Service Member Gatherings

Photos depicting military personnel in discussions, collaborations, and community events, emphasizing teamwork.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Task Force Pioneer stand at the position of attention during a combined promotion and awards ceremony at Union III forward operating base in Baghdad, Iraq, April 6, 2022. As part of Army tradition, Task Force Pioneer facilitates a monthly mass ceremony to promote soldiers, present awards and recognize exemplary accomplishments.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Matt Keane, public affairs officer for the 35th Infantry Division and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Cory Swanson, 1-163rd Cavalry Regiment Battalion Commander, meet with service members from the United States Marine Corps during exercise Eager Lion 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations.

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U.S. Soldiers with the 252nd Composite Supply Company, 728th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, currently deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield, participate in the Danish Contingent March at Camp Buehring, Jan. 15, 2023.

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 35th Infantry Division conduct M17 and M4 individual weapons qualification ranges at Udairi Ranges, Kuwait, Sept. 22, 2022.

030201-M-2081S-025. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Commando Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: Hq Bn, 1ST Marine Division

030206-M-5753Q-046. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing and Nellis Air Force Base, and Marines work together in a joint K9 explosive ordnance disposal training exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, April 20, 2022. Airmen and Marines worked in a joint exercise to train in EOD scenarios to stay proficient in detecting, disarming and disposing explosive threats.

041207-M-2583M-008. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Task Force Pioneer stand at the position of attention during a combined promotion and awards ceremony at Union III forward operating base in Baghdad, Iraq, April 6, 2022. As part of Army tradition, Task Force Pioneer facilitates a monthly mass ceremony to promote soldiers, present awards and recognize exemplary accomplishments.

A U.S. Army soldier supervises U.S. and Moroccan personnel loading a tank from the 1-12 Cavalry Squadron, 1st Cavalry Division onto a Moroccan HET at the Port of Agadir, June 3, 2022, Agadir, Morocco. African Lion 2022 is U.S. Africa Commands largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

060102-A-5886H-103. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baqubah State: Diyaka Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTRAL COMMAND

060522-A-0527A-003. Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Lithuanian First Lt. Dalius Dulke (left), TACP commanding officer, talks with U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Joe Martinez and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Peter Famiano, who are both tactical air control party instructors and assigned to the 7th Air Support Operations Squadron from Fort Bliss, Texas, at the Kazlų Rūda range in Lithuania during DEFENDER-Europe 22, May 19, 2022. The annual U.S. Army-led large-scale, multinational joint exercise aims to build readiness and interoperability between U.S., NATO and partner militaries.

041115-M-3658J-059. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Soldiers from the New Mexico National Guard's Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 200th Infantry Brigade carry a comrade role-playing as a "wounded Soldier" into a vehicle to protect him from simulated "enemy gunfire" during combined training with Romanian forces at Joint Task Force-East's Babadag Training Area, Romania.

030216-M-9933D-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 15th MEU(SOC)

US Marine (USMC) Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373rd Commanding Officer (CO), Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Donald W. Zautcke introduces himself to the Marines building Camp Sledd's hardback tents at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Antonio Cook Jr., a motor transport operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273, stands in formation before conducting an aircraft recovery exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, April 27, 2022. MWSS-273 and other squadrons assigned to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) trained to integrate with and support Marine ground units during Service Level Training Exercise (SLTE) 3-22. SLTE is a series of exercises designed to prepare Marines for operations around the globe. 2nd MAW is the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

U.S. Air Force leadership with the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing and 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron pose for a photo with the 378th ESFS combat arms training and maintenance instructors at Prince Sultan Air Bases firing range, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, July 8, 2022. The 378th ESFS invited the 378th AEW leadership out to see some of the squadrons equipment and feel its capabilities firsthand.

German Master Sgt. Marco Schumacher, assigned to NATO Mission Iraq--German Contingent, demonstrates the proper positions of firing, during a Schützenschnur, to Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, at Sully Memorial Range, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2022. The Schützenschnur is a decoration for weapons proficiency for enlisted soldiers in the German military.

