Fire Training and Riot Control

Dramatic scenes of soldiers engaged in fire training for crowd control, featuring flames, smoke, and a focus on tactical readiness amid intense conditions.

Silhouette of a soldier standing amongst smoke, armed with an assault rifle.

Soldiers of 2-151st Infantry Battalion Task Force Nighthawk continue the third day of crowd riot control training as they react to molotov cocktails being thrown at their feet, during a Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission rehearsal exercise, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 8, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo)

Soldiers of 2-151st Infantry Battalion Task Force Nighthawk continue the third day of crowd riot control training as they react to molotov cocktails being thrown at their feet, during a Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission rehearsal exercise, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 8, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo)

Silhouette of a soldier standing amongst smoke, armed with an assault rifle.

Firefighters extinguishing a fire

DN-ST-89-04427. Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S Soldiers assigned to the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) (INARNG) conduct fire phobia training during Exercise Kosovo Forces 31 (KFOR 31) at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany October 8, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to Kosovo Regional Command East. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Zachary Bouvier)

120411-N-XE158-199SAN DIEGO (April 11, 2012) Sailors and Marines attend a one-day course on basic aviation fire fighting at the Surface Warfare Officers School Learning Site at Naval Base San Diego. The course covers the basic steps on how to combat a fire on the flight deck.

Soldiers from Charlie Company 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry conduct Crowd Riot Control training with improvised incendiary devices (Molotov Cocktails) called Fire-phobia training with Soldiers from the Kosovo Tactical Reserve Battalion at Camp Novo Selo, KosovoJune 18, 2022. Together with our partners KFOR is commited to maintaining a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement in a fair and impartial manner

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Rockport. Fourth of July Bonfire, silhouettes of firemen

A student learning use shields and batons blocks a fire cocktail during Operation Tradewinds 2022 in Belmopan, Belize on May 11, 2022. Instructor are teaching their students how to react quickly when fire is used against them during crowd control operations

040505-F-9528H-020. Base: Avon Park Range State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command

Soldiers of 2-151st Infantry Battalion Task Force Nighthawk continue the third day of crowd riot control training as they react to molotov cocktails being thrown at their feet, during a Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission rehearsal exercise, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 8, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo)

An Oregon Army Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter empties a water bucket onto flames on the Brattain Fire on September 15, 2020 near Paisley, Ore. Two Oregon Guard Black Hawks, headquartered out of Salem, Ore. are currently assigned to the fire. The helicopters concentrated on dumping water buckets on the north perimeter of the fire in coordination with other aircraft supporting wildland firefighting efforts. (National Guard

Soldiers from Charlie Company 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry conduct Crowd Riot Control training with improvised incendiary devices (Molotov Cocktails) called Fire-phobia training with Soldiers from the Kosovo Tactical Reserve Battalion at Camp Novo Selo, KosovoJune 18, 2022. Together with our partners KFOR is commited to maintaining a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement in a fair and impartial manner

A C-130H Hercules from the 302nd Airlift Wing, Colorado Springs Air Force Reserve, equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System drops a line of fire retardant in West Texas, April 27, 2011. MAFFS is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than five seconds. The wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square miles of land.

040318-F-5508G-006. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

011014-F-0193C-002. Complete Scene Caption: A Marine Corps armored vehicle launches a Mine Clearing Land Charge (MCLC) to demonstrate how to clear the ground of land mines on an Egyptian firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt. Marines from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, conducted an in-stride breech live fire demonstration in front of numerous nations as part of coalition training for this year's BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Exercise. An In-Stride Breach is a special type of operation used to overcome and breakthrough unexpected or lightly defended obstacles. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that is designed to enhance regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among the US, our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the armed forces to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional pa

A BGM-71 TOW 2B Aero explodes hitting a tank target after being fired by a U.S. Army National Guard Soldier from the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team during training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., March 23, 2017. The TOW (Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided) is an American anti-tank missile.

