Night Vision Military Operations

Dramatic night-vision images of soldiers engaged in operations, demonstrating tactical training and real-world military exercises.

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), fires 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.

A gunner for the 16th Special Operations Wing (SOW), Hurlburt Field, Florida, mans a 50 caliber machine gun on the ramp of a MH-53J helicopter, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: AFSOC

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Devone Owens, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, posts security during Exercise Bold Quest on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Aug. 9, 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. Soldiers, competing in the Armys first-ever Best Squad Competition, assemble small-arms weapons during a timed overnight challenge on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition tests Soldiers on their individual and collective ability to adapt-to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-readiness events; evaluating their physical and mental endurance, technical and tactical abilities, and basic warrior skills under stress and extreme fatigue.

070102-A-1985S-014. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Soldiers of Squad 3, representing the U.S. Army Europe and Africa, prepare to evacuate a casualty during the Armys first-ever Best Squad Competition on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct 4, 2022. The Soldiers are tested in not only their tactical and weapon knowledge but also on their medical abilities.

021118-F-6964P-140. Subject Operation/Series: SAFE FLAG Base: Avon Park State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

060125-A-1211S-049. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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), fires 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Devone Owens, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conducts a patrol during Exercise Bold Quest on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Aug. 9, 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. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ronnie Jones, a platoon sergeant with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, calls in a nine-line medical evacuation for 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Colton Carson from Brighton, Michigan, a Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) gunner with 2nd LAAD Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing readies a FIM-92 Stinger to provide LAAD support during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 at Site 50, near Wellton, Arizona, Oct. 11, 2022. WTI 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.

A lead element of more than forty-five Jordanian Special Forces soldiers stationed outside of Aman, Jordan, arrived in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Mazar-E Sharif Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

As viewed through night vision, shot of a satelite communications center. The 31st Communications Squadron deployed to Malacky Air Base, Republic of Slovakia, providing the 555th Fighter Squadron with secure and unsecure internet access, land mobile radio and e-mail services and phone service 24 hours a day. The team can deploy to hardened base conditions and be fully operational in approximately twelve hours. The team is deployed to support the 555th Fighter Squadron during a weapons training deployment along with 220 personnel. Base: Malacky Country: Slovakia (SVK)

060330-A-7969G-016. Base: Bayji State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense specialists from units across the III Marine Expeditionary Force, U.S. Army 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, and U.S. Air Force 18th Civil Engineer Group search for hazardous material during exercise Toxic Bayou at Kadena Air base, Okinawa, Japan, Aug.15, 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.

011206-F-8018T-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM. Country: Unknown

Straight on medium close-up shot at nighttime through a Starlight System as US Air Force Life Support Instructor, MASTER Sergeant Dan P. Svymbersky, simulates an F-18 pilot that has been shot down. He is attempting contact with search and rescue forces using his PRC-112 radio. Desert Rescue is the premiere SAR (Search and Rescue) 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)

U.S. Air Force Crew CHIEF, AIRMAN First Class Doug Downing, adds oil to an engine of a KC-135 Stratotanker at Moron Air Base, Spain, on March 21st, 1999. A1C Downing is assigned to the 319th (AGS) Aircraft Generation Squadron is deployed to Moron AB, Spain, in support of Joint Task Force Noble Anvil. This image was shot through the Starlight Night Vision Lens System. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE ANVIL Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP)

Cropped night vision shot of the flight deck of USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75) resting in the Port of Suez prior to beginning its transit toward home through the Suez Canal after completing four months on station in the Persian Gulf. F-14 Tomcat aircraft and F/A-18 Hornet aircraft sit on the flight deck. Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

FORT BRAGG, N.C. - Paratroopers with the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, engaged enemy forces during a Joint Operation Access Exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., 14 Feb. The 3rd BCT parachuted from the sky into a real-world scenario where they had to clear an area and establish a base of operations.

020430-F-9528H-001. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2002 Base: Port Of Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers of Squad 2, representing the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, attempt to assemble an M240L machine gun during the Armys first-ever Best Squad Competition on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct 4, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition tests soldiers on their individual and collective ability to adapt to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-readiness events that test their physical endurance, technical skills, and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Will Warren, a UH-1Y Venom crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167, observes landscape near Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, Aug. 14, 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 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

U.S. Army Soldiers with 95th Chemical Company search for simulated hazardous chemicals during a low light training event during exercise Keen Sword 23 at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 16, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial training event that exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between 3rd MLG, 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.

A U.S. Marine with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, conducts 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.

040805-F-9995T-082. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Tech. Sgt. Brandon Tran, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 19th Civil Engineer Squadrons EOD flight, investigates a possible improvised explosive device during a mock exercise at 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.

