Military Vehicle Operations

Action shots of military personnel loading and operating heavy vehicles and equipment for humanitarian and logistical missions.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group engage targets during the Integrated Training Exercise 3-22 on Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California April 16, 2022. ITX is a live-fire event that increases unit readiness. It teaches the tactical application of combined-arms maneuver as well as offensive and defensive operations during combat..

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan - Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force load supplies and equipment in a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma March 13. The supplies will be delivered to mainland Japan to be used humanitarian assistance operations following the earthquake and tsunami that struck northern Japan, March 11. The proximity of Marine aviation assets at MCAS Futenma has allowed Marines from III MEF to rapidly deploy critically-needed supplies and aid to support the relief effort.

A German RaTCH (Rough Terrain Cargo Handler) is tested on its maneuverability on a lighterage. The US Marine Corps is considering this item as an augmentation to its current RaTCH and is being tested during this exercise. While Baltic Challenge '97 will conduct training along peacekeeping/humanitarian assistance mission standards, significant US Navy and Marine Corps capabilities never exercised in Europe will be performed including the use of equipment from the US Marine Corps Norway Air-Landed Marine Expeditionary Brigade (NALMEB) Prepositioning Program. (Duplicate image, see also DMSD0001261 or search 970715M0023H003). Subject Operation/Series: BALTIC CHALLENGE '97 Base: Paldiski Country: Estonia (EST)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group engage targets during the Integrated Training Exercise 3-22 on Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California April 16, 2022. ITX is a live-fire event that increases unit readiness. It teaches the tactical application of combined-arms maneuver as well as offensive and defensive operations during combat..

070211-A-1526R-008. Base: Puerto Quetzal Country: Guatemala (GTM) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

U.S. Army Sgt. Justin Fisher, E Company, 700th Brigade Support Battalion, Oklohoma, troubleshoots a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle during the multi-state Mechanic of the Year Competition at Camp Williams, Utah, March 28, 2023. Hosted by the Utah National Guard, the Mechanic of the Year Competition kicks off the Equipment Readiness Symposium (formerly Maintenance Symposium), which is a week-long event that concentrates on honing vehicle and equipment maintenance proficiencies.

060521-A-7969G-009. Base: Al Fatah State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

ARMY CENTRAL COMMAND AOR (June 22, 2022) - U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3-157 Field Artillery Battalion position a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) into firing position in an undisclosed location June 22.

030903-M-7837W-035. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

A view of an AN/MSQ-104 engagement control station in the bed of an M-55 5-ton cargo truck on display at the 1991 Department of Defense Joint Services Open House. The control station is one component of the Patriot missile system. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-12977. Subject Operation/Series: KINDLE LIBERTY Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

A TPz (Transportpanzer) Fuchs (fox) armored personnel carrier, patrols the Kunduz Plateau, Afghanistan.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jahsiah Keating, on top of vehicle, cuts open a bag of cement ready for a procedure known as slash and splash - slash open bag of cement and splash with water - ready to pour it into a large, pre-cut hole in a simulated runway during a simulated damaged runway repair as part of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives exercise at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 17, 2022. The 100th CES Airmen used a variety of equipment including excavators and loaders to practice removing damaged concrete and base course on a simulated runway. They practiced repair, break up and removal of concrete, before mixing and pouring new, quick-drying concrete and levelling it.

A Logisitics Vehicle System (LVS) is pulled out from the Bjugn Cave by a Norweigan worker, in preparation for movement to Estonia for use in Baltic Challenge '97. a Partenership for Peace exercise. The U.S. 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 of central Norway. Subject Operation/Series: BALTIC CHALLENGE '97 Base: Bjugn Country: Norway (NOR)

DM-SC-93-02333. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 82nd Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, digs a berm during Decisive Action Rotation 22-09 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 16, 2022.

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).

A bulldozer and a scraper stand ready for use by members of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 as they prepare the area for camp construction during Operation Desert Storm. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

MRAP, or Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected Vehicle parked at a remote, austere United States Marine Corps forward operating base in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division and Airmen with 353 Special Operations Wing conduct a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Infiltration during Marine Aviation Support Activity 22.1 in Luzon, Philippines, June 8, 2022. MASA 22 is a bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Marine Corps, aimed at increasing interoperability and improving aviation-related capabilities in support of U.S.-Philippine mutual defense.

A Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) uses a forklift to move a pallet of supplies after his unit's arrival in Iraq for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq. The Seabees were dispatched to Iraq from their base at U.S. Naval Station, Rota, Spain. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq(IRQ)

The heavy dump truck arrives in Michigan. The 1434th Engineer Company, Michigan National Guard, fielded the dump trucks April 14, 2022, in Lansing, Mich., becoming one of the first Army units to receive the technologically advanced vehicle.

