Modern Military Training

Photos of soldiers engaged in various training exercises, including combat readiness drills and drone operations in contemporary military settings.

Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen Prepare For Live-Fire Patrol Training

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, awaits transportation during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 26, 2022. A MCCRE is designed to evaluate and certify a unit's comprehensive warfighting ability as the most ready and lethal unit within the division.

A Lithuanian soldier attached to REECE/COY Company prepares to launch a Raven drone during Exercise Combined Resolve 17 (CbR 17) at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, June 2, 2022. CbR 17 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 battle space.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Andrew Nunez, a mortarman with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, looks through the scope of an M252 81 mm mortar system during combat rehearsals at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 8, 2022. This training improved the Marines' proficiency at the tactical level and developed small-unit leadership. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen Prepare For Live-Fire Patrol Training

020419-F-7234P-041. Base: Charleston Harbor State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Coast Guard Marine Safety

HOHENFELS, Germany - Infantry Officer, 2nd Lt. Nicholas Martinez assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment out of Hohenfels, Germany and is from Tustin, Calif. is deep in thought between events during Saber Junction 22. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173d Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022. U.S. Army Reserve Photo by SSG Jeff Daniel

060222-A-4973A-004. State: Grafenwoehr Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

In preparation to write a story, Lieutenant William Pellitier, USMC, Public Affairs Officer, MARCENT (Marine Forces Central Command) MCAT (MARCENT Combat Assessment Team), MCCDC (Marine Corps Combat Development Command), Quantico, Virginia, takes a moment to write down some notes after viewing the construction of the bridge into Faza. The bridge is being built as part of community relations during Exercise EDGE MALLET 02 in Faza, Kenya. Subject Operation/Series: EDGE MALLET 02 Base: Faza State: Coast Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: MARCENT, MCAT

000511-F-5009P-003. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2000 Base: Thung Song Country: Thailand (THA)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Daniel Lewis, a logistics chief with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, prepares tires to be transported by an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor squadron 265, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing at Kin Blue, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 25, 2022. Lewis, a native of Daytona Beach, Florida, graduated from Triton Regional High School In 2012 and enlisted out of Recruiting Substation South New Jersey in 2014. The purpose of the training was to increase Helicopter Support Team proficiency and to practice Expeditionary Advanced Base concepts in preparation for future operations. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Danelle Tubania, 154th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs a foreign object debris walk at Royal Australian Air Force Base Curtin, Western Australia, Aug. 22, 2022. Pacific Air Forces trains alongside Allies and partners to enhance interoperability and bolster the collective ability to support a free and open Indo-Pacific.

The U.S. Army 351st Psychological Operations Company conducts Urban Operations training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Nov. 19, 2022. Training factors in U.O. include the presence of civilians and the complexity of urban terrain. Urban combat operations may be conducted to capitalize on strategic or tactical advantages associated with the possession or the control of a particular urban area or to deny these advantages to the enemy.

DA-SC-89-11643. Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Army Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Dorvee with the New York Army National Guard's 1427th Transportation Company, navigates anobstacle during the 2014 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, July 14, 2014. Dorvee is one of 14 competitors in the competition--which tests competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills in a physically and mentally demanding environment--vying to earn the title of Best Warrior and become the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for the Army Guard. The winners of the competition will go on to represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army level Best Warrior Competition later this year.

030503-M-9892R-003. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2003 Base: Camp Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion 7th Marines

030910-M-9023R-017. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 2003 Base: Camp Samuel Hill State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD RECONNAISSANCE

Marines await their turn to shoot the table two portion of their annual rifle range qualification, Jan. 12, 2017, at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The Marine Corps revised table two of the marksmanship program October 2016 to increase marksmanship skill and realism in a combat environment. The Corps requires Marines to annually qualify at the range to determine their marksmanship skill.

