Modern Marine Training Activities

Images capturing U.S. Marines engaged in diverse training exercises in various environments, highlighting teamwork, tactical skills, and operational readiness.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division conduct crew-served weapons training at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, May 10, 2022. This exercise tested and strengthened the Marines ability to conduct distributed operations, while demonstrating their readiness to rapidly secure and defend key terrain to maintain regional security. 1/3 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines as a part of the Unit Deployment Program.

100214-M-1294R-255U.S. Marine's Sergeant Tayler Jerome , Acting Team Leader, Alpha company, 1st Reconnaissance Platoon, gives instruction to Japanese soldiers with the 51st infantry regiment, while conducting practical application on Basic Squad Formations, during Exercise Iron Fist at Camp Pendleton, Calif on February 14, 2011. The U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, Western Army Infantry Regiment will participate in the bilateral training to advance their amphibious knowledge.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle Robert (left) and Lance Cpl. Cristian Alfonso (right), both riflemen with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, load an M136 AT4 Rocket Launcher while conducting squad attacks during a live-fire range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 28, 2022. This training improved the Marines proficiency at the tactical level and developed small-unit leadership. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Corbin Lopez, a missileman with Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), provides security on Saaremaa Island, Estonia, May 21, 2022. The 22nd MEU is participating in the Estonian-led exercise Siil 22 (Hedgehog 22 in English). Siil 22 brings together members of the Estonian Defense Force and U.S. Sailors and Marines under Task Force 61/2 to enhance Allied interoperability and preserve security and stability in the Baltic region.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division conduct crew-served weapons training at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, May 10, 2022. This exercise tested and strengthened the Marines ability to conduct distributed operations, while demonstrating their readiness to rapidly secure and defend key terrain to maintain regional security. 1/3 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines as a part of the Unit Deployment Program.

U.S. Marine Infantrymen with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, provide ground security during the Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration of the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 24, 2022. The MAGTF Demo displays the coordinated use of close-air support, artillery and infantry forces, and provides a visual representation of how the Marine Corps operates. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, conduct a live-fire machine gun range on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, August 31, 2022. This training improved the Marines proficiency at the tactical level and developed small-unit leadership. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Deric Fresne (left), a ground radio electronics repair and maintenance specialist assigned to 2nd Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, fires a M4 carbine while conducting the table three course of fire during Warfighter Week on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 18, 2022. Warfighter Week provides the opportunity to train to specific objectives that enhance lethality and sustain readiness.

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, talks on a radio during a dry fire event at Saylor Creek Range in Grasmere, Idaho during exercise Garnet Rattler April 18, 2022. Garnet Rattler is a joint exercise between Marines, Soldiers and Airmen to train and qualify Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) to be more efficient and lethal in a realistic training environment.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conduct a patrol during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mizael Flores, a maintenance management specialist with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group practices pull and release of grenades during a field exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 3, 2022. The 7th Comm. Bn. FEX is designed to evaluate and preserve combat readiness and familiarization of weapon systems. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air Ground Task Force operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Chavez, a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, prepares to conduct fire team attack drills on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 2, 2022. This training improved the Marines proficiency at the tactical level and developed small-unit leadership. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Chavez is a native of Redlands, California.

U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII explain their combat tactics to a Brazilian marine at a training event during exercise UNITAS LXIII in Marambaia, Brazil, Sept. 9, 2022. The training event consisted of several squad tactics including maneuver under fire and machine gun suppression drills. UNITAS develops and sustains relationships that improve the capacity of our reemerging and enduring maritime partners to achieve common objectives. Additionally, the military-to-military exchanges foster mutual cooperation and understanding among participating navies and marine corps.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lucas Cook, a field radio operator assigned to 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, observes targets alongside a joint terminal attack controller (JTAC) assigned to Marine Forces Special Operations Command, during Marine Forces Reserve Tactical Air Control Party Fire Exercise 23-1 at Rattlesnake Range, Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Oct. 27, 2022. JTACs are Marines from ground combat communities who receive specialized training to coordinate and direct close air support. The purpose of TACP FIREX 23-1 is to maintain joint fires proficiency and readiness to support the total force. Cook is a native of Tampa, Florida and attended Countryside High School.

