Army Training Exercises

Photographs of military personnel engaged in training exercises, discussing operations, and conducting evaluations in field settings.

U.S. Army Cpl. Christopher Fas-Rivera, assigned to Heartbreak Battery, 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Field Artillery Brigade, learn about the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) at a demonstration for artillery family members and distinguished guests during Molly Pitcher Day at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Aug. 31, 2022.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Bailey, left, a Cannon Crewmember assigned to Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment, discusses artillery operations with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John C. Harris, Jr., right, Adjutant General, Ohio National Guard, Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 12, 2022. Harris visited a number of Ohio National Guard units during their annual training exercise in Camp Grayling, Northern Strike, which saw over 2,000 Ohio and Michigan National Guard Soldiers take part in the joint-training.

220507-A-ST150-GR22-Photo 17// Staff Sgt. Francisco Vasquez, a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear specialist team leader assigned to the 48th Chemical Brigade, 2nd Chemical Battalion, 172nd CBRNE Company, debriefs his squad after undergoing an evaluation of their decontamination line during Guardian Response at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., May 07, 2022. The evaluation drill is a part of Guardian Response and provides real-world training for Active-Duty Soldiers, National Guardsmen, and Army Reservists within the Army Reserves 78th Training Division.

Brig. Gen. Michael Cleveland (left), commander of 66th Troop Command, and Lt. Col. Seth Davidson, the director of public works at Camp Shelby, speak with a retired service member during the annual Mississippi National Guard Retiree Day at the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Mississippi, Nov. 9, 2022. Retiree Day is held to honor and celebrate the service and sacrifice of retired Mississippi service members and their families.

Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, and his senior enlisted advisor, SEA Tony Whitehead, visit Soldiers led by the California National Guard's 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team on rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana, July 26, 2022. Fort Polk is a premier training center that provides rigorous and realistic pre-deployment training for thousands of Army, Army National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers every year.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Roger Brooks IV, right, director of mission support at the Georgia Air National Guard, talks with a local citizen during a recruiting event in Milledgeville, Georgia, Sept. 17, 2022. Georgia Air National Guard leaders, recruiters, and Airmen engaged with the community during the event prior to a Georgia Military College football game.

Chief Master Sgt. Maribeth Ferrer, 633d Air Base Wing Command Chief, discusses the project idea behind the diamond dorms. The diamond dorms are rooms reserved for Airmen in emergency situations.

Spc. Brittany Tucker assigned to the 730th Area Support Medical Company, South Dakota National Guard instructs soldiers how to properly lift and transport a casualty on a battlefield during a Combat Lifesaver (CLS) course at Camp Rapid, South Dakota, June 19, 2022. CLS was one of the many exercises conducted in support of the Golden Coyote Training Exercise.

U.S. Army Cpl. Christopher Fas-Rivera, assigned to Heartbreak Battery, 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Field Artillery Brigade, learn about the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) at a demonstration for artillery family members and distinguished guests during Molly Pitcher Day at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Aug. 31, 2022.

From left, Cpl. Sawyer Behling, a Monticello, Georgia native, and Staff Sgt. William Cassidy, a Dover, Tennessee native, both indirect fire infantrymen with the 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (3/4 ABCT), act as fire direction control for gun crews training on small deflection changes and gunner skills in preparation for Mortar Training and Evaluation Program (MorTEP) qualifications, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, April 23, 2022. The 3/4 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.

Warrant Officer Candidate Lawrence Mueller from the 2-166th, Det 1 Regiment Regional Training Institute receives help taking off his 50 pound rucksack after a completing a six mile ruck march at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. July 17, 2022. The timed ruck is a requirement for the WOCS to pass from phase one to phase two of their training.

Cadets with the U.S. Military Academy check in for their Cadet Field Training at Camp Buckner, Ny., May 29, 2022. The purpose of CFT is to develop, train, test and validate specific tasks; prepare Third Class cadets to assume duties as Noncommissioned Officers in the Corps of Cadets; instill the warrior ethos in each cadet and inspire each cadet to professional excellence through physically and mentally demanding training.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John V. Meyer III, commander of the 1st Infantry Division, speaks with U.S. Army Col. Stephen E. Capehart, commander of the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, during a static display at Poznan, Poland, July 30, 2022. Soldiers of the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division and the 1st Infantry Division, held a static display and picnic with Polish allies, in celebration of the renaming of Forward Operating Site Poznan, and to interact with the community around the Soldiers deployed to Poland.

