Modern Military Exercises

Images show U.S. Army and Marine Corps troops in tactical exercises, focusing on teamwork, strategy, and real-time operational scenarios in various environments.

Low angle view of special forces soldiers in field uniforms with weapons.
Low angle view of special forces soldiers in field uniforms with weapons.
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Soldiers with the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade Recon Company, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force take notes on tactical combat casualty care during a knowledge exchange for Iron Fist 24, at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 25, 2024. Bilateral training tests readiness and ability to respond to crisis in challenging and time-sensitive conditions. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the JGSDF, and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. Marine Corps
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U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, post security during a Field Exercise, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, May 25, 2022. The purpose of the FEX was to increase readiness and proficiency on military operations in urban terrain and increase esprit de corps with friendly competition.
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nicholas Degillio, an infantry assault Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Chicago, Illinois, observes in a Philippine Marine truck, in the Philippines, Oct. 2, 2022, during a troop movement. 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 shared experiences.
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U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers participating in the Medical Simulation Training Center's Combat Lifesaver Course train with a New Jersey National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk MEDEVAC helicopter on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, May 25, 2022.
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U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 225th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division provide medical support at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on Nov. 2, 2022. MEDEVAC operations are one aspect of the realistic training the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) training rotation 23-01 provides to Indo-Pacific land forces. JPMRC strengthens defense relationships, fosters multinational interoperability, increases readiness, and reinforces the unified regional land power network of the Joint Force.
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U.S. Army Capt. Jeremy Fowler, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade, performs communication checks on a SINCGARS radio during a fly-to-assess mission, part of Operation Combined Victory, Fort Knox, Ky., Feb. 19, 2024. Effective communication systems are essential to enable Advisors to request fire support and maintain contact with their higher headquarters while on ground with replicated partner forces. Army
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Modern warfare combatant talking into tactical radio headset during a mission.
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A U.S. Marine Corps engineer assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 372 guides a saw operator during Operation Turning Point on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., June 14, 2022. Operation Turning Point focused on the accelerated process of building advanced bases, and involved exercises that included simulated airfield attacks, followed by rapid airfield repair, or RADR.
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U.S. Army soldier assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, with the help of a crane, offloads connex boxes during a deployment in Poland. 3ABCT arrived in Poland to help reassure NATO allies and partners.
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220426-N-PG340-1045 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (April 26, 2022) Builder 1st Class Arturo Arellano, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, attaches a net to a clip to set up cover and concealment on the camp 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.
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220617-N-TI693-1021U.S. SIXTH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (June 17, 2022) Retail Services Specialist 2nd Class Preston Burbridge, from Boise, Idaho, stands a small-caliber arms team watch while the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) performs a strait transit, June 17, 2022. Hershel Woody Williams is rotationally deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anthony Olivarez, an engineer equipment operator with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, conducts a room clearing drill at a Military Operations in Urban Terrain Town, Eastern Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, July 18, 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.
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A Reserve Citizen Airman from the 304th Rescue Squadron participates in maritime training on the Columbia River in Portland, Ore., September 13, 2022. The Airmen of the 304th are trained to conduct combat search and rescue in any location or climate. The squadron is housed at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. and is a geographically separated unit of the 943rd Rescue Group out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.
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Croatian soldiers from the 12th Croatian Contingent Iron Boars, assigned to NATOs enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Poland, stand in formation during the transfer of authority between the outgoing 12th Croatian Contingent Iron Boars and the incoming 13th Croatian Contingent Iron Storm at Bemowo Piskie, Training Area, Poland, Jan. 29, 2024. The 3rd Infantry Divisions mission in Europe is to engage in multinational training and exercises across the continent, working alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe.
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Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Navy Adm. Juan Andres de la Maza salutes a Chilean Marine during a visit to Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 20, 2022. The purpose of the visit was to brief de la Maza on Chiles participation and role during Rim of the Pacific 2022.
