Current Military Operations

Images of soldiers engaged in various training and combat scenarios, showcasing equipment handling and tactical preparations in modern military environments.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), Massachusetts Army National Guard, conduct combat training exercises during the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise on July 19, 2022 at Ft. Drum, N.Y. More than 2,500 Soldiers are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Pfc. Seth Cohen)

In a synchronized display of readiness, a dedicated soldier from the 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, loads ammunition for the 249 weapon system atop a Bradley Fighting Vehicle at the Drawsko Combat Training Center, Poland on January 22, 2024. The soldiers of the 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment have undertaken a myriad of training exercises, ranging from Abrams and Bradley Gunnery to an upcoming Platoon Life Fire Exercise.

A view of damage to MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment) pack used by a Marine with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at the 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

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (July 21, 2022) - A Swedish Marine with 4th Marine Regiment, Swedish Amphibious Corps prepares for a visit, board, search, and seizure exercise during TYR 22 at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre (NMIOTC) in Souda Bay, Greece, July 21, 2022. TYR 22 is a maritime interdiction operations exercise held at NMIOTC, bringing together Swedish Marines, U.S. Marines, U.S. Navy Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen to improve US and NATO Partner operational capacity, capability, and interoperability.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), Massachusetts Army National Guard, conduct combat training exercises during the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise on July 19, 2022 at Ft. Drum, N.Y. More than 2,500 Soldiers are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Pfc. Seth Cohen)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jaydon Smith, 375th Civil Engineer Squadron heating, ventilation, and air conditioning journeyman, guards an opening to a connex while in full Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear, level 4, during a Code Blue drill as a part of Ballistic Badger 2022, Oct. 22, 2022, on Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin. BB22 is a training opportunity for Airmen at the Showcase Wing to rehearse the ability to execute rapid global mobility.

U.S. Army Sgt. Sidney Perry, assigned to 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), 21st Signal Brigade, participate in tactical lanes while competing in the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P Hill, Virginia, May 20, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the physical, tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

During a final phase of training, the Idaho Army National Guard Sniper Team was required to move to a location without detection, set up a firing position in a covered facility, identify a target and possible hostage and neutralize the target. After firing the team was then tasked with leaving the secured facility without detection.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 CAB 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. U.S.Army, Idaho Army National Guard, Sniper, Infantry, Orc

U.S. Marines assigned to 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, load an M825 A1 round into an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer during Artillery Relocation Training Program 22.1 at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Hijudai Training Area, Japan, April 16, 2022. ARTP is an exercise which contributes to the defense of Japan and the U.S.-Japan Alliance as the cornerstone of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region. The skills developed at ARTP increase the lethality and proficiency of the only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit in the Marine Corps, enabling them to provide precision indirect fires.

A 316th Security Forces Group Airman practices proper emergency care methods for a simulated victim during Tactical Combat Casualty Care training at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov. 18, 2022. The TCCC Training consisted of moving towards injured victims, then performing proper emergency care methods and evacuation by helicopter.

041109-M-2789C-105. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Blaine Hale, student, makes his weapon ready and checks muzzle angle while wearing a gas mask during the live firing portion of the Lightweight Machine Gun Qualification course at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Oct. 3, 2022. The course is two-weeks long culminating in three days where students familiarize themselves with weapons by live firing in multiple conditions and is designed to ready students for mission demands on day-one of assignment at their new base where this training is not available.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brady Carpenter, a native of Claremore, Oklahoma, and a motor vehicle operator with Combat Logistic Battalion 8, Combat Logistic Regiment, Marine Logistics Group, secures a utility task vehicle during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22 on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, April 9, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, which emphasizes the development of small task-organized unit experimentation across all warfighting functions, as well as enhance the battalion's ability to conduct command and control, fire-support planning, intelligence functions, and logistical support to distributed company level operations. This exercise continues support of 2d Marine Divisions experimental battalion's assessment and mission essential task list-based pre-deployment training progression.

020424-F-7234P-079. Subject Operation/Series: HARBOR SHIELD 2002 Base: Charleston Harbor State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A bearded soldier in the uniform of special forces in dangerous military action in a dangerous enemy area. Selective focus. High-quality photo. A bearded soldier in uniform of special forces in a dangerous military action in a dangerous enemy area. Selective focus

010124-F-6701P-002. Base: San Air Base State: Kyonggi-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

A U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade conducts an radio check during lane testing as part of the Expert Infantryman Badge, Expert Soldier Badge and Expert Field Medical Badge training at Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy, Nov 8, 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. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Aaron Conway, an infantry officer with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, communicates with his squad leaders during Marine Warfighting Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 3, 2022. This exercise is the culminating event of the Service Level Training Exercise, challenging the MAGTF to fight against a free thinking adversary with similar capabilities in a force-on-force environment.

