Silhouette Military Actions

Dramatic silhouettes of military personnel in various poses, evoking themes of vigilance and discipline against vibrant backgrounds.

United States Army ranger at sunset.

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, navigate through an obstacle on the day and night movement courses during Basic Warrior Training on Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. March 29, 2023. During Basic Warrior Training recruits learn the basics of combat survival and advanced rifle maneuvers.

Silhouette of a U.S. Marine Aiming a Rifle with a Suppressor, at a Small, Remote, Austere U.S. Marine Corps Combat Outpost in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Tony Bergen, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter flight engineer, assigned to B. Company, 935th Aviation Support Battalion, headquartered in Springfield, Mo., takes in the view from a CH-47F Chinook near Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Oct. 10, 2018. The 935th ASB began their deployment in support of Operations Inherent Resolve and Spartan Shield in June 2018.

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Patrick Cowhey of the 48th Fighter Wing, 48th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, adjusts his helmet before he begins to erect tents for the 48th CES Prime BEEF (Base Emergency Engineer Force) bivouac exercise. Subject Operation/Series: PRIME BEEF Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Silhouette of special forces with rifle in action during river raid in the jungle waist deep in the water. Front view, half length. Crossing river in jungle

United States Army ranger at sunset.

Staff Sgt. Jeremy Neumann stands watch in Southwest Asia, Nov. 8. Sergeant Neumann is with the 441st Air Expeditionary Group and deployed from the Missouri Air National Guard's 139th Airlift Wing.

Silhouette of army special operations forces soldier, elite squad designated marksman, marine rider sniper aiming with optical sight on suppressed service rifle on background of hazed sun. Dawn patrol. Marine rider marksman aiming rifle at night patrol

Seabees and Marines are silhouetted against the morning sky as they stand by to begin firing their M-16A1 rifles. Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 (NMCB-3) and Marines from the 3rd Force Service Support Group (3rd FSSG) are on the island for Exercise Kennel Bear '89. Subject Operation/Series: KENNEL BEAR '89 Base: Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

Marines with the Combined Arms Company, Black Sea Rotational Force, Bulgarian and Romanian Forces conduct a joint exercise utilizing Bulgarian and U.S. main battle tanks, indirect fire, mechanized infantry, and close air support from U.S. Air Force assets during Platinum Lion 16-2 at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Jan. 15, 2016. Exercise Platinum Lion increases readiness and demonstrates our collective ability to operate as a single force committed to protecting the sovereignty of NATO allies and other European partners.

Silhouette of a soldier holding a gun

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 2nd Platoon (PLT), Bravo Company (B CO), 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR), Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion/1ST Marines, (2/1) attached to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), stand outside of a Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) after a day of patrols in the vicinity of Ar Rutbah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Base: Ar Rutbah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

220729-N-IL330-1321 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 29, 2022) - U.S. Marines test their rifles prior to a pilot rescue training exercise aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), July 29, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

July 16, 2004 - A U.S. soldier talks on a hand mike while providing security for a foot patrol through the village of Al Asyria, Iraq.

Armed with an M-16 rifle, A1C Mark S. Jeske of the 31st Combat Communications Squadron, 3rd Combat Communications Group (3rd CCG), provides perimeter security during a 3rd CCG deployment exercise. Base: Clinton-Sherman Air Field State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Joint Tactical Attack Controller and Joint Fire Observer Marines look to the horizon as an illumination round, fired from an 81 mm mortar, lights up the night sky during training on the hills of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 13, 2016. JTACs and JFOs are responsible for effectively and accurately coordinating strikes on targets from both artillery and aircraft. The Marines are with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Oct. 24, 2014) Gunners Mate 2nd Class Garrett Osborne and Quartermaster Seaman Yasmin Wild, assigned to Beachmaster Unit 1, signal Landing Craft Air Cushion 59 off the beach after delivering the last load of the day during Exercise Pacific Horizon 2015. Pacific Horizon is a scenario-driven, simulation supported crisis response exercise designed to improve 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade's and Expeditionary Strike Group 3's interoperability and strengthen Navy-Marine Corps relationships by conducting an in-stream Maritime Prepositioning Force offload of equipment, by providing host country civil-military security assistance, and by conducting infrastructure restoration support.

Sergeant Major of the Army staff members wait to depart FOB Sharana after spending an afternoon visiting soldiers Oct. 17 in Paktika province, Afghanistan. Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III hosted a town hall meeting at the FOB where soldiers were able to ask him questions about the future of the Army. TF Blackhawk is responsible for all military action within Paktika province, which shares a border with Pakistan.

010801-F-9631D-042. Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT HOOK Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Preparing for Patrol

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Silhouette of special forces operators with weapons.

