Artillery Training Operations

Soldiers engage in artillery and sniper training exercises, demonstrating teamwork and tactical skills during military operations across various locations.

Sgt. Christian Stafford of Monroe, Ohio, an Infantryman with the Ohio National Guards A Company, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment takes on the weapons stakes lane during day three of the Region IV Best Warrior Competition on May 13, 2022. He is one of twelve National Guard Soldiers 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 Staff Sgt. Sydney Mariette.)

U.S. Army soldier, assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, observes M109 Paladin rounds impact during training and table 6 certifications. A Fire Support Team is responsible for forward observations on the battlefield and activities such as target processing for artillery units and brigade maneuvers.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Levy Colorado, a Phoenix, Arizona native and tank platoon sergeant, with 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade, 4th Infantry Division boresights an M1A2 Abrams tank prior to gunnery table VI at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 14, 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 Sgt. John Barrett, and U.S. Army Spc. Parker Henss, both snipers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, set up their tools within a firing position during the Latvia International Snipers Competition as part of Defender Europe at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, May 13, 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 in support of NATO.

041209-M-5607G-013. Base: Starlight Training Site State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Staff Sgt. Bryce Sanders a Sioux City, Iowa native and Pvt. 1st Class Jonathan Casteel, a New Smyrna Beach, Florida native, both M1 armored crewmembers with 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division mounts an M2 Browning .50 cal to the Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) of his M1A2 Abrams main battle tank as a part of pre-training checks in preparation for upcoming platoon situational training exercises, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, April 21, 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; execute joint, bilateral and multinational training exercises; and provides command and control for rotational and assigned units in the European theater.

The 404th Signal Company is located on Fort Dix, NJ. These reserve soldiers are working with contractors setting up a TRILOS. The Terrestrial Transmission Line Of Sight radio, known as TRILOS is being tested at Building 5444 on 8th Street on Fort Dix. TRILOS increases the distance/mileage in which units can be a greater distance or location from the larger brigade or battalion for communication with a greater flow of data across a network. The TRILOS is to get data products across the network faster than doing a satellite shot during a mission. (Photos taken by the Fort Dix TSC Training Support Center)

Sgt. Christian Stafford of Monroe, Ohio, an Infantryman with the Ohio National Guards A Company, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment takes on the weapons stakes lane during day three of the Region IV Best Warrior Competition on May 13, 2022. He is one of twelve National Guard Soldiers 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 Staff Sgt. Sydney Mariette.)

Sergeant First Class Brandon Hassell of Pocahontas, Ark, a member of the 1036th Light Sapper Company instructs his Soldiers of the proper emplacement of the M18 Claymore. (Camp Joseph T. Robinson, North Little Rock, Ark. Photo by Staff Sgt. Brett McNeal of the 119th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Arkansas Army National Guard)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Noojin, 13th Air Support Operations Squadron, tries to establish communications with air assets in order to direct simulated close air support as part of the Falcon Air Meet 2010 near Azraq, Jordan, Oct. 25, 2010. The purpose of The Falcon Air Meet is to improve international military relations and joint air operations.

U.S. Soldier assigned to Hellhound Company, Mortar Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (3-1 ABCT) operationally controlled by the 1st Infantry Division (1 ID), writes down coordinates for a call for fire mission during a live fire exercise in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Dec. 8, 2022. The 3-1 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1 ID, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

Sgt. Rafael Perez, assigned to the 89th Military Police Brigade, supporting 4th Infantry Division, operates the Drone Buster during a Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems class at Camp Taurus, Lithuania, on March 17th, 2023. The 4th Infantry Division and their partner units mission in Europe is to engage in multinational training and exercises across the continent in order to build readiness, increase our operability and reinforce our steadfast and loyal commitment to our Allies and partners which make up an integral part of the Ivy Team.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Colton Eklund, Cyber Transport Systems technician, 366th Fighter Wing Communication Squadron, adjust satellite during exercise Raging Gunfighter 22-2 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 21, 2022. Raging Gunfighter showcases the wings ability to deploy as an Air Expeditionary Wing to employ mission generation, command and control, and base operating support elements from a main operating base while supporting a forward operating base, in a contested environment.

