Military Weapon Training

Photos illustrating soldiers practicing with various military firearms and weapon systems during training exercises, focusing on skill development and readiness.

Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers fly an RQ-11B Raven Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) over drop zone Badger at Fort McCoy, Wis., Sept. 9, 2022. The training is part of a two-week skills course taught by instructors from the Wisconsin Military Academy. U.S. Army photo by Kevin W. Clark
Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers fly an RQ-11B Raven Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) over drop zone Badger at Fort McCoy, Wis., Sept. 9, 2022. The training is part of a two-week skills course taught by instructors from the Wisconsin Military Academy. U.S. Army photo by Kevin W. Clark
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U.S Army Sgt. 1st Class Jay Utter, HHC 1-163rd Combined Arms Battalion (CAB), repairs an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with Italian Air Force Warrant Officer Paolo Robles, commander of a counter-UAV team with the 16th Force Protection Wing of the Italian Air Force, as part of Exercise Eager Lion 22, at Training Area 1, Jordan, September 8, 2022. The RQ-11 Raven unmanned aerial vehicle weighs only 4.2 pounds, has a 55-inch wingspan and measures three feet in length, its operators believe its unimpressive dimensions feed a common misconception. But don't let its looks fool you. It's tougher than it appears, which was good as the Italian counter-UAV team was testing new technology during the exercise. Eager Lion 22, a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is key to building trust with new partners, while allowing us to sustain mature relationships that highlight the value of operating in unfamiliar environments, maximizing our collective strengths and building i
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030325-F-9032T-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM
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U.S. Marines, assigned to the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, and U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 113, construct a Concrete Form for the school thats being built in Taliouine, Morocco, during the African Lion 22 exercise, June 20, 2022. 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.
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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Alton Jefferson and Sgts. Ronald Williams and Jeremy Squires, all from Bravo Company, 173rd Special Troops Battalion, conduct final checks on a Shadow Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) on Forward Operating Base Fenty in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, March 17, 2008, prior to its launch. A UAV is used to track enemy activity.
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Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipmen rinse their M50 Joint Service General Protective Masks following an Individual Protective Equipment Confidence Exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 13, 2022. NROTC Midshipmen Summer Training develops and trains Midshipmen in order to provide the Fleet a competent and professional Naval Service Commissioned Officer.
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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 366th Munitions Squadron assemble a munitions assembly conveyor (MAC) at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, June 23, 2022. Gunfighter munitions Airmen competed in the Air Force Combat Operations Competition to increase combat readiness and meet evolving requirements.
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US Army SPECIALIST Fourth Class Claude Mansker, 10th Combat Support Hospital (CSH), starts up a 100kw generator at the 10th CSH field hospital, Roosevelt Field, Fort Carson, Colorado. The field hospital was set up to give members of the 10th CSH a chance to review and practice what they have learned. Base: Fort Carson State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Airman 1st Class Megan Leathers adds hydraulic fluid to service an arresting hook damper on an F-15 Eagle during training July 8, 2013, at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. Prior to flight, crew chiefs inspect and perform various functional checks of aircraft as well as ensure that the aircraft has been properly serviced with fuel, hydraulic fluid and liquid oxygen. Leathers is assigned to the 362nd Training Squadron.
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brendon Schulte, left, 114th Civil Engineer apprentice and Tech. Sgt. Cody Taylor, right, 114th Civil Engineer craftsman, mark coordinates of a found artifact during a field search and recovery exercise held during Octobers Unit Training Assembly at Great Bear Recreation Park, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Oct. 1, 2022. The Airmen utilized a Trimble Total Station to map coordinates of the remains located by food services members during a search and recovery exercise.
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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Warren Lowry, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia National Guard, places a COVID-19 swab test in a container at a mobile testing site in Albany, Georgia, May 19, 2020. Soldiers and Airmen from the Georgia National Guard have been working in conjunction with Augusta University Health providing free testing of Georgia citizens to increase the testing capacity throughout the state. The site in Albany is currently one of the busiest test sites in the state.
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An Army Petroleum Supply Specialist under the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade connects a fuel hose to a Y-junction using a drip pan to protect the ground from spillage while setting up a Forward Arming and Refueling Point during Saber Junction 22. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173d Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022.
