Jungle Training Operations

Photos of U.S. Marines engaged in jungle training exercises in Brazil and Japan, illustrating tactical movements, teamwork, and environmental challenges.

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U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Matthew Kritzrios, an infantry Marine with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, patrols during a raid scenario as part of a bilateral jungle training event in Manaus, Brazil, Sept. 27, 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. The U.S. integrates with partners by building trust, strengthening interoperability through training and equipment, and reinforcing a shared vision of prosperity and hemispheric security.

U.S. Marines with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, execute a movement toward a simulated enemy position at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, May 26, 2022. Marines with 7th Comm. Bn. took part in a Basic Jungle Survival Skills course conducted May 22-27 to prepare for jungle operations. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air Ground Task Force operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities.

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Brian Gutierrez, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines, conducts a contact patrol with other Corpsmen and Marines on July 22, 2022, during training on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 23rd Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 is holding annual training at Fort McCoy. (Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Connor Paul, an explosive ordnance technician with 3rd EOD Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, hikes into a simulated village during Jungle Crab 22 at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, June 22, 2022. During Jungle Crab 22 EOD Marines prepared to support Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations by practicing survival methods in areas where logistical support may not be available. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division participate in an M240B machine gun range during Resolute Dragon 22 at Shikaribetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 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 Cpl. Christian Harrison, a radio operator with Task Force Koa Moana 22, I Marine Expeditionary Force, untangles slash wire in order to establish a field expedient antenna which enables communication within the task force in the Republic of Palau, July 18, 2022. The radio operators were able to communicate between islands and in the jungle using high frequency data chat and field expedient antennas, enabling command and control across various islands. 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.

SINGAPORE - A U.S. Army Infantryman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team out of Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, maintains a kneeling stance with his M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during the Field Training Exercise event of Exercise Tiger Balm 2022 here, June 15, 2022. Tiger Balm builds readiness and demonstrates U.S. Army commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Lee Garcia, an engineer equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, provides security while conducting landing zone operations during exercise Eagle Wrath 22 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, May 17, 2022. Eagle Wrath is an annual MWSS-171 exercise at CATC Camp Fuji, Japan, designed to increase squadron proficiency in conducting real-world contingency missions while in a forward operating environment.

U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit Command Element, I Marine Expeditionary Force, advance toward an objective for a Close Target Reconnaissance practical application in the jungle during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2022 on Rampoyah Labi Training Area, Brunei, Oct. 27, 2022. CARAT Brunei 2022 highlights the 28th anniversary of CARAT among allies and partners as a way to demonstrate long-term commitment to strengthening relationships throughout South and Southeast Asia and to highlight U.S. Navy commitment to key Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) partners to reinforce ASEAN centrality. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Sgt. Ryan H. Pulliam)

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kashigo Meade, a machine gunner with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, participates in bilateral force-on-force training during Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 12, 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. Meade is a native of Columbus, Georgia.

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U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, move through the front entryway of the shoot house complex created by the U.S. Army and Australian military to train them how to effectively move through varying urban environments, Nadi, Fiji, September 15, 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 Lance Cpl. Andrew Houston, an infantry Marine with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, posts security while scoping into his M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during exercise Tradewinds 2022 (TW22) at Guacamallo Bridge, Belize, on May 13, 2022. During the patrol lane portion of the training, Marines experienced simulated enemy contact and friendly casualties. TW22 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored Caribbean-focused multi-dimensional exercise conducted in the ground, air, sea, and cyber domains, designed to provide participating nations opportunities to conduct joint, combined, and interagency training focused on increasing regional cooperation and interoperability in complex multinational security operations.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jose Garciagonzalez, an intelligence specialist with Maritime Surveillance Platoon, 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, holds security during a field exercise at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalvez, Okinawa, Japan on Sept. 12, 2022. MSP is an experimental unit whose mission is to decrease the commanders uncertainty of the maritime domain through the employment of radars and other sensors. MSP provides the Marine Corps with its only organic maritime sensor surveillance capability in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force and Navy commanders intelligence collection efforts.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a simulated medical evacuation during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) exercise, on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 25, 2022. TRAP is defined as the capability to conduct overland recovery of downed aircraft and personnel, aircraft sanitation and provide advanced trauma-life support in a benign or hostile environment. 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.

