Tactical Operations and Night Training

Silhouetted soldiers in tactical gear using night vision and firearms during low-light exercises, showcasing operational readiness and tactical maneuvers.

Close-up of a soldier, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, USA

Close-up of a soldier, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, USA

A Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team demonstrates how to clear rooms by using smoke and flashlights to maneuver.

Night vision equipment, low light intensifier, operational exercise of a new SWAT police command, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Special operations forces soldier with night vision device on helmet, armed with rifle.

Studio shot of SWAT police operator with sniper rifle. Fire smoke screen background.

US marine with the rifle on black background

Special forces fighter in battle uniform and helmet with radio headset, face mask and ballistic glasses, standing with equipped laser sight and silencer service rifle studio portrait isolated on white. Modern army armed ranger isolated studio portrait

U.S. Army Pfc. Moon Narine provides rear security at an Iraqi police station during a mission at Riyahd village, Iraq, Jan., 31, 2007. Narine is assigned to Delta Company, 2nd Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

U.S. Marine Corps special operations command Marsoc raider with pistol.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Marc Gonsalves, 37th Airlift Squadron senior enlisted leader, checks a gas mask before flight during Stolen Cerberus IX at Elefsis Air Base, Greece, May 4, 2022. During the flight, 60 Hellenic air force jumpers jumped from a 37 AS C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. Training with joint and combined allies and partners during exercises increases U.S. Air Forces lethality and enhances interoperability, allowing forces to counter military aggression and coercion by sharing responsibilities for common defense.

Spec ops police officer SWAT in black uniform and face mask, studio shot.

Green Berets U.S. Army Special Forces Group soldier, studio shot.

Sniper wearing face mask and helmet with thermal imager, holding rifle with optical scope.

A U.S. Marine with III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, holds security during a combat life saver course on U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan-Casey, Gyeonggi, South Korea, Feb. 4, 2023. III MSB is conducting Bushido Strike 23, which comprises training events including a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation in South Korea to validate its mission essential tasks of providing combat service support, security and administrative services to III Marine Expeditionary Force.

A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, posts security during a limited scale raid on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 21, 2022. The simulated limited scale raid was conducted to improve the Marines ability to plan and conduct ground movements in an austere environment. 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.

Counter-terrorism forces soldier in black uniform, aiming rifle with collimator sight, toned in blue.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ryan Lauritsen, a scout sniper with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division fires an M110 Semi Auto Sniper System during Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 3, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is a bilateral exercise 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, IL.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 7, 2022) A U.S. Coast Guardsman from Maritime Safety Response Team West (MSRT-W) conducts Helicopter Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (HVBSS) training during the Helicopter Sea Combat Weapons School Pacific (HSCWSP) quarterly exercise PHOENIX TRIDENT ASSAULT off the coast of San Diego.

A U.S. Navy SEAL with Special Warfare Group conducts maritime security operations together during exercise Balikatan 22 off the coast of Palawan, Philippines, April 7, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog for 'shoulder-to-shoulder' is a longstanding bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. BK22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S. Philippine security cooperation.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, discuss gunnery table V engagement results in an after-action review, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 7, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

PŌHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 16, 2022) U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, load an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer at Pōhakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 16, 2022. Marines with 1/12 conducted fire missions as part of Rim of the Pacific Exercise 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.

special forces soldiers team in urban environment making tactical assault action

U.S. Army Sgts. Jake Desmarais and James Cornett search for negative influences in Dora, Iraq, June 21, 2007. Desmarais and Cornett are with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment out of Fort Lewis, Wash.

Underground post apocalyptic creature with homemade weapons and lantern.

US Army Sergeant First Class Philip Mims from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Light Infantry Brigade, Fort Drum, New York, leads a group in civil disturbance training while in transit to Haiti on board the USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), in support of Operation UPHOLD DEMOCRACY. A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter can be seen in the background. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)

Close-up view of a soldier aiming with machine gun

Silhouette of a soldier standing amongst smoke, armed with an assault rifle.

Special forces fighter armed with assault rifle, on black background.

Pair of soldiers moving in stealth on a dark, gloomy night amongst the smoke.

