Soldier Silhouettes at Dusk

Silhouettes of soldiers aiming rifles against sunset backgrounds, conveying a sense of tension and anticipation during operations.

Silhouette of special forces sniper with large-caliber rifle at sunset.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army 58th Troop Command set up a water filtration unit at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Oct. 17, 2022. Shower, Laundry, and Clothing Repair Specialists are primarily responsible for supervising and performing laundry, shower, personnel and clothing decontamination functions. These capabilities are essential to the health and welfare of soldiers in training or deployed environments. Good hygiene is required by all who are subject to the laws and regulations defined by the UCMJ in order to prevent the spread of disease that may compromise mission success.

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment Headquarters, 3d Marine Division, hike in formation during a sustainment 10-kilometer hike at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 12, 2022. Sustaining physical and mental fitness ensures the 3d MLR continues to stay dedicated to future warfighting.

Contour shot of spec ops soldier on black background

030314-F-5712B-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a fire-and-maneuver mobilized shooting range in High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) during Realistic Urban Training (RUT) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 19, 2017. The training was conducted to develop tactics and maintain proficiency in urbanized environments in preparation for an upcoming deployment.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171 apply camouflage netting to a military vehicle during Kamoshika Wrath 23 at Haramura Maneuver Area, Hiroshima, Japan, March 19, 2023. Kamoshika Wrath is an annual field exercise that provides realistic training to Marines with MWSS-171 where they hone and develop skills to remain mission ready while being forward-postured in the Indo-Pacific

Paratroopers assigned to Charlie Troop, 1-73 Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division participate in Squad Lanes for the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition on Fort Stewart, GA, July 28, 2022. During the Best Squad Competition, competitors were tested on a wide range of subjects including land navigation, marksmanship, casualty care, physical fitness, small-unit tactics and endurance.

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire an M777 Howitzer during Exercise Hide and Seek on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 27, 2022. Hide and Seek is a true force-on-force exercise in which participating forces thoroughly test and document tactics, techniques and procedures for observation in the information environment in support of expeditionary advanced base operations and stand-in forces.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ken Geier, a special missions aviator assigned to the 46th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, opens the cabin door on an HH-60 Pave Hawk during a combat search and rescue exercise at an undisclosed location, July 5, 2022. Air Force Central Commands 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.

030115-F-6449C-037. Subject Operation/Series: LOCAL SALTY NATION Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Army Pfc. Kendall Travis, with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25 Infantry Division, observes mortar rounds hitting their target on Combat Outpost Zurok, Afghanistan, July 12, 2009.

A U.S. Army Soldier stands by for instructions during the M240B support by fire training portion of the Infantry Advanced Leaders Course hosted by the New Jersey Army National Guards 254th Regional Training Institute on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Sept 22, 2020.

Spec ops police officers SWAT in the smoke and fire with laser sights. laser sights

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

Master Sgt. Liam McPhail, 14th Airlift Squadron load master, preforms a preflight check before a mass generation exercise at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Jan. 5, 2023. This mission generation is just one exercise leading up to Exercise Mobility Guardian 23, and involved the launch of 24 C-17s in a formation flight over Charleston Harbor. After the flyover, the formation broke up into four teams, each accomplishing training using agile combat employment concepts.

Army sniper with large caliber rifle kneeling in the fire and smoke.

Marines assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, ground guide their vehicles on the way to provide security for an improvised explosive device (IED) post blast analysis near Forward Operating Base Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 25, 2012. The Marines provided explosive ordnance disposal assets to assist an Afghan National Army unit whose truck struck an IED that resulted in several casualties.

U.S. Sailors with the Expeditionary Medical Facility Jackson from Dallas, Texas, await simulated causalities during a Mass Casualty exercise in support of the Golden Coyote Training Exercise at Camp Rapid, South Dakota, June 17, 2022. Golden Coyote is a three-phase scenario driven exercise conducted in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming. The exercise enables Commanders to focus on mission essentials warrior tasks and drills.

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, perform their evaulation during Land Navigation on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., Aug 9, 2022. Land navigation is part of Basic Warrior Training and is designed to teach recruits how to use a compass and map for navigation.

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.

Maj. John Traxler (left), 320th Special Tactics Squadron commander, speaks with the airfield commander shortly after landing at Sendai Airport March 19. The 320th STS is supporting U.S. military efforts to provide assistance to Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

DA-SN-86-08514. Country: France (FRA)

Members from the West Point Fire Department and The 2nd Aviation Detachment began the live body hoist training series training, Tuesday, June, 19, from the River Courts, West Point, New York. Over the next month members from DES and the Wings of West Point will conduct a various series training.

