Combat Operations Training

Images of soldiers in action during training, focusing on weapon handling and tactical maneuvers in smoke-filled environments. Highlights military readiness and combat scenarios.

Special forces operator pointing weapon in the dark.
Special forces operator pointing weapon in the dark.
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war, army and people concept - close up of young soldier in military uniform
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Col. Kimberly Peeples, commander and district engineer of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, visits employees of the C.W. Bill Young Lock & Dam operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District on the Allegheny River in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, April 13, 2022. Two mechanics and a lock operations leader have been working together on a project to replace more than 700 feet of hydraulic pipes that will save the district more than $150,000 in contracted costs. The hydro lines control the opening and closing of gates and valves for lock operations.
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Staff Sgt. Derek Weiser, 96th Security Forces Squadron, bounds over a barrier during part of the Defender Challenge event May 17 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Teams competed in various timed challenges related to the security forces experience. The Challenge was part the 96th Security Forces Squadrons Police Week activities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Thirty-five military sniper teams gathered at the 50th Winston P. Wilson and 30th Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting Sniper Championships hosted by the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center, with the help of the U.S. Army National Guard Sniper School, which were held at the Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center December 4-10, 2020.
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bilal Carroll sights into an M110 semi-automatic sniper rifle for company attacks during exercise Bougainville III at Pohakuloa Training Area, Feb. 10, 2024. Bougainville III is a 3d Littoral Combat Team live-fire exercise focused on decentralized operations to prepare the battalion to command and control forces from dispersed locations. Scout platoons provide precision marksmanship and increased reconnaissance and surveillance capabilities to infantry companies and battalions. Carroll is a scout with 3d LCT, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, and is a native of Atlanta, GA. Marine Corps
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041128-M-5901F-011. State: Babil Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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030320-F-3715H-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
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Stalker with gun
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Sergeant David M. Simons, USMC, and Lance Corporal Andrew D. Bishop, USMC, get instructions from Corporal Bruce Henning (in soft cap), USMC, as he leads his team from the Marine Security Forces Company during a react drill. These Marines are part of the Interim Marine Corps Security Forces Company, Naval Support Activity, Bahrain. Base: US Naval Support Activity State: Juffair Country: Bahrain (BHR)
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STAFF Sergeant John T. Ferguson and SENIOR Airmen Jo Anne Dahlen of the 208th Weather Flight, Minnesota Air National Guard, track a weather balloon during Exercise Brim Frost '83. Subject Operation/Series: Brim Frost '83 Base: Clear Creek State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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010813-F-0718S-017. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
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U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force learn how to build a fire during a Basic Jungle Skills Course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 9, 2024. BJSC teaches Marines basic jungle survival skills, tactical rope suspension techniques, and jungle warfare tactics to enhance lethality in harsh jungle environments.
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1ST Combat Camera Squadron from Charleston AFB, South Carolina, finally receives wood floors but to make life a little more comfortable they are willing to trade their tent for a mobile home. Combat Camera has been deployed to Tirana, Albania to support Operation Shinning Hope. Subject Operation/Series: SHINING HOPE Base: Rinas State: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB)
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An Air Force Security Forces K-9 handler, and his military working dog, track an armed assailant into a trailer home and prepare to take the perpetrator down by force
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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron and 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron replace a tail pipe ejector on a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 61st Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Jan. 4, 2022. Maintainers assigned to the 386th EMXS and EAMXS perform a wide range of aircraft repairs to ensure mission readiness and success in completing airlift tactical orders
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Soldiers of 2-151st Infantry Battalion Task Force Nighthawk” continue the third day of crowd riot control training as they react to molotov cocktails being thrown at their feet, during a Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission rehearsal exercise, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 8, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo)
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Airmen from the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron participate in a load crew competition at Hurlburt Field, Florida, July 8, 2022. The squadron performs on-equipment flight line tasks to include daily launch and recovery, pre- and post-flight serviceability inspections, systems troubleshooting, aircraft system repair and minor modifications.
