Soldiers in Camouflage

Images of soldiers in tactical gear and camouflage, engaged in training exercises and operations in natural environments.

U.S. Army Specialist Maciel Hay from Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade during a Situational Training Exercise secures the movement of her soldiers in the Maneuver Training Area. Baumholder, Germany, July 18, 2022.

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Pfc. Micah McHenry mans his position within the unit's base defense

A Massachusetts Army National Guard Soldier assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, communicates with his team during a Situational Training eXercise (STX) on July 19, 2022, at the 44th IBCTs eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at Fort Drum, New York. More than 2,500 Soldiers are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Bryce Jensen, a reconnaissance Marine with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division, prepares for extraction during an amphibious raid on Ukibaru Island, Okinawa, Japan, April 26, 2022. This specialized insertion and extraction training provided Marines with enhanced skills and confidence necessary for clandestine operations, ensuring they are prepared to execute a diverse set of waterborne reconnaissance and surveillance missions in order to maintain regional security in the Indo-Pacific. (United States Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jackson Dukes)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. August Rope, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conducts a patrol during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Alfred Orozco, left, 1ST Security Forces Squadron (SFS) dog handler and assistant team leader, and US Air Force 2nd Lieutenant Keith McCormack, 1ST SFS assistant operations officer and team leader for the 1ST SFS Contending Warrior team, survey enemy forces (not shown) prior making a hostage rescue attempt during tactical training Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. The Langley Contending Warrior team has been preparing for months for a competition that takes place in the Nevada desert. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School create drawings of a village during reconnaissance training as part of the Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC) at Camp Mackall, North Carolina January 9, 2023. Soldiers participated in SFQC training that tested their knowledge of small unit tactics and basic urban operations to ensure they possess the combat skills required to successfully operate on a Special Forces Operational Detatchment Alpha.

U.S. Army CAPT. Michael Morrison, commanding officer, C Co., 1ST Battalion, 17th Regiment, 6th Infantry Division, pauses for a rest during the joint Thai-U.S. training exercise Cobra Gold '92. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '92 Base: Korat Country: Thailand (THA)

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U.S. Army Specialist Maciel Hay from Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade during a Situational Training Exercise secures the movement of her soldiers in the Maneuver Training Area. Baumholder, Germany, July 18, 2022.

American soldier in the jungle.

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.

Paratroopers across the 82nd Airborne Division finish the 12 mile road march, complete a weapons test, and recieve their E3B on Fort Bragg, NC, April 7, 2023. 371 Paratroopers and Soldiers across multiple units and locations successfully completed E3B.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Devin Toney, a Newnan, Georgia, native and a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, posts security during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Justin Teague, a Dallastown, Pennsylvania, native and rifleman with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, climbs a tower during a Combat Marksmanship Competition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 27, 2022. The purpose of this course of fire is to test the limit of the Marines shooting capabilities under physical exertion in order to develop proficiency in their individual skills and increase the lethality of the unit.

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U.S. Army SFC. Timothy McCoole, representing U.S. Army Medical Command, performs different tactics and techniques for carrying and loading casualties in the Army's first-ever Best Squad Competition on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 1, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition tests soldiers on their individual and collective ability to adapt and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-readiness events that test their physical endurance, technical skills and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment observe an objective to provide intelligence to soldiers with the Italian Armys Alpini Brigade during mountain warfare training as part of Exercise Summer Resolve in the Province of Bolzano, Italy, Oct. 5, 2022.Exercise Alpine Star is an annual Italian Army hosted, multinational and multi-phased mountain and arctic warfare training exercise. Reconnaissance paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade integrate within select companies of the Italian Armys Alpini Brigade to learn techniques in traversing, ascending and descending multi-seasonal mountainous environments while teaching tactics, techniques and procedures of U.S. Army battle drills to allies. During the summer phase, Exercise Summer Resolve, key training focuses on alpine climbing and repelling while during the winter phase, Exercise Winter Resolve, key training focuses on various types of skiing and ice climbing. This training plays a key ro

Member of the Light Infantry at the Sir John Moore Barracks, Winchester, UK

Israel Defense Forces Sgt. Daniel Yastrijemski, a visual information specialist assigned to Israel Defense Forces Combat Camera Unit, participate in a stress shoot event while competing in the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, May 22, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joey Lupardus, an explosive ordnance technician with 3rd EOD Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, diffuses a simulated explosive vest during Jungle Crab 22 at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, June 24, 2022. During Jungle Crab 22 EOD Marines prepared to support Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations by practicing survival methods in areas where logistical support may not be available. 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.

