Tactical Military Training

Soldiers executing tactical training exercises in diverse environments, enhancing combat readiness and operational skills during field exercises.

Special forces group aiming their rifles while on a night patrol mission.

A solider uses brush and twig as concealment during ambush training.

041205-F-8362B-248. Base: Avon Park Air Force Range State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, fire M240 medium machine guns during a field exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 24, 2023. The purpose of this exercise is to increase lethality and readiness of Marines within the unit. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air Ground Task Force operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities.

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), approach the site of a simulated battle during patrol base operations as part of Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, January 12, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Company 33 use the Millennia Military Vehicle, an all terrain forklift, to position gear, Landing Zone 216, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 2, 2022. The shelters were set up in order to inspect operabilty for future utilization in support of the 2022 Rim of the Pacific Exercise.

MGEN Edward C. Peter, commander of 5th Infantry Division (in background), presides over activation ceremonies for the 105th Battalion. LCOL Jay Vaugh, commander of the 105th Battalion (right), exchanges battalion colors with Command SGM Andrew Abernathy (left). Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

American and South Korean soldiers take a break in the field during exercise Team Spirit '89. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '89 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

BELLOWS AIR FORCE STATION, Hawaii (July 18, 2022) Australian Army Sgt. Corey Boyce from 2nd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, takes part in a helicopter casting serial during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, 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 world's 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 world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Royal Australian Air Force photo by Cpl. John Solomon)

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

060816-N-0775Y-006. Base: Fort Hunter Liggett State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldier lying on the grass while aiming a gun in an airsoft match

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, learn and execute Basic Warrior Training techniques on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., November 16, 2022. Recruits are taught basic infantry skills such as land navigation, maneuvering through obstacles, and buddy rushing.

U.S. Army Soldiers compete in the obstacle course event during the first U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) Best Squad/Best Warrior Competition held at Caserme Del Din, Vicenza, Italy on May 25, 2022. The competition spans four physically and mentally demanding days where competitors are tested on tactical, technical and leadership skills as they vie to be named the Best Squad. Six squads and eight individual Soldiers from nine units are competing for the title Best Warrior and Best Squad.

U.S. Air Force Airman load ammunition into magazines during weapons training at Fieldcraft Hostile (FCH) on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Aug. 3, 2022. FCH is a pre-deployment course directed by the 421st Combat Training Squadron, that teaches basic combat skills to over 5,000 U.S. Air Force, Joint and NATO personnel annually.

U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Battalion 5th Infantry regiment carry an Ahkio sled while rucking during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Training Center at Donnelly Training Area, Alaska, Feb. 17, 2024. JPMRC serves as the regions premier Combat Training Center that strengthens defense relationships, fosters multinational interoperability, increases U.S. readiness, and reinforces the unified regional land power network that supports a free and open Indo-Pacific. Air Force

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-300. Coast Guardsmen dropping off water in grassy area near helo, civilians nearby2. Hurricane Katrina

Special forces operators in a military kayak.

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US Air Force Technical Sergeant Edward Williams, a videographer assigned to the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron (CTCS), Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, pauses to catch his breath while digging his defensive fighting position (foxhole). The setting up of defensive fighting positions is one of your first tasks once you hit the ground at Contingency Support Operations Course (CSOC) 97-8. The Contingency Support Operations Course gives many airmen their first taste of how contingencies work, what is expected of them, and how to survive and operate under these conditions. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Philippine reconnaissance Marine tests a U.S. Marine Corps thermal scope as part of persistence and reconnaissance training during KAMANDAG 6 in Dadao, Calayan Island, Philippines Oct. 4, 2022. The combined training gave U.S. and Philippine reconnaissance Marines an opportunity to share tactics, techniques, and procedures. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

Two 1ST Battalion recruits spar during hand-to-hand combat training. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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BEN FOSTER in LONE SURVIVOR (2013), directed by PETER BERG.

020622-M-0175R-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2002 Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4) Scene Major Command Shown: CTF 52.2

A member of the 2nd Information Systems Group stands guard with an M-16 rifle as his unit prepares to deploy during a training exercise. Base: Patrick Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ethan Pendon assigned to 3rd Landing Support Battalion prepares to hook a Humvee from a CH-53E Super Stallion during an external lift during an integrated training exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 26, 2023. Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267 and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465 conducted integrated training as a proof of concept for future distributed operations.

Rear view medium shot of US Marines from the 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan, as they walk on the shore of a small island near Iwakuni, Japan. The Marines, dressed in dry suits, are attending cold water training exercises. Subject Operation/Series: 5TH FORCE RECON COLD WATER TRAINING Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jacob Carralez, a rifleman assigned to Ground Sensor Platoon, 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, plants a ground sensor during a surveillance field exercise 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.

