Law Enforcement Tactical Training

Images feature police and tactical officers in training scenarios, including vehicle checks and communication, highlighting their readiness and teamwork.

Joint Readiness Training Center at Ft. Polk

010828-A-8569A-007. Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

Close up of a police sergeant's cap.

Joint Readiness Training Center at Ft. Polk

010911-A-5399B-142. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

020419-F-6020H-005. Base: Charleston Harbor State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MGEN Henry C. Stackpole III, director, plans and policy directorate, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, is briefed by a Marine officer at an equipment holding facility. Country: Norway (NOR)

RICHMOND, Virginia (July 29th, 2022) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Russell Smith pins anchors on the uniform of Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Phillip M. Brashear, son of the late Master Chief Master Diver Carl Brashear during his retirement ceremony after 40 years of service at the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center onboard Defense Supply Center in Richmond, Virginia on July 29th, 2022. CW5 Brashear was appointed as an Honorary Navy Chief Petty Officer by the Master Chief Petty officer of the Navy Russell Smith for his relentless dedication to the United States Navy. Over the course of 17 years, CW5 Brashear inspired Sailors and members of the Chiefs Mess to keep pushing forward in the face of adversity, volunteering his service to the Navy, and accepting responsibility beyond the call of printed assignment.

Close up of pouches on a cop's waist belt.

A soldier stand guard in front of a building in Panmunjom, Korea.

Police Officer Arresting a Man

United States Secret Service Agent detail.

As the sun rises over the Battle Stations building, recruits from Division 109 finish up their final run. Base: Recruit Trng Ctr, Great Lakes State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune Fire and Emergency Services Division (FESD) watch as awards are presented to the MCB Camp Lejeune FESD by U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Andrew M. Niebel, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations East (MCIEAST)-MCB Camp Lejeune, at the FESD training center on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 2, 2022. The MCB Camp Lejeune FESD received three awards and a signed proclamation from the commanding general of MCIEAST-MCB Camp Lejeune in recognition of their efforts and participation in Fire Prevention Week 2022.

Members of the U.S. Secret Service, New York Police Department Emergency Services Unit, Port Authority Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigations Special Weapons and Tactics, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations, U.S. State Department Diplomatic Security Services and the United Nations Department of Safety and Security Emergency Response Unit, participate in a joint training exercise in preparation for the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the James J. Rowley Training Center in Laurel, MD, June 30, 2022.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cailin Brown, left, 823d Base Defense Squadron systems operator, and Staff Sgt. Grace Evenson, 823d BDS unit trainer, perform a sprint drill with new female body armor at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Aug. 9, 2022. Airmen assigned to the 820th Base Defense Group and 23rd Wing tested female body armor for comfortability and functionality by performing various drills.

Police, police officer with handcuffs and service weapon, Walther P99, in the holster

Police officer writing notes, tow truck driver lifting crashed car in background

Members of the United States Agency for International Developments Disaster Assistance Response Team arrive at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, Feb. 8, 2023. The DART is assigned to lead the U.S. government humanitarian response following a series of earthquakes that struck central-southern Türkiye on Feb. 6, 2023. The DART includes urban search and rescue teams from the Fairfax and Los Angeles County Fire Departments. The teams are traveling with 159 people, 12 rescue dogs, and 170,000 pounds of specialized equipment. As a fellow NATO ally, the U.S. Government mobilized personnel to assist in Türkiye in their response efforts.

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 5, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue workers and US Coast Guard members search for residents needing assistance in areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-433-64. Hurricane Katrina

Fort Drum Assistant Fire Chief Jeffrey Spellman serves as the incident commander during the full-scale exercise July 19-20, which centered on a mass casualty accident at Mount Belvedere Gate caused by an extreme weather event. (Photo by Mike Strasser, Fort Drum Garrison Public Affairs)

Fire and Emergency Services Airmen from the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron descend down a stairwell at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Sep 9, 2022. Each year, Airmen from the 6th Air Refueling Wing participate in a stairwell climb, in which they simulate ascending 110 floors in remembrance of the first responders who lost their lives on 9/11.

Animals - 26-HK-58-75. Personnel with alligator on blanket on pavement. Hurricane Katrina

Field Training Officer Jonathan Stephens with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Police Department drives a police cruiser Jan. 31, 2023, on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. Stephens was out patrolling during a morning with frigid below-zero temperatures. He was among many officers working in cold weather and among the many Fort McCoy police officers who work around the clock protecting the installation no matter what the weather brings.