Private First Class Joaquin Romero from the 297th Infantry Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, Juneau, Alaska, stands guard at his post at the entry control point of the compound that surrounds the USS OGDEN (LPD 5) (not shown) a 570 foot Navy amphibious transport dock ship, San Diego, California, in support of Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2001. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2001 Country: United States Of America (USA)

070206-F-2828D-343. Base: Riyadh State: At Tamim Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-00539. Country: Unknown

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lena Huynh, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, navigates through the jungle during improvised explosive device response training on Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 22, 2022. The training expanded EOD technicians' knowledge and proficiency to locate the threat, cordon and control the area, and mitigate the explosive hazards encountered during real world operations.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. John Cox, a Cape Coral, Florida, native and a company joint terminal attack controller with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, poses for a portrait during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 26, 2022. A MCCRE is designed to evaluate and certify a unit's comprehensive warfighting ability as the most ready and lethal unit within the division.

030405-M-4419R-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

U.S. Army Cpl. Eric Garner, assigned to 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, Headquarters Headquarters Troop, 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, provides security during a patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, March 27, 2008.

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares his weapon during a sparrowhawk rehearsal aboard USS Green Bay (LPD 20) in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 28, 2022. The 31st MEU is operating aboard the ships of the 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Danny Gonzalez)

A U.S. Marine provides security during an amphibious landing as part of exercise UNITAS LXIII in Itaoca, Brazil, Sept. 16, 2022. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratrooper assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade places his gear at the meeting point after completing an airborne jump from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, during Airborne 22, Jan. 25, 2022. The training allows U.S. and Japanese units to work alongside one another while improving the readiness of both forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brieana E. Bolfing)

U.S. Army Sgt. Karl Bach, assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, pulls security while his teammates navigate towards an observation point during a lane part of a Spur Ride at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 25, 2022. Soldiers from various units participated in the Spur Ride, a challenging event where physical fitness and teamwork are needed to emerge and earn their spurs.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Anthony Mercedes, a fire support Marine passes enemy situation and targeting data to U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ryan Cimbal, a joint terminal attack controller, both with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marines Expeditionary Force Information Group, during a live-fire, close-air support exercise at Barry M. Goldwater Range, Gila Bend, Arizona, July 26, 2022. 1st ANGLICO trains to enhance proficiency in CAS and expand digital communications capabilities.

A member of the 82nd Airborne Division takes a break beneath a camouflage net during Operation GOLDEN PHEASANT. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN PHEASANT Country: Honduras (HND)

040418-M-8683D-001. Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, complete a 12k hike aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C, April 30. 2022. Hikes are training events that assists in conditioning recruits through exercise, building moral, and creating a sense of belonging between recruits.

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, learn and execute Basic Warrior Training techniques on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., November 16, 2022. Recruits are taught basic infantry skills such as land navigation, maneuvering through obstacles, and buddy rushing.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zackery Scott, a radio operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, maneuvers the military endurance course during Caraibes 22 in Martinique, France, June 8, 2022. Exercise Caraibes 2022 is a French-led, large scale, joint training exercise in the Caribbean involving naval, air and land assets, from the French, U.S., and regional forces focused on responding to natural disasters.

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 7th Marines conceals Joint Light Tactical Vehicles during Jungle Warfare Exercise 23 in the Northern Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 14, 2023. JWX 23 is a large-scale field training exercise focused on leveraging the integrated capabilities of joint and allied partners to strengthen all-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Santiago Ramon, a joint terminal attack controller with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, coordinates close air support (CAS) on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, July 14, 2022. 3/3s Joint Terminal Aircraft Controllers conducted CAS training to hone their proficiency in coordinating precision fires from aircraft. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Ramon is a native of Yorktown, Virginia.

A U.S. Marine with Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division, bypasses an obstacle during Jungle Leaders course at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan on Aug. 10, 2022. The training is designed to test physical and mental resilience of Marine Corps leaders in a harsh jungle environment.

U.S. Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor (MAI) Course student conducts combat conditioning at Courthouse Bay on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, April 21, 2022. The MAI course is a three-week course designed to prepare Marines to teach and instruct the fundamentals of hand-to-hand combat.

041207-M-5573S-008. Base: Camp Johnson State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Son Nguyen, 921st Contingency Response Squadron, scans the perimeter in Little Falls, Camp Ripley, Minn., Aug. 8, 2022. Nguyen is participating in a fieldcraft contingency response exercise in which he and other Airmen are simulating they have moved to a location where air operations are nonexistent or insufficient.