U.S. Soldiers with the Chièvres Veterinary Clinic train with 39th Strategic Signal Battalion in order to perform their yearly Mask Confidence Training, in the Training Support Center Benelux Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear room, on Chièvres Air Base, March 16, 2023.

Soldiers of the 546th Medical Company Area Support run a practice lane for a mass casualty scenario during KFOR 31 in Hohenfels Training Area in Germany on Oct. 15, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo, 111th Public Affairs Detachment, Nebraska National Guard)

139th Force Support Squadrons mortuary affairs, Missouri Air National Guard, practice moving simulated casualties during an active shooter dill at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Missouri, June 4, 2022. The active shooter drill was one of many training exercises performed during the wings Large Scale Readiness Exercise.

Lt. Col. Kenneth Fechter, commander of the 285th Civil Engineer Squadron gives Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau a tour of the Air Guard facility September 10, 2022.Hokanson visited with units conducting individual duty training on St. Croix and St. Thomas during his visit.

The platoon had the opportunity to work side by side with the Lithuanian Air Defense Battalion. The training exercise showcased the Avengers shoot on the move capability through live air engagement training. The Battle Management System Operators achieved a common air picture with the Lithuanians for the first time. This achievement enhances the interoperability between both NATO units.Ramstein Legacy is a Bi-annual, live-fly, integrated air & missile defense exercise that integrates Allied air and SBAMD units under NATO command & control in a complex, comprehensive LIVE environment across Europe. This exercise will enhance multi-domain interoperability and unit readiness. Consequently, NATO Allies will be better able to safeguard and protect Alliance territory, populations and forces from air and missile threat or attack.

U.S. Army ROTC Cadets assigned to the U.S. Army Cadet Command 2nd Brigade accept awards for placing first overall during the Ranger Challenge at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Oct. 23, 2022.The competition is conducted over two days on a non-tactical course. The mission is to challenge Cadets' mental and physical toughness and to develop leadership while fostering teamwork and esprit-de-corps. Teams participate in nine graded events, each team is awarded points based on how well they perform in each event. The best team in each event is awarded a trophy for being the first, second, and third place teams. The number one team is The Ranger Challenge Winner for that year.

Soldiers from the 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) are competing in the 2022 U.S. Army Reserve Small Arms Championship from Sept. 11 thru Sept. 17 on Camp Robinson, N. Little Rock, Arkansas.ARROWS FORWARD to 1st Lt. Chance Hernandez, Master Sgt. Jason Lee, and Sgt. Robert Flores from San Antonio, Texas, and Staff Sgt. Cameron L. MacDonnell from Huntsville, Texas.The competition is a live-fire training event that tests Soldiers ability to employ both primary and secondary weapon systems. The program is designed to develop marksmanship skills at the entry and intermediate level.If shooting weapons, building relationships that can last a lifetime, and getting paid sounds good to you, click the link to sign up and learn more.https://armyreservemarksman.info/newsletter/BIG THANKS to the 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) for helping with coverage.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Maurice Williams, right, command chief, Air National Guard, speaks with Senior Airman Jaxson Ziemann and Staff Sgt. Jerone Simmons, both assigned to the 239th Combat Communications Squadron, 131st Bomb Wing, Missouri National Guard at Jefferson Barracks Air National Guard Base, St. Louis, Missouri, Sept. 11, 2022. During his visit, Williams spoke with leadership and Airmen about the importance of the mission, leadership qualities and the Airmen's impact on the future of the Air Force.

From the Michigan Army National Guard, Lt. Col. Anthony Dennis, 272nd Regional Support Group commander and Lt. Col. Ryan Davis, 246th Transportation Battalion commander, visit U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 266th Ordnance Company, Puerto Rico, at Crane Army Ammunition Activity during Operation Patriot Press, an Army Materiel Command initiative joining Army Reserve and National Guard units to participate in real-world missions for annual training in order to facilitate strategic positioning objectives, improve AMC major subordinate command readiness and support the Army materiel operation.

