Soldiers in Action Training Exercises

Dynamic scenes of soldiers engaging in live-fire exercises in a desert environment, showcasing military tactics and equipment during training.

Soviet paratrooper in Afghanistan during the Soviet Afghan War.

Security Forces members from the 151st Air Refueling Wing stand guard at Dugway Proving Ground in support of an unprecedented joint exercise on Sept. 8, 2022. This joint force exercise incorporates This joint force exercise incorporates more than 200 service members across four major commands creating innovative operational concepts to allow quick response to an ever changing war time horizon.

AQABA, Jordan - Jordanian Maritime Counter Terrorism Team service member assaults the beat during over-the-beach operations in Aqaba, Jordan during Exercise Eager Lion Sept. 8, 2022. Exercise Eager Lion is considered the capstone event of the broader U.S. military relationship with the Jordanian Armed Forces, one of U.S. Central Commands strongest and most reliable partners in the region, leading the way for security and stability using conventional and unconventional scenarios to activate a combined joint task force. The exercise underscores the United States commitment to partners in the Middle East and joint defense against hybrid threats by state and non-state actors. Approximately 1,700 U.S. service members, 2,200 Jordanian Armed Forces, and 591 coalition personnel from 28 other partner nations are participating or observing the multilateral military training exercise, which was scheduled for 2021, but postponed due to the COVID 19 pandemic.

Sergeant Elisha Mueller and Specialist Aaron Yang of the 149th Chemical Company participate in grenade qualification at Camp Roberts, California on 20 July 2022. The qualification consists of 6 lanes of thrown grenades and a final exam on naming several commonly used grenades.

030217-M-5753Q-016. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT)

SANTA FE, New Mexico On April 28, 2011. Sgt. Guy Mellor, gunner for B Battery 1st of the 145th Field Artillery and Spc. Alexandria Jacobson, an administrative specialist for Headquarters, Headquarters Company of the 204th Mobile Enhancement Brigade won, both, Soldier and NCO of the year in the Utah Competition help in March and moved on to the regional championship held in Santa Fe, NM.

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U.S. Army Leapfest judges prepare for jumpers landing on Glen Rock Drop Zone during Leapfest 2022 at Exeter, Rhode Island, August 6, 2022. Leapfest is the largest, longest standing, international static line parachute training event and competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island Army National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community.

Armed with 5.56mm M4 Carbines, soldiers with "A" Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), White Devils, 82nd Airborne Division, climb down difficult rock terrain, during a combat patrol in the mountains of ADI Ghar mountains, Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Red Currahee provide security at bridge build site

A831018 SAFEGUARD AREA 25 WALTHERS (Project Engineer) JUN 27 83 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 6/27/1983 AREA 25; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; HILLS; HILLSIDES; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; SAFEGUARDS; SAFEGUARDS EXERCISE; SCENERY; SCENERY (LANDSCAPE); SCENERY SHOTS; TEST SITES historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, have a moment of silence to honor the Holocaust victims during a commemoration for Holocaust Remembrance Day at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, April 28, 2022. This year, the diversity and inclusion council honored victims of the Holocaust by holding photographs of a victim and laying a flower for each individual, ending the ceremony by placing a flower in honor of all victims.

030402-M-0175R-011. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, establish a defensive position during Mountain Training Exercise 1-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California, Sept. 30, 2022. During MTX, the Marines learned various skills to become more proficient in combat and survival in an austere mountain environment.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, call for fire during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 14, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brian Freeman, a maintenance management specialist with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group fires an M16A4 rifle during the 7th Comm. Bn. field exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 3, 2022. The 7th Comm. Bn. FEX is designed to evaluate and preserve combat readiness and familiarization of weapon systems. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air Ground Task Force operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities.

030410-M-3300U-001. Base: Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/6 C Co

DN-ST-90-00209. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Ivy Soldiers pose for a photo with executives during the 93rd Joint Civilian Orientation Conference visit, Oct. 25, 2022, at Fort Carson, Colorado. JCOC participants experienced the shock wave of an explosion from the demolition demonstration with the 299th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.