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tucker Hager a satellite operator with Communications Section, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit Command Element, calibrates a Marine Corps wideband satellite communication expeditionary system during the Deploying Group Systems Integration Testing at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 11, 2022. DGSIT is a command and control and command post focused exercise designed to validate the Command, Control, Communications and Computers systems and procedures of the MEU and all major supporting elements prior to more intensive pre-deployment training program events and deployment.
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020329-F-3267M-008. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
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NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (Mar. 18, 2023) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, conduct training on how to perform rapid tent set up, increasing the battalionÕs mission readiness. NMCB 1 operates as a part of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command and is assigned to Commander, Task Force 68 for deployment across the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of operations to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.
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23rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit Aircraft Armament Systems specialist Tech. Sgt. Kirby Keith (right) and 5th Munitions Squadron Munitions Systems Maintenance specialists Tech Sgt. Skyler Dobbin (left) assemble munitions in support of a Bomber Task Force at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, Aug. 30, 2022. With the 5 MUNS providing munitions assembly support and the 23 AMU providing upkeep for the four 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadrons B-52H Stratofortresses taking part in this BTF, they each contribute a crucial part to the mission that would otherwise be impossible to accomplish without their presence.
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Capt. Ted Carlson, Navy Region Hawaii chief of staff, speaks with Sailors assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit ONE Detachment Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (MDSU ONE DET EOD) during a site visit, Feb. 14, 2024. Commander Navy Region Hawaii is the regional coordinator for all shore-based naval personnel and shore activities in Hawaii - as well as the Navys representative to the Hawaii community. Navy
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U.S. Marines and airmen attached to the Method of Entry School, Weapons Training Battalion, participate in the Methods of Entry Course (MOEC) on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 11, 2022. MOEC trains members of Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC), Expeditionary Operations Training Group, Force Reconnaissance, Marine Security Force Battalion, Military Police Special Reaction Teams, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams in the planning and preparation of methods of entry techniques.
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Mark Brzezinski, the U.S. Ambassador to Poland, sits in the top hatch of an American M1A1 Abrams tank assigned to the 66th Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, during Defender Europe at Lomza, Poland, May 19, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.
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Swedish Marine OR7 Dag Soderberg, a drone operator with 2d Swedish Marine Battalion (left) and U.S. Marine Cpl. Samuel Peterson, a light armored vehicle crewman with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct pre-flight checks on an RQ-20 during joint unmanned aerial system training during exercise Archipelago Endeavor 22 at Berga Naval Base, Sweden, September 7, 2022. AE22 is an integrated field training exercise that increases operational capability and enhances strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marines and Swedish forces.
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Signal Soldiers attending the Florida National Guard's G6 Signal University establish radio, phone and internet connections using new technologies in the Joint Tactical Expeditionary Kit during a capstone training event Tuesday, at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center. Upon completion of the three-day course, these Soldiers will be called upon to provide these same services to state and county agencies in the wake of a disaster.
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Two U. S. Air Force Airman from the 127th Maintenance Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. perform Agile Combat Employment (ACE) training while securing bombs to a transport cart during an Integrated Combat Turn (ICT) during Agile Rage 22, Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., June 7, 2022. ACE is not a specific mission, but a universal application to all combat air force operations. ACE is the ability to project combat power anytime, anywhere, while remaining operationally unpredictable to complicate an adversary's decision making process.
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Maj. Ali Dipour, battalion operations officer for the HHC 1/200th Infantry, is placing blocks under the encased pentaceratops fossil in order for bottle jack lifts to be fitted underneath. He works alongside Sgt. Alex Nocello, the HHC 1/200th Infantry Medical Platoon sergeant. These Soldiers along with seven other infantrymen work with volunteers from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science and the BLM for roughly nine hours on Oct. 28 in order to prepare the fossil to be airlifted by New Mexico Army National Guard helicopters. (Released, photograph by U.S. Army Sgt. John A Montoya Jr.)
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Recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct the rappel tower, November 14, 2022. The rappel tower test recruits fears of heights and builds confidence in their gear. (US Marine Corps Photos by Lance Cpl. Keegan Jones).