PEARL HARBOR (July 14, 2022) U.S. Army Soldiers in the 18th Medical Command, 25th Infantry Division, and 8th Theater Sustainment Command conduct a mass casualty response as a part of the Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief scenario during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 in Pearl Harbor, July 14, 2022. Medical exercises like this prepare joint agencies across the Indo-Pacific for potential mass casualty events. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

SINGAPORE - U.S. Army Capt. Tai Nguyen, commander of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team out of Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, gives a brief to his Soldiers prior to the start of the live-fire exercise for Exercise Tiger Balm 2022 here, June 10, 2022. Tiger Balm builds readiness and demonstrates U.S. Army commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Soldiers from the 2nd Squadron, 107th Cavalry Regiment and 146th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 1171st Medical Company Area Support sing during a religious service at Northern Strike 22-2 in Grayling, Mich., Aug. 13, 2022. Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Jim Miller, Deputy State Chaplain of Joint Force Headquarters Michigan, says The spiritual aspect is crucial in real combat and Northern Strike is an exercise that provides an environment for Soldiers to train how they fight.

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division return home in Fort Bragg, N.C., June 28, 2022. Elements of the 82nd Airborne Division deployed to Poland to support the United States decision to increase its presence and activities in Europe as part of our Nations strong and unremitting commitment to our NATO Allies.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, are briefed on an upcoming Field Exercise, MCBH, May 25, 2022. The purpose of the FEX was to increase readiness and proficiency on military operations in urban terrain and increase esprit de corps with friendly competition.

Col. Víctor Pérez, commander of the Joint Task Force - Puerto Rico, speaks with SSG. Katherine Rivera in Bayamón, Puerto Rco, May 05, 2022. The Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau visited the island to learn about the Puerto Rico National Guard's COVID-19 operations.

301 st Fighter Wing Airman talk during the Sexual Assault Prevention andResponse meet and greet at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, April 2, 2022. The SAPR team provided free coffee, donuts, and informational merchandise to spread awareness on sexual assault.

47th Flying Training Wing members participate in a National Police Week ruck at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, on May 16, 2022. National Police Week was created in 1962 by President John F. Kennedy Jr. with the intent of paying special recognition to honor and law enforcement officers.

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass is escorted into the 497th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group building at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, June 22, 2022. Bass visited multiple units, learning about different JBLE operations and procedures.

U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers Brig. Gen. Daniel H. Hibner, assigned to the South Atlantic Division, visits Coast Guard members staged in Matlacha Isles, Florida to assist the people of the Pine Island community, who were stranded due to Hurricane Ian on Oct. 4, 2022. The Coast Guard transferred over 700 people and 60 pets and essential goods to the island.

CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - U.S. Army Soldiers with the 547th Medical Company (Area Support), 56th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 62nd Medical Brigade, unload a stretcher from a tactical Humvee ambulance during the companys Crusader Challenge at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, June 14, 2022. The Crusader Challenge was a day-long event that tested medical Soldiers physical and mental stamina as they competed in multiple events.

Sergeant First Class Fernando Singleton, left, an Electronic Warfare Noncommissioned Officer in Charge from Brooklyn, New York, assigned to 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, is promoted to master sergeant during a ceremony at Ft. Benning, Ga., Dec. 1. The 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade advises and assists foreign military partners in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility. U.S. Army photo by Maj. Jason Elmore.

Under the watchful eye of an observer, coach/trainer, a combat medic renders medical aid to a simulated casualty on Fort Drum, NY, July 21, 2022.

Military spouses who are a part of the 82nd Airborne Division participate in a "Be A Paratrooper For A Day" event at the United States Advanced Airborne School on Fort Bragg, N.C. on May 3, 2022. The spouses take part in a pre-jump demonstration, Meals Ready-to-Eat (MRE) eating contest, and jumping out of a 34-foot tower.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven Edge, a cable antenna specialist with the 202nd Engineering Installation Squadron, Georgia Air National Guard, interacts with local youth at his static display during a recruiting event in Milledgeville, Georgia, Sept. 17, 2022. Georgia Air National Guard leaders, recruiters, and Airmen engaged with the community during the event prior to a Georgia Military College football game.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, walk the motor pool with U.S. Army Col. John B. Mountford, left, deputy commanding officer for maneuver of the 1st Infantry Division during a tour of the base at Skwierzyna, Poland, August 9, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward-deployed corps in Europe.

A 421st Combat Training Squadron instructor explains what type of scenario the students will be encountering on the tactical combat casualty care lane during Fieldcraft Hostile (FCH) on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Aug. 5, 2022. FCH is a pre-deployment course directed by the 421st Combat Training Squadron, that teaches basic combat skills to over 5,000 U.S. Air Force, Joint and NATO personnel annually.

