Heavy Equipment Operations

Images of military vehicles and personnel engaged in equipment handling and maintenance, emphasizing operational readiness and support duties.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Riley Lieber, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, stands ready on his tank while conducting pre-combat checks before heading out to the field for a multinational training exercise as part of Defender Europe at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 24, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises taking place in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

030215-M-4419R-004. Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

U.S. Army Sgt. Jacob J. Keefe, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) crew member assigned to Baker Battery, 321st Field Artillery Regiment (3-321 FAR), 18th Fires Brigade directs an M142 HIMARS for movement during a Latvian-led field artillery live-fire exercise, NAMEJS, at Liepāja, Latvia, Sept. 26, 2022. The 3-321 FAR is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe.

Pvt. Jacob McKibben, a wheeled vehicle mechanic with the 3655th Classification and Inspection Company, Iowa Army National Guard, backs up to a flat rack using a load handling system during the unit's annual training at Camp Dodge Joint Maneuver Training Center in Johnston, Iowa, on June 15, 2020. The 3655th CICO transitioned from being a Composite Repair Company to a CICO as part of an Army-wide shift toward using manufacturers and civilian maintenance shops to save time and be more cost effective. The vehicle training will prepare the unit to transport faulty or salvageable equipment when needed.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, offload from a landing craft, air cushion with Naval Beach Unit 7, Amphibious Squadron 11, at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan Feb. 14, 2024. Light armored vehicles were offloaded from the USS Green Bay (LPD 20) showcasing the 31st MEUs ship-to-shore capabilities. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners, and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. Marine Corps

Soldiers from the 75th Field Artillery Brigade; the 2nd Battalion, 18th Field Artillery Regiment; and the 4th Battalion, 60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment load various military vehicles onto rails in preparation for an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) at the National Training Center (NTC).

A Brazilian Marine Corps AAVP-7A1 tracked vehicle crew inspects the beachhead during an amphibious landing as part of exercise UNITAS LXIII in Itaoca, Brazil, Sept. 16, 2022. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

Soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment load various military vehicles into a Boeing C-17 in preparation for an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) at the National Training Center (NTC).

A Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Five (NMCB-5), waves from the cab of an M-93 5-ton wrecker truck as the vehicle travels a main supply route in northern Saudi Arabia prior to the start of the ground phase of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Riley Lieber, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, stands ready on his tank while conducting pre-combat checks before heading out to the field for a multinational training exercise as part of Defender Europe at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 24, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises taking place in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

BAKU - 26 June 2011 - Miliatary Parade in Baku, Azerbaijan on Army Day

Afghanistan, 04/28/2013. Departure with a surveillance patrol through the streets of Qala i Naw of the soldiers stationed at the base.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, secure quadcons onto a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement with chains at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 24, 2022. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

020413-A-1526R-016. Base: Crabbs Training Area Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest

U.S. Marines with 3rd Transportation Battalion and Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, receive instruction from machine gunners with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, on proper assembly and handling of the M2 Browning machine gun from the turret of a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during exercise Winter Workhorse 23 at the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 6, 2022. Winter Workhorse is an annual exercise for CLR-3 to train to carry out mission-essential tasks in forward-deployed, austere environments.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment are given instruction on the use of the Project Origin robotic combat vehicle in the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, June 6, 2022. Project Origin uses autonomous ground vehicles to support Army maneuvers by providing a variety of load packages, depending on the situation, and its use is being demonstrated during exercise Combined Resolve 17 as part of the Army's modernization and emerging technologies initiatives. Combined Resolve is a U.S. Army exercise consisting of 5,600 service members, Allies and partners from more than 10 countries, and is designed to assess units' abilities to conduct combat operations effectively in a multi-domain battlespace.

