Military Vehicles in Action

Photos showcasing military vehicles and equipment in operational contexts, including soldiers in tactical positions during exercises or deployments.

U.S. Army Sgt. Rudyjon Babauta, a patriot launching operator-maintainer assigned to Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, directs the transport of a MIM-104 Patriot 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.

Members of the 48th Security Forces Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom take cover in the prone position next to their USAF M1025A1 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), 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. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

U.S. Marines with 1st Landing Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force work with Airmen from the 22nd Airlift Squadron, 60th Operations Group, 60th Air Mobility Wing to on-load the MAC 50 all-terrain crane onto a C5-M Super Galaxy at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct 28, 2022. Marines from 1st Marine Logistics Group transported the cranes as part of the Service Life Extension Program (SLEP). Over the past two years, the cranes have been modernized with upgraded controls and overhauled engines.

A P-19 Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Vehicle is driven off the Maritime Prepositioning Ship (MPS) MV Villars at the port facility. The Villars brought equipment stored in Norway under the Norway Air-Landed Marine Expeditionary Brigade (NALMEB) Prepositioning Program. More than 2600 military personnel from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and the USA will participate in the second Partnership for Peace land exercise conducted in the Baltic region. While this exercise 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.... Complete Scene Caption: A P-19 Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Vehicle is driven off the Maritime Prepositioning Ship (MPS) MV Villars at the port facility. The Villars brought equipment stored in Norway under the Norway Air-Landed Marine Expeditionary Brigade (NALMEB) Prepositioning Program. More

US Army soldiers of 307th Forward Support Battalion, 1ST Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, look on as SPECIALIST (SPC) Carlos Duron, 307th Forward Support, loads an ISU-90 container onto a flatbed truck with a forklift in preparation for an upcoming Contingency Readiness exercise, Haiti, 10 April 1997. Country: Haiti (HTI)

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.

A Defender from the 91st Security Forces Group guards a launch facility during Bully Vigilance, an exercise designed to test the 91st Missile Wings readiness to respond to an outside threat at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Oct. 13, 2022.

A water purification specialist with Alpha Company, 87th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, backs a Load Handling System with an LHS compatible water tank rack up while delivering bulk water to the 14th Field Hospital at Fort Stewart, Georgia, May 17th, 2022. The water purification specialist with A Co. supervise or perform installation of water purification equipment and transport bulk water to support units conducting training or operational missions.

During a simulated tactical scenario with the 1ST of the 44th Air Defense Artillery, the Forward Area Air Defense Ground-Base Sensor (FAAD GBS) field equipment is unveiled. The FAAD GBS is being towed by a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Sgt. Rudyjon Babauta, a patriot launching operator-maintainer assigned to Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, directs the transport of a MIM-104 Patriot 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.

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 996th Engineering Company based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, work together to complete final preventative maintenance checks and services on their vehicles, during Exercise Platinum Wrench, Aug. 17, 2022, on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. Each Soldier must know how to complete a full PMCS to ensure that the vehicles are safe and mission capable.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jacob Griffeth, an engineer equipment operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, operates a MMV All-Terrain Forklift during a foreign humanitarian assistance exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 30, 2022. The FHA was conducted to test the Marines abilities to interact and aid humanitarian needs while promoting regional stability and security. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Army soldier, assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, drives their vehicle during Motorpool Monday. Motorpool Monday is conducted weekly to ensure all vehicles are working efficiently.

Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 (NMCB-4) use a forklift to load a piece of equpment into the bed of an M-817 5-ton dump truck. NMCB-4 is preparing to leave Cubi Point after helping to clean up the volcanic ash from Mount Pinatubo that covered the area and caused some buildings to collapse. Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, load tactical vehicles onto the San Antonio-class amphibious transportation dock USS New York (LPD 21) at Morehead Port, North Carolina on June 28, 2023, before going underway to participate in Exercise UNITAS LXIV. 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.