Member of Navy SEAL Team, also known as Taliban hunter.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Thomas, a mortarman with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, fires a M252 81mm mortar system during combat rehearsals at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, August 8, 2022. This training improved the Marines proficiency at the tactical level and developed small-unit leadership. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Thomas is a native of Collings Lake New Jersey.

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Lotz. flight chief with the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, briefs his team prior to a simulated combat scenario for Exercise Scorpion Lens 23, March 23, 2023. Exercise Scorpion Lens is an annual training event held at McCrady Training Center, Eastover, South Carolina, hosted by the 1st Combat Camera Squadron (1CTCS). The exercise provides expeditionary skills and training to Combat Camera professionals from the United States Army, Air Force, and Marines worldwide.

U.S. Army Spc. Chandler Mosca, a Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) crewmember assigned to 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, operates a crane to load a Medium Tactical Vehicle for inspection during the load phase of Exercise Dynamic Front 2022 at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 10, 2022. DF22, led by 56th Artillery Command and U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, is the premier U.S. led NATO Allied and Partner integrated fires exercise in the European Theater focusing on fires interoperability and increasing readiness, lethality and interoperability across the human, procedural, and technical domains.

A Polish soldier assigned to the Polish 1st Brigade Territorial Defense Forces reloads his magazine during a pistol firing drill near Bialystok, Poland, Sept. 6-10, 2022. This was the first of many training iterations between Polish 1st TDF and 10th SFG(A) and allowed soldiers the opportunity to improve their tactical skills related to close quarter battles and increase overall lethality.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Paschall Jr., a native of Madison, Alabama, and team leader assigned to the Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares for special patrol insertion and extraction (SPIE) training on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 29, 2022. SPIE enhances Marines ability to maneuver through arduous environments, granting the Marine Air-Ground Task Force commander flexibility when inserting or extracting from complex terrain. MSPF is preparing for a scheduled deployment as part of the 26th MEU. As part of the Maritime Special Purpose Force, it's important that we are able to access difficult terrain in order to provide the MAGTF commander with the information necessary to employ troops on the ground, said Paschall. Training like this ensures we are prepared to operate in a multitude of environments.

DA-SC-86-04474. Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

Winter war in the Arctic mountains. Operation in cold conditions. Soldier in winter camouflaged uniform in Modern warfare army on a snow day on forest battlefield with a rifle. Selective focus. High-quality photo. Winter war in the Arctic mountains. Operation in cold conditions.Soldier in winter camouflaged uniform in Modern warfare army on a snow day on forest battlefield with a rifle. Selective focus

Sgt. Joshua Kleinhans of Kiel, Wisconsin, a Fire Control Specialist with the Wisconsin National Guards B Battery, 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery Regiment, plots points during the night land navigation event, May 13. He is one of twelve National Guard Soldiers who are competing in the Region IV Best Warrior Competition May 11-15, 2022, at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio National Guards. The winners will move on to compete in the National Guards competition on July 20-30, 2022, at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

A combat-ready Marine officer candidate with camouflage paint of his face and tree leaves on his helmet. The candidates a student of The Basic School for Marine Officers Training. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030305-M-5607A-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Workhorse Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: MWSS-271

220629-N-IL330-2118 EAST CHINA SEA (June 29, 2022) - Capt. Joel Lang, commanding officer of amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), speaks to Sailors during a frocking ceremony on the flight deck, June 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.

