Special Operations Training

Dynamic scenes of military personnel engaged in training and operations, featuring tactical gear and weapons, emphasizing collaboration and preparedness in diverse environments.

Police constable of anti terrorist squad ats at patrolling vehicle Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India 27-August-2009 Copyright: xHemangixNakwe/DinodiaxPhotox

A U.S. Air Force Airman with the 736th Security Forces Squadron walks foot patrol during a combat training course at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 3, 2022. The Agile Combat Defender Course was introduced at the beginning of this year and was designed to challenge security forces members with more realistic representations of deployed environments through field excercises.

Four Marines who provide security around the airfield for Operation Uphold Democracy at Cap Haitien, Haiti, pose for a picture. They are (left to right) LCpl Kirby, CPL Hughes, CPL Allan, and LCpl Palacios. Kirby, Hughes and Allan are from 2/2 TOW Platoon, and Palacios is from Bravo 1/10. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Cap Haitien Country: Haiti (HTI)

050130-A-3133C-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Basrah Airport Country: Northern Iraq

A Beninese soldier from the 1st Commando Parachute Battalion gives a hand signal to his platoon during a Joint Combined Exercise Training (JCET) in Ouassa, Benin, Sept. 6, 2022. U.S. special operations forces often assess host nation force capabilities to identify opportunities for future U.S. engagement and partnership.

U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct Joint combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Adiake, Cote dIvoire August 23, 2022. JCETs enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.

Soldiers armed with M-16A1 rifles me out on a training mission during TRADEWNDS '92, a joint exercise between eleven Caribbean countries, the United Kingdom and the United States. Subject Operation/Series: TRADEWINDS '92 Country: Barbados(BRB)

Police constable of anti terrorist squad ats at patrolling vehicle Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India 27-August-2009 Copyright: xHemangixNakwe/DinodiaxPhotox

French and Somali military policemen man a roadside checkpoint near Buurhakaba. The men are armed with a variation of the AK-47 and the FAMAS rifles. The French are providing training for the Somalian police in Baidoa and Buurhakaba. Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Buurhakaba Country: Somalia (SOM)

Members of the 1ST Battalion, 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, patrol along a dirt road during their unit's annual Army Training and Evaluation Program (ARTEP) at the US Army's Pohakuloa Training Area. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030814-M-5839E-509. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE LIBERIA Base: Roberts International Airport Country: Liberia (LBR)

U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct Joint combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Adiake, Cote dIvoire August 23, 2022. JCETs enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.

Gaza Strip, Palestine. 19th February, 2022. Fighters from the Mujahideen Brigades take part in a military training at a site in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. These exercises are in readiness to repel any aggression on Gaza in the future. (Photo by: Yousef Masoud/Majority World/UIG)

040822-N-9712C-002. Base: Fort Hunter Liggett State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Indiana National Guard state partnership medical team spent more than two weeks in Niamey, Niger during the month of September working alongside the Niger armed forces first combat medic team to provide instruction in tactical combat casualty care and behavioral health.

051215-A-6365W-033. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID

Ten US Marines walk along the side of a red clay colored building with their M16 rifles in the ready position. Some Marines are walking; others are kneeling or sitting in a doorway. The roof of the building appears to be missing. The Marines, from Task Force Mogadishu, have surrounded the weapons cantonment of Somali Warlord General Aideed in the northern part of the Captial City of Mogadishu. Their mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Commandos with the Dominican Republic counterterrorism unit known as Secretaria De Las Fuerzas Armadas Commando Especial Contra Terrorismo, take cover and regroup during a training exercise at Ciudad Del Niño here March 9. A team of Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, trained the commandos as part of U.S. Southern Command, Special Operations Command-Souths Exercise Fused Response, which serves to improve the interoperability between the militaries and the combat abilities of the SEFA-CT.

A Marine gestures to a group of Somali women sitting behind a truck during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

A U.S. Navy HH-60 Blackhawk from HS-11, NAS Jacksonville, FL drops off relief supplies to those in need on January 16, 2010 in Port Au Prince, Haiti as part of the Haiti earthquake relief effort.

