Army Training Briefings

Military commanders addressing troops during training sessions, portraying leadership and camaraderie in preparation for missions.

Tough Ombres from the 910 Quartermaster Company out of Ardmore, Oklahoma arrived at Fort Irwin, California today for an upcoming rotation in the box at the National Training Center. The 910 is providing petroleum support to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment out of Fort Hood, Texas. 90th Sustainment Brigade Commander, Col. Steve Pazak, joined the troops shortly after arriving at Fort Irwin. He encouraged them to get everything they could out of annual training and asked them to look after each other during the rotation. He challenged the units leadership Capt. Stephan Jackson, Commander, and 1st Sgt. John freeman to watch over the team and ensure they are spiritually, mentally, physically, and financially fit.

Tough Ombres from the 910 Quartermaster Company out of Ardmore, Oklahoma arrived at Fort Irwin, California today for an upcoming rotation in the box at the National Training Center. The 910 is providing petroleum support to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment out of Fort Hood, Texas. 90th Sustainment Brigade Commander, Col. Steve Pazak, joined the troops shortly after arriving at Fort Irwin. He encouraged them to get everything they could out of annual training and asked them to look after each other during the rotation. He challenged the units leadership Capt. Stephan Jackson, Commander, and 1st Sgt. John freeman to watch over the team and ensure they are spiritually, mentally, physically, and financially fit.

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno speaks to Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division during his visit to the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, La. May 1, 2012.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen Maranian, commander of 56th Artillery Command, U.S. Army Europe and Africa; and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Darrell Walls, talks to U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, about their performance during their HIMARS Rapid Infiltration exercise as part of DEFENDER-Europe 22 at Bornholm, Denmark, May 24, 2022. DEFENDER-Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises within U.S. European Commands Large Global Scale Exercise construct taking place in Eastern Europe. As part of the annual U.S.-led exercise, parts of the Danish army, navy, and air force train littoral defense from Bornholm and in the Baltic Sea as part of the bilateral training exercise led by the United States in order to build readiness and interoperability within the NATO allies.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Gary Rivard, a senior medical officer assigned to the 456th Medical Company Area Support, U.S. Army Reserves speaks to a U.S. Soldier after completing his part in a multinational trauma lane training during Defender 22 at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 25, 2022. Defender Europe 2022 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises taking place in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

FORT MEADE, Md - Soldiers assigned to the United States Army Signal School Detachment stand in formation and listen to Command Sgt. Maj. Aubrey Russell, the senior enlisted advisor for the 15th Signal Brigade, Training and Doctrine Command, during his visit to Fort Meade, April 4. Russell visited Soldiers and leadership of the USASSD to discuss the value of leadership, the importance of their work as future public affairs and visual information Soldiers, and to offer his guidance and experience.

Maj. Gen. Joseph P. McGee, 101st Airborne Division commanding general, addresses troops during the Carentan Battlefield tour in Carentan, France, June 2, 2022. This year, U.S. Army Europe and Africa commemorates the 78th anniversary of D-Day, the largest multi-national amphibious landing and operational military airdrop in history, and highlights the U.S.' steadfast commitment to European allies and partners.

FORT HOOD, Texas - Texas Army National Guard, Maj. Gen. Win Burkett, commander of the 36th Infantry Division, attended the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade color casing ceremony Aug. 5, 2022, at North Fort Hood, Texas. The aviation brigade has been preparing to deploy overseas in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

The 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) staff conduct sling load operations and a 6 mile ruck march at a forward operating site in Romania on Oct. 26, 2022. The purpose of the exercise was to increase the knowledge and appreciation for air assault operations and build camaraderie amongst the staff. The United States commitment to defending NATO territory is ironclad and the United States will continue to bolster our posture to better defend our NATO Allies. (U.S. Army photos by MAJ Brett Sullenger, 2nd Brigade Combat Team "STRIKE" Public Affairs Officer)

Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers fly an RQ-11B Raven Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) over drop zone Badger at Fort McCoy, Wis., Sept. 9, 2022. The training is part of a two-week skills course taught by instructors from the Wisconsin Military Academy. U.S. Army photo by Kevin W. Clark

Staff Sgt. Dennis Yi, a U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment, Washington Army National Guard, conducts a howitzer familiarization class for British and Romanian soldiers at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Bemowo Piske, Poland, June 15, 2022.

