Joint Military Training Exercises

Images of troops engaged in joint military exercises in various locations, highlighting collaboration and tactical training among allied forces.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division extract a mortar firing position during Resolute Dragon 22 on Shikaribetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 6, 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.

010517-F-1379L-011. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 01 Country: Thailand (THA)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division extract a mortar firing position during Resolute Dragon 22 on Shikaribetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 6, 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.

A Beninese soldier from the 1st Commando Parachute Battalion and a U.S. Army Green Beret assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) discuss squad movements during a Joint Combined Exercise Training (JCET) in Ouassa, Benin, Sept. 7, 2022. We train alongside our partners to learn from each other and share lessons learned.

A Beninese soldier from the 1st Commando Parachute Battalion and a U.S. Army Green Beret assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) discuss squad movements during a Joint Combined Exercise Training (JCET) in Ouassa, Benin, Sept. 7, 2022. We train alongside our partners to learn from each other and share lessons learned.

030426-M-9892R-001. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2003 Base: Fort Magsaysay State: Luzon Country: Republic Of The Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion 7th Marines

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Members of the Honduran rapid response team (left), known as the Peacekeeping Operations Battalion, shot more ammunition in two days than they usually fire all year during their coalition training with 36th Infantry Division Soldiers Sept. 11-13.

DA-SC-89-11634. Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, clear out Royal Thai Marines weapons, ensuring they have no ammunition, during a live-fire range at Exercise Cobra Gold in Chantaburi province, Thailand, Feb. 27, 2024. Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Marine Corps

BATU BEACH, Malaysia (June 20, 2013) U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to 1st Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, attached to Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct an amphibious raid exercise with the Royal Malaysian Army during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2013. More than 1,200 Sailors and Marines are participating in CARAT. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor Leste.

030520-M-8683D-029. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Pong Nam Ran Country: Thailand (THA)

DA-SC-89-11607. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN PHEASANT Base: Tamara Country: Honduras (HND)

050713-A-7045A-041. Base: Novo Selo Training Area Country: Bulgaria (BGR)

010717-M-5834A-004. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

120523-N-NJ145-053 HAT YAO, Thailand (May 23, 2012) U.S. Marines with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, participate in a simulated amphibious assault conducted with Royal Thai marines for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2012. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness.

BELMOPAN, Belize (May 12, 2022) Mexican Naval Infantry Corps Marines assigned to Location, Search, and Neutralization of Explosive Devices unit conduct IED training during Exercise Tradewinds 2022, May 11, 2022. Tradewinds 2022 is a multinational exercise designed to expand the Caribbean regions capability to mitigate, plan for, and respond to crises; increase regional training capacity and interoperability; develop new and refine existing standard operating procedures (SOPs); enhance ability to defend exclusive economic zones (EEZ); and promote human rights and adherence to shared international norms and values; fully integrate women into defense, peace and security missions; and increase maritime domain awareness to deter illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing activities.

Platoon leaders of the 104th Cavalry of the Pennsylvania National Guard attend a briefing during annual training exercise for the unit. Base: Fort Pickett State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

980624-F-1108F-028. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030129-A-6854T-016. Base: Salinas State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

070309-M-6412J-064. Subject Operation/Series: EDGED MALLET Base: Naval Station Manda Bay State: Bargoni Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: 26TH MEU

Philippine and U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in a combined arms live-fire event during KAMANDAG 6 at Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Philippines, Oct. 13, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

Capt. Curran Boyce, a platoon commander with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, talks to local veterans before the dedication ceremony of the Michael A. Noline Community Building, honoring Pfc. Michael A. Noline, at the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona, May 14, 2022. Noline, a member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, who served as a light armored vehicle (LAV) crewman for 3rd Light Armored Infantry Battalion, was killed in action in support of Operation Desert Storm, Jan. 26, 1991.

A Honduran soldier talks with several members of the 82nd Airborne Division during Operation GOLDEN PHEASANT. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN PHEASANT Base: Tamara Country: Honduras (HND)

030213-M-7031A-012. Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL)

U.S. Army Sgt. Javier Zuniga, an infantryman assigned to 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division participates in a Pindad SS2 assault rifle range with Soldiers from the Tentara Nasional Indonesia as part of Super Garuda Shield 2022 on Aug. 1, 2022 at Baturaja Training Area, Indonesia. Super Garuda Shield 2022, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. Military and Indonesian National Armed Forces, reinforces U.S. commitments to our allies and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.

