Soldiers in Desert Operations

Scenes of soldiers in desert environments conducting operations, showcasing weaponry and tactical maneuvers during military engagements.

Equipped and armed special forces soldiers with rifles during military operation in the desert

060104-A-7359K-217. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Mchenry State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION

Soldier in the desert during the military operation

ARTA, Djibouti (March 13, 2018) Electronics Technician 2nd Class Gerald Sims, left, line coaches Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Michael Montgomer, during a Task Group (TG) 68.6 crew served weapons qualification with the M2HB .50-caliber machine gun. TG-68.6 is forward-deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations, conducting joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa.

040602-M-8096M-008. Base: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 22ND MEU (SOC)

030407-M-9124R-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A rear view of PVT Andrew Schnaubelt, USA, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York, lying prone on the ground and aiming his M60 Machine Gun down range. A M16 Rifle leans against a rucksack at frame left. In the background, a Canadian Forces C-130 Hercules cargo plane, from Canadian Forces Base, Petawawa, Ontario, Canada, flies about fifty feet off the ground, left to right. They are part of a combined force that seized an airstrip at Belet Uen, Somalia. This mission is in support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Belet Huen Country: Somalia (SOM)

Equipped and armed special forces soldiers with rifles during military operation in the desert

011019-F-2421P-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

AL HAMRA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (June 19, 2022) - A U.S. Marine assigned to Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Central Command fires an M-18 pistol during a small arms range as part of exercise Iron Defender 22 at Al Hamra training camp, UAE, June 19. Iron Defender is an annual bilateral training event between U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and forces from the United Arab Emirates. The exercise focuses on maritime security operations, mine countermeasures and harbor defense.

Soldiers of "A" Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), the White Devils, 82nd Airborne Division, climb toward an objective in the mountains of ADI Ghar, during a combat patrol in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Cpl. Isaac Garcia, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, patrols during a two-day mission in Larr Village, Afghanistan, May 22, 2014. Garcia, a mortarman with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and the rest of the unit conducted several patrols to disrupt Taliban fighters in the area and gather intelligence. The infantrymen received small-arms and machinegun fire from enemy fighters during the second day of the operation. They concluded the operation by extracting from the area by CH-53E Super Stallions.

A soldier from the British Army conducts infantry training during Exercise Eager Lion in Jordan, Sept. 11, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations.

060706-A-0559K-028. Subject Operation/Series: STARLIT Base: Cob Speicher State: Salah Al Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: SOUTHWEST

Soldiers in camouflage military uniforms carrying weapons, Reconnaissance missions in rugged mountains, Assault infantry battle training. Soldiers in camouflage military uniforms carrying weapons, Reconnaissance missions in rugged mountains, Assault infantry battle training. ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/WosunanxPhotostoryx 21538118 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

040331-M-1623M-009. Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040331-M-1623M-002. Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

070324-M-2166H-013. Complete Scene Caption: An Iraqi Army Soldier in the School of Infantry (SOI) simulates setting an ambush during a practice exercise at Camp Yasser on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq on March 24, 2007. SOI is a ten day training school that teaches advanced fighting techniques and tactics to new Iraqi Army Soldiers before they report to their battalions. 2nd Battalion 7th Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team is deployed as a part of MNF-W in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar province of Iraq to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Michael L. Haas) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MITT 2-7

A helicopter lands for an emergency medical evacuation, while Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment provide security and prepare to provide covering fire, Feb. 13, on the outskirts of the city of Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Marines with Bravo and Alpha Co., 1/6 inserted into the city at night by helicopters as part of a large-scale offensive aimed at routing the Taliban from their last-known stronghold in Helmand province.

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060227-F-9074R-073. Base: Camp Lemonier Country: Djibouti (DJI)

Spc. Evin Galbreath gets some trigger time July 16 at the COS Marez test fire berm. Galbreath participated in training for his position on Deputy Commanding General to Task Force Marne, Brig. Gen. Tom Vandal's Personal Securty Detail.

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Charley Company, 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines, move towards a CH-46 before flying to the Helicopter Assault Course in support of a Combined Arms Exercise at the USMC Air Ground Combat Center (MCAG) Twenty-nine Palms, California (CA). Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030418-M-0715G-017. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060223-A-6365W-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Ramegan State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

030304-M-5753Q-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT)

CAMP TITIN, Jordan - U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Lance Cpl. Chad Woodruff, a combat engineer with the 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, trains at a ballistic breaching range, during Exercise Eager Lion 22 on Camp Titin, Jordan, September 6, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations, and considered the capstone of a broader U.S. military relationship with the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF). Jordan is one of U.S. Central Commands (USCENTCOM) strongest and most reliable partners in the Levant sub-region.