POLAND Friday, February 9th 2023, HHC Brigade Archangels welcome CPT Grant Moyer as the new commander.We thank CPT Olivia Lynch for her for the time and energy and wish her all the best on her future endeavors!(

Staff Sgt. Adam Caramanoff, an observer-coach/trainer with the 3rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 340th Infantry Regiment, 181st Multi-Functional Training Brigade, observes Soldiers with the 327th Military Police Battalion, 300th Military Police Brigade, 200th Military Police Command, subdue a notional unruly detainee during a training exercise as part of the Spartan Warrior III exercise June 20, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Spartan Warrior III gave the 300th Military Police Brigade the opportunity to practice multiple levels of military police procedures across two weeks.

(Right) Staff Sgt. Amanda Elsenboss, instructor with the Individual Training Branch, Pennsylvania National Guard, discusses helpful forms for holding an M4 Carbine before the Governor's Twenty competition on May 21, 2022. The competition challenged Soldiers and Airmen in a variety of rifle and pistol ranges

A U.S. Army Pathfinder instructor gives directions to students during a field training exercise as part of a U.S. Pathfinder course at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, on Sept. 8, 2022. Nearly 30 Soldiers graduated the course, which was taught by a mobile training team at the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center in Fort Benning, Georgia. Army Pathfinders are trained to provide navigational aid and advisory services to military aircraft in areas designated by supported unit commanders. During the Pathfinder course, students are instructed in aircraft orientation, aero-medical evacuation, close combat assault, ground to air communication procedures, control center operations, all three phases of a sling load operation, helicopter landing zone and pick up zone operations, and drop zone operations dealing with U.S. military fixed and rotary wing aircraft for personnel and equipment.

Soldiers assigned to the "Spartan Brigade," 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, gather together for an award ceremony before the 2nd ABCT, 3rd ID, change of command ceremony on Cottrell Field at Fort Stewart, Georgia, June 16, 2022. The Spartan Brigade will complete reception and qualification on all its modernized vehicle platforms in the fall of 2022, and the 3rd ID will be complete its modernization in 2023, fulfilling the Army's modernization priority.

Guam Army National Guard Lt. Col. Glen Mesa, commander of 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, briefs Maj. Gen. Kenneth S. Hara, The Adjutant General for the State of Hawaii, during a command visit of the 1-294th Infantry Regiment Tactical Operations Center (TOC) during the Exportable Combat Training Capability program on Camp Roberts, California, July 18, 2022. The TAG and staff visited each TOC within the multi-state 29th IBCT to include Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii and Guam, to assess battalion performance and ensure training is conducted safely and to standard.

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Justin Seals, the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron operations flight superintendent, shakes hands with Chief Master Sgt. Janis Petry-Wwolusi, the 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron senior enlisted leader, at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Leaders with the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing gathered to congratulate Seals on his selection for the rank of chief master sergeant.

U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Reckers, a Soldier sponsor, assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery (HHB) of the 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, pins the newly promoted Spc. Vinay Patel, a unit supply specialist also assigned to the HHB, during his promotion ceremony at Torun, Poland, April 1, 2022. The rank is pinned to the patrol cap as part of the pinning ceremony.

Lt. Gen. John Lamontagne, left, United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa deputy commander, expresses his appreciation to the Airmen of the 39th Security Forces Squadron after an SFS training exercise on Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Oct. 3, 2022. During his first visit to the 39th ABW as deputy commander, Lamontagne met with several Airmen and received briefings about the wings mission and readiness capabilities while speaking with members about how their role supports the mission of USAFE-AFAFRICA. The wing takes deliberate actions to develop Airmen; confronts global challenges in support of the National Defense Strategy to defend our country and our allies; and utilizes dedicated efforts to deliver peace to our nation and its allies by fostering stability and deterring aggression throughout Europe and Africa.

Staff Sgt. Allen Kemper, assigned to 34th Infantry Division "Red Bulls", practices photography during a Unit Public Affairs Representative course while at North Fort Cavazos, Texas, February 18, 2024. The course provided instruction about basic Public Affairs operations to non-Public Affairs soldiers throughout the Division's sections. (Minnesota National Guard

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Matt Keane, public affairs officer for the 35th Infantry Division and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Cory Swanson, 1-163rd Cavalry Regiment Battalion Commander, meet with service members from the United States Marine Corps during exercise Eager Lion 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations.

1st Armored Division Soldiers work together to deconstruct the Division Main Command Post and pack up equipment used for the Command Post Exercise III, Fort Bliss, Texas Feb. 9. 2023. Division MAIN will jump to a new location, simulating a battle movement. Jumping simulates the Divisions ability to move out of harms way once an enemy determines the location of the Command Post.

Soldiers from 4-6 Air Cavalry Squadron, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, currently deployed In the Republic of Korea Assigned to the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, host a Spur Ride, on the 7th-8th of Apr. 2022, Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea. The Spur Ride is an event which tests a soldiers physical and mental strength and the ability to operate as part of a team under high levels of stress.