Today, soldiers with the Division Sustainment Troops Battalion spent the morning at the range firing the M249. These firers honed their marksmanship skills on the M249, maintaining readiness and enhancing Soldier skills.U.S. Army Photos By: Sgt. Kenyel Jones

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 27th infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and allied nations prepare for the upcoming field operations Scholfield Barracks, HI, Oct. 30, 2022. Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) uses training scenarios specific to a jungle environment to train the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division with joint, allied and partnered forces in conditions in which they would fight conveying the realistic training that rotation 23-01 provides to Indo-Pacific land forces. JPMRC strengthens defense relationships, fosters multinational interoperability, increases readiness, and reinforces the unified regional land power network of the Joint Force. (U.S. Army photos by Spc. Jeffrey Garland)

U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party specialists assigned to the 2d Air Support Operations Squadron out of Vilseck, Germany, hold cover while the Royal Air Force clear a building for any opposition during exercise Cobra Warrior 22 in England, Sept. 21, 2022. Cobra Warrior 22 develops tactical interoperability skills of participating Airmen, Allies and Partners through integrated cross-domain effects against a peer adversary.

U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party specialists assigned to the 2d Air Support Operations Squadron out of Vilseck, Germany, hold cover while the Royal Air Force clear a building for any opposition during exercise Cobra Warrior 22 in England, Sept. 21, 2022. Cobra Warrior 22 develops tactical interoperability skills of participating Airmen, Allies and Partners through integrated cross-domain effects against a peer adversary.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Carlos Torres 169th Maintenance Squadron Munitions Shop munitions system specialist, tightens additional bolts on the tail kit of the guided bomb unit war head at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, September 10, 2022.

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 02, 2022) An Australian Army sniper from 2nd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, conducts an observation activity during sniper concentration training for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Photo by Royal Australian Air Force Corporal John Solomon)

U.S. Air Force Airman Basic Ethan Harris, a Lightweight Machine Gun Course student, prepares ammunition for a truck-mounted M240B medium machine gun while Robert Powers, a LMGC instructor, prepares the weapon prior to a nighttime live-fire exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis Military Training Reservation, Texas, Oct. 4, 2022. The two-week LMGC culminates in a three-day live-fire weapons familiarization designed to prepare students for day-one mission demands at future assignment locations where this training is not available.

Spc. Matthew Ruiz navigates mystery event of AMC's Best Warrior Competition at Fort Benning, Ga., August 14-17.

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brett Jenkins, a Black Hawk pilot assigned to Charlie Company, 1-214th General Support Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, prefers the view from above as he assists with loading two HH-60 Medevac Black Hawk helicopters onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport aircraft for movement to Norway in support of exercise Swift Response 2022, at Clay Kaserne, Germany on April 28, 2022. Exercise Swift Response 2022 is an annual multinational training exercise, which takes place in Eastern Europe, the Arctic High North, Baltics, and Balkans from May 2-20, 2022. The exercise aims to present combat credible Army forces in Europe and Africa and enhance readiness by building airborne interoperability with allies and partners and the integration of joint service partnerships.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Erik Patterson and Lance Cpl. Austin Hurkmans, Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) gunners with 3d LAAD Battalion, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct a bilateral beach defense exercise during exercise Balikatan 22, at Appari Beach, Cagayan, Philippines, March 31, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder, is a long-standing bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. BK22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade conduct an emergency deployment readiness exercise (EDRE) on Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Oct. 8, 2022.

Soldiers from the 50th Expeditionary Signal Battalion-Enhanced (ESB-E), 35th Corps Signal Brigade, set up their equipment during a field training exercise on Oct. 26, 2022, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The 50th ESB-E spent a week in the field, running through day and night validation exercises where each crew had to complete a time digital gunnery table to certify their scalable network nodes. (U.S. army Photos by Sgt. Maxine Baen)

The 63rd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 35th Corps Signal Brigade (CSB), tested new drone technology to improve their line-of-sight communications using unmanned aircraft systems to further support XVIII Airborne Corps warfighters and all of their mission command systems.

