Soldiers in Tactical Environments

Images of soldiers in camouflage uniforms engaging in various military activities, including training and preparation in forested and combat-ready settings.

An airman assigned to the New York Air National Guards 274th Air Support Operations Squadron based in Syracuse, part of the 107th Attack Wing, hikes to a designated landing zone during a tactical air control party training procedure in Upstate N.Y., Aug. 6, 2022. The training was a part of an operation run by the Air Force Research Lab to test experimental technology and its uses in tactical situations.

DM-SC-85-09307. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

SGT Dennis Star, 82nd Airborne Division, is shown after his parachute jump into Landing Zone Nelson during Exercise Gallant Eagle. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Andrew J. Wallace, armed with an M16A2 rifle with an M203 grenade launcher attached, waits for the time when he and his company arrive at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii, for a beach assault during RIMPAC '96. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '96 Base: Kauai State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An airman assigned to the New York Air National Guards 274th Air Support Operations Squadron based in Syracuse, part of the 107th Attack Wing, hikes to a designated landing zone during a tactical air control party training procedure in Upstate N.Y., Aug. 6, 2022. The training was a part of an operation run by the Air Force Research Lab to test experimental technology and its uses in tactical situations.

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, prepares to conduct a patrol during Jungle Warfare Exercise 23 in the Central Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 15, 2023. JWX 23 is a large-scale field training exercise focused on leveraging the integrated capabilities of joint and allied partners to strengthen all-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment.

Air National Guard Technical Sergeant Luis Reyes from the 181st Airlift Squadron Fort Worth, Texas sits on the ground and checks his AIRMAN's Manual at the Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Mississippi during INSPECTOR GENERAL EXERCISE-5A (IGX-5A). IGX-5A is an exercise simulating the deployment of an Air Expeditionary Force to a forward operating location, and is designed to evaluate the readiness of US Air Force personnel. Subject Operation/Series: INSPECTOR GENERAL EXERCISE-5A Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041231M-3988H-008. Base: Ar Rutbah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Private First Class Amaryllis Rivera of the 246th Mortuary Affairs Squadron out of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico rappels down off the tower during Operation GOLDEN MEDIC 2001, where troops were treated to some Basic Military Mountaineering Instruction at Parks Reserve Forces Training Area in Dublin, California. Reserve forces from all over the nation are participating in GOLDEN MEDIC, a medical exercise in which the Army transports simulated casualties from the frontline through various staging areas to a main tent. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN MEDIC 2001 Base: Camp Dublin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Josh Lloyd, a mortarman with Light Armored Reconnaissance Detachment, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), participates in a live-fire range aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Atlantic Ocean, July 17, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 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.

Twelve National Guard Soldiers 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 Staff Sgt. Sydney Mariette.)

american marine corps special operations modern warfare soldier with fire arm weapon and protective army tactical gear ready for battle

A Marine from 7th Platoon, 1ST Force Reconnaissance Company, checks his target while taking part in weapons training at Abu Hydra Range during Operation Desert Shield. The Marine is carrying an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

MASTER Sergeant James of the 169th Security Police Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard, McEntire Air National Guard Base, South Carolina, deployed to Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field, Nevada, sits on a truck running board, 23 April 1999. Base: Indian Springs Auxiliary Field State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030314-M-5505M-007. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT)

010913-F-0352L-001. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

990504-F-5214MÐ002. Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 99 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of the 1ST Bn., 35th Inf., 25th Inf. Div., moves toward "enemy' held positions after exiting a UH-1 Iroquois helicopter during an annual training exercise. He is wearing the MILES (multiple integrated laser engagement system) and is armed with an M-16A1 rifle. Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STAFF SGT. Charles Allen, 15th Security Police Squadron, Hickam AFB, Hawaii, checks to see that the base intrusion sensors are properly positioned to detect intruders during the exercise.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '93 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

020702-F-8425S-002. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

051208-A-2718K-009. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DF-ST-90-01595. Subject Operation/Series: CONTENDING WARRIOR Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Member of US Marine Corps Company 4 takes cover after simulated sniper fire during Situational Training Exercise -2, Military Operations in Urban Terrain, 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)

030204-M-2796K-006. Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT II 2003 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Sergeant Brown, USMC, with Alpha Company, Second Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) scans the area while his Marines disembark at an Afghan observation post near 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: 26 MEU

A French Army paratrooper assigned to the 11th Parachute Brigade waits to board an aircraft during an airborne operation between U.S. and allied paratroopers at the Cherbourg-Manche Airport, France, on June 5, 2022, as part of the 78th D-Day Anniversary. On June 6, 1944, more than 150,000 troops of the Allied Forces invaded Normandy, France, by sea and air. More than 23,000 paratroopers participated in the invasion.

