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Silhouetted Soldiers in Action

Silhouettes of military personnel during training exercises and operations, set against dramatic backdrops, conveying readiness and resolve.

Silhouette of a U.S. Marine in uniform.

061014-N-0413R-066. Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, patrol during the Adversary Force Exercise (AFX) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 15, 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.

060306-A-1211S-046. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Normandy State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, post security and evacuate a simulated casualty during Exercise Bold Quest on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Aug. 10, 2022. Bold Quest is an annual collaborative joint and multinational enterprise in which nations, services, and programs pool their resources in a recurring cycle of capability development to demonstrate a joint capability to link sensors to shooters across air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace.

U.S. Air Force emergency medical services members, with the 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, and U.S. soldiers with Task Force Longhorn, transport a simulated casualty in a stretcher onto an HH-60M MedEvac Black Hawk helicopter at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2022. The 378th Air Expeditionary Wing held an airborne missile attack exercise that included a simulated mass casualty incident.

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nikki Spickerman, an Independent Duty Medical Tech (IDMT) assigned to the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Hurlburt Field Fla., hangs medical supplies aboard a MC-130H Combat Talon II during an aeromedical evacuation mission during Emerald Warrior 2011. Emerald Warrior 2011 on March 1, 2011. Emerald Warrior 2011 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.

051125-A-7969G-070. Base: Taji Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, complete a 12k hike aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C, April 30. 2022. Hikes are training events that assists in conditioning recruits through exercise, building moral, and creating a sense of belonging between recruits.

YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. - Cpl. Rashawn Poitevien, 6th Marine Regiment, 3rd Battalion, Headquarters and Service Company, Scout Snipers Platoon, engages targets downrange with an M40A5 during the Talon Exercise at Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz., March 28, 2014.

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

Soldiers of Squad 1, representing U.S. Army Forces Command at the Armys first-ever Best Squad Competition, prepare to be tested with the unknown contents of a box on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. The box contained disassembled small arms weapons that squad members had to assemble while being timed; testing their teamwork, technical knowledge and battle-readiness.

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. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Rowley, 13th Air Support Operations Squadron, and Senior Airman Jacob Noojin ride a Royal Jordanian Air Force AS332 Super Puma to their operations area as part of the Falcon Air Meet 2010 near Azraq, Jordan, Oct. 25, 2010. The purpose of The Falcon Air Meet is to improve international military relations and joint air operations.

040808-M-7719F-045. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM II Base: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fire an M240B medium machine gun during an Expeditionary Operations Training Group amphibious raid course at Red Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 22, 2022. During the course, the Marines gained proficiency in small boat operations and tactics to increase their capability to operate in a littoral environment.

DF-ST-88-05021. Subject Operation/Series: CALFEX Base: Fort Hunter Liggett, Jolon State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

070102-A-1985S-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Joint Readiness Training Center at Ft. Polk

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Steven Rowe with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, posts security during a Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure training as part of exercise HYDRACRAB, Santa Rita, Guam, Aug. 27, 2019. HYDRACRAB is a multilateral exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and Sailors with military service members from Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. The purpose of this exercise is to prepare the participating explosive ordnance disposal forces to operate as an integrated, capable, and effective allied force ready to operate in a changing and complex maritime environment throughout the Indo-Pacific region.

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US servicemen stand guard as Cuban nationals board an aircraft. They were captured on the island during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Division and an Airmen with the 607th Air Support Operations Group participate in joint close air support training during exercise Vigilant Storm at Hongcheon-gun, Republic of Korea, Nov. 3, 2022. Vigilant Storm is a bilateral exercise that strengthens interoperability and capabilities with the Republic of Korea, and reaffirms the shared commitment to regional security in the Indo-Pacific.

020221-F-9032T-003. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, assess a simulated casualty during a night casualty evacuation exercise aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 11, 2022. This integrated training establishes confidence and familiarity between the Marines and Sailors for in-flight medical treatment. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.

Man in military camouflage uniform running over a desert area during armed conflict.

U.S. Army Sgt. Larry J. Isbell of Oklahoma City, Ok., representing the National Guard, watches his firing lane for targets during the M-4 Range Qualification event during the Department of the Army's 10th annual Best Warrior Competition held on Fort Lee, Va., Oct. 21.