Silhouette of Army soldier with rifle under the cover of darkness and moonlight.

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion (HQBN), Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, ascend to the top of the Kansas Tower hill during a 6 mile hike around the base, Oct. 6, 2017. The hiking program is designed to increase physical and mental stamina, build espirit de corps and bolster combat readiness in the Marines with HQBN.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Samuel Ross, a combat engineer with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, fires an M4A1 service rifle during a live fire range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sep. 23, 2022. The range was held as a tryout for III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations Pacific Marines to represent their individual units at the upcoming Far East Division Matches shooting competition. 3d 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.

050823-A-3240S-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Hillah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A U.S. Navy Corpsman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division observes a night live fire range performed by Brazilian Marines during Exercise Formosa in Goias, Brazil, Aug. 06, 2022. During this training, Marines exchange infantry knowledge and tactics with Brazilian Marines to further enhance mission readiness. Exercise Formosa focuses on strengthening relations and interoperability between U.S. and Brazilian Forces, conveying the enduring promise to be a trustworthy neighbor.

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew chief prepares to conduct a mission during exercise Emerald Warrior 2010 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., March 11, 2010. The training is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored mission rehearsal exercise involving multiservice participants. The exercise is conducted in multiple states and training sites throughout the southeast.

Black silhouette of soldier with nuclear explosion in background.

Task Force White Currahee Soldiers from E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, take a break from walking up the side of a mountain in Charbaran District here during the early morning hours Oct. 27. The Soldiers were part of the largest combined air assault mission 4th Brigade Combat Team has conducted this year in the province.

060309-N-9621S-024. Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Scene Major Command Shown: USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73)

Silhouette of a soldier standing amongst smoke, armed with an assault rifle.

Senior Airman Levi Aragon, 55th Rescue Squadron aircrew, prepares for extraction by an HH-60G Pavehawk while at Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Idaho, Sept. 14, 2022. Terminal Employment is the training performed in preparation for the final phase of the 55th Rescue Squadrons mission of combat search and rescue.

Silhouettes of S.W.A.T. officers holding their guns.

041028-F-1178W-001. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Spec ops police officers SWAT in black uniform and face mask, studio shot.

Silhouette of a sniper standing against blue sky while on a night patrol

Combined forces participating in joint training between U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) special operations forces, rally together at Kunsan Air Base, ROK, Sept. 26, 2022. The joint training focused on increasing the forces combat readiness and ability to support a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Military contractor, army infantry or rifleman in camouflage uniform and helmet patrolling territory in desert. Airsoft player with real firearm replica walking in sandy area desaturated, back view. Army infantryman soldier with rifle desert patrolling

051210-F-5964B-072. Subject Operation/Series: TOY DROP Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-91-06506. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

090727-A-7265M-406: KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army Pvt. Adam Eggers shoots his M4 rifle at a live-fire range on Camp Blessing, Afghanistan, July 27, 2009. Eggers serves with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division.

Silhouette of a soldier and his gun

Silhouettes of S.W.A.T. officers holding their guns.

Silhouette of muslim militant with rifle

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ian McLaughlin, a rifleman with Golf Company, 2nd battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, clears a hallway during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise 2-24 at Range 220 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 22, 2024. MWX is a full-scale force-on-force all-domain exercise that drives participating MAGTF units to be innovative and adaptive by challenging Marines to fight against a free-thinking adversary with similar capabilities in a free-play environment. McLaughlin is a native of North Carolina. Marine Corps

Aggressor forces attack in a simulated takeover of a village during Silver Flag Alpha, a security police training program emphasizing combat arms training and defense of priority resources on an air base. Subject Operation/Series: SILVER FLAG ALPHA State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Silhouette of a soldier with bullpup submachine gun on background of setting sun.

030115-F-7203T-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Silhouette of special forces with rifle in action during night raid crossing river in the jungle waist deep in the water. Moon path glowing. Crossing river in jungle

July 30, 2006 - U.S. Army Specialist scans the horizon at the U.S.- Mexican border in San Luis, Arizona.

