Military Vehicles in Action

Photos of military vehicles during exercises and training, highlighting their roles in operational contexts, including combat readiness and troop movements.

A British Army Foden 6x6 heavy recovery vehicle

The 4th Inf. Div.'s mission in Europe is to engage in multinational training and exercises across the continent, working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe.

A British Army Foden 6x6 heavy recovery vehicle

A Soldier assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, tightens the straps on his M50 protective mask during a convoy protection platform gunnery at Fort Stewart, Georgia, August 2, 2022. Soldiers donned their pro mask during part of the training exercise to show their capabilities under chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear environment.

Service members at the installation for training drive military vehicles on post June 8, 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.

U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Kameron Thompson, assigned to USS New Orleans (LPD 18), ground guides a U.S. Marine Corps joint light tactical vehicle with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, 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.

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.

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

Exercise operations are shown Aug. 11, 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. Army Soldiers from the New Jersey Army National Guard's 253rd Transportation Company conduct convoy training on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 17, 2018. The training included explosives detection, tactical driving, and medical evacuation. The 253rd is based out of Cape May Court House, N.J.

051204-A-4414G-009. Subject Operation/Series: CONVOY LIUEFIRE Base: Camp Speicher State: Tikrit Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A pair of Marines talk while standing next to an M-939 series 5-ton truck unloaded from a ship in port during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Training operations are shown April 29, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The operations shown only feature a small portion of thousands of troops completing training at the installation in April 2022. Fort McCoys motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.” Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984.

U.S. Army High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems with 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, prepare to conduct rehearsals for the combined arms live-fire exercise during Balikatan 22 at Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base, Tarlac, Philippines, March 30, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder, is a long-standing bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. BK22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

The Florida National Guard prepare to depart in response to Hurricane Ian, Sept. 30, 2022, Punta Gorda, Florida.

Soldiers from the 304th Military Police Company set up a roadblock during a situational training exercise as part of Titan Warrior here in Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Titan Warrior is a two-week long exercise where units within the 290th train on job specific tasks and basic soldiering skills.

Transportation specialists with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center Transportation Division and Soldiers with the 107th Support Maintenance Company of the Wisconsin National Guard unload Army vehicles and equipment Aug. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., from a railcar on the cantonment area at the installation. The 107th had 24 railcars overall full of equipment and vehicles returning from a training deployment.

A Husky TSV armored vehicle of the British Army.

Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment are shown Nov. 7, 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 a

U.S. Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, convoy in a general purpose Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, left, and a utility JLTV, right, during Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 5, 2022. SK23 is a 1st Marine Division-led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance naval warfighting tactics, techniques and procedures.

Service members at the installation hold training operations at a range June 13, 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 view of an Avenger air defense system deployed with Btry. A, 2nd Bn., 6th Air Defense Artillery Bde., during Operation Desert Shield. The Avenger consists of a four-tube Stinger anti-aircraft missile launcher mounted on each side of an operator's station on a pedestal carried by an M-998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). A .50-caliber machine gun can be mounted beneath the right side Stinger launcher. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

A scene of training and daily operations is shown May 13, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. During May 2022, there were 9,130 troops who trained at the installation. The month held the First Army Best Warrior Competition, Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition, Army Reserve Expert Medical Badge competition, Army Reserve Expert Soldier Badge competition, Reserve Soldiers working on troop projects, institutional training, and weekend and extended combat training events as well. Fort McCoy's motto is to be "The Total Force Training Center." See more about Fort McCoy by visiting https://www.dvidshub.net/unit/FMPAO.

010515-F-4338B-001. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Army Soldiers operate a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Exercise GOLDEN BEE in San Jose, Tinian, Sept. 26, 2022. Exercise GOLDEN BEE is a joint readiness exercise designed to provide training integration and rehearse strategic and operational objectives in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

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

A Moroccan Royal Armed Forces HET carries a U.S. Army M1A3 Abrams Tank from the 1-12 Cavalry Squadron, 1st Cavalry Division as Moroccan soldiers ensure the vehicle is properly secured and prepared for movement at the Port of Agadir, June 3, 2022, Agadir, Morocco. African Lion 2022 is U.S. Africa Commands largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

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."

A U.S. Marine Corps Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement with 3d Marine Division transports Marine Corps Utility Task Vehicles 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.

Soldiers with the 390th Engineer Company work the "coal field fill" troop project July 26, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoy Troop Projects Coordinator Larry Morrow with the Directorate of Public Works said the team of 390th Soldiers moved nearly 3,000 tons of dirt to cover an old coal field. The project area is in the Fort McCoy rail area next to State Highway 21 on the installations South Post. The combat engineers who are based out of Chattanooga, Tenn., were at Fort McCoy for the Army Reserves and 78th Training Divisions Warrior Exercise 78-22-02.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group conduct a convoy with a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement, and two Joint Light Tactical Vehicles during exercise Winter Workhorse, at Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 6, 2022. Winter Workhorse is an annual exercise for CLR-3 to train to carry out mission essential tasks in forward-deployed, austere environments.