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division packs up his gear after conducting an airborne jump from a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve KC-130J Super Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 234, Marine Aircraft Group 41, Marine Forces Reserve, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, at Malemute Drop Zone, Alaska, Nov. 4, 2022. 11th Airborne paratroopers use Malemute Drop Zone to strengthen airborne operational Arctic readiness skills, allowing other units, such as the VMGR-234, to participate and train in an Arctic environment.

Defenders assigned to the 6th Security Forces Squadron emergency services team, draw their weapons during a low-light exercise at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 9, 2023. EST Airmen are highly trained and equipped to mitigate special threats which can involve barricaded suspects, hostages and active shooters. Low-light exercises prepare defenders to respond to situations in challenging environments.

MOAMBA, Mozambique - A motor transport operator climbs down from his 7-ton after parking it in the motor pool in Moamba. With more than 100 vehicles at their disposal, motor transport Marines sourced from 4th Landing Support Battalion in Vienna, Ohio, and Headquarters and Services Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines in Garden City, NY, have been criss-crossing southern Mozambique delivering service members and supplies since arriving in late July for Exercise SHARED ACCORD 2010. The exercise, which is a U.S. Africa Command sponsored, bi-lateral military event and humanitarian mission, is hosted by a different AFRICOM partner nation each year. SA10 brings together more than 1,000 U.S. service members and Mozambican soldiers for the purpose of increasing Mozambiques capacity to carry out peace and stability operations.

DF-ST-88-10134. Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of the ROK (Republic of Korea) Army protects the villagers of Tae Song Dong as they work in the rice fields. Tae Song Dong, also known as Freedom Village, is one of two villages that stand inside the DMZ and the only one to stand on the South Korean side of the Military Demarkation Line (DML). The DML is the line that divides North and South Korea. Subject Operation/Series: KOREA CD Base: Panmunjom State: Demilitarized Zone Country: Korea

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Division call for fire using illumination rounds 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.

Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conduct the Gas Chamber during chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) defense training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Apr. 3 2023. Training for CBRN defense is an event in which recruits are exposed to gas agents in a controlled environment, to familiarize themselves with the use of a gasmask.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Alpha Battery 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery guard the perimeter near Helemano Military Reservation, Hawaii, 3 Nov. 2022. Realistic training exercises like the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 23-01, strengthen defense relationships, foster multinational interoperability, increases U.S. readiness and reinforce the unified regional land power network that supports a free and open Indo-Pacific.

CPL Chris Brooks uses a lensatic compass while attempting to solve a land navigation problem during basic skills testing/essential subjects testing. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

Marines from the 3rd Tank Battalion sit on the turret of their M-60A1 main battle tank as they wait for orders during Operation Desert Shield. The tank is fitted with reactive armor.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

060724-F-1644L-025. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, waits to shoot during a table three through six range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 8, 2022. The purpose of the range was to improve Marines combat marksmanship in preparation for future operations. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Marines with Mobile Reconnaissance Company, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, observe the flight path of an RQ-20 Puma unmanned aerial system while conducting a bilateral live fire mortar range during exercise Archipelago Endeavor 22 (AE22) on Berga Naval Base, Sweden, Sept. 14, 2022. AE22 is an integrated field training exercise that increases operational capability and enhances strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marines and Swedish forces.

A U.S. Marine with Alpha Company, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), patrols a simulated nuclear detonation training area collapsed building for notional casualties during Scarlet Response 2022 at Guardian Centers of Georgia, Georgia, May 19, 2022. CBIRFs initial response forces will deploy Marines to locate and extract casualties from the contaminated area and escort them to decontamination tents for further medical care. Scarlet Response 2022 is designed to physically and mentally test CBIRF personnel and the units joint partners, the 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company, in a simulated joint disaster response.

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.

A Soldier from the 940th Movement Control Team scans for opposing forces from atop an M1109 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) with an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) during a perimeter defense scenario at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, July 25, 2022. The scenario was one of many iterations and exercises that make up Warrior Exercise (WAREX) 782202, designed to enhance Soldier readiness and maintain a lethal fighting force by practicing Army Warrior Tasks and drills.