040314-M-5150A-030. Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

041122-M-0173F-043. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION AL FAJR Base: Camp Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Castillo, the battalion sergeant major of 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment(1/6), 2d Marine Division, reads a meritorious promotion warrant for Sgt. Edward Moreno, a rifleman with 1/6, during Adversary Force Exercise (AFX) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 8, 2022. The purpose of AFX is to create a credible, realistic threat for the exercise forces participating in the Integrated Training Exercise to engage against during the upcoming MAGTF Warfighting Exercise in a force-on-force, unscripted wargame.

German Master Sgt. Marco Schumacher, assigned to NATO Mission Iraq--German Contingent, talks about the Schützenschnur to Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, at Sully Memorial Range, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2022. NATO Mission Iraq is a non-combat advisory and capacity-building mission that assists Iraq in building more sustainable, transparent, inclusive and effective security institutions and armed forces, so that Iraqis themselves are able to stabilize their country, fight terrorism and prevent the return of ISIS.

Sgt. Adam Zimmerman, a native of Sylvania, Ohio, coaches ANA Staff Sgt. Assadullah Abdul Saleem on proper 9mm firing techniques during a weapons familiarization class.

050125-F-9429S-033. Base: Karshi-Khanabad Air Base Country: Uzbekistan (UZB)

041023-F-0848C-001. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

051218-A-7359K-139. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Warrior State: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and U.S. Army Soldiers with 206th Transportation Company, receive a safety brief prior to a range shoot during exercise Native Fury 22 at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 17, 2022. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's effective capability to provide the access and infrastructure to support Native Fury 22 is a demonstration of our strong interoperability and their enduring commitment to the security and stability of the region.

051230-A-5745M-041. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Shakaria Village Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST ABN DIV

Its always a good day when you get to send Soldiers on the next leg of their Army adventure! CSM Michael McMurdy met with 48 future Airborne Redlegs (13B and 13F), Friday 20 October as they waited for the bus. "I have the distinct honor and privilege to serve as your 14th sergeant major of the field artillery branch. We are so proud of you for your desire to serve!"There is nothing more motivating than getting to be a part of a young Soldiers journey as they carve out their path in the United States Army! Good luck to each of you.

040522-F-1830P-002. Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

060227-A-5747J-270. 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

US Marines from the 5th Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California, Headquarters, gather at Camp Coyote, northern Kuwait and listen General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, Commandant of the Marine Corps, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: USMC

060211-A-6311S-209. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Rasheed Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 473, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, unload their gear in preparation for Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 4-22 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on July 16, 2022. Reserve Marines and Sailors have come together from across the nation to form an integrated Marine Air-Ground Task Force to take part in a live-fire, combined arms exercise that will better prepare Marine Forces Reserve in its mission to augment and reinforce the Active Component.

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 35th Infantry Division conduct M17 and M4 individual weapons qualification ranges at Udairi Ranges, Kuwait, Sept. 22, 2022.

041104-M-0036Y-026. Base: Camp Korean Village State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Readiness Challenge VIII participants from Air Force Reserve Command's 934th Civil Engineer Squadron, Minneapolis Air Reserve Base, Minnesota, near the finish line of the obstacle course on the final morning of the competition April 22, 2022, at the Silver Flag Exercise Site, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The Department of the Air Force CE event is hosted by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center. After a 20+ year hiatus, the challenge, a premier event for DAF civil engineers, is back. This year's Readiness Challenge is the initial operating capability event before the challenge reaches full operational capability in April 2023. Eight teams representing major commands and U.S. Space Force faced off in about 20 events showing a wide variety of CE capabilities from emergency airfield lighting and water purification to building a guard shack from the ground up and firefighting and EOD operations.

U.S. Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) take a group photo with country music singer Ayla Brown on Nov. 14 at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan. U.S. Marines with 9th ESB, 1st MLG (FWD) demonstrated various military equipment used to support the International Security Assistance Force.