Marine Safety Unit - 26-HK-133-206. Hurricane Katrina

CPL J. Reimer (rear left) and LCPL A. Vaughn from Bravo Company, 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, drive their Light Armored Vehicle-Command and Control (LAV-C2) into the cargo hold of an Air Force C-5 Galaxy during NORTHERN EDGE. CPL J. Reimer (rear left) and LCPL A. Vaughn from Bravo Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, drive their Light Armored Vehicle-Command and Control (LAV-C2) into the cargo hold of an Air Force C-5 Galaxy during NORTHERN EDGE.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 use a wheel saw to repair a local airfield during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Camp Betsuka, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 1, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

Marine Aircraft Group 12 (MAG-12)

U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Infantry Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, pulls security during convoy operations on Pohakuloa Training Grounds, Oct. 31, 2022. Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 23-01 is a regional combat training center (CTC) rotation that builds combat readiness in Americas Pacific Division and is a key way the Army forces engage in a joint environment with our regional allies and partners.

Air Defenders from 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery conducted a culminating Field Training Exercise with both their legacy Avenger and new Maneuver Short Range Air Defense systems at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany October 17-21, 2022. This FTX provided an opportunity for each platoon to react to mock contact, movement and maneuver techniques. During the exercise Air Defenders also conducted extraction of a stuck vehicle, calling up a 9-line medical evacuation request, evacuating personnel by air, navigation in low visibility conditions, and responding to enemy fire.

Battalion, 3d Marine Logistics Group, operates a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force crane during a tour of JGSDF motor pool facilities during Keen Sword, Amami, Japan, Nov. 10, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial training event that exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self-Defense Force. This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance. Trumbly is a native of Colorado Springs, CO.

Bergen. Field parade of the Bundeswehr on the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Bundeswehr on 13. 11. 1985

Ivy Soldiers assigned to Headquarter and Headquarters Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, ground guide a Mobile Command Post during a warfighter exercise, Sept. 25, 2022, at Fort Carson, Colorado. Ground guides are necessary components in repositioning equipment and vehicles where they serve as a vehicle operator's eyes and to promote safe vehicle operations.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 3d Marine Logistics Group, load supplies after an aerial delivery during Exercise Shinka 22.1 at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 13, 2022. Shinka exemplifies a shared commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions.

DM-ST-86-08268. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Spc. Hector Rivera, assigned to the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, provides security at a simulated civilian protest during Exercise Combined Resolve 17 (CbR 17) at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, June 2, 2022. CbR 17 is a U.S. Army exercise consisting of 5,600 service members, Allies, and partners from more than 10 countries, and is designed to assess units abilities to conduct combat operations effectively in a multi-domain battle space.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Paul Madamba, Marine Wing Squadron Support 172 motor transport operator, lowers a cargo container filled with construction equipment for Keen Edge at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 5, 2024. Keen Edge is a joint, rapid airfield damage repair exercise between the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy that helps keep their skills sharpened to further support a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Air Force

030213-M-6538A-001. Base: Grizzly Range Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5-Feb

U.K. Royal Lancers, Aliwal Troop, supporting NATOs enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Poland, along with U.S. Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, supporting the 4th Infantry Division, drive near Riga, Latvia as part of operation Aliwal Surge, June 26. Aliwal Surge is a multifaceted exercise involving Soldiers from across NATOs eFP Battle Group Poland. It is a short-notice readiness exercise designed to test the interoperability and innovation of the participating military units. The convoy traversed through Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. The 4th Inf. Div.'s mission in Europe is to engage in multinational training and exercises across the continent, working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe

Special Forces soldiers on board a German Army NH90 helicopter.

U.S. Soldiers with 5th Battalion 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment (5-4 ADAR) conduct drivers training on three Stryker A1 vehicles equipped with Mobile Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) systems at Oberdachstetten Training Area, Ansbach, Germany, Nov. 29, 2022.

HWAJIN-RI BEACH, Republic of South Korea (March. 28, 2023) - Republic of Korea Marines prepare to move in a Korean amphibious assault vehicle during Ssang Yong 23. Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-ROK Alliance, Ssang Young 2023 strengthens the Alliance through bilateral, joint training, contributing toward the ROKs combined defense of the Korean Peninsula and increasing the readiness of the U.S.-ROK Alliance.

