Modern Military Training Exercises

Images capturing various military training exercises, including personnel engaged in marksmanship drills and tactical movements outdoors with military gear and equipment.

Soldier fighters standing together with guns. Group portrait of US army elite members, private military company servicemen, anti terrorist squad Soldier fighters standing together with guns. Group portrait of US army elite members, private military company servicemen, anti terrorist squad. ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/BENISxARAPOVICx 21718910 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

U.S. Special Operations Forces assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), participate in a combat marksmanship exercise at Panzer Range, in Boeblingen, Germany, Feb. 14, 2024. Combat marksmanship training increases team lethality, builds cohesion, and provides integrated training to new members of the unit. Army

040209-M-6795S-014. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

010912-F-1460M-004. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Orin Richardson, Air Force Space Command, fires downrange with an M16A2 rifle at pop-up targets while US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Marc Hawsey, 81st Security Forces Squadron, evaluates him during the combat rifle competition at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense and policing skills over six days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE '00 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Moldovan soldiers move as a squad before entering a room during an extraction drill at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Feb. 5, 2024. JMRC trains leaders, staffs, units up to Brigade Combat Teams, and multinational partners to dominate in the conduct of Unified Land Operations anywhere in the world, now and in the future. Army

011201-A-9680K-018. Base: Tupaci, Jezero State: Kosovo Country: Serbia (SER)

Soldier fighters standing together with guns. Group portrait of US army elite members, private military company servicemen, anti terrorist squad Soldier fighters standing together with guns. Group portrait of US army elite members, private military company servicemen, anti terrorist squad. ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/BENISxARAPOVICx 21718910 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

030305-F-1404F-011. Base: Krtsanisi Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: EUCOM

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines conduct crew-served weapons familiarization training with members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade during Keen Sword 23, aboard the USS New Orleans LPD-18, in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 11, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial training event that exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force and the JGSDF. This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. Military and JGSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan alliance.

A U.S. Army soldier with Apex Battery, 17th Field Artillery Battalion prepares to operate a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during a practice simulation in support of exercise Arctic Edge 2024 at Fort Greely, Alaska, Feb. 18, 2024. The HIMARS weapon system is a valuable asset in arctic conditions due to its exceptional mobility, which allows for rapid deployment and maneuverability across challenging terrain, coupled with its precision strike capabilities, enabling effective engagement of targets. Arctic Edge 2024 (AE24) is a U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise demonstrating the U.S. militarys capabilities in extreme cold weather, joint force readiness, and U.S. military commitment to mutual strategic security interests in the arctic region. Marine Corps

Members of A Comapny, 1-508th Airborne Infantry Battalion, deployed from Camp Elderly, Italy, exit a C-47 Chinook helicopter near Osoppo, Italy, where they will aid in the extraction of American and Italian non-combatants from the American embassy in the exercise country "Anglia" in support of the multinational training exercise VENETO RESCUE '01, in northeast Italy and Slovenia. Veneto Rescue is an exercise that helps to train military units to conduct the safe evacuation of non-combatant civilians and other designated evacuates from a country or a region that has the potential for hostilities or danger. This type of operation is known as a non-combatant evacuation operation or NEO. This.... Complete Scene Caption: Members of A Comapny, 1-508th Airborne Infantry Battalion, deployed from Camp Elderly, Italy, exit a C-47 Chinook helicopter near Osoppo, Italy, where they will aid in the extraction of American and Italian non-combatants from the American embassy in the exercise country

DA-SC-89-11603. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN PHEASANT Base: Tamara Country: Honduras (HND)

US Marines conduct quick reaction force techniques. Baltic Challenge '97 is a multinational exercise conducted in the spirit of NATO's Partnership for Peace (PfP) initiative. More than 2600 military personnel from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and the USA will participate in the second PfP land exercise conducted in the Baltic region. While this exercise will conduct training along peacekeeping/humanitarian assistance mission standards, significant US Navy and Marine Corps capabilities never exercised in Europe will be performed including the use of equipment from the US Marine Corps Norway Air-Landed Marine Expeditionary Brigade (NALMEB) Prepositioning .... Complete Scene Caption: US Marines conduct quick reaction force techniques. Baltic Challenge '97 is a multinational exercise conducted in the spirit of NATO's Partnership for Peace (PfP) initiative. More than 2600 military personnel from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden,

031210-F-4539R-004. Base: Volkel Air Base State: Noord Brabant Country: Netherlands / Holland (NLD) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

040408-F-8966D-002. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050621-A-9665L-020. Subject Operation/Series: RED DRAGON Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAR

Paintball players aiming with paintball guns during a paintball game

Squad of elite French paratroopers detaining a terrorist in the car.