Recruits with Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, conduct Table 1 on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Apr. 5, 2023. The Rifle Table 1 Course of Fire allows recruits to learn and apply the fundamentals of basic marksmanship.

060220-A-7969G-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Summerall State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: B1-187

U.S. Air Force Airmen stand in Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear while waiting for an all-call during Ballistic Badger 2022, Oct. 21, 2022, on Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin. BB22 is a training opportunity for Airmen at the Showcase Wing to rehearse the ability to execute rapid global mobility.

U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, deployed to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, converse with members of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force while conducting a small arms range in the vicinity of Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 10. Currently more than 1,200 New York Army National Guard Soldiers are deployed overseas to Djibouti, Kenya, and Somalia.

220608-N-PG340-1011 SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, Calif. (June 8, 2022) U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 and Marines, with 7th Engineering Support Battalion go into bunkers during Operation Turning Point, also known as their Field Training Exercise, at San Clemente Island. Operation Turning Point is an around the clock exercise that focuses on constructing advanced bases while maintaining proficiency in tactics and survivability. NMCB-5 is homeported out of Port Hueneme, California. They train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to execute construction and engineering projects for major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

A U.S. Marine with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, sets security in an urban environment while performing dry-fire training, during exercise Intrepid Maven 22.4 in the United Arab Emirates, Sept. 20, 2022. Intrepid Maven 22.4 is a U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Central Command engagement series designed for bilateral and multilateral training engagements with partner nations and Marine Corps forces.

U.S. Army Soldiers representing the Montana Army National Guard "task force integrator" navigates pulling a heavily armored Norwegian vehicle for a specified distance during the Viking games at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, on Jan. 12, 2024. This event, which assessed stamina, physical strength, and endurance, was hosted by the Norwegian Telemark Battalion "Task Force Viking."

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division arrive at Santa Fe during Decisive Action Rotation 22-09 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 4, 2022.

030821-M-7837W-042. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040610-M-7514K-006. Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Navy Sea Bees

060522-A-0527A-004. Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, calls out for fire during Adversary Force Exercise (AFX) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 22, 2022. The purpose of AFX is to create a credible, realistic threat for the exercise forces participating in the Integrated Training Exercise to engage against during the upcoming MAGTF Warfighting Exercise in a force-on-force, unscripted wargame.

060315-A-2718K-043. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)

070319-M-5865P-011. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: TASK FORCE 3 3RD MEDCOM

050625-A-3211W-011. Base: Forward Operating Base Danger Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: IRAQI ARMY

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conduct a range brief during Adversary Force Exercise (AFX) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 17, 2022. The purpose of AFX is to create a credible, realistic threat for the exercise forces participating in the Integrated Training Exercise to engage against during the upcoming MAGTF Warfighting Exercise in a force-on-force, unscripted wargame.

041122-M-0173F-009. Base: Camp Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

POHANG, Republic of Korea (March 30, 2023) -U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Hunter Faulkner a mortarman with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, gives a range safety brief prior to a pistol qualification range, March 30. Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-ROK Alliance, Ssang Yong 2023 strengthens the Alliance through bilateral, joint training, contributing toward the ROKs combined defense of the Korean Peninsula and increasing the readiness of the U.S.-ROK Alliance.

(220610-N-OI810-0227) GULFPORT, Mississippi (June 10, 2022) Equipment Operator 2nd Class Ryan Pennell, from Mcleansville, North Carolina, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 14, listens to leadership speak after morning formation during fiscal year 2022, quarter three, Regional Training Platform (RTP-3) at Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport, June 10, 2022. RTP-3 provided NMCB-14 Seabees hands-on training opportunities in tactical combat casualty care; maintenance and material management; civil engineering support equipment operations; convoy operations; and Seabee combat warfare and expeditionary skills. NMCB-14 provides advance base construction, battle damage repair, contingency engineering, humanitarian assistance and disaster recovery support to our fleet and unified commanders.