U.S. Air Force basic military trainee Ryuji Tron, 321st Training Squadron, Flight 638, right, demonstrates the proper way to clear his M4 carbine rifle during his second week of basic military training while U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeremiah Salyers, Military Training Instructor, left, observes at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Aug. 23, 2022.

Maj. Matthew Fecke, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron operations flight commander, speaks with 8th CES augmentees at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 12, 2022. Augmentees supplement a specialized skill set when manning shortages occur. The 8th Civil Engineer Squadron recently received augmentees from around the Air Force to expedite infrastructure repairs and preventative maintenance.

Soldiers assigned to 3rd Infantry Divisions Best Squad review their plot points for the land navigation event during the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition on Fort Stewart, Georgia, July 26, 2022. The land navigation event was one of several events during the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition that tested each squads proficiency in small-unit tactics and technical expertise.

U.S. Soldiers with 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division perform a battalion change of command ceremony, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 15, 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.

Pictured left: Brig. Gen. E. Darrin Cox, commanding general, Medical Readiness Command, West provides guidance about studying the impacts of health and holistic fitness (H2F) on units to Lt. Col. Richard Hawkins, brigade surgeon, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Nov. 3 during his visit to the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana.

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to Palehorse Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, familiarize themselves with newly received radios, part of the Integrated Tactical Network, during a situational training exercise at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 13, 2022. 2CR provides the 7th ATC with a lethal and agile force capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater in order to assure allies, deter adversaries, and when ordered, defend the NATO alliance.

Members of U.S. Naval Special Warfare Task Unit Europe (NSWTU-E) give unit patches to French children during a High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) jump for the 78th D-Day commemoration at Sainte-Mère-Église, France, June 5, 2022. Project Jedburgh was a joint Allied program, with the OSS Special Operations (SO) branch, the British Special Operations Executive (SOE), and the French Bureau Central de Renseignements et dAction (BCRA) and is widely considered the origins from which all modern special operations draw their lineage from.

U.S. Air Force Col. Charles Goad, the commander of the 181st Intelligence Wing, visits with service members participating in an external evaluation sustainment year collective training event exercise at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., Aug. 11, 2022. The EXEVAL-SYCTE is an evaluation the 19th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package undergoes every other year to measure efficiency, identify limitations and share best practices.

Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 8th Military Police Brigade Soldiers, Cpt. Jason Fegurgur, 1st Sgt. Aaron Duhachek, and Staff Sgt. Lucas Lock handled the accountability of personnel and equipment throughout all phases of the movement operation, as part of Army Prepositioned Stock-3, on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 29 - Dec. 1, 2022. The "Watchdogs" Brigade executed oversight as the Command and Control (C2) authority over the movement of each piece of equipment downloaded from the U.S. Naval Ship Watson.

Brig.Gen.Joseph E. Hilbert, commanding general for the 7thArmy Training Command, Germany, visits the Training Support Center, Baumholder, on October 18, 2022. Joseph D. Gordon, chief of the Training Support Center, and Matthew A. Aragon, Regional Training Support Division West chief, welcomed him for a short briefing and a meeting with the members of the Baumholder Training Support Center, part of 7th ATC's Training Support Activity Europe, located in U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz.

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.

Physician Assistants with Blanchfield Army Community Hospital taught a class on May 11, 2022, covering the decontamination and care of casualties in the event of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, or Explosives (CBRNE) incident. Classroom training like this is imperative for Combat Medics and uniformed hospital staff as it prepares them for possible real world incidents.

Spc. Jalen Van assigned to the 332nd Med Log Detachment lifts and carries a casualty to cover during a Combat Lifesaver (CLS) course at Camp Rapid, South Dakota, June 19, 2022. CLS was one of the many exercises conducted in support of the Golden Coyote Training Exercise.

Pfc. Arkadiusz Wilkanowski, left, Spc. Haley Davenport, middle, and Spc. Donavin Ferranto, right, all operators for the modernized M109A7 Paladin howitzer assigned to the "BattleKings Battalion," 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, showcase the modernized mobile howitzer to senior level educators and leaders from across the country at Fort Stewart, Georgia, during the U.S. Army Recruiting Command's annual National Educators Tour, June 7, 2022. The NET is designed to give superintendents, state education leaders, and education-focused organizations a better understanding of the career opportunities and benefits of military service.

