Soldiers in Training and Operations

Images of soldiers in various military training and operational settings, showcasing teamwork, equipment handling, and tactical positions.

U.S. Paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and Polish Soldiers prepare to conduct a river crossing as part of a joint training exercise near Zamosc, Poland, March 31. The brigade is deployed in support of U.S. European Command to assure our Allies in support for the NATO Alliance.

020129-F-1545M-002. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

010530-A-2511W-013. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: MACOMS

U.S. Army soldier, assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, test fire their 50 Caliber Heavy Machine Gun. Regular range visits allow soldiers to hone their marksmanship and ensure their weapon is functional.

Members of the Marine detachment from the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) act as naval gunfire spotters during NATO Exercise Northern Wedding '86. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING '86 Base: Cape Wrath Country: Scotland (SCT)

030415-F-1631A-002. Base: Camp Sarafovo, Burgas State: Bourgas Country: Bulgaria (BGR)

A U.S. Soldier assigned to Viper Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), coordinates with Finnish troops as part of a fire mission during a multinational live-fire exercise held at Rovaniemi Training Area, Finland, Aug. 11, 2022. The LFX was part of the Finnish Summer Exercise, where U.S. and Finnish troops had the opportunity to train together to amplify and strengthen the partnership and interoperability between the two nations.

U.S. Paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and Polish Soldiers prepare to conduct a river crossing as part of a joint training exercise near Zamosc, Poland, March 31. The brigade is deployed in support of U.S. European Command to assure our Allies in support for the NATO Alliance.

To gather up-to-date information for the "deployed" 43rd Air Refueling Group, AIRMAN 1ST Class Scott Losenicky, from the 341st Operations Support Squadron's Weather Flight, uses a GMQ-33 and a TMQ-34 to measure cloud height and dew point. AIRMAN Losenicky and personnel from other support units of the 341st Missile Wing are participating in the 43rd Air Refueling Group's week-long exercise which includes a short notice deployment and how to operate in a combat environment. The exercise is being held in preparation for an upcoming Operational Readiness Inspection. Base: Malstrom Air Force Base State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Staff Sgt. Donald Moore, an observer coach/trainer for 1st Training Support Battalion, 383rd Infantry Regiment, 181st Multifunctional Training Brigade, observers Soldiers of the 384th Military Police Battalion, 300th Military Police Brigade, 200th Military Police Command, breach a building as part of Spartan Warrior III June 21, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Spartan Warrior III gave the 300th MP Brigade the opportunity to practice multiple levels of military police procedures across two weeks.

US Marines from 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3D Marine Division, attend morning mass at Gun Position 99, East Camp Fuji, Japan. This training area is part of the unit's nine firing day relocation shoot, designed to enhance military occupational specialty proficiency within the artillery field. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

SPECIALIST Fourth Class Williamson, a heavy equipment operator with the 518th Engineering Company, operates a gas chain saw at the Empire Range. Base: Fort Clayton Country: Panama (PAN)

011006-F-0148C-013. Base: Tulsa International Airport State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

To complete their mobility area, the Civil Engineering members dig trenches for their vehicles and cover them with camouflage netting. The Inspector General Team tested the ability of the base to respond to battle conditions, power outages, mobility deployments, aircraft and automobile accidents, hostage situations, bomb threats, armed robberies, terrorism, and communication problems. Subject Operation/Series: Operational Readiness Inspection, 90th Space Wing, 11-25 Mar Base: Francis E. Warren Air Force Base State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Legs in uniform, gas mask, equipment, respirator

020425-F-1443F-003. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

030821-F-1342R-066. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

041228-M-0036Y-101. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030205-M-1852W-019. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn, 12th Marines

U.S. service members and French Marines climb an obstacle during the French integrated training week for Caraibes 22 in Martinique, France, June 8, 2022. Exercise Caraibes 2022 is a French-led, large scale, joint training exercise in the Caribbean involving naval, air and land assets, from the French, U.S., and regional forces focused on responding to natural disasters.

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 206th Field Artillery Regiment medics provide medical care to Charlie Battery 1-206th in a simulated mass casualty evacuation exercise on June 11, 2022. Simulated training events such as these allow Soldiers to perform routine medical care in a controlled and realistic environment.

