Military Readiness Training

Scenes of military personnel engaged in training exercises, including tactical operations, gear preparation, and close-quarters combat scenarios in various environments.

Airmen with the 4th Combat Camera Squadron conduct close-quarter battle (CQB) training July 12, 2022, at the Naval Weapons Station, Joint Base Base Charleston, SC. During this event airmen conducted refresher training on effective room-clearing techniques, designed to ensure team members are capable of integrating with combat teams while providing combat camera capabilities.4th Combat Camera Squadron's mission is to provide senior Department of Defense and joint leaders with a directed imagery capability in support of strategic, operational and planning requirements during wartime operations, worldwide crises, contingencies, joint exercises and humanitarian operations.Photos by Technical Sgt. Christopher S Muncy

050125-F-9429S-024. Base: Karshi-Khanabad Air Base Country: Uzbekistan (UZB)

Senior Airman India Castillo, a member of the 118th Force Support Squadron, works on a tent flap April 8, 2022 at Berry Field Air National Guard base, Nashville, Tennessee. Members from across the 118th Wing took part in the largest on-base readiness exercise in wing history April 5-9, to help prepare and train the wing for a near-peer conflict.

U.S. East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs), U.S. Army Green Berets from 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), and Norwegian Naval Special Operations Commandos conduct close quarters combat training aboard U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC Cypress (WLB 210), to strengthen interoperability with and develop skills in an extreme Arctic environment in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2024, during Arctic Edge 24. AE24 is an annual defense exercise for U.S. Northern Command emphasizing Joint Force operations in an extreme cold weather and high latitude environment and is designed to demonstrate the Commands ability to conduct Globally Integrated Layered Defenses in the Arctic. Navy

A group of Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) strapped in and ready to go in a CH-53 Sea Stallion in a field next to the schoolhouse in Faza. The Marines were there as part of a team, doing a little extra by, building a new schoolhouse during EDGED MALLET 02 as part of community relations in Kenya. Subject Operation/Series: EDGED MALLET 02 Base: Faza State: Coast Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: 13 MEU

Airmen with the 4th Combat Camera Squadron conduct close-quarter battle (CQB) training July 12, 2022, at the Naval Weapons Station, Joint Base Base Charleston, SC. During this event airmen conducted refresher training on effective room-clearing techniques, designed to ensure team members are capable of integrating with combat teams while providing combat camera capabilities.4th Combat Camera Squadron's mission is to provide senior Department of Defense and joint leaders with a directed imagery capability in support of strategic, operational and planning requirements during wartime operations, worldwide crises, contingencies, joint exercises and humanitarian operations.Photos by Technical Sgt. Christopher S Muncy

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan Wicker, a squad leader and combat engineer, with 1st Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, inspects his squads prepared detonation cord during an urban breaching training at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Jan. 27, 2022. Bulgaria is a steadfast and gracious host to regionally allocated forces at NSTA and provides rotational units with premier range facilities which contribute to overall combat readiness of U.S. forces and allows strategic access vital to meet our NATO commitment to stand by our allies and partners. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Adam M. Manternach)

011101-A-6157W-015. Base: Fort Lewis State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

Senior Airman Cannon McCool, puts on overboots after instructed to go into Mission-Oriented Protective Postures (MOPP) level 3 as part of the 88th Air Base Wing readiness exercise, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Nov. 3, 2022. The Wing assessment evaluated basic Airman readiness skills to include Chemical, Biological, Radiation and Nuclear (CBRN) survival training, Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training and M4 carbine weapons handling.

060330-A-9930K-042. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE Base: Malipo Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: USFK

040310-F-0207D-015. Base: Indian Springs Auxiliary Field State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, exhibits a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle for Gen. Yuichi Togashi, 2nd Division Commanding Officer, Japan Self-Defense Force, Northern Army during Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 7, 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.

