Modern Military Operations

Images showcasing U.S. military personnel engaged in various training exercises, including bridge launching, perimeter setup, and logistical operations in diverse environments.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 1st Special Operations Mission Support Group coordinate to set up a perimeter during a Mission Sustainment Team field exercise at Austere Field #6, Florida, Sept. 12, 2022. The perimeter helps to guide Airmen on where tents need to be assembled.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 11, 2022) Builder 2nd Class Ruby Sierra and Ensign Patrick Kane get ready to launch a bridge during Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18s Field Training Exercise (FTX). FTX is designed to analyze a battalions construction capability, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to support major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

U.S. Army Spc. Angel Rodríguez, assigned to Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, performs qualification tasks for the M109 Paladin howitzer crews at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, July 1, 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. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 1st Special Operations Mission Support Group coordinate to set up a perimeter during a Mission Sustainment Team field exercise at Austere Field #6, Florida, Sept. 12, 2022. The perimeter helps to guide Airmen on where tents need to be assembled.

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U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct water purification within a joint light tactical vehicle during Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 17, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

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.

A weapons load crew assigned to the 4th Fighter Generation Squadron compete in a munitions load competition at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2024. Weapons load competitions test a squadrons ability to safely and accurately load munitions onto their respective aircraft.

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conducts training with an M120 120 mm mortar system at Dandolo range in Pordenone, Italy, April 12, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade 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. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, load ordnance into an AH-1W Super Cobra during a forward arming and refueling point exercise on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 04, 2022. A FARP is a point of operation used for fueling and rearming an aircraft outside of a forward operating base. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Pfc. Lawson Graham, 115th Signal Battalion, operates a generator while providing connectivity to field operations during exercise Northern Strike, Camp Grayling, Mish, Aug 8, 2022. (Army National Guard Photo by Spc. Cody Muzio).

Spc. Ashlyn Jelinek, a bridge builder crewmember with the Army Reserve 652nd Engineer Company, 397th Engineer Battalion, secures a boat to the improved ribbon bridge (IRB) at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, July 16, 2022. Once the IRB is assembled, the boats secured to it push and pull the IRB and its cargo across the water.

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U. S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 102nd Cavalry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard prepare to conduct Mortar live fire training with the M120/M121 120 mm mortar system, during the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise on July 24, 2022 at Ft. Drum, N. Y. 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.

Airman 1st Class Justin Thomas, (left), Senior Airman Zakari Haines, (center), and Senior Yung Kim, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team members, prepare a machine to x-ray a suspicious package during a training event, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 18, 2022. The portable x-ray system allows EOD technicians to examine how an improvised explosive device functions and can confirm or deny the presence of an explosive hazard.

U.S. Army Spc. Joel Shawgo, an indirect fire infantryman assigned to the 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, uses a target locator module to find target coordinates at Niinisalo, Finland, July 21, 2022. The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and the Pori Brigade of the Finnish army began summer training in Finland to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between the two nations.

A tactical air control party Airman assigned to the 5th Air Support Operations Squadron requests close air support via a high frequency radio during a tactics, techniques and procedures exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, May 26, 2022. The goal of this training was to test and refine TTPs through utilization and implementation of high frequency communications for large scale combat operations against near-peer adversaries.

U.S. Army Spc. Joel Shawgo, an indirect fire infantryman assigned to the 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, writes down coordinates after using a target locator module at Niinisalo, Finland, July 21, 2022. The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and the Pori Brigade of the Finnish army began summer training in Finland to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between the two nations.

KFOR multinational partners participate in Medical Evacuation and hoist extraction training conducted by Task Force Pegasus Soldiers, at Camp Novo Selo July 19, 2022. Training like this builds interoperability between the Army and its multinational partners.

A US Marine from 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, Charlie Company, positions an M198 Howitzer to a target during a training exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island of Hawaii. Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Hopkins, left, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ean Gardner, 4th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew members, prepare to load munitions onto a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II during a weapons load competition at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2024. The quarterly competition tests the knowledge and proficiency of the Airmen and identifies the load crew of the quarter.