DA-SC-89-11591. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN PHEASANT Base: Tamara Country: Honduras (HND)

060815-N-0775Y-058. Base: Fort Hunter Liggett State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050720-A-6634T-002. Base: Fort Gordon State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 23rd Wing and 93rd Air Ground Operations Wing perform buddy checks during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear class as part of a pre-deployment requirement at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, March 8, 2023. The 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and 75th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron arrived at Al Dhafra Air Base to provide support to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, enhancing the ability to deliver airpower and to integrate with local United Arab of Emirates partners.

Brazilian Marines evaluate survival tactics demonstrated by Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, as part of a bilateral jungle training event in Manaus, Brazil, Sept. 29, 2022. Throughout the training event, U.S. Marines applied tactics and knowledge given to them by the Brazilian Marines, who regularly operate in the Amazon jungle. Exercises and bilateral training events like Brazils jungle training provide the opportunity for U.S. Marines to train alongside partner forces in unique and complex environments to develop and improve readiness. Training in austere locations provide the opportunities to develop skills that are critical to force readiness and employment in the future operating environment.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Information Group, receive an after action report on a basic convoy that was conducted as part of Warfighter Week aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 20, 2022. Warfighter Week provides II MEF Marines the opportunity to train to specific objectives that enhance lethality and set conditions for more complex training evolutions in the future.

Philippine Marines with 3rd Marine Brigade and U.S. Marines with 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit transport RQ-20 Puma drones to a staging point before conducting a bi-lateral exchange of small unmanned aerial systems during KAMANDAG 6 on Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines, Oct. 10, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bi-lateral training exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Joe Sitterly, Pacific Rescue Coordination Center, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, extracts drinking water from portions of a banana tree that Bangkok Sergeant Sutthiphan Jankeeree, Rescue Coordination Center, cut as part of a Search and Rescue drill during Exercise COBRA GOLD '96. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '96 Country: Thailand (THA)

Soldiers of Co. A, 1ST Bn., 505th Parachute Infantry Regt., march through a bean field toward a landing zone during a joint Air Force and Army air-drop/air-assault exercise. Base: Darlington County Airport State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-89-11592. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN PHEASANT Base: Tamara Country: Honduras (HND)

Staff Sgt. Daudi Ola, a squad leader assigned to B Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division exchanges military experience with a New Zealand soldier during Exercise Cartwheel at Nausori Highlands Training Area, Fiji, September 17, 2022. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the U.S., Republic of Fiji Military, Australian, New Zealand, and British forces that builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face a crisis and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.

Airmen perform Self-Aid Buddy Care, during a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense exercise Sept. 14, 2022, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. SABC provides life-sustaining care to wounded people, stabilizing them while awaiting the arrival of medical evacuation.

020821-M-0175R-039. Base: Fort Benning State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force conduct a hasty 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.

030519-M-8683D-017. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Pong Nam Ran Country: Thailand (THA)

Philippine Marine Corps scout snipers and force reconnaissance Marines participate in bilateral close-quarters combat training with U.S. Marines assigned to 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, during KAMANDAG 6 at Camp Rodolfo Punsalang, Palawan, Philippines, Oct. 7, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

The 5-17 Air Cavalry Squadron conducted its first spur ride since the unit was activated in May from September 1-2, 2022. Soldiers stand at the top of a local hill to Camp Humphreys positioned to board a UH-60L Blackhawk helicopter after their one mile summit.

A security forces specialist from the 137th Security Forces Squadron, Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma, put up field phones and light of sight communications equipment, helping to build Bravo command posts command and control tent. Team personnel are currently deployed to the Combat Support Operations Course school at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030213-M-7031A-006. Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL)

050910-A-0575B-050. Subject Operation/Series: EDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF76

040606-M-4419R-045. Base: India Base (NASIR WAAL SALAAM) State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force present the MO-120-RT heavy mortar during a static weapons display during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 4, 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.

020805-M-9578B-005. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: Marine Wing Support Squadron 171

Philippine Marines fire their rifles during a combined-arms, live-fire exercise, at Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base, Philippines during KAMANDAG 6, Oct. 13, 2022. International armed forces participated in a bilateral amphibious assault focused on increasing interoperability and shared understanding of tactics. KAMANDAG is an annual, bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

US Air Force Special Operations Command Defender competitors, armed with M16A2 rifles, are off and running after the start of the Combat Rifle event during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense, and policing skills over six days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE '00 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030428-M-1852W-043. Base: Central Training Area State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3D Medical Battalion

A US Marine from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, Echo Company, armed with an M16 rifle, runs the assault course at Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island of Hawaii. Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CROW VALLEY, Republic of the Philippines (March 15, 2010) - Republic of the Philippines Marines and U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines (BLT 2/7), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), proceed down range during a small-arms shoot, March 13. The small-arms shoot was part of bilateral training being conducted during exercise Balikatan 2010 (BK 10).