Croatian Army Special Forces Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC)s prepare to move to a vantage point during close air support control training with U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighter jets as part of Exercise Trojan Footprint 22 near Slunj, Croatia, May 11, 2022. Trojan Footprint is the premier Special Operations Forces (SOF) exercise in Europe that focuses on improving the ability of SOF to counter myriad threats, increases integration with conventional forces and enhances interoperability with our NATO allies and European partners.

Jaca (Huesca), 12/18/2021. Report on the GOE courses taught at the Military School of Mountain and Special Operations where the new green berets of the Spanish Army are trained. Photo: Jaime García. ARCHDC.

030506-F-3838S-007. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

U.S. Air Force aerial porters assigned to the 721st Aerial Port Squadron, load cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 7, 2022. The cargo supported Saber Junction 2022, the U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Brigades multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the unit 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.

US Air Force Combat controller Matthew Bower, from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, gears up for a jump master inspection before boarding an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft (not shown) for a jump during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2001. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2001 Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crew chiefs and members from the 138th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight lift an inert bomb with a jammer during Agile Rage at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., June 10, 2022. Uniting several hundred airmen from across the country, Agile Rage validated proficiency in numerous mission-essential tasks such as Joint Intelligence Operations, Airspace Control, Search and Rescue coordination, Intra-theatre airlift, Close Air Support and Agile Combat Employment. (Oklahoma Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Alyssa Smalley)

040305-F-2399B-031. Base: Fresno Air National Guard Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041207-M-5573S-044. Base: Camp Johnson State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Russian and American Artillery soldiers sit inside a U.S Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS). The U.S soldiers from the 4-29 Field Artillery, Baumholder, Germany, are explaining the equipment during a visit by the Russians to Camp Lisa in Bosnia. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Camp Lisa Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Soldiers with Charlie Company 1st Battalion 149th Infantry conduct military operations on urbanized terrain (MOUT) training near Mitrovica, Kosovo July 18, 2022. KFOR and its multinational partners are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement in Kosovo in a fair and impartial manner.

A U.S. Army artillery crew, assigned to Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, waits for fire instructions inside an M109 Paladin howitzer at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, July 24, 2022. The 3/4 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.

France, Brittany, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon on 2022-03-30. Students from the Ecole Militaire Interarmes (EMIA), the military academy responsible for training army officers recruited internally, i.e. from the ranks of non-commissioned officers and other ranks, take part in a training course at Fort de Penthievre, a fortified structure on the Quiberon peninsula that has become a training base. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Bretagne, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon le 2022-03-30. Les eleves de l' ecole militaire interarmes ( EMIA ), l' ecole militaire chargee de la formation des officiers de l' armee de Terre issus du recrutement interne, c'est-a-dire issus des rangs des sous-officiers et des militaires du rang, participe a un stage d'aguerrissment au Fort de Penthievre, un ouvrage fortifie sur la presqu'ile de Quiberon devenu une base d'entrainement. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Phillip D. Fields, GUNNER with Kilo Battery, Battalion Landing Team 3/2, sets the sights on his M-198 Howitzer during Supporting Arms Coordination Exercise, Joint Task Force Exercise 98-1, Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. Subject Operation/Series: JTFX 98-1 Base: Vieques Island State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A 155mm round assigned to Bravo Battery, 119th Field Artillery Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, awaits a fire mission during the live fire portion of Summer Shield exercise at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, May 20, 2022. Summer Shield is one of U.S. Army Europe and Africas multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe that make up Defender Europe 22. Defender demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

Tech. Sgt. Michael Mattern, 94th Security Forces Squadron, security forces Airman, performs a defensive measure as he secures the front gate during a simulated exercise at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga, Sept. 22. Dobbins ARB hosted, coordinated, and participated in a base-wide exercise from Sept. 19-25 called United Force 22-01 to test readiness capabilities.