Two Marines, LT. O'Shaunessy and SGT. Kleener from India Company, Third Battalion, Eighth Marines uses a map to plot their land navigation course of travel through the snow covered Silver Creek training area. Base: Bridgeport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030204-M-1852W-003. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn, 12th Marines

Readiness Challenge VIII participants from various Air National Guard units tackle the first station on the obstacle course -- correcting donning mission oriented protective posture gear -- on the final morning of the competition April 22, 2022, at the Silver Flag Exercise Site, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The Department of the Air Force CE event is hosted by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center. After a 20+ year hiatus, the challenge, a premier event for DAF civil engineers, is back. This year's Readiness Challenge is the initial operating capability event before the challenge reaches full operational capability in April 2023. Eight teams representing major commands and U.S. Space Force faced off in about 20 events showing a wide variety of CE capabilities from emergency airfield lighting and water purification to building a guard shack from the ground up and firefighting and EOD operations.

040810-M-5753Q-004. Base: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020612-F-3886C-007. Base: Kaiserslautern Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

980625-F-1108F-023. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Norwegians in the Norwegian Home Guard Rapid Response Force complete the M2 Browning 50 caliber machine gun and M240B machine gun live-fire range qualification ranges during the 51st Norwegian Reciprocal Troop Exchange at Camp Ripley Training Center in Little Falls, Minnesota, on February 6th, 2024 (Minnesota Army National Guard

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Collin Nicholson, a mortarman with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division loads an M252 81 mm mortar system during Resolute Dragon 22 on Shikaribetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 6, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. Nicholson is a native of Mission Viejo, California.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Justin Teague, a Dallastown, Pennsylvania, native and rifleman with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, navigates a tunnel obstacle 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.

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron, work together to ensure all parts of a tent are accounted for during Exercise Citadel Guardian at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 7, 2024. During the exercise, engineers were tasked with establishing a forward operating base, or FOB, while simultaneously conducting threat deterrence tactics and executing their primary duties. Air Force

LA VENTA, Honduras - Partner Forces of pack equipment before starting a 12-mile ruck march for Fuerzas Comando competition June 21, 2022, in La Venta, Honduras. Fuerzas Comando is a Special Operation skills competition and a senior leader seminar supported by SOCSOUTH. The competition enhances SOF regional cooperation and exchanges best practices to combat transnational crime and counter illicit activities.

STAFF Sergeant Murphy of the 193rd Medical Squadron evaluates the condition of a patient in triage at the Casualty Collection Point during an Ability to Survive and Operate exercise. Subject Operation/Series: ABILITY TO SURVIVE AND OPERATE (ATSO) Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Sgt. Johnson (left), assigned to the 4th Brigade, 25th Infantry Division Airborne, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Trent Collins, a joint terminal attack controller assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, programs a radio during exercise Swift Response, May 10, 2022, near a drop zone on a frozen lake in Bardu, Norway. Swift Response is an annual USAREUR-AF led multinational training exercise taking place throughout Eastern Europe, including the Arctic, Baltic Sea, and the Balkan Peninsula regions and is designed to enhance readiness and airborne interoperability with allies and partners.

A French Paratrooper derigs his Polish parachute after landing on the Drop Zone during Exrcise Falcon Leap onto Ginkelse Heide Drop Zone, Arnhem, Netherlands., Sep. 14, 2022. More than 1000 Paratroopers from all over the world, 13 different nationalities, multiple airdrops per day, and training with each other equipment for two weeks. this is NATO's largest technical airborne exercise

U.S. Army paratroopers with 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade construct a rubber strip charge for urban breach training during exercise Full Tank at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Jan. 25, 2022. The 173rd AB is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Gertrud Zach)

KEFLAVIK, Iceland (Sept. 12, 2019) An explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 collects evidence from a simulated improvised explosive device (IED) during exercise Northern Challenge 2019 in Keflavik, Iceland, Sept. 12, 2019. Exercise Northern Challenge 2019 is an annual joint funded Icelandic Coast Guard-hosted multinational EOD exercise aimed at preparing Partnership for Peace, NATO, and Nordic nations for international deployments, and defense against terrorism.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nikolas Bickerstaff, left, and Cpl. Esteban Guzman, both combat engineers with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, plant a stick of C-4 during a live demolition range on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 24, 2022. CLB-22s Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation is the battalion's final evaluation to demonstrate combat readiness through proficiency in core mission essential tasks before they begin a change of operational control (CHOP) to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jacob Walton, a network administrator with Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, sets us a small form factor satellite communication system during exercise Winter Workhorse 24 on Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Feb. 2, 2024. Walton is a native of Ohio. Winter Workhorse is a regularly scheduled training exercise that is designed to enhance warfighting capabilities in contested environments. Marine Corps