Wild Boar Hunting. Mondavio. Marche

041202-M-5882G-104. Base: Ubaydi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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Soldiers from Charlie Company 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry conduct Crowd Riot Control training with improvised incendiary devices (Molotov Cocktails) called Fire-phobia training with Soldiers from the Kosovo Tactical Reserve Battalion at Camp Novo Selo, KosovoJune 18, 2022. Together with our partners KFOR is commited to maintaining a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement in a fair and impartial manner

US Army First Lieutenant Rob McCarthy, of the 9th Engineer Battalion, attempts to extinguish flames produced by an initial blast, that started to burn the row wheels of a T55 Main-Battle Tank (MBT) following it's destruction on Camp Dobol, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Operation JOINT GUARD, 15 March 1997. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUJARD Base: Camp Dobal Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

060601-F-1644L-060. Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Soldiers from Charlie Company 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry conduct Crowd Riot Control training with improvised incendiary devices (Molotov Cocktails) called Fire-phobia training with Soldiers from the Kosovo Tactical Reserve Battalion at Camp Novo Selo, KosovoJune 18, 2022. Together with our partners KFOR is commited to maintaining a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement in a fair and impartial manner

220512-N-SY758-1029 NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (May 12, 2022) Sailors assigned to USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) fight a simulated fire during an in port emergency drill aboard the aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush, May 12, 2022. George H.W. Bush and USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) participated in a dual-carrier evolution designed to maintain and enhance the damage control capabilities of both aircraft carriers. George H.W. Bush provides the national command authority flexible, tailorable warfighting capability as the flagship of a carrier strike group that maintains maritime stability and security to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

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U.S. Marines with Bulk Fuel Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group conduct firefighting training at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Jan. 20, 2016. The training allows Marines to enhance job proficiency and prepare for emergency situations.

Firefighters in full protective gear regroup while fighting the Jesusita Wildfires in Santa Barbara California.

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Rockport, Fourth of July, firemen at the Rockport Bonfire

Black silhouettes of a pair of soldiers in the burning fire during a battle operation.

Oil well fires rage outside Kuwait City in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm. The wells were set on fire by Iraqi forces before they were ousted from the region by coalition forces.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

030416-F-6655M-093. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)

990621-M-5696S-008. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Camp Montieth State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG)

DA-ST-88-04860. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An improvised claymore mine is detonated during a field exercise at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 5, 2022. MWSS-171 conducted this exercise in order to familiarize themselves with expeditionary advanced base operations, demolition operations, urban operations, and different weapon systems.

Crew chiefs with the 124th Fighter Wing, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, service and launch an A-10 Thunderbolt II from the Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Michigan, June 13, 2022. The 124th FW, along with a number of other guard units, is participating in Agile Rage 22, a National Guard Bureau-led effort to train on the Air Forces agile combat employment mission.

Albanian soldiers conduct crowd riot control training during Kosovo Forces 33 Mission Rehearsal Exercise (MRE) in Hohenfels Training Area. Germany, Feb. 5, 2024.KFOR 33 MRE is a training event conducted to prepare the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and multinational partners for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. Army

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines conduct close-quarters battle training during a raid and demolition range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 22, 2022. This training integrates raiding and demolition tactics to enhance the Marines ability to breach obstructions in an urban environment. 3/2 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division.

Personnel with Belize Public Order throw riot-based ordinance during their culminating event during exercise Tradewinds 2022 (TW22) at Belmopan, Belize, on May 19, 2022. The culminating event took place at the National Police Training Academy which consisted of various events occurring: riot control, close quarter combat and tactical field care. TW22 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored Caribbean-focused multi-dimensional exercise conducted in the ground, air, sea, and cyber domains, designed to provide participating nations opportunities to conduct joint, combined, and interagency training focused on increasing regional cooperation and interoperability in complex multinational security operations.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, shelter from rotor wash as a CH-47 Chinook, assigned to the 1-52nd General Support Aviation Battalion, lifts off during an air assault during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02 at Yukon Training Area, Ft. Wainwright, Alaska, March 30, 2023. The Arctic is unforgiving and requires deliberate, purposeful leaders who are meticulous in their planning and approach to their warfighting, and JPMRC-AK 23-02 is key to testing the divisions leaders and soldiers.

