Military Training Activities

Photos capturing cadets and military personnel engaged in various training exercises, technology demonstrations, and team-building events.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gabriel Martinez, a moulage specialist assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, applies laceration moulage to a training casualty at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 16, 2022. Moulage and scene acting are used in military training to better simulate the chaotic and potentially hostile real-life events medically trained Airmen may be dispatched.

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 ACADEMY, Colo. -- Basic cadets from the class of 2026 arrive at the U.S. Air Force Academy for in-processing (I-Day), on June 23, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colo. I-Day marks the start of their journey of becoming a commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force and Space Force.

A U.S. Air Force Airman rests after a competition in Warrior Park on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, May 18, 2022. This Airmen and other first responders from around Scott and the local community competed against each other in various activities during Police Week.

U.S. Air Force Airman Jose Hernandez, 325th Logistics Readiness Squadron petroleum, oils and lubricants member, throws an axe at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, April 15, 2022. Morale events allow units to step away from day-to-day work duties and engage with unit peers in a more relaxed environment.

U.S. Airmen set up a field medical tent during a Wisconsin Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package exercise May 14, 2022 at the Fox Valley Technical College, Public Safety Training Center, Appleton, Wisconsin. The exercise included setting up a field medical site, providing search and rescue for casualties, and hoisting casualties via UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters to the field medical site to be treated.

Recruit Drew Ashe, Platoon 3085, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, attempts to pull himself over a raised log on an obstacle course Aug. 19, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. The course is one of many physical training tools used to help Marine recruits improve their strength and stamina. Ashe, 21, from Baltimore, is scheduled to graduate Oct. 25, 2013. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 50 percent of males and 100 percent for females in the Marine Corps.

NEW YORK (Nov. 4, 2012) Damage Control Fireman Louis Durante lowers a suction hose into a flooded basement in the Rockaway Beach area of Queens, N.Y., with a dewatering team from the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17). Durante, from New York, was on leave when Hurricane Sandy struck and met the dewatering team to help dewater apartment complexes in Rockaway Beach. The U.S. Navy has positioned forces in the area to assist U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) in support of FEMA and local civil authorities following the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gabriel Martinez, a moulage specialist assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, applies laceration moulage to a training casualty at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 16, 2022. Moulage and scene acting are used in military training to better simulate the chaotic and potentially hostile real-life events medically trained Airmen may be dispatched.

Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Jordan lavier, from Sebastian, Florida, assigned to the "Blacklions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213, performs routine maintenance on a F/A-18F Super Hornet in the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) hangar bay, Oct. 7, 2022. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) is deployed in the Atlantic Ocean, 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.

DF-ST-88-03497. Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060225-N-6652A-072. Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-380-124. Hurricane Katrina

Senior Airman Gavin Gonzalez, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, prepares an F-16 Fighting Falcon for loading during the 2021 Dedicated Crew Chief and Load Crew Competition at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 2, 2022. The weapons Airmen are inspected on dress and appearance, U.S. Air Force maintenance history and knowledge, while effectively loading missiles onto the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Jan. 25, 2013) Chaplain Lt. Andrew Edwards baptizes a Sailor aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.

SRA Chris Hilton pulls an old window frame from a barracks wall in preparation to replace it with a new window at the Rebuplic of Korea, K-2 Air Base, Taegu, on Oct. 16, 1998. SRA Hilton, of the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron, is preparing the barracks for the arrival of hundreds of airmen, marines, and soldiers, in support of Foal Eagle '98. Foal Eagle is a deployment exercise that takes place once a year in Korea. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: K-2, Taegu Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

220404-N-JU123-1003 ADRIATIC SEA (April 4, 2022) Aviation Machinists Mate 3rd Class Yuelin Wu, from San Ramon, California, assigned to the Red Rippers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, screws in a panel of an F/A-18F Super Hornet in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), April 4, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and Sailors with Guam detachment, Naval Expeditionary Logistic Support Group, work together to guide the cargo slings on the crane during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 on the United States Naval Ship Dahl (T-AKR 312) at Kushiro Port, on Oct. 6, 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. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Navy Chief Quartermaster Edward Roth, assigned to USS New Orleans (LPD 18), grips the bar during a weightlifting meet aboard LPD 18 in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 4, 2022. The 1,000 Pound Club is a weightlifting event where participants must lift a cumulative one thousand pounds in squat, bench, and deadlift. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.

U.S. Navy Midshipmen compete in a tug-of-war challenge during the 41st annual Cornell University Invitational Drill Competition, Ithaca, New York, Oct. 22, 2022. Over 300 Navy Midshipmen and military cadets from the East Coast competed. The competition includes close order drill and a wide spectrum of fitness challenges.

