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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.

An AN-TSC 93B (Tactical Satellite Communication System) provides sattelite communications out of the Paldiski, Estonia base camp, during Baltic Challenge '97. This system is operated by 6th Communications Battalion, based out of New York City , New York. Baltic Challenge '97 is a multinational exercise conducted in the spirit of NATO's Partnership for Peace (PfP) initiative. More than 2600 military personnel from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and the U.S.A., will participate in the second "in the spirit of PfP" land exercises conducted in the Baltic region. Co-Commanders for the exercise being held in Paldiski, Estonia are Colonel Oscar Mark, Estonian .... Complete Scene Caption: An AN-TSC 93B (Tactical Satellite Communication System) provides sattelite communications out of the Paldiski, Estonia base camp, during Baltic Challenge `97. This system is operated by 6th Communications Battalion, based out of New York City , New York. Baltic Challenge `97 i

DM-ST-87-10906. Subject Operation/Series: COLD WINTER Country: Norway (NOR)

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

A Stryker vehicle belonging to 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. rolls of the ramp at the Port of Pyeongtaek, South Korea Oct. 8, 2022. The vehicles were off loaded by members of the 837th Transportation Battalion and the 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command. The 2-2 SBCT will serve a nine-month tour of duty in Korea, the first for the unit and the 12th iteration overall since the start of the Korea Rotational Force began.

DA-SC-85-13273. Subject Operation/Series: PROLOG Base: Fort Eustis State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Florida Army National Guard Soldiers from the 1-265th Air Defense Artillery (ADA), work in tandem with the Charlotte County Sheriffs Department and the Federal Emergency Management Agency in a joint effort to get supplies to the residents of Don Pedro Island Oct. 3, 2022. The only access to the island is by private boat or the Palm Island ferry service and residents had difficulty getting supplies. Over 6,000 service members were activated in response to the natural disaster along with both military and civilian support from out-of-state locations.

As part of the Army Prepositioned Stock 3, military vehicles are staged and awaiting upload onto the U.S. Navy Ship Red Cloud at Subic Bay, Philippines April 10, 2022, in support of Balikatan 2022. The APS3 mission demonstrates the 8th Theater Sustainment Commands command and control of the APS3 Fix-Forward operation and assesses the operational flexibility to ensure strategic readiness. As the U.S. Indo-Pacific materiel integrator, the 8th TSC synchronizes capabilities and resources across the theater, enabling both our land forces and those of our allies and partners. Our mission is to plan, integrate, and synchronize theater distribution and sustainment operations with our joint logistics enterprise partners, stabilizing and securing the Indo-Asia Pacific Region.

DF-ST-87-12648. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

BELIZE (Feb. 18, 2013) Engineman 1st Class Nicholas Matthews, assigned to Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 2, Detachment 2, guides a medium tactical vehicle replacement off High Speed Vessel (HSV) 2 Swift. Swift is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility to conduct Southern Partnership Station 2013.

050929-A-5683S-002. Base: Shreveport State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Stryker vehicles from 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division are offloaded at the Port of Pyeongtaek, South Korea on Oct. 8, 2022.

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.

Army Reserve Soldiers with the 390th Seaport Operations Company roll a Humvee off the gangplank of the MV Cape Orlando (T-AKR2044) during a roll-on/roll-off at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, California, June 17, 2022. This roll-on/roll-off operation was an essential part of the Logistics Over The Shore mission which is a unified commanders joint employment of Army and Navy assets to deploy and sustain a force.

DA-SC-85-05287. Base: Pine Bluff Arsenal State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a Mode II-IV exercise is underway. Seen here are M-113 armored personnel carriers near the slidewire basked landing site. Involved in the drill are NASA fire rescue personnel, volunteers portraying astronauts with simulated injuries, helicopters and personnel from the Air Forces 920th Rescue Wing and medical trauma teams at three central Florida hospitals. The drill allows teams to practice an emergency response at Pad 39A, including helicopter evacuation to local hospitals. The Space Shuttle Program and U.S. Air Force are conducting the emergency simulation.