U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa practice throwing and defending punches at Centre Dentrainment Au Combat (CECAD), Djibouti, Sept. 20, 2022, while participating in the French Desert Commando Course (FDCC). The FDCC is a multi-day course held by the French at CECAD that challenges both U.S. and French service members by challenging the participants physically and mentally through land and water obstacles and endurance exercises while surviving in austere field conditions.

DF-ST-88-10301. Base: Judicalpa Country: Honduras (HND)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Dale Yaussy, explosive ordnance disposal technician, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, places detonation charges for a controlled detonation exercise on Browns Island on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 27, 2022. Browns Island is off limits to all visitors unless authorized for training exercises. All personnel accessing the island must be accompanied by an explosive ordnance disposal technician due to extreme dangers associated with the high hazard impact area.

110629-N-AG285-502ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 29, 2011) Amphibious Assault Vehicles carrying Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) return to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) after taking part in an international exercise. Whidbey Island is deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group participating in the Spanish Amphibious Landing Exercise 2011 off the coast of Spain.

Rough shooting with a 12 bore shotgun

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Spc. Jacob Byrd, a musician assigned to U.S. Army Japan stationed at Camp Zama, Japan, dons his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology jacket June 7 at Lightning Academy, Schofield Barracks East Range, Hawaii, during the mystery event for the 2022 USARPACs Best Warrior Competition. The USARPAC BWC 2022 is an annual week-long competition consisting of competitors from multiple USARPAC units across the Indo-Pacific. The noncommissioned officers and junior enlisted Soldiers are evaluated in several categories such as general military knowledge, basic Soldier skills, and physical fitness.

DA-SC-86-10799. Base: Saint Mere-Eglise Country: France (FRA)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jaylyne Chemeli, a 1st Special Operations Medical Group physical therapy technician, wraps a pressure bandage around a simulation manikins head wound during Tactical Combat Casualty Care at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 27, 2022. The 1st SOMDG is implementing TCCC training twice a month to ensure Airmen are capable of providing proper care.

Bloody real viking with his sword in the countryside

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brian Omalleymolk, a marksmanship instructor with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, supervises an Annual Rifle Qualification on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 2, 2022. The Marine Corps implemented the new ARQ 10 months ago to replace the Annual Rifle Training. During the new ARQ, Marines use the standing, kneeling, and prone positions with artificial support to simulate realistic shooting positions in combat, improving proficiency as riflemen.

060408-N-3285B-010. Base: USS Peleliu (LHA 5)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Hanson, maintenance chief, S-4, Headquarters and Service and Battalion (HQSVCBN), U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC), participates in the culminating event of the Aito Course in Taravao, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Sept. 9, 2022. The event provided a bilateral training opportunity between the French Armed Forces and Marines with MARFORPAC. The nine Marines and Sailor from HQSVCBN participated in the bilateral training with the French Armed Forces in order to strengthen relationships with the region. The courses name comes from the Tahitian word aito, which means warrior.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jared Jones, student, Corporals School, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, prepares to grapple in shallow water during the Corporals Course culminating event at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, Sept. 1, 2023. The culminating event consisted of an improvised explosive device lane, shallow-water grappling and completing the obstacle course with gear. 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.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 9th Engineering Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics group, participate in hands-on shelter construction training during Jungle Crab 22 at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, June 28, 2022. During the training, EOD Marines prepared to support Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations by practicing survival methods in areas where logistical support may not be available. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

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A 2nd Battalion recruit strains to complete another sit-up during physical training. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), signal the aircraft while conducting special patrol insertion and extraction (SPIE) training on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 29, 2022. SPIE line operations enhances Marines ability to maneuver through arduous environments, granting the Marine Air-Ground Task Force commander flexibility when inserting or extracting from complex terrain. The MSPF is preparing for a scheduled deployment as part of the 26th MEU.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Bryse Bobbitt, military police, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, takes part in the endurance course on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 6, 2022. Marines maneuvered through obstacles as a team during the three-mile course to enhance teamwork and build unit camaraderie.

Soldiers from the Polish Battalion, Nordic-Polish Brigade, Task Force Eagle, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, relax in their armored personnel carrier while investigating suspected Prisoners of War camps in the vicinity of Slatina during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Soldier controlling the road across Zoji La, the pass between Srinagar and the embattled town of Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

A Soldier from 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade carries a sand bag through the tire obstacle course at FOB Warrior. The tire course was part of the spur ride held Mar 04.

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Staff Sgt. Jeremy Dornbusch, an infantryman assigned to 9th Mission Support Command stationed at Fort Shafter Flats, Hawaii, dons his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology jacket June 7 at Lightning Academy, Schofield Barracks East Range, Hawaii, during the mystery event for the 2022 USARPACs Best Warrior Competition. The USARPAC BWC 2022 is an annual week-long competition consisting of competitors from multiple USARPAC units across the Indo-Pacific. The noncommissioned officers and junior enlisted Soldiers are evaluated in several categories such as general military knowledge, basic Soldier skills, and physical fitness.

