Modern Military Training Exercises

Images of U.S. soldiers in tactical gear during training exercises, emphasizing teamwork and communication in realistic military scenarios across various environments.

U.S. Army Spc. Dylan Doan air missile defense crew member assigned to Bravo Battery 5-5 Air Defense Artillery based out of Fort Sill Oklahoma, pulls security providing saftey for a simulated wounding casualty August 17, 2022. The Best Squad Competition reinforces fundamental Soldier skills and squad level tactics.

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing call in air support during Emerald Warrior 22.1 at Eglin Range, Florida, May 02, 2022. Emerald Warrior provides annual, realistic pre-deployment training encompassing multiple joint operating areas. The exercise prepares special operations forces conventional force enablers, partner nations and interagency elements, to integrate and execute full-spectrum special operations in any environment climate, sharpening U.S. forces abilities to operate around the globe.

Soldiers of Squad 10, representing U.S. Army Futures Command at the Armys first-ever Best Squad Competition, rest after completing the weapon qualification course on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 3, 2022. Each squad competing in the Army Best Squad Competition consists of five Soldiers; a squad leader, which is a sergeant first class or staff sergeant; a team leader, which is a sergeant or corporal; and three squad members in the ranks of specialist or below.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Nov. 15, 2022) - Lt. Marek assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines coordinates security positions during a simulated combat casualty egress with high fidelity manikins at Naval Expeditionary Medical Institute (NEMTI) during Operation Firebreak, November 15.Operation Firebreak is an exercise designed to evaluate operational readiness through simulated point of injury treatment and transport of casualties to the next level of care. Navy Medicine Operational Training Command (NMOTC) is comprised of six nationwide detachments that offer specialized medical training in the fields of aviation, aviation survival, surface and undersea warfare, expeditionary and special operations medicine.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and Soldiers with 10th Air Support Operations Squadron, communicate and coordinate their next movement during exercise Gunslinger 22 in Fort Riley, Kansas, June 21, 2022. Exercise Gunslinger 22 is a joint exercise with the Kansas Air National Guard and U.S. Marine Corps designed to increase aircraft control and training for potential real-world contingencies.

FORT HOOD, Texas - U.S. Army Pfc. Dayne Selph, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist assigned to 21st Chemical Company, and Spc. Kyle Romer a petroleum specialist assigned to 83rd Chemical Battalion prepare to move during the urban obstacle lane of the FORSCOM Best Squad Competition 2022 at Fort Hood, Texas, Aug. 18, 2022. The Best Squad Competition promotes esprit de corps and recognizes Soldiers who demonstrate commitment to Army Values and embody the Warrior Ethos.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Sung Shin, right, a fires and effects integrator, with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, fires a M4 carbine during a Marine Corps Combat Marksmanship Program range part of 2nd Brigades field exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 14, 2024. CMP allows Marines to maintain weapon proficiency by engaging targets in a competitive environment with primary and secondary weapon systems. 5th ANGLICO Marines refined their shooting fundamentals through advanced marksmanship training, enhancing their lethality. Shin is a native of Duluth, GA. Marine Corps

Joint training exercise with Det 2. 6 Co. 3/238th AVN MEDEVAC, Cox Health and Missouri State Highway Patrol at Hercules Glade Wilderness, Bradleyville, Mo., Oct. 06, 2022. Multiple Missouri departments teamed up to practice life-saving MEDEVAC scenarios. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Rose Di Trolio.)

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment engages targets during a combined arms live fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 23, 2022.The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance. (U.S. Army photograph by Sgt. Luke Michalski)

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conduct an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) at CSL Manda Bay, Kenya, June 17, 2022. During the EDRE, the East Africa Response Force (EARF) forward deployed from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to Manda Bay to exercise its capability to provide security augmentation while Soldiers with the EARF and CJTF-HOA security forces conducted presence patrols with Kenya Defense Forces and responded to multiple injects that included base defense drills.

U.S. Army Spc. Dylan Doan air missile defense crew member assigned to Bravo Battery 5-5 Air Defense Artillery based out of Fort Sill Oklahoma, pulls security providing saftey for a simulated wounding casualty August 17, 2022. The Best Squad Competition reinforces fundamental Soldier skills and squad level tactics.