A Republic of Korea Military Police member and a U.S. Air Force Defender, 51st Security Forces Squadron, return fire during a night-time defend-the-base training scenario at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 31 2023. 51st SFS Defenders worked together with ROK MP members to practice base defense tactics in the event of a hostile invasion with Chemical, Biological, Radioactive and Nuclear (CBRN) threats.

Operators participating in joint training between U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) special operations forces, provide simulated medical treatment at Kunsan Air Base, ROK, Sept. 26, 2022. The training focused on increasing the combined forces combat readiness, exemplifying the shared commitment to the stability of the Korean Peninsula.

Tech. Sgt. Alan Greene, a 70th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, lowers the boom to an F-16 Fighting Falcon during an aerial refueling mission out of Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Nov. 16, 2016. F-16 pilots train on refueling operations to be prepared for longer mission requirements.

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, posts security 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.

Seen in the green glow of a night scope Air Force Engine Specialists from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, work with a flashlight to change out a generator on a B-1B Lancer bomber engine, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-1 Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress, bombers expended more than 80 percent of the tonnage dropped on combat missions over Afghanistan to date. The Air Force flew more than 600 sorties including strike missions against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Afghanistan. These targets include early-warning radar systems, ground forces, Command-and-Control facilities, al Qaeda infrastructure, airfields and aircraft. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support .... Complete Scene Caption: Seen in the green glow of a night scope Air Force Engine Specialists from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, work with a flashlight to change out a generator on a B-1B Lancer bomber engine, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-1 Lancer, and B-52 Stratof

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marines and Philippine Marines conduct night patrols using night vision optics during KAMANDAG 6 in San Vicente, Philippines, Oct. 4, 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. 1/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific region under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Giselle Kepple, Lightweight Machine Gun Course student, holds up a visual aid while watching for aircraft entering the space above the firing range to indicate safe firing conditions during a nighttime M249 light machine gun live-fire exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis Military Training Reservation, Texas, Oct. 5, 2022. The two-week course culminates in a three-day live-fire weapons familiarization in multiple conditions designed to prepare students for day-one mission demands at future assignment locations where this training is not available.

U.S. Air Force Crew CHIEF, AIRMAN First Class Edward Chaisson (forward), and A1C Jeremy Sandes await the arrival of a KC-135 Stratotanker (Not shown) at Moron Air Base, Spain, on March 21st, 1999. A1C Chaisson and A1C Sandes are deployed to Moron AB, Spain, in support of Joint Task Force Noble Anvil from the 92nd (AGS) Aircraft Generation Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. This image was shot through the Starlight Night Vision Lens System. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE ANVIL Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP)

Photograph of a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey Tilt Rotor Aircraft taking off from the flight deck of the USS Peleliu, at sea. Dated 2014

A Special Operations Low Level (SOLL II) C-141B Starlifter, about to take-off from a moonlit airstrip. With the use of night vision goggles, special lighting fixtures, and constant training, aircrew of the 16th Special Operations Squadron, Charleston, South Carolina, see with near conventional light illumination (i.e landing lights, flightdeck instrumentation, cargo compartment lighting, and etc.). Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220724-F-LN908-1777GULF OF ADEN (July 24, 2022) Aviation Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Shane Barton, from St. Catherine, Jamaica, recovers an MH-60S Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 aboard the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), July 24, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is rotationally deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

041113-A-1067B-095. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2-7 CAV

Marine Combat Photographer, Corporal Bryant V. Cox, MARCENT (Marine Forces Central Command) Assessment Team, works in the darkness to install a night vision attachment to his video camera in Kuwait during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: MARCENT ASSESSMENT TEAM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Aviators train night-flying a USMC CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter using night vision goggles onboard the Amphibious Assault Ship (AAS) USS TARAWA (LHA 1) during West Pacific Operation. Base: USS Tarawa (LHA 1)

U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, use a PVS-14 Night Vision Monocular device to locate and fire at targets for rifle qualification tables 3-6 during a Realistic Urban Training exercise at Marine Corp Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms on June 9, 2022. The 13th MEU is currently conducting RUT exercise to enhance the integration and collective capability of the MEUs command, air, ground, and logistics elements and prepare the 13th MEU to meet the nations crisis response needs during their upcoming overseas deployment.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Luke VanBrocklin, water support technician, Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, loads ammunition into magazines before conducting a short-range night course of fire (table 6) at Ft. Stewart, Georgia, Oct. 31, 2022. Marines with MWSS-273 and Combat Logistics Company 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)

060219-A-7603W-315. Base: Grafenwoehr State: Bayern Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

040808-M-2396K-031. Base: An Najaf State: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040915-F-7823A-004. Base: C-17 Globemaster III Country: United States Of America (USA)

041018-F-2034C-005. Base: Fob Mackenzie State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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.