US Air National Guard STAFF Sergeant Steven R. Fuchs mentally prepares himself prior to competing in the Combat Weapons event of DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in 24 events over six days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE '00 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Army Reserve Spc. Joshua Thompson, assigned to the 84th TC, preforms the High Step Over course on the Confidence Cource during the Army Reserve Best Squad Competition, at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, on May 15, 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 BWBSC is an annual competition that brings together the best Soldiers and squads from across the U.S. Army Reserve to earn the title of Best Warrior and Best Squad among their peers. Competitors are evaluated on their individual and collective ability to adapt to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focus events that test their technical and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.

060419-N-4014G-013. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine with 3d Marine Division participates in three mile squad run during a squad competition at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, on Okinawa, Japan, May 24, 2022. The week-long competition was held to test squads from across the Marine Corps in their mastery of warfighting skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Lance Cpl. Michael Taggart)

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A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, listens to communications during a helicopter raid exercise on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 04, 2022. The exercise trained Marines on securing an objective, defending it, and creating a forward arming and refueling point. 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. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Grant Hanak, mortarman with Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), instructs a Finnish soldier with the Finnish Navy High Readiness Unit, on how to use a 60mm Mortar during bilateral training on Russaro Island, Finland, Aug. 13, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd MEU, 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.

Marine recruits drink soup from canteens during a field training exercise. Each marine is wearing desert camouflage uniform and helmets.

010322-F-4341G-015. Complete Scene Caption: Katie, of MTV's Road Rules 10 practices combat tactics training wearing MILES (Multiple Integrated laser Engagement System) gear at Fort Dix, New Jersey. MTVs Road Rules 10 (dubbed "The Quest") cast members spent two days at Fort Dix with the Air Mobility Warfare Centers 421st Ground Combat Readiness Squadron, training and testing as a medic augmentation team in a humanitarian medical relief scenario to the fictional country of Ozlahnd. They then spent a day at McGuire AFB observing a refueling mission. This is their last challenge "to discover the virtue of perseverance." The last of ten virtues learned through challenges over the season before they can receive their "handsome reward" at the end of the season. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Pfc. Justin Lee, a tanker assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, smiles for the camera as he prepares for a field training exercise allied forces during Defender Europe at Mielno Range, Poland, May 14, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

Maj. Ryan Goulet, assigned to U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), finds his next point in the daytime land navigation course during the Expert Soldier Badge (ESB) training in Asiago, Italy, Oct. 31, 2022. The purpose of this test in the ESB is for Soldiers to demontrate land navigation proficiency from one point to another, on any terrrain, without the aid of electronic navigation devices during day and night.(Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Luke Wilson)

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020930-M-0175R-003. Subject Operation/Series: DYNAMIC RESPONSE 2002 Base: Prizren Country: Serbia (SER)

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. Marine Corps Sgt. Ryan Berg, an infantry Marine with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, examines his surroundings while posting security during exercise Tradewinds 2022 (TW22) at Guacamallo Bridge, Belize, on May 13, 2022. During the patrol lane portion of the training, Marines experienced simulated enemy contact and friendly casualties. TW22 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored Caribbean-focused multi-dimensional exercise conducted in the ground, air, sea, and cyber domains, designed to provide participating nations opportunities to conduct joint, combined, and interagency training focused on increasing regional cooperation and interoperability in complex multinational security operations.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Freeman, a Security Forces Airman assigned to the 1st Special Operations Mission Support Group, receives a message from another patrol unit at Austere Field #6, Florida, Sept. 12, 2022. All members performing patrol maintain a direct line of communication to ensure a secure perimeter.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Sidney D. Howard III, commander of the 1st Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, gives a speech at Zagan, Poland, April 1, 2022. Howard presented the 1st Brigade Engineer Battalion coin to outstanding Soldiers of the 1BEB and Headquarters and Headquarters company, 1ABCT., recognizing them for their hard work and dedication.

Portrait of two army soldiers holding rifles

U.S. Army 2nd. Lt. Michael A. Graham, Health Service Administrator with 421st Medical Multifunctional Battalion, maneuvers over an obstacle during the Medical Readiness Command-Europe, Best Medic Competition qualification range, Dec. 1, 2022, at Baumholder, Germany. The competition served to test the Soldiers knowledge and warfighting capabilities through a variety of test like weapon qualifications, land navigation, Tactical Combat Casualty Care assessment and more. The winners will compete at the Army level Best Medic Competition which will be held at Fort Polk, Louisiana in January 2023.