Third Platoon, Bravo Battery of the Automatic Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, lit up the Zabul province night by firing illumination from their M777A2, 155 mm howitzer at suspected enemy movements from FOB Pasab, Zharay District, Zabul province, Afghanistan, July 20. (Photo by Sgt. Christopher McCann)

220808-F-LN908-0905IINDIAN OCEAN (Aug. 8, 2022) A U.S. Navy Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman (SWCC) stands on a rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) prior to being lowered into the water aboard the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), Aug. 8, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is rotationally deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

United Kingdom Royal Marines from 45 Commando and U.S. Army Green Berets from 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) prepare to move out during 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.

DF-ST-85-05007. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '84 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

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A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires during a deck shoot aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 3, 2022. The Combat Marksmanship Program is designed to sustain a unit's lethality. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade provide suppressive fire on an objective during a combined arms live fire exercise on a maneuver range at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 22, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

SKYROS, Greece (May 24, 2022)-U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2d Marine Division, assigned to Task Force 61/2, provide additional support during a nighttime simulated raid with Hellenic Special Forces during exercise Alexander the Great 22, Greece, May 24, 2022. Task Force 61/2 is deployed in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests.

A U.S. Air Force Loadmaster with the 352d Special Operations Wing assist Forward Area Refueling Point (FARP) Airmen set up fuel hoses during a capabilities demonstration in Croatia, May 11, 2022. FARP enables the MC-130J Commando II, along with other aircraft, the ability to refuel in austere locations where traditional refueling is not possible. This demonstration was part of Trojan Footprint, the premier Special Operations Forces exercise in Europe that focuses on improving the ability of SOF to counter myriad threats, increases integration with conventional forces and enhances interoperability with NATO allies and European partners.

060306-A-1211S-230. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Normandy State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A

Airman 1st Class Tyler Lecates (left) and Staff Sgt. Michael Burch prepare a HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter main rotor for propeller alignment Aug. 12, 2010, at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The Airmen are with the 64th Expeditionary Helicopter Maintenance Unit. Airmen Lecates is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., and Sergeant Burch is deployed from Nellis AFB, Nev.

Members of Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team conduct a site survey of a textile factory May 23, 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.

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.

041113-A-1067B-097. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2-7 CAV

010717-M-5834A-006. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050111-F-9072P-002. Base: Royal Air Force Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

041202-M-3988H-040. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

111005-N-TU221-534PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 5, 2011) Sailors assigned to the Lancers of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131 perform final checks on an EA-6B Prowler aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX).

silhouette Thailand soldiers special forces team full uniform walking action through smoke and holding gun on hand and over the lighting background

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines fire a Mk 153 shoulder-launched multipurpose assault weapon during Fuji Viper 22.5 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Sept. 15, 2022. Exercise Fuji Viper exemplifies a commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

A US Army (USA) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) is guided into a parking spot by a crewmember from Charlie Company 3-1, 270th Armor, 1ST Armored Division (AD), before re-deploying, at a forward-deployed location in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A group of Roland brothers standing together, Scheid, Germany, Europe

Rescue swimmers lowered from Texas National Guard aircraft on May 21, 2018, as part of Texas' largest search and rescue exercise, rescue role players from a stranded pickup. The exercise that involved 20 helicopters, 24 agencies and over 200 people would continue late into the night as the crews performed night rescue operations.

U.S. Army soldiers of the 864 Engineer Battalion, Team Animal, assigned to Combat Outpost Terminator, rest after setting up HESCO barriers throughout the night as they begin construction of a new strong-point operating position in the Zhari District of Afghanistan, Sept. 15, 2010. The combat engineers have only 48 hours to establish a defensive perimeter, and only six days to fully complete the construction of this new combat outpost whose strategic location is expected to help coalition Afghan security forces disrupt Taliban operations and allow movement of commercial and government traffic in the Zhari District.

Providers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division conduct a UH-60 jump on Fort Bragg, NC, March 30, 2022. The jump serves to bring awareness to the Army's SHARP program.

The squad representing 97th MP Battalion plot their points and plan their route for the land navigation challenge under tactical red light on May 24. Competing squads were given 4 hours to find all 10 points.

