Modern Military Exercises

Scenes of soldiers participating in live-fire exercises and tactical training, highlighting teamwork and combat preparations in outdoor settings with a focus on readiness.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conduct a team live-fire exercise, with M4 rifle, as part of exercise Repel Resolve II at Monte Romano Italian training area, Italy, Jan. 22, 2024. The Repel Resolve exercise series develops small-team lethality and experience, increasing the battalion's ability to operate across the Brigade Support Area of operation. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, conduct a combined arms live fire exercise (CALFEX) on Fort Drum, N.Y., Aug. 3, 2022. The exercise consisted of a footmarch, breaching obstacles, and a clearing operation with supporting fire from 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th MTN DIV, and 1st Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th MTN DIV.

Sgt. William Sievers, an observer coach/trainer for the 4th Cavalry Multifunctional Training Brigade, right, observes Soldiers of the 231st Inland Cargo Truck Company, 377th Sustainment Command, determine the units next movement direction during Army Warrior Tasks training as part of Warrior Exercise 78-22-02 July 19, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 78th Training Division will conduct WAREX 78-22-02 from July 16-30 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, in order to build Warfighter collective readiness and prepare units to execute mission in support of Unified Land Operations.

Soldiers of the 231st Inland Cargo Truck Company, 377th Sustainment Command, taking a kneeling position during a tactical movement during Army Warrior Tasks training as part of Warrior Exercise 78-22-02 July 19, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 78th Training Division will conduct WAREX 78-22-02 from July 16-30 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, in order to build Warfighter collective readiness and prepare units to execute mission in support of Unified Land Operations.

Joint force service members of the Information Warfighter Exercise (IWX) interact with role players for a staged scenario at Camp Upshur on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Sept. 19, 2022. The IWX is a training event that focuses on implementing all Information Related Capability requirements with the joint force, government agencies and partnering nations that provides accurate subject matter expertise to all Marine Corps operations.

U.S. Army Cavalry spur candidates assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, pull security during a simulated medical evacuation as part of a Spur Ride at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 25, 2022. Soldiers from various units participated in a Spur Ride, a challenging event where physical fitness and teamwork are needed to emerge and earn their spurs.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conduct a team live-fire exercise, with M4 rifle, as part of exercise Repel Resolve II at Monte Romano Italian training area, Italy, Jan. 22, 2024. The Repel Resolve exercise series develops small-team lethality and experience, increasing the battalion's ability to operate across the Brigade Support Area of operation. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

A Massachusetts Army National Guard Soldier from C Co., 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry pulls security during a four-day, company combined arms live-fire exercise conducted at Peason Ridge, La., Friday, July 15, 2016. The live fire exercise is completed in three phases: training exercise, company exercise and live fire, and challenges the commander to simultaneously complete two separate objectives while maintaining command and control of the battlefield. The Massachusetts infantrymen joined more than 5,000 Soldiers from other state Army National Guard units, active Army and Army Reserve troops as part of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team task force. The Soldiers will hone their skills and practice integrating combat operations ranging from infantry troops engaging in close combat with the enemy to artillery and air strikes, July 9-30, 2016.

Spc. Phillip Batac, a wheeled vehicle mechanic for the 231st Inland Cargo Truck Company, 377th Sustainment Command, left, determines the azimuth of the units next movement during Army Warrior Tasks training as part of Warrior Exercise 78-22-02 July 19, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 78th Training Division will conduct WAREX 78-22-02 from July 16-30 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, in order to build Warfighter collective readiness and prepare units to execute mission in support of Unified Land Operations.

Aircraft maintenance and munitions specialists with the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing undergo weapons training June 6, 2022 at Volk Field Air National Guard Base in Camp Douglass, Wisconsin as part of National Guard Bureau's Agile Rage 22 exercise. The training provided the Airmen critical air base defense skills to support agile combat employment of the unit's F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft.

