Close Quarters Combat Training

Military personnel receiving specialized training in firefighting and close quarters battle techniques, focused on tactical skills and readiness.

VARNA, Bulgaria (July 20, 2022) A Bulgarian Navy sailor assists U.S. Navy Sailors, assignedto Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 12, in building mine countermeasurescharges in the Black Sea during exercise Breeze 2022, July 20, 2022. Breeze 2022 enhancesinteroperability among Bulgaria and participating nations, with an emphasis on anti-submarinewarfare, mine countermeasure, search and rescue, force protection/anti-terrorism operations, maritime interdiction operations, and anti-piracy mission areas.

A recruit is instructed in firefighting procedures at the Naval Training Center. Base: Naval Training Center, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Senior Airman Jonathan Garrett clears a room with his team during Close Quarters Battle training on Nov. 1, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. CQB training prepares security forces members to handle hostage situations or a threat that is within close range. While in these situations, the security forces teams learn to neutralize high risk situations with a limited time and within close proximity. The Charleston Fire Department also came out to train them on effectively breaching doors and to conduct other non-conventional entry/exit techniques. Garrett is with the 628th Security Forces Squadron.

011102-F-0308N-112. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Southwest Asia Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

030317-M-5505M-004. Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd LAR

971224-F-7902R-006. Base: Andersen Air Base Country: Guam (GUM)

060316-F-2907C-191. Base: Manas Air Base Country: Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)

Cpl. Travis Vieyra, a food service specialist with the museums Marine detachment, tells visitors of a hidden image within a wall representing lives lost on Iwo Jima in the National Museum of the Marine Corps, July 22, 2010.

070315-M-8717K-091. Base: USS Bataan (LHD 5) Scene Major Command Shown: 26TH MEU CE

VARNA, Bulgaria (July 20, 2022) A Bulgarian Navy sailor assists U.S. Navy Sailors, assignedto Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 12, in building mine countermeasurescharges in the Black Sea during exercise Breeze 2022, July 20, 2022. Breeze 2022 enhancesinteroperability among Bulgaria and participating nations, with an emphasis on anti-submarinewarfare, mine countermeasure, search and rescue, force protection/anti-terrorism operations, maritime interdiction operations, and anti-piracy mission areas.

Sgt. 1st Class Cory Fowler from Madigan Army Medical Center, leaps toward the Belly Robber during the Obstacle Course Test in the 2022 Medical Readiness Command, Pacific Best Medic Competition Wednesday, October 26th 2022 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lucas Principato, communications chief with All Domain Effects Team (ADET), 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO), III Marine Expeditionary Force, conducts communications drills at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, May 31, 2022. 5th ANGLICO ADETs are rapidly deployable, task-organized liaison teams that coordinate and synchronize multi-domain fires.

010329-F-4177H-001. Base: RAF Kinloss, Scotland Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

980620-F-9580Z-041. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-01766. Base: USS Okinawa (LPH 3)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bradley Boots takes a break while at a self-protection course during Fieldcraft Hostile at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on Aug. 11, 2022. FCH 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. Army Sgt. Nicholas Jones, a musician with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Band, plays the guitar during a performance to honor World War II veterans and the people of Netherlands as they participate in the 78th year commemoration of Operation Market Garden at Sint-Oedenrode, Netherlands, Sept. 12, 2022. As the Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) commemorate Market Garden 78, the 101st will continue to remain committed to the collective defense and cooperative security alongside European allies and partners.

Photographer's Mate 3rd Class (PH3) Chris Pastol adjusts a digital camera's aperture in the Tactical Air Reconnaissance Pod System (TARPS) before taking it to the flight deck on board the conventional aircraft carrier U.S.S. INDEPENDENCE (CV 62). The INDEPENDENCE IS forward deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 12 April 1998. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Independence (CV 62)

Cpl. Travis Vieyra, a food service specialist with the museums Marine detachment, buckles the cartridge belt on a World War II era uniform, ready to immerse visitors into the war of yesterday at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, July 22, 2010.

