Military Maintenance Operations

Images showcase military personnel engaged in maintenance tasks on various military vehicles and equipment. The mood is focused and professional, with a range of military uniforms and equipment.

Maintainers from the 151st Air Refueling Wing participate in an unprecedented joint force exercise on Sept. 8, 2022 at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. The exercise provided an opportunity for cross-platform familiarization training for fuels and crew chiefs who were able to get first-hand experience with multiple platforms they usually would not obtain at their home station, adding to the war fighting efforts.

011101-A-6157W-014. Base: Fort Lewis State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

Maintainers from the 151st Air Refueling Wing participate in an unprecedented joint force exercise on Sept. 8, 2022 at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. The exercise provided an opportunity for cross-platform familiarization training for fuels and crew chiefs who were able to get first-hand experience with multiple platforms they usually would not obtain at their home station, adding to the war fighting efforts.

870th Military Police Company Soldiers conduct reconnaissance on July 23rd, 2022 at Camp Roberts, Calif. as part of annual training. Soldiers maneuvered through simulated IEDs and other hazards. The mission finished with setting up security so the 49th MP BDE could set up their field Tactical Operation Center.

031015-M-9382M-151. US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, fire M2 50 caliber Machine Guns, prepares a Mark19 40mm Grenade Machine Gun, MOD 3, for a live firing, during Exercise ROLLING THUNDER 2003, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

The 63rd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 35th Corps Signal Brigade (CSB), tested new drone technology to improve their line-of-sight communications using unmanned aircraft systems to further support XVIII Airborne Corps warfighters and all of their mission command systems.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Keith Williams from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing assembles a GBU-12 Paveway II mounted on an F-16C Fighting Falcon during day one of the annual load crew competition on Jan. 9 at Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J. Williams is an aircraft armament systems specialist assigned to the 177th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jordyn Rayot, a weapons loader assigned to the Ohio National Guard's 180th Fighter Wing, removes munitions from an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a training exercise at the 180FW in Swanton, Ohio, Aug. 2, 2022. During the exercise, Airmen across the wing demonstrate the ability prepare and deploy mission-ready aircraft and equipment.

U.S. Marines with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, and 3rd Intelligence Battalion, Maritime Surveillance Platoon, both with III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group move a commercial radar during a communications field exercise, Rapid Tanto at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 6, 2024. The radar allows surveillance of distant maritime activity. Using off-the-shelf radars and low-signature equipment, 5th ANGLICO and 3rd Intel Bn demonstrated proficiency in planning, coordination, and execution of dynamic targeting capable of supporting maritime campaigns in an increasingly contested Indo-Pacific. Marine Corps

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment set up the electrical power plant system of a MIM-104 Patriot during Ryukyu Vice 23.1 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 12, 2022. Ryukyu Vice is a joint, fixed-wing aviation command and control exercise that provides critical training to 1st Marine Aircraft Wing tactical air control personnel through offensive, defensive and counter-air live-flight scenarios. 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment supported Ryukyu Vice by providing Surface to Air Missile and Sensor Coverage, enabling freedom of maneuver for the exercise scenario and track correlation on the joint network.

U.S. Army Spc. Joshua Gates, a patriot launching operator-maintainer assigned to Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, sets up a MIM-104 Patriot during Ryukyu Vice 23.1 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 12, 2022. Ryukyu Vice is a joint, fixed-wing aviation command and control exercise that provides critical training to 1st Marine Aircraft Wing tactical air control personnel through offensive, defensive and counter-air live-flight scenarios. 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment supported Ryukyu Vice by providing Surface to Air Missile and Sensor Coverage, enabling freedom of maneuver for the exercise scenario and track correlation on the joint network.

U.S. Army Spc. Aaron Leonard, a patriot launching operator-maintainer assigned to Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, sets up the electrical power plant system of a MIM-104 Patriot during Ryukyu Vice 23.1 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 12, 2022. Ryukyu Vice is a joint, fixed-wing aviation command and control exercise that provides critical training to 1st Marine Aircraft Wing tactical air control personnel through offensive, defensive and counter-air live-flight scenarios. 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment supported Ryukyu Vice by providing Surface to Air Missile and Sensor Coverage, enabling freedom of maneuver for the exercise scenario and track correlation on the joint network.