U.S. Army Sgt. Charley Pierson, an avionic and survivability equipment repairer, Army Spc. Theophilus Pommier, and AH-64 Apache armament/electrical/avionic systems repairer, Army Cpl. Erik Saldana, an aircraft pneudralics repairer, Army Staff Sgt. Glen Spence, a petroleum supply specialist, and Army Spc. Nana Gyasi, a construction equipment repairer, all of 7th Infantry Division, I Corps, are briefed by a grader on the parameters of their next assessment as part of the warrior lanes exercises for the I Corps Best Squad Competition June 22, 2022, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Eleven squads competed over five competition days in events including marksmanship, fitness tests, field exercises, obstacle courses, a ruck march and a review board.

Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, maintain security during dismounted section live fire training, Aug. 21 on Fort Stewart, Ga.

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conduct a radio check during Exercise Manticore in France, Sept. 17, 2022. Exercise Manticore is a French Army-led large scale exercise that integrated the Marines into a platoon-sized maneuver element to conduct offensive and defensive operations.

Army National Guard officer candidates disembark a CH-47 Chinook during Phase III of Officer Candidate School on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 18, 2022. During Phase III, candidates from 22 states will receive their final leadership evaluations from the qualified instructors of 2nd Battalion, 205th Regimental Training Institute, Washington Army National Guard, before receiving their commissions.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joshua Barnes, a fire support Marine and Lance Cpl. Julio Tinocodominguez, a digital wideband transmission equipment operator, assigned to 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, validate targeting processes during exercise Katana Strike on Kumejima, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 26, 2022. Katana Strike is led by III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group and is designed to demonstrate proficiency in coalition joint-force planning, coordination, and execution of dynamic targeting in a maritime environment that utilizes ground forces to initiate the targeting cycle. Katana Strike showcases 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, which serves as the central hub for conducting long-range communications between joint ground, naval and aviation units over multiple waveforms. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air Ground Task

PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ben Davis (right), 2nd platoon leader and an Ankeny, Iowa resident, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Peter Moeller (left) and U.S. Army Sgt. Kris Rude, both residents of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, all combat engineers with 832nd Engineers Company attached to 1st squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, provide security for fellow Soldiers during a patrol in the Dolatshi Village Dec. 2. The platoon visited the village to conduct a patrol to ensure security within the village.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment,173rd Airborne Brigade provide covering fire on an objective during a combined arms live fire exercise on a maneuver range at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 22, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

Various University and Colleges ROTC Units were here at Fort Dix, New Jersey competing in the 2022 ROTC Ranger Challenge. On the final day the Closing Ceremonies were held on Fort Dix, NJ. (Images are provided by the Fort Dix (TSC) Training Support Center / Daniel Amburg)

U.S. Army Pvt. Miles Elliott and Spc. Kenneth Shipp assigned to Comanche Troop, 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, patrol their area of operation during Exercise Combined Resolve 17 at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, June 7, 2022. Combined Resolve is a U.S. Army consisting of 5,600 service members, Allies, and partners from more than 10 countries, and is designed to assess units abilities to conduct combat operations effectively in a multi-domain battle space.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Angel Paz, a rifleman with Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), communicates using hand-and-arm signals during an exercise on Hasto Buso Island, 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.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kevin Moore, right, attached to 3rd squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, gives advice to Soldiers running through the Live Fire Exercise (LFX) at Vilseck, Germany Feb. 13, 2024. LFX enables soldiers to build cohesion and lethality as teams, squads and platoons to prepare them to be ready, capable and interoperable. Army Reserve

Iowa Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the mortar platoon in Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, and members of the Kosovo Security Force, prepare to fire an M224 60 mm lightweight mortar system during a live-fire exercise at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on May 29, 2022. Approximately 15 KSF troops embedded with companies in the 1-133rd Infantry during a two-week annual training exercise. Senior leaders in the IANG and KSF visited each company near the end of the exercise to observe the full integration of KSF troops and recognize Soldiers who demonstrated excellence throughout their training. The tour was also an opportunity for KSF leaders to gain a more comprehensive understanding of IANG training requirements, equipment and logistics.

A U.S Marine with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, calls out a command during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 1, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, react to chemical strike during exercise Combined Resolve 17 (CbR 17) at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, June 7, 2022. CbR 17 is a U.S. Army consisting of 5,600 service members, Allies, and partners from more than 10 countries, and is designed to assess units abilities to conduct combat operations effectively in a multi-domain battlespace.