A soldier of the 1181st Transportation Terminal Unit takes a break during loading operations at Blount Island Terminal. The unit is loading helicopters and support equipment aboard a cargo ship for transport to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Navy aviation ordnance Seaman Brendan Aean, Electronic Attack Squadron 131, poses for a photo during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-3 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 9, 2022. RF-A is a premier training event for joint units to bolster interoperability, during which some service members partake in the tradition of growing a deployment mustache’ to increase a sense of morale and camaraderie among deployed service members.

Members of the 442d Logistics Readiness Squadron poartiipated the 100th LRS sports day May 26, 2022, at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. The 442d petroleum, oil, and lubricants flight took first place in the volleyball tournament.

041115-F-9528H-007. Base: Biggs Army Airfield State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220725-N-PI330-1004 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (July 25, 2022) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Tai Pierce, 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.

A poolee with Recruiting Substation North Las Vegas holds out a guidon before conducting physical training at a pool function in Las Vegas, Nev., Oct. 6, 2022. As a part of the pool program, poolees often participate in PT sessions in order to be mentally and physically prepared for bootcamp.

SGT Jermey Nuckalls relaxes just after boarding one of eight U.S. government buses on the Republic of Korea, Kimhae Air Base flight line, in Pusan, on Oct. 14, 1998. SGT Nuckalls, Company A, 1ST 33rd Armor Battalion, landed in Korea in support of Foal Eagle '98. Foal Eagle is a deployment exercise that takes place once a year in Korea. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Pusan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Staff Sgt. Tyler Rapp, a Fire and Emergency Services crew chief assigned to the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron, takes a water break Sept. 9, 2022, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Of the 2,977 victims of 9/11, 2,753 were killed in the World Trade Center and the surrounding area, 184 at the Pentagon, and 40 in Pennsylvania.

Airman 1st Class Dante Bair, 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron material management specialist, assembles a tent during a Multi-Capable Airman exercise at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Sept. 14, 2022. Airmen participating in exercise were taught to do basic tasks outside of their usual specialty to become more well-rounded.

040519-F-4338B-021. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031007-M-3843B-113. Base: Combat Readiness Training Center State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030313-F-2706D-009. Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

050622-A-9665L-155. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Operatinig Base Speicher State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION (AA)

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-423-1. Fly away to JAX first day back. Hurricane Katrina

DM-ST-85-09724. Base: Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STAFF SGT. Rodger Drago, left, video relay technician with the 23rd Combat Communications Squadron, and SGT. Chris Coleman, a member of the 32nd Combat Communications Squadron, set up the tripod satellite support radio and antenna during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

220713-N-IL330-1058 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 13, 2022) - Quartermaster 2nd Class Kyle Williams, uses an electronic chart to help the ship navigate while on the bridge aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), July 13, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman William Galuszka II, 775th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight EOD technician, poses for a portrait at Hill Air Force Base, June 14, 2022. Galuszka, a New York native, joined the Air Force in 2019 to travel the world and to create a successful life for himself.

Air Force STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Smith, 45th Reconnaissance Squadron, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, inspects an engine intake on an RC-135 prior to takeoff. Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

California Cadet Corps Cadet Sgt. Josue Barraza, from California Military Institute in Perris, stands in formation before an exhibition drill performance during the Corps statewide drill competition, April 23, 2022, at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California. California Cadet Corps is a school-based youth leadership development program run by the California Military Departments Task Force Torch which focuses on youth and community programs.