060423-A-7969G-008. Subject Operation/Series: SWIFT SWORD Base: Mara State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION

040531-F-4884R-008. Base: Balad State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Air Force Tanner Cook, a C-17 Globemaster III pilot assigned to the 15th Airlift Wing, flies a proficiency mission near Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, June 28, 2022. The aircrew members performed nighttime airdrop maneuvers in South Carolina to sharpen their mission readiness.

050117-F-5343T-019. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: N/A

U.S. Marines with Corporals Course, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, patrol during a culminating event at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, Feb. 2, 2024. Corporals Course is a month-long professional military education program that develops Marines small unit leadership skills and continues to prepare them to lead Marines. The culminating event consisted of land navigation, an improvised explosive device lane, tug-of-war, grappling and completing the obstacle course with gear. Marine Corps

060227-A-5747J-103. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION KATRINA/IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Brassfield-Mora State: Salah Al Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION

An F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from the 510th Fighting Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, give a thumbs up before taxiing to fly a mission against targets in Yugoslavia (not shown), April 1,1999. Members of the 510th Fighter Squadron stationed at Aviano Air Base, Italy, are supporting NATO Operation Allied Force. This image was shot through a Starlight System. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

At night viewed through the green glow of a night scope, Air Force members from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing secure munitions arriving on location for Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad. At night viewed through the green glow of a night scope, Air Force members from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing secure munitions arriving on location for Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad.

A U.S. Army Soldier from 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment conducts a night raid Oct.18, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Benjamin Bechard, an infantry officer with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conducts a chemical attack simulation during the Division Leader Assessment Program on Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, June 20, 2022. This assessment program also provides Marines with learning and mentorship opportunities, which helps train and develop Marines that demonstrate an apex level of lethality, endurance and comprehensive warfighting ability.

A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, receives a brief during a night-driving course on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. During the course, Marines conducted black-out driving which allows for the tactical movements of vehicles to remain concealed in darkness. 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.

040930-F-2034C-003. Base: Samarra State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christopher Brown, a flight-line mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167, signals to pilots at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, Aug. 16, 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 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

030724-A-7751W-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tall Afar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Nightscope of US Army (USA) personnel from the 155th Cargo Transportation Company (CTC) and Headquarters Company 10th Battalion, Fort Eustis, Virginia (VA), deploying from Langley Air Force Base (AFB), VA, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Over 190 Soldiers are going to an undisclosed location for an undetermined amount of time. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Coalition forces alongside Task Force Khowst cordon and search a compound as part of Operation Raven, Aug. 31, 2009. Operation Raven is a joint operation involving Task Force Khowst and 2nd Afghan commandos, to search for an improvised explosive device cell operating in the area east of Khowst City, Afghanistan.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, conduct a night-driving course on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. During the course, Marines conducted black-out driving which allows for the tactical movements of vehicles to remain concealed in darkness. 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.

020126-F-1851B-011. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

110319-N-7293M-003 MEDITERANEAN SEA (March 19, 2011) Seen through night-vision lenses aboard amphibious transport dock USS Ponce (LPD 15), the guided missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) fires Tomahawk cruise missiles in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn. This was one of approximately 110 cruise missiles fired from U.S. and British ships and submarines that targeted about 20 radar and anti-aircraft sites along LibyaÕs Mediterranean coast. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973.

060115-A-1211S-161. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A

The Army National Guards 1-135th Assault Helicopter Battalion performs night operations during Exercise Agile Tiger at Whiteman Air Force Base, April 6, 2022. Exercise Agile Tiger was a 509th Bomb Wing-led interoperability training exercise which combined and honed the skills of active duty, guard, and reserve U.S. Military Forces to ensure combat-readiness.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to fire during a deck 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.

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Shadow Warriors Category: Combat CameraPlace: Honorable Mention Combat Camera Infantry Marines from 1ST Battalion, 4th Marines, conduct a night assault on targets at Al Qatrana, Jordan during exercise Infinite Moonlight. Base: Al Qatranah Country: Jordan (JOR)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 8, 2024) Cpl. Jacob Sellers, a native of Texas, assigned to the White Knights of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), monitors a CH-53E Super Stallion on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 8, 2024. Somerset and embarked elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Navy

U.S. Marines with 2nd Radio Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, Royal Marines with Y Squadron, 3 Commando Brigade, 30 Commando, Royal Marines and soldiers with 7th Signal Regiment, Australian Army, participate in Radio Reconnaissance Operators Course (RROC) CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter air insertion exercise mission on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 12, 2022. RROC is specifically tailored for Radio Reconnaissance Marines and combines skills taught in various existing signals intelligence, electronic warfare and reconnaissance courses and puts them into an intense training evolution. This is the first time RROC has been conducted on Camp Lejeune with the goal of establishing a training environment beneficial to strengthening relationships with our allies and partners