040302-F-4857S-014. Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

November 18, 2004, Crete, Chania © Koninklijke Marine, Jens Grijpstra Multi National Firing Exercise on the "NATO Missile Firing Installation" (Namfi) multinational exercise with patriot installations of Germany, Greece and the Netherlands. Keywords: Air Force / Patriot / Firing / Weapon systems / Note: The description This photo is the original description by the photographer. At a later stage this description will be revised if necessary.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Philippine Marines practice maneuvering techniques in Claveria, Philippines, Oct. 3, 2022. The bilateral training was conducted as part of KAMANDAG 6 to share tactics, techniques and procedures. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades shared experiences.

U.S. Army Soldiers from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment search a mountain for Taliban members and weapons caches in Waghez, Afghanistan, Sept. 19, 2007.

U.S. Army Infantrymen assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF) in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), expend mortar rounds during a mortar range training, Djibouti, May 31, 2022. The EARF serves as part of U.S. Africa Commands crisis response capability, and is tasked with responding to emergency situations at U.S. Embassies in the East African region or in countries around the CJTF-HOA area of interest.

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030214-M-3138H-029. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5TH MARINES

DN-ST-89-02850. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

In participation with EXERCISE DESERT RESCUE IX, SENIOR AIRMAN Terra Barrington with the 38th Rescue Squadron, Moody AFB, Georgia (hometown of Santa Rosa, California), completes a Static line jump from the HC-130 near the B-16 range at Fallon Naval AirStation, Nevada.Desert Rescue IX is the premiere search and rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anti Poaching training at Kariega Game Reserve South Africa

A Taliban soldier stands with a machine gun, Raise hands in surrender to the allied soldiers, In the desert mountain terrain battlefield A Taliban soldier stands with a machine gun, Raise hands in surrender to the allied soldiers, In the desert mountain terrain battlefield ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/WosunanxPhotostoryx 21538223 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Marines aboard an M-60 tank participate in combat exercises during Exercise Gallant Eagle '82. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '82 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), learn proper fast-roping techniques during a fast rope qualification course as part of Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 14, 2023. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

Duck hunters pack their gear in northern California's Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge during the fall migration along the Pacific Flyway.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger helps a Soldier fill sandbags at the Indiana Department of Transportation in Vincennes, Ind., June 10, 2008.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alex Potts fires the M4 carbine during the New Jersey National Guard's Best Warrior Competition on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 20, 2022. Potts is a survey team member with the 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team.

Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, complete the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., May 6, 2022.The Crucible serves as the final culminating event, consisting of body sparring, pugil sticks, movement courses, and patrolling exercises. After the completion of the Crucible, recruits are presented their Eagle, Globe and Anchor, and have earned the title, United States Marine.

030202-M-5753Q-018. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

DA-SC-85-06450. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '84 Base: Yogul Training Area Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

040910-F-8769K-129. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine role-players with Tactical Training and Exercise Control Group, Headquarters Battalion, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) Twentynine Palms advance through an urban environment during a 5G network demo. The discrete 5G network was designed, coordinated, and tested at MCAGCC to explore concepts that may enhance Tactical Training and Exercise Control Group ability to communicate and adjudicate during Service Level Training Exercises.

011023-F-7203T-010. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: El Omayed Country: Egypt (EGY)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assinged to the 140th Wing conduct a FOD walk during Operation Thundercat at Pueblo Memorial Airport, Colo., Sept. 22, 2022. Operation Thundercat is a four day exercise that provides a simulated environment that allows Airmen to practice real-world war fighting capabilities.

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. - (left to right) U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kyle Koski, 21st Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordinance disposal technician, Senior Airman Steven Nguyen, 21st CES EOD technician and Tech. Sgt. Oscar Chavez, 21st CES EOD technician, participate in a memorial ruck at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, May 6, 2022. All members of the 21st CES were invited to join the EOD flight to honor the late Airman 1st Class Matthew Seidler, 21st CES EOD technician.

U.S. Army Specialist climbs down to the bottom of a canal near Tal Jawal village, Iraq

040602-M-8096M-088. Base: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 22ND MEU (SOC)

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (Sep. 23, 2022) Sailors and Airmen stationed at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota participate in a foreign object debris (FOD) walkdown at the flightline on NAVSTA Rota, Spain, Sep. 23, 2022. Naval Station Rota sustains the fleet, enables the fighter and supports the family by conducting air operations, port operations, ensuring security and safety, assuring quality of life and providing the core services of power, water, fuel and information technology.

