Cyber Operations in Training

Service members engaged in cyber operations training and joint exercises, emphasizing teamwork and technical skills in operational settings.

Spc. Grace Hayes, an intelligence analyst assigned to 3rd Infantry Division, browses through the Federal Voting Assistance Program website at Fort Stewart, Georgia, May 31, 2022. Voting can be very confusing for members of the military, their families, and Americans living abroad. The Federal Voting Assistance Program, a non-politically affiliated organization, can assist as it was designed around informing Soldiers about the elections and the election process.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Austin Cram and Staff Sgt. Nicholas Custead with 175th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, based in Middle River, Maryland, prepare their work stations at Southern Strike 2022 at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center Gulfport, Mississippi, April 27, 2022. Southern Strike 2022 is an excellent test of joint teams' ability to conduct major campaign, crisis response and security cooperation operations.

16th Air Force Command team receive a brief from 690th Cyberspace Control Squadron Airmen on the Air Force Mission Assurance Center operations floor Sept. 8, 2022 at Port San Antonio, Texas.

Sgt. Joshua Kleinhans of Kiel, Wisconsin, a Fire Control Specialist with the Wisconsin National Guards B Battery, 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery Regiment speed plots map points during the Region IV Best Warrior Competition on May 14, 2022. He is one of twelve National Guard Soldiers competing in the Region IV Best Warrior Competition May 11-15, 2022, at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio National Guards. The winners will move on to compete in the National Guards competition on July 20-30, 2022, at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Sydney Mariette.)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sol Lee, 51st Security Forces Squadron (SFS) defender, verifies a military identification card during an augmentee recall as part of a base-wide training event at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 13, 2022. Airmen assigned to the 51st SFS train and maintain security forces augmentees to be deployed for training events and real-world base defense operations.

Staff Sgt. Justin Nicholas, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons team lead, reviews a technical order before the 2021 Dedicated Crew Chief and Load Crew Competition at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 2, 2022. The weapons Airmen are inspected on dress and appearance, U.S. Air Force maintenance history and knowledge, while effectively loading missiles onto the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Omega Guzman senior watch supervisor for the Air Traffic Control Tower with the 36th Operation Support Squadron, signs the official Linebacker of the Week jersey at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 28, 2022. The Team Andersen Linebacker of the Week recognizes outstanding enlisted, officer, civilian and total force personnel who have had an impact on achieving Team Andersens Mission, Vision and Priorities.

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Omega Guzman senior watch supervisor for the Air Traffic Control Tower with the 36th Operation Support Squadron, signs the official Linebacker of the Week jersey at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 28, 2022. The Team Andersen Linebacker of the Week recognizes outstanding enlisted, officer, civilian and total force personnel who have had an impact on achieving Team Andersens Mission, Vision and Priorities.

Spc. Gabe Lucero from the North Carolina Army National Guard's 295th Signal Company attended classes during Cyber Shield 2022 held at the Army National Guard's Professional Education Center on Camp Robinson, North Little Rock, Arkansas, June 5-17. Cyber Shield 2022 is the DODs largest unclassified cyber security exercise working with multiple military branches and inter-agencies to collaborate in continually bettering the militarys cyber security capabilities.

Spc. Grace Hayes, an intelligence analyst assigned to 3rd Infantry Division, browses through the Federal Voting Assistance Program website at Fort Stewart, Georgia, May 31, 2022. Voting can be very confusing for members of the military, their families, and Americans living abroad. The Federal Voting Assistance Program, a non-politically affiliated organization, can assist as it was designed around informing Soldiers about the elections and the election process.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Alex Reynolds, right, 21st Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III pilot, briefs C-17 aircrew prior to a strategic and tactical operational flight in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility during Exercise Golden Bee at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 26, 2022. Exercise Golden Bee is a joint readiness exercise designed to provide training integration and rehearse strategic and operational objectives in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