Soldiers with the 384th Military Police Battalion, 300th Military Police Brigade, 200th Military Police Command, prepare to move around the corner of a building during a convoy and room clearing training exercise as part of Spartan Warrior III June 21, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Spartan Warrior III gave the 300th MP Brigade the opportunity to practice multiple levels of military police procedures across two weeks.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Bull Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment prepare their weapons for a live support by fire training at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 16, 2022. 2nd Cavalry Regiment provides V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe, with combat-credible forces capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater to defend the NATO alliance.

Capt. Bryan Basham and Sgt. William Brandon, 101st Airborne Division, prepare to conduct Advance Warrior Task and Battle Drills during the Army's Best Medic Competition. Twenty-two two-Soldier teams from all around the world traveled to Fort Hood, Texas to compete in the finals to be named the Armys Best Medic. The competition is a 72-hour arduous test of the teams physical and mental skills. Competitors must be agile, adaptive leaders who demonstrate mature judgment while testing collective team skills in areas of physical fitness, tactical marksmanship, leadership, warrior skills, land navigation and overall knowledge of medical, technical and tactical proficiencies through a series of hands-on tasks in a simulated operational environment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Herman)

Soldiers patrol through the woods during a field training exercise.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Richard Kennedy, a platoon sergeant, with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, emplaces a Marine for security during a Mechanized Raid course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 11, 2022. The raid course was a one week program designed to improve the Marines ability to plan and conduct limited scale raids utilizing ground movement while forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific region.

Spc. Desiree Martinez, left, a combat medic with 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, assesses a simulated casualty as an observer, coach/trainer (OC/T) from 157th Infantry Brigade, First Army Division East, looks on July 21, 2022, on Fort Drum, NY. The OC/Ts were evaluating the medical platoons performance during a mass casualty event, part of eXportable Combat Training Capability 22-01.

Army ROTC Cadets from 4th Regiment, Advanced Camp complete their third movement to contact iteration during the Situational Training Exercise at Fort Knox, Ky., June 29, 2022. The STX was to prepare the Cadets for their time at the Field Training Exercise (FTX). | Photo by Savannah Baird, CST Public Affairs Office

U.S. Marines with Foxtrot Co., 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, establish security in a field at exercise Gunslinger 22 in Riley, Kansas, June 22, 2022. Exercise Gunslinger 22 is a joint exercise with the Kansas Air National Guard and U.S. Marine Corps designed to increase aircraft control and training for potential real-world contingencies.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 12th Combat Aviation Brigade conducted M240 weapons familiarization for a CH-47 Chinook aerial gunnery evaluation at Grafenwoehr, Germany, July 26, 2022. The 12th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) prepares for full-spectrum combat aviation operations in support of the United States Army, the United States Army-Europe and other designated combined joint task force headquarters.

Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard conduct a Live Fire Exercise on July 12, 2022 at the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at Fort Drum, New York. More than 2,500 Soldiers are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team prepare to establish a support by fire position during a combined arms blank fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 21, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

Marines with first platoon, Bravo Company, Marine Barracks Washington, conduct infantry training at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., May 25, 2022. The Marines conducted an air insert via MV-22 Ospreys and honed weapons-handling skills during battle drills utilizing the AT-4 light anti-armor weapon, M203 grenade launcher, M72 light anti-armor weapon, and M16A4 rifle.

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, maneuver across a field during Exercise Rolling Thunder 22-2 on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, April 6, 2022. This exercise is a 10th Marines-led live-fire artillery event that tested the units abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer Second Class Francis Sales, a corpsman with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, prepares to receive incoming simulated casualties during a mass casualty drill during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 6, 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.

Soldiers assigned to the 1st Theater Sustainment Command, conduct a patrol during Blackjack training on Fort Knox, Kentucky, May 12, 2022. Blackjack training is conducted every Thursday to increase combat readiness.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Cody Demorest, a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) with All-Domain Effects Team (ADET) Bravo, 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO), II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group (II MIG) works with our Baltic allies on JTAC proficiency and capabilities as part of DEFENDER-Europe 22, Kaunas, Lithuania, May 18, 2022. DEFENDER-Europe 22 is a series of multinational training exercises within Eastern Europe, which includes the U.S., Europe and Africas armed forces. This exercise demonstrates large-scale, joint combatant operations across multiple theatres in support of NATO and the National Defense Strategy.