Marine Safety Unit - 26-HK-133-201. Hurricane Katrina

111128-N-WJ771-130 LAEM CHABANG, Thailand (Nov. 28, 2011) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) offload a tractor, rubber-tired articulated steering, multi-purpose vehicle assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 3. Tortuga is taking part in recovery assistance efforts in Thailand after severe flooding affected the region.

Working deep into the night at the port at Morehead City, N.C., embarkation specialists from Combat Logistics Battalion 22 prepare to hoist a cargo-laden truck onto one of three amphibious assault ships that will carry the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit to Haiti, Jan. 15, 2010. The 22nd MEU will deploy to the earthquake-ravaged Caribbean nation to conduct sea-based humanitarian assisstance and disaster relief.

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

051114-F-0571C-141. Base: Chaklala Air Base Country: Pakistan (PAK)

A Marine operating a Tractor, Rubber Tired, Articulated Steering, Multipurpose 624KR tractor loads gravel onto an AMK-30 dump truck during a road repair on the Kin Blue Range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 7, 2023. Marines with Service Company, 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conducted route improvements to the Kin Blue Range in order to maintain proficiency in their military occupational skills.

U.S. Army Sfc. Kelsey Moyer of G Company 134th BSB helps prepare vehicles of 1st Brigade, 34th Infantry Division for an upcoming mobilization, Camp Ripley Jan 6, 2021. Everything needs to be ready for mobilization, and that's no problem as these Soldiers battle the Minnesota cold to get the equipment ready. (Minnesota National Guard

Lance CPL. W. Carpenter of the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, sits in the cab of a T-5 bulldozer as he talks to another Marine during Operation Desert Storm. Carpenter is helping to prepare positions for Task Force Breach Alpha on Hill 231. An M-929 5-ton dump truck is at left.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Service members conduct training operations June 7, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. During June 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."

Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment are shown Nov. 17, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as

England, London, City of London. Royal Marines Reserve City of London parading in armoured vehicles in the procession at the Lord Mayor's Show in the City of London.

Soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (LI) compete in a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) circuit Aug. 29, 2022 on Fort Drum, N.Y., as part of a series of events to celebrate Mountain Fest 2022. Mountain Fest is an annual event executed to celebrate national spirit and strengthen community ties while recognizing contributions and service.

050831-F-8668D-016. Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-85-02368. Subject Operation/Series: LIFELINE Base: Southport State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An MIM-104 Patriot tactical air defense missile launcher of Btry. E, 3rd Bn., 43rd Air Defense Arty., is deployed in the desert during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

A member of the North Carolina Army National Guard use the TRAK All-Terrain Lifter Army System (ATLAS) to position a pallet of plastic sheeting inside the Logistical Operations Support Area (LOSA), of the North Carolina Army National Guard, located at Kinston, North Carolina after Hurricane Bonnie. Base: Kinston State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Sailors prepare to unload U.S. Marines and their equipment from U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Utility 1663 after beaching in Rio de Janeiro in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 2, 2022. Marines and their equipment are moving ashore from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) to begin training during Exercise 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.

220801-N-PI330-1010 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (August 1, 2022) Equipment Operator 3rd Class Colin Hall, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), operates a front-end loader to move logs on Naval Station Rota, Spain, August 1, 2022. NMCB 133 is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

DA-ST-87-01760. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE 86 State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment are shown Nov. 17, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as

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

Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment are shown Nov. 17, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Preparations are underway to offload the Orion boilerplate test vehicle from the USS San Diego at the U.S. Naval Base San Diego in California. Orion was transported in the ships well deck about 100 miles offshore for an underway recovery test. NASA and the U.S. Navy conducted tests to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module, forward bay cover and parachutes on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, hardware and personnel in open waters. During the testing, the tether lines were unable to support the tension caused by crew module motion that was driven by wave turbulence in the well deck of the ship. NASA and the U.S. Navy are reviewing the testing data collected to evaluate the next steps. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program was conducting the recovery tests. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinatio

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

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group stage 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.

