U.S. Marines Training

Images of U.S. Marines in training sessions, showcasing preparation, weaponry, and military exercises in various environments.

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U.S. Marine Corps Rct. Gordon Schwersinske, a recruit with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, exits the confidence chamber on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 17, 2022. The chamber is filled with chlorobenzalmalononitrile, a form of tear gas, to instill confidence in recruits skills and their gear in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear attack.

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U.S. Marine Cpl. Sydney Smith, a combat videographer with 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, breaks down her M16A4 service rifle for inspection before conducting her annual rifle qualification at Range 116A on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 11, 2022. Camp Pendletons Marksmanship Training Division trains 22,000 Marines and sailors each year across the installation to effectively engage targets with both rifles and pistols. The ARQ is a timed course of fire, ranging from 500 yards down to 15 yards. Smith is a native of Exeter, Rhode Island.

060315-M-0374B-019. Complete Scene Caption: On March 15, 2006, a Combat Engineer attached to 3rd Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 5, digs after detecting a metal item along the Euphrates River in Fallujah, Iraq, in search of weapon caches and any items that could be used to make improvised explosive devices (IED's), during Operation California Dreaming. Regimental Combat Team Five is deployed with I MEF (FWD) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province if Iraq (MNF-W) to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi Reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Adaecus G. Brooks) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: FOX CO 2/6

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A female soldier provides formation security during a field training exercise.

BOSTON (Sept. 26, 2022) U.S. Navy petty officers first class, selected for promotion to chief petty officer, participate in a climbing evolution during Chief Petty Officer Heritage Weeks. During the week, Constitution Sailors teach the selectees a variety of time-honored maritime evolutions while living and working aboard the ship.USS Constitution, is the worlds oldest commissioned warship afloat, and played a crucial role in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, actively defending sea lanes from 1797 to 1855. During normal operations, the active-duty Sailors stationed aboard USS Constitution provide free tours and offer public visitation to more than 600,000 people a year as they support the ships mission of promoting the Navys history and maritime heritage and raising awareness of the importance of a sustained naval presence. USS Constitution was undefeated in battle and destroyed or captured 33 opponents. The ship earned the nickname of Old Ironsides during the war of 1812 when Brit

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, complete the Day Movement Course during Basic Warrior Training aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Mar. 29, 2023. Basic Warrior Training is a one week-long training event that teaches recruits the basics of combat survival and rifle maneuvers.

Soldiers and NCOs from the West Virginia and District of Columbia National Guards compete in their annual Best Warrior Competition, held at Camp Dawson, Kingwood, West Virginia, April 22, 2022. Best Warrior is an annual event where participants compete in a series of military tasks including weapons proficiency, endurance, physical fitness, medical skills, communications, and professional development activities. Winners of the local Best Warrior will compete at the regional level in May, also at Camp Dawson.

Staff Sgt. Joshua Kim, 621st Contingency Response Wing aerial porter, downloads equipment from a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas during exercise Raging Gunfighter 22-2 at Wendover Air Field May 20, 2022. The 621st CRW is highly specialized in training and rapidly deploying personnel to quickly open airfields and establish, expand, sustain, and coordinate air mobility operations.

Staff Sgt. Lindsay Watson, a nodal network systems operator-maintainer, assigned to Charlie Company, 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (3/4th ABCT) detaches the satellite transportable terminal tow point from a humvee in order to position it as part of establishing the brigade tactical operations center, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, April 13, 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; execute joint, bilateral and multinational training exercises; and provides command and control for rotational and assigned units in the European theater.

U.S. Marine Corps LCpl. Samuel L. Wells, a machine gunner with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, counts .50 caliber rounds at a range during exercise Winter Workhorse 23 at the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 6, 2022. Winter Workhorse is an annual exercise for CLR-3 to train to carry out mission-essential tasks in forward-deployed, austere environments.

June 28, 2011 - Members of the 820th RED HORSE squadron jump from a Nevada Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter above the Senator Harry Reid Readiness and Training near Stead, Nevada, during airdrop and sling-load training.