Air National Guard members from the 219th Security Forces squadron take cover behind High Mobility Multi-Wheeled Vehicles during an exercise at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Aug. 10, 2022. The modular design of the HMMWV allows it to be easily re-configured for many different uses.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines and members of the Northern Army, Japan Self-Defense Force demonstrate High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems capabilities during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 4, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Darien Degregorio, a motor transportation operator with 3rd Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and Barkhamsted, Connecticut native, attaches a Multi-Use Adapter to a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement during a bilateral vehicle recovery training during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Marines with 3d Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, conduct refueling and vehicle demonstrations with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members during Keen Sword 23 on Amami, Japan, Nov. 12, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial training event that exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between 3rd MLG, III Marine Expeditionary Force and the Japan Self-Defense Force. This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.

Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit mobilize a Light Armored Vehicle from a landing craft air cushion from Assault Craft Unit 5, embarked aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans, for a mock beach raid at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 30, 2013. New Orleans is underway for deployment as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group.

040316-M-5523R-009. Base: Su Song Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A U.S. Marine Corps vehicle attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) disembarks the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) in Morehead City, North Carolina, Oct. 10, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd MEU is operating in the Atlantic Ocean in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 3d Marine Logistics Group, load supply crates after an aerial delivery during Exercise Shinka 22.1 at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 13, 2022. Shinka exemplifies a shared commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions.

010211-F-1460M-018. Subject Operation/Series: RESTOPS Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

More than 600 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers, joined by Soldiers from the Montana, Oregon, Ohio and South Carolina Army National Guards, have been training in Fort Bliss, Texas, since mobilizing from Gowen Field in early August. The task force, Task Force Rattler, will deploy to Southwest Asia later this month in support of Operation Spartan Shield, where they will rotate out with 250 Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guard as well as Soldiers from the Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Florida Army National Guards. Each rotation is approximately 12 months. Soldiers from the 118th Infantry Regiment from South Carolina National Guard and the 285th Medical Company from the Ohio National Guard are also part of Task Force Rattler, which provide the task force the ability to execute combined arms maneuvers. The intense training at Fort Bliss consisted of long hours with day and night combined arms maneuver missions with the Idaho Army National Guard shooting 120mm mortar rounds from M113 A

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Austin Adams, assigned to 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, conducts pre-flight checks on an AH-64D Apache longbow helicopter at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 28, 2022. 12th CAB is among other units assigned to V Corps, America's Forward Deployed Corps in Europe. They work alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, execute joint and multinational training exercises, and retain command and control for all rotational and assigned units in the European Theater.

U.S. Marines direct a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a HIMARS Direct Reload In Plane/Download Resupply of Pod at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 20, 2024. Executing HIDRIP/HIDROP training establishes clear roles, responsibilities, and expectations between ground combat and aviation elements, ensuring successful embarkation and reload process during rapid insertions. The Marines are with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines assigned to 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division.

DA-ST-87-01730. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE 86 State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force personnel work with U.S. Marine personnel during a joint exercise at North Auxiliary Airfield, South Carolina, Oct. 20, 2022. During the exercise, personnel operated, loaded and off-loaded High Artillery Air Rocket Systems, known as HIMARS in a simulated deployed environment.

030421-F-7023T-004. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A C-17 Globemaster III flies by a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, known as HIMARS, at North Auxiliary Airfield, South Carolina, Oct. 19, 2022. The HIMARS is an air-transportable precision rocket system capable of firing a variety of conventional, precision-guided ballistic munitions.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, release the old track of an M1A2 Abrams tracked vehicle at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 23, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, lift a Type 73 Heavy Truck during a bilateral vehicle recovery training during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

Soldiers from the 75th Field Artillery Brigade; the 2nd Battalion, 18th Field Artillery Regiment; and the 4th Battalion, 60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment load various military vehicles onto rails in preparation for an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) at the National Training Center (NTC).

A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), guides a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement while staging vehicles prior to a beach operation for Amphibious Squadron/MEU Integrated Training (PMINT) on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 22, 2023. PMINT is the first at-sea period in the intermediate stage of the MEUs Pre-deployment Training Program; it aims to increase interoperability and build relationships between Marines and Sailors.