A Finnish soldier communicates to his squad during an island seizure exercise on Russaro Island, Finland, Aug. 10, 2022. During the exercise, U.S. Marines simulated an opposing force and the Finnish forces were on the offensive. 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.

U.S. Marines with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, post security during a deployment for training (DFT) at Joint Forces Training Center Camp Shelby, Mississippi, May 25, 2022. The purpose of this DFT is to validate the battalion's ability to conduct force deployments in support of contingency operations and tactically improve warfighting proficiency in preparation for major combat operations.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Glinski, a tactical air control party specialist assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air support Operations Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, returns from mountaineering training at Sunshine Ridge, Alaska, July 22, 2022. 3rd ASOS Airmen utilize Alaskas varied and austere training locations to prepare for conditions that may be faced on deployment.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeremy McBroom, an explosive ordnance technician with 3rd EOD Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, applies a thermite charge to a simulated explosive threat during Jungle Crab 22 at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, June 22, 2022. During Jungle Crab 22 EOD Marines prepared to support Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations by practicing survival methods in areas where logistical support may not be available. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

Infantrymen with Company B. 1st Battalion 151st Infantry Regiment alongside mortarmen conduct urban training at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. A Guardsmen pulls security at a mock helicopter crash site. Participating in realistic training scenarios is how the Indiana National Guard maintains a lethal fighting force.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Ramos, an explosive ordnance technician with the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron, inspects a simulated explosive ordnance cache during Jungle Crab 22 at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, June 23, 2022. During Jungle Crab 22 EOD Marines prepared to support Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations by practicing survival methods in areas where logistical support may not be available. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Damian Rieck, combat engineer, Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), posts security while conducting a reconnaissance patrol of a bridge during a training exercise at Ft. Stewart, Georgia, Nov. 4, 2022. Combat engineers with MWSS-273 conducted training missions during the field exercise to enhance their ability to support 2nd MAWs warfighting capability.

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A U.S. Marine with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, provides security while conducting a live-fire range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 12, 2022. The training integrated raiding and demolition tactics to enhance the units ability to breach obstructions and perform combat operations in an urban environment. 3/2 is deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division.

Lance Corporal Martin of Company A, Battalion Landing Team 1/3, arms his M16 rifle at"enemy attackers"during Operation KERNAL BLITZ. Subject Operation/Series: KERNAL BLITZ Base: Barking Sands, Kauai State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Daniel Chiavacci, a platoon commander with Lima Co., 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, communicates over radio during company attacks as part of exercise Koolendong 22 at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, July 12, 2022. Exercise Koolendong 22 is a combined and joint force exercise focused on expeditionary advanced base operations conducted by U.S. Marines, U.S. Soldiers, U.S. Airmen, and Australian Defence Force personnel.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 9, 2022) Construction Electrician 2nd Class Jose Rodriguez mans a fire pit for a simulated attack during Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18s Field Training Exercise (FTX). FTX is designed to analyze a battalions construction capability, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to support major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

Kosovo Soldiers assigned to Kosovo Security Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) conducted an EOD training scenario with oversight from Observer, Coach/Trainer Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Palmer, assigned to 7th Army Training Command (7ATC) Raptor Team EOD, as part of Exercise Combined Resolve 17 at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, June 1, 2022. Combined Resolve is a recurring U.S. Army Europe and Africa-conducted, multinational exercise series held at the 7ATC's Joint Multinational Readiness Center which evaluates and assesses participants' ability to conduct operations in a complex, multi-domain simulated battlespace to enhance interoperability and readiness.

Royal Thai Armed Forces PO1 Weerawat Suwannakorn, a Thailand Mine Action Center Explosive Ordnance Disposal student with Humanitarian Mine Action Unit 2, probes for booby traps 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.

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120617-N-KK935-059 BERAUS, Malaysia (June 17, 2012) U.S. Marines from 2nd platoon Fox Company and Malaysian soldiers from the 10 Paratrooper Brigade conduct an ambush exercise during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2012. 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, and Thailand. Timor Leste joins the exercise for the first time in 2012

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Valente Briones, an explosive ordnance technician with Task Force Koa Moana 22, I Marine Expeditionary Force, digs up an item of interest while searching for unexploded ordnance remnants on Peleliu, Republic of Palau, July 11, 2022. 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.