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 taxis the flight line 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. Marine Corps Lance Cpl Xavier Raines, a basic security guard assigned to Fleet Anti- terrorism Security Team Company, Europe participates in a hike as part of exercise Lisa Azul in Sierra del Retin, Spain, Sept 15, 2022. Lisa Azul is an annual bilateral training exercise that takes place aboard Naval Station Rota and Sierra del Retin and focuses on critical skills such as live-fire, helicopter rope suspension techniques, non-lethal combatives, and physical fitness to foster camaraderie and sustain interoperability amongst U.S. and partner forces and improve lethality in security and infantry operations.

060206-A-6311S-093. Subject Operation/Series: SAFE PASSAGE Base: Southern Mamadia Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Members of the 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard, Columbia, S.C., conduct convoy operations and call in grid coordinates while pilots from the 1-151st fly in to engage targets at the range on Fort Hood, Tx., June 24, 2011 during the unit mobilization process before their deployment to Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn.

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.

Silhouette of a soldier giving hand salute, with sunset background.

060321-A-7969G-041. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Bayji State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines post security during Bougainville III at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii. Bougainville III is a pre-deployment training exercise that enhances the units proficiency, cohesion and combat readiness.

The sun sets behind a C-17 Globemaster III as Soldiers wait in line to board the aircraft taking them back to the United States Nov. 17 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. C-17s can carry payloads up to 169,000 pounds and can land on small airfields. The C-17 is deployed from the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C.

MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Ron Pierce, a C-17 Loadmaster from the 7th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, reads a book prior to a High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) air drop, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

060103-A-6365W-041. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Loyalty, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Senior Airman Hunter Rudnik, an explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, disarms a simulated improvised explosive device attached to a hostage during a Kill House” exercise, September 8, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. During this challenge EOD teams had to enter a building rigged with several IEDs, in black out conditions, and secure two hostages.

U.S. Army engineers assigned to 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company (TREC) train at a modular urban training site at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia, April 28, 2022. The purpose of the training is to validate platoons on supporting collective rescue tasks, enhance mission readiness postures and prepare the 911th TREC for mission essential task validation during Exercise Capital Shield 2022.

Being able to operate in total darkness is a must for any elite military unit. The Al Anbar Ninth Battalion, Iraqi Special Operations Forces soldiers practice fast-roping during their helicopter operations. Soldiers spent time improving their abilities on not just how to slide to the ground, but onto dangerous rooftops after dark. This unique exercise was conducted by US Special Operations Forces advisors. We are pleased with the improvement of training here,” said the Al Anbar ISOF commander. They will be more efficient at their jobs with this training.”These improvement exercises will allow the ISOF soldiers to reach those areas that have been difficult in the past. Al Anbar borders three different countries and those borders are as far as 500 kilometers from [Al Asad. We must be able to reach those places. Al Anbar has the only force that can go after many targets, so we are happy to have [aerial capabilities.”

220715-N-TP544-1000 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 15, 2022) U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Sergio Hernandez poses for a photo on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), July 15, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Army Reserve Best Squad Competitors walk down a range during the Best Squad Competition at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, on May 16, 2022. Approximately 40 Soldiers from across the nation traveled to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, to compete in the 2022 U.S. Best Squad Competition from May 14-21, 2022. The 2022 BWBSC is an annual competition that brings together the best Soldiers from across the U.S. Army Reserve to earn the title of NCO of the Year, Soldier of the Year and Best Squad among their peers. Competitors are evaluated on their individual and collective ability to adapt to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events that test their technical and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.

Distant view of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) underway, as seen from the guided missile cruiser USS COLUMBUS (CG-12). Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

060306-A-1211S-111. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Normandy State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A

Silhouette of army infantry, special forces fighter standing on background of sun disk, using ground smoke signals with hand-held pyrotechnic flare. Soldier signaling of aircraft on sunset time. Soldier signaling with ground pyrotechnic signals

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, board a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement during a night-driving course on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. During the course, Marines conducted black-out driving which allows for the tactical movements of vehicles to remain concealed in darkness. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Air Force members with the Fly-Away Security Team (FAST) assigned to the 726th Expeditionary Mission Support Squadron prepare to establish and provide security around a U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft in Kismayo, Somalia, Jan. 2, 2024. During the routine mission, FAST members provided additional protection for both the aircraft and its crew as they transported passengers and supplies between Djibouti and Somalia.