990622-M-5696S-020. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Camp Montieth State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, prepare for convoy operations during the Adversary Force Exercise as part of the Service Level Training Exercise 2-24 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 28, 2024. The purpose of AFX is to create a credible, realistic threat for the exercise forces participating in Service Level Training Exercise 2-24. Marine Corps

030407-M-0175R-177. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. John V. Menoni, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 2, visits Swedish Army service members assigned to the 181st Armored Brigade during exercise BALTOPS22 on Gotland Island, Sweden, June 7, 2022. BALTOPS 22 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea.

Heavily Armored MTV, or Medium Tactical Vehicle, at a Large Forward Operating Base in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division prepare to disembark tactical vehicles during exercise Rolling Thunder on Fort Drum, New York, March 24, 2023. This exercise is a live-fire artillery event that tested the 10th Marine Regiments ability to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario.

U.S. Marines with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, fire an M2 machine gun from an AAV7A1 tracked vehicle during a crew level gunnery operations qualification on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 20, 2022. The purpose of this exercise is to conduct familiarization and sustainment fires with an M2 in order to validate equipment serviceability and develop weapon proficiency prior to the units deployment for training.

From left, U.S. Army Sgt. Preston Hinger, U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Azer and U.S. Army Spc. Mikael Floresmaldanado, Cannon Crewmembers assigned to Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment, clear and prepare a M777 Howitzer in order to fire another round during annual training exercise Northern Strike at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 14, 2022. C Co joined over 2,000 other Ohio and Michigan National Guard Soldiers and troops from the United Kingdom, Latvia, and Hungary to conduct the training exercise, building and maintaining operational cohesion between the U.S. and its allies.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines and members of the Northern Army, Japan Self-Defense Force demonstrate High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems capabilities during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 4, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

Danish soldiers assigned to the 1st Artillery Battalion conduct live fire mission operations using a Piranha V with CARDOM 10 (120mm Recoil Mortar System) during Exercise Dynamic Front 23 at Oksbol, Denmark, March 28, 2023. Exercise Dynamic Front 23 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, 56th Artillery Command led, multinational exercise designed to improve allied and partner nation's ability to execute multi-echelon fires, and test interoperability of both tactical and theater-level fires systems in a live environment.

040814-M-3658J-012. Base: Mcb Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-85-13328. Subject Operation/Series: PROLOG '85 Base: Fort Eustis State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

051007-A-5563H-007. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: B Btry 1/160th FA

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment provides perimeter security with a vehicle mounted M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun during a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) attack at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22, Sept. 12, 2022.Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 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. Forward deployed

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment provides perimeter security with a vehicle mounted M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun during a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) attack at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22, Sept. 12, 2022.Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 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. Forward deployed

A U.S. Marine with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division decontaminate equipment during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear mass casualty decontamination drill in support of Artillery Relocation Training Program 22.1 at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Hijudai Training Area, Japan, April 25, 2022. The skills developed at ARTP increase the proficiency and readiness of the only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit in the Marine Corps, enabling them to provide precision indirect fires.

U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Jermaine Harkins and Senior Airman Brandon Estes, security forces specialists with the 165th Security Forces Squadron, Georgia Air National Guard, return fire of simunitions to opposing forces during an air base ground defense field training exercise July 15, 2022 at the 165th Airlift Wing in Savannah, Georgia. The defenders mission during the field training was to deploy into a hostile environment where they must foot patrol into an area and then seize, clear and protect the area and its assets from opposing forces. Over the duration of the 4-day exercise, teams were tasked with missions outside the wire to clear the area of hostile forces that had the intent of disrupting the Air Force mission to which they were successful.

041030-F-2034C-037. Base: Forward Operating Base Mckenzie State: Samarra Country: Iraq (IRQ)

August 17., 2005 - A tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided missile gunner scans for threats during convoy-operations training in the Central Training Area of Okinawa, Japan.

