Modern Soldier Training and Equipment

U.S. soldiers and Marines in various training exercises with advanced weaponry and surveillance systems, highlighting modern military readiness.

Sgt. Tyler Dahl, an Army cannon crewmember with B-Battery, 1st Battalion, 145th Field Artillery, Utah National Guard, surveys the area for enemy activity during a Situational Training Exercise as part of Western Strike 22 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, June 7, 2022. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th Field Artillery Brigade that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a Combat Training Center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality.

A U.S. Soldier attempts to successfully operate a FMG-148 Javelin to earn the U.S. Army Expert Soldier Badge (ESB), Sept. 1, 2022, in Vilsek, Germany. The ESB is a U.S. Army special skills badge awarded to all Soldiers, noncommissioned officers, warrant officers, and commissioned officers-except those in the Infantry, Special Forces and Medical career management fields-that demonstrate individual soldier competencies and abilities to perform tough, realistic and mission-focused skill level 1 Warrior Tasks and brigade commander-selected tasks. Training and testing are expected to be tough, realistic, and mission focused.

A U.S. Soldier, assigned to Palehorse Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, uses a Long Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System during a situational training exercise at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 13, 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.

060411-A-7969G-017. Base: Laq Laq State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Thomas Durate, an Orange, California, native and mortarman with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, prepares a round for a M252 81mm mortar system during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 14, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to the 1-119th Field Artillery Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, looks through a scope during Summer Shield at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, May 26, 2022. Summer Shield, led by Latvian Mechanized Infantry Brigade is one of multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe that make up Defender Europe 22 exercise, led by U.S Army Europe and Africa. Defender demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

Soldiers from the 50th Expeditionary Signal Battalion-Enhanced (ESB-E), 35th Corps Signal Brigade, set up their equipment during a field training exercise on Oct. 26, 2022, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The 50th ESB-E spent a week in the field, running through day and night validation exercises where each crew had to complete a time digital gunnery table to certify their scalable network nodes. (U.S. army Photos by Sgt. Maxine Baen)

Sgt. Tyler Dahl, an Army cannon crewmember with B-Battery, 1st Battalion, 145th Field Artillery, Utah National Guard, surveys the area for enemy activity during a Situational Training Exercise as part of Western Strike 22 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, June 7, 2022. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th Field Artillery Brigade that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a Combat Training Center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality.

With his M-16 across his back, Lance Corporal Player, USMC, Marine Service Support Group 26 Engineers, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) works on a 125 gallon-per-minute pump at a fuel site on Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC)

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Dan Hernadez, a Guancia, Puerto Rico, native and fire support officer (left), Spc. Kyria Perteet a Watson, Louisiana native and fire support specialist (right) assigned to 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (3/4 ABCT), use a lightweight laser designator range finder to send a 10-digit-grid to process fire missions at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, April 23, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, America's forward-deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces; execute joint, bilateral, and multinational training exercises; and provides command and control for rotational and assigned units in the European theater.

U.S. Army Spc. Abraham Merino, assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), zeroes the aiming sight for an M119 105mm howitzer before an upcoming situational training exercise at Sodankyla, Finland, July 19, 2022. The 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and the Jaeger Brigade began combined training in Finland to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between the two nations.

Staff Sgt. Samuel Feldman, section chief, supervises as Sgt. Clarence Robinson, a gunner, raises the elevation of a Howitzer during the cannon crew members' recertification training at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, July 31. All 16 crews in 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, must recertify every six months to keep their skills sharp and, if necessary, provide accurate fire support. Feldman is a native of Mount Clemens, Mich., while Robinson is originally from Atlanta, Ga. Both Paratroopers are assigned to A Battery, 2-319th AFAR.

220922-N-PI330-1006 Gulfport, Mississippi (September 22, 2022) Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Arthur Alexander, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), raises a crane arm while performing a C MISR inspection on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, September 22, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

040223-M-3980Y-013. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Air Force Maj. Christopher Zell, the director of operations of the 181st Communications Flight, Indiana Air National Guard installs communications equipment as part of the Joint Incident Site Communications Capability package, providing network and communications support to the 19th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package, known as a CERFP, during the pre-external evaluation sustainment year collective training event at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., Aug. 10, 2022. The JISCC provides equipment and support for voice, data, video and radio capabilities on site providing a single communication node supporting various communication equipment used by local, state and federal agencies. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. L. Roland Sturm)

A U.S. Army Soldier, with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment, mounts a M2 heavy machine gun on a Humvee during a field mission at the Fort Dix Ranges on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, March 25, 2023. The 1-114th Infantry Regiment had a four day drill weekend in preparation for the units rotation to the Joint Regional Training Center.

