Military Live Fire Exercises

Dramatic scenes of military personnel conducting live fire exercises with artillery howitzers in various training environments, showcasing intense action and teamwork.

Artillerymen fire a 155mm round out of an M777 lightweight howitzer.

French soldiers assigned to the 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment, Multinational Field Artillery Brigade conduct CAESAR self-propelled howitzer live fire during Exercise Dynamic Front 23 at Oksbol, Denmark, March 28, 2023. Exercise Dynamic Front 23 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, 56th Artillery Command led, multinational exercise desinged to improve allied and partner nation's ability to execute multi-echelon fires, and test interoperability of both tactical and theater-level fires systems in a live environment.

Soldiers assigned to Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment TOP GUNS, 2nd Brigade Combat Team STRIKE, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), prepare a M119A3 Howitzer for Elevator Drills as part of Sling Load Operations on July 18, 2022, at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania. The Screaming Eagles of today are ready to support our allies in order to preserve the long-lasting stability in Europe that our predecessors fought and died for.

A gun crew, from the 1-145th Field Artillery Battalion, 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard, fires their first round at Orchard Combat Training Center during Western Strike 22, June 10, 2022. The first round in any live fire event is shot with the crews outside of the gun and fired with a 50 foot lanyard to ensure the gun is safe to shoot. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th FAB that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a combat training center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality.

Artillerymen fire a 155mm round out of an M777 lightweight howitzer.

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Mortarmen with Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire a mortar at a target downrange as part of Realistic Urban Training aboard Fort A.P. Hill, Va., June 8, 2010. During the 18-day training evolution, the MEU will conduct several urban and other small unit training exercises as part of its pre-deployment training. 26th MEU is scheduled to deploy later this fall.

A US Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25) rolls by the Landing Zone (LZ) as a USMC CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter lands during Situational Training Exercise-4 (STX-4) part of Operation COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96 held at Camp Lejeune, NC. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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Leadership from the Wisconsin National Guard, including Maj. Gen. Paul E. Knapp, Wisconsin's Adjutant General, visited soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery and 132nd Brigade Support Battalion, both a part of the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, during Northern Strike 23-1 on Jan. 25 in Camp Grayling, Mich. Northern Strike is a winter exercise hosted by the Michigan National Guard, and took place at Northern Michigans National All-Domain Warfighting Center from Jan. 20-29.

Spc. Kevin Smith from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, crews the turret of a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle March 31, 2023 while on patrol in Yukon Training Area for Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02. JPMRC-AK 23-02 is a display of the 11th Airborne Divisions ability to survive and thrive in the Arctic, and its soldiers ability to fight and win our nations wars anywhere.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Bravo Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment fire a M777 towed 155mm howitzer during a platoon live fire exercise at the 7th Army Training Commands Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 27, 2022. 2nd Cavalry Regiment provides V Corps with a lethal and agile force capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater in order to assure allies, deter adversaries, and when ordered, defend the NATO alliance.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team maneuver to engage targets during a combined arms live fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 22, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

MUZZLE BLASTNOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria - Cpl. Eric Franco, an assaultman with scout platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Tank Battalion, fires a Rocket-Propelled Grenade-7 during a live-fire exercise with Bulgarian army soldiers at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, July 7. Franco, a Wichita Falls, Texas, native, and his fellow Marines had the opportunity to fire three rounds during the exercise.

A Finnish soldier assigned to the Pori Brigade fires an M120 120 mm mortar system under the supervision of U.S. Soldiers with 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade, 4th Infantry Division during a cross weapons training at Niinisalo, Finland, July 21, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward-deployed corps in Europe.