Soldiers in a First Army Division West NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan team conduct convoy lanes training on North Fort Hood, Texas, July 20. The NTM-A unit is comprised of 18 Division West Soldiers, trained by Division West, who will deploy to Afghanistan for a six-month mobilization as advisors to the Afghan National Army.

A U.S. Marine Corps AMK23 cargo truck moves with a convoy inside a Logistics Support Area established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during exercise Native Fury 22, Aug. 14, 2022. 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gabriel Gonzalez with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, guides a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle on the flight deck of USS New Orleans (LPD 18) for offload in preparation for KAMANDAG 6, at the Port of Subic Bay, Philippines, Sept. 28, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual, bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

A MK48/16 truck and M870A1 trailer are loaded with six fuel containers by an off-load preparation party from the Marine Expeditionary Brigade, in Estonia, in support of BALTIC CHALLENGE '97, a Partnership for Peace Exercise. Subject Operation/Series: BALTIC CHALLENGE '97 Base: Bjugn Country: Norway (NOR)

030605-M-5865P-003. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCAS Cherry Point

970211-F-7910D-503. Complete Scene Caption: A US Army M35A2 2 1/2-ton cargo truck is driven aboard the loading ramp of the US Naval Ship (USNS) Gordon (T-AKR 296). USNS Gordon is capable of carrying an entire Armor Task Force, including 58 tanks, 48 other tracked vehicles plus more than 900 other wheeled vehicles. USNS Gordon is one of 19 Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-on/Roll-off Ships, or LMSR, which will be built or converted at US shipyards by the year 2001. USNS Gordon is a former commercial tanker and underwent conversion to Navy Military Sealift Command specifications to make it ideal for the loading, transport and unloading of Army and Marine Corps combat equipment.The ship is named in honor of MASTER Sergeant Gary I. Gordon, US Army, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 1994 for his gallantry in action in Mogadishu, Somalia. Base: Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030814-M-7837W-015. Base: Mohammed Al Ahmed Naval Base Country: Kuwait (KWT)

The heavy dump truck arrives in Michigan with extra dumping capacity. The 1434th Engineer Company, Michigan National Guard, fielded the dump trucks April 14, 2022, in Lansing, Mich., becoming one of the first Army units to receive the technologically advanced vehicle.

Preparations are underway to transport the test version of the Orion crew module onto the USS San Diego at Naval Base San Diego in California. NASA, Orion manufacturer Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy will head out to sea with the Orion test spacecraft aboard for Underway Recovery Test 5 (URT-5) in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. During URT-5, the team will demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, hardware and personnel necessary for recovery of Orion on its return from a deep space mission. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and NASA Journey to Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. Orion is scheduled to launch atop NASAs Space Launch System rocket in 2018.

040724-M-5235R-023. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CSSC 121

030814-M-7837W-019. Base: Mohammed Al Ahmed Naval Base Country: Kuwait (KWT)

A Rough Terrain Container Handler (RTCH) loads ISO containers onto a lighterage for backload onto the SS SGT. Matej Kocak. Baltic Challenge '97 is a multinational exercise conducted in the spirit of NATO's Partnership for Peace (PfP) initiative. Subject Operation/Series: Baltic Challenge '97 Base: Paldiski Country: Estonia (EST)

An SA-9 Gaskin displayed at the Threat Training Facility (TTF) is being moved to a new location at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 29, 2022. The U.S. Air Forces premier TTF, owned and managed by the 547th Intelligence Squadron, houses a collection of adversary weapons including ground equipment, surface-to-air missile systems (SAMS), and aircraft.

030214-M-0431C-005. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina National Guard, conduct railhead operations at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Mississippi, August 4, 2022. The Soldiers are at Camp Shelby for Annual Training.

The 8th Military Police Brigade executed a week-long equipment download and staging mission of approximately 500 pieces of military stock, as part of Army Prepositioned Stock-3 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 29 - Dec. 1, 2022. The "Watchdogs" Brigade executed oversight as the Command and Control (C2) authority over the movement of each piece of equipment downloaded from the U.S. Naval Ship Watson.

U.S. military personnel load a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System onto a C-17 Globemaster III during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22 at Dugway Proving Ground, Dugway, Utah, April 6, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, which emphasizes the development of small task-organized unit experimentation across all warfighting functions, as well as enhance the battalion's ability to conduct command and control, fire-support planning, intelligence functions, and logistical support to distributed company level operations. This exercise continues support of 2d Marine Division experimental battalion's assessment and mission essential task list-based pre-deployment training progression.

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 4th Infantry Division helps guide a Stryker vehicle to a staging area after being unloaded from a transportation ship at the Port of Pohang, Republic of Korea on January 30, 2024. The 3rd Cavalry Regiment will replace the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division as part of a regular rotation of forces to support the United States Commitment to the ROK. Units designated as a Korea Rotational Force,or KRF, serve a nine-month tour of duty.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, remove the tracks of an M1A2 Abrams tank during maintenance at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, Aug. 31, 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.

