Military Vehicles in Action

Photos capturing military vehicles and logistics operations during training exercises, featuring diverse models in varied environments.

A U.S. Marine Corps Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) prepares to pull away after inserting Marines for a local neighborhood security patrol as part of Operation Crimson Tide. The MTVR is configured with Medium Armor and using an MK 19 Mod 3 40 mm grenade machine gun system on the cab turret.

A U.S. Marine Corps Military Millennia Vehicle with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, stages water tanks in preparation for Balikatan 23 at Subic Bay, Philippines, March 28, 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.

A Marine transports supplies in an M-929 5-ton dump truck 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)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, position Joint Light Tactical Vehicles to onload onto U.S. Army Landing Craft Utility Calaboza during exercise Winter Workhorse 23 at Naha Military Port, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 4, 2022. Winter Workhorse is an annual exercise for CLR-3 to train to carry out mission-essential tasks in forward-deployed, austere environments.

A U.S. Marine Corps Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) prepares to pull away after inserting Marines for a local neighborhood security patrol as part of Operation Crimson Tide. The MTVR is configured with Medium Armor and using an MK 19 Mod 3 40 mm grenade machine gun system on the cab turret.

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.

Two U.S. Army M1126 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicles exit a C-17 Globemaster aircraft at Daegu Air Base, South Korea, March 18, 2007, as they complete an airlift transport from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, in support of exercises Reception, Staging, Onward-Movement, and Integration/Foal Eagle 2007. The exercise is to demonstrate resolve to support the Republic of Korea (ROK) against external aggression while improving ROK/U.S. combat readiness and joint/combined interoperability. The focus of the exercise is on strategic, operational and tactical aspects of general military operations in the Korean theater of operations.

U.S. Marine Corps vehicles stage in preparation for exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Sept. 28, 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.

Lance Cpl. Seth Morian, left, Cpl. Spencer Sanders, center, and 1st. Lt. David Hraska, right, from Delta Company, 3d Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Division, pose for a photograph alongside their Joint Light Tactical Vehicle while participating in a static display and amphibious assault demonstrations during exercise UNITAS LXIII at Ilha do Governador, Brazil, Sept. 9, 2022. 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.

Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles sit at Camp Liberty

Service members drive Joint-Light Tactical Vehicles on the cantonment area July 8, 2022, during training operations at Fort McCoy, Wis. During July 2022, like other months of the year, thousands of troops held training at Fort McCoy in a variety of types of training operations for active- and reserve-component forces. Fort McCoy's motto is to by the "Total Force Training Center."

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

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 172 load equipment onto a seven-ton truck during a squadron field exercise (FEX) at Camp Schwab training grounds, Okinawa, Japan, October 4, 2022. MWSS-172 conducted the squadron FEX to emphasize tactics, techniques and procedures in an Expeditionary Advanced Base Operation (EABO) environment in preparation for the Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE).

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

Soldiers with 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) prepare a convoy for Operation Lethal Eagle II, April 22, 2022, on Fort Campbell, Ky. Lethal Eagle is a division-wide training exercise designed to produce lethal squads and platoons grounded in fundamentals ready for contingency operations on today's battlefields.

A Stryker vehicle belonging to the 3rd Cavalry Regiment sits in a lot at the Port of Pohang, Republic of Korea after being unloaded off the MV Green Lake 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.

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.

Oshkosh Mark 48 trucks are offloaded from vehicle cargo ships during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Jubail Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Lance Corporal Brian M. O'Neil sits ready to release the brake of a M923 5-ton truck before Marines engage in a truck pull for time during the 1ST Marine Air Wing (MAW) Truck Rodeo. The purpose of the Truck Rodeo is to find the Marines most efficient at their respective job so they can represent the 1ST MAW at the III Marine Expeditionary Force Truck Rodeo. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

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.

Training operations are shown April 22, 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.