LOGAR PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN - (R-L) Army Spec. Matthew Carver, a Gadsen, Ala. native and Army Pvt. Brandon Vitale, a Loganville, Ga. native, both mortarman assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, conduct routine maintenance checks on an 82-mm mortar weapons system at Combat Outpost Baraki Barak.

U.S. Army Soldiers with the 1-114th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, prepare to fire the 120mm mortar weapon system during training on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, June 3, 2022. Mortar Systems provide the maneuver commander rapid, responsive, indirect fires in support of combat operations.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Richard Castro, with the Marine Corps Shooting Team, prepares to shoot his rifle during the 2022 National Matches on Camp Perry, Ohio, Aug. 3, 2022. Participants compete in six-man-teams, each shooter firing a timed 100-point aggregate using national match M-16 A4 service rifles. Rifles are fired from the 200, 300 and 600 yard lines in both sitting and standing positions. The National Matches, also called the World Series of Shooting Sports, have been a tradition on Camp Perry since 1907; more than 4,500 participants compete annually.

Pfc. Lawson Graham, 115 Signal Battalion, operates a generator while providing connectivity to field operations during exercise Northern Strike, Camp Grayling, Mish, Aug 8, 2022. (Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. William Frye).

A Soldier programs a radio during the Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., April 9, 2022. The State Best Warrior Competition tested the 16 competing Soldiers on their basic Soldier skills to determine who will represent Wisconsin at the Regional Best Warrior Competition in May. (112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment photo by Spc. Alexandra Behne)

Staff Sgt. Christopher Tobey, a public affairs mass communications specialist for the 361st Theater Public Affairs Support Element, photographs Soldiers of the 317th Engineer Company, 863rd Engineer Battalion, 372nd Engineer Brigade, prepare a Bangalore torpedo charge July 26, 2021, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The Soldiers conducted a breach-in-stride demolition range to build charge familiarization and practice safety procedures while working with C-4 explosive agent.

A U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party specialist assigned to the 2d Air Support Operations Squadron out of Vilseck, Germany, operates a Black Hornet Nano during exercise Cobra Warrior 22 in England, Sept. 21, 2022. Cobra Warrior 22 provides valuable opportunities for all participating Force Elements to practice and develop tactics, techniques, and procedures in complex scenarios against a peer adversary.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to Bravo Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment aligns a M777 towed 155mm howitzer to a targets coordinates during a platoon live fire exercise at the 7th Army Training Commands Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 27, 2022. 2CR provides V Corps with a lethal and agile force capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater in order to assure allies, deter adversaries, and when ordered, defend the NATO alliance.

Senior Airman Brendan Kennedy, a 1st Combat Communications Squadron satellite communications technician, calibrates an L3 Panther during Baltic Operations 2015 June 10, 2015, at Powidz Air Base, Poland. During rotational deployments such as BALTOPS, each Airman on the communications team is selected for their specific skill set.

220404-N-UN585-1069 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 4, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Connor Barton, left, and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Andres Rodoni, assigned to Task Group 61/2.4, install the engine on a combat rubber raiding craft on the boat deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71), April 4, 2022. Task Group 61/2.4 is part of Task Force 61/2, which will temporarily provide command and control support to the commander of U.S. Sixth fleet to synchronize Navy and Marine Corps units and capabilities already in theater, in support of regional allies and partners and U.S. national security interests. Ross, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its 12th patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners and U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.

Staff Sgt. Mark Fittante and Senior Airman Sebastian Clancy, munitions systems specialists with the 124th Munitions Flight, unpack a GBU-31 fin kit during the 2022 Ammo Rodeo, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Oct. 15, 2022. Fin kits act as the nerve center for munitions, providing them the computational power to find their targets.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment are given instruction on the use of the Project Origin robotic combat vehicle in the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, June 6, 2022. Project Origin uses autonomous ground vehicles to support Army maneuvers by providing a variety of load packages, depending on the situation, and its use is being demonstrated during exercise Combined Resolve 17 as part of the Army's modernization and emerging technologies initiatives. Combined Resolve is a U.S. Army exercise 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.

Cannon crewmembers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment,1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, run through a dry-fire exercise in preparation for Ivy Mass, June 8, 2022, Fort Carson Colorado. "I just love the physical aspect of it," Said Spc Kenny. When we go out and get to shoot it's a thrilling experience".