US Army soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 160th Infantry Battalion, US Army National Guard, equipped with M-16 rifles engage in Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ'97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A French Army soldier assigned to 35e Régiment d'Artillerie Parachutiste plots an artillery target on a map as part of Exercise Foch 22 on Oct. 7 2022 at Plan De Canjuers Training Area, FranceExercise Foch is a live artillery exercise conducted between 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and the French 35e Régiment d'Artillerie Parachutiste at Plan De Canjuers Training Area, France with the objective of demonstrating lethality and interoperability between U.S. and French airborne artillery units.

Villame Tunidau, Force Chaplain for the Fiji Army, known affectionately as Padre Bill, opened the Multilateral Religious field service with traditional song and prayer Sunday, September 18, 2022. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the United States, Republic of Fiji Military, Australian, New Zealand, and British forces that builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face a crisis and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Luke Jackson, a reconnaissance platoon commander with Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia (MRF-SEA), I Marine Expeditionary Force, and an Indonesian marine with 7th Infantry Battalion, 4th Marine Brigade, prepare to conduct a bilateral simulated ambush during Keris Marine Exercise (MAREX) 23, on PiaBung Training Area, Lampung, Indonesia, Nov. 23, 2022. Keris MAREX is a bilateral exercise hosted by the Indonesian National Military between the Korps Marinir Republik Indonesia and U.S. Marine Corps focused on promoting military interoperability, maritime domain awareness, strengthening relationships, and expanding capabilities among participating forces. MRF-SEA is an operational model developed by Marine Corps Forces Pacific that postures scalable I Marine Expeditionary Forces west of the International Date Line, conducts a series of planned subject matter expert exchanges and enablers, and advances security objectives shared with our Allies and Partners.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Maritime Raid Force conduct a patrol during an amphibious raid alongside reconnaissance Marines from Dispen AL as part of Super Garuda Shield 22 on Singkep Island, Aug. 3, 2022. Garuda Shield is an annual combined and joint exercise between the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. 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.

Marines from Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU SOC) jump out of a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) during a raid on the Ba'th Party Headquarters in Qalat Sukar, Iraq. The Marines are armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles and a Saco 7.72 mm M60 general purpose machine gun. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (August 1, 2022) Indonesian Marine Corps personnel communicates with a U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Vladimir A. Koral, infantry officer, 3D battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division during an amphibious raid for a multinational littoral operations exercise as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, August, 1. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three 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.

U.S Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Talon Wolfe, a platoon sergeant assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, gives a range safety brief during Exercise Cobra Gold in Chantaburi province, Thailand, Feb. 27, 2024. Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Marine Corps

A staff non-commissioned officer (SNCO) of the 82nd Airborne Division helps another SNCO strap on his parachute prior to a 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)

040806-M-5324O-002. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd infantry regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, decend from a hill, at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Nov. 18, 2022.Patrols of the amber zone are conducted in order to identify possible threats to the area of operation. In coordination with partner Iraq Security Forces to advise assist and enable them in the enduring defeat of ISIS.

Royal Thai Armed Forces SM1 Uthon Namsuwan, a Thailand Mine Action Center Explosive Ordnance Disposal student with Humanitarian Mine Action Unit 3, performs a render safe technique on an 81mm high explosive mortar during an HMA EOD Level 3 course at Ta Mor Roi Training area in Surin Province, Thailand, Jul. 29, 2022. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train TMAC students in EOD level 3 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMACs mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defenses Humanitarian Mine Action Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance.

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Division assault an objective during a squad competition at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Okinawa, Japan, May 25, 2022. The week-long competition was held to test squads from across the Marine Corps in their mastery of warfighting skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Lance Cpl. Michael Taggart)

030912-M-9023R-001. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 2003 Base: Camp Samuel Hill State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Major Command Shown: GOLF 2ND BN 3RD MAR

Republic of Korea Marines participate in a combat fitness test during Korea Viper 24.1 at Republic of Korea 1st Marine Infantry Division Headquarters, Republic of Korea, Feb. 8, 2024. The CFT is an annual physical fitness evaluation that measures a Marine's combat readiness and includes a movement to contact, ammunition can lift, and maneuver under fire. In its first iteration, Korea Viper demonstrates the ROK-US Marine Corps ability to respond decisively in the region as a singular, unified force while strengthening relationships and trust between the two allies. The Marines are with 2d Battalion, 7th Marines. The Marines are with 2d Battalion, 7th Marines. 2/7 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Marine Corps

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Shane Joyce, a platoon leader with the 82nd Airborne Divisions 1st Brigade Combat Team, leads a patrol across a bridge during a field training exercise with the Indonesian Armys 17th Airborne Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, June 18, 2013, West Java, Indonesia. It is part of the annual Garuda Shield exercise between the U.S. and Indonesian armies.