SPECIALIST (SPC) Beltwy, SPC Jones, and SPC Faraday from the 426th Forward Support Battalion prepare a pair of 500 gallon fuel Blivets (Sealdrums or Collapsible Drums) as a sling load, to be transported by helicopter to their forward elements, during their Battalion FTX (Field Training Exercise) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MACOMS

041103-F-0782R-001. Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Australian Cpl. Louis Carbery, an infantry soldier of the 8/9th battalion Royal Australian regiment, shows how his army clears hallways and intersections in a shoot house, in Fiji, on September 13, 2022. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the United States, Republic of Fiji Military, Australian, New Zealand, and British forces that builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face a crisis and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.

Marines in the starting position awaiting a signal to get up and pull the M923 5-ton truck during the tractor pull portion of the 1ST Marine Air Wing (MAW) Truck Rodeo. The purpose of the Truck Rodeo is to find the Marines most efficient at their respective job so they can represent the 1ST MAW at the III Marine Expeditionary Force Truck Rodeo.Official USMC PHOTO by LCpl Eugene E. Clarke (released). Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

AIRMAN Jason Imboden from the 100th Security Police Squadron aims an M-16 rifle, equipped with Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear, over a concrete wall as he guards the runway during Creek Defender, an air base ground-defense training course including both classroom and field training. Base: Sembach Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

The task to carry a stretcher filled with sandbags while in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear is carried out by a Marine (front) and an Australian. The Marine is dressed in his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister. The Australian is wearing his MKIV No1 Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC) Suit with Avon FM12 Mask. The Marines and Australians are participating in NBC Training at Camp Doha, Kuwait, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF

SRA Joseph Conner, 147th Security Police Fleet, Army SSGT James Stanford and Army CPL Kevin Lambright, 24th Infantry Division, watch for enemy aircraft at a security outpost during exercise Bold Eagle '82. The men are armed with M-16 rifles. Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the Norwegian Home Guard conduct crew served weapons training during NOREX 50 at Camp Ripley, Minnesota on February 9, 2023. This year marks the 50th-anniversary of the Norwegian Reciprocal Troop Exchange (NOREX) which is the longest-running military exchange partnership between any two nations.

Members of the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) board a Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 3 (HS-3) SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The Marines are going to participate in a training exercise in Italy. The ROOSEVELT is operating in the Adriatic in support of Operation Deny Flight. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Country: Adriatic Sea

020325-N-5148Y-019. Subject Operation/Series: RSOI/FE 02 Base: Twin Bridges Training Ground Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: FLTCOMCAMGRUPAC

U.S. Paratroopers, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, fire a Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) missile at the 7th Army Training Commands Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Dec. 13, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility.

A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force lieutenant gets into a stryker during the Future Leaders Intensive Program at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. on Feb 12, 2024. The purpose of this program was to give these new lieutenants the skills to become better leaders. Army

Two U.S. Air Force special missions aviators assigned to 56th Rescue Squadron carry munitions to an U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk before take off during exercise Jolly Vihar near Pápa Air Base, Hungary, July 14, 2022. The 56th RQS provides a rapidly-deployable, worldwide combat rescue and reaction force response. During exercise Jolly Vihar the 56th RQS trained alongside Hungarian joint terminal attack controllers to improve integrated combat search and rescue operations.

Combat controllers from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, carry their gear to the takeoff sight for a jump master inspection before boarding an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft (nor shown) for a jump during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2001. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2001 Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 8th Security Police Squadron patrol with a member of the Republic of Korea's air force security team during the air base ground defense exercise FOAL EAGLE '89. The US airmen are armed with an M-60 7.62 mm machine gun, left, and M-16 rifle. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '89 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

040820-F-0658L-003. Base: Patrick Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines with 2nd Battalion 5th Marines prepare to sight in during Kernel Blitz '99 that was being held on Camp Pendleton, California. A US Marine Huey Super Cobra helicopter, AH-1W flies low in the background. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '99 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A disciplined and specialized military unit, donned in camouflage, strategically patrolling and maintaining control in a high-stakes environment, showcasing their precision, unity, and readiness for special operations A disciplined and specialized military unit, donned in camouflage, strategically patrolling and maintaining control in a high-stakes environment, showcasing their precision, unity, and readiness for special operations. ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/BENISxARAPOVICx 21280109 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

