Military Cyber Training Exercises

Images depicting military personnel engaged in cyber defense training and collaboration, using computers and communication equipment in a focused environment.

Staff Sgt. Daniel Mcauliffe and Warrant Officer Eduardo Ramirez, soldiers in the Florida National Guards 146th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, overlook infrastructural data in the states fight against Hurricane Ian. With the encroaching threat of possible network loss, the Florida National Guard prepared its signal equipment for structural reinforcement.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Young, an information technology specialist assigned to Joint Forces Headquarters, Connecticut Army National Guard, points toward a computer monitor while communicating with U.S. Air Force airmen from 103rd Airlift Wing, Connecticut Air National Guard, at Camp Nett, Niantic, Connecticut, June 16, 2022. Soldiers and airmen from across Connecticut, and New England, worked hand in hand during Cyber Yankee to defend against a simulated cyber attack.

Soldiers and Airmen representing the North Carolina National Guard, participate in Cyber Shield 2022 at Camp Robinson in North Little Rock, Arkansas June 12, 2022. Cyber Shield 2022 is the Department of Defense's largest unclassified inter-agency and joint national level training cyber defense exercise which includes representation from 20 states plus Guam.

U.S. Army Capt. Jason Roe, plans officer with the 369th Sustainment Brigade, pays attention during GArmy training. GArmy is an intricate system and it requires regular training.

040203-F-2409C-002. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Maj. Criag Tartaglia, maintenance manager officer assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, participates in Warfighter Exercise 22-4 at the Mission Training Complex, Fort Stewart, Georgia, April 11, 2022. The 3rd ID participated as the Waypoint 2028 Penetration Division to integrate new, modernized warfighting and command systems while providing feedback to Army Futures Command on the refinement of Waypoint 2028 capabilities to prepare units for future large scale combat operations.

Gen. Glen VanHerck, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and Sgt. Maj. James Porterfield, is given an overview of the operations floor in the Western Air Defense Sector (WADS) by Capt. Jason Allenton at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, May 3, 2022. WADS is one of two sectors responsible to the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and NORAD for peacetime air sovereignty, strategic air defense, and airborne counterdrug operations in the continental United States and plays a vital part in homeland defense.

Staff Sgt. Daniel Mcauliffe and Warrant Officer Eduardo Ramirez, soldiers in the Florida National Guards 146th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, overlook infrastructural data in the states fight against Hurricane Ian. With the encroaching threat of possible network loss, the Florida National Guard prepared its signal equipment for structural reinforcement.

U.S. Army Maj. Brittany Ashlock, a logistics officer assigned to the 407th Army Field Support Brigade and Master Sgt. Travis Jackson, the logistics sergeant major assigned to the 1st Infantry Division (1 ID), work during Winter Strike 22, a command post exercise held in Bolesławiec, Poland, Dec. 12, 2022. The 1 ID is working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe.

Staff Sgt. Erica Johnson, a 86th Airlift Wing command post senior emergency actions controller, takes a report Dec. 3, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 86th AW command post is the largest reporting manager in U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa supporting five wings, 12 groups, 57 squadrons, six bases and 39 geographically separated units.

U.S. Air Force Airman Carson Thornton and Airman First Class Kayla Kesterson 47th Operational Support Squadron air traffic controllers, use the simulators in the Radar Approach Control facility Aug. 23, 2022 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. Air traffic controllers go through an intense training regime that ensures they keep pilots safe and on course.

1st Lt. Ryan Martinez, 273rd Cyber Operations Squadron, 149th Fighter Wing, instructs Civil Air Patrol cadets prior to taking a capstone test during a cyber operations fundamentals course at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, TX, July 29 2022. Cadets from across the country must test into the program to qualify for the annual course which is intended to prepare them for future certifications in cyber operations. (Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Mancuso)

1st Lt. Christopher Muenter mentors Sgt. 1st Class Keith Ellsworth of Defense Cyber Offensive Element (DCOE) June 10, 2022 at Camp Robinson in North Little Rock, Arkansas during Cybershield22. Cybershield22 is the DODs largest unclassified inter-agency and joint national level training cyber defense exercise which includes representation from 20 states plus Guam.

