Night Operations Training

Images of military personnel engaged in night operations, featuring night vision equipment, tactical movements, and aircraft preparations in green-tinted scenes.

Chaos Troop, 1st Squadron - Airborne, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Diviion takes cover from the icy propeller wash of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Yukon Training Area, April 3rd, 2023, as they prepare to air assault an objective in support of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center - Alaska 23-02.JPMRC-AK 23-02 is a display of the 11th Airborne Divisions ability to survive and thrive in the Arctic, and its soldiers ability to fight and win our nations wars anywhere.

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (July 8, 2022) - U.S. Naval Special Warfare and Republic of Korea SEAL Special Operations Forces conduct security sweeps during a simulated assault during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

060219-A-7603W-302. Subject Operation/Series: VAULTED RAMPART Base: Grafenwoehr State: Bayern Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

070102-A-1985S-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division prepare for a personnel drop from an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft over Fort Bragg, N.C., for a personnel drop during a joint forcible entry exercise (JFEX) Sept. 13, 2010, at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. A JFEX training event is held six times a year in order to enhance cohesiveness between the Air Force and the Army.

As part of Exercise Orion, Greek Special Operations Forces (SOF) members assigned to Z Moira Amfivion Katadromon (ZMAK) and U.S. Navy SEALs from Naval Special Warfare Group 2 conduct visit, board, search, and seizure procedures during night operations on board an oil drill ship in the Gulf of Elefsina, Greece, April 6, 2022. Exercise Orion reinforces Greece as a regional SOF leader, enhances interoperability across multiple domains, and strengthens relationships with NATO and non-NATO partners. The exercise focuses on highlighting operational capabilities, international collaborations and conventional and hybrid warfare training.

U.S. Marine Corps chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense defense specialists from units across III Marine Expeditionary Force search for hazardous material during exercise Toxic Bayou at Naha Military Port, Okinawa, Japan, Aug.11, 2022. The Marines conducted exercise Toxic Bayou to refine their skills in Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction operations across unique and challenging environments. 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.

Chaos Troop, 1st Squadron - Airborne, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Diviion takes cover from the icy propeller wash of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Yukon Training Area, April 3rd, 2023, as they prepare to air assault an objective in support of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center - Alaska 23-02.JPMRC-AK 23-02 is a display of the 11th Airborne Divisions ability to survive and thrive in the Arctic, and its soldiers ability to fight and win our nations wars anywhere.

060418-A-6365W-081. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Remagen State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, and Combat Logistics Company (CLC) 23, 2nd Maintenance Battalion, conduct a short-range night course of fire (table 6) at Ft. Stewart, Georgia, Oct. 31, 2022. Marines with MWSS-273 and CLC-23 improved their combat capability and exercised their ability to engage enemies at short range in a nighttime environment. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Baskin)

020221-F-9032T-004. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

041227-N-4614W-017. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Tharwa Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, train with the Integrated Visual Augmentation System and the Enhanced Night Vision Goggles during Project Convergence 2022 (PC22) at Fort Irwin, Calif., Nov. 7, 2022. PC22 brings together members of the All-Service and Multinational force to rigorously test the effectiveness and interoperability of cutting-edge weapons and battle systems.

020430-F-9528H-005. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2002 Base: Port Of Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Green Berets from 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), perform a counter-terroism training mission alongside Royal Saudi Special Security Forces (SSF/SOF 6) under the cover of darkness at Fort Campbell, Ky, December 9, 2022. Both units are united in their commitment towards protecting people from the worldwide threat of violent extremists.

Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron clear a hallway Nov. 19, 2015, in a shoot house at Camp Hansen, Japan. The Airmen cleared the house as part of training led by the Direct Action Resource Center during a two-week course where a group of pararescuemen, combat controllers and force reconnaissance Marines develop skills they can use when they deploy with other joint special operations teams.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Andrew McLaughlin, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, a crew chief for the MV-22B Osprey, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), loads a GAU-21 .50 caliber machine gun during a night tactics exercise in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at San Clemente Island, California, April 4, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assist in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

041113-A-1067B-046. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2-7 CAV

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dominic McCarron, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, a crew chief for the MV-22B Osprey, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), analyzes terrain during a night tactics exercise in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at San Clemente Island, California, April 4, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assist in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, gather during a G-36 live-fire attack as a part of their Marine Corps Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 14, 2022. This type of training evolution is the culminating event aimed at validating the units readiness to conduct combat operations.

