War-torn Mountain Terrain

Images highlighting rugged and snowy mountain scenes associated with historical military engagements.

War album 46, picture 12707b.

Phillip Glard, of Norfolk Island, photographer from the American *****. June 30, 1941.

A live grenade goes off after it's tossed during grenade training at Korean Intergrated Training Program (KITP). KITP is a one and a half month joint training in conjunction with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Marines that takes place in Pohang, Korea, Marine Expeditionary Camp Pohang (MEC-P). Base: Mec-Pohang Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, survey a range during exercise Bougainville III at Pohakuloa Training Area, Jan. 29, 2024. Bougainville III is a 3d LCT live-fire exercise focused on decentralized operations to prepare the battalion to command and control forces from dispersed locations. Scout platoons provide precision marksmanship and increased reconnaissance and surveillance capabilities to infantry companies and battalions.

U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team complete a 3.6 mile run in combat gear during a physical training exercise at Camp McGregor, New Mexico, Jan. 14, 2024. They are training at Camp McGregor as they prepare for a deployment to the Horn of Africa.

A flight deck crewman is shrouded in steam as he retrieves a trail bar from a catapult track aboard the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) during PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: USS Constellation (CV 64) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A 343rd Tactical Fighter Wing A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft drops flares over a range during CALFEX '90, a joint service, combined arms live-fire exercise. Subject Operation/Series: CALFEX '90 Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska(AK) Country: United States Of America(USA)

Alejandro Peña, 673 Air Base Public Affairs photographer, captures the United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds perform during the Arctic Thunder Open House at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 31, 2022. The Thunderbirds have the honor of representing nearly 700,000 active duty, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, and civilian Airmen across America and deployed around the world.

War album 88, picture 25630.

040802-M-3717S-016. Base: Mount Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 4th Marines

Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, conducts a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) live fire at the Yukon Training Area on Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2024. The HIMARS live fire exercise is in response to a call for fire by a detachment of Green Berets from the 10th Special Force Group (Airborne) (not featured) posted near the simulated target. During Arctic Edge 24, more than 400 joint and allied Special Operators trained with conventional forces in extreme cold weather to sharpen Special Operation Forces unique capabilities such as special reconnaissance, long range movements, rapid resupply, and personnel recovery in the austere Arctic environment. Army

DF-ST-87-08436. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST Base: Fort Wainwright State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Kentucky U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conduct squad live-fire exercise in Djibouti at Arta range complex, Djibouti, June 8, 2022. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, is a dynamic operational headquarters, supporting missions to counter violent extremist organizations, responding to crises and enhancing stability in East Africa.

US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Rod Alne (left) and USAF SENIOR AIRMAN Carrie Lewis scale a sheer mountain face in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. That's a small feat when compared to the 12,000-foot cliff face they attacked in December in Argentina. From the March 2000 AIRMAN Magazine article "Expeditionary Force" Four airmen competed in the Discovery Channel's Eco-Challenge in Argentina last December (1999). They placed 22nd out of 50 teams entered and are looking forward to Eco-Challenge 2000. State: New Hampshire (NH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

021205-F-7577D-001. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

11th Airborne Division Soldiers start the initial ascent on a 5000 ft hike up to 'Grassy Knoll' as part of Basic Military Mountaineering Course at Black Rapids Training Site 9 July. The purpose of the 14-day course is to train Soldiers on how to maneuver through mountainous terrain, and then go back to their units and provide the units with Soldiers capable to get across the mountainous terrain of Alaska. (Photo provided by Staff Sgt. Christopher Dennis/ 11th Airborne Division Public Affairs NCO)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Pima County, Arizona for tours of the Mexican border area, discussions with local Interior staff and Customs and Border Patrol personnel

Mt. Fuji peeks above the clouds during a C-130J formation flight in the skies above the Kanto region, Japan, July 27, 2022. Readiness is paramount to maintaining a strong deterrent presence in the Indo-Pacific, so 36th Airlift Squadron crews fly and train regularly to ensure their ability to provide rapid airlift skills remain sharp.

