Chemical Defense Training Exercises

Depicts military personnel in protective gear conducting training exercises. Focuses on teamwork and readiness in hazardous environments.

Kunsan Air Base, South Korea - Members of the 8th Security Forces Squadron stand guard at an intersection during a bomb threat, July 22, 2008

Airmen perform Self-Aid Buddy Care, during a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense exercise Sept. 14, 2022, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. SABC provides life-sustaining care to wounded people, stabilizing them while awaiting the arrival of medical evacuation.

Team Dover members wearing training protective gear at a simulated forward operating base, sit in a simulated shelter during Liberty Eagle Readiness Exercise 2022 at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 13, 2022. The 436th and 512th Airlift Wings tested their ability to generate, employ and sustain airpower across the world in a contested and degraded operational environment.

040806-M-5324O-036. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Tunisian Marine Commandos clear a raid objective site during an integrated training event with U.S. Marines assigned to Reconnaissance Detachment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit in Souda Bay, Greece, June 22, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU are on a scheduled deployment under the command and control of Task Force 61/2 while operating in U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa.

Airmen assist one another in consuming water while in chemical gear during the Operational Readiness Inspection at Gulfport, Miss. Dec. 3, 2011. More than 600 Airmen simulated a deployment which tested basic Airman knowledge, such as Self Aid Buddy Care and Chemical Biological Radioactive Nuclear and Explosive responses among many others.

Fire fighting students equipped with A-4 oxygen breathing apparatuses (OBA's) wait to enter a training blockhouse at Naval Fire Fighting School San Diego for their first experience in navigating through smoke-filled compartments. The OBA is the standard fire fighting breathing system for at sea damage control personnel. Base: Naval Station, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030626-F-2922M-007. Base: Truax Field State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

Readiness Challenge VIII participants from various Air National Guard units tackle the first station on the obstacle course -- correcting donning mission oriented protective posture gear -- on the final morning of the competition April 22, 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.

Kunsan Air Base, South Korea - Members of the 8th Security Forces Squadron stand guard at an intersection during a bomb threat, July 22, 2008

Soldiers from 23rd Chemical Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade lead a class on decontamination of an AH-64E v6 Apache helicopter. The Soldiers from 4-2 Attack Battalion, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade were able to get a hands on experience of using the M26 decontamination apparatus to spray down the helicopter.

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010212-F-6655M-003. Subject Operation/Series: COMBAT EMPLOYMENT READINESS Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

U.S. Airmen with the 156th Wing receive their chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high yield explosives training during the January regular schedule drill at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico, Jan. 23, 2022. The training ensures all members are furnished with the skills necessary to properly utilize CBRNE equipment and decontamination procedures. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Eliezer Soto)

Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets from Eastern Michigan University compete in the humvee pull during the 2007 Army ROTC Ranger Challenge Competition held at Camp Atterbury, Ind., Oct 20, 2007. The ROTC's 9th and 10th Brigade Western Region (Iron Brigade) event drew approximately 350 Cadets who competed with Universities from Wis., Ind., Ill. and Mich.

060826-N-8298P-029. Base: USS Carney (DDG 64)

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Corporal Anthony R. Blanco a Combat Correspondent with the Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF), photographs an Australian successfully getting a drink of water from his canteen while in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear. The Australian is wearing his MKIV No1 Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC) Suit with Avon FM12 Mask. Behind him a Marine in his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister, gets his canteen out to prepare for his drink of water. The Marines and Australians are participating in NBC Training at Camp Doha, Kuwait, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF

Finnish soldiers assigned to the Guard Jaeger Regiment, and U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, clear a room after utilizing an explosive to breach a window during training at Santahamina, Finland, June 30, 2022. The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, and the Guard Jaeger Regiment of the Finnish army trained in Finland to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between the two nations.

040510-F-7979S-001. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Squad of SWAT police special forces in action.

First Lt. Moritz Whiskey Wienke, 35th Fighter Squadron pilot (left), follows directions of 8th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment Airmen during a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear equipment decontamination processing line at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 13, 2023. Kunsan Airmen participated in a Pacific Air Forces directed Next Generation Aircrew Protection step, launch and recovery test.

