Joint Military Training Operations

Images depicting U.S. military personnel in collaborative training exercises, focusing on search and rescue operations and tactical drills in various environments.

Fifteen Minnesota National Guard and two Croatian Soldiers are competing in Minnesotas Best Warrior Competition April 7-10, 2022, at Camp Ripley. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers nominated by units across the state. Croatia and Minnesota have worked together for 25 years as part of the National Guards State Partnership Program. Minnesotas winners will move on to compete against the best Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from states across the region at Camp Ripley in May. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Sgt. Bob Brown)

Participating in EXERCISE DESERT RESCUE IX, 1ST Combat Camera videographer STAFF Sergeant H. Chris Scrivener documents elite U.S. Air Force Pararescue personnel conducting final checks prior to conducting high altitude low opening (HALO) jump from a 71st Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia based HC-130 Hercules transport aircraft. Desert Rescue IX is the premiere search and rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: U.S. Special Operations Command

040716-M-3717S-021. Subject Operation/Series: FUJI INCREMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM (FITP) 2004 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

A US Air Force AIRMAN from the 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, picks up his cold weather gear at RAF Kinloss, Foress, Scotland. The AIRMAN will assist in a search and rescue mission to find two missing fighter aircraft belonging to the 493rd Fighter Squadron based out of RAF Lakenheath, UK. Base: Raf Kinloss, Scotland Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, and French Foreign Legionnaires with 2nd Regiment conduct a mount training exercise at Nimes, France, May, 27, 2022. This was part of a bilateral training event with the French Foreign Legion that challenged the forces with physical and tactical training, as well as provided the opportunity to exchange knowledge and strengthen bonds.

020819-A-6042E-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

060131-A-6365W-061. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Fifteen Minnesota National Guard and two Croatian Soldiers are competing in Minnesotas Best Warrior Competition April 7-10, 2022, at Camp Ripley. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers nominated by units across the state. Croatia and Minnesota have worked together for 25 years as part of the National Guards State Partnership Program. Minnesotas winners will move on to compete against the best Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from states across the region at Camp Ripley in May. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Sgt. Bob Brown)

A U.S. Air Force Pararescue Airman, assigned to the 52nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, prepares to perform a static-line jump during an agile combat employment exercise from an HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 26th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Feb. 3, 2023. The exercise consisted of rapid special warfare Airmen and heavy equipment infiltration and exfiltration scenarios, military free-fall and static line jumps, and drop zone operations, sharpening key rescue capabilities within the CENTCOM AOR.

US Marine Corps CHIEF Warrant Officer Jones and USMC Private First Class Ericson from Electronic Warfare Squadron Marine Attack Squadron 4 (VMA-Q4) from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, take part in Nuclear, Biological and Chemical exercises during Operation MAPLE FLAG 00. Subject Operation/Series: MAPLE FLAG 00 Base: Cold Lake State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN)

A U.S. Marine with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit engages a target during close quarter combat training on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 4, 2023. Marines rehearse CQC tactics to increase lethality at a team level in urban environments. 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.

Airmen from the 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, conduct a simulated casualty exercise on the flight line at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 19, 2022 while participating in the Raging Gunfighter exercise. Raging Gunfighter is an Air Combat Command exercise designed to simulate operating a Lead Wing from an Austere Environment. The purpose of the exercise is to prepare the 366th Fighter Wing and its Airmen for potential future operations in accordance with the National Defense Strategy

040823-F-6123A-006. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Capt. Ryan Woods, 345th Bomb Squadron weapons systems officer, checks his mask before flight at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas Sept. 7th, 2022. Crews supported a Bomber Task Force mission to U.S. Southern Command. Within the mission, they integrated with partnered nations, such as Ecuador and Panama.

A U.S. Coast Guardsman attached to a Maritime Security Response Team participates in a boarding exercise simulation as a part of Operation Nanook, Aug. 8, 2022. An MSRT unit embedded with USCGC Bear (WMEC 901) for Operation Nanook to showcase specialized Coast Guard law enforcement capabilities to partner nations.