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2nd Lt. Melanie Tobias, a signal officer assigned to 4th Infantry Division Artillery, carries a dummy artillery round during the Ivy Gunner Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) Challenge, June 28, 2022, at Fort Carson, Colorado. Carrying a dummy artillery round is the last event that teams have to go through to complete the challenge.
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Staff Sgt. Jasmine N. Barnes, 91D instructor, looks at a disassembled floor model of a 5kW AMMPS Generator Set, MEP-1030 that she's all too familiar with working on.
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030401-F-8362B-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Arifjan Country: Kuwait (KWT)
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brendon Schulte, left, 114th Civil Engineer apprentice and Tech. Sgt. Cody Taylor, right, 114th Civil Engineer craftsman, mark coordinates of a found artifact during a field search and recovery exercise held during Octobers Unit Training Assembly at Great Bear Recreation Park, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Oct. 1, 2022. The Airmen utilized a Trimble Total Station to map coordinates of the remains located by food services members during a search and recovery exercise.
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U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Terence Rohmeyer, center, a logistics officer, and Lance Cpl. Trey Chambers, right, an automotive maintenance technician, both with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, explain the capabilities of the "One-Armed Bandit during Technology Operational Experimentation Exercise (TOEE) at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 4, 2022. TOEE is a joint exercise being conducted to support the Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) concept for an Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO) mission from the littorals to inland objectives using manned/unmanned teaming (MUM-T) of technologies as a system to support sustainment and expeditionary logistics.
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A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), pours water into a hose for a water purification exercise during Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 17, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tresean Bright, 36th Force Support Squadron food service supervisor, pours water into a tray ration heater during an operational readiness exercise at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 13, 2022. The purpose of this ORE is for Airmen to practice and enhance the skills needed to conduct various base functions in a high-risk environment.
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New York National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 152nd Engineer Battalion as Search and Extractors double check their equipment during a Homeland Response Force validation exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA on September 10, 2022. The Soldiers were tasked with rappelling into a confined space to rescue casualties during the exercise. (New York National Guard photo by SSG Matthew Gunther)
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New York Army National Guard Spc. Gilliam-Gray Shawnese assigned to the 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 369th Sustainment Brigade, New York Army National Guard gives instructions to people in their vehicles at the COVID-19 Mobile Testing Center in Glenn Island Park, New Rochelle, Apr. 8, 2020. The New York National Guard continues support at seven drive-thru testing sites. Soldiers and Airmen are collecting samples and providing general-purpose support at the testing locations, now exceeding 5,000 tests per day in total.
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Karla Williams, a medical responder assigned to the 673rd Surgical Operations Squadron, participates in a mock dire K-9 rescue scenario at the medical training facility on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 1, 2022. The 673d Medical Group hosted its first-ever Joint Tactical Combat Casualty Care-K-9 course geared toward exposing military emergency providers, doctors, and independent medical technicians to basic emergency medical care for military working dogs. Students of the course split into two groups during the hands-on portion of the course, which provided them with shock treatment and respiratory distress scenarios for training.
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Capt. Byron Betik, commander of Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, discusses the 155 mm round used by the M109A7 Paladin howitzer with Georgia Tech Research Institute college and high school students during their research visit to Fort Stewart, Georgia, July 19, 2022. The goal of the visit was to educate students and build partnerships through collaboration with GRTI and their affiliate programs, who are researching ways to improve the way artillery Soldiers track ammunition as part of the Army's modernization efforts.
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167th Airlift Wing firefighters, Senior Airman Levi Taylor and Senior Airman Eric Myers, treat a simulated victim during an active shooter training event at Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Aug 7, 2022. Airmen with the 167th Airlift Wing participate in active shooter training scenarios annually, conditioning them to work together efficiently. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Steven Sechler)
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dillyn Muñoz, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, creates an expedient demolition charge during a field exercise at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 5, 2022. MWSS-171 conducted this exercise in order to familiarize themselves with expeditionary advanced base operations, demolition operations, urban operations, and different weapon systems.