Army reserve soldiers training at the virtual battlespace simulator (VBS3) as part of WAREX 78-22-02 exercise held at Fort McCoy WI. The purpose of the VBS3 is to provide a virtual environment for the unit to prepare for the live convoy operation lanes held later in the week. WAREX is an annual training event integrating both combat support and combat service support assets to train United States Army Reserve Soldiers.

Headquarters and Headquarters Company staff team, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, conducting operational planning inside the Tactical Operations Center (TOC) in training exercise Allied Spirit, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Cesar Rivas, 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade)

A group of flight support personnel analyze flight data at Muniz Air National Guard Base in Carolina, Puerto Rico in support of North American Aerospace Defense Commands (NORAD) Operation Noble Defender (OND), 26 June, 2022. As a part of OND, which is a recurring operation, the Continental U.S. NORAD Region (CONR) coordinated and conducted joint operations with the U.S. Navy while concurrently launching jets from different locations across the United States' gulf coast and Puerto Rico. OND, is an integrated air and missile defense operation designed to ensure the defense and security of the northern and southern approaches to North America. This particular OND allowed NORAD units to exercise maneuvers designed to defend the southern approach to the United States from simulated cruise missile threats. NORAD is a bi-national Canadian and American command that employs a network of aerial, ground-based, and space-based sensors, air-to-air refueling tankers, and fighter aircraft controlled

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Division and members of the 15th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, plan operations in the Bilateral Ground Tactical Coordination Center in support of Keen Sword 23, on Okinawa, Japan, Nov 11, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial training event that exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self-Defense Force. This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.

070211-A-4124M-004. Base: Osaka State: Camp Itami Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: JAPAN

030127-F-1575M-002. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 46th Test Wing, Eglin

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tanner Todd, 349th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, demonstrates the KC-46A Pegasus boom station procedures to U.S. Air Force Col. Dennis Cummings, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing deputy commander, Sept. 3, 2022, in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Cummings flew with a McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, KC-46A during Air Mobility Commands multi-week Employment Concept Exercise 22-08 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.

NORFOLK, Va. (April 13, 2022) - Chief Quartermaster Douglas Felt, assigned to Afloat Training Group Atlantic, provides ship steering training as part of the Naval Medical Forces Atlantic Sailor of the Year program, April 13, 2022. Naval Medical Forces Atlantic provides well-trained medical experts, operating as high performance teams, to project medical power in support of naval superiority.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 100th Security Forces Squadron, look over base response plans during a base exercise at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Dec. 8, 2022. Readiness exercises ensure Airmen practice and use their training and skills acquired to respond to possible real-world emergency incidents. This photo was edited for operational security.

Sailors assigned to Recruit Training Command (RTC), Great Lakes, IL take the Navy wide advancement exam for petty officer first class. Boot camp is approximately 10 weeks long and all enlistees into the U.S. Navy begin their careers at the command. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp.

Staff Sgt. Ryan Davis, 445th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics specialist, troubleshoots communication systems aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, July 9, 2022, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The C-17 communications system is crucial as it allows the fast and accurate transmission of information between pilots, flight crews, and ground personnel. The 445th AMXS is part of Wright-Patterson Air Force Bases 445th Airlift Wing, home to nine C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and nearly 2,000 Reserve Citizen Airmen.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ethan Spickler)

020108-F-0526K-003. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. David Condon, an admin clerk with Marine Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1), poses for a photo at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, May 24, 2022. Condon joined the Marine Corps to honor his relatives who served before him.

