Modern Military Training

Images of military training exercises and ceremonies involving soldiers, focusing on teamwork and skills development.

Kentucky's Holistic Health and Fitness team partners with Bravo Company Recruiters SSG Evan Jones and SSG Angel Martinez to conduct the sprint-drag-carry portion of the ACFT and provide students of Great Crossing High School the opportunity to get their baseline body composition using the InBody Scan.

Latvian Land Forces Capt. Richard Laikos, assigned to the Latvian Mechanized Infantry Brigade Planning Section, goes over the Fire Support Inbrief for exercise Summer Shield 22 with the commanders of the participating fire teams at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, May 15, 2022. Summer Shield is one of U.S. Army Europe and Africas multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe that make up Defender Europe 22. Defender demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

U.S. Army soldiers conduct an After Action Review (AAR) following a simulated Bradley gunnery table at the Harmony Church Simulations Facility during day four Sullivan Cup activities, Fort Benning, Ga., April 28, 2022. Crew Simulations are doctrinal prerequisites used to assess crews before all platform live-fire, and are among the first point-valued events in the 2022 Sullivan Cup.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), stand at attention during a meritorious promotion ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 2, 2022. This meritorious promotion was given to Cpl. Austin Millette, a radio operator with 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd MLG, for his outstanding performance in his military occupational specialty. Millette says that he looks forward to reenlisting and accomplishing even greater feats during his career in the Marine Corps.

U.S. Army Soldiers with 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, receive a sustainment brief during brigade rehearsals at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, on Oct. 29, 2022. The Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) training strongly contributes to our readiness in the most consequential region in the world at the most consequential times in history during rotation 23-01. JPMRC strengthens defense relationships, fosters multinational interoperability, increases readiness, and reinforces the unified regional land power network of the Joint Force. (U.S. Army photos by Spc. Jeffrey Garland)

Kentucky's Holistic Health and Fitness team partners with Bravo Company Recruiters SSG Evan Jones and SSG Angel Martinez to conduct the sprint-drag-carry portion of the ACFT and provide students of Great Crossing High School the opportunity to get their baseline body composition using the InBody Scan.

Zweitze de Roos, left, a training systems technician with Saab, teaches Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, about Dutch technology during Exercise Bold Quest on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Aug. 8, 2022. Bold Quest is an annual collaborative joint and multinational enterprise in which Nations, Services, and Programs pool their resources in a recurring cycle of capability development to demonstrate a joint capability to link sensors to shooters across air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace.

More than 60 Idaho National Guardsmen completed wildland firefighting training in Boise, Idaho, throughout June, bringing the number of Guardsmen available to assist the Idaho Department of Lands in the event the governor declares a state of emergency to approximately 170.

Service members from Norway taught cold weather clothing tactics at Camp Ripley, March 30, 2022. Minnesota National Guard Soldiers learned how to use their cold weather gear more efficiently. (Minnesota National Guard Photo by Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

Airman 1st Class Michah Dunn, 355th Communications Squadron cyber network operations technician, stands in front of a classroom full of Airmen taking a small arms qualification course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 12, 2022. The 355th Security Forces Squadron combat arms training and maintenance team were the first to open their doors to Airmen selected to take part in the Airmen shadowing Airmen program.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Nicole Gill, 373rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group senior enlisted leader, asks a question during the 70th ISR Wings Spring 2023 Senior Leadership Summit, at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, March 21. The purpose of this Springs SLS was for the 70th ISRW, which has geographically separated units spanning 28 locations worldwide, to gather all its command teams in person to collaborate on ways to strengthen its cryptologic force.

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Kwajalein Atoll, of the Republic of Marshall Islands

Capt. Melissa Marcelli-Flint, behavioral health officer, assigned to 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, teaches GREYWOLF Resiliency and Integration Training on 26 August, 2022. During the training troopers discussed stressors and issues they may have to deal with during a deployment as well as ways to deal with those issues. Training like this provides troopers with the tools to be resilient and overcome situations that could happen during a deployment.

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, meets the latest class to attend the Air Combat Ammunition Centers school at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. on Dec. 6, 2022. AFCOMAC trains ammunition Airmen in advanced combat ammunition planning and production techniques.

Non-commissioned officers with the 332d Air Expeditionary Wing graduate from First Sergeant Symposium at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Sept 27, 2022. They learned leadership, mental resiliency and other competencies from previous 1st Sgts. and Helping Agency Team members.