U.S. Army Spc. Lawrence Watts, assigned to HHBN 82nd Airborne Division, performs maintenance on a satellite system as a part of Project Convergence 22 at Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 6, 2022. During PC22 many systems will be tested to determine how future command and control capabilities can be integrated with all service and multinational partners.

A U.S. Army Infantryman assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF) participates in an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) to provide security at the U.S. Embassy, Mogadishu, Somalia, April 22, 2022. The Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa deploys the EARF to support Department of State partners in fixed-site security and evacuation support to protect U.S. Government facilities and personnel and to enable U.S. Embassies to continue operations in challenging security environments.

Tech Sgt Gary Burdett, a videographer with the 1st Combat Camera Squadron at Charleston AFB, S.C., provides some on the job training to Airman First Class Haleigh Greer, December 16, 2009.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Peter Famiano, a tactical air control party instructor and evaluator assigned to the 7th Air Support Operations Squadron from Fort Bliss, Texas, communicates over radio at the Kazlų Rūda range in Lithuania during DEFENDER-Europe 22, May 19, 2022. The annual U.S. Army-led large-scale, multinational joint exercise aims to build readiness and interoperability between U.S., NATO and partner militaries.

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" train in Edwards Air Force Base, California, Jan. 22 - Feb. 5, 2024. This marked the third annual Thunderbirds winter training trip, which allows the team to rehearse the show prior to kickstarting the season in March. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to 163d Attack Wing performs required maintenance for rapid rearmament of the MQ-9 Reaper munitions on San Clemente Island, California on June 23. 2022. This multi-capable airman successfully performed several jobs in support of Exercise Rhino Strike. The goal of the exercise was to enhance the Agile Combat Employment (ACE) and Multi-Capable Airman (MCA) concept. (Photo by U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Joseph Pagan)

220509-N-MQ841-1015 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (May 10, 2022) Builder 3rd Class Schuyler Anspach, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, measures a water bowl for the weighing and marking portion of an embarkation exercise onboard Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme, California. The U.S. Navy Seabees with NMCB-5 are homeported out of Port Hueneme. They train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to execute construction and engineering projects for major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

COL Burkard supervises members of the 44th Missile Maintenance Squadron as they prepare to remove the blast door from an LGM-30F Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile silo.. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota(SD) Country: United States Of America(USA)

A Finnish Defense Forces service member observes the firing of artillery weapon systems during a multinational live-fire training as part of Exercise Dynamic Front 2022, Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 19, 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Victor Dixon, a native of Chesterfield, South Carolina, and a field artillery cannoneer with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, launches a Puma small unmanned aircraft system during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 9, 2022. This type of training evolution is a culminating event designed to formally evaluate a unit's combat readiness and operation abilities.

U.S Air Force Capt. Joshua Resenback, weather flight commander assigned to the 354th Operations Support Squadron weather operations looks through binoculars at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 02, 2022. Binoculars are utilized to obtain a better view of distant weather surrounding the airfield, particularly thunderstorms or other precipitation.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gabriel Davis, an anti-tank missile gunner with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, participates in bilateral force-on-force training during Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 11, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. Davis is a native of Greensburg, Kentucky.

Spc. Christian Guthrie a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter repairer assigned to Delta Company, 2-227th General Support Aviation Battalion inspects the stabilator on a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, Skopje, North Macedonia, May 16, 2022. Exercise Swift Response 2022 is an annual multinational training exercise, which takes place in Eastern Europe, the Arctic High North, Baltics, and Balkans from May 2-20, 2022. It aims to present combat credible Army forces in Europe and Africa and enhance readiness by building airborne interoperability with Allies and Partners and the integration of joint service partnerships.