U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force attend the Basic Analytic Wargaming Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 22, 2022. The BAWC is a 5-day course that provides students a hands-on experience with designing, developing, executing, and analyzing wargames. Wargames are a form of strategy game and essential to applying Marine Corps concepts of the 21st century, replicating or creating military scenarios that assists military personnel to train the mind in the art of strategic thinking.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. H. Michael Edwards, adjutant general of Colorado tours the Naco, Ariz., network operations center that houses all of the surveillance cameras for that sector June 28, 2007.

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Michael E. McWilliams, the commanding officer of 2nd Marine Logistics Group, left, speaks with MajGen Lars S. Lervik, Chief of the Norwegian Army, about 2nd MLG capabilities during Lerviks distinguished visit on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 14, 2022. While meeting with II MEF key personnel, Lervik was briefed on force capabilities, Force Design 2030, an opportunity to strengthen relationships and understanding between Norwegian Army and U.S. Marine Corps Leaders.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joseph Frohock, a processing chief with Marine Air Control Squadron 4, Marine Air Control Group (MACG) 18, speaks with Lance Cpl. Zachary Strom, a tactical air defense controller at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 13, 2022, in support of Valiant Shield 2022. Exercise Valiant Shield gives units like MACG-18 the opportunity to integrate with forces across the Indo-Pacific to train in successful employment and operations that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force.

U.S. Army Pfc. Joseph Abeyta, 44th Expeditionary Signal Battalion enhanced satellite communications system operator and maintainer, left, and Spc. Kuri Marquez 44th Expeditionary Signal Battalion nodal systems operator, maintainer and integrator, monitor the spectrum analyzer at Sembach Army Base, Germany, Sept 14, 2022. Service members participated in 1st Combat Communication Squadrons annual exercise, Heavy Rain, to test their ability to establish and maintain communications.

Members from the Colorado Air National Guard, 140th Wing Personnel section Master Sgt.s Rena Palmer (right) and Robin Sanchez, work during in-processing briefings in order to be ready to receive the hundreds of military members that will be arriving today for the Healthy Cortland & Greater Chenango Cares FY19 Innovative Readiness Training mission in Homer, NY, July 8, 2019. This years Healthy Cortland & Greater Chenango Cares FY19 IRT mission is led by the Colorado Air National Guard, and is comprised of Advice Duty Air Force, Army, Navy, Reserves and National Guard troops working alongside our local community partners to bring health care and veterinary services to the underserved communities of Cortland and Chenango counties in New York. The training and readiness requirements being accomplished on this mission are mutually beneficial and provide extraordinary opportunity for the military members to give back to the local communities through no-cost medical care.

In support of 2022 Gotham Justice the C-UAS Training Integration Team trained the 333rd MP BDE (Military Police Brigade) on Range 59E. This sUAS training included sUAS Threat Awareness, sUAS Identification, sUAS Classification, C-UAS Systems, C-UAS FTX support and C-UAS/VBS3 blended Practical Application using a small drone on site location and communicating back to a home site set up.

Joint Readiness Training Center at Ft. Polk

Airmen assigned to the 4th Operations Support Squadron Radar Approach Control train to ensure aircrew are safe at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Dec. 13, 2022. The 4th OSS RAPCON Airmen train to provide effective communication and reliable information to aviators to keep them safe.

130301-N-TC437-078U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (March 1, 2013) Sailors control the recovery and departure of aircraft in the carrier air traffic control center aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.

United States Army Captain Daniel Studt participates in the Land Component Command training during Exercise TRADEWINDS 2022 in Belize City, Belize, on May 10, 2022. Photo: Cpl Alevtina Ostanin - Visual Communications Support (VCS)

Senior Airman Dylan Buchheit, 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron material management journeyman, inputs received materials into a computer system at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, May 17, 2022. Airmen assigned to the hazardous material shop are responsible to input correct data to ensure proper management and control of hazardous materials.