The United States Army's most qualified uniformed interrogation teams met at Fort Bragg, North Carolina to compete in the inaugural Army Interrogation Olympics to determine the Army's Best Interrogation Team of the Year. Military Intelligence Soldiers from Regular Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard components met and thrived in an austere field environment while refining and improving individual and collective HUMINT, analytical, leader, and Soldier skills. The competition was hosted by the 525th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade from August 8 to 10, 2022.

FORT MEADE, Md - Command Sgt. Maj. Aubrey Russell, the senior enlisted advisor for the 15th Signal Brigade, Training and Doctrine Command addresses a group of students assigned to the United States Army Signal School Detachment, emphasizing the importance of public affairs and visual information during a visit to Fort Meade, April 4. Public affairs and visual information are critical to the success of the Army, as Soldiers foster communications between the Army and the public, tell the Army story, and facilitate media outreach.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jerred Johnson, commander of Bravo Company, Recruiting and Retention Battalion, answers media questions as University of Michigan football players visit 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment during a Name, Image, or Likeness (NIL) event in Grand Ledge, Michigan, July 15, 2022. The Michigan Army National Guard partnered with the University of Michigan football team under the NIL law that was passed, contracting with players who have high social media followings to help recruiters reach their target market.

Service members and their families enjoy free food, music, and more during the Military Appreciation event Sept. 15, 2022, at Patriot Park at South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. Dozens of people participated in the event that was organized by the Sparta (Wis.) Chamber of Commerce. Many other organizations also supported the event, including the Fort McCoy Exchange, USO Wisconsin, and more. Fort McCoy Garrison command team members also were on hand to support the event.

Members of the 202nd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE), Florida Air National Guard, head south from Bradenton, Florida, to clear debris from roadways in Manatee, Charolette, and Lee counties, Sept. 29, 2022. The 202nd RED HORSE Squadron, stationed at Camp Blanding, Florida, is a specialized, highly mobile civil engineering team comprised of Florida Air National Guardsmen that provides rapid response capabilities for multiple worldwide contingencies and operations.

Members of the U.S. Congress, U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division and Finnish soldiers assigned to the Guard Jaeger Regiment, pose for a photo after a multinational engineer breach training at Santahamina, Finland, June 30, 2022. The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division and the Guard Jaeger Regiment of the Finnish army trained in Finland to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between the two nations.

Maj. Gen. Bret Daugherty, Adjutant General, Washington State, speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the 194th Wing Air Support Operations Group complex on Camp Murray, Jan. 4, 2024. It has been more than nine years since the initial concept of this facility was formed.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Natan Shipman, center, and Tech. Sgt. Henson Greene, right, interact with members of the Japanese public during the Hofu Air Show 2022 at Hofu-Kita Air Base, Japan, June 5, 2022. Airmen from the 459th Airlift Squadron and the 374th Operations Support Squadron attended the Hofu Air Festival to promote bilateral relations with their Japanese counterparts and the greater Hofu community.

Director of US Southcom Exercises and Coalition Affairs, Mr. Kevin J. Bostick, meets with forces training at Belizean Police Academy for Tradewinds 2022. Tradewinds 2022 is a multinational exercise designed to expand the Caribbean regions capability to mitigate, plan for, and respond to crises; increase regional training capacity and interoperability; develop new and refine existing standard operating procedures (SOPs); enhance ability to defend exclusive economic zones (EEZ); and promote human rights and adherence to shared international norms and values; fully integrate women into defense, peace and security missions; and increase maritime domain awareness to deter illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing activities.

Readiness Challenge VIII participants from U.S. Air Force's in Europe's 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, take part in the fiberglass panels event April 19, 2022, at the Silver Flag Exercise Site, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. 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 DAF civil engineers, is back. This year's Readiness Challenge is the initial operating capability event before the challenge reaches full operational capability in April 2023. Eight teams representing major commands and U.S. Space Force faced off in about 20 events showing a wide variety of CE capabilities from emergency airfield lighting and water purification to building a guard shack from the ground up and firefighting and EOD operations.

Brig. Gen. Lori Robinson, Deputy Commanding General of Support with 2nd Infantry Division/ROK Combined Division, conducts a maintenance terrain walkthrough of the 2nd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade footprint on Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, Sept. 15, 2022. The purpose of the maintenance terrain walkthrough is to ensure a high level of awareness and command interest in field maintenance by ensuring senior Command Groups understand how their maintenance program operates.

