Modern Military Operations and Training

Photographs featuring contemporary military personnel engaged in operations, training exercises, and equipment handling at various military bases, highlighting modern warfare practices.

U.S. Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Joshua Weber, an air transportation specialist of the 30th Aerial Port Squadron, points to a good tie-down location under a firetruck so it can be secured aboard a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Travis Air Force Base, Calif. at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y., on Dec. 9, 2022. The firetruck is being donated to La Ciénaga, Dominican Republic and is being shipped through the U.S. Transportation Command's Denton Humanitarian Assistance Program.

030319-M-3138H-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

041126-N-3644C-098. Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

U.S. Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Joshua Weber, an air transportation specialist of the 30th Aerial Port Squadron, points to a good tie-down location under a firetruck so it can be secured aboard a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Travis Air Force Base, Calif. at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y., on Dec. 9, 2022. The firetruck is being donated to La Ciénaga, Dominican Republic and is being shipped through the U.S. Transportation Command's Denton Humanitarian Assistance Program.

030301-M-0367H-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: AAV

030207-F-0876R-059. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

060218-A-2718K-102. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE NORTHWEST

U.S. Army Spc. Aaron Hanson mans the gunner's turret of an armored vehicle during combat operations in Kotub Khel, near Combat Out Post McClain, Nov. 26, 2012, in Logar province, Afghanistan. Hanson is assigned to Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Calvary Regiment, 173rd (Airborne) Brigade Combat Team.

050101-F-3476P-364. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

An Air National Guard member from the 152nd Aerial Port Squadron, listens to his radio while driving a forklift at the Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Mississippi during INSPECTOR GENERAL EXERCISE-5A (IGX-5A). Subject Operation/Series: INSPECTOR GENERAL EXERCISE-5A (IGX-5A) Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Jumpmaster from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School looks out the window a C-27 aircraft during free fall training at Camp Mackall, North Carolina September 22, 2022. The military free fall parachutists jumped from 7,000 feet and landed on Luzon Drop Zone.

050715-F-7564C-041. Base: Volk Field State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Staff Sgt. Brian Bullock of Morro Bay, Calif. and member of the 49th Military Police Brigade's Personnel Security Detail checks his weapon's scope prior to heading on a mission. More than a dozen PSD Soldiers braved Baghdad's roads March 7 during the Iraq national election. (US Army photo/SPC EDDIE SIGUENZA)

A soldier from "B" Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, cuts the lock on a building during a search for suspected Taliban and weapon caches in a compound in the Baghran Valley, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. A soldier from "B" Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, cuts the lock on a building during a search for suspected Taliban and weapon caches in a compound in the Baghran Valley, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.

030807-F-2185G-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

The pilot of a Marine Corps AH-1 Sea Cobra helicopter talks to a visiting Navy officer sitting in the helicopter's rear seat during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Adam Wright is guided by US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Patrick Fotz, both members of 36th fighter Squadron, as he maneuvers an AIM-120 AMRAAM missile onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft wing, which is also armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, during the Operational Readiness Inspection at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

040121-F-0629H-007. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Naden Lindstrom, C-130 Loadmaster from the 169th Airlift Squadron, Peoria Air National Guard Base, Illinois, works with Crew Chiefs from the 124th Fighter Wing, Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Boise, Idaho, loading a MHU-141 trailer onto a C-130H Hercules aircraft during Agile Rage 22 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., June 9, 2022. Agile Rage 22 is a National Guard Bureau-led exercise that provides realistic training opportunities, mimicking current and future combat environments dictated by the National Defense Strategy.

U.S. Air Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear specialists, assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, inspect a sample of an inert chemical munition during a partner nation CBRN response exercise at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 29, 2022. The exercise was purely simulation, no chemical, explosive or fire hazards were present during the training. The 378th ECESs Emergency Management flight, also known by many as CBRN, is responsible for working with RSAF to build and establish response and recovery actions for a wide variety of scenarios.

A 1st Special Operations Wing member tells President Mario Abdo Benítez, of the Republic of Paraguay, about part of the Wing's mission at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 31, 2023. Paraguay and the United States have been allies under the Rio Treaty, an agreement signed by several countries in the Americas for defense solidarity, since 1947.