A soldier sights his M-16A2 rifle during training to CARICOM Forces. They are building unit cohesion to support United Nations Resolution 940. U.S. troops are conducting a training program on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico for coalition Caribbean forces. This training will include training in civil action, crowd control, first aid, and security operations. Jamaican Defense Force soldiers provide front and rear sector coverage while on an urban patrol exercise on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Camp Santiago State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Police Officers assigned to the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams from police departments across South Carolina participate in advanced firearms drills during the 2022 SWAT Summit at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, Columbia, South Carolina, Sept. 28, 2022. The South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy hosted a weeklong Federal Bureaus of Investigation Special Weapons and Tactics summit to train law enforcement officers in firearms, close quarters combat, tactical medical care, patrolling tactics and familiarize officers with improvised explosive devices.

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 36th Medical Group prepare for incoming patients during an operational readiness exercise at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 15, 2022. The operational readiness exercise involved training scenarios that prepared Airmen to conduct various base functions in a high risk environment.

US Air Force AIRMAN Ken Sloan (left), 23rd Fighter Squadron, check US Air Force Captain Robert Lopez, 81st Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt pilot, for liquid contamination with M-8 paper at an entry control point during a Phase II Local Salty Nation exercise conducted at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

A guardsman from the Alaska Army National Guard conducts a preflight check prior to take-off at Bryant Army Airfield, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 10, 2023. The AKARNG aviators provided air support for visiting U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing, Detachment 1, also known as Deployment Cell or D-Cell. Based out of MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., D-Cell consists of 54 members across 15 job codes forming four agile teams, whose primary role is to bare base - to rapidly turn undeveloped locations into fully functional bases. The unit visited Alaska to train and test their capabilities in an arctic environment.

040716-M-3717S-006. Subject Operation/Series: FUJI INCREMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM (FITP) 2004 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Marine chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear specialists with 3d Marine Division and a U.S. Soldier with 95th Chemical Company investigate a simulated chemically contaminated building during Keen Sword 23, Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 14, 2022. Keen Sword exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF). This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.

DF-ST-84-08106. Subject Operation/Series: PEACEKEEPER Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Radek Kret (left), an aircraft loadmaster assigned to the 103rd Operations Group, 103rd Airlift Wing, Connecticut Air National Guard and Italian paratroopers prepare for a jump during an airdrop mission, as part of Exercise Swift Response 22, May 11, 2022, in Pisa, Italy. Swift Response is a U.S. EUCOM scheduled, U.S. Army Europe and Africa conducted, and SETAF-AF led global exercise, focused on Allied Airborne forces' ability to quickly and effectively respond to crisis situations as an interoperable, multi-national team. Swift Response demonstrates U.S. and Allied force projection and high readiness interoperability in support of NATO Connected Force Initiative (CFI). Swift Response consists of Joint Forcible Entries (JFEs) into the Nordic, Baltics, and Balkans, followed by multinational training, and live-fire exercises.

Members of the Special Support Units (SSU) of Bosnia-Herzegovina State Investigation Protection Agency (SIPA) detain a role player green beret with U.S. Army 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) during a dynamic vehicle takedown simulation during exercise Brutalist Tornjak in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Oct. 19, 2022. The SIPA SSU and the U.S. Army 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) trained together with elements of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina in an interagency joint exercise focusing on direct action in close environments to secure high value targets.

Two police officers inside a building during a exercise at a training facility.

Soldiers assigned to 501st CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) Company - Tech Escort, 23d CBRNE (CBRN and Explosives) Battalion, 2ID Sustainment Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division conduct sensitive site assessment and exploitation combined training with Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, and ROKA's 136th Capital Mechanized Infantry Battalion on January 10th, 2024 at the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility (CACTF), Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, South Korea. U.S. forces work alongside the ROK Army to ensure smooth interoperability during real-world responses to CBRNE incidents.

