Modern Military Training Exercises

Images of soldiers engaging in training and defensive maneuvers, featuring camouflage uniforms, weapons, and a focus on teamwork in a natural environment.

DA-SC-85-11450. Subject Operation/Series: COMPANY TEAM DEFENSE Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 3rd Marine Division use chain saws to clear underbrush and trees from a mountain-top fire support base. Country: Viet Nam (VNM)

DF-ST-85-13173. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT SCORPION Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Marine takes a short nap while on jungle patrol during Operation Ocean Venture '82. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '82 State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-02155. Subject Operation/Series: FUERZAS UNIDAS BOLIVIA Base: Tolata Country: Bolivia (BOL)

During demolition training, soldiers of 326th Engineer Battalion practice throwing the grappling hook and line accurately. Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MACOMS

An instructor works with a recruit on preparing an M-18 Claymore anti-personnel mine during basic training. Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-11760. Base: Dobbins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

TSGT Jack Bloom, right, gives instructions on fuse removal to A1C Deborah Parr and SSGT Ronald Stancill. Base: Indian Head State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970316-M-0364S-001. Subject Operation/Series: SILVER WAKE Base: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB)

Sergeant David R. Lee demonstrates the Redeye portable anti-aircraft missile system. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050809-A-2140D-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Rawah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: B 3-21

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Tom Allen, 317th Tactical Air Wing, retrieves his parachute, after landing near the impact point, during exercise BOLD EAGLE '82. Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines relax aboard the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH-9) as they wait for the ship to get underway to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Troops leave a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft after completion of a mission during exercise Busy Prairie II. Subject Operation/Series: BUSY PRAIRIE II Base: Biggs Army Air Field, El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-85-01669. Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

C-17 crew members along with the 3rd Aerial Port Squadron and Ft. Bragg personnel load the C-17 with equipment, supplies, and trucks to be deployed to Panama. Subject Operation/Series: SAFE HAVEN Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An AH-1 Cobra helicopter flies over armored personnel carriers, during exercise TEAM SPIRIT '84. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '84 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

War Games - Re-enacting World War II

Anefo photo collection. Zaire (formerly Belgian Congo); Camp Angolan liberation movement f.n.L.A. Zaire. August 16, 1973. Belgian Congo, Zaire

Personnel at the Department of Defense Dog Center dip a Beagle in tub of flea and tick solution. Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-07992. Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

M-1 Abrams main battle tanks of the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) participate in NATO exercise Display Determination '87. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: DISPLAY DETERMINATION '87 Country: Turkey (TUR)

970318-M-0364S-002. Subject Operation/Series: SILVER WAKE Base: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB)

SGT Ike Kenty sights an FIM-92 Stinger portable anti-aircraft missile launcher. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

DA-ST-90-01410. Country: Honduras (HND)

970420-F-8006R-015. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A US Air Force cameraman videotapes activities of Grenadians near Point Salines airfield during the multi-service, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 (NMCB-5) fill sandbags as they build a bunker near their camp's perimeter. NMCB-5 is in northern Saudi Arabia to provide engineering support for coalition forces during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

DF-ST-84-08078. Subject Operation/Series: WEDGER, PRIME BEEF Base: Crow Valley Range Country: Philippines (PHL)

A ground-to-air right side view of a Marine AH-1J Sea Cobra helicopter on patrol outside the city. The Marines are participating as members of a multinational peacekeeping force. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

DF-ST-88-02902. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-03405. Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK '86-12 Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Honorable William Cohen, Secretary of Defense, rides with soldiers in a M1 tank at the Multi-Purpose Range Complex (MPRC). Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A soldier scans the horizon from an M-998 multipurpose wheeled vehicle equipped with a Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) missile launcher during a training exercise at the National Training Center. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

AIRMAN 1ST Class Leonard Munroe from the 3636th Combat Crew Training Wing teaches fire-making techniques to survival training students during a 17-day combat survival course. The course is mandatory for all Air Force aircrew personnel. Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-00855. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Azarq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR)

Forty miles from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, is Camp MacKall, a home away from home for Airmen and aircraft from the 43rd Airlift Wing. This image was used in the October 1999 AIRMAN Magazine article "A Herculean Task". Base: Camp Mackall State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of 2nd Plt., Co. B, Task Force 2-27, patrol the streets of the town near a Panamanian Defense Force (PDF) barracks as part of a readiness exercise. Base: Coco Solo State: Canal Zone Country: Panama (PAN)

Female recruits learn the manual of arms during basic training. Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines come ashore from a utility landing craft (LCU) to participate as members of a multinational peacekeeping force. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Members of the 6th Marine Regiment disembark from the amphibious transport dock USS DUBUQUE (LPD-8) upon their arrival in Saudi Arabia as part of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Dhahran Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

A soldier wearing AN/PVS-5 night vision goggles aims an M-16A1 rifle equipped with an M-203 40mm grenade launcher and an AN/PAQ-4 infrared aiming light. Country: Unknown

Members of the 1ST Battalion, 35th Infantry, 25 Infantry Division, take cover along Highway 3 as they are attacked by "opposing forces" during the joint South Korean/US training Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Cheop Yeong Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DA-SC-86-08862. Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

STAFF Sergeant Julie Roach of the 6th Services Squadron, MacDill AFB, unloads sandbags from a convoy during the Phoenix Readiness Course at Fort Dix, New Jersey. The course is designed to train Air Force personnel in Air Mobility contingency operations. This includes setting up defensive positions in remote locations worldwide. The mission of the 421st Ground Combat Readiness Squadron (GCRS), Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, is to formulate doctrine and develop tactics. The 421 GCRS standardizes training to enhance Air Mobility Command's ability to support National Command Authority taskings during war, crisis, and worldwide contingency operations. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command

