Night Vision Military Operations

Images depict military personnel using night vision gear during training and operations, showcasing tactical environments and equipment such as rifles and medical instruments.

A Soldier from Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, Michigan National Guard scans his sector for insurgents during a night patrol in the Salman Pak area of E. Baghdad, Iraq on April 1, 2007. E, 1-125 IN was conducting a combined patrol with members of the 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi National Police Division to ensure the safety and security of the Salman Pak area.

A U.S. Navy Sailor with Bravo Surgical Company, 3d Medical Battalion, 3d Marine Logistics Group, adjusts his night-vision optic during a nighttime medical treatment training event, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 19, 2022. The training was conducted in order to familiarize members of Bravo Surgical Company with patrolling, resuscitation, surgical treatment, and evacuation of injured service members in a nighttime environment.

060326-N-8252B-055. Base: Haswah State: Babil Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Canaan Hitzler, 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.

Soldier from Squad 4, representing U.S. Army Pacific during the Armys first-ever Best Squad Competition, completes assembly of a Sig Sauer M17 pistol, on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. The timed night challenge was part of the week-long Best Squad event that assessed each squad on their technical and tactical proficiency and their readiness to fight and win.

Members of 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) and The Kopassus, an Indonesian Army Special Forces Group, conduct a night time assault and sabotage rehearsal during Super Garuda Shield 22 in Baturaja, Indonesia, Aug 6, 2022. Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military, Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and other regional partners reinforcing joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together. #SuperGarudaShield #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific (U.S. Army Photos by Staff Sgt. Matthew Crane)

A Soldier from Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, Michigan National Guard scans his sector for insurgents during a night patrol in the Salman Pak area of E. Baghdad, Iraq on April 1, 2007. E, 1-125 IN was conducting a combined patrol with members of the 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi National Police Division to ensure the safety and security of the Salman Pak area.

070315-M-0460B-036. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ferris State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Drug Enforcement Administration agents "detain" and question locals believed to have information on a high value target during a drug raid on a fishing camp, at the Stennis Space Center, Miss., in support of Emerald Warrior, March 3, 2011. 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

041118-F-2034C-006. Base: Ad Dwr Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army Soldiers from the New Hampshire National Guard, 237th Military Police, perform room clearing exercises and detain a suspected insurgent during Exercise Southbound Trooper IX at Fort Pickett, Va. Feb. 19, 2009.

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)

EOD technicians 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.

Seen in the green glow of a night scope while on the flightline, HH-60H Seahawk helicopter pilot Lieutenant Commander Greg Sauter (Hometown: Columbia, Maryland) assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4 (HAS 4) based at Norfolk, Virginia, checks communications prior to a start of a night mission during DESERT RESCUE IX exercise at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada. Desert Rescue is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada. d). Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: HAS-4

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, communicates with other vehicles during a lowlight convoy operation during exercise Balikatan 22, Marine Barracks Gregorio Lim, Philippines, April 2, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder, is a longstanding bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. Balikatan 22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of the U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Randall S. Wheatley, a Loadmaster with the 37th Airlift Squadron (AS) goes through an air drop checklist during an exercise aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Base: Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Country: Romania (ROM)

A nightscope view as US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN (AMN) Bridget Rapp, Photographer, 384th Expeditionary Communications Squadron (ECS), Visual Information (VI), prepares to document a night aircraft launch during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

A 1st Cavalry Division Trooper executes a night qualification on the M4A1 Carbine while preparing for Project Convergence 2022 Oct. 20 at Fort Irwin, California. The 1st Cavalry Division continues to build readiness and lethality at every echelon through individual and collective training to maintain a competitive advantage over our adversaries.

060321-A-7969G-037. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Bayji State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

A Soldier competing in the Armys first-ever Best Squad Competition applies a tourniquet at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. Each squad competing in the Army's 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.

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.

051201-A-2777C-012. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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.

The Global Hawk unmanned aircraft is prepared for towing after arrival at Langley AFB, Virginia. The aircraft flew non-stop from Edwards Air Force Base, California, to Langley as part of a NATO seminar hosted by the Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Steve Lewis, a Loadmaster with the 37th Airlift Squadron (AS) goes through an air drop checklist during an exercise using Night Vision Goggles (NVG) aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Base: Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Country: Romania (ROM)

EL CENTRO, Calif. (April 20, 2021) Hospitalman Apprentice Rafael Olguin, assigned to Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), treats a simulated casualty during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise, April 20, 2021. The Marines and Sailors of the 11th MEU are conducting routine training as part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) while underway in U.S. 3rd Fleet. Together, the 11th MEU, Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 1, and ships are designated as an ARG.