SFC Nico Rhodes, member of Squad 2, representing Cyber Center of Excellence, participates 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.

Paratroopers assigned to Charlie Troop, 1-73 Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division participate in Squad Lanes for the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition on Fort Stewart, GA, July 28, 2022. During the Best Squad Competition, competitors were tested on a wide range of subjects including land navigation, marksmanship, casualty care, physical fitness, small-unit tactics and endurance.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Chaven Marshall, left, assigned to 66th Military Intelligence Brigade, briefs his squad at the M4 zero range during the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad Competition at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 11, 2022. Teams from across U.S. Army Europe and Africa test their tactical proficiency, communication, and overall cohesion as they compete for the title of Best Squad. Winners of this competition will advance to represent U.S. Army Europe and Africa at the U.S. Army Best Squad Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina later this year.

U.S. Army Spc. Braden Blair and Spc. Benaim Clark, assigned to Bull Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment work together to provide support by fire with an M240b machine gun during a live fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 16, 2022. 2nd Cavalry Regiment provides V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe, with combat-credible forces capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater to defend the NATO alliance.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, test fire their weapons for an upcoming combined-arms, live-fire exercise during KAMANDAG 6 at Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Philippines, Oct. 7, 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.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 provide security during exercise Kamoshika Wrath 23-1, at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Haramura Training Area, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, Oct. 15, 2022. Kamoshika Wrath is an annual field exercise that focuses on unit-level training. The exercise consisted of patrols, water purification, pistol qualification, heavy equipment operations and annual requirements to meet unit training and readiness standards.

Staff Sgt. Matthew Hengstl, an observer coach/trainer for the 181st Multifunctional Training Brigade, right, discuss mission objectives with Soldiers of the 317th Engineer Company, 863rd Engineer Battalion, 372nd Engineer Brigade, during Army Warrior Tasks training as part of Warrior Exercise 78-22-02 July 22, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 78th Training Division will conduct WAREX 78-22-02 from July 16-30 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, in order to build Warfighter collective readiness and prepare units to execute mission in support of Unified Land Operations.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade establish a support by fire position during a combined arms live fire exercise on a maneuver range at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 21, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

A machine gun teams participates during the field fire qualification match on tripod, during which they must focus on single shot groups in order to focus on accuracy while attending the 46th annual Winston P. Wilson Machine Gun Championships hosted by the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center (NGMTC) held at Robinson Maneuver Training Center, Ark. May 21-25, 2017.

A U.S. Air Force Airman, an explosive ordnance disposal technician from the 87th Civil Engineering Squadron, investigates suspect IED during FTX on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Aug. 10, 2022. This training enhanced mission readiness through real-world scenarios and hands-on field training.

Arizona Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team performs radio communications during a security halt in preparation to assault opposing forces in a platoon-level simulated air assault training exercise during Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) program at Camp Roberts, California, July 18, 2022. XCTC was designed to evaluate a platoons efficiency in reacting to a variety of engagements, including encountering improvised explosive devices, enemy combatants and casualties.

Soldiers with the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), execute a wet gap crossing with the 502nd Multi-Role Bridge Company, 19th Engineering Battalion on Fort Knox, KY, April 28, 2022. The purpose of this mission was to allow the bridging company to meet their training objective while helping the Iron Rakkasans shorten the distance to their next training objective.

U.S. Marines assigned to Echo Company 4th Reconnaissance Battalion conduct a patrol during a live fire exercise at Camp Upshur, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., July 21, 2014. The training exercise was part of a week-long jump, dive, breach, and shooting package conducted around various exercises on Quantico.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Chris Ori, a platoon commander, left, and Staff Sgt. Matthew Rude, a platoon sergeant, both with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), search for simulated enemy targets during an island seizure exercise on Russaro Island, Finland, Aug. 12, 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.