A loadmaster from the 136th Airlift Wing (AW), Fort Worth, Texas, chains down a grader on to a C-130 Hercules aircraft at the Gulfport Guard Combat Training Center, Mississippi. Members of the 136th AW are deployed to Gulfport, Mississippi, participating 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: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031221-M-9578B-040. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: MWSS-171

040317-F-3983J-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Pattman calls for access into the command post during Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea's Initial Response Readiness Exercise/ Combat Employment Readiness Exercise. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A German Jumpmaster conducts a Jumpmaster Personel Inspection (JMPI) on a Belgium paratrooper's German T-10 parachute during Exrcise Falcon Leap on Eindhoven Air Base, Eindhoven, Netherlands., Sep. 13, 2022. More than 1000 Paratroopers from all over the world, 13 different nationalities, multiple airdrops per day, and training with each other equipment for two weeks. this is NATO's largest technical airborne exercise

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members view the Role 2 Military Treatment Facility of U.S. Navy Corpsmen with 3d Medical Battalion, 3d Marine Logistics Group, during Keen Sword, on Amami, Japan, Nov. 8, 2022. Keen Sword exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self-Defense Force. This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.

U.S. Army Soldiers of Foxtrot Company, 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Combat Air Brigade of Fort Campbell, Ky., practice recovering personnel at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Southeast Indiana's Jennings County July 18, 2007, in preparation for a scheduled deployment to Afghanistan.

U.S. Air Force Airman Basic Cheyenne Torres, security forces trainee, loads paint round ammunition into her weapon's magazines part of arming procedures during the field operations block of training for the U.S. Air Force security forces apprentice course at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Sept. 22, 2022. The field operations course is part of a six-week course designed to teach the basic skills necessary to new security forces Airmen.

An officer goes over a map with a member of his platoon during exercise Team Spirit '88. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '88 Base: Yangdong Country: South Korea

060421-N-8629M-070. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators with the 24th Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida, perform a presence patrol during exercise Emerald Warrior 22.1 in Fort Knox, Kentucky, May 11, 2022. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise involving U.S. Special Operations Command forces training for response to various threats above and below the threshold of armed conflict.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Lamar Thornton, 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, sings at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Observance Day luncheon at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Jan 12, 2023. Leaders spoke about MLKs life and his dream to live in a world where people are judged based on their character not the color of their skin.

040323-F-6123A-006. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

A New Jersey Army National Guard Soldier is given instruction on firing the M-16 Rifle by instructors from the 174th Infantry Brigade during training on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 4, 2018.

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force present an M2 Browning heavy machine gun during a static weapons display during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 4, 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.

A soldier coming in from the field during this years GOLDEN MEDIC Exercise. Reserve forces from all over the nation are participating in Operation GOLDEN MEDIC 2001, a multi-unit, medical, field training 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. Attached to the helmet, upper body and M-16A2 rifle is the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear to simulate combat. When hit by a laser emiter a loud tone sounds off that signifies the soldier is wounded or dead. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN MEDIC 2001 Base: Camp Dublin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers with the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) perform medical aid procedures during a squad competition at Forward Operating Location Kasenyi in Uganda April 3, 2008. The UPDF soldiers are training with members of the 1st Battalion, 3rd United States Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), Fort Myer, Va., who are assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 4th Marines and Republic of Korea Marines with 31st Battalion, 1576 Airborne participate 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.

The Joint Base MDL conducted a Postal Warrior Training Mission on 10 August 2022 which was conducted by the 78th Training Division. This training event was on Fort Dix Site IR3C. Multiple Army Reserve Units from the states of New York, Georgia and California were on-site for this training. The U.S. ASA Fort Dix Commander COL Mitchell Wisniewski, Joint Base Commander COL Wes Adams (AF) and the Army Reserve CSM, CSM Andrew Lombardo were in attendance. They all had observed the training from the ground and also in-flight during the soldiers training. The flights were provided by the 773rd Marine Light Attack Helicopter on a UH1 Cobra Helicopter. Postal Warrior is a task-focused exercise for Postal Units to support Postal Operations in a combat area when needed. During this training Units are being prepared for delivering mail during possible small arms or sniper fire from enemy while carrying out their mission. (Images provided by the Fort Dix (TSC) Training Support Center / Dan Amburg /

040224-F-9629J-018. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

040317-M-5523R-012. Base: Su Song Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

041124-F-8039H-003. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen from the 374th Medical group simulate mass casualty treatment during the annual Samurai Readiness Inspection at Yokota Air Base, Oct. 15, 2022. Simulated patients exposed to a simulated chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) attack underwent decontamination procedures in order to be safely triaged for further care.