220707-M-WC972-1252 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 7, 2022) A U.S. Marine assigned to Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Air-Ground Task Force 7, show the Soldiers of the Australian Army how the Mk 153 Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon fires during a foreign weapons familiarization during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 7, 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC 2022 from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC 2022 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 worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Andrew Licea, a mortar section leader with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, fires an M224 60 mm mortar system while conducting squad attacks during a live-fire range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 28, 2022. This training improved the Marines proficiency at the tactical level and developed small-unit leadership. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with Alpha Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion mounts the M240H machine gun for the aerial gunnery range qualification at Fort Indiantown Gap July 21. The Soldiers must qualify by firing the M240H from a UH-60M Blackhawk.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ethan Rhee and Lance Cpl. Emily Sandoval, both data systems administrators with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, troubleshoot the Marine Corps Wideband Satellite Communications - Expeditionary during exercise Native Fury 22 at a Logistics Support Area established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 21, 2022. Native Fury 22 is a biennial exercise focused on the demonstration of the rapid offload and integration of a Maritime Prepositioned Force in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of regional security, crisis response, and contingency operations.

U.S. Army Spc. Brandon Almaguer, an indirect-fire infantryman assigned to Viper Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), adjusts an M224 60 mm mortar system as part of a fire mission in support of the companys maneuver during a multinational live-fire exercise held at Rovaniemi Training Area, Finland, Aug. 11, 2022. The LFX was part of the Finnish Summer Exercise, where U.S. and Finnish troops had the opportunity to train together to amplify and strengthen the partnership and interoperability between the two nations.

A Soldier assembles a SINCGARS RT-1523 VHF Radio during the Army's Best Medic Competition. Twenty-two two-Soldier teams from all around the world traveled to Fort Hood, Texas to compete in the finals to be named the Armys Best Medic. The competition is a 72-hour arduous test of the teams physical and mental skills. Competitors must be agile, adaptive leaders who demonstrate mature judgment while testing collective team skills in areas of physical fitness, tactical marksmanship, leadership, warrior skills, land navigation and overall knowledge of medical, technical and tactical proficiencies through a series of hands-on tasks in a simulated operational environment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Herman)

Army Warrior Tasks training as part of Warrior Exercise 78-22-02 July 19, 2022, at Fort McCoy, WI with the 78th Training Division. WAREX serves as an annual training opportunity for U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers.

U.S. Army Sgt. Luke Trippi, a forward observer assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, surveys the battlefield during a platoon live fire exercise while conducting pre-mobilization training at Fort Drum, Jun. 29. The battalion is honing its warfighting skills for an upcoming deployment to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, slated for later this summer.

U.S. Soldiers in the Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 4-118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, South Carolina National Guard, receive initial qualification training on the RQ-11B Raven to learn the fundamentals of flight for small unmanned aircraft systems and integration into platoon operations while deployed in the Central Command area of responsibility, May 13, 2020.

041213-M-4711R-004. Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1FSSG

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Kristopher Parker, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, relays information about an improvised explosive device during a training exercise June 20. During the training exercise, Airmen practice operating in a combat environment.

Civilian technicians assist Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, during Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) installation and validation on Scholfield Barracks, Hawaii, Oct. 24; 2022. Utilization of the MILES system is one aspect of the realistic training the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) training rotation 23-01 provides to Indo-Pacific land forces. JPMRC strengthens defense relationships, fosters multinational interoperability, increases readiness, and reinforces the unified regional land power network of the Joint Force.

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

A U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, practices putting on a gas mask during the week-long training as part of the Expert Infantryman Badge, Expert Soldier Badge and Expert Field Medical Badge training at Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy, Oct 28, 2022. Soldiers must complete a number of prerequisites and pass a battery of graded tests on basic Infantry skills. The purpose of this training is to build confidence and competence within our formations on basic Soldier skills and tactics, and help sustain the Army's role as an organization of lethal, disciplined and professional soldiers. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Riley Lieber, a Chestertown, Maryland native and platoon leader with 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division updates his scheme of maneuver during platoon situational exercises at Bucierz Range, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 4, 2022, as the unit prepares for their participation in Defender 22. 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. Soldiers with Alpha Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade train to pass air gunnery qualification at Fort Indiantown Gap July 21, 2022. To be fully qualified, Soldiers must pass certain qualification rounds known as tables.

