Modern Combat Soldiers in Darkness

Dramatic portraits of soldiers in tactical gear, armed with various rifles. The images feature dark backgrounds, highlighting the soldiers' equipment and night vision devices.

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Army serviceman in winter camo somewhere in the Arctic.

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U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, participate in ground fighting during a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 13, 2022. This training exposed the Marines to gas agents, in order to familiarize themselves with the use of a gas mask under arduous conditions.

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United Kingdom Royal Marines from 45 Commando and U.S. Army Green Berets from 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) prepare to enter a compound during a training mission at Grafenwöhr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 22, 2022. This Special Forces-led exercise is designed to improve their ability to work with the United Kingdoms commando forces in a time of crisis.

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Jagdkommando soldier of the Austrian special forces.

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Spc. Jakob Ellingson, a vehicle driver with the Minnesota Army National Guards 114th Transportation Company, advances to an assigned point at an urban training center while taking pellet gunfire during the Army National Guards 2020 Best Warrior Competition at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Sept. 16. Ellingson is one of fourteen Soldiers competing in the event, hoping to be named Army National Guard Soldier of the Year.

U.S. Marines put out the last few spot fires on an engulfed aircraft during a training exercise with Royal Thai Sailors as part of exercise Cobra Gold 16 at Utapao, Thailand, Feb. 19, 2016. The Marines and Thai Sailors trained together throughout the exercise to build relationships and skills. Cobra Gold is a multi-national exercise designed to increase cooperation and interoperability between participating nations in the Asia-Pacific. The Marines are with the aircraft rescue and firefighting section with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36. 1st Marines Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nathan Sunstedt, an automotive organizational mechanic with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, listens to instructions during a dirt bike familiarization course in preparation for Exercise Freezing Winds 22 at Nyland Brigade, Finland, Oct. 3, 2022. Task Force Red Cloud, headquartered by elements of CLB-6, CLR-2, 2nd MLG, familiarize themselves with dirt bikes to support the Exercises SYD 2022 and Freezing Winds 2022 by enhancing U.S. and Finnish mobility and maneuverability capability to traverse all throughout Finland; solidify bilateral maritime maneuver within the Finnish littoral environment; and foster strong relationships between U.S. Marine Corps and Finnish Defense Force sustainment units.

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A Finnish Soldier with Finnish Defense Forces, provides security during a breaching and clearing mission to display interoperability with allies and partner nations prior to Nordic Response 24 in Setermoen, Norway, Feb. 7, 2024. U.S. Marines, in collaboration with NATO allies and partners, gear up for the Nordic Response 24a biennial NATO training exercise designed to advance arctic security, boost global readiness, and promote interoperability among U.S. Forces, Allied, and partner forces. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Blanchfield, a network administrator with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, waits for instructions during a table three through six range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 7, 2024. Blanchfield is a native of the Philippines. The range was part of a battalion field exercise that rehearsed crucial logistical operations executed within an Alert Contingency Air-Ground Task Force, aimed at enhancing the capabilities and readiness of CLB-4. Marine Corps

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Senior Airman Christopher Valadez, 5th Security Forces Group K9 handler, poses for a portrait with the Military Working dog Senta at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Dec. 6, 2022. A MWD goes through approximately 84 days of training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, where it gains a three-skill-level qualification. Then the dog is sent to a base where the MWD handlers train them to become five and seven-level qualified.

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A U.S. Marine with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, operates an M240B machine gun during Technology Operational Experimentation Exercise (TOEE) 22 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 28, 2022. TOEE 22 is specifically focused on emerging Naval concepts, such as expeditionary advanced base operations to provide selective science and technology initiatives with service-level experimentation through expeditionary logistics/naval sustainment, littoral maneuver-mobility using unmanned systems and sensors, and logistics operations as part of a maritime command and control network.

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220529-N-TI693-1115MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 29, 2022) Moroccan sailors conduct a visit, board, search and seizure drill aboard the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) as part of exercise Phoenix Express 22, May 29, 2022. Phoenix Express 22, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is a maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean.