Sgt. Shawn Heisler assembles a satellite in the area of operations for the Deployable Intelligence Support Element before the start of Lightning Focus 24, the 207th Military Intelligence Brigade-Theaters annual exercise. The DISE platoon is an expeditionary element that provides critical intelligence and secure communication services to establish a common intelligence picture.Lightning Focus 2024 provides an opportunity for increasing individual & crew weapons proficiency, training on Basic Soldier Skills, junior Soldier and NCO development, improving unit cohesion & team-building, and scenario-based operational intelligence support training to certify intelligence platforms; building readiness in support of SETAF-AF, USAREUR-AF and USAFRICOM.

U.S. Army Tech. Sgt. Corban Lundborg, a visual information specialist assigned to 4th Combat Camera Squadron, 315th Airlift Wing, participates in a technical skills lane that includes timed events such as creating a portrait, interview set up, and a manuel drawing while competing in the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, May 22, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

FORT MEADE, Md. - Spc. Addison Shinn, a Soldier at the United States Army Signal School Detachment, leads his platoon during a ruck march on Fort Meade, Maryland, April 23, 2022. Shinn is the student platoon guide for the 2nd platoon at the USASSD.

An Advanced Individual Training Soldier on the Land Navigation Course shows that the Soldier Worn Device (SWD) fits neatly in the arm pocket of his OCP uniform.

Cpl. Thalia Hernandez, Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center, completes Army Warrior Tasks during the Fort Meade Medical Department Activity third quarter Best Leader Competition at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, July 7. Eight candidates competed in a wide variety of events that covered Army Warrior Tasks in the Shoot, move, communicate and medicate areas that included: M4 Engagement Skills Trainer range, the Army Combat Fitness Test, an obstacle course, day land navigation, a 6-mile ruck march and combat water survival training. The Fort Meade MEDDAC is headquartered on Fort Meade and includes a number of U.S. Army health clinics at several other locations in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.

British Army Warrant Officer Lee Green, a joint tactical air controller temporarily assigned to 255 (Somerset Yeomanry) Battery, Royal Artillery, calls in an air strike during a live fire close air support exercise at Barry M. Goldwater Range, Gila Bend, Arizona, July 18, 2022. 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marines Expeditionary Force Information Group trains with 255 Battery to enhance proficiency in CAS and expand digital communications capabilities.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jonathan Parks, a combat engineer with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, loads magazines during a machine gun range in Setermoen, Norway, Feb. 21, 2024. CLB-6 is in Norway apart of Marine Rotational Forces Europe 24.1 which focuses on regional engagements throughout Europe by conducting various exercises, arctic cold-weather and mountain warfare training, and military-to-military engagements, which enhance overall interoperability of the U.S. Marine Corps with allies and partners. Marine Corps

Army Reserve Capt. Joy Petway, 88th Readiness Division, eyes her target at a pistol training exercise for CIOR at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Vermont on July 20, 2022. The Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers Military Competition (CIOR MILCOMP) is a three-day team competition consisting of NATO and Partnership for Peace nations in Europe. It has been around since 1957. The competition is open to all reserve components for both NCO and officer. It is now run on a volunteer basis and funded by former competitors through an alumni association.

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. John Smith, assigned to U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), conducts a functions check on the M2 Browning .50 cal machine gun during an Expert Soldier Badge practice lane on Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy, Oct. 14, 2022. The U.S. Army ESB measures a soldiers proficiency in physical fitness, marksmanship, land navigation and other critical warfighting tasks. The ESB was implemented in the 2020 fiscal year.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 10th Special Forces Group trains with a claymore mine during a live-fire exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 16, 2022.

FORT MEADE, Md. - Pvt. Elyssa Campos, the company student first sergeant for the United States Army Signal School Detachment, walks the last leg of a ruck for an event at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, April 23, 2022. This will be the last event for Campos as student first sergeant before a transition to new leadership occurs.

U.S. Army Pfc. James Crosby performs checks on his weapons before going out on a mission in Orgun April 13. Crosby is a member of the security force element for the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team's Orgun detachment. Paktika PRT is a joint team whose mission is to help legitimize the government of Afghanistan through development, governance and agricultural initiatives. Crosby, a native of Gray Court, S.C., is deployed from the 1/178 Field Artillery B Battery, South Carolina Army National Guard.