Troops from the first and second battery of the 142nd FA Battalion from Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, load M109 howitzers (Paladin) and M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) on June 17 at the rail way adjacent to Camp Guernsey to get them home. The artillery soldiers spent their AT during the first three weeks of June participating in Operation Western Strike. It was the first time most of the soldiers had visited Wyoming.

U.S. Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion operate High Mobility Engineer Excavators during a convoy on Camp Rodriguez, Republic of Korea, July 6, 2022. Marines with 9th ESB participated in a large-scale field training exercise focused on leveraging the integrated capabilities of joint and allied partners to strengthen all-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed mountainous environment.

041216-M-2353F-006. US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LARB), aboard a MK-23 Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTRV) 7-ton cargo truck, equipped with additional armor, return to Camp Owen, for a well deserved and much needed break from operations, in Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM II.

A Logistic Vehicle System (LVS) Dragon pulling a refueling system. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An AN/TSW-7A visual control facility on static display during activities commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Annapolis Convention and the opening of the Bicentennial year of the US Constitution. Base: Fort Meade State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060329-A-5745M-038. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN DIV

During an agile combat employment joint force exercise, members from the 151st Air Refueling Wing unload a Polaris Military RZR from a KC-135R Stratotanker on Sept. 8, 2022 at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. This exercise will develop new operational concepts, capabilities and plans to bolster deterrence and maintain the U.S. militarys competitive advantage for the future.

A row of Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) lineup for loading aboard a dock landing ship at Morehead City, North Carolina (NC). Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030204-F-0697K-067. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Beach MASTER Crewmembers, Beach MASTER Unit 1, back-in an M939 5-Ton truck onto Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) 1634 in Inner Apra Harbor, Guam in support of Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2003. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 2003 State: Guam Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

011214-F-9032T-019. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Soldiers of the North Carolina National Guards 630th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 113th Sustainment Brigade prepare for supply convoy duty supporting the NCNGs 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) at the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, California, July 9, 2019. The 30th ABCT Soldiers deployed for Operation Hickory Sting to the NTC for the best, most current combat training available in the U.S. Army preparing them for deployment overseas later this fall.

The Leavenworth Veterans Day parade is the oldest Veterans Day observance in the nation and the largest parade west of the Mississippi.

M-813, 5 ton 6x6 cargo truck moves toward the Arrival Assembly Operations Element (AAOE) to check in. The compound is full of vehicles in the distant background. 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)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, stage tactical vehicles during a field exercise at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 18, 2022. 2nd Transportation Battalion supported 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, by providing additional combat service support during Exercise Rolling Thunder.

Service members drive a Joint-Light Tactical Vehicle on the cantonment area July 8, 2022, during training operations at Fort McCoy, Wis. During July 2022, like other months of the year, thousands of troops held training at Fort McCoy in a variety of types of training operations for active- and reserve-component forces. Fort McCoy's motto is to by the "Total Force Training Center."

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

The 770th and the 755th Transportation Companies of the 292nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard compete in a rodeo for the title of best heavy equipment transporter driver by maneuvering between cones at Camp Santiago Joint Training Center Salinas, Puerto Rico, July 15, 2022. The competition promoted team building and cohesion while learning new skills that the soldiers will be able to utilize in the future.

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.

Military vehicles are staged for use Aug. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., for use in 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.

030625-F-2869F-046. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Combat Comand

Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division and the Surface Deployment Distribution Command help guide a Stryker vehicle to a staging area after being unloaded from a transportation ship at the Republic of Korea on Jan 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.

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.

A Marine with Combined Anti-Armor Team 1, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, opens fire with a M2 .50-caliber heavy machine gun aboard Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Sept 13, 2009. Marines performed mounted route-clearance exercises during the sustainment training.