New Airmen attended a newcomers brief, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, July 27, 2022. The 39th Air Base Wing command team greeted new incoming Airmen and highlighted our mission to defending NATOs southern flank. Newcomers briefs provide new Airmen important information and resources they will need while stationed at Incirlik AB.

U.S. Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni watch a naturalization ceremony at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 30, 2024. The naturalization ceremony was held to acknowledge MCAS Iwakuni service members becoming citizens of the United States. The ceremony included service members from El Salvador, Liberia, Mexico, Jamaica, and the Philippines.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeydi Delgado, 325th Force Support Squadron First Term Airman Course noncommissioned officer in charge of FTAC, left, gives a briefing at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 22, 2022. Tyndalls FTAC has a dedicated staff intent on offering the best curriculum as possible to help pave to way for success as new Airmen transition into an operational role.

Master Sgt. Thomas Beall, 106th Rescue Wing aerospace propulsion superintendent, instructs Brig. Gen. Denise Donnell, the commander of the New York Air National Guard, on how to use the virtual reality Engine Run program at Francis S. Gabreski ANGB, Westhampton Beach, N.Y., April 8, 2022. The maintenance group is testing out a virtual reality Engine Run program, that teaches maintainers how to start and shutdown engines in accordance with their regulations through a virtual world.

Members of the Louisiana Army National Guard Defensive Cyber Operations Element engage in protecting cyber security during Cyber Shield 2022 at the Army National Guard's Professional Education Center on Camp Robinson, Arkansas on June 12. Cyber Shield 2022 is the DODs largest unclassified inter-agency and joint national level training cyber defense exercise which includes representation from 20 states plus Guam.

Members of the 139th Airlift Wing participate in the Large Scale Readiness Exercise at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Missouri, on June 2, 2022. This exercise tests the wings ability to deploy into a contested and degraded environment.

U.S. Air Force Colonel Robert Blake, 86th Maintenance Group commander, gives opening remarks to begin a maintenance competition qualifier event Feb. 9, 2024 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 86th MXG organized a maintenance competition qualifier, expanding maintainers' aircraft maintenance scope and enabling them to apply skills beyond their Air Force Specialty Codes. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Airman Gabriel Hoffman, 335th Training Squadron student, participates in a virtual reality training session during the weather initial skills course inside of the Joint Weather Training Facility at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, July 21, 2022. The weather apprentice course, which graduated 650 students this past year, takes 151 academic days to complete. Approximately 7,400 students go through the 335th TRS's 13 Air Force Specialty Codes each year.

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Brandon Countryman, a flight instructor with 1st Battalion, 212th Aviation Regiment, briefs during a rehearsal of concept drill during a flight brief April 6, 2022 at Fort Rucker, Alabama.

NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup Poland Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (3-1 ABCT) alongside soldiers from the U.S., Poland, Romania and UK take notes of the presentations while attending the NATO Team Leaders Academy in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Oct. 18, 2022. The 3-1 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.

U.S. Airmen with the 325th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department discuss feedback after a joint, county-wide training in Panama City, Florida, June 16, 2022. Tyndall Air Force Base, along with Naval Support Activity Panama City and fire departments from around Bay County came together to train on new life saving procedures and tactics to ensure the safe recovery of a downed firefighter.

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass and Chief Master Sgt. Mike Perry, first sergeant special duty manager, speaks with Col. Gene Jacobus, 100th Air Refueling Wing commander during her visit to Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 28, 2022. During her visit, Bass learned more about the innovations of the Airmen of Team Mildenhall and the mission of the only permanent air refueling wing in Europe.

U.S. Air Force Airmen participate in an LGBTQ+ Pride panel on June 15, 2022 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Panel members and attendees discussed issues faced by LGBTQ+ military members and allies.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Duncan French (center), the executive officer for Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, and Sgt. Maj. Justin Stokes, the sergeant major of MRF-D 22, present Australian Army Capt. Jarrod Johnson (left), the future operations planner with 1st Brigade, Forces Command, with the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal at Robertson Barracks, NT, Australia, June 24, 2022. Johnson was awarded the medal for his meritorious service while working alongside Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 21.

