Military Rappelling and Training

Silhouettes of servicemembers engaging in rappelling exercises, emphasizing teamwork and tactical training in outdoor settings under varying light conditions.

Special forces operator during assault rappelling with weapons.

Private First Class Amaryllis Rivera of the 246th Mortuary Affairs unit, Puerto Rico, rappels off a 40 foot tower during Operation GOLDEN MEDIC 2001. Reserve forces from all over the nation are participating in GOLDEN MEDIC, a multi-unit, medical, field exercise held at Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, Dublin, California, in which the Army transports simulated casualties from the frontline through various staging areas to a main tent. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN MEDIC Base: Camp Parks, Dublin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Infanteria de Marina with Tactical Group Wolf conducts fast roping drills during Spanish FLOTEX-22 aboard the Juan Carlos I near Rota, Spain, June 16, 2022. This exercise features tactical level actions ashore, combined with joint training and planning, aimed at increasing overall bilateral interoperability between nations.

September 23, 2004 - Servicemembers from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, teach Honduran soldiers rappelling techniques from a 70-foot tower.

Special forces operator during assault rappelling with weapons.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, climb the stairway to heaven on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 4, 2022. This event was a segment of the crucible - the culminating event of recruit training. After completing the crucibles physically and mentally demanding challenges over the course of 54-hours with limited food and sleep, the recruits will finally have the privilege to call themselves United States Marines.

Cpl. Ashley Kearns from the 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Texas Army National Guard, climbs the confidence climb ladder during the obstacle course event at the Texas Military Departments Best Warrior Competition at Camp Swift, Texas. The three-day competition challenges service members in several events that are designed to test their technical knowledge, tactical skills and physical fitness. The Army winners of this event will move on to represent Texas at the National Guards Region V Best Warrior Competition.

050905-N-0535P-040. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Spec ops police officer SWAT in black uniform in action. Spec ops police officer SWAT

DF-ST-85-07313. Base: Loring Air Force Base State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970505-M-0826D-004. Subject Operation/Series: CAX 5/6-97 Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Army soldiers rappel from a UH-1 Iroquois helicopter during a training exercise. Country: Unknown

Special forces operator during assault rappelling with weapons.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 4th Marines and Republic of Korea Marines with 31st Battalion, 1576 Airborne practice rock climbing and rappelling techniques during Korea Marine Exercise Program (KMEP) 23.1 at Camp Mujuk, Republic of Korea, Dec. 3. KMEP is conducted routinely to maintain the trust, proficiency, and readiness of the ROK-U.S. Alliance. 3d Battalion, 4th Marines is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Silhouette of police officer during rope exercises with weapons.

DN-ST-87-06277. Base: USS Missouri (BB 63)

A Reconnaissance Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, rappels from an MV-22 Osprey that is anchored to the flight deck of the USS Boxer. The Marines were practicing rappelling techniques in preparation for future exercises on the deployment. The 13th MEU is deployed with the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Recruits of Company D, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, climb a rope as their last segment of the obstacle course aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Feb. 28. After the rope climbing, recruits were required to conduct fireman's carries and buddy drags.

A crew member of the 436th Military Airlift Wing, dressed in chemical warfare gear, secures cargo on a K-loader during a chemical warfare defense equipment test. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen from the Oklahoma Air National Guards 138th and 137th Security Forces Squadrons perform rappelled descent maneuvers at the Tulsa Fire Safety Training Center, Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 15, 2016. The training was conducted to meet annual recertification and provide their respective bases with the means to meet domestic operation mission requirements.

DN-SD-03-06277. Subject Operation/Series: UNIFIED SPIRIT Base: Uss Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

030117-M-8337G-040. Base: Camp Gonsalves State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn 8th Marines

060829-N-5642P-018. Base: USS Kearsarge (LHD 3)

060901-N-9851B-003. Base: USS Hopper (DDG 70)

Soldier during assault rappelling exercises with weapons.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Bradley Stinson, 721st Aerial Port Squadron, helps load cargo onto a C-130J Super Hercules for its departure in support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 24, 2011. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III.

SANTA RITA, Guam (Jan. 12, 2023) - Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 rappel and fast rope from the EODMU-5 command tower during a training exercise as part of an EODMU platoon certification onboard Naval Base Guam. EODMU-5 is assigned to Commander, Task Force 75, which executes command and control of assigned Navy Expeditionary Combat Forces in the 7th Fleet area of operations. They plan and execute Naval Construction, Expeditionary Logistics, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Maritime Expeditionary Security, and Exploitation Forces assigned to Commander, 7th Fleet for crisis response, humanitarian assistance, and major combat operations.