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A Royal Danish Army soldier calls for fire for a simulated airstrike on opposing forces during urban environment training as part of Exercise Burmese Chase at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 13, 2022. Exercise Burmese Chase is a longstanding fire support exercise hosted by 2nd Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company focused on improving combat readiness and strengthening relationships with allies and partners.
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U.S. Ambassador to Latvia, John Carwile, observes the Silver Arrow 2022 exercise live-fire demonstration closing event at Camp Adazi, Latvia, Sept. 29, 2022. Multiple NATO allies are proudly working alongside 1st Infantry Division and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.
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U.S. Army Specialist Elizabeth Netschke,100th Military Police Detachment patrol and narcotics detector K-9 handler, and her K-9 partner, Javier, participate in the 86th Security Forces Squadron 2022 Military Working Dog Competition, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 19, 2022. Netschke carried Javier over her shoulder to simulate a K-9 carry that is used when the K-9 is injured.
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A Soldier with 4th Infantry Division stands in formation with their newly earned Expert Soldier Badge May 20 at Fort Carson, Colorado. Candidates attempting to earn the prestigious badges endured two weeks of train up and one week of testing in order to earn them.
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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Jose Romero, offgoing sergeant major, Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, prepares to pass his noncommissioned officer sword during the Headquarters Battalion relief and appointment ceremony, MCBH, March 31, 2022. Romero was relieved as the Headquarters Battalion Sergeant Major by Sgt. Maj. Matthew Kidder.
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Staff Sgt. David Dexter, a Soldier from U.S. Army Europes Charlie Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade helps instruct Ukrainian National Guard Soldiers on the proper procedures for clearing a room during situational training exercise lanes at Rapid Trident 2014 here, Sept. 16. Rapid Trident is an annual U.S. Army Europe conducted, Ukrainian led multinational exercise designed to enhance interoperability with allied and partner nations while promoting regional stability and security.
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Andrew Nunez, a mortarman with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, fires an M18 Modular Handgun System during a Combat Marksmanship Program range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 7, 2022. This training sharpened Marines critical combat arms skills by executing transition drills and increasing their proficiency in switching between primary and secondary weapons. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Nunez is a native of Los Angles, California.
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United States military march, with troops in camouflage attire.; Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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Airman Meshach Cole, left, Senior Airman Antonio Davis, middle, and Airman 1st Class Zion Jackson, right, 18th Security Forces Squadron defenders, rehearse proper room-clearing procedures during an active shooter training exercise on Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 22, 2022. The intent of the exercise was to test 18th SFS defenders on their abilities to execute proper building clearing procedures while under stress in a simulated active shooter environment.
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U.S. Airmen assigned to the 509th Security Forces Squadron prepare to conduct a perimeter sweep during an exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Feb. 27, 2024. Security forces personel participated in an intergration exercise to help prepare them for any opposing forces attempting retrivial of munitions. Air Force
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220628-N-IE405-1285 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES, Italy (June 28, 2022) Sailors assigned to U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples Security Department and members from the Italian Air Force participate in NSA Naples' first interagency active threat training at NSA Naples in Capodichino, Italy, June 28, 2022. NSA Naples is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where they are needed, when they are needed to ensure security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.
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U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force hike to the top of Mt. Suribachi at Iwo To, Japan, May 31, 2022. The Marines traveled to Iwo To for a professional military education where they learned about the Battle of Iwo Jima.
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A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion orders his fire team to advance during a bayonet assault course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, May 24, 2022. The bayonet assault course develops recruits combat fitness, mental toughness and confidence, while maneuvering various obstacles and employing bayonet techniques against training dummies and tires.
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Recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, aim at a practice target during grass week aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., October 18, 2022. Recruits will spend numerous hours over the week mastering the fundamentals of marksmanship before moving on to live fire drills. (Lance Cpl. Blake Gonter)
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Adrien Tovar, left, 423d Security Forces Squadron trainer, and Staff Sgt. Noel Rillona, right, 423d Security Forces Squadron flight trainer, carry ammo as part of a defender challenge at RAF Alconbury, May 18, 2022. Airmen, civilians and local law enforcement participated in the challenge, held in honor of National Police Week, to pay homage to those who gave their lives in the line of duty.