U.S. Army Maj. Robert Churchill, operations officer assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, communicates via radio with the commanding officer and command sergeant major of the 1/68 during a multinational live-fire exercise that is part of Defender Europe at Mielno Range, Poland, May 17, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

020130-F-1545M-014. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

010117-F-9033M-004. Base: Cannon Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

010502-F-4338B-013. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Security Police students, carrying (L to R) an M-16 rifle and an M-60 machine gun, spring across a road with their weapons at the ready. They are receiving Air Base Ground defense training during an Army conducted course in combat skills, at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

041207-M-0036Y-017. Base: Euphrates River State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

SENIOR AIRMAN Jeremy Rae, USAF, 52nd Fighter Wing, 606 Air Control Squadron, manning the FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), oversees the main gate in his M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. His partner, Technical Sergeant Rafael Gomez, USAF, with his Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle gets a closer look at the 5-ton M939A2 Cargo Truck. Increased security measures were implemented after terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers in New York and at the Pentagon, when hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, on the morning of 11 September 2001. Senior Airman Jeremy Rae, USAF, 52nd Fighter Wing, 606 Air Control Squadron, manning the M-60 7.62 mm machine gun, oversees the main gate in his M998 HMMWV at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. His partner, Technical Sergeant Rafael Gomez, USAF, with his Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle gets a closer look at the 5-ton M939A2 Cargo Truck. Increased security measure

030402-F-1404F-027. Base: Rock City Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Zenon Bollard, 8th Security Forces Squadron defender, takes cover behind an armored vehicle during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. During the training event, Airmen responded to various scenarios to evaluate their abilities and proficiency in combat missions.

010417-F-7253S-017. Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Photographer's Mate Second Class Michael Tuemler, of Joint Combat Camera, rolls tape as members of the Croatian Defense Council (HVO) Army, 2nd Guard Brigade, fire the 12.7mm machine gun mounted on a T-55 Main Battle Tank. The HVO Army was granted use of Barbara Range in Glamoc, Bosnia and Herzegovina for first time in 18 months to provide training for their troops. Base: Glamoc Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

MAJ Lun Yan (left), flight physican, 51st Medical Group, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, teams up with 51st Civil Engineers and Firefighters, during a simulated emergency landing of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. The landing, with fire, smoke, and all but one aircrew member injured, was simulated during a Combat Employment Readiness Exercise held in conjunction with exercise Foal Eagle. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Orzysz, Poland - A U.S. Army Humvee belonging to the 185th Infantry Regiment, California Army National Guard, drives down a path during the last training day of exercise Thunderbolt Focus 2022, April 27. U.S. Soldiers among others from allied nations worked together in dynamic teams against tactics, techniques, and procedures used by enemy forces that allowed the Battle Groups to practice, refine, and validate all warfighting, interoperability and control skills.

Korean Soldiers Augmented to the United States Army (KATUSA) from the 61st Chemical Company, 3rd Platoon, breakdown a water bladder used during field decontamination operations, part of FOAL EAGLE 2000. Korean Soldiers Augmented to the United States Army (KATUSA) from the 61st Chemical Company, 3rd Platoon, breakdown a water bladder used during field decontamination operations, part of FOAL EAGLE 2000.

AIRMAN Sheri Alementi takes a defensive posture as her team attempts to complete their mission during Ground Combat Skills, (GCS). GCS is a weeklong training regiment consisting of 3 days of classroom work and 2 days in the field where trainees receive instruction on land navigation, combat patrolling and field craft skills. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conduct line haul operations on Dec. 2, 2022, at Grafenwoehr, Germany. Our commitment to defending NATO territory is ironclad and the United States will continue to bolster our posture to better defend our NATO allies. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Malcolm Cohens-Ashley, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs.)

050907-A-9419D-003. Subject Operation/Series: KATRINA RELIEF Base: Stennis State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1776th MP Co

010117-A-0051B-008. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

A German soldier with 4th Battery, 131st Artillery Battalion observes a fire mission with self propelled howitzers as part of exercise Dynamic Front 22 (DF 22) at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 18, 2022. DF22, led by 56th Artillery Command and U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, is the premier U.S. led NATO Allied and Partner integrated fires exercise in the European Theater focusing on fires interoperability and increasing readiness, lethality and interoperability across the human, procedural, and technical domains.