U.S. Army Spc. Dante Carter, a squad member representing 66th Military Intelligence Brigade, prepares another round for the M1-36 rifle during the 2022 U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad Competition on Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany Aug. 11, 2022. Teams from across USAREUR-AF test their tactical proficiency, communication, and overall cohesion as they compete for the title of Best Squad. Winners of this competition will advance to represent USAREUR-AF at the U.S. Army Best Squad Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina later this year.

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade has his T-11 parachute inspected by a jumpmaster during an airborne operation between U.S. and allied paratroopers at the Cherbourg-Manche Airport, France, on June 5, 2022, as part of the 78th D-Day Anniversary. On June 6, 1944, more than 150,000 troops of the Allied Forces invaded Normandy, France, by sea and air. More than 23,000 paratroopers participated in the invasion. 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.

CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (Jul. 14, 2022) Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Beau Bostwick from Wausau, Wis. assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 conducts mass casualty triage training in preparation for Operation Turning Point, also known as their Field Training Exercise. Operation Turning Point is an around-the-clock exercise that focuses on constructing advanced bases while maintaining proficiency in tactics and survivability. NMCB 1 is homeported out of Gulfport, Miss. They are conducting an intense homeport training plan to expand their ability to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater operations.

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. George Dietrich III, director of U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africas Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, speaks to security forces Airmen at the beginning of their shift at Air Base 201, Niger, Aug. 26, 2022. Dietrich is responsible for all USAF force protection in Africa.

Lt. Gen. Gangsoo Heo, the commanding general of the Republic of Korea Army 7th Corps, and the command group of the ROKA Capital Mechanized Infantry Division visit the 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division May 10, 2022. The visit consisted of discussions to further bolster and strengthen relationships between the organizations.

Maj. Gen. David Weishaar, The Adjutant General of Kansas, visited soldiers from Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 130th Field Artillery Regiment out of the Kansas National Guard on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Sept. 20, 2022.

U.S. Army Col. Richard J. Ikena Jr., commander of the 1st Infantry Division Artillery, awards U.S. Army Spc. Bryson Kephart, also assigned to the 1st DIVARTY, with an Army Achievement Medal during the 105th birthday of DIVARTY and at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, May 24, 2022. The 1st Infantry Division 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. (U.S. Army

U.S. Navy Sailors with 1st Medical Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, are awarded the Fleet Marine Force pin during a FMF pinning ceremony during exercise Native Fury 22 at Yanbu Commercial Port, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 26, 2022. The FMF pin is awarded to Sailors who are trained and qualified to perform duties in support of the Marine Corps units. Native Fury 22 is a biennial exercise focused on the demonstration of the rapid offload and integration of a Maritime Pre-Positioned Force in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of regional security, crisis response, and contingency operations.

U.S. ARMY JAPAN held a patching ceremony at Yano Field in CAMP ZAMAJAPAN on JUNE 17th, 2022, authorizing both U.S Army Soldiers and JapanSelf-Defense Force members to wear the new patch that symbolizes theirenduring bilateral relationship.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Duval, left, Commander, 39th Strategic Signal Battalion, and members of his unit perform Mask Confidence Training, in the Training Support Center Benelux Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear room, on Chièvres Air Base, March 16, 2023. In order to stay proficient on their CBRN equipment and procedures the unit conducted training to ensure readiness and fulfill their annual requirements.

Idahos 145th Brigade Support Battalion spent the past two weeks refining their field training at the Orchard Combat Training Center focusing on day and nighttime mission essential tasks on July 9-18, 2022. Some of the missions included small arms fire, grenade launching, convoy training, land navigation, weapons qualifications, perimeter defense, survivability exercises, medical field training and counter IED actions.

Soldiers from the New Jersey National Guards 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team prepare to load a simulated patient into the back of a Humvee ambulance on Fort Drum, NY, July 21, 2022.

Senior Airman Derek Pyon and Staff Sgt. Chase Bear, 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron Petroleum, Oil, & Lubricants, signs-off on a checklist at Suwon Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 2, 2022. It was the first time that pair had conducted hot-pit operations at Suwon AB.

Members of Squad 2, representing Cyber Center of Excellence, gather after completing an event 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.

