Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training

Military personnel engaged in explosive ordnance disposal training at night, utilizing equipment for identification and handling of munitions.

220921-N-NQ285-1538ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 21, 2022) Damage Controlman 3rd Class Dandre Richardson, from Atlanta, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), uses the Naval Firefighting Thermal Imager (NFTI) to identify simulated hotspots during a general quarters training evolution, Sept. 21, 2022. Ramage is underway as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group conducting Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercises to increase lethality, ensure combat readiness, and promote tactical innovation. SWATT is led by the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center whose mission is to increase the tactical proficiency and lethality of the surface force.

An explosive ordnance disposal technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, places simulated explosive charges on adversary munitions during a raid near Eagle Mountain, California, as part of Realistic Urban Training exercise, June 12, 2022. The purpose of the raid and of RUT was to enhance the integration and collective capability of the MEUs command, air, ground and logistics elements and prepare the 13th MEU to meet the nations crisis response needs during its upcoming overseas deployment.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ian Johnson, an Aerospace Propulsion Journeyman assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, steps onto the wing of a KC-135 Stratotanker to conduct maintenance during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 4, 2022. RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise allowing forces to practice interoperability by providing unique opportunities to integrate into joint and multilateral training.

220921-N-NQ285-1538ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 21, 2022) Damage Controlman 3rd Class Dandre Richardson, from Atlanta, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), uses the Naval Firefighting Thermal Imager (NFTI) to identify simulated hotspots during a general quarters training evolution, Sept. 21, 2022. Ramage is underway as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group conducting Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercises to increase lethality, ensure combat readiness, and promote tactical innovation. SWATT is led by the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center whose mission is to increase the tactical proficiency and lethality of the surface force.

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-181. CGC Dauntless-- Coast Guardsman searching on deck of commercial vessel -- 050928. Hurricane Katrina

070126-N-3857R-008. Base: Ncbc, Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Charles Simms, 6th Security Forces Squadron emergency services team member participates in a low-light exercise at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 9, 2023. EST Airmen are highly trained and equipped to mitigate special threats which can involve barricaded suspects, hostages and active shooters. Low-light exercises prepare defenders to respond to situations in challenging environments.

An operator participating in a combined U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) special operations forces training, directs others towards opposing forces at Kunsan Air Base, ROK, Sept. 26, 2022. Training like this allows partner nations to share and learn tactics from one another.

120812-N-XO436-093 ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 12, 2012) Guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) was damaged in a collision with the Japanese owned bulk oil tanker M/V Otowasan in the Strait of Hormuz. No personnel on either vessel were reported injured. Porter is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.

Culinary Specialists with Company G and H of the 132nd Brigade Support Battalion, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team stood up Field Feeding Teams to provide daily hot meals to the Red Arrow soldiers during annual training this June at Fort McCoy, Wis. These small culinary teams work long hours to help keep over 1,000 soldiers fed and nourished on a daily basis. (32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team photo by Staff Sgt. Kati Volkman/Released)

DF-ST-90-00553. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Tours and related events, for Department of Interior senior officials and their spouses, at Interior headquarters building, Washington Monument, and other sites around National Mall in Washington, D.C.

220417-N-KT659-1022 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 17, 2022) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Clarence Lubaton, left, and Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Marcus Grossman, assigned to the "Grey Knights" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 46, deployed with Commander, Task Force (CTF) 57, remove a safety wire during a tire change on a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, April 17. CTF 57 aircraft conduct missions in support of maritime operations to ensure security and stability in the Middle East region.

230407-N-IL330-3009 SAN DIEGO (April 7, 2023) - Aviation Boatswains Mate (Aircraft Handling) Noah Copeland, from Hamet, California, paints the hull of amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during the ships maintenance availability April 7. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego.