A U.S. Soldier properly operates a FMG-148 Javelin to earn the U.S. Army Expert Soldier Badge (ESB), Sept. 13, 2022, in Vilseck, Germany. The ESB is a U.S. Army special skills badge awarded to all Soldiers, except those in Infantry, Special Forces and Medical Career Management fields, after demonstrating individual Soldier competencies and abilities to perform challenging, realistic and mission-focused skill level 1 warrior and brigade commander-selected tasks.

Airman 1st Class Nathan Sands, front, 52nd Security Forces Squadron patrolman, and Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Brown, 52nd SFS flight sergeant, demonstrate the Dronebuster 3B at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Sept. 1, 2022. The Dronebuster allows Security Forces personnel to intercept unauthorized small unmanned aircraft systems with radio frequency jamming.

A U.S. Marine with 12th Marine Regiment establishes communications in preparation for exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Sept. 28, 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 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division fire the M777 howitzer during a live-fire range at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 18, 2023. This training helped improve the Marines' effectiveness and lethality with the M777 howitzer.

BABADAG TRAINING AREA, Romania-- A MEDEVAC crew member assisgned to C Co, 2-227 GSAB secures a simulated casualty for MEDEVAC hoist during personnel recovery training with the U.K. 140th Expeditionary Air Wing, July 12, 2022.Regular interoperability training with NATO partners and allies builds trust and readiness, increasing the capacity for deterrence and defense.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Colin Rittmeyer, a Ossian, Indiana, native and assault amphibious crewman with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, reloads an M2 machine gun during a crew level gunnery operations qualification on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 20, 2022. The purpose of this exercise is to conduct familiarization and sustainment fires with an M2 in order to validate equipment serviceability and develop weapon proficiency prior to the units deployment for training.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Eduardxavi Napoliello, a transmissions system operator with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts a radio check during a zone reconnaissance exercise at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, June 30, 2022. The training event was conducted to improve communication and mission effectiveness between units in preparation for potential real-world scenarios. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

041103-F-0335M-015. Base: Fresno Air National Guard Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Regiment make adjustments to a M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer during a combined arms live fire exercise. The M198 is constructed of aluminum and steel, and is air transportable by CH-53E helicopter and C-130 or larger fixed-wing aircraft. Maximum effective range with conventional ammunition is 22,400 meters (13.92 miles) and with a rocket-assisted projectile, 30,000 meters (18.64 miles). Base: Mcb, Hawaii State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers from the 720th Explosive Ordnance Disposal, in Baumholder, Germany, and their Moldovan counterparts, exchange knowledge in detection and marking of unexploded ordnance, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, on October 7, 2022.

US Air Force Technical Sergeant John Miller, photographer for the 89th Communications Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, installs a surveillance camera in front of the Communications Squadron tent during a deployment at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. During the deployment, wing personnel will be evaluated on ABILITY TO SURVIVE AND OPERATE (ATSO) skills, humanitarian scenarios and base defense. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-01-03200 or search 000405-F-0352L-004). Subject Operation/Series: ABILITY TO SURVIVE AND OPERATE (ATSO) Base: Fort A. P. Hill State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060830-N-9195K-019. Base: Imperial Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 239th Combat Communications Squadron ready a satellite communications antenna for use during Exercise BUMBU 22 at Camp Shelby, Miss., June 3, 2022. BUMBU 22 brings five combat communications squadrons with the 254th Combat Communications Group from their home stations located across the nation together for a consolidated training exercise.

040804-F-4190H-043. Base: Crtc Alpena State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and members of the 5th RIAOM, French Forces in Djibouti (FFDJ), conduct a joint artillery live-fire operation in Djibouti, April 11, 2022. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa.