An airman connects power cables to an AN/TPS-43E radar van atop Cerro Gordo during US Southern Command canal defense Black Fury II. Units of the Army, Navy and air Force are taking part in the exercise. Base: Panama Canal Country: Panama (PAN)

DF-ST-86-09119. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050206-F-9429S-009. Base: Karshni-Khanabad Air Base Country: Uzbekistan (UZB)

Soldiers from the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) arrive at Dugway Proving Ground in support of an agile combat employment joint exercise on Sept. 8, 2022. This joint force exercise incorporates more than six militarys entities across three branches creating innovative operational concepts to allow quick response to an ever-changing wartime horizon.

A truck-mounted AN/TPS-43 tactical 3-D radar antenna in use during joint readiness training exercise SOLID SHIELD '77. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '77 Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A1C Duane Bennett pushes a pallet onto a fork lift operated by SrA John Meaney. Both are from the Mobility Flight, Airport Squadron, Dover AFB, Delaware, and are deployed in support of Operation Uphold Democracy. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

Inside a Shuttle Landing Facility hangar at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, an MRAP armored vehicle is prepared for a training drive to support the agency's Commercial Crew Program. The 45,000-pound mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle, or MRAP, was originally designed for military applications. The MRAP offers a mobile bunker for astronauts and ground crews in the unlikely event they have to get away from the launch pad quickly in an emergency.

An M945 Bridge Transporter from the 50th Engineer Company, 1ST Platoon, Camp Laguardia, Republic of Korea (ROK), backs down to the rivers edge in preparation for dropping a pontoon bridge section into the Imjin River, ROK, during a bridge building training exercise on Oct. 22, 1998. Many of the participants in today's exercise are officers participating in accordance with the US Army Officer Professional Development Program, a program designed to improve team building and soldiery. Subject Operation/Series: KOREA CD Base: Imjin River Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A medium shot right side view of a M35A2 (6X6) 2 1/2-ton Cargo Truck, used by the US Army during the construction of the La Saline Bon Repos near Port-au-Prince, Haiti during Operation FAIRWINDS 96. A medium shot right side view of a M35A2 (6X6) 2 1/2-ton Cargo Truck, used by the US Army during the construction of the La Saline Bon Repos near Port-au-Prince, Haiti during Operation FAIRWINDS Õ96.

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

U.S. Army Sgt. Wesley Carter, vehicle commander, Delta Company, 4th Platoon, 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, stands on top of a Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle while preparing a preparing .50 Caliber Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station during training at a military range in Djibouti, Dec. 15, 2018. Task Force Alamo is responsible for rapidly deploying in response to any crisis threatening U.S. personnel or property throughout CJTF-HOA, an area nearly half the size of the continental United States.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, test drive a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle during exercise Native Fury 22 at a Logistics Support Area established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 15, 2022. 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.

Amphibious Assault Vehicle with a triple line charge launcher, makes operation checks just before launch time at the camp assembly area. THERE IS ONLY A SCREEN RESOLUTION IMAGE AVAILABLE. Subject Operation/Series: STEEL KNIGHT '97 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LCPL A.W. Chatman of the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion operates the backhoe at the rear of a small emplacement excavator (SEE) as he helps dig protective positions for the vehicles and equipment of Task Force Breach Alpha during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

050913-A-0527A-015. Base: Fob Lagman Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: Northeast

A U.S. Marine Corps forklift carries a storage container in Rio de Janeiro during in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 2, 2022. Marines and their equipment moved ashore from the amphibious transport dock ship Mesa Verde (LPD -19) to begin training during UNITAS LXIII. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

040122-F-0629H-012. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, do a maintenance check on a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System 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.

U.S. Army Spc. Jamil P. Samuel, a multiple launch rocket and high mobility artillery rocket system crewmember with Baker Battery, 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Fires Brigade, remotely controls an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) at Liepāja International Airport during a Latvian-led combined military exercise in Liepāja, Latvia, Sept. 26, 2022. The 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Fires Brigade, is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

The Panzerhaubitze 2000 howitzer tank and a MIM-104 Patriot missile system of the German Army.