Gaddafi African soldier killed in Benghazi

The Idaho National Guards 101st Civil Support Team partnered with the Boise Fire Department Technical Rescue Team to participate in a ropes rescue course taught by Boise firefighters. The course, which served as an annual recertification for the CST Guardsmen, entailed two weeklong sessions for the 22-member team. The first week, Oct. 10th through the 14th, 2022, started with the classroom portion of learning about ropes rescue as a prerequisite for the hands-on portion of the training. Using what they learned about the ropes, the CST Guardsmen rappelling from tops of buildings at the Boise Fire Departments Fire Training Center. Once the Guardsmen were proficient at ropes rappelling, they practiced ropes rescues using wire rescue baskets at cliffs near the Table Rock trails in the Boise foothills to simulate a large-scale rescue of multiple people. The second weeklong training, Oct. 24th through 28th, 2022, focused on confined space rescues at Boises Lucky Peak Power Plant. The trainin

981010-M-3661W-011. Subject Operation/Series: DYNAMIC MIX '98 Base: Iskenderum Country: Turkey (TUR)

Salvage Engineering Response Team - Empire and Pogeys - 26-HK-355-39. Hurricane Katrina

220428-N-LZ839-1188NORFOLK, VA. (April 28, 2022) - Machinist's Mate Fireman Jeffery Perry and Machinst's Mate 3rd Class Mark Takatta, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), conduct repairs, April 28, 2022. Bataan is underway in the 2nd fleet area of operations. Bataan is homeported at Naval Station Norfolk.

040122-F-0629H-003. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Berthing Trailer - 26-HK-68-1. Coast Guardsman working under berthing trailer. Hurricane Katrina

041124-M-7371B-007. Base: Fob Kalsu State: Babil Country: Iraq (IRQ)

III raid tactico Coprino- Bravo, Andratx, mallorca, islas baleares, spain, europa.

220407-N-VM474-1028 TROMSØ, Norway (April 11, 2022) - Quartermaster Seaman Shamari Roberts identifies landmarks with a telescopic alidade during a sea and anchor evolution aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during a sea and anchor evolution April 11, 2022. Kearsarge, flag ship of the Kearsarge ARG-MEU team, is on a scheduled deployment under the command and control of Task Force 61/2 while operating in U.S. Sixth Fleet in support of U.S., Allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa.

The 55th Civil Support Team partnered with Mdewakanton Fire and Public Safety, FBI Minneapolis Hazard Evidence Response Team, and Minnesota State Fire Marshall for a field training exercise near Shakopee, Minnesota, August 3, 2022. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force rappel during a Basic Jungle Skills Course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 9, 2024. BJSC teaches Marines basic jungle survival skills, tactical rope suspension techniques, and jungle warfare tactics to enhance lethality in harsh jungle environments.

Airmen from the 171st Air Refueling Wing and the 911th Airlift Wing take part in a Combat Lifesaver Course, May 15, 2022, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The students were run through a series of realistic trauma scenarios using tactical maneuvers to approach casualties then provide frontline life-saving medical treatment.

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 354th Air Expeditionary Wing prepare to transport an AIM-120 during Agile Combat Employment training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 8, 2022. Ammunition Airmen trained uploading and downloading munitions in a less familiar environment. Exercises and operations incorporating ACE concepts ensure forward-deployed forces in the Indo-Pacific are ready to protect and defend the United States, allied and partner interests at a moments notice.

060412-N-1941M-002. Base: USS Tarawa (LHA 1)

240201-N-DY413-1360 RED SEA (Feb. 1, 2024) A Sailor secures a span wire to a sliding pad-eye aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) in the Red Sea, Feb. 1. Laboon is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region. Navy photo)

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator with the 24th Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida, searches a car for remaining survivors during a humanitarian disaster relief exercise as part of Emerald Warrior 22.1 at Robbins Air Force Base, Georgia, May 9, 2022. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise involving U.S. Special Operations Command forces training to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict.

011013-F-0193C-010. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Base: Mubarak Military City Country: Egypt (EGY)

030204-F-9528H-032. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

221203-N-IV962-1136PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 3, 2022) - Sailors combat a simulated fire during a general quarters drill aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Dec. 3. Damage control drills are used both in port and underway to ensure that Sailors have the proper training to combat any casualty that may arise. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to enhance interoperability with Allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

041207-M-5573S-049. Base: Camp Johnson State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members with the 575th and 809th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work on a T-38 as part of the Talon Repair Inspections and Maintenance (TRIM) program, Aug. 24, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The TRIM program will be performed on 190 T-38 aircraft. The capability allows for localized depot-level maintenance to replace or repair key parts.