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to the "Gila Battalion," 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, practices assessing a casualty during a mass casualty exercise during the Gila Focus validation exercise on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Aug. 4, 2022. The "Spartan Brigade," 2nd ABCT, 3rd ID, is the Army's most modern land fighting force and is preparing to defeat any threat in large-scale combat operations.

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers of the 394th Field Hospital are challenged in medical scenarios during their monthly battle assembly on November 4th, 2022 in Seagoville, Tx., to optimize their medical skills and abilities. Soldiers participated in rescuing a casualty from a Humvee crash and rendered medical aid.

060515-N-6889J-028. Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

RODRIGUEZ LIVE FIRE RANGE COMPLEX, Republic of Korea - A Marine from Landing Force Detachment 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, points out enemy positions to his Marines during a military operation in urban terrain training scenario with simulation rounds at Rodriguez Live Fire Range Complex, Republic of Korea July 16.

Lance Corporal Jason Wyatt, USMC, and Captain Dave Sikora, USMC, report a called in air-strike. Marine F/A-18 Hornets and AH-1 Cobra helicopters took part in delivering ordnance strikes on Townshend Island as members of the U.S and Australian Forces participate in the exercise Crocodile '99 in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE '99 Base: Townshend Island State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

040130-M-3843C-009. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: CSSD 23

020311-F-2021H-004. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

040923-F-7552L-002. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

030404-M-5753Q-054. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Numaniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division, and Philippine Marines with Force Reconnaissance Group, conduct a sniper range during Balikatan 22 at Marine Barracks Gregorio Lim, Cavite, 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, Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder, is a long-standing bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. BK22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

DN-SC-87-05850. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)

Midshipmen with the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) load into a MV-22 Osprey during an assault support demonstration as part of their Summer Training Program at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, August 2, 2022. NROTC Midshipman Summer Training develops and trains Midshipmen in order to provide the Fleet a competent and professional Naval Service Commissioned Officer.

Airmen from the 139th Maintenance Group cover assets to prepare for a simulated attack as part of a Large Scale Readiness Exercise at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Missouri, June 3, 2022. This exercise tested the wing's ability to deploy into a contested environment.

Sgt. 1st Class Leah Hall, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division describes the layout and function of the mobile field kitchen soldiers will be fed during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02 to international observers from multiple countries March 27, 2023. With more than 8,000 participants and observers from 12 different countries, JPMRC-AK 23-02s multinational environment helps increase Arctic proficiency throughout the Army and the joint force, in support of the nations, and the Armys Arctic strategy.

U.S. Army Spc. Stephanie Sparrow, left, and Spc. William Bedoya, wheeled vehicle mechanics with the 252nd Quartermaster Company perform preventative maintenance checks and services on a vehicle to ensure its safety and operability. The Soldiers are in Fort Hood preparing for a deployment to the Middle East.

Airmen assigned to the 19th Airlift Wing scan the area surrounding a defensive fighting position during ROCKI 22-03 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, May 16, 2022. Designed to validate the full spectrum readiness capabilities of the airlift wing, ROCKI exercises are typically divided into distinct phases, each deliberately intended to assess the wing in various warfighting functions. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Maria Umanzor Guzman)

U.S. Marines and Japan Self-Defense Force members conduct a brief prior to aerial live-fire training during Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 6, 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.

