Military Infrastructure and Training

Photos depicting military construction sites, field operations, and training exercises, showcasing soldiers and equipment in action.

Tactical group of fighters quietly sneaking in darkness across a field during a night mission.

Abidjan - Compound Site - 1997, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

At Ospedaletto. Concreted Italian position. .

Anefo photo collection. Storage plane residues dust. Remains victims flight disaster Moerdijk breeder fellowship NLM crashed /. October 8, 1981

Private Bert McKenzie of the Combat Support Company, 1ST Battalion, 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, fires an M-60 machine gun against "opposing forces" during the joint South Korean/US training Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Chukpaw Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK)

000825-M-2962F-033. Base: Mwtc, Bridgeport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: II Marine Expeditionary Force

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ricky Anadilla, tactical air control party member with the 5th Air Support Operations Squadron, conducts reconnaissance during a field training exercise in Yelm, Washington, Oct. 4, 2022. The FTX was designed to test the 5th ASOSs proficiency in reconnaissance and communication using small unit tactics.

Photograph of a German gas attack on soldiers during World War One. Dated 1914

Tactical group of fighters quietly sneaking in darkness across a field during a night mission.

STAFF Sergeant Michele Desrochers of 4th Combat Camera, March Air Reserve Base documents Operation GOLDEN MEDIC 2001 at Parks Reserve Forces Training Area in Dublin, California. Reserve forces from all over the nation are participating in GOLDEN MEDIC, a multi-unit, medical, field exercise in which the Army transports simulated casualties from the frontline through various staging areas to a main tent. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN MEDIC 2001 Base: Camp Parks, Dublin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joshua McEnroe, left, and Lance Cpl. Dillyn Munoz, combat engineers with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, grounds fencing posts during exercise Kamoshika Wrath 23-1, at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Haramura Training Area, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, Oct. 16, 2022. Kamoshika Wrath is an annual field exercise that focuses on unit-level training. The exercise consisted of patrols, water purification, pistol qualification, heavy equipment operations and annual requirements to meet unit training and readiness standards.

Senior Airman Genovese Winbrone and Senior Airman Amber Clemente, members of 908th Security Forces Squadron, practice use of force against an enemy with a deadly weapon in a virtual reality simulator, June 5, 2022, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The two part use of force training was initially held in a classroom setting, then students knowledge was tested using virtual reality simulators.

A 4th Reggimento Alpini Paracadutisti Ranger”, uses a Broco Torch at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Oct. 31, 2022. This torch uses oxygen to help them cut through steel and other metals.

Photograph - Operation Fire Fly. Photograph - Operation Fire Fly. Operation Firefly - A forest fire located in the junction of the Imnaha and Snake River in Oregon. This is the type topography that confronts the fire fighting paratrooper of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion when he makes his jump.

DF-SD-03-17789. Complete Scene Caption: AIRMAN First Class (A1C) William Hart Pitsenbarger, Pararescue Crew Member, Detachment 6, 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (ARRS) lowered onto a roadway after an extraction of an Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) soldier from a burning minefield at Bien-Hoa Air Base for immediate medical attention. The soldier lost a foot when he stepped on a landmine. Nobody could figure out how to extract the wounded soldier without tripping the mines. A1C Pitsenbarger said, "No problem, just lower me down on the penetrator, Ill straddle the guy, pick him up, and then you can lift me up." Risky as everyone knew that the prop wash could also setoff the mines. A1C Pitsenbarger earned the Airmans Medal and Vietnam's Medal of Military Merit and the Gallantry Cross with Bronze Palm for this action. Base: Bien Hoa Air Base Country: Republic Of Vietnam (RVN)

USA, Pennsylvania, Gettysburg, Cannon on Gettysburg Battlefield

DN-ST-88-00599. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-86-07996. Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

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Capt. John Kolb, a forward air controller with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, uses his radio to set up an aircraft landing zone for a simulated casualty evacuation during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 3 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 21, 2011. The two-day evolution part of the Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise enabled “America’s Battalion” to improve its capabilities as the ground combat element of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force. The exercise is their final pre-deployment training event before deploying to Afghanistan’s Helmand province next month to support Operation Enduring Freedom. Kolb, 31, is from Rock Spring, Wyo.