041028-F-0524H-033. Base: Alzab Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Idaho National Guard 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team's 2nd of the 116th Combined Arms Battalion teamed up with the Idaho Army National Guards 1st of the 183 Assault Helicopter Battalion in the dark hours of the early morning on March 31, 2022, to conduct tactical air insertion missions. By using the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to provide movement of ground-based Soldiers, it allowed the Soldiers to seize and secure terrain on a simulated village located within the Orchard Combat Training Center. Soldiers used night vision goggles to maneuver through the darkness. This training is a portion of combat training the 2nd of the 116th CAB conducted in preparation to deploy to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Spartan Shield later this year.

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division hook up supplies to the a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, during a re-supply mission for Combat Outpost Summers March 22, 2008.

060222-A-7969G-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Summerall State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060125-A-1211S-017. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040808-M-2396K-050. Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN First Class Christopher Krist (Left) adjusts the fuel hose as SENIOR AIRMAN Karl Boyd supervises the refueling operation of a KC-135 Stratotanker at a Moron Air Base, Spain, on March 21st, 1999. A1C Krist is assigned to the 319th (AGS) Aircraft Generation Squadron, Grandforks Air Force Base, North Dakota and SRA Boyd is assigned to the 92nd (AGS) Aircraft Generation Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, are 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)

A Soldier from Squad 4, representing the U.S. Army Pacific Command during the Armys first-ever Best Squad Competition, assembles an M249 light machine gun as part of a timed nighttime challenge, on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. The week-long competition assessed each squad on their technical and tactical proficiency, as well as their ability to work as a disciplined and cohesive team, featuring a multitude of fitness, knowledge and combat-related events.

060125-A-1211S-040. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020524-F-9085B-015. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Fob 31 Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

010924-F-4177H-010. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

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

060316-A-5747J-120. Base: Samarra Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040821-F-4884R-001. Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

050325-A-3240S-001. Base: Camp Victory, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

More than 600 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers, joined by Soldiers from the Montana, Oregon, Ohio and South Carolina Army National Guards, have been training in Fort Bliss, Texas, since mobilizing from Gowen Field in early August. The task force, Task Force Rattler, will deploy to Southwest Asia later this month in support of Operation Spartan Shield, where they will rotate out with 250 Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guard as well as Soldiers from the Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Florida Army National Guards. Each rotation is approximately 12 months. Soldiers from the 118th Infantry Regiment from South Carolina National Guard and the 285th Medical Company from the Ohio National Guard are also part of Task Force Rattler, which provide the task force the ability to execute combined arms maneuvers. The intense training at Fort Bliss consisted of long hours with day and night combined arms maneuver missions with the Idaho Army National Guard shooting 120mm mortar rounds from M113 A

U.S. Soldiers with the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion attach a generator to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Forward Operating Base Shank in Logar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 10, 2012. Generators were transported to outlying combat outposts.

Two 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, Soldiers work together to re-arm an OH-58 Kiowa Warrior with rockets during night aerial gunnery and FARP operations at the Pohakuloa Training Area, Feb. 5.

A1C Aaron Peterson performs a pre-fight inspection of an F-15 Strike Eagle, April 19,1999. Peterson of Pensacola, Florida, assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, is deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, in support of 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)

060125-A-1211S-100. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060125-A-1211S-098. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Kevin Davidson, with the 506th Expeditionary Combat Camera (ECC) Detachment, records operations at Kirkuk Air Base (AB), Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Jacqueville, Cote dIvoire August 24, 2022. JCETs enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.

060206-A-6311S-097. Subject Operation/Series: SAFE PASSAGE Base: Southern Mamadia Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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.

A Special Forces Operator with 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), scans for enemies from a Ground Mobility Vehicle turret on Fort Carson, Colorado, July 6, 2022. The 10th SFG(A) Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha conducted training missions to rehearse TTPs (Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures) and standard operating procedures to enhance lethality.

Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense specialists from units across 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.

Idaho National Guard 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team's 2nd of the 116th Combined Arms Battalion teamed up with the Idaho Army National Guards 1st of the 183 Assault Helicopter Battalion in the dark hours of the early morning on March 31, 2022, to conduct tactical air insertion missions. By using the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to provide movement of ground-based Soldiers, it allowed the Soldiers to seize and secure terrain on a simulated village located within the Orchard Combat Training Center. Soldiers used night vision goggles to maneuver through the darkness. This training is a portion of combat training the 2nd of the 116th CAB conducted in preparation to deploy to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Spartan Shield later this year.