U.S. Army Sgt. Kevin Izquierdo, assigned to the 14th Field Hospital, completes the plank event of an Army Combat Fitness Test as the first event of the 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade's Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter Board on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Feb. 10, 2023. The winners of the quarter board may advance to represent the brigade in the 3rd Infantry Division's annual Soldier and NCO of the Year Board. Competition events are a test of grit and toughness, foster readiness and esprit de corps, and are a fundamental part of the unit's method of building lethal, cohesive teams and expert leaders.

U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Jon Paszkot, C-130 Loadmaster, 6th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field Fla., scans from his C-130 after takeoff from Hurlburt Airfield Fla., Jan. 14, 2010 in route to Haiti in support of humanitarian operations. The U.S. Air Force is providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to Haiti after a magnitude 7 earthquake hit the country on Jan. 12, 2010.

October 22, 2010 - An Airman scales an obstacle at Camp Bullis, Texas, during the Combat Leadership Course.

011031-F-5795G-015. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

Norfolk (September 21, 2022). Chief Petty Officer selectees assigned to USS Gravely (DDG-107) compete in the cadence and guidon competition as part of the 21st Annual Chief Petty Officer Heritage Days event. The event was hosted by the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, and allowed CPO selectees from the Hampton Roads, Virginia area to receive history and heritage training aboard the Battleship Wisconsin and at the museum. The event is the largest and longest running of its kind in Virginia. (US Navy Photo by Max Lonzanida/Released).

US Navy Aviation Boatswain Mate Chris Fender spends a portion of his free time in the arcade room aboard USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). Today's modernized aircraft carriers have made vast improvements in offering crewmembers a wide range of activities to occupy their time away from work. Truman is on station in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

Spectators view a static display of the Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter during the Montana's Military Open House "Flight over the Falls" at Montana AirNational Guard Base, Great Falls, Montana, July 23, 2022. The Blackhawk can perform a wide array of missions, including the tactical transport of troops, electronic warfare, and aeromedical evacuation

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Thomas Freckleton, an infantry Marine with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, watches a fire during a bilateral jungle training event in Manaus, Brazil, Sept. 28, 2022. Throughout the training event, U.S. Marines applied tactics and knowledge given to them by the Brazilian Marines, who regularly operate in the Amazon jungle. Exercises and bilateral training events like Brazils jungle training provide the opportunity for U.S. Marines to train alongside partner forces in unique and complex environments to develop and improve readiness. Training in austere locations provide the opportunities to develop skills that are critical to force readiness and employment in the future operating environment.

Retail Services Specialist 3rd Class Adam Hargraves, from Sanford, Florida assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) supply department, cuts a Sailor's hair, Oct. 7, 2022. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) is deployed in the Atlantic Ocean, 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.

220715-N-OH262-0616 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 15, 2022)-Assistant Storekeeper Curtis Jones, a Civil Service Mariner serving aboard Military Sealift Command's dry cargo, ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) poses for a photograph in the ship's hold while the ship was underway, July 15.

Sports Medicine Injury Prevention Trainer Jay Gibson assists recruits with Romeo Company, Support Training Battalion on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., Sep. 28, 2022. Romeo Company, formerly known as Special Training Company, is a rehabilitation, recovery, and reconditioning company with the mission of getting recruits back to the fight.

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070121-N-3038W-102. Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

U.S. Marine Corps Rct. Johnathan S. Gray, a recruit with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, participates in a physical training event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 25, 2022. Recruits moved through different stations conducting numerous exercises. Gray was recruited out of Recruiting Station Spokane, Wash.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Tamayo (right), 8th Medical Group systems administrator, hooks up a belay as Staff Sgt. Emilio Perales (center), 35th Fighter Generation Squadron dedicated crew chief and gym climbing instructor, watches and a student climber harnesses in at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 23, 2022. The Wolf Pack Fitness Center holds the class every Tuesday at 6 p.m. and teaches Airmen to safely belay, use climbing commands and harness in.

221109-N-EU502-2034 TASMAN SEA (Nov. 9, 2022) - Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Roberto Melendrez, from Las Cruces, New Mexico, completes assigned online training courses aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Nov. 9, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Army Soldiers Assigned to the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, U.S. Army, conduct flexibility exercises with the Holistic Health and Fitness enterprise as part of the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise on July 25, 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.

040414-F-5833N-024. Base: Shaikh Isa Air Base State: Ar Rifa And Southern Country: Bahrain (BHR)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Rafael Rosado, 6th Logistics Readiness Squadron passenger terminal agent, fastens a device to a unit flag before the Port Dawg Memorial Run at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, May 20, 2022. The annual memorial run honors fallen aerial transportation specialists.