This image was taken by Leo Halter, a serviceman stationed on Attu Island during WW II. Subjects: Halter Collection; WW II; World War II; World War Two; Military; Wildlife refuges; Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; Aleutians; Alaska. . 1998 - 2011.

A Formation Of B-24 Liberators Of The 15Th Af Flies Over The Austrian Alps.

Artillery Battery 402 and tunnels, Fort Schwatka, Aleutians world war II national historic area, Mt. Ballyhoo, Amaknak Island, Dutch Harbor, Aleutian Islands.

Col. Shane Finison, commander of the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, flies an AH-64E Apache helicopter near Mount Rainier, Wash. on Jul. 11, 2022. This was the final flight for Col. Finison as the brigade commander.

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Kearsarge Amphibious Readiness Group and U.S. Marines with 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct ship-to-shore movements aboard a U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion attached to Assault Craft Unit 4, in support of exercise Northern Viking 2022 in Miðsandur, Iceland, April 10, 2022. Northern Viking 22 strengthens interoperability and force readiness between the U.S., Iceland and Allied nations, enabling multi-domain command and control of joint and coalition forces in the defense of Iceland and Sea Lines of Communication in the Greenland, Iceland, United Kingdom (GIUK) gap.

A Kilauea class ammunition ship stands in the bay during PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: Cold Bay Air Force Station State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sentinel post on the Alps, Italy, World War I, from l'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLV, No 9, March 3, 1918.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct a 12 mile ruck march alongside Cypriot troops in Larnaca, Cyprus, Feb. 12, 2023, as part of Exercise Silver Falcon 23.Silver Falcon 23 is a bilateral exercise between the United States and Cyprus and is designed to enhance interoperability between both nations militaries to ensure they are prepared for any contingency, particularly those involving crisis response and non-combatant evacuation operations.The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

Alaska Army National Guardsmen with the 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion travel from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Nome, Alaska, via UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter April 11, 2022. The UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters will remain in Nome for Golf Company, Detachment 1, 2-211th GSAB to conduct annual training and aide in River Watch if needed this spring. Should there be significant flooding or other emergency in the vicinity, the helicopters will provide support as requested by the State. (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda ONeal)

An M-60 armored vehicle launched bridge is deployed across the Lahn River during Central Guardian, a phase of Exercise Reforger '85. Subject Operation/Series: CENTRAL GUARDIANREFORGER '85 Base: Bellenhausen Country: West Germany (FRG)

A-10 recovery team members approach the rear of the CH-47 for their ride home after searching all day for remnants of the A-10 that crashed near Gold Dust Peak and the four 500 pound Mark 82 bombs. The helicopter is assigned to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard. Base: Negro Basin State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Emplacements of the Austrian forces during World War 1 at Mount Lagazuoi in the Dolomites, now preserved as a museum. The peaks of the Tofane in the background. The Dolomites are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Central Europe, Italy

A821169 SAFEGUARD AREA 11 EXERCISE SOOHOO (PROJECT ENGINEER) JUL 27 82 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 7/27/1982 AREA 11; AREA 11 EXERCISE; ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS; ARMORED VEHICLES; ARMORED VEHICLES (MILITARY); DESERTS; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; MOUNTAINS; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR TESTING; NUCLEAR TESTS; ROADS; SAFEGUARDS; TEST SITES; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING; VEHICLES, SPECIAL USE; SAFEGUARD-AREA 11 EXERCISE historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

The quarries of Haudremont, France , 1919 - Meuse - Georges Chevalier and Fernand Cuville - (September 10-12) (French - Les carrières d' Haudremont , France). Camouflage, landscape, mining resources, ruins, front, bombing, shells, rubble, anti-bombardment protection, post-war period, Nature , Environment, First World War, France, Haudremont Carrières, Panorama on the pepper coast, in the 1st trenched and shelter planned by the shells

U.S. Marines along with the UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper aircraft platform with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron (HMLAT) 303, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing conduct a mass flight at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 28, 2022. HMLAT-303 is the fleet replacement squadron for the H-1 series aircraft, responsible for training Marines to safely fly the Marine Corps attack helicopters. The Marines with HMLAT-303 demonstrated the tactical capabilities and combat power of the H-1 platform by completing this mass flight and continue to train the next generation of warriors.