041213-M-3658J-011. Base: Camp Taqaddum State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1FSSG

030629-F-5586B-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, listen to a pre-training brief during the I Marine Expeditionary Force Non-Lethal Weapons Course on Camp Pendleton, California April 7, 2022. During the course, instructors with Expeditionary Operations Training Group taught the Marines to execute various riot control drills in order to support crisis response, embassy reinforcement, as well as noncombatant evacuation operations in the future.

New U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battallion watch a demonstration at the rappel tower at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, April 7, 2023. Rappel training was conducted to build confidence in Marines and prepare them for any circumstance they may encounter.

051210-A-2777C-016. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine Corps Recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, receive instructions on how to safely execute the fireman carry during the combat conditioning course (CCX) at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 28, 2022. The CCX was designed to increase recruits stamina and ability to perform Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques.

On 6/19/2007 soldiers from C Company, 1-158th Infantry Regiment, Arizona National Guard, rest and eat snacks at their objective observation post overlooking a village outside of Forward Operating Base Kalagush, in the Nuristan Province, Afghanistan. U.S. Army Photo: SSG Isaac A. Graham, 982D COM CAM CO (ABN)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Jacob Carmin, legal assistance section head, Legal Services Support Team Twentynine Palms (LSST-29 Palms), Headquarters Battalion, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, gives a legal brief to Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School students at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 13, 2022. LSST-29 Palms met with the students for a weekly brief on available legal assistance services to ensure they step off on the right foot towards a successful military career.

New U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, prepare to conduct rappel training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 30, 2022. Rappel training was conducted to build confidence in Marines and prepare them for any circumstances they may encounter.

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, Bahrain (May19, 2022) - Brig. Gen. Farrell Sullivan, the Commanding General of Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (TF 51/5) addresses Marines and Sailors during the Headquarters Company change of command ceremony aboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, May 19. During the ceremony, Maj. Alexander Godbey relinquished command to Maj. Tracey Holtshirley. TF 51/5 responds to crises and contingencies; coordinates, plans, and executes operations; conducts theater security cooperation; and advances emerging Naval concepts at sea, from the sea, and ashore in order to support U.S. Central Command, 5th Fleet, and Marine Corps Forces Central Command theater objectives.

A U.S. Army non-commissioned officer from the 426th Civil Affairs Battalion, 351st Civil Affairs Command, USACAPOC, debriefs his team after an engagement with a local key leader during a comprehensive simulated training exercise designed to test civil affairs teams ability to assess a village and engage key leaders August 27, 2022, at the schoolhouse in Junction City, a part of the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif.

LEND ME YOUR EARSCAMP DELARAM, Afghanistan - Gen. James Amos, assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, spent Christmas Eve with his devil dogs serving with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, in Afghanistan Dec. 24, 2009. Amos traveled to different operating bases throughout the country to give his personal seasons greetings to service members during holiday season.

070317-M-0994O-036. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2

GEN Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, tours the 726th Tactical Control Squadron facilities during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Maj. Gregory Coffield, 28th Combat Aviation Brigade intelligence officer from Breinigsville, Pa., shakes the hand of the brigade commander, Col. Teresa Gallagher of Chambersburg, Pa., during the brigade combat patch ceremony June 1, at Camp Adder, Iraq. It was also the Pennsylvania National Guard brigade's 50th birthday. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Wanda Thompson, a human resources officer from Hummelstown, Pa., was the first staff officer to receive the patch.

020415-F-2902B-011. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Air Base Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa watch as a French Desert Commando Course (FDCC) instructor goes over combative techniques 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.

Master at Arms U.S. Navy 1st Class Rachel Finks, left, and Retail Services Specialist U.S. Navy Seaman Natasha Benson, with Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, work together to assemble cots for the life sustaining area utilized during combined joint logistics over the shore (CJLOTS) in preparation for Balikatan 23 in Casiguran, Philippines, March 24, 2023. 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Adrian Alaniz, a transmission system operator, with 1st Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, fireman-carries a notional casualty for experimentation of Autonomous Casualty Evacuation (ACE) during Battalion Field exercise 1-23 on Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 19, 2022. Battalion FX 1-23 is a 1st Transportation Battalion exercise integrated with Project Convergence 22, where Marines and Sailors leverage a series of joint, multi-domain engagements, integrating artificial intelligence, robotics, and autonomy to enhance warfighting capabilities and accelerate decision-making timelines.