040721-F-3431H-103. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, bring casualties to a Casualty Collection Point (CCP) during an Expeditionary Medical Integration Course (EMIC) on Camp Pendleton, California May 5, 2022. Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) conducted EMIC to lay a foundation of skills and knowledge required for MEU medical personnel to provide the highest levels of health service support capability in any operational environment.

050806-A-9419D-009. Base: Camp Grayling State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 7, 2022) U.S. Coast Guardsmen from Maritime Safety Response Team West (MSRT-W) conducts Helicopter Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (HVBSS) training during the Helicopter Sea Combat Weapons School Pacific (HSCWSP) quarterly exercise PHOENIX TRIDENT ASSAULT off the coast of San Diego.

Tech. Sgts. Kenneth Pate and Joshua Kerk, 710th Security Forces Squadron defenders, conduct a room entry and clearing drill, Feb. 4, 2023, on Schriever Space Force Base. During a close-quarters combat training course lead by El Paso County SWAT team instructors, 310th and 710th Security Forces Squadron Airmen practiced employing room entry and clearing tactics. By using an indoor training facility with re-configurable rooms, the Airmen were presented with multiple scenarios and environments throughout the course.

021011-F-9186F-003. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct maintenance on a UH-1Y Venom during a Marine Air-Ground Task Force Distributed Maneuver Exercise as part of Service Level Training Exercise 2-24 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 13, 2024. MDMX prepares Marines for future conflicts by conducting offensive and defensive live-fire and maneuver training scenarios within an austere training environment. Marine Corps

060327-A-1211S-030. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Gabe Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A

U.S. Air Force personnel from the 621st Contingency Response Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., load cargo onto a Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., C-17 Globemaster III, supporting a swift and coordinated relief effort to Haiti, Jan. 14, 2010, in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake.

A U.S. Army soldier buckles their bag after completing a gear layout prior to the start of the Sullivan Cup at Fort Benning, Ga., April 25, 2022. The Sullivan Cup is a biennial competition that tests the best tank crews from the Armor Branch, the U.S. Marine Corps and international partners.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kason Rondot, 822nd Base Defense Squadron armorer, fires Sig Sauer M18 rounds at a ballistic plate at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Sept. 27, 2022. The demonstration utilized two tests: one incorporating Ballistic Rapid Air Deployable System (B-RADS) technology and the other without. Rondot shot two 9 mm rounds at the ballistic plate without B-RADS technology for the first test.

011022-F-1545M-013. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030411-F-7203T-010. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Nov. 15, 2022) - Navy Role 2 providers from ERSS team 29 and Fleet Surgical Team 5 simulate casualty care with Marines and high fidelity manikins in a makeshift medical station at Naval Expeditionary Medical Institute (NEMTI) during Operation Firebreak, November 15.Operation Firebreak is an exercise designed to evaluate operational readiness through simulated point of injury treatment and transport of casualties to the next level of care. Navy Medicine Operational Training Command (NMOTC) is comprised of six nationwide detachments that offer specialized medical training in the fields of aviation, aviation survival, surface and undersea warfare, expeditionary and special operations medicine.

030905-F-0017M-010. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Byrd Field State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 106th Aviation Regiment conduct Combat Water Survival Training May 22, 2022 at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, IL. This training allows for a simulated environment, meant to assist Soldiers in developing survival skills to help prepare for situations such as helicopter crashes near large masses of water. Its good to have these experiences with one another, said 1st Lt. Jonathan Mercado. Being able to conduct this training successfully is going to identify who may need additional support and ensure success for follow on missions.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Marc Garnsey, 115th Airlift Squadron, California Air National Guard, and Senior Master Sgt. Vergel De Dios fill the Modular Airborne Firefighting System with fire retardant while aboard a C-130J Hercules at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 26. MAFFS is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in under 5 seconds. The wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square miles of land.

Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Stephen Messenger greets community members and post visitors at the installation's Gate 20 on July 22, 2022, by scanning identification cards at Fort McCoy, Wis. Messenger became the garrison commander July 14. Messenger arrives after serving in his prior assignment as the director of engineering and logistics, J4, Joint Task Force Civil Support, Fort Eustis, Va. Messengers awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Combat Infantrymans Badge, Expert Infantrymans Badge, Army Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Pathfinder Badge, and German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge.

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guards 123rd Security Forces Squadron practice room-clearing techniques at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif., May 17, 2022. The event was part of law-and-order training completed by more than 20 unit members over six days in central California.

Sgt. Dain Petipren of Kalmazoo, Michigan, a Health Care Specialist with the Michigan National Guards 1171st Medical Company Area Support Company, plots points during the night land navigation event. He is one of twelve National Guard Soldiers who are competing in the Region IV Best Warrior Competition May 11-15, 2022, at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio National Guards. The winners will move on to compete in the National Guards competition on July 20-30, 2022, at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mack Jones, 820th Combat Operations Squadron combat arms instructor, fires M4 carbine rounds at a ballistic plate at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Sept. 27, 2022. The demonstration utilized two tests: one incorporating Ballistic Rapid Air Deployable System (B-RADS) technology and the other without. Jones shot two 5.56 mm rounds at the ballistic plate without B-RADS technology for the first test.

U.S. East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs), U.S. Army Green Berets from 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), and Norwegian Naval Special Operations Commandos conduct close quarters combat training aboard U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC Cypress (WLB 210), to strengthen interoperability with and develop skills in an extreme Arctic environment in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2024, during Arctic Edge 24. AE24 is an annual defense exercise for U.S. Northern Command emphasizing Joint Force operations in an extreme cold weather and high latitude environment and is designed to demonstrate the Commands ability to conduct Globally Integrated Layered Defenses in the Arctic. Navy

030115-F-6449C-010. Subject Operation/Series: LOCAL SALTY NATION Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Technical Sergeant Frederick Copeland and STAFF Sergeant Oren Sieff, 51st Medical Group, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, secure a patient in preparation for transport to the emergency room during Exercise BEVERLY MIDNIGHT. The exercise is designed to test people's ability to carry out their wartime tasking, air base ground defense, and ability to recover after attacks. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY MIDNIGHT Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Drake Ballard, a Shelby, North Carolina native and a radio operator with Battalion Landing Team 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) establishes communications to support the boat assault force during a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) course at Fort Eustis, Virginia, Jan. 13, 2023. The VBSS course is designed by Expeditionary Operations Training Group to train MSPF, BLT 1/6, and supporting enablers across the Marine Air Ground Task Force to conduct Maritime Interception Operations in preparation for the Amphibious Ready Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit (ARG/MEU) deployment.

A defender from the 5th security Forces Squadron performs a security sweep during a flight line purge in support of Exercise Prairie Vigilance/Bayou Vigilance 24-2 at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Jan. 5, 2024. A purge is a special security sweep that prepares an area for protection level 3 assets.

030214-A-4962B-187. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Cjcmotf State: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Airman 1st Class Walter Blume, 436th Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental apprentice, secures cargo at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Sept. 9, 2022. Blume is one of several 436th MXS Airmen that augmented at the 436th Aerial Port Squadron to help alleviate their recent 300 percent mission surge. The augmentation implements Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.'s Accelerate Change or Lose action order by utilizing multi-capable Airmen.

060113-A-7359K-191. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Mchenry State: Hawijah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DF-ST-85-01811. Subject Operation/Series: CHECKERED FLAG (CORONET CASTLE) Base: Raf Sculthorpe Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

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

Army Reserve Soldier, Pfc. Ramon Carrasco and teammates from 390th Seaport Operations Company, based in Puerto Rico, lash a vehicle to the 2nd deck of the MV Cape Orlando (T-AKR2044) at the Port of Oakland, California, June 17, 2022 during roll-on/roll-off operations as part of Logistics Over the Shore (LOTS) during Combat Support Training Exercise. Roll-on/roll-off operations are an essential part of the LOTS mission with is a unified commanders joint employment of Army and Navy assets to deploy and sustain a force.