Charlie Battery AN/TWQ-1 Avengers, 5-4 Air Defense Artillery Battalion, 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, staged inside training area for training exercise Allied Spirit in Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, January 25, 2022.(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Cesar Rivas, 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade)

U.S. Marine Corps motor vehicle operators with Motor Transportation Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, embark Joint Light Tactical Vehicles to transport them onto U.S. Army Landing Craft Utility Calaboza, during exercise Winter Workhorse 23 at Naha Military Port, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 4, 2022. Winter Workhorse is an annual exercise for CLR-3 to train to carry out mission-essential tasks in forward-deployed, austere environments.

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

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Landing Support Battalion supervises a shipping container being staged at the unit marshaling area 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.

040821-F-3711S-065. Base: Fargo State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Engineer Soldiers with the Wisconsin National Guards 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade prepare to move equipment June 14, 2022, from an area of an ongoing troop project at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 157th was the latest unit to work on the project. The project work is located in an area of land near the old Gate 20 and Improved Tactical Training Base Liberty and the cantonment area fence, said Larry Morrow, troop projects coordinator with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works (DPW). The site plan is to make it into a base operations support site for installation service con-tractors, such as facility maintenance, roads and grounds, solid waste, custodial, pest management, and more. DPW Operations and Maintenance Division Chief Nate Sobojinski said DPW is combining all of its service contractors in one location near commercial gate access to keep suppliers from having to drive around post bringing supplies to various locations. Work will continue to be ongoing in the entire area, offic

A Navy loadmaster from Assault Craft Unit 4 guides a 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit humvee off a Navy Landing Craft Air Cushioned onto a Haitian Beach, Jan. 22. The landing craft allows 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines to deliver heavy equipment and supplies faster and more efficiently than alternative landing craft.

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.

060223-A-7969G-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Summerall State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2/4IA

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group stage Joint Light Tactical 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.

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

U.S. Marines with Romeo Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, move an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System into place during the battalions winter fire exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 3, 2023. The exercise was used to test the battalions command and control capabilities.

Marines install matting for a portable runway during a C-5A Galaxy aircraft operational utility evaluation test. Base: Altus Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050621-A-9665L-024. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mahmudiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 21 MP CO 382 BTL 49 BGD 16 ABN C

Army Soldiers with the signals and communications crew with the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team communications crew set up a Satellite Transportable Terminal that allows Romanian soldiers access to the communications network for Saber Guardian in Cincu, Romania, July 26, 2016. Saber Guardian is a multinational military exercise involving approximately 2,800 military personnel from nine nations including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Canada, Georgia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Ukraine and the U.S. The objectives of this exercise are to build multinational, regional and joint partnership capacity by enhancing military relationships, exchanging professional experiences, and improving interoperability between the land forces from the participating countries

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.

Sgt. Marquies Cotton and Spc. Devin Reyes, Army Motor Transport Operators from 51st Composite Truck Company, 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, CSSB deliver Meals, Ready-to-Eat (MREs) to 1st Air Cavalry Brigade Troopers during Allied Spirit 22, Jan. 26th.Allied Spirit 22 is a regularly scheduled exercise series to build interoperability amongst NATO allies and partners in a world-class training environment. Approximately 5200 soldiers from 15 nations are participating.

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Sgt. 1st Class Naoki Sumiyoshi with 3d Surface Ship Missile Regiment briefs U.S. Marines from 3d Battalion, 12th Marines on the Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile during a demonstration as a part of Resolute Dragon 22 at Camp Shizunai, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 12, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Miguel Cuevas (bottom) and Spc. John Cloonan Jr. (top) carpenters assigned to the 716th Vertical Construction Company, pull security while their company constructs a new storage unit during Combat Support Training Exercise 86-22-02 hosted by the 86th Training Division on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, August 13, 2022. CSTX is an exercise developed to train Army Reserve units and Soldiers to deploy on short-notice and bring capable, combat-ready, and lethal capabilities in support of the Army and joint partners anywhere in the world.