070327-M-9876R-012. Complete Scene Caption: U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Platoon Commander, Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, MASTER SGT. Timothy Swanson, instructs Marines and Sailors attending the Lioness Program aboard Asad, Iraq on various Improvised Explosive Devices being used to attack Coalition and Iraqi forces. This program is being utilized to ensure proper care is taken while searching Female Iraqis. Regimental Combat Team 2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraq Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market base economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SGT. James R. Richardson) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2

Senior Airman Glen Dowdy, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron engineering assistant, marks the ground during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 18, 2022. Airmen from the 8th CES tested their ability to repair airfield damage in a contested environment as part of a training event.

041202-M-3658J-002. Base: Camp Taqaddum State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CSSC-115

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, create and reinforce a defensive position using sandbags at Camp Rodriguez, Republic of Korea, July 11, 2022. Marines with 9th ESB are participating in a large-scale field training exercise focused on leveraging the integrated capabilities of joint and allied partners to strengthen all-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed mountainous environment.

041115-M-3658J-011. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Troops of the U.S. Army's XVIII Airborne Corps wait to board a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft of the 1630th Tactical Airlift Wing for a transit to Fort Bragg, N.C., following the liberation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. Behind the troops is another C-130 Hercules aircraft.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

110825-N-NW381-004LITTLE CREEK, Va. (Aug. 25, 2011)Sailors assigned to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story make sand bags to prepare for Hurricane Irene. The hurricane is expected to impact coastal areas in Virginia by Saturday evening.

060415-N-0411D-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Lemonier Country: Djibouti (DJI)

Its always a good day when you get to send Soldiers on the next leg of their Army adventure! CSM Michael McMurdy met with 48 future Airborne Redlegs (13B and 13F), Friday 20 October as they waited for the bus.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Khalil Corona, a team leader (middle) briefs Lance Cpl. Brandon Wright (right) and Lance Cpl. Charles Fertitta (left), both landing support specialists with 1st Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, before the start of a cargo lift during exercise Steel Knight 23 at Sand Hill on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 1, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver. Wright is a Homosassa, Florida, native; Corona is an Anaheim, California, native; and Fertitta is an Anahuac, Texas, native.

U.S. Marine Corps 1stSgt Kenyatta Cone gives a speech to the new Marines of Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, during the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 27, 2022. The crucible was a 54- hour long culminating event at recruit training which finalized the transformation from recruit to Marine.

030827-M-7837W-057. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Blaire Airfield, Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ)

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel with the 5th Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Division from Camp Pendleton, California, listen to the Commandant of the Marine Corps (MCM) General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SMMC) Alford L. McMichael at Camp Coyote in northern Kuwait (KWT) while in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT)

030401-F-0762P-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Earl M. Hairston, mission commander with the 354th Civil Affairs Brigade, Special Functioning Team, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, briefs his team on Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, March 29, 2008, prior to moving out for a medical civil action project.

031217-F-6449C-001. Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

060423-A-6365W-150. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Remagen State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

030303-M-9124R-028. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Grizzly Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Soldiers with Company F, Fierce Company,” 52nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th SBCT, 2nd Infantry Division, United States Division-Center, listen to a convoy brief Aug. 16 at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, during their final convoy out of theater. The 4th SBCT is the last combat brigade to leave Iraq.

U.S. Airmen and leaders with the 449th Air Expeditionary Group and 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron stand for a group photo at Manda Bay Airfield, Kenya during a base tour, June 4, 2022. Manda Bay Airfield is operated by the 475th EABS and provides base operations and communications support for thirteen mission partners including a safe landing zone for Combined Joint Task ForceHorn of Africa personnel recovery and casualty evacuation and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platforms.

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