An Army combat support boat used in setting up a portable ribbon bridge is displayed at the Department of Defense open house air show. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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)

DM-SC-90-05880. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

U.S. service members from the 16th Airlift Squadron and the 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, prepare to load vehicles onto a C-17 Globemaster III as a part of the Mission Oriented Trainer program at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, Sept. 15, 2022. During this joint-force training, Airmen and Soldiers worked together to get hands-on experience loading and tying down vehicles on a C-17 Globemaster III.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nicholas Robinson, a light armored vehicle operator assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Task Force Los Angeles, position an LAV at the Los Angeles Fleet Week exposition site, San Pedro, California, May 25, 2022. The purpose of Fleet Week is to showcase the capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team and give back to the community with events, static displays, and personal interactions between service members and the public.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Supply Battalion inspect heavy-expanded mobility tactical trucks at Morehead City, North Carolina, Aug. 17, 2022. The Marines of 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) facilitated the transportation of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) vehicles and equipment via train to Yuma, Arizona, in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course. 2nd MLG and 2nd MAW are the logistics combat element and aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

Kimihiro Yusa, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, monitors the R-11 refueling trucks instruments while distributing fuel to an F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 14th Fighting Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan, during a week-long Agile Combat Employment training exercise aimed at enhancing multi-capable Airmens skillset, May 10, 2022, on Yokota Air Base, Japan. While providing fuel to the aircraft, Yusa is also monitoring the nozzle pressure to ensure no leaks or spills occur due to excess pressure on the hose.

Marines unload an AAVP-7A1 assault amphibian vehicle from the maritime pre-positioning ship PFC. EUGENE A. OBREGON (T-AK-3005) during exercise Ocean Venture '88. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An M-931 5-ton tractor is rolled off of an Algol class fast sealift ship (AKR) for use in the joint service exercise Ocean Venture '90. Subject Operation/Series: Ocean Venture '90 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A marshalling yard is filled with MK-23 trucks and M198 155mm Towed Medium Howitzer artillery pieces, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

DF-ST-88-08691. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), operate Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) during a vehicle swap at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 14, 2022. The MEU replaced its High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) with JLTVs to improve tactical vehicle capabilities for future deployments. The JLTVs offer better communication abilities, mobility and protection than the HMMWVs.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Landing Support Battalion prepare to depart the port in preparation for Balikatan 23 in Subic Bay, Philippines, March 27, 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.

Patriot air defence missile system of the Bundeswehr, 22. 06. 2005. ILA International Aerospace Exhibition Berlin, Schoenefeld, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

DA-ST-87-04184. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER Base: Baltimore State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Beneath the camouflage netting at SITE 21 a back-up generator sits ready for use. Army personnel from the 72nd Signal Battalion, Neureut Kaserue AB and Air Force communcations personnel from Sembach AB forming a Joint Task Force receive data and imagery from Goma, Kagali and Entebbe, Uganda. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Pruem Air Station Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DN-ST-88-03687. Base: Morris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220801-N-XB010-1001 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 1, 2022) A Marine attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) moves a tactical vehicle the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) well deck under direction from Lance Cpl. Abraham Equihua, from Tucson, Ariz. New Orleans, part of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

041116-M-1250B-022. Base: Mahmuydiyah State: Babil Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 1st Special Operations Mission Support Group transport cargo in support of a Mission Sustainment Team field exercise at Austere Field #6, Florida, Sept. 12, 2022. All personnel participating in the exercise work in stride with one another to achieve common goals for the desired mission.

DF-ST-86-11752. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-00608. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An M-939 5-ton cargo truck rolls into the city at the end of a convoy. Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) and MEU Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) are furnishing aid to the Kurdish refugees in the Zakhu area as part of Operation Provide Comfort. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ)

000326-F-4406B-506. Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Hoedspruit Air Force Base Country: South Africa (ZAF)

M-113 armored personnel carriers wait to be loaded aboard the vehicle cargo/rapid response ship USNS ANTARES (T-AKR-294) for shipment back to the United States. The M-113s were used by the 32nd Separate Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Wisconsin Army National Guard, during exercise Reforger '86. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '86 Base: Bremerhaven Country: West Germany (FRG)

An AN/TPN-24 Airfield Surveillance Radar (ARS) antenna, part of the AN/TPN-19 Landing Control Central transportable surveillance radar system that is covered by camouflage netting, in use at the Radar Approach Control Center located at Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina. An IFOR marked vehicle is parked in the foreground. Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Medium shot, Airmen from the 436th Communications Squadron, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, secure an AN/MPN-25 mobile Ground Controlled Approach (GCA) system in the stowed position. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Soldiers in Bravo Company, 236th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina National Guard, conduct combined horizontal equipment training with the D7 Dozer while supporting in the U.S. Army Central Command area of responsibility, Feb.18, 2020.

010715-M-3539V-OO1. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1 MEF

Airborne soldiers at work with a launcher with Hawk Raketken. 5th group of arms guided weapons in Stolzau, West Germany.

021015-M-4213L-024. Base: Camp Casey State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 1 MAW

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Darnelle Vanslyke, a motor transport operator with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, lowers 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.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ralph Malone, 325th Logistics Readiness Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of ground transportation, signals a forklift in Carrabelle, Florida, Feb. 6, 2024. The SA-22 is a high-fidelity target used for training and represents real-world threats pilots may encounter in a combat situation. Air Force

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