060206-A-5745M-018. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN DIV

030320-F-2813A-063. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

U.S. Soldier attending the Small Unit Ranger Tactics course signals to his squad 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.

050806-A-9419D-022. Base: Camp Grayling State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040619-F-4884R-016. Base: Lsa Anaconda State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

CAPT. Hall, a pilot from Marine Attack squadron 231 (VMA-231), suits up prior to a demonstration flight in an AV-8B Harrier II aircraft in preparation for a flyover during the National Victory Celebration. The day-long event will be held in honor of the coalition forces that liberated Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Using a hand held radio, STAFF Sergeant Ken McKibben, USAF, 116th Security Police Squadron, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, reports any suspicious activity on the flight line at his temporary station at Moody Air Force Base, during Operation NOBLE EAGLE. NOBLE EAGLE is a partial mobilization of the reserves for homeland defense and civil support missions in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

030424-M-9892R-002. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2003 Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion 7th Marines

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)

USAF AIRMAN Shane Patterson, a crew chief with the 561st Fighter Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada pulls a power supply hose, as he prepares to power up a F-4G Phantom Wild Weasel aircraft. From AIRMAN Magazine April 1995 issue article "Watch Out for Flying Weasels". Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Lance Corporal Joshua Dewees, a military policeman with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 (MWSS-172), 1ST Marine Air Wing, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, begins to disassemble a 50 caliber machinegun during the weapons handling excersises at Camp Fuji, Japan, during Operation Cloud Warrior 2000 on 11 September 2000. MWSS-172 participated in the annual operation, a field training exercise in which Marines carried out missions that encompasses land navigation, patrolling, force on force combat simulation exercises, and weapons handling. (Duplicate image, see also DM-SD-01-09453 or search 000911-M-2892H-038). Subject Operation/Series: CLOUD WARRIOR 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

030408-F-2034C-020. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

050916-A-3133C-021. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett wears a helment and flak jacket while observing a demonstration at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040729-M-5753Q-002. Base: Abu Hayat State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030115-A-2442C-010. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN II Base: Heritage Drop Zone State: Kosovo

U.S. Army Sgt. Justin C. Taylor, assigned to the 224th Aviation Company receives an in-brief for the 6-mile ruck march event for the West Virginia National Guard Best Warrior Competition at range 6 located at Camp Dawson in Kingwood, West Virginia on April 22, 2022. This event is only one of ten that is used to score each competitors performance which determines the winner of the competition. (West Virginia National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Ariana Shuemake)

LCPL Kelly Calkins (USMC), Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 (MWSS-172), 1ST Marine Air Wing, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, applies face camouflage in preparation for the patrolling exercises at Camp Fuji, Japan, during Operation Cloud Warrior on 08 September 2000. Operation Cloud Warrior is an annual field training operation where Marines carry out land navigation, patrolling, force on force combat simulation, and weapons handling exercises. Subject Operation/Series: Cloud Warrior Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Justin Lewandowski, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24), 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)

040616-F-8078V-036. Base: Camp Robinson State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031001-M-2900S-011. Base: Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Ukrainian Marine looks weary after a long day of crowd control training during Situational Training Exercise-4, Civil Disturbance/ Mass Casualty, 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)

011103-F-5795G-005. Complete Scene Caption: SENIOR AIRMAN Raymond Tate, USAF, 366th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), lines up the crosshairs of the Barrett M82A1 .50 caliber semi-automatic rifle on a simulated explosive device, during training with Technical Sergeant David Ashcraft, USAFA, 99th CES, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD). The team is training while deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Barrett M82A1 rifle is one of the many ways EOD team members can destroy explosive devices from a safe distance. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

040507-M-2900S-066. Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scary face of U.S. Marine in the MARPAT uniform showing teeth.