U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Charles Spears(front left), a ballistic missile defense specialist with the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, operates a computer terminal while coordinating with Cmdr. Ed Schweighardt (back) and Lt. Cmdr. John Tatro (front right), both BMD operations officers with NAVCENT, during the Hawk Exercise, May 19, 2022 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Having completed its 15th iteration, HAWKEX is scheduled to resume later this year and continue to foster UAE and U.S. partnerships through integration and team building.

Military service members assigned to the 7th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Bliss, Texas, and 729th Air Control Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, conduct warfare operations at the Tactical Operations Center-Light (TOC-L) on Oct. 14, 2022, during Project Convergence 22 experimentation at March Air Reserve Base, California. PC22, a multimonth event, enables the Department of Defense and its multinational partners to assess future warfighting concepts and capabilities.

NCO's attending the 1-254 INF ALC Course are in the classroom buildings on the Fort Dix Range Complex on Range 59E. They shared a range of experience with threat UAS, from real-world experience, to CTC rotational experience, and home-station training experience to no prior experience. ET2RC Threat Awareness Training established baseline understanding of recognition, reaction, reporting, and defeating procedures for the ALC course NCOs. Two GOST pilots talking to group: Helping units through best practices, and lessons learned, Soldiers and Battalion S2 visitors observed training to gain an understanding of the capabilities that Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) UAS can aid opposition forces/threat actors.

U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, Space Operations Command commander, right, receives a NATO Space Centre mission brief from Lt. Col. John Patrick, Director of the NATO Space Centre, left, at the NATO Allied Air Command at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, September 12, 2022.

Students with the Fort McCoy Noncommissioned Officer Academy Basic Leader Course learn about land navigation Jan. 29, 2024, at the Fort McCoy, Wis., Virtual Battle Space simulations facility. The students spent a day training at the facility as part of course instruction. The training is called Virtual Battle Space for Map Reading and Land Navigation and is one of the newest additions to the course.

Pvt. 1st Class Samuel Schmelzer, 376th Financial Management Support Unit financial management technician, outlines exercise injects during exercise Diamond Saber at Joint Base McGuire-Dix, New Jersey, Aug. 12, 2022. Established in 2004, Diamond Saber is a U.S. Army Reserve-led exercise that trains and evaluates Soldiers and joint partners on warfighting functions such as funding the force, payment support, disbursing operations, accounting, fiscal stewardship, auditability and data analytics.

060906-F-8479N-005. Base: USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brennan Dettinger, 54th Operations Support Squadron weather craftsman, monitors weather patterns, Aug. 23, 2022, at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The 54th OSS is responsible for the forecast management for the entirety of the base.

Members of the Royal Saudi Air Forces receive a brief from U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Earl Richards, 313th Training Squadron flight chief, at Goodfellow Air Force Base, May 18, 2022. Members of the RSAF visited Goodfellow AFB to learn about the joint and coalition forces intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance training provided by the 17th Training Wing.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Herbert, air traffic controller with Marine Corps Air Facility (MCAF) Quantico poses for a picture at his workstation in the radar facility, Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico, Virginia, June 13, 2022. MCAF Quantico operates and maintains the air facilities and provides services and materials to support Marine Helicopter Squadron One and other passing aircraft. (Marine Corps photo by Tarnish Pride).

Senior Master Sgt. Genna Steven assigned to the 292nd Combat Communications Squadron trancribes mission planning data into a database for particpants of exercise Gema Bhakti 2022, Sep. 14. 2022, Jakarta, Indonesia. Gema Bhakti 22 is a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command joint exercise program event, utilizing U.S. joint forces and TNI Armed Forces working together to increase interoperability and enhance regional stability and security through bilateral and multilateral partnerships.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Susana Twilley, 334th Training Squadron instructor, provides an air traffic control training simulator briefing to Col. Nicholas Dipoma, Second Air Force vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kathleen McCool, Second Air Force command chief, during an immersion tour of the 81st Training Group inside Cody Hall at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, July 29, 2022. The tour also included the Levitow Training Support Facility and the 81st Medical Group clinical research lab.