New York National Guard Private First Class Daniel Cordero is lowered into a manhole to rescue a casualty during a Homeland Response Force validation exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA on September 10, 2022. Cordero is part of a Search and Rescue team assigned to the 152nd Engineer Battalion. (New York National Guard photo by SSG Matthew Gunther)

US Marine Corps (USMC) door gunners from Marine Helicopter Light Attack Squadron 773 (HMLA-773) adjust a GAU-16 (.50-caliber machine gun) attached to the right side of a UH-1N Iroquois Twin Huey helicopter, during a live-fire training mission over Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), Florida. Attached to the Huey is a 7-shot 2.75-inch unguided rocket pod. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030808-F-2185G-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

041116-M-1250B-023. Complete Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Seabee PETTY Officer 1ST Class (PO1) Hector Calderon, Kalsu Detachment (Det), Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 (NMCB-4), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), holds a strap attached to the harness worn by USN Seabee PETTY Officer 2nd Class (PO2) Jim Muskevitsch (front), Kalsu Det., NMCB-4, 24th MEU, in order to secure PO2 Muskevitsch as he solders a support beam into a mortar impact crater as they work on a bridge that they are reconstructing in Mahmuydiyah (Babil Province), Iraq, which was severely damaged from repeated attacks by anti-Coalition insurgent militants. The 24th MEU is in conducting Security and Stability Operations (SASO) in Babil Province during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Base: Mahmuydiyah State: Babil Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030204-M-4419R-042. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

011127-F-0007M-005. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

030228-M-5882G-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Matilda Country: Kuwait (KWT)

U.S. Navy Reservist, Structural Electrician 3rd Class Marc Britt, deployed from Gulf Port, Mississippi, troubleshoots a power distribution panel at the CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 training area in Kazakhstan, on September 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan in Central Asia, Sep. 11-20, 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U. S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort .... Complete Scene Caption: U.S. Navy Reservist, Structural Electrician 3rd Class Marc Britt, deployed from Gulf Port, Mississippi, troubleshoots a power distribution panel at the CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 training area in Kazakhstan, on September 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 20

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew chief watches the terrain during an air assault mission to the District Center of Daymirdad, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Jan. 9, 2011.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Randall Potter, electrical engineer systems technician, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division provides security during a mounted blank M240 convoy training exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Dec. 7, 2022. The purpose of the training was to sustain and develop basic operator skills critical to survival in an expeditionary maritime environment and learn skills necessary to accomplish regimental mission essential tasks.

050615-A-0197H-005. State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Det 1 169th MP Co

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 77th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) don their Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear during a chemical alert, while participating in the Inspector General Exercise CRISIS REACH 2002-03. Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS REACH 2002-03 Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PO2 Gregory Milota of Navy Broadcasting Service films Kurdish refugee camps from a helicopter during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ)

031202-F-9085B-025. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

In attempt to destroy a Serbian bunker located near Kime Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina, a soldier from the 16th Combat Engineering Battalion throws an M-14 Incendiary Grenade into the structure during Operation Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Kime Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

U.S. Army soldier, assigned to 3rd Armored Brigade Combat team, 1st Cavalry Division, participates in Railhead Operations in Poland. 3ABCT's vehicles arrived in Poland to aid in maximizing military capabilities.

A1C Todd Bill, a radio relay technician, checks a phone system during Exercise UREX '82. Subject Operation/Series: UREX '82 Base: Bad Krueznach Country: West Germany (FRG)

040823-F-0193C-003. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Navy Lt. Laura Felbinger, a California native, and an en route care nurse with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares an intravenous fluid bag during a casualty field exercise as part of Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 13, 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.

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, loads a magazine with ammunition during a live-fire event on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 19, 2022. All recruits must participate in the table two rifle qualification course during the 3rd phase of recruit training.

Lance Corporal Andrew D. Bishop, USMC, mans the M2HB .50-Quick Change Barrel (QCB) machine gun mounted on a M1043 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) as part of Mobile One. These Marines provide security on main streets at the Naval Support Activity (NAS) as part of the Interim Marine Corps Security Forces Company, Bahrain. The Marines participated in a reationary drill while on duty at the NAS, Bahrain. Base: US Naval Support Activity State: Juffair Country: Bahrain (BHR)

240129-N-LR905-3120LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (Jan. 29, 2024) - U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2 conduct Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques (HRST) training in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with Minnesota National Guards 2nd Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment as part of Snow Crab Exercise 24-1. SNOWCRABEX is an annual exercise designed to test and evaluate U.S. Navy EOD and Navy Divers capabilities and equipment in a simulated arctic environment and improve combat effectiveness. Navy EOD and Navy Divers are part of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Force (NECF), enabling the U.S. Navy Fleet by clearing and protecting the battlespace.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 123rd and 156th Contingency Response Groups, put on MOPP Gear in Little Falls, Camp Ripley, Minn., Aug. 9, 2022. The Airmen are participating in a fieldcraft contingency response exercise in which they are simulating they have moved to a location where air operations are nonexistent or insufficient.