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal (LCPL), Enrique J. Cruz, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3D Marine Division, looks through the M137 Panoramic Telescope while manning the M198 155mm Howitzer, at Gun Position 10, East Camp Fuji, Japan. This training area is part of the unit's nine firing day relocation shoot, designed to enhance military occupational specialty proficiency within the artillery field. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

050411-F-3587F-004. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Patrick Bigner, a Radio Frequency Transmission Systems Techician assigned to the 269th Combat Communications Squadron, sets up an antenna June 13, 2022 during Agile Rage 22 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan. Through Agile Rage 22, the Air National Guard is developing and validating future tactics, techniques and procedures for distributed and austere operations during Large-Scale Combat Operations.

DA-ST-88-04911. Base: Fort Huachuca State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040909-F-0017C-012. Base: Kwang-Ju Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Pennington, US Air Force (USAF) 206TH Combat Communication Squadron, checks the coordinates on the International Maritime Satellite at Orote Point, Guam during Exercise TANDEM THRUST 99. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 99 Base: Orote Point State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Erick Clark, commanding officer of 4th Marine Regiment, briefs a military spouse on the Mk 19 grenade launcher during In Their Boots” day on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 16, 2022. This event provided family members with an opportunity to learn more about their Marines’ work and experience a taste of Marine Corps training.

At Fort Bragg, North Carolina, US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel with the 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, fire a 96 pound 155mm artillery round from an M198 Towed Howitzer, during Exercise ROLLING THUNDER 2003. (Substandard image). Subject Operation/Series: ROLLING THUNDER 2003 Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Joint terminal attack controllers (JTAC) from Slovenian, Czech, and German armed forces watch as a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, with 1st Battalion (Attack), 3rd Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, engage targets during Exercise Ample Strike 22 at Boletice Training Area, Czechia, Sept. 13, 2022. Ample Strike is a Czech-led, multinational, live-fire exercise conducted in various training areas across Czechia that offers advanced air/land integration training to JTAC in coordination with fighter aircraft, from Sept. 5-16, 2022.

030324-F-6449C-020. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Country: Romania (ROM) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

030924-F-8678S-002. Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

220614-N-PI330-1073 LIEPAJA, Latvia (June 14, 2022) Utilitiesman 3rd Class Ryan Sanders, left, and Builder 3rd Class Jason Amaya, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), pack away cots used for an expeditionary advanced base of operations, June 14, 2022 in Liepaja, Latvia. NMCB 133 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.

SSG Steve Rowland, 412th ENCOM (FWD), attached to USAREUR (FWD) ODCSENG, adjust a Geodimeter 444 Total Station Surveying range finder theodolite while looking through the view finder. Base: Tuszar Country: Hungary (HUN)

031015-M-9382M-135. US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, fire M2 50 caliber Machine Guns, prepares a Mark19 40mm Grenade Machine Gun, MOD 3, for a live firing, during Exercise ROLLING THUNDER 2003, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Shane Orris, a mortarman assigned to Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares a mortar tube for a live-fire range event during exercise Alexander the Great 2022 in Glafyra, Greece, May 10, 2022. Alexander the Great 22 strengthens interoperability and force readiness between the U.S., Greece, and Allied nations, enhancing strategic defense and partnership to preserve security and stability in the region.

030626-F-2922M-012. Base: Truax Field State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

970702-M-8708Y-005. Complete Scene Caption: Hospital Corpsman Second Class (HM2) T. A. Bavs adds chlorine to water in a water bull at the Bjugn Cave facility, Norway, in preparation for movement to Estonia for BALTIC CHALLENGE '97, a Partnership for Peace (PfP) exercise. The US Marine Corps has equipment stored in Norway, as part of the Norway Air-Landed Marine Expeditionary Brigade (NALMEB) Prepositioning Program. The NALMEB program contains equipment and 30 days of supplies to support a 13,000 person Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF). The Government of Norway is the on site "contractor" and provides storage, maintenance facilities and services, and security. This gear is stored in a series of 6 caves, located in the Trondheim region of central Norway. Subject Operation/Series: BALTIC CHALLENGE '97 Base: Bjugn Country: Norway (NOR)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alvin Baladad, a satellite transitions systems operator with 8th Communication Battalion (8th Comm), II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Information Group, works to establish communications on a network during a mission rehearsal exercise (MRX) aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 12, 2022. Marines from 8th Comm conducted MRX to demonstrate the capability to support MEF-level exercises in the future.

