Desert Military Operations

Scenes of military vehicles and personnel in arid environments, showcasing training exercises and operations in desert landscapes.

U.S. Marines with 1st Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, finish a convoy during exercise Native Fury 22 at a Logistics Support Area established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 21, 2022. Native Fury 22 is a biennial exercise focused on the demonstration of the rapid offload and integration of a Maritime Prepositioned Force in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of regional security, crisis response, and contingency operations.

011025-A-1581H-016. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: Mubarak Military City Country: Egypt (EGY)

030326-M-4419R-021. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

060416-A-6365W-028. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Remagen State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

An M-9 armored combat earthmover (ACE) and an AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle assigned to the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force move toward the Kuwaiti border at the start of the ground phase of Operation DESERT STORM. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Sgt. Paul J. Sonico, a section leader and Brawley, Calif. Native, with Combined Anti-Armor Team 1, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, launches a M41A1 Saber Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided anti-armor missile during a mechanized training assault, as part of Exercise Iron Fist 2013, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. Feb. 02, 2013. During Iron Fist 2013, 13th MEU, and Japan Ground Self Defense Force will spend three weeks participating in bilateral training to improve their interoperability, enhance military-to-military relations and sharpen skills essential to crisis response.

030322-M-4779G-017. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

U.S. Marines with 1st Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, finish a convoy during exercise Native Fury 22 at a Logistics Support Area established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 21, 2022. Native Fury 22 is a biennial exercise focused on the demonstration of the rapid offload and integration of a Maritime Prepositioned Force in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of regional security, crisis response, and contingency operations.

A U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tank crew from Badger Troop, 3-116 Cavalry Regiment performs fire adjustments and movements in a situational training exercise (STX) lane during Exercise Eager Lion 2022 in Jordan, Sept. 11, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations.

040729-M-5753Q-004. Base: Abu Hayat State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Soldiers from Delta Company, 50th Brigade Support Battalion, and Bravo Troop, 102nd Cavalry Squadron, 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, conduct base-security drills at Forward Operating Base Grizzly, Iraq.

110625-M-EK802-097SIERRA DEL RETIN, Spain (June 23, 2011) U.S. Marines assigned to Light Armored Reconnaissance Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, demonstrate immediate action drills for improvised explosive devices to Spanish Marines assigned to the Spain's Third Mechanized Landing Battalion. The training is part of the Spanish Amphibious Bilateral Exercise, a 10-day exercise intended to increase interoperability between U.S. and Spanish marines.

U.S. Army Soldiers practice assembling the Mobile Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Integrated Defense System (M-LIDS) outside of Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Jan. 22, 2022. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Damian Mioduszewski)

051204-A-4414G-025. Subject Operation/Series: CONVOY LIUEFIRE Base: Camp Speicher State: Tikrit Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030208-M-5150A-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ta Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT)

030409-M-9124R-010. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

United States Marine Corps (USMC) military vehicles convoy on a road with trailing Marine High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

030324-M-5150A-028. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

030304-M-5753Q-010. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Tanks

030401-F-8362B-023. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 621st Tanker Airlift Control Ele

030325-M-2715C-009. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: MWSS-271

030409-M-2195C-022. Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers Scan The Horizon

030214-M-3138H-076. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5TH MARINES

040422-M-8096M-019. Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

030324-A-XXXXX-284. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Udayri Range Country: Kuwait (KWT)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, ground guide Marine Corps tactical vehicles into a Logistics Support Area established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during exercise Native Fury 22, Aug. 11, 2022. Native Fury 22 is vital for strengthening the United States long-standing relationship with the Saudi Armed Forces. The Exercise enhances combined tactics, maritime capabilities and promotes long-term regional stability.

040702-M-7514K-035. Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030321-M-0049F-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM State: Basra Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A Marine with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) uses a 10K-AT forklift to move a 500 gallon fuel pod (also known as a jelly bean) to the forward aerial refueling point 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

DM-SC-85-09313. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

030411-F-8362B-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040610-M-7514K-084. Base: Al Walbde Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Navy Sea Bees

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class John Lavery, a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear noncommissioned officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 58th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, fires his M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during a practical exercise in base defense at Fort Dix, N.J., May 28, 2007. The 58th IBCT is at Fort Dix to train in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Iraq.