041017-F-9429S-003. Base: Alpena State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SrA Bebinn Cassel from the 436th OSS, Dover AFB, Delaware, looks through an instrument to check the weather at Port au Prince International Airport, Haiti during Operation Restore Democracy. The US military forces are in Haiti to preserve law and order and to restore the democratic government of President Aristide. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

070117-N-3729H-083. Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A soldier on patrol in Iraq

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Mark Staub struggles to loosen a tie-down from a GBU-10 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, during Osan's Initial Response Readiness Exercise/Combat Employment Readiness Exercise. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

041109-F-7709W-112. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Navy Lt. J.g. Julianna Miller, a North Carolina native, and surface warfare officer with Amphibious Squadron 4, climbs aboard a Marine Corps light armored vehicle 25 with Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), during Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 16, 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.

970124-M-1890C-007. Subject Operation/Series: LONGBALL Base: Bishop Training Facility State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050823-A-3240S-018. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Hillah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Army CHIEF of STAFF Carl E. Vuono, right, listens to a briefing from an artillery officer with the 25th Infantry Division (Light) inside a shelter housing a fire direction control center. The soldier at center is manning a battery computer unit that is us. Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SPC Curtis Ratliff and PFC Allen Johnson, both from A Company, 40th Engineers, 2nd Brigade, 1ST Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany, sit and stand on top of a Russian BTR 80 personnel carrier before departing for a joint patrol on 29 February 96 during Operation Joint Endeavor. SPC Curtis Ratliff and PFC Allen Johnson, both from A Company, 40th Engineers, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany, sit and stand on top of a Russian BTR 80 personnel carrier before departing for a joint patrol on 29 February 96 during Operation Joint Endeavor.

050127-F-4201N-042. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030724-F-6701P-005. Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Bjorn Hegleson, 165th Airlift Wing, opens a conex box to conduct Hurricane Michael relief operations in Seminole County, Ga., Oct. 14, 2018. The Georgia Air National Guard is working with local authorities to conduct route clearance and debris removal.

PFC William Culpepper sits and relaxes in his High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) after a four hour drive, at the heavy lift pad on Camp Carroll, Republic of Korea, on Oct. 23, 1998. Culpepper, with other 2nd Infantry Division troops, are utilizing their 1ST fuel and rest point during a convoy heading to the northern part of South Korea in support of Foal Eagle '98. Foal Eagle is a deployment exercise that takes place once a year in Korea. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Camp Carroll, Taegue State: Waegwan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kevin Brookins, combat graphics specialist, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, fires an M18 service pistol during pistol qualification at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, Sept. 1, 2022. Pistol qualification improves Marines shooting skill and capability with a side arm.

970624-N-5121B-001. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: USS TARAWA (LHA 1)

051013-F-2828D-035. Base: Samarra Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020130-F-3886C-011. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

020906-F-3873G-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

020820-A-6042E-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

040524-F-7787L-012. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

040701-F-4800N-057. Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

030312-M-4544K-014. Base: Camp Williams State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: C Co, 4th LAR Bn, 4th Mar Div

US Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC). Marine Lance Corporal Varasdavaldes (right) holds a 155 mm round and calls to his M198 Howitzer, Sierra Battery gun crew that a round is available, during Combined Arms Exercise (CAX) 4-98. Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040806-F-4691W-007. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

040401-F-0017C-012. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

A member of the 317th Tactical Airlift Wing Headquarters Combat Control Team tests for wind speed and direction prior to a parachute drop by troops from the 82nd Airborne Division. The air drop is taking place during combined Army and Air Force training exercise Neptune II. Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011127-F-0007M-004. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

021018-F-6701P-005. Base: Laughlin Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Members of the 51st Medical Group, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, move patients from a holding area, through foot wash before entering the hospital during Osan's Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

040820-F-3711S-033. Base: Fargo State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Airman assigned to the 269th Combat Communications Squadron disassembles a satellite communications terminal June 13, 2022 during Agile Rage 22 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan. Agile Rage 22 is a National Guard Bureau-led exercise that provides realistic training opportunities, mimicking current and future combat environments as dictated by the National Defense Strategy.