070131-A-5332O-094. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Logistic Support Area Anaconda Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A Soldier assigned to 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division demonstrates proper use of an FGM-148 Javelin during the brigade Mungadai at the Kahuku Training Area, Hawaii on Jan. 26, 2022. The brigade Mungadai is a multi-day training event for senior leaders in the brigade designed to test them physically and mentally while building esprit de corps and camaraderie. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Brutus)

010817-F-1631A-003. Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONTRY01 Base: Tranum Country: Denmark (DNK) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

030320-M-3138H-014. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

061224-A-5332O-105. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Logistic Support Area Anaconda Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned Charlie company, 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, during Raven Spring for setup and operation of a RT-1523 SIGCCARS radio at Dandolo Training Area in Pordenone, Italy on Apr. 5, 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.

Army aviation mechanics, members of B Company 7/159, Gibelstadt, Germany, prepare to do maintenance on a servo mount of a T-700 engine of a Blackhawk helicopter, while deployed to Albania in Support of Task Force Hawk. This mission also is in direct support of NATO Operation Allied Force. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Rinas State: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB)

Teams from Raytheon Missile Systems, Lockheed Martin and Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, convened at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, to test the compatibility of the Enhanced Guided Bomb Unit-27 with the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The tests include the examination of loading and assembly procedures of the Raytheon bomb and the writing and rewriting of technical orders. The $110,000 bomb weighs 2,000 pounds and gives the Air Force an all-weather precision strike capability by linking the existing laser guidance system with the Inertial Navigation and Global Positioning Systems and will use the MARK-84 or the BLU 109 bomb body. Pictured is a weapons load crew from the 56th Fighter Wing.... Complete Scene Caption: Teams from Raytheon Missile Systems, Lockheed Martin and Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, convened at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, to test the compatibility of the Enhanced Guided Bomb Unit-27 with the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The tests include the examination of l

220912-N-GF955-1289BALTIC SEA (Sept. 12, 2022) U.S. Navy Gunners Mate 2nd Class Allen Schane, from Chicago, Illinois, loads a .50-caliber machine gun during a crew-served weapons shoot aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), Sept. 12, 2022. Paul Ignatius is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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 Maj. John Arteche, left, an explosive ordnance disposal officer with the Ordnance Corps, lets a student from Killeen High School try on a bomb suit during the Texas A&M Meet Your Army Day Event Feb. 7, 2024, in College Station, Texas. During meet your army day, ROTC Cadets, JROTC Cadets, as well as Texas A&M students can meet with Soldiers and learn more about the jobs and opportunities offered to Army officers once they commission. Army

Staff Sgt. Braxton McHughes, 332d Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, prepares an RQ-11B Raven Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for flight at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia August 16, 2022.UAV roles have expanded to include intelligence gathering, electronic attack, drone strikes, suppression or destruction of enemy air defense network node or communication relay, combat search and rescue.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Julian Gaitor, Bradley commander, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, sets a mock TOW missile into the launcher during Gunnery Skills Test (GST) on day 4 of the Sullivan Cup Competition, at Fort Benning, Ga., April 28, 2022. GST is designed to develop and test the proficiency of Abrams and Bradley crews, and individual armor crewmen on their ability to properly use and maintain their weapon systems and execute gunnery techniques.

A U.S. Marines from Marine Air Traffic Control Mobile Team (MMT), Marine Air Control Squadron 1, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, contacts the combat operations center from the Fresno Yosemite International Airport, Fresno, California, Aug. 4, 2022. The MMT provided communication coordination between air and ground units in support of Marine-Air-Ground Task Force operations in support of exercise Summer Fury 22. Summer Fury 22 is designed to enhance Marine-Air-Ground Task Force integration and increase aviation operations proficiency with realistic, relevant training to ensure the Marine Corps largest aircraft wing remains operationally excellent, interoperable, deployable on short notice and lethal when called into action.

Staff Sergeant Alexander Abatecola poses with his M777 howitzer. CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada, August 9, 2022.

DF-ST-86-07767. Base: Gabel Mamza Country: Egypt (EGY)

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Brady, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescue team member, starts a cut-off saw during a mission rehearsal in an excess structure here Aug. 26, 2014. The event allowed PJs to hone their breaching, clearing, patient care, and egress skills. Air Force rescue forces conduct combat search and rescue and personnel recovery operations. Brady is deployed from Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. The 83rd ERQS partnered with Joint Task Force Trailblazer, U.S. Army 2nd Engineer Brigade, to use the structure prior to its scheduled deconstruction. Task Force Trailblazer is currently demolishing 50-70 wooden structures here each week as part of Operation Enduring Freedom retrograde operations.