The Norwegian Home Defense Youth throw simulated hand grenades at Camp Ripley Training Center in Little Falls, Minnesota, on February 6th, 2024. The 51st NOREX consists of multiple training events between the Minnesota National Guard and the Norwegian Home Guard Rapid Response Force and Youth teams where the two forces train together and experience each others cultures to better promote cooperation and troop readiness in any future joint-operations (Minnesota Army National Guard

US Army members of the 52nd Medical Evacuation Battalion, Camp Humphries, South Korea, take part in a medical evacuation exercise during FOAL EAGLE 2000, on October 26th, 2000. FOAL EAGLE is the largest joint and combined field training drill conducted annually in South Korea running from 25 October to 3 November. About 25,000 U.S. troops will take part in the drill, including active duty, Reserve and National Guard troops from bases in the United States and elsewhere in the Pacific. The exercise demonstrates U.S. and South Korean military cooperation. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Camp Humphreys State: Gyeonggi-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

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.

Sfc. Hugh Hunnicutt, a combat engineer with Alpha Co. 753rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, operates a search and rescue vessel during Hurricane Ian relief efforts, Punta Gorda, Fla., Oct. 1, 2022. Florida National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological/Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) - Enhanced Response Force Package (FL-CERFP) personnel were activated along with over 6,000 troops in support of residents affected by the natural disaster. All available ground, air and maritime assets were utilized to provide services that included emergency medical support, extractions, supply distribution and road clearing. Army and Air National Guard members conducted day and night time operations in support of the local community. ( U.S. Army photo by Sgt. N.W. Huertas)

020207-F-4882M-005. Subject Operation/Series: RESCUE AIR Base: Camp Visoko Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

A Lithuanian officer stands for a brief alongside officers from Estonia, Finland, Poland and Sweden held during Winter Strike 22, a command post exercise held in Bolesławiec, Poland, Dec. 12, 2022. The 1st Infantry Division is working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe.

010410-F-4728F-006. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Swedish Marine Lance Cpl. Fridolf Berggren with 4th Boat Training Company, 2d Swedish Marine Battalion, works with U.S. Marines with Mobile Reconnaissance Company, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, prepares to deploy an RQ-20 Puma unmanned aerial system from a Swedish group boat, during exercise Archipelago Endeavor 2022 (AE22), at Berga Naval Base, Sweden, Sept. 14, 2022. AE22 is an integrated field training exercise that increases operational capability and enhances strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marines and Swedish forces.

021126-F-6701P-015. Complete Scene Caption: Republic of Georgia (GEO) members of 2nd Company, Georgian Commando Battalion fire their Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifles at an objective during a live fire ambush exercise at a training range in Vasiani, Republic of Georgia. The 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (in background) is in the Republic of Georgia conducting the Georgia Train and Equip Program, which will enhance the Georgian soldiers abilities in various battlefield techniques. GTEP is a flexible, time phased training initiative that builds upon a strong military-to-military relationship developed between the US and the Republic of Georgia since the end of the Cold War, and further underscores US support for the Republic of Georgia's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. Base: Vasiani State: Imereti Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO)

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-09-23. Report on the training of the Inter-Arms Military School in Saint-Cyr Coetquidan in Morbihan. The EMIA recruits its students from among active non-commissioned officers and non-commissioned soldiers selected by competition. The cadets follow a two-year training course. At the end of the first year, they are appointed to the rank of second lieutenant, then lieutenant at the end of the second year. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. France, Bretagne, Coetquidan, Guer le 2021-09-23. Reportage sur la formation de l' Ecole militaire interarmes à Saint-Cyr Coetquidan dans le Morbihan. L'EMIA recrute ses eleves parmi les sous-officiers d'active et les militaires du rang selectionnes par concours. Les eleves-officiers suivent une formation de deux ans. A l'issue de la première annee, ils sont nommés au grade de sous-lieutenant, puis de lieutenant a la fin de la seconde annee. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

040323-F-2185F-003. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Olst, October 24, 2002. © Peter Wiezoreck In the Provinces Overijssel, Gelderland and Noord-Brabant, the air disturbance exercise was held "Bold Lizard". The organization of the exercise, which began on October 14, was in the hands of the 25 Air Dociety Department of the Royal Netherlands Army. About 400 soldiers of all (armor) air target artillery batteries participated in the exercise. Photo: The soldiers of the genius are busy getting the Poton bridge over the ice cream on time.