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, complete the Day Movement Course during Basic Warrior Training aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Mar. 29, 2023. Basic Warrior Training is a one week-long training event that teaches recruits the basics of combat survival and rifle maneuvers.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Benjamin Stewart, left, a coach with Weapons and Field Training Battalion, instructs recruit Noah Doescher with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, on how to shoot during a live-fire event on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California Aug. 2, 2022. Recruits shot a variety of distances on several targets as part of their marksmanship assessment.

U.S. Navy Corpsmen with 3d Marine Division, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members conduct a mass casualty evacuation drill during Resolute Dragon 22 on Shikaribetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 6, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Marines, with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit await pickup during a helicopter raid training exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 13, 2022. The training simulated taking control of an enemy airfield and supporting further seize and denial operations. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a ready and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines conduct fire team attack drills on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 3, 2022. This training improved the Marines proficiency at the tactical level and developed small-unit leadership. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

220605-N-PG340-1003 SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, Calif. (June 5, 2022) Lance Cpl. Rafael Gomez, with 7th Engineering Support Battalion, reacts to simulated hostile fire during Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5s Operation Turning Point, also known as their Field Training Exercise, at San Clemente Island. Operation Turning Point is an around-the-clock exercise that focuses on constructing advanced bases while maintaining proficiency in tactics and survivability. NMCB-5 is homeported out of Port Hueneme, California. They train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to execute construction and engineering projects for major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cameron Jones, a motor transportation mechanic with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, patrols with his squad at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, May 26, 2022. Marines with 7th Comm. Bn took part in a Basic Jungle Survival Skills course conducted May 22-27 to prepare for jungle operations. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air Ground Task Force operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 95th Engineer Company, 130th Engineer Brigade, conduct a land navigation exercise alongside Australian Forces during Rim of the Pacific 22 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, July 14, 2022. RIMPAC provides realistic, relevant training that increases participants abilities to plan, communicate and conduct complex maritime operations together efficiently and effectively.

U.S. Army squads under FORSCOM (Forces Command) compete for the title of Best Squad during a head-to-head competition at the FORSCOM Best Squad Competition 2022 at Fort Hood, Texas, Aug. 17, 2022. Spc. Christopher Cruz, representing the 32nd AAMDC squad, runs perimeter while waiting on medical evacuation. On Day 3 of the competition Soldiers underwent a medical evacuation simulation at the Fort Hood MSTC (Medical Simulation Training Center). The Army is the best trained, best equipped, and most skilled fighting force in the world.

Iron Dragon 22-1 | Combat Logistics Regiment 37 conducts regimental exercise

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Andy TejadaGutierrez, a machine gunner with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, adjusts 7.62mm rounds during a squad attack exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 12, 2022. Squad attack exercises reinforce infantry tactics and combined arms lethality. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Navy Corpsmen assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct medical readiness drills in Syndalen, Finland, Aug. 11, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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..

A Marine with Guard Company, Marine Barracks Washington, aims for a target while throwing grenades for security forces training, at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 22, 2022. The Marines sharpened their security forces proficiency by conducting riot-control training, grenade throwing, and breaching tactics.

Members of Squad 2, representing Cyber Center of Excellence, participate in day 1 of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Best Squad Competition Sept. 12, 2022 at Fort Benning, Georgia. TRADOCs Best Squad competition highlights 10 squads from across the enterprise. This competition shows each team's ability to complete common Soldier tasks and skills as a cohesive, ready and resilient team, while facing stiff competition from other TRADOC centers of excellence. The competition is from Sept. 12-16, 2022 at Fort Benning, Georgia.