060623-N-6901L-025. Base: Mushashda State: At Ta 'Mim Country: Iraq (IRQ)

SPC Daniel Pagon, 1ST Brigade Maintenance Company, guards the entrance to the Living Support Area (LSA) located 25 minutes west of Camp Casey, Tongduch'chon, Republic of Korea (ROK), on Oct. 28, 1998. Each company provides a soldier for a three-hour shift, to guard the entrance to the LSA during the combined exercise Foal Eagle '98. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Seoul Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Army Soldiers with 2nd Brigade Infantry Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, take a knee and discuss mission plans during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Training Center rotation 23-01 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Oct. 31, 2022. JPMRC 23-01 is a regional combat training center (CTC) rotation that builds combat readiness in Americas Pacific Division and is a key way the Army forces engage in a joint environment with our regional allies and partners.

We remembered and honored the @10thMTN Soldiers from Task Force 2-14 by participating in the Mogadishu Mile on September 30, 2022. The original mile was a route taken by Soldiers from a Blackhawk helicopter crash site to a rally point held by the 10th Mountain Division on National Street during the Battle of Mogadishu on October 4, 1993.

040308-F-2828D-058. Base: Port-Au-Prince Iap Country: Haiti (HTI)

A U.S. Marine Corps officer candidate with Officer Selection Team San Diego, buddy rushes during an Officer Candidates School preparation weekend at Edson Range, Camp Pendleton, California on April 30, 2022. The OCS preparation weekend is designed to prepare aspiring Marine Corps officers mentally and physically for the rigors of OCS.

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conduct a counter-attack during Technology Operational Experimentation Exercise (TOEE) 22 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 28, 2022. TOEE 22 is specifically focused on emerging Naval concepts, such as expeditionary advanced base operations to provide selective science and technology initiatives with service-level experimentation through expeditionary logistics/naval sustainment, littoral maneuver-mobility using unmanned systems and sensors, and logistics operations as part of a maritime command and control network.

060704-F-5964B-168. Base: Tall Afar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marines with Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Company Europe (FASTEUR), conduct patrol base operations and live-fire training in Rota, Spain, July 25-27, 2022. Commander, Task Force 61/2 provides FASTEUR capabilities such as rapid response expeditionary anti-terrorism and security operations in support of Commanders, United States European Command (COMUSEUCOM) and Africa Command (COMUSAFRICOM), and as directed by Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet (C6F) in order to protect vital naval and national assets.

Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), assigned to the combat cargo division of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), secure a pallet during an underway replenishment aboard the Makin Island, Jan. 6, 2014. The 11th MEU is deployed with Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

031018-F-7234P-011. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 82nd Airborne Division

030428-M-7403H-006. Base: Central Training Area State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3D MARDIV MED BN

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Jeter, an aviation meteorological equipment technician assigned to Maritime Surveillance Platoon, 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, communicates over the radio data that the maritime radar has collected during a surveillance field exercise at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalvez, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 13, 2022. MSP is an experimental unit whose mission is to decrease the commanders' uncertainty of the maritime domain through the employment of radars and other sensors. MSP provides the Marine Corps with its only organic maritime sensor surveillance capability in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force and Navy commanders' intelligence collection efforts.

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Nicholas Towne, with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, provides cardiopulmonary resuscitation to a simulated casualty during Exercise Shinka 22.1 at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 14, 2022. Shinka exemplifies a shared commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 3/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

DF-ST-88-05001. Subject Operation/Series: CALFEX Base: Fort Hunter Liggett, Jolon State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Air Force Reserve Col. Brent Dishman, US Air Force Warfare Center, looks for an object during a distance estimation event near Hammelburg, Germany on July 27th 2022. The Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers Military Competition (CIOR MILCOMP) is a three-day team competition consisting of NATO and Partnership for Peace nations in Europe. It has been around since 1957. The competition is open to all reserve components for both NCO and officer. It is now run on a volunteer basis and funded by former competitors through an alumni association.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dominic Guerra with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 174, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, stands at attention after receiving an Army Achievement medal at Schofield Barracks motor pool, Jan. 11, 2024. Lance Cpl. Dominic Guerra, and Lance Cpl. Robert Taylor, both bulk fuel specialists with MWSS-174, and U.S. Army Corporal Jie Jiang, a supply sergeant with 2-25 AVN, were awarded the Army Achievement medal for their service and contribution in support of an Army centric exercise.