040614-F-4490K-024. Base: Volk Field State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Humvee carrying U.S. Army paratroopers with the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, passes by during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02 at Yukon Training Area, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, March 30, 2023. JPMRC-AK 23-02 helps Soldiers and leaders develop and refine the tactics, techniques, and procedures necessary to successfully operate in remote and extreme Arctic winter conditions and overcome environmental and military challenges.

US Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC). A wire guided Tube Launched Optically (TOW) sighted Missile is fired from its High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), by Marines from the TOW Platoon, Weapons Company, Third Battalion, Second Marine Regiment. The live open TOW desert training is part of Combined Arms Exercise (CAX) 5-97. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Service members at the installation for training drive vehicles in a convoy 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 right front view of a U.S. Army M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) equipped with an M220A1 tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided (TOW) missile launcher during testing. Country: Unknown

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.

A British Force Protection Ocelot armored patrol vehicle.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, stage vehicles in preparation for ship on-load during exercise Native Fury 22 at Yanbu Commercial Port, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 24, 2022. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia enables the U.S. Marine Corps Central Command and U.S. Central Command to receive and employ forces and resources rapidly in the region through a growing network of western geographic access and staging points.

Troop training operations are shown Nov. 3, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. During November 2022, thousands of service members trained at the installation for weekend and extended combat training as well as institutional training. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center.

Soldiers with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) conduct rail operations in preparations to travel to the Joint Readiness Training Center July 28, 2022.During this month-long training, our Soldiers will conduct large-scale combat operations against a near-peer threat with multi-domain capabilities. This rotation will provide 3BCT the opportunity to conduct training alongside units from the Brazilian Army in efforts to enhance our professional partnerships and mutual readiness.As a member of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), It is imperative that the Rakkasans maintain the highest level of readiness for the moment we are called to defend our nation's freedoms. America's security depends on units like ours.

970627-N-0485L-003. Subject Operation/Series: EXERCISE KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: I MEF

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

Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conducted a T.O.W. missile range on November 21, 2022 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

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

Army Reserve Sgt. Tim Safar, a civil affairs operator from the 492nd Civil Affairs Battalion, ground guides a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle into place during recovery training at Fort McCoy, Wis., July 20, 2022. These Soldiers are here learning about the newest vehicle being fielded to the Army Reserve.

A U.S. Marine Corps Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement with 3d Marine Division transports Marine Corps Utility Task Vehicles 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.

Novi, Michigan, Military contractors disiplay weapons for the U.S. Army at the Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering & Technology Symposium (GVSETS) . Navistar Defence displayed its MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicle

050621-A-9665L-024. Subject Operation/Series: RED DRAGON Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAR

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

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group service a Medium Light Tactical Vehicle as part of a practical application scenario during exercise Winter Workhorse 23 at the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 5, 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 vehicles in a convoy 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.

CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (Jul. 25, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 Convoy Security Element stand guard during a route reconnaissance exercise during Operation Turning Point, also known as their Field Training Exercise. Operation Turning Point is an around-the-clock exercise that focuses on constructing advanced bases while maintaining proficiency in tactics and survivability. NMCB 1 is homeported out of Gulfport, Miss. They are conducting an intense homeport training plan to expand their ability to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater operations.

U.S. Army Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Division Artillery, 25th Infantry Division conduct Reception, Staging, Onward-Movement, and Integration (RSOI) in preparation for Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) rotation 23-01, at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on Oct. 26, 2022.

040414-M-9362G-006. Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Spc. Jamil P. Samuel, left, and Pfc. Richard S. Gammon, both High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) crew members assigned to Baker Battery, 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment (3-321 FAR), 18th Field Artillery Brigade prepare an M142 HIMARS during a Latvian-led field artillery live fire exercise, NAMEJS, at Liepāja, Latvia, Sept. 26, 2022. The 3-321 FAR is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

Service members at the installation for training prepare for training operations June 8, 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.

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

220908-N-PI330-1016 Gulfport, Mississippi (September 8, 2022) Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Timothy Forristal, left, and Equipment Operator Constructionman Apprentice Nereida Aguilar, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), act as ground guides for a MK-31 mobile tactical vehicle replacement on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, September 8, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

010419-A-6788L-004. Base: Hunter Army Air Field State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to South Dakota Army National Guard, 155th Engineer Company, start the building phase of Resolute Castle 22 at Cincu Training Area, Romania, June 16, 2022. Our presence in Europe provides the U.S. military with the strategic access vital to meet our NATO commitment to deter and if necessary, respond to threats against our allies.

DA-SC-85-13276. Subject Operation/Series: PROLOG Base: Fort Eustis State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Exercise operations are shown Aug. 11, 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.

Service members at the installation hold training operations at a range 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.

020514-A-6998T-003. Base: Parks Rfta State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

U.S. Marines assigned to 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit communicate with each other in order to safely stage components of the Network On The Move system during the Marine Expeditionary Unit Field Exercise (MEU FEX) at Bogue Field Marine Corps Auxilary Field, North Carolina, Aug. 24, 2022. The MEU FEX demonstrates the 26th MEU's ability to transition command and control from ship-to-shore through the echeloning of command capabilities and expeditionary logistics planning.