Capt. Benjamin Bertelson, 3rd Airlift Squadron aircraft commander, changes radio frequencies during a local training flight aboard a C-17 Globemaster III over Delaware, Oct. 24, 2022. The 3rd AS provides global support through delivery of time-critical assets including cargo and people. The squadron routinely flies training missions to stay ready for global airlift.

U.S. Soldiers competing in the Army's first-ever Best Squad Competition stack next to a doorway on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 04, 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.

A squad, competing in the Armys first-ever Best Squad Competition, assembles multiple small-arms weapons during a timed overnight challenge on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition tests squads physical, technical and tactical abilities under stress and fatigue as they complete land navigation, marksmanship, a ruck march, weapon operations and tactical operations.

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team (HAST), return to Lungi, Sierra Leone (SLE), from the US Embassy in Liberia (LBR) (LBR), aboard a US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, from the 56th Rescue Squadron (RS), Naval Air Station (NAS) Keflavik, Iceland. Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE)

060117-N-5169H-058. Base: USS Comstock (LSD 45) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

020116-F-6020H-500. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 9, 2020) A Marine assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) provides security during a Beach Reconnaissance exercise. America, flagship of Expeditionary Strike Group Seven and the America Amphibious Ready Group, assigned to Amphibious Squadron Eleven, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Light enhanced photography showing US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Alex Castillo, a Forward Air Controller assigned to the 4th Air Support Operations Group (ASOG) Detachment 1, performing a functional check on his AN/PVS-7 night vision binocular system, during a close air support exercise at Kirkuk Air Base (AB), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, provide suppressive fire 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.

051005-A-3240S-024. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060226-A-5747J-106. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Speicher State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE (AA)

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, operated by Soldiers with 1-137th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, receives fuel at a forward arming and refueling point in the 28th ECAB's area of operations in the Middle East.

220123-N-PG226-1402 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 23, 2022) Sailors, assigned to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2, re-stow a rope ladder into an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the "Dragon Slayers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 11, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a fast-rope exercise, Jan. 23, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security, and defend U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tate Cardinal)

Green Berets from 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), perform a counter-terroism training mission alongside Royal Saudi Special Security Forces (SSF/SOF 6) under the cover of darkness at Fort Campbell, Ky, December 9, 2022. Both units are united in their commitment towards protecting people from the worldwide threat of violent extremists.

Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Portsmouth-based 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team participate in a Spur Ride June 20, 2018, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The two-day event tested the mental and physical endurance of pre-qualified Soldiers, provided a better understanding of reconnaissance operations, forged strong team bonds and built a stronger squadron with a sense of history, cohesion and purpose. Forty-seven Soldiers successfully completed all the assigned tasks, demonstrating that they were physically fit, tactically sound, professional and keepers of the cavalry traditions. They earned the right to wear the spurs at ceremonial events.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 24, 2012) Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians conduct an improvised explosive plan of action during an EOD night drill, as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the biennial RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Will Dorvilier, 51st Security Forces Squadron Defender, scans for simulated opposing forces during a night-time defend-the-base training scenario at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 31 2023. As a Humvee gunner, Dorvilier is responsible for providing the first line of defense for the vehicle and his team through surveillance, target acquisition, and engagement of opposing forces with lethal force.

France, Brittany, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon on 2022-03-30. Students from the Ecole Militaire Interarmes (EMIA), the military academy responsible for training army officers recruited internally, i.e. from the ranks of non-commissioned officers and other ranks, take part in a training course at Fort de Penthievre, a fortified structure on the Quiberon peninsula that has become a training base. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Bretagne, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon le 2022-03-30. Les eleves de l' ecole militaire interarmes ( EMIA ), l' ecole militaire chargee de la formation des officiers de l' armee de Terre issus du recrutement interne, c'est-a-dire issus des rangs des sous-officiers et des militaires du rang, participe a un stage d'aguerrissment au Fort de Penthievre, un ouvrage fortifie sur la presqu'ile de Quiberon devenu une base d'entrainement. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

060108-A-4545F-081. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Bayji State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060219-A-7603W-339. Subject Operation/Series: VAULTED RAMPART Base: Grafenwoehr State: Bayern Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force and Logistics Combat Element, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fly into a target area aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion during Ground Interoperability Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 28, 2022. The focus of the Maritime Raid Force Interoperability Exercise is to integrate all elements of the MRF into a comprehensive and cohesive raid force, capable of conducting and supporting MEU operations while forward deployed to the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Angel Dinsmore, representing U.S. Army Pacific, studies a map while awaiting the next nighttime challenge during the Armys first-ever Best Squad Competition on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 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.