Katrina - General - 26-HK-410-1. Hurricane Katrina

Law & Order, Crime, POlice, Detail of ploice officers belt with handcuffs etc.

011205-D-8415D-010. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Pima County, Arizona for tours of the Mexican border area, discussions with local Interior staff and Customs and Border Patrol personnel

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer with the Office of Field Operations talks with a local resident about heavily flooded, impassable, roads left behind by Hurricane Ian in Venice, Fla., Sept. 29, 2022. CBP photo by Glenn Fawcett

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer with the Office of Field Operations talks with a local resident about heavily flooded, impassable, roads left behind by Hurricane Ian in Venice, Fla., Sept. 29, 2022. CBP photo by Glenn Fawcett

A police officer from the Grand Forks Police Department calls for medical assistance during and active shooter exercise, Sept. 16, 2022, at the Grand Forks International Airport in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The exercise included participants from the local hospital, police department, sheriffs office and fire department.

Incident Management Team - 26-HK-157-39. Hurricane Katrina

Police outside the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE, Wall Street, Manhattan, New York City, USA, North America

Members of the Maryland National Guards 175th Infantry Regiment patrol on East Pratt Street at the Inner Harbor to protect Baltimore citizens April 28, 2015.After a violent gathering last night, Governor Larry Hogan issued a state of emergency and activated the National Guard.

Man detained in handcuffs. Prisoner or arrested man in handcuffs

Close-up of a policeman

Police Officer Arresting Suspect

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer with the Office of Field Operations talks with a local resident about heavily flooded, impassable, roads left behind by Hurricane Ian in Venice, Fla., Sept. 29, 2022. CBP photo by Glenn Fawcett

Jozef, a K-9 assigned to ProMedica Security, bites U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Austin DAmore, a security forces specialist assigned to the Ohio National Guards 180th Fighter Wing, during bite training at the 180FW in Swanton, Ohio, July 21, 2022. The K-9 officers visited the 180FW to learn about the units security forces mission, sharing best practices and strengthening community partnerships.

US Park Police Officer standing guard at the entrance to the Jefferson Memorial on the National Mall in Washington DC.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-398-153. Hurricane Katrina

Vintage Photograph. Police officer making an arrest during routine patrol.

Hurricane Wilma, Miami, FL, October 29, 2005 Local police check cars that are coming out to Miami Beach because of the curfews set up in neighborhoods due to Hurricane Wilma.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Arro, a highly trained military drug dog, patrols an area in search of illegal narcotics with his handler, Sergeant Richard W. Thompson, a member of Fort McClellan Military Police Company. Base: Fort Mcclellan State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Miscellaneous - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-431-135. Hurricane Katrina

The Minnesota National Guards 55th Civil Support Team(CST) conducts a Collective Lanes Training, at the Columbia Heights Membrane Plant in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, September 20, 2022. Army North observed the exercise to provide feedback before the unit's Training Proficiency Evaluation next year. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

Police tape, crime scene or csi photographer with evidence of murder victim at night with first responder. Forensic quarantine, expert in hazmat and cops for observation, examination or case research

US Navy GUNNER's Mate 2nd Class (GM2) David Martino attached to Explosive Safety, Commander US Naval Forces, Marianas (ComNavMarianas) "apprehends" Electronics Technician SEAMAN Apprentice (ETSA) Doug Liembach, USN, during vehicle search drill. Agana Naval Air Station, Guam, 8 May 1998. Base: Naval Air Station, Agana State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Teenager Being Searched By Police.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jackson Ricker, a combat videographer with Marine Aircraft Group 12, looks out to the shore aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) before departing Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, May 22, 2022. This is the first time Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 has embarked as a full squadron aboard an amphibious assault ship from MCAS Iwakuni.