Gen. George W. Casey Jr., U.S. Army Chief of Staff, speaks with the Soldiers of the 43rd Sustainment Brigade, Fort Carson, Colo., on Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan Dec. 23.

Training with U.S. Army mentors from the Louisiana Army National Guard 773rd Military Police Battalion, New York National Guard Military Police from the 222nd Military Police Company perform a detainee operations cumulative exercise on Jan. 22, 2024, during Exercise Guardian Sphinx at Landforce Training Center in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland. Enabled by U.S. Army V Corps, approximately 23 U.S. teams, and nine NATO allies, Exercise Guardian Sphinx provides vital training for all participants by demonstrating professional detention operations, legal interrogation methods, and logistical support operations to inform theater-level planning for NATO's Eastern flank.

U.S Air Force Capt. Mike Addis, the troop commander of the 442d Logistics Readiness Squadron's deployment for training, thanked members of the 100 LRS for their support during the DFT May 25, 2022, on Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. "For being the first DFT we've had in years," said Addis, "this went really smoothly - mostly thanks to the fantastic support we received from the 100th."

U.S. Air Force Team Andersen Airmen with the 644th Combat Communication Squadron brief Col. Larry Fenner, Vice Commander, 36th Wing and Chief Master Sgt. John Payne, Command Chief Master Sgt., 36th Wing, at Andersen AFB, Guam, July 27, 2022. The 644th Combat Communication Squadron was briefing Fenner and Payne on the Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS), which is a router designed to fit inside of an F-35s travel pod that has the capability to connect to a hardline network or satellite internet, which allows them to transmit the F-35's data simultaneously to many remote bands and regions.

Retired Sgt. 1st Class Michael Schlitz, a veteran who was burned over 85 percent of his body by an improvised explosive device, tells a joke to paratroopers of 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division (Advise and Assist Brigade), April 6, 2010, at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. Schlitz often uses humor to broach difficult subjects, such as suicide prevention.

CAPE MAY, N.J. - Representatives from all service branches on the Council on Recruit Basic Training (CORBT) tour facilities at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May in New Jersey, May 11, 2022.The purpose of CORBT is to address common issues across the joint services in recruit basic military training and technical training with the goal of sharing ideas, lessons learned and procedures to improve entry-level enlisted training programs. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Timothy Tamargo

Master Sgt. Jonathan Keene (right), 39th Force Support Squadron readiness noncommissioned officer, provides a tour of the Airmen and Family Readiness Center to Chief Master Sgt. Benjamin Hedden, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa command chief, during Heddens visit to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, May 24, 2022. Hedden traveled to Incirlik AB to meet with Airmen assigned to the 39th Air Base Wing, learn about their capabilities and gain insight into the wings mission of defending NATOs southern flank.

Staff Sgt. Jacob Grove, the head coach of the 4th Infantry Division Combatives Teams, gives advice to 4th Inf. Div. Comabtives Team 1 before they compete in the first tactical event of the 2022 All Army Combatives Championship, at Fort Benning, Georgia, April 8, 2022. The 4th Inf. Div. Combatives Team 1 went on to win the championship with four of its team members winning first place in individual competition.

220517-N-PI330-1065 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain- Fleet Master Chief Derrick Walters, the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Fleet Master Chief, visits the chiefs' mess while visiting Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, May 17, 2022. NMCB 133 is currently forward deployed to provide an adaptable and scalable Naval Construction Force as a vital component of the U.S. Maritime strategy in executing quality construction in combat, humanitarian assistance or disaster recovery operations.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Garcia, an aeromedical evacuation technician with the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, applies a simulated wound to Senior Airman Tate Kinney on Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 9, 2022. Exercise Grand Shield 22-5 maintains the readiness of AUAB first responders.

Maj. Gen. Bret Larson, commander of the 22nd Air Force and Chief Master Sgt. Chin Cox, command chief of the 22nd Air Force, speaks with members of the 908th Airlift Wing's Maintenance Group, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, May 14, 2022.The members were able to ask questions and speak about the aircraft transition.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Department of Defense's Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany

Joint force service members participate with the planning process during the Information Warfighter Exercise (IWX) at Camp Upshur on Quantico, VA, Sept. 16, 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. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Sgt. Miranda C. DeKorte)

U.S. Marines with Deployable Joint Command and Control Platoon, 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, attend a brief about operating field antennas at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 19, 2022. DJC2 Platoon practiced the installation, configuration, capabilities, and troubleshooting procedures of their equipment. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air Ground Task Force operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities.