Senior Airman Rafael Chavez, 8th Maintenance Group maintenance operations center controller, works at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 6, 2022. The MOC Airmen coordinate all flightline movement information and assist in orchestrating emergency actions if needed.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jorge Villaseñor II, right, and Staff Sgt. Tyler Rogers, both 60th Maintenance Operation Support maintenance management production specialists, verify time change items required for monthly forecast at Travis Air Force Base, California, Oct 12, 2022. These specialists work with crew chiefs and mechanics to plan, schedule and organize aerospace vehicle maintenance to ensure equipment and machinery is ready and working whenever its needed.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Anthony Madrid, 316th Training Squadron signals intelligence flight chief, checks the quality of intelligence gathering work from Airman 1st Class Owen Arthur, 316th TRS student, during the capstone exercise, Operation Loneshark, at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 11, 2022. Arthur analyzed a simulated near peer adversarys air defense system activity and was poised to report alarming data to individuals role playing senior leaders and partnered allies to assist them in making strategic decisions.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. U.S. Army Spc. Daddie Pule, a licensed practical nurse assigned to the 198th Medical Detachment based out of Fort Hood, Texas, takes notes during orientation at NYC Health + Hospitals - Coney Island Jan. 23, 2022. Soldiers assigned to Fort Hood, Texas, are deployed in support of continued Department of Defense COVID response operations to help communities in need. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing flexible Department of Defense support to the whole-of-government COVID response. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Andre Taylor)

220815-N-PC620-0149WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio Aug. 15, 2022 Joint Task Force Civil Support J3 operations officer, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Christopher Grasso, left, listens in as U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Vivien Miller, the Air Force Radiation Assessment Team (AFRAT) team chief gives a brief detailing the units capabilities during a visit with the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine AFRAT on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Aug. 15, 2022. AFRAT relies on training and technology to keep responding DOD personnel safe during a radiologic or nuclear emergency. JTF-CS conducts Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear response and all-hazards Defense Support to Civil Authorities operations in support of the lead federal agency in order to save lives, mitigate human suffering, and prevent further injury.

Soldier, man and tie shoelaces with boots, ready or clothes for Independence Day parade for pride. Army officer, veteran and camouflage uniform at USA military base, march and celebration of freedom

U.S. Soldiers competing in the Army Best Squad Competition complete a written essay at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on Sept. 30, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition tests Soldiers on their individual and collective ability to adapt to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-readiness events that test their physical and mental endurance, technical and tactical abilities, and basic warrior skills under stress and extreme fatigue.

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Sgt. Maj. Gregory Byrd, the operations sergeant major for the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 34th Red Bull Infantry Division, conducts mission analysis with a group of staff officers during annual training at Camp Ripley on April 12th, 2022. During their annual training period these staff officers are conducting mission analysis and course of action development to assist in the creation of a training plan and to form the required training itself. Their courses of action will supply subordinate battalions with the necessary information to create their own training plans, giving Soldiers at the lowest level a degree of predictability and stability in what to expect in the coming years.

010308-F-3128G-004. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ean Holt, left, and Staff Sgt. Brennan Gettinger, both air traffic controllers assigned to the 3rd Operations Support Squadron, monitor air traffic at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska Oct. 4, 2022. Air traffic controllers are in charge of monitoring and guiding airframes in and out of JBER.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Sebastian Romawac, 18th Wing Staff Agency public affairs specialist from Moreno Vally, California was selected as the 18th Wings Airman of the Week at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Airman of the Week program is an opportunity for outstanding Airmen to be recognized by KAB leadership as well as showcase these young leaders to their peers.

U.S. Army Spc. Mario Martinez Jr., assigned to Apache Troop, 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, takes notes as he conducts a gunnery skills test certification at Trzebień, Poland, July 18, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward-deployed corps in Europe.

