Soldiers in Training Exercises

Active military personnel engage in training exercises in natural settings, showcasing readiness and tactical skills. The scenes highlight camouflage, equipment, and action-oriented poses.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conduct a team live-fire exercise, with M4 rifle, as part of exercise Repel Resolve II at Monte Romano Italian training area, Italy, Jan. 22, 2024. The Repel Resolve exercise series develops small-team lethality and experience, increasing the battalion's ability to operate across the Brigade Support Area of operation. 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.

GREYWOLF Trooper, assigned to 1-12 Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conducts a platoon STX, Oct. 26, 2022. Training events like these promote readiness throughout the unit and help soldiers prepare for situations they may face on the battlefield.

A U.S. Marine prepares to displace during Reconnaissance Certification Exercise at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Jan 18, 2024. RCERT is a battalion level exercise that evaluates Marines on all ground reconnaissance war fighting skills. The Marine is with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kevin Moreno, a ground radio repairer with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines provides security during Artillery Relocation Training Program 22.3 at Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi, Japan, Dec. 6, 2022. The skills developed at ARTP increase the proficiency and readiness of the only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit in the Marine Corps, enabling them to provide precision indirect fires. Moreno is a native from Rockwall, Texas.

U.S. Marines engage a notional enemy during a live-fire and maneuver range as part of Reconnaissance Certification Exercise at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Feb 1, 2024. Live-fire and maneuver ranges give Marines the opportunity to engage and destroy targets in a dynamic environment. RCERT is a battalion level exercise that evaluates Marines on all ground reconnaissance warfighting skills and tactics. The Marines are with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division. Marine Corps

DA-ST-86-00232. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '85 Country: West Germany (FRG)

Recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, complete the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. on March 31, 2022. The Crucible serves as the culminating event of Recruit Training and is the final obstacle before recruits earn the title United States Marine.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conduct a team live-fire exercise, with M4 rifle, as part of exercise Repel Resolve II at Monte Romano Italian training area, Italy, Jan. 22, 2024. The Repel Resolve exercise series develops small-team lethality and experience, increasing the battalion's ability to operate across the Brigade Support Area of operation. 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.

030912-M-9023R-002. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 2003 Base: Camp Samuel Hill State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Major Command Shown: GOLF 2ND BN 3RD MAR

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit from Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, pushes his way through vegetation during the land navigation course on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, March 28, 2023. During the course, recruits had to navigate to various points on a map using a compass.

Troopers assigned to Delta Troop, 4-6 Air Cavalry Squadron, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, pull security during Downed Aircraft Recovery Team training (DART), at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., on Oct 12, 2022. DART trains on a variety of individual and collective tasks that are necessary to the recovery of an aircraft in the event it is down and cannot fly away under its own power.

Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment and 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment conduct personnel recovery training mission Fallen Angel in Mihail Kogălniceanu, Romania, Jan. 28, 2022. 3-227 Spearhead and 1-16 "Iron Ranger soldiers worked alongside Italian airmen to simulate recovery of a downed pilot. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joshua Thorne)

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conduct a team live-fire exercise, with M4 rifle, as part of exercise Repel Resolve II at Monte Romano Italian training area, Italy, Jan. 22, 2024. The Repel Resolve exercise series develops small-team lethality and experience, increasing the battalion's ability to operate across the Brigade Support Area of operation. 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. Army Soldiers from 1st Infantry Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conducts tactical assaults on Pohakuloa Training Grounds, Nov. 2, 2022. Realistic training exercises, like JPMRC 23-01, strengthen defense relationships, foster multinational interoperability, increase U.S. readiness, and reinforce the unified regional land power network that supports a Free and Open Indo-Pacific.

DM-ST-87-01617. Base: Camp Lejuene State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tom Ochieng with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, sets security in a tree line during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel exercise, July 29, 2022, in the Philippine Sea. TRAP is the capability to conduct a rescue and recovery of downed aircraft and aircraft personnel while providing medical aid in a hostile environment. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Thomas Ward, combat engineer, Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), communicates with the air ground support operation center during a reconnaissance patrol at Ft. Stewart, Georgia, Nov. 4, 2022. MWSS-273 conducted the exercise to enhance their ability to operate as a squadron in a field environment to support 2nd MAWs capability to forward-deploy.

220720-N-WG572-1142 BELLOWS AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii (July 20, 2022) - Republic of Korea SEALs move to their objective during Military Operations on Urban Terrain training during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 20. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, and more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Navy photo by MC3 Christopher J. Crawford)

Army National Guard officer candidates with the 205th Regimental Training Institute Officer Candidate School Phase III coordinate their offensive strategy during movement to contact training lanes on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 18, 2022. Candidates learn to plan and execute time-sensitive operations in a demanding environment, and afterwards receive feedback from experienced instructors.