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. John R. Evans, commanding general of Army North, elaborates on Soldier training objectives at Fort Eustis, Virginia, to the Mexican Army and U.S. Army delegations, during the Fifth Army Inter-American Relations Program, August 30, 2022. FIARP dates back to 1947 and provides an opportunity for senior leaders to come together and exchange ideas to strengthen our defense relationship and enhance our ability to work together.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Sept. 6, 2022) U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jim Aiken, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet speaks to officers in the wardroom aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) during UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 6, 2022. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Brazil, it brings together multinational forces from Belize, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States conducting operations in and off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The exercise trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations through the execution of anti-surface, anti-submarine, anti-air, amphibious and electronic warfare operations that enhance warfighting proficiency and increase interoperability among participating naval and marine forces.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Sept. 6, 2022) U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jim Aiken, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet speaks to officers in the wardroom aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) during UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 6, 2022. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Brazil, it brings together multinational forces from Belize, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States conducting operations in and off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The exercise trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations through the execution of anti-surface, anti-submarine, anti-air, amphibious and electronic warfare operations that enhance warfighting proficiency and increase interoperability among participating naval and marine forces.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Brazilian Ministry of Defense Curso de Política, Estratégia e Alta Administração do Exército (CPEAEx) Leadership, Students and Staff to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 4, 2022. During the visit, the students were briefed by leadership and received a class by a college faculty, and toured the IADC Campus.

Col. Paul W. Dahlen, commander of the 191st Regional Support Group, addresses Col. James Young III, commander of the 120th Regional Support Group, during his speech for the Transfer of Authority ceremony between his group and Youngs RSG at the 33rd Airlift Base in Powidz, Poland on July 1. The 191st RSG supported more than 14,000 troops at any given moment for the span of nine months, and established operations in southeast Poland to set up a forward operating site to accommodate the 82nd Airborne Division, which arrived in early February in support of Ukraine after the Russian invasion.

Spc. Aylssa Bier, Spc. Samuel Raverty and Staff Sgt. Gabriel Munson, of the 850th Engineer Company applaud as the Regional Best Warrior winners are announced. Twelve National Guard Soldiers who competed in the Region IV Best Warrior Competition May 11-15, 2022, at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, participated in an awards ceremony. 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 Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brianna Eisenhower, a combat marksmanship trainer assigned to Weapons and Field Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, leads a marksmanship class during an all-female marksmanship subject matter expert exchange between U.S. Marines and Jordanian Soldiers in Zarqa, Jordan, Feb. 20, 2024. U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command and the Jordanian Armed Forces developed the exchange to highlight the similarities in marksmanship training and the impacts that inclusivity has within our militaries. Marine Corps

Master Sgt. Sonia Toro-Valles, 51st Security Forces Squadron flight chief, conducts roll call to a predominately female flight at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 31, 2022. Female Airmen were pulled from five different flights and various positions to participate in the flight in support of Womens History Month.

Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Breitsprecker, the state command sergeant major of the Iowa National Guard, listens during a Multinational Force and Observers briefing for National Guard leaders at MFO South Camp on the Sinai Peninsula near Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, during a troop visit and fact-finding mission on Oct. 22, 2011.

Soldiers from 4th Bn., 22nd Inf., 25th Inf. Div. (Light), attend a Mass offered by Chaplain (CAPT.) K.E. Kiefer, U.S. Navy, at a Thai army camp during the combined Thai/U.S. exercise Cobra Gold '90. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '90 Base: Chon Buri Country: Thailand (THA)

U.S. Air Force members are seen reflected in a mirror during an Aircrew Flight Equipment familiarization training with U.S. and Hellenic personnel at Souda Air Base, Greece, July 18, 2022. The training was conducted to exchange best practices with Hellenic Air Force counterparts, improving interoperability and readiness.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Terence Stackpole, the executive officer of Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, leads Marines though tactical decision games aboard Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7), in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 9, 2022. TDGs are conducted to educate and train personnel in realistic, hypothetical scenarios. 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.

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Holland, Command Sgt. Maj. of XVIII Airborne Corps, walking through the 525th Military Intelligence Brigade barracks room, Aug. 30, 2022, Fort Bragg, N.C.. Fort Bragg is in a process of moving Soldiers out of the Smoke Bomb Hill barracks, into other barracks on the installation.