PHILIPPINE SEA (May 11, 2022) Explosive Ordnance Disposal 2nd Class Matt Webb, from Cherryville, N.C., assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 3, secures the flight deck during a helicopter visit, board, search and seizure (HVBSS) training aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

PHILIPPINE SEA (May. 5, 2022) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Antionette Nelson, from Houston, directs the launch of an EA-18G Growler, assigned to the "Wizards" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

A U.S. Air Force Lightweight Machine Gun Course student checks his thermal scope and fires a M249 light machine gun during a nighttime live-fire exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis Military Training Reservation, Texas, Oct. 5, 2022. The two-week course culminates in a three-day live-fire weapons familiarize in multiple conditions designed to prepare students for day-one mission demands at future assignment locations where this training is not available.

AMN Troy Asher, an Opposing Force (OPFOR) member assigned to the 51st Security Forces Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, gives a sign to his fellow OPFOR members before he is ready to move and infiltrate the flight line during a night assault at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 27, 1998. Several Air Force organizations are at Kunsan Air Base participating in Foal Eagle '98. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Port Of Pyongtaek Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

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.

221022-N-FD648-1029 ADRIATIC SEA (Oct. 22, 2022) Seaman Joel Balch, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99), fakes out a hose during a damage control drill, Oct. 22, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group 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. Marines assigned to Golf Battery, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M777 alpha two medium towed howitzer for a live-fire range during exercise EFES 2022, near Izmir Turkey, June 5, 2022. EFES22 is an international Combined Joint Live-Fire Exercise focused on increasing force readiness, promoting stability and prosperity in the region, and interoperability between the U.S., Turkey, and allied nations.

Night vision view of a U.S. Army Ranger in Afghanistan combat scene.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines conduct squad attacks during Fuji Viper 22.5 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Sept. 8, 2022. Exercise Fuji Viper exemplifies a commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

011203-F-4884R-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2001 Country: Unknown

Portrait of a U.S. Marine in Northern Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 4th Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Fort Carson, Colo., prepare to call for close air support during Emerald Warrior 2011 at Cannon AFB, N.M., March 1. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command sponsored, multiservice exercise designed to leverage lessons learned from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders.

041012-M-0173F-009. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Using a CH-53E Sea Stallion on a small island off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, US Marine Corps (USMC) pilots of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-367 (HMLA-367) and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-466 (HMH-466), conduct a joint training exercise in order to enhance day and night proficiency in the tactic of inserting and extracting fire teams from a hostile and aggressive landing zone. Country: Japan (JPN)

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.

As seen through a night observation device, members of Detachment 3, 5th Weather Squadron, parachute from a C-130 Hercules aircraft. Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060320-A-7969G-001. Base: Bayji State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine Corps infantrymen assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, prepare for the next phase of a long-range night assault exercise as part of Assault Support Tactics 4 (AST-4), during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 at Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 25, 2022. AST-4 provides the prospective WTIs the opportunity to plan, brief, and execute a night, long range battalion air assault to multiple objectives simultaneously in a medium threat environment while conducting five of six functions of Marine Aviation.

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) J. D. Prosser, Medical Technician, 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (EAES), administers a sedative to a patient inside a USAF C-130 Hercules, during a mission inside Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT)

DF-SD-03-17247. Complete Scene Caption: A night vision shot as a US Air Force C-17A 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). Air Force C-17's delivered Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. The C-17's carried more than 35,000 HDRs packed in 84 TRIAD boxes. Each box measures 80 inches tall and 48 inches square, containing 420 HDRs. The HDRs were delivered in a first of its kind, high-altitude airdrop. This is the first operational TRIAD delivery from a C-17 aircraft as well as the first combat airdrop mission performed by the C-17. (Duplicate image, see also DFSD0304014 or search 011006F1644L033) Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: undisclosed

Nightscope view of US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 1ST Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California (CA), supplying their AAV7A1 Assault Amphibian Vehicle at Camp Coyote in Northern Kuwait during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT)

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.

030623-A-2029M-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)

EOD technicians plan and prepare equipment to diffuse explosives in a light-sensitive, hostage training scenario during a training event May 17, 2022 at Volk Field, Wis. Audacious Warrior is an explosive ordnance disposal exercise with participation from Airmen, Marines, and Soldiers from a range of units and career fields.

U.S. Army soldiers from Ghost Company, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Rose Barracks, Germany, move their Stryker vehicle into firing position during a night live fire exercise while conducting their company external evaluations on Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May 25, 2012. Company evaluations are the next step in accessing the company's troop leading procedures and abilities to perform combined arms maneuvers as the Regiment's prepares for full spectrum training exercises in fall.

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