Marines with Alpha Battery 1/11, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), Camp Pendleton, California, fire M198 Howitzers in training area "D", during live fire and maneuvering exercises in support of exercise Iron Magic 2000 in the United Arab Emirates. Subject Operation/Series: IRON MAGIC 2000 Country: United Arab Emerites (UAE)

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Members of the Royal Danish Army, Stinger Missile radar tracking team, keep a watchful eye out for enemy aircraft at the Blavand Strand Bombing Range. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL WEAPONRY '95 Base: Flyvestation State: Karup Country: Denmark (DNK)

U.S. Army paratroopers with 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct platoon live-fire training during exercise Rock Dawn in Latvia, May 16, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. (U.S. Army photograph by Sgt. Luke Michalski)

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U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tanks assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division fire during a multinational live fire exercise as part of Defender Europe at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 27, Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises taking place in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

The United States Army Europe and Africa Salute Battery renders honors to Maj. Gen. Gregory J. Brady for a successful three years as the Commanding General of the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command during a change of command ceremony, July 12, 2022 at Sembach Kaserne, Germany. The command's lineage dates from July 1, 1942 when it was first constitutes as the 10th Coast Artillery (Harbor Defense) at Fort Adams, Rhode Island. It deploys worldwide to conducts joint and combined/coalition air and missile defense operations in the U.S. European command area of operations.

Guard members with 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment take part in a direct fire exercise as part of their annual training on June 21, 2022 at the Yakima Training Center, Yakima, Wash. Soldiers conducted volley fire with multiple guns to demonstrate the precision of the M777 Howitzer.

The Idaho Army National Guard's 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion was in the field on the Orchard Combat Training Center in the final days of March. The soldiers of B Company, 2-166th CAB are in the final phases of preparation for an upcoming deployment in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, fire rockets from an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 14, 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.

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A U.S. Marine with Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conducts a light armored vehicle range during Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 21, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery, 41st Field fire the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (M270 MLRS) during a live fire demonstration for Molly Pitcher Day at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Aug. 31, 2022.

US Army soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY, move toward fighting positions after arriving at the Somalian airfield during combat operation. American and Canadian forces seized the airfield earlier today. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Belet Uen Country: Somalia (SOM)

Members of the 1ST Bn., 19th Inf., 25th Inf. Div., use a BGM-71 Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) weapon system to cover the valley between Puu Haleiwa and Puu Waialua during a live fire exercise. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Mark 33 3-inch/50-caliber gun is test-fired by remote control at the Jefferson Proving Grounds, after modifications accomplished at the Louisville Naval Ordnance Station. Base: Madison State: Indiana (IN) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion move to cover after placing an explosive charge before breaching a wired obstacle during a combined arms live fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 23, 2022.The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance. (U.S. Army photograph by Sgt. Luke Michalski)

A U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tank assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fires during gunnery table V, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 7, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

A field artilleryman with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, pulls the lanyard on a M327 120 mm mortar system during Operation Spartan Fury at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Feb. 21, 2013. The Alpha Battery Marines used the mortar system for the first time during the training exercise and were mentored by Marines from Bravo Battery to become familiar with the new weaponry.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team maneuver to engage targets during a combined arms live fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 22, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

Artillerymen from the 141 Alpha Battalion of the Louisiana Army National Guard, based in New Orleans, fire a 21-gun salute as ships arrive in New Orleans in conjunction with the War of 1812 bicentennial commemoration. The events in New Orleans are part of a series of city visits by the Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Operation Sail beginning in April 2012 and concluding in 2015. New Orleans is the first and the last city visit in the series.

U.S. Navy Adm. Christopher W. Grady, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, observes a joint live-fire exercise during a visit to Oberlausitz Training Area, Germany, as part of DEFENDER-Europe 22, May 24, 2022. DEFENDER-Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises within U.S. European Commands Large Global Scale Exercise construct taking place in Eastern Europe. DEFENDER-Europe 22 demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO and the National Defense Strategy.

An M119 105 mm Howitzer assigned to Charlie Battery, 2nd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard, is prepared for a live fire training exercise at AFP 4/8/9, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ, May 21, 2022. The M119 105 mm Howitzer entered American Service in December 1989 as it was adopted by the 7th Infantry division, Fort Ord, California.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 41st Field Artillery Brigade download an M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System in preparation for competitors to load onto vehicles as part of the Brigade Best by Test competition in the 7th Army Training Commands Grafenwoehr Training Area, May 19, 2022.

A U.S. Army M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, from 3rd Battalion, 321 Field Artillery Regiment, attached to 41st Field Artillery Brigade, fires a rocket as part of Nordic Strike 22, at Vidsel Test Range, Sweden, Sept. 27, 2022. U.S. Army Europe and Africa possesses the organic ability to integrate these long-range precision fires rapidly, with partner nations, during exercises, like Nordic Strike 22, and potential conflict to deliver scalable joint fires in support of U.S. and partner nations operations anywhere in Europe, Africa and beyond.

