Special Operations Forces Training

Photos of security and special operations forces in training scenarios, featuring protective gear and tactical maneuvers in various environments.

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U.S. Air Force Airman Basic, Sydney Cymek, security forces trainee, practices clearing a room as part of 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.

Active duty Soldiers from the 720 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, attached to Task Force Nighthawk, from Baumholder, Germany, conduct homemade explosive training (HME), including identifying and mitigating hazards, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 11, 2022. The 720th Explosive Ordnance Disposal team is attached to the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team to supplement the KFOR 31 rotation. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. 1st Class Herschel Talley)

221209-N-PC620-0111 FORT HOOD, Texas (Dec. 9, 2022) Marines assigned to the Marine Corps Chemical, Biological Incident Response Force stabilize a structure in a simulated disaster recovery area before conducting search and rescue operations during Exercise Sudden Response 23 at Fort Hood, Texas Dec. 9, 2022. Military units comprising the Defense CBRN Response Force (DCRF) participated in Exercise Sudden Response 23 Dec. 7-13 in Camp Mabry, Austin and Fort Hood, Texas. Teams from Task Force (TF) Aviation, TF Logistics, TF Medical and TF Operations, rehearsed force and equipment employment, life-saving operations and web-based collaborative tools to ensure their ability to execute Defense Support of Civil Authority (DSCA) mission. The DCRF is comprised of up to 5,200 personnel from military units located throughout the nation who come together to help fellow Americans in the event of a catastrophic crisis response.

KEKAHA, Hawaii (Jan. 30, 2024) Master-at-Arms Seaman Apprentice Shaun Rivers fires an M18 service pistol during gun qualification sustainment training at the indoor shooting range on Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Barking Sands, Kekaha, Hawaii. PMRF is the world's largest instrumented multi-domain range, capable of supportingsurface, subsurface, air, and space operations simultaneously.

Members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 prepare to assault the bridge of the fleet oiler USNS J0SHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO-188) during a training mission. SEAL Team 8 is providing boarding teams to assist the ships of the Maritime Interception Force in their enforcement of U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

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Chief Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) Chris Granger, left, explains pre-flight procedures to the Hon. Mr. Arthur Sinodinos AO, Australian ambassador to the United States, while in an MH-60R Sea hawk helicopter assigned to the Seahawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 41. HSM 41 is a Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) under HSM Wing Pacific (HSMWP), responsible for training the Navy’s newest Naval aviators and Naval aircrewman to fly and fight the MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter. HSMWP supports the manning, training and equipment of HSM squadrons based in the Pacific theatre, optimizing their capabilities for surface, anti-submarine and electronic warfare areas.

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Member Master Sgt. Takaaki Fujihira, Ground Component Command aviation, calls in a UH-60 Black Hawk for Ambassador Rahm Emanuel, U.S. Ambassador to Japan, during Exercise Yama Sakura at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 9, 2022. During his visit, Emanuel confirmed the ironclad commitment between the U.S. Forces and JGSDF and the collective strength of the U.S.-Japan security alliance.

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U.S. Air Force SrA Leilani Ramos, 177th Force Support Squadron customer service specialist, operates the single-entry point of the 177th Fighter Wing headquarters building October 13, 2022, during a readiness exercise at the Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. Ramos and other Airmen performed this task during exercise-simulated chemical and biological attacks, loss of electricity and network capabilities, and other exercise-simulated attacks, ranging from harmless to lethal, to prepare them for operations in a deployed environment.

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Senior Airman Maria Fox, 66th Security Forces Squadron entry controller, prepares to simulate a force response technique learned during a training session at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., July 14. The weeklong training, held July 11-15, provided students with close-range subject control skills through individual and team techniques.

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A U.S. Army Japan soldier dons his protective mask during chemical and biological instruction during the patrol lane portion of the U.S. Army Japan Expert Soldier Badge training week at Sagami General Depot, Japan April 12. The first-ever ESB competition for U.S. Army Japan is set to take place next week as more than 140 soldiers vie for the chance to wear the coveted badge.The ESB, which a Soldier can earn by completing 30 warrior tasks, was created in 2017 to provide all Soldiers not in infantry and medical career fields an opportunity to prove their combat readiness.

Staff Sgt. William Messer (top) and Tech. Sgt. John Glenister, security forces Airmen, advance up a staircase during a room-clearing training exercise Aug. 7, 2010, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Air Force Reserve Commands 919th Security Forces Squadron teams practiced entry and clearing tactics with varying targets and objectives.

SANTA RITA, Guam (Sept. 21, 2022) Sailors assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Group (MESG) 1 Detachment Guam conduct Close Quarter Training (CQT) run by MESG-1 Training Evaluation Unit, in Santa Rita, Guam, Sept. 21, 2022.

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Members of the Special Support Units (SSU) of Bosnia-Herzegovina State Investigation Protection Agency (SIPA) sweep and seek out high-value target roleplayers during exercise Brutalist Tornjak in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Oct. 20, 2022. The SIPA SSU and the U.S. Army 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) trained together with elements of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina in an interagency joint exercise focusing on direct action in close environments to secure high value targets.