Mandera prison guards stand by a gate while a prisoner looks though the bars in Somalia.

Airman 1st Class Alexander Dorrelus, 51st Security Forces Squadron response force team leader, prepares a plan of action with his team while responding to a simulated attack during a base-wide training event at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 17, 2022. The event was used as an opportunity for SF members to practice base defense tactics in the event of a hostile invasion.

National Security Guard NSG commandos with gun outside hotel Taj Mahal after terrorist attack by deccan mujahedeen Bombay Copyright: xHemangixNakwe/DinodiaxPhotox

040414-A-1526R-014. Base: Las Calderas Country: Dominican Republic (DOM)

Tripler residents participate in a 3-Day Trauma CAPSTONE event, at Schofield Barracks, where they participated in critical tactical trauma care prior to their graduation and departure from Tripler.

Soldiers in a Niger army unit stand in formation while a dignitary visits their outpost during Operation Desert Shield. The men are armed with M-14 rifles.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

041008-F-4866W-102. Subject Operation/Series: N/A Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A soldier of Co. B, 4th Bn., 27th Inf. Div. (Light) makes a charge as he trains for deployment to the Middle East to take part in Operation Desert Storm. He is armed with an M-16A2 rifle. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Schofield Barracks, Kaneohe Bay State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050927-A-9748H-020. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Gamekeepers with firearms on the hunt for poachers, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Israeli soldiers near lebanese border, 70's

060412-A-5745M-019. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MSOC) teach the Nigerian Navy Special Forces close-quarters combat during a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Lagos, Nigeria April 27, 2022. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as close-quarters battles, small unit tactics and mission planning.

Marines on a Combat Patrol Near the City of Haditha, Iraq

NIGERIEN AIR BASE 201, Niger - A member of the (FAN) Niger Armed Forces (French: Forces armées nigériennes) listens during a de-brief of their field training exercise (FTX) at Nigerien Air Base, 201, Niger, Sept. 9, 2022. The 409th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Air Advisors put together a 28-day course to educate the Niger Armed Forces (FAN) to build the skills that are needed to counter the escalating violent extremism in the tri-border region of Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali.

040605-M-4419R-027. Base: India Base (NASIR WAAL SALAAM) State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Soldier, Cameroon, Africa

A U.S. Navy HH-60 Blackhawk from HS-11, NAS Jacksonville, FL drops off relief supplies to those in need on January 16, 2010 in Port Au Prince, Haiti as part of the Haiti earthquake relief effort.

Rapid Action Force RAF commando Taj Mahal hotel Terrorist attack by Deccan Mujahedeen on 26 November 2008 in Bombay Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Gun, army portrait and people in forest training, outdoor shooting and military exercise, mission and jungle. Rifle, soldier teamwork and veteran man and woman in battlefield gear in woods or nature

Soldier, paintball gun and ready for war, game or military fight in extreme sports in the outdoor arena. Sporty army player in holding fire in preparation for match start, begin or commence at field

DF-ST-85-03737. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '83 Country: Somalia (SOM)

UN and Liberian Police line up in riot gear

021209-M-3022S-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Manda Bay State: Coast Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: CTF 52.2

Paintball, training and man in action with gun for tournament, competition and battle in nature. Camouflage, military and male person shooting in outdoor arena for sports, adventure game or challenge

030418-M-4419R-009. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct Joint combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Adiake, Cote dIvoire August 23, 2022. JCETs enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.

United Nations soldiers run toward an aircraft to line-up in formation for the arrival of the President of Bolivia in Port au Prince, Haiti on Jan. 18, 2010.