Spc. Aaron Fiscelli of Saint Claire, Michigan, a Health Care Specialist with the Michigan National Guards 1171st Medical Company Area Support Company, clears a M9 pistol off the range. He is one of twelve National Guard Soldiers are competing in the Region IV Best Warrior Competition May 11-15, 2022, at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio National Guards. The winners will move on to compete in the National Guards competition on July 20-30, 2022, at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

On Sept. 8, 2022, more than 200 service members across four major commands participated in an unprecedented joint force exercise at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. During the exercise, Airmen were challenged to defuel a KC-135R Stratotanker into an Army Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck to practice Agile Combat Employment. The fuel from the HEMTT was then used to fuel multiple aircraft and Polaris Military RZRs.

Idaho National Guard 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team's 2nd of the 116th Combined Arms Battalion teamed up with the Idaho Army National Guards 1st of the 183 Assault Helicopter Battalion to conduct medevac training at the Orchard Combat Training Center on March 30, 2022. The training simulated emergency evacuations of sick or wounded Soldiers from a battlefield. Ground medics preformed medical care on the ground before rushing them to the flight medics aboard the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter who continued medical care while they were flown to the nearby medical facility. This training is a portion of combat training the 2nd of the 116th CAB conducted in preparation to deploy to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Spartan Shield later this year.

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Finnish soldiers assigned to the Satakunta Jaeger Battalion and U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division go over clearing procedures on the M4A1 carbine at Niinisalo, Finland, July 21, 2022. The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and the Pori Brigade of the Finnish army began summer training in Finland to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between the two nations.

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.

A day of unique Combat Water Survival and Swift Water Rescue Training was conducted in the waters of the Fox River in Oshkosh, Wis. by the Soldiers of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team this Saturday, September 10. This rigorous day of training was designed to prepare the Soldiers of Company A to answer the call to ait in domestic operations whenever needed. The event is the companys first large-scale home station training with all Soldiers back together after many deployments and state missions over the past few years. (32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team photo by Staff Sgt. Kati Volkman/Released)

Brig. Gen. Joseph Dcosta, Eighth Army deputy commanding general - sustainment (second from right), visits with Soldiers April 20, 2022, while they were setting up a Combat Service Support Very Small Aperture Terminal, or CSS VSAT, Inflatable Satellite Antenna at U.S. Army Garrison-Humphreys, South Korea.

Chief Master Sgt. Jerry Ratliff, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron fire chief, gets promoted during a ceremony at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait. He was promoted by Lt. Col. Sylvester dAgrella, 386th ECES commander, on Sept. 17, 2022. Ratliffs family was able to watch his promotion ceremony via cellphone streaming. Nearly 100 firefighters, friends, fellow chiefs and leaders took part in the ceremony. Ratiff, who is deployed from the 132nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Iowa Air National Guard, joined the top 1-percent of enlisted members upon promoting to his new rank.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 102nd Cavalry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, evaluate impact targets on a range during a Mortar live fire training exercise as part of the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise on July 24, 2022 at Ft. Drum, N.Y. More than 2,500 Soldiers are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win.

Members of the official party salute as the national anthem is played July 14, 2022, during the Fort McCoy Garrison Change of Command Ceremony at Veterans Memorial Plaza at the historic Commemorative Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. During the ceremony, Col. Stephen T. Messenger became the new commander of Fort McCoy Garrison. Messenger received the garrison flag from Brenda McCullough, director of U.S. Army Installation Management Command Directorate-Readiness. Messenger replaces Col. Michael D. Poss who became the garrison commander June 10, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in a virtual change-of-command ceremony. Poss moves on to serve in a position at the 88th Readiness Division also at Fort McCoy.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, General John M. Shalikashvili (U.S. Army), visits with Marines of Combat Service Support Detachment 61 of the 2nd Force Service Support Detail following ceremonies to deactivate Joint Task Force 160. JTF-160, an Army-Navy-Marine Corps-Air Force joint unit, supervised construction and operation of the refugee camps that housed tens of thousands of Haitian and Cuban migrants before they were returned to their homelands or relocated. Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

Col. Patrick Schuck, commander, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, recognizes select 12 CAB Soldiers for rising to excellence during a battlefield circulation at Noble Partner 22, Vaziani training area in the country of Georgia, Sept. 9, 2022. Noble Partner 22 builds multinational interoperability between allied and partner nations, increasing readiness and improving multinational command and control capabilities. 12 CAB is among other units assigned to V Corps, America's Forward Deployed Corps in Europe. They work alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, execute joint and multinational training exercises, and retain command and control for all rotational and assigned units in the European Theater.

Sappers assigned to 3rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conduct tables 1 and 2 of engineer qualification tables. To certify soldiers and leaders as well as to familiarize sappers with different kinds of explosives, these engineer tables are conducted on a demolition range.