U.S. Army Pfc. Derrick Drennan, assigned to Chaos Company, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, dismounts from an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during a squad live-fire exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, July 13, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward-deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. William Blundo, a platoon commander assigned to Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22 Marine Expeditionary Unit, observes an objective as part of an integrated training event during African Lion 2022, Camp Ben Ghilouf, Tunisia, June 21, 2022. African Lion 22 is a multinational- scale exercise focused on increasing training and interoperability between the U.S., partners and allies in Africa to work towards increased security and stability within the region.

030409-M-2195C-034. Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Equipped and armed special forces soldier in the desert.

U.S. Sailors and Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment provide security in Now Zad, Afghanistan, Dec. 11, 2009, during operation Cobra's Anger. Marines and Sailors are patrolling through Afghan villages to search for Taliban fighters.

040602-M-8096M-007. Base: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 22ND MEU (SOC)

060507-A-1067B-004. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Pfc. Matthew Gibson (front) of Batavia, Ill., and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Patrick Flattery of Des Moines, Iowa, both cavalry scouts with Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Redhorse, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Task Force Red Bulls, provide security for fellow soldiers and Afghan National Policemen while they conduct a search of a local nationals house, Parwan province, Afghanistan, May 10, 2011. Bravo Troop conducts a joint foot patrol with Afghan National Police to search the village for weapons cache.

Troops of the 39th Security Forces Squadron, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, low-crawl through a dirt field cradling their Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles. The event is part of training for the upcoming US Air Forces in Europe Defender Challenge. Areas of training for the Defender Challenge include tactics, fitness and weapons. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

An engineer attached to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment works on the perimeter wall at Forward Operating Base Marjah, March 30. The construction of the base began in early March and serves as a key center of operations within the city of Marjah, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Florinda Gomez, 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) Headquarter and Headquarters Company, practices with the M17 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho on Oct. 14, 2022. The headquarters company conducted their annual weapons qualification to maintain unit readiness.

051230-A-2718K-010. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040730-M-9382M-007. Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Patrick Hendrickson, platoon leader, 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa National Guard, and a native of Pleasant Hill, Iowa, takes cover in a wheat field as he moves his platoon into position before moving into Ruwquiean Village, Afghanistan, June 9. Hendricksons platoon provided security for the Afghan national security forces as they searched houses for weapons caches around the village.

PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army Spc. Adam L. Cayton and Spc. Sheign K. Hopson, both indirect fire infantryman with 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Air Assault), make adjustments to a 81mm mortar system during a live fire at Afghan Combat Outpost Kaligu, Afghanistan, Sept. 12, 2013.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Zachary Gerard, a small unmanned aircraft systems operator with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, prepares to launch a Skydio drone during Mountain Training Exercise 1-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California, Oct. 5, 2022. During MTX, the Marines learned various skills to become more proficient in combat and survival in an austere mountain environment. Gerard is a native of Pasadena, Texas.

U.S. Marine 2nd Lt. Hayley Bangart, a field artillery officer with Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, observes impact zones during a fire support coordination exercise as part of 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. Bangart is a native of Castle Rock, Colorado.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandon McAlister from Anderson, South Carolina, a low altitude air defense gunner assigned to 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, operates a FIM-92 Stinger during a low altitude air defense exercise in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 at Tacts Airfield, near Wellton, Arizona, Oct. 13, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

Sgt. Eric Doerrer, an anti-tank missileman with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, locks on to an enemy position with an FGM-148 Javelin as he prepare to fire the weapon from a fire support position during operation Bullseye in Kajaki, Afghanistan, Feb. 27, 2013. Bullseye was an Afghan lead operation to clear the village of Pay Sang.

Camp Pendleton, California - A casualty collection team comprised of Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, moves through a dust cloud toward a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter to unload mock casualties.