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster with the 15th Airlift Squadron closes the ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III during exercise Green Flag Little Rock 22-09 over Fort Polk, Louisiana, Aug. 11, 2022. The primary objective of GFLR is to support the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) and provide the maximum number of airlift crews, mission planners and ground support elements to a simulated combat environment with emphasis on joint force integration.

Seen in the green glow of a Night Vision Scope, Loadmasters from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-252 (VMGR-252) guide a 10K-AT forklift as they unload their KC-130/R on the ramp in Bagram, Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-252

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 6, 2019) An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced) prepares to land aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during twilight flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 6, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, 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 premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

Explosive ordnance disposal technicians the 19th Civil Engineer Squadrons EOD flight, navigate through an improvised explosive device training scenario during the Air Force EOD Team of the Year Grand Finale competition held at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana, July 25-27, 2022. Hosted by the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, the competition seeks to drive innovation, restore readiness, and develop and retain leaders within the EOD career field.

The members of Chinook crew 3-17 CAV 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade go over flight briefing. The 3-17 CAV 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade provides tactical support and transportation in AO east Afghanistan. Feb. 10.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) respond to a simulated 30 kiloton nuclear detonation during exercise Scarlet Response in Guardian Centers of Georgia, Ga, on May 16, 2022. Scarlet Response was created to physically and mentally test CBIRF personnel and the units joint partners, the 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company in a simulated joint disaster response. Scarlet Response is designed to test every aspect of the units Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, or High-Yield Explosive response capabilities and enable its servicemembers to respond effectively and expeditiously to save the most lives.

U.S. Soldiers perform room clearing simulations for the Armys first-ever Best Squad Competition on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition tests each squad on room clearing, sensitive area documentation and claiming, reacting to direct fire, Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear reaction and medical care.

Sgt. Billy Thibeault, of Hampton, N.H., an infantryman with C Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), looks at a map while planning a deliberate attack company during a decisive action exercise June 21, 2014. About 100 soldiers from the New Hampshire Army National Guard's mountain company are at Fort Polk, La. training with their parent unit, the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), which is comprised of about 4,000 soldiers from 21 states. They will be the only National Guard brigade to complete a "Decisive Action Training Environment" rotation at Fort Polk's Joint Readiness Training Center this year.

A U.S. Marine with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, loads ammunition before conducting the table six short distance night range, Crater Range, MCBH, Jan. 8, 2024. The range was held during the battalions first field training exercise of 2024 in order to increase combat readiness, unit morale and camaraderie.

060321-A-7969G-026. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Bayji State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, prepare to jump out of a C-17 Globemaster III during exercise Green Flag Little Rock 22-09 over Fort Polk, Louisiana, Aug. 11, 2022. The primary objective of GFLR is to support the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) and provide the maximum number of airlift crews, mission planners and ground support elements to a simulated combat environment with emphasis on joint force integration.

060306-A-1211S-184. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Normandy State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment climb down a eight-foot wall during a patrol in Rusafa, Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 19, 2008.

011206-F-8018T-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM. Country: Unknown

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, wait for their relay during a day and night fast roping exercise aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the South China Sea, Sept. 15, 2022. 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.

SKYROS, Greece (May 24, 2022)-U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Hunter Topper, a motor transport operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2d Marine Division, assigned to Task Force 61/2, stands watch at night as part of a simulated oppositional force during exercise Alexander the Great 22, Greece, May 24, 2022. Task Force 61/2 is deployed in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests.

An airman in the cockpit of a 349th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft monitors controls while on a night mission during Operation Desert Shield. The photograph was taken with a night vision lens. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, patrols during a G-36 live-fire attack as a part of their Marine Corps Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 14, 2022. This type of training evolution is the culminating event aimed at validating the units readiness to conduct combat operations.