Soldiers from the Headquarter and Headquarters and Charlie Company, 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army Hawaii Reserve and French soldiers work together to maintain an orderly crowd control on Huahine, French Polynesia, May 15, 2022, during Marara 22. Exercise Marara 22 reinforces U.S. commitments to our allies and partners in Oceania and raises our collective readiness to address crises and contingencies in the region.

Spec ops police officers SWAT in black uniform in action.

021211-F-6449C-005. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Male police officer aiming a gun toward a target during an exercise at a training facility.

010726-F-6655M-010. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

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Members of the U.S. Army 39th Military Police Detachment Special Reaction Team demonstrates tactical procedures during Pacific Defender 22-2 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, April 22, 2022. Pacific Defender attendees share force protection information and understanding of security operations contributing to regional security and stability through cooperation and information exchange among selected Indo-Asia-Pacific nations.

A U.S. Air Force medical Airman provides instruction to a 27th Special Operations Security Forces Airman during Medic Rodeo 2022 on Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., Aug. 16, 2022. A total of 16 Air Force medical teams from around the world competed in teh rodeo, which is designed to test and imrpove their skills in both deployed environments and at home station.

050106-F-9072P-035. Base: Royal Air Force Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

U.S. Air Force 509th Bomb Wing Security Forces members secure the area during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Sept. 14, 2022. Airmen participate in CBRN and other training exercises to deter and win against adversaries .

An exercise post attack reconnaissance team identifies and reports a team of simulated casualties during a readiness training exercise on Oct 14, 2022 at the 177th Fighter Wing, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. The exercise is designed to test the wing's operational readiness in a deployed environment.

040823-F-5388P-010. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Members of the Special Support Units (SSU) of Bosnia-Herzegovina State Investigation Protection Agency (SIPA) capture a green beret with U.S. Army 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) role playing a high value target during exercise Brutalist Tornjak in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Oct. 18, 2022. The SIPA SSU and the U.S. Army 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) trained together with elements of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina in an interagency joint exercise focusing on direct action in close environments to secure high value targets.

A North Macedonian soldier with the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion, 11th Infantry Brigade provides perimeter security at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22, Sept. 15, 2022.Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022. 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 t

220913-N-PI330-1018 Gulfport, Mississippi (September 13, 2022) Sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133) conduct chemical, biological, and radiological training on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, September 13, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

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U.S. Army Spc. Cory Jones, from Black Hawk Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, and an Iraqi National Policeman provide security during a combined cordon and search in the Shaab/Ur area of Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 17, 2007.

Spec ops police officers SWAT in black uniform in action.

HONG KONG - PROTEST - EMEUTES NOCUTURNESDans le cadre du mouvement pro-democratie hongkongais, emeutes nocturnes à Mong Kok sur Kowloon.HONG KONG - PROTEST - NIGHT RIOTSAs part of the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement, night riots in Mong Kok on Kowloon.

Squad assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Artillery, dons his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology ensemble July 18 at Lightning Academy, Hawaii during the land navigation for the 2022 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Competition. 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. stations. The non-commissioned officers and junior enlisted will be assessed together in their ability to execute warrior tasks and battle drills, marksmanship and land navigation, and will be challenged to complete a mission as a squad.

Portrait of United States Marine Corps soldiers in helmet, and ballistic glasses, wearing camouflage uniform and load, carrier, armed with service rifles. Marine riders in combat conditions in desert. Marine riders at secret operation in desert area

Airmen of the 139th Maintenance Group, Missouri Air National Guard, sweep the area in Post Attack Reconnaissance, or PAR, teams during a base-wide Large Scale Readiness Exercise at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Missouri, on June 4, 2022. PAR sweeps assess any damage caused by opposing forces, allowing leadership to determine the best course of action to take when resuming normal operations.

U.S. Air Force Airmen conduct vehicle training during Field Craft Hostile (FCH) at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on Aug 1, 2022. Fieldcraft Hostile places students in realistic and strenuous training scenarios used to teach skills such as weapons control, combative techniques, communications, mounted and dismounted individual and team movements and land navigation.