On 5 October 2022, during their culminating training event, 131As in Warrant Officer Basic Course, Class #004-22 facilitated a target decision board for Col. Victor Scharstein, the 428th Field Artillery Brigade Commander.Warrant Officer Basic Course (WOBC) is 30 weeks long ending with a two-week culminating training exercise where they will receive a brigade OPORD, conduct MDMP, FS planning and lead a target working group and target decision board chaired by brigade and battalion commanders.

The President of the Federated States of Micronesia, David W. Panuelo, and U.S. Army Pacific Commanding General, Gen. Charles A. Flynn, talks to U.S. Army Pacific Soldiers from FSM May 7 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The meeting provided a venue to address their shared commitment, reinforced trust and deepen ties to foster a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. 1st Class Monik Phan)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the U.S. Air Force's Ramstein Air Base, Ramstein, Germany

Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, the U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General of U.S. Army Medical Command, recently visited Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on Sept. 23, 2022, during a battlefield circulation. He also met with Soldiers of 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) and the 531st Hospital Center, to discuss operational readiness and partnerships with surrounding medical centers.

MG Phil Brooks gets the rundown from soldiers in the EOC for the MRE held by 1-118th FA from the Georgia National Guard.

U.S. Army Staff Sgts. Jerrod McClure, foreground, and Aaron McFarland, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, input Iraqi's data into a biometrics system Dec. 15, 2008, in Nimrud, Iraq, as part of the application process for Iraqis applying to work on a road repair project in the city. Only 192 Iraqis will be hired for the project.

Soldiers of 2-151st Infantry Battalion Task Force Nighthawk attend a service conducted by Chaplain Cpt. Richard Wolfe Jr. at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 9, 2022. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David W. Maxwell, commander, Marine Corps Installations Command Assistant Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics (Facilities), speaks with speaks with civilians and Sailors during a scheduled visit on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 4, 2022. Maxwell visited MCB Camp Lejeune to receive updates on Hurricane Florence recovery efforts, base infrastructure and tour installation housing.

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Lt. Col James Greene, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron briefs members of the 18th Civil Engineer Group before they depart to Misawa Air Base, here at Kadena Air Base, March 12. 18th CEG personnel are providing manning assistance to help Misawa AB regain communication and electronic capabilities after natural disasters hit the surrounding area.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Department of Defense's Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and Sailors with Naval Support Element carry out a leadership meeting on the United States Naval Ship Dahl (T-AKR 312) during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kushiro Port, on Oct. 2, 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. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership hosts a hail and farewell ceremony on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2023. The ceremony was held to honorBrazilian Army Col. Thales Alencar as he prepares to departure his position at the IADC and return to his duties in Brazil.

Colombian air force Brig. Gen. Pedro Arnulfo Sánchez Suárez, Joint Special Operations Command deputy commander, conducts an exercise on a Vigilant Spirit simulator during a visit to the 558th Flying Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, July 27, 2022. The Vigilant Spirit simulator is designed to be immersive and realistic for remotely piloted aircraft operators.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Samuel L. Judd, a close-quarters battle (CQB) instructor with Training Company, Marine Corps Security Forces Regiment (MCSFR), advises personnel employed by the Department of Energys (DOE) Special Response Team (SRT), the FBIs Special Agents, the Chesapeake Police Department's SWAT Team, and the Pentagon Force Protection Agencys Emergency Response Team (ERT) on their performance after a CQB training event at IAMS Range, Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex, Virginia, June 23, 2022. MCSFR CQB instructors led various live-fire qualifications, movement to contact drills and guided discussions on CQB tactics and techniques for personnel with the DOEs SRT, the FBIs Special Agents, the Chesapeake Police Department's SWAT Team, and the Pentagon Force Protection Agencys ERT. MCSFR capitalized on the interagency training evolution to enhance CQB capabilities and knowledge for U.S. Marine CQB instructors and all participating agency operators further equiping anti-

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Senior leaders from across 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, check barracks facilities for mold and other maintenance concerns this week, following Soldiers voicing concerns to installation leaders and posting imagery of mold in rooms on social media. Fort Stewart and 3rd ID held a stand-down day with senior Noncommissioned Officers on Monday focused on assessing the levels of mold impacting unit footprints, addressing that mold, how to remediate, and to maintain an aggressive plan of action to ensure a whole-of-community effort to ensure the quality of life and living conditions Soldiers deserve.