U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct special patrol insertion and extraction (SPIE) training on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 29, 2022. SPIE enhances Marines ability to maneuver through arduous environments, granting the Marine Air-Ground Task Force commander flexibility when inserting or extracting from complex terrain. The MSPF is preparing for a scheduled deployment as part of the 26th MEU.

DN-SC-88-01694. Base: USS Coral Sea (CV 43) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Special forces operator during assault rappelling with weapons.

Special forces operator during assault rappelling with weapons.

A Marine with the Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast ropes out of a MV-22 Osprey aircraft on to the elevator below the flight deck here, Aug. 10. The Marines and Sailors hone their skills by executing the training from the back of a stationary aircraft before descending from an aircraft in motion. 31st MEU is the Marine Corps' force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region and is the only continuously forward deployed MEU.

A paratrooper leaps from the back of a Joint Task Force-Bravo CH-47 Chinook helicopter over the Tamara Drop Zone, the site of this year's Iguana Voladora 2008. The airborne exercise is Joint Task Force-Bravo's largest joint and combined training event developed to strengthen regional cooperation and security between countries of the Americas.

A U.S. Marine with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conducts a fast-rope confidence lane at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oct. 14, 2022. The training was conducted to increase unit lethality and readiness.

040409-F-3963C-015. Base: 25th Ig Rok Ranger Course Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Sgt. Micah Miller, an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician with 52nd Ordnance Group, pictured while navigating an obstacle course in the Best Warrior and Best Squad Competition hosted by 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Command at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, July 11, 2022. The 20th CBRNE Commands Best Squad Competition and Best Warrior Competition is a single event used to select the best Noncommissioned Officer of the Year and Soldier of the Year from Soldiers within the command and its major subordinate commands.

040302-F-6665C-001. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marines spouse, with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), conducts rappelling operations at Annex Stump Neck, Md., Oct. 28, 2022. The operations ran under the guidance and supervision of Bravo Rescue Company and Downey Rescue Training Facility Staff.

MASTER Sergeant Ken Chapman, a Pararescueman with the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, Moffett Federal Field parachutes from an MC-130 "Combat Shadow aircraft at 3,500 feet above the Pacific Ocean. The 129th is conducting a training rescue operation in the Pacific Ocean. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Pararescuemen and Combat Rescue Officers with the New York Air National Guard's 103rd Rescue Squadron, 106th Rescue Wing, supported by the Hawaii Air National Guard's 154th Wing, 204th Airlift Squadron, jump from a C-17 into the waters off Joint Base Pearl Harbor- Hickam on March 7, 2017 as they conduct training to test new spacecraft recovery techniques and equipment that will be used to recover the crew module of NASA's Orion spacecraft. The Airmen were in Hawai for two weeks as part of Operation Ardent Sentry.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade jump out of a Chinook (CH-47) at the Novo Selo Training Site, Bulgaria, Feb. 4, 2023. This extensive training improves the Army's overall proficiency, reliability, and lethality. 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.

Airman 1st Class Issac Painter, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, rappels down a radar tower during a Fall Rescue demonstration, May 4, 2022, on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Firefighters use rappel operations during dangerous situations requiring rapid entry or exit from buildings.

A U.S. Marine with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, participates in a rappel tower event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, March 31, 2023. Rappel training was conducted to build confidence in Marines and prepared them for any circumstances they may encounter.

A U.S. Soldier belays a cable as Soldiers rappel from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, on Sept. 14, 2022. Nearly 30 Soldiers and Airmen participated in a Rappel Master course hosted by a mobile training team from the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center based out of Fort Benning, Georgia.

DART Exercise 2002 'Response to Terrorism' aircraft rescue

For Rodeo '93 the 438th Airlift Wing's security police team competed in tactics and patrolling marksmanship, and squadron engagement. One member of the team clings to a single rope that bridges a crossing as three other team members climb the ladder to the rope. The obstacle course proved to be the ultimate test of endurance and team work. The top trophy at Air Mobility command's Airlift Rodeo for the second year in a row was the Air Force Reserve 446th AW, an associate unit from McChord AFB, Washington. Base: Little Rock State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Combat control team personnel jump from a C-130 aircraft during Rodeo '92 opening ceremonies. Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '92 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A recruit with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, descends the rappel tower on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C, June 21, 2022. Recruits rappel from the 47-foot-tall tower wearing a safety harness, helmet and gloves to gain confidence and overcome any fear of heights.