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Michael Bylica from the 35th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, prepares to transport AIM-120 Air to Air missiles for uploading onto a F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft (not shown). Personnel at Kunsan Air Base are participating in an Beverly Bearcat Operational Readiness Inspection. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Division Artillery, 25th Infantry Division, fire a M119A3 Light Towed Howitzer 105mm during a combined arms live-fire exercise during Balikatan 22 on Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Tarlac province, Philippines, March 31, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan 22 is the 37th and largest-ever iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of the U.S.-Philippine security cooperation and a shared commitment to advancing peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

031015-M-9382M-008. A US Marine Corps (USMC) member with the 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, sends the quadrants of the next round through a high tech laser that pin points its impact zone, during Exercise ROLLING THUNDER 2003.

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN David Olmstead from the 35th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, prepares to upload an AIM-120 Air to Air missile. Personnel at Kunsan Air Base are participating in an Beverly Bearcat Operational Readiness Inspection. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A U.S. Soldier attempts to successfully operate a FMG-148 Javelin to earn the U.S. Army Expert Soldier Badge (ESB), Sept. 1, 2022, in Vilsek, Germany. The ESB is a U.S. Army special skills badge awarded to all Soldiers, noncommissioned officers, warrant officers, and commissioned officers-except those in the Infantry, Special Forces and Medical career management fields-that demonstrate individual soldier competencies and abilities to perform tough, realistic and mission-focused skill level 1 Warrior Tasks and brigade commander-selected tasks. Training and testing are expected to be tough, realistic, and mission focused.

Spc. Brandon Delgado, a U.S. Army Trooper assigned to Apex Battery, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, loads a round into an M109 Paladin during a Table XVIII combined-arms live-fire exercise, Jan. 17 on Fort Cavazos, Texas. Paladin crews are responsible for supporting the movement of ground forces through artillery fire.

Pfc. Jolene Harvey, a cannon crewmember with A Battery, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), receives a 105mm round during a direct fire live fire on a range at Fort Knox, KY April 25, 2022. The purpose of this training is to execute a decentralized division training density from dispersed field environments in order to enhance readiness, while stressing communications and sustainment systems across extended distances.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 299th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division load equipment in preparation for moving out to the training area during Decisive Action Rotation 22-09 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 5, 2022.

Students with the U.S. Navy Senior Amphibious Warfare Course (SAWOC) receive capability briefs on various technologies and vehicles from U.S. Marines with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 22-23, 2022. II Marine Expeditionary Force showcased its capabilities to SAWOC students in order to familiarize them with the landward environment, planning considerations and exposure to all elements of the Fleet Marine Force.

070131-A-5332O-149. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Logistic Support Area Anaconda Country: Iraq (IRQ)

050927-F-3820W-001. Base: Ellington Field, Houston State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Terence Bowe, a fuels craftsman assigned to the 175th Mission Support Group, Maryland Air National Guard, fills a fuel truck with fuel at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md., June 23, 2022. Nearly 1,500 Airmen are assigned to the 175th Wing and serve in a wide range of career fields, like cyber, civil engineering, aircraft maintenance, logistics, intelligence, medical, security, administration, and more.

U.S. Marine Corps. Lance Cpl. Trevor Neese, a mortar Marine, with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, tests a 60 mm mortar systems sights during a helicopter raid exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 12, 2022. The exercise simulated taking control of an enemy airfield and supporting further seize and denial operations. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a ready and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

221005-N-PI330-2023 Gulfport, Mississippi (October 5, 2022) Construction Electrician Constructionman Trung Tran, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), connects wires to a generator during a training course on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, October 5, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

221005-N-PI330-2023 Gulfport, Mississippi (October 5, 2022) Construction Electrician Constructionman Trung Tran, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), connects wires to a generator during a training course on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, October 5, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

Iowa National Guard Soldier Spc. Christopher Permann, 2168th Transportation Company adjusts the headspace and timing on an M-2 .50 caliber machine gun at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., during the National Guard Region 4 "Best Warrior" competition, May 12.