Maj. Gen. Jeffery D. Broadwater, V Corps deputy commanding general, left, and Lt. Gen. John S. Kolasheski, V Corps commanding general, right, watch a special presentation made for them by V Corps personnel during his visit to Joint Force Training Center, Bydgoszcz, Poland on Dec. 08, 2022. Loyal Leda is a NATO LANDCOM sponsored, land domain Command Post Exercise that is designed to train and evaluate NATO Rapid Deployable Corps as well as exercise interoperability with our NATO Allies.

Arizona Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Lonnie J. Branum, land component commander, visits with Soldiers from the human resources section of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 198th Regional Support Group, July 28, 2022, at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center in Mississippi. The 198th RSG HHC is at CSJFTC for annual training to provide mission command to Mobilization Support Units that participated in mobilization exercise Pershing Strike 2022. (Arizona Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Brian A. Barbour)

Recruits from Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, practice drill indoors during Hurricane Ian on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Sept. 29, 2022. Recruits and drill instructors will use today to study curriculum, practice close order drill, or have staff guided discussions. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Randall D. Whiteman)

Sgt. Javier Monet of the Puerto Rico State Guard conducts an invocation before starting the mission at Lion's Club House in San Lorenzo, Jan. 29, 2022. The PRSG performed COVID-19 rapid tests as part of the initiative "Llevando Salud al Pueblo," dedicated to checking the health of Puerto Rico's citizens. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. José Ferrer Robles)

Maj. Gen. Christopher LaNeve addresses Paratroopers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division during preparation for Operation Falcon Blitz on Fort Bragg, NC, Jan. 27, 2023. Paratroopers will conduct an airborne operation in order to enhance brigade readiness and lethality.

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass, learns about the 432nd Security Forces Squadron's augmentee program from Master Sgt. Alexandra Springman, 432nd SFS, Creech Air Force Base, Jan. 9, 2024. The Augmentee program allows Airmen from different career fields to perform security forces duties for 120-day rotations to lessen shift times for security forces airmen.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Aisha Jennings, apharmacy technician with the 6th MedicalGroup, (right) briefs U.S. Army Lt. Gen.Ronald Place, Defense Health Agencydirector, during a tour of the base pharmacyat MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 18,2022. Place visited with personnel assignedto various units within the 6th MDG to discussdaily workflow and efficient practices.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Aaron Slye, 18th Security Forces Squadron training instructor, shouts out corrections to 18th SFS defenders as they clear a room during an active shooter training exercise on Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 22, 2022. The intent of the exercise was to test 18th SFS defenders on their abilities to execute proper building clearing procedures while under stress in a simulated active shooter environment.

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Division and soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conduct squad discussions while attending a Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Symposium at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Aug. 30, 2022. The NCO Symposium exposed both forces to different leadership techniques, and to develop various mentorship styles through group discussions facilitated by senior leaders.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Joy Kitashima, III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Forces Japan sergeant major, left, discusses Iron Fist 23 with Sgt. Maj. Charles Peoples, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit sergeant major, right, on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 28, 2023. Kitashimas visit to the 31st MEU allowed her to receive feedback on Iron Fist 23 and to congratulate the Marines on a successful deployment. Iron Fist is an annual bi-lateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

From November 20th to 24th, 16 members of the Kuwait Marine Fire & Rescue unit trained with US Army medical personnel of Area Support Group - Kuwait on Combat Life Saver skills and best practices in emergency paramedic procedures. Fire & Rescue completed their workshop with drills on shore and in the Arabian Gulf on November 24th, 2022.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 8th Security Forces Squadron receive free hot chocolate and coffee from the 8th Fighter Wing chapel corps during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Feb. 7, 2023. The chapel team often performs morale events during high-tempo operations to ensure Airmen are spiritually and socially well.