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Jan. 25, 2013) Sailors practice fire fighting techniques during a general quarters drill aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109). Jason Dunham is deployed with the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.

Firefighters while extinguishing the fire with a special fire extinguishing equipment

Soldiers of 2-151st Infantry Battalion Task Force Nighthawk continue the third day of crowd riot control training as they react to molotov cocktails being thrown at their feet, during a Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission rehearsal exercise, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 8, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo)

020220-N-3236B-065. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2002 Base: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

220925-N-VI910-1288 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 25, 2022) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) Airman Davion Tolbert, from Washington, D.C., directs an F-35C Lightning II, assigned to the Rough Raiders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

Soldiers of 2-151st Infantry Battalion Task Force Nighthawk continue the third day of crowd riot control training as they react to molotov cocktails being thrown at their feet, during a Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission rehearsal exercise, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 8, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo)

Fire brigade exercise fire service

Soldiers on battlefield, fire and smoke clouds in background. Soldiers on battlefield

Firefighter Spray Water

040609-N-1450G-092. Base: Naval Base, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sailors search for their next tasks on the flight deck of the Forrestal Class Aircraft Carrier, USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62) as steam from the ship's catapult pours over the deck after an F/A-18A launch in the Persian Gulf as part of Southwest Asia. Base: USS Independence (CV 62)

Francisco Lugo, Texas State A&M Forrest Service, Fredricksburg Task Force strike team firefighter, surveys a controlled "burn-out" that was ignited to manage the area of a large wildfire Apr. 9, 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio - Camp Bullis demolition range area. JBSA-Camp Bullis comprises more than 27,000 acres of ranges, training areas, and wild-lands on San Antonios North side and is a crucial training location for service members from Joint Base San Antonio.

040123-F-1537G-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

An Alaska Air National Guard KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft burns after it exploded while taxiing to a parking area. Two of the aircraft's seven crewmen were killed; the others sustained only minor injuries. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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031007-M-3843B-403. Base: Combat Readiness Training Center State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-05331. Subject Operation/Series: READINESS CHALLENGE 87 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Firemen wearing protective suits extinguish a blaze in a fire pit during a training exercise. Base: Raf Woodbridge Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Spc. Wesley A. Coble and Sgt. Victor Alcantar, combat engineers assigned to 1st Platoon, 43rd Engineer Company, 3d Squadron Thunder”, 3d Cavalry Regiment, find cover behind a blast blanket” after detonating an entryway with explosives July 31 at a subterranean tunnel complex on Fort Hood. The Soldiers were taking part in a training event designed to develop tactics, training, and procedures for emerging battlefields.

Lance Cpl. Hailey Carrol with Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, refuels a logistics vehicle system replacement after conducting a combat logistics patrol (CLP) to Forward Operating Base Shukvani, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2013. Marines conducted the CLP for maintenance and supply operations in support of Regional Command (Southwest).

Company B Marines with Marine Barracks Washington, take cover after a live grenade explosion during a live grenade range part of a training exercise at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Aug. 21. Co. B spent a day at the facility refreshing their knowledge and skills on the M40 gas mask, practice grenades, fragmentation grenades, martial arts and infantryman tactics.

110824-N-VY256-539 SAN DIEGO (Aug. 24, 2011) A sailor assigned to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force guided-missile destroyer JS Ashigara (DDG 178) sprays CO2 on a flame during a live-fire drill at the San Diego Center for Naval Engineering Firefighting School at Naval Base San Diego. Ashigara arrived in San Diego to participate in a combined firefighting training evolution hosted by the U.S. Navy.

Spec ops police officers SWAT during assault operation.

Silhouette of a firefighter standing before a massive bonfire.

Firefighters use Twirl water fog fire extinguisher to fight with the fire flame from car accident of traffic collision in highway road. Firefighter safety disaster accident and public service concept.