DF-ST-86-11760. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

On a barren field near Loc Ninh BGEN Stan McClellan, U.S. Army, CHIEF of STAFF, Military Assistance Command - Vietnam (MACV) discusses the pending exchange of American and South Vietnamese prisoners for Viet Cong (VC) and North Vietnamese (NVA)prisoners with Viet Cong negotiators. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Loc Ninh Country: South Vietnam

Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 technicians from San Diego, California prepare to tie up the Zodiac boat at the Navy base camp after their initial search for the four missing 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed near Gold Dust Peak. New York Lake is the first of six lakes in the Gold Dust Peak that will be searched. Base: New York Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Straight on shot of a group of people posing for a picture. US Marine LT Ron Stevens, front and center, with black goggles on his Kevlar helmet, from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, poses with US Marine and Nigerian Army Engineers at the Restore Hope Orphanage in Mogadishu, Somalia. The joint effort by the Soldiers repaired the roof of the orphanage (not shown) in preparation for the upcoming rainy season. The orphanage is the home for about 1800 Somali orphans ranging from infants to mid-teens. Stevens, a three-year USMC veteran, is 28 years old and if from Los Angeles, California. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Male Soldier Staring Out Of Bunker

Nicaragua, La Penca, Sandinista Border Guards At La Penca

A young soldier of the armored forces holds and sights his Garand rifle like an old timer, Fort Knox, Ky. - June 1942.

Air Force Military Training School (Limos) Camouflage exercise in the field.

An unidentified British Army (United Kingdom) Field Marshal, another unidentified British Army Officer, US Army Colonel Larry M. Foster and USA Lieutenant Colonel Richard G. Tucker of the Colorado Air National Guard, all members of the Combine Task Force, tour Kurdish villages in Northern Iraq. From the cover of AIRMAN Magazine October 1995 issue. Base: Zakhu Compound Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Members of the U.S. Air Force 20th Services, Shaw AFB South Carolina, set up temper tents to house military personnel. The camp is being used to detain Cuban migrants who are attempting to flee their country. Subject Operation/Series: SEA SIGNAL V Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

DF-ST-88-02907. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vehicle drivers from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Five (NMCB-5) wait for their assignments at a camp in northern Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

1979 - Members of the 11th Armored Cavalry stop to talk with West German soldiers while patrolling the border between East and West Germany in M151 light vehicles.

DF-ST-87-13489. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Base: Sachon Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Members of the 1ST Bn., 27th Inf., 25th Inf Div., cross the Nam-Han River on an aluminum foot bridge built by the 65th Engineer Bn. during the joint U.S./Korea Exercise Team Spirit '85. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Country: South Korea

This is the Bridge of NO Return, half of which belongs to North Korea. Vice-President Al Gore walks on the bridge with LT. COL. Laufenberg and other members of the Joint Security Area (JSA). Country: Korea

A paratrooper stands by at Drop Zone B-70 during Dragon Team, the largest non-Joint Chiefs of STAFF airdrop training exercise in history. Subject Operation/Series: DRAGON TEAM Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-03822. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD Country: Honduras (HND)

SRA Brandt becomes a "victim" during Sarex '80, a joint U.S.-Canadian pararescue exercise. Subject Operation/Series: SAREX '80 Base: March Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-93-04841. Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Marines form a soccer team to play Republic of Korea servicemen during Operation BEAR HUNT '84. Subject Operation/Series: BEAR HUNT '84 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

990704-M-5696S-015. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Gnjilane State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Unit

The 25th Infantry Division is placed under the South Korean army's command as an Operational Control ceremony takes place during the joint training Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '83. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '83 Base: Hongchon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

In the background U.S. Army SFC Gyula Bodnar, 5th Quartermaster DET (AS), Daener Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, can be seen preparing air drop relief pallets, in a tent structure filled with the pallets. The relief supplies are destined for refugees of the Rwandan civil war. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Nijmegen Four Days Marches 1994. A number of participants during a break.

Television anchorman Sam Donaldson reports during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

DF-ST-85-03400. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Pearls Airport Country: Grenada (GRD)

DF-ST-88-09700. Base: Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads Country: Puerto Rico (PRI)

A member of a multinational Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team studies an Iraqi mine washed up on a beach. EOD team members are diffusing the ordnance in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

PVT. Mathew Waln, SAW GUNNER, 6/502nd Infantry Brigade, Berlin, GE., takes a fighting position on the ground during a training exercise as a United Nations peacekeeper. Subject Operation/Series: ABLE SENTRY Base: Skopje Country: Macedonia (MKD)

US Army, Private (PVT) Freddie Bell, 3rd Squad, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York, checks out the field of fire in one of the bunkers at Camp McGovern, Bosnia-Herzegovina, as part of his training. The soldiers will also learn about the mission of Task Force 1-77 (1ST Battalion - 77th Armor), force protection, and setting up a temporary checkpoint. Operation JOINT GUARD, 30 April 1997. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Camp Mcgovern Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Ballistic Aerial Target System (BATS) missiles are prepared for launching during Marine Corps target operations. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of 4th Bn., 22nd Inf., 25th Inf. Div. (Light), watch as two Royal Thai Army instructors display two types of dangerous snakes found in Thailand. The 25th Infantry Division soldiers are in Thailand for the combined Thai/U.S. exercise Cobra Gold '90. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '90 Base: Chon Buri Country: Thailand (THA)

Marines bring in captured Japanese prisoners. July 4, 1944, Saipan.

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