Field Operations

U.S. military personnel engaged in field operations, using communication devices and performing tactical drills in diverse environments.

Security police air base ground defenders prepare their camp during exercise Busy Prairie II. The airmen are assigned to the 321st Security Police Group. Subject Operation/Series: BUSY PRAIRIE II Base: Biggs Army Air Field, El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army personnel direct activities with a field radio while trying to secure one of their objectives during the exercise.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: ROARING LION Country: Unknown

Two member of the 174TH Security Police Squadron, New York Air National Guard, make adjustments to the ammunition belt of their 7.62mm M60 general purposed machine gun, as they play the role of the aggressors, during the Base Defense "Phase II" portion of the Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). Base: Syracuse State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-10395. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT SCORPION 85 Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LTC James R. Bartran briefs the platoon commander's of Task Force 123 during a Rock Drill at Tactical Assembly Area Santa Barbara outside Wonapsan, Republic of Korea, Oct. 31, 1998. Bartran is the Battalion Commander for the 1ST Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Washington. A Rock Drill is the use of a terrain model to walk step-by-step discussing an operation in a small group forum. The 3rd Brigade is in Korea in participation with Foal Eagle '98, a combined exercise involving the Republic of Korea Army and the United States Armed Forces. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Wonapsan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Members of Co. B, 1ST Bn., 2nd Marine Regt., wear M-17 gas masks as they aim M-249 squad automatic weapons during a weapons firing exercise. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

A staff non-commissioned officer (SNCO) of the 82nd Airborne Division helps another SNCO arrange his gear prior to a parachute jump during exercise Sand Eagle '89. Subject Operation/Series: SAND EAGLE '89 Base: Saint Mary'S State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Security police air base ground defenders prepare their camp during exercise Busy Prairie II. The airmen are assigned to the 321st Security Police Group. Subject Operation/Series: BUSY PRAIRIE II Base: Biggs Army Air Field, El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Marine from 3rd Battalion, 4th Regiment, defends his position from an enemy advance with a grenade launcher attached to an M-16A1. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A lieutenant from the 101st Airborne Division carries his pack into the brush after arriving by helicopter at the Camp Davis airfield, near Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, during the joint services exercise Solid Shield '89. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '89 State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020523-F-6655M-015. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2002 Country: Thailand (THA)

Marines armed with M-16A2 rifles maintain their position during a field exercise. The men are members of the Marine detachment from the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63). Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-85-02168. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-10361. Base: Tamara Country: Honduras (HND)

DA-ST-85-12331. Subject Operation/Series: SPEARPOINT '84 / REFORGER '84 Country: West Germany (FRG)

U.S. Marines operate M-60 machine guns, left, and an M-16 rifle, right, during Valiant Blitz, the amphibious assault landing phase of exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Tok Sok Ri Beach Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Troops of the 82nd Airborne Division prepare to move out to attack as they take part in a warfare training exercise during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Corporal Adam Pogorzelski of the 2nd Tank Battalion, Weapons Platoon and CPL Jeremy Fell of the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Charlie Company, Weapons Platoon, load their M2, 50 Caliber Machine Gun during weapons training. Base: Empire Range Complex Country: Panama (PAN)

A pair of Marines from Task Force Mogadishu are ready to provide covering fire during a raid on a weapons cache during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. They are armed with a 5.56mm M-16A2 rifle and a 7.62mm M-60E3 lightweight machine gun. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Members of the 9th Marine Infantry Regiment set up M-60 machine guns and M-16 rifles for inspection by the U.S. and Republic of Korea press during exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Tok Sok Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DF-ST-88-05014. Subject Operation/Series: CALFEX Base: Fort Hunter Liggett, Jolon State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAPT. David Hollands, a fire support officer for the 1ST Battalion, 17th Air Cavalry Brigade, calls in the AH-1 Cobra helicopter air strike on the Honduran artillery range at Campo Del Balomple. President Ronald Reagan mobilized U.S. exercise task force Dragon/Golden Pheasant, consisting of both the 82nd Airborne Division and the 7th Light Infantry Division, to help discourage Nicaraguan forces from entering Honduras. Subject Operation/Series: DRAGON/GOLDEN PHEASANT Base: Zambrano Country: Honduras (HND)

Marines from the Weapons Platoon, Fox Company 2/7, conduct gun drills on the eve of the ground assault during the exercise. They are sighting in with a M240G machine gun mounted on the M122E-1 optional tripod. THERE IS ONLY A SCREEN RESOLUTION IMAGE AVAILABLE. Subject Operation/Series: STEEL KNIGHT '97 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An M-60 machine gun crew from the 3rd Bn., 327th Inf., 101st Abn. Div., fires blank rounds from a foxhole while participating in a mock battle during the combined U.S./Canadian NATO Exercise Rendezvous '83. Subject Operation/Series: RENDEZVOUS '83 Base: Camp Wainwright State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN)