U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) demonstrate the operation of a drone to Italian San Marco Brigade Marines during a bilateral exercise at Massafra, Italy, Feb. 22, 2024. The 26th MEU(SOC), embarked aboard USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), conducted Marine Air-Ground Task Force interoperability training with Italian San Marco Brigade Marines and maritime forces to sustain readiness in core mission essential tasks. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 26th MEU(SOC), is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., Allied, and partner interests. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jacob Konefsky, a native of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), locates a target during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22 on San Clemente Island, California, April 23, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, which emphasizes the development of small task-organized unit experimentation across all warfighting functions, as well as enhance the battalion's ability to conduct command and control, fire-support planning, intelligence functions, and logistical support to distributed company level operations. This exercise continues support of 2d Marine Division experimental battalion's assessment and mission essential task list-based pre-deployment training progression.

U.S. Marine Corps officer candidates with Officer Selection Team San Diego, work through a scenario during the leadership reaction course at an Officer Candidates School preparation weekend, Camp Pendleton, California on April 30, 2022. The OCS preparation weekend is designed to prepare aspiring Marine Corps officers mentally and physically for the rigors of OCS.

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MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 11, 2022) U.S. Navy Boatswains Mate 1st Class Stephan Quillopo, with Beachmaster Unit 1, directs a landing craft, air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Airmen in Ghille Suits

Students in Military Intelligence Basic Officer Leader Course with Charlie Company, 304th Military Intelligence Battalion, completed a situational training exercise at Urban Ops Site-South, Dec. 7.

NAWA, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Cpl. Christopher Squire, a squad leader with Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, yields the right of way to an Afghan farmer’s passing herd while providing security in Nawa, Afghanistan Nov. 17, 2010. Squire and his squad provided security while Afghan National Army Soldiers and U.S. Army personnel gave out supplies as a goodwill gesture during the Muslim holiday of Id al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice. Squire is from Grayling, Mich.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 11, 2022) Seabees, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18, perform routine security patrols during NMCB 18s Field Training Exercise (FTX). FTX is designed to analyze a battalions construction capability, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to support major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

Airman 1st Class Roslyn Johnson, an Airman with the 152nd Communications Flight, conducts radio communications during the Ready Roller exercise at Amedee Army Airfield in Herlong, Calif. October 15, 2022. The intent of the exercise was to test capabilities in a simulated contested environment, utilizing the Agile Combat Employment concept

060520-N-7497P-307. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Soldiers assault a compound at a training mission during Joint Pacific Multinational Training Center (JPMRC) 23-01 on Pohakuloa Training Grounds, Hawaii, Nov 2, 2022. JPMRC 23-01 is a regional combat training center (CTC) rotation that builds combat readiness in #AmericasPacificDivision and is a keyway the Army forces engage in a joint environment with our regional allies and partners.

Rear view of soldier in field uniform with rifle walking in the desert.

STAFF Sergeant Justin Cambell, a pararescueman (PJ) of the 38th Rescue Sq, Moody AFB, Georgia, prepares to pack his parachute after a static line jump from a HC-130P aircraft. SSGT Cambell is taking part in the DESERT RESCUE exercise at Fallon Naval Air Station (NAS), Nevada. Desert Rescue is a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) exercise bringing together elements from all branches of the service in a series of real world rescue and combat scenarios. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, complete the night movement course during Basic Warrior Training (BWT) aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., June 2, 2022.BWT serves as a test of the field and combat skills that recruits have learned throughout their time in recruit training.

DA-SC-88-04576. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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.

Ceremony attendees look on as U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and 3rd Battalion-227th Aviation Regiment (Assault Helicopter Battalion), 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division conduct Air Assault operations with CH-47 Chinooks during the U.S.-Romanian Air and Land Demonstration at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, July 30, 2022. The demonstration is part of a series of events to celebrate nearly 80 years since the Air Assault division deployed to Europe.

As a wildfire burns on a hill and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) vehicles and personnel stand by, Staff Sgt. Ge Xiong, crew chief aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk from the 1106th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group (TASMG), California Army National Guard, watches a 2,600-gallon Bambi Bucket submerge into a pond during the Garza Fire in Kings County, California, July 13. The blaze consumed more than 26,000 acres and was 30 percent contained when this photo was taken. Five CalGuard Black Hawks responded to the Garza Fire, one of about two dozen torching California in mid-July 2017 according to CAL FIREs website information.