Senior Airman Landon Agahi, 9th Air Support Operations Squadron Tactical Air Control Party Precision Strike Team member, covers his face in dark paint at Fort Stewart, Ga., August 16, 2022. The 15th ASOS was conducting reconnaissance and evasion training. The TACPs embedded into the forest and buildings of an objective training area to conducting intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance training in order to hone command and control capabilities. TACP Precision Strike Teams gather intel to relay to the Combined Force Air Component Commander for informed airstrike decision-making.

U.S. Marines 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division and members of the Northern Army, Japan Self-Defense Force, conduct force-on-force training as a part of Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 12, 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.

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Stephen Lunsford and Sgt. Elijah Svendsen, assigned to the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, participate in a simulated downed pilot scenario during Exercise Combined Resolve 17 (CbR 17) at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, on June 5, 2022. CbR 17 is a U.S. Army exercise consisting of 5,600 service members, NATO Allies, and partners from over 10 countries, and is designed to assess units' abilities to conduct operations in a multi-domain battle space.

A U.S. Marine with 3d Battalion, 4th Marines provide security during Stand-in Force Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Dec 10, 2022. SiF-EX is a Division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region.

U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, wait for the next simulated attack at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on Nov. 2, 2022. Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) 23-01 rotation strengthens defense relationships, foster multinational interoperability, increase U.S. readiness, and reinforce the unified regional land power network that support a Free and Open Indo-Pacific.

A combat-ready fire team made up of Marine officer candidates on patrol. These candidates are students of The Basic School for Marine Officers Combat Training. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Straight on shot of a US Marine from the 1ST Marine Division, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, Echo Company, 3rd Platoon laying in the prone position in tall grass. He aims a M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) down range. This mission is in direct support of Operation Kernel Blitz '99. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '99 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Natalie Vandergriff, 1st Combat Camera Squadron aerial combat camera journeyman, takes photos during Exercise Green Goblin at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Dec. 6, 2022. This four-day exercise provides relevant and essential night-vision training to prepare combat camera Airmen with enhanced photographic and video capabilities required to capture imagery in low-light and no-light environments.

Special forces operators in a military kayak.

A Belgium soldier in the prone position on guard at the Joint Readiness Training Center. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE NUGGET '97 Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, participate in bilateral force-on-force training during Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 12, 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.

030213-M-7031A-019. Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Derrick Burke, a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 4th Marines conducts an air assault in support of a United Nations Command Honor Guard alert contingency disbursement rehearsal during Korea Marine Exercise Program (KMEP) 23.1 at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, Republic of Korea, Nov. 16, 2022. KMEP is conducted routinely to maintain the trust, proficiency, and readiness of the ROK-U.S. Alliance. 3d Battalion, 4th Marines is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

A Marine armed with an M-16 rifle speaks into a radio phone while on patrol in the jungle during Operation Ocean Venture '82. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '82 State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Competitors in the 2017 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition run to their next event while taking part in the competition at Camp Ripley, Minn., Tuesday, July 18, 2017. The competition is a mentally and physically challenging three-day event that tests Soldiers on a variety of tactical and technical skills to determine the Army Guards Soldier and noncommissioned of the year. The winners move on to compete in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, battling it out with Soldiers from throughout the Army to be named the Armys Soldier and NCO of the year.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division prepare to fire an M136 AT4 rocket launcher during Resolute Dragon 22 at Shikaribetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 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.

Barracks Marines with Alpha Company and Guard Company conducted M240B machine gun fire and subsequent squad support live-fire at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 15, 2022. The range consisted of training with the M240B machine gun, while suppressing fire and denying the enemy from establishing firing positions for their fire support assets. The training hones the Marines capabilities as a squad that is capable of responding to a potential crisis or contingency.

U.S. Army Sgt. Nathaniel Cross, an infantryman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, of the New York Army National Guard, operates a camera on a reconnaissance training mission at Fort Drum, Jun. 24. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, are currently conducting pre-mobilization training for an overseas mission to the Horn of Africa.

DA-SC-89-11620. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN PHEASANT Base: Tamara Country: Honduras (HND)

A U.S. Air Force security forces trainee takes cover following the controlled explosion of a ground burst simulator at the field operations block of training during the U.S. Air Force security forces apprentice course at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Sept. 22, 2022. The field operations course is part of a six-week course designed to teach the basic skills necessary to new security forces Airmen.