Operation Zephyr - 26-HK-154-98. Images from Lt. Williams. Hurricane Katrina

US Marine (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) James D. Leibee, 2nd Radio Battalion, Task Force, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force, passes directions on how to fix a radio, in a Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) at Living Support Area 1 (LSA 1), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Country: Kuwait (KWT)

General Norman Schwarzkopf poses in front of the central communications center in Saudi Arabia shortly before the beginning of the Gulf War.

030417-M-2900S-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Almaty Country: Kazakhstan (KAZ)

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Bernard Wilson, Photojournalist, from the 89th Communications Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, has his face painted in camouflage colors during a deployment at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. During the deployment, wing personnel will be evaluated on ABILITY TO SURVIVE AND OPERATE (ATSO) skills, humanitarian scenarios and base defense. Subject Operation/Series: ABILITY TO SURVIVE AND OPERATE (ATSO) Base: Fort A. P. Hill State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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First Lieutenant Kraig Rouen, USMC, Platoon Commander, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) poses in the location where his Marines were bivouaced at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. This picture was taken as the Marines were being displaced by Army Soldiers with the 101st Air Assault Battalion. In the background are the remains of two Soviet Mi-17s (HIP H) and one of the towers used by Marine snipers guarding against infiltration. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

Attractive thirty something man in camo fatigues with paintball rifle.

991202-A-5399B-028. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

Sergeant J. A. Mitchell demonstrates a Stinger portable anti-aircraft missile system. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 624th Forward Surgical Team out of Erie, Pennsylvania break down their operating room tent in preparation for transport to various casualty sites during Operation GOLDEN MEDIC 2001. Reserve forces from all over the nation are participating in GOLDEN MEDIC, a multi-unit, medical, field exercise in which the Army transports simulated casualties from the frontline through various staging areas to a main tent. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN MEDIC 2001 Base: Camp Dublin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030910-M-9023R-015. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 2003 Base: Camp Samuel Hill State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD RECONNAISSANCE

010518-F-9627P-005. Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Susan Castillo (Hometown: Burlson, Texas), ground maintenance, 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, repairs the microwave landing system of a C-130 Hercules parked on the Ramstein flight line. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

British soldier in the United Nations peacekeeping troops at their UN base in Cyprus

124th Air Support Operations Squadron Special Warfare Tactical Air Control Party Airmen pose for squadron portraits on Gowen Field, Idaho, Nov. 6, 2022. The ASOS acts in joint environments as the liaison between aircraft operating in the region and troops on the ground to provide lethal and nonlethal support.

CHARLIE SHEEN in PLATOON (1986), directed by OLIVER STONE.

A Romanian soldier with the 812th Infantry Battalion, 81st Mechanized Brigade poses for a portrait at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 10, 2022 as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22.Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 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. (U.S. Arm

DF-ST-85-13195. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT SCORPION Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tristan Vagts, 325th Maintenance Squadron armament journeyman, rests beneath a tree during a Shoot-Move-Communicate exercise as part of the 325th Fighter Wing Augmentation Program at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, May 20, 2022. The 325th Security Forces Squadron has trained more than 43 Airmen across Tyndall as SF augmentees to aid in manpower during the installations rebuild. Augmentees are given a foundational understanding of SF throughout a five-day course to include combative and use-of-force training so that when needed, they can post alongside defenders and contribute to the SF mission of integrated installation defense.

Sgt. Dain Petipren, a Health Care Specialist with the Michigan National Guards 1171st Medical Company Area Support Company, takes part in the Army Warrior Tasks lane during the Region IV Best Warrior Competition at Camp Ripley, Minnesota on May 14, 2022. 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. Bob Brown.)

Trooper Marc Nicklin, 1ST The Queen's Dragoon Guards, removes a flag from his British Challenger main battle tank in the convoy staging area. The unit is deployed in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: Joint Endeavor Base: Split Country: Croatia (HRV)

A U.S. Army Medic, with Medical Readiness Command, Europe, shows a perfect camouflage at Minnick Sports field on February 5, 2024, during the MRC, EUR Best Leader Competition, held at the Baumholder Local Training Area, February 5-9, 2024. The rigorous competition is designed to select the best leader (squad) who will represent MRC, EUR at the 2024 United States Army Medical Command Best Leader Competition in June 2024. Army