U.S. Army explosive ordnance disposal unit renders safe an improvised explosive device on the side of Route Crowbar.

020410-A-8359B-042. Base: Crabbs Training Area Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM

High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) pass through a security force check point during mission rehearsal exercises at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The soldiers of the 1st DET / 104th BEB (BRIGADE ENG BATTALLION) are completing a two-week operation of training of the unmanned SHADOW UAS drone. This 12 foot drone with a wing span of 22 feet is a fuel base drone that can return photo and video to a base point. The SHADOW is launched from a trailer-mounted pneumatic catapult, it is recovered with the aid of arresting gear similar to jets on an aircraft carrier. Its gimbal-mounted, digitally stabilized, liquid nitrogen-cooled electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) camera relays video in real time via a C-band line-of-sight data link to the ground control station (GCS). This exercise was a Joint Base effort. The unmanned drone was launched at Lakehurst Naval Air Station and was flown over the Fort Dix, NJ Range Complex at Ranges 85 and 61. (Photos taken by the Fort Dix TSC Training Support Center)

USA, California, Bandvagn 206, tracked articulated all-terrain carrier being driven through snow by United States Marines during cold weather and mountain warfare training at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, near Bridgeport

Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment are shown Nov. 17, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as

Department of Defense personnel examine Stryker combat vehicles at the Port of Pyeongtaek, South Korea on Oct. 8, 2022. The 837th Transportation Battalion examined and cleared each Stryker before disembarking the vessel.

A scene of Equipment Park is shown Aug. 5, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Equipment Park is inside the installations historic Commemorative Area. The Equipment Park is an outdoor display of historic and present-day equipment representative of the types used on the installation. The design of the park allows for display of 70 pieces of equipment, ranging from helicopters and howitzers to trucks and trailers. The Commemorative Area also consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoys unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942.

A U.S. Marine with III Marine Expeditionary Force drives a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle off the MV Cape Henry (T-AKR-5067) in preparation for Balikatan 23 at the Port of Subic Bay, Philippines, April 3, 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.

Florida Army National Guard Solders assist citizens and their dog off Fort Myers Beach, Florida in response to Hurricane Ian, Oct. 2, 2022.

October 20, 2008 - A U.S. Air Force M1114 Humvee patrols the perimeter of Joint Base Balad, Iraq, with a cloud of dust in its wake. The Humvee is a highly deployed tactical vehicle used by United States and allied armed forces.

The Vermont National Guard hosted an open house at the Vermont Air National Guard base, in South Burlington, Vermont, Sep 11, 2022. The event was open to all public and highlighted a slew of careers, equipment, and vehicles utilized by both Air and Army Vermont Guardsmen. The event culminated with a memorial to honor the memory of the events that happened on and since 9/11/2001.

The Vermont National Guard hosted an open house at the Vermont Air National Guard base, in South Burlington, Vermont, Sep 11, 2022. The event was open to all public and highlighted a slew of careers, equipment, and vehicles utilized by both Air and Army Vermont Guardsmen. The event culminated with a memorial to honor the memory of the events that happened on and since 9/11/2001.

Brian Russell, left, safety and occupational health specialist, 88th Readiness Division, talks with Calvin Troutman, an additional duty safety officer with the Area Mainteance Support Activity 35, while conducting a safety inspection of the facility in Elkhorn, Neb., April 20, 2022. Russell was named the U.S. Army Reserve and U.S. Forces Command's recipient for the GS 07-12 Army Individual Award for Excellence in Safety.