Paratroopers across the 82nd Airborne Division finish the 12 mile road march, complete a weapons test, and recieve their E3B on Fort Bragg, NC, April 7, 2023. 371 Paratroopers and Soldiers across multiple units and locations successfully completed E3B.

United Arab Emirates soldiers from the 11th Mountain Battalion pass through a breach in an obstacle during a live fire exercise while participating in Joint Readiness Training Center Rotation 23-04, Feb. 22, 2023. United Arab Emirate soldiers from the 11th Mountain Battalion are participating in the training rotation alongside U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, and the 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade. UAE soldiers will train alongside a U.S. Army brigade throughout this JRTC rotation to increase tactical interoperability and readiness.

U.S. Army Sgt. Jack Gordon, left, and Staff Sgt. Ramon Bowie, right, both assigned to 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, sprint during a stress shoot event in the Eighth Army 2022 Best Warrior and Squad Competition at Rodriguez Live-Fire Range, South Korea, May 10, 2022. The Eighth Army Best Warrior and Squad Competition is a week-long competition consisting of several events to test the participants general Army knowledge and skills.

A Soldier assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School carries a simulated casualty during tactical skills training as part of the Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC) at Camp Mackall, North Carolina January 9, 2023. Soldiers participated in SFQC training that tested their knowledge of small unit tactics and basic urban operations to ensure they possess the combat skills required to successfully operate on a Special Forces Operational Detatchment Alpha.

Soldiers with the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), execute a wet gap crossing with the 502nd Multi-Role Bridge Company, 19th Engineering Battalion on Fort Knox, KY, April 28, 2022. The purpose of this mission was to allow the bridging company to meet their training objective while helping the Iron Rakkasans shorten the distance to their next training objective.

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to Brigade Support Battalion (BSB), 173rd Airborne Brigade bounds toward an objective as fellow team members suppress the enemy during a team live fire iteration as part of Repel Resolve II training exercise at Monte Romano training site, Viterbo, Italy, Jan. 22,2024.The Repel Resolve II exercise develops small-team lethality and experience, increasing the battalion's ability to operate across the Brigade Support Area of operation.The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

Michigan Army National Guard Infantry soldiers and Reserve Officer Corps Training cadets of the 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry, Rear Detachment conduct an air assault mission using UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and by doing foot patrols at Camp Grayling, Mich., June 20, 2012.

Marines with the 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24) complete M4 rifle qualification requirements July 26, 2022, on Range 18 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 annual training at Fort McCoy.

U.S. Army paratroopers with 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct platoon live-fire training during exercise Rock Dawn in Latvia, May 16, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. (U.S. Army photograph by Staff Sgt. Alexander Skripnichuk)

A U.S. Army Advisor from 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade and U.S. Air Force 571 Mobility Support Advisory Squadron perform a fly-to-assess mission during Operation Combined Victory, on Camp Atterbury, Indiana, Feb. 07, 2024. Advisors conducted an assessment of partner force capabilities, limitations, and airfield infrastructure, using SFACs organizational assessment products. (

U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force lead a combined arms demonstration for Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipmen during their Summer Training Program at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, August 1, 2022. NROTC Midshipman Summer Training develops and trains Midshipmen in order to provide the Fleet a competent and professional Naval Service Commissioned Officer.

Members of Squad 2, representing Cyber Center of Excellence participate in day 1 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 ability to complete common Soldier tasks and skills as a cohesive, ready and resilient team, Sept. 12-16, 2022 at Fort Benning, Georgia.

U.S. Soldiers representing U.S. Army Material Command navigate to their next lane during the Army's first-ever Best Squad competition, held on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 2, 2022. Each squad competing in the Army's Best Squad Competition consists of five soldiers; a squad leader, which is a sergeant first class or staff sergeant; a team leader, which is a sergeant or corporal; and three squad members in the ranks of specialist or below.

Medical lane training during WAREX 78-22-02 serves as an annual training opportunity for U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers.

FORT HOOD, Texas - U.S. Army Soldiers representing III Armored Corps competing in U.S. Army Forces Command Best Squad Competition move to the landing zone with their training mannequin at the Medical Simulation Training Center, Fort Hood, Texas, August 17, 2022. These Soldiers represent the best in U.S. Army Forces Command.