Members of the 116th Bomb Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, demonstrate the proper way to remove a contaminated chemical warfare ensemble during the Operational Readiness Exercise. Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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Police guard goverment facility in Pasto Narino on May 1, 2021. During the demonstrations against the tax reform of president Ivan Duque Marquez.

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U.S. Air Force Airman Gavyn Hinojosa, 731st Air Mobility Squadron passenger service representative, cordons off a simulated unexploded ordnance during Beverly Midnight 24-1 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 30, 2024. BM24-1 is a routine training event that tests the military capabilities across the peninsula, allowing combined and joint training at both the operational and tactical levels. As the most forward deployed permanently based wing in the Air Force, the 51st Fighter Wing is charged with providing mission-ready Airmen to execute combat operations and receive follow-on forces.

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SANTA RITA, Guam (Sept. 14, 2022) Sailors and Marines assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Group (MESG) 1 Detachment Guam shoot at a range during small arms training run by MESG-1 Training Evaluation Unit in Santa Rita, Guam, Sept. 14, 2022.

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Soldiers aiming airsoft gun during tactical game

220927-N-SN516-1056 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 27, 2022) U.S. Navy Ensign John Swan aims an M2A1 machine gun during a live fire exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73). Decatur is currently operating with Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in preparation for an upcoming deployment.

Fort Dix - CBRN Defense Course Training 13 DEC 2022The Fort Dix CBRN School held training for various unit soldiers for the ASA Fort Dix CBRN Defense Course Class, 002-23. This course was from 4 December through 16 December 2023. The course includes training on a variety of military CBRN Equipment, and includes training and familiarization on, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), emergency response In-transit procedures, planning and preparing for Domestic Reconnaissance operations, the fundamentals of Toxic Industrial Chemicals/Materials (TIC/TIM), sampling and collection procedures, mission abort procedures, and the procedures to set-up, process through and close out a survey team decontamination site. (Images provided by the U.S. ASA Fort Dix (TSC) Training Support Center / Daniel Amburg)

U.S. Air Force Airmen from across the nation are at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center taking part in the Medical Readiness University's (MRU) Tactical Combat Casualty Care course provided by Air National Guard Medical Service (ANGMS), at Alpena, Michigan, August 30, 2022. 93 students, 16 instructors and support staff from 47 units trained for nine days in a variety of realistic combat scenarios. MRU assists the Air Force Surgeon General allowing medical personnel an opportunity to receive hands-on training, execution, employment and deployment for a variety of assigned ANGMS mission sets which may not be acquired elsewhere at a reduced cost for the entire enterprise.

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U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Giovanni Sobrino assigned to USCGC Mohawk (WMEC 913) poses for a photo in body armor and flash gear while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 2, 2022. Sobrino donned the proper protection equipment in preparation for a MK-75 gunnery exercise.

82nd Airborne artillery personnel load and fire M102 105 mm howitzers during Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

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220421-N-MZ836-1073 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 21, 2022) - Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Tybias Davis fires a .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire qualification event aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) April 21, 2022. Kearsarge, flagship of the Kearsarge ARG/MEU team, is on a scheduled deployment under the command and control of Task Force 61/2 while operating in U.S. Sixth Fleet in support of U.S., Allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa.

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Members of the 2nd Marine Division embarked aboard the tank landing ship USS BOULDER (LST-1190) distribute M-69 training grenades in preparation for an amphibious assault on Onslow Beach during exercise OCEAN VENTURE '92. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTUE '92 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A member of the Republic of Korea Marine Corps prepares to lower the South Korean flag during a combined evening colors ceremony with U.S. Marines from 1st Marine Division during Freedom Shield 24 in Pohang, South Korea, Feb. 29, 2024. Freedom Shield 24 is a defense-oriented exercise designed to strengthen the ROK-U.S. Alliance, enhance the combined defense posture, and further strengthen security and stability on the Korean peninsula. Marine Corps

A Honduran sniper fires through a tire during the combined sniper assault course for the Fuerzas Comando 2022 competition in La Venta, Honduras on June 17, 2022. The competition is a military exercise consisting of a skills competition between military and police Special Operations teams from the Western Hemisphere.

A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, detains a roleplaying aggressor during a mass casualty evacuation drill here, Dec. 13, 2013. The drill was part of the 31st MEU's pre-deployment training package which refreshes the unit's subordinate commands in a variety of operational capabilities. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps' force in readiness and is the only continually forward-deployed MEU.

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MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan (Feb. 13, 2013) Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Jasmine Morrison, from Fayetteville, Ga., advances to a target during an anti-terrorism force protection exercise at Misawa Air Base. During the training evolution, Sailors from Naval Air Facility Misawa and Airmen from Misawa Air Base worked together to successfully complete the exercise.