PETTY Officer 2nd Class Jeremy Moore with Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 5 (HS5), Jacksonville, Florida, confirms the HH-60H Seahawk helicopter is in route to his location during a survivor retraction exercise in participation of DESERT RESCUE IX. Desert Rescue is the premiere search and rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada. The radio is a AN/PRC-112, it is one of the only transceivers that provides voice and covert transponder identification as well as navigational aid information. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060421-A-6365W-020. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Remagen State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Clayton Hilemon (left) and Sgt. Alexander Locconielsen (right), a low-altitude air-defense gunners with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion (LAAD), transmits an electronic signal to an incoming drone with the Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System, or L-MADIS, at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, North Carolina, Oct. 18, 2022. The L-MADIS is an electronic-attack system that counters unmanned-aircraft system by nonkinetic capabilities to destroy or negate aerial threats. 2nd LAAD is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

011212-F-3118K-004. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Rainer Zeiber (right), a Reading, Pennsylvania native and small unmanned aircraft systems operator with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, prepares an AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma for flight during exercise Mjolnir Strike on Atlantic Airfield, North Carolina, June 27, 2023. Exercise Mjolnir Strike 3-23 is a fire support-focused training opportunity for Joint Terminal Attack Controllers and Joint Fires Observers across II MEF to increase proficiency while incorporating multiple fire support capabilities, such as ground-based indirect fires and close air support.

Soldier assigned to 5-17 Air Cavalry Squadron, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, removes a Hydra 70 missile from an ammo crate to laod into the AH-64E Apache Helicopter, July 19, 2022, Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, Republic of Korea. Pilots of the AH-64E are required to qualify on all of the Apaches weapon systems.

While commonly known as snipers, the official term used by U.S.Army is designated marksman. The U.S.Army Sniper Course is a seven-week training course at Fort Benning. With most formal training courses, skill training is an ongoing process throughout the year. The snipers of the 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion trained for a full week separate from the main body of units in the field during annual training 2022. Their training encompassed individual qualifications, timed shooting exercises and movement to a covered location without being detected, identifying adversaries, engagement and withdrawal without being sighted.

A U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party Airman from the 15th Air Support Operations Squadron conducts radio skills tests, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, December 7, 2022. Tactical Air Control Party Airmen from the 15th Air Support Operations Squadron and cyberspace operations personnel from the 38th Rescue Squadron attended a radio modernization course hosted by the 93 AGOW and the Special Programs Office in order to gain understanding about emerging innovative radio technologies.

021016-M-5607A-014. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030323-F-6701P-001. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Tech Sgt. Dustin Cain, 366th Security Forces Squadron Flight Sergeant, poses for a photo with Robodog, King, on Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Jan. 25, 2022. Robodogs were designed to limit live personnel in compromised environments to enhance safety by using various camera systems and technologies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krista Reed Choate)

Sergeant Gattis, USMC, with the Explosive Ordnance Disposal section, Marine Service Support Group 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) tapes plastic explosives to a Soviet surface-to-air missile (SAM), which lies near an Afghan observation post near Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Charles Kirk, a CH-47 Chinook standardization instructor with the 1-169th Aviation, and Cpl. Hank Watkins, a CH-47 Chinook crew chief with the 1-169th Aviation, assemble wires from the control head to the Bambi Bucket Water System at Beauregard Regional Airport in DeRidder, LA., Sept. 1, 2023. The flight crew departed for Alexandria, LA in order to help suppress wildfires in the Alexandria region.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Gordon Stenersen, 509th Civil Engineering Squadron Electrical Systems Craftsman and Staff Sgt. Jared Clark, 509th Civil Engineering Squadron Electrical Systems Craftsman, upgrades the lighting system on the runway at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, September 26, 2022. It is important the lights on the runway are kept up to date because they assist the pilots in landing.