Sgt. Matthew Suson, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24), conducts a contact patrol with other Navy Corpsmen on July 22, 2022, during training on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 23rd Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 is holding annual training at Fort McCoy. (Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. William Groves, a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines engages in realistic combat training supported by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Fuji Training Center during Exercise Shinka 22.1 at 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.

U.S. Reconnaissance Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia (MRF-SEA), I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Indonesian marines with 7th Infantry Battalion, 4th Marine Brigade, conduct a bilateral ambush fundamentals practical application activitiy during Keris Marine Exercise (MAREX) 23, on 7th Infantry Battalion Base, Lampung, Indonesia, Nov. 19, 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 with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines conduct a patrol during Korea Marine Exercise Program (KMEP) 22-3 at Camp Mujuk, Republic of Korea, July 19, 2022. KMEP is conducted routinely to maintain the trust, proficiency, and readiness of the ROK-U.S. Alliance. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Adam King, a squad leader with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, maintains security in a field during an operation in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan, July 3. The Marines presence prevents freedom of movement for the enemies of Afghanistan, returning peace and prosperity to the local populace. The Marines are part of the ground combat element of Regiment Combat Team 3, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade.

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U.S. Army Soldiers participating in Jungle School perform waterborne operations at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on Oct. 15, 2022. During Waterborne day at Jungle School, students learn how to correctly and safely cross a water obstacle in the jungle using one rope bridge, poncho ruck rafts, and zodiacs.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hudson Ripke, a machine gunner with Weapons Company, 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, patrols during a sneaker range at Kangaroo Flats Training Area, NT, Australia, May 4, 2022. Weapons Company conducted the live-fire training exercise to maintain their readiness in crisis and contingency response within the Indo-Pacific region.

Senior Airman Rudy Delgado, 13th Air Support Operations Squadron tactical air control party member, conceals himself in the brush while conducting surveillance on Oct. 25, 2022, at Red Devil Drop Zone, Fort. Carson, Colorado. The 13th ASOS trained on enabling command and control for the developing innovative concept of employing precision strike teams in support of the Combined Forces Air Component Commanders priorities.

Duwayne Masami, Palauan Fire Chief, points out a suspicious package during a training exercise with U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Squadron response team members in the Republic of Palau, Nov. 2, 2022. Deployed Airmen throughout the Pacific Air Forces area of responsibility continuously look for opportunities to train alongside Allies and partners to enhance interoperability and bolster the collective ability to support a free and open Indo-Pacific.

A hospital Corpsman with the 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines, conducts a contact patrol with other Corpsmen and Marines on July 22, 2022, during training on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 23rd Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 is holding annual training at Fort McCoy. (Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

Joint training exercise with Det 2. 6 Co. 3/238th AVN MEDEVAC, Cox Health and Missouri State Highway Patrol at Hercules Glade Wilderness, Bradleyville, Mo., Oct. 06, 2022. Multiple Missouri departments teamed up to practice life-saving MEDEVAC scenarios. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Rose Di Trolio.)

1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division squad, work together to help the injured soldier July 19 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, during the individual lanes for the 2022 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Competition. The 2022 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Competition consists of multiple 5-Soldier squads from USARPAC units competing for the opportunity to represent USARPAC at the Department of the Armys competition. stations. The non-commissioned officers and junior enlisted will be assessed together in their ability to execute warrior tasks and battle drills, marksmanship and land navigation, and will be challenged to complete a mission as a squad.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Laura Salgado Cardona, a member of the 156th Security Forces Squadron, takes up a concealed position against simulated threats during Southern Strike 2022 at Avon Park Florida, April 25. Southern Strike 2022 is a joint exercise featuring approximately 2,000 service members from the active and reserve components of the U.S. military.

