Modern Military Training

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

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Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen Prepare For Live-Fire Patrol Training
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Soldiers assigned to 4th Infantry Division complete the Utah Beach physical training event at Fort Carson, Colorado, May 23, 2022. The Mountain Post showed homage to Soldiers who fought at Utah Beach during World War II and the Normandy Invasion by participating in an obstacle course built to replicate the battlefield environment June 6, 1944.
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A combat controller sights through a wind-direction instrument in preparation for an airdrop during Exercise Team Spirit '81. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '81 Country: Korea
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Dagger Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and 280th Romanian Mechanized Battalion conduct sling load and air assault operations with CH-47s from the 1st Armored Division Combat Aviation Brigade during Exercise Justice Sword in Romania from Oct. 23 to Nov. 10, 2022. Justice Sword, a joint training exercise at the Romanian Joint National Training Center, builds and enhances the interoperability and lethality of the Strike Brigade and our Romanian counterparts. The United States commitment to defending NATO territory is ironclad and the United States will continue to bolster our posture to better defend our NATO Allies.
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U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Battalion 5th Infantry regiment A company halt while rucking for a Passage of Lines mission to attack B and C Company during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Training Center at Donnelly Training Area, Alaska, Feb. 17, 2024. JPMRC serves as the regions premier Combat Training Center that strengthens defense relationships, fosters multinational interoperability, increases U.S. readiness, and reinforces the unified regional land power network that supports a free and open Indo-Pacific. Air Force
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Col. Isaac T. Bell, 366th Fighter Wing Deputy commander, prepares to fire taser on Oct. 5, 2022 outside of Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The taser fires two small dart-like electrodes, which stay connected to the main unit by conductors, to deliver electric current to disrupt voluntary control of muscles causing neuromuscular incapacitation.
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Sanchez, an infantry Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, observes during an extraction in Kin Blue, Okinawa, Aug. 21, 2022. The combined anti-armor team provides blocking and isolation as well as anti-armor capabilities to line companies. 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.
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ALAN RITCHSON in WAR MACHINE (2026), directed by PATRICK HUGHES.
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A group of soldier competitors eat dinner in the field after completing a land navigation course during the 2022 Combined Best Warrior Competition at Fort Hunter-Liggett, California, April 1. 15 Soldiers traveled to compete in this years Best Warrior, hosted by United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), 84th Training Command, and 108th Training Command (IET) from March 31 through April 5, 2022. Competitors are evaluated on their individual ability to adapt and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events, which test their technical and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.
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Staff Sgt. Hunter Weslow, 23rd Civil Engineering Squadron engineer, poses for a portrait at Avon Park Auxillary Airfield, Florida, July 23, 2022. Weslow augmented security forces, manning an entry control point and providing surveillance assistance to the 822 Base Defense Squadron from Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, as part of Agile Flag 22-2.
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U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Kayleb Moore, a recruit with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, listens to a drill instructor during a pugil sticks event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Aug. 30, 2022. Recruits executed numerous Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques throughout the event to better their opponent and increase endurance. Moore was recruited out of Recruiting Station Fort Worth, Texas.
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U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MCMWTC), Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, and 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, load gear onto a mule during Mountain Exercise (MTX) 1-23 at MCMWTC, Bridgeport, California, Sept. 23, 2022. The purpose of the animal packers course is to teach personnel the necessary skills to enable them to load and maintain pack animals for military applications in remote and dangerous environments. Horses and pack animals were used during the initial phase of operations in Afghanistan, post 9/11.
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000509-F-5009P-005. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2000 Base: Nakhon Si Thammarat Country: Thailand (THA)
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030428-M-1852W-008. Base: Central Training Area State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3D Medical Battalion
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Boise State University Army ROTC Cadet Melanie Reese crosses the red bridge over the Boise River on her way to the turn-around point at Barber Park.The Boise State University ROTC Cadets nearing the end of the semester showed no let up in their schedules. In mid-April, two groups of cadets took a scenic ruck march along the Boise Green Belt Trail system. Group one completed a 12-mile ruck march while group 2 completed an 8-mile march.Seeking fitness of another kind, the cadets attended a briefing from Mr. Cody Rome, a 2012 graduate of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, on managing their finances.
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040401-M-1158H-039. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)
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1st Lt. John Greer from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), starts off the first obstacle course of the Annual Best Ranger Competition in Fort Benning, Ga on April 8th, 2022. Three long days and nights of events that challenges physical, mental and technical skills. Four teams of two of 101st soldiers came to compete with the top rangers around the world in the Best Ranger Competition on April 8-10.
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Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, receive their Eagle, Globe and Anchor, aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., April 8, 2023. The EGA Ceremony marks the end of training and marks the official transition into Marines.