Smoke curtain and Belgian paracommandos of the Para-Commando Regiment under attack in camouflaged LRPV armoured vehicle, the Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404

DF-ST-87-08151. Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT PEACH '86 Base: Gulfport Air National Guard Base State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army paratroopers with 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, fire their mortar system during live-fire training as part of exercise Rock Dawn in Latvia, May 16, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. (U.S. Army photograph by Staff Sgt. Alexander Skripnichuk)

DEU Germany Muenster: Police exercise fire training. |

Backlit photo of a Mundari cattle camp, Mundari tribe, South Sudan, Africa

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Soldiers of 2-151st Infantry Battalion Task Force Nighthawk continue the third day of crowd riot control training as they react to molotov cocktails being thrown at their feet, during a Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission rehearsal exercise, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 8, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo)

Albanian soldiers conduct "fire phobia" training during Kosovo Forces 33 (KFOR 33) Mission Rehearsal Exercise (MRE) in the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Feb. 3, 2024. The KFOR 33 MRE is a multinational training event conducted to prepare NATO allies for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. Army

120829-N-PQ745-356 SAN DIEGO (Aug. 29, 2012) A vehicle born incendiary explosive device detonates on pier 8 at Naval Base San Diego during a simulated attack. The event was one of three major training scenarios held at Naval Base San Diego during Citadel Protect 2012. This tactical exercise is designed to test and assess Navy capability to protect ships from various potential threats in U.S. Naval ports.

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North Macedonian soldiers conduct fire phobia training during Exercise Kosovo Forces 31 (KFOR31) at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 11, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East.

July 4th celebration in and around Main Interior, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among the senior officials on hand

031011-A-4902A-004. Base: Bogota Country: Colombia (COL) Scene Major Command Shown: SOUTHEAST

Vintage Photograph. Firefighters bravely battle intense blaze amidst dark night sky.

Special operations forces soldier, army ranger or commando in camo uniform, helmet and ballistic glasses walking at battlefield covered with smoke. Airsoft war game player coming through smoke screen. Armed infantry in smoke during military operation

060815-N-7130B-003. Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Military, helicopter and soldier by explosion for service, battlefield or fight in forest with army uniform and protection. Warzone, warrior and person in camp look at apocalypse in woods for defence

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010811-F-5964B-001. Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

The 2nd BIV 315th Engineer Battalion is at Range 3A on the Fort Dix Range Complex. These soldiers were here to practice Hand Grenade exercise. The purpose of this training is to get soldiers more familiar and the practice of how to use a hand grenade. Hand Grenade Familiarization Training and demonstrate the proper positions for handling and throwing hand grenades. (Photos taken by the Fort Dix TSC Training Support Center)

A medium close up of a mock-up aircraft fire set inside the fire pit at Langley AFB, Virginia during an aircraft fire training scenario for the 1ST Fighter Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps aircraft rescue and firefighting specialists with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, use a K-12 saw to cut open a simulated downed aircraft during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 7, 2024. The TRAP course is designed to develop the capabilities of Marines to recover aircraft, personnel and equipment in austere environments. EOTG is a section of the I MEF command element that trains and evaluates deploying Marine Expeditionary Units, and other designated forces, in select individual and collective tasks to prepare them to support geographic combatant commands. Marine Corps

U.S. Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire a reduced range practice rocket from a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Exercise Rolling Thunder 22-2 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April. 4, 2022. This exercise is a 10th Marines-led live-fire artillery event that tests the unit's abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-dominated scenario.

World War One French balloon is destroyed on the ground by a German aerial attack 1916

C-130 Dropping Fire Retardant

Firefighters control the fire of a burning house

020808-F-8425S-002. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

A pyrotechnic display is fired off during the Arctic Thunder Open House (ATOH) at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 30, 2022. ATHOH is a biennial event hosted by JBER and is one of the largest in the state and one of the premier aerial demonstrations in the world. The event features multiple performers to include the JBER Joint Forces Demonstration Team, U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team, Pacific Air Forces C-17 Demonstration Team and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team.

A view from above as an honor guard from the U.S. Army's 320th Armor fires a gun salute during the annual Allied Forces Day parade. Base: West Berlin Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

110614-N-VT444-198FORT MEADE, Md. (June 14, 2011) Cryptologic Technician (Networks) 3rd Class Thomas Farquharson places a decommissioned U.S. Flag into a fire pit during a ceremony at Navy Information Operations Command (NIOC) Maryland at Ft. George G. Meade, Md.

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