010325-N-9802B-002. Base: Uss Juneau (LPD 10)

041026-F-1467B-003. Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

040317-M-5523R-015. Base: Su Song Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Hospital Corpsman Cones sets a rodent trap as part of preventive measures being taken by the Navy Disease Vector Control office. Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010410-F-4728F-005. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (3-1 ABCT), operationally controlled by the 1st Infantry Division (1 ID), answers maintenance questions about the Abrams M1A2 System Enhancement Package version 3 tank with Polish soldiers assigned to the 11th Armored Lubuska Cavalry Division during the Abrams Logistical Summit at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, Oct. 26, 2022. The 3-1 ABCT is proudly working alongside 1 ID, other NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

020222-A-2511W-067. Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

000804-A-9846J-037. Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

011204-F-5009P-004. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Alaska Air and Army National Guardsmen, assigned to Joint Task Force- Alaska, fill and place sand bags to reinforce the Koyuk Native Store warehouse for Operatin Merbok Respnse in Koyuk, Alaska, Sept. 28, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by Sgt. Seth LaCount)

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Daryl Hardeman, 607th Combat Communications Squadron, stands on patrol with an M16A2 rifle at a Satellite Communications (SATCOM) site during the Operational Readiness Inspection at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

020222-A-2511W-058. Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 514th Maintenance Group, 514th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., simulate decon procedures during a CBRNE attack in Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., May 17, 2022.

030124-F-9471G-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command

A 1ST Special Forces paratrooper takes a photograph of other team members after an airdrop at Yoju airstrip during Exercise Team Spirit '86. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Base: Yoju Air Base Country: Korea

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 140th Wing, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, simulate an emergency response at Buckley Space Force Base, Colo., Sept. 24, 2022 during a readiness exercise, Operation Thundercat. This four-day exercise provides a simulated combat environment that allows Airmen to practice real-world warfighting capabilities.

030128-M-1852W-001. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3/12 HQ Btry

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Samuel Cortez, a generator mechanic with Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS) 24, Marine Air Control Group (MACG) 48, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, marks the lug nuts on a MK37 Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) Resupply Vehicle in preparation for Exercise Arctic Edge 2024 (AE24) in Fort Greely, Alaska, Feb. 18, 2024.ARCTIC EDGE 2024 (AE24) is a NORAD and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise demonstrating the U.S. militarys capabilities in extreme cold weather, joint force readiness, and U.S. military commitment to mutual strategic security interests in the Arctic region. Marine Corps

An armed Russian Army communication specialist, wearing the communication set's headset and resting his helmet in his arms, leans on a portion of a tree truck in Jusici, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Several structures are seen in the background. This Russian soldier is in Bosnia participating in Operation Joint Guard, which is part of Operation Joint Endeavor. Operation Joint Endeavor is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDJOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Jusici Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Readiness Challenge VIII participants from Air Combat Command's 366th Civil Engineer Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, tackle the first station on the obstacle course -- correcting donning mission oriented protective posture gear -- on the final morning of the competition April 22, 2022, at the Silver Flag Exercise Site, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The Department of the Air Force CE event is hosted by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center. After a 20+ year hiatus, the challenge, a premier event for DAF civil engineers, is back. This year's Readiness Challenge is the initial operating capability event before the challenge reaches full operational capability in April 2023. Eight teams representing major commands and U.S. Space Force faced off in about 20 events showing a wide variety of CE capabilities from emergency airfield lighting and water purification to building a guard shack from the ground up and firefighting and EOD operations.

First Lt. Gabriel Landowski of C Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd InfantryRegiment (Mountain), New Hampshire Army National Guard, observes as membersof Salvadoran Army Mountain Commandos practice casualty evacuation with a"sked rescue system" and a knot/harness configuration used in mountainoperations during an exchange event in Morazan, El Salvador, Mar. 21, 2012.(National Guard

U.S. Marines with the Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), simulate sensitive site exploitation of enemy equipment acquired during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) raid on Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Dec. 3, 2022. This exercise was one of multiple training events during a Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Interoperability Course which provided an evaluation from the Expeditionary Operations Training Group in combining elements of a MAGTF during the intermediate training phase of the 26th MEU pre-deployment training program.