Cadets negotiate the stop, swing and jump obstacle on the obstacle course on Fort Knox, Ky, June 20. Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 399th Regiment, will lead thousands of Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets from across the country through the confidence/obstacle course and rappel tower at Fort Knox this summer starting in early June.

Oregon Army National Guard Spc. Russell Baghdadi, Staff Sgt. Randy Bowman and 2nd Lt. Sky Smith, all with 1st squadron, 82nd Cavalry Regiment, work together to review resident rosters at a traffic control point (TCP), Warm Springs, Ore., Sept. 17, 2020. The Lionshead Fire, located 14-miles west of Warm Springs, could potentially lead to an evacuation, leaving homes vulnerable. Soldiers from 82nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed at four TCPs along U.S. Highway 26, help reassure local citizens and monitor anyone who enters and exits the neighborhoods. Building strong, positive relationships with the residents they see day in and day out. The partnership between the Warm Springs Police Department and the Oregon National Guard was vital in freeing up officers to perform more critical law enforcement duties in the area. Approximately 1000 Oregon Guard Citizen-Soldiers and Citizen-Airmen are supporting overall firefighting efforts with both aviation and ground crews, in addition to supporting cou

Sgt. 1st Class Chris Sehy, U.S. Army drill sergeant, applauds the winner of Sergeant Says,” as delegates experience their first day of Freedom Academy at Camp Williams, Utah, July 10, 2022. Since 1961, the Utah National Guard and Honorary Colonels Corps have sponsored Freedom Academy, which provides a challenging and engaging environment designed to teach young leaders the importance of freedom and that leadership is essential to its survival.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert Livingston, adjutant general for South Carolina, visits with troops and leaders at the sandbag mission on Highway 501 in Conway, South Carolina, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. Soldiers and civilian assets moved hundreds of one-ton sandbags and placed them along the sides of the road with the goal of ensuring a dry road in and out of Myrtle Beach as flood waters rise in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.

Sgt. 1st Class Paul Shelton, training sergeant with Company B, 399th Regiment (Cadet Summer Training), left, checks the rappel lines in the caribiner for Capt. Rebekah Shelton, right, team leader with Co. B, 399th Regt. (CST) June 5 on the CST Rappel Tower on Fort Knox, Ky. Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 399th Regiment, will lead thousands of Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets from across the country through the confidence/obstacle course and rappel tower at Fort Knox this summer starting in early June.

U.S. Army Pfc. Conner Corrigan, assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, supports a festival for children at Zary, Poland, June 9, 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. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Andrew Greenwood)

FORT STEWART, Ga., April 23, 2017 - Command Sgt. Major Roy Marchert of the 78th Troop Command congratulates incoming Soldiers and briefs them on command expectations.Georgia Army National Guard

U.S. Army Pvt. Dustin Kysar, and Sgt. Laurencio Gonzalez, assigned to U.S. Army Network Enterprise Center Belgium, 39th Strategic Signal Battalion, compare their findings during Land Navigation as the unit performs Army Warrior Training, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, May 25, 2022. This training tested the proficiency of Soldiers based on the unit Mission Essential Tasks List.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1065th Medical Company Area Support, 101st Troop Command of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard conduct combat life saver training during annual training at Camp Santiago Joint Training Center, Salinas, Puerto Rico, July 15, 2022. The medics were tested on various tasks, including providing immediate treatment of casualties by element, with a trauma section, laboratory, and X-ray services for prompt and accurate diagnostics as part of their training requirements as combat medics for future deployments.

Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, Command Sgt. Maj. Silvester Tatum, senior enlisted leader of the Mississippi National Guard, and Senior Master Sergeant Martina Crouse, senior enlisted leader of the National Guard Bureau's Senior Leader Management Office, talk to volunteers during a visit to Metrocenter Mall in Jackson, Mississippi, Sept. 16, 2022. Whitehead visited the Soldiers who were distributing water to assist with the Jackson Water Crisis.

A Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine regiment hands humanitarian rations at an aid distribution site near a landing zone in Leogane, Haiti, Jan. 26. Marines flew into the area, Jan. 24, establishing a new humanitarian aid receiving area for Haitian earthquake victims at a missionary compound.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Brad Campbell, a Black Hawk helicopter pilot with Company C, 2-147th Assault Helicopter Battalion, based in Boone, Iowa, answers questions from community leaders of Johnston, Iowa, at Camp Dodge, on June 16, 2022. City of Johnston government officials were invited to Camp Dodge to learn more about the Iowa National Guard, which is headquartered there.