Staff Sgt. Julia Reyna, 318th Training Squadron, gestures as she speaks with Gen. Arturo González Ocampo, Commander of the Paraguayan Air Force and Antonio Bernabé Ayala Páez, sub-official principal, during an immersion at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy. González, a two-time graduate of IAAFA, returned to the academy Aug. 10, 2022, as a guest of honor for B-Cycle graduation ceremony and banquet at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

The HAF/DSI team takes a tour of the E-3 Sentry AWACS during the TFA health assessment at the 552nd Air Control Wing and 513th Air Control Group May 4, 2022, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The team, led by Maj. Gen. Randal Efferson, conducted several focus group interviews to improve the Total Force Association enterprise.

Airmen assigned to the 321st Contingency Response Squadron, 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron and 87th Security Forces Squadron, practice inspecting and rigging a Humvee in concert with their sling load familiarization training July 19, 2022, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. This familiarization training is for Airmen attending the Sabalauski Air Assault School.

SrA Monica Figueroa Santos, 341st Missile Wing Command Post senior nuclear command and control emergency actions controller, poses for a photo July 6, 2022 at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Figueroa Santos was selected as one of the Air Force 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year. It's the job of Command Post specialists to ensure operations and communications run effectively under any circumstance.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 335th Signal Command attend a Army Integrated Personnel and Pay System (IPPS-A) class in Pinellas Park, Fl on May 2, 2022. IPPS-A is the Armys online Human Resources (HR) solution to provide integrated HR capabilities across all Army Components.

Members of Guam National Guard Defensive Cyber Operations Element safeguard cyber security during Cyber Shield 2022 at the Army National Guard's Professional Education Center on Camp Robinson, Arkansas on June 12. Cyber Shield 2022 is the DODs largest unclassified inter-agency and joint national level training cyber defense exercise which includes representation from 20 states plus Guam.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ryan Mcginnis, tower chief with Air Traffic Control Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, monitors 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) flight operations at MCAS Miramar, California, Sept. 9, 2022. Air traffic control enables 3rd MAW aircraft to operate safely and efficiently by providing quick communication from the tower to the pilots. 3rd MAWs operational readiness relies on the strong support network MCAS Miramar provides through their symbiotic relationship. Mcginnis is a native of Lone Jack, Missouri.

Private First Class Erwin C. Mariano, a Data Systems Administrator at Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, inventories equipment used by the installations dispatch July 22, 2022. These services enable important safety communication capabilities necessary for emergency response to include mutual aid efforts with civilian first responders.

Holocaust survivor Agi Geva shares her Holocaust experiences with 332d Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen during a special zoom event hosted by the 332d Diversity and Inclusion Council April 13, 2022. The U.S. Congress established the Holocaust Days of Remembrance as the nations annual commemoration of the Holocaust and created the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as a permanent living memorial to the victims.

Senior Master Sgt. Jay Latham, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmaster, calibrates a dropsonde during a mission Sept. 28, 2022 into Hurricane Ian as it made landfall in Florida. The Hurricane Hunters gather weather data using the dropsonde by 'dropping' it from the WC-130J Super Hercules and it collects dew point, pressure, temperature, wind speed and direction and send that information back to the aircraft, which is then sent to the National Hurricane Center to be used for improvement in updating the forecast models of storm tracks.

Army Sgt. Jorge Rios, a team leader with the Florida National Guards Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield Explosive (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) search and extraction team, programs his State Law Enforcement Radio before the team heads out to recon areas impacted by Hurricane Michael. The CERF-P is comprised of Soldiers and Airmen from various units across the state who come together to provide support for large-scale natural and manmade disasters.