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An Air Force Security Forces K-9 handler, and his military working dog, track an armed assailant into a trailer home and prepare to take the perpetrator down by force.
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Four miniature soldier figures positioned in a tense standoff, showcasing various combat stances illuminated by a soft, dramatic light against a dark background
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Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., Aug. 18, 2022. The Crucible is the final 54-hour test recruits must pass to become United States Marines.
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DN-ST-88-05597. Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Military, door and man leaving home for service, army duty and battle for country in camouflage uniform. Mockup, silhouette and back of person at entrance for armed forces, soldier and marine defense
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Chris Partridge, a patrol deputy with Beaufort County Sheriffs Office, purses a suspect during a training exercise Sept. 27, 2022, at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy in Columbia. 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.
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Chris Partridge, a patrol deputy with Beaufort County Sheriffs Office, purses a suspect during a training exercise Sept. 27, 2022, at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy in Columbia. 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.
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U.S. Marines with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), conduct a practical exercise while in the CBIRF Basic Operations Course (CBOC) at the Downey Rescue Training Facility on Annex Stump Neck, Maryland, Jan. 10, 2023. The Marines with CBOC class 2-23 used a sked to transport their patients out of a simulated hot zone through a route known as the Downey Racetrack.
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War metaphor, toy little soldiers fighting on wooden mountain
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Sergeant Bishop, Marine Aerial Refueling Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR 352) and Sergeant Ward, Combat Camera, stand guard duty at the Kenya United States Liaison Office (KUSLO) facility at the Marines base camp during Joint Task Force Kenya, operation Noble Response. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE RESPONSE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)
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Explosion, military and portrait of soldier with fire in warzone for service, army duty and battle in camouflage. Mockup, conflict and face of man with helicopter for armed forces, defense or warfare
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U.S. Army and Czech Special Forces participate in close-quarters combat training during Emerald Warrior 22.1 at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 3, 2022. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise involving U.S. Special Operations Command forces training for response to various threats above and below the threshold of armed conflict.
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THE DOWNFALL: HITLER AND THE END OF THE THIRD REICH (2004) -Original title: DER UNTERGANG-, directed by OLIVER HIRSCHBIEGEL.
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Special forces soldier smoking a cigarette while sitting in a ruined building.
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Black man shooting, paintball gun or war game with vision, aim or tactical strategy for army contest. Military exercise, soldier focus and warfare simulation for weapon combat, outdoor and mission
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Paintball gun, focus and woman aim, shooting and target soldier, action warrior or training for battlefield fight conflict. Army mission gear, military practice arena and female shooter in war battle
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Sentry boxes in Germany (historical), 2. Königlich Sächsisches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 22, 1913, Meißen, Pionier, Schilderhaus
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060430-A-6365W-286. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Remagen State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST
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LINCOLN (2012), directed by STEVEN SPIELBERG.
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Weapons of Soviet special operations group before going on a mission. before a mission
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U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, compete against one another during a pugil sticks event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Sept. 27, 2022. Recruits executed numerous Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques throughout the Pugil Sticks event.
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video production movie clapper cinema action and cut concept on black chalkboard background
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SRA Heather Freeman documents a B-52H Stratofortress (not shown) at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom. Freeman is a videographer assigned to the 100th Communications Squadron, RAF Mildenhall. She is forward deployed to RAF Fairford in support of the 2nd Air Expeditionary Group. The 2nd AEG is supporting NATO Operation Allied Force. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Raf Fairford State: Gloucestershire Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)
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SRA Sean Brown (left) and SSGT Charles Gleason, 51st Security Forces Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, patrols the streets outside of the Osan gates on, Oct, 31, 1998. The Osan Air Base town patrol provides protection and guidance for military personnel in the town. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)
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SSGT Tisbale and an airman stand guard outside the PAVE PAWS radar site. Base: Flatrock Hill State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Cannons at Fort Henry National Historic Site; Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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DF-ST-85-13431. Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Compass on a camouflage background
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An arm patch of a Bolivian army instructor. Country: Bolivia (BOL)
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