Airman 1st Class Dwayne Quesenberry, a weapons loader with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., secures a training missile to its trailer at the conclusion of a Phase II Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) held June 4, 2011. The 169th Fighter Wing held a base-wide ORE used to evaluate the units ability to launch missions in a chemical warfare environment.(SCANG

030324-F-6449C-007. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Country: Romania (ROM) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Members of the Michigan National Guard perform a fuel line flushing and recirculation procedure on a tank rack module at the Joint Force Headquarters, Lansing, Michigan, May 25, 2022. TACOM film crews documented the process, which will go out Army-wide to provide guidance for validating this repair.

U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Pritchett and Pvt. John Pennycuff, Harbormaster Command and Control Center operators assigned to the 393rd Transportation Harbormaster Operations Detachment, 11th Transportation Battalion, set up mobile satellite dishes at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Aug. 4, 2022. HCCCs provide Coalition, Command, Control, Communications, Computing, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance capabilities through a suite of sensors, radars, and consoles; providing operational security and safe maritime logistics.

Airmen assigned to the 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, carry an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile while competing in a timed F-22 Raptor load crew competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 7, 2022. Load crew competitions provide the 3rd Maintenance Groups weapons loaders an opportunity to showcase their speed and efficiency, while honing teamwork as an integral component of the U.S. Air Forces Fly, Fight, Win mantra.

French Army Col. Arnaud Ruyant, Regiment Commander the 35e Régiment d'Artillerie Parachutiste explains the Mistral missile system to U.S. Army Lt. Col. Robert Kinney, Battalion Commander of 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment as part of Exercise Foch 22 on Oct. 7 2022 at Plan De Canjuers Training Area, FranceExercise Foch is a live artillery exercise conducted between 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and the French 35e Régiment d'Artillerie Parachutiste at Plan De Canjuers Training Area, France with the objective of demonstrating lethality and interoperability between U.S. and French airborne artillery units. 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 bui

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force attach a tow bar to a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement during a bilateral vehicle recovery training during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual 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.

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN David Olmstead and US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Michael Bylica, weapons load crew, 35th Fighter Squadron (FS), 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, prepare to load AIM-120 air-to-air missiles loaded on a F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The 35th FS and the rest of the 8th Fighter Wing are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities during their Operational Readiness Inspection. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aaron Hernandez, 721st Aerial Port Squadron ramp services specialist, operates a 60K Tunner as pallets of ammunition are loaded to be transferred to a C-130 Hercules on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 7, 2022. Air Mobility Command's global air mobility support system is critical to the Department of Defenses ability to rapidly fulfill Ukraines priority security assistance requests.

Staff Sgt. Mark Fittante and Senior Airman Sebastian Clancy, munitions systems specialists with the 124th Munitions Flight, unpack a GBU-31 fin kit during the 2022 Ammo Rodeo, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Oct. 15, 2022. Fin kits act as the nerve center for munitions, providing them the computational power to find their targets.

Louisiana National Guard Soldiers with the 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group conduct helicopter gunnery tables during annual training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, May 17, 2022.

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Senior Airman Mitch Mitchell inspects missiles prior to loading them on an F-15 during certification Oct. 20, 2009. Airmen must be certified on missile loading once a month. Mitchell is an aircraft armament systems specialist with the 19th Aircraft Maintenance Unit.

030130-M-1852W-025. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn, 12th Marines

050930-A-3996M-004. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 2005 Base: Mubarak Military City Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Major Command Shown: ARCENT

040316-M-5753Q-006. Base: Hadithah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and German soldiers assigned to the 212th Panzergrenadier Battalion, 21st Panzer Brigade, 1st Panzer Division, board a German army Puma Infantry Fighting Vehicle during a live-fire exercise as part of Defender Europe at Oberlausitz Training Area, Germany, May 19, 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. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ambrose Kun, 192d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft armament systems craftsman, prepares to load munition into an F-22 Raptor during an exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Oct. 11, 2022. Kun was in mission oriented protective posture 4 gear, assumed when there is an alarm red, which designates an attack is imminent or in progress.

Airman 1st Class Nathan Fulghum, left, and Senior Airman Larry Dunn, right, from 316th Civil Engineer Squadron set up a generator for the Expeditionary Airfield Lighting System during a training event, March 14, 2023, Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pa. Civil engineers from the 11th and 316th Civil Engineer Squadrons came together to form a team that will represent Air Force District of Washington at Readiness Challenge IX, a competition aimed to test Air Force Civil Engineers contingency capabilities. The EALS is a rapidly installed runway lighting system that supports flying operations during periods of reduced visibility on contingency airfields and is one of the many potential competition events at the Readiness Challenge.