Marines from Camp Lejeune-based units conduct a littoral exercise aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island Jan. 25. During the training, Marines and Sailors are experimenting with new concepts and forces to prepare for future scenarios in littoral environments along the East Coast. They will be testing new tactics and training with multi-domain reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance teams in accordance with Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CWO2 Bobby Yarbrough)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Robin Yi, the company air officer (right), assigned to 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO), III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group and Republic of Korea (ROK) Marines utilize an infrared laser designator during tactical air control party and close air support training at Pilsung Range, Gangwan Province, South Korea, September 15, 2022. Korea Marine Exercise Program (KMEP) 22-3 is one iteration in a series of continuous combined-training exercises designed to enhance the ROK and U.S. Alliance, promote stability on the Korean Peninsula and strengthen ROK-U.S. military capabilities and interoperability.

U.S. Army Georgia Army National Guard Infantrymen with the Lawrenceville-based Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, conduct urban attack training during Exportable Combat Training Capabilities Exercise at Fort Stewart, Ga., June 21, 2022. XCTC is the U.S. Army National Guards program of record that enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained Platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win battles throughout the world. The XCTC exercise will include approximately 4,400 brigade personnel from throughout Georgia.U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tori Miller.

Joint training exercise with Det 2. 6 Co. 3/238th AVN MEDEVAC, Cox Health and Missouri State Highway Patrol at Hercules Glade Wilderness, Bradleyville, Mo., Oct. 06, 2022. Multiple Missouri departments teamed up to practice life-saving MEDEVAC scenarios. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Rose Di Trolio.)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Riley Martin, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, handles a Howa Type 89 assault rifle during a static weapons display during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 4, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 2nd Marines, conduct a live-fire range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 12, 2022. The training integrated raiding and demolition tactics to enhance the units ability to breach obstructions and perform combat operations in an urban environment. 3/2 is deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Jaime Lerma, Combat Logistics Battalion 4 sergeant major, demonstrates how to do various drills for a table five range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug 28, 2022. The purpose of the training was to improve the Marines ability to operate their rifles at close quarters and in low-visibility environments more effectively. 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.

(Right) Airmen 1st Class Taylor Auen, security forces with the 171st Air refueling Wing, and a Meadville, Pa, native, checks to make sure her magazine is secure before the next stage of the Governor's Twenty competition on May 21, 2022. Soldiers and Airmen were challenged with engaging targets with rifles and pistols to find the top 20 shooters

U.S Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, post security during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 1, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct company attacks during exercise Bougainville III at Pohakuloa Training Area, Feb. 7, 2024. Bougainville III is a 3d LCT live-fire exercise focused on decentralized operations to prepare the battalion to command and control forces from dispersed locations. Marine Corps

Army National Guard officer candidates disembark a CH-47 Chinook during Phase III of Officer Candidate School on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 18, 2022. During Phase III, candidates from 22 states will receive their final leadership evaluations from the qualified instructors of 2nd Battalion, 205th Regimental Training Institute, Washington Army National Guard, before receiving their commissions.

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Patrick S. Connell, a native of Buhl, Idaho, and U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Noyes, a native of Katy, Texas, and medic, both assigned to Chosen Company, scan an area during a patrol in the Jani Khel district April 12 during Operation Marble Lion. Chosen Company is part of the 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Gold Geronimo.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Matthew Johnsen a machine gunner with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, observes Marines firing M240B machine guns during a live fire deck shoot aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 28, 2022. Marines and Sailors conducted weapons training to further educate their Marines on different weapons platforms. 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.

A U.S. Army Soldier with 2nd Brigade Infantry Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, takes a knee and pulls security 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Shane Arena, a fire support coordinator (left), assigned to 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Marines call for fire during tactical air control party and close air support training at Pilsung Range, Gangwan Province, South Korea, September 15, 2022. Korea Marine Exercise Program (KMEP) 22-3 is one iteration in a series of continuous combined-training exercises designed to enhance the ROK and U.S. Alliance, promote stability on the Korean Peninsula and strengthen ROK-U.S. military capabilities and interoperability.

U.S. Army squads under FORSCOM (Forces Command) compete for the title of Best Squad during a head-to-head competition at the FORSCOM Best Squad Competition 2022 at Fort Hood, Texas, Aug. 17, 2022. The 32nd AAMDC squad drags a tactical dummy to the medical evacuation chopper. On Day 3 of the competition Soldiers underwent a medical evacuation simulation at the Fort Hood MSTC (Medical Simulation Training Center). The Army is the best trained, best equipped, and most skilled fighting force in the world.