041110-A-1067B-022. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2-7 CAV

DF-ST-86-10384. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT SCORPIAN 85 Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Operational exercise of a new SWAT police command, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Darrell Bramer (Left), a KC-135 Stratotanker Crew CHIEF, and SENIOR AIRMAN Patrick Prather (Center), a KC-135 Hydraulic Systems SPECIALIST, are both assigned to the 92nd Aircraft Generation Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, along with SENIOR AIRMAN Daryl Huter (Right), a KC-135 Guidance Control SPECIALIST, assigned to the 22nd Aircraft generation Squadron, McConnell, Air Force Base, Kansas, re-install forward body fuel tank access panels on a KC-135 while deployed to Moron Air Base, Spain. This mission is in direct support of Joint Task Force Noble Anvil. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE ANVIL Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP)

QALAT CITY, Afghanistan -- U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Clarence Washington, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul security forces squad leader, takes accountability after an indirect fire attack in Qalat City, Zabul Province, July 27, 2010. There were no coalition forces casualties during the attack. Members of PRT Zabul regularly prepare and train for indirect and direct fire attacks to ensure security and accountability during real world incidents.

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division participate in the 10k Presidents Day Ruck, February 19, 2024. The ruck was hosted by Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) and celebrated all 46 of the United States' current and former Presidents. Army

Alaskan National Guard Pvt. Lathaniel Ulofoshio provides security for fellow members of Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team while conducting a site survey of the Sanjaray health clinic May 24, 2012 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Kandahar PRT is a joint team of U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy service members and civilians deployed to the Kandahar province of Afghanistan to assist in the effort to rebuild and stabilize the local government and infrastructure.

040824-A-3978J-013. State: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A U.S. Marine with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, inspects his magazine preparing to conduct Table 3B course of fire range during ANGLICO Basic Course 1-22 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 5, 2022. This basic training enhances the capabilities of ANGLICO Marines to plan and execute liaison missions in support of joint, interagency, intergovernmental and multinational operations.

An operator participating in joint combined exchange training between U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) special operations forces, adjusts his equipment after a parachute landing fall at Kunsan Air Base, ROK, Sept. 26, 2022. JCETs reestablish the foundation for sustainable and combat ready military relationships, strengthening the U.S.-ROK alliance.

A1C Aaron Brewer, from the 3880th Security Police Squadron, runs through the mud during the assault being made to regain their position during Exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Army Spc. Alexander Hayes, a CH-47F Chinook crew chief with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, surveys the landscape while returning from an air assault mission during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02 over Fort Wainwright, Alaska, March 28, 2023. JPMRC-AK 23-02 helps Soldiers and leaders develop and refine the tactics, techniques, and procedures necessary to successfully operate in remote and extreme Arctic winter conditions and overcome environmental and military challenges.

U.S. Soldiers with the 1-110th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division train on their assigned weapon systems.

Aircraft maintenance technicians, assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, walk the flightline looking for debris that could damage an aircraft engine at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., before the days training sorties Jan. 29, 2019. The Patrick AFB deployment allows the 180 FW Airmen to conduct daily training in realistic environments, under realistic circumstances, to ensure our force maintains the highest levels of proficiency and readiness for worldwide deployment. (Air National Guard

DF-ST-89-09392. Base: Little Rock State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

111212-M-CR943-171CHANGI NAVAL BASE, Singapore (Dec. 12, 2011) Marines serving with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) prepare to depart the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) to begin a training exercise. The unit embarked Makin Island, the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) in San Diego Nov. 14 to begin a seven-month deployment to the western Pacific and Middle East regions.

Operational exercise of a new SWAT police command, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 153 (VMGR-153), Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, assemble into a formation as they prepare for a unit run at Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 19, 2024. The run celebrated the units first anniversary aboard MCBH.

220825-N-IL330-1504 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 25, 2022) - U.S. Marines Corps Sgt. Kevin Gutierrez, from Los Angles, left, and U.S Marine Corps Cpl. Johnathan Swadly, from Bentonville, Arkansas, fire an M240B light machine gun during a small arms qualification aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Aug. 25, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Silhouette of two soldiers wading the shoreline, sneaking in the darkness with assault rifles drawn.

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment "Viper Battalion," 12th Combat Aviation Brigade finish chaining and mooring two AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters just as the sun drops at the Katterbach Army Airfield, Germany, May 20. Roughly 20 in total arrived after spending three months in the Baltics region while participating in Saber Strike 22. 12 CAB worked alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, execute joint and multinational training exercises, and retain command and control for all rotational and assigned units in the European Theater.

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

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mauricio Quintanilla, an HC-130J Combat King II loadmaster assigned to the 26th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, scans the back of the aircraft during a combat search and rescue exercise over an undisclosed location, July 5, 2022. Air Force Central Command's ERQSs are organized, trained, equipped and postured to conduct full spectrum personnel recovery to include both conventional and unconventional combat rescue operations within the Central Command theater of operations. Special warfare operators assigned throughout the combined joint operational area conduct operations in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve.

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines completes battlefield medical training procedures during a night exercise at Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex, South Korea, November 16th, 2022. The United Nations Command Honor Guard completed a combined multinational nighttime urban air assault exercise with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines and other joint alliance forces to improve interoperability and increase operational flexibility.