Sgt. John Dean, Pfc. Caden McColley and Spc. Ashton Strickler, with the 454th Transportation Company, 718th Transportation Battalion, from Columbus, Ohio, plan a route to their next objective during a simulated reconnaissance mission at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, July 20, 2022. The 78th Training Division conducted Warrior Exercise 78-22-02 July 16-30 in order to build Warfighter collective readiness and prepare units to execute missions in support of Unified Land Operations.

FORT HOOD, Texas - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Eloy Huertas, a corrections specialist assigned to 42nd Military Police Brigade, runs with kettle bells during the range portion of the FORSCOM Best Squad Competition 2022 at Fort Hood, Texas, Aug. 15, 2022. The Army is the best trained, best equipped and most skilled fighting force in the world.

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Members of the African Land Forces Colloquium (ALFC) meet with Soldiers and observe lanes during Expert Soldier Badge (ESB) and Expert Infantry Badge (EIB) training in Grafenwoehr Training Area, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 14, 2021.ALFC 22 brings together African Land Force Commanders from multiple nations, along with select U.S. Army and Allied and partner army leaders, to 7th Army Training Commands Grafenwoehr Training Area to address land force security challenges and opportunities. ALFC 22 emphasizes U.S. Army institutional training and ways to Train to Fight. Soldiers attempted to master their individual competencies and abilities to perform Skill Level 1 Warrior Tasks during ESB and EIB training, and those who successfully complete all the tasks during testing week receive their ESB or EIB.

U.S. Army Spur Candidates of the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, depart a landing zone after conducting a simulated air assault mission during a Spur Ride at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 25, 2022. Soldiers from various units participated in the Spur Ride, a challenging event where physical fitness and teamwork are needed to emerge and earn their spurs.

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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Basic cadets from the Class of 2026 complete the assault course at the U.S. Air Force Academy's Jacks Valley in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 13, 2022. Basic Cadet Training is a six-week indoctrination program to guide the transformation of new cadets from being civilians to military academy cadets prepared to enter a four-year officer commissioning program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joshua Armstrong)

The Week of the Warrior is in full swing, as competitors from the 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division complete the challenges presented to them on the second day of the competition, May 3, 2022, on Camp Casey, Republic of Korea. The Soldiers participated in a combat run, confidence course, stress shoot, and a M4 familiarization qualification.

FORT DRUM - New York Army National Guard Infantrymen from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry participate in a company field training exercise at Fort Drum, N.Y. May 20, 2016 . The exercise, which involved being dropped off by helicopter at a landing zone and subsequently attacking an enemy stronghold, is part of a larger Battalion-level operation which was used to help prepare the unit for its upcoming rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center scheduled for later this year.

U.S. Marine Corps combat engineers with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, set up a terrain model during exercise Eagle Wrath 22 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, May 16, 2022. Eagle Wrath is an annual MWSS-171 exercise at CATC Camp Fuji, Japan, designed to increase squadron proficiency in conducting real-world contingency missions while in a forward operating environment.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24) participate 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)

The nine female Ball State University ROTC team works together during the Humvee pull event during the Ranger Challenge held at Camp Atterbury, Ind., Oct. 25. The three day event was a team building and leadership skills oriented competition.

U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, hike during Mountain Training Exercise 1-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California, Oct. 6, 2022. During MTX, the Marines learned various skills to become more proficient in combat and survival in an austere mountain environment.

Soldiers with the 287th Engineer Company, 168th Engineer Brigade, 184th Sustainment Command, recently conducted field demolition training at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on June 11, 2022. The training allows the engineers to fulfill expected tasks of their profession.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fires his weapon during an M4A1 carbine qualification at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, July 19, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. Tactical Air Control Party Airmen from the 15th Air Support Operations Squadron conduct reconnaissance tactics and deep precision strike training during Bold Quest 2022, Fort Stewart, Georgia, August 12, 2022. Bold Quest is an exercise designed to test coalition interoperability, focused on testing elements of Joint All Domain Command and Control and gave the TACP Airmen the opportunity to showcase their ability to be the ground-based USAF Battle Management Command and Control node that collocates with the joint service maneuver element.