A U.S Marine with Force Reconnaissance Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force directs a Swedish Marine ranger into position on a patrol during exercise Archipelago Endeavor (AE22) at Berga Naval base, Sweden, Sept. 15, 2022. AE22 is an integrated field training exercise that increases operational capability and enhances strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marines and Swedish forces.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. James Hulik, left, Combat Skills Program (CSP) officer in charge, Cpl. Parker Haynes and Cpl. Ricardo Morales, right, CSP participants, establish their patrol route on Camp Devil Dog in Jacksonville, North Carolina, June 8, 2022. The CSP included training in convoy operations, patrolling, creating skirmish holes, and live fire ranges to reinstate the combat mindset that every Marine is a rifleman.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Donovan Holder, a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, conducts squad attacks during a live-fire range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 28, 2022. This training improved the Marines proficiency at the tactical level and developed small-unit leadership. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Holder is a native to Owingsville, Kentucky.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st. Lt. Blake Gunn, a platoon commander with Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), helps a soldier, assigned to the Finnish Navy High Readiness Unit, adjust his kevlar during bilateral training on Russaro Island, Finland, Aug. 11, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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.

220427-N-PG340-1099 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (April 27, 2022) Chief Hospital Corpsman Charles Skaggs, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, holds medical training during the battalions second Command Post Exercise onboard Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme, California. The U.S. Navy Seabees with NMCB-5 are homeported out of Port Hueneme. They train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to execute construction and engineering projects for major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. William Taylor, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, posts security during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 17, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

Providers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division conduct a UH-60 jump on Fort Bragg, NC, March 30, 2022. The jump serves to bring awareness to the Army's SHARP program.

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 736th Security Forces Squadron plan their next move during a combat training course at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 3, 2022. The Agile Combat Defender Course, introduced at the beginning of this year, was designed to challenge security forces members with more realistic representations of deployed environments through field exercises.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. William Fike, a motor transportation mechanic with 3rd Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, attaches a Multi-Use Adapter to a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement during a bilateral vehicle recovery training during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. James Cwik, a Marine with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, poses for a photo during platoon attack drills on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 8, 2022. This training improved the Marines proficiency at the tactical level and developed small-unit leadership. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 2 Cole A. Bumstead, a motor transportation officer with 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, briefs Marines before a Combat Skills Training School Tactical Convoy Course on Camp Pendleton, California, April 28, 2022. The purpose of the TCC is to teach procedures to counter threats and mitigate risks to Marine forces conducting convoy operations.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tanner Arnold, an infantry squad leader with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, observes his squad during a squad attack exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 12, 2022. Squad attack exercises reinforce infantry tactics and combined arms lethality. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S> Marine Corps recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct Basic Warrior Training, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 29, 2023. During BWT, recruits run through a day movement course that simulates combat scenarions.

A Marine with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24) participates in a training scenario July 26, 2022, on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 24th Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 was holding their 2022 annual training at Fort McCoy. (U.S. Army Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John VanMeter, a logistics specialist with 2nd Distribution Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, posts security during a Company Field Exercise at Tactical Landing Zone Condor on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 27, 2024. Air Distribution Company conducted the field exercise to evaluate their Marines' combat effectiveness in a safe and controlled environment to better prepare the unit for future operations. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Sgt. Matthew Mills, left, and Cpl. Kenneth Shirley, combat engineers assigned to Logistics Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to move a bangalore torpedo explosive during demolition training with Finnish soldiers from Nyland Brigade in Syndalen, Finland, Aug. 11, 2022. The range was part of a bi-lateral exercise between the Finnish military and 22nd MEU. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, relocate building materials to create fortified defenses at Eastern Training Area 2, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 22, 2022. 3rd LSB conducted a battalion field exercise to train core mission essential tasks and rehearse emerging warfighting concepts in preparation for future exercises and operations. 3d MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez)

220707-M-WC972-1218 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 7, 2022) A Malaysian Marine Corps Marine looks down the sights of a M240B machine gun during foreign weapons familiarization with U.S. Marine Corps, Australian Army, Malaysian Marine Corps, Chilean Marine Corps, Mexican Naval Infantry, Indonesian Marine Corps and the Royal Tongan Marines in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC 2022 from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC 2022 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 worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Information Group, execute close air support training during Exercise Mjolnir Strike on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 18, 2022. Exercise Mjolnir Strike is a fire support-focused training opportunity for Joint Tactical Air Controllers across II MEF to increase proficiency while incorporating multiple fire support capabilities, such as ground-based indirect fires and close air support.