070326-M-2819S-023. Complete Scene Caption: An Iraqi policeman checks his pistol holster while Marines and Iraqi Soldiers search Iraqi civilians before they enter the Fallujah City Council Meeting on March 26, 2007. Regimental Combat Team 6 Personal Security Detail travels by convoy to the Fallujah City Council Meeting to discuss future operations. Regimental Combat Team 6 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq (Multi-National Forces-West) to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi Reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Neill A. Sevelius) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-6

Aftermath - New Orleans, Louisiana - 26-HK-283-7. Hurricane Katrina

A Japanese Security Guard with Provost Marshals Office, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, swings a baton to practice self-defense tactics during an oleoresin capsicum spray response training on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Sep. 16, 2022. During the Marine-led training, JSGs navigated through an obstacle course while experiencing the effects of OC spray, also known as pepper spray. The training consists of tactics to subdue and arrest a subject and ensures law enforcement personnel understand the effects of the spray.

Airman 1st Class James Black, 961st Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, trains Airman 1st Class Dennis Finley, 961st Aircraft Maintenance Unit electronic warfare, on refuel/defuel panel operation procedures during a routine refueling process Aug. 16.No refuel is ever the same,” said Finley, while he observes Black operating the intricate control panel.We are always learning something about the job every day,” said Black.

220720-N-QI593-1062 PAMUKKALE, Turkey (July 20, 2022) Chief Fire Controlman (Aegis) Shawn Williams, from White Bear Lake, Minnesota, the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) applies mud from the thermal pools on his face in the Hierapolis ruins of Pamukkale, Turkey, during a Morale, Welfare and Recreation sponsored tour, July, 20, 2022. Bainbridge is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) Pvt. Rogerio Johanes, an instructor with Unit Support Company,drinks water during a recovery period during a force fitness class as part of exercise Harii Hamutuk 22 at Metinaro Military Base, Dili, Timor-Leste, Sep. 05, 2022. U.S. Marines taught F-FDTL soldiers force fitness to aid in developing a workout plan that promotes longevity and sustainment through their force.

LTJG. L.A. Rocks of the U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET), based out of Mayport, Florida, demonstrates to Intelligence SPECIALIST First Class (IS1) Ken Rose the proper use of pressure points to gain cooperation during ship boarding training on the mess deck of the Spruance class destroyer USS CONOLLY (DD-979) off the coast of Haiti. The CONOLLY and other U.S. ships are conducting Operation Support Democracy. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT DEMOCRACY Country: Caribbean Sea

060929-N-5911S-013. Base: USS Boxer (LHD 4)

On June 4th, 1999 Fort Hood celebrated a Single Soldier's Day at Belton Lake Outdoor Recreation Area. This day is celebrated annually to recognize single soldiers for their contribution to the Army mission. The soldier pictured in this photo scales a simulated mountain in this climbing attraction. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220617-N-GP384-1232 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 17, 2022) Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class J.C. James Farinas, from Baguio, Philippines, assigned to the Fighting Checkmates” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, moves food in the hangar bay of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a replenishment-at-sea with USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) and USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5), June 17, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Ally Bellas, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team linguist, sifts through dirtduring a DPAA recovery mission in Kamp-Bornhofen, Germany, July 25, 2022. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

A Marine uses weight equipment in the gym aboard the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA-4). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

221016-N-JO823-1056 TAGAYTAY CITY, Philippines (Oct. 16, 2022) Cryptologic Technician (Networks) 2nd Class Eliasam Sosa, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, attached to the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), takes photos during a tour of the Peoples Park in the Sky, in Tagaytay City, Philippines, Oct. 16. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Lucas Sinohui with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, gets his hair cut during receiving at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 19, 2022. The recruits' first haircut represents the beginning of the transformation from civilian to Marine. Sinohui was recruited out of San Diego, California, with Recruiting Substation Escondido.

040504-F-9072P-002. Base: RAF Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

From left, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Carlos Santiago, and Tech. Sgt. Roberto Escabi,right, both combat instructors, assigned to the 156th Security Forces Squadron, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, demonstrate a combat technique during a comprehensive combative self-defense class at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, Feb. 24, 2024. The class focused on practical techniques for close-quarters combat, effective defensive strategies, and situational awareness of Airmen to effectively respond to physical threats. Air National Guard

Lt. Col. Matthew Stillman, 374th Security Forces Squadron commander, runs up a flight of stairs during the 9/11 tower run at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 9, 2022. The Tower Run represented the 110 floors of the Twin Towers that emergency responders ascended after the first aircraft attack of 9/11.