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Coast Guardsmen from Port Security Unit 307 conduct seaward security for Department of Defense assets and personnel at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, June 16, 2022. During the 9-month deployment, unit operations focused on maritime defense, providing more than 30,000 hours of around-the-clock waterside and shore side anti-terrorism and force protection. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Cmdr. Glenn Sanchez.
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Cadets of the Philippine Army view photos of recent construction of Camp Agnew during a tour at Casigueran, Philippines in preparation for Balikatan 23 on April 3, 2023. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades shared experiences.
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U.S. Marines with Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, and Hawaii Air National Guard Airmen, with 647th Civil Engineering Squadron, conduct a joint explosive ordnance disposal exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Sept. 21, 2022. EOD technicians around the joint force conducted a week long joint-service level exercise where service members cohesively integrated, trained, and competed with one another while utilizing experimental technology. The training demonstrated progress in the U.S. Marine Corps Force Design 2030 efforts.
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A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Task Force Orion, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard, wears the Combat Training Center-Yavoriv Advisor patch above the 27th IBCT patch during the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine Transfer of Authority ceremony in Grafenwoehr, Germany, August 8, 2022. Task Force Orion assumed the JMTG-U mission from Task Force Gator, 53rd IBCT, Florida Army National Guard, and will continue to ensure the combat effectiveness of Ukrainian military personnel training on systems and equipment issued under the United States Presidential Drawdown Authority.
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U.S. Soldiers with the 206th Military Police Battalion, New York National Guard, begin to move out, near the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Jan 16, 2021. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from several states have traveled to Washington to provide support to federal and district authorities leading up to the 59th Presidential Inauguration.
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Battery Command and Staff from 1-265th Air Defense Artillery (ADA), reassess the extent of the devastation of Hurricane Ian and the more affected parts of Charlotte County . Port Charlotte, Florida. Oct. 4, 2022. Over 6,000 service members were activated in response to the natural disaster along with both military and civilian support from out-of-state locations.
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U.S. military civil engineers meet outside of a school prior to beginning renovations in support of Pacific Angel 22-4 in Baucau, Timor-Leste, Sept. 10, 2022. The operation is scheduled for Sept. 12-17 and will focus on capacity building through health service outreach, subject matter expert exchanges and civil engineer renovation projects.
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U.S. Airmen assigned to the 15th Airlift Squadron rehearse the use of radios in a contested environment during an Air Force Force Generation certification event at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5th 2022. This AFFORGEN certification event showcased the 15th Airlift Squadrons ability to deploy as a force element of multi-capable Airmen.
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A U.S. Airman with the 633d Security Forces Squadron stands during a brief at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Mar. 30, 2023. As of November 2022, the 633d SFS provides 350 deployable forces to combatant commanders and force protection for $4.5 billion in Department of Defense assets, 11,000 base personnel and 61,000 retirees and family members.
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BELLOWS AIR FORCE STATION, Hawaii (July 18, 2022) Group photo of Australian Army Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. Photo taken during an amphibious operations exercise with the U.S. Marines as part 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 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. (Royal New Zealand Air Force photo by Cpl. Dillon Anderson)
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U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) teach members of the Kenyan Army tactical maneuvers during a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Isiolo, Kenya, June 28, 2022. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as basic marksmanship, small unit tactics, and mission planning.
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ian Frizelle, left, and Senior Airman Christopher Leavitt, special warfare Airmen with Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, observe mountaineering training at Sunshine Ridge, Alaska, June 28, 2023. The 3rd ASOS special warfare Airmen utilize Alaskas varied and austere training locations to prepare for challenging conditions they may face on future missions.