040524-F-0000M-001. Base: Lajes Field Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

030624-F-2922M-005. Base: Truax Field State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Dave Valdez, the operations officer for Marine Corps Advisory Company Bravo, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Corps Reserves, gathers a parachute after performing static-line parachute operations into Drop Zone Basilone on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 4, 2022. 3rd ANGLICO conducted low-level static line parachute insertion operations in order to enhance the tactical and operational readiness of its Marines for exercises and real-world operations.

011013-A-7315T-012. Base: Alexandria State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Luis Reyes grounds a tactical generator. SRA Reyes is a Computer Systems Operator Journeyman for the 31st Air Expeditionary Force Package, 31st Communication Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy. The 31st AEFCP is deployed to Sidi Slimane Air Base, Morocco, to provide Siprnet, DSN, Internet and Intrasite communications capabilities from air to ground to land mobile radio during Exercise AFRICAN EAGLE. African Eagle is a bi-annual exercise designed to practice dissimilar air to air training with the Royal Moroccan Air Force. Subject Operation/Series: AFRICAN EAGLE Base: Sidi Slimane Air Base Country: Morocco (MAR)

U.S. Navy PETTY Officer 2nd Class Shawn Kerr, of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 1, Mobile Unit 9, watches as Royal Australian Navy PETTY Officer Scott Robertson and Leading SEAMAN Barry Purkoss of the Royal Australian Navy's Clearance Diver Team prepare a piece of metal for demolition during this multi-national explosive ordnance disposal training exercise. Subject Operation/Series: BELL THUNDER '95 Base: San Clemente Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.- A U.S. Army infantryman trains on combat lifesaving skills during a simulated bridge attack near JBLM on June 14, 2022. Sage Eagle is a training event where U.S. Army Infantry, Special Operations Forces and Marines share skillsets and best practices with cadets from around the country to better equip them as leaders in combat. During the training the service members conducted various battlefield operations to include civil affairs operations, tactical combat casualty care, close-quarters battle, land navigation and multiple insertion methods in a combat environment.

Alaska Army National Guard Spc. Michael Egoak, from Kethluk and an infantryman with 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, clears storm debris from a boardwalk in Newtok, Alaska as part of Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 22, 2022. Approximately 100 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda O'Neal)

041116-F-0509S-010. Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

051012-A-1327A-128. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Islamabad Country: Pakistan (PAK) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF-76

Kosovo Soldiers assigned to Kosovo Security Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) conducted an EOD training scenario with oversight from Observer, Coach/Trainer Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Palmer, assigned to 7th Army Training Command (7ATC) Raptor Team EOD, as part of Exercise Combined Resolve 17 at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, June 1, 2022. Combined Resolve is a recurring U.S. Army Europe and Africa-conducted, multinational exercise series held at the 7ATC's Joint Multinational Readiness Center which evaluates and assesses participants' ability to conduct operations in a complex, multi-domain simulated battlespace to enhance interoperability and readiness.

040809-F-7392S-042. Base: Minot Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Airmen from the 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron set up a tent Feb. 7, 2023, at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan. The Airmen are performing two weeks of annual training in a cold weather environment. The tent will provide a space to stay warm during cold weather training.

A U.S. Air Force Airmen collect an animal part during the recovery process of a search and recovery training mission held during Octobers Unit Training Assembly at Great Bear Recreation Park, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Oct. 1, 2022. The training exposed Airmen to the realities of bodily fluids and potential biohazards thanks in part to Mike Eggers, manager at the Renner Meat Locker, who donated unused pig and cow remains for the simulated mission.

041228-M-0036Y-121. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Alaska Air and Army National Guardsmen clean up storm debris for Operation Merbok Response in Koyuk, Alaska, Sept. 27, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by Sgt. Seth LaCount)

050915-A-5679R-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

Alaska Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Robert Wolford (right), a metals technician assigned to the 168th Maintenance Squadron, and Alaska Army National Guard wheeled-vehicle mechanic Sgt. Jose Siordia fill sand bags to reinforce the Koyuk Native Store warehouse for Operation Merbok Response in Koyuk, Alaska, Sept. 28, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by Sgt. Seth LaCount)

030318-M-4544K-007. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: C Co, 4th LAR Bn, 4th Mar Div

The Norwegian Rapid Reaction Force conducts ambush Situational Tactical Exercises with opposing forces from the 1-151st Infantry at Camp Ripley Training Center in Little Falls, Minnesota, on February 10th, 2024. The Norwegians are in Minnesota as a part of the 51st annual Norwegian Reciprocal Troop Exchange where troops from the Minnesota National Guard and the Norwegian Home Guard send troops to the allied country to conduct winter operations training (Minnesota Army National Guard