U.S. Marine firing light machine gun.

A U.S. Marine with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conducts a Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques (HRST) Masters' course at Stone Bay, on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 29, 2022. HRST prepares Marines for helicopter-borne insertion and extraction operations as well as certifies Marines as HRST Masters allowing them to oversee HRST operations with their respective units. The HRST Masters Course is one of several Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) taught courses that the Marines and Sailors of the MEU receive as they prepare to deploy next year.

Anti-terrorist squad fighter, army elite forces soldier in combat uniform and tactical ammunition, armed mini submachine gun, wearing night-vision device, low key studio portrait on black background. Anti-terrorist squad equipped fighter soldier in darkness

SWAT team officers protecting themselves behind ballistic shield as they move through a firefight.

Navy SEALs Team with weapons in action.

After reassembling his Colt 5.56 mm M4 Carbine, while in his MKIV No1 NBC (Nuclear Biological Chemical) Suits with Avon FM12 Mask, an Australian Service Member from the Combined Joint Task Force, Camp Doha, Kuwait, takes aim at a target during NBC training in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF

Special operations forces soldier standing in desert with service rifle in hands.

U.S. Staff Sgt. Marshal Wenong, an antitank missileman with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, provides security during a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) Rapid Infiltration, also known as a HIRAIN, during exercise Arctic Edge 2024 at Eielson Air Force, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2024. The HIRAIN training demonstrated Marine Forces Reserves ability to rapidly deploy the HIMARS to meet and deter any threats in any environment, including harsh arctic environments. Arctic Edge 2024 (AE24) is a U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise demonstrating the U.S. militarys capabilities in extreme cold weather, joint force readiness, and U.S. military commitment to mutual strategic security interests in the arctic region. Wenong is a native of Maiden, North Carolina. Marine Corps

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 688th Rapid Port Opening Element, Fort Eustis, Va., prepare to board a U.S. Air Force Reserve C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of Haiti earthquake relief efforts at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Jan 16, 2010. The C-17 crew is from the 729th Airlift Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., taking part in Operation Unified Response.

060601-F-1644L-066. Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DF-ST-89-00961. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

152nd Security Forces Squadron (SFS) Airmen participate in a shoot house training event utilizing simulation paint rounds while practicing room clearing techniques during a week-long training event at the U.S. Army Freedom Ranges, Hawthorne, Nevada, June 19, 2022. 152 SFS members participated in a five-day training exercise consisting of various events to improve weapon and technique proficiency.

DM-ST-88-07895. Base: Virginia Beach State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Army counter-terrorism squad, police SWAT team fighter hiding identity behind mask and glasses, wearing helmet with night vision-device, creeping in darkness, aiming service pistol during mission. Police SWAT team fighter aiming service pistol

Members of the Czech Special Forces and U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators with the 24th Special Operations Wing secure a building during close-quarters battle training as part of Emerald Warrior 22.1 at Eglin Range, Florida, May 4, 2022. Emerald Warrior provides annual, realistic pre-deployment training encompassing multiple joint operating areas. The exercise prepares special operations forces, conventional force enablers, partner nations and interagency elements, to integrate with and execute full-spectrum special operations in any environment, sharpening U.S. forces abilities to operate around the globe.

Backlit silhouette of special forces in military kayak with fire explosion in background.

Soldier equipped with night vision device on helmet, standing with lowered service rifle in hand.

Green Berets U.S. Army Special Forces Group soldier in the rain.

A Finnish Soldier with Helicopter Battalion, Utti Jaeger Regiment, poses for a photo during a helicopter support team resupply with U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 6 (CLB-6), Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, in preparation for exercise Freezing Winds 22 in Syndalen, Finland, Oct. 18, 2022. Task Force Red Cloud, headquartered by elements of CLB-6, is deployed to Finland in support of Exercises SYD 2022 and Freezing Winds 2022 to enhance U.S. and Finnish select interdependence in the maritime domain; solidify bilateral maritime maneuver within the Finnish littoral environment; and foster strong relationships between U.S. Marine Corps and Finnish Defense Force sustainment units.