070320-M-7404B-027. Complete Scene Caption: Iraqi Army Soldiers in the School of Infantry (SOI) practice squad patrolling formations on Camp Yasser, Asad Air Base, Iraq on March 20, 2007. SOI is a ten day training school that teaches advanced fighting techniques and tactics to new Iraqi Army Soldiers before they report to their battalions. 2nd Battalion 7th Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team is deployed as a part of MNF-W in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar province of Iraq to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (Official USMC photograph by CPL Sheila M. Brooks)(Released) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MITT 2-7

U.S. Marine Infantrymen with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, provide ground security during the Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration of the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 24, 2022. The MAGTF Demo displays the coordinated use of close-air support, artillery and infantry forces, and provides a visual representation of how the Marine Corps operates. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

FORT IRWIN, Calif. - U.S. Army Soldiers from 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment cross a linear danger point using a smoke grenade for concealment during a demonstration of military capabilities for members of the public Sept. 2, 2022, in Razish, National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. In a dynamic display, the Soldiers demonstrated combat operations including react to contact, military operations in urban terrain (MOUT,) and medical treatment and evacuation skills for visiting members of the public during a tour of the National Training Center.

Rear view of U.S. soldiers looking over the side of the Konduz RTC Range, Afghanistan.

060220-A-7969G-015. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Summerall State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: B1-187

U.S. Marines with 1st Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1 and Combat Logistics Regiment 451, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, rig a steel I-Beam to a CH-53 Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, during Integrated Training Exercise 3-22 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, April 8, 2022. ITX is a live-fire event that increases unit readiness.  It teaches the tactical application of combined-arms maneuver as well as offensive and defensive operations during combat.

031006-M-1623M-001. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030207-M-5753Q-029. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

070319-M-7404B-012. Complete Scene Caption: An instructor with the 2nd Brigade 7th Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team (MiTT 2-7) instructs an Iraqi army soldier while he fires a PKC machine gun from the turret of a high mobillity multi wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) during a live fire exercise at the fire and maneuver range on Asad Air Base, Iraq on March 9, 2007. 2nd Battalion 7th Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team is deployed as a part of MNF-W in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar province of Iraq to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Sheila M. Brooks) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MITT 2-7

030408-M-2195C-011. Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

JORDAN (April 22, 2018) U.S. Marines assigned to Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire an AT-4 anti-armor rocket during Eager Lion 18. Eager Lion is a major training event that provides U.S. forces and Jordan Armed Forces the opportunity to improve their collective ability to plan and operate in a coalition-type environment.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Douglas Keene, a joint fires observer with Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, calls for fire during a fire support coordination exercise as part of Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Nov. 30, 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. Keene is a native of Reno, Nevada.

GEN. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, tours military facilities during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

041009-A-2912C-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Qalat Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

A U.S. Army infantryman with Shadow Troop, 1-33 Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, conducts security during a situational training exercise at Murfatlar, Romania, Jan. 17, 2024. During the STX, soldiers practiced squad drills, react-to-contact drills, movement techniques, and casualty evacuation drills to remain combat-effective and rapidly surge forces to support the NATO alliance across the European theater.

030408-M-4419R-506. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Paul Guillen from Los Angeles, California, a UH-1Y Venom crew chief, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), observes target impacts during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, near Yuma, Arizona, April 1, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assist in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

010507-F-9753B-010. Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC

A U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2, provides overhead security during primary weapon training in Kuwait, Dec. 8, 2019. The SPMAGTF-CR-CC is designed to move with speed and precision to support operations throughout the Middle East.

U.S. Army Spc. Rohith Annavarapu, 1st Theater Sustainment Command attempts the swing, stop, jump, during an air assault pre-assessment at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Jan. 6, 2023. Soldiers were required to complete a nine-event obstacle course as a prerequisite for air assault school.

Marines from 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, patrol on the outskirts of Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 14, 2010. The 3/6 Marines and soldiers from the Afghan National Army have been conducting The ANA soldiers and Marines from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, have been conducting Operation Moshtarak to eliminate Taliban presence and intimidation from the city of Marjah.

041230-F-2034C-009. Base: Balad Ruz Country: Iraq (IRQ)

070324-M-6412C-009. Complete Scene Caption: A U.S. Marine with 3rd Platoon, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines provides security for other Marines as they search the surrounding area for Anti Iraqi Force activity during Operation Zaidon II on March 23, 2007. Task Force 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines is conducting Operation Zaidon II in Zaidon, Iraq to clear the city of Anti Iraqi Forces and deny them further use of the area in the future. Regimental Combat Team 6 is deployed with Multi National Forces-West in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq to develop Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Samuel D. Corum) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: ZAIDON Base: Zaidon State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-6

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Robert Moss, a fire team leader assigned to Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Company, Europe walks during a hike as part of exercise Lisa Azul in Sierra del Retin, Spain, Sept 14. 2022. Lisa Azul is an annual bilateral training exercise that takes place aboard Naval Station Rota and Sierra del Retin and focuses on critical skills such as live-fire, helicopter rope suspension techniques, non-lethal combatives, and physical fitness to foster camaraderie and sustain interoperability amongst U.S. and partner forces and improve lethality in security and infantry operations.