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First Lieutenant Lemont Boileau of Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/3, observes the landing party as they conduct a live fire exercise with a light anti-tank weapon (LAW). Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

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U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Thomas McGuire, a platoon commander with Combat Logistics Battalion 6 , Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, loads magazines during a Live Fire and Maneuver Range in Setermoen, Norway, Feb. 22, 2024. CLB-6 is in Norway as part of Marine Rotational Forces Europe 24.1 which focuses on regional engagements throughout Europe by conducting various exercises, arctic cold-weather and mountain warfare training, and military-to-military engagements, which enhance overall interoperability of the U.S. Marine Corps with allies and partners. Marine Corps

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ethan Touhey, 375th Operations Supports Squadron intelligence analyst, listens during a safety briefing as a part of Ballistic Badger, Oct. 20, 2022, on Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin. BB22 is a training opportunity for Airmen at the Showcase Wing to rehearse the ability to execute rapid global mobility.

A U.S. Soldier throws a M67 grenade during the hand grenades task of the U.S. Army Expert Soldier Badge (ESB) weapons lane, Sept. 1, 2022, Vilsek, Germany. The ESB is a U.S. Army special skills badge awarded to all Soldiers, noncommissioned officers, warrant officers, and commissioned officers-except those in the Infantry, Special Forces and Medical career management fields-that demonstrate individual soldier competencies and abilities to perform tough, realistic and mission-focused skill level 1 Warrior Tasks and brigade commander-selected tasks. Training and testing are expected to be tough, realistic, and mission focused.

Specialist Wells, B Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, NY National Guard prepares for take off from Greater Rochester International Airport, Rochester NY, Sept. 28 2022. Soldiers and crew were called up in support of emergency measures in Florida, brought on by Hurricane Ian. Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Jason Carr

Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division react to contact and interact with role players acting as internally displaced people (IDP) during the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) rotation on Fort Polk, Louisiana, Nov. 4, 2022. JRTC Rotation 23-01 serves to enhance brigade and supporting unit's deployment readiness.

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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Raymond Lessig, a forward air controller with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, coordinates close air support (CAS) on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, July 14, 2022. 3/3s Joint Terminal Aircraft Controllers conducted CAS training to hone their proficiency in coordinating precision fires from aircraft. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Lessig is a native of Auburn, Alabama.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. John Lewins, a communications officer assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, holds a period of instruction on the Battle of Gallipoli during exercise EFES 2022, near Ismir, Turkey, June 3, 2022. EFES22 is an international Combined Joint Live-Fire Exercise focused on increasing force readiness, promoting stability and prosperity in the region, and interoperability between the U.S., Turkey, and allied nations.

A U.S. Airman with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, 353rd Special Operations Wing, observes parachute operations during Balikatan 22 at Subic Bay International Airport, Subic Bay, Philippines, April 4, 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 long-standing bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. Balikatan 22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of the U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

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CHRISTIAN SLATER in SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE (2012), directed by MAKSIM KOROSTYSHEVSKY.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Rex Mongrain, a radio operator with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, applies camouflage paint during a certification exercise at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalvez, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 05, 2022. The purpose of a certification exercise is to confirm Marines abilities in preparation of combat. 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.

A Texas Army National Guard paratrooper assigned to the 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade prepares for a static-line jump on a Hawaii Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III, June 14, 2019, over Boboc Drop Zone, Romania. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility. Hundreds of Soldiers were airdropped by a formation of aircraft from Canada, Italy, Spain, NATO and the U.S. for exercise Swift Response 19. The training events of Swift Response are held to enable regional partners to respond more effectively to regional crises and meet their own national defense goals.