From left, U.S. Army Pfc. Gabriel Delvalle and Pvt. Kendrick Harper, assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR), 2nd Squadron, defend a fortified position during a Simulated Training Exercise (STX) held by 2CR at Vilseck, Germany Feb. 6, 2024. The STX engages in platoon-level training within field and urban environments, enhancing their combat readiness, lethality and team cohesion. Army Reserve

Army National Guard officer candidates, enrolled in the Washington Army National Guards 205th Regimental Training Institute Officer Candidate School Phase III, execute a platoon raid and air extraction at the Leschi Town Collective Training Facility on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 24, 2022. A raid is a limited-objective, deliberate operation entailing swift penetration of hostile terrain. Squad and platoon missions help candidates to develop their leadership skills, and quickly make critical decisions based on an understanding of Army tactical doctrine.

A member of the base security police squadron wearing a Mark 2 chemical protective mask aims an M-16 rifle fitted with a multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES) transmitter during a Salty Nation exercise. Subject Operation/Series: SALTY NATION Base: Bitburg Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Soldier in camouflage suit holding a gun during an airsoft fight

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ethan Holgersen, left, and Jefferey Brosious, both riflemen and squad leaders with 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, respond to a simulated attack for a Marine Readiness Exercise (MRX) during Tartan Eagle phase II, near York, Europe, Nov. 3, 2022. An MRX is conducted prior to a deployment to ensure Marines are capable to execute essential mission objectives. Marines and British Royal Marines with 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines to travel to each other's training facilities to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures in fixed site security.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cory Ward, a water support technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 172, participates in a gas mask drill during a basic recovery after attack (BRAAT) training exercise, at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, September 25, 2022. MWSS-172 conducted a BRAAT in order to maintain readiness by demonstrating the ability to rapidly restore an airfield to operational capability following a simulated attack.

A U.S. Reserve Marine assigned to Scout Sniper Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, loads ammunition during an unknown distance range at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, May 18, 2022. Marines from the Scout Sniper Platoon convened with other units from 3/23 at Fort Campbell for a mission rehearsal exercise to prepare for the upcoming Integrated Training Exercise 4-22 in the summer of 2022. The Marines conducted specific long-range precision fire training with multiple weapons systems to hone marksmanship skills.

SENIOR AIRMAN Tony Minyard, 8th Security Police Squadron, relays messages on the mobile command post radio. Exact Date Shot Unknown Published in AIRMAN Magazine August 1996. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

011023-F-1545M-003. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment engages opposing forces with a M249 machine gun 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

060307-N-6901L-252. Base: Fob Taji State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dustin Pickel (left), a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defense responder cuts Sgt. Eatrico Recalde (right), an explosive ordnance disposal technician with 2d Combat Logistics Battalion, 2d Marine Division, out of his mission oriented protective posture (MOPP) suit 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anthony Brady, a machine gunner with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, reloads an M240B machine gun while conducting force-on-force training during Fuji Viper 22.5 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Sept. 22, 2022. Exercise Fuji Viper exemplifies a commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Brady is a native of Cleveland, Ohio.

A participant carries his M-16 rifle as he jogs toward the finish line during the civil engineering/services competition Readiness Challenge '90. Subject Operation/Series: READINESS CHALLENGE '90 Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Prince Benjamin, an electrician assigned to Engineer Platoon, Support Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Support Battalion, acts as an assistant gunner during the execution of M240B medium machine gun live-fire training at L-5 Range, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 22, 2022. II MEF prioritizes realistic training and education that prepare its Marines to rapidly respond to crises and contingences around the globe.

040331-F-4338B-005. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

British Royal Marine aiming a sniper rifle during mountain sniper training, Hawthorne, Nevada, USA

960901-F-0007M-001. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AIR MOBILITY COMMAND

Marksman in action in a ruined city.

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Timothy Houston, UH-60L Black Hawk (Blackhawk) crewchief, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Aviation Battalion (2-82 AVN), Fort Bragg, North Carolina (NC), scans for air traffic over New Orleans, Louisiana (LA). The 2-82nd AVN deployed as part of Joint Task Force (JTF) Katrina whose mission is to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster-relief efforts in the Gulf Coast areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina. (Duplicate image, see also DFSD0609415 or search 050911F5964B181). Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Maurice Johnson (right) and US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Nichole Brown (left), 51st Transportation Squadron (TRNS) members, apply first-aid and buddy-care to US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Angela Terry's head, after a simulated SCUD strike on the Transportation building they were working in. The event took place during the 2001 Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Hunter Rhone, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, clears a wall into a simulated enemy compound during Exercise Bold Quest on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Aug. 16, 2022. Bold Quest is an annual collaborative joint and multinational enterprise in which nations, services, and programs pool their resources in a recurring cycle of capability development to demonstrate a joint capability to link sensors to shooters across air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace.