A Kenya Defence Forces soldier searches for notional improvised explosive devices (IED) during Justified Accord 2024 (JA24) counter-IED training at the Counter Insurgency Terrorism and Stability Operations Training Centre, Nanyuki, Kenya, Feb. 26, 2024. JA24 is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa, running from February 26 - March 7. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and hosted in Kenya, this year's exercise will incorporate personnel and units from 23 nations. This multinational exercise builds readiness for the U.S. joint force, prepares regional partners for UN and AU mandated missions, and increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance, disaster response and crisis response. Department of Defense

030203-M-7031A-058. Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines speaks to a Japanese soldier from the Japan Ground Self- Defense Force 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. 3/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Members of the Philippine Navy Special Operations Group, conduct an amphibious raid during Balikatan 22 at El Nido, Palawan, Philippines, April 1, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog for shoulder-to- shoulder, is a long-standing bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. BK22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Carey Williams, a light armored vehicle crewmen, with Battalion Landing Team, 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Philippine Marines, with Marine Battalion Landing Team 9, patrol during KAMANDAG at Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Philippines, Oct. 10, 2022. U.S. and Philippine Marines patrolled together while supporting a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System live-fire. KAMANDAG is an annual, bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

040504-F-3587F-005. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC

030428-M-7403H-017. Base: Central Training Area State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3D MARDIV MED BN

XII Raid Cataluña 2018, Barbastro, Huesca, Spain.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ty Krotz, a range coach with Task Force Koa Moana 22, I Marine Expeditionary Force, instructs a Palauan police officer during a live fire training exercise in Ngatpang, Republic of Palau, July 13, 2022. U.S. Marine subject matter experts, along with local law enforcement, sharpened marksmanship skills using the newly renovated Joint Range Complex. Exercises such as Task Force Koa Moana demonstrate U.S. commitment through routine operations that foster peace and security and develop relations with partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

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U.S. Marines with the maritime raid force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and soldiers with the Amphibious Rapid Brigade Recon Company, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force participate in an endurance course during a bilateral field training for Iron Fist 24, at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 26, 2024. Bilateral training tests readiness and ability to respond to crises in challenging and time-sensitive conditions. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the JGSDF, and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. Marine Corps

An Australian Soldier shows a Indonesian Service Member his EF88 assault rifle during Exercise Super Garuda Shield on Dodiklatpur Rindam V, East Java, Indonesia., September 1, 2023. Super Garuda Shield 2023 is an annual exercise that has significantly grown in scope and size since 2009. SGS2023 is the second consecutive time this exercise has grown into a combined and joint event, highlighting the 6 participating and 12 observing nations' commitment to partnership and a free and open indo-pacific.

Soldiers assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct air assault training with Guatemalan soldiers during CENTAM Guardian 2023 in Guatemala, Mar 22. 2023. 2023. CENTAM Guardian 23 (CG23) is an annual multi-national partnership-building exercise designed to build capacity and capabilities with Central American partner nations.

Members of the Malawian Maritime Force move towards their objective during a culmination exercise during a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Monkey Bay, Malawi, June 22, 2022. JCETS enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.

030914-M-9023R-015. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 2003 Base: Camp Samuel Hill State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Major Command Shown: Golf 2nd Bn 3rd Mar

A Philippine Marine provides security during KAMANDAG 6, in San Vicente, Philippines, Oct. 2, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military, designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A helicopter rescue team prepares another injured” astronaut for transportation to a local hospital. They are all taking part in a Mode VII” emergency landing simulation at Kennedy Space Center. The purpose of the Mode VII is to exercise emergency preparedness personnel, equipment and facilities in rescuing astronauts from a downed orbiter and providing immediate medical attention. This simulation presents an orbiter that has crashed short of the Shuttle Landing Facility in a wooded area 2-1/2 miles south of Runway 33. Emergency crews are responding to the volunteer astronauts” who are simulating various injuries inside the crew compartment mock-up. Rescuers must remove the crew, provide triage and transport to hospitals those who need further treatment. Local hospitals are participating in the exercise.