Military personnel from the Latvian National Armed Forces work side-by-side with U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Battery C, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, Wisconsin Army National Guard, while conducting close air support training during Northern Strike 22-1 (Winter Strike) at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center, Grayling, Mich., Jan. 27, 2022. Winter Strike, the winter iteration of the Northern Strike exercise program, takes place at Northern Michigans National All-Domain Warfighting Center. The NADWC serves as the perfect place for units across the Department of Defense to experience cold-weather, all-domain training, allowing participants to enhance their Arctic warfare capabilities. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. David Kujawa)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Colin Haley, a scout sniper with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, prepares to fire a M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System from a UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469 during aerial sniper drills on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, July 20, 2022. This training increased the Marines proficiency and lethality while engaging targets from an aircraft in flight. 3/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Haley is a native of Wheaton, Illinois.

A special operations communications Airman assigned to the 137th Special Operations Wing, Oklahoma Air National Guard, performs a systems check on an MC-12W during ATREUS 22-4 at Andøya Space Defense Range, Norway, Nov. 6, 2022. Two Air Force Special Operations Command wings partnered in a total force initiative to conduct the first live-fire demonstration in the European theater of Rapid Dragon, a long-range palletized munitions system.

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U.S. Air Force Staff. Sgt. Jahongir Abdulhamidov, a supply craftsman assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing, Detachment 1, also known as Deployment Cell or D-Cell, maintains security during a training exercise at Camp Mad Bull on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 10, 2023. Based out of MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, D-Cell consists of 54 members across 15 job codes forming four agile teams, whose primary role is to bare base - to rapidly turn undeveloped locations into fully functional bases. The unit visited Alaska to train and test their capabilities in an arctic environment.

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Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army 114th Infantry Regiment conducts light sniper training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Nov. 19, 2022. The training is designed to educate snipers to be adaptive Soldiers, critical and creative thinkers, armed with the technical, tactical, and logistical skills necessary to serve successfully at the Sniper Team level.

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A U.S. Marine with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division loads a M240B machine gun during an Annual Field Exercise (AFX) on Marine Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 27, 2024. AFX incorporates a range of realistic urban warfare training created to challenge the unit's combat capabilities in an urban environment in both offensive and defensive operations. Marine Corps

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires during a deck shoot aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 3, 2022. The Combat Marksmanship Program is designed to sustain a unit's lethality. 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.

The Air Force selects LIFT Airborne Technologies after Air Combat Command initiated the search for a next-generation helmet in April. After more than 30 years of long-term neck and back injuries due to the current helmet, aircrew Airmen look forward to greater applicability and better fitting helmets for operators of all sizes, genders and ethnicities.

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U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force and Battalion Landing Team 2/5, both under the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, move to secure the lower deck of Expeditionary Mobile Base USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5) during a visit board search and seizure exercise in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 7, 2022. The 31st MEU maintains the capability to seize and clear ships while at sea to protect themselves and allies in the Indo-Pacific Region. 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 INDOPACOM region.

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Master Sgt. Stephaun McKinley, assigned to the 91st Security Force Group, poses in front of an American flag at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Nov. 28, 2022. McKinley is one of sixteen award recipients in Air Force Global Strike Command to earn an officer position through the Air Force Senior Leader Enlisted Commissioning Program. SLECPallows designated Air Force and Space Force senior leaders to directly select exceptionally performing, highly talented enlisted Airmen and Guardians for commissioning through Officer Training School.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jeremy Pritchard, 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, conducts aerial refueling during Exercise Bright Star 23 over Egypt, Sept. 2, 2023. Bright Star 2023 is a multilateral U.S. Central Command exercise held with the Arab Republic of Egypt across air, land and sea domains that promotes and enhances regional security and cooperation, and improves interoperability in irregular warfare against hybrid threat scenarios.

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A U.S. Army soldier from the 78th Training Division conducts reconnaissance after a notional nuclear event in Guardian Response 22 at Muscatatuck, Indiana on May 7, 2022. The reconnaissance exercise is part of a series of training conducted to simulate a nuclear blast. Guardian Response 22 is a homeland emergency response exercise that provides realistic disaster response training to sharpen the skills and increase the capabilities of U.S. Army Soldiers.

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