030408-M-5607A-011. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030115-F-6449C-007. Subject Operation/Series: LOCAL SALTY NATION Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

A member from the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team East (MSRTE) conducts Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) Defense Training in U.S. Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England's area of responsibility on August 23, 2022. Using role players and a local ferry, members of MSRT East are tasked to interdict and board the vessel in order to verify and seize threat personnel and materials to safeguard U.S. Ports and/or critical facilities.

U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Rosemary Cornett, assigned to the 7302nd Medical Training Support Battalion, Medical Readiness and Training Command, Army Reserve Medical Command, based in Madison, Wis., focuses on how she will place a board on a wooden post a few feet away as she navigates the Double Culvert obstacle on the Field Leadership Reaction Course on Fort McCoy, Wis., May 14, 2022.

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Desirae Howell, 831st Munitions Support Squadron, Ghedi Air Base, Italy, checks the locks on a Hardened Aircraft Shelter. Base: Ghedi Air Base Country: Italy (ITA)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Aaron Strayhorn, 48th Civil Engineer Squadron assistant chief of training, looks over the burn pit training at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, March 28, 2023. This is the first joint training event between RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall in the last 4 years, which focused on F-35 familiarization and creating an environment to share tactics, techniques, and procedures for fire suppression of the aircraft.

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Lucas Feilmeier and Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Crumb , with the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, verifies that a substation generator is functioning properly at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Jan. 25, 2022. This generator powers the headquarters building, supporting all its operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Filzen)

Soldiers assigned to 3rd Infantry Division, show Mayor Karen Williams of Pooler, Georgia and Wayne County High School JROTC Cadets how to practice shooting on an electronic skills trainer at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Feb. 15, 2024. The purpose of EST is for Soldiers to hone their weaponry skills before heading to ranges. Army

GREYWOLF Trooper, Pfc. Makindy Beauchamp, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division shows Polish soldiers from the 1st Warsaw Brigade the Abrams M1A2 SepV3 main battle tank. This demonstration was part of the Abrams Tank Summit and was the first time these Polish soldiers had the opportunity to view the SepV3.

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.

031015-F-0703J-008. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, compete against one another during a pugil sticks event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Sept. 27, 2022. Recruits executed numerous Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques throughout the Pugil Sticks event.

040609-M-5555L-023. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Justin Dickison, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) chief with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, prepares to take samples during a simulated chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear scenario in Setermoen, Norway March 24, 2023. Cold weather CBRN training is designed to increase Marines confidence and readiness in their abilities to combat extreme cold weather conditions.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Chealsea Stahl, 633d Medical Group respiratory therapist, communicates to her triage team about their patient simulators care during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Sept. 9, 2022. The TCCC is designed for combat EMS/military personnel, including medics, corpsmen and pararescue personnel deploying in support of combat operations.

Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Air Evacuation Squadron transport patients on board an MC-130J Commando II during an exercise Aug 4, 2022 at Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar. Casualties stowed away receive swift medical attention from flight nurses.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nicholas Bowles, 621st Contingency Response Support Squadron member, passes a weapon to Tech. Sgt. Derrick Rains, 321st Contingency Response Squadron aircraft maintenance specialist, April 29, 2022, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The Airmen recently deployed as part of a Contingency Response Team to move equipment in support of U.S. European Command operations.

010921-F-3354H-023. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

A U.S. army soldier attaches a ratchet strap to a jingle truck on Combat Outpost Jaghato, May 20, Jaghato, Afghanistan. Ratchet strap's are used to secure a connex for transport.

060125-A-5745M-023. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN DIV

As Samawh, Camp Smitty, April 24, 2004. © Henry Westendorp / Royal Navy. Cheerful races and water fun after a cloud of cloud.