Green Berets assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) prepare to conduct a nighttime fire ambush mission during an exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana, Apr. 10, 2022. The JRTC exercise focused on improving unit readiness by providing highly realistic, stressful, joint and combined arms training for current and future operations.

Soldiers from Charlie Company, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion, practiced weapons handling, fast loading, and engagement skills during the first week of annual training.The 2022 annual training exercises for the Idaho Army National Guard are the last mass field exercises for the 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team before deploying in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade prepares to move out during a combined arms blank fire exercise on a maneuver range at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 21, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade prepares to move out during a combined arms blank fire exercise on a maneuver range at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 21, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team engage in various mission durian Operation Nakoa Fleek in Schofield Barracks, HI. Operation NAKOA FLEEK is a two-week multi-echelon exercise designed to validate the Brigades Capability Set Integration (CSI), train and certify lethal companies, troops, and batteries, and exercise the Warriors sustainment capacity in a dynamic and complex battlefield against a thinking and reacting enemy.

Providers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division conduct a UH-60 jump on Fort Bragg, NC, March 30, 2022. The jump serves to bring awareness to the Army's SHARP program.

A U.S. Marine with 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, gives orders to his squad during a live-fire exercise as part of a squad competition at Range 223B on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 24, 2022. 1st Marines held a week-long regimental squad competition to send the winning infantry squad to compete against squads drawn from other units across the division.

Boise State University Cadets from the Bronco Battalion prepare for the days field exercise in the foothills overlooking the City of Boise. Following the previous weeks field lab cancellation midway through the exercise, the Bronco Battalion returns to the foothills above the City of Boise for an exercise in reconnaissance tactics. The weather, unlike the previous week, is mild, with clear skies and tolerable temperatures. The Office of Visual Information for Idaho Army National Guard will follow the Boise State University Bronco Battalion for the Spring 2022 Semester through graduation. The program trains young men and women to serve as officers and leaders. Graduates will serve as officers in the U.S. Army, the Army National Guard, and the U.S. Army Reserves. Several seniors scheduled to graduate will eventually serve in the Idaho Army National Guard, while some cadets are already currently serving in the Idaho Army National Guard while attending BSU. Many officers currently serving

120315-A-ZD093-012 U.S. Army soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team provide security during a training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, on March 16, 2012. The Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade, Europe's rapid-reaction force, conducted a mission rehearsal exercise at the readiness center in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. The exercise was designed to develop combat skills, counterinsurgency tactics and multinational partnerships between the military forces of the U.S., Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia.

U.S. Marines from Field Artillery Platoon, 2nd Battalion 10th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, speak with Finnish Navy Soldiers after a bilateral simulated field artillery training in Upinniemi, Finland, Aug. 18, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 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.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brad Urban, left, and U.S. Army Spc. Tramel Aclise, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, walk to the firing line before training with anti-tank at Studnica Range, Poland, April 12, 2022. Training and readiness are key in being ready and able to respond to any threats from our adversaries and provide support to our allies. The 1st Infantry Division is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

A group of U.S. Marines fires their M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle and M4 assault rifles on an Indonesian range during Exercise Super Garuda Shield on Dodiklatpur Rindam V, East Java, Indonesia., September 1, 2023. Super Garuda Shield 2023 is an annual exercise that has significantly grown in scope and size since 2009. SGS2023 is the second consecutive time this exercise has grown into a combined and joint event, highlighting the 6 participating and 12 observing nations' commitment to partnership and a free and open indo-pacific.

U.S Marine Corps Sgt. Drew Fongeallaz, a mortarman assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, directs Royal Thai Marines through the sequence of fire during a live-fire range at Exercise Cobra Gold in Chantaburi province, Thailand, Feb. 27, 2024. Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Marine Corps

Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, prepare to load their Coaxially Mounted Machine Guns during a tank gunnery training event at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Jan. 18, 2024. Soldiers at the tank gunnery are tested on their ability to effectively use the different weapon systems inside the M1A2 SEPv3 Main Battle Tank.