U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, and Dutch Marines with Marine Squadron Carib, Netherlands Marine Corps, conduct a night raid during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior in Savaneta, Aruba, June 28, 2022. This bilateral training exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions. Caribbean Coastal Warrior continues to increase global interoperability between the U.S. Marines and the Dutch Marines as well as Caribbean Urban Warrior, an annual training evolution conducted on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires during a deck shoot aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 3, 2022. The Combat Marksmanship Program is designed to sustain a unit's lethality. 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. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to fire a rifle during shoot aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 3, 2022. Combat Marksmanship Program is designed to sustain a units lethality. The 31st MEU is operating aboard the 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. forces demonstrate entry tactics used by the Iraqi counter terrorism force comprised of coalition and Iraqi forces June 26, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zildjianaf Irani, an engineer equipment operator with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, conducts a night patrol at Eastern Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, July 18, 2022. 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.

011006-F-1644L-033. Complete Scene Caption: As seen through a Night Vision scope, an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III co-pilot inspects a circuit panel in the cockpit while enroute to deliver the Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) loaded with Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR's). Air Force C-17s delivered HDRs in Support of ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who have massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. The C-17s carried over 35,000 HDRs packaged in 84 TRIAD boxes, measuring 80 inches tall and 48 by 48 inches square, each filled with 420 HDRs. The HDRs were delivered in a first of its kind, high altitude airdrop. This is the first operational TRIAD delivery from C-17 aircraft and the first combat airdrop mission performed by a C-17. In addition to the humanitarian efforts, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and

SKYROS, Greece (May 24, 2022)-U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2d Marine Division, assigned to Task Force 61/2, conduct a nighttime simulated raid with Hellenic Special Forces during exercise Alexander the Great 22, Greece, May 24, 2022. Task Force 61/2 is deployed 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. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, suppress a simulated enemy force while conducting a tactical exercise during exercise Archipelago Endeavor 22 (AE22), at Berga Naval Base, Sweden, Sept. 21, 2022. AE22 is an integrated field training exercise that increases operational capability and enhances strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marines and Swedish forces.

A US Air Force (USAF) B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, assigned to the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS), moves into a position to take on air-to-air fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker, during an Iraqi bombing mission, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 prepares to land aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) while underway, June 24, 2022. VMFA-121 is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners, and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Right side front view medium shot at nighttime through a Starlight System as US Navy HH-60 Seahawk helicopters assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron-Wing Pacific, pick up a down crewmen. Desert Rescue is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR), training conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada. This mission is indirect support of Exercise Desert Rescue VIII. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An F-15E Strike Eagle receives fuel from a KC-135 during a mission over foreign skies in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. This image was shot through a Starlight System. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Country: Unknown

Soldiers competing in the Armys first-ever Best Squad Competition begin the 12-mile foot march event 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.

As seen through a night vision lens, three F-117A aircraft from the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing (37th TFW) prepare to taxi onto the flight line during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, observe an objective during a night raid as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Atlantic Airfield, North Carolina, June 13, 2022. This type of training evolution is the culminating event aimed at validating the units readiness to conduct combat operations.

110809-N-ZZ999-660PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 9, 2011) An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Golden Hawks of Airborne Early-Warning Squadron (VAW) 112 launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled western Pacific Ocean and Arabian Gulf deployment.

011019-F-1616C-009. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

011006-F-1644L-025. Complete Scene Caption: An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster pulls in the static lines from the deployed Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) containers loaded with Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDRs) after the first successful drop. Air Force C-17s delivered HDRs in Support of ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who have massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. The C-17s carried over 35,000 HDRs packaged in 84 TRIAD boxes, measuring 80 inches tall and 48 by 48 inches square, each filled with 420 HDRs. The HDRs were delivered in a first of its kind, high altitude airdrop. This is the first operational TRIAD delivery from C-17 aircraft and the first combat airdrop mission performed by a C-17. In addition to the humanitarian efforts, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The

A United Kingdom Royal Marine from 45 Commando sits in a Razor all-terrain vehicle during a live-fire training mission at Grafenwöhr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 22, 2022. This Special Forces-led exercise is designed to improve their ability to work with the United Kingdoms commando forces in a time of crisis.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, evacuate simulated casualties during Exercise Bold Quest on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Aug. 10, 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.