U.S. Army Sgt. Colby J. Kuberski, an M1 armor crewman gunner assigned to 2nd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, passes Multi-Purpose Anti-Tank ammunition to teammate Spc. Alejandro G. Anguiano during the preliminary round of the Sullivan Cup at Fort Benning, Georgia, May 2, 2022. The Sullivan Cup highlights and validates training education required to employ the latest advancements of armor modernization in support of armored brigade combat teams and cavalry formations.

030401-F-1328F-022. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

Munitions Systems Airmen with the 124th Munitions Flight assemble a GBU-38 bomb kit during the 2022 Ammo Rodeo, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Oct. 15, 2022. The rodeo is an annual training event in which Airmen spend their training time assembling a variety of aircraft munitions.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Peter Famiano, a tactical air control party instructor and evaluator assigned to the 7th Air Support Operations Squadron from Fort Bliss, Texas, watches an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, fly in the distance at the Kazlų Rūda range in Lithuania during DEFENDER-Europe 22, May 19, 2022. The annual U.S. Army-led large-scale, multinational joint exercise aims to build readiness and interoperability between U.S., NATO and partner militaries.

OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 04, 2024) Sgt. Logan Vetter, assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 172, records data about a simulated unexploded ordinance during a joint base recovery after attack (BRAAT) exercise with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4. NMCB 4 is forward deployed throughout the Indo-Pacific region to support and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. As the stand-in, crisis response, naval engineering force, NMCB 4 maintains a ready posture to deliver in-theater expeditionary logistics via expeditionary shore infrastructure, forward damage repair, and mobile construction. (US Navy

040924-F-1601R-003. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines weapon platoon, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii prepare to fire their M136 AT4 Shoulder Mounted Anti-Armor Weapon during Exercise TANDEM THRUST. India Company is conducting a live fire range exercise consisting of firing AT-4 Rocket Launchers, Shoulder Mounted Anti Armor Weapons, and M-2O3 Grenade Launchers at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area. TANDEM THRUST is a biennial combined United States and Australian military training exercise, held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, Australia. More than 27,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines are participating, with Canadian units taking part as opposing forces. The .... Complete Scene Caption: Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines weapon platoon, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii prepare to fire their M136 AT4 Shoulder Mounted Anti-Armor Weapon during Exercise TANDEM THRUST. India Company is conducting a live fire range exercise consisting of firing AT-4 Rocket L

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jakob Savage, a weather forecaster assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, measures distances with binoculars at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Jan. 3, 2022. Local landmarks are measured for reference of visibility, which is shared with joint and coalition forces during operations. The 407th EOSS Weather Flight is responsible for identifying any weather changes that would impede joint and coalition aircraft, and base service members from conducting duties.

Swedish Marine OR7 Dag Soderberg, a drone operator with 2d Swedish Marine Battalion (left) and U.S. Marine LCpl. Cameron Herrick, a rifleman with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct pre-flight checks on an RQ-20 during joint unmanned aerial system training during exercise Archipelago Endeavor 22 (AE22) at Berga Naval Base, Sweden, September 7, 2022. AE22 is an integrated field training exercise that increases operational capability and enhances strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marines and Swedish forces.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Joshua Silva, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, posts security over a simulated enemy during Exercise Bold Quest on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Aug. 16, 2022. Bold Quest is an annual collaborative joint and multinational enterprise in which nations, services, and programs pool their resources in a recurring cycle of capability development to demonstrate a joint capability to link sensors to shooters across air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Peter Famiano, a tactical air control party instructor and evaluator assigned to the 7th Air Support Operations Squadron from Fort Bliss, Texas, communicates over radio at the Kazlų Rūda range in Lithuania during DEFENDER-Europe 22, May 19, 2022. The annual U.S. Army-led large-scale, multinational joint exercise aims to build readiness and interoperability between U.S., NATO and partner militaries.