An M-1 Abrams main battle tank from the 1ST Battalion, 41st Infantry, 2nd Armored Division, fires a round from its main gun during a demonstration at Jack Mountain. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers with "B" Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, armed with 5.56mm M4 Carbine rifles conduct a search for suspected Taliban and weapon caches in the Baghran Valley, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Soldiers with "B" Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, armed with 5.56mm M4 Carbine rifles conduct a search for suspected Taliban and weapon caches in the Baghran Valley, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.

Florida National Guard Soldiers from the 265th Air Defense Artillery (ADA) fires a Man-portable Air Defense System, (ManPAD) during a live-fire exercise at a drone July 16, over the desert training area of Ft. Bliss, Tx. The ManPad is a shoulder-fired launcher that fires the Stinger missile at low-flying aircraft. The 265th ADA and the 188th ADA, from the North Dakota National Guard, spent several days preparing for the live firing and being evaluated and certified as part of preparation for an upcoming deployment. Soldiers The 263rd Army Air Missile Defense Company, S.C. National Guard, serves as the training, validation and certification authority and ensures incoming air defense battalions are ready and capable of completing their mission while deployed to the National Capitol Region.

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Spencer and US Marine Corps Hospitalman Third Class Noah from 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, Weapon's Company fire the dragon missile while training at Schofield Army Barracks, Hawaii. Base: Schofield Army Barracks State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 31st Commmunications Squadron Advanced Echelon (ADVON) team, 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, re-position a satellite dish in preparation for setting up network and DSN support. The team is one of several that are getting assets in place in support of Exercise IRON CLAW, at Kuchyna Air Base, Slovakia. The exercise will allow the 510th Fighter Squadron (not shown) to test a new scoring system on the bombing range. About 250 Air Force personnel from Aviano Air Base, Italy, are taking part in the exercise. Subject Operation/Series: IRON CLAW Base: Kuchyna Air Base Country: Slovakia (SVK)

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Marines from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Regiment fire a M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer with a rocket assist projectile in connection with a combined arms live fire exercise. The M198 is constructed of aluminum and steel, and is air transportable by CH-53E helicopter and C-130 or larger fixed-wing aircraft. Maximum effective range with conventional ammunition is 22,400 meters (13.92 miles) and with a rocket-assisted projectile, 30,000 meters (18.64 miles). Base: Mcb, Hawaii State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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U.S. Army Pfc. Stacy Schomer, assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), participates in field artillery training in support of a Finnish situational training exercise at Sodankyla, Finland, July 23, 2022. The 2nd BCT is part of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), under command and control of V Corps, America's forward-deployed corps in Europe, working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Sturtevant, a utilitiesman with Mobile Construction Battalion 4, 30th Naval Construction Regiment, cinches down a steel beam to a High Mobility Engineer Excavator at Camp Rodriguez, Republic of Korea, July 13, 2022. Marines with 9th ESB are participating in a large-scale field training exercise focused on leveraging the integrated capabilities of joint and allied partners to strengthen all-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed mountainous environment.

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Two U.S. Marine Corps M-60A1 Main Battle Tanks (MBT), an M88 armored recovery vehicle and two M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) are dispersed along a road following the retreat of Iraqi forces from Kuwait as a result of Operation Desert Storm. Nearby are oil wells set ablaze by retreating Iraqi forces. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

U.S. Army Soldiers from Bravo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard conduct a live fire exercise with 105 mm Howitzers atthe eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at Fort Drum, N.Y. More than 2,500 Soldiers are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win.

A Polish M113 Armored Personnel Carrier vehicle advances onto the battlefield as part of a field training exercise during Defender Europe at Mielno Range, Poland, May 14, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Tyler Donnell, Senior Fires Support Trainer with the Vampire Team, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, pulls a lanyard to fire munitions from a Panzer 2000 howitzer observed by German soldiers assigned to Artilleriebataillon 131 during exercise Dynamic Front 22 (DF22) at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 18, 2022. DF22, led by 56th Artillery Command and U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, is the premier U.S. led NATO Allied and Partner integrated fires exercise in the European Theater focusing on fires interoperability and increasing readiness, lethality and interoperability across the human, procedural, and technical domains.