040413-F-0703J-005. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (GBR)

A member of a Danish light anti-aircraft missile unit searches for incoming aircraft at the Oksboel firing range during the NATO exercise Tactical Fighter Weaponry '89. Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRY '89 Country: Denmark (DNK)

040921-F-0629H-004. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030728-M-5865P-007. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCAS Cherry Point

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anthony Reyesgreendale, front, and Cpl. Jesse Siegel, both machine gunners assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, post security with a .50-caliber machine gun aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) while transiting the Basilan Strait Feb. 18, 2024. Somerset and embarked elements of the 15th MEU are conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Marine Corps

Members of the 156th Airlift Wing (AW), Nevada Air National Guard, Reno, Nevada, perform an engine running offload of a C-130 Hercules aircraft at the Hagler Army Air Field, Hattisburg, Mississippi. Members of the 156th AW are deployed to Gulfport, Mississippi, to participate in exercise IGX-5. IGX-5 is an ORI (Operational Readiness Exercise) simulating the deployment of an Air Expeditionary Force to a forward operating location. The exercise, which lasts just under a week, is designed to evaluate the readiness of US Air Force personnel. Subject Operation/Series: IGX-5 Base: Hagler Army Air Field State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Soldiers with the New Jersey National Guards Charlie Battery, 3-112th Field Artillery, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team fire a M777A2 155mm Howitzer during a section qualification on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Nov. 5, 2022. The 3-112th Field Artillery qualified over the weekend of November 3-6 on artillery table VI.

Air Force Master Sgt. Paul Edwards of the Kentucky Air National Guards 123rd Contingency Response Group establishes satellite communications for the Joint Operations Center at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 5, 2014, in support of Operation United Assistance. More than 80 Kentucky Air Guardsmen stood up an Intermediate Staging Base at the airport that will funnel humanitarian supplies and equipment into West Africa as part of the international effort to fight Ebola.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 1-119th Field Artillery Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, pose for a photo with a howitzer during Summer Shield at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, May 26, 2022. Summer Shield, led by Latvian Mechanized Infantry Brigade is one of multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe that make up Defender Europe 22 exercise, led by U.S Army Europe and Africa. Defender demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, Task Force Ghost, inspects a mortar during a mortar operational rehearsal with the Syrian partner force Maghaweir Al-Thowra, at Al-Tanf garrison, Syria, Aug. 3, 2022. CJTF-OIR personnel continue to advise, assist, and enable partner forces in designated areas of Syria to maintain the enduring defeat of Daesh.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Layko, a bulk fuel specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, monitors a fuel gauge during forward arming and refueling point operations at Camp Tokachi, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual 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. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremie Winkler, 554th Red Horse Squadron ground transportation contingency instructor, bores a hole to secure AM-2 matting installation at Northwest Field, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 6, 2024. AM-2 matting form portable runways, taxiways, and parking for aircraft, enabling the resilience of a wide range of air operations in contested or austere environments. Air Force

Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers fly an RQ-11B Raven Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) over drop zone Badger at Fort McCoy, Wis., Sept. 9, 2022. The training is part of a two-week skills course taught by instructors from the Wisconsin Military Academy. U.S. Army photo by Kevin W. Clark

A munitions maintenance specialist secures Mark 82 500-lb. bombs to the pylons of an A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft during CALFEX '90, a joint service, combined arms live-fire exercise. Subject Operation/Series: CALFEX '90 Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska(AK) Country: United States Of America(USA)

U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Victor Hernandez, a Petroleum Supply Specialist with the 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion, breaks down gear after refueling a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter at New Jerseys Army Aviation Support Facility on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Sept. 5, 2019.

Staff Sgt. Paul Chaplin, 8th Security Forces Squadron Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems noncommissioned officer in charge, briefs Lt. Gen. James A. Jacobson, Pacific Air Forces deputy commander at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 7, 2022. PACAF Airmen from all domains synchronize to safeguard a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 assemble a joint chemical agent detector M4A1 in preparation of a chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear (CBRN) readiness exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sep. 9, 2022. Realistic CBRN training teaches Marines about proper protective measures, which increase their chances of survival during a CBRN attack, provides information about various contamination threats, and instills confidence in their equipment.