U.S. Army engineers assigned to 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company (TREC) train at a modular urban training site at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia, April 28, 2022. The purpose of the training is to validate platoons on supporting collective rescue tasks, enhance mission readiness postures and prepare the 911th TREC for mission essential task validation during Exercise Capital Shield 2022.

US Marines Search an Abandoned House for Hidden Explosives and Weapons in the City of Haditha, in Iraq's Anbar Province

041109-M-2789C-065. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Spec ops police officer SWAT in action in the water.

Staff Sgt. Glen Brott rappels down a breached personnel access hatch while Staff Sgt. Scott Shirley provides security during a launch facility recapture exercise Feb. 18, 2014, at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. Brott and Shirley are 90th Security Forces Group Tactical Response Force assaulters.

Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, September 15, 2004 - Airman uses a range finder to determine the distance to an unexploded ordnance during the wing's operational readiness exercise.

Special operations soldier equipped with night vision device and rifle, howing freeze hand signal.

U.S. Army Pfc. Ellis Colin Team 1-67 Armor, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, conducts battle drill six, entering and clearing a building, during the Iron Squad Competition at Fort Bliss, Texas, April 21, 2022.The Iron Squad Competition is a four-day event designed to test each squad and individual competitors physical stamina, Warrior Tasks and Battle Drill skills and military knowledge. The winning squad will advance to compete in the III Corps Best Squad Competition later this year at Fort Hood.

Post apocalypse survivor in tatters and gas mask on the ruins of a destroyed city.

Studio shot of a nuclear post apocalypse survivor in tatters.

United States Army ranger spotter in the forest.

Aim, shooting and paintball man with gun for outdoor battlefield, playground or games in forest adventure training. Target skill of male player or sports person in military focus and survival mission

modern warfare american marines soldier aiming on laseer sight optics in combat position and searching for target glitch effect

DN-ST-85-08782. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Indian Army National Guard fires his weapon while wearing a gas mask during mobilization training at the Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center in Edinburgh, Ind., Dec. 14, 2007. More than 3,400 Soldiers from the surrounding areas are mobilizing in preparation of a 12-month deployment to Iraq.

A U.S. Marine chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense specialist assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, burns chlorobenzalmalononitrile, or CS tablets, during CBRN defense training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 23, 2022. The purpose of CBRN defense training is to educate Marines and Sailors on CBRN effects, maintain proficiency in personal survivability measures, and build confidence in personal protective equipment.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cameron Britt, a Dover, Delaware native and saxophone instrumentalist with the 2d Marine Division Band, provides security at an Infantry Immersion Trainer (IIT) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Jan. 19, 2024. The IIT is used to fully immerse Marines in various scenarios in order to teach them to effectively adapt to complete combat, security, and humanitarian missions.

060113-A-7359K-203. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Mchenry State: Hawijah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kevin Brookins, combat graphics specialist, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, conducts a tactical reload during pistol qualification at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, Sept. 1, 2022. Pistol qualification improves Marines shooting skill and capability with a side arm.

Soldier Firing XM-29 Rifle

Elite forces soldier wearing mask, helmet and load carriage system, aiming pistol, side view.

Soldiers assigned to Combined Task Force Raider protect the rear of a convoy on a recent trip by CTF-R commanding officer Col. James R. Crider, who visited troops stationed at Forward Operating Base Wolverine, Zabul Province, Afghanistan, Dec. 18.

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

Special forces soldier in field uniform with weapon and protective glasses on

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 627th Civil Engineer Squadron enter the gas chamber during a joint exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 26, 2022. The 627th CES partnered with the 349th Chemical Company for a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear exercise to ensure Airmen are proficient in using a gas mask to prepare them for a biological or chemical attack.

Soldier of special forces, infantry rifleman in military ammunition walking in desert and pointing on horizon. Military reconnaissance team leader managing dead ground observation with combat patrol. Army commando soldier observing sandy desert area

A U.S. Army paratrooper with the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, surveys his sector using a night vision optic after conducting a night air assault mission during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02 at Yukon Training Area, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, March 30, 2023. JPMRC-AK 23-02 helps Soldiers and leaders develop and refine the tactics, techniques, and procedures necessary to successfully operate in remote and extreme Arctic winter conditions and overcome environmental and military challenges. Army aviators with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment provided air support for the operation.