030125-M-1852W-010. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3/12 HQ Btry

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, recovers his T-11 parachute after conducting an airborne operation with U.S. Air Force 86th Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraftonto Juliet Drop Zone, Pordenone, Italy Jan. 11, 2024. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Pima County, Arizona's border area with Mexico, where he joined U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel for meetings, tours, flights, inspections

An MC-130J Commando II flies above New Zealands Southern Island during a low-level training sortie as part of exercise Teak Net 22, May 5, 2022. Teak Net 22 is the first time U.S. and Royal New Zealand Air Forces have been able to bilaterally train in person since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 conducts low altitude tactics (LAT) training in vicinity of Northern Japan, Oct. 13, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed 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.

The Eighth Army in the Klagenfurt Area of Austria, May 1945 British military transport carrying supplies for the Eighth Army, passes the frontier station on the border between Italy and Austria. A British military policeman gives guidance to drivers as they pass through.

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division hike to a campsite during the NATO Cold Weather Instructor Course in Setermoen, Norway, Nov. 24, 2022. NCWIC is a course designed to develop Marines and other service members to be instructors of cold weather survival training in preparation for future deployments.

Emplacements of the Austrian forces during World War 1 at Mount Lagazuoi in the Dolomites, now preserved as a museum. The Dolomites are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Central Europe, Italy

Organizational emblems appear on a rock formation outside the main entrance, displaying the various units that are participating in exercise Gallant Eagle '82. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '82 Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photograph - Operation Fire Fly. Photograph - Operation Fire Fly. Operation Firefly- A paratrooper in a tree is a common sight near a fire. The troopers of the 555th Parachute Infantry prefer to land in the trees rather than on rough terrain. They carry 150 ft. ropes with them to aid descending. Oregon (Vertical).

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division build a defensive position at Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., Jan. 20, 2022. 3/3 conducted winter survival training, winter terrain mobility training, and built defensive positions as part of Mountain Warfare Training Exercise 2-22 in order to increase combat lethality and readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Italy, Trentino Alto Adige, Adamello Brenta Natural Park, Cresta Croce Mountain, Cannon, Gun Used Italians During World War I

U.S. and Chilean vessels proceed along the Strait of Magellan during Unitas XXXII, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American nations. (Exact date shot unknown). Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXII Country: Chile(CHL)

Shown here Dec. 10, 2009, is a view of the mountains as U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment participate in Operation Cobra's Anger in Now Zad, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2009. The Marines clear areas occupied by the Taliban and create a foothold for new forward operating bases.

USA, Alaska, Kodiak. Woman inspecting an 8-inch gun barrel from WWII artillery at Miller Point in Fort Abercrombie. (MR)

Members of the A-10 recovery team search along East Brush Creek for any remnants of the four 500 pound Mark 82 bombs that were carried by the A-10 that crashed on Gold Dust Peak. Base: Negro Basin State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view looking out on the road from the top of the building that will be reconstructed into a guard tower at the entrance to Camp McGovern. A truck bringing in building supplies is on the road. The construction will be done by Bravo Company, 23rd Engineer Battalion, 1ST Armored Division from Freiburg, Germany, during Operation Joint Endeavor. Camp McGovern is located just outside of Brcko, Bosnia. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Camp Mcgovern Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Aviation Ordnance CHIEF George Wilson (center, background) watch as Naval Explosive Ordnance Mobile Unit 7 technicians Signalman First Class Joel Blea and Quartermaster Second Class Gary Hakes, using face mask and snorkel, search in one of the ponds west of New York Lake for remnants of four 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on nearby Gold Dust Peak. Base: New York Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DYNAMITE helps in road construction near GANDEN which is mostly done by hand - CENTRAL TIBET