Matthew Atwood, Owner of Tactical K-9 Services, works with his K-9, Malinois Zhukov, to detect hazards at the World Track and Field Championships, University of Oregon, in Eugene, Ore., on July 16, 2022. Atwood and Zhukov are members of a Joint Hazard Assessment Team (JHAT), which is composed of members of the 102nd Weapons of Mass Destruction - Civil Support Team, Oregon National Guard, and other local, state, and federal agencies. The team of agencies stand ready to prevent and respond to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) hazards. The team regularly patrolled the grounds at the Championships and responded to any suspicious bags, vehicles, or other potential threats at the site. The World Track and Field Championships were held July 15-24 and it was the first time the event was held in the United States. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Amy Elker, Joint Force Headquarters Public Affairs, Oregon Army National Guard)

010925-A-7446B-005. Base: Carlisle Barracks State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: US Army War College

Coast Guard National Strike Force members scan Pine Island, Florida for people in need on Oct. 1, 2022. The National Strike Force team in Southwest Florida assisted over 50 people in the Fort Myers area.

Members of United States Army Europe (USAEUR) mortuary affairs gives last rights to the remains of fallen sailors from USS COLE (DDG 67), at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on October 13, 2000. The sailors were killed in the explosion during the bombing of Cole in the Yemen port city of Aden. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Portrait of Police Officer

Police Officer Adam Wright with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Police Department checks identification cards and paperwork Jan. 31, 2023, at the Main Gate at Fort McCoy, Wis. Wright was out working on a morning with frigid below-zero temperatures. He was among many officers working in cold weather and among the many Fort McCoy police officers who work around the clock protecting the installation no matter what the weather brings.

Police Officer on Two-Way Radio

Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 8, 2026, Protest at the Whipple Federal building in response to the shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who killed the woman. U.S. border patrol commander Gregory Bovino talks with federal agents at the protest scene.

The Fort Dix CBRN School held training for various unit soldiers for the ASA Fort Dix CBRN Defense Course Class, 002-23. This course was from 4 December through 16 December 2023. The course includes training on a variety of military CBRN Equipment, and includes training and familiarization on, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), emergency response In-transit procedures, planning and preparing for Domestic Reconnaissance operations, the fundamentals of Toxic Industrial Chemicals/Materials (TIC/TIM), sampling and collection procedures, mission abort procedures, and the procedures to set-up, process through and close out a survey team decontamination site. (Images provided by the U.S. ASA Fort Dix (TSC) Training Support Center / Daniel Amburg)

220910-N-GF955-1144BALTIC SEA (Sept. 10, 2022) U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) move boxes during a replenishment at sea with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS William Mclean (T-AKE 12), Sept. 10, 2022. Paul Ignatius is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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. Marine Corps Sgt. Justin Vancil, a Senior Drill Instructor with Receiving Company, Support Battalion, waits to greet the new recruits of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jan. 9, 2023. After the recruits are checked for prohibited items, they make a phone call, receive haircuts, and are issued their gear.

Karen Osler (right), a park ranger with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, switches seats with a volunteer camp host at the Mill Run Campground in Maryland, July 14, 2022. Osler is in charge of the volunteer program for Youghiogheny River Lake and was showing the volunteer how to operate an electric vehicle provided for her official use. Each camp host volunteers for a month or longer during the summer to help with the upkeep of two campgrounds operated by the Army Corps staff.

221005-N-LH674-1082 SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 5, 2022) Emergency Medical Technician Kyle Battaglia, from San Francisco Fire Department, Fire Station 49, speaks with a patient during a San Francisco Fleet Week (SFFW) 2022 event where U.S. Navy Sailors and Marines shadow EMS personnel for a day. SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America's sea services. During Fleet Week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas.

Security personnel with bomb detecting dogs in action outside 21st Street entrance of Harry S. Truman Building

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Supervisory Air and Marine Agent Matt Manning and Port Director Rudy Chacon; approach the AMO, Mobile Command Center on site at The World Games, Birmingham, AL., July 11, 2022. CBP photo by Jaime Rodriguez

Police in riot gear holding weapon, downtown Los Angeles, California

MARK WAHLBERG in PATRIOTS DAY (2016), directed by PETER BERG.

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 116th Field Artillery Regiment, Florida Army National Guard support distribution operations in Cape Coral, Florida. The 116th is deployed to south Florida to respond to the devastation of Hurricane Ian.

US border patrol agents do a random search along an Arizona highway.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-380-122. Hurricane Katrina

060523-N-4936C-001. Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, get off a bus for receiving at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, Sept. 19, 2022. Receiving is the recruits' first day at MCRD San Diego, where they were checked for contraband, given haircuts, made phone calls home, and issued gear.

Suspicious package locks down the White House grounds

A prisoner standing behind his prison cell bars

Air Force Lt Col Dan Hale family member learns how to marshall in his fini-flight on 08 June. Hale had over 4000 hours of flight time. (Air National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Perez)

040318-F-3208M-057. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

DEU, Germany, Essen, 23.11.2005 : SWAT team of NRW Police special forces at a fastroping training from a EC 155 helicopter. |, Europe

011014-F-2747H-007. Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aviation Training Center - Mobile Aircrew - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-278-167. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Bryan Bolanos, 56th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, sweeps a vehicle with his MWD, Edo, Sept. 29, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Military working dogs and their handlers routinely patrol around bases while conducting detection sweeps at various locations.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers with the Office of Field Operations get a briefing as they pre-stage at the Southwest Florida International Airport in Ft. Myers, Fla., to provide recovery support to the area after Hurricane Ian came ashore Sept. 29, 2022. CBP photo by Glenn Fawcett

Staff Sgt. Joshua Bennett, Training Non-commissioned Officer in Charge explaining active shooter response techniques to U.S. Military Police, German Rapid Reaction Forces (USK) and Ansbach city police in a joint active shooter training Feb. 9 at Storck Barracks, Illesheim. During the training, the law enforcement representatives of the two nations discovered similarities and some identical procedures in their approaches to the scenario.

011031-A-6998T-001. Base: Camp Parks State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: California National Guard

Aviation Ordnanceman AIRMAN (AOAN) Vonda Dyke and AOAN George Dionisio hoist a live Mark 82 cluster bomb to be attached to a Strike Fighter Squadron 37 (VFA-37) F/A-18 Hornet aircraft (assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)) during fleet exercise at the Naval Air Station. Subject Operation/Series: COMPTUEX 95 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Wall that Heals, a three-quarter replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. arrived at Harper Creek High School in Battle Creek, Michigan July 13, 2022. Battle Creek citizens welcomed the semi-truck escorted by over 500 motorcyclists, police and fire personnel. Entry is free to the public 24 hours a day and will be in Battle Creek through Sunday, July 17. Volunteers from all over Michigan are ready to assist in finding names and answering questions. (Air National Guard photo by: Staff Sgt. Bethany Rizor)

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 6, 2022) Cmdr. Susan Malboeuf, director of branch clinics and Capt. Caleb Noordmans, director of dental services, assigned to Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Yokosuka, speaks to a bicyclist explaining bicycle traffic and safety rules during a road safety campaign onboard CFAY. For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet's forward deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.

Airman 1st Class Joseph Vandegrift, 108th Security Forces Squadron supports the New Jersey Department of Health, New Jersey State Police, and New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, at the Mobile COVID-19 Community-Based Testing Site at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J., March 24, 2020. In order to be eligible for testing, individuals must be current New Jersey residents and experiencing symptoms of respiratory illness. Priority will be given to symptomatic individuals experiencing cough, fever (99.6F or above) and shortness of breath.

220726-N-VD165-009 FORT WORTH, Texas (July 26, 2022) Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Special Agent Jeremy Hauck, far back and center, assigned to Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) Fort Worth observes local law enforcement participants in an active-shooter training course. A course designed to train local law enforcement agencies on tactics that will allow seamlessly integration with Navys security forces in the event of a real-world active-shooter situation on base.

Police, quarantine and yellow tape for crime scene, investigation or barricade in night for warning, danger or sign. Forensic inspection, street or road with security for robbery, murder and no entry

Maryland Task Force 1 (MD-TF1) and Virginia Task Force 1 (VA-TF1) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) train during an Urban Search and Rescue Task Force exercise, at Montgomery County Airpark and Public Safety Training Academy (PSTA), Feb. 15, 2024. The training represents a new partnership for members of the D.C. National Guards Aviation Detachment, nicknamed District Dustoff, designed to improve interoperability and familiarity between partners involved in disaster response in the DMV. Air National Guard

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-377-44. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard personnel from the Gulf, Atlantic, and Pacific Strike teams help transfer people stranded on Sanibel Island, Florida to the mainland after Hurricane Ian on Sept. 30, 2022. The strike forces transferred over 30 people to Floridas mainland to seek shelter and resources.

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