U.S. Marine Corps Tyler Nicholas, left, and Yibran Diaz with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, sight in on a target during grass week at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 24, 2022. Recruits will spend numerous hours over the next week mastering the fundamentals of marksmanship before moving on to live fire drills.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Wilson Steward, a fireteam member assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, and U.S. Soldiers with Task Force Americal from the 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment, conduct live fire pistol training, Sept. 22, 2022, at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The U.S. Air Forces 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron facilitate and occasionally conduct Joint Force training with the U.S. Army on PSABs firing range. Soldiers and Airmen must undergo routine weapons qualification training to ensure safety and proficiency standards.

A Brazilian Marine Joint Terminal Attack Controller and U.S. Marine Joint Terminal Attack Controllers with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, control a UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper helicopters during simulated close air support in São Pedro da Aldeia, Brazil, during exercise UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 5, 2022. UNITAS develops and sustains relationships that improve the capacity of our reemerging and enduring maritime partners to achieve common objectives. Additionally, the military-to-military exchanges foster friendly, mutual cooperation and understanding among participating Navies and Marine Corps.

Pvt. Steven Tracy, a 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Soldier, throws a dummy grenade during the 2022 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Competition at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, July 20, 2022. The competition includes the top squads of five from U.S. Army units stationed across the Pacific region, all competing for the opportunity to represent USARPAC at the Department of the Armys competition.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, fire an M240B medium machine gun during a live fire range in the Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 8, 2022. The purpose of the range was to improve the Marines ability to operate the M240B medium machine gun by firing at targets with unknown distances and perform remedial actions. 3rdMLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force's comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Eli Smith, a squad leader with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, aims while moving during a range training event with Brazilian marines during exercise UNITAS LXIII in Marambaia, Brazil, Sept. 9, 2022. The training event consisted of several squad tactics including maneuver under fire and machine gun suppression drills. 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. Smith is a native of Toledo, Ohio.

Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, rush a simulated casualty to a field medical aid station during eXportable Combat Training Capability 22-01 on Fort Drum, NY, July 21, 2022. The New Jersey National Guard Soldiers spent two weeks honing their individual skills and validating their collective training objectives in preparation for upcoming overseas missions.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Patrick Romero, a student in the Advanced Infantry Marine Course with Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-West, Hawaii Detachment, rushes to post security during a simulated chemical attack, Kahuku Training Area, June 27, 2023. AIMC is advanced infantry training designed to enhance and test Marines skills with a focus on reinforcing proper patrols and operational procedures.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire a M224 60 mm mortar system as part of the combined-arms, live-fire exercise during KAMANDAG 6 at Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Philippines, Oct. 9, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual, bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

A U.S. Special Operations Command Europe joint terminal attack controller assigned to the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), coordinates simulated close air support with U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano AB, Italy, alongside Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) JTACS in a bilateral training event in BiH, Jan. 8, 2024.

Soldiers with 2-20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct live-fire training at the Camp Shelby shoothouse, January 21, 2019. The training gave members the opportunity to train on breaching and clearing an enemy-held house while using live ammunition.Southern Strike 2019 is a large-scale, joint multinational combat exercise that provides tactical level training for the full spectrum of conflict. It emphasizes air dominance, maritime operations, maritime air support, precision engagement, close air support, command and control, personnel recovery, aero medical evacuation, and combat medical support. Air National Guard

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division clear lanes during Exercise Summer Pioneer on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 23, 2022. Summer Pioneer 2022 is designed to evaluate the companys ability to conduct a regimental-sized assault breach with combined arms attack.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines reassemble an M240B machine gun during the Trinity Games at Camp Hansen, Japan, June 30, 2022. The Trinity Games were held to foster the spirit of competition and comradery within the unit. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guards, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion prepare their vehicles and equipment for annual training exercises on the Orchard Combat Training Center in preparation for deployment in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to Bull Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR), use a shotgun to breach a door during a demolition/breaching range at the 7th Army Training Command's (7ATC) Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, June 15, 2022. 2CR provides the 7th ATC with a lethal and agile force capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater in order to assure allies, deter adversaries, and when ordered, defend the NATO alliance.