DEU, Germany, NRW : SWAT team in a training situation, roping. |

Recruits from Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, diligently maneuver through the "slide for life" obstacle course. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Tech. Sgt. Michael Valeich, 413th Flight Test Squadron Detachment 1 operator, exits the back of a HC-130J Combat King II to conduct a High-Altitude High-Opening (HAHO) jump during a BLACK FLAG 22-1 training mission May 12, 2021, over the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada. Black Flag 22-1 is focused on developing and validating large force tactics and integration required to deliver combat capability and tactical advantage for the Combat Air Force to build readiness that credibly deters and successfully defeats adversaries.

FORT HOOD, Texas (Dec. 9, 2022) Cpl. Joseph Batista, assigned to the Marine Corps Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, based out of Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Maryland, is lowered into a confined space trainer while conducting simulated search and rescue operations during Exercise Sudden Response 23, at Fort Hood, Texas, Dec. 9, 2022. Military units comprising the Defense CBRN Response Force (DCRF) participated in Exercise Sudden Response 23 Dec. 7-13 in Camp Mabry, Austin and Fort Hood, Texas. Teams from Task Force (TF) Aviation, TF Logistics, TF Medical and TF Operations, rehearsed force and equipment employment, life-saving operations and web-based collaborative tools to ensure their ability to execute Defense Support of Civil Authority (DSCA) mission. The DCRF is comprised of up to 5,200 personnel from military units located throughout the nation who come together to help fellow Americans in the event of a catastrophic crisis response.

060502-N-7987M-535. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Naval Station Norfolk

A Dutch Marine with Marine Squadron Carib, Netherlands Marine Corps,navigates an obstacle course during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior in Savaneta, Aruba, June 16, 2022. This bilateral training exercise allows 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions. Caribbean Coastal Warrior continues to increase global interoperability between the U.S. Marines and the Dutch Marines as well as Caribbean Urban Warrior, an annual training evolution conducted on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

DF-ST-86-07667. Country: Jordan (JOR)

Spc Elio Feliciano from 11th Airborne Division rappels off the training tower during Air Assault Class on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK June 15 to become Air Assault qualified with instructors from 25th Infantry Divisions Lightning Academy. (Photo taken by Staff Sgt. Christopher Dennis/11th Airborne Division Public Affairs Office)

060909-N-9946J-002. Base: Nas Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A US Army soldier prepares to rappels downward during Air Assault School Phase Three in Mihail Kogalniceanu Airbase, Romania, on November 29, 2022. Helicopter rappelling is one of the last events required to graduate Air Assault School.

Navy of the Navy Electronic and Optical Company (Meob) in an antennaast of an S-frigate at work in June 1989.

DM-ST-88-07691. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing and members of El Escuadron de Zapadores Paracaidistas (EZAPAC) execute a military free fall from a Spanish C-295 aircraft assigned to the 35 Tactical Transport Wing, near Allcantarilla Air Base, Spain, July 25, 2022. Training with our joint and combined allies and partners increases our lethality and enhances our interoperability, allowing our forces to counter military aggression and coercion by sharing responsibilities for a common defense.

220822-N-LZ839-1182ATLANTIC OCEAN (August 22, 2022) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Brandon Corell (left) and Airman Devon Bennett (right), both assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), install safety nets on the ship's flight deck, Aug. 22, 2022. Bataan is underway conducting an Afloat Training Group engineering inspection as part of the basic phase training cycle.

Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, learn and apply rappelling techniques on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., October 31, 2022. The rappel tower is the tallest height recruits on Parris Island will overcome in their journey to become Marines.

Army ROTC Cadet Caleb Hunnicutt, Clemson University, climbs a rope while training with 3rd Regiment, Advanced Camp, during Cadet Summer Training (CST) at Fort Knox, Ky., June 19, 2022. For the Confidence Course, Cadets completed three rappels and nine obstacles while learning to trust their physical abilities and equipment. | Photo by Kyle Crawford, U.S. Army Cadet Command Public Affairs

SRA Mark R. Davidson, weather equipment repairman, 2163rd Information Services Group, Peterson AFB, Colorado, adjusts a RO-362 Wind Bird, part of the GMQ-20 cloud measuring system. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

A Republic of Korea Marine with 31st Battalion, 1576 Airborne, participates in a Leadership Reaction Course during Korea Marine Exercise Program (KMEP) 23.1 at Camp Mujuk, Republic of Korea, Dec. 2. KMEP is conducted routinely to maintain the trust, proficiency, and readiness of the ROK-U.S. Alliance. 3d Battalion, 4th Marines is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

A Special Forces weapons sergeant with 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) executes an Australian rappel from a tower at Fort Carson, Colorado, April 19, 2022. Special Forces Operators use rappelling to insert into areas from elevated positions when time or surprise is required by the mission.

Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Elvin Rivera Perez, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), signals to the pilots of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the Tridents of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, during flight operations as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Oct. 8, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict free Atlantic region.

Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Elvin Rivera Perez, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), signals to the pilots of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the Tridents of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, during flight operations as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Oct. 8, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict free Atlantic region.

A member of the Plymouth-based Battery B, 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery disassembles an antenna atop a platoon operation center command vehicle during the unit's mobilization training Sunday (Jan. 6) at Fort Bliss, Texas. Battery B will be the first Army National Guard field artillery battery to perform a fires support mission in Afghanistan. Battery B has been training at Fort Bliss since early December 2012. Wisconsin National Guard Public Affairs Office

US Navy Boatswain's Mate CHIEF Edger Gonzalez pulls in the lines of a refueling hose during an early moring Fueling at Sea (FAS) on board USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). Truman is enroute to the Persian Gulf to support Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

Service members with Task Force Red Dragon and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) participate in the French Desert Commando Course (FDCC) at Arta Range complex, Djibouti, April 24-28, 2022. Since 2015, the French Forces stationed in Djibouti (FFDJ) have invited U.S. service members with CJTF-HOA to participate in the course. During the FDCC, the members are evaluated on mountain confidence, knot tying, night obstacle courses, aquatic obstacle courses, and battle maneuver tactics as well as presented with physical challenges.

Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, learn and apply rappelling techniques on MCRD Parris Island, S.C., October 31, 2022. The rappel tower is the tallest height recruits on Parris Island will overcome in their journey to become Marines.

DF-ST-88-08020. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

U.S. Army Soldiers rappel from a UH-60 Black Hawk as part of the U.S. Army Air Assault course at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, on Sept. 8, 2022. Over 200 Soldiers and Airmen participated in a 12-day U.S. Army Air Assault course held at Camp Dodge, which trains service members in sling load operations and rappelling as well as being a test of grit.

DN-ST-85-10211. Base: Thames River State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-84-08190. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Recruits with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, tackle the rappel tower aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., July 25, 2022. The rappel tower is the ultimate challenge to recruits who have fears of heights, and drives them to overcome those fears in order to proceed with their journey to become United States Marines.

970307-F-1787R-028. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Doha Country: Qatar (QAT)

Search and Rescue Operations - Helicopter - 26-HK-261-139. Hurricane Katrina

Members from 56th Troop Command, Charlie Company with the Rhode Island National Guard conducts airborne training and follow-on tactics training at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Starke, Fla. Jan. 20, 2022. The training was completed in order to increase proficiency in tactical techniques.(U.S. Air National Guard photos by Senior Airman Brittni Capozzi)

DN-SC-90-04323. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Air Assault candidates rappel off the rappel towers on Camp Buehring, Kuwait, February 20, 2024. After successfully rappeling from the towers, candidates will rappel out of rotary wing aircraft. Army

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Dennis Price, a jumpmaster with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, salutes the UH-1Y Venom pilots as he conducts a free fall jump as part of exercise UNITAS LXIII at Santa Cruz Air Force Base, Rio De Janeiro, Sept. 7, 2022. UNITAS develops and sustains relationships that improve the capacity of our reemerging and enduring maritime partners to achieve common objectives. Additionally, the military-to-military exchanges foster friendly, mutual cooperation and understanding among participating navies and marine corps.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joey Lupardus, an explosive ordnance disposal technician, top, with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Zackary Thorington, bottom, with the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team, conduct a speed stick drill during a mission rehearsal on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, June 15, 2022. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force's comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

A Soldier from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School jumps from the tailgate of a C-27 aircraft during free fall training at Camp Mackall, North Carolina September 22, 2022. The military free fall parachutists jumped from 7,000 feet and landed on Luzon Drop Zone.

BOSTON (Sept. 26, 2022) U.S. Navy petty officers first class, selected for promotion to chief petty officer, participate in a climbing evolution during Chief Petty Officer Heritage Weeks. During the week, Constitution Sailors teach the selectees a variety of time-honored maritime evolutions while living and working aboard the ship.USS Constitution, is the worlds oldest commissioned warship afloat, and played a crucial role in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, actively defending sea lanes from 1797 to 1855. During normal operations, the active-duty Sailors stationed aboard USS Constitution provide free tours and offer public visitation to more than 600,000 people a year as they support the ships mission of promoting the Navys history and maritime heritage and raising awareness of the importance of a sustained naval presence. USS Constitution was undefeated in battle and destroyed or captured 33 opponents. The ship earned the nickname of Old Ironsides during the war of 1812 when Brit