The 2022 Minnesota National Guard Women's Leadership Forum was held at General Mills headquarters in Golden Valley, Sept. 17, 2022. Throughout the day, Minnesota National Guard service members participated in professional development, education and mentorship."A priority for the Minnesota National Guard is partnerships," said Maj. Gen. Shawn Manke, Adjutant General of the Minnesota National Guard. "And General Mills' support demonstrates our shared partnership and the depth of our shared partnership and common goal of diversity and inclusion and the desire to really lift women up." (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

Staff Sgt. Haley Howard, an emergency operations center admin for the Smoky Mountain Air Show Emergency Operations Center, 134th Air Refueling Wing, updates a spreadsheet Sept. 10, 2022 at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee. The two-day annual event provided the local community with a rare chance to see modern and historic aircraft up close and to meet military members.

Civil Air Patrol cadets from the CAP National Cyber Academy take a capstone test durning the Cyber Operations Fundamentals course at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, TX, July 29 2022. Cadets from across the country must test into the program to qualify for the annual course which is intended to prepare them for future certifications in cyber operations. (Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Mancuso)

220930-N-KU796-1118 CORONADO, Calif. (Sept. 30, 2022) U.S. Navy Logistics Specialist 1st Class Tyler Debroux, from Milwaukee, Wis., prints copies of supply quality assurance reports aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in port preparing for future operations.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cory Bressler, 325th Force Support Squadron airmen development advisor, reviews digital career resources at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 20, 2022. Bressler is a career civil engineering airman experienced with the process of expanding career goals as he has done so throughout his time in service.

U.S. Air Force Airmen go through the Pre-Deployment Function line (PDF) as they prepare to deploy to the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Sept 23, 2022. These Airmen will generate combat air power to be force multipliers for combatant commanders.

More than a dozen Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers participated in the National Guards Cyber Shield 20 exercise Sept 12-27, 2020. Members of Idahos Defense Cyber Operations Element were among nearly 600 Soldiers from more than 40 states who participated in the two-week training event. The defensively focused tactical annual cyber exercise was hosted virtually this year and gave Idaho Soldiers the chance to develop and use their cyber defense skills while building key relationships with the states Office of Information Technology Services, its mission partner, during the exercise.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Enrique Salinas, 25th Fighter Generation Squadron avionics technician, signs-in during a 51st Security Forces Squadron augmentee recall as part of a base-wide training event at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 13, 2022. Airmen from various career fields are trained as security forces augmentees to bolster Osans defensive capabilities in the event of hostile action.

U.S. Army Maj. Taihei Hongo, Washington National Guard, attends an Operational Intelligence Preparation of the Environment (OIPE) brief as part of a Joint Staff Exercise (STAFFEX) during Exercise Cobra Gold on Camp Red Horse, Utapao, Rayong province, Kingdom of Thailand, March 1, 2023. The STAFFEX emphasizes coordination between participating nations in order to provide humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, and a rapid response during a major incident. Cobra Gold, now in its 42nd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

1st Lt. Mia Raizza Morales, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations dignified transfer officer in charge,serves as an administrative executive during her deployment at Dover Air Force Base Oct. 17, 2022. Her role involves updating the commander on daily itineraries and scheduling calendar items to ensure uninterrupted operations.

U.S. Air National Guard Airman Seth Hanson, Cybersecurity Operations of the 185th Air Refueling Wing Communications Flight, controls the simulated weather noises and light conditions in the room in which a mass casualty exercise occurred at the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center in Savannah, Georgia, on June 24, 2022. Medical Group Airmen are at the CRTC as a part of their annual training period.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 23rd Wing process through a personnel deployment function line at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Oct. 14, 2022. The PDF line ensures personnel are properly equipped with government travel cards, valid identification, and deployment documentation, as well as receiving any required vaccinations. The 23rd Wing deployed A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft and support personnel to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam for a routine Dynamic Force Employment Operation.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cameron Bergeron, 718th Force Support Squadron unit deployment manager from Manchester, New Hampshire was selected as the 18th Wings Airman of the Week at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Airman of the Week program is an opportunity for outstanding Airmen to be recognized by KAB leadership as well as showcase these young leaders to their peers.