U.S. Navy personnel provide fire support during a drug raid on a high value target, at the Stennis Space Center, Miss., March 3, 2011, in support of Emerald Warrior. 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

060420-A-7969G-002. Base: Siniyah State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION

U.S. Army Pfc. Ciori Garcia and Staff Sgt. Jasmen Young, assigned to 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), conduct an equipment check before participating in a night marksmanship range at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, June 21, 2022. Combat Camera soldiers regularly train at night to maintain high levels of technical and tactical readiness in order to support missions worldwide.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody Young, Lightweight Machine Gun Course instructor, center, instructs Airman First Class Devonte Wartell on the proper use of a thermal scope mounted on a M249 light machine gun prior to 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 familiarization designed to prepare students for day-one mission demands at future assignment locations where this training is not available.

More than 600 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers, joined by Soldiers from the Montana, Oregon, Ohio and South Carolina Army National Guards, have been training in Fort Bliss, Texas, since mobilizing from Gowen Field in early August. The task force, Task Force Rattler, will deploy to Southwest Asia later this month in support of Operation Spartan Shield, where they will rotate out with 250 Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guard as well as Soldiers from the Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Florida Army National Guards. Each rotation is approximately 12 months. Soldiers from the 118th Infantry Regiment from South Carolina National Guard and the 285th Medical Company from the Ohio National Guard are also part of Task Force Rattler, which provide the task force the ability to execute combined arms maneuvers. The intense training at Fort Bliss consisted of long hours with day and night combined arms maneuver missions with the Idaho Army National Guard shooting 120mm mortar rounds from M113 A

Soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division ride in a C-130 Hercules during an air transport mission in support of Operation New Dawn. A C-130 crew from the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron transported the Soldiers out of Iraq on the first leg of their return trip home after completing their deployment.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Johann Cardona, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, provides security for a fireteam with 1st Marine Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Distributed Exercise (MDMX) at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 10, 2024. The Marines with 1st Recon began MDMX by conducting a tactical night insertion into an austere environment. MDMX is a maneuver exercise that incorporates ground, air, and logistics operations over several days. Marine Corps

060103-A-6365W-073. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Morgan Davis, 52nd Security Forces Squadron (SFS), is armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 rifle as he pulls a nighttime security watch, while deployed with the 398th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) to provide personnel recovery and emergency evacuation capability for the Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team (HAST) and the Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team (FAST), at Lungi, Sierra Leone, in support of Joint Task Force (JTF) Liberia. Subject Operation/Series: JTF LIBERIA Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE)

A Norwegian Special Forces Sniper team prepares to fire upon a high-value target during a night-time sniper stalking exercise hoasted by the International Specialty Training Center (ISTC) at Grafenwoehr Germany, June 15, 2022. In this staking exercise, the students were evaluated on their ability to move within firing range of a designated target while using camouflage and terrain to mask their approach and shots. The night sniper course latest two weeks and is designed to teach and train sniper teams the necessary skills to operate during the cover of darkness.

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, clear a window during Technology Operational Experimentation Exercise (TOEE) 22 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 28, 2022. TOEE 22 is specifically focused on emerging Naval concepts, such as expeditionary advanced base operations to provide selective science and technology initiatives with service-level experimentation through expeditionary logistics/naval sustainment, littoral maneuver-mobility using unmanned systems and sensors, and logistics operations as part of a maritime command and control network.

Military, enemy and target in night vision, overlay or dark green silhouette of spy, agent or terrorist risk to soldier. Police, surveillance and people in infrared security scope for army mission

060502-A-1067B-007. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jenette Paschke and Sgt. Christopher Muiruri assigned to 1st Medical Brigade Staff Sgt. Paschke dresses a wound on the simulated mannequin for the tactical combat casualty care training at Fort Hood, Texas, January 25, 2022, Twenty-two two-Soldier teams from all around the world traveled to Texas to compete in the finals to be named the Armys Best Medic. The competition is a 72-hour arduous test of the teams physical and mental skills. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Bradley McKinley)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jonathon Navarro, assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, stands guard as inner security during a dismounted night patrol, Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Nov. 19, 2022. Patrols of the amber zone are conducted in order to identify possible threats to the area of operation.