041211-M-2583M-082. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

M4 Sherman - World War II tank on the battlefield. Aquino Tank Weekend - historical military show 07.28.2024 - Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Members of the Dutch army's 812th Transportation Group position a DAF YA 4-ton truck on a pier at Eemshaven Port. The truck is carrying ordnance for redeployment to the United States in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Eemshaven Port Country: Netherlands / Holland(NLD)

2nd Lt. David Sontag, unit movement officer for 2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery, right, and 2nd Lt. Shannon Kennedy, a platoon leader, guide a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck onto the scales at the Fort Sill Railhead Operations Center, July 27, 2022, to weigh the vehicle before putting it on a railcar.

A scene of Equipment Park is shown with fall colors Oct. 14, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Equipment Park is inside the installations historic Commemorative Area. The Equipment Park is an outdoor display of historic and present-day equipment representative of the types used on the installation. The design of the park allows for display of 70 pieces of equipment, ranging from helicopters and howitzers to trucks and trailers. The Commemorative Area also consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoys unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Galtero Nhok, a motor vehicle operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, stands by next to a Humvee during exercise Eagle Wrath 22 at Combined Arms Training Center (CATC) Camp Fuji, Japan, May 13, 2022. Eagle Wrath is an annual MWSS-171 exercise at CATC Camp Fuji, Japan, designed to increase squadron proficiency in conducting real-world contingency missions while in a forward operating environment.

A high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) is visually modified to represent an enemy tank in support of opposing forces (OPFOR) during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 at Donnelly Training Area, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2024. U.S. Soldiers completed modifications within 24 hours and transported OPFOR units during simulated reconnaissance missions. JPMRC 24-02 demonstrates the effective synergy between resilient and well-trained Soldiers, modernized and ruggedized Arctic equipment, and unique techniques, tactics, and procedures to build an unmatched combat lethality in Arctic environments. Army

British Army vehicles convoy toward the Kupres Tunnel during deployment. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Kupres Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Training operations at Fort McCoy, Wis., are shown Aug. 5, 2022. During August 2022, thousands of troops from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps are part of the training at Fort McCoy. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center.

U.S. Army Spc. Elizabeth MacPherson, a public affairs mass communications specialist with the 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, records a Finnish army Leopard 2 main battle tank drive out of a maintenance bay, at Sodankyla, Finland Aug. 15, 2022.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Task Force Orion, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard, conduct drivers training and maintenance checks on M1224 MaxxPro mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Nov. 6, 2022. Task Force Orion is deployed to Germany in support of the Joint Multinational Training Group - Ukraine mission.

DF-ST-85-12281. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

An M1 Abrams main battle tank from Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) 3-69 Armor, Fort Stewart, Georgia, drives into the cargo hold of a C-17 Globemaster from the 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, during night operations for JTFX 98-1. The tank is being airlifted to McCall Airfield, North Carolina. (Duplicate image, see also DD-SD-01-05119 or search 980128-F-8006R-003). Subject Operation/Series: JTFX 98-1 Base: Hunter Army Air Field State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members assigned to the 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron wait for an aircraft to land on Northwest Field during Exercise GOLDEN BEE to perform a hot refuel and defuel at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 26, 2022. Exercise GOLDEN BEE is a joint readiness exercise led by Air Mobility Command and was designed to provide training integration and rehearse strategic and operational objectives in support of Agile Combat Employment initiatives in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

Airmen from the 705th Munitions Squadron load a convoy with assets at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Aug. 30, 2022. Convoy operations are essential to the strategic deterrence and global security mission by providing safe transportation of munitions. (Airman 1st Class Alexander Nottingham)

The U.S. Army 351st Psychological Operations Company conducts Urban Operations training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Nov. 19, 2022. Training factors in U.O. include the presence of civilians and the complexity of urban terrain. Urban combat operations may be conducted to capitalize on strategic or tactical advantages associated with the possession or the control of a particular urban area or to deny these advantages to the enemy.