MTVR or Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (also known as a 7-ton) Fitted with Electronic Countermeasure Devices to thwart radio controlled improvised explosive devices (IEDs), Camp Leatherneck, Helmand Province, Afghanistan

MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii (July 15, 2022) U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment (MLR), 3rd Marine Division, run a convoy at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, July 15, 2022. 3rd MLR established one of three command nodes during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. 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.

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to USS New Orleans (LPD 18), give hand and arm signals during an extraction in Kin Blue, Okinawa, Aug. 21, 2022. The combined anti-armor team provides blocking and isolation as well as anti-armor capabilities to line companies. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.

Idaho National Guard 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team's 2nd of the 116th Combined Arms Battalion teamed up with the Idaho Army National Guards 1st of the 183 Assault Helicopter Battalion to conduct medevac training at the Orchard Combat Training Center on March 30, 2022. The training simulated emergency evacuations of sick or wounded Soldiers from a battlefield. Ground medics preformed medical care on the ground before rushing them to the flight medics aboard the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter who continued medical care while they were flown to the nearby medical facility. This training is a portion of combat training the 2nd of the 116th CAB conducted in preparation to deploy to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Spartan Shield later this year.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Infantry Division Artillery, load vehicles before a convoy as part of exercise Knight Swift at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, June 9, 2022. The 1st Infantry Division 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.

030214-M-3138H-051. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5TH MARINES

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Luke Tarvin, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) section chief with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, participates in a HIMARS rapid infiltration as a part of exercise Rolling Thunder on North Auxiliary Airfield, South Carolina, Oct. 20, 2022. Rolling Thunder is a two-week training exercise that is conducted with the integration of French Artillerymen from 3d RAMa to increase 2d MarDivs combat readiness against a peer competitor through employing fires via simulated EABs.

U.S. Army Sgt. Richard Snyder, left, and Sgt. Andrew Hoover, both motor transport operators with 1067th Composite Truck Company, 288th Transportation Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, prepares vehicles for offload during exercise Native Fury 22 at Yanbu Commercial Port, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 2, 2022. The U.S. and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continue to enhance interoperability by providing regional stability and security while forward deployed in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibilities during Native Fury 22.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 4th Marines provide security from a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle 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.

011212-F-6187R-006. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

New York Army National Guard Cpl. Timothy Tuite provides ground guide support to tow a humvee during an ambush exercise on Fort Drum, N.Y., July 24, 2019. The Soldiers were participating in a warfighter exercise, a training event prior to deployments. (New York Army National Guard

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare two Joint Light Tactical Vehicles for a motorized raid exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 27, 2022. Motorized raids are one of the ways the Marine Corps practices quickly moving units closer to the fight. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

CPL. Robert Tripp and STAFF SGT. Joseph Johnson, 16th Support Infantry, Vilseck, Germany, work to secure a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) on a flatbed trailer in preparation for deployment. US Army soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division and Ukrainian Army soldiers from the 24th Motorized Rifle Division will participate in the humanitarian and peacekeeping exercise in the training area near L'viv, Ukraine. Subject Operation/Series: PEACE SHIELD '95 Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

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.

A tactical vehicle belonging to the 1ST Battalion, 23rd Infantry, 3rd Brigade, Fort Lewis, Washington, drives off the US Army Logistics Support Vessel GENERAL BREHON B. SOMERVELL at the Port of Pyongtaek, Republic of Korea (ROK), Oct. 24, 1998. This vehicle will be part of several that will convoy up to Camp Casey, ROK in support of Foal Eagle '98. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Port Of Pyongtaek Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division disembark a joint light tactical vehicle during exercise Rolling Thunder on Fort Drum, New York, March 24, 2023. This exercise is a live-fire artillery event that tested the 10th Marine Regiments ability to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario.

Guardsmen with the 2-149 General Support Aviation Battalion, Oklahoma Army National Guard conduct specialized training in preparation for mobilization in February of this year.