A recruit with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, practice shooting positions during grass week on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., July 14, 2022. Grass week is spent giving recruits an introduction to their M16A4 service rifle and a thorough understanding of marksmanship fundamentals before beginning live fire the following week.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Chase Underwood, a rifleman with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit poses for a photo during an Air Raid course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 17, 2022. The purpose of the Air Raid course is to test and refine unit standard operating procedures, enhancing tactics and techniques in order to prepare units for expeditionary operations.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Keanan Dean, a combat engineer, with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, prepares to throw an M67 grenade during a practice grenade throwing event at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, on June 6, 2022. During the grenade training, Marines learned proper handling of M67s in the standing, kneeling, and prone to enhance their lethality and readiness in combat environments.

Scenes from Day 2 of the Tripler Army Medical Center Best Medic Competition! Tripler Army Medical Center Desmond T. Doss Health Clinic- Schofield Barracks.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, clear a wall into a simulated enemy compound during Exercise Bold Quest on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Aug. 16, 2022. Bold Quest is an annual collaborative joint and multinational enterprise in which nations, services, and programs pool their resources in a recurring cycle of capability development to demonstrate a joint capability to link sensors to shooters across air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace.

220730-N-LI768-1098MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 30, 2022) A Republic of Korea Marine secures their position at Pyramid Rock Beach during an amphibious raid for a multinational littoral operations exercise as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 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 worlds 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 worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

U.S. and Colombian Army Soldiers conduct the final assault operation of Exercise Southern Vanguard 23 at Tolemaida Military Base, on Nov. 14, 2023. Exercise Southern Vanguard is U.S. Army South's premier training exercise taking place at the operational and tactical levels intended to increase interoperability between the United States and Western Hemisphere forces. This year's iteration, Exercise Southern Vanguard 23, involves Soldiers from U.S. Army South and the U.S. Army National Guard training alongside Colombian Army soldiers in varying terrain while conducting weapon familiarization lanes culminating in a bilateral military training operation.

Soldiers of the U.S. Army, Australian Army, and TNI Angkatan Darat conduct a mission brief and rehearsal prior to their field training exercise as part of Super Garuda Shield 22 in Baturaja, Indonesia on Aug. 6, 2022. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.

The United States Army's most qualified uniformed interrogation teams met at Fort Bragg, North Carolina to compete in the inaugural Army Interrogation Olympics to determine the Army's Best Interrogation Team of the Year. Military Intelligence Soldiers from Regular Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard components met and thrived in an austere field environment while refining and improving individual and collective HUMINT, analytical, leader, and Soldier skills. The competition was hosted by the 525th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade from August 8 to 10, 2022.

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Brian Gutierrez, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines, conducts a contact patrol with other Corpsmen and Marines on July 22, 2022, during training on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 23rd Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 is holding annual training at Fort McCoy. (Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, evaluate their scores during a table three through six range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 8, 2022. The purpose of the range was to improve Marines combat marksmanship in preparation for future operations. 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. Navy Engineman David Thompson, assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 4, conducts a systems check on a M2A1 machine gun during static and dynamic maritime force protection procedures at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Navy Boat Docks, North Carolina, May 5, 2022. The exercise was intended to increase the sailors ability to gauge maneuvers of small enemy boats and their understanding of the enemys thought process. The mission of the Navy Boat Docks is to provide support to the air station, its bombing targets, and offer a training environment for Navy and Marine Corps units.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, attend classes that cover weapon safety rules and stoppages during grass week at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton California, July 12, 2022. Recruits shot at a variety of distances on several targets as part of their marksmanship assessment during recruit training.