Airmen from the 319th Civil Engineer Squadron low crawl during a Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force training on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 14, 2022. The goal of Prime BEEF training is to create and maintain civil engineer forces capable of completing multiple objectives at any time.

DA-SC-88-01642. Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

German Soldiers construct a fighting position during Allied Spirit 22 in Hohenfels Training Area, Germany Jan. 23, 2022. Allied Spirit is a United States Army Europe-Africa directed, 7th Army Training Command conducted, Joint Multinational Readiness Center hosted training exercise for the Latvian 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade from Jan. 11, 2022 to Feb. 5, 2022. The exercise will develop and enhance NATO and key partner interoperability and readiness across specified warfighting functions. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nathaniel Gayle)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ryan Lauritsen (left) and Cpl. Jack Secrest (right), scout snipers with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division conduct a live-fire range 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. Lauritsen is a native of Dwight, Illinois and Secrest is native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

A U.S. Navy Corpsman with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines applies a tourniquet on simulated causality during Counter Assault Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, May 11, 2022. During this force-on-force exercise, an infantry company with 3/2 rapidly deployed into the double-canopy jungles of the Northern Training Area to defend against an assault from another infantry company with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines. This exercise was designed to increase 3d Marine Divisions ability to seize and defend key maritime terrain, such as islands or coastal areas, and conduct Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations in the western Pacific. 3/2 is deployed under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

040522-F-0007M-008. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jarrod Long, a combat engineer with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, radios to his command during Exercise Summer Pioneer on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 21, 2022. Summer Pioneer is designed to evaluate the company's ability to conduct a regimental-sized assault breach with combined arms attacks.

040608-M-1158H-026. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Swedish Marine with Coastal Ranger Reconnaissance platoon, 2d Swedish Marine Battalion, sights in during live fire exercise during exercise Archipelago Endeavor 2022 (AE22), at Berga Naval Base, Sweden, Sept. 13, 2022. AE22 is an integrated field training exercise that increases operational capability and enhances strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marines and Swedish forces.

Sgt. William Brandon, Combat Medic Specialist, 101st Airborne Division, throws a dummy grenade during the Army's Best Medic Competition. Twenty-two two-Soldier teams from all around the world traveled to Fort Hood, Texas to compete in the finals to be named the Armys Best Medic. The competition is a 72-hour arduous test of the teams physical and mental skills. Competitors must be agile, adaptive leaders who demonstrate mature judgment while testing collective team skills in areas of physical fitness, tactical marksmanship, leadership, warrior skills, land navigation and overall knowledge of medical, technical and tactical proficiencies through a series of hands-on tasks in a simulated operational environment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Herman)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jacob Michaltz (left) and Lance Cpl. Atticus Pond (right), both riflemen with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, load a Mk 153 shoulder-launched multipurpose assault weapon during Fuji Viper 22.5 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Sept. 15, 2022. Exercise Fuji Viper exemplifies a commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Michaltz is a native of North Mankato, Minnesota and Pond is a native of Morrison, Colorado.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Connor Fox, a rifleman assigned to Ground Sensor Platoon, 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, marks the location of a freshly planted ground sensor on his watch at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalvez, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 13, 2022. GSP is a scalable specialized unit whose mission is to collect enemy signatures in order to provide Marine Air-Ground Task Force commanders advanced warning of offensive attacks, counter enemy reconnaissance, and aid in force protection.

A Marine with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24) participates in a training scenario July 26, 2022, 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 24th Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 was holding their 2022 annual training at Fort McCoy. (U.S. Army Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

Special Forces candidates assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School engage enemy role players during the final phase of field training known as Robin Sage in central North Carolina, April 26, 2022. Robin Sage is the culmination exercise for Soldiers in the Special Forces Qualification Course and has been the litmus test for Soldiers striving to earn the Green Beret for more than 50 years.

Swedish Marine Pvt. Rasmus Jacobsson, with 202d Coastal Ranger company, 2d Swedish Marine Battalion, observes mortar impact area through binoculars during a live fire training event, during exercise Archipelago Endeavor 2022 (AE22), at Berga Naval Base, Sweden, Sept. 14, 2022. AE22 is an integrated field training exercise that increases operational capability and enhances strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marines and Swedish forces.

Recruits with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, practice firing positions on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April 12, 2022. Recruits practice shooting positions and simulate the course of fire for a week prior to shooting with live ammunition.

A U.S. Marine displaces to a new position during Reconnaissance Certification Exercise at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Jan 18, 2024. RCERT is a battalion level exercise that evaluates Marines on all ground reconnaissance war fighting skills. The Marine is with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division.