Maj. Kimberly Bishop and 1st Lt. Lashaundra Dishmon, 184th Sustainment Command, look over ongoing operations at the 1st Theater Sustainment Commands Syrian Logistics Cell in Erbil, Iraq, April 24, 2019.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Maurice Williams, center, command chief, Air National Guard, speaks with an Airman assigned to the 239th Combat Communications Squadron, 131st Bomb Wing, Missouri National Guard, at Jefferson Barracks Air National Guard Base, St. Louis, Missouri, Sept. 11, 2022. During his visit, Williams spoke with leadership and Airmen about the importance of the mission, leadership qualities and the Airmen's impact on the future of the Air Force.

127th Communications flight personnel, Selfridge Air National Guard Base Michigan, deployed to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, plan the installation of 29 miles of LAN cable to connect 250 computers to the bases computer network. In addition they will be connecting 9,500 feet of fiber optic cable to the bases existing computer network. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jonathan Laz, a network administrator with 8th Communication Battalion (8th Comm), II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Information Group, establishes a tactical chat service between command centers during a mission rehearsal exercise (MRX) aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 6, 2022. Marines from 8th Comm conducted MRX to demonstrate the capability to support MEF-level exercises in the future.

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany - A 52nd Component Maintenance Squadron tech. sgt. signs paperwork as she processes through the personnel deployment function line here before leaving in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn March 20. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III.

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NORFOLK, Va. (April 13, 2022) - Hospital Corpsman 1st Class John Gorey, assigned to Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, participates in ship steering training at Afloat Training Group Navigation Training Center as part of the Naval Medical Forces Atlantic Sailor of the Year program, April 13, 2022. Naval Medical Forces Atlantic provides well-trained medical experts, operating as high performance teams, to project medical power in support of naval superiority.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Aisha Nance, 18th Contracting Squadron contracting specialist from Wasilla, Alaska was selected as the 18th Wings Airman of the Week at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Airman of the Week program is an opportunity for outstanding Airmen to be recognized by KAB leadership as well as showcase these young leaders to their peers.

221117-N-VI040-1067 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (Nov. 17, 2022) Equipment Operator 2nd Class Sayaka Jones, from New Orleans, registers a military dependent and her family on a personnel tracking system during an authorized departure training exercise held on Naval Air Facility Atsugi for Exercise Keen Sword 2023. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad Japan-U.S. alliance.

A U.S. Airman with the District of Columbia Air National Guard writes on a sheet of paper while outprocessing during a readiness exercise at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Nov. 4, 2022. The purpose of the exercise is to maintain the readiness of the 113th Wing.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Philip Payne, 47th Operation Support Squadron air traffic controller, speaks to a group of Airmen about working in the radar approach control system (RAPCON) during a flight operations immersion tour at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 1, 2024. The Airmen got a closer look at Laughlins mission of building combat ready pilots by touring the tower, RAPCON, the T-38C Talon maintenance hangars and more. Air Force

Airmen 1st Class, Michael Caravalho, and Airmen 1st Class kayla Musrasrik-Romero, Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) Headquarters Detachment 1 (Det 1) reviews the days brief for mission awareness the third day of the units first Super drill of 2022, May 12, 2022, Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaii. The HIANG Det 1 which is slated to become a space electromagnetic warfare squadron (EWS) is holding a six-day super drill in May 2022 to increase the impact of their training.

NORFOLK, Va. (April 13, 2022) - Sailor of the Year nominees, selected as "Senior Sailor of the Year" and "Regional Sailor of the Year" for their commands, receive ship steering training from Afloat Training Group at the Afloat Training Group Navigation Training Center as part of the Naval Medical Forces Atlantic Sailor of the Year program, April 13, 2022. Naval Medical Forces Atlantic provides well-trained medical experts, operating as high performance teams, to project medical power in support of naval superiority.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Infantry Division Artillery take a written test portion of a combat lifesaver course at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, June 2, 2022. The 1st Infantry Division is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

Col. Kelly Johnson, G3, 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support), brings his unit's capabilities into focus during the U.S. Army Reserve Command Training Summit held 27-29 July, 2022 at the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations headquarters, Fort Bragg, NC.