Sgt. Michael Rios, of Sebastian, Texas, tries to pass the guard of Capt. Peter Walther, of Mililani, Hawaii, Jan. 27, in a newly built martial arts trailer on Joint Security Station Istaqlal. Rios is an infantry team leaders with Company A, Walther serves as a reconnaissance platoon leader for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment "Wolfhounds," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, currently attached to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division ñ Baghdad.

011114-F-5009P-005. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

A new U.S. Marine with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, rings the liberty bell during a motivational run at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD), San Diego, Oct. 27, 2022. The motivational run is the last physical training Marines conducted while at MCRD.

040328-F-5646F-002. Base: RAF Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

980619-F-9580Z-007. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050821-A-6108G-224. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Zahko Country: Iraq (IRQ)

The 110th Wing Enlisted Advisory Council (EAC) hosted a 9/11 Remembrance Challenge at the 110th Wing, Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Battle Creek, Michigan, Sept. 11, 2022. Contestants participated in a relay race, tire flip challenge, M4 rifle break-down and assembly, Self-Aid and Buddy Care scenario, and Enlisted Force Development resource related questions.

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Connie Hinson, 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field (AFAF), Nevada (NV), packs support equipment for a Predator aircraft before it is deployed to an undisclosed location. Base: Indian Springs Auxiliary Field State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Inter-American Defense College Staff, Faculty and Students tour Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pa., Sept. 23, 2022. The Park protects and interprets the landscape of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. There are 43,000 American Civil War artifacts that are displayed in the Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center. The Visit It is an academic field study that is part of the master's program offered by the college.

220717-N-XN177-1022 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 17, 2022) - Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 1st Class Jennifer Pereamarcial, from Decatur, Alabama, briefs Sailors prior to a fire drill in the hangar bay aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), July 17, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

220811-N-XN177-1045 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 11, 2022) - Boatswains Mate Seaman Ismael Ramirez, from San Diego, stands helm watch on the bridge during a replenishment-at-sea aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Aug. 11, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jimmy Root, a student pilot with the 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, prepares to fly a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II from the 58th FS, 33rd FW, Eglin AFB, for a training mission during exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, Aug. 18, 2022. Nomads with the 33rd FW traveled to Volk Field to participate in exercise Northern Lightning to enhance the Agile Combat Employment concept and to help build combat-credible Airmen.

A tour group participant examines 158th Fighter Wing security forces gear at the Vermont Air National Guard base, South Burlington, Vermont, April 22, 2022. The Vermont Air National Guard resumed their public tour program last month, showcasing equipment and discussing various missions with members of the community.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Aaron Webster, Marine Corps Recruiting Command national partnership engagement officer, speaks with attendees in line waiting their turn for the Weapon Drill Competitions at the Marines booth in the Seattle Convention Center, Seattle, Wash., Oct. 22, 2022. The Marine Corps emphasizes the importance of prompt recognition of an individual's achievement or service as it is vital to the morale of not just the individual but the entire unit.

U.S. service members deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, participate in an inaugural basketball tournament on Sept. 3, 2022, at the 378th Expeditionary Force Support Squadrons basketball court built by the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and 1436th Engineer Vertical Construction Company. The 378th Air Expeditionary Wings squadrons and various U.S. Army units constantly work together to increase the quality of life at PSAB as it advances in its semi-permanent state.

SGT. Johnnie Luper from the 1ST Combat Communications Squadron uses a compass to set direction and elevation of a satellite communications antenna that he has set up on the roof of the 5th Allied Tactical Air Force building during Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION DENY FLIGHT Base: Vicenza Air Base Country: Italy (ITA)

The afternoon before their commissioning ceremony, cadets and cadre arrived on the sixth floor of the Boise State University Stueckle Sky Center to walk through a rehearsal of the ceremony for Friday morning. Cadets made final adjustments to their uniforms and learned the protocol and choreography of the ceremony.The Boise State University Spring 2022 Semester has come to an end for the Bronco Battalion. Several cadets received their commission on Friday, May 6, 2022 with family, friends and fellow cadets celebrating their achievement. In the closing moments of the academic year, plans were placed in motion for the semester to come. While some members of the Bronco Battalion will move on, others will step up to fill their vacant seats at the planning meetings every Friday morning following physical training. The lineage of the Bronco Battalion will continue.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits undergo receiving procedures at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, March 27, 2023. This was day one of the 13-week-long recruit training process where civilians are made into Marines. This image was ethically enhanced to emphasize the subject and does not misrepresent the subject or the original image in any way.