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant (LT) Steineels, with the 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, looks for an artillery round impact, during Exercise ROLLING THUNDER 2003. Subject Operation/Series: ROLLING THUNDER 2003 Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Fidel Goshay, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron tank farm NCO in charge, reviews a technical order in the vertical tank storage facility at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 16, 2022. The VTSS allows for external aircraft fuel tanks to be stored indoors, keeping them out of the elements and reducing corrosion damage.

A soldier with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force guides a crane during a bilateral vehicle recovery training during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual 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.

030107-A-1526R-018. Base: Fort Buchanan, San Juan State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Daniel J. Bryant, 363rd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, ensures an AIM 9 Sidewinder missile is secure after being loaded onto a cart. SRA Bryant is part of the coalition force here to support Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, a military effort to enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

U.S. Army Sgt. Juan VenturaGonzalez, assigned to Bull Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment reloads the Stryker mounted M2A2 .50 caliber machine gun during a live support by fire training at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 16, 2022. 2nd Cavalry Regiment provides V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe, with combat-credible forces capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater to defend the NATO alliance.

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Julio Tinocodominguez, a digital wideband transmission equipment operator, assigned to 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, prepares a PRC-117G Multiband Networking Manpack Radio during exercise Katana Strike on Kumejima, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 26, 2022. Katana Strike is led by III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group and is designed to demonstrate proficiency in coalition joint-force planning, coordination, and execution of dynamic targeting in a maritime environment that utilizes ground forces to initiate the targeting cycle. Katana Strike showcases 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, which serves as the central hub for conducting long-range communications between joint ground, naval and aviation units over multiple waveforms. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air Ground Task Force operations with comm

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.

030214-M-3138H-049. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5TH MARINES

APRA HARBOR, Guam - Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) load a mine handling shape onto Annapolis, April 28. Annapolis will be conducting maritime operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to maintain a safe and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Marine Corps M777 towed 155 mm howitzers are staged on the flight line prior to being loaded onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at March Air Reserve Base, California, April 22, 2022. The howitzers are part of the United States efforts alongside allies and partners to identify and provide Ukraine with additional capabilities.

U. S. Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Tombs, Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 102nd Cavalry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), New Jersey National Guard (NJNG), describes the 120 mm mortar qualification tables his unit completed during the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise to U. S. Army Maj. Gen. Troy D. Galloway, Deputy Commanding General, U. S. Forces Command and U. S. Army Col. Brian Stramaglia, Commander, 44th IBCT, NJNG , July 24, 2022, at Ft. 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.

050803-A-9419D-001. Base: Camp Grayling State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Pvt. Gregory Tejada with Stability Transition Team, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division engages targets from a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle in Camp Fallujah, Iraq, Oct. 21. U.S. soldiers with STT 3-15 practiced both dry and live fire on a range using different techniques with a vehicle.

U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Kent Sedgwick 509th Sortie Support, composite tool kit custodian operates a forklift at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, September 28, 2022. Support is responsible for the serviceability and accountability of about $245 million worth of equipment.

US Marine Corps weapons specialist loads a Hydra 70 high explosive rocket into a pod to be carried by a Marine Corps AH-1W SuperCobra, Al Asad Air Base, Iraq

Airman 1st Class Nathan Ammons operates a Communications Fly Away Kit at an undisclosed location, July 20, 2022. The CFK enables the 332d Air Expeditionary Squadron to operate in remote locations by establishing secure communications via satellite.

220503-N-PG340-1042 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (May 3, 2022) U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 go over tactical convoy skills and techniques during Self Mobility Security Training onboard Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu, California. NMCB-5 is homeported out of Port Hueneme. They train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to execute construction and engineering projects for major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

U.S Air Force Senior Airman Sagen Phillips, weather journeyman assigned to the 354th Operations Support Squadron weather operations assembles a tactical meteorological system at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 02, 2022. The TMQ-53 automatically records and displays various weather data to include wing speed and direction, temperature, humidity, cloud height, precipitation, and lightning.