A night vision photo of US Marine Corps (USMC) members from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) putting on their gear before moving to a plane which will carry them to Iraq. (Substandard image). Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

021114-M-1037T-006. Base: Camp Mu Juk Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: HMH squadron 463

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Zachary Collins, a decontamination specialist with the Washington National Guards 10th Homeland Response Force, evaluates Soldiers with 153rd Medical Detachment (Blood Support), 56th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 62nd Medical Brigade, using Joint Chemical Agent Detectors (JCAD M4A1) to identify chemical agents during a practical exercise on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 23, 2022. The practical exercise was the culmination of a 2-day introductory course, taught by 10th HRF subject matter experts, covering chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incident basics.

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, writes down information during a night casualty evacuation exercise aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 12, 2022. 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 soldiers, 5th Special Forces Group jump masters, give the one-minute warning prior to jumping from a C-130J Super Hercules over Fort Campbell, Ky., May 21, 2014. The 5th SF is conducting static line jump training with the 39th Airlift Squadron from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.

111005-N-IR479-109MANAMA, Bahrain (Oct. 5, 2011) Explosive ordnance disposal technicians perform final safety checks on their rappelling rigs before conducting rope rappels during night helicopter rope suspension training. CTG 56.1 conducts maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, treat a simulated casualty during a night casualty evacuation exercise aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 11, 2022. This integrated training establishes confidence and familiarity between the Marines and Sailors for in-flight medical treatment. 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.

Expert Infantryman Badge candidates wait at the start of the 12-mile foot march before the sun rises, April 3, 2014, on Fort Stewart, Ga. All of the 94 candidates who started the foot march arrived on Cottrell Field in the time allotted, where they were awarded the EIB.

A French Desert Commando Course (FDCC) instructor briefs U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa before starting an obstacle course at Centre Dentrainment Au Combat (CECAD), Djibouti, Sept. 20, 2022, while participating in the FDCC. The FDCC is a multi-day course held by the French at CECAD that challenges both U.S. and French service members by challenging the participants physically and mentally through land and water obstacles and endurance exercises while surviving in austere field conditions.

110322-N-8497H-302ARABIAN GULF (March 22, 2011) Mineman Seaman Bret Hopkins, left, monitors the display of the AN/SQQ 32 variable depth mine hunting detection and classification sonar as Mineman Seaman Anthony Baker identifies the objects aboard the mine countermeasures ship USS Ardent (MCM 12). Ardent is underway with elements of Combined Task Force 52 participating in a Joint mine countermeasure exercise with U.S., U.K., French and NATO forces.

Twelve National Guard Soldiers who are competing in the Region IV Best Warrior Competition May 11-15, 2022, at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio National Guards. The winners will move on to compete in the National Guards competition on July 20-30, 2022, at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

220516-N-UP745-2072 CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 16, 2022) Sailors, aboard Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), conduct flight operations with an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the Vipers of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 48, in the Central Mediterranean Sea, May 16, 2022. Jason Dunham is a part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., allied and partner interest in Europe and Africa.

Navy SEAL training

060115-A-4545F-013. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Bayji State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Hawaii Army National Guard Soldiers with Company Bravo, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment "Voyagers" utilize their annual training to conduct aircraft Forward Arming and Refueling Point operations at night, Kapolei, Hawaii, June 4, 2019. Soldiers came together in order to conduct this training at their new Army Aviation Support Facility in Kapolei with CH-47 Chinook and UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters. (Hawaii Army National Guard

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Miguel Nelson, a machine gunner with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fires an M240B medium machine gun during a field exercise at Range 800 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 18, 2022. The FEX was designed to improve the battalion's combat and contingency capabilities in preparation for future deployments. Nelson is a native of San Diego.

An F-15E Strike Eagle receives fuel from a KC-135 during a mission over foreign skies in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. This image was shot through a Starlight System. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Country: Unknown

An MC-130 Combat Talon during a nighttime aerial refueling mission, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. An MC-130 Combat Talon during a nighttime aerial refueling mission, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.

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