A Dutch Marine with Netherlands Marine Corps teaches tracking tips to a U.S. Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, during Exercise Tres Kolos in Saventa, Aruba, Oct. 23, 2022. This exercise promotes partnerships, shares knowledge, and enhances interoperability between the forces in order to strengthen our common defense, foster stability and defeat threats.

A U.S. Marine with 8th Communication Battalion (8th Comm), II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, fires a M240B machine gun during a simulated force-on-force training in a urban terrain town on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 27, 2022. 8th Comm establishes, maintains and defends communication networks in order to facilitate II Marine Expeditionary Force's ability to command and control forces.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Robert Carey, a joint terminal attack controller assigned to the 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group watches for aircraft at the Kazlų Rūda range in Lithuania during DEFENDER-Europe 22, May 19, 2022. The annual U.S. Army-led large-scale, multinational joint exercise aims to build readiness and interoperability between U.S., NATO and partner militaries.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jose Garcia-Gonzalez, an intelligence specialist assigned to Maritime Surveillance Platoon, 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, patrols during a surveillance field exercise at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalvez, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 12, 2022. MSP is an experimental unit whose mission is to decrease the commanders' uncertainty of the maritime domain through the employment of radars and other sensors. MSP provides the Marine Corps with its only organic maritime sensor surveillance capability in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force and Navy commanders' intelligence collection efforts.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jose Garcia-Gonzalez, an intelligence specialist assigned to Maritime Surveillance Platoon, 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, patrols during a surveillance field exercise at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalvez, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 12, 2022. MSP is an experimental unit whose mission is to decrease the commanders' uncertainty of the maritime domain through the employment of radars and other sensors. MSP provides the Marine Corps with its only organic maritime sensor surveillance capability in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force and Navy commanders' intelligence collection efforts.

Staff Sgt. Samuel Warsley, Moncrief Army Health Clinic, Ft. Jackson, S.C., dissembles and reassembles his assigned weapon at Fort McCoy, Wis., May 13, 2022. Soldiers competed in vigorous physical and mental activities and medical tasks over the two-week Expert Field Medical Badge Competition.

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct a patrol during Basic Warrior Training aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., November 16, 2022. Recruits conduct patrols to utilize the hand and arm signals and formations they have learned during BWT.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl Anabel Skuse, administrative specialist, Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, practices proper usage of a mine detector during a HQBN field exercise, MCBH, Jan. 9, 2024. The FEX was a week-long event conducted in order to increase combat readiness, unit morale and camaraderie.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines participate in M240B machine gun assembly/disassembly contest during the Trinity Games at Camp Hansen, Japan, June 30, 2022. The Trinity Games were held to foster the spirit of competition and comradery within the unit. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

A U.S. Marine with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, receives instructions on close-quarter battle (CQB) drills, Pyramid Rock Training Area, MCBH, Jan. 10, 2024. A CQB class was held during the battalions first field training exercise of 2024 in order to increase combat readiness, unit morale and camaraderie.

U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines practice squad movement tactics with Soldiers from St. Lucia and Mexico at the National Police Traning Academy in Belmopan, Belize as part of the TRADEWINDS22 exercise May 12, 2022. Tradewinds 2022 is a multinational exercise designed to expand the Caribbean regions capability to mitigate, plan for, and respond to crises; increase regional training capacity and interoperability; develop new and refine existing standard operating procedures; enhance ability to defend exclusive economic zones; and promote human rights and adherence to shared international norms and values; fully integrate women into defense, peace and security missions; and increase maritime domain awareness to deter illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing activities.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Jamoore Joseph, a finance technician with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, fires an M16A4 service rifle during a table three through six range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 8, 2022. The purpose of the range was to improve Marines combat marksmanship in preparation for future operations. 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. Joseph, a native of The Bronx, New York, graduated from Marble Hill International Studies in 2021 and enlisted out of Recruiting Station New York City in 2021.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christopher Simpler and Cpl. Kyle McCue, students with School of Infantry-East, practice diagnosing a shooters position during the Combat Instructor Advanced Marksmanship Training Program on Camp Geiger in Jacksonville, North Carolina, July 20, 2022. The Advanced Marksmanship Training Program utilizes Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune facilities to increase Marines proficiency as riflemen to better prepare future warfighters for tomorrows fight.