Members of the 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), 3rd Marine Division, crouch around an M-15 anti-tank mine during a demolitions training exercise. The Marine on the left is holding a 1-pound TNT block demolition charge wrapped with a length of detonation cord. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

US Marines from the 2nd Battalion 8th Marines march inland after being inserted by helicopter and landing craft to conduct field exercises on the US Naval Station in support of the operation. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT DEMOCRACY Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

Marines from Scout Sniper Platoon, 8th Marine Regiment make visual perimeter checks from their position on top of the US Embassy. Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) Liberia, a II Marine Expeditionary Force unit from Camp Lejeune, NC, takes on the security mission at the US Embassy from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The SPMAGTF is commanded by COL. Tony L. Corwin. Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED RESPONSE Base: Monrovia Country: Liberia (LBR)

DA-SC-89-11622. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN PHEASANT Base: Tamara Country: Honduras (HND)

An Airborne Ranger from the 2nd Battalion, 75th Infantry, uses a field radio to report his and his comrades location after being dropped from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft as Exercise Ocean Venture '81 sets underway. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '81 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Latvian Soldiers take a "time out" in training to examine the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), a weapon that is used only by American soldiers. Baltic Challenge '97 is a multinational exercise conducted in the spirit of NATO's Partnership for Peace initiative. More than 2600 military personnel from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and the US will participate in the second PfP land exercise conducted in the Baltic region. Subject Operation/Series: Baltic Challenge '97 Base: Paldiski Country: Estonia (EST)

DN-ST-90-02113. Base: Canal Zone Country: Panama (PAN)

SGT. Jeffery Arjes, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2/72nd Armor Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, calls in his report after reaching and securing the position. Base: Pouchon Country: Korea

Security Police Specialists assigned to the 51st Security Police Squadron, prepare to apprehend an assassin during an Exercise Foal Eagle '93 scenario.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '93 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Protected by concertina wire, a US Marine stands ready as he aims his M-16 rifle to provide a defense for the perimeter of Camp Pleso during a bunker exercise.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Zagreb Country: Croatia (CRO)

AIRMAN 1ST Class Christopher Staples, right, hands M-60 machine gun rounds to SENIOR AIRMAN Scott Russell as the two maintain a ground-level defensive position. The airmen, both from the 100th Security Squadron, are participating in Creek Defender, an air base ground-defense training course including both classroom and field training. The gun is equipped with Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear. Subject Operation/Series: ' Base: Sembach Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Right side front view medium close-up of US Marine Private Thompson as he leans in to sight a M198 155mm Howitzer. PVT Thompson, a gunner from Gun 2, Lima Battery, 3rd Marine Division, 12th Marines, conducted a live fire exercise at Yausubetsu maneuver area in Japan. Base: Yausubetsu State: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN)

DF-ST-86-11938. Subject Operation/Series: FUERZAS UNITAS '85 Base: Cartagena Country: Colombia (COL)

980723-A-4339E-012. Subject Operation/Series: BALTIC CHALLENGE Country: Lithuania (LTU)

DF-ST-89-04073. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division exit Landing Zone Nelson after their parachute jump into the area during Exercise Gallant Eagle. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MAJ General William L. Nash (USA), Commander 1ST Armored Division, speaks with SPC David A. Closen (USA), Co. A, 3rd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1ST Brigade Combat Team, after presenting him with a 1ST Armored Division Coin for being Soldier of the Day, while two civilian video cameramen record the event. SPC Closen's unit provides security at the Brcko Bridge, Bosnia-Herzegovina, in support of forces involved in 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: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

000902-M-2962F-017. Base: Mwtc, Bridgeport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: II Marine Expeditionary Force

A drill sergeant explains a point to a group of female recruits during a test on the M16 rifle. Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-06058. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 87 Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-86-08864. Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DM-ST-88-08207. Subject Operation/Series: COLD WINTER Country: Norway (NOR)

020612-F-3886C-011. Base: Kaiserslautern Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