Army Sgt. Spencer Fayles, a combat medic with the Utah Army National Guards 144th Area Support Medical Company, waits for instruction on the next event at the 2022 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition, Volunteer Training Site-Tullahoma, Tennessee, July 28. The competition spans five physically and mentally demanding days as 14 competitors vie to be named the Army National Guards Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. The winners will go on to represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition later this year.

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct a land navigation exercise on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 28, 2023. Land navigation is part of Basic Warrior Training and teaches recruits how to use a compass and topological map to find landmarks within a course.

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., Aug. 18, 2022. The Crucible is the final 54-hour test recruits must pass to become United States Marines.

Sergeant Ryan Ross, USMC, a member of Engineer Platoon, 26th Marine Service Support Group, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) smokes a cigarette while standing guard at the front gate of the forward operating base located at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC)

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Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Brian Gutierrez, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines, conducts a contact patrol with other Corpsmen and Marines on July 22, 2022, during training on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 23rd Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 is holding annual training at Fort McCoy. (Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

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U.S. Soldier attending the Small Unit Ranger Tactics course surveys the area at the 25th Infantry Divisions Lightning Academy, Schofield Barracks, Oahu, Hawaii, August 1st, 2022. Soldiers were flown around the East Range before being required to navigate the jungle in small teams while conducting tasks and performing under fire.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Trevor Ball, combat medic, 30th Medical Brigade, gives instructions at the beginning of a tactical combat casualty care (TCCC or TC3) class for Moldovan medics in Chisinau, Moldova, on Feb. 29, 2024. 30th Medical Brigade sent a team of medics to Moldova to enhance and increase medical interoperability and capacity during a two week-long course. Army

Spc. Ethan Allen, a combat medic with the 7252 Medical Support Unit, Helena, Mont., and a Bozeman, Mont., resident, participates Army Reserve Medical Command's Best Warrior Competition held Mar. 29 - April 3, 2022 at Fort McCoy, Wis. Allen was AR-MEDCOM's Best Warrior junior Soldier winner, and will move on to the U.S. Army Reserve Command Best Warrior Competition this spring.

Angry terrorist militant guerrilla soldier warrior in forest.. Angry terrorist militant guerrilla soldier warrior in forest

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-09-23. Report on the training of the Inter-Arms Military School in Saint-Cyr Coetquidan in Morbihan. The EMIA recruits its students from among active non-commissioned officers and non-commissioned soldiers selected by competition. The cadets follow a two-year training course. At the end of the first year, they are appointed to the rank of second lieutenant, then lieutenant at the end of the second year. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. France, Bretagne, Coetquidan, Guer le 2021-09-23. Reportage sur la formation de l' Ecole militaire interarmes à Saint-Cyr Coetquidan dans le Morbihan. L'EMIA recrute ses eleves parmi les sous-officiers d'active et les militaires du rang selectionnes par concours. Les eleves-officiers suivent une formation de deux ans. A l'issue de la première annee, ils sont nommés au grade de sous-lieutenant, puis de lieutenant a la fin de la seconde annee. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

U.S. Army Spc. Grayson Vaughn, a military policeman with the 252nd Military Police Company, puts on a gas mask during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) exercise at the National Best Warrior Competition July 26, 2022 in Milan, Tennessee. The Best Warrior competition challenges competitors with dynamic,realistic situations while evaluating their individual abilities and teamwork.

US Marines from 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, assist Slovakian troops in the application of their camouflage paint during Situational Training Exercise-1, Convoy Operations, COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. Cooperative Osprey '96 is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise, that will be conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic, in August 1996 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Cooperative Osprey, under the Partnership for Peace program, will provide interoperability training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airman 1st Class Troy Fraser, 19th Civil Engineer Squadron, radios over fellow first responders during ROCKI 22-03 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, May 16, 2022. Designed to validate the full spectrum readiness capabilities of the airlift wing, ROCKI exercises are typically divided into distinct phases, each deliberately intended to assess the wing in various warfighting functions.