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft while on a nighttime mission during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) David Eiler, left and Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Cameron Hess, with the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron (ECES), Airfield Lighting Electricians, maintain runway lights for all of Baghdad International Airport (BIA), Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. FIFTH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (August 14, 2022) - U.S. Marines assigned to Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Central Command (FASTCENT) participates in a live-fire drill at a training facility in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, Aug. 14. FASTCENT provides expeditionary antiterrorism and security forces to embassies, consulates and other vital national assets throughout the region.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. John Skillings, a fixed wing aircraft mechanic with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, signals to a pilot in support of exercise Keen Sword 2023, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 15, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial exercise designed to enhance Japan-U.S. readiness, interoperability, and bilateral relations while demonstrating U.S. resolve to support the security interests of allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, load a simulated casualty onto a UH-1Y Huey helicopter 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.

A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from Charlie Company, 1ST Tank Battalion, waits at a refueling position after dark in the vicinity of Al Nassaria, along route Tampa in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Division call for fire as part of a fire support coordination exercise during Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 1, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore.

060206-A-6311S-092. Subject Operation/Series: SAFE PASSAGE Base: Southern Mamadia Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Seen through the green glow of a night scope, AIRMAN First Class Keith Grashorn, a maintainer with the 41st Rescue Squadron, checks the engine of an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter. The 41st Rescue Squadron is taking part in the DESERT RESCUE IX exercise at Fallon Naval Air Station (NAS), Nevada. Desert Rescue is a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) exercise bringing together elements from all branches of the service in a series of real world rescue and combat senarios. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

980423-F-7910D-006. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

United Kingdom Royal Marines from 45 Commando and U.S. Army Green Berets from 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) lock and load their weapons before moving out on a 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.

Nightscope shot of Iraqi Army Soldiers as they prepare to enter a building in a coordinated ground and air assault operation to search for suspected terrorists, weapons, and munitions caches in the area of Kirkuk, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Base: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ)

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Glen A. Corell and Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Joseph Johnson from the 366th Fighter Wing (FW), Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho (ID), go over flight plans for an early morning sortie in support of an Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). Base: Mountain Home Air Force Base State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force members of the 219th Security Forces Squadron, North Dakota Air National Guard, search for simulated combatants using night vision goggles during an exercise scenario at Camp Graft, N.D., July 18, 2013.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, secure a simulated casualty to UH-1Y Huey helicopter 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.

Survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists wait before performing static line jumps as the door of a C-130 Hercules, assigned to Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., opens over the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nev., March 11, 2016. SERE specialists lead the Air Force emergency parachuting program and conduct extensive testing of parachuting systems. They are uniquely suited to analyze the operating environment to plan for evasion, captivity and recovery considerations.

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. George Kane briefs local Afghan national police officers before departing on Operation Gazme Shab 3, Nov. 18, 2010. The purpose for the operation is to assess local activity in the evening hours and gather intel for future operations.

Light enhanced photography showing a US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules aircraft awaiting clearance for departure on the runway at Kirkuk AB in Northern Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Twenty injured Airmen and Soldiers were airlifted from the base making this the largest medical evacuation mission as of date. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army Trooper assigned to 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, participates in a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise on Fort Cavazos, Texas, Jan. 20. A CALFEX allows troopers to train with various weapon systems in several scenarios, enhancing their proficiency.

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 15, 2022) Aviation Technician Airman Holden Holland, from Atlanta, signals as the nighttime aircraft handling officer for an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Raptors” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 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.

020131-F-1705S-011. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

U.S. Marine Sgt. Tyler D. Jarot, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 172, reviews his notes during a Field Exercise (FEX) at Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 3, 2022. MWSS-172's Combat Engineer Platoon conducted the FEX to support a proof of concept for expeditionary reconnaissance, landing zone selection, and landing zone clearance.

020602-A-1200M-042. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Seen in the green glow of a night scope, HH-60H Seahawk helicopter pilot Lieutenant Commander Tracey Emerson (Hometown: Virginia Beach, Virginia) assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4 (HAS 4) based at Norfolk, Virginia buckles up for a night mission during DESERT RESCUE IX exercise at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada. Desert Rescue is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: HAS 4

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Julian Larsen, a scout sniper with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires at a target during a night aerial live fire exercise in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 24, 2022. The scout snipers conducted the live fire to hone their skills and maintain proficiency in any environment. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli ARG 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, carry a simulated casualty 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.

011206-F-8018T-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM. Country: Unknown

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Cameron Hess and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) David Eiler, left, with the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron (ECES), Airfield Lighting Electricians, maintain runway lights for all of Baghdad International Airport (BIA), Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040805-F-1351B-003. Base: Sadr City State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

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