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Wayne Baze, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3, and Rear Adm. Jean-Mathieu Rey, Joint Commander of the French Armed Forces in the Asia-Pacific, greets the soldiers participating in Exercise Marara 22 on Huahine, French Polynesia, May 16, 2022. Marara 22 is the foundation for building relationships and increasing engagements with our allies and partners to build a better bilateral relationship.

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter takes off after inserting troops at Trajillo air strip during Exercise Solid Shield '87. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '87 Country: Honduras (HND)

Portrait of men in the 82nd Airborne division in 1980. (Large format sizes available)

020413-A-1526R-006. Base: Crabbs Training Area Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest

Marine attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit throw on their gear as they prepare to board a bus that will take them to the port at Morehead City, N.C., to board the USS Bataan, Jan. 15, 2009. The 22nd MEU will deploy to Haiti aboard the Bataan and USS Carter Hall and Fort McHenry to provide sea-based humanitarian aid and disaster relief to the Haitian people after an earthquake ravaged the country, January 12.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Harrison Jones, 51st Security Forces Squadron Defender, conceals himself in brush during a joint Combat Readiness Course (CRC) with Republic of Korea Military Policemen Osan Air Base, ROK, Nov. 3, 2022. The CRC tested the joint partners ability to respond to base threats to increase readiness and build stronger communication between the allied forces.

Three Marines from the 3rd Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Brigade, wearing their camouflage blouses inside out to distinguish them as "aggressors," bypass a roll of concertina wire while on patrol during Exercise RimPac '88. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '88 Base: Bellows Air Force Station, Oahu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Colombian Army Soldiers conduct a foot patrol during a Situational Training Exercise Lane during a Exercise Southern Vanguard 23 on Nov. 9, 2022 at Tolemaida Military Base, Colombia. Exercise Southern Vanguard is U.S. Army South's premier training exercise taking place at the operational and tactical levels intended to increase interoperability between the United States and Western Hemisphere forces. This year's iteration, Exercise Southern Vanguard 23, involves Soldiers from U.S. Army South and the U.S. Army National Guard training alongside Colombian Army soldiers in varying terrain while conducting weapon familiarization lanes culminating in a bilateral military training operation.

1st Lt. Nicole Matthews, Executive Officer, 579th Engineer Battalion, Headquarters Headquarters Company instructs her Solderis on land navigation. Three teams compete for the win as Private First Class Jacob Beck, Specialist Danya Escobedo, and Staff Sgt. Josa Jimenez place first in the competition. The event took place during annual training at Camp Robers, Califonia on 19 July 2022.

060719-A-3715G-240. Subject Operation/Series: JUMP START Base: Nogalas State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHWEST

U.S. Army soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division instruct soldiers from Kazaqkstan, Kyrgzstan, and Uzbekistan in the proper way to jump out of an airplane at a mockup of a C-17. This preparation is for the joint exercise between the 82nd Airborne Division and troops from central Asia and other countries, including Russia and Turkey. It will combine airborne operations, weapons training, and cultural exchanges in order to strengthen the partnership between all the participants while improving conditions for a successful partnership for peace exercise. Subject Operation/Series: CENTRAZBAT Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Andrew Priddy, commander, Task Force (CTF) 61/2, visits Marines with Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Company Europe (FASTEUR), during patrol operations and live-fire training in Rota, Spain, July 25-27, 2022. CTF 61/2 provides FASTEUR capabilities such as rapid response expeditionary anti-terrorism and security operations in support of Commanders, United States European Command (COMUSEUCOM) and Africa Command (COMUSAFRICOM), and as directed by Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet (C6F) in order to protect vital naval and national assets.

Belizean and Mexican forces received jungle survival training from US Special Forces elements in the Manatee training site in Belize May 11, 2022 in support of furthering regional interoperability. Tradewinds 2022 is a multinational exercise designed to expand the Caribbean regions capability to mitigate, plan for, and respond to crises; increase regional training capacity and interoperability; develop new and refine existing standard operating procedures (SOPs); enhance ability to defend exclusive economic zones (EEZ); and promote human rights and adherence to shared international norms and values; fully integrate women into defense, peace and security missions; and increase maritime domain awareness to deter illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing activities.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Darren Bushey, a landing support specialist with 3rd Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and Arlie, Alabama native, attaches a sling to a water bull at Landing Zone Hawk, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, December 6, 2022. Winter Workhorse is an annual exercise for CLR-3 to train to carry out mission essential tasks in forward-deployed, austere environments.

050125-F-4230F-178. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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