U.S. Air Force Col. Maxwell DiPietro, 509th Bomb Wing vice commander, uses the grading system for the Stealthwerx Spark Tank competition at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, August 16, 2022. Spark Tank is designed to promote innovation within the Air Force. Winners of the annual Spark Tank competition will advance on to represent Whiteman AFB at the Air Force Global Strike Strikewerx Spark Sprint competition in fall of 2022.

The Inter-American Defense College and United States Northern Command hosts the inaugural North American Defense Framework for Women, Peace, and Security Workshop at IADC Kennedy Hall on Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 27-29, 2024. The event brought together military and civilian experts from Canada, Mexico, the United States, and the Bahamas. The collaborative event focused on integrating gender perspectives into military education, addressing gender-based violence, and enhancing gender equality in military operations. Participants, representing diverse ranks and branches, formulated actionable recommendations and formed partnerships, signifying a transformative shift toward a more inclusive defense framework. Air Force

031112-F-4241T-179. Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Airmen with the 621st and 514th Air Mobility Operations Squadron participate in Internal Flex, their semi-annual Air Mobility Division training at the Weapon System Suite July 22, 2022, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. This exercise involved planning a priority mission for injured patients.

Airmen of the New York Air National Guards 152nd Air Operations Group run weapon system checks and review the command and control air tasking cycle at Hancock Air National Guard Base, NY. on Sept. 27, 2022, in preparation for a drill weekend. The 152nd has entered into an agreement to help the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, New York develop new computer command and planning systems.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Lee, 386th Communications Squadron network infrastructure, and Airman 1st Class Warren Vess, 386th CS network infrastructure (left), install a Communications Fly Away Kit during an exercise at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, October 19, 2022. Once installed, a CFK can quickly establish secure communications by satellite even in remote locations.

A linguist assigned to the Military Intelligence Readiness Command listens to recorded foreign language messages during the voice intercept portion of the 2024 Polyglot Games. The Utah National Guards 300th Military Intelligence Brigade (Linguist) hosted the 6th annual Best Linguist Competition (Polyglot Games) Feb. 3, 2024 in Salt Lake City, Utah that brought together over 200 linguists from nearly 80 different units. Army Reserve

Participants of Multinational Forces South (MNFS) converse during PANAMAX 2022 at the MNFS headquarters on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, August, 9, 2022. PANAMAX, a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored multinational command post exercise, is aimed at reinforcing and enhancing the long-term security of the Panama Canal and the Western Hemisphere. This iteration of the exercise had 19 partner nation security forces working alongside U.S. Armed Forces and took place at bases in Texas, Florida, Virginia and Arizona.

Ft. Indiantown Gap, PA -- 28 Aug 11 -- Army and Air National Guard Personnel from the Pennsylvania National Guard coordinate information and instructions during the state's response to Hurricane Irene at the PANG's Joint Emergency Operations Center.

Military and civilian students attend the CFE-DM Humanitarian Assistance Response Training in Conflict Oct. 21, 2022. The purpose of the 5-day training course is to prepare the US joint force and their security partners for supporting, and when necessary, conducting humanitarian assistance before, during, and after combat operations. The Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance provides academic research, civil-military coordination training, and operational insights to support decision making before, during, and after crises.

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kennith McLoud, Air Force Operations Test and Evaluations Center operations research analyst, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., checks the settings on a laser engraver, June 29, 2022, at Patrick Space Force Base, Fla. McLoud is assisting Space Launch Delta 45s innovation center, The Forge, develop solutions for more than a dozen issues at Patrick SFB and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Gage Olejniczak, a C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster assigned to the 16th Airlift Squadron, performs preflight duties prior to an aerial refueling mission on Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, June 30, 2022. The aircrew members also performed touch-and-go, assault landings, and combat offload maneuvers in South Carolina to sharpen their mission readiness.