011004-A-8510M-010. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Base: Camp Comanche Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

U.S. Army veteran Michael Murphy gets interviewed by U.S. Army Maj. Stephanie Ramos for Good Morning America at the ESPN Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida during the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games, Aug. 17, 2022. The DoD Warrior Games will be conducted August 19 - 28, hosted by the U.S. Army at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. Men and women from the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and U.S. Special Operations Command are joined in competition by athletes with the Canadian Soldier On organization for a variety of adaptive sports ranging from archery to wheelchair rugby.

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Basic cadets from the class of 2027 arrive at the U.S. Air Force Academy for in-processing (I-Day), on June 28, 2023, in Colorado Springs, Colo. I-Day marks the start of their journey of becoming a commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force and Space Force.

Ben Young, a magician with Operation Magic All Stars, performs a torn dollar trick, Oct. 13, 2022, assisted by a U.S. service member deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Operation Magic All Stars was brought to PSAB by Armed Forces Entertainment in coordination with the 378th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron. AFE and the 378th EFSS share a mission of raising troop morale and mental health within USCENTCOMs area of responsibility.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Isaac Rocha, 100th Maintenance Squadron repair and reclamation craftsman, pulls a bogging strap on the flightline during a base-wide exercise Dec. 6, 2022, at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. Rocha wrapped the bogging strap around the landing gear of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as part of the simulated crash and recovery exercise.

YOKOHAMA, Japan (Mar. 31-Apr. 2, 2022) Douglas Knight, the regional traffic safety officer for Navy Region Japan, teaches a Basic Rider's Course (BRC) for motorcycle safety at Yokohama, North Dock. For 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.

030313-F-7153S-077. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Charleston State: West Virginia (WV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of an Arctic submarine team operating off of Alaska are reflected in the sunglasses of one of the crew. Country: Unknown

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jason Monty, platoon sergeant (left), Cpl. Jonathan Baez, combat videographer (second from left), Lance Cpl. Jon C. Stone, combat videographer (second from right), and Capt. Brett A. Vannier, director (right), Communication Strategy and Operations, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, pose for a photo after winning the Guardian's Cup basketball tournament, Aug. 24, 2022. Marines and Sailors participated in the event to build comradery within the squadron and compete.

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Fly Over - 26-HK-297-1. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-317. CGC Dauntless--Coast Guardsmen searching on deck of commercial vessel--050928. Hurricane Katrina

040721-F-9072P-003. Base: RAF Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

DN-SC-88-09251. Base: Naval Air Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

220806-N-IE405-1100 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES, Italy (Aug. 6, 2022) Gunners Mate 1st Class Rick Jones, assigned to U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples, organizes the clothing rack during a volunteer event at Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) Thrift Shop onboard NSA Naples' Support Site in Gricignano di Aversa, Italy, Aug. 6, 2022. Sailors from the NSA Naples' Chiefs Mess and the First Class Petty Officer Association attended the volunteer event in preparation for the NMCRS Thrift Shop re-opening on Aug. 15, 2022. NSA Naples is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where they are needed, when they are needed to ensure security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

221108-N-IX644-1123 ADRIATIC SEA (Nov. 8, 2022) Aviation Electricians Mate 3rd Class Lesly Beltre, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86, cleans wiring on an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), Nov. 8, 2022. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of Carrier Strike Group-10, George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG). The squadrons of CVW-7 are VFA-86, VFA-103, VFA-136, VFA-143, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46. The GHWBCSG is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

220929-N-ET093-1058 IONIAN SEA (Sept. 29 2022) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Fuel) 2nd Class Jessie Tadeo, from Subic, Phillipines, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), tests and verifies fuel delivered during a replenishment-at-sea with the supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8), Sept 29, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Master Sgt. Danny Mingura, the production superintendent assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, speaks at a Storytellers event, September 21, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Airmen spoke about their struggles with life, faith, suicide, the loss of a child, alcoholism, the war in Ukraine and sexual assault.

SEA OF JAPAN (April 14, 2022) Lt. Cmdr. Jason DiPinto, from New Haven, Conn., leads a Maundy Thursday Protestant worship service in the chapel aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Coast Guard Personnel - 26-HK-412-30. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Basic cadets from the Class of 2027 arrive at the U.S. Air Force Academy for in-processing (I-Day), on June 28, 2023, in Colorado Springs, Colo. I-Day marks the start of their journey of becoming a commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force and Space Force.

SINGAPORE (Oct. 4, 2014) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 and Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, take photos during a tour of Singapore. Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, CVW 17, are on deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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