030217-M-4419R-026. Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

A1C Brad Hummel of the 314th Security Police Squadron, teaches the Arkansas Governor's wife Mrs. Janet Huckabee, how to fire an M-60 Machine Gun. Mrs. Huckabee is wearing BDU's and a Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System vest (MILES). Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An M198 155 mm howitzer is loaded aboard a tank landing ship as Marines of the 22nd Marine Amphibious Unit approach the ship at the conclusion of their participation in a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Troops who spend most of their time behind a desk trade that to "play Army for a day". This includes a full ensemble of helmets, face paint, flak jackets, canteens and weapons. Personnel from Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea (South Korea) are being trained through a new "Security Trained and Ready" program, better known as STAR, that began earlier this year. This image is seen in the November 1998 issue of AIRMAN Magazine. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DF-ST-87-12767. Subject Operation/Series: KINDLE LIBERTY '86 Base: Miguel De La Borda Country: Panama (PAN)

MASTER Sergeant Mike Buethie explains the operation of an M203 grenade launcher, mounted on an M16 rifle, to STAFF Sergeant Bob Keene during exercise PATRIOT WARRIOR. Both men are members of the 916th Aerial Refueling Group's security police. Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT WARRIOR Base: Camp Swift State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Participants are helped across the finish line by their team mates after completing the obstacle course event, part of 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)

030126-M-1852W-010. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3/12 HQ Btry

Two fully camouflaged airman stand ready to fire hidden in tall grass. These two 62nd Combat Controllers are in place for readiness training. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-02365. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 Country: Unknown

Two Army soldiers lean against an M-114 155mm towed howitzer after field training, part of exercise Sentry Castle '81. The soldiers are assigned to the Army Air National Guard. Subject Operation/Series: SENTRY CASTLE '81 Base: Fort Drum State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Combat control team members, looking over a map, prepare for a training mission. The team members are from the 1ST Special Operations Wing. Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two members of the 62nd Air Defense Artillery, 25th Infantry Division, track and fire upon a Ballistic Aerial Target (BAT) using a Redeye missile weapon system during a live fire training exercise at the Pohakuloa Training Area. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-ST-88-09883. Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A sergeant from the 436th Security Police Squadron (436th SPS) rests his M-16A1 rifle on his thigh as he pauses during a patrol. Members of the 436th SPS were flown in from Dover Air Force Base, Del., to participate in Exercise Creek Warrior '88. Subject Operation/Series: CREEK WARRIOR '88 Base: Sembach Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division form a perimeter after unloading from Amphibious Assault Vehicles in Landing Zone Hawk. Subject Operation/Series: Combined Joint Training Field Exercise (CJTFEX) 96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STAFF SGT. Stockwell (left) and CAPT. D Amico suit up using the buddy system check as part of pre-dive preparation during diver training at Fleming Key. Both men are U.S. Marine Corps reservists on active duty training (ACDUTRA) from the 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company of Mobile, Alabama. Base: Naval Air Station, Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Security police of the 916th Aerial Refueling Group stand by at the airport as they prepare to depart for Camp Swift, Texas, to participate in exercise PATRIOT WARRIOR. The men are equipped with M16 rifles. Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT WARRIOR Base: Bergstrom Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team members pause along a wooded hillside before continuing their mission during a field training exercise. Country: Unknown

US Marine Corps soldiers assist their wounded comrade during Situational Training Exercise-1, Convoy Operations, COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. Cooperative Osprey '96 is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise, that will be conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic, in August 1996 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Cooperative Osprey, under the Partnership for Peace program, will provide interoperability training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Ecuadoran marine armed with an HK-33E rifle lies prone at the top of a berm after exiting an AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle with the members of his squad. U.S. and Ecuadoran marines are engaging in beach assault training as part of Unitas XXXII, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American nations. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXII Base: Manta Country: Ecuador(ECU)

DA-ST-88-04747. Subject Operation/Series: CAMILLE Country: Dominica (DMA)

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division take cover behind a gravel embankment while patrolling a road during Operation URGENT FURY. One solder is armed with an M16A1 rifle and the other is armed with an M203 grenade launcher-equipped M16A1 rifle, foreground. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Mike McMullan, 36th Civil Engineer Squadron, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and US Navy Commander Larry Macias, Navy Public Works, Naval Station Diego Garcia, raise a tent which will house airmen assigned to the 96th Bomb Squadron and support personnel from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force base, Louisiana. The airmen are deployed to Naval Station Diego Garcia in support of Operation DESERT THUNDER 2. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT THUNDER 2 Base: Nav Sup Activity, Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT)

DM-SC-87-12080. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Female recruits practice the manual of arms during basic training. Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970517-M-3360V-004. Complete Scene Caption: Marines from 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, depart from AAV's (Amphibious Assault Vehicles) after a three day training exercise during Combined Arms Exercise (CAX) 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE) and the Combat Service Support Element (CSSE). Subject Operation/Series: CAX 6-97 Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: II MEF