041228-M-5585B-009. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

000509-F-3050V-016. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2000 Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: United States European Command

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - CGC Harry Claiborne - Operation Gator Hunt - 26-HK-312-5. Hurricane Katrina

Staff Sgt. Jordan Nelson, 31st Munitions Squadron armament maintenance supervisor, holds a recently inspected FMU-152 Electrical Bomb fuze during a routine exercise at Camp Darby, Italy, August 11, 2022. During this inspection he also set the fuze settings based off aircraft and mission requirements.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph LeVeille, assigned to 4th Combat Camera Squadron, 315th Airlift Wing, rides in a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle (LMTV) after the water confidence challenge during the Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, May 21, 2022. The Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition is an annual event hosted by 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera) open to all branches of the military and multinational combat camera partners that tests physical, tactical and technical skills required of visual information specialists.

040505-F-6665C-026. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-381-33. Hurricane Katrina

Operation Zephyr - 26-HK-154-188. Images from Lt. Williams. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Navy Gunners Mate 2nd Class Andrew Archer, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86), poses inside of a vertical launching system aboard while underway in the Pacific, Sept. 17, 2022. Shoup is underway to participate in a Live Fire With A Purpose Exercise.

A corpsman administers a test to a Marine aboard the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA-4). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

030321-F-2573S-046. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Stapleton, a SERE specialist with the 452nd Operations Support Squadron, 452nd Operations Support Group, demonstrates strikes during a SERE refresher training course at Naval Air Station Key West, Fla., on June 9, 2022. Airmen with the 514 AMW took advantage of a training block organized in Key West to complete various training requirements in a condensed timeframe. Training opportunities included M9 Barreta qualifications, water survival qualification, a SERE refresher course, tactical combat casualty care, and other required training.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-381-91. Hurricane Katrina

240212-N-VR794-1031 SAN DIEGO (Feb. 12, 2024) - Aviation Boatswains Mate (Aircraft Handling) 3rd Class Timothy Rodriguez, from Houston, sands a railing on the flight deck of amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Feb 12. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego. Navy

220904-N-XB010-1011 SEA OF JAPAN (Sept. 4, 2022) - Boatswains Mate 1st Class David Guerra, from San Antonio, Texas, provides instructions a general quarters drill in the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan. New Orleans, part of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Army Sgt. Sean Bean, a Nodal Network Systems Operator assigned to U.S. Army Network Enterprise Center Belgium, 39th Strategic Signal Battalion, crosses the end line of a two-mile race as he competes in an Army Combat Fitness Test for the units quarterly Best Warrior Competition, Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Dec. 07, 2022.

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Interior Operations - 26-HK-81-17. CG Interior Ops-- close-up of Coast Guardsman working at desk with flashlight, 050829. Hurricane Katrina

021010-F-4649H-004. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

Gunman in car holding gun with silencer

LANAI, Hawaii - Lt. Col. Jay Fuller, a public health officer from the 176 Medical Group, uses his civilian veterinary skills here June 6, 2013, between his public health duties. Forty-five Alaska military personnel from Air and Army National Guard and active-duty Air Force set up and ran medical clinics for medically-underserved Hawaiians on the islands of Lanai and Maui as part of an Innovative Readiness Training project June 4 to 12. The group joined about 500 other military personnel from multiple components of the Air Force, Army and Navy on four Hawaiian Islands at six sites as a joint training mission called TROPIC CARE 2013 - the largest IRT mission since the program began. National Guard

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Nicholas Haritos, Radio Technician, Headquarters Battalion, Communications Company, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), performs some crunches at the 33 Area Fitness Center, MCB Camp Pendleton, CA. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220524-N-XN177-1048 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 24, 2022) - Aviation Boatswains Mate (Fuels) Airman Andrew Berlanga, from San Antonio, finishes fueling an F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 24, 2022. Tripoli is conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet.

Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Patrick Schlosser, from Montgomery Village, Maryland, assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. FordÕs (CVN 78) deck department, manages a replenishment-at-sea in the hangar bay with USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13), March 30, 2023. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting routine operations and training in order to maintain readiness. As the first-in-class ship of Ford-class aircraft carriers, CVN 78 represents a generational leap in the U.S. Navy's capacity to project power on a global scale.