A group of modern warfare soldiers is fighting a war in dangerous remote forest areas. A group of soldiers is fighting on the enemy line with modern weapons. The concept of warfare and military conflicts.. A group of modern warfare soldiers is fighting a war in dangerous remote forest areas. A group of soldiers is fighting on the enemy line with modern weapons. The concept of warfare and military conflicts

Sergeant First Class Brandon Rodriguez and Sergeant Andrew Row from 2nd Brigade Combat Team Strike”, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), 18th Airborne Corps, determine which path to take to get to an objective point during the FORSCOM Best Squad Competition on Fort Hood, Texas, August 16, 2022. Each of these events are designed to test the physical and mental toughness along with the lethality of each squad to see which squad will represent FORSCOM at the Best Squad of the Army competition that will take place at Ft. Bragg, NC.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, communicate with a field radio during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

A Dutch Marine with Marine Squadron Carib, Netherlands Marine Corps, signals the end of a military operation in urban terrain training to the U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, during Exercise Tres Kolos in Savaneta, Aruba, Oct. 24, 2022. This exercise promotes partnerships, shares knowledge, and enhances interoperability between the forces in order to strengthen our common defense, foster stability and defeat threats.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, take a knee during a live-fire training exercise near Fort Bliss, Texas, Nov. 1, 2022. Soldiers of the 1-125 IN conducted intense and extensive squad maneuvers during the exercise, using live ammunition to simulate a real-world combat environment, honing their interoperability and lethality.

Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division walk up a hill on their way to the Grandstaff Offensive Event, a live-fire range, during Ivy Weeks Best Squad Competition on May 24, 2022, at Fort Carson, Colorado. Sgt. 1st Class Bruce Grandstaffs platoon was advancing through intermittent enemy contact when it was struck by heavy small arms and automatic weapons fire from 3 sides surrounded by nearly 700 enemy forces. He raced 30 meters through the intense fire to aid them.

U.S. Army Soldiers with the 7th Squadron Blue Platoon pull security providing cover for a simulated casualty before being airlifted to saftey August 18, 2022. The Best Squad Competition reinforces fundamental Soldier skills and squad level tactics.

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. - Cadets from the Kansas and Oklahoma Army National Guard pause during a simulated patrol at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 4, 2022. When you spend a lot of time with peers you tend to hear the same advice, said Cadet Joseph Nail of the Kanas National Guard. But today theres been a lot of new information and difference experiences.

Georgian Defense Forces scan their sectors of fire for a defensive position training scenario held during Noble Partner located in the Vaziani Training Area, Georgia. Noble Partner is designed to enhance regional partnerships and increase U.S. force readiness and interoperability in a realistic, multinational training environment. The exercise allows participants to conduct situational training exercises, and combined mechanized maneuvers.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare for a boat launch sustainment exercise aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 4, 2022. Launching from the well deck provides the MEU a ship-to-shore capability. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team establish a support by fire position during a combined arms blank fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 21, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

A Finnish soldier assigned to the Satakunta Jaeger Battalion, and U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fire an M120 120mm mortar system at Niinisalo, Finland, July 21, 2022. The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and the Pori Brigade of the Finnish army began summer training in Finland to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between the two nations.

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, prepare to breach a house during an Air Assault Course at Camp Pendleton, California, on July 11, 2022. The Air Assault Course creates a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of successfully operating as part of a Marine Expeditionary Unit.

United Arab Emirates and 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Soldiers load CH-47-Chinook helicopters during Joint Readiness Training Center Rotation 23-04, Fort Polk, LA, Feb., 19, 2023. UAE Soldiers from the 11th Mountain Battalion are participating in the training rotation alongside U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. UAE Soldiers will train alongside U.S. Army brigades throughout this JRTC rotation to increase tactical interoperability and readiness.

Soldiers from the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fourth Infantry Division, conduct movement to a reconnaissance site, October 14, 2022 on Fort Carson, Colorado. The 19D Cavalry Scouts performed surveillance on an enemy battalion for a field training exercise.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brian Wu, center, a joint terminal attack controller with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Marine Forces Reserve, in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, makes hand gestures to Brazilian marines during close air support drills as part of exercise UNITAS LXIII, Santa Cruz Air Force Base, Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 8, 2022. Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773 and 4th ANGLICO cross trained with the Brazilian Marine Corps by conducting close air support drills, which consists of locating targets from the ground and relaying coordinates to assets in the sky to destroy. UNITAS trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations through the execution of anti-surface, anti-submarine, anti-air, amphibious and electronic warfare operations that enhance warfighting proficiency and increase interoperability among participating naval and marine forces. Wu is a native of Miami, FL.

Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipmen board an MV-22B Osprey for an air insert exercise during their Summer Training Program at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., August 2, 2022. NROTC Midshipmen Summer Training develops and trains Midshipmen in order to provide the Fleet a competent and professional Naval Service Commissioned Officer.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, show Royal Thai Marines an explosion devise during a demolition range during Exercise Cobra Gold in Chantaburi province, Kingdom of Thailand, March 4, 2023. Cobra Gold, now in its 42nd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the longstanding friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division engages the Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) out of Alaska as opposing forces during Exportable Combat Training Exercise program at Camp Roberts, California, July 17, 2022. The 29th IBCT must be trained and equipped to deploy within 90 days of a federal call-up.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, use a U.S. Army M2A3 Bradley fighting vehicle as cover during a live-fire exercise part of Defender Europe at Oberlausitz Training Area, Germany, May 19, 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Fernando Rivera, a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, sights in on an M4A1 carbine while conducting fire team attack drills on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 2, 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. Rivera is a native of Houston, Texas.

Staff Sgt. Lori Ortega, a section chief with A Battery, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), observers her team as they load a M119 Howitzer during a direct fire live fire on a range at Fort Knox, KY April 25, 2022. The purpose of this training is to execute a decentralized division training density from dispersed field environments in order to enhance readiness, while stressing communications and sustainment systems across extended distances.

Marines with first platoon, Bravo Company, Marine Barracks Washington, conduct infantry training at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., May 25, 2022. The Marines conducted an air insert via MV-22 Ospreys and honed weapons-handling skills during battle drills utilizing the AT-4 light anti-armor weapon, M203 grenade launcher, M72 light anti-armor weapon, and M16A4 rifle.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. William Fike, a motor transportation mechanic with 3rd Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, attaches a Multi-Use Adapter to a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement during a bilateral vehicle recovery training during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Army Soldiers move to their mission location during a U.S. Pathfinder course at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, on Sept. 8, 2022. Nearly 30 Soldiers graduated the course, which was taught by a mobile training team at the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center in Fort Benning, Georgia. Army Pathfinders are trained to provide navigational aid and advisory services to military aircraft in areas designated by supported unit commanders. During the Pathfinder course, students are instructed in aircraft orientation, aero-medical evacuation, close combat assault, ground to air communication procedures, control center operations, all three phases of a sling load operation, helicopter landing zone and pick up zone operations, and drop zone operations dealing with U.S. military fixed and rotary wing aircraft for personnel and equipment.

Sgt. William Smith, a fire support team member with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah Army National Guard, prepares to enter a UH-60 Black Hawk during Western Strike 22 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, June 4, 2022. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th FAB that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a combat training center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality.

U.S. Army Spc. Taylor Connor (left), 173rd Airborne Brigade, rehearses security tasks near a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during a North and West Africa Response Force (NARF) readiness drill on Aviano Air Base, Italy, Nov. 9, 2022. U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa regularly rehearses its ability to alert, marshal and deploy mission command capability with elements of U.S. Air Forces Europe and Africa, U.S. Marine Forces Europe and Africa, and the 173rd Airborne Brigade as part of the NARF.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), participates in an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) at CSL Manda Bay, Kenya, June 17, 2022. Shawley flew in with the East Africa Response Force (EARF) to observe and assess the exercise as well as visit with senior leaders and Soldiers. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment conduct Tables V and VI mortar training during annual training at Fort Chaffee, June 11, 2022. Mortars have an advantage over their artillery battery counterparts thanks to their ease of mobility and ability to engage in indirect fire from the protection of a trench or other form of cover.

U.S. Marines in the mountains during a military operation.

U.S. Army Capt. Charley Falletta (left), the commanding officer, and Staff Sergeant Zachary Stubbs, a fire support specialist, of the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and Brig. Gen. Pamela L. McGaha (left), Commander of NATO HQ Sarajevo, discuss training plans at Kasarna Manjaca, Dobrnja, Bosnia-Herzegovina on July 17, 2022. Guard members assigned to the State Medical Detachment and 1-169th Aviation Regiment, Maryland Army National Guard, trained alongside active duty Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, and the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina soldiers in tactics, aviation, medical, and non-commissioned officer development. The Maryland National Guard will celebrate 20 years of partnership with the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina through the National Guard Bureaus State Partnership Program next year. (Maryland Army National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Jasmine Mathews).