030402-M-5834A-041. Base: Port Of Naha Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: III MEF

During a simulated tactical scenario, SPC Bryan A. Cook of HHB 1ST of the 44th Air Defense Artillery, 4th Infantry Division, is shown at the control panel/CRT of the Forward Area Air Defense Ground-Base Sensor (FAAD GBS) field equipment. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) respond to a simulated 30 kiloton nuclear detonation during exercise Scarlet Response in Guardian Centers of Georgia, Ga, on May 19, 2022. Scarlet Response was created to physically and mentally test CBIRF personnel and the units joint partners, the 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company in a simulated joint disaster response. Scarlet Response is designed to test every aspect of the units Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, or High-Yield Explosive response capabilities and enable its servicemembers to respond effectively and expeditiously to save the most lives.

Oklahoma National Guard Soldiers and Airmen coordinate together to dump illegally grown marijuana plants into a military vehicle in Garvin County, Oklahoma, Oct. 6, 2022. The Oklahoma National Guard supported the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics with collecting large amounts of illegally grown marijuana from Sept. 27 to Oct. 7, 2022. (Oklahoma Army National Guard photo by Spc. Tyler Brahic)

Soldiers with the 461st Engineer Company, 367th Engineer Battalion, 372nd Engineer Brigade, 416th Theater Engineer Command, work on a troop project Oct. 20, 2022, to build office buildings at Logistical Support Area Liberty on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 461st, an Army Reserve unit, is among many Army engineer units to work on the troop project in 2022 at Fort McCoy. Fort McCoy Troop Projects Coordinator Larry Morrow said having troop projects completed helps engineer units get the training they need and in turn the installation receives base and quality of life improvements through the completion of the projects.

Logisticians from multiple Southern European Task Force -Africa units including the 839th Transportation Battalion, the 173rd Airborne Brigade, the 207th Military Intelligence Brigade, and the 23rd Modular Ordnance Ammunition Company all worked together at the Port of Livorno, Italy to upload the Military Sealift Command Vessel, USNS Yuma. The equipment will transit from locations across Europe to Agadir, Morocco as part of exercise African Lion 22, Livorno, Italy, May 29, 2022.

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."

Service members drive military vehicles in a convoy to Fort McCoy, Wis., on Aug. 2, 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."

Master Sgt. Joshua Stanton, 815th Airlift Squadron loadmaster at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., directs Senior Airman Kris Lewis, of the 41st Aerial Port Squadron, during an engine running onload at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center Sept. 10, 2022. Members from across the 403rd Wing participated in an event dubbed Smoked Mullet designed to train and prepare Agile Combat Support Airmen for worldwide deployment.

051205-N-9866B-211. Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Col. Scott Mills, 355th Wing Commander, tours the 563rd Rescue Group during an immersion tour at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, July 7, 2022. The 563rd RQG has seven quadrons that execute a variety of rescue missions to include pararescuemen training and operational capabilities, as well as flying the HC-130J Combat King II and HH-60G Pave Hawk.

Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment are shown Nov. 17, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as

NEW ORLEANS- Members of the Louisiana National Guards 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team stage their vehicles in Lot J next to the Ernest Morial Convention Center. These Soldiers are activated for security missions in support of hurricane operations throughout the state.

120202-N-YX920-521CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (Feb. 2, 2012) Marines assigned to the Bridge Company of the 8th Engineer Support Battalion lower an improved ribbon bridge into the water during Bold Alligator 2012. Bold Alligator is the largest amphibious exercise in the past 10 years and represents the Navy and Marine Corps' revitalization of the full range of amphibious operations. The exercise focuses on today's fight with today's forces, while showcasing the advantages of seabasing. The exercise will take place Jan. 30 through Feb. 12, 2012 afloat and ashore in and around Virginia and North Carolina. #BA12

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - START Contractors - 26-HK-394-22. Hurricane Katrina