030204-M-5150A-018. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Tanks

Marines man a BGM-71 Tube-launched Optically-tracked Wire-guided (TOW) missile system mounted atop an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during Exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwait combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1 Country: Kuwait (KWT)

060204-A-6365W-060. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

050403-A-1566H-028. Base: Camp Echo State: Qadisiyah Ad Diwahniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A British soldier from the 1ST Battalion, Staffordshire Regiment, directs a Warrior mechanized combat vehicle into position for a ceremony during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

030230-M-4419R-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

Members of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 travel along a main supply route in an M-929 5-ton dump truck during Operation Desert Storm. The Seabee on the left mans a .50 caliber M-2 machine gun. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

030214-M-3138H-023. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5TH MARINES

070106-M-7690B-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdadi Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 40587

041011-M-0173F-001. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030807-M-7837W-003. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030318-M-4419R-018. Base: Camp Bear Country: Kuwait (KWT)

960821-F-0954H-005. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Al Kharj Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Humvees conduct security during a patrol in the village of Abo Atei, Iraq

070319-M-7404B-021. Complete Scene Caption: Instructors with the 2nd Brigade 7th Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team (MiTT 2-7) instruct Iraqi Army Soldiers while they fire PKC machine guns from the turrets of high mobillity multi wheeled vehicles (HMMWV)during a live fire exercise at the fire and maneuver range on Asad Air Base, Iraq on March 9, 2007. 2nd Battalion 7th Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team is deployed as a part of MNF-W in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar province of Iraq to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Sheila M. Brooks) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MITT 2-7

Four Marines assigned to Task Force Breach Alpha prepare to attach lifting chains to a Mark 154 mine clearance kit as they ready it for installation on an AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle during Operation Desert Storm. The Marines are from the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

030323-M-9933D-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Umm Qasr Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 15th MEU (SOC)

Straight on medium shot of the front of a US Marine Cadillac Gage Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) from First LAR (Light Armored Reconnaissance) Wolfpack Platoon, Camp Pendleton, California, as it drives down a road on a military base in Egypt en route to a live fire and maneuver during Brightstar 1999-2000 held in October and November in Egypt. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHTSTAR 1999-2000 Country: Egypt (EGY)

Commanders of two M60A1 tanks stop and check their locations during Operation CAX 1-2/82 at the Marine Corps Air-to-Ground Combat Center. Subject Operation/Series: CAX 1-2/82 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040426-F-7823A-012. Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Two destroyed Iraqi T-55A main battle tanks lie in the sand beside a road during the ground phase of Operation DESERT STORM. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Ohio Army National Guard, supporting Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, prepare an M777 Howitzer during an operational rehearsal exercise at Mission Support Site Conoco, Syria, Dec. 4, 2022. Coalition forces conducted an operational exercise using M777 Howitzer in Syria to validate weapons systems and maintain crew proficiency & readiness. These exercises ensure the Coalitions continued capability to support our partner forces and protect our Coalition forces.

A guard tower built by combat engineers from Combat Logistics Battalion 1, is delivered to one of 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment's positions in Marjah Afghanistan, March 1. The 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion worked with CLB-1 to convoy guard towers, dirt, and concertina wire to 1/6 Marines in Marjah.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Dylan Donnelly, Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, artillery cannoneer, holds position on a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle after a live-fire launch at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, during exercise, Steel Knight, Dec. 2, 2022. The 21st Airlift Squadron transported 15 Marines and approximately 68,000 pounds of equipment during their annual exercise which included live-fire training in controlled environments.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, stage their vehicles after the completion of the first leg of a convoy at a combat support center established in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during exercise Native Fury 22, Aug. 14, 2022. Native Fury 22 is vital for strengthening the U.S. long-standing relationship with Saudi Armed Forces. The exercise enhances combined tactics, maritime capabilities and promotes long-term regional stability.

A US Navy air cushioned landing craft from the USS Portland arrives at Black Beach to pick up an Evacuation Control Team participating in a Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) rehearsal. Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

A left front view of a ZPU-4 anti-aircraft machine gun that was captured from Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

040414-F-4539R-014. Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Marines relax on their LAV-25 Light Assault Vehicles at the conclusion of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Eleventh Marine Expeditionary Unit Humvees travel in a convoy during training Jan. 20. The unit is currently deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which is a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts here.

011018-F-5114B-107. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR EXCERCISE 01/02 Base: Mubarak Military City State: Cairo Country: Egypt (EGY)

030407-M-0175R-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Soldiers from the Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 218th Field Artillery Regiment, Portland, Oregon Army National Guard, run through a fire mission on an M119 A3 105mm Howitzer during African Lion 22 at the Ben Ghilouf Training Area, Tunisia, June 23, 2022. African Lion 2022 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LARB), 1ST Marine Division, off load equipment from High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), MK-23 Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTRV) cargo trucks, and Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-25) as the prepare to set up the Combat Trains Tactical Assembly Area in Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (Substandard image). Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

030319-A-XXXXX-2433. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Iraq, AS SAMAWAH, 20 January 2004 © Jens Grijpstra, Royal Navy Immediately After arrival of the Japanese Advance Party, a combined visit was brought to the local authorities. The Japanese commander Colonel Sato and the Dutch detachment commander Lkolmarns Richard Oppelaar discussed together with the Governing Council Jim Soriano (CPA representative) and Governor Al Hassani the general and political situation. Today, reconciliation discussions follow which reconstruction projects will be further concrete. While the Dutch Detachement (SFIR2) is exactly half of its term this week, a class of the Iraqi police was once again sworn at the same time with the opening of their first barracks in the province. The first headquarters of the Iraqi traffic police in the province were also operational at a different location. 5 additional police cars were transferred with the newly designated communication system that includes communication between the fire brigade and the police, among other things.