Members of the Marine detachment from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) advance across the deck of the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO-188) during boarding team training. The Marines are being trained by members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8, which provided boarding teams to assist in the enforcement of U.N. trade sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

A combat control team member on a drop zone uses a field radio to direct an approaching C-141 Starlifter aircraft into position for a troop drop. The airman is a 317th Tactical Air Wing member, involved in exercise Reforger '80. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '80 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bryan Dang, a rifleman with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, provides security inside a house during rehearsals for a Mechanized Raids Course at Camp Pendleton, California, on July 18, 2022. The course prepares Marines for deployment with a Marine Expeditionary Unit as part of a motorized raid force.

The class of 2026 began their march out toward Lake Frederick at 5:00 a.m. at West Point, NY, on August 3, 2022. Only five more days until they "March Back" to Academy, which signifies the end of Cadet Basic Training.

U.S. Navy Senior Chief Brian Clark, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Five, observes sensitive materials during bomb disposal robot training, in support of Valiant Shield 2022, at Naval Base Guam, June 13, 2022. The Sailors removed physical, manmade, and explosive threats impeding the force's ability to maneuver on land and sea, enabling freedom of movement for the fleet and joint force. In doing so, they refined expeditionary warfare skills and enhanced their integration ability with the fleet and joint force.

040708-M-3717S-005. Base: Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 2, 25

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Calvin Higginbottom, an assistant patrol leader with Lima Co., 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, poses for a photo during company attacks as part of exercise Koolendong 22 at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, July 13, 2022. Exercise Koolendong 22 is a combined and joint force exercise focused on expeditionary advanced base operations conducted by U.S. Marines, U.S. Soldiers, U.S. Airmen, and Australian Defence Force personnel.

U.S. Marines with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, prepare to load an M2A2 Howitzer during a 21-Minute Gun Salute on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 30, 2022. The 21-Minute Gun Salute is a brief ceremony during which guns are discharged 21 times at one-minute intervals in honor of Memorial Day.

980622-F-1108F-021. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SPECIALIST Shannon Warner a combat medic, for the 114th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Snelling, Minnesota, keeps a sharp eye on the action during Operation Golden Medic 2001. Reserve forces from all over the nation are participating in Golden Medic, a multi-unit, medical, field training exercise held at Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, Dublin, California, in which the Army transports simulated casualties from the frontline through various staging areas to a main tent in order to train personnel in medical procedures and evacuation methods. Attached to the helmet, upper body and M-16A2 rifle is the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear to simulate combat. When hit by .... Complete Scene Caption: Specialist Shannon Warner a combat medic, for the 114th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Snelling, Minnesota, keeps a sharp eye on the action during Operation Golden Medic 2001. Reserve forces from all over the nation are participating in Golden Medic, a multi-unit, medical,

U.S. Army and International Paratroopers onboard a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter wait to jump onto Glen Rock Drop Zone during Leapfest 2022 at Exeter, Rhode Island, August 3, 2022. Leapfest is the largest, longest standing, international static line parachute training event and competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island Army National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community.

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, are issued gear for the rappel tower at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, March 31, 2023. Rappel training was conducted to build confidence in Marines and prepared them for any circumstances they may encounter.

The U.S. Army 351st Psychological Operations Company conducts Urban Operations training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Nov. 19, 2022. Training factors in U.O. include the presence of civilians and the complexity of urban terrain. Urban combat operations may be conducted to capitalize on strategic or tactical advantages associated with the possession or the control of a particular urban area or to deny these advantages to the enemy.

060116-A-6365W-095. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

U.S. Army Sgt. Dalton Weist, a soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, poses for a photo during the European Best Sniper Competition at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Aug. 5, 2022. The Best Sniper Competition challenges Soldiers from Allied and Partner nations to test their shooting skills, as well as work with other Soldiers in accomplishing various sniper tasks, like targeting, stalking, pistol fire, and night operations.

U.S. Marine Corps Rct. Thomas Soto, a recruit with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, participates in a 5-kilometer hike on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 17, 2022. A progressive hike program of increasing distances and pace improves the recruits' mental and physical conditioning, sustains field conditioning and provides overall preparation for Marine Combat Training.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jose Esparza, a radio operator with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, establishes radio communications during Exercise Shinka 22.1 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 29, 2022. Shinka exemplifies a shared commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 3/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, complete the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. on March 31, 2022. The Crucible serves as the culminating event of Recruit Training and is the final obstacle before recruits earn the title United States Marine.