Scenes from Day 2 of the Tripler Army Medical Center Best Medic Competition! Tripler Army Medical Center Desmond T. Doss Health Clinic- Schofield Barracks.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tyler Somers, a machine gunner with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, fires an M2 machine gun during Exercise Shinka 22.1 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 22, 2022. Shinka exemplifies a shared commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 3/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Members of the 3rd Mobile Aerial Port Squadron train under simulated combat conditions to learn ground defense techniques during exercise Volant Scorpion. The men are preparing for situations during which their squadron will have to set up airport facilities for Air Force air wings while under enemy attack. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT SCORPION Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA)

A U.S. Marine with Lima Company, 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, moves to contact during less-than-lethal training as part of exercise Southern Jackaroo 22 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia May 24, 2022. The less-than-lethal training involved a combat scenario using simunition rounds and transitioned to a mass casualty scenario where the injured role-players were assessed, treated and then transported to a higher echelon of care.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Liam McDonald, an F-16 crew chief assigned to the Ohio National Guards 180th Fighter Wing, prepares a defensive position during an Agile Combat Employment training event at the 180FW in Swanton, Ohio, March 30, 2023. Agile Combat Employment allows Airmen to widen capabilities by training in adjacent career fields, creating Multi-Capable Airmen that can operate in a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment.

030912-M-9023R-016. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 2003 Base: Camp Samuel Hill State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Major Command Shown: GOLF 2ND BN 3RD MAR

Soldiers from the 328th Human Resources Company, 38th Regional Support Group, practice donning their gas masks at Forward Operating Base Liberty on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, July 23, 2022. One of the Army Reserves focus is to continually improve Army Readiness and strengthen Army Warrior Tasks. This years STX focus was on communication, formations, and the principle of patrolling within a tactical environment.

A U.S. Marine with Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort patrols with a stretcher during the Corporals Course culminating event at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, Sept. 1, 2023. Corporals Course is a month-long professional military education program that develops Marines small unit leadership skills and continues to prepare them to lead Marines.

United States Army rangers sniper pair in the forest.

A U.S. Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force prepares to employ demolition during exercise Archipelago Endeavor (AE22) at Berga Naval base, Sweden, Sept. 15, 2022. AE22 is an integrated field training exercise that increases operational capability and enhances strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marines and Swedish forces.

030402-F-1404F-005. Base: Rock City Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO)

Tactical air control party Airmen with the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron conduct covert ground surveillance operations in The Sawtooth National Forest, Idaho, August 20, 2022. These tactical training maneuvers ensure effective communication in deployed locations.

Brunei, June 15, 2005. © Henry Westendorp / Cavdkm / Royal Navy. Jungle Training Brunei. Some Dutch Mariniers follow the British jungle training at the Jungle Warfare Wing in Brunei. After completing this heavy traning, they can act as an instructor or as a consultant.

Brunei, June 15, 2005. © Henry Westendorp / Cavdkm / Royal Navy. Jungle Training Brunei. Some Dutch Mariniers follow the British jungle training at the Jungle Warfare Wing in Brunei. After completing this heavy traning, they can act as an instructor or as a consultant.

A U.S. Army Soldier attached to the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment searches for three missing Soldiers in Yusifiyah, Iraq, May 15, 2007.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Cortez, right, a student with Headquarters and Support Battalion's Corporals Course 4-22, uses a lensatic compass during the culminating event on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 17, 2022. Corporals Course provides Marines with the skills and knowledge necessary to become successful small-unit leaders.

DJIBOUTI, Africa - Corporal Beau Reimink from team three, Sniper Platoon, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, climbs a mountain while conducting high desert stocking training in Djibouti, Africa March 26.24th MEU Marines are currently training in a series of sustainment and bilateral exercises while in Djibouti. The 24th MEU is currently on a seven month deployment aboard Nassau Amphibious Ready Group vessels as the theatre reserve force for Central Command.

Adult hunter in the Colorado Rockies, Indian Peaks, Colorado.

Members from 56th Troop Command, Charlie Company with the Rhode Island National Guard conducts airborne training and follow-on tactics training at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Starke, Fla. Jan. 20, 2022. The training was completed in order to increase proficiency in tactical techniques.(U.S. Air National Guard photos by Senior Airman Brittni Capozzi)

U.S. Army Paratroopers participate in Initial Manifest Call (IMC) to prepare for an airborne jump from UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters at Fort Bragg, N.C. on Apr. 27, 2022. The purpose of IMC is to gather a manifest of people who will be participating in an airborne jump.