Army Reserve Pfc. Zachery Kohtoa, a vehicle mechanic assigned to the 651st Quartermaster Company based in Casper, Wyoming, scans the terrain while providing security to his unit's base camp during Combat Support Training Exercise 91-22-01 at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, June 15. Mechanics are needed in water purification units to maintain the vehicles and trucks used for delivering water.

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

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Basso overlooks the flightline at dusk prior to shift change at Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia and Herzegovina. SRA Basso is a Security Police SPECIALIST with the 100th Security Police Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, while temporarily assigned to the 4100th Group Provisional at Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in support of Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. An Implementation Forces truck is in the right hand side of the shot. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Backlit silhouette of special forces marine operator in forest with fire explosion in background.

FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS (2006), directed by CLINT EASTWOOD.

Lance Cpl. Timothy Jackson, a team leader with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, reloads his weapon during a platoon attack at Range 410A on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 8, 2011. The platoon-level attacks were part of the battalion's 35-day Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise. During EMV, the Marines of 'America's Battalion' are training to kill enemy fighters by polishing infantry skills and practicing counterinsurgency operations. They are preparing for a fall deployment to Afghanistan's Helmand province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Jackson, 21, is from Indianapolis.

Rear view of a machine gunner firing through a window in a ruined building.

060307-N-7711S-296. Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

Ukraine. Crimean Peninsula. Kerch. The memorial on the mountain Mithridat, dedicated to the heroism of Kerch in World War II. Detail. Mount Mithridates. Sunset.

U.S. Army Spc. Newton Carlicci travels dismounted while on his way back to his outpost from the village of Paspajak, Charkh District, Logar province, Afghanistan, June 20. Carlicci and his platoon went to this village in order to check on conditions by communicating with the locals.

One-hundred active duty personnel assigned to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland , Texas, honored Police Week by participating in the 343 Training Squadron's Excellence in Competition Shootout on May 20, 2022. The 343 TRS trains all of the Air Force's Security Forces Airmen, preparing them to serve in the largest career field as Defenders.

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, discuss a plan of action for events the following day with each other at dusk during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 24 to April 4, 2017. A MCCRE is a large-scale exercise held to test Marines on their ability to complete a set of missions and evaluate how prepared they are for upcoming deployments. Marines with 3/5 are training for their upcoming deployment as part of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

U.S. Army Spc. Newton Carlicci travels dismounted while on his way back to his outpost from the village of Paspajak, Charkh District, Logar province, Afghanistan, June 20. Carlicci and his platoon went to this village in order to check on conditions by communicating with the locals.

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Maritime Raid Force Marines fire M1911 MEUSOC .45 caliber pistols at a range in Jordan, June 9, 2013. Exercise Eager Lion 2013 is an annual, multinational exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships and enhance security and stability in the region by responding to realistic, modern-day security scenarios. This is a recurring exercise. The 26th MEU is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group. The 26th MEU operates continuously across the globe, providing the president and unified combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, sea-based quick reaction force.

DF-ST-86-10438. Subject Operation/Series: OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 85-3 Base: Wheeler Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Platoon, Regimental Troops Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee Army National Guard participate in a grueling three day live fire course of Advanced Marksmanship Training at Camp Buerhing,Kuwait, Feb.14, in preparation for a security mission prior to deploying to Iraq. During the course, the Soldiers were taught advanced room clearing, mounted and dismounted firing techniques and properly securing VIP's from one location to the next. This is the units second tour to Iraq in five years.

040309-F-0207D-008. Base: Indian Springs Auxiliary Field State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Navy SEAMAN Jose Ortiz stands the port lookout aboard Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate, USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG 58), in the Persian Gulf. The ROBERTS is on station in support of the Southwest Asia build-up. Base: USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58)

A U.S. Army Ranger assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, moves across a ridge line during Task Force Training on Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Jan. 22, 2014.

French Army - Training Recruits. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Air Assault candidates rappel off the rappel towers on Camp Buehring, Kuwait, February 20, 2024. After successfully rappeling from the towers, candidates will rappel out of rotary wing aircraft. Army

110309-N-9818V-188MINA SALMAN, Bahrain (March 9, 2011) Sailors man a line during sea and anchor detail aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73). Decatur is on a routine deployment conducting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 24, 2017) Sailors participate in a CPO 365 run on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The ship is underway during the sustainment phase of the optimized fleet response plan.

A U.S. Army Green Beret from 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) stands beside his M1288 GMV 1.1 light utility vehicle before conducting a training mission with United Kingdom Royal Marines from 45 Commando 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.

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