DF-ST-88-05100. Subject Operation/Series: COBBLER FREEZE Base: Deadhorse State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct room clearing during Close Quarter Tactics Training, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. During the seven-week course, the students learned the tactics, techniques, and procedures conducting a raid involving CQT. The skills instructed during this course will ensure the MSPF is prepared to support the 26th MEUs Mission Essential Task List for the upcoming deployment.

Spec ops police officer SWAT during rope exercises with weapons.

Studio shot of SWAT police special forces hiding behind ballistic shield.

Arbeiter beim Sandstrahlen eines Schiffes man in protective suit and helmet sandblasting the corroded hull of a sailboat Copyright: xZoonar.com/UwexMoserx 21803241

Seabee Days Naval Base Ventura County California USA

U.S. Air Force Capt. Leslee Kane takes a break in a secure compound in Qalat City, Afghanistan, Aug. 10. Kane is a member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul and is deployed from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. PRT Zabul is comprised of Air Force, Army, Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personnel who work with the government of Afghanistan to improve governance, stability, and development throughout the province.

Special forces fighter standing against a brick wall, armed with thermal imaging device on helmet and submachine gun.

970813-F-7910D-012. Subject Operation/Series: Joint Guard Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Soldier equipped in tactical ammunition and night vision device on helmet, colored background.

War, explosion and smoke, soldier silhouette on battlefield with conflict, military vehicle and politics. Helicopter, fire and chaos from fight, people in armed forces and warzone with army warrior

A U.S. Army Soldier moves into position on the simulated hostile urban village controlled by the opposing force as an urban warfare training exercise during Golden Coyote June 16, 2008. Golden Coyote is a joint exercise Ellsworth as well as Army National Guard units from 27 states and units from Canada and Singapore participated in around the Black Hills area.

SSGT Mike Abbott, assigned to the 153rd Security Forces Squadron, Wyoming Air National Guard, quickly puts on his chemical gloves after a simulated chemical attack at Kunsan Air Base (AB), Republic of Korea, Oct 28, 1998. SSGT Abbott and several other Air Force personnel are at Kunsan AB participating in Foal Eagle '98. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Port Of Pyongtaek Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Paintball, gun or people running in a shooting game with fast action on a fun battlefield on holiday. Men on mission, war or players with military weapons gear for survival in an outdoor competition

Contour backlit studio shot of U.S. Marine Corps Marsoc raider, black background

SWAT police operator with sniper rifle waiting in stakeout behind a concrete block.

U. S. Marines, with Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company Europe (FASTEUR), participate in 9 mm small arms live-fire exercises alongside members of the Spanish National Police's Grupo Especial de Operaciones (GEO), May 18, 2022. FASTEUR is deployed in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Paintball Sniper

230412-N-YD731-1110 STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR (April 12, 2023) A Sailor assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, checks an M240 machine gun, April 12, 2023. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 and the George H.W. Bush CSG. The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, VFA-103, VFA-86, VFA-136, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, HSC-5, and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

DF-ST-85-13440. Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Squad of SWAT police special forces hiding behind ballistic shield in a ruined building.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Anthony Carbajal, an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) searches a stairwell for notional improvised explosives during a simulated hostage rescue for Scarlet Response 2022 at Guardian Centers of Georgia, Georgia, May 20, 2022. CBIRFs EOD team can be deployed into a contaminated environment when an explosive threat has been suspected or identified. Scarlet Response 2022 is designed to physically and mentally test CBIRF personnel and the units joint partners, the 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company, in a simulated joint disaster response.

U.S. Marines assigned to the maritime raid force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, post security on the USAV Calaboza (LCU 2009) during a visit, board, search and seizure training off the coast of Kin, Okinawa, Dec. 7, 2022. VBSS training consists of boarding a vessel, systematically checking all compartments for enemy personnel, weapons or contraband. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a ready and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific.

A futuristic soldier with a full helmet, body armor, and what look to be wrist rockets, from an Army research lab.

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