041110-F-9404C-001. Base: Utah Test And Training Range State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040107-F-9871C-007. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Army Michigan National Guard Spc. Ashton Dever, left, a Fire Support Specialist assigned to Fires Detachment, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, and U.S. Army Ohio National Guard Spc. Nicholas Pyle, right, also a Fire Support Specialist assigned to Fires Detachment, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, obtain a grid prior to a visit from the Honorable Christine Wormuth, Secretary of the Army, at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 10, 2022. The Secretary traveled to Camp Grayling to observe the massive training exercise Operation Northern Strike, which the 1-125th and over 2,000 other Ohio and Michigan National Guardsmen took part in.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Francisco Govea II, right, and Senior Airmen Jake Buck, visual information specialists assigned to 4th Combat Camera Squadron, 315th Airlift Wing, conducts a Soldier's Skill Lane during Day 1 of the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, May 19, 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Kearney (left) and Cpl. Chrislynn Callahan, aviation-ordnance systems technicians with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 29, inspect 20mm rounds at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, Aug. 12, 2022. HMLA-167 trained with U.S. Army National Guard and U.S. Air National Guard units during joint exercise Northern Strike 22-2. HMLA-167 and MALS-29 are subordinate units of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

030320-M-3138H-009. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

Staff Sgt. Ryan Race, 43rd Fighter Generation Squadron, prepares to move a GBU-32 during the units quarterly weapons load competition April 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Two teams competed to see who could load an AIM-9 and a GBU-32 onto their F-22 Raptor the fastest and with the fewest errors. The winner will be announced at the quarterly awards ceremony.

030322-F-9629J-008. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, recover an RQ-21A Blackjack aircraft during Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) course 1-23 at Canon Air Defense Complex (P111), near Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 21, 2022. The WTI course is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

Sgt. Bob Batham of the California Army National Guards 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, watches smoke billowing from the Garza Fire at Tar Canyon Road, Kings County, California. Five CalGuard UH-60 Black Hawks responded to the wildfire that consumed more than 40,000 acres and still actively progressing as of July 14. (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Dylan Walsh instructs Soldiers with the 1-114th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, on the M136 AT4 on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, June 3, 2022. The AT4 is an 84mm unguided anti-armour weapon. It is effective in assaulting tanks and combat vehicles, landing craft, helicopter, aircraft and armoured vehicles.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Zakary Lewis, Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricant journeyman, communicates with aircraft maintenance airmen during a pantograph refuel at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 1, 2022. The pantograph utilizes a piping system that enables the transport of an unlimited amount of jet fuel.

040108-F-9871C-010. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

A U.S. Marine Assembles an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

Senior Airman Ryan Hospelhorn, 52nd Security Forces Squadron programs manager, operates a simulated foreign drone during a counter-small unmanned aerial systems demonstration at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Sept. 1, 2022. Advancements in counter-small unmanned aerial systems ensure the Air Force is ready to meet the challenges of the future.

North Dakota Army National Guard Aviators operating two Black Hawk helicopters assisted in stabilizing Bourbanis Dam in Pembina County, ND by placing 119 1-ton sandbags on May 3, 2022 near Cavalier, ND.

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Jimmy Pauling and US Air Force Technical Sergeant Randy Titus (center) weapons loaders from the weapons standardization section, 48th Operations Group, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, load an AIM-120 AMRAAM advanced medium-range air-to-air missile on an F-15C Eagle.United States Air Force photo by AIRMAN 1ST Class James L. Harper Jr. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers fly an RQ-11B Raven Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) over drop zone Badger at Fort McCoy, Wis., Sept. 9, 2022. The training is part of a two-week skills course taught by instructors from the Wisconsin Military Academy. U.S. Army photo by Kevin W. Clark

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Juan Vigil, the U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Andrew Joseph, a motor transport operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, guides a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement during Exercise Active Shield at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 17, 2022. Exercise Active Shield is a bilateral exercise conducted annually with the Japan Self-Defense Force to better prepare the air stations incident response procedures during base defense operations.

Soldiers assigned to the 7-17th Air Cavalry Squadron, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade perform routine maintenance on a RQ-7B V2 Shadow during Exercise Swift Response on May 10, 2022 at Krivolak Training Area, North Macedonia.The purpose of this exercise is to present combat credible Army forces in Europe and Africa, and enhance readiness by building airborne interoperability with Allies and Partners and the integration of joint service partnership.

DA-ST-87-01729. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE 86 State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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