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An Army ROTC Cadet studies a map during his land navigation test at Fort Knox, Ky., June 6, 2022. Cadets used maps, compasses and protractors to complete the test, which they have to pass for Cadet Summer Training. | Erinn Finley, CST Public Affairs Office
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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (April 12, 2022) - Sailor of the Year nominees, selected as "Senior Sailor of the Year" and "Regional Sailor of the Year" for their commands, conduct a team building and leadership exercise as part of the Naval Medical Forces Atlantic Sailor of the Year program April 12, 2022. Naval Medical Forces Atlantic provides well-trained medical experts, operating as high performance teams, to project medical power in support of naval superiority.
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U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 83rd Chemical Battalion and the "Mustang Squadron," 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, don their decontamination suits during a joint decontamination exercise on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Aug. 24, 2022. Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear skills, such as decontamination, exist to enable movement and maneuver to conduct large-scale ground combat operations in a CBRN environment.
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U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron set up communication equipment during an exercise, Feb. 13, 2023 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan. The exercise tested their ability to establish communications in an extreme cold weather environment.
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brett Carter, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning troop assigned to the 163D Civil Engineering Squadron (CES) from March Air Reserve Base in California, clears excess cement on bolts for placement of ridge columns on the Special Olympics Training Facility foundation in Ewa Beach, Hawaii on August 4, 2022. The 163D CES participated in Innovative Readiness Training by traveling to the Island of Oahu to assist in the construction of a training facility, and connecting sidewalk for the impaired athletes of the Hawaii Special Olympics.
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Sanchez, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuel system journeyman, puts together the new Water and Fuel Expedient Repair System during setup for the annual Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 13, 2022. The process is used to fix damaged pipes to support rapid projection and application of U.S. military power, ensuring continuation of operations and installations around the globe.
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Airmen of the 163d Civil Engineer Squadron, California Air National Guard, tear down tents and store equipment during exercise Grizzly Thunder 22-3, at the regional training site at March Air Reserve Base, California, May 14, 2022. Grizzly Thunder is a continuation of a deployment training exercise from late 2021, dubbed Grizzly Lightning, in which Airmen from across the 163d Attack Wing traversed a simulated conflict between a near peer adversary. The training not only enhances the Airmens combat readiness, it also enhances their domestic operations skillset.
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U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Jana Breshears, 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) Headquarters and Headquarters Company, grabs magazines to qualify on her assigned M4 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho on Oct. 15, 2022. The headquarters company conducted their annual weapons qualification to maintain unit readiness.
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brent Spencer and Tech. Sgt. Craig Schutte, 48th Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment section supervisors, check the attachments of a survival seat ejection kit to ensure the equipment is tied down properly at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, March 31, 2022. The equipment must be tied within arm's length, should the pilot need to eject over water.
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Elisamuel Saezvazquez, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels service center supervisor, pulls an R-12 refueling truck hose at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 13, 2022. Airmen from the 18th Wing conducted the first hot-pit refueling of a KC-46A Pegasus at Kadena while also gaining familiarization with the aircraft, increasing Kadenas ability to support the Indo-Pacific region.
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Chris Ray, a bulk fuel specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, prepares a fueling hose at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 22, 2022. MWSS-171 Marines cooperate with joint forces to support aerial operations in the Indo-Pacific through timely and efficient aircraft refueling.
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100502-N-6538W-239 FORT LEWIS, Wash. (May 2, 2010) Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Miguel Irizzary, from Miami, sets up a claymore mine simulator during an Army Warrior training course. The training is part of a month-long pre-deployment course for Sailors deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan.
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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jorge Alvarado, a native of Idaho and an inventory management specialist with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, organizes the maintenance tent in preparation for Exercise Nordic Response 24 in Setermoen, Norway, Feb. 18, 2024. Exercise Nordic Response, formerly known as Cold Response, is a NATO training event conducted every two years to promote military competency in arctic environments and to foster interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and allied nations. Marine Corps
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Sergeant Major Nicola Felder, United States Army Europe and Africas G6 Sergeant Major, discusses communications technician capabilities with members from the 6981st Civilian Support Group Oct. 18, 2022 at USAG Wiesbaden, Germany.