Right, Tech. Sgt. Kraig Fender and Airman 1st Class Addison Cuadra, 75th Air Base Wing, tear down weapons during an Ability to Survive and Operate rodeo (ATSO) at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 13, 2022. The training exercise refreshes and instructs Airmen on warfare survival and operational skills.

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Michael Blumberg, 85th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, middle, showcases simulators used in modern pilot training to airmen at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, on Sept. 2, 2022. The 85th FTS celebrated its 50th anniversary at Laughlin by showcasing the modern pilot training experience to previous members and commanders.

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Oliver Chen, 337th Air Control Squadron air battle manager student, reviews the Installation Emergency Management Plan with the chief of plans and programs at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, June 3, 2022. Tyndalls IEMP provides a foundation of policies and procedure for severe weather emergencies.

Students with the Fort McCoy Noncommissioned Officer Academy Basic Leader Course learn about land navigation Jan. 29, 2024, at the Fort McCoy, Wis., Virtual Battle Space simulations facility. The students spent a day training at the facility as part of course instruction. The training is called Virtual Battle Space for Map Reading and Land Navigation and is one of the newest additions to the course.

U.S. Army Pfc. Caelum Astra, a 46V Visual Information Specialist assigned to U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan-Casey, left, receives career progression and developmental guidance from U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Blagg, 46T/V/Z talent manager, at the Camp Casey Education Center during a Leader Professional Development (LPD) session, Jan. 24, 2024. Blagg is joined by U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Mary Ferguson, the U.S. Army Pacific public affairs senior enlisted advisor; and U.S. Army Master Sgt. Heather Denby, 46T/V/Z talent manager; during the LPD to help clarify and identify career progression and developmental opportunities to young Army communicators.

011029-F-2907C-528. Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AETC

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ean Holt, left, and Staff Sgt. Brennan Gettinger, both air traffic controllers assigned to the 3rd Operations Support Squadron, monitor air traffic at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska Oct. 4, 2022. Air traffic controllers are in charge of monitoring and guiding airframes in and out of JBER.

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Justin Pittman, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle dispatch operator, monitors vehicle operations on his computer here March 23. In the last two weeks, LRS has tripled their efforts, to include shuttle bus operations and issuing government vehicles to units that have acquired additional personnel in part of the relief effort.

MAJ Josh Rud, 2nd Brigade Combat Team executive officer, briefs the tactical order (TACORD) to leaders and staff from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment and 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment prior to executing a combined arms maneuver live fire exercise (CAMLFX) in Grafenwoehr, Germany on Dec. 5, 2022. The United States commitment to defending NATO territory is ironclad and the United States will continue to bolster our posture to better defend our NATO Allies. (U.S. Army photos by Maj. Brett Sullenger, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Officer)

Joint force service members participate with the planning process during the Information Warfighter Exercise (IWX) at Camp Upshur on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Sept. 13, 2022. The IWX is a training event that focuses on implementing all Information Related Capability requirements with the joint force, government agencies, and partnering nations that provides accurate subject matter expertise to all Marine Corps operations.

Members of the 149th Fighter Wing, Air National Guard, review flight plans during Coronet Cactus, April 4, 2023, at Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. The annual training event deploys members of the 149th Fighter Wing, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, to another environment in order to familiarize them with accomplishing mission objectives in an unfamiliar location.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Benjamin Freudenberg, a tactical air defense controller with Marine Aircraft Control Group 48, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, participates in a simulated live flight exercise during Exercise Gunslinger 22 at Great Bend, Kansas, June 16, 2022. Exercise Gunslinger 22 is a joint Kansas Air National Guard and U.S. Marine Corps exercise designed to increase joint aircraft control and training for potential real world contingencies.