A soldier climbs a cargo net suspended from a tower during a basic training session on the confidence course. Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina(SC) Country: United States Of America(USA)

Army Reserve Spc. Ethan Allen extends a hand and touches the black tape in order to succesfully complete a rope obstacle during the 2022 Best Squad Competition's Conditioning Course event at Fort McCoy, WI, on May 15, 2022. Approximately 50 Soldiers from across the nation travelled to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, to compete in the 2022 U.S. Best Squad Competition from May 14-21, 2022. The 2022 BSC is an annual competition that brings together the best Soldiers and squads from across the U.S. Army Reserve to earn the title of "Best Warrior" and "Best Squad" among their peers. Competitors are evaluated on their individual and collective ability to adapt to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events that test their technical and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.

A Dutch Marine with Marine Squadron Carib, Netherlands Marine Corps, navigates an obstacle course during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior in Savaneta, Aruba, June 16, 2022. This bilateral training exercise allows 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions. Caribbean Coastal Warrior continues to increase global interoperability between the U.S. Marines and the Dutch Marines as well as Caribbean Urban Warrior, an annual training evolution conducted on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

After some instruction and demonstrations from 434th Field Artillery Brigade instructors, members of Leadership Oklahoma are ready to rappel down Treadwell Tower June 17, 2022.

U.S. Navy sailors with the U.S. Navy Parachute Team, nicknamed the Leap Frogs, conduct an aerial demonstration from a U.S. Army C-147A at the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 24, 2022. The Leap Frogs Navy Parachute Team is made up of active-duty Navy SEALs, Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen and support personnel. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

U.S. Navy sailors with the U.S. Navy Parachute Team, nicknamed the Leap Frogs, conduct an aerial demonstration from a U.S. Army C-147A at the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 24, 2022. The Leap Frogs Navy Parachute Team is made up of active-duty Navy SEALs, Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen and support personnel. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

220802-F-LN908-0420DJIBOUTI, Djibouti (Aug. 2, 2022) Boatswains Mate Seaman Giselle Olivera, from Rancho Cordova, California, wraps a rope aboard the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) prior to departure, Aug. 2, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is rotationally deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

A UH-60M Blackhawk helicopter from the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard, carries a bambi bucket full of water during aerial firefighting training at Westover Air Reserve Base, Chicopee, Massachusetts, May 25, 2022. Aviators from the 142nd flew in from the Connecticut Army National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility to Westover ARB to conduct aerial firefighting training with the Westover Air Reserve Base Fire Department.

Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Figel, with the U.S. Army Golden Knights tandem team, salutes as he exits the aircraft over Stinson Airfield in San Antonio Jan. 3, 2013. The Golden Knights performed several jumps at the airfield and are part of military celebrations in conjunction with the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, scheduled to be held Jan. 5. The Army has hosted the event in San Antonio since 2002, selecting 90 of the top high school football players from across the nation to participate.

Soldiers assigned to the Effingham-based Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard take part in basic rappelling training hosted by members of the Colombian Army Air Assault School during Exercise Southern Vanguard 23 on Nov. 6, 2022 at Tolemaida Military Base, Colombia. Exercise Southern Vanguard is U.S. Army South's premier training exercise taking place at the operational and tactical levels intended to increase interoperability between the United States and Western Hemisphere forces. This year's iteration, Exercise Southern Vanguard 23, involves Soldiers from U.S. Army South and the U.S. Army National Guard training alongside Colombian Army soldiers in varying terrain while conducting weapon familiarization lanes culminating in a bilateral military training operation.

U.S. soldiers of the Hawaii Army National Guard trained on humanitarian aid distribution during exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 20, 2022. The United Nations humanitarian aid distribution is one of the fastest and most effective ways to support rapid humanitarian response for people affected by natural disasters and conflict. Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II enables instructors from multiple countries to integrate and provide cross education, strengthening cohesion between allies and partners.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joe-Charles Meurer, a 354th Air Expeditionary Wing F-35 crew chief, helps set up a small shelter system in support of Valiant Shield 22 at Palau International Airport, June 11, 2022. Teams of multi-capable Airmen are more agile and allow Pacific Air Forces to project airpower from different locations. U.S. Joint Forces train routinely across the Indo-Pacific region and demonstrate its capability to project power while simultaneously defending the homeland.

110711-N-QL533-002SOUDA BAY, Greece (July 11, 2011) Line handlers aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) perform mooring operations during their arrival to Naval Support Activity Souda Bay for a routine port visit.

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