Idahos 145th Brigade Support Battalion spent the past two weeks refining their field training at the Orchard Combat Training Center focusing on day and nighttime mission essential tasks on July 9-18, 2022. Some of the missions included small arms fire, grenade launching, convoy training, land navigation, weapons qualifications, perimeter defense, survivability exercises, medical field training and counter IED actions.

M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) are parked in a staging area during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

AQABA, Jordan - U.S. Marines assigned to the Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Central Command (FASTCENT) and Royal Jordanian Marines assigned to the 77th Marine Battalion egress from the beach during the Eager Lion 22 final exercise at the Royal Jordanian Naval Base, Jordan, September 11, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations, and considered the capstone of a broader U.S. military relationship with the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF). Jordan is one of U.S. Central Commands (USCENTCOM) strongest and most reliable partners in the Levant sub-region.

040113-F-9871C-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, embark Amphibious Combat Vehicles during a shore-to-ship and ship-to-shore training event at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 8, 2022. This training evolution marked the first platoon-level ACV exercise with embarked troops, demonstrating capability and competency during waterborne operations.

070319-M-7404B-019. Complete Scene Caption: Instructors with the 2nd Brigade 7th Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team (MiTT 2-7) instruct an Iraqi army soldier while he fires a PKC machine gun in the turret of a highly mobile multi wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) during a live fire exercise at the fire and maneuver range on Asad Air Base, Iraq on March 9, 2007. 2nd Battalion 7th Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team is deployed as a part of MNF-W in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar province of Iraq to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Sheila M. Brooks) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MITT 2-7

040510-M-8683D-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Fob Surobi Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3d BN 6th Mar

030323-F-5712B-092. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provide support by fire in Amphibious Combat Vehicles during range 400 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, June 10, 2022. The 13th MEU is currently conducting Realistic Urban Training exercise to enhance the integration and collective capability of the MEU's command, air, ground, and logistics elements and prepare the 13th MEU to meet the nation's crisis response needs during their upcoming overseas deployment.

An M1 Abrams Tank moves into position for a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise on Camp Buehring, Kuwait May 22, 2022.

Lance Cpl. Bradley L. Coy, a machine gunner assigned to combined anti-armor team, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (Fox 2/7), conducts live fire training near Combat Outpost Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2012. Coy, originally from Bakersfield, Calif., deployed to Afghanistan with 2/7 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

030323-M-6270B-015. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Umm Qasr Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Military personnel operating a Howitzer

Merkava III main battle tanks in the Negev Desert, Israel.

Marines Enter The Safety of Albu Hyatt Combat Outpost in the Anbar Province of Iraq

070319-M-7404B-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MITT 2-7

U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 182 Infantry Regiment stage vehicles in a motor pool during exercise Intrepid Maven 22.4 in the United Arab Emirates, Sept. 21, 2022. Intrepid Maven is a bilateral exercise between U.S. and UAE armed forces to train with and enhance interoperability with allied nations in the CENTCOM area of operations.

030317-M-5150A-012. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew McAllister, with Combined Anti-Armor Team 2, patrols in Nawa district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 28, 2009. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment are deployed with Regimental Combat Team 7 to conduct counterinsurgency operations with Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan.

040916-M-0706S-017. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2ND BCT

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Seth Smith, assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, Idaho National Guard, Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, patrols along a roadside, Syria, Jan. 26, 2023. In 2022, 108 partnered operations were performed in Syria.

050411-M-5607G-008. Base: Al Qaim State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060816-M-0374B-007. Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

041112-A-1067B-058. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2-7 CAV

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 620th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 89th Sustainment Brigade (USAR) supporting 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, rinses personal clothing during Decisive Action Rotation 22-10 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Sept. 1, 2022. DARs at the NTC ensure Army Brigade Combat Teams remain versatile, responsive, and consistently available for current and future contingencies.

A French Army Aardvark Mark 3 Joint Services Flail Unit (Aardvark JSFU MKIIIC) mine-clearing vehicle, with IFOR markings, clears an area adjacent to a Sarajevo International Airport runway in Sarajevo International Airport near Sarajevo, Bosnia. A parked unidentified IL-76 is seen in the background. The Aardvark JSFU MKIIIC is clearing this area to allow more civilian aircraft to land at Sarajevo International Airport more safely. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

030324-A-XXXXX-243. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Udayri Range Country: Kuwait (KWT)

030323-M-6270B-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Umm Qasr Country: Iraq (IRQ)

379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron defenders take cover behind Humvees during a fire and move demonstration July 1, 2022 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The Defenders showcased how to advance on a target while maintaining fire and communication.

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