U.S. Army Pfc. Vicky Evans and Pfc. Daniel Zink, 393rd Transportation Harbormaster Operations Detachment, 11th Transportation Battalion, conduct an operational test of the SIPR/NIPR satellite system at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Aug. 4, 2022. HCCCs provide Coalition, Command, Control, Communications, Computing, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance capabilities through a suite of sensors, radars, and consoles; providing operational security and safe maritime logistics.

U.S. Army Soldiers competing in the Army Best Squad Competition write an essay on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Sept. 30, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition tests Soldiers on their individual and collective ability to adapt to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-readiness events that test their physical endurance, technical skills, and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue

Service members assigned to the Hawaii National Guards Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package perform search and extraction, medical assessment, command and control, field feeding and first aid to victims in a simulated disaster site during a external evaluation training event at Kalaeloa, Hawaii, September 21, 2022.

Staff Sgt. Micah McDonald, a air surveillance technician with the 176th Air Defense Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, evaluates radar data during exercise Fencing Rice on JBER, June 14, 2016. Fencing Rice is a local exercise designed to test the units Air Defense response. The 176 ADS employs surveillance, identification, weapons control and data links in support of the Alaskan NORAD regions 24/7/365 mission to watch and protect the skies over 1.3 million square miles of Alaskan airspace.

Soldiers from the 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Sqaudron, 116th Brigade Combat Team trains on the Close Combat Tactical Trainer, a virtual simulation trainer, Aug. 14 during their annual training at Fort Pickett, Va. The Soldiers conducted virtual convoys in simulated Bradley Fighting Vehicle, and performed after action reviews to critique their performance.

Representatives from the 469th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion overseeing administration for mobilizing Soldiers calculate unit throughput during the Level 1 Mobilization Tabletop Exercise, July 16-17, 2022, Fort McCoy, Wis. The 88th Readiness Divisions Mobilization Force Generation Installation held the TTX to test the enablers of the Mobilization Support Force units to handle Soldier throughput in administration, medical and training. Every MSF unit brings a diverse and dynamic skill set critical to the success for MFGI as a mobilization platform. The MSF units provide the assets to train, validate and deploy mission-ready Soldiers to a combat theater of operations in the highest state of readiness.

U.S. Air Force Academy Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Cadets 1st Class Ameen Khan, left, and Cade Isley, right, conduct the latest test of a gaze-assisted wheelchair, their assistive technology capstone project. Feb. 1, 2024. Looking on are fellow team members Cadets 1st Class Luke Ringe, left, Lucas Jones, middle, and Sam Smith, right. Air Force

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Roger S. Giraud, the commanding general of Medical Readiness Command, Europe-Africa and the command surgeon, U.S. Army Europe-Africa, signs the Victory Corps visitors book on Camp Kosciuszko, Poland, Feb. 21, 2024. Giraud visited with medical teams around Europe. Army Reserve Photo By Staff Sgt. Brian D. Jones)

Warrant Officer Eduardo Ramirez, a soldier in the Florida National Guards 146th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, overlooks infrastructural data in the states fight against Hurricane Ian. With the encroaching threat of possible network loss, the Florida National Guard prepared its signal equipment for structural reinforcement.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Department of Defense's Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany

240118-N-KC192-1021 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Jan. 18, 2024) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Samuel Jean-Louis, assigned to Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL), takes E-7 Navy-Wide Advancement Exam in the base gym on board Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads - Portsmouth Annex, Jan. 18, 2024. Held once a year, the exam assesses in-rate training expected of chief petty officers prior to selection boards.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Anthony Alexander, an assistant intelligence officer with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, examines a map alongside Japan Ground Self Defense Force service members with the 2nd Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, during a war game, part of Iron Fist 24, on Camp Ainoura, Sasebo, Japan, Feb. 29, 2024. War games help to visualize and predict what courses of action to take alongside their allies against a common adversary. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. Marine Corps

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Scott, 335th Training Squadron student, plots a weather chart during the weather initial skills course inside of the Joint Weather Training Facility at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, July 21, 2022. The weather apprentice course, which graduated 650 students this past year, takes 151 academic days to complete. Approximately 7,400 students go through the 335th TRS's 13 Air Force Specialty Codes each year.