030404-M-5753Q-150. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

220722-N-TL141-1444 MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii (July 22, 2022) - U.S. Army and German Maritime Interdiction Company Special Operations Forces enter an MH-60 Sierra Seahawk for special forces urban combat training during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise. 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 worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

030214-M-5753Q-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT)

020828-F-3820W-005. Subject Operation/Series: FOGGY SHORES 2002 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Rodney Peters, USAF Disaster Response Team, performs on open rank inspection on SENIOR AIRMAN Randy Ruppel of the 178TH Fighter Wing, 178th Security Squadron, Springfield Air National Guard Base, Ohio during the wings Operational Readiness Inspection. US Air Force Senior Master Sergeant Rodney Peters, USAF Disaster Response Team, performs on open rank inspection on Senior Airman Randy Ruppel of the 178TH Fighter Wing, 178th Security Squadron, Springfield Air National Guard Base, Ohio during the wings Operational Readiness Inspection.

A Swedish soldier guides an M1A1 Abrams tank assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, as it crosses the Vistula river wet gap as part of Defender Europe at Dęblin, Poland, May 13, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

Polish soldiers assigned to the 1st Territorial Defense Forces Brigade conduct urban movements up to an objective near Bialystok, Poland, Sept. 6-10, 2022. This was the first of many training iterations between Polish 1st TDF and 10th SFG(A) and allowed soldiers the opportunity to improve their tactical skills related to close quarter battles and increase overall lethality.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, receive instruction during a rifle issue at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Dec. 12, 2022. Recruits were issued rifles and briefed on their responsibilities regarding rifle security, safety and handling.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Paul Hagedorn, a native of Hawaii and a transmissions system operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, assembles a satellite communications antenna during a visit with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John H. Phillips; director for the J-6 command, control, communications, and computers / cyber for U.S. European Command; at Setermoen, Norway, Feb. 26, 2024. Phillips engaged with communications Marines in preparation for Exercise Nordic Response 24. Exercise Nordic Response, formerly known as Cold Response, is a NATO training event conducted every two years to promote military competency in arctic environments and to foster interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and allied nations. Marine Corps

German Paratrooper (Bundeswehr) with the 4. Kompanie/Fallschirmjaeger, Regiment 26, penetrate in an enemy occupied building during an urban terrain warfare exercise in Smith Barrack at Baumholder, Germany, November 09, 2022. The unit trained in preparation for future Movement Over Urban Terrain Village exercises and scenarios.

011213-A-0051B-233. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

U.S. Army Soldiers from Task Force Pegasus conduct an air assault operation with multi-national partners from the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Poland, in Kosovo June 30, 2022. Interoperability improves the Arm's ability to operate effectively and efficiently as a component of the Combined Force across a wide range of military operations. U.S. Army National Guard photo by SGT. Alexander Hellmann

France, Brittany, Saint-Malo on 2022-08-17. On the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the liberation of Saint-Malo, Caroline Cayeux, Minister in charge of Territorial Collectivities, co-presides the commemorative ceremony and inaugurates the fire control post of the City of Alet, restored thanks to the Heritage Foundation. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Bretagne, Saint-Malo le 2022-08-17. A loccasion du 78eme anniversaire de la liberation de Saint-Malo, Caroline Cayeux, ministre deleguee chargee des Collectivites territoriales, co-preside la ceremonie commemorative et inaugure le poste directeur de tir de la Cite dAlet restaure grace a la Fondation du patrimoine. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

021126-F-6701P-018. Complete Scene Caption: Republic of Georgia (GEO) members of 2nd Company, Georgian Commando Battalion fire their Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifles at an objective during a live fire ambush exercise at a training range in Vasiani, Republic of Georgia. The US Army (USA) (Airborne) is in the Republic of Georgia conducting the Georgia Train and Equip Program, which will enhance the Georgian soldiers abilities in various battlefield techniques. GTEP is a flexible, time phased training initiative that builds upon a strong military-to-military relationship developed between the US and the Republic of Georgia since the end of the Cold War, and further underscores US support for the Republic of Georgia's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. Base: Vasiani State: Imereti Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO)