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ana Ramirez, front, 23rd Security Forces Squadron flight chief, performs a carry drill with another 23rd SFS Airman to test new female body armor at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Aug. 9, 2022. Airmen who were testing the new armor compared the speeds of how they perform various drills with and without it.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jason Stewart, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Central Command G-6 operations officer, carries his fathers ashes on an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft assigned to the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, over Tampa, Florida, Sept. 1, 2022. J. Stewarts father, Rector Stewart, was an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft crew chief during the Vietnam War era. On Sept. 1, 2021, J. Stewart held his fathers hand during his final moments and promised to take his ashes on a C-130 for one last flight. One year after his fathers passing, J. Stewart fulfilled his promise by taking his fathers ashes on a C-130 flight that took off from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

A member of the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa surgeon cell stretches a tourniquet to see how tight they must pull the material over a wound during a Military Tropical Medicine Course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2022. The course brought together joint and allied partners for tropical medical education. The course was designed to train physicians, mid-level practitioners, nurses, medics and all other allied health professionals.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Prince, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron force protection, was part of a team of multiple force protection Airmen who helped the 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron team protect the installation during Operation Agile Spartan III at an undisclosed location, September 5, 2022. It feels like youre making a difference and helping out the operations going on in this location. It's something new and exciting. You take everything with good enthusiasm and just continue on.

525th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade held the Interrogation Olympics, a human intelligence gathering competition featuring thirteen teams from across Active Duty, Reserve and National Guard. Day one consisted of teams conducting lanes incorporating numerous Soldier skills and intelligence collection techniques.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Timothy Kees, of 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, crawls out of a hole in the wall of an abandoned shopping center during a presence patrol in the Dora district in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 14, 2007.

120416-N-VY256-095ARABIAN SEA (April 16, 2012) Yeoman 2nd Class Franz Greve stands rear security during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71). Cape St. George is deployed as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Angel Mercado III, a production recruiter with the Rhode Island National Guards Recruiting and Retention Battalion, looks over his notes during an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) event at the National Best Warrior Competition July 26, 2022 in Milan, Tennessee. Each competitor has trained for this and earned their spot for an opportunity to win this title - they are the Army National Guard's best of the best.

An Air Force Security Forces member prepares a mission briefing in the tent of a training compound.

A U.S. Soldier uses a radio to communicate troop movement while setting up a defensive position during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 at Donnelly Training Area, Alaska, Feb. 20, 2024. JPMRC 24-02, executed in Alaska with its world-class training facilities and its harsh Arctic environment, builds Soldiers and leaders into a cohesive team of skilled, tough, alert, and adaptive warriors capable of fighting and winning anywhere in the world. Army

A marine recruit clutches his canteen and rifle during a field training exercise. He is wearing a desert camouflage uniform and helmet with sued combat boots.

Paratroopers across the 82nd Airborne Division finish the 12 mile road march, complete a weapons test, and recieve their E3B on Fort Bragg, NC, April 7, 2023. 371 Paratroopers and Soldiers across multiple units and locations successfully completed E3B.

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Army Reserve Spc. Collin Baney, assigned to the 412th TEC, preforms the Tough Nut obstacle on the Confidence Course during the Army Reserve Best Squad Competition, at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, on May 15, 2022. Approximately 40 soldiers from across the nation traveled to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, to compete in the 2022 U.S. Best Squad Competition from May 14-21, 2022 BWBSC is an annual competition that brings together the best Soldiers and squads from across the U.S. Army Reserve to earn the title of Best Warrior and Best Squad among their peers. Competitors are evaluated on their individual and collective ability to adapt to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focus events that test their technical and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.

CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - U.S. Army Spc. Kojo A. Kumi-Darfour, an information technology specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 29th Infantry Division, Virginia National Guard, and native of Reston, Va., conducts the 6-mile road march portion of the Kosovo Force, Regional Command East Best Warrior Competition at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Sept. 30, 2022. Four noncommissioned officers and three junior enlisted Soldiers competed for the title of Best Warrior during the three-day event.

Senior Master Sgt. Jay Ulloa, 26th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron loadmaster, performs in flight duties in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Mar. 15, 2023. The 1st Expeditionary Rescue Group performed a formation flight, fly over and group workout honoring the seven service members who made the ultimate sacrifice on March 15, 2018, in the helicopter crash of "Jolly 51" that was flying contingency operations in support of Operation INHERENT RESOLVE.