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 11, 2022) A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) from 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division is prepared for transport during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

010920-F-5171M-037. Base: Minneapolis-St Paul Iap/Ars State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

The South Carolina National Guards 125th Multi-Role Bridge Company, deployed from Abbeville, S.C. is prestaging equipment and rehearsing their plan of flood-response operation that included offloading large rafts from the Carroll Ashmore Campbell Marine Complex in Georgetown, S.C., to be joined together to make a larger raft with room to fit a commercial truck or other priority vehicles, which would then be ferried by boat to the other side of the river, Sept. 23, 2018. The 125th MRBC deployed 102 Soldiers to Georgetown, S.C. to work on a secondary plan of action in anticipation of possible flooding where the Highway 17 “Ocean Highway” bridges converge at Waccamaw and Great Pee Dee Rivers in the Winyah Bay area. The latest update on expected flood levels in the area is 10 to 12 feet when the water is expected to be at its highest. There are approximately 2,200 South Carolina National Guard Soldiers, 40 Airmen and 100 State Guard on duty as well as 28 Soldiers and Airmen from Pennsylv

010621-M-8337G-006. Base: Naval Air Facility, El Centro State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Training operations are shown at Fort McCoy, Wis., on Jan. 4, 2024. During January 2024, thousands of troops trained at Fort McCoy to start off 2024.

US Marine Corps MK48 Front Power Units for the Logistics Vehicle System (LVS) damaged during Operation Iraqi Freedom ready for loading onto a Maritime Prepositioning Ship (MPS) at Mohammed Al Ahmed Naval Base, Kuwait.

051007-A-9718B-008. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

UK Reconnaissance vehicles stationary

050803-A-9419D-018. Base: Camp Grayling State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines simulate launches from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, known as HIMARS, at North Auxiliary Airfield, South Carolina, Oct. 19, 2022. The HIMARS is an air-transportable precision rocket system capable of firing a variety of conventional, precision-guided ballistic munitions.

Armored vehicle, Afghanistan

DN-ST-89-01483. Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK Country: Norway (NOR)

051028-A-2403G-006. Base: Giessen Army Post Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: 7TH ADA, C BTRY 5/7 ADA

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines and members of the Northern Army, Japan Self-Defense Force demonstrate High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems capabilities during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 4, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, operate a LAV-25 light armored vehicle during a zone reconnaissance exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 15, 2022. The training event was conducted to improve communication and mission effectiveness between units in preparation for potential real-world scenarios. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

Soldiers from the New Jersey Army National Guards 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team arriving at Fort Drum, New York, on July 7 prior to the launch of the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise. The three-week exercise runs from July 10 to July 30 and enables brigade combat teams to achieve the readiness necessary to deploy, fight and win battles throughout the world.

010419-A-6788L-002. Base: Hunter Army Air Field State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLTON, California (July 11, 2022) - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Timothy Lyon, left, a vehicle commander, and Lance Cpl. Bryan Villalobos, a gunner, both with Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to offload a Light Armored Vehicle, July 11. The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit is currently embarked aboard the USS Makin Island conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet.

Soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment load various military vehicles into a Boeing C-17 in preparation for an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) at the National Training Center (NTC).

French soldiers assigned to the 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment, Multinational Field Artillery Brigade conduct CAESAR self-propelled howitzer live fire during Exercise Dynamic Front 23 at Oksbol, Denmark, March 28, 2023. Exercise Dynamic Front 23 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, 56th Artillery Command led, multinational exercise desinged to improve allied and partner nation's ability to execute multi-echelon fires, and test interoperability of both tactical and theater-level fires systems in a live environment.

Stryker vehicles from 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division are offloaded at the Port of Pyeongtaek, South Korea on Oct. 8, 2022.

981021-A-7891P-511. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98 Base: Pusan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Army Georgia National Guardsmen with the Savannah-based Charlie Battery 1st Battalion, 118th Artillery Regiment, 48th Infantry Combat Team move an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer into position during a direct-fire exercise during Exportable Combat Training Capabilities (XCTC) training at Fort Stewart, Georgia, June 20, 2022. XCTC is the U.S. Army National Guard's program of record that enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win battles throughout the world. The XCTC exercise will include approximately 4,400 brigade personnel from throughout Georgia.

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