U.S. Army Pfc. John Courson, from Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, conducts a patrol in Samarah, Iraq, Jan. 18, 2008.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Deontre Brown, a landing support specialist with the 3d Landing Support Battalion, 3d Marine Logistics Group loads 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 1ST Battalion, 104th Infantry, aim a tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided (TOW) missile launcher mounted on top of an M-998 multi-purpose wheeled vehicle in an indoor target range during exercise Golden Thrust '88. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN THRUST '88 Base: Fort Devens State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sgt. Jonathan Shifflet, infantryman, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, drives one of the military vehicles during in the 76th annual Wahiawa Lions Club Veterans Day Parade in Wahiawa, Nov. 11, 2022.

020224-D-7558A-111. Subject Operation/Series: NATIVE ATLAS 02. Base: Fort Eustis State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: TRADOC

Army STAFF Sergeant Kooker (right) and SPECIALIST Hart (left) of Delta 3/43, 11th Brigade Air Defense Artillery Fort Bliss, Texas, guides an M939A2 5 ton tactical truck safely off a flatbed rail car. Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040428-F-1279W-009. Base: Jacksonville Iap State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040316-M-5753Q-011. Base: Hadithah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Soldiers in 524th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, 25th DSB conducted convoy operations with the tactical movement of vehicles from HHCs Motor-pool into Area X-Ray in support of JPMRC rotation 23-01.JPMRC is the U.S. Armys Regional Combat Training Center (CTC) for the Indo-Pacific and Arctic and, established in 2021, is the Armys fourth and newest CTC. It is a key training event that builds combat readiness and is a key way that Army Forces engage in a joint environment with our regional allies and partners.U.S. Army Photo By: Sgt. Kenyel Jones

The 870th Military Police Company perform detainee operations at Camp Roberts during annual training July 24, 2022. Detainee operations broadly encompass the capture, initial detention and screening, transportation, treatment and protection, housing, transfer, and release of the wide-range of persons who could be categorized as detainees."

Sgt. Aaron Moller, a Patriot Launching Station Operator-Maintainer assigned to Alpha Battery, 1-1 Air Defense Artillery Battalion, directs the positioning of a Patriot Launcher at Camp Fukuoka, Japan, during Orient Shield 22, Aug. 27, 2022. Orient Shield 22 is the largest U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force bilateral field training exercise being executed in various locations throughout Japan to enhance interoperability and test and refine multi-domain and cross-domain operations.

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Landing Support Battalion ground guides a Logistic Vehicle System Replacement in preparation for Balikatan 23 at the Port of Subic Bay, 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.

M-ATV, or Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected, All Terrain Vehicle, with a mine roller fitted to it, drives through puddles on a muddy dirt road in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

During a simulated tactical scenario with the 1ST of the 44th Air Defense Artillery, the Forward Area Air Defense Ground-Base Sensor (FAAD GBS) field equipment is unveiled. The FAAD GBS is being towed by a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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).

A U.S. Marine ground guides Cpl. Caleb Daugherty, a heavy equipment operator, both with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, while operating a Tractor, Rubber-Tired, Articulated, Multi-Purpose 624KR prior to MEUEX I on Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Dec. 7, 2022.MEUEX I is a scenario-driven training exercise focused onMAGTFcollectivetraining while operating from an expeditionary environment that is evaluated on theplanning, briefing, execution and debriefing of missions associatedwith various critical training events by the Expeditionary Operations Training Group.

Spc. Joseph Reed and Pfc. Ashton Pree, both launch rocket system maintenance with 732nd Forward Support Company, North Carolina National Guard, inspect an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Western Strike 22 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, June 14, 2022. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 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.

U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, enter an M270 Multiple Rocket Launch System during a bilateral demonstration with members of the Northern Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 3, 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.

030405-F-2034C-023. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Jose Molina, the sergeant major of 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, fires an M240B machine gun during company field exercise 1-23 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 12, 2022. 1st ANGLICO conducted COFEX 1-23 to develop, sustain, and enhance core competencies required to support I Marine Expeditionary Force across the companys Training and Readiness standards and the Warfighting Functions.

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.