U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers conduct a static weapons display and exchange of knowledge during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 4, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U. S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ernesto Sanchez, assigned to Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company Europe (FASTEUR), takes cover behind a defensive position during a weapons training event with members of the Spanish National Police's Grupo Especial de Operaciones (GEO), May 17, 2022. FASTEUR, under Task Force 61/2, is in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Staff Sgt. Julian Gaitor and Pfc. Patrick Sullivan, both M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle crew members assigned to 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, coach one another while familiarizing themselves with the M17 pistol in preparation for the stress shoot portion of the Sullivan Cup on Fort Benning, Georgia, May 4, 2022. The competition highlights the importance of our NCO corps to not only train individual tasks, but to build crew competency and lethality.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jesse Martin, a rifleman with Light Armored Reconnaissance Detachment, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), participates in an objective clearing exercise in Ravlunda, Sweden, Aug. 31, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Lane Peebles, a combat engineer with Littoral Engineer Reconnaissance Team, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, utilizes a laser range finder to annotate dimensions of a potential beach landing site, during exercise Archipelago Endeavor 22 (AE22) on Berga Naval Base, Sweden, Sept. 20, 2022. AE22 is an integrated field training exercise that increases operational capability and enhances strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marines and Swedish forces.

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Emily Alvarado, a tank commander assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, evaluates her Soldiers as part of a gunnery skills test held at Pabrade, Lithuania, July 19, 2022.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Evan Williams, a student with School of Infantry-East, left, executes an iteration of fire while Staff Sgt. Dylan Steele, a combat instructor with School of Infantry-East, supervises during the Combat Instructor Advanced Marksmanship Training Program on Camp Geiger in Jacksonville, North Carolina, July 20, 2022. The Advanced Marksmanship Training Program utilizes Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune facilities to increase Marines proficiency as riflemen to better prepare future warfighters for tomorrows fight.

Army Reserve Col. John Dunn, 290th Military Police Brigade commander, gets ready to fire non-lethal rounds from a M320A1 grenade launcher during non-lethal weapons training, July 26, 2022, at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center in Mississippi. The 290th MP Brigade was at CSJFTC for annual training where they participated in Pershing Strike 2022. (Arizona Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian A. Barbour)

U.S. Marines Corps Lance Cpl. Dillion Stimson, right, and Sgt. Mariah Pandis, both satellite communications operators with 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, set up a multi-mission terminal during Marine Littoral Regiment Training Exercise (MLR-TE) at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Feb. 5, 2023. MLR-TE is a large-scale, service-level exercise designed to train, develop, and experiment with the 3d MLR as part of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force operating as a Stand-in Force across a contested and distributed maritime environment.

Providers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division conduct a UH-60 jump on Fort Bragg, NC, March 30, 2022. The jump serves to bring awareness to the Army's SHARP program.

Providers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division conduct a UH-60 jump on Fort Bragg, NC, March 30, 2022. The jump serves to bring awareness to the Army's SHARP program.