Maj. Gen. Ben Corell, Adjutant General of the Iowa National Guard, signs a document that reinforces the Iowa National Guards commitment to pair Iowa units with Kosovo Security Force units for joint training at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, on May 19, 2022. Approximately 15 KSF troops embedded with companies in the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment during a two-week annual training exercise. Senior leaders in the IANG and KSF visited each company near the end of the exercise to observe the full integration of KSF troops and recognize Soldiers who demonstrated excellence throughout their training. The document emphasizes the need to continue strengthening the partnership between the IANG and the KSF in the fields of maneuver, noncommissioned officer development, sustainment, military medicine and cyber capabilities.

U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, take a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) test at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, June 2, 2022. Recruits tested out in MCMAP to earn their tan belts and complete a graduation requirement.

U.S. Army V Corps Commanding General Lt. Gen. John S. Kolasheski, and Maj. Gen. David B. Womack, deputy commanding general for maneuver, lead other U.S., Polish and German soldiers in rendering honors during the playing of both U.S. and Polish national anthems at the unit's Victory Honors Ceremony, Camp Kosciuszko, Poznan, Poland, Sept. 30, 2022. Womack becomes the first deputy commanding general to join V Corpsthe American command and control army element in the European Theaterin Poland since the base renaming to Camp Kosciuszko. V Corps works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, executes joint and multinational training exercises, while building local community relationships.

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the 4th Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, ruck for a Sexual Harassment Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) awareness training on July 22, 2022, Fort Carson Colorado. The Soldiers were asked questions at check points located throughout the ruck, regarding Army Command Policy, AR 600-20.

Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony L. Whitehead, the senior enlisted advisor to the chief, National Guard Bureau, visits with Guam National Guard members on the island of Guam May 23, 2022.

Sgt. John Pitapit, a combat medic specialist from the 1-91st Cavalry Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conducts a litter carry familiarization class during the North and West Africa Response Force readiness drill on Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, July 28, 2022. The exercise tested the capability of the NARF to respond to crises and protect American interests in Africa. U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa supports U.S. Africa Command with a scalable crisis response capability ranging from a rapid response infantry platoon to a full-scale joint task force headquarters. Joined by elements of the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force for aviation lift and a host of other capabilities, SETAF-AF and 173rd Airborne Infantry Brigade form the nucleus of the North and West Africa Response Force or NARF.

Security Forces, Fire, and Civil Engineering personnel from 366th Fighter Wing work together to create a cordon during a simulated unexploded ordinance operation as part of exercise Raging Gunfighter 22-2 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 19, 2022. Raging Gunfighter is an exercise designed to simulate operating a Lead Wing from an austere environment in preparation for potential future operations.

Guam Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Cruz, the senior enlisted advisor of the Guam Army National Guard, renders a salute to Maj. Gen. Kenneth S. Hara, The Adjutant General for the State of Hawaii, during a command visit of the 1-294th Infantry Regiment Tactical Operations Center (TOC) during the Exportable Combat Training Capability program on Camp Roberts, California, July 18, 2022. The TAG and staff visited each TOC within the multi-state 29th IBCT to include Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii and Guam, to assess battalion performance and ensure training is conducted safely and to standard.

A U.S. Army Soldier of the 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division exchanges unit patches with a Swedish soldier near the Vistula river during Defender Europe at Dęblin, Poland, May 12, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

U.S. Marines with the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band prepare to perform during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 12, 2024. Lt. Col. Robert Stevenson III, the outgoing commanding officer of MWSS-171 relinquished command to Lt. Col. Daniel Jernigan, at the change of command ceremony. MWSS-171, a critical component of Marine Aircraft Group 12, is a premier squadron capable of supporting all essential aviation ground support requirements to U.S. and allied forces in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Army soldiers participate in a gear layout prior to the start of the Sullivan Cup at Fort Benning, Ga., April 25, 2022. The Sullivan Cup is a biennial competition that tests the best tank crews from the Armor Branch, the U.S. Marine Corps and international partners.

Spc. Dawson Brown and Spc. Samuel Rowley, fire support specialists with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard, make a weapons correction during Western Strike 22 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, June 7, 2022. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th FAB, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a Combat Training Center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality.

Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, U.S. Transportation Command commander, and U.S. Navy Fleet Master Chief Donald Myrick, USTRANSCOM senior enlisted leader, is introduced to members of the 730th Air Mobility Squadron by Col. Christopher Kiser, 515th Air Mobility Operations Group commander, during a leadership tour of Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 17, 2022. The USTRANSCOM team has made it a priority to meet with the military members that make the transportation mission succeed every day and have traveled to installations concerning cargo and personnel movement throughout the Indo-Pacific theater of operations. The 730th AMS mission is to provide critical en route services to deployed forces worldwide, supporting passengers and critical cargo movement.