Florida National Guard (FLNG) aviators with the 1-185th Assault Helicopter Battalion, piloting CH-47 Chinook helicopters, prepare to carry a sling-loaded Humvee to Florida's barrier islands on Monday, October 3, 2022. As Hurricane Ian left a path of destruction, some of Florida's Southwest islands were left without a proper route to the mainland, enabling specialties of FLNG aviators to deliver much-need supplies. (U.S Army Photo by Pfc. Alexander Helman)

A Joint Light Tactical Vehicle assigned to 58th Military Police Company conducts a transit during a platoon exercise, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Sept. 28, 2022. The purpose of the exercise was to increase readiness when operating as a platoon sized element in populated urban terrain.

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- A KC-10 Extender comes in for a landing while Airman 1st Class Brian Holley, 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels operator waits to be ushered in to refuel an E-3 Sentry, Jan 21. Airman Holley is behind the wheel of an R-11 fuels truck which holds 6,000 gallons of fuel. The E-3 Sentry takes 20,000 gallons to refuel when completely empty. Airman Holley is deployed from the 178th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard and is from Dayton, OH.

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 12, 2022) U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division load a cargo resupply at Kahuku Training Area (KTA) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 12. Combat Logistics Battalion 3 established a logistics node at KTA to test command and control and disaggregated logistics to support 3d MLR. 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.

Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to Suffolk-based Bravo Troop, 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct troop leading procedures for an area reconnaissance situational training lane July 16, 2019, during eXportable Combat Training Capability Rotation 19-4 at Fort Pickett, Virginia.

Diehl Defence Missile System IRIS-T SLS Launcher, 22. 06. 2005. ILA International Aerospace Exhibition Berlin, Schoenefeld, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

DF-ST-86-09662. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD 85 Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Stryker vehicle is driven and unloaded off a transportation ship at the 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. Army Sgt. Kyle Johnson, a patriot launching operator-maintainer assigned to Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, directs the placement of a MIM-104 Patriot 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.

A Niger Armed Forces (FAN) member conducts mounted operations training at Air Base 201, Niger, Oct. 31, 2022. The mounted operations training was conducted by 409th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron air advisors. Air advisors provide training to FAN members to help build Nigerien capacity to strengthen their defense capabilities - better enabling Africans to address security concerns and reduce threats to U.S. interests.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kevin Holdaway (left) and Cpl. Seth Silveira, low-altitude air-defense gunners with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion (LAAD), send an electronic signal to jam a drone 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.

A U.S. Marine Corps M-ATV, or Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All Terrain Vehicle Crashes Through Puddles of Water During a Combat Patrol in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

Iraq, Joint Base Balad, Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles sit in parking area

A M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) crew assigned to Alpha Battery, 5th Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment, North Carolina National Guard, a subordinate command to the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard, return from a firing mission during Western Strike 22 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, June 5, 2022. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities (XCTC) exercise led by the Utah National Guard's 65th FAB, providing Soldiers training to prepare for future Large Scale Combat Operations (LSCO).

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.

010918-F-9186F-001. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Guam Army National Guardsmen assigned to the 1224th Engineer Support Company, secures a tarp on a dump truck during debris clean-up in the village of Chalan Kanoa, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Nov. 9, 2018, as part of the Super Typhoon Yutu relief effort. Service members from Joint Region Marianas and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command are providing Department of Defense support to the CNMI's civil and local officials as part of the FEMA-supported Super Typhoon Yutu recovery efforts.

A soldier with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force operates a crane during a bilateral vehicle recovery training during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual 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.

020221-F-0558K-003. Subject Operation/Series: BLUE FLAG 02-4 Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

050904-N-6204K-028. Base: Biloxi State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-02137. Subject Operation/Series: FUERZAS UNIDAS BOLIVIA Base: Santa Cruz De La Sierra Country: Bolivia (BOL)

DA-SC-87-04236. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '86 Base: Baltimore State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970211-M-0023H-014. Subject Operation/Series: REVISED CAPABILITIES Base: Op-5, Mcb, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Zacharias Doucakis, 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, reels in a fuel line during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. In addition to handling jet fuel, operators manage the vehicles, equipment, and storage facilities essential to the refueling operations.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, tow a Type 96 Wheeled Armored Personnel Vehicle during a bilateral vehicle recovery training during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual 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.