Paratroopers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conduct Sustained Airborne Training in 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. James Wood, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, poses for a photo during Spanish FLOTEX-22 near Rota, Spain, June 9, 2022. This exercise features tactical level actions ashore, combined with joint training and planning, aimed at increasing overall bilateral interoperability between nations.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Information Group, set up communication with the rest of the convoy while utilizing a convoy simulator as part of Warfighter Week aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 19, 2022. Warfighter Week provides II MEF Marines the opportunity to train to specific objectives that enhance lethality and set conditions for more complex training evolutions in the future.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Anthony Compton (left), a motor vehicle operator, and Sgt. David Sigdestad, an explosive ordnance disposal technician, both with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, calibrate a compact metal detector as part of an explosive excavation range during exercise Eagle Wrath 22 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, May 14, 2022. Eagle Wrath is an annual Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 exercise at CATC Camp Fuji, Japan, designed to increase squadron proficiency in conducting real-world contingency missions while in a forward operating environment.

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, hike to a landing zone during Exercise Manticore in France, Sept. 24, 2022. Exercise Manticore is a French Army-led large scale exercise that integrated the Marines into a platoon-sized maneuver element to conduct offensive and defensive operations.

DA-ST-87-09359. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030329-M-5455N-001. Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040809-M-5753Q-009. Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Providers assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division discuss and prepare for convoy on Fort Bragg, NC, March 28, 2022. The Field Training Exercise ensures Paratroopers stand ready to fight, win, and meet the 18 hour deployment standard.

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, poses for a photo during the crucible on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 4, 2022. After completing the crucibles physically and mentally demanding challenges over the course of 54-hours with limited food and sleep, the recruits will finally have the privilege to call themselves United States Marines.

040924-F-9891G-003. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PAINTBALL (2009), directed by DANIEL BENMAYOR.

030402-F-1404F-082. Base: Rock City Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO)

Soviet paratrooper in Afghanistan during the Soviet Afghan War.

Army Sgt. Grant Reimers, a heavy vehicle driver with the Nevada Army National Guards 1859th Transportation Company calls in mortar fire while competing in the 2017 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Ripley, Minn., Tuesday, July 18, 2017. The competition is a mentally and physically challenging three-day event that tests Soldiers on a variety of tactical and technical skills to determine the Army Guards Soldier and noncommissioned of the year. The winners move on to compete in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, battling it out with Soldiers from throughout the Army to be named the Armys Soldier and NCO of the year.

Members of the 1ST Marine Division stand in line outside a tent erected for MCI, a long-distant telephone company, at the Division Support Activity (DSA) site during Operation DESERT SHIELD. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

020612-F-5042D-001. Base: Volk Feild State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040607-M-0706S-055. Base: Al Shahabi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co.

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Basic Cadets from the Class of 2026 complete the assault course at the U.S. Air Force Academy's Jacks Valley in Colorado Springs, Colo., on July 12, 2022. Basic Cadet Training (BCT) is a six-week indoctrination program to guide the transformation of new cadets from being civilians to military academy cadets prepared to enter a four-year officer commissioning program.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Megan Oldham, 822nd Base Defense Squadron squad member, walks during jungle tactics training at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Nov. 1, 2022. This training focused on moving tactically through the jungle and responding to simulated threats.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brian Psolka, the outgoing commanding officer of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265, gives a speech during his retirement ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, May 26, 2022. Psolka served 20 years of honorable and faithful service to the Marine Corps.

Members of the Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines exchange tactics and techniques with unmanned aerial systems during Balikatan 22 in Claveria, Philippines, March 31, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder,’ is a longstanding bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. Balikatan 22 is the 37th and largest-ever iteration of the exercise. BK22 coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation and a shared commitment to advancing peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

DA-SC-85-06401. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 25, 2022) Australian Army officers and Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, stand for the Last Post during a memorial service for the 69th anniversary of the Battle of Samichon River at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 25. The Battle of the Samichon River was fought during the final days of the Korean War. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Photo by Royal Australian Navy Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill)

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