Vehicles of the British 22nd Engineer Regiment unload their vehicles from the Russian ship Vladimir Vaslyaev in Split, Croatia. Subject Operation/Series: Joint Endeavor Base: Split Country: Croatia (HRV)

513th Military Intelligence Brigade, 297th MI Battalion, Soldiers prepare a Trojan Communication Shelter for transport during U.S. Army Central's Lucky Strike exercise at Patton Hall on Shaw AFB, S.C., May 13. The Trojan provided internet capability through multiple classifications for intelligent military systems to communicate with each other through satellites across the globe.

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 349th Air Mobility Wing, Soldiers from the California Army Guard's 49th Military Police Brigade, and Airmen from the California Air National Guard's 129th Rescue Wing offload a vehicle during Exercise Nexus Rising at Moffett Air National Guard Base, California, June 5, 2022. Nexus Rising is three-day joint combat readiness exercise that challenges Airmen and Soldiers to effectively deploy and operate in a contested, degraded environment.

Humvees sit on the pier at Morehead City, North Carolina, awaiting deployment.

During a convoy training exercise, a gate guard checks outgoing vehicles at Dillingham Airfield, Hi. The exercise was conducted during the 2nd Squadrons 6th Cavalry Regiment 25th Combat Aviation Brigade Field Training Exercise (FTX) where Soldiers conducted combat operations and mission drills.

U.S. Marines Corps Sgt. Austin Mobley, an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launcher chief assigned to Kilo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, Marine Forces Reserve, prepares to fire a HIMARS launcher while conducting rapid insertion training at Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida, May 10, 2022. Kilo Battery conducted HIMARS training so they are prepared to answer the call to provide mobile, precision fires assets anywhere in the world at a moment's notice.

Airman of the 102nd Security Forces Squadron scramble to defend against simulated weapons fire during training June 3, 2013, at the Massachusetts Military Reservation. Members of the 102nd SFS were conducting a route reconnaissance mission as part of a multiple-day training exercise on and around Tactical Training Base Kelley.

Training operations are shown April 22, 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.

Light Armored Vehicle Air Defense (LAV AD) amphibious vehicles line up in front of the Thunderdome at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, before rolling out for arctic training. Twenty-one Marines from the LAV AD unit at Camp Pendleton, California, are here to participate in NORTHERN EDGE 2001. The Marines will provide air defense for command and control and radar sites on Eielson's ranges during the two-week multi-service exercise. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2001 Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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 Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket System with 3d Marine Division is staged in support of an Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force (ACM) drill at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 1, 2022. Routine short-notice ACM drills ensure III Marine Expeditionary Force Marines remain ready to rapidly deploy and maintain regional security in the Indo-Pacific.

A Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement debarks from the USNS Dahl during Korean Marine Exchange Program 24.1 at Chinhae Naval Base, Republic of Korea, Feb. 15, 2024. KMEP is a bilateral training exercise that increases interoperability and strengthens the combined capabilities of Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Emmanuelle Cooper, left, a maintenance management officer, and 1st Lt. Richard J. Zirkle, center, a logistics officer, both with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, conduct safety checks for a mounted range during exercise Atlantic Dragon on Camp Blanding, Florida, United States, April 1, 2022. Atlantic Dragon is a force generation exercise pushing Combat Logistics Regiment 37 as an arrival assembly operations group to provide tactical logistics support to III Marine Expeditionary Force. The exercise consists of an experimental maritime prepositioned force's offload tactics of military equipment that will support the field exercise training to increase combat readiness and efficiency. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

Marine Safety Unit - 26-HK-133-197. Hurricane Katrina

Arkansas Army Guard members prepare a convoy of generators, Feb. 9, in Fort Smith for a trip across the state to Piggott, Ark. The generators were used to provide power to a local school district so it could resume classes. An ice storm swept through northeast Arkansas on Jan. 26 causing major power outages.