HAT YAO BEACH, Thailand (June 10, 2013) U.S. Marines attached to 2nd Amphibian Assault Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, conduct amphibious assault training with Royal Thai Marines during exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2013. More than 1,200 Sailors and Marines are participating in CARAT Thailand. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor Leste.

U.S. Army paratroopers with 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct urban breach training during exercise Full Tank at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Jan. 25, 2022. The 173rd AB is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Gertrud Zach)

The New Jersey Army National Guard 114th Infantry Regiment and 150th Aviation Regiment conduct air assault insertion and company attack at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 10, 2023. This exercise trained on warrior tasks and demonstrated combat capabilities in preparation for Joint Regional Training Center Rotation May 2023.

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. Navy Corpsmen 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.

Staff Sgt. Matthew Black of the 753rd EOD low crawls during the hand grenade qualification lane while competing in the West Virginia National Guard Best Warrior Competition held April 22-24, 2022, at Camp Dawson in Kingwood, West Virginia. Best Warrior is an annual event where participants compete in a series of warrior training tasks including weapons proficiency on the M4 rifle, 9mm pistol, land navigation, physical fitness, combat first aid, tactical movements, communications, and professional development activities.

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conduct an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) at CSL Manda Bay, Kenya, June 17, 2022. During the EDRE, the East Africa Response Force (EARF) forward deployed from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to Manda Bay to exercise its capability to provide security augmentation while Soldiers with the EARF and CJTF-HOA security forces conducted presence patrols with Kenya Defense Forces and responded to multiple injects that included base defense drills.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment transport a casualty during a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) attack at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22, Sept. 12, 2022.Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd 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. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NA

Soldiers assigned to the 64th Military Police Company under the 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, fire a MK19 grenade launcher during qualification at Fort Cavazos, Texas, Feb. 22, 2024. The 64th Military Police Company has a dual mission, providing law enforcement on Fort Cavazos and homeland defense. (Minnesota National Guard

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Felix Guerra III, 3d Battalion, 3d Marines Commanding Officer, discusses training objectives with Col. Jun Yamasaki, 3d Rapid Deployment Regiment Commanding Officer, Northern Army, Japan Self-Defense Force during Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 3, 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. Army Sgt. Tarako Braswell and Sgt. Torrance Saunders, assigned to 982nd Signal Company (Airborne) participate in tactical lanes while competing in the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P Hill, Virginia, May 20, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the physical, tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

Security Forces trainees at the 343rd Training Squadron march to the Individual Tactics and Techniques basic course at Joint Base San Antonio - Camp Bullis on Sept. 20, 2022. The course is designed to teach the trainees how to shoot, move, and communicate through tactical environments. The 37th Training Wing and 343rd Training Squadron provide the initial training for all Air Force security forces.

Paratroopers across the 82nd Airborne Division finish the 12 mile road march, complete a weapons test, and recieve their E3B on Fort Bragg, NC, April 7, 2023. 371 Paratroopers and Soldiers across multiple units and locations successfully completed E3B.

Spc. Nathaniel Miska of Oakdale, Minnesota, a Carpentry and Masonry Specialist with the Minnesota National Guards 850th Engineer Company utilizes a radio while on the patrol lane of the Region IV Best Warrior Competition on May 14, 2022. He is one of twelve National Guard Soldiers competing in the Region IV Best Warrior Competition May 11-15, 2022, at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio National Guards. The winners will move on to compete in the National Guards competition on July 20-30, 2022, at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Sydney Mariette.)

Paratroopers across the 82nd Airborne Division finish the 12 mile road march, complete a weapons test, and recieve their E3B on Fort Bragg, NC, April 7, 2023. 371 Paratroopers and Soldiers across multiple units and locations successfully completed E3B.

Wyoming Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conduct a leadership huddle in a platoon-level simulated training exercise during the Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) program at Camp Roberts, California, July 17, 2022. XCTC focuses on fully instrumental and realistic collective training to certify platoon and company level training proficiency in coordination with First Army.

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