An Mh-60R Seahawk attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46 flies a daytime familiarization flight during a training detachment at Naval Air Station Fallon, April 20, 2022. 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, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, HSC-5, and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Charlie Battery, 5-4 Air Defense Artillery Battalion, 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, emplace a AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel radar in a training area for training exercise Allied Spirit in Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, January 24, 2022.(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Cesar Rivas, 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade)

Using a telescope, SSGT Scott Rodesky keeps a watchful eye on the activities on the mountain as he tracks all movements on the slopes as well as the locations where various items from the A-10 crash are found. These records will help the accident investigation board. Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-87-08484. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST Base: Galbrieth Lake State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A civilian helicopter lands at Templeton Bay, Nunavut, Canada March 11, 2023. The helicopter was used to transport military personnel and cargo as part of exercise Guerrier Nordique 2023, a joint force exercise that focuses on combat capability and lethality in the Arctic environment.

Three U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 356th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, 354th Air Expeditionary Wing arrive at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, for Agile Combat Employment training, June 4, 2022. The ACE operational scheme of maneuver is designed to generate and sustain combat employment and to sustain and defend forward operating locations.

If you look closely, you can see a New Zealand soldier descending off the cliff with the encouragement of the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Bravo Company, rappelling team during Exercise Cartwheel, 18 September 2022. Regular exercises and engagements with our Allies and Partners are instrumental in cultivating civil-military cooperation, increasing emergency preparedness, and enhancing bilateral response capabilities. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the United States, Republic of Fiji Military, Australian, New Zealand, and British forces that builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face a crisis and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.

A member of the 2nd Ranger Battalion, U.S. Army, participates in the re-enactment of a cliff climb made by members of the same unit on D-day, World War II. The re-enactment is part of a ceremony commemorating the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe. Base: Point Du Hoc Country: France (FRA)

Falkland Islands; Goose Green. Memorial to members of the Second Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (2 Para) killed during the Falklands War.

Memorial of HMS Coventry a British war ship that was sunk off the coast during the 1982 conflict with Argentina. Pebble Island, off north coast of West Falkland, Falkland Islands.

Members of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) investigation team fly to an investigation location during a joint field activity (JFA) near Xekong Province, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, May 10, 2022. A DPAA investigation team searched for and surveyed several locations across the country, gathering key data in the process. Information from the JFA will be used to determine and prioritize future recovery missions. This was the agency's first investigation mission in the country in lieu of new Covid-19 guidelines. The last investigation took place in 2019.

Report on a rescue device specializing in difficult mountain access. Aerial view of the rescuers from the helicopter

220418-N-CR843-0016 MISAWA, Japan (April 18, 2022) A P-8A Poseidon, assigned to the "Fighting Tigers" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 8, prepares to land at Misawa Air Base following a mission in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, April 18. VP-8 is currently deployed to NAF Misawa, Japan conducting maritime patrol and reconnaissance and theater outreach operations within U.S. 7th Fleet (C7F) area of operations in support of Commander, Task Force 72, C7F, and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command objectives throughout the region.

FRA - TEKNIVAL 2019Le 4 et 5 Mai, dans la Creuse, le Teknival a eu lieu sous la neige.FRA - TEKNIVAL 2019On May 4 and 5, in the Creuse, Teknival took place under the snow.

A C-130 with the 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, follows a U.S. Forest Service lead plane in the mountains east of Boise, Idaho as part of the annual Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System training and certification, April 21, 2017. More than 400 personnel of four C-130 Guard and Reserve units from California, Colorado, Nevada and Wyoming, making up the Air Expeditionary Group are in Boise for the week-long wildfire training and certification sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service.