Illustration of an American soldier in military helmet.

Silhouette of a soldier holding weapon at dawn.

Operators participating in a combined U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) special operations forces training, rapidly move between buildings at Kunsan Air Base, ROK, Sept. 26, 2022. Under the cover of darkness, the combined force focused their training on increased lethality and combat readiness.

Iraq, AS SAMAWAH, CAMP SMITTY, November 22, 2003 © Jens Grijpstra / Royal Navy Iraq, AS SAMAWAH, CAMP SMITTY, November 22, 2003 © Jens Grijpstra / Royal Navy Note: The description This photo is the original description by the photographer. At a later stage this description will be revised if necessary.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 18, 2019) A Sailor assigned to Naval Special Warfare Group (NSWG) 2 conducts military dive operations off the East Coast of the United States. Naval Special Warfare invests in the training and development of sustainable capabilities, capacity and concepts to sharpen the competitive advantage of U.S. Navy special operation forces.

050614-N-0696M-068. Base: Camp Rocky State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

Silhouettes of US Marines ready to fire an M2 .50 caliber machine gun with a US Marine Corps AH-1W SuperCobra in the distance

041113-A-1067B-016. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2-7 CAV

DN-SN-85-00793. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

French soldiers assigned to the 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment, Multinational Field Artillery Brigade conduct CAESAR self-propelled howitzer live fire during Exercise Dynamic Front 23 at Oksbol, Denmark, March 28, 2023. Exercise Dynamic Front 23 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, 56th Artillery Command led, multinational exercise desinged to improve allied and partner nation's ability to execute multi-echelon fires, and test interoperability of both tactical and theater-level fires systems in a live environment.

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Conner Tolley, assigned to the 357th Fighter Squadron, prepares to taxi to the runway during a training flight at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Nov. 20, 2022. The 357th FS trains pilots in battlefield surveillance and reconnaissance, as well as how to plan, coordinate, execute and control day and night close air support.

040315-F-2828D-204. Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

A Cavalry hat belonging to a U.S. Soldier with the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, sits on a bag at Poznan, Poland, July 20, 2022. The 3/1 ABCT, and Finish and British army units trained in Finland to further strengthen the relations and interoperability between the nations.

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

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), participates in an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) at CSL Manda Bay, Kenya, June 17, 2022. Shawley flew in with the East Africa Response Force (EARF) to observe and assess the exercise as well as visit with senior leaders and Soldiers. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)

THE WALKING DEAD (2010), directed by FRANK DARABONT.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Sanchez, 51st Security Forces Squadron Defender, guards a detainee in a simulated security breach during Beverly Midnight 24-1 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 30, 2024. BM24-1 is a routine training event that tests the military capabilities across the peninsula, allowing combined and joint training at both the operational and tactical levels. As the most forward deployed permanently based wing in the Air Force, the 51st Fighter Wing is charged with providing mission-ready Airmen to execute combat operations and receive follow-on forces.

Detroit, Michigan, Firefighters battle a fire which destroyed a vacant home in Detroit's Morningside neighborhood. The city has tens of thousands of vacant homes due to population loss and mortgage and tax foreclosures.

A Marine armed with an M16 rifle stands guard in a bunker at Beirut International Airport. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

"Great Ladies", Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

A Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment competes in a ruck march during the Expert Soldier Badge (ESB) and Expert Infantry Badge (EIB) competition at Ft Bliss, TX on March 31, 2023. 1st Brigade Combat Team hosted the ESB competition which included a series of rigorous and demanding events such as the Expert Physical Fitness Assessment, day and night land navigation, individual weapons qualification, medical lanes, patrol lanes, and a 12-mile road march.

Paratroopers across the 82nd Airborne Division execute the 12 mile road march as part of one of the last events in the road to earning their E3B on Fort Bragg, NC, April 8, 2023. 371 Paratroopers and Soldiers across multiple units and locations successfully completed E3B.

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