A US Air Force Security Policeman stands watch with the 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun during the combat weapons competition at Camp Bullis, Texas, part of Exercise DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in 24 events held over six days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 Base: Camp Bullis State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force AIRMAN (AMN) Stephanie Lawson assigned to the 89th Services Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, washes pots and pans used to prepare the lunch meal. She must wear protective rubber gloves to help protect her from the scalding hot water and chemicals used to maintain a proper level of hygiene while operating a field kitchen. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STAFF Sergeant Gene B. Jameson III (left), Ground Radar Systems Journeyman and Technical Sergeant Marcus A. Jellerson (right), Crew CHIEF, Ground Radar Systems, 603rd Air Control Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, secure a vehicle in preparation for a railroad convoy. The 603rd deployed to Denmark to provide command and control for an offensive and defensive flight operation in an annual Tactical Fighter Weaponry exercise (TFW) and NATO Air Meet 2000. TFW and NATO Air Meet 2000 are multinational exercises designed to practice and improve tactical and logistical capabilities in a combined training environment. Subject Operation/Series: NATO AIR MEET 2000 Country: Denmark (DNK)

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Roxanne Price from the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron, Andersen Air Force base, Guam, set up the frame of a tent being erected for airmen from the 96th Bomb Squadron and support personnel from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The airmen are being deployed to Naval Station Diego Garcia in support of Operation DESERT THUNDER 2. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT THUNDER 2 Base: Nav Sup Activity, Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT)

040316-F-9850E-006. Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Tyler Mollman, from Panama City, Florida, assigned to USS Gerald R. Fords (CVN 78) weapons department, tests a .50 caliber machine gun during a training exercise, April 14, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and strike group integration as part of the ships tailored basic phase prior to operational deployment.

041106-F-5494H-010. Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Polish military explosive ordnance disposal team member assigned to the 16th Airfield Renovation Battalion in Poland, examines a simulated improvised explosive device under a vehicle during the annual IED Rodeo at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, July 25, 2022. The 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron EOD flight hosted six teams from other nations and a U.S. team from the 914th Air Refueling Wing.

U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Curtis Hebert, 104th Maintenance Group avionics technician, participates in a maintenance readiness exercise Nov. 5, 2022, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. The 104FW maintenance group routinely tests combat readiness to ensure Airmen are mission-capable and well-prepared for any challenges they may face down range.

A U.S. Army Soldier, with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment, mounts a M2 heavy machine gun on a Humvee during a field mission at the Fort Dix Ranges on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, March 25, 2023. The 1-114th Infantry Regiment had a four day drill weekend in preparation for the units rotation to the Joint Regional Training Center.

U.S. Army Sgt. Brock Rhoda, a paratrooper assiged to Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, mans a M119 105mm Howitzer at Husky Drop Zone in Yukon Training Area, Ft. Wainwright, Alaska, March 29, 2023, during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02. JPMRC-AK 23-02 helps Soldiers and leaders develop and refine the tactics, techniques, and procedures necessary to successfully operate in remote and extreme Arctic winter conditions and overcome environmental and military challenges.

DF-ST-88-05285. Subject Operation/Series: CALFEX Base: Fort Greely State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Navy hospital corpsman 3rd class Gavin Knowles, a platoon corpsmen with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, uses clamps to control blood flow during a blood transfusion exercise aboard Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7), in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 14, 2022. The blood transfusion exercise was designed to hone lifesaving skills and techniques. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of Amphibious Assault Ship USS 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.

051012-A-1327A-057. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Islamabad Country: Pakistan (PAK) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF-76

050621-A-1566H-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MOUNTAIN

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 load a GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb into an F-35B Lightning II aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 28, 2022. Marines with VMFA-242 conducted close air support with inert GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bombs at Combined Arms Training Center, Fuji in support of 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment. This training marked the first-ever live close air support missions in Japan with an F-35B Lightning II aircraft.

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Aeron Banks, 51st Security Forces Squadron, sights in coordinates for a simulated mortar fire mission, during the 2001 Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

040324-F-3963C-039. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

STAFF Sergeant Aron Wolak, left, and Technical Sergeant Ray E. Dawkins prepare meals in the tent city kitchen during the combined United States/Honduran training operation "AHUAS TARA" (BIG PINE). Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE) Base: La Mesa Country: Honduras (HND)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nick Jones, a Combat Weatherman from the 23 Special Tactics Squadron, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field Fl., maintains communication with headquarters while in route to a possible trapped Haitian in the city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan 17, 2010 following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on Jan. 12, 2010. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort

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