Active-duty and veteran Marines and Sailors of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, gather with their friends and family members at the Camp Horno memorial crosses as part of a reunion hike for the 20th anniversary of Operation Vigilant Resolve, also known as the first Battle of Fallujah, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 29, 2024. The hike brought together approximately 150 veteran and active-duty Marines and Sailors who served with 2nd Bn., 1st Marines, during Operation Vigilant Resolve in 2004. Marine Corps

Members of the 104th Tactical Control Flight (TCF) Forward Air Control Post (FACP) set up a TPS-43E radar antenna and control vans during Exercise Brim Frost '83. Subject Operation/Series: Brim Frost '83 Base: Pedro Dome State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade gather after landing at the drop zone at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Jan. 25, 2022, during Airborne 22. Airborne 22 demonstrated interoperability, and the capability to execute a large force insertion on a drop zone of more than 500 personnel and 120 container delivery system bundles. Proper execution of this large-scale ability showcases the strategic importance of engaging in bilateral operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brieana E. Bolfing)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Patrick Sullivan, bottom, a 673d Air Base Wing Public Affairs Office photojournalist, photographs U.S. Air Force tactical air control party specialists assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, during mountaineering training at Sunshine Ridge, Alaska, July 20, 2022. The 3rd ASOS special warfare Airmen utilize Alaskas varied and austere training locations to prepare for conditions they may face on deployment.

Gathering of soldiers on the clearing in the forest

A Soldier assigned to U.S. Army Air Ambulance Detachment- Yakima Training Center prepares to hoist a simulated SKED litter patient with a member of the Central Washington Mountain Rescue at Yakima Training Center, Wash. on Aug. 28, 2022. Mount Rainier is visible in the background.

An expedition team's gear arrives by helicopter to be used to document a cave called El Cenote inside Conturines Spitze.

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook and crew from the 2nd Brigade, 135th General Support Aviation, Colorado Army National Guard, perform water bucket drops over Chatfield Reservoir in Littleton, Colorado, April 17, 2021. LUH-72 Lakota, UH-60 Black Hawk, and CH-47 Chinook aircrews flew over the Denver metropolitan area as part of the annual wildland fire training conference.

Units' marks on rocks near the exit of the army desert training facility at Fort Irwin.

Cowboys Riding the Range

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (Oct. 01, 2022) Panagiotis Karvounis (left), a service member with the Hellenic Naval Base at Souda Bay, and Nikolaos Voikoglou, a service member with the Hellenic Air Forces 115th Combat Wing, participate in a 10.4-kilometer hike as part of the 19th Annual Eco-Challenge event organized by Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bays MWR on Oct. 1, 2022. Eco-Challenge is an outdoor sports competition held across the Akrotiri Peninsula that is designed to build camaraderie and strengthen the U.S. relationship with NATO and Hellenic military partners. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore installation which enables and supports U.S., Allied, Coalition, and Partner nation forces to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

An overview of a tent city near Zakhu established as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ)

The 2/4's large Marine Combat Operations Center (COC) tent is well camouflaged in this desert environment during Desert Punch. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAMP KEATING, Afghanistan - A Chinook helicopter lands at Camp Keating March 6 to pick up Task Force Titan Soldiers moving north to the Kamu campsite, the newest site the squadron has set up in its efforts to help the Afghan government beef up security in Nuristan Province.

030126-F-1443F-005. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Air Force Capt. Travis Hunt, a tactical air control party specialist and commanding officer of Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, climbs a rock face during mountaineering training at Sunshine Ridge, Alaska, July 22, 2022. The 3rd ASOS special warfare Airmen utilize Alaskas varied and austere training locations to prepare for conditions they may face on deployment.

A U.S. Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicle-25 with 3d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LAR) scans for adversaries during Exercise Shinka 22.1 at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 28 2022. Shinka exemplifies a shared commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 3d LAR is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

DM-SN-88-09734. Country: Canada (CAN)

041230-M-4697Y-047. Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES

020422-F-6740T-015. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE Base: Kodiak State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

South Georgia. Saint Andrews. Expedition team offers help crossing a fast moving stream.

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