U.S. Marine Corps students with Drill Instructor School, Recruit Training Regiment, execute drill movements on the parade deck at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Aug 8, 2022. Drill Instructor School further develops the leadership, command presence, instructional ability, physical fitness, and knowledge of selected officers, Staff Non-Commissioned and Non-Commissioned Officers in order to successfully perform the duties of a series commander and drill instructor.

Marines from Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, conduct Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training with Brazilian Marines at Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 7, 2022. The training phase of exercise UNITAS integrates partner nations in various military events to exchange information on best practices and enhance interoperability of the multinational force. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

Station Commanders across the 8th Marine Corps District (8MCD) participate in Battle Position at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NAS JRB) Fort Worth, Texas, Aug. 11, 2022. The Mobile Marketing Team set up the simulator for Marines across 8MCD to test out for future Enhanced Area Canvassing events. Battle Position incorporates virtual reality while challenging participants to earn the highest aggregate score of 3 events: pull-ups, ammo can lifts, and a simulated pugil stick battle.

Soldiers assigned to 501st CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) Company - Tech Escort, 23d CBRNE (CBRN and Explosives) Battalion, 2ID Sustainment Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division conduct sensitive site assessment and exploitation combined training with Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, and ROKA's 136th Capital Mechanized Infantry Battalion on January 10th, 2024 at the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility (CACTF), Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, South Korea. U.S. forces work alongside the ROK Army to ensure smooth interoperability during real-world responses to CBRNE incidents.

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220711-N-PW480-0274 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 11, 2022) - A Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) 2022 Cycle 2 midshipman candidate uses a sound-powered phone during a line handling evolution aboard the USS Marlinespike trainer at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 11. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals - firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship - to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy

220819-N-ZS023-1052 SAN DIEGO (Aug 19, 2022) Littoral Combat Ship Squadron ONE sailors participate in an M9 naval handgun qualification course at Naval Base San Diegos gun range. LCS are fast, agile, mission-focused platforms designed to operate in near-shore environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. LCS support forward-presence, maritime security, sea control, and deterrence missions around the globe.

A 421st Combat Training Squadron instructor critiques students after a Tactical Combat Casualty Care scenario during the Advanced Ready Training - Outside the Wire course at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Feb. 6, 2024. The ART-OTW course is a pre-deployment requirement to gain experience in specialized tactics and techniques through strenuous training scenarios. Air Force

Citizen Soldiers and Airmen from the Arizona National Guard facilitate contactless COVID-19 testing at a testing site in Phoenix, Ariz., July 20, 2020. The Arizona National Guard has completed more than 2700 missions statewide in response to the COIVD-19 pandemic since being activated in March 2020.

A member assigned to U.S. Special Operations Command searches a boat during a Special Operations Forces (SOF) demonstration in Downtown Tampa, Florida, May 18, 2022. SOF Week is the premier gathering for the SOF community and industry, bringing together more than 11,000 attendees, including representatives from more than 100 countries to collaborate on new initiatives and capabilities needed for SOF professionals to compete and win in the future.

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wu, 15th Maintenance Group maintenance qualification training program instructor, performs administration duties on a computer in mission-oriented protective posture gear at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 24, 2022. The 15 Maintenance Group plans to have 75% of the 15th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-17 Globemaster III Aircraft Maintenance Unit qualified for Agile Combat Employment.

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A fire team of Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit executes a double pop maneuver before exiting a building during an exercise Dec. 16. The Camp Pendleton, Calif., unit deployed from San Diego Nov. 14 aboard USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor and arrived in Singapore Dec. 12 as part of a regularly scheduled deployment to the western Pacific and Middle East regions.

An Australian Service member test his skills while in his MKIV No1 NBC (Nuclear Biological Chemical) Suit with Avon FM12 Mask, by typing on a notebook computer during training at Camp Doha, Kuwait during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF

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Soldiers of the 2nd of the 151st Infantry Battalion, from the Indiana Army National Guard, practice crowd and riot control tactics with the German Bundeswehr(Army) at Hohenfels Training Center, Germany, on October 7, 2022. Task Force Nighthawk is training to be the 31st rotation of U.S. forces to support Operation Joint Guardian in Regional Command East, KFOR in Kosovo.

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Two women attending a protest at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia, speak with Airmen assigned to the Georgia Air National Guards 116th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) and 165th SFS as the Airmen man an entry control point while assisting law enforcement agencies during ongoing civil unrest, June 4, 2020. Georgia National Guardsmen are assisting law enforcement agencies to protect property, prevent destruction of infrastructure, and ensure the safety of Georgia citizens.

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U.S. Marine Corps Col. Chad A. Vaughn, commanding officer, Marine Aircraft Group 13, celebrates his final flight with his family at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, June 27, 2023. Vaughns final flight was conducted with aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, one of MAG 13s subordinate squadrons.

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U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Michael Taylor, 422nd Air Base Group senior enlisted leader, swings a sledgehammer during renovations at the RAF Croughton community center, England, Aug. 24, 2022. Airmen and leadership from 422nd ABG kicked off the renovation and partial demolition to improve the public area and increase the amount of space available for events and gathering.

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