A U.S. Air Force Combat Controller radios back to the Special Tactics Operation Center on January 24, 2010 in Port au Prince, Haiti during Operation Unified Response. U.S. Air Force Combat Controllers and U.S. Army Pathfinders are conducting Drop Zone surveys for future air drop sites.

020820-A-6042E-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

020128-F-8387C-010. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Lealofi, USAF, of the 305th Security Forces, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, fires his M60 7.62mm Machine Gun, defending his position, during an attack by Opposing Forces (OPFOR), during a MOBILITY EXERCISE (MOBEX). The MOBEX designed to test the ability of the Security Forces to establish and defend an Entry Control Point (ECP) on an air base. The evaluators of the exercise inserted various stresses against the unit, from probing patrols to frontal assault of the ECP. SRA Lealofi and his team members successfully accomplished their mission by repelling all of the OPFOR. Subject Operation/Series: MOBILITY EXERCISE Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

031202-F-1798W-014. Base: Al Hawijah State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Paintball player aiming with paintball gun behind the door of an abandonated car

040323-F-3963C-067. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

A member of the Philippine Marine Corps provides security during an air assault with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines as part of Balikatan 22 in Claveria, 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 shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog 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 and largest-ever iteration of the exercise. BK22 coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation and a shared commitment to advancing peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

A U.S. Army military policeman mans an M-60 machine gun atop a vehicle while on patrol. U.S. military personnel in the area are taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq(IRQ)

U.S. Army Soldiers armed with M60 machine guns watch for movement after securing a house. The soldiers were trying to secure a town as part of their objective during the exercise.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: ROARING LION Country: Unknown

050928-A-2421S-015. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220714-N-DW158-1008 SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 14, 2022) Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Tristan Arnold, from Reno, Nevada, assigned to the Shadowhawks of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 conducts final checks on an EA-18G Growler on the flight deck of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The primary role of EA-18G Growlers is to disrupt the ability to communicate between units in combat through the use of electronic warfare. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

041214-F-3963C-073. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Members of the Special Support Units (SSU) of Bosnia-Herzegovina State Investigation Protection Agency (SIPA) enter a building to search and detain a role player green beret with U.S. Army 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) during exercise Brutalist Tornjak in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Oct. 20, 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.

U.S. Army Sgt. Warren Bolden (right) with the 131st Military Working Dog Detachment, Combined Military Working Dog Detachment - Europe, and Staff Sgt. Cory Wolfle (left) with the 525th Military Police Detachment, conduct detection lanes in the Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) site at Baumholder, Germany, May 12. Each participant is graded on their ability to lead their team throughout buildings on site while testing odor and explosive detection and handling their military working dog with full body armor and a weapon. Their goal is to move as quickly and accurately as possible, taking tactical considerations while moving and conducting their detection.

Combat engineers with the 116th Brigade Engineer Battalion participated in their annual training of demolition and explosive breaching through doors and wall structures on May 6, 2022. Combat engineers provide support of mobility, counter mobility and survivability for Soldiers within the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team during combat missions. Our job is to make sure that we proficiently enable our combat personnel to move from point A to point B, said Sgt. 1st Class Robert Smith, platoon sergeant with the 116th BEB. Counter mobility is to keep the enemy from moving forward, so that we can move forward with our mission. We go in and get the good guys if they are trapped or we go in where there are bad guys behind a door, and it is imperative we do this safely with maximum survivability.

paintball field, Paintball Aventura Marratxi, Marratxi, Majorca, Spain.

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A US Army engineer, B, Co., 40th Engineer Battallion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Eagle, prepares explosive charge to destroy a confiscated Serbian Army BOV-VP Wheeled Armored Personnel Carriers (APC). This APC is destroyed during Operation Joint Endeavor, which is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Unknown

A bearded soldier in the uniform of special forces in dangerous military action in a dangerous enemy area. Selective focus. High-quality photo. A bearded soldier in uniform of special forces in a dangerous military action in a dangerous enemy area. Selective focus

Combat Airman Skills Training students, stand outside a building after completing an urban operations exercise on Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Nov. 14, 2013. CAST was designed by Air Education and Training Command to standardize pre-deployment combat training for Air Force personnel.

020408-N-5961C-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Gulf Of Aden

010203-F-5009P-018. Base: Ahmedabad Country: India (IND)

050106-F-7552L-012. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

A U.S. Marine Corps machine gunner assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fires an M420B 7.62mm machine gun at notional combatants during a long-range night assault exercise as part of Assault Support Tactics 4 (AST-4), during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 at Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 25, 2022. AST-4 provides the prospective WTIs the opportunity to plan, brief, and execute a night, long range battalion air assault to multiple objectives simultaneously in a medium threat environment while conducting five of six functions of Marine Aviation.