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, prepare an AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma for flight during exercise Mjolnir Strike on Atlantic Airfield, North Carolina, June 27, 2023. Exercise Mjolnir Strike 3-23 is a fire support-focused training opportunity for Joint Terminal Attack Controllers and Joint Fires Observers across II MEF to increase proficiency while incorporating multiple fire support capabilities, such as ground-based indirect fires and close air support.

Airman 1st Class Anthony Giampapa and Senior Airman Brandon Lopez operate a mobile ground radio satellite system Aug. 15, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The 99th Communications Squadron Airmen use mobile systems while at home station or deployed. Giampapa and Lopez are radio frequency transmissions systems journeymen.

A U.S. Marine conducts experimentation on the Tactical Resupply Vehicle-150 at Camp Pendleton, Calif. during Project Convergence - Capstone 4. The TRV-150 is specifically designed to support assured logistics resupply to provide rapid and assured, highly automated aerial distribution of supply packages to small units operating in contested environments. Army

AIRMAN 1ST Class Brian Ramey and SENIOR AIRMAN Angela Threadgill of the 603rd Command and Control Squadron work on a satellite dish during Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 603rd will link its mobile radar system with airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft to track hundreds of flights in air space over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

U.S. Marines with Utilities Platoon, Engineer Support Company (ESC), 8th Engineer Support Battalion, utilize a Platoon Water Purification System to procure potable water during a field exercise on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 26, 2022. Engineer Support Company conducted a field exercise in order to increase readiness while providing tactical utilities and heavy equipment support in an urban terrain environment.

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nathan Lieske, 409th Air Expeditionary Group radar, airfield and weather systems apprentice, removes the protective covering from a new MSN-7 mobile control tower window Jan. 8, 2024 at Air Base 201, Niger. RAWS maintains critical systems that enable air traffic controllers to safely manage aircraft in and out of the installation in support of U.S. Department of Defense operations in the region.

Soldier prepare their gear for a test during the 20th Support Command (CBRNE) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team of the Year competition Sept. 16, 2012 at Fort Knox, Ky. From left are Sgt. Matthew Bagley, Staff Sgt. Christopher Thompson and Staff Sgt. Josue Sandoval. Dod

Soldiers from the 720th Explosive Ordnance Disposal, in Baumholder, Germany, and their Moldovan counterparts, exchange knowledge in detection and marking of unexploded ordnance, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, on October 7, 2022.

Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from the 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion Mortar Platoon prepare to begin firing. The Idaho Army National Guards Mortar Platoon, HHC, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion sharpen their skills preparing for deployment in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Brock, air traffic control shift leader, 3-238th Medevac, Oklahoma Army National Guard, teaches California Army National Guard soldiers about air traffic control during Northern Strike 22 in Grayling, Mich., on Aug. 13, 2022. Northern Strike 22 brings approximately 7,400 participants from 19 states and four coalition countries to Northern Michigan to validate the readiness and interoperability of multicomponent, multinational and interagency partners from Aug. 6 to 20, 2022, at the National All Domain Warfighting Center.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct training with an M120 120 mm mortar system at Dandolo range in Pordenone, Italy, April 12, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade 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.

Senior Airman Korey Sarantopoulos, 90th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance journeyman, unlatches the hood of a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle before performing a limited technical inspection at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Oct 25, 2022. The 90 LRS is tasked with preparing the next generation of security forces vehicles sent to protect the 90th Missile Wing's ICBM system as part of Air Force Global Strike Commands priority to modernize.

220610-N-FV745-1063 SIMRISHAMN, Sweden (June 10, 2022) A Royal Norwegian Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician prepares a remote operated vehicle (ROV) during a for a pierside training while at exercise BALTOPS 22, June 10, 2022. BALTOPS 22 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea.

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jacob Wojasinski, Bravo Troop pilot, assigned to 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, performs a pre-flight inspection on an AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter before aerial gunnery at a forward arming and refueling point at Mirosławiec, Poland, April 13, 2022. The 1 ACB 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. Air Force Airman 1st Class Garrett Haynie, 366th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordinance disposal technician, prepares a bomb defusal robot at Wendover Air Field, Utah, May 20, 2022 as part of exercise Raging Gunfighter 22-2. This exercise prepares the 366th Fighter Wing for Agile Combat Employment (ACE) operations around the world.