Airmen from the 335th Training Squadron march to their dormitories after class at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Oct. 18, 2022. The 335th TRS trains Airmen in the weather, financial management, manpower and personnel, education and training and force support career fields.

MIHAIL KOGĂLNICEANU, Romania-- Spc. Simpson, crew chief with Bravo Company, 3-227 Assault Helicopter Battalion, instructs UH60M Black Hawk load procedures during movement and air assault training with the Romanian 9th Mechanized Brigade. Regular interoperability training with NATO partners and allies builds trust and readiness, increasing the capacity for deterrence and defense.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to Task Force Pioneer listens intently during a promotion and awards ceremony at Union III forward operating base in Baghdad, Iraq, April 6, 2022. As part of Army tradition, Task Force Pioneer facilitates a monthly mass ceremony to promote soldiers, present awards and recognize exemplary accomplishments.

U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), stand in formation during a French Desert Commando Course graduation ceremony at the 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment, Djibouti, June 1, 2022. Members of the CJTF-HOA regularly train and work alongside allies, partners, and government organizations to achieve a unified effort to improve safety, security and prosperity in East Africa.

On the afternoon of August 31, 2022, Soldiers from 1st Signal Brigade participated in signal operations in a field environment to help hone their skills as signaleers.

Sgt. Michael Tinsley (left), an Infantry Team Leader, with 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Tyhier Tyler, a cadet with United States Military Academy, trains on sections of fire at Cadet Leadership Development Training (CLDT) at Camp Buckner in West Point, Ny., May 25, 2022. The purpose of CLDT is to prepare Cadets for tactical leadership positions at the platoon. Graduates will demonstrate confidence and proficiency in leadership attributes by applying the Army's Operation Process in the preparation and execution of missions to prepare cadets for the rank of Lieutenant after commissioning.

Charlie Company (Medical), 186 Brigade Support Battalion, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont Army National Guard, set up tents for a triage center outside the UVM Medical Center Emergency Room, March 24. The medics from C-Co. will assist hospital personnel if there is an influx of patients.

XVIII Airborne Corps Soldiers receive awards and metals for their rapid deployments to Europe, Dec. 12, 2022, Fort Bragg, N.C. XVIII Airborne Corps Soldiers deployment to Europe started February 2022 and ended Oct. 28, 2022. Elements of the XVIII Airborne Corps completed a nine-month deployment to Germany in support of the NATO Alliance. Personnel from the Corps headquarters element provided a Joint Task Force-capable headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany. The deployment was directed by the Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III as a response to a heightened security environment in Eastern Europe and to reinforce NATOs eastern flank.

Spc. Arath Flores, loader, and Spc. Joshua Kramer, driver, call in a 9-line medical evacuation during the Thunder Run event on Brave Rifles Field at Fort Benning, Georgia. The Thunder Run started with a footrace to Brave Rifles Field where the competitors then performed a series of physical and tactical tasks such as operating a radio, map reading, call for fire, medical evacuation, and weapons proficiency.

Soldiers from the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 41st Field Artillery Brigade, listen to a convoy brief given by the company commander Capt. Micah Thompson, in Grafenwoehr, Germany, July 10, 2022, before heading to the Grafenwoehr training area for a field training exercise in support of Dynamic Front 2022. DF22, led by 56th Artillery Command and U.S. Army Europe and Africa-directed exercise directed, is the premier U.S led NATO Allied and Partner integrated fires exercise in the European Theater Focusing on fires interoperability and increasing readiness, lethality and interoperability across the human, procedural, and technical domains.

More than 600 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers, joined by Soldiers from the Montana, Oregon, Ohio and South Carolina Army National Guards, have been training in Fort Bliss, Texas, since mobilizing from Gowen Field in early August. The task force, Task Force Rattler, will deploy to Southwest Asia later this month in support of Operation Spartan Shield, where they will rotate out with 250 Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guard as well as Soldiers from the Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Florida Army National Guards. Each rotation is approximately 12 months. Soldiers from the 118th Infantry Regiment from South Carolina National Guard and the 285th Medical Company from the Ohio National Guard are also part of Task Force Rattler, which provide the task force the ability to execute combined arms maneuvers. The intense training at Fort Bliss consisted of long hours with day and night combined arms maneuver missions with the Idaho Army National Guard shooting 120mm mortar rounds from M113 A

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 192nd Military Police Battalion, Connecticut Army National Guard, gather around a terrain model at the Asymmetric Warfare Group Training Complex, Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, June 27th, 2022. As part of their annual training, military police from the 192nd conducted operations inside the AWGTC including sending out patrols to do route recon, conducting site exploitation and searching and securing the buildings that make up the complex.