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

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.

US Marine Corps Humvees Atop a Hill During Mountain Warfare Training

Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group conduct checks on tactical vehicles during an Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force (ACM) drill on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawan, Japan, Sept. 1, 2022. The ACM exercise was conducted to prepare III MEF personnel to react quickly to a crisis, counter potential threats, and assist allies and partners throughout the Indo-Pacific region in maintaining regional stability.

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 30, 2022) A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System is displayed during during an amphibious raid for a multinational littoral operations exercise as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 at Pyramid Rock Beach, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 30, 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three 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.

Zaragoza, 02/11/2012. Military maneuvers in San Gregorio. In the picture, the "articulated arm" The "articulated arm" on a US Buffalo minesweeping vehicle. Photo: Ignacio Gil. ARCHDC.

Airmen assigned to the 172nd Security Forces Squadron respond to a simulated base attack during a large-scale readiness exercise in Jackson, Mississippi on Jan. 29, 2023. The LRE exercise tested the Wings ability to operate in a deployed environment under various levels of threats.

050620-N-3879H-001. Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

DM-ST-90-10469. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: US Naval Station, Roosevelt Road State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers from Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 130th Field Artillery Regiment out of the Kansas National Guard trained with their High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Sept. 20, 2022.

U.S. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, off-load from a landing craft, air cushion, attached to Assault Craft Unit 4, in Saaremaa Island, Estonia, May 20, 2022. The 22nd MEU and Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group are participating in the Estonian-led exercise Siil 22 (Hedgehog 22 in English). Siil 22 brings together members of the Estonian Defense Force and Sailors and Marines under Commander Task Force 61/2 to enhance Allied interoperability and preserve security and stability in the Baltic region.

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.

A U.S. Marine with III Landing Support Battalion unloads a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle from U.S. Naval Vessel Dahl at Subic Bay in support of Philippines oil-spill response, March 26, 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.

Exercise operations are shown Aug. 11, 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.

030512-F-1101B-008. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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."

Civilian technicians assist Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, during Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) installation and validation on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Oct. 24, 2022. Utilization of the MILES system enables realistic training for units participating in Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) rotation 23-01. JPMRC strengthens defense relationships, fosters multinational interoperability, increases readiness, and reinforces the unified regional landpower network of the Joint Force.

020505-M-9902V-039. Country: Brunei Darussalam (BRN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

U.S. Marines prepare to load a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, known as HIMARS, onto a C-17 Globemaster III at North Auxiliary Airfield, South Carolina, Oct. 19, 2022. Airmen and Marines trained together to carry out HIMARS rapid infiltration, or HI-RAIN, training to maximize lethality through rapid global mobility.

030322-M-0049F-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Basrah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A pair of U.S. Army Cougar MRAP vehicles parked overlooking the top of a wadi during a weapons Familiarisation shoot, Kunduz, Afghanistan.

U.S. Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment set up an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System in front of an AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar with Marine Air Control Group (MACG) 18 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 13, 2022, in support of Valiant Shield 2022. Exercise Valiant Shield gives units like MACG-18 the opportunity to integrate with forces across the Indo-Pacific to train in successful employment and operations that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force.

Yermo Annex. A High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) sits in the Marine Corps Logistics Base, Ground Communications bay, with a surface-to-air Pedestal Mounted Stinger system on-board. Base: Usmc Logistics Base, Barstow State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The TPz Fuchs armored personel carrier of the German Army, Dresden, Germany.

A Bushmaster IMVT armored car from the Royal Netherlands Army that Meered during the Veterans Day on Saturday 26 June 2010 in The Hague.

DM-ST-91-04114. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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.

U.S. Marines assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaisance Battalion, Task Force Los Angeles, arrive with an LAV-25 at the Los Angeles Fleet Week exposition site, San Pedro, California, May 25, 2022. The purpose of Fleet Week is to showcase the capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team and give back to the community with events, static displays, and personal interactions between service members and the public.

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 851st Transportation Company depart for convoy training during the 2022 Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 15, 2022. CSTX 22-02 provides rotational training units an opportunity to enhance collective MOS-specific training proficiency and improve readiness while providing a variety of live and virtual integrated training environments to replicate a near-peer threat during large scale combat operations within multi-domain operations. Training units operate in an austere environment developing and executing skills in night operations, cyber operations, and emergent threat environments to increase survivability and protection skills and the essentials of field-craft.

An M992 Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle drives onto a transport trailer on May 22 on Fort Stewart. 1st Bn., 41st FA shipped 18 M992 FAASVs and 18 M109A6 "Paladin" Howitzers in preparation for modernization of its fleet.

Paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division set up firing positions and pull security during the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) rotation on Fort Polk, Louisiana, Nov. 4, 2022. JRTC Rotation 23-01 serves to enhance brigade and supporting unit's deployment readiness.

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

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