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Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, receive their Eagle, Globe and Anchor, aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., April 8, 2023. The EGA Ceremony marks the end of training and marks the official transition into Marines.
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040616-F-1601R-001. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christian Ramsey, an intelligence specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, talks with French Marines during Caraibes 22 in Martinique, France, June 10, 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.
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Recruits with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, execute tan belt techniques as part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 31, 2024. During recruit training, recruits are taught and must master basic assault and defense techniques to earn their tan belt through MCMAP.
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christian Dye, a tactical air control party specialist assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, surveys the surrounding area after completing his climb during mountaineering training at Sunshine Ridge, Alaska, July 22, 2022. The 3rd ASOS special warfare Airmen utilize Alaskas varied and austere training locations to prepare for conditions they may face on deployment.
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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Timothy Riemann, inspector instructor of 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, looks at a camera while aboard a Colombian Marine Corps combat riverine boat on the Atrato River near Colombian Naval Base Turbo, Turbo, Colombia, Jan. 24, 2023. U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. David Bellon, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve his staff, and leaders of 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion traveled to Colombia to meet with leadership of the Infantería de Marina Colombiana (Colombian Marine Corps) to continue to strengthen the partnership between the two Navies and Marine Corps.
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Members of the African Land Forces Colloquium (ALFC) meet with Soldiers and observe lanes during Expert Soldier Badge (ESB) and Expert Infantry Badge (EIB) training in Grafenwoehr Training Area, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 14, 2021.ALFC 22 brings together African Land Force Commanders from multiple nations, along with select U.S. Army and Allied and partner army leaders, to 7th Army Training Commands Grafenwoehr Training Area to address land force security challenges and opportunities. ALFC 22 emphasizes U.S. Army institutional training and ways to Train to Fight. Soldiers attempted to master their individual competencies and abilities to perform Skill Level 1 Warrior Tasks during ESB and EIB training, and those who successfully complete all the tasks during testing week receive their ESB or EIB.
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020622-M-9902V-024. Country: Malaysia (MYS) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF
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U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Keith Hunter with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, prepares for a pugil stick event during the crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 28, 2023. The crucible is a 54-hour exercise where recruits apply the knowledge they learned throughout recruit training to earn the title United States Marine. Hunter was recruited out of Recruiting Station San Diego, California.
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Symone White, a network administrator with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, reenlists as a part of the Commandants Retention Program (CRP) aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), in the Atlantic Ocean, July 26, 2022. The CRP is focused on retaining the most talented First Term Marines by streamlining the reenlistment process and offering meaningful incentives to reenlist. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.
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DN-SN-85-05710. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gloria Ruiz, a food service specialist with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, prepares food for service members participating in exercise Native Fury 22 at Yanbu Commercial Port, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 6, 2022. Native Fury 22 is a biennial exercise focused on the demonstration of the rapid offload and integration of a Maritime Pre-Positioned Force is the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of regional security, crisis response, and contingency operations.
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ashley Chavez, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defense specialist with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), dons her Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) equipment during a leak, seal and pack training exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jun. 2, 2022. The training event was conducted to improve communication and mission effectiveness between units in preparation for potential real-world scenarios. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.
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U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, unload main packs from a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement during an Alert Contingency Marine Air Ground Task Force (ACM) drill at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 24, 2024. The purpose of the ACM drill was to ensure CLB-4 Marines remain ready to rapidly deploy and maintain regional security in the Indo-Pacific.
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040915-M-4213L-015. Base: USMC Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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980129-F-0697K-048. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC,AFRC
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. William Barrett, a water support technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, sets up a platoon water purification system during an expeditionary advance base operation exercise at W-174, Okinawa, Japan on Feb. 7, 2023. The EAB exercise reinforced Marines and Sailors abilities to gather maritime and airspace intelligence by employing radars and relaying the information back to commanders aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6). The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Córdoba, 11/06/2018. Visit of the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, to the Cerro Muriano military base. Photo: Valerio Merino. ARCHCOR.
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The United States Army's most qualified uniformed interrogation teams met at Fort Bragg, North Carolina to compete in the inaugural Army Interrogation Olympics to determine the Army's Best Interrogation Team of the Year. Military Intelligence Soldiers from Regular Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard components met and thrived in an austere field environment while refining and improving individual and collective HUMINT, analytical, leader, and Soldier skills. The competition was hosted by the 525th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade from August 8 to 10, 2022.
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Advisors assigned to 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade conduct marksmanship drills with the 95th Civil Affairs Advanced Skills Detachment at Fort Bragg, N.C., Mar. 30, 2022. The advisors conducted the training in preparation for upcoming deployments.
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RIHANNA in BATTLESHIP (2012), directed by PETER BERG.