Members of the 52d Fighter Wing from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, provide medical aid to AIRMAN First Class Summer Desper, 48th Supply Squadron. AIRMAN Desper acted as a "burn victim" from an explosion during a phase II exercise. Personnel from the 52d Fighter Wing are currently deployed to Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, in preparation for the NATO Tactical Evaluation in October. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

040723-M-3717S-020. Subject Operation/Series: FUJI INCREMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM (FITP) 2004 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

020919-F-6449C-001. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Airmen with multiple Air National Guard security forces units prepare for a training event Jan. 19, 2023, as part of a 16-day Cold-Weather Operations Course led by the Air Force at Fort McCoy, Wis. More than 50 Airmen are participating in the training from across the Air Force. Besides learning about use of snowshoes and moving as a squad over terrain pulling an ahkio sled in a cold-weather environment, the Airmen also learned about cold-weather shelters, survival techniques, cold-weather uniform wear, and more. Fort McCoy has a long history of supporting cold-weather training. Eighty years prior to this training, in January 1943, the installation hosted winter training for the Army's 76th Division prior to the Division deploying to Europe to fight in the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.

Major Jono Holland, JP, Ph.D., Lead Chaplain of the Central Region -Linton Defense Health Directorate DHD New Zealand Defense Force NZDF Chaplaincy, led everyone in the Maori Benediction - Kia Tau, September 18, 2022. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the United States, Republic of Fiji Military, Australian, New Zealand, and British forces that builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face a crisis and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.

U.S. Navy Adm. Christopher W. Grady, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, observes a Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) drill during a visit to Oberlausitz Training Area, Germany, as part of DEFENDER-Europe 22, May 24, 2022. DEFENDER-Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises within U.S. European Commands Large Global Scale Exercise construct taking place in Eastern Europe. DEFENDER-Europe 22 demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO and the National Defense Strategy.

020425-M-0175R-006. Base: Mcas, New River State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU

011006-F-0148C-031. Base: Tulsa International Airport State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

001211-F-2902B-006. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A French Paratrooper derigs his Polish parachute after landing on the Drop Zone during Exrcise Falcon Leap onto Ginkelse Heide Drop Zone, Arnhem, Netherlands., Sep. 14, 2022. More than 1000 Paratroopers from all over the world, 13 different nationalities, multiple airdrops per day, and training with each other equipment for two weeks. this is NATO's largest technical airborne exercise

Soldiers of 2-151st Infantry Battalion Task Force Nighthawk continue the third day of crowd riot control training as they react to molotov cocktails being thrown at their feet, during a Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission rehearsal exercise, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 8, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo)

Royal Australian Air Force and U.S. Air Force medical personnel carry a stretcher during a mass casualty scenario as part of Cope North 24 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 11, 2024. U.S., RAAF and JASDF critical care air transport teams recently conducted a mass casualty exercise, treating and transporting over 50 patients from isolated airfields across Tinian, Saipan and Guam. An interchangeable medical service is a force-multiplier in the Indo-Pacific Region Air Force

During Operation Joint Endeavor, AIRMAN First Class Shana Duteau and Matthew Valentine, 48th Security Police Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, exit their tent as they make their way to their duty section on Tuzla AB, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

DN-ST-88-09988. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041107-F-5138D-001. Base: Key Field Air Angb State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S Marine Corps urban sniper instructor with the Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG), II Marine Expeditionary Force, sets up his gear for the Sniper Sustainment Course (SSC) aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 5, 2023. The SSC provides the opportunity for the Special Tactics Branch of EOTG to restructure the Urban Sniper Course to better suit the needs of the Recon Snipers that will remain in service for the Marine Corps and to conduct advanced marksmanship training to validate the standards for future courses.

U.S. Marine Corps explosive ordnance disposal technicians, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, handle inert ordnance from a downed aircraft during an aircraft recovery scenario at the Guardian Center, Georgia, Nov. 7, 2022. Marines with H&HS and Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 trained with base recovery after attack and aircraft recovery drills, enabling them to help maintain 2nd MAWs combat readiness.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to Charlie Company, 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct Medevac traing at Osoppo training area in Udine,Italy, April 12, 2023. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility.

040329-M-0374B-002. Base: Camp Humphreys State: Gyeonggi-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

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