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Enrique Fletcher, an air traffic control navigation aids technician with Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS) 4, searches for tool on Subic Bay International Airport, during Marine Aviation Support Activities 22-2, July 18, 2022, Subic Bay, Philippines. MASA 22-2 is a bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of Philippines and the U.S. Marine Corps, aimed at increasing interoperability and improving aviation-related capabilities in support of U.S.-Philippine mutual defense.
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U.S. Army Spc. Diego Villagomes with Palehorse Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment operates a monitor during a training exercise with an RQ-11 Raven, a Small Unmanned Aircraft System, at the 7th Army Training Commands Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Jan. 10, 2023. 2CR provides V Corps with a lethal and agile force capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater in order to assure allies, deter adversaries, and when ordered, defend the NATO alliance.
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AIR BASE 201, Niger - U.S. Air Force Capt. Christopher Dunn is the Air Operations Flight commander of the 409th Air Expeditionary Group at Air Base 201, Niger. Dunn oversees the daily functions of four separate sections - Weather, Radar Weather Airfield Systems (RAWS), Air Traffic Control, and Airfield Management. Him and his team ensures the safe and secure operations of tha $148 million airfield weapon system and its supporting components to include a deployable Mobile Air Traffic Control Tower, Weather Radar and Weather Sensor Suite.
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Members of the Turkish Air Force perform maintenance on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Exercise Poggio Dart at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Nov. 7, 2022. The exercise optimized the integration between participants and strengthens interoperability between allied air forces during joint operations.
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Airman 1st Class Lynmarie Mateo, 555th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons apprentice from the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, covers an F-16C Fighting Falcon pitot tube during post-flight checks at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, Aug. 30, 2022. The 31st FW is in the UK to participate in Cobra Warrior 2022, along with other NATO Allied and Partner air forces. These missions enhance the readiness necessary to respond to any potential challenge in the region.
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U.S. Marines Corps combat engineer students with Marine Corps Engineer School construct an expedient charge as part of a demolition training on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 11, 2022. Combat engineers conducted tasks, including building structures, engineer reconnaissance, emplacing obstacle systems and conducting breaching operations as part of the 21st century basic combat engineer course.
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Army Sgt. Adama Ilbouda, left, with the New York Army National Guard, and Tech. Sgt. David Tayler, with the New York Air National Guard's 274th Air Support Operations Squadron, distribute fuel at the Staten Island Armory, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, to those affected by Hurricane Sandy. The fuel, available at no charge to those who need it, was provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and distributed at various armories throughout the New York and northern New Jersey areas.
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U.S. Army Sgt. Johnathan Rijo, a mortarman assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF) displays a mortar round used in training at Arta Range, Djibouti, Feb. 27, 2023. The EARF serves as part of U.S. Africa Commands crisis response capability, and is tasked with responding to emergency situations at U.S. Embassies in the East African region or in countries around the CJTF-HOA area of interest.
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Col. Aaron Dorf, Northwestern Division deputy commander, speaks with Rathbun Lake partners during Col. Geoff Van Epps', Northwestern Division commander, visit to Rathbun Lake, Iowa, on Aug. 11, 2022. During his visit to the district, Col. Van Epps' visit to the Kansas City District included tours of district programs and projects to meet with partners and district staff and to learn how the District is working with the Heartland.
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221115-N-IX644-1041 ADRIATIC SEA (Nov. 16, 2022) Lt. David Hume performs an eye examination on Chief Cryptologic Technician (Collection) Miguel Soriano, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), Nov. 16, 2022. NMRTC Sigonella Sailors embarked aboard George H.W. Bush to provide specialty training and medical examinations to the crew. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group 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.
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Members of the Wing Inspection Team with the 151st Air Refueling Wing examine a foreign object walk during a readiness exercise on Nov. 4-6, 2022 at Roland R. Wright Air Base. Training exercises reinforce readiness and strengthen Utah Air National Guards warfighting culture in order to provide unrivaled Rapid Global Mobility capable of protecting and sustaining the Joint Force.
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Robert Hartupee, 509th Sortie Support, composite tool kit technician, operates Supports CNC machine at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, September 28, 2022. Support is responsible for the serviceability and accountability of about $245 million worth of equipment.