A Navy photographer's mate walks toward an arriving Marine UH-1N Iroquois helicopter during the combined South Korean/U.S. exercise Team Spirit '90. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '90 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ryoka Orikasa, an electro-optical ordnance repair technician with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division and a Norman, Oklahoma native, conducts an operations check on a M71 Scout Sniper Observation Telescope on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 9, 2024. Orikasa was recognized as the II Marine Expeditionary Force Marine of the Year for her outstanding performance and was awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement medal for her efforts. Marine Corps

Marines with Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, duck behind a barrier after throwing a grenade at Range 5C in Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 20, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. The Marines are a part of Company Landing Team 2, which include Indonesian marines, Australian and Tongan soldiers. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 26 to Aug. 1 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

High angle view of a soldier's statue standing in barbed wire

A member of Company C, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marine Division adjusts the sight of an M-29 81 mm mortar during a training exercise. Country: Unknown

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Security by tanks from the road to Cheribon, Semalinations, Salatiga, Ltd. 70. Soueming pliers. Look in a monitoring post. Brenschutter. October 13, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team members discuss the time frame prior to meeting with local agriculture and public health officials, Aug. 3, in Mehtar Lam. PRT members discussed various issues including canal projects, public hospitals and better healthcare for Afghans.

WATERS NEAR GUAM (March 4, 2016) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) prepare for sea and anchor detail. Benfold is currently underway in the 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asian-Pacific.

Paratroopers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conduct Sustained Airborne Training in preparation for Operation Falcon Blitz on Fort Bragg, NC, Jan. 27, 2023. Paratroopers will conduct an airborne operation in order to enhance brigade readiness and lethality.

DN-SN-89-05066. Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT USHER 88 Base: Unknown

A Humvee idles in a combat town during Marine Air Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise (MWX) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, May 1, 2022. MWX is a force-on-force exercise that challenges the division to fight at scale against a free-thinking adversary.

Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers of the Macon-based 48th Infantry Brigade Combat team board an aircraft to begin the first leg of their deployment in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel.

Firefighters and a Big Fire

The fighter prepares a clip with bullets before the next fight. Mixed media

A Special Forces candidate assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School monitors a simulated casualty during the final phase of field training known as Robin Sage in central North Carolina, April 26, 2022. Robin Sage is the culmination exercise for Soldiers in the Special Forces Qualification Course and has been the litmus test for Soldiers striving to earn the Green Beret for more than 50 years.

220702-N-IL330-1003 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 02, 2022) - U.S. Marines watch as amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) sails near Japan, July 2, 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.

war, army and people concept - close up of young soldier in military uniform

Australian Tanks - Tanks - War File. November 02, 1942.

Silhouette of several muslim militants with rifles.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Aaron Eaves, a motor vehicle operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, attaches a tow bar to a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) during an offload in preparation for Exercise Freezing Winds 22 in Hanko, Finland, Sept. 30, 2022. Task Force Red Cloud, headquartered by elements of CLB-6, CLR-2, 2nd MLG, is deployed to Finland in support of Exercises SYD 2022 and Freezing Winds 2022 to enhance U.S. and Finnish select interdependence in the maritime domain; solidify bilateral maritime maneuver within the Finnish littoral environment; and foster strong relationships between U.S. Marine Corps and Finnish Defense Force sustainment units.

Col. Joyce Storm, 37 Training Group commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Thaddeus Gravely, 37 Training Group Senior Enlisted Leader, clean the military working dog kennels April 7, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Storm and Gravely prioritize leadership by example, often taking part in the squadrons' daily activities.

041207-M-5573S-057. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT TALON 1-05 Base: Camp Johnson State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, and British Royal Marines perform static-line parachute operations out of a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 4, 2022. 3rd ANGLICO conducted low-level static line parachute insertion operations in order to enhance the tactical and operational readiness of its Marines for exercises and real-world operations.

030318-M-7262C-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Commando Country: Kuwait (KWT)

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U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Lovett, team leader, secures a home during a meeting with village elders and members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, Arghandab, Afghanistan, July 20, 2011. Sergeant Lovett is a member of PRT Zabul's security force and is deployed from the Massachusetts National Guard. PRT Zabul's mission is to conduct civil-military operations in Zabul Province to extend the reach and legitimacy of the Government of Afghanistan.

Marine recruit, PVT J.A. Tills, of Series 3097, Company A, goes through the combat infiltration course, during his field training on Range 200. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 325th Fighter Wing safety office perform flight, weapons and occupational safety duties at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, April 27, 2022. The safety office serves as the focal point for proactive mishap prevention by assessing unit safety programs and inspecting facilities to protect Airmen and equipment.

U.S Army Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 58th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) direct vehicle traffic in the unit motor pool at Fort Dix, N.J., after returning from training, May 6, 2007. The 58th IBCT is training at in preparation for deployment to Iraq.

Coalition Forces fire 120mm illumination rounds using an XM905 Advanced Mortar Protection System from a fire base in the al-Shadaddi region, Syria, Feb. 14, 2023. Illumination rounds can be used to disclose enemy formations, to signal, or to mark targets.