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Dalhia Montgomery, a Joint Sustainment in the Littorals, Fuel and Water Distribution Test Director with Marine Forces, Pacific, speaks to Marines and Sailors before conducting tactical bulk fuel operations on Silver Strand State Beach, California, May 4, 2022. Demonstrations of both existing and new bulk liquid distribution systems were utilized to aid development of fuel distribution in contested littoral environments.

SINGAPORE - U.S. Army Infantrymen with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team out of Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, conduct movement after dismounting from a M1126 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV) during the Field Training Exercise event of Exercise Tiger Balm 2022 here, June 15, 2022. Tiger Balm builds readiness and demonstrates U.S. Army commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

From left, U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Julio Arias, with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Marine Forces Reserve, in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, Terceio-Sargento (Sergeant Brazilian Marine Corps) Igor Aleixo, a forward observer with the Brazilian Marine Corps, and U.S Marine Corps Sgt. Brian Wu, with 4th ANGLICO, right, conduct call for fire drills at Sío Pedro da Aldeia, Brazil, Sept. 5, 2022. Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773 and 4th ANGLICO cross trained with the Brazilian Marine Corps by conducting simulated close air support drills, which consists of locating targets from the ground and relaying coordinates to assets in the sky to destroy. UNITAS trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations through the execution of anti-surface, anti-submarine, anti-air, amphibious and electronic warfare operations that enhance warfighting proficiency and increase interoperability among participating naval and marine forces.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines board the USS New Orleans during Keen Sword 23, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 10, 2022. Keen Sword exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self-Defense Force. This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance. 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines is currently forward deployed in the Western Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment.

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 492nd Civil Affairs Battalion participate in the Rising Phoenix Battalion march and Marche Internationale de Diekirch (MID) event in Buckeye, Arizona on September 18, 2022. The Soldiers will complete a mandatory 10-km road march at a pace achievable by all members, with sufficient stops to rest and conduct leader discussions in order to emphasize unit culture and build relationships across the formation.

Airman 1st Class Ansoumane Traore, 911th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, acts as an assistant gunner for Tech. Sgt. Joseph Schierberl, 911th SFS patrolman, at Camp Dawson, West Virginia, March 30, 2023. The 911th SFS performs heavy weapons qualification training once a year to ensure mission readiness.

Finnish soldiers assigned to the Guard Jaeger Regiment, and U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conduct a brief about room clearing training at Santahamina, Finland, June 30, 2022. The 3rd Brigade Combat Team and the Guard Jaeger Regiment of the Finnish army trained in Finland to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between the two nations.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDELTON, California (Sept. 10, 2022) - U.S. Marines and a Navy corpsman with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, reassess a casualty as part of a tactical casualty evacuation drill during a training exercise, Sept. 10, 2022. A force in readiness, the 13th MEU trains to rapidly respond to crises in all domain environments through naval power projection. Marines and Sailors of the 13th MEU are conducting integrated training operations in preparation for an upcoming deployment aboard the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26).

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U.S. Army Soldiers with Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment patrol fields in Sumalot, Iraq, May 16, 2007, looking for weapons caches.

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 21st Theater Sustainment Command clear an M249 after firing the weapon as a part of safety protocols on July 28, 2022 in Landstuhl, Germany. Soldiers are required to qualify with their weapons annually in order to maintain individual proficiency and mission readiness. (U.S. Army photos by Pfc. Samuel Signor)

U.S. Marines with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division setup communication during a Littoral Exercise (LEX) at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 31, 2022. This LEX will serve as the first opportunity for Commander, Task Group 61/2.4 to validate, refine and enhance maritime sensing and reconnaissance-counter reconnaissance capabilities.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 27th infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and allied nations prepare for the upcoming field operations Scholfield Barracks, HI, Oct. 30, 2022. Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) uses training scenarios specific to a jungle environment to train the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division with joint, allied and partnered forces in conditions in which they would fight conveying the realistic training that rotation 23-01 provides to Indo-Pacific land forces. JPMRC strengthens defense relationships, fosters multinational interoperability, increases readiness, and reinforces the unified regional land power network of the Joint Force. (U.S. Army photos by Spc. Jeffrey Garland)

Marines with Guard Company, Marine Barracks Washington, reload weapons on the firing line for security forces training, at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., July 07, 2022. The Marines traversed across ranges to deepen their knowledge with the M1014 shot-gun, the M16A4 service rifle, and the M9 and M18 pistol.

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