DA-SC-89-00526. Base: Fort Lewis State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040915-M-1226J-024. Base: USMC Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A US Marine Corps platoon leader and his radioman take cover along the beach at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, "Barking Sands" Kauai, HI. Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Camp Pendleton, CA and involved Navy and Marine Air, Ground and Sea Forces trained as a combined amphibious assault force during Operation RIMPAC 96. A US Marine Corps platoon leader and his radioman take cover along the beach at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, "Barking Sands" Kauai, HI. Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Camp Pendleton, CA and involved Navy and Marine Air, Ground and Sea Forces trained as a combined amphibious assault force during Operation RIMPAC Ô96.

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

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

U.S. Marines, with Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Command Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, Australian Army soldiers with 8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, and members of Australian Special Operations Command survey the outback of Yampi Sound, WA, Australia, during an observation point occupation as part of exercise Koolendong 22, July 20, 2022. Exercise Koolendong 22 is a combined and joint force exercise focused on expeditionary advanced base operations conducted by U.S. Marines, U.S. Soldiers, U.S. Airmen, and Australian Defence Force personnel.

A radioman from Company B, 1ST Battalion, 187th Infantry, 193rd Brigade Task Force from Panama, attempts to put on his back pack while holding an M16A1 rifle, during the joint US/Honduras training Exercise AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE). Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE) Base: Aguacate Country: Honduras (HND)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Cody Demorest, a Joint Terminal Attack Controller with All-Domain Effects Team Bravo, 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (2d ANGLICO), II MEF Information Group conducts a Close Air Support mission with an A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 104th Fighter Squadron as part of Defender Europe 22, Kazlų Rūda, Lithuania, May 18, 2022. 2d ANGLICO provides a liaison capability to our joint service and NATO allies by educating the ground forces on Marine Air-Ground Task Force fires and air support.

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Marco Talamantez, Air Education Training Command competitor, armed with an M16A2 rifle, makes his way out of the low crawl obstacle event during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense, and policing skills over six days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE '00 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060519-N-4772B-300. Base: Hat Yao Country: Thailand (THA)

A Services Squadron Combat Support Operations Course trainee positions himself to repel an aggressor attack near his fighting position. The team is made up of 120 Air Force, Navy, and British Army reservists currently undergoing a two-week field-training course at Fort Dix, New Jersey. From this course, the team will learn to survive and operate in a field environment. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Adam Wiscombe, left, team leader, and Sgt. Michael Graf, right, squad leader, both with 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division (MARDIV), Marine Forces Reserve, discuss ambush tactics as part of the 4th MARDIV Rifle Squad Competition on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 28, 2023. The three-day event tested the Marines across a variety of infantry skills to determine the most combat effective rifle squad within the 4th MARDIV. MCB Camp Lejeune training facilities allow warfighters to be ready today and prepare for tomorrows fight.

A US Army soldier from the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, looks down range through the NVS-700 night vision system scope on his 5.56 mm M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) before a night live fire exercise at Range 74 during a Joint Readiness Training Exercise at Fort Bragg, NC, 15 July 1997. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT READINESS TRAINING Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Jovianni Lostal, automatic rifleman, with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division posts security while conducting a tactical exercise during exercise Archipelago Endeavor 22 (AE22), at Berga Naval Base, Sweden, Sept. 20, 2022. AE22 is an integrated field training exercise that increases operational capability and enhances strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marines and Swedish forces.

U.S. Marines with Corporals Course, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, compete in tug-of-war during a culminating event at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, Feb. 2, 2024. Corporals Course is a month-long professional military education program that develops Marines small unit leadership skills and continues to prepare them to lead Marines. The culminating event consisted of land navigation, an improvised explosive device lane, tug-of-war, grappling and completing the obstacle course with gear. Marine Corps

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment participate in their Squadron's Spur Ride in the vicinity of Schnaittenbach, near Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, June 23, 2022. During the Spur Ride, Troopers must complete a series of warrior tasks and drills in order to obtain the right to wear the cavalry's coveted silver spurs.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gavin Wright, a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, provides security during Counter Assault Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, May 11, 2022. During this force-on-force exercise, an infantry company with 3/2 rapidly deployed into the double-canopy jungles of the Northern Training Area to defend against an assault from another infantry company with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines. This exercise was designed to increase 3d Marine Divisions ability to seize and defend key maritime terrain, such as islands or coastal areas, and conduct Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations in the western Pacific. 3/2 is deployed under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

U.S. Army Soldiers participating in Jungle School perform waterborne operations at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on Sept. 24, 2022. During Waterborne day at Jungle School, students learn how to correctly and safely cross a water obstacle in the jungle using one rope bridge, poncho ruck rafts, and zodiacs.

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