Point is an around-the-clock exercise that focuses on constructing advanced bases while maintaining proficiency in tactics and survivability. NMCB 1 is homeported out of Gulfport, Miss. They are conducting an intense homeport training plan to expand their ability to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater operations.

Members of the 487th Tactical Missile Wing (TMW) raise the launch tubes of a Ground Launch Cruise Missile (GLCM) launcher during a field training deployment. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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.

Saudi Arabian M-151 light utility vehicles with recoilless rifles stand in a holding area during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Bergen. Field parade of the Bundeswehr on the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Bundeswehr on 13. 11. 1985

041001-M-0374B-023. Base: Kin Red Port State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

CAMP BEAUREGARD, La. - A Soldier from the 199th Brigade Support Battalion in Alexandria, La., directs the M1078 Light Medium Tactical Vehicles to the pick up point for injured civilians during hurricane training exercises. The Soldiers were given scenarios, and then evaluated on their reaction to the situation in preparation for future natural disasters

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12 Marines, 3d Marine Division, deploy High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems during Balikatan 22 in northern Luzon, Philippines, April 4, 2022. During the training, the HIMARS platoon received real-time targeting data from the 3d Marine Littoral Regiment combat operations center to prosecute simulated fire missions. The HIMARS provided a ground-based precision fires capability in support of counter-landing operations and served as a surrogate for the future employment of the Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System. The coastal defense scenario enabled the MLR fires and intelligence sections to integrate with the joint network of sensors and develop a clear common operational picture while a small element of the 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion assisted with the de-confliction of land, air, and maritime traffic to ensure a safe flight path for the simulated missile. This combined interoperability event brought the U.S. Marine Corps and Philippin

MARS II rocket launcher, Bundeswehr Day, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

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

Master Sgt. Lance Cooper, 32nd Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, directs Staff Sgt. Angeliya Tango, 32nd Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, on the flightline at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, Jan. 6, 2024. Tango operated the 10K all-terrain forklift to move a pallet of cargo that weighed 1,200 pounds.

970411-F-4116M-121. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS Base: Fort Bliss Range State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 13, 2022) - U.S. Marine Corps Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System conducts Defense of the Amphibious Task Force exercise aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), July 13. The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit is currently embarked aboard the USS Makin Island conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet.

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