020312-F-8063B-008. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Lance Cpl. Xavier Forges, a mortarman from New Orleans, La., assigned to Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security against possible small boat incursions aboard the USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) while at sea July 20, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations.

040720-F-3963C-066. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

011205-F-1166S-002. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Special Response Team, demonstrate how to use a Halligan bar and a battering ram to other SRT Officers at The Northeast Counterdrug Training Center at Fort Indiantown Gap. Pa, July 19, 2022. The SRT Officers were learning the basics of breaching for many types of locked doors.

After the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers in New York and at the Pentagon, when hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, on the morning of 11 September 2001, Ramstein Air Base, Germany moved into Threatcon Delta. As part of that enhanced state of readiness members of the 86th Airlift Wing took part in initial Security Forces Augmentee Training. As part of the training Security Forces Combat Arms Instructor STAFF Sergeant David Boles, USAF, 86th Security Forces Squadron instructs students on the procedures for clearing their Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

060323-A-9157N-015. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON Base: Santa Clara State: Barahona Country: Dominican Republic (DOM)

U.S. Police Officers assigned to the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams from police departments across South Carolina participate in finding and disarming improvised explosive devices during the 2022 SWAT Summit at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, Columbia, South Carolina, Sept. 27, 2022. The South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy hosted a weeklong Federal Bureaus of Investigation Special Weapons and Tactics summit to train law enforcement officers in firearms, close quarters combat, tactical medical care, patrolling tactics and familiarize officers with improvised explosive devices.

U.S. Air Force aircraft loadmasters prepare to unload Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund cargo aboard a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 8th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron during a supply mission in northeast Syria, Jan. 11, 2023. Coalition Forces advise, assist, and enable partner-led operations throughout northeast Syria in the enduring mission to defeat ISIS under Operation Inherent Resolve.

Airmen from the 62nd Air Mobility Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, tighten chains to the floor of a cargo hold on a C-17 Globemaster III. The chains are attached to an M1 Abrams Tank (not shown) that is being airlifted from Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, to McCall airfield, North Carolina during night operations for Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFX) 98-1. Subject Operation/Series: JTFX 98-1 Base: Hunter Army Air Field State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030412-F-3715H-007. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

Idaho Army National Guard Sgt. Nathan Rohrback (center) gives instruction to soldiers in the shoot house.Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Charlie Company, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion spent a portion of their annual training working inside the Orchard Combat Training Center Shoot House.The Shoot House is not another range but a tactical training environment where soldiers sharpen their skills in entering and clearing a room and various passageways in tight, close quarters areas. The exercise requires squad leaders to clearly communicate directions to identify potential threats and respond strategically and effectively to those threats.Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers are currently preparing to deploy in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

DEU, Germany, Duesseldorf : Police officers of a SWAT Team on a training misson in an airplane, in case of a highjacking. |, Europe

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (April 20, 2021) A U.S. Marine in the Recon Leaders Course jumps out of a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter during a helocast training event, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 20, 2021. The purpose of the training is to teach Marines how to insert into a body of water from an air asset.

US Air Force CHIEF Bill Barry, Superintendent of Operations, 603rd Air Control Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, ignites a tent heater in a command tent. The 603rd is deployed to Bovbjerg, Denmark, in support of an annual Tactical Fighter Weaponry exercise "TFW" and a NATO Air Meet. TFW and NATO Air Meet are multinational exercises designed to practice and improve tactical capabilities in a combined training environment. Subject Operation/Series: NATO AIR MEETTACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRY EXERCISE Base: Boubjerg Country: Denmark (DNK)

050822-A-3240S-012. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Victory, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Harold Everhart, commanding officer, Logistics Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), observes the effects of an explosive charge during demolition training with Finnish soldiers from Nyland Brigade in Syndalen, Finland, Aug. 11, 2022. The range was part of a bi-lateral exercise between the Finnish military and 22nd MEU. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

041029-F-1342R-001. Base: Minot Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-85-13074. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER Base: Amsterdam Country: Holland / Netherlands (HOL)

030415-M-5607A-012. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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