Rear Adm. Rick Freedman, Navy Deputy Surgeon General and Deputy Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and Force Master Chief PatrickPaul Mangaran, Director of the Hospital Corps, look at artifacts and records of former prisoners of war during a tour of the records repository of the Robert E. Mitchell Center (REMC) RPOW studies program. REMC a program of NMOTC houses the POW research studies program for all branches of the armed forces and has been an active program for 50 years as of 2023 and houses records and accounts of some of the most well-known former prisoners across all conflicts since WW2. Data from the program directly feeds the SERE and survival training pipelines for the Navy and all branches of the DoD.

U.S. Army Spc. Mark Tellgren, right, and Spc. RJ Koreis, visual information specialists assigned to Delta Company, 3rd Psychological Operations Battalion, 8th Psychological Operations Group, attend a Capabilities Brief during Day 0 of the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, May 18, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jose Rangel Ramirez Jr., 36th Force Support Squadron resource advisor noncommissioned officer in charge, works on some documents at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 27, 2022. Rangel takes what he has learned from his family and their culture and uses it in his everyday life. Hispanic Heritage Month is a time when the United States recognizes and celebrates the contributions Hispanic Americans have made to the history, culture and achievements of the country.

Members of the 137th Mission Sustainment Team look over a map as they conduct a site survey during ATREUS 22-4 at Andøya Space Defense Range, Norway, Nov. 8, 2022. This was the first time the multi-capable Airmen conducted their mission in a setting realistic to the austere environments they will encounter while supporting global SOF operations.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Raven Grove, 51st Communications Squadron network systems technician, receives a radio during an augmentee recall as part of a base-wide training event at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 13, 2022. Airmen from various career fields are trained as security forces augmentees to bolster Osans defensive capabilities in the event of hostile action.

Army National Guard Sgt. Rebecca Pilmore talks to her team as driver Pfc. Lucas Graham (right) maneuvers through simulated convoy training Aug. 9. In the back of the Humvee” are Spc. John Maddox, Pfc. Edward Seddon, and Staff Sgt. Jason Keirn (far back). The simulator allows the soldiers to talk back and forth while watching their progress on computer screens embedded in their goggles.

U.S. Air Force Airmen, assigned to the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, discuss plans for the rapid airfield damage repair team at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., Nov. 6, 2022. The five-day bivouac training exercise tested the squadron's ability to secure an enemy airfield and establish base operations infrastructure.

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Airmen from the Luke Air Force Bases 56th Contracting Squadron and 355th CONS take notes during a scenario that was presented to them during an annual contracting exercise at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, April 28, 2022. Participants were tested on their time management and attention to detail throughout the exercise.

U.S. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), receive a class aboard amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27), Jan. 27, 2022. The class covered the planned formation of the Marine Littoral Regiment which will include a Littoral Combat Team, similar so to BLT. Portland, part of the USS Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), along with the 11th MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with alliances and partners and serve as a ready response force to ensure maritime security and a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick Katz)