Col. Andrew Campbell, 374th Airlift Wing commander, congratulates members of the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight on their achievement as the best in the Air Force after being named the winner of the 2022 American Petroleum Institute Award, June 22, 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The award recognizes the wing for having the best fuels management operation, which includes facility, equipment and vehicle support from outside the fuels management flight.

The command team from 311th Signal Command, which included Brig. Gen. Kevin Meisler and Command Sgt. Maj. Jonathan DeHart visited the 41st Signal Battalion and had the opportunity to to recognize and give coins to some soldiers there.

Paratroopers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conduct Sustained Airborne Training in preparation for Operation Falcon Blitz on Fort Bragg, NC, Jan. 27, 2023. Paratroopers will conduct an airborne operation in order to enhance brigade readiness and lethality.

Battery Command and Staff from 1-265th Air Defense Artillery (ADA), reassess the extent of the devastation of Hurricane Ian and the more affected parts of Charlotte County . Port Charlotte, Florida. Oct. 4, 2022. Over 6,000 service members were activated in response to the natural disaster along with both military and civilian support from out-of-state locations.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Eric Kreisler, a fire support specialist assigned to Task Force Orion, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard, examines the eyepiece of an AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter during a visit to Katterbach Kasserne in Katterbach, Germany, Jan. 4, 2023. Task Force Orion visited Katterbach as part of a professional development training on the military decision-making process, and how to utilize aviation and air defense artillery assets.

Soldiers of the new 1st Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, help each other trade their 25th Infantry Division shoulder patch for that of the historic 11th Airborne Division and will serve in Alaska as the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the Arctic Angels, specializing in operations in extreme cold weather and high-altitude mountainous terrain. (Army photo/John Pennell)

The 204th Regional Training Institute conducts a change of command ceremony, Gowen Field, April 10, 2023. During the ceremony, the outgoing commander, Col. Dan Lister transferred command of the 204th RTI to incoming commander, Col. Russel Des Jardins.

2nd Lt. Cecil DSouza, the sustainment officer in charge of the innovative readiness training Cherokee Housing Initiative from the Washington Air National Guards 141th Civil Engineer Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, briefs arriving Soldiers and Airmen on the IRT project in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, June 6, 2022. A small group of guardsmen are left through the whole rotation to ensure continuity between guard unit rotations.

Tunisia Maj. Wagdi Nehdi, Logistical Commander of the Tunisian Army and two of his Master Sergeants observes maintenance equipment explained by U.S. Army 1LT Stewart Farrar, Maintenance Platoon Leader for the 960th Brigade Support Battalion, Wyoming Army National Guard, in Sheridan, Wyoming, May 17, 2022, on a State Partnership Program visit. The purpose of the SPP is to enhance military ties and strengthen partnerships with countries worldwide. The Wyoming National Guard partnered with the African nation of Tunisia in 2004 and continues to further their relationship with educational exchanges like these.

Sgt. 1st Class Alvin Crawford assigned to 2nd Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, takes notes during an after-action report of a mass casualty training at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, April 06, 2022. The 1st Infantry Division is among other units assigned to V Corps, America's 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. Army Staff Sgt. Alex Jobe, left, and Spc. Joshua Kramer, armored vehicle crew members with the 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, complete graded gunnery skills tasks as part of the Sullivan Cup at Fort Benning, Ga., April 28, 2022. The Sullivan Cup is a biennial competition that tests the best tank crews from the Armor Branch, the U.S. Marine Corps and international partners.

The awards ceremony for the Expert Field Medical Badge and Expert Soldier Badge, recognized Soldiers who successfully completed tasks earning them the right to wear these badges. The Army Reserve hosted both events concurrently at Fort McCoy, WI, and kicked off the awards ceremony with Soldiers arriving via helicopter.The Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) is a United States Army special skills badge first created on June 18, 1965. This badge is the non-combat equivalent of the Combat Medical Badge (CMB) and is awarded to U.S. military personnel who successfully complete a set of qualification tests, including both written and performance portions.The Expert Soldier Badge (ESB) is a special skills badge of the United States Army. It is similar in appearance to the Combat Action Badge. The ESB is awarded to Soldiers who have completed testing and do not serve in the Infantry, Special Forces, or Medical Branches.Photo by Tim Yao

U. S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Gary W. Keefe, the Adjutant General of the Massachusetts National Guard (MANG), talks with Soldiers from the Massachusetts Army National Guard, after the completion of a squad live fire exercise, during the eXportable Combat Training Capability exercise July 22, 2022, at Ft. Drum, N. Y. More than 2,500 Soldiers are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win.