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Larry Lenneman, Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron, applies joint compound to dry wall during construction work on the Combined Air Operation Center at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia. Red Horse is part of the coalition force here to support Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, a military effort to enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

DF-ST-85-10310. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970429-M-3339B-002. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '97 Base: Phitsanulok Country: Thailand (THA)

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-119-25. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Damage - 26-HK-328-127. Hurricane Katrina

DN-SC-90-02457. Base: Nassau Country: Bahamas (BHS)

These are bulk storage type latrines that requires disposal via sewer extraction trucks. The Force Provider "throne" latrine is part of Steel Castle Base Camp located in Tuzla (East), Bosnia during Operation Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tuzla East Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Soldiers of the 307th Chemical Company, based out of Bell, CA, conduct nuclear response training in a simulated collapsed subway at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center Indiana as part of Guardian Response 2022, April 28, 2022 . Guardian Response is a annual exercise that integrates military with local fire and police departments in preparation of possible cataclysmic situations.

The first load of equipment and supplies for the multinational mission, Operation GUARDIAN ASSISTANCE, to clear the way for feeding starving refugees in Zaire, is loaded in the cargo hold of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN ASSISTANCE Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030404-M-5753Q-153. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

030816-M-7837W-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

U.S. Navy beachmaster unit members telephone loved ones upon their arrival at Naval Air Station, Norfolk. The servicemen are returning from deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The aqueous film forming foam firefighting system is tested on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Steven Heaton, an emergency management specialist with the 167th Civil Engineering Squadron, hammers a wedge into a barrel to stop the flow of liquid during a simulated hazardous materials incident exercise in the 167th base fire department, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Oct. 2, 2022. This interagency exercise is conducted yearly to maintain readiness and skills need to respond, mitigate and contain a hazmat incident.

U.S. Army Spc. Jaren Jorgenson, an M1 Abrams tank Crewman from the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 163rd Cavalry Regiment, conducts shut down procedures of an M1 Abrams during Exercise Eager Lion 22 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.

Symbol picture apartment burglary, perpetrator tries to break into an apartment, picks up a window with a tool

Joint Security, Law enforcement, fire and emergency services exercise

030121-F-0007M-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility

US Navy Engineman 2nd Class Anthony Bartelli (right) holds an underwater speaker called a "bone phone" to US Navy Hull Technician 1ST Class Patrick Wheeler's head so he can experience the sounds and characteristic of a "pinger locator" prior to his dive. Wheeler (center) and Bartelli are both attached to the submarine tender USS EMORY S. LAND (AS 39) (not shown), and are diving with the Navys salvage and rescue ship USS GRASP (ARS 51) as part of an augmentation crew to support 24-hour diving operations. Boatswains Mate CHIEF Donald Dennis, from Charleston, South Carolina, stationed aboard the USS Grasp, holds the Datasonics "pinger locator" in a tub of water to simulate sound. The Remote .... Complete Scene Caption: US Navy Engineman 2nd Class Anthony Bartelli (right) holds an underwater speaker called a "bone phone" to US Navy Hull Technician 1st Class Patrick Wheeler's head so he can experience the sounds and characteristic of a "pinger locator" prior to his dive. Wheeler (center)

The Minnesota National Guards 55th Civil Support Team(CST) conducts a Collective Lanes Training, at the Columbia Heights Membrane Plant in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, September 20, 2022. Army North observed the exercise to provide feedback before the unit's Training Proficiency Evaluation next year. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

031202-F-9629J-010. Base: Al Hawijah State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Search and Rescue Operations - Helicopter - 26-HK-261-129. Hurricane Katrina

DF-ST-88-05087. Subject Operation/Series: COBBLER FREEZE Base: Deadhorse State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Antonio Davis, a drill Instructor with Receiving Company, Support Battalion, briefs recruits during receiving at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Dec. 5, 2022. Receiving is the recruits' first day at MCRD San Diego, upon arrival recruits are checked for contraband, given haircuts, made phone calls home, and issued gear.