TECH SGT. Gary Belhumeur films an 82nd Artillery Battalion M-167 20mm Vulcan anti-aircraft gun in action during exercise Thunderhog V. Subject Operation/Series: THUNDERHOG V Base: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. John Cinnante, a machine gunner with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines fires a Mark 19 40 mm grenade machine gun during Exercise Shinka 22.1 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 23, 2022. Shinka exemplifies a shared commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 3/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Cinnante is a native of Long Island, New York.

U.S. Army Cpl. Shaun Warman, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division (1AD CAB), fires an M240H machine gun during a live fire exercise at Drawsko Pomorski, Poland, Oct. 18, 2022. The 1AD CAB is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

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A squad of Ecuadoran marines prepare to move out under cover of a smoke screen provided by a U.S. Marine Corps AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle during beach assault training. The training is being conducted as part of Unitas XXXII, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American nations. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXII Base: Manta Country: Ecuador(ECU)

A competitor representing the U.S. Army Medical Command fires a M136E1 AT4-CS confined space light anti-armor weapon during the Army's first-ever Best Squad Competition, held on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition succeeds the Army Best Warrior Competition and extends the competing element from the individual level to the squad level, as Soldiers never fight alone.

French soldiers assigned to the 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment, Multinational Field Artillery Brigade conduct CAESAR self-propelled howitzer live fire during Exercise Dynamic Front 23 at Oksbol, Denmark, March 28, 2023. Exercise Dynamic Front 23 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, 56th Artillery Command led, multinational exercise desinged to improve allied and partner nation's ability to execute multi-echelon fires, and test interoperability of both tactical and theater-level fires systems in a live environment.

Bravo Battery, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Wisconsin National Guard, conducted a fires mission at Camp Grayling, Mich. Jan. 24. 2022. The event took place during Northern Strike 22-1 (Winter Strike), a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise held Jan. 21-30 with participants from several U.S. states and partner forces at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, which together comprise the National All-Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC) (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Joe Legros)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, fire rockets from an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 14, 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.

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U.S. Army Rangers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, fire a 120mm mortar during a tactical training exercise on Camp Roberts, Calif., Jan. 30, 2014. Rangers constantly train to maintain the highest level of tactical proficiency.

Members of the 26th Marine Amphibious Unit practice firing the M-47 Dragon medium anti-tank/assault weapon. They are here participating in Exercise Alpine Warrior '82. Subject Operation/Series: ALPINE WARRIOR '82 Base: Camp Ripley State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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Romanian Soldiers prepare to launch a simulated assault against the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment (OpFor) as part of exercise Saber Junction 22 in Hohenfels, Germany, Sep. 13, 2022. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Armys 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Armys Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas.

Paratroopers assigned to Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Spartan Brigade,” fire M119 105mm Howitzers during gunnery training at Yukon Training Area, Alaska, May 7, 2021. The Spartan Brigade is the only airborne infantry brigade combat team in the Arctic and Pacific theaters, providing the combatant commander with the unique capability to project an expeditionary force by air.

Charlie Battery, 1-94 Fireld Artillery US Army of Europe salute with cannons at the COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2001 closing ceremony in Lager Aulenbach, Germany. Sponsored by US European Command and hosted by Germany, the excercise is held annually to test and document the interoperability of dozens of countries and NATO. The largest communications and information systems Peace," is held annually to test and document the interoperability of dozens of nations and NATO. There are 37 countries participating this year. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2001 Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

U.S. Marines with The Basic School demonstrate how to operate an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer to train newly commissioned officers at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Feb. 29, 2024. Students at TBS are trained to be a rifle platoon commander equipped with high standards of professional knowledge, technical expertise and leadership. Marine Corps

U.S. Army Soldiers with the New Jersey National Guard's Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery Regiment set up M777 howitzer artillery pieces during training on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 4, 2019.

A view of an AGM-65 Maverick missile just before impacting a target tank, part of a fuse delay warhead evaluation taking place during an alternate warhead test. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conduct Range 400 during their Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluationat Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Jan. 23, 2022. Range 400 employs realistic live fire training that produces combat-ready forces in preparation for Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22.2. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cameron Hermanet.)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Carnage Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment conduct live fire mission operations using an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer during Exercise Dynamic Front 23 at Oksbol, Denmark, March 27, 2023. Exercise Dynamic Front 23 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, 56th Artillery Command led, multinational exercise designed to improve allied and partner nation's ability to execute multi-echelon fires, and test interoperability of both tactical and theater-level fires systems in a live environment.