U.S. Army Spc. John Yayi with the 450th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne) simulates a role while participating in Key Leader Engagment training during Operation Viking at Joint Base Cape Cod, Mass., July 21, 2022. Operation Viking is an intense joint task force exercise designed to prepare Soldiers with realistic training simulating deployment of civil affairs units in direct support of a contingency operation in Africa.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Blake Erhard, an Integrated Instrument and Flight Control Systems airman assigned to the 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, poses for a photo in a C-130J during RED FLAG-Alaska 23-1 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 11, 2022. I learned a lot here so far and being able to work with everyone has been great, said Erhard. Red Flag is more of a real-life scenario compared to what we do back home at Dyess.

Twenty-year-old Lance Cpl. Nathan Matthai, a Marine with 4th Logistics Support Battalion, along with soldiers from the Armed Forces for the Defense of Mozambique (FADM), help push-start a pick-up truck July 30, 2010. The truck had been weighed down by a drum of freshly purified river water. Marines with 6th Engineer Support Battalion are working to purify a local water source for civilian use and mission support as part of exercise SHARED ACCORD 2010. The 10-day exercise, which runs Aug. 3-13, will include staff training, small unit tactical training, and humanitarian civic-assistance programs to include medical services, dental services, and engineering projects.

Team of soldiers and terrorist taking selfie with smartphone in the forest.. Team of soldiers and terrorist taking selfie with smartphone in the forest

Sgt. Trevor Bickford, a geospatial engineer assigned to the 10th Mountain Division Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, practices a medical task during standardization week of the Expert Soldier Badge, May 16, 2022, on Fort Drum, New York. The 10th Mountain Division is conducting E3B, which encompasses Expert Infantry, Soldier and Field Medical Badge, from May 16 to 26.

Cadets of 11th Regiment, Advanced Camp, complete the 12-mile foot march during Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox, Ky., August 13, 2022. The 12 mile foot march is the final event Cadets must complete as a graduation requirement for CST. | Photo by Sarah Windmueller, U.S. Army Cadet Command Public Affairs

Providers assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division conduct security operations on Fort Bragg, NC, March 29, 2022. The Field Training Exercise ensures Paratroopers stand ready to fight, win, and meet the 18 hour deployment standard.

Swedish Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Lewis, a forward observer with 2d Swedish Marine Battalion, observes impacts while participating in 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Danielle Grimshaw, intelligence analyst, with Littoral Engineer Reconnaissance Team, 2d Marine Logistics Group, demonstrates features of the R80D Skyraider unmanned aerial system control module that can support reconnaissance to Swedish Marine Pvt. Jennifer Cuthill, with Hellfire missile platoon, 2d Swedish Marine Battalion, during exercise Archipelago Endeavor 22 (AE22) on Berga Naval Base, Sweden, Sept. 21, 2022. AE22 is an integrated field training exercise that increases operational capability and enhances strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marines and Swedish forces.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Ian Ireland, a combat engineer student with Marine Corps Engineer School, places a claymore as part of demolition training on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 11, 2022. Combat engineers conduct tasks, including building structures, engineer reconnaissance, emplacing obstacle systems and conducting breaching operations as part of the 21st century basic combat engineer course.

525th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade held the Interrogation Olympics, a human intelligence gathering competition featuring thirteen teams from across Active Duty, Reserve and National Guard. Day one consisted of teams conducting lanes incorporating numerous Soldier skills and intelligence collection techniques.

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.

Tech. Sgt. James Sympson, a Defender with the 446th Security Forces Squadron stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, watches for an assaulting force during an area security operations exercise, May 19, 2022, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. The training was part of the two-week IDLC, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and using training grounds at CJAG. Sympson was an opposing force student during the course, meaning he studied adversary tactics and employed them in various scenarios as a means to better understand countermeasures. IDLC was designed to provide Reserve Defenders with intensely focused hands-on training to achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)

Twenty Minnesota National Guard, four Croatian, and three Canadian Soldiers are competing in Minnesotas Best Warrior Competition March 29 - April 1, 2023, at Camp Ripley, near Little Falls, Minnesota. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers nominated by units across the state. This year two of Minnesotas longstanding partner nations, Croatia and Canada, have sent competitors to participate. Minnesotas winners will move on to compete against the best Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from multiple states at the Region IV Best Warrior Competition hosted by the Ohio National Guard in May.