A member of the 147th Attack Wing Aircraft Maintenance Squadron setups equipment for launch and recovery operations in Galveston, Texas on January 10, 2024. The Wing tested satellite launch and recovery operations at Scholes International Airport in Galveston as part of its innovative approach to the Agile Combat Employment Concept.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Dylan Walsh, left, instructs Soldiers with the 1-114th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, on the M136 AT4 on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, June 3, 2022. The AT4 is an 84mm unguided anti-armour weapon. It is effective in assaulting tanks and combat vehicles, landing craft, helicopter, aircraft and armoured vehicles.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Benjamin Mitton, Staff Sgt. Carlos Torres, and Senior Airman Brian McCall, all 169th Maintenance Squadron Munitions Shop munitions system specialists, attach tail kit to the guided bomb unit war head at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, September 10, 2022.

Spc. Michael Monroe, a communications specialist assigned to the Fredericksburg-based Headquarters Company, 116th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team prepares communications equipment for possible winter storm response operations March 5, 2015, in Fredericksburg, Va. The Va. Guard alerted approximately 70 Soldiers March 4, 2015, to stage and be ready for possible response operations due to heavy snow or flooding. Soldiers from the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team will stage in Winchester, Staunton, Leesburg, Fredericksburg and Harrisonburg, and Soldiers from the Gate City-based 1030th Transportation Battalion will stage in Gate City.

51st Security Police Squadron member SSGT Robert Colyer packs a white phosphorous mortar round during heavy weapons training at Rodriquez Range. Country: South Korea

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with Battery C, 2-263rd Air Defense Artillery Battalion, South Carolina National Guard, conduct pre-mobilization training exercise Americas Shield, May 15, 2022, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina. The training consisted of providing short range air defense (SHORAD), where the Soldiers tracked simulated and live aircraft representing real-world threats to enhance team proficiency.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Yung Kim (left), assists Jeremy Hoban, both 8th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technicians, don a bomb suit during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 12, 2022. The bomb suit provides protection from explosive device concussive blasts and shrapnel, if necessary.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Chance Bellas, a combat engineer with Littoral Engineer Reconnaissance Team, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3d Marine Logistics Group assembles a VAPOR 55, a small unmanned aircraft system currently undergoing experimentation with the Naval Research Lab, during Balikatan 22 at Claveria, Philippines, March 30, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalong for shoulder-to-shoulder, is a longstanding bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. Balikatan 22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of the U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

U.S Air Force Master Sgt. Joseph Masters, 127th Wing A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft mechanic, operates an augmented reality headset during Northern Agility 22-1, June 29, 2022, at Alger County, Mich. The Michigan National Guard's Kelly Johnson Joint All-Domain Innovation Center integrated augmented reality during an Integrated Combat Turn on an A-10 that landed on a public roadway during NA 22-1.

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

020515-F-1404F-011. Base: Sembach Annex Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

US Army Private First Class Janie L. Jones, a Satelite Communications Technician for the 509th Signal Batallion, Camp Darby, Italy, lowers the lower stability supports on the chassis of a communications dish in preparation of it's set-up for excersise VENETO RESCUE. Subject Operation/Series: VENETO RESCUE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Students with the U.S. Navy Senior Amphibious Warfare Course (SAWOC) receive capability briefs on various technologies and vehicles from U.S. Marines with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 22-23, 2022. II Marine Expeditionary Force showcased its capabilities to SAWOC students in order to familiarize them with the landward environment, planning considerations and exposure to all elements of the Fleet Marine Force.

U.S. Army Spc. Justin Zammit, a wheeled vehicle mechanic with the 369th Sustainment Brigade, and Sgt. Shemar Steele, a tactical power generator specialist with the 369th Special Troops Battalion, assemble the barrel of an M2 machine gun at Ft. Hood, TX, Oct. 7, 2022. Soldiers will complete seven steps that are required for successful barrel installation.