Recovery team members are lowered to the crash site of the aircraft transporting Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. The wreckage was located following three days of search and rescue efforts, initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border. All passengers aboard the aircraft lost their lives in the crash. Country: Estonia (EST)

DA-ST-86-09439. Country: Unknown

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US Marine Corps Amphibious Assault Vehicles at Sunset

Air Force Capt. Jon Polston, lead engineer attached to Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, inspects a bridge in Mehtar Lam, Laghman province, Sept. 7. The civil engineer team from the PRT traveled to the Jugi bridge in Mehtar Lam to asses the structural integrity following its recent completion, ensuring it will withstand the Afghan weather for years to come.

Men Burning a Field. Original caption: Miscellaneous. 1940-05-01T00:00:00. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Army soldiers on a military land vehicle, Cambodia

U.S. Marines assigned to Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Company Europe participate in a live-fire range as part of exercise Lisa Azul in Sierra del Retin, Spain, Sept 14. 2022. Lisa Azul is an annual bilateral training exercise that takes place aboard Naval Station Rota and Sierra del Retin and focuses on critical skills such as live-fire, helicopter rope suspension techniques, non-lethal combatives, and physical fitness to foster camaraderie and sustain interoperability amongst U.S. and partner forces and improve lethality in security and infantry operations.

Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division engage enemy combatants during the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) rotation on Fort Polk, Louisiana, Nov. 6, 2022. JRTC Rotation 23-01 serves to enhance brigade and supporting unit's deployment readiness.

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SRA Mark Wilson, right, 5072nd Air Base Squadron, one of 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 1980, is on top of a mock-up aircraft during pit fire training. Base: Galena Air Force Station State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Private Donnie Smith of B Battery, 1ST Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery rushes to uncover a camouflaged HAWK surface-air-to-air missile launcher during joint Air Force and US Readiness Command training exercise Brave Shield XIX. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps leadership with Ammunition Company, 3rd Sustainment Group (Experimental), 3rd Marine Logistics Group, plan a simulated mass casualty drill while participating in a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at a field ammunition supply point in the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, April 12, 2022. A MCCRE is a formal method utilized by the commanding general to evaluate a unit on its ability to execute its mission essential tasks in a notional combat environment. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953), directed by BYRON HASKIN.

Knight wearing armour standing beside his horse in the woods, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

A U.S. Marine infantry moving target system navigates through Range 218 during the 13th Annual Recon Challenge on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April. 29, 2022. The Recon Challenge is a 25-mile obstacle course with 10 challenges held to honor reconnaissance Marines who gave the ultimate sacrifice in combat. The course consists of live-fire ranges, swimming and close quarters tactics.

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Marine Support Battalion, warm up with dynamic exercises prior to a unit physical fitness event Sept. 29, 2022, at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. The Marines worked on their hand-to-hand combat capabilities to strengthen camaraderie and build confidence.

US Army recruits use a rope to get down from a tower on the obstacle course. Country: Unknown

The British Army on the Caen Front in Normandy, July 1944 A camouflaged 155mm gun of 53 Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery firing during the barrage. The 155mm was an American gun often manned by British troops on the Normandy front.

Soldiers train in rappelling procedures at the Army Air Assault School. (Substandard image). Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine competitor applies vegetation to a ghillie suit during the infiltration exercise portion of the School of Infantry-East Scout Sniper Challenge on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 27, 2022. The purpose of this challenge was to test snipers in communication, marksmanship and teamwork throughout various competitive relays.