050906-N-1467R-050. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) KATRINA Base: Biloxi State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A soldier with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force observes a U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System static display, as part of the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium 2022, Camp Kisarazu, Japan, June 16, 2022. PALS consisted of presentations and demonstrations which were conducted in effort to promote regional security and enhance operational concepts and capabilities. The 2022 symposium brought together senior leaders from 18 participating delegations who are committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific, with the objective of strengthening and developing regional relationships.

Military vehicles staged for training use on the cantonment area are shown July 8, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. During July 2022, like other months of the year, thousands of troops held training at Fort McCoy in a variety of types of training operations for active- and reserve-component forces. Fort McCoy's motto is to by the "Total Force Training Center."

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Chandler Davis, a heavy equipment operator with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics group, operates a tractor, rubber-tired, articulated steering, multipurpose vehicle for an air delivery exercise at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, June 8, 2022. The purpose of the exercise was to maintain training and readiness qualifications as well as simulate a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System ammunition resupply via air delivery. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force's comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

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A military vehicle drives down the ramp of the high-speed transport vessel USNS Guam (T-HST-1) during logistics operations in support of Exercise Orient Shield 22 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, August 24, 2022. Orient Shield is the largest annual bilateral field training exercise in Japan between the U.S. Army and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. With both its air and sea facilities, MCAS Iwakuni is uniquely positioned to support the dynamic employment of forces across the Indo-Pacific area of operations.

U.S. Army vehicles belonging to 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division are staged strategically for onward movement throughout Europe by 21st Theater Sustainment Command and 598th Transportation Brigade at the port of Antwerp-Bruges, Belgium, July 22, 2022. The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, from Fort Hood, Texas, will deploy approximately 4,200 Soldiers to replace the 1st Armored Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division.

030815-M-7837W-010. Base: Camp Fox State: Al Jahrah Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Training operations at Fort McCoy, Wis., on the cantonment area are shown July 22, 2022. During July 2022, thousands of troops from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps trained at Fort McCoy.

Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division walk past a "Buffalo" as they prepare to measure the dimensions of a bridge in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 27

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Camp Ramadi, Iraq, April 1, 2007 - The Seabees joint explosive ordnance rapid response vehicle, commonly referred to as Cougar, prepares to receive prechecks prior to its inaugural convoy mission.

Sailors, Marines, and equipment supporting training for the U.S. Navys 4th Medical Battalion are shown at the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility on Aug. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Everything supporting the 4th Medical Battalion was for training supporting a Combat Support Training Exercise as well as a Global Medic exercise going on at Fort McCoy. The battalion conducted a wide variety of medical training scenarios from the training area.

A High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) is modified by the opposition force to represent an enemy tank during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02, Alaska, Feb. 11, 2024. JPMRC 24-02, executed in Alaska with its world-class training facilities and its harsh Arctic environment, builds Soldiers and leaders into a cohesive team of skilled, tough, alert, and adaptive warriors capable of fighting and winning anywhere in the world. Army

Baqubah, Iraq - US Army armored truck

A Husky TSV armored vehicle of the British Army.

A civilian driver guides a Stryker combat vehicle off the Liberty Passion at Port of Pyeongtaek, South Korea on Oct. 8, 2022.

Soldiers from the Leesburg-based Company C, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team prepare for possible winter storm response operations March 5, 2015, in Leesburg, Va. The Va. Guard alerted approximately 70 Soldiers March 4, 2015, to stage and be ready for possible response operations due to heavy snow or flooding. Soldiers from the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team will stage in Winchester, Staunton, Leesburg, Fredericksburg and Harrisonburg, and Soldiers from the Gate City-based 1030th Transportation Battalion will stage in Gate City.

These reserve soldiers are from the 439th QM CO (Quartermaster Company) out of Connecticut. They are preparing and setting up Command Post for weekend training here at BIV 08 on the Fort Dix Range Complex. Commanders organize their units mission command system (personnel, networks, information systems, processes and procedures, facilities and equipment) into CPs to assist them in the exercise of the training mission. (Photos taken by the Fort Dix [TSC Training Support Center)

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