Sgt. Matthew Suson, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24), conducts a contact patrol with other Navy Corpsmen on July 22, 2022, during training on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 23rd Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 is holding annual training at Fort McCoy. (Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Adrian Smith, center, a martial arts instructor trainer supervises U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Grace Guadagnolo, a meteorology and oceanography analyst forecaster, both with 1st Intelligence Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, during a martial arts instructor course physical training session at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 8, 2022. MAI courses certify Marines to instruct and monitor Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training and advance Marines in the program, distinguishing their levels of experience with different colored belts.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, conduct a building clearing drill at Military Operations in Urban Terrain Town, Eastern Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, July 19, 2022. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

Spc. Henry J. Brucken, with D Company, 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment, Indiana Army National Guard, looks on as his squad prepares to decend upon their target during the Mystery Event at the 2021 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Navajo, Arizona, July 22, 2021. The competition spans three physically and mentally demanding days where competitors are tested on a variety of tactical and technical skills as they vie to be named the Army Guards Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. The winners then represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition later this year

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marines conduct a combined amphibious raid with Philippine Marines during KAMANDAG 6, in San Vicente, Philippines, Oct. 10, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military, designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. 1/2 is forward deployed under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

International Military Training Saber Strike 2017", Adazi, Latvia, from 3 to 15 June 2017. US Army Europe-led annual International military�exercise Saber Strike Field Training Exercise�in Latvia.

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 9, 2022) A US Navy Sailor and Marine observe an Australian Army sniper from 2nd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment during a sniper live fire exercise during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. The training activity was led by Australian Army snipers from 2nd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment on a range at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four 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. (Photo by Royal Australian Air Force Corporal John Solomon)

220719-N-XG173-1048 BELLOWS AIR FORCE BASE (July 19, 2022) Royal Netherlands Navy Maritime Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company conducts counter-improvised explosive device training during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four 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 worlds 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 worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Renald Dieudonne, an inventory management specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, shoots a French squad automatic weapon, while on a range with French Marines during Caraibes 22 in Martinique, France, June 10, 2022. Exercise Caraibes 2022 is a French-led, large scale, joint training exercise in the Caribbean involving naval, air, and land assets, from the French, U.S., and regional forces focused on responding to natural disasters.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Chan Parkruiz, left, and Lance Cpl. Hassan Talbi, both engineer equipment operators with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, holds security during a building clearing drill at Military Operations in Urban Terrain Town, Eastern Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, July 19, 2022. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Henry Bake (left), a machine gunner with Weapons Company, 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, fires at an automatic target system during a live-fire sneaker range at Kangaroo Flats Training Area, NT, Australia, May 4, 2022. Weapons Company conducted the live-fire training exercise to maintain their readiness in crisis and contingency response within the Indo-Pacific region.

A U.S. Marine Corps range coach gives the signal for Marines to fire at their targets using an M9 pistol during a pistol qualification range during exercise UNITAS LXIII in Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 14, 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mateo Lopez, left, and Lance Cpl. Justin Nunez, both satellite transmissions system operators with Task Force Koa Moana 22, I Marine Expeditionary Force, set up satellite equipment to enable communication within the task force in the Republic of Palau, June 23, 2022. Named Koa Moana, after a Hawaiian/Polynesian phrase meaning ocean warrior, the task force fosters peace and security, builds relationships, and supports an international rules-based order that benefits the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Kenneth Boatwright, an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician with EOD Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, instructs a Marine during a Base Recovery After Attack Training (BRAAT) range on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 23, 2022. U.S. Marine Corps EOD technicians perform BRAAT to enhance basic demolition readiness in order to restore mission capabilities after an enemy attack.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Xander Morris, a light armored vehicle crewman with Mobile Reconnaissance Platoon, Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, relays grid coordinates over a PRC-160 V radio while participating in a tactical exercise during Archipelago Endeavor 22 (AE22) in Berga, Sweden, Sept. 20, 2022. AE22 is an integrated field training exercise that increases operational capability and enhances strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marines and Swedish forces.

Staff Sgt. Joshua Mubarak, a fire support specialist assigned to 25th Infantry Division stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, fires a M4 carbine rifle June 8 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, at the multiple weapon scenario-based marksmanship event during the 2022 USARPACs Best Warrior Competition. The USARPAC BWC 2022 is an annual week-long competition consisting of competitors from multiple USARPAC units across the Indo-Pacific. The noncommissioned officers and junior enlisted Soldiers are evaluated in several categories such as general military knowledge, basic Soldier skills, and physical fitness.

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