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220507-A-ST150-GR22-Photo 43// U.S. Army Reservist Spc. Christian Cote, a public affairs specialist with the 372nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, captures photos of a platoon level decontamination team debrief after responding to a simulated nuclear disaster with mass casualties, at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., May 5, 2022. The simulated nuclear disaster is a part of Guardian Response, a multi-component Homeland Emergency Response Exercise conducted by the Army Reserves 78th Training Division.

On January 18, 2023, Soldiers demonstrated their expertise and knowledge during training today, helping set up signal operations that provide communication between units far and wide. Nothing moves without their hard work and diligence, and we appreciate everything they do to make this the best Signal Brigade in the U.S. Army!

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Regiment, work with the Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher (AML), on a Palletized Load System (PLS) using a Remote Interface Unit (RIU) as a part of Project Convergence 22 at Fort Irwin, California, Oct. 31, 2022. Project Convergence 22 experimentation incorporates technologies and concepts from all services and from multinational partners, including in the areas of autonomy, augmented reality, tactical communications, advanced manufacturing, unmanned aerial systems and long-range fires.

Senior Airman Christian Campbell, 19th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, uses a handheld device during his examination of an ordnance found following a simulated attack during ROCKI 22-03 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, May 14, 2022. In this exercise, players were tasked to deploy a Command and Control Force Element to a main operating base in the Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility to command and control Mobility Air Forces assets through a scenario that progressed from establishing initial operating capability, to operating in a communication degraded environment, to countering adversary actions.

An Airman assigned to the 269th Combat Communications Squadron establishes a communications link June 07, 2022 during Agile Rage 22 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan. Through Agile Rage 22, the Air National Guard is developing and validating future tactics, techniques and procedures for distributed and austere operations during Large-Scale Combat Operations.

U.S. Army soldier assigned to the 335th Signal Command (Theater) fires a canon during a Change of Command ceremony on Aug 21, 2022 on Fort Gordon, Augusta, Ga. The 335th SC (T) is a winning organization and we look forward to reaching new heights while focusing on our Soldiers and their Families first.

U.S. Army Spc. Michael Nichols, a mechanic assigned to Apache Troop, 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, uses a crane to remove the engine cover of an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during annual services at Trzebień, Poland, July 18, 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, America's forward-deployed corps in Europe.

A U.S. Army Reserve Soldier adjusts his front sights to zero his weapon at Fort Pickett, Virginia, May 14, 2022. Zeroing, or sighting in, is the process of aligning sights on a weapon so the marksman can accurately aim at a target from a set distance.

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Hawaii Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 487th Artillery Regiment, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conduct a call for indirect fire at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, April 2, 2022. The 487th Artillery Regiment conducted sling load operation training with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, 103rd Troop Command to routinely train to improve combat readiness by simulating tactical insertion and extraction of field artillery assets.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 10th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division negotiate obstacles across the Leader Reaction Course at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May 24, 2022. Squad sized teams work together to overcome obstacles with on-site planning and problem solving to accomplish missions.

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. William Chirinos, 821st Contingency Response Support Squadron intelligence officer, hammers a tent stake to loosen it for tent disassembly in eastern Europe, May 7, 2022. 31 different Air Force specialty codes comprised the Contingency Response Element.

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Sgt. Nathan Wood directs Spc. Saiveon Harmon on how to secure cables on the TROJAN network in the Deployable Intelligence Support Element's area of operations before the start of Lightning Focus 24, the 207th Military Intelligence Brigade-Theaters annual exercise.Lightning Focus 2024 provides an opportunity for increasing individual & crew weapons proficiency, training on Basic Soldier Skills, junior Soldier and NCO development, improving unit cohesion & team-building, and scenario-based operational intelligence support training to certify intelligence platforms; building readiness in support of SETAF-AF, USAREUR-AF and USAFRICOM.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gabriel Davis, an anti-tank missile gunner with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, participates in bilateral force-on-force training during Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 11, 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. Davis is a native of Greensburg, Kentucky.