A soldier participating as an enemy prisoner of war, sits in their cell as part of a situational training exercise. Soldiers from the 300th Military Police Brigade spent two weeks in Ft. McCoy, Wisconsin participating in Spartan Warrior. Soldiers were able to train on their job specific tasks and Army Warrior tasks.

030222-F-9528H-007. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

SEAMAN Recruit Martin D. Lawrence, of 29 Palms, CA, passes ammo (ammunition) boxes during the Stores Onload Scenario of Battle Stations at Recruit Training Center Great Lakes. Base: Recruit Trng Ctr, Great Lakes State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Frederick Batt, Brakeman, Proviso Yards, Chicago and North Western Railroad, Melrose Park, Illinois, USA, Jack Delano, U.S. Office of War Information, December 1942

Right side rear view medium shot as US Air Force SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Paul Dolin, loadmaster, of the 130th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, Charleston, West Virginia guides a load (Not shown) onto a C-130 from the 130th Airlift Wing during the ERO (Engine Running Onload/Offload) competition at Rodeo 2000. The ERO team won 1ST place in this event. Subject Operation/Series: AIR MOBILITY COMMAND RODEO 2000 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-55. CG personnel in camper4. Hurricane Katrina

Mummy with axe in halloween concept

030425-M-6881W-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Patriot Country: Kuwait (KWT)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) assigned to Tank Platoon, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), is loaded onto a Landing Craft Utility Vessel, from inside the well deck aboard the US Navy (USN) WASP CLASS: Amphibious Assault Ship, USS NASSAU (LAH 4), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4)

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Wisam Alimusleh, an augment to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), retrieves tools in preparation of mooring, while underway aboard the USNS SALVOR (T-ARS 52), Nov 12, 2022. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S personnel to their families and the nation.

DA-ST-90-01560. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '89 Base: Fort Richardson State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A high angle view looking down from atop a truck as a US Army Major (MAJ) John Kershaw, 1ST Armor Division Liaison to the Russian Brigade, sits on the ground and talks with Women from the town of Jusici, Bosnia-Herzegovina. MAJ Kershaw is discussing a compromise in the matter of the Psychological Operations (PSYOPS) broadcast concerning the recently proposed resettlement deal for the town. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Jusici Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Senior Airman Jeffery Dalaney, 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron hydraulic systems technician, replaces the safety wire on the landing gear of a C-17 Globemaster III during a home station check at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Jan. 18, 2024. Home station checks allow maintainers to ensure aircraft operational readiness and address any maintenance issues on the aircraft.

041117-M-2353F-018. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

William E. Alli, a Marine Korean War veteran, examines the images in the wall of the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington May 29, 2010. The images etched into the wall were taken from more than 2,400 archival images from the Korean War period, including images of service members, vehicles, ships, aircraft and weapons.

010605-A-2511W-022. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Limijak State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: MACOMS

050622-A-9665L-137. Subject Operation/Series: RED DRAGON Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAR

AIRMAN First Class Roselyn Vaughan, 36th Fighter Squadron Weapons, Osan AirBase, Republic of Korea, assists in carrying a AIM 9 sidewinder missile that has been detached from an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Exercise BEVERLY MIDNIGHT. The exercise is designed to test people's ability to carry out their wartime tasking, air base ground defense, and ability to recover after attacks. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY MIDNIGHT Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

MAJ. Gualbert Sanchez checks a "casualty" aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft. MAJ. Sanchez is a flight surgeon of the 68th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron involved in Exercise Wounded Eagle '82. Subject Operation/Series: WOUNDED EAGLE '82 Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Thief, camper, burglary

DF-ST-88-10250. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-85-02369. Subject Operation/Series: LIFELINE Base: Southport State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Republic of Austria Soldiers perform room clearing during a visit with a Vermont National Guard delegation at the urban training facility Angererdorf, Republic of Austria, July 20, 2022. The visit is following the signing of the letter of intent between the Vermont National Guard and Republic of Austria outlining the intent of their state partnership under the National Guard Bureaus State Partnership Program.

Marine Safety Unit - 26-HK-133-227. Hurricane Katrina

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