MSGT Stuart, 509th Security Squadron, takes possession of two M-9 pistols belonging to a B-2 Stealth bomber Alert Crew that was involved in a simulated vehicle accident. Global Guardian is designed to exercise the ability of USTRATCOM and its component forces to effectively deter a military attack against the United States and employ forces as directed by the National Command Authority. Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL GUARDIAN Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041124-F-8039H-004. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040609-M-5555L-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Junction City State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060108-A-1327A-036. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF76

AIRMAN Mike Fluegge, from the 3700th Security Police Squadron, and his dog, Rocky, prepare to go out on patrol during exercise RIPE WARRIOR. Subject Operation/Series: RIPE WARRIOR Base: Camp Bullis State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Army SSGT William Yurconic from the 511th Military Police Company, Fort Drum, New York, stands facing the camera and holds M16 rifle with a M203 grenade launcher attached. He is one of the Soldiers from his Company to escort the media into the Somali bunker. It's one of 38 bunkers (not shown) found by the MPs just north of Mogadishu, Somalia. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Afgoi Country: Somalia (SOM)

041110-A-1067B-020. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2-7 CAV

010804-F-0639B-007. Base: Hancock Air National Guard Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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 AIRMAN First Class Sunny Tunecka, Armed Forces Network Det 19, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, captures a low view angle of military-to-military interacting (Not shown). Nearly 200 people and eight A-10's from Spangdahlem AB deployed to Slovakia for a two-week training exercise which allowed US and Slovak Air Forces an opportunity to share tactics, techniques and procedures. Base: 33rd Kuchyna Air Base Country: Slovakia (SVK)

A 3/5 Cavalry SPECIALIST (USA) holds the severely bent, IFOR marked, M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Cargo/Troop Carrier front passenger side door blown off by the explosive concussion of a Serbian TMA-1A Anti-tank Mine exploding after another US Army HMMWV struck and detonated the mine. This HMMWV was part of a convoy traveling in the Russian Brigade Area in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

030330-M-5654R-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Jalibah Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: HMN161

050212-N-6665R-015. Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

970404-F-7666R-151. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: 4 AEW/VI CENTER/DOHA/QATAR

Portrait of modern combatant with dirty face, wearing a beanie hat standing in a field.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Myton Smith II, 15th Airlift Squadron instructor loadmaster, secures a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, known as HIMARS, on a C-17 Globemaster III at North Auxiliary Airfield, South Carolina, Oct. 19, 2022. The HIMARS is an air-transportable precision rocket system capable of firing a variety of conventional, precision-guided ballistic munitions.

Medium close shot. Orin Smith, 436th Supply Squardon checks for simulated enemy activity while maintaining a defensive fighting position during the base's Battle AX exercise Dover AFB, Delaware on March 28, 2000. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Army Reserve Capt. Michael Davis, a chaplain with the 93rd Chaplain Detachment, 88th Readiness Division, speaks to Soldiers prior to a convoy as part of Warrior Exercise 78-22-02 at Fort McCoy, Wis., July 22, 2022. In addition to providing pre-movement prayers, Davis also provides religious services, a daily word of the day, movie nights and spiritual advising and assisting to the Army Reserve Soldiers participating in WAREX.

First Battalion recruits armed with bayonet-equipped M-16A2 rifles take part in a drill. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force Colonel Vance Zider CHIEF of Operations for Air Force Security Force Squadron, Lackland AFB, Texas aims his M9 9mm hand gun during a Best in the Air Force Shooting Competition, conducted by the 17th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 17th Security Forces Squadron, at Goodfellow AFB, Texas. Base: Goodfellow Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Matthew Lowrie of the 48th Fighter Wing, 48th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, carries chemical warfare bags to the site of the 48th CES Prime BEEF (Base Emergency Engineer Force) bivouac exercise. The exercise was held to test the ability of the troops to set up camp and secure it. Subject Operation/Series: PRIME BEEF Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

030122-F-2751G-015. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Garcia from Charlie Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, 4th Marine Division cleans his FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM. Base: Camp Williams State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

001121-A-4543J-017. Base: Camp Carroll, Taegue State: Waegwan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: 8th Army

030509-M-0175R-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4)

Military, mockup and gun with portrait of man in nature for war, conflict and patriotism. Army, surveillance and security with person and rifle training for soldier, battlefield and veteran space

A female reservist from the 969th Maintenance Company, 98th Division, Horseheads, New York, eats a lunch of K-rations at the Seneca Army Depot. She is at the depot for two days of tactical field training. Base: Romulus State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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