Philippine Army 7th Infantry Division, Bravo CompanyPara Raidersstandat attention in formation during the Special Operations Command Armed Forces of the Philippines fourth anniversaryceremonyatFortMagsaysay,NuevaEcija,Philippines,April1,2022.(U.S. Army photograph by SPC Joshua Oller/28th Public Affairs Detachment)

Local newsmen photograph and film soldiers as they march. Base: Fort Sherman Country: Panama (PAN)

030912-M-9023R-012. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 2003 Base: Camp Samuel Hill State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Major Command Shown: GOLF 2ND BN 3RD MAR

041025-F-6871S-055. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Military outside Taj Mahal hotel after terrorist attack by deccan mujahedeen Bombay Mumbai Copyright: xHemangixNakwe/DinodiaxPhotox

060127-A-5745M-039. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN DIV

Indian army man after the success of the operation against terrorist at the Taj hotel in 2008 Colaba Bombay Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

A Senegalese Armed Forces (SAF) soldier practices firing an M-4 carbine during African Lion 22 in Dodji, Senegal, June 24, 2022. African Lion 22 is U.S. Africa Commands largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6-30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

Man in uniform doing intensive shooting course designed to elevate individual skills beyond basic marksmanship. Military unit using pistol to engage targets at various ranges

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jacob Thompson, Combat Training Company, uses Staff Sgt. Adelard Hoffarth, Vertical Training Company, both instructors with 1st Battalion, 164th Regional Training Institute, North Dakota Army National Guard, to demonstrate teaching techniques instructors from the 164th RTI use to the Togo Non-Commissioned Officer Academy instructors, Temedja, Togo, Feb. 26, 2024. This instructor knowledge exchange was event four of an eight-part series to expand the experience of NCO academy instructors from the North Dakota National Guard and Togolese Army under the National Guards State Partnership Program. Army National Guard

National Guardsmen taking meal break, 1992 riots, South Central Los Angeles, California

US Army soldiers from 82nd Airborne Division stand up for a mock practice jump during a Joint Readiness Training Exercise (JRTX) being conducted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 15 July 1997. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT READINESS TRAINING Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060322-A-9157N-080. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON State: Barahona Country: Dominican Republic (DOM)

National Security Guards NSG commando running gun battle militants Taj Mahal Hotel terrorist attack Deccan Mujahidee Bombay Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

A U.S. Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) observes U.S. Sailors and members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) approach a landing craft utility during Transport Exercise (TRANSPORTEX) in Suruga-wan Shizuoka, Japan, Sep. 17. TRANSPORTEX is a humanitarian aid & disaster relief exercise further enhancing interoperability between Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11, the 31st MEU and the JMSDF, enabling a combined rapid response force in the event of crisis or natural disaster. 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.

A US Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) with Amphibious Craft Unit 5, attached to Tarawa Amphibious Ready Group, offloads vehicles carrying much needed building material and supplies to the local people (Not shown) during a Humanitarian Assistance Operation in East Timor, September 2000. US Marines and Sailors from Tarawa Amphibious Ready Group spent three days in East Timor providing Medical and Community Relations Services to help rebuild the war torn nation. Subject Operation/Series: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE OPERATION, EAST TIMOR Base: Arturo Island Country: East Timor (TMP)

U.S. Army Rangers assigned to the 3rd Special Forces Group teach the Cabo Verdean National Guard tactical movements during a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Cabo Verde, Praia, September 6, 2022. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as close-quarters battles, small unit tactics, and mission planning.

Armed Pakistani soldiers in open top vehicle with machine gun in village of Pattika, Pakistan

in danakil ethiopia africa the rifle and the back of the guard concept of safety and protection

060508-A-0527A-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Shir Zai State: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

DF-ST-92-09184. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM REDEPLOYMENT Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Army soldier wearing protective gear reloading handgun in indoor shooting range, following safety protocols. Military unit carefully handling weapon following methodical firearms practice safety rules

Indo Tibetan border force ITBF commandos at arthur road jail in Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India 17-April-2009 Copyright: xHemangixNakwe/DinodiaxPhotox

030722-A-3450H-064. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Protests in Cairo

DA-SC-85-06495. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '84 Base: Han River Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A member of the Niger Armed Forces (FAN) renders a salute to leadership during an Air Advisors Course graduation ceremony at Air Base 201, Niger, Nov. 21, 2022. The Air Advisors Course provided training to FAN members to help build Nigerien capacity to strengthen their defense capabilities - better enabling Africans to address security concerns and reduce threats to U.S. interests.