041114-F-2034C-018. Base: Fob Wilson Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020808-F-0981H-044. Base: Southern Calif Logistics Airport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine Scans the Distance From Behind an Earthen Wall During a Combat Operation in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

Sgt. Orville Colburne, a member of the 640th Quartermaster Company, fuels a water pump in southern Iraq. The 640th, a National Guard unit from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Island, is serving a year long tour out of Camp Cedar II.

Capt. Samuel Taylor, a Battalion Fire Support Officer (FSO), maintains radio communications with various pilots during DV Day as part of Exercise Olympic Cooperation 22 on Oct. 21, 2022, at Petrochori Training Area, Greece. The United States commitment to defending NATO territory is ironclad and the United States will continue to bolster our posture to better defend our NATO Allies. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Malcolm Cohens-Ashley, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs.)

Soldiers in camouflage military uniforms carrying weapons, Reconnaissance missions in rugged mountains, Assault infantry battle training. Soldiers in camouflage military uniforms carrying weapons, Reconnaissance missions in rugged mountains, Assault infantry battle training. ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/WosunanxPhotostoryx 21538204 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

060307-A-1211S-018. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Normandy State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A

030401-M-5607A-025. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060315-A-7969G-032. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Seniya State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION

Two Marines from Weapons Company prepare to fire their M-29 81mm mortar. The Marines are participating in Operation CAX 1-2-82 at the Marine Corps Air-to-Ground Combat Center. Subject Operation/Series: CAX 1-2-82 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers in camouflage military uniforms carrying weapons, Reconnaissance missions in rugged mountains, Assault infantry battle training. Soldiers in camouflage military uniforms carrying weapons, Reconnaissance missions in rugged mountains, Assault infantry battle training. ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/WosunanxPhotostoryx 21538200 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

379th Security Forces Squadron defenders dash into position during pre-deployment training April 21, 2022, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The Defenders put into action Agile Combat Employment (ACE) skills to the test during Accurate Test 22 in Oman.

4th Infantry Division Soldiers participate in the Johnson M4 range during the Best Squad Competition on May 23, 2022 at Fort Carson, Colorado. The range is named in honor of Spc. Dwight Johnson a Medal of Honor recipient during the Vietnam War. While he was fully exposed he took on the enemy until the situation was under control.

030209-M-5753Q-013. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

A combat-ready Marine from Weapons Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, looks through the sight of the M-203 grenade launcher 40mm that is attached to his M-16A1 rifle. This is part of Operation CAX 1-2-82 held at the Marine Corps Air-to-Ground Combat Center. Subject Operation/Series: CAX 1-2-82 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anton Vucenik, a rifleman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, engages a target with an M320 grenade launcher during a movement to contact range as part of Service Level Training Exercise 2-24 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 8, 2024. The range is designed to enhance infantry small unit tactics and procedures when taking an enemys defensive line. The purpose of SLTE 2-24 is to simulate combat conditions, improve rapid decision-making cycles and strengthen the Marine Air-Ground Task Forces ability to adapt and accomplish missions across the full range of military operations. Marine Corps

Marines from Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU SOC) secure a building at an airfield once held by the Iraqi 10th Armored Division in Al Amarah, Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Amarah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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

020802-A-6042E-014. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

AGADEZ, Niger - U.S. Air Force Air Advisors from the 409th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron educate (FAN) Niger Armed Forces, (French: Forces armées nigériennes) members on proper shooting techniques of the AK-47 in Agadez, Niger, Aug. 23, 2022. Training alongside African partners forges relationships and builds confidence to cohesively join forces anytime, anywhere.

U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division scan the landing zone for possible hostile forces 26 August 2005. The soldiers provided a security cordon so their unit could build a playset for a local school yard in northern Baghdad. The mission was aptly named Operation Jungle Gym.

A US Army soldier of D Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry, 1ST Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, provides security for Navy Seabee Engineers with his High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV)-mounted 0.50 caliber M2 heavy barrel heavy machine gun as the (Not Shown) Seabees build a road and bridge in the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The 2/504 soldiers are participating in a Contingency Readiness exercise as well as showing a strong U. S. presence in the area, and continue to conduct realistic training, 12 April 1997. Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

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