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Rodriguez, a combat engineer with Combat Logistics Battalion 22 (CLB-22), Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, sets concertina wire during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 23, 2022. CLB-22s MCCRE is the battalion's final evaluation to demonstrate combat readiness through proficiency in core mission essential tasks before they begin a change of operational control (CHOP) to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
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U.S Army Staff Sgt. Eric Baxter, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade, pulls security after receiving word of indirect fire in the area during a fly-to-assess mission, part of Operation Combined Victory, Fort Knox, Ky., Feb. 19, 2024. With confirmation of enemy forces approaching the area, Advisors must rapidly switch their focus from competition to conflict. Army
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christian Harrison, a radio operator with Task Force Koa Moana 22, I Marine Expeditionary Force, operates a GETAC for data transmissions in the Republic of Palau, July 18, 2022. The radio operators were able to communicate between islands and in the jungle using high frequency data chat and field expedient antennas, enabling command and control across various islands. Exercises such as Task Force Koa Moana demonstrate U.S. commitment through routine operations that foster peace and security and develop relations with partners in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Air Assault candidates rappel off the rappel towers on Camp Buehring, Kuwait, February 20, 2024. After successfully rappeling from the towers, candidates will rappel out of rotary wing aircraft. Army
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New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment, 508th Military Police Company, 108th Wing, and 177th Fighter Wing arrive near the Capitol to set up security positions in Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 2021. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from several states have traveled to Washington to provide support to federal and district authorities leading up to the 59th Presidential Inauguration.
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U.S. Army Pfc. Jermaine Lewis, 100th Military Police (Military Working Dog) Detachment, conducts basic obedience drills with MWD Astor Y483 at Panzer Kaserne, Stuttgart, Germany, Feb. 4, 2019.
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100th Military Police Detachment, Military Working Dog (MWD) undergoes, certification tests held April 12-16, at -Panzer Kaserne, Stuttgart, Germany. The dogs are trained to find either narcotics or explosives - but never both - so that handlers know exactly what the dogs are alerting on. The certification is part of a weeklong process the teams must go through every year in order to work as a K-9 team while in garrison or when deployed.
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A patch identifying the command and control battle management operations career field rests on the uniform of U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Austin Mills, 337th Air Control Squadron weapons simulation technician, as he works at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 13, 2022. The 337th ACS primary duty is to produce air battle managers for the Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserves.
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Airmen with the 374th Security Forces Squadron stand in formation during guard mount at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 15, 2022. Guard mount is a mandatory formation for security forces Airmen where a flight chief will brief defenders before they begin each shift, ensuring members are fully prepared to defend the base.
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20th Fighter Wing pilots receive Combat Survival Training at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, June 6, 2022. Pilots were undergoing Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape (SERE) training in which they had to survive and make contact with the proper sources after landing in enemy territory.
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A 436th Maintenance Squadron electrical and environment patch rests on the shoulder of an Airman at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Sept. 9, 2022. Several 436th MXS Airmen augmented at the 436th Aerial Port Squadron to help alleviate their recent 300% mission surge. The augmentation implements Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.'s Accelerate Change or Lose action order by utilizing multi-capable Airmen.
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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Todd Wasmund, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Charles W. Gregory Jr., pose for a photograph after conducting an airborne operation froma U.S. Air Force 86th Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft at Juliet Drop Zone, Pordenone, Italyon Aug. 10, 2022. The event marked Wasmunds first jump as commanding general of SETAF-AF, and it was Gregorys last as the units command sergeant major. Wasmund took command of the joint task force-capable headquarters in July. Gregory is scheduled to hand over charge of the SETAF-AF colors to incoming Command Sergeant Major Command Sgt. Maj. Reece Teakell in a ceremony Sept. 1, 2022. SETAF-AF is responsible for coordinating all U.S. Army activities in Africa in support of U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Army Europe and Africa. U.S Army activities include military readiness exercises across the continent, hundreds of security force assistance engagements, crisis response and enduring posture supp
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A career field qualification patch is seen on the helmet of a tactical air control party Airman from the 113th Air Support Operations Squadron at Atterbury Range at the Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., May 17, 2022. TACPs from the 113th ASOS provide joint terminal attack controller capabilities to air assets to execute military ground commanders intent.