030130-M-9892R-018. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD MEDICAL BATTALION

060725-N-5555T-004. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A flight deck crewman aboard a Venezuelan ship during Operation UNITAS XXV. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Country: Unknown

011120-F-3805C-012. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Katrina - General - 26-HK-411-56. Hurricane Katrina

041118-F-9528H-011. Base: Biggs Army Air Field State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, holds a bag with his personal belongings during receiving at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, Sept. 12, 2022. Receiving is the recruits first day at MCRD San Diego, where they were checked for contraband, given haircuts, made phone calls home, and issued gear.

980625-F-3645W-013. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Technical Sergeant Anthony Isaac, US Air Force (USAF), 62nd Aircraft Generation Squadron, McChord AFB, Washington, removes the engine covering doors before swapping engines on a C-141 Starlifter at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jordan Smith, 621st Air Control Squadron weapons director, left, and Staff Sgt. Jeronimo Drouet Jr., 621st ACS weapons director, spar during a training exercise as part of a combatives instructor certification course at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Feb. 23, 2024. Creating training scenarios that are realistic allow the trainees to respond as if it was a real world threat. The 621st ACS and 607th Air Operations Center intend to utilize the new certifications to tailor a combatives program to their operational needs and enhance their ability to support the 51st Fighter Wings combat lethality. Air Force

Retail Services Specialist Seaman Daniela Solorzano, top, from Compton, Colorado, assigned to USS Gerald R. Fords (CVN 78) supply department, simulates emergency medical care to Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Benjamin Arbeau, from Powder Springs, Georgia, assigned to Fords aircraft intermediate maintenance department, during a phase III crew certification medical drill, Jan. 25, 2022. Phase III Crew Certification focuses on how the ships training teams accomplish necessary crew training needed to return the ship to sea. Ford is in port at Newport News Shipyard executing her Planned Incremental Availability (PIA), a six-month period of modernization, maintenance and repairs. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jackson Adkins)

Adam M. Ochylski from the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command logistics section was selected as the command Civilian of the Quarter for the 3rd quarter. Ochylski was recognized for the integration and management of supply, transportation, equipment, maintenance, contract surveillance and other functions. U.S. Army photo by Marshall R. Mason.

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Chad Caden of the 820th Red Horse Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, has the rigors of pouring cement splattered all over his face. Approximately 100 US Marines, Soldiers and Airmen have deployed to Saint Lucia as part of Operation NEW HORIZONS. The operation has a two fold mission of readiness training and humanitarian assistance in the Caribbean and Latin America. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Babonneau Country: Saint Lucia (LCA)

061107-N-0193E-211. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040815-F-7823A-002. Base: Dobbins Air Reserve Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

230331-N-OG286-1309 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (Mar. 31, 2023) Aviation Maintenance Administrationman 2nd Class Maycile Saugterwhite, cleans his face in an Auxiliary Security Force Academy Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) Spray training course provided by the Security Department onboard Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi. NAF Atsugi supports the combat readiness of Commander, Carrier Air Wing FIVE (CVW 5), Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron FIVE ONE (HSM-51) and 30 other tenant commands and provides logistic support, coordination, and services to units assigned to the Western Pacific.

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" perform their demonstration at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, March 24-26, 2023. This year marks the Thunderbirds 70th anniversary, and the team is slated to perform 63 demonstrations across 32 locations.

040810-F-3431H-074. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Marine Safety Unit - 26-HK-133-25. Hurricane Katrina

Marines play a game of cards during their down time at Forward Operating Base Marjah, March 30. The construction of the base began in early March and serves as a key center of operations within the city of Marjah, Afghanistan.