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Airmen take part in the 88th Security Forces Squadrons Ruck to Remember, May 20, 2022. The five-kilometer/three-mile march was in honor of Air Force Defenders who died in the line of duty and marked the end of National Police Week.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Aaron G. McDonald, outgoing sergeant major of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa (MARFOREUR/AF), gives his remarks during the MARFOREUR/AF Relief and Appoitnment ceremony at U.S. Army Garrison Panzer Kaserne, near Stuttgart, Germany, June 30, 2022. During the ceremony, Sgt. Maj. Aaron G. McDonald relinquished his duties as the MARFOREUR/AF sergeant major to Sgt. Maj. David M. Elliot.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 23rd Force Support Squadron serve warm meals during exercise Agile Flag 22-2 at Avon Park, Florida, July 23, 2022. Agile Flag 22-2 is Air Combat Command's first lead-wing certification event designed to demonstrate the 23rd Wing's capability to generate combat air power while continuing to move, maneuver, and sustain the Wing and subordinate force elements in a dynamic and contested environment.

A United States Air Force Airman assists attendees after the Shaw Air and Space Expo at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, April 3, 2022. The Shaw Air & Space Expo offered the public an opportunity to meet the men and women of the armed forces and see military equipment through the efforts of active duty, guard and reserve service members, as well as civilian employees, retirees and family members.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Fontenette, 802nd Security Forces Squadron, works the logistics at the entrance control point during an extreme weather response exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, March 29, 2023. Multiple base agencies tested their response capabilities to ensure that their actions and performance during actual emergencies are practiced and more familiar.

A Mississippi National Guard Soldier takes a break from distributing water at Northwest Jackson Middle School in Jackson, Mississippi, Sept. 2, 2022. Nearly 20,000 cars received water on the first day of the operation, consisting of seven sites through Jackson for people to collect bottled water, hand sanitizer and non-potable water from water buffalo trucks.

221008-M-BQ292-1049 (Oct. 8, 2022) U.S. Army Maj. Jon Yau, and Maj. Steve Price, both engineer officers with the United States Army Corps of Engineers showcase their branch and MOSs and their capabilities during the educators tour of the Humanitarian Assistance Village and STEM Education Center as part of San Francisco Fleet Week (SFFW) at San Francisco, California at Oct. 8, 2022. SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience Americas sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service effects, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas.

Battalion Chief Lisa Forrest, Philadelphia Fire Department, U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Laura Easterling, platoon leader, and Sgt. Nicole Phannis, a reconnaissance Soldier, both assigned to the 140th Chemical Company, California National Guard, discuss decontamination operations for a chemical spill training during the Dense Urban Terrain (DUT) exercise at the CSX Railyard in Philadelphia, Pa., July 27, 2022. Task Force 46 and over 600 personnel from its federal, state, local, private and academic partners collaborated to successfully complete the most recent DUT exercise. The DUT series of exercises began in 2018 and has become one of the Nations premier all-hazard and homeland defense exercises designed to enhance interagency interoperability in the event of Americas worst day.

Soldiers with the Florida National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield Explosive (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) inventory and inspect their equipment to ensure mission readiness ahead of Hurricane Ian's arrival, Sept. 26, 2022. The CERFP unit utilizes varying skills to provide assistance following natural disasters. (Florida National Guard photo by, Staff Sgt. Christopher Vann, released.)

Maj. Gen. Michael McCurry, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker commander, describes the traffic pattern for Army and Air Force helicopters to Gen. Gary Brito, commander of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, at Cairns Army Airfield, Fort Rucker, Alabama, November 16, 2022.

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Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 185th Aviation Regiment, 66th Troop Command, Mississippi Army National Guard, distribute water at Thomas Cardozo Middle School in Jackson, Mississippi, Sept. 2, 2022. Nearly 600 Mississippi National Guardsmen were set up across seven sites through Jackson for people to collect bottled water, hand sanitizer and non-potable water from water buffalo trucks.

Readiness Challenge VIII participants from Air Force Reserve Command watch as their teammates take part in the guard shack build event April 18, 2022, at the Silver Flag Training Site, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. 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.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Emanuel Parrott, 17th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor, explains the sight picture system of the M320 grenade launcher during the weapons display where service members assigned to Goodfellow Air Force Base were able to familiarize themselves with various weapons systems as a part of the celebration of National Police Week, Goodfellow AFB, Texas, May 19, 2022. Visitors were able to handle the weapons and practice clearing procedures of each system.