050910-A-9419D-005. Subject Operation/Series: KATRINA RELIEF State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1776th MP Co

Armenian soldiers watch a simulated riot grow during crowd riot control training during crowd riot control training during Kosovo Forces 33 (KFOR 33) Mission Rehearsal Exercise (MRE) in the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Feb. 10, 2024.KFOR 33 MRE is a multinational training event conducted to prepare the 48th IBCT (GA ARNG) and multinational partners for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. Army

A Implementation Force (IFOR) Soldier composed of 1ST Armored Division and 1ST Infantry Division, as well as Russians team coordinate directions to where a mine strike took place, just outside of Ugljevic, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The mine strike occurred when a Russian BTR drove over an anti-personal mine. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Ugljevik Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Special Operations Surgical Team members from the 24th Special Operations Wing treat simulated casualties at a mission support site during a joint Special Operations Forces exercise Nov. 1, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Range, Fla. SOST provides a unique expeditionary battlefield surgery capability to support multi-service SOF activities around the world.

050713-A-7045A-054. Base: Novo Selo Training Area Country: Bulgaria (BGR)

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 15, 2022) Soldiers of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) pass along sandbags to construct a defensive observation post onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) as part of Keen Sword Exercise 2023. Keen Sword is a joint-bilateral biennial training exercise involving U.S. Forces and the Japan Self-Defense Force designed to help promote peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region by strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance and enhancing participants interoperability. For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.

220608-N-LP924-1202 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 8, 2022) U.S. Coast Guardsmen from Maritime Safety Response Team West (MSRT-W) conduct helicopter visit, board, search and seizure (HVBSS) training off the coast of San Diego. During Helicopter Sea Combat Weapons School Pacific (HSCWSP) quarterly exercise PHOENIX TRIDENT ASSAULT, MSRT-W and squadrons from Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Pacific (HSCWP) and Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific (HSMWP) conducted HVBSS to board and secure vessels that were under the control of state sponsored terrorists.

030323-F-9528H-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

040415-F-3711S-052. Base: Hector Iap/Angb, Fargo State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

051114-A-0527A-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

060502-A-1526R-032. Base: San Salvador Country: El Salvador (SLV)

030214-M-3138H-030. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Soldiers assigned to the 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Canadian Soldiers assigned to the Air Task Force-ROMANIA conduct weapons familiarization with the M2 on Nov. 8, 2022, in Romania. 101st units will support V Corps mission to reinforce NATOs eastern flank and engage in multinational exercises with partners across the European continent to reassure our Nations allies.

A Senior Croatian Army Special Forces Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) provides guidance to his junior JTAC during close air support control training with U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighter jets as part of Exercise Trojan Footprint 22 near Slunj, Croatia, May 11, 2022. Trojan Footprint is the premier Special Operations Forces (SOF) exercise in Europe that focuses on improving the ability of SOF to counter myriad threats, increases integration with conventional forces and enhances interoperability with our NATO allies and European partners.

A US Army Pointman fires his fires at targets as SOldiers from 1ST Platoon, A Company, 1ST of the 9th Cavalry, 1ST Cavalry Division, clear a trench during Bradley Table XII Platoon Qualifications on February 24th, 2000, at Training Area 73, Fort Hood, Texas. The Soldier in the rear holds a 5.56mm Colt M-4 carbine rifle with a M203 Grenade Launcher attached. Also the rifle is affixed with an unidentifiable sighting apparatus. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030124-F-6449C-003. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Prior to a missile site recovery exercise, four Mobile Fire Team (MFT) members from the 91st Security Police Squadron stand ready for inspection. Base: Minot Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

(TRACT) Transport Rotorcraft Aircraft Testbed: Helicopter airframe drop test at NASA Langley's Landing and Impact Research Facility (LandIR)

970217-F-8748C-003. Complete Scene Caption: United States Army STAFF Sergeant Steve G. Tuttle (left) and STAFF Sergeant William S. Collins (right) from 3rd Special Forces Group, 1ST Battalion, out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, communicate with the Joint Task Force (JTF) personnel at Abidjan Felix/Houphouet/Boigny International Airport in Cote D' Ivoire (Ivory Coast) with a Tactical Satellite Communication Radio (TACSAT) at Roberts International Airport located outside of Monrovia, Liberia. The Special Forces Group will be providing security for United States Military aircraft landing in Liberia in support of Operation ASSURED LIFT. ASSURED LIFT is a Joint Task Force Operation to provide airlift and other logistical support to West African states that are deploying more than 600 troops to Liberia as part of the region's ongoing peacekeeping mission. Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED LIFT Base: Roberts International Airport Country: Liberia (LBR)

