Military Training Exercises

Photos of armed forces training in various scenarios, featuring soldiers in tactical gear, weapons handling, and teamwork in diverse environments.

Sailors assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, and U.S. 7th Fleet conduct a subject matter expert exchange on force protection with Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)/Marine Exercise (MAREX) Indonesia 2022 in Pangkoarmada II Fleet Navy Base, Indonesia, Dec. 9. CARAT/MAREX Indonesia is a bilateral exercise between Indonesia and the United States designed to promote regional security cooperation, maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships, and enhance maritime interoperability. In its 28th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport dock ships USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is operating in

NIGERIEN AIR BASE 201, Niger - A (FAN) Niger Armed Forces, (French: Forces armées nigériennes) fire team prepares to clear a room during field training exercise (FTX) scenario at Nigerien Air Base 201, Niger, Sept. 11, 2022. Along with clearing buildings, the FAN members also conducted route clearance en route to their compound.

Foreign military attachés from across the globe watch Solders fire the M4 rifle during a tour of the installation April 8, 2022. The tours allowed the attachés to view the training processes on the installation so they be able to adapt or modify those processes and implement them into their own militaries making their forces stronger.

U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct Joint combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Adiake, Cote dIvoire August 23, 2022. JCETs enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.

A soldier drives an M274 "mechanical mule" down a road while another soldier, armed with an M16A1 rifle, walks alongside during the joint US/Honduras field training Exercise AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE). Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE) Country: Honduras (HND)

Senegalese Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers move in formation to breach and clear a room during African Lion 22 in Dodji, Senegal, June 25, 2022. African Lion 22 is U.S. Africa Commands largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6-30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) teach members of the Kenyan Army tactical maneuvers during a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Isiolo, Kenya, June 28, 2022. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as basic marksmanship, small unit tactics, and mission planning.

GULFPORT, Miss. (May 13, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) washes a HMMWV during the convoy decontamination exercise during the Chemical Biological and Radiological (CBR) defense team trainer training course onboard Naval Construction Training Center Gulfport. NMCB 1 is conducting an intense homeport training plan to expand their ability to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater operations.

Sailors assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, and U.S. 7th Fleet conduct a subject matter expert exchange on force protection with Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)/Marine Exercise (MAREX) Indonesia 2022 in Pangkoarmada II Fleet Navy Base, Indonesia, Dec. 9. CARAT/MAREX Indonesia is a bilateral exercise between Indonesia and the United States designed to promote regional security cooperation, maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships, and enhance maritime interoperability. In its 28th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport dock ships USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is operating in

A Beninese soldier from the 1st Commando Parachute Battalion relays a hand signal to his platoon during a Joint Combined Exercise Training (JCET) in Ouassa, Benin, Sept. 7, 2022. U.S. special operations forces often assess host nation force capabilities to identify opportunities for future U.S. engagement and partnership.

One Marine eats a meal while two others relax on their duffel bags at Point Salines airfield. They are waiting to be airlifted off the island after participating in the multi-service, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

040313-F-0675P-005. Base: Mcentire Ang Station State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Kenya Defence Forces Rapid Response Unit member transmits targeting data as a U.S. Air Force Airman from the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, observes during Justified Accord 2024 (JA24) in Kenya Feb. 29, 2024. JA24 is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa, running from Feb. 26 - March 7. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and hosted in Kenya, this year's exercise will incorporate personnel and units from 23 nations. This multinational exercise builds readiness for the U.S. joint force, prepares regional partners for UN and AU mandated missions, and increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance, disaster response and crisis response. Army

Park Ranger in Masai Mara National Park Kenya

SGT Curtis Keith instructs PVT Charles McCall and PVT William Harrison on the proper procedures for pipeline link-up during the 76W10 Petroleum Supply Course at the Quartermaster School. Base: Fort Lee State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marine Safety Unit - 26-HK-133-209. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct Joint combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Adiake, Cote dIvoire August 23, 2022. JCETs enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.

020823-F-3873G-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

Members of the Malawian Maritime Force start up their zodiac boats during a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Monkey Bay, Malawi, June 16, 2022. JCETS enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.

Marines from Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment prepare to move out and load onto 5-ton trucks during a Quick Reaction Force Drill. This drill was located at San Mateo (62 Area) aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, as part of HOMELAND DEFENSE. HOMELAND DEFENSE enhances the preparedness, protection, and, response capabilities of local, state, and federal agencies. Some gear shown include, Fragmentation Protective Vests (FPV), M40 Chemicl-Biological Field Mask in carrier attached to wearers thigh, and Field Pack, Large, with Internal Frame(FPLIF). Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-85-12353. Subject Operation/Series: SPEARPOINT '84 / REFORGER '84 Country: West Germany (FRG)

The Nigerian Navy Special Forces load blank ammunition into magazines during a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Lagos, Nigeria April 27, 2022. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as close quarters battles, small unit tactics and mission planning.

A U.S. Army Soldier from the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) teaches tactical hand signals to Nigerien soldiers from the 322nd Parachute Regiment during exercise Flintlock 2007 in Maradi, Niger, April 4, 2007. The exercise provides an interactive exchange of military, linguistic and intercultural skills for both countries and will also help Niger to respond to threats within and across their borders.

Members of C Co., 3rd Tank Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, assigned to Task Force Ripper, try on newly-issued field boots during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Soldiers, Cameroon, Africa

Soldiers wear period uniforms during the Army's 238th birthday at the U.S. Army Forces Command and U.S. Army Reserve Command headquarters, June 13, 2013, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The combined FORSCOM/USARC ceremony included music from the Army Ground Forces Band and Soldiers dress in period uniforms depicting the 238 year history of the U.S. Army.

Soldiers from the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 41st Field Artillery Brigade, conduct radio checks in Grafenwoehr, Germany, July 10, 2022, before heading to the Grafenwoehr training area for a field training exercise in support of Dynamic Front 2022. DF22, led by 56th Artillery Command and U.S. Army Europe and Africa-directed exercise directed, is the premier U.S led NATO Allied and Partner integrated fires exercise in the European Theater Focusing on fires interoperability and increasing readiness, lethality and interoperability across the human, procedural, and technical domains.

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) conduct a specialized training exercise with members of the Kenyan Army during a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Isiolo, Kenya, July 1, 2022. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as basic marksmanship, small unit tactics, and mission planning.

Medical professionals from the Niger Armed Forces observe training with Indiana Army and Air National Guard medical professionals during a state partnership exchange in July. The Medical Simulation Training Center, located in Camp Atterbury, Indiana. The advanced training facility is one of 22 MSTC sites that exist internationally.

011013-F-2421P-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

120731-O-ZZ999-019 KAHUