Marine Training Exercises

Images of U.S. Marines in various training exercises with military equipment and vehicles, highlighting teamwork and tactical operations.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brenton Smith with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, guides a vehicle on the flight deck of USS New Orleans (LPD 18) during a vehicle offload in preparation for KAMANDAG 6 at the Port of Subic Bay, Philippines, Sept. 28, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual, bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

011023-F-0193C-005. Complete Scene Caption: USMC personnel assigned to the 26TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Camp Lejeune, NC armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles, takes up defensive positions near an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV7A1) on the beach at El Omayed, Egypt while conducting amphibious operations, during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: El Omayed Country: Egypt (EGY)

STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Shawn Prather from the 705th Ordnance Company, Fort Polk, Louisiana, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team, assigned to Bagram Airfield, checks the time remaining before he detonates unexploded warheads at a designated area, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

040113-F-9871C-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

060118-A-7969G-047. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Cooke (TAJI) State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

During training, members of the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) lift an ailing soldier on a litter to medical personnel waiting inside an ambulance. Subject Operation/Series: MARNE FOCUS Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brenton Smith with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, guides a vehicle on the flight deck of USS New Orleans (LPD 18) during a vehicle offload in preparation for KAMANDAG 6 at the Port of Subic Bay, Philippines, Sept. 28, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual, bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

050930-A-3996M-017. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 2005 Base: Mubarak Military City Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Major Command Shown: ARCENT

060328-N-6901L-154. Base: Tarmiya State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Staff Sgt. Ross Gearheart, a flight member assigned to the 39th Security Forces Squadron, attaches cargo to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an Agile Combat Exercise with Alpha Company, 3-227th Assault Helicopter Battalion Task Force Werewolves at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, April 1, 2022. Task Force Werewolves delivered multi-capable airmen to a forward operating location on base to set up remote ACE operations. The Werewolves are one of many tenant units that partner with the 39th ABW to promote security and stability in the region. The concepts of ACE directly support Incirliks mission priorities to ensure readiness and develop people by building Airmens capabilities to perform outside their normal duties

041001-M-0374B-027. Base: Kin Red Port State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

010517-F-2352G-007. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 01 Base: Phitsanulok Country: Thailand (THA)

DA-ST-85-09881. Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE) Country: Honduras (HND)

After identifying unexploded ordnance, US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Jerry Melendy, 51st Maintenance Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, armed with an M16 rifle, awaits response by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel during Osan's Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). After identifying unexploded ordnance, US Air Force Staff Sergeant Jerry Melendy, 51st Maintenance Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, armed with an M16 rifle, awaits response by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel during Osan's Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI).

060129-A-7969G-025. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Cooke (TAJI) State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A490CA

STAFF Sergeant David Dale from the 743rd Maintenance Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, checks the fuel linkage on a C-141 Starlifter aircraft from McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. The C-141's are being used for air drops during Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFX) 98-1 on Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Subject Operation/Series: JTFX 98-1 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030301-M-0367H-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: AAV

020606-F-3715H-011. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Zion Sizemore, 921st Contingency Response Squadron air transportation apprentice, monitors cargo clearance for an all-terrain 10k forklift in eastern Europe, April 13, 2022. The 621st Contingency Response Wing recently deployed Airmen as a Contingency Response Element to move resources in support of U.S. European Command operations.

Virginia Army National Guard Spc. William Orange of the 3647th Maintenance Company, 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, performs maintenance on a Modular Catastrophic Recovery System (MCRS) on July 14, 2022, during the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at Fort Drum, New York. The 3647th Co. is supporting over 2,500 Soldiers from the New Jersey, Virginia, and Massachusetts Army National Guards at the 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Teams XCTC, a training event which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win.

Lance Cpl. Steven Reese, 21, combat engineer, Engineer Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), guides a heavy equipment vehicle during a bridge construction project in Haji Hanif Khan, Afghanistan, March 8. The combat engineers and heavy equipment operators of CLB-3's Engineer Company have conducted several civil development and military construction projects throughout Afghanistan since they arrived in October.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Charles Hilton, a water and fuels system specialist assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, hands a piece of water pipe to his colleague at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 27, 2022. The water and fuels systems maintenance shop has buried over 500 feet of water pipe under PSABs Logistics Support Area to bring the water temperature down during the summer, for mid-day switch shift workers quality of life. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)

Captain Allen Baker of the 101st Aviation Battalion is interviewed at the Army Base during the Ahuas Tara II (Big Pine) operation. Base: Comayagua Country: Honduras (HND)

970401-F-7666R-134. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Doha Country: Qatar (QAT)

Mission Oriented Protective Posture Gear

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Company 33 set up the HDT Base-X Model 305 shelter, Landing Zone 216, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 2, 2022. The shelters were set up in order to inspect operabilty for future utilization in support of the 2022 Rim of the Pacific Exercise.

U.S. Air Force Reserve, assigned to the 9th Airlift Squadren, directs a forklift operater to offload equipment of a Lockheed C-5 Galxey during Operation Viking at Joint Base Cape Cod, Mass. July 19, 2022. Operation Viking is an intense joint task force exercise designed to prepare Soldiers with realistic training simulating the deployment of civil affairs units in direct support of a contingency operation in Africa.

030403-M-3022S-006. Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030403-F-2380C-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

970517-M-0416K-001. Complete Scene Caption: Lance Corporal Scott, an HST (Helicopter Support Team) expert with 2d Landing Support Battalion Detachment, attaches a rope to the static rod which will "ground" the helicopter allowing the Marines to attach a cable to an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) for external lifting at Observation Post (OP) Crampton during COMBINED ARMS Exercise 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE) and the Combat Service Support Element (CSSE). Subject Operation/Series: CAX 6-97 Base: Twentynine

A Soldier from Troop D, 5th Battalion, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, which falls under the SBCTs Brigade Troops Battalion, readies an unmanned aerial vehicle to launch into flight over the Diyala province of Iraq in order to provide aerial surveillance of the area.

A member of the 3rd Bn., 6th Field Arty., 1ST Infantry Div., operates a hoist for loading Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) pods into a Self-Propelled Loader Launcher (SPLL) during a live fire exercise. Base: Fort Bliss State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Army SPECIALIST Joel Bates (Foreground) and Sergeant Mauro Spiegel (Standing holding strap) from Delta Battery, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, Southern European Task Force, Camp Darby, Italy, prepare a load of 105mm Howitzer shells for a drop zone mission at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The Delta Battery unit participates in monthly exercises to ensure accuracy in air drop of heavy equipment. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tyler Ellman, 36th Force Support Squadron assistant dining facility manager, assembles shelving during an operational readiness exercise at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept.13, 2022. The purpose of this ORE is for Airmen to practice and enhance the skills needed to conduct various base functions in a high-risk environment.

U.S. Marines with 3d Transport Battalion conduct convoy recovery and refueling operations during Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 8, 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.

031218-F-7289C-002. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

980320-F-7910D-011. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

220607-N-PG340-1295 SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, Calif. (June 7, 2022) Utilitiesman 2nd Class Sean Mulligan, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, shoots a 240 machine gun at simulated hostile fire during Operation Turning Point, also known as their Field Training Exercise, at San Clemente Island. Operation Turning Point is an around-the-clock exercise that focuses on constructing advanced bases while maintaining proficiency in tactics and survivability. NMCB-5 is homeported out of Port Hueneme, California. They train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to execute construction and engineering projects for major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

970409-M-8708Y-001. Complete Scene Caption: Corporal D. L. Eberly loads his Browning M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun, while his crewman Lance Corporal L. A. Rodriguez gets permission to fire. Third Platoon, Charlie Company, Second Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) Battalion, live fired their M2s off their vehicles, at Range Alpha in the Blacktop Training Area, during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element(ACE) and the Combat Service Support Element (CSSE). The colored flags are use to indicate the status of the firing ran

030317-F-4350W-005. Base: RAF Lakenheath Country: United Kingdom (GBR)

Members of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) charge out of an AAVP-7A1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

041007-F-3994S-003. Base: Des Moines Iap State: Iowa (IA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

AIRMAN First Class Brandon Wedmore (foreground) and STAFF Sergeant Ken Manyen, Fuels Specialists in the Fuels Distribution element of the 31st Supply Squadron's POL (Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants) Flight, Aviano Air Base, Italy, place a fuel delivery hose back into its' stand after filling a R-11 Fuel Truck with JP8+100 jet fuel. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, hosted a Recruiting Exposition on Armed Forces Day. Members of the 127th Wing Squadrons showed their Employers and guests who are interested in joining the Air National Guard, what their jobs are all about. Toni Brown checks out the workings of a M-60 Machine gun. Base: Selfridge Air Natl Guard Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Austin Ledet, a mortarman with 3d Battalion, 4th Marines, participates in a Leadership Reaction Course during Korea Marine Exercise Program (KMEP) 23.1 at Camp Mujuk, Republic of Korea, Dec. 2. KMEP is conducted routinely to maintain the trust, proficiency, and readiness of the ROK-U.S. Alliance. 3d Battalion, 4th Marines is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Ledet is a native of McMinnville, Oregon.

U.S. and French military members prepare fuel hoses from an HC-130 Combat King as part of a forward arming and refueling exercise at Grand Bara, Djibouti, March 12, 2015. Providing a FARP allowed several smaller airframes to refuel with engines still running, enabling the aircrafts to fly missions almost nonstop.

US Navy PETTY Officer 1ST Class Rich Graves, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 2, probes for land mines during the exercise.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT THUNDER '95 Base: Sandy Hook State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STAFF Sergeant William A. Scott, USMC, with the Explosive Ordnance Disposal section, Marine Service Support Group 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) discusses the challenges with unexploded munitions near an Afghan observation post near Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Travon Stephenson, a DirtBoy assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, helps carry a tent to its pad at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oct. 11, 2022. The 378th ECESs mission is to provide the facilities and infrastructure required to make PSAB a ready, robust, and resilient warfighting platform in AFCENTs area of responsibility.

060411-A-7969G-007. Base: Laq Laq State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION

U.S. Air Force Maj. Shelby Coats, left, 621st Mobility Support Operations Squadron air mobility liaison officer, communicates with base defense operations center as U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Austin Bean, 60th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical power production specialist, maintains security around the vehicle during Advanced Ready Training - Outside the Wire at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Feb. 9, 2024. The ART-OTW course is a pre-deployment requirement to gain experience in specialized tactics and techniques through strenuous training scenarios. Air Force

010611-A-6086T-030. Base: Quito Country: Ecuador (ECU) Scene Major Command Shown: SOUTHCOM

Builder Construction Apprentice John Soares, a member of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB-1), uses a radial arm saw to cut hip rafters in the prefabrication yard during Operation Restore Hope relief efforts. The rafters will be used for structures in the 423rd Army Medical Clearing Complex. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Bale Dogle Country: Somalia (SOM)

Members of Co. C, 1ST Bn., 67th Armor, clean the gun tube of an M-1 Abrams main battle tank at the conclusion of Spearpoint '84, a phase of exercise Reforger '84. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGERSPEARPOINT '84 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Idaho Army National Guard Sgt.Tristan Gillaspy (left) and Sgt. Tygh Tennis sort through ammunition for the next round of firing. The Idaho Army National Guards Mortar Platoon, HHC, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion sharpen their skills preparing for deployment in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

040408-M-8096M-013. Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

030317-F-6449C-010. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Country: Romania (ROM)

050823-A-3240S-028. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Hillah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

First Lieutenant (1LT) Ronnie Delfin finishes up mounting a 50 cal. weapon to the top of an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) at Camp Carroll, Republic of Korea, Oct. 20, 1998. 1LT Delfin and other 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division soldiers, are being issued weapons for their M1A1 MBT, M2/M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles, and M113 Amored Personnel Carriers in support of Foal Eagle '98. Foal Eagle '98 is a deployment exercise that takes place once a year in Korea. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Camp Carroll, Taegue State: Waegwan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

010925-F-9528H-006. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

050915-A-7274K-019. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Northeast

Air Force personnel load a ground-launched cruise missile into the canister on a transporter-erector-launcher at the Integrated Maintenance Facility. The Air Force is conducting a test and evaluation program for the missile's weapon system. State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Earl Calloway, 378th Air Expeditionary Squadron Quick Reaction Team, unloads critical supplies off a U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III aircraft in support of a USAID-led humanitarian mission at Sukkur Airport, Pakistan, Sep. 10, 2022. USAID leads the U.S. Government's international development and disaster assistance, helping people emerge from humanitarian crises, such as the catastrophic flooding currently plaguing Pakistan.

040111-F-6646W-001. Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: U.S. Central Command

A soldier basic training moves tactically past a window during close quarters combat training.

030130-M-7031A-001. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

041129-M-0173F-014. Base: Fob Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

051001-A-7045A-012. Base: Alexandria State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030225-F-9528H-024. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

A member of the 31st Fighter Wing Munitions Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, welcomes Major General Timothy A. Peppe, Air Force CHIEF of Safety to the Munitions Storage Facility. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

041212-F-0737G-006. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Josiah Brainard and Master Sgt. Erich Sanford, explosive ordinance disposal technicians with the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, prepare detonating cord on Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, July 1, 2022. EODs dispose of numerous different types of ordinance.

A U.S. Army Soldier and two scouts from 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment take cover behind a car while working out a strategy to retrieve an injured Soldier in the line of fire during the expert infantryman badge competition at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Aug. 1, 2007.

030222-F-9528H-022. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

A British 7th Signal Regiment soldier sets up the Radio Relay Van for a test transmission at the future site of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps Tactical Headquarters. Subject Operation/Series: Joint Endeavor Base: Odzak Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

070315-M-6500K-041. Complete Scene Caption: March 5, 2007, Boatsmen Maintenance CHIEF Steven Mancini, Riverine Squadron (RIVRON-), Detachment 3, st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, and GUNNERY SGT. Jason N. Shiflet, Dam Security Unit 3 (DSU-3), st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force navigate their Small Unit Riverine Craft to Al Taqaddum during Operation Gibraltar. The operation consisted of inserting at Riverine Launch Site 4 in Ramadi and extracting at the Al Taqaddum Riverine Launch Site. The operation is to familiarize the arriving RIVRON- with the area that DSU-3 has been covering for the past six months. RIVRON- and DSU-3 are deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. Anbar provinc

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.

DF-ST-89-01041. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

010611-A-6086T-032. Base: Quito Country: Ecuador (ECU) Scene Major Command Shown: SOUTHCOM

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Andrew McLaughlin, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, a crew chief for the MV-22B Osprey, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), prepares for takeoff during a night tactics exercise in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at San Clemente Island, California, April 4, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assist in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

Teammates getting ready for a game of airsoft

970620-N-8513W-001. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Medical Battalion

970210-F-7910D-505. Complete Scene Caption: Two United States Army Logistic Specialists discuss where to place the next piece of equipment during the loading of United States Naval Ship (USNS) Gordon. This is the first time that USNS Gordon will be loaded with an actual military cargo since being converted from a civilian cargo ship. USNS Gordon (T-AKR 296) is one of 19 Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-on/Roll-off Ships, or LMSR, which will be built or converted to Military Sealift Command standards by the year 2001 to offset the shortage of available ships used to transport outsized military equipment. The ship can carry an entire US Army Armor Task Force, including up to 58 tanks, 48 other tracked vehicles and more than 900 trucks and other wheeled vehicles. It is more than 300 yards long and has a storage capacity of more than 300,000 square feet. The ship is named in honor of MASTER Sergeant Gary I. Gordon, US Army, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 1994 for his gallant

050901-F-8963H-095. Base: Naval Air Station, New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Army STAFF Sergeant Kooker (right) of Delta 3/43, 11th Brigade Air Defense Artillery Fort Bliss, Texas, and civilian Jack Arntz (left) disconnect a dummy MIM-104 Patriot from a crane during WEAPONS AND TACTICS INSTRUCTION 1-99. Subject Operation/Series: WEAPONS AND TACTICS INSTRUCTION 1-99 Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Pour, from Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 (MWSS-371), Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona, arranges serving utensils while in the field during Weapons Training Instruction in Yuma, Arizona. Base: Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030420-M-6881W-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Fenway State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

011114-F-4406B-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

220908-N-PI330-1033 Gulfport, Mississippi (September 8, 2022) Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Evan Swingly, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), removes tires from a 55-ton low bed trailer on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, September 8, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

Mr. Robert Dusenberry, Instructor Loadmaster, 97th Operations Support Squadron shows loadmaster trainees the proper hand signals for guiding cargo into a C-5 Galaxy aircraft at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Base: Altus Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031009-F-0928B-002. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

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