A Marine from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, points his M16A2 rifle through the window of a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during an exercise at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) facility during Limited Objective Experiment 1 (LOE 1). Urban Warrior is the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's series of limited objective experiments examining new urban tactics and experimental technologies. Subject Operation/Series: URBAN WARRIOR Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Evan Orth, 38th Rescue Squadron Blue Team pararescueman, applies face paint before setting out on a training exercise in the jungle of Wahiawa, Hawaii, April 1, 2022. Camouflage enabled the Airmen to blend in with the jungle environment during training to avoid detection from potential enemies. The 38th RQS trained in jungle warfare to adapt personnel rescue tactics, techniques and procedures for the Indo-Pacific region.

030218-M-9933D-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 15th MEU(SOC)

040401-M-9362G-018. Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen with the 4th Combat Camera Squadron conduct close-quarter battle (CQB) training July 12, 2022, at the Naval Weapons Station, Joint Base Base Charleston, SC. During this event, airmen conducted refresher training on effective room-clearing techniques, designed to ensure team members are capable of integrating with combat teams while providing combat camera capabilities.4th Combat Camera Squadron's mission is to provide senior Department of Defense and joint leaders with a directed imagery capability in support of strategic, operational and planning requirements during wartime operations, worldwide crises, contingencies, joint exercises and humanitarian operations.Photos by Technical Sgt. Christopher S Muncy

AIRMAN First Class Justin Harrington, 52d Security Forces Squadron, takes aim with his M-16A2 assualt rifle at agressor forces during a phase II exercise. Personnel from the 52d Fighter Wing are currently deployed to Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, in preparation for the NATO Tactical Evaluation in October. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

041115-A-1067B-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Karmah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) exchange knowledge on close-quarters combat at the French 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment base, Djibouti, June 23, 2022. Members of the CJTF-HOA regularly train and work alongside allies, partners, and government organizations to achieve a unified effort to improve safety, security and prosperity in East Africa.

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers participating in the Medical Simulation Training Center's Combat Lifesaver Course train with a New Jersey National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk MEDEVAC helicopter on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, May 25, 2022.

060103-A-6365W-031. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040716-F-1351B-017. Base: Camp Cooke (TAJI) State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DM-ST-89-01127. Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Soldiers practice knot tying techniques during the week-long Eighth Army 2022 Best Warrior and Squad Competition at Camp Casey, South Korea, May 8, 2022. The competitors are comprised from the seven Eighth Army major subordinate commands.

041115-A-1067B-022. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Karmah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Lechner, a ground electronics telecommunications and information technology systems maintainer with 3rd Maintenance Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Group (Experimental), 3rd Marine Logistics Group, loads .556 ball rounds into a magazine during a table three through six and combat marksmanship program range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 16, 2022. The purpose of the range was to improve the battalion's organic combat marksmanship capabilities and to train the core position safety officers for subsequent company ranges. 3rd MLG based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

17-09-2003 © Cavdkm / Jens Grijpstra Wildflecken GERMANY BBE Practice here the penetration into buildings with sharp ammunition and explosives for breaching windows and doors.

DA-SC-88-08072. Base: Fort Gordon State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Special forces soldier smoking a cigarette while sitting by the fire in a ruined building.

Members of the 434th Air Defense Squadron install an antenna array during the set-up at a new location at McGregor Range, New Mexico during Roving Sands '96, the US military's largest annual joint air defense training exercise. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '96 Base: Mcgregor Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Spc. Jeron Jorgenson, left, with 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 163rd Cavalry Regiment, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, Montana Army National Guard, and Spc. Ethan Gardiner, right, with 116th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, Idaho Army National Guard, march down a road at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 13, 2022. Jorgenson, Gardiner and other U.S. Soldiers deployed in support of Operation Spartan Shield and Operation Inherent Resolve participated in an Expert Soldier Badge test hosted by 90th Aviation Support Battalion, 11th Combat Aviation Brigade, mobilized as Task Force Rattlers and Task Force Eagle, respectively, to assess their mastery of physical fitness, marksmanship and other critical skills necessary for combat readiness.

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An M16A4 service rifle rests on a table during a rifle issue for Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Dec. 12, 2022. Recruits were issued rifles and briefed on their responsibilities regarding rifle security, safety and handling.

U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct Joint combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Adiake, Cote dIvoire August 23, 2022. JCETs enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.

Man Cold Testing XM-29 Rifle

060411-A-6365W-331. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Gabe Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

Airmen assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing relocate a simulated injured Airman to a safe location before applying Tactical Combat Casualty Care procedures at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 16, 2022. TCCC is built around three phases: care under fire, tactical field care and tactical evacuation care. Tactical field care is provided given once a casualty is out of immediate danger.

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