U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. Jesse Staples, a Henderson, Texas, native and an assault amphibious vehicle crewman with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, records his point for land navigation during a deployment for training (DFT) at Joint Forces Training Center Camp Shelby, Mississippi, May 21, 2022. The purpose of this DFT is to validate the battalion's ability to conduct force deployments in support of contingency operations and tactically improve warfighting proficiency in preparation for major combat operations.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a simulated rescue operation on Capt. Charles Taun, a pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, 31st MEU, during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 16, 2022. A TRAP mission occurs when aircraft and personnel sustain damage, requiring a flexible aircrew and a coordinated team of Marines to locate, medically treat, and transport those injured to the next level of care. 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 premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

A Marine with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24) participates in a training scenario July 26, 2022, on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 24th Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 was holding their 2022 annual training at Fort McCoy. (U.S. Army Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kevin Lopez, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, holds a defensive position during Jungle Warfare Exercise 23 in the Central Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 14, 2023. JWX 23 is a large-scale field training exercise focused on leveraging the integrated capabilities of joint and allied partners to strengthen all-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. Lopez is a native of Chicago, Illinois.

French Army Marechal des Logis Erwan Blanche, Aito instructor, Marine Infantry Regiment in French Polynesia (RIM.aP), French Armed Forces, instructs French Army Sgt. Louis D'bois, combat medic, RIM.aP, French Armed Forces, on how to rappel during the Aito Course in Taravao, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Sept. 4, 2022. The event provided a bilateral training opportunity between the French Armed Forces and Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. The nine Marines and Sailor from HQSVCBN participated in the bilateral training with the French Armed Forces in order to strengthen relationships with the region. The courses name comes from the Tahitian word aito, which means warrior.

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, Australian Army soldiers, and Philippine army soldiers conduct an after action report for the beginning phases of exercise Predators Run 22 at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 23, 2022. Predators Run 22 is a multinational exercise that simulates littoral combined arms maneuver in a large-scale force-on-force environment.

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion crawls through the woodline to avoid being detected by the opposing forces at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22, Sept. 13, 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 across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partner

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Logan Vetter, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, posts security while a teammate cordons the area for a improvised explosive device during IED response training on Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 22, 2022. The training expanded EOD technicians' knowledge and proficiency to locate the threat, cordon and control the area, and mitigate the explosive hazards encountered during real world operations.

Soldiers with the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade Recon Company, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force rappel down a cliff 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

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brian Freeman, a maintenance management specialist with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group fires down range using an M16A4 rifle during the 7th Comm. Bn. field exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 3, 2022. The 7th Comm. Bn. FEX is designed to evaluate and preserve combat readiness and familiarization of weapon systems. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air Ground Task Force operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities.

An Australian Operator with 2nd Commando Regiment, Special Operations Command, participates in 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. Noel Pastor, a combat engineer with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, posts security during a motorized raid exercise on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, June 27, 2022. Motorized raids are one of the ways the Marine Corps practices quickly moving units closer to the fight. 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.

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Kekiwi, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division (3/3), walks through the woods at Shoalwater Bay Training Area during the training Exercise CROCODILE 2003. US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Kekiwi, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division (3/3), walks through the woods at Shoalwater Bay Training Area during the training Exercise CROCODILE 2003.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Sgt. Nicholas Parks, Alpha Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, shows a Japanese soldier, with The Western Army Infantry Regiment how to properly apply camouflage here Feb. 15. The Marines and soldiers are participating in Exercise Iron Fist, a bilateral training exercise conducted between the U.S. and Japanese militaries.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jonathon Damitio, bottom, a professionally instructed gunman with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, demonstrates concealment tactics for a class with Royal Thai Marines during Exercise Cobra Gold in Sattahip, Chonburi province, Kingdom of Thailand, March 4, 2023. Cobra Gold, now in its 42nd 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.

Corporal Nicholas Fingers, a Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) team leader with 3d LAAD Battalion, aviation combat element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, directs Corporal Diego Zastrow, a LAAD gunner, to complete a simulated air defense engagement during exercise Koolendong 22 at the Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, on July 18, 2022. Exercise Koolendong 22 is a combined and joint force exercise focused on expeditionary advanced base operations conducted by U.S. Marines, U.S. Soldiers, U.S. Airmen and Australian Defence Force personnel.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joshua Pulanco, a combat engineer with Task Force Koa Moana 22, I Marine Expeditionary Force, hammers a board into a concrete grove during the reconstruction of a pathway on Peleliu, Republic of Palau, July 27, 2022. The Marines and locals replaced the decaying stairs to provide visitors a safe passage to the Battle of Peleliu memorial at Umurbrogol Mountain, known as Bloody Nose Ridge. 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.

KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Chester Thomson of El Paso, Texas a fire support non-commissioned officer with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), runs up an embankment during a security patrol in a remote village of Khowst Province, Afghanistan, Jan. 31, 2013. . Troop B is tasked with training and mentoring the ANA and AUP to take over security operations in Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Soldiers participating in Jungle School perform waterborne operations at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on Sept. 24, 2022. During Waterborne day at Jungle School, students learn how to correctly and safely cross a water obstacle in the jungle using one rope bridge, poncho ruck rafts, and zodiacs.

U.S> Marine Corps recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct Basic Warrior Training, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 29, 2023. During BWT, recruits run through a day movement course that simulates combat scenarions.

Cavalry troopers from Ace Troop, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division conduct water insertion and foot patrols through Bellows Field Beach Park Aug. 24, 2022. The joint amphibious insertion with Marines was part of a two-week multi-echelon exercise designed to validate Brigade Capability Set Integration (CSI), train and certify lethal companies, troops and batteries, and exercise the Warriors sustainment capacity in a dynamic and complex battlefield against a reacting enemy.

GUNNERY SGT. Jay Browne, a member of a Marine Corps photographic unit, films an exercise with a video camera. Country: Panama (PAN)

U.S. Army Sgt. Donair Mason pulls a weighted dummy up a hill during the combat casualty care event as part of Medical Readiness Command, Pacific's Fiscal Year 2023 Best Medic Competition, Oct. 27, 2022 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Eight top Soldiers from across MRC,P competed in ten events over three days including a 15-mile ruck march, water survival tests, marksmanship, combat casualty care, and more.

Korean Marines set security in an amphibious landing during KAMANDAG 6 at Naval Education, Training, and Doctrine Command, Zambales, Philippines, Oct. 7, 2022. This combined interoperability event also involved members of the Philippine Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Corps, and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. 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 shared experiences.

U.S. Marines with the Logistics Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, use slabs of bark to build natural shelters during a bushcraft survival course at Territory Wildlife Park, NT, Australia, July 7, 2022. Marines with MRF-D 22 participated in the six day course hosted by Bushcraft Survival Australia to increase knowledge of the local terrain and to learn alternative methods of sustainment in a contested environment.

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jose Esparza, a radio operator with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, gives commands during Exercise Shinka 22.1 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 28, 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.

Paratroopers assigned to Charlie Troop, 1-73 Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division participate in Squad Lanes for the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition on Fort Stewart, GA, July 28, 2022. During the Best Squad Competition, competitors were tested on a wide range of subjects including land navigation, marksmanship, casualty care, physical fitness, small-unit tactics and endurance.

Rhino protection unit personnel patrolling in Way Kambas National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia

French Army Capt. Phillippe Locatelli, left, senior Aito instructor, Marine Infantry Regiment in French Polynesia (RIM.aP), French Armed Forces, instructs U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Service and Battalion (HQSVCBN), U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, and members of RIM.aP, French Armed Forces, on how to rappel during the Aito Course in Taravao, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Sept. 4, 2022. The event provided a bilateral training opportunity between the French Armed Forces and Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. The nine Marines and Sailor from HQSVCBN participated in the bilateral training with the French Armed Forces in order to strengthen relationships with the region. The courses name comes from the Tahitian word aito, which means warrior.

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro is briefed by U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis L. Donovan, 2d Marine Division commanding general, during a live-fire demonstration of range G-36 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 28, 2022. Del Toro is visiting Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune to meet with II Marine Expeditionary Force and its tenant commands to learn more about Marine Corps capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

U.S. Army, Tentara Nasional Indonesia, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers conduct trilateral airborne operations in support of Super Garuda Shield, Baturaja, Indonesia, on Aug. 3, 2022. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.