U.S. Soldiers conduct buddy assisted mission-oriented protective posture gear exchanges inside a gas chamber during the 7th Army Training Command's Combined Arms Training Center's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) defense course at Grafenwoehr, Germany, Dec. 8, 2022. The CBRN defense course trains Soldiers on supervising and implementing mission-oriented protective posture, unit level CBRN reports, radiological monitoring, decontamination operations, conducting unit CBRN defense training, and unit radiological operations.

BUFFALO SOLDIERS (2001), directed by GREGOR JORDAN.

A member of the Special Support Units (SSU) of Bosnia-Herzegovina State Investigation Protection Agency (SIPA) pulls security during a bus raid as part of exercise Brutalist Tornjak in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Oct. 19, 2022. The SIPA SSU and the U.S. Army 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) trained together with elements of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina in an interagency joint exercise focusing on direct action in close environments to secure high value targets.

Staff Sgt. Timothy Wright, 94th Security Forces Squadron, security forces Airman, radios in concerning a simulated hostile attack during an exercise at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga, Sept. 22. Dobbins ARB hosted, coordinated, and participated in a base-wide exercise from Sept. 19-25 called United Force 22-01 to test readiness capabilities.

040605-M-5555L-019. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Hurricane Point State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aubrey Stapp, a reconnaissance Marine assigned to ReconnaissanceDetachment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts room clearing drills with Tunisian MarineCommandos during an integrated training event, Souda Bay, Greece, June 15, 2022. The KearsargeAmphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU are on a scheduled deployment under the command andcontrol of Task Force 61/2 while operating in U.S. Sixth Fleet in support of U.S., allied and partnerinterests in Europe and Africa.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines conduct structure-clearing drill during Korea Marine Exercise Program (KMEP) 22-3 at Camp Mujuk, Republic of Korea, July 11, 2022. KMEP is conducted routinely to maintain the trust, proficiency, and readiness of the ROK-U.S. Alliance. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Emily Weiss, left, a combat graphics specialist, and Lance Cpl. Sav Ford, a combat photographer, both with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, participate in a chemical biological radiological nuclear defense training event hosted by III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 23, 2023. III MEF conducted this event to develop skills in sensitive site exploitation and to sustain investigative capabilities. Weiss is a native of Pembroke, Virginia and Ford is a native of Centerville, Utah.

German Paratrooper (Bundeswehr) with the 4. Kompanie/Fallschirmjaeger, Regiment 26, penetrate in an enemy occupied building during an urban terrain warfare exercise in Smith Barrack at Baumholder, Germany, August 24, 2022. The unit trained in preparation for future Movement Over Urban Terrain Village exercises and scenarios.

Marines and sailors with Reconnaissance Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, maneuver along the deck of HNS Aris during a simulated Maritime Interdiction Operation at Souda Bay, Crete, Greece, Sept. 13, 2010. The 26th MEU deployed aboard the ships of Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group in late August responding to an order by the Secretary of Defense to support Pakistan flood relief efforts.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Sterling Hall and Senior Master Sgt. Nate Smith, loadmasters tasked to the 167th Airlift Wing safety office, attach bird netting to the ceiling of a liquid oxygen storage facility to deter birds from roosting and nesting in the building, at Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia, October 19, 2022. Birds can pose hazards to air traffic and their droppings can cause safety and sanitation issues.

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Senior Airman Hector Colon Ventura, 75th Logistics Readiness Squadron, reports a simulated chemical agent detection during a Phase 2 exercise at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 14, 2022. The exercise evaluated Airmen's ability to survive and operate in wartime and contingency environments.

Medium close shot. A Dover team memeber maintains a defensive fighting position during the base's Battle AX exercise Dover AFB, Delaware on March 28, 2000. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment clear a building while conducting a raid on an objective at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22, Sept. 16, 2022.Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022. 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 partnersh

030117-F-1789V-003. Complete Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Doug Jones (left) cuts a trip wire with his teeth while USAF SSGT Corey Connor provides cover during a Silver Flag Alpha training. Both are instructors at the Ground Air base Defense School of the 99th Ground Combat Training Squadron (GCTS), Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Air Field (AAF), Nevada (NV), and are posing as an opposing force trying to breach the defenses of a simulated forward deployed air base. The instructors wear Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) it detects if they are shot by the defenders. They are also armed with 5.56 M16A2 assault rifles with MILES attachments. The 99th GCTS trains all of Air Combat Commands Security Forces on base defense in a hostile environment, and is the oldest school on ground air base defense tactics in existence. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Russell Molnar, technical training instructor engages security forces trainees during the field operations block of training as part of the U.S. Air Force security forces apprentice course at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Sept. 22, 2022. The field operations course is part of a six-week course designed to teach the basic skills necessary to new security forces Airmen.