060630-N-7130B-233. Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Baruch Longines, a motor vehicle operator from West Palm Beach, Florida, assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 15, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, poses for a photo after completing water purification with a Lightweight Water Purification System at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2022. CLB-15 purified and provided potable drinking water to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, during 1/1s battalion field exercise to enhance operational capability between the ground and the logistics combat elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force in preparation for a future deployment.

U.S. Marine Capt. Kenneth J. Del Mazo, Commanding Officer Battery I, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment (3/10), dressed in traditional Afghan attire, sits in on a council meeting held at the local administrative building outside Patrol Base Mahafiz in Shorshorak, Afghanistan, April 29, 2010. The Marines and sailors assigned to 3/10 are currently deployed to Afghanistan in support of the International Security Assistance Force.

U.S. Army Soldiers completed an eight-hour, ACE Suicide Intervention program held in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Sept. 16, 2022. Over 40 Soldiers from multiple units and missions attended the training led by Chaplain (Maj.) Christopher T. Montgomery, operations chaplain for Area Support Group - Kuwait (ASG-KU), Capt. Sarah Skelton, aeromedical and SERE psychologist assigned to 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, 36th Infantry Division, and Staff Sgt. William D. McMurray, religious affairs non-commissioned officer from Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve. Soldiers from many different units stationed across the Middle East attended the group training to explore various suicide prevention scenarios and exercise new communication techniques as suicide intervention specialists.

Symbol photo security guard tattoo confederate

Merchant Seaman, head and shoulders portrait, Arthur Rothstein, U.S. Office of War Information, colorized, December 1941

030910-F-7924J-013. Base: Krumovo Air Base Country: Bulgaria (BGR)

Survivors Of Allied Ships Torpedoed By Japanese - British Navy. May 06, 1943. (Photo by Frederick John Halmarick/Fairfax Media).

030317-M-5505M-011. Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd LAR

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (Jan. 8, 2018) Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 2nd Class Jennifer Connelly mans the rails aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) as the ship gets underway from Rota, Spain. Ross, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its sixth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners and U.S. national security interests in Europe.

The National Best Warrior Competition kicked off, July 24, 2022 with an opening ceremony aboard the General Jackson Showboat in Nashville, Tennessee. Fourteen National Guard Soldiers are competing in the All-Guard National Best Warrior Competition July 24-29, 2022, primarily at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee. The top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the New York, Rhode Island, West Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, Minnesota, Texas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Oregon, Hawaii, and Utah National Guards will compete in more than 30 events that will test their military skills, physical strength and endurance. The annual Army National Guard Best Warrior competition determines which junior enlisted Soldier and NCO from the United States of America's 54 states and territories will represent more than 330,000 guardsmen at the Army Best Warrior competition this fall. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

Marine Safety Unit - 26-HK-133-124. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Travis Williams, an 821st Contingency Response Squadron vehicle maintainer, poses for a photo during Turbo Distribution 22-2 at Sabre Army Airfield, Tennessee, July 14, 2022. Turbo Distribution is a joint task force-port opening exercise designed to train U.S. Air Force and Army personnel on how to rapidly respond to humanitarian aid and disaster response missions.

Iraq, Ninawa province, Tall Afar on 2022-10-17. Report on explosive remnants of war in Iraq, one of the most contaminated countries in the world after forty years of conflict, instability and especially the recent occupation of the country by the Islamic State group, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Ottawa Treaty, the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention prohibiting the acquisition, production, stockpiling and use of mines. Here, Salih, a teenage shepherd who lived through the Daesh occupation and whose house still bears bullet holes. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. Irak, province de Ninive, Tel Afar le 2022-10-17. Reportage sur les restes explosifs de guerre en Irak, lun des pays les plus contamines au monde suite a quarante ans de conflits, dinstabilité et surtout par loccupation recente du pays par le groupe Etat islamique, a l'occasion des 25 ans du Traite d'Ottawa, la Convention sur linterdiction des mines antipersonnel prohibant lacquisition, la production, le sto

030605-M-9248U-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: H&HS

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