U.S. Army Soldier, assigned to 2-82 Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, interacts with a Polish civilian during a local Harvest Festival. Maintaining a good relationship with the Polish civilians helps to strengthen the trust and partnership between the U.S. and Poland.

KAHUKU TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 21, 2022) Cameraman Carlos Rascón of the Mexican Navy records Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel from South Korea and U.S. during a helicopter infiltration exercise with improvised explosive devices at Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Mexican Navy photo by Ensign Claudia Figueroa Ballesteros)

TALLINN, Estonia (May 16, 2022) Sgt. David Swinton, a maritime sensing and communications Marine with Task Force 61/2 , showing Commodore Jüri Saska, Commander of the Estonian Navy, the capabilities of his Marine Air-Ground Tablet (MAGTAB) in Tallinn, Estonia, May 16, 2022. Task Force 61/2 is participating in the Estonian-led exercise Siil (Hedgehog) 22 to enhance Maritime Domain Awareness and interoperability with Estonia and to ensure security and stability with NATO Allies and Partners in the Baltic region.

James Saunders-Watson, center, Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire, speaks with Airmen from the 501st Combat Support Wing prior to the Queens Green Canopy event at RAF Croughton, England, Apr. 13, 2022. The event celebrated the Queens Platinum Jubilee initiative, marking the 70th year of her reign. During the event, trees were planted to create a legacy in honor of the queens leadership of the nation.

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division return home in Fort Bragg, N.C., June 28, 2022. Elements of the 82nd Airborne Division deployed to Poland to support the United States decision to increase its presence and activities in Europe as part of our Nations strong and unremitting commitment to our NATO Allies.

U.S. Army Spc. Mike Dunagan, a Public Affairs Specialist with the 70th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, is advanced to sergeant by Steven Dunagan, his father and U.S. Army Capt. Jeremy Idleman, the commander of the 70th MPAD, at the Ike Skelton Training Site in Jefferson City, MO, Aug. 21, 2022. Dunagan was joined by his unit and family for his promotion ceremony.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership, students and staff participate in a 9/11 Never Forget Challenge on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 9, 2022. The event included a 2,200 steps per teams in relay mode activity to remember the fallen, the injured and everyone who was impacted by the events of 9/11. The steps challenge was designed simulate the equivalent steps of the World Trade Center Tower.

Staff Sgt. Ryan Tatum with the 181st Multi-Functional Training Brigade talks to fellow Soldiers and guests after completing a reenlistment in the Army on May 12, 2022, with Col. R.J. Hughes, 181st MFTB commander, at Equipment Park in the historic Commemorative Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. Tatum worked in the 181st's Public Affairs Office. The Equipment Park is an outdoor display of historic and present-day equipment representative of the types used on the installation. The design of the park allows for display of 70 pieces of equipment, ranging from helicopters and howitzers to trucks and trailers. The Commemorative Area also consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoys unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942.

Sgt. Zell Flamer, a small arms/artillery repairer with the Delaware Army National Guard's 262nd Component Repair Company, carries cans of peaches during a food distribution mission on the grounds of Sussex Central High School in Georgetown, Delaware, May 18, 2020. During the drive-thru event, Delaware National Guard members and Food Bank of Delaware volunteers distributed thousands of pounds of much-needed pantry items to help address the increased demand for food assistance amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Barbara Livingston, a United Service Organizations (USO) representative and wife of U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert Livingston, adjutant general for South Carolina, visited with troops and leaders at the sandbag mission on Highway 501 in Conway, South Carolina, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, and delivered water, snacks and care packages to the troops. Soldiers and civilian assets moved hundreds of one-ton sandbags and placed them along the sides of the road with the goal of ensuring a dry road in and out of Myrtle Beach as flood waters rise in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Roderick Fontenette, center, 60th Medical Group military associate program director for David Grant USAF Medical Center and UC Davis Integrated Emergency Medicine Residency Program, speaks with civilian emergency medicine residents and staff of that program on the flight line at Travis Air Force Base, California, May 17, 2022. DGMC conducted a mass casualty exercise to give military and civilian emergency medicine residents a glimpse of Travis en route patient staging system (ERPSS) from the point of injury (POI) to transport by the Critical Care Air Transport Team (CCATT).

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