Utilitiesman 2nd Class (SCW) Erik Dines, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion ELEVEN (NMCB 11), demonstrates for Timorese Defense Force F-FDTL workers how to properly use a jack hammer at the EP Nu Laran School in Dili, Timor-Leste, on August 6, 2010. The renovation project is part of Pacific Partnership 2010, the fifth in a series of annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance endeavors aimed at strengthening regional partnerships.

051215-A-6365W-219. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID

Marines of Task Force Somalia prepare to search a building for weapons during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

000504-N-1012K-514. Base: Camp Garcia State: Vieques Island Country: Puerto Rico (PRI)

Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team New Orleans team members line up with training targets at the range May 12th, 2022, in Kiln, Mississippi. Maritime Safety and Security Team New Orleans maintains weapon proficiency by conducting firearms training throughout the year.

After the arrest, the Shura member of the new militant organization 'Jamatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya' and head of Dawati branch, Abdullah Maymun alias Sheikh of Sylhet. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested four dangerous terrorists from Barashala area of Sylhet airport. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

060322-A-9157N-075. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON State: Barahona Country: Dominican Republic (DOM)

020823-F-2464N-001. Base: Horadiz Country: Azerbaijan (AZE) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Sylhet, Bangladesh. 18th July 2024. Students protesting by blocking the Sylhet-Sunamganj highway demanding quota reforms. Police thereafter tried to stop and block the protestors.

The Honorable Walter B. Slocombe (gray shirt), Under Secretary of Defense (Policy), talks with several Hungarian soldiers while being shown the diving equipment currently in use by Hungarian Army Engineers. Mr. Slocombe is on a two-day visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina to meet with IFOR personnel and various Bosnian civic leaders. Base: Stari Gradiska Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Bangladesh Army soldiers conduct checkpoint training during exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 19, 2022. Checkpoints aim to provide a safe area to protect a location from outside influence and to deny hostile opportunities. Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II enables instructors from multiple countries to integrate and provide cross education, strengthening cohesion between allies and partners.

A Marine colonel addresses, with the aid of an interpreter, a group of Somalis assembled outside the Joint Task Force Somalia headquarters during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Army medical personnel treat injured person, nepal, asia Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Police charging during protest in Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Civil Defence Corps demonstrate rescue and first aid operations in case of disasters at Priyadarshini Park, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Security Persons Run Towards Burning Building Of Income Tax Office In Srinagar After Some Militants Attacked On It In Kashmir , Jammu and Kashmir , India

A vehicle called a technical with machine gun mounted in the back and with guys armed with AK47s and RPGs patrols the streets of

MAJ Joseph Parker, chief of the Military Cooperation Office, U.S. Embassy, Sierra Leone, takes an inventory of medical supplies and equipment delivered to Freetown International Airport by a 436th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft. The plane is delivering the material as part of a U.S. humanitarian effort to provide food and other necessities to five African countries stricken by war and famine. Base: Freetown Country: Sierra Leone (SLE)

Marine Special Forces from the Tanzanian Peoples Defence Force assess a casualty and prepare to apply tourniquets to control extremity hemorrhage during a Joint Combined Exchange Training in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Nov. 10, 2022. These vital Tactical Combat Casualty Care skills help combat forces achieve higher casualty survival rates.

Security personals of the Border Security Force (BSF) providing tight security and patrolling the India- Bangladesh rail line in Nischinta Pur area, in precaution to the ongoing anti-quota protests in neighbouring country Bangladesh. Agartala. Tripura, India.

DA-ST-85-02246. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Carriacou Island

A United States team member shoots after a ruck during the Fuerzas Comando 2022 competition in La Venta, Honduras on June 22, 2022. Fuerzas Comando is a Foreign Military Interaction exercise designed to enhance multinational and regional cooperation, mutual trust, and confidence to improve the training, readiness, interoperability, and capability of regional Special Operations Forces.

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