PFC Randy Winters, Co. B, 3rd Bn., 187th Bde., 101st Abn. Div., uses a light anti-tank weapon (LAW) to protect a bridge from the enemy during the field training exercise Quick Thrust. Subject Operation/Series: QUICK THRUST Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Tents in rows replicating the old Jamestown, Virginia settlement.

970623-N-4482V-001. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ'97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Scene Major Command Shown: HMLA-369

Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Operator SEAMAN (AWAN) Jacqualine Zoll uses her snowshoe to dig out a shelter from a snow bank. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-85-02872. Country: Unknown

Silhouette of five army soldiers hanging on a rope over an aircraft carrier

Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, perform their evaluation during Land Navigation on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., Aug 31, 2022. Land navigation is part of Basic Warrior Training and is designed to teach recruits how to use a compass and map for navigation.

Green smoke billows near a bridge as Colombian Marines advance inland supported by a US Marine Corps AAVP-7 amphibious assault vehicle. The assault is part of UNITAS XXV, an Exercise involving forces from the US and six South American nations. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Cannon Crewmen of C Battery, 1st Battalion - 151st Field Artillery conduct training July 19 at Camp Ripley.

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct a live-fire range during Bougainville I at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 31, 2022. Bougainville I allows fire teams and squads with 3d LCT to rehearse small unit cohesion, lethality, and survivability for company offensive, defensive, and Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations during future exercises.

DA-ST-90-01565. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '89 Base: Fort Richardson State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Explorers capturing memories amidst the remains of an abandoned building

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Members of the Republic of Korea Army, armed with a 106mm recoilless rifle, move against the Blue Forces during the joint Republic of Korea/U.S. training Exercise Team Spirit '82. The Korean soldiers are members of the Orange Force, while the Blue Forces is made up of soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Cheop Yeong Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Soldier lying on the grass while aiming a gun in an airsoft match

CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (Jul. 19, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 assess the situation during an exercise simulating a host nation vehicle being attacked and needing support during Operation Turning Point, also known as their Field Training Exercise. Operation Turning Point is an around-the-clock exercise that focuses on constructing advanced bases while maintaining proficiency in tactics and survivability. NMCB 1 is homeported out of Gulfport, Miss. They are conducting an intense homeport training plan to expand their ability to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater operations.

U.S. Army Spc. Timothy Crumpler assigned to C Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, stand guard as the opposing force during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 at Donnelly Training Area, Alaska, Feb. 17, 2024. JPMRC 24-02, executed in Alaska with its world-class training facilities and its harsh Arctic environment, builds Soldiers and leaders into a cohesive team of skilled, tough, alert, and adaptive warriors capable of fighting and winning anywhere in the world. Army

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Isaac Peters, a water support technician with Combat Logistics Regiment 3 (CLR-3), surveys and finds sources of water to utilize the Platoon Water Purification System during a field training exercise at Landing Zone Dodo, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 24, 2023. The purpose of the exercise was to simulate real-world scenarios in a contested environment as well as train in experimental embarkation operations as proof of concept for Force Design 2030.

DM-ST-85-10303. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Tom Allen, 317th Tactical Air Wing, parachutes into the ground smoke, near the impact point, during exercise BOLD EAGLE '82. Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alexander Ryan with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes cover in a tree line during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel exercise, July 29, 2022, in the Philippine Sea. TRAP is the capability to conduct a rescue and recovery of downed aircraft and aircraft personnel while providing medical aid in a hostile environment. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Damage Controlman Fireman Milo Schumacher, from Oakland, California, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) engineering department, observes aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) sprinkler testing on the flight deck, June 15, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting a Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) assessment to report ship readiness and ensure all spaces and equipment meet Navy standards.

Tactical air control party Airmen with the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron conduct covert ground surveillance operations in The Sawtooth National Forest, Idaho, August 20, 2022. These tactical training maneuvers ensure effective communication in deployed locations.