030821-F-1342R-047. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

220725-N-PI330-1011 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (July 25, 2022) Equipment Operator 2nd Class Herman Ellingston, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), conducts post fire checks on an M4 on Naval Station Rota, Spain, July 25, 2022. NMCB 133 is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

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

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

U.S. Air Force maintenance Airmen familiarize themselves with the new TowFLEXX Aircraft Tug under the instruction of Uli Nielen, Aviate Enterprises executive sales representative, Dec. 5, 2022, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The transition to a remote-controlled tug was awarded funding through Air Combat Commands Spark Deputy Commanders Innovation Funds.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kelly Sifers, an aircraft armament systems specialist with 388th Fighter Wing, Air Combat Command Fifteenth Air Force, carries a box of ammunition during the All Type Model Series Armament Team (ATAT) training on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 15, 2022. The training provides the qualification to load ordnance on all aircraft platforms, increasing interoperability and lethality across the U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force. Sifers is a native of Las Vegas.

040925-F-3306R-035. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PV2 Steven Tracy, a member 8th Army's 2022 Best Squad Competition winning team, dons his MOPP 4 gear for the mystery event in the USARPAC Best Squad Competition 2022 at Camp Casey, South Korea. The 2022 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Competition consists of multiple 5-Soldier squads from USARPAC units competing for the opportunity to represent USARPAC at the Department of the Armys competition.

Soldiers with 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, rush a radio control unit to an M-1097 Avenger Air Defense System during a live-fire exercise at Yuma Proving Grounds here, Sept. 30, 2012.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, prepare to mount a camera on the range tower as they proof the range for gunnery at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 1, 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.

Two U. S. Air Force Airman from the 127th Maintenance Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. perform Agile Combat Employment (ACE) training while securing bombs to a transport cart during an Integrated Combat Turn (ICT) during Agile Rage 22, Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., June 7, 2022. ACE is not a specific mission, but a universal application to all combat air force operations. ACE is the ability to project combat power anytime, anywhere, while remaining operationally unpredictable to complicate an adversary's decision making process.

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. -- U.S. Space Force SPC 3 Michelle Skeets, A Space Operator for the 4th Space Operations Squadron, Mobile Operations Flight (DOM) pulls security during a routine training exercise at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, April 8, 2022. The 4th SOPS' mission is to operate the U.S. Space Force's protected and wideband Military Satellite Communications systems. They provide warfighters global, secure, survivable, strategic and tactical communications during peacetime and throughout the full spectrum of conflict. The squadron is responsible for command and control of the Milstar/Advanced Extremely High Frequency Defense Satellite Communications System Phase III, and Wideband Global Satellite Comunications satellite constellations through dedicated Extremely High Frequency antennas and the Air Force Satellite Control Network. The squadron also operates three mobile constellation control stations at various locations in conjunction with host partners.

U.S. Airmen with the 62d Operations Support Squadron assemble a meteorological sensor in preparation for Exercise Rainier War 22B at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Oct. 16, 2022. Exercise Rainier War is a major exercise for the 62d Airlift Wing, including multiple airlift assets, joint partners and special operations forces.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Nico Del Pozo, 75th Fighter Squadron A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot, participates in emergency parachute training at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Jan. 26, 2024. Virtual reality parachute simulators provide realistic training experiences for pilots. These simulators utilize immersive VR technology to replicate the feeling and scenarios of a parachute jump without the need to leave the ground.

An instructor helps a recruit record his score on the firing range. Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Anastacio Soto, a network administrator with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, establishes a network on-the-move on a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during Realistic Urban Training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, June 7, 2022. The purpose of RUT is to enhance the integration and collective capability of the MEUs command, air, ground and logistics elements and prepare the 13th MEU to meet the nations crisis response needs during its upcoming overseas deployment.

050317-A-9419D-005. Base: Fort Custer State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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