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Frank Zientek, Air Mobility Command, sprints up a hill during the CHIEF's Challenge portion of DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense and policing skills over six days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050209-F-1601R-004. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

We remembered and honored the @10thMTN Soldiers from Task Force 2-14 by participating in the Mogadishu Mile on September 30, 2022. The original mile was a route taken by Soldiers from a Blackhawk helicopter crash site to a rally point held by the 10th Mountain Division on National Street during the Battle of Mogadishu on October 4, 1993.

Spc. Nickalus Johnson of the 836th Engineer Company in the Texas Army National Guard executes the chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear lane at the National Best Warrior Competition held at the Milan Volunteer Training Site, Tenn., July 26, 2022. The day consisted of a round-robin set of events that included combat casualty care, a call for fire, and improvised explosive device lanes. The National Best Warrior Competition has the best of the best Soldiers in the Army National Guard.

Spec ops police officer SWAT during assault operation.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Austin Lopez (right), a machine gunner and a NATO Winter Instructor Course instructor with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, inspects another Marine's gear during Cold Weather Training in preparation for the NATO exercise Nordic Response 2024 in Setermoen, Norway, Feb. 4, 2024. Nordic Response is a Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting in a challenging arctic environment. This exercise will test military activities ranging from the reception of allied and partner reinforcements and command and control interoperability to combined joint operations, maritime prepositioning force logistics, integration with NATO militaries, and reacting against an adversary force during a dynamic training environment. The U.S. stands firm in commitment and readiness to support Norway, allies and partners. Marine Corps

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030404-M-0175R-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Donelson, an explosive ordnance technician with 3rd EOD Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, examines a defused simulated explosive threat during Jungle Crab 22 at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, June 24, 2022. During Jungle Crab 22 EOD Marines prepared to support Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations by practicing survival methods in areas where logistical support may not be available. 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. Marine Corps Sgt. Diego Walkermendez, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, 1st Marine Air Wing (MWSS-171), conducts rapid explosive hazard mitigation (REHM) training during Valiant Shield 2022 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 7, 2022. The training focused on the rapid clearing of unexploded ordnance in response to a simulated airfield attack allowing for safe airfield repair and continued operations.

Officer candidates conduct land navigation training on July 14, 2022, Stones Ranch Military Reservation, East Lyme, CT. Prior enlisted and first-time Soldiers undergo Officer Candidate School (OCS) to learn how to become an effective leader in the United States Army. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Sgt. Terry Rajsombath)

Soldier fighters standing together with guns. Group portrait of US army elite members, private military company servicemen, anti terrorist squad.. Soldier fighters standing together with guns. Group portrait of US army elite members, private military company servicemen, anti terrorist squad

Spc. Nathaniel Miska of Oakdale, Minnesota, a Carpentry and Masonry Specialist with the Minnesota National Guards 850th Engineer Company sprints to the end of the 12-mile ruck on May 15, 2022 during the Region IV Best Warrior Competition. He is one of twelve National Guard Soldiers competing in the Region IV Best Warrior Competition May 11-15, 2022, at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio National Guards. The winners will move on to compete in the National Guards competition on July 20-30, 2022, at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Sydney Mariette.)

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Shawn Jervis, 25th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, South Korea, gives the hands-off signal letting teammates know it's safe to load a bomb onto an A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft during the 51st operations group weapons load crew of the quarter contest at Osan AB. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

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Soviet paratrooper in Afghanistan during the Soviet Afghan War. Soviet paratrooper in Afghanistan

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, poses for a photo during a Pugil Sticks event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, June 1, 2022. Recruits used the Marine Corps Martial Arts techniques that they have been taught to compete against each other.

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