U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6), participate in an expeditionary advance base operation exercise at W-174, Okinawa, Japan on Feb. 10, 2023. The EAB exercise reinforced Marines and Sailors abilities to gather maritime and airspace intelligence by employing radars and relaying the information back to commanders aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6). The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

A U.S. Army Advisor from the 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade looks at the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) during the SFAC Command Forum at the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, Ga., Oct. 27, 2022. During the forum, Advisors took the chance to see the ISVs capabilities which will give Advisors an opportunity to arrive to a fight faster, rested, and ready.

U.S. Army Sgt. Cristalie Ortiz, a religious affairs noncommissioned officer with the 325th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, assembles and programs a radio as part of a religious support readiness training exercise at East Range on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Feb. 1, 2024. Unit ministry teams received brief training on radio operations and were expected to demonstrate proficiency at sending up a report in order to improve combat readiness in the Indo-Pacific region. Army

U.S. Service Members attend a weapon familiarization lane during Day 0 of the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, May 18, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Markus McNally, 1st Combat Communications Squadron client systems technician, operates a radio during exercise Heavy Rain III at Breitenbach, Germany, Sept. 15, 2022. Heavy Rain is a five-day exercise that challenges service members' ability to detect and resolve communication interference by using their training and skills to problem solve through various situations.

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, prepare c4 explosive for the setup of the confidence charge during live-fire demolition at Pocek Range in Postonja, Slovenia, Dec. 7, 2022. The exercise was held to demonstrate different demolition and explosive breaching training techniques. The 173rd Airborne Brigade 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.

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U.S. Marines with 1st Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, extract a Tactical Resupply Vehicle (TRV-150) drone during the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) offload exercise during Project Convergence 2022 on Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 18, 2022. During PC22 many systems were experimented with to determine how future command and control capabilities can be integrated with All-Service and Multinational partners. This training also gives Marines and Sailors the opportunity to practice smooth ship-to-shore offloading of gear and personnel.

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From left to right, US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Mark Holsteen and SSGT Jason Boster, Satellite Communication/ Wideband Journeyman, 603rd Air Control Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, secure a satellite dish. The 603rd is deployed to Bovbjerg, Denmark, in support of the annual TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRY Exercise "TFW" and a NATO AIR MEET. TFW and NATO AIR MEET are multinational exercises designed to practice and improve tactical capabilities in a combine training environment. Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRYNATO AIR MEET Base: Bovbjerg Country: Denmark (DNK)

Port Fourchon, La. - Louisiana National Guard Soldiers of the 769th Engineering Battalion hookup a wire sling to an UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters belonging to the 1/244th Assault Helicopter Battalion in Hammond, La, sling load several thousand pound sandbags to Trinity Island to fill in a low lying area critical to oil spill mitigation efforts along Louisianas shoreline, May 27, 2010. Trinity Island is one of many barrier islands along the coast of Louisiana that are threatened by the oil spill.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jonathan Langford, a rifleman with Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to detonate an explosive charge during a live-fire and maneuver exercise in Jægerspris, Denmark, July 14, 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.

Staff Sgt. Michael Sheehan fires a man-portable aircraft survivability trainer, or MAST, at Saylor Creek Range March 13, 2014, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The MAST is used to train aircrews to react to surface to air missiles threats during live training exercises. Members of the 266th Range Squadron play an invaluable role in Gunfighter Flag 14-2 by providing support to U.S. and coalition forces for future deployments. Sheehan is a 266th RANS ground radar operator technician.

UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew members with the 150th Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, reload canisters with 7.62 mm ammunition during an aerial gunnery training mission at the 177th Fighter Wing's Detachment 1, Warren Grove Gunnery Range, N.J., April 15, 2016. The 150th is located at the Army Aviation Support Facility at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.

U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, observe members of the Northern Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force operate an M270 Multiple Rocket Launch System during a bilateral demonstration at Yausubetsu 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.

Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers fly an RQ-11B Raven Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) over drop zone Badger at Fort McCoy, Wis., Sept. 9, 2022. The training is part of a two-week skills course taught by instructors from the Wisconsin Military Academy. U.S. Army photo by Kevin W. Clark

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 2 Robert Miller, an expeditionary airfield officer from Salisbury, Maryland, with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, guides a non-functional rescue helicopter onto a vehicle during a salvage and recovery exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23, at Auxiliary Airfield IV, near Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 23, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

U.S. Army Soldiers participating in Jungle School perform medical evacuation and jungle penetrator training at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on Sept. 22, 2022. Jungle students learned how to load a casualty onto the HH-60M Blackhawk correctly and were shown how the jungle penetrator works.

220707-N-UM706-1685 SAN DIEGO (July 7, 2022) Rear Adm. Christopher Alexander, commander, Combined Task Force 177, discusses equipment operations with U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 2 Trevor Hicks, an Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) officer, with 1st Marine Logistics Group, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, EOD Company, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 in Southern California. 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.

Airmen from the 820th Base Defense Group, MacDill AFB, Nellis AFB and Langley AFB conduct pre-Ranger Assessment Preparation Course training, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, October 31-November 4, 2022. The candidates executed a variety of tasks that they'll be expected to perform at Ranger School such as an official Ranger Physical Fitness Test, a Combat Water Survival Test, day and night land navigation, weapons firing, and a 9-mile ruck. The course is designed to equip Ranger School candidates for the physical and mental elements of the U.S. Army Ranger Assessment Course.

Joint training exercise with Det 2. 6 Co. 3/238th AVN MEDEVAC, Cox Health and Missouri State Highway Patrol at Hercules Glade Wilderness, Bradleyville, Mo., Oct. 06, 2022. Multiple Missouri departments teamed up to practice life-saving MEDEVAC scenarios. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Rose Di Trolio.)

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Brian Pederson and SSGT Richard Hunt, 39th Security Forces Squadron, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, adjust the Reflex Quadrant Sight on an M-203 grenade launcher attached to the Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle. Weapons training, one of the categories judged during the US Air Forces in Europe Defender Challenge. Members of the 39th Security Forces Squadron will compete against other security forces for a slot on the eight-member USAFE team to compete in an Air Force-wide competition in late October. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cidney Kammerdiener, left, a network operator, and Sgt. Louis Hall, a radio operator, both with Marine Air Control Group 38, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, review how to make phone calls using a satellite during the Deploying Group Systems Integration Testing at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 11, 2022. DGSIT is a command and control and command post focused exercise designed to validate the Command, Control, Communications and Computers systems and procedures of the MEU and all major supporting elements prior to more intensive pre-deployment training program events and deployment.

030312-M-3138H-023. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

Arriving at their base camp, soldiers from the 148th field Artillery Regiment spent the morning loading ammunition and preparing for firing exercises on the Orchard Combat Training Center.The 1-148th Field Artillery Regiment provides field artillery support to the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team. Headquartered in Pocatello units are located in the Eastern Idaho communities of Blackfoot, Burley, Preston, Pocatello, Rexburg and St. Anthony.

U.S. Army Capt. Matthew Meissner, company commander of Barbarian Company, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division reviews the tank platoon manual while evaluating a platoon during platoon situational exercises at Bucierz Range, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 4, 2022, as the unit prepares for their participation in Defender 22. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

040611-F-3798Y-029. Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Officer candidates conduct land navigation training on July 14, 2022, Stones Ranch Military Reservation, East Lyme, CT. Prior enlisted and first-time Soldiers undergo Officer Candidate School (OCS) to learn how to become an effective leader in the United States Army. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Sgt. Terry Rajsombath)

U.S. Army Spc. Haishan Liu, middle, and U.S. Army Sgt. Tory Boatwright, right, Headquarters Company, 115th Signal Battalion, Alabama National Guard, observe the results of Lius zero of a M249 squad automatic weapon at Camp Grayling, Mich., Aug. 4, 2022. Haishan is from Birmingham, Ala., and Boatwright is from Cullman, Ala. Both are conducting their annual training at Northern Strike 22. This years exercise brings 7,400 people from 19 states and 4 coalition countries to Northern Michigan.

A Marine from 11th Marines Artillery, Kilo Battery, gun 3, does his part in setting up his teams howitzer (only the sighting mechanism on the howitzer is shown) during Desert Knight , a live fire exercise held at MCAGCC Twentynine Palms California in December of 1999. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT KNIGHT 99 Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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