021015-M-4213L-013. Base: Camp Casey State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 1 MAW

Humvees, tactical Humvee ambulances, 2.5-ton light utility trucks and other vehicles stand ready for issue to the 169th Field Artillery Brigade Headquarters at Tapa Barracks, Estonia. Army Field Support Battalion-Benelux provided mission command at the Equipment Configuration and Hand-off Area, or ECHA, at Tapa Barracks, May 8-10, issuing hundreds of Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 vehicles and equipment pieces to the Colorado Army National Guard unit for DEFENDER-Europe 22. (Photo by Maj. James Maskovyak)

A scene of Equipment Park is shown June 29, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Equipment Park is inside the installations historic Commemorative Area. The Equipment Park is an outdoor display of historic and present-day equipment representative of the types used on the installation. The design of the park allows for display of 70 pieces of equipment, ranging from helicopters and howitzers to trucks and trailers. The Commemorative Area also consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoys unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942.

U.S. Marines, assigned to the Logistics Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, set up a live-fire range during a bilateral training event in Setermoen, Norway, April 21, 2022. The 22nd MEU, embarked aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is participating in a bilateral training event with the Kingdom of Norways Armed Forces to strengthen U.S. and Norway interoperability ensuring collective capabilities and steadfast partnerships among NATO allies and partners.

U.S. Marines with the Arrival and Assembly Operations Group (AAOG), practice driving a Humvee in snow and icy conditions during the Slippery Driver training in preparation for the arrival of personnel from II Marine Expeditionary Force to participate in exercise Nordic Response 24, in Stjordal, Norway, Jan. 19, 2024. Nordic Response is a Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting in a challenging arctic environment. This exercise will test military activities ranging from the reception of allied and partner reinforcements and command and control interoperability to combined joint operations, maritime prepositioning force logistics, integration with NATO militaries, and reacting against an adversary force during a dynamic training environment.

Soldiers with the 716th Engineer Company, an Army Reserve engineer company based in Summersville, N.H., work at the base operations support site troop project at Fort McCoy, Wis., on Aug. 17, 2022, by moving fill dirt from the site. The 716ths Soldiers were at Fort McCoy to be a part of the Army Reserves and 86th Training Divisions Combat Support Training Exercise 86-22-02. The 716th was the fourth unit of 2022 to complete some work at the project and the sixth since 2021 when the project began. The site plan is to make it into a base operations support site for installation service contractors, such as facility maintenance, roads and grounds, solid waste, custodial, pest management, and more.

The 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division conducted a Distributed Rotational Exercise (DRE) in preparation for its upcoming rotation to JRTC in 2023. This exercise helped the organization validate its communication capabilities while also conducting planning operations to simulate training at Ft. Polk, LA. This exercise was conducted at Ft. Carson, CO from October 31 - November 8th at the Mission Training Complex located on the installation. (US Army/ Capt. Brian Sutherland)

Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company load railcars with military vehicles and equipment Nov. 2, 2022, at the rail yard at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as for movin

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

These soldiers from the NJARNG's RTS-M are completing Vehicle Recovery School, a training event on the Fort Dix Range Complex. These vehicles were tested and trained in recovery on large vehicles which drove from Engineer Site 12 to Range 59C through various types of terrain including water, mud, sand and other off-road conditions. (Photos taken by the Fort Dix TSC Training Support Center)

Members of the Mountain Eagle Joint Task Force, on foot and in High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) on patrol during mission rehearsal exercises held at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040823-F-5388P-027. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Sgt. 1st Class Shane McElderry with the Regional Training Site (RTS)-Maintenance facility at Fort McCoy, Wis., operates an Army D-7 dozer to move snow Jan. 19, 2024, in the facility's equipment yard at the installation. In mid-January 2024, Fort McCoy received more than 18 inches of snow from multiple snow events. Fort McCoy RTS-Maintenance personnel decided to take a serious approach to snow removal by utilizing the dozer.

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