DF-ST-86-07859. Base: Gabel Mamza Country: Egypt (EGY)

051120-F-7234P-143. Complete Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) PETTY Officer Third Class (PO3) Jessica Young (left), PO3 Arthur Perry, and PETTY Officer Second Class (PO2) Ron Brown (right) stand over a makeshift grill during downtime at a US military camp in Harar, Ethiopia. USN Construction Battalion (SEABEE) with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 (NMCB 3), Port Hueneme, California (CA), dug three wells and are staging to drill several hand-pump wells, to provide thousands of Ethiopians and their livestock with potable water. US Army (USA) Soldiers from 1ST Battalion (BN), 294th Infantry Division (ID), Bravo Company (B CO), Guam (GU), provide force protection at the camp and well sites so that the Seabees can concentrate their efforts on well digging.

220718-N-EE352-1412 BELLOWS AIR FORCE STATION, Hawaii (July 18, 2022) U.S. Marines return to shore after an amphibious operations exercise with the Australian Army at Bellows Beach as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, 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 world's 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 world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 02, 2022) U.S. Marine snipers conduct a 'yowie' mile run during sniper concentration training for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, 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 world's 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 world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Photo by Royal Australian Air Force Corporal John Solomon)

U.S. Army Soldiers participating in Jungle School perform waterborne operations at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on Oct. 15, 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.

U.S. Army, Staff Sgt. Jose Maldonado, asigned to 2/382nd Logistics Support Battalion, reveiws his map while competing in the Best Squad Competition at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin on May 15, 2022. Approximately 40 Soldiers from across the nation travelled to Fort McCoy, Wisconson, to compete in the 2022 U.S. Best Warrior Best Squad Competition from May 14-21, 2022. The 2022 BWBSC is an annual competition that brings together the best Soldiers from across the U.S. Army Reserve to earn the title of NCO of the Year, Soldier of the Year and Best Squad among their peers. Competitors are evaluated on their individual and collective ability to adapt to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events that test their technical and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 12, 2022) Australian Army Sergeant Corey Boyce from 2nd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, conducts a safety brief during amphibious operations training on Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug 4 in and around 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. (Photo by Royal Australian Air Force Corporal John Solomon)

Cadet Roderick Yin, University of North Texas, searches for more opposing forces (OPFOR) during Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox, Ky., August 7, 2022. OPFOR wore black long sleeves to distinguish themselves as the enemy during training. | Photo by 2nd Lt. Courtney Huhta, CST Public Affairs Office

MICHAEL PEÑA, BRAD PITT, LOGAN LERMAN and SHIA LABEOUF in FURY (2014), directed by DAVID AYER.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, post security during Spanish FLOTEX-22 near Rota, Spain, June 21, 2022. This exercise features tactical level actions ashore, combined with joint training and planning, aimed at increasing overall bilateral interoperability between nations.

JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME and DOLPH LUNDGREN in UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: REGENERATION (2009), directed by JOHN HYAMS.

Man with map on battlefield, planning battle location or tactical operation goals for mission in war. Soldier is outdoor at military base camp, check strategy paperwork with army target and attack

a platoon of soldiers walking through a smoke filled woods

Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 371, based at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., complete a hike at Telegraph Pass in Yuma, Arizona, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014.

Special forces operators in the military kayak. Spec ops in the military kayak

Soldier walking through the battlefield of an airsoft game

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. William Augsburger, a rifleman with Ground Sensor Platoon, 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, poses for a portrait during a field exercise at 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Drake, a machine gunner with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, participates in littoral maneuver training at Kin Red Harbor, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 22, 2022. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Expeditionary Operations Training Group Amphibious Raids Branch designed a littoral maneuver training package for 1st Bn., 2nd Marines, to prepare for future operations in littoral environments. 1st Bn., 2nd Marines, is forward deployed to III MEF under the unit deployment program. Drake is a native of Clanton, Alabama.

Squad 1, representing Maneuver Center of Excellence, pause for a photo on day 2 of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Best Squad Competition 2022. TRADOCs Best Squad competition highlights 10 squads from across the enterprise. This competition shows each team's ability to complete common Soldier tasks and skills as a cohesive, ready, and resilient team, while facing stiff competition from other TRADOC centers of excellence. The competition is from Sept. 12-16, 2022, at Fort Benning, Georgia.

Lance Cpl. Hugo Orozco, an M88A2 Hercules tank mechanic with Fox Company, 4th Tank Battalion, rests under the shade of his vehicle at Engineer Training Area 2 during a training exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 21, 2016. The intent was to bring the active and reserve Marines together to train in the event they deploy as one battalion in the future.