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Daniel J. Bryant, 363rd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, prepares to off-load munitons. SRA Bryant is part of the coalition force here to support Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, a military effort to enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Members of 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment retrograde nine UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, Jan. 29, 2024, Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. The Soldiers were deployed to Kosovo in support of Operation Joint Guardian, a NATO peacekeeping mission under the Kosovo Force (KFOR). KFORs mission is to provide a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement in Kosovo, in accordance with United Nations Resolution (UNSC) 1244.

GULFPORT, Miss. (Sep. 28, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, lay asphalt for during a parking lot repair onboard Naval Construction Battalion Canter Gulfport. The asphalt repair is the last step in completing a new bathroom installation on base. NMCB 1 is conducting an intense homeport training plan to expand their ability to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater operations.

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Woods from the 6th Marine Regiment takes aim with a SMAW (shoulder launched multi-purpose assault weapon) during the MCCREE (Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation) field exercise at LZ Sandpiper. The 6th Marine Regiment conducted this MCREE for the 1ST Battalion 6th Marine Regiment. A MCREE encompasses an evaluation of the overall combat readiness skills of an infantry battalion. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers of the Lynchburg-based 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Brigade Combat Team fire 120 mm mortar rounds, Sept. 20, during annual training at Fort Pickett. The Adjutant General of Virginia, Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long Jr., paid the troops a visit during the fire mission.

Special forces soldier jumping from a speed boat deck, landing on shore with assault rifle.

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.

Washington National Guard Soldiers with Charlie Company, 898th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, set up long-range, mobile antenna systems on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 4, 2023. The retransmitting teams and their equipment were sling-loaded to strategic battlefield locations by a CH-47 Chinook crewed by 1st Battalion, 168th General Support Aviation Regiment (GSAB). The training was the first of its kind to be conducted in the brigade.

061227-A-5168K-002. Base: Logistical Storage Area Anaconda State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Pfc. Garrett Robbins, a fire support specialist, assigned to the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division, looks through a German viewfinder aimed towards the firing point of the live call for fire exercise at Grafenwöhr, Germany, Nov.19, 2022. The Combat Aviation Brigade participated in a live call for fire exercise to increase the lethality and capability of our fire support teams.

Airmen from the 55th Force Support Squadron observe as Master Sgt. Brittany White, food service section chief, and Senior Airman Vincent Harris, food service apprentice, pour water into a ration warmer April 1, 2022, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, during a Home Station Readiness Training Exercise. Subject matter experts taught the basics of their Air Force specialty codes to assist the mission and create Multi-Capable Airmen.

Veterans talk to 86th Security Forces Squadron team members about a weapons display during Police Week at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 17, 2022. The 86 SFS hosted a demo and expo where they brought weapons and materials they use to protect personnel and assets on base.

Spc. Blaine Lawler, an infantryman assigned to the 25th Infantry Division stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, operates a simple key loader during a series of warrior tasks and battle drills June 6 at Lightning Academy, Schofield Barracks East Range, Hawaii, at the 2022 USARPACs Best Warrior Competition. The USARPAC BWC 2022 is an annual week-long competition consisting of competitors from multiple USARPAC units across the Indo-Pacific. The noncommissioned officers and junior enlisted Soldiers are evaluated in several categories such as general military knowledge, basic Soldier skills, and physical fitness.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to B Battery, 2nd Cavalry Regiment Field Artillery Squadron, cleans the breech of the M777 Howitzer during a live fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Feb. 6, 2024. 2nd Cavalry Regiment provides V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe, with combat-credible forces capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater to defend the NATO alliance. Army

Cpl. Charmane Rockmore and Spc. Yaw Gyamfi, 84th Engineer Battalion, discuss mechanics of CS-563D Roller in Baturaja, Indonesia, July 25, 2022, as part of Garuda Shield 2022. Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military, Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and other regional partners reinforcing joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.

A member of the Croatian Defense Council (HVO) Army, 2nd Guard Brigade, sets the coordinates on a 122mm Howitzer D-30J field artillery piece during a three day exercise. The HVO Army was granted use of Barbara Range in Glamoc, Bosnia and Herzegovina, for the first time in 18 months to provide training for their troops on the D-30J and the T-55 Main Battle Tank (not shown). Base: Glamoc Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

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