A ribbon bridge is launched from a 5-ton vehicle by members of the 1457th Engineering Battalion during Reforger training exercises at the 7th Army Training Command. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER Base: Grafenwohr Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

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).

DM-SC-87-12157. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

020114-M-9368G-067. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26TH MEU (SOC)

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.

U.S. Army Advisors from 2nd and 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade rally together to clear snow off of and load up HMMWVs in preparation to link up with replicated partner forces during Operation Combined Victory on Camp Atterbury, Indiana, Feb. 17, 2024. Advisors have the duty of ensuring that all vehicles are in optimal condition, guaranteeing their ability to meet with our partner forces and execute their mission effectively. Army

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. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Isidro Alarcon with Logistics Operation School, Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools, installs a very high frequency (VHF) to establish communications during the Logistics Officers Course Field Exercise (LOCFEX) on Camp Lejeune N.C., December 6, 2022. LOCFEX consists of various practical application exercises in a field environment to support combat service support operations.

A U.S. Air Force MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter assigned to Air Force Global Strike Command is taxiing on the flightline before a hot refueling test at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Feb. 9, 2024. The MH-139A is a multi-mission helicopter - based on the proven commercial AW139 helicopter - designed to protect intercontinental ballistic missiles and transport U.S. government officials and security forces. Air Force

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force attach a tow bar to a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement during a bilateral vehicle recovery training during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual 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.

DF-ST-85-05262. Base: Raf Greenham Common Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

220516-N-FI568-1113RICHMOND, Va. (May 16, 2022) Students from James River High School tour a U.S. Navy truck during Navy Week Richmond. Navy Week Richmond is a community outreach event for citizens and the surrounding areas to meet Sailors, as well as participate in events to entertain and service the community while learning about the Navy and its heritage.

United States Air Force Technical Sergeant Scott Brogli deployment manager for Headquarters, United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) ensures the safe delivery of equipment into the base camp and training area near Almaty, Kazakhstan, for the start of CENTRASBAT 2000. The Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion exercise CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by U.S. CENTCOM and hosted by the former the Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U.S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special .... Complete Scene Caption: United States Air Force Technical Sergeant Scott Brogli deployment manager for Headquarters, United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) ensures the safe delivery of equipment into the base camp and training area near Almaty, Kazakhstan, for the start of CENTRASBAT 2000. The

Soldiers in 524th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, 25th DSB conducted convoy operations with the tactical movement of vehicles from HHCs Motor-pool into Area X-Ray in support of JPMRC rotation 23-01.JPMRC is the U.S. Armys Regional Combat Training Center (CTC) for the Indo-Pacific and Arctic and, established in 2021, is the Armys fourth and newest CTC. It is a key training event that builds combat readiness and is a key way that Army Forces engage in a joint environment with our regional allies and partners.U.S. Army Photo By: Sgt. Kenyel Jones

050423-M-5865P-009. Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Service members at Fort McCoy for training in the 86th Training Divisions Warrior Exercise 78-22-02 drive military vehicles in a convoy during exercise operations.

U.S. Army Sgt. Travis Reynolds, assigned to the Michigan Army National Guard Joint Maneuver Training Center, acts as a ground guide as contractor Mike VanAssen pulls an M977 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck tanker into position for an Agile Combat Employment event for Northern Strike 22-2, at Grayling Army Airfield, Grayling, Mich., Aug. 9, 2022. Northern Strike is designed to challenge 7,400 service members with multiple forms of training that advance interoperability across multicomponent, multinational and interagency partners. (Michigan Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Robert Douglas).

981021-A-7891P-521. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98 Base: Pusan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, use a tactical robot controller to control an Expeditionary Modular Autonomous Vehicle (EMAV) during Technology Operational Experimentation Exercise (TOEE) 2022 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 26, 2022. TOEE 22 is a joint exercise being conducted to support the Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) concept for an Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO) mission from the littorals to inland objectives using manned/unmanned teaming (MUM-T) of technologies as a system to support sustainment and expeditionary logistics.

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