A Marine recruit fires an M-16A2 rifle during small arms qualifications at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Combat control team members are being airlifted by a hovering Army UH-1H Iroquois helicopter during training. The team members are from the 1ST Special Operations Wing. Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney, center, watches a soldier cross a two-rope bridge at a 25th Infantry Division (Light) Ranger Indoctrination Program training site. MGEN Fred A. Gorden, Commanding General, 25th Infantry Division, stands to the right of Cheney. Base: Schofield Barracks, Kaneohe Bay State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Medium shot, paratrooper, camouflage face paint, 1/508th Infantry (Airborne Battalion Combat Team), from Vicenza, Italy, being handed a parachute. Tail sections of parked C-130s, Hercules, in background. Not shown: Troops will board C-130s from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, and be dropped into Grafenwohr, Germany, 9 August 2000, Exercise Lion Drop 12. Subject Operation/Series: LION DROP 12 Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DF-ST-85-05170. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '83 Base: Sembach Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

Members of the 1ST Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, land on the east bank after crossing the Hwachon River during the joint South Korean/US training Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '83. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '83 Base: Hwachon Country: Korea

CPL Wheeler of the Second Combat Engineers, crimps the blasting cap for a dynamite charge while constructing a tank trap during Combined Arms exercises Five and Six. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marine recruits with M-16A2 rifles wait to approach the firing line at a rifle range during small arms qualifications at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010508-F-3939J-006. Complete Scene Caption: SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Irvin Osores, USAF, 45th Space Wing Security Forces team member, takes aim of a sniper while taking cover behind sand bags during the tactics portion of GUARDIAN CHALLENGE, Space and Missile. SRA Osores uses a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, and is wearing MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System) gear and AN/PVS-7B Night Vision Goggles. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE, the world's premier space and missile competition, is a four-day event hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA "to recognize the best and demonstrate the commands warfighting skills. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE creates competition-tough crews; improves readiness and combat capabilities through preparation, innovation and sharing; enhances esprit de corps and strengthens teamwork across all mission areas in the command." Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Comma

DA-SC-87-04394. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Base: Mandeul Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

After a firefight, AIRMAN 1ST Class Paul Wilbur, 564th Missile Squadron, carries his buddy, AIRMAN John Searor, a simulated "killed in action", to a casualty collection point. Subject Operation/Series: MARAUDER 1995 Base: Limestone Hills State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines of Company B, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, (Battalion Landing Team 1/3), 3rd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force (FMF), line up in a prone position as an M60A1 tank from the 1ST Marine Division passes over them. They are undergoing a week-long training exercise during their Western Pacific Cruise (WESTPAC). Base: Zambolies Training Area Country: Philippines (PHL)

DN-ST-89-08552. Country: Unknown

A Marine equipped with an M-16A1 rifle, backpack, field protective mask, helmet and camouflage utilities is the object of cover and concealment during a field training exercise at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Personnel assigned to the 2nd Marine Division combat operations center (COC) attend divine services in the field during the joint services exercise Solid Shield '89. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '89 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 4th Services Squadron put up their tents in preparation for the May 98 Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). Squadrons throughout the base are having in-unit as well as wing-level exercises. Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Personnel armed with M16 rifles guard the entry control point to Auxiliary Field One, during exercise BOLD EAGLE '82. Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Marine Corps SGT Scott Hobak of Co. A, 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance, Camp Pendleton, California, help secure the beach to protect RIMPAC '98 exercise participants landing on the beach behind him. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '98 Base: Barking Sands, Kauai State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-07235. Country: Unknown

970617-F-7910D-020. Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS LOOK Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 25th Infantry (Tropic Lightning) Division march through the downtown area upon their arrival to participate in the joint South Korean/US training Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '83. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '83 Base: Chun Chon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Armed with an M-16A1 rifles, Navy corpsmen crawl under barbed wire on the obstacle course during a simulated firefight. They are undergoing combat training at the Field Medical Service School. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Security Police Specialists assigned to the 51st Security Police Squadron, take cover during an air raid and defend a position on the flightline.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '93 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DF-ST-85-12911. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO '84 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 4392nd Civil Engineering Squadron armed with M-16 rifles prepare to defend their positions against aggressor forces during exercise Prime Beef. Subject Operation/Series: PRIME BEEF Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 1ST Bn., 38th Inf., 2nd Inf. Div., prepare to move an M-47 anti-tank missile launcher to a new position during the joint U.S./South Korean exercise Team Spirit '86. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Country: South Korea

Radioman PFC J. Krippendorf and his squad leader, CPL C. Candelario, both from the Marine detachment of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62), train in tactical maneuvers at the Marine Corps Development and Education Command. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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