U.S. Army Maj. Taib Grozdanic (middle), Chief of the Office of Defense Cooperation Bosnia and Herzegovina at the U.S. Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, visits the rappelling tower at Kasarna Manjaca, Dobrnja, Bosnia and Herzegovina on July 18, 2022. Guard members assigned to the State Medical Detachment and 1-169th Aviation Regiment, Maryland Army National Guard, trained alongside active duty Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, and the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina soldiers in tactics, aviation, medical, and non-commissioned officer development. The Maryland National Guard will celebrate 20 years of partnership State with the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina through the National Guard Bureaus State Partnership Program next year.

U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Diercks, right, assigned to 21st Theater Sustainment Command team, gets ready to perform at the skills level 1 lane during the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad Competition at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 10, 2022. Teams from across U.S. Army Europe and Africa test their tactical proficiency, communication, and overall cohesion as they compete for the title of Best Squad. Winners of this competition will advance to represent U.S. Army Europe and Africa at the U.S. Army Best Squad Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina later this year.

U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Scott A. Vassalli, a military intelligence noncommissioned officer, assigned to the 337th Military Intelligence Battalion, prepares to perform weapons qualification at Marseilles Training Center, Marseilles Illinois, July 9. To qualify as expert marksman, Soldiers must hit 36/40 targets. (Official U.S. Army Reserve photo by Pfc. Noah Carlsson)

Guam Army National Guard Lt. Col. Glen Mesa, commander of 1st Battalion, 1-294th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, recognizes his Soldiers with Maj. Gen. Kenneth S. Hara, The Adjutant General for the State of Hawaii, during a command visit of the 294th Tactical Operations Center (TOC) during the Exportable Combat Training Capability program on Camp Roberts, California, July 18, 2022. Each battalion within the 29th IBCT recognized some of their Soldiers with an appreciation coin from the TAG.

Staff Sgt. Ryan McCauley directs troop movement to begin the ceremony. Pictured is Spc. Tyrique Gordon, Spc. Luis Perez, Pfc. Alberto Campos, Spc. Marcus Jefferson, Pfc. Moises Sabino, Sgt. Brady Block and Pvt. Gregory Hooker at McNair Hall, Fort Sill Oklahoma June 14, 2022.

Soldiers of the 1st Squadron, 18th Cavalry Regiment, Alpha and Bravo Troop, practice operating the RQ-11 Raven at Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana, July 10, 2022. JRTC provided various training opportunities for soldiers to learn and apply new skills involving technology and applied knowledge skill sets.

U.S. service members with the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) participate in the French Desert Commando Course (FDCC) at Arta Range, Djibouti, April 24, 2022. Since 2015, the French Forces stationed in Djibouti (FFDJ) have invited U.S. service members with CJTF-HOA or deployed to Camp Lemonnier to participate in the course. Members of the CJTF HOA regularly train and work alongside allies, partners, and government organizations to achieve a unified effort to improve safety, security and prosperity in East Africa.

The command team from 311th Signal Command, which included Brig. Gen. Kevin Meisler and Command Sgt. Maj. Jonathan DeHart visited the 41st Signal Battalion and had the opportunity to to recognize and give coins to some soldiers there.

U.S. Army V Corps Commanding General Lt. Gen. John S. Kolasheski speaks with Brig. Gen. Joseph E. Hilbert, commanding general, 7th Army Training Command, following a combined live-fire demonstration during Exercise Dynamic Front 2022, Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 20, 2022. DF22, led by 56th Artillery Command and U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, is the premiere U.S.-led NATO Allies and Partners-integrated fires exercise in the European theater focusing on fire interoperability and increasing readiness, lethality and interoperability across the human, procedural and technical domains. V Corps, America's Forward Deployed Corps in Europe, works alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, execute joint and multinational training exercises, like this, and retain command and control for all rotational and assigned units in the European theater.

U.S. Army Sgt. Jordon Robbins, a horizontal construction engineer assigned to the 185th Engineer Support Company, Maine Army National Guard, tightens the windlass on a combat application tourniquet applied to a simulated casualty at Stones Ranch Military Reservation, East Lyme, Connecticut, May 10, 2022. The combat application tourniquet, or CAT, is a life saving measure used by soldiers to occlude blood flow and stop hemorrhaging in extremity wounds.

Senior enlisted advisors with the 1st Regimental Landing Team, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, awards a challenge coin to a U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, at Hijudai, Japan on Feb. 23, 2023. The coins were awarded to the Marines and soldiers as recognition for their outstanding initiative and service during Iron Fist 23. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the JGSDF, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

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