From left, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Colton Stark, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection, Staff Sgt. Nicholas Tafanelli, 386th ECES fire protection, and Tech. Sgt. Christopher Welch, 386th ECES station captain, walkthrough ladder training at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, August 7, 2022. Using the experiences and skills he has received throughout his career and in the Topeka Fire Department, he has worked with the team to craft training covering new techniques and tactics in the fire protection career field. Tafanelli was recently recognized at the United Service Organizations Service Member of the Year award for responding to 318 emergencies, including 61 fires and 128 motor vehicle accidents as a firefighter in Topeka, Kansas.

The 1st Theater Sustainment Command hosted a Norwegian Foot March, or Marsjmerket, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, April 9, 2022. The event is a physical challenge that requires participants to ruck 18.6 miles with 25 pounds strapped to their backs. Participants who completed the course in the designated time for their age and gender earned what is considered by many to be the most challenging foreign military badge to earn. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Owen Thez)

Sgt. Jack Adams posed for the camera as a competitor during the 310th ESC's Best Warrior Competition Feb. 7, 2024 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana.

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Mobilization of the 188th Fighter Wing, Arkansas Air National Guard, Fort Smith Arkansas is part of Operation NOBLE EAGLE. Here STAFF Sergeant Michael W. Pennington, Medical Service Technician, with a 5.56 mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle, is now a security forces augmentee. He stands guard at the front gate to Ebbing Air National Guard Base. NOBLE EAGLE is a partial mobilization of the reserves for homeland defense and civil support missions in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Fort Smith State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ryan Becerra, a Miami native, and Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) planner, with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), poses for a photo during Realistic Urban Training (RUT) Exercise on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 6, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the MAGTF, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

U.S. Army Spc. RJ Koreis, assigned to 3rd Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne), 8th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne), go through soldier skills lanes while competing in the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P Hill, Virginia, May 19, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the physical, tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

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U.S. Army squads under FORSCOM (Forces Command) compete for the title of Best Squad during a head-to-head competition at the FORSCOM Best Squad Competition 2022 at Fort Hood, Texas, Aug. 16, 2022. Pfc. Andrew Puente prepares to load into a chinook at the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade air field. On Day 2 of the competition Soldiers jumped out of the aircraft into open water. The Army is the best trained, best equipped, and most skilled fighting force in the world.

Soliders take part in the Synthetic Training Environment - Information System (STE-IS) Soldier Touch Point 2B in Orlando, Fla., march 29-31. The event was sponsored by the Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation and the Army's Synthetic Training Environment Cross Functional Team. STE-IS is comprised of the Training Simulation Software (TSS), the Training Management Tool (TMT) and One World Terrain (OWT), all of which were capabilities integrated onto the Reconfigurable Virtual Collective Trainer (RVCT) at STP 2B. During the touch point, Soldiers successfully executed vignettes designed to obtain user feedback to drive the software design process and inform future software releases. Soldier Touch Points engage the Soldier early and often throughout the prototype process to ensure programs and solutions arrive at the point of need ready for use. The Synthetic Training Environment enhances Soldier readiness with innovative, realistic simulation trainin

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry Vega, 60th Civil Engineer Squadron deputy fire chief, holds a morale patch at Travis Air Force Base, California, Sept. 14, 2022. The patch is designed as a Maltese Cross, a first responder symbol, the patch reads Suicide Awareness, Stand for a Cause and No One Fights Alone. Also on the patch is an electrocardiogram and a semicolon.

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TSgt Josiah Brodsky, 35th Security Forces member, performs a taser demonstration at the Police Week 2022 Static Display event on Misawa Air Base, Japan on May 18, 2022.

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Spc. Wyatt Walls of the 218th Field Artillery Regiment in the Oregon Army National Guard operates a Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System in a lane at the National Best Warrior Competition held at the Milan Volunteer Training Site, Tenn., July 26, 2022. The day consisted of a round-robin set of events that included combat casualty care, a call for fire, and improvised explosive device lanes. The National Best Warrior Competition has the best of the best Soldiers in the Army National Guard.