Japan Ground Self Defense Force Type 16 Maneuver Combat Vehicles conduct a live-fire range during Resolute Dragon 22 on Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

Japan Ground Self Defense Force Type 16 Maneuver Combat Vehicles conduct a live-fire range during Resolute Dragon 22 on Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery Regiment (1-487 FA), 29th Brigade Support Battalion, Hawaii Army National Guard conduct fire support certification at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Jan. 6, 2024. Soldiers conduct certification on various weapon platforms to maintain proficiency to validate combat capabilities and readiness.

Idaho National Guard 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team's 2nd of the 116th Combined Arms Battalion teamed up with the Idaho Army National Guards 1st of the 183 Assault Helicopter Battalion to conduct medevac training at the Orchard Combat Training Center on March 30, 2022. The training simulated emergency evacuations of sick or wounded Soldiers from a battlefield. Ground medics preformed medical care on the ground before rushing them to the flight medics aboard the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter who continued medical care while they were flown to the nearby medical facility. This training is a portion of combat training the 2nd of the 116th CAB conducted in preparation to deploy to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Spartan Shield later this year.

CV9030 of the Norwegian Telemark Battalion, photographed as part of a Bundeswehr exercise with armed forces from Norway and the Czech Republic during the 'Wettiner Schwert' exercise as part of Quadriga 2024 in the training town of Schnoeggersburg, 8 April 2024

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Engineers using a backhoe construct bunkers for the 82nd Airborne Division during the rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A soldier aims an M-20 anti-tank rocket launcher during the joint South Korea/US Exercise Team Spirit '84. Subject Operation/Series: Team Spirit '84 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

PFC Singleton from the 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Alpha Battery 1-1, Fort Bliss, Texas mans a restraining rope to keep the Patriot missile steady as SSG Barrish directs the loading of the missile onto a transfer vehicle. The Patriot missiles are used for air defense during the world's largest joint service, multi-national tactical air operations exercise. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '97 Base: Mcgregor Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team maneuver toward an objective during a combined arms blank fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 21, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Squadron, fire a M777 towed 155 mm howitzer during a Live Fire Exercise at Vilseck, Germany Feb. 13, 2024. LFX enables soldiers to build cohesion and lethality as teams, squads and platoons to prepare them to be ready, capable and interoperable. Army Reserve

020221-F-0558K-006. Subject Operation/Series: BLUE FLAG 02-4 Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Army Soldiers conduct a mortar exercise during Exercise Arrow 22 at Niinisalo Training Area, May 7, 2022. Exercise Arrow is an annual, pre-planned, multinational exercise taking place in Finland, where visiting forces to include the U.S., U.K., Latvia, and Estonia, train together with the Finnish Defense Forces in high intensity force-on-force engagements and a live fire exercise with the purpose of increasing military readiness and developing interoperability among participating partner nations.

Hawk airscaping rockets in a beautiful hill area.

Mobile targets are staged to simulate enemies for aerial sniper training during an Urban Sniper Course on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, June 15, 2022. The aerial sniper training was led by Marines and military contractors with the Expeditionary Operations Training Group to enhance participating Marines' skills in urban environments through precision fire and engaging simulated targets from an aircraft.

DF-ST-87-07198. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '86 Country: West Germany (FRG)

U.S. Army Pfc. Horacio Cruz, left, and Sgt. DaShon Williamson, right, assigned to 4th Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, pull security while conducting dismounted reconnaissance movements during Exercise Arrow 22 at Niinisalo Training Area, Finland May 4th, 2022. Exercise Arrow is an annual, pre-planned, multinational exercise taking place in Finland, where visiting forces to include the U.S., U.K., Latvia, and Estonia, train together with the Finnish Defense Forces in high intensity force-on-force engagements and a live fire exercise with the purpose of increasing military readiness and developing interoperability among participating partner nations.

1984 - A missile is fired from a Roland low-altitude surface-to-air missile system at Launch Complex 32..

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