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Young soldier aiming with rifle while standing behind tree

220617-N-EJ241-1185DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (June 17, 2022) - Ensign Branum Sherrill, assigned to Commander, Maritime Prepositioning Ships Squadron Two (COMPSRON 2), engages the red man as part of oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray training for Auxiliary Security Forces (ASF) Academy at U.S. Navy Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia. ASF personnel are active duty service members that augment base security personnel during contingencies, terrorist attacks, natural disasters, civil disturbances, exercises and special events that require heightened levels of security.

HALIM AIR BASE, Indonesia -- Indonesian paratrooper equipment sits ready for use prior the first flight mission of Exercise Cope West 11 at Halim Air Base, Indonesia, June 20, 2011. During the exercise, Airmen from Indonesia and the U.S. work side-by-side, both on the ground and in the air, to hone their skills for possible future real-world contingency operations.

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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US Army personnel, Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 67th Signal Battalion, 11th Signal Brigade, Fort Huachuca, Arizona, discuss information they received in a class on classified equipment during exercise DESERT PINE '97. Fort Navajo, AZ, 4 June 1997. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT PINE '97 Base: Fort Navajo State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Daniel W. Chow, right, company commander, Headquarters Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, and French Army Capt. Anthony Berthelot, platoon commander, Marine Infantry Regiment in French Polynesia, French Armed Forces, participate in a water parkour course during the Aito Course in Taravao, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Sept. 6, 2022. The event provided a bilateral training opportunity between the French Armed Forces and Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. The nine Marines and Sailor from HQSVCBN participated in the bilateral training with the French Armed Forces in order to strengthen relationships with the region. The courses name comes from the Tahitian word aito, which means warrior.

A US Marine reads while on a break during Exercise OCEAN VENTURE '84. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 Base: Vieques Island Country: Puerto Rico (PRI)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Michael Segul, an explosive ordnance technician with 3rd EOD Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, maintains a fire during Jungle Crab 22 at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, June 22, 2022. During Jungle Crab 22 EOD Marines prepared to support Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations by practicing survival methods in areas where logistical support may not be available. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

Deep in the jungle, US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel and foreign military members with Landing Force Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT), relax while they listen to a class during their jungle survival training in Malaysia. (Substandard image). Country: Malaysia (MYS)

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98 firefighters with support from three fire engines, two helicopters, two water tenders, a dozer and an air tanker battled to contain the 90 acre Rogers Fire located on Mt. Rogers five miles west of Aladdin, WA on the Coleville National Forest.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Phipps, a machine gunner with Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, picks up litter and trash ashore Masonville Cove during Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore, Maryland, Sept. 9, 2022. Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore is an annual public event that provides the opportunity for the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard to engage with each other and civilians. More than 2,300 service members participated in Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore 2022 engaging and assisting with ship tours, live bands and community service events.

U.S. Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), builds a shelter during a jungle sustainment training exercise at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, May 12, 2022. The Marines conducted reconnaissance and patrols, validating Expeditionary Advanced Based Operations (EABO) concepts. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

Members of the 126th Air Refueling Squadron, 128th Air Refueling Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, construct a temporary shelter from a parachute and tree limbs during aircrew survival training. Base: Crystal Springs State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Navy Corpsman with 3d Battalion, 2nd Marines, 3d Marine Division navigates an endurance course during a squad competition at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, May 26, 2022. The week-long competition was held to test squads from across the Marine Corps in their mastery of warfighting skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Lance Cpl. Michael Taggart)

DOG SOLDIERS (2002), directed by NEIL MARSHALL.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jacob Rosas, administrative specialist, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 (MALS-13), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, poses for a picture at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, July 27, 2022. His special billet is being an instructor for the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program.

020809-F-0756R-026. Base: Volk Field State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Bloody real viking with his sword in the countryside

A security policeman checks a Filipino worker's identity card at an internal base checkpoint. A heightened state of security is in effect aboard the base as the Filipino government fights to put down a coup attempt by rebel factions within the nation's armed forces. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

The Three Soldiers at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. at night. Dated 21st Century

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Washington National Guard service members receive training in preparation for the upcoming wildfire season during the Washington State Department of Natural Resources Interagency Wildland Fire Training Academy near Roy, Wash., May 15, 2022. The training included familiarization with hand tools, line construction and tactics, and fire shelter deployment and entrapment avoidance.

Illinois State Military Museum volunteer John Kennedy of Springfield, Ill., explains to Bill Farnum of Farmer City, Ill., and his family how a 106mm Recoilless Rifle used a 50-caliber single-shot rifle with illumination rounds to aim. The 106 was mounted on a M38A1 Jeep and was used by the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Kennedy volunteered to assist the Illinois State Military Museum during its Dec. 10 Christmas at the Front event at the museum in Springfield. The Illinois State Military Museum's mission is to preserve and exhibit the military heritage of the Illinois National Guard.

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