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Supernault, 435th Contingency Response Squadron air traffic controller, waits to board an aircraft for a jump at Alzey drop zone in Ober-Flörsheim, Germany, Dec. 13, 2022. Supernault and other service members from four NATO countries participated in a parachute jump to hone their skills and improve their effectiveness when working with partner nations. Allied forces in Europe regularly train together to ensure timely and coordinated responses during peacetime and crises.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kenneth Mullins secures a fuel truck in the cargo area of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during Exercise Rainier War 22B at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Oct. 18, 2022. Airmen from multiple Team McChord units came together to form the 7th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron during Rainier War 22B; which is a full-scale readiness exercise simulating a deployment in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific areas of responsibility.

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Francisco Govea II and Senior Airman Jake Buck, Assigned to 4th Combat Camera Squadron, 315th Airlift Wing, stand for a photo before competing in the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P Hill, Virginia, May 18, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the physical, tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jon C. Stone, combat videographer, Communication Strategy and Operations, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Arizona, poses for a photo at MCAS Yuma, Aug. 31, 2022. Stones responsibility as a combat videographer is to document historical events and create products to provide information on military operations to the public.

U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Joshua Munsen, a video producer with Marines Production, Defense Media Activity, sets up cameras for a video interview with Maj. Gen. Lorna Mahlock, commander of Cyber National Mission Force, U.S. Cyber Command, on Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, Feb. 20, 2024. During the interview, Maj. Gen. Mahlock explains the crucial role cyberspace plays for the Department of Defense. Marine Corps

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U.S. Army Sgt. Josue Hernandez, a paratrooper assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division (Arctic Angels) collects wind speed readings in support of airborne operations at Malemute Drop Zone after exiting a U.S. Air Force C-17 GlobeMaster III, assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, August 24, 2022. The Arctic Angels stay proficient at their primary function of being a Joint Forcible Entry unit, able to respond and project power across the Pacific within 18 hours.

Senior Airman Jevon Smith, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, has a microphone placed on him before his interview about the documentation of the Large Formation Exercise at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., on Dec. 16, 2009.C-17 aircrafts from CAFB, S.C., conduct a strategic brigade airdrop exercise over North Auxiliary Airfield near Northern, S.C., Dec. 16, 2009, demonstrating the global projection of U.S. airpower.Airborne Soldiers from the 2-319th Airborne Field Artillery, 82nd AirborneDivision, Ft. Bragg, N.C., were air dropped in the exercise along with cargo pallets to simulate the seizure of a remote airfield, providing a jointtraining opportunity for the Airmen and Soldiers. The training missionincluded airdrops over North Auxiliary Airfield, aerial refueling trainingand simulated aero medical evacuation.

U.S. Air Force, Illinois Air National Guard, Senior Airman Kiera Sentmier, 126th Security Forces Squadron unit control center controller, readies her gear in preparation for the Nuclear Operations Readiness Inspection at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, May 13, 2022. The event is an Air Mobility Command-sponsored inspection designed to provide select mobility air refueling forces a robust training opportunity to hone nuclear readiness and strategic deterrent capabilities through tailored field training activities.

U.S. Sailors with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 operate a skid steer with a wheel saw attachment to cut out damaged concrete during a joint airfield damage repair exercise alongside engineer companies from the Marine Corps and the Air Force at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan, May 26, 2022. Service members from the three branches conducted this exercise in order to provide familiarity with each others equipment and procedures at the operational level.

United States Air Forces in Europe's SENIOR AIRMAN Ronald Helm rounds the last turn towards the finish line during the CHIEF's Challenge portion of DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense and policing skills over six days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The blouse of a Readiness Challenge VIII participant from U.S. Air Forces in Europe's Aviano Air Base, Italy, sits to the side while its owner begins the guard shack build event April 18, 2022, at the Silver Flag Training Site, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. Each team wears a different color tape during the event. The Department of the Air Force CE event is hosted by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center. After a 20+ year hiatus, the challenge, a premier event for Department of the Air Force civil engineers, is back. This year's Readiness Challenge is the initial operating capability event before the challenge reaches full operating capability within the next two years. At this year's event, which runs through April 22, eight teams representing major commands and U.S. Space Force are facing off in about 20 events showing myriad of CE capabilities from emergency airfield lighting and water purification to building a guard shack from the ground up and firefighting and EOD operations.

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