The Fort Dix Schoolhouse, bldg. 5507, hosted the 2022 Diamond Saber. This training is a finance exercise for all soldiers from various units which prepares finance for funding, payments, disbursing, accounting and auditability during the training exercise. The 368th Financial Management Support Unit are base in Wichita, Kansas and they are the primary unit completing this training event. The exercise also prepares soldiers for safe overseas transactions with Eagle Cash cards, personal transactions and bank telling when needed. (Images provided by the Fort Dix (TSC) Training Support Center / Dan Amburg / Kevin McDevitt)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 65th Air Base Squadron Air Traffic Control unit work alongside Portuguese air force service members in the Radar Approach Control (RAPCON) facility at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, April 26, 2022. RAPCON is the counterpart to the Tower, collectively making up the ATC complex. ATC Airmen and Portuguese air force service members work side-by-side at RAPCON, helping pilots with instrument flight rule landings and making sure they stay proficient in inclement weather approaches.

Global Sentinel participants from work together to solve challenging space scenarios during Global Sentinel 2024 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Feb. 13, 2024. USSPACECOM and representatives from partner nations come together each year at Global Sentinel to promote cooperation and safe, secure space operations. In addition to the United states, partner nations that attended this year included Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Columbia, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Israel, Japan, Republic of Korea, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Thailand and Ukraine. Space Force

DN-SC-89-06758. Base: Fort Gordon State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 14, 2022) Chilean Navy, Lt. Cmdr. Alexander Le May, left, and Republic of Korea Navy, Lt. Kim Junhyeok, collaborate planning operations aboard U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 14, 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Karen McCurdy, the Emergency Manager for DCE Region III, speaks to a service member during the Defense Coordinating Element Region VII certification exercise (CERTEX) in Kansas City, Missouri, December 8, 2022. DCE Region VII is based out of Kansas City, Mo., and allows U.S. Army North, under U.S. Northern Command, as well as federal and civilian partners the chance to train together in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in case of a natural or man-made disaster.

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Division and members of the 15th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, plan operations in the Bilateral Ground Tactical Coordination Center in support of Keen Sword 23, on Okinawa, Japan, Nov 11, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial training event that exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self-Defense Force. This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.

2LT Sison and SPC Hooper, 31st Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Brigade, HHB S2, Fort Bliss, Texas prepare map grid coordinates for the movement of troops in preparation for night maneuvers. The 31st ADA Patriot missile batteries move to various locations during this, the world's largest joint service, multi-national tactical air operations exercise. (Duplicate image, see also DD-SD-01-04272 or search 970418-F-6655M-108). Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '97 Base: Mcgregor Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

From left, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Steven Lee, 374th Communications Squadron (CS) commander, Col. Ryan Vetter, 374th Mission Support Group commander, and a member of the 374th CS power down the Meridian Stored Logic 100 switch at Yokota Air Base, Feb. 6, 2024. Yokota is the first base in the Pacific Air Forces to complete the Voice Over Internet Protocol transition and is leading the way in modernizing the communication methods of the Air Force. Air Force

U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), test the Hero simulation equipment during the Hero Aerial Loitering Munitions and Effects (ALME) Introductory Training Course on Camp Pendleton, California, April 20, 2022. The ALME course provided Marines with hands-on training utilizing simulation equipment and further knowledge of the potential for aviation and maritime employment. This training ensured that 3rd MAW remains modern, lethal and ready.

U.S. Army Sgt. Samuel Zamora, an Advanced Individual Training Soldier with Company H, 1st Battalion, 222d Aviation Regiment conducts a practical exercise June 21, 2022 at Fort Eustis, Virginia.

Students with the Fort McCoy Noncommissioned Officer Academy Basic Leader Course learn about land navigation Jan. 29, 2024, at the Fort McCoy, Wis., Virtual Battle Space simulations facility. The students spent a day training at the facility as part of course instruction. The training is called Virtual Battle Space for Map Reading and Land Navigation and is one of the newest additions to the course.