060416-A-6365W-127. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Remagen State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

DF-ST-87-07491. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 Base: March Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021: Emergency. Wildfire brigade go to the flames

240206-A-EU436-1095 FAILAKA ISLAND, Kuwait (Feb. 6, 2024) U.S., British, and Kuwaiti forces pose for a group photo after participating in the final evolution of exercise Eager Defender 24 on Failaka Island, Kuwait, Feb. 6. Eager Defender 24 is the capstone in a series of bilateral exercises between Kuwait and U.S. naval forces, focused on enhancing mutual capabilities and interoperability in maritime security operations. Army photo)

Iraq, Kirkuk province, Bashir village on 2022-10-19. Report on explosive remnants of war in Iraq, one of the most contaminated countries in the world after forty years of conflict, instability and especially the recent occupation of the country by the Islamic State group, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Ottawa Treaty, the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention prohibiting the acquisition, production, stockpiling and use of mines. This is Handicap International's (Humanity and Inclusion) mine clearance training camp in the village of Bashir where mine clearers practice in real conditions. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. Irak, province de Kirkouk, Bashir village le 2022-10-19. Reportage sur les restes explosifs de guerre en Irak, lun des pays les plus contamines au monde suite a quarante ans de conflits, dinstabilité et surtout par loccupation recente du pays par le groupe Etat islamique, a l'occasion des 25 ans du Traite d'Ottawa, la Convention sur linterdiction des mines

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Greg Wade, 1ST Communications Squadron, Langley AFB, Virginia videotapes a mock-up aircraft fire, during an aircraft fire training scenario for the 1ST Fighter Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Hawaii Army National Guard Soldiers from Detachment 1, Golf Company, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment and Detachment 1, Golf Company, 3rd Battalion, 126 Aviation Regiment, participate in emergency medical simulations at Hilo, Hawaii, June 11, 2022. The training exercise was a joint effort that included UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to rescue-hoist victims, flight paramedics, flight crew chief, UH-60 helicopter repairers, petroleum supply specialists, flight operations and U.S. Air Force weather forecasters.

US Marine Corps Sergeant Cole puts out a 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines', range fire during a training exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island of Hawaii. Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), position cargo during a Helicopter Support Team (HST) exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 21, 2022. HST training increases the Marines proficiency in the loading of gear and supplies with military helicopters allowing for quicker and more efficient insert and extract of heavy cargo. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Airmen from the Idaho Air National Guards 124th Medical Group, Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guards Charlie Company, 145th Brigade Support Battalion Medical Detachment, active duty Airmen from the 366th Medical Group, Mountain Home Air Force Base, and Navy Reserve counterparts from the Navy Operational Support Center conduct Tactical Combat Casualty Care on the battlefield during a mass casualty combat exercise, Feb. 1-4, near Gowen Field. Airmen, Soldiers and Sailors had the option of wearing old uniforms for the paintball portion of the exercise. Air National Guard

An Soldier assigned to U.S. Army Air Ambulance Detachment- Yakima Training Center prepares to hoist a simulated SKED litter patient with a member of the Central Washington Mountain Rescue at Yakima Training Center, Wash. on Aug. 28, 2022.

030317-M-4419R-119. Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

A UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, flies over the desert dunes en route to the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Dec. 9, 2014. The evolution is part of a week-long deployment-for-training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona.

011026-A-3639G-033. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN II Base: Kosovo Country: Serbia (SER)

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Marines Lead a Mule Down a Dirt Path

040816-M-0036Y-024. Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, hosts a change of command ceremony on June 29, 2022. 3rd ABCT commander, Col. Justin Y. Reese, relinquished command to Col. John B. Guilliam.

030328-M-3692C-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Several 102nd Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen perform construction work while deployed to this years Air National Guard Civil Engineer Innovative Readiness Training being held in Montana. The IRT program allows engineers an opportunity to practice hands-on, real-world engineering training in a deployed environment. This improves readiness and also builds partnerships and brings benefits to disadvantaged communities.

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