Col. Brian Gunderson, Nevada Air National Guard Director of Staff-Air awards the Maj. Gen. Drennan A. Clark Order of Nevada to Senior Master Sgt. Rommie Brown for his meritorious service from Aug. 30, 1990 to Jan. 30, 2022. Brown began his career with the United States Army in 1990, serving as a mechanized infantryman providing protection for soldiers. He then joined the Nevada Air National Guard in 1994, serving over 27 years with the Nevada Air National Guard in various positions in the 152nd Airlift Wing to include the 152nd Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 152nd Intelligence Squadron. This award is presented for exceptional service of 25 years to the United States Military. Of this service, 20 years must be in the Nevada National Guard. The member's career achievement must have had a significant impact on the Nevada Military and represent dignity and accomplishments to the state of Nevada at a level of superior achievement. This must be exceptionally meritorious service to the

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Mississippi (Aug. 4, 2022) - Junior officers from Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command were given a tour of the Naval Oceanographic Library to better understand the history of the Meteorology and Oceanography community at NASA Stennis Space Center, Mississippi Aug. 4, 2022. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command directs and oversees more than 2,500 globally-distributed military and civilian personnel who collect, process and exploit environmental information to assist Fleet and Joint Commanders in all warfare areas to make better decisions faster than the adversary.

Leadership from the Maryland Air National Guard host civic leaders at Martin State Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Maryland, March 31, 2023. Before briefings on the status of the Martin State Airport runway renovation, 175th Wing future fighter conversion, and cyberspace operations and intelligence expansion, civic leaders had the opportunity to network and tour the A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft.

Electa Thompkins, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations past conflicts specialist, answers questions in the embalming room during the Mortuary Officers and Technicians course and Casualty Affairs Representative course at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 6, 2023.

FORT CARSON, Colo. Mitchum Van Dyke, deputy fire chief for Fort Carson Fire Department, briefs Michael Reheuser, director of installation services and deputy chief of staff for G-9 headquarters for the Department of the Army, during a tour of the fire department main headquarters at Butts Army Heliport Sept. 14, 2022.

Senior Master Sgt. Kellie Babino, 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron materiel management flight chief, speaks with Republic of Korea Air Force personnel during a combined ROKAF-USAF immersion at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 27, 2022. Each partner force had the opportunity to strengthen their partnership and advance mission capabilities by learning from one another.

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. - Col. Lindsay Droz, 78th Air Base Wing commander, left, addresses those in attendance for the presentation of the Bronze Star Medal to Master Sgt. Mathue B. Snow, 78th Security Forces Squadron, at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Sept. 9, 2022. Snow was decorated for actions during the Jan. 5th, 2020, complex attack on Manda Bay, Kenya, where one American Soldier and two Department of Defense civilian contractors lost their lives, and six U.S. aircraft and one Kenyan aircraft were destroyed.

U.S. Airmen, Marines, Soldiers and Seaman stand at attention during the 41st Annual Salute to the Military inside the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi, Oct. 4, 2022. The Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce hosted event recognized the men and women who serve in the military along the Gulf Coast.

U.S. Army Soldiers attend the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Marksman Training Course taught by the Combined Arms Training Center (CATC) instructors at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, December 6, 2022. CATC offers individual training and professional education for U.S. Army Soldiers, Department of the Army and host nation civilians, and multinational partners through the most efficient and effective means available to ensure readiness and interoperability.

U.S. Army Soldiers with the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) conduct pre-deployment drills with the Armed Forces of Djiboutis Bataillon d'Intervention Rapide at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 22, 2024. The drills, including a visit to the engagement skills trainer facility, were completed in preparation for exercise Justified Accord, led by U.S Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF). JA24 is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa, running from February 26 - March 7. Led by SETAF-AF, and hosted in Kenya, this year's exercise will incorporate personnel and units from 23 nations. This multinational exercise builds readiness for the U.S. joint force, prepares regional partners for UN and AU mandated missions, and increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance, disaster response and crisis response. Army

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, VALt. Col. Andrew, 94th Fighter Squadron director of operations, briefs participants on their assigned roles during the Battle of Britain commemoration at the 94th FS, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Oct. 21, 2022. F-22 Raptors from the 94th FS replicated the roles of British aircraft from the Fighter Command that defended the British coast during the conflict, that occurred from June 10, 1940 to Oct. 31, 1940, and was a significant turning point for Allied forces in World War II.

041115-M-3658J-089. Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CSSB-1

The U.S. Air Forces 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron held its inactivation ceremony on Sept. 29, 2022, at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The 968th EAACS flew its last sortie, until reactivation, in AFCENTs area of responsibility on Sept. 23, 2022. The Panthers accomplished their mission but will be back again when needed.

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