A Japan Ground Self-Defence Force member participates in a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense demonstration during a joint bilateral CBRN exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 21, 2024. Emergency management and bioenvironmental specialists train members to quickly respond to any disaster, natural or man-made, whether at home or in deployed environments. Air Force

Rhino protection unit personnel patrolling in Way Kambas National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia

20th Fighter Wing pilots receive Combat Survival Training at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, June 6, 2022. CST provides Shaw pilots with the knowledge and skills needed to survive, evade, and communicate with recovery forces worldwide.

OKINAWA, Japan (April 8, 2012) Marines and Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 40 conduct a bridge crossing during a week-long jungle warfare training course at Jungle Warfare Training Center. The center occupies 17,500 acres of jungle in northern Okinawa and provides instruction to prepare Marine and Joint Forces for combat in a dense jungle environment.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Luke Fritz, a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, conducts a patrol during Exercise Shinka 22.1 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 9, 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. Fritz is a native of Cecil County, Maryland.

The 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division kicks off their Week of the Warrior competition May 2, 2022 on Camp Casey, Republic of Korea. The first day consisted of an Army Combat Fitness Test, land navigation, Engagement Skills Trainer scenario engagements, and Combat Water Survival Training.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Luis DelacruzRios, a motor transport operator, and Cpl. Samuel Llamas, a combat engineer, both with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, execute a simulated convoy ambush with an M240B medium machine gunduring exercise Winter Workhorse, at Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, 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. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Philippine reconnaissance Marines help improve each others bivouac sites during persistence and reconnaissance training for KAMANDAG 6 in Dadao, Calayan Island, Philippines Oct. 4, 2022. The combined training gave the U.S. and Philippine reconnaissance Marines an opportunity to share tactics, techniques, and procedures. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades shared experiences.

U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct Joint combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Adiake, Cote dIvoire August 23, 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.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines conduct a live-fire sniper range on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 16, 2022. This training improved the Marines proficiency at the tactical level and developed critical marksmanship skills. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

A Soldier assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School looks through binoculars during reconnaissance training as part of the Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC) at Camp Mackall, North Carolina January 9, 2023. Soldiers participated in SFQC training that tested their knowledge of small unit tactics and basic urban operations to ensure they possess the combat skills required to successfully operate on a Special Forces Operational Detatchment Alpha.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Crisalvo West, left, and Lance Cpl. Matthew Cuadrasdardon, right, wave from a Philippine Marine Corps transport vehicle during KAMANDAG 6 in Cagayan, 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 shared experiences. West is an infantry Marine and Cuadrasdardon is a radio operator, both are with Battalion Landing Team 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

SFC Alex Sturm, a platoon sergeant assigned to B Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division instructs New Zealand and Fijian soldiers on American jungle tactics 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.

Tourist Landmark of the Resistance, also known as Museum for Resistance Tourism, a war museum operated by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, post security while patrolling through the jungle during a bilateral jungle training event in Manaus, Brazil, Sept. 25, 2022. The U.S. Marine Corps continues to seek opportunities to train alongside Brazilian partners in deliberate and dynamic training events. Bilateral training events, such as jungle training, offer both forces a chance to increase interoperability, exchange best practices, and set conditions for future events to continue to grow a long tradition of friendship and cooperation.

US Marine Corps Corporal Tyler Latiolais, of Headquarters Battalion, Truck Company, armed with an M16 rifle, keeps a watchful eye out toward the hostile Riverine Assault Craft (RAC) and the Rigid Raiding Craft (RRC), entering the area while under cover along the shore of New River at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, during the Riverine Insertion Operation Exercise (RIOEX) '98. Subject Operation/Series: RIOEX '98 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alexzander Ojedatull, an automotive maintenance technician with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, fires an M240B medium machine gun mounted atop a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 11, 2022. 3rd LSB conducted an M240B medium machine gun range to foster force readiness and to refine skills using mounted weaponry. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group lay sandbags around a trench for better cover and concealment, Military Operations in Urban Terrain Town, Eastern Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, July 20, 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.

Spc. Levi A. Collins, 1776th Military Police Company, Michigan Army National Guard competes in the 12 Mile ruck march during a Best Warrior Competition warrior task, Fort Custer Training Center, Augusta, Michigan, Sept. 15, 2022. The BWC reinforces fundamental warrior tasks and battle drills, promotes esprit de corps, and recognizes Soldiers who demonstrate commitment to the Army values and embody the warrior ethos.

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