Air National Guard members deployed from the 136th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) Fort Worth, Texas, to the Mississippi National Guard's Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center (Gulfport CRTC) set up a flight line security communications center during the 14th Air Expeditionary Wing IGX5A. IGX5A is an Operational Readiness exercise (ORI) simulating the deployment of an Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) to a forward operating location, and is designed to evaluate the readiness of U.S. Air Force personnel. Located in Gulfport, MS, the CRTC's mission is to provide an integrated, year-round, realistic training environment to include airspace, ranges, systems, facilities and equipment for units.... Complete Scene Caption: Air National Guard members deployed from the 136th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) Fort Worth, Texas, to the Mississippi National Guard's Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center (Gulfport CRTC) set up a flight line security communications center during the 14th Air Expedi

Airmen from the 118th Wing go through a simulated deployment line April 7, 2022 at Berry Field Air National Guard Base, Nashville, Tennessee. Members from across the 118th Wing took part in the largest on-base readiness exercise in wing history April 5-9, to help prepare and train the wing for a near-peer conflict.

030506-F-9105A-005. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

040320-M-5523R-013. Complete Scene Caption: US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Chris Hill (kneeling), 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), Fleet Marine Force (FMF), provides security as LCPL Chris Chambers, 3rd LAR, enters a building through a window while participating in a MOUT (Military Operations on Urban Terrain) training class in the MOUT facility on Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC) Marine Corps Base, Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Republic of Korea (KOR). These Marines are participating in Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) Exercise 04-1 (ARGEX 04-1), which is a bi-annual combined training exercise designed to re-familiarize US Navy (USN) Sailors and USMC Marines to work together handling everything from humanitarian and disaster relief to full combat operations. Base: Pohang Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030130-M-1852W-024. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn, 12th Marines

030205-M-2796K-012. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Senior Airman Brandon Alberson, 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels equipment maintenance supervisor, highlights a refueling vehicle to Republic of Korea Air Force logistics personnel during a combined petroleum oil and lubricants immersion between the partner forces at Kunsan Air Base, ROK, Oct. 27, 2022. During the immersion, the combined force emphasized the unique tactics, techniques and procedures they utilize to complete their mission.

220529-N-TI693-1091MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 29, 2022) Moroccan sailors conduct a visit, board, search and seizure drill aboard the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) as part of exercise Phoenix Express 22, May 29, 2022. Phoenix Express 22, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is a maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean.

041201-F-7660E-046. Base: Cannon Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Simulated casualties are tightly stacked on the stretcher hangers of a C-141 Starlifter configured for medical evacuation during the Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI), designed to test a unit's ability to operate in a simulated environment and permits Air Force members to practice their jobs under wartime scenarios and conditions. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS REACH 95-02NORTHERN PIKE Base: Cold Lake State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN)

Various units train at the Fort Dix MSCT (Medical Simulation Training Center) during their Combat Lifesaver Course. Army combat medics play a critical role by applying first aid and trauma care to simulated wounded Soldiers, but in some situations the first person to assist isn't always a certified medic. The course is intended to provide an intermediate step between the buddy aid-style basic life support taught to every soldier, and the advanced life support skills. (Photos taken by the Fort Dix TSC Training Support Center)

Airmen from the 316th Civil Engineer Squadrons explosive ordnance disposal team set-up an explosive site at the EOD range at Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 1, 2022. The EOD team demonstrated a variety of explosions throughout the training.

Armed soldiers, 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

030127-M-5455N-010. Base: Uss Kearsarge (LHD 3) Scene Major Command Shown: 40604

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