(From left to right) U.S. Army Col. Jason Bennett, the deputy director of infectious diseases at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Rear Adm. Brandon L. Taylor, the director for DHA Public Health, tour the labs of WRAIR facility, August 8th, 2022. Col. Bennet is presenting a power point about multidrug resistant organism repository and surveillance network. ( U.S. Army Photo by Tyra Breaux/ Released)

U.S. Army Spc. Samilla Lewis, an accounting specialist, and Sgt. Cameo Flores, a supply specialist with the 369th Sustainment Brigade, attend a job-specific class during post mobilization training, Sept. 24, 2022, North Fort Hood, Texas.

Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the Virginia National Guards Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, High Yield Explosive Response Force Package, or CERFP, conduct a command post exercise Nov. 17, 2013, in Richmond, Va. The exercise brought together more than 30 Soldiers and Airmen from the Virginia Air National Guards 192nd Medical Group, the D.C. Air National Guards 113th Force Support Squadron, as well as the 237th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 91st Troop Command and the 229th Chemical Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 91st Troop Command of the Virginia Army National Guard. The exercise focused on communication and was administered by the Joint Interagency Training and Evaluation Center and also included assistance from the Henrico Fire Department.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jeremy Timms, the acting desk sergeant with Security and Emergency Services Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, responds to callers at the dispatch center on Camp Pendleton, California, April 17, 2020. The security services and first responders on Camp Pendleton are conducting daily operations as normal while taking precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Dispatchers follow social distancing guidelines while at their individual workstations and wear face protection when forced to sit close.

Utah National Guards 300th Military Intelligence Brigade held its 34th annual Military Intelligence Language Conference on Feb. 11, 2023. As part of the conference more than 140 competitors from 25 different organizations participate in the Polyglot Games. The competition is conducted in seven different languages and follow every step of the intelligence cycle, from the operations order to a final commander's brief as they translate battlefield recordings and news reports, exploit documents to identify and destroy enemy equipment, and assess possible enemy courses of action.

Staff Sgt. Zackery Coder checks computer data during Red Flag-Alaska 14-2, June 19, 2014, on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Coder ensured the F-16 Fighting Falcon was ready for the next sortie. He is a crew chief with the 36th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Osan Air Base, South Korea.

U.S. Army Maj. Joseph Butarbutar, network engineer, 2nd Theater Signal Brigade briefs the Wiesbaden High School students during the CyberPatriot competition at Wiesbaden High School on Hainerberg Kaserne Oct. 20, 2022, Wiesbaden, Hessen, DE. Butarbutars experience as an information technology specialist and as a network engineer provides students real world knowledge of what they are learning.

Leaders of the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Nighthawk, meet with leaders of their ally and partner coalition forces in preparation for KFOR 31 in Hohenfels Training Area in Germany on Oct. 4, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East.

U.S Marine Corps Cpl. Evelyn Rodriguez, a telephone systems/personal computer repairer with Communications Company, Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, gathers tools to install communications equipment on a Bandvagn 206 tracked vehicle in Setermoen, Norway on Dec. 4, 2022. This communications upgrade enables U.S. Forces to better communicate during operations and exercises as well as set the groundwork for advanced communications capabilities with NATO Allies in the future.

Joint Readiness Training Center at Ft. Polk

Aircrew from the 492nd and 494th Fighter Squadrons conduct range training operations from the War Room during Point Blank 22-02 at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Apr. 28, 2022. Point Blank 22-02 demonstrates the 48th Fighter Wings ability to work collectively with NATO partners to effectively deter adversarial aggression and maintain stability within the region.

Airman Abigail Paque, 4th Fighter Wing military justice paralegal, works on a case at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, May 23, 2022. The Judge Advocate team has a unique working environment that allows officers and enlisted personnel to work side-by-side to help with base-wide legal services.

Sgt. 1st. Class Charles Howe, Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) operations noncommissioned officer assigned to 3rd Infantry Division, looks for simulated potential CBRN threats during a warfighter exercise on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Nov. 15, 2022. A warfighter exercise is a 10-day training event used as a capstone for division and corps echelons and is typically conducted bi-annually.

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