A Marine of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit looks out the hatch of his AAVP6A1 amphibious assault vehicle during the initial assault phase of the joint Thai/US exercise THALAY THAI '89. Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Base: Pattaya Beach Country: Thailand (THA)

040318-M-5523R-011. Base: Su Song Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

011001-F-3397P-001. Base: Rickenbacker Ang Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Five hundred and forty-five Soldiers from 21 nations across Kosovo Force Regional Command-East (KFOR RC-E) participate in the traditional Danish Contingency (DANCON) March of 24.27 kilometers near Camp Novo Selo, Kosovo, Jan. 7, 2023. Since 1972, the DANCON March has been conducted wherever Danish soldiers are deployed.

U.S. Army Cpl. Trevor Franklin, a visual information specialist assigned to 55th Signal Company and Spc. Jameson Harris, a visual information specialist assigned to 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 18th Airborne Corps participate in "The Hunter," a culminating event that includes a two mile run, a three mile ruck, and a one mile water jug carry while competing in the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, May 22, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

020305-F-3239L-001. Subject Operation/Series: STRONG RESOLVE 2002 Base: Sola Air Station Country: Norway (NOR)

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 92nd Security Forces Squadron perform a military working dog demonstration during the Fairchild Skyfest 2022 airshow at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, May 14, 2022. Fairchild Skyfest 2022 offered a unique view of Team Fairchild's role in enabling Rapid Global Mobility for the U.S. Air Force.

Soldiers of 2-151st Infantry Battalion Task Force Nighthawk continue the third day of crowd riot control training as they react to molotov cocktails being thrown at their feet, during a Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission rehearsal exercise, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 8, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo)

Maj. Gen. Jeffery Broadwater, deputy commanding general, V Corps, stands with Estonian Maj. Gen. Veiko-Vello Palm, deputy commander, Estonian Defense Forces, over an H61-37 Estonian 105 MM Artillery piece during the U.S., Estonian Fires Seminar in Tallinn, Estonia, on April 20, 2022. The fires seminar hosted by the EDF and developed by the U.S. 41st Field Artillery Brigade based in Grafenwoehr, Germany, allowed artillery professionals across Europe to learn how each others targeting and artillery processes work to include U.S. Marines and Airmen as well as British and Danish Artillery officers from the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Estonia.

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Andrew Barnum a explosive ordnance disposal technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, assists a Finnish soldier during an Explosive Ordnance Disposal range in preparation for exercise Freezing Winds 22 in Syndalen, Finland, Oct. 4, 2022. Task Force Red Cloud, headquartered by elements of CLB-6, is deployed to Finland in support of Exercises SYD 2022 and Freezing Winds 2022 to enhance U.S. and Finnish select interdependence in the maritime domain; solidify bilateral maritime maneuver within the Finnish littoral environment; and foster strong relationships between U.S. Marine Corps and Finnish Defense Force sustainment units.

060408-A-1067B-003. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sgt. Aaron West of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix VIII, gives combatives instruction to two Afghan National Police officers. The combatives training was part of a week long training period Police Mentor Team One, Regional Police Advisory Command-Kabul, organized for ANP officers and NCOs of Zone One, Kabul, Afghanistan.

U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 68th Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, perform boresighting on their M1A2 Abrams tanks prior to a live fire accuracy screening test in preparation for upcoming Defender Europe 22 training exercises at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 9, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises taking place in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

New York National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 152nd Engineer Battalion as Search and Extractors double check their equipment during a Homeland Response Force validation exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA on September 11, 2022. The Soldiers were tasked with rappelling into a confined space to rescue casualties during the exercise. (New York National Guard photo by SSG Matthew Gunther)

Culinary Specialists with Company G and H of the 132nd Brigade Support Battalion, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team stood up Field Feeding Teams to provide daily hot meals to the Red Arrow soldiers during annual training this June at Fort McCoy, Wis. These small culinary teams work long hours to help keep over 1,000 soldiers fed and nourished on a daily basis. (32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team photo by Staff Sgt. Kati Volkman/Released)

New York National Guardsman of the 152nd Engineer Battalion decontaminate other Soldiers who have finished search and rescue operations as part of a Homeland Response Force validation exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA on September 11, 2022. The exercise was intended to evaluate and prepare the units involved in responding to a manmade or natural disaster. (New York National Guard photo by SSG Matthew Gunther)

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