Boatswains Mate Seaman David McGuffey, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), decontaminates Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Elberth Diazs M50 gas mask during a chemical, biological and radiological training evolution as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Oct. 26, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict free Atlantic region.

Spec ops police officers SWAT in black uniform in action.

An operator handcuffs a soldier posing as an enemy combatant during a training exercise in Battle Creek, Michigan, August 10, 2022. The operation integrated guardsmen from the Birmingham, Alabama-headquartered 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) with local, state, and federal law enforcement partners to infiltrate a complex building, neutralize enemies, rescue hostages and recover hazardous materials. The event was part of Northern Strike 22, a joint, multinational all-domain warfighting exercise hosted out of Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center.

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220722-N-TL141-1227 MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii (July 22, 2022) - Indian Marine Commandos Special Operations Forces set security during special operations urban combat training during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise. 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 worlds 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 worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Officers with Honolulu Police Department strategize before entering an unknown area during a tactics training event, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 8, 2022. The event focused on tactics training in structures that best replicate the houses the teams would respond to in a real world situation.

021120-F-1443F-009. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Larry Peters and Tech Sgt. Dave Wei, 419 Civil Engineer Squadron fire fighters, sit in a simulated bunker during alarm blue, participates in Hill AFB's Operational Readiness Exercise, Oct. 8, 2010.

040907-F-5040D-062. Base: Andersen Air Force Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arkansas Army National Soldiers from the 216th Military Police Company along with the Arkansas Air National Guard Security Forces, and Arkansas State Police conduct civil disturbance training.

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, participates in a pugil sticks event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 13, 2022. Following the bayonet assault course, recruits executed Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques in a sparring event with pugil sticks.

Airmen from the 185th Air Refueling Wing record their test results from the Ability to Survive and Operate Training exercise May 14, 2022 in Sioux City, Iowa. The purpose of the exercise was to train Airmen on doing mission essential tasks while in chemical warfare equipment. (Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Olivia Monk)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Damion Silva, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, assists a Marine during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 25, 2022. CLB-22s MCCRE is the battalion's final evaluation to demonstrate combat readiness through proficiency in core mission essential tasks before they begin a change of operational control (CHOP) to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Defenders from the 88th Security Forces Squadron clear a hallway during an active-shooter exercise, Aug. 10, 2022 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The exercise was conducted to test the skills of first responders in a potential real-world scenario.

EYE IN THE SKY (2015), directed by GAVIN HOOD.

DF-ST-87-03419. Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK '86-12 Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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Personnel from the 8th Medical Group lift a simulated casualty during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. Throughout the training event, medical teams reinforced their readiness and strengthened their capabilities with practical application of emergency response tactics.

220712-N-KD380-1055 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2022) - Multinational training participants conduct a diver casualty drill aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 12 in Southern California. 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 worlds 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 worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

040519-F-1467B-012. Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

010916-F-0017M-001. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Byrd Field State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

220915-N-FD648-1051 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 15, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) practice tactical movements during security reaction force training, Sept. 15, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group 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.

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, remove unexploded ordnance during a simulated chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear scenario in Setermoen, Norway March 24, 2023. Cold weather CBRN training is designed to increase Marines confidence and readiness in their abilities to combat extreme cold weather conditions.

011025-M-2427M-002. Base: Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force 8th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management (left) and 8th Healthcare Operations Squadron bioenvironmental engineering flight teams, test for contaminants during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. Following the simulated chemical agent attack, the teams were sent out to further identify the type of chemical agent present and followed up with a containment plan to ensure the simulated attack did not impact the installations mission.

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