DF-ST-87-09748. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Base: Chokkumi Mountain Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A mud-spattered recruit uses his M16A1 rifle as a hand-to-hand combat weapon during basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Armour swords and rifles, Hochosterwitz Castle, Austria.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Regiment (CLR) 27 participate in a unit physical training event on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 1, 2022. CLR-27 conducted a unit run to boost morale and enhance unit cohesion prior to the Independence Day holiday weekend.

TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (June 17, 2022) Marines, assigned to 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (1MEF), and Sailors, from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, currently assigned Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 onboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) integrate to conduct a beach assault and airfield damage repair exercise in support of Valiant Shield 2022. Both units conducted tactical insertion methods, with 1MEF executing a helo cast from a HSC-25 MH-60S Sea Hawk, and EODMU5 completing a static line jump from a VRC-30 C-2A Greyhound. After 1MEF conducted reconnaissance and secured the beach under the cover of darkness, EODMU5 utilized a cargo drop to access the beach and completed an Expeditionary Airfield Damage Repair evolution, clearing simulated submunitions. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allows the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming m

Soldiers climb a large wooden ladder while on an obstacle course. Country: Unknown

Equipment Operator First Class (EO1) (SCW/DV) Edward Hurlbutt and Hospital Corpsman Second Class (HM2) (DV) Samson Matta from Underwater Construction Team Two (UCT-2) begin the placement of the detonation cord with booster charge to build explosive charges out of data sheet for demolition of a quay wall on the Eastern Island end of Midway Island. The old quay is being demolished to prevent entrapment of endangered Hawaiian monk seals. State: Midway Island

Tank barriers of World War Two in winter, Siegfried Line, Eifel, Gemany

Crew members prepare to offload a C-5A Galaxy aircraft during an operational utility evaluation test. Base: Altus Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

111221-N-DR144-116 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 21, 2011) Sailors muster on the bow for a foreign object damage walk-down on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are underway on a western Pacific deployment.

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-09-23. Report on the training of the Inter-Arms Military School in Saint-Cyr Coetquidan in Morbihan. The EMIA recruits its students from among active non-commissioned officers and non-commissioned soldiers selected by competition. The cadets follow a two-year training course. At the end of the first year, they are appointed to the rank of second lieutenant, then lieutenant at the end of the second year. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. France, Bretagne, Coetquidan, Guer le 2021-09-23. Reportage sur la formation de l' Ecole militaire interarmes à Saint-Cyr Coetquidan dans le Morbihan. L'EMIA recrute ses eleves parmi les sous-officiers d'active et les militaires du rang selectionnes par concours. Les eleves-officiers suivent une formation de deux ans. A l'issue de la première annee, ils sont nommés au grade de sous-lieutenant, puis de lieutenant a la fin de la seconde annee. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

United States Army rangers

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Matt Huggins, a Violent Crimes Task Force deputy with Beaufort County Sheriffs Office, calls out instructions while apprehending Alec Dohmann, a patrol deputy with Greenville County Sheriffs Office, during a training exercise Sept. 27, 2022, at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy in Columbia. The South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy hosted a weeklong Federal Bureaus of Investigation Special Weapons and Tactics summit to train law enforcement officers in firearms, close quarters combat, tactical medical care, patrolling tactics and familiarize officers with improvised explosive devices.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 123rd and 156th Security Forces Squadrons, are learning the basics of convoy combat firing from a HUMVEE in Little Falls, Camp Ripley, Minn., Aug. 8, 2022. The familiarization training allows the Airmen to become comfortable with new tactics in a controlled environment before using them.

Traditional Kyrgyz eagle hunter with eagle in the mountains, hunting on horseback, near Kysyl-Suu, Kyrgyzstan, Asia

030918-F-3939J-020. Base: Banja Luka State: Prijedor Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Marine Corps Rct. Bruno observes his score after firing down range at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. March 28, 2023. All recruits participated in the table two rifle qualification course during the 3rd phase of recruit training.

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