An M24 Chaffee light tank stands in the glow of the morning light at the annual Tanks in Town memorial re-enactment event in Estinnes, Belgium, on Aug. 28, 2022. The M24 Chaffee was a light tank often used for reconnaissance purposes during the liberation of Belgium and the historic Battle of the Mons Pocket.

Helmet balanced on top of automatic rifle in front of row of soldiers

DA-SN-86-08528. Base: Belford Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

A helmet and a submachine gun of the times of the Great Patriotic War, a bag of protective color against the background of green grass

A team of Soldiers participate in the Army Combat Fitness Test as a part of the Sgt. Maj. Jack L. Clark Jr. U.S. Army Best Medic Competition which started Jan. 24, 2022, Fort Hood, Texas. Competitors must be agile, adaptive leaders who demonstrate mature judgment while testing collective team skills in areas of physical fitness, tactical marksmanship, leadership, warrior skills, land navigation and overall knowledge of medical, technical and tactical proficiencies through a series of hands-on tasks in a simulated operational environment. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Dylan Bailey)

Lance Cpl. Michael L. Schimming, a rifleman with Guard Company, Marine Barracks Washington, plots his navigation course before beginning land navigation, at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Aug 3, 2022. The Marines participated in an air insert with MV-22 Ospreys, and implemented their infantry training tactics by conducting land navigation and performing casualty evacuation scenarios.

A U.S. Marine assigned to Marine Air Ground Task Force 23 attends a religious service during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 4-22 at the Chapel of the Desert, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 24, 2022. U.S. Navy chaplains and religious program specialists are providing religious and spiritual support to MAGTF-23 through religious services and battlefield circulations, ensuring Marines remain spiritually fit throughout ITX.

Artwork: "Sunlit Soldier -- Fire Team Maneuvers". Artist: SGT. Adam Glenday, Catalog Number: 10.25.90. Country: Unknown

A Finnish pilot gives an interview during a multinational media day held at Tampere, Finland, Aug. 3, 2022.

220531-N-PG340-1047 SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, Calif. (May 31, 2022) Utilitiesman 2nd Class Sean Mulligan, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, sets up protective wire 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.

Marines with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve show esprit de corps by displaying an image of the patron saint of field artillery, Saint Barbara, inside of a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during exercise Arctic Edge 2024 (AE24) on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 26, 2024. Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, became the first unit to use HIMARS in combat in 2007. AE24 is a U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise demonstrating the U.S. militarys capabilities in extreme cold weather, joint force readiness, and U.S. military commitment to mutual strategic security interests in the arctic region. Marine Corps

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Inter-American Defense College Leadership greeted Major General Germán Lopez, Colombian Defense Attaché for a visit to the IADC Campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 6, 2022. During the visit, the visitors conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.

Artwork: "Hell on Wheels" Germany, 1987. Artist: Gary Lewis. Catalog Number: 1.13.88. Country: Unknown

Tech. Sgt. Ray Decker, 320th Special Tactics Squadron special operations weather team, takes a nap on an MC-130P Combat Shadow bound for Sendai Airport March 19. The relatively small squadron currently manages Sendai Airport, meaning squadron members work long hours with little sleep, making downtime like this a welcomed break. The 320th STS is supporting U.S. military efforts to provide assistance to Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

Soldier with camouflage suit and combat boots on the sidelines of the handover roll call of the German Field Army in Nymphenburg Palace, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

army, national service and people concept - close up of young soldier military badge over mountains background. close up of young soldier with military badge

Black and white photograph of World War II (1939-1945) showing a guard tower and barbed wire fencing at the German Concentration Camp of Struthof near the Alsatian village of Natzwiller.

DF-SD-03-06246. Complete Scene Caption: A member of the 82nd Airborne Division from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, stands in formation with his M-60 machine gun during the opening ceremonies of CENTRASBAT 2000 in Kazakhstan on Sept. 13, 2000. CENTRASBAT is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by US Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, from Sept. 11-20. CENTRASBAT will test US and Central Asian units combat readiness and ability to conduct peacekeeping and humanitarian operations, as well as develop and build cooperative relationships between the respective states and assist in laying the foundation for future peacekeeping and humanitarian operations. Subject Operation/Series: CENTRASBAT 2000 Country: Kazakhstan (KAZ)

Members of a right-wing Hungarian party wearing combat boots, symbolic image for right-wing extremism, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

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050710-A-6108G-404. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Battles Words Indicating Military Action And Scuffle

031202-A-6634T-003. Base: Fort Gordon State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

D-Day Words Representing Operation Overlord And France Landings

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