040121-F-8970C-001. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Johnathan Ferguson, 305th Air Mobility Wing quality assurance inspector (Right), and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chase Staron, 305th Air Mobility Wing crew chief (Left), perform a quality assurance inspection at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Nov. 22, 2022. Ferguson is one of over one million registered bone marrow donors through the Department of Defenses Salute to Life program. This year he met with the recipient of a donation he made in 2012 that allowed the patient to achieve remission of leukemia.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Malcolm Ford, 52nd Fighter Wing air traffic controller observes the runway prior to an F-35A Lightning II aircraft take off at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, June 14, 2022. Fifth generation aircraft provide unprecedented communication capabilities, command and control, and lethality for the joint force which afford NATO and U.S. leaders the flexibility to project power and assert air dominance in highly contested environments.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Julian Gaeta, an infantry officer with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) plots points on a map during the Division Leaders Assessment Program (DLAP) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 20, 2024. DLAP is a rigorous course that tests and improves the warfighting abilities of leaders across 2d MARDIV. Marine Corps

U.S. Army service members participate in the operations of the Yama Sakura 83 (YS83) exercise at Camp Zama, Japan, December 8, 2022. The goal of the exercise is to strengthen multi-domain and cross-domain interoperability and readiness between the U.S.-Japan alliance to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific.

A U.S. Marine Task Force 51/5 fires officer, calls in a target with a U.S. Marine TF 51/5 Joint Tactical Air Controller, and a U.S. Air Force Airman from the 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron tactical air control party, during training at Udairi Range, Kuwait, April 4, 2023. During the training, Air Force TACPs and Marine JTACs coordinated dry fire onto targets with Army AH-64 Apaches. This joint training between the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marines, and U.S. Army, improves coordination between air and ground assets, bringing fire onto targets faster and with higher accuracy during high stress situations.

U.S. Space Force Capt. Terry Lindsey, 25th Space Range Squadron training flight commander, left, and Anthony Vanderpool, 25th SRS range control officer and mission planning coordinator, right, operate a range signal monitoring unit during a CRIMSON SKIES exercise near Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Nov. 2, 2022. Hosted and the led by the 527th Space Aggressor Squadron, CRIMSON SKIES was the first Aggressor driven event in the "Aggressor Red Shade SKIES series." The exercise focused on training wideband military satellite communication (MILSATCOM) operators and crews to identify, react to, and resolve adversary interference on the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) constellation.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Walter Graves II, assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, constructs training plans with members of the Norwegian Army during a bilateral training event in Setermoen, Norway, April 22, 2022. The 22nd MEU, embarked aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is participating in a bilateral training event with the Kingdom of Norways Armed Forces to strengthen U.S. and Norway interoperability ensuring collective capabilities and steadfast partnerships among NATO allies and partners.

U.S. Army Sgt. Sidney Perry, a visual information specialist assigned to 55th Signal Company, attends a weapon familiarization lane during Day 0 of the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, May 18, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

U.S Army 1st Lt. Michele Webb, 306th Army Field Medical Hospital health administrator trains Jaxon Lee Weems, a volunteer in support of Birchwood Cares Innovative Readiness Training, Birchwood, Tenn., June 8, 2022. Weems trained on vital techniques in his downtime at the Birchwood Community Center. (Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Bethany Rizor)

U.S. Marine Corps flight equipment technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, zips a life preserver unit on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, July 12, 2022. MALS 26 Marines provide intermediate-level aviation logistics support, guidance, planning, and direction to Marine Aircraft Group 26 squadrons in order to sustain aircraft readiness. MCAS New River provides aviation support, force protection, infrastructure, and community services to promote the readiness, sustainment and quality of life for II Marine Expeditionary Force and other military forces, tenant commands, personnel and their families.

Soldiers of the 546th Medical Company Area Support participate in a Mission Rehearsal Exercise where they provide medical care for actors in a mass casualty scenario, during KFOR 31 in Hohenfels Training Area in Germany on Oct. 15, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo, 111th Public Affairs Detachment, Nebraska National Guard)

Spc. Alex Ocasllo, a food service specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), prepares a plate for a Soldier during the Division Training Density on Fort Knox, KY, April 29, 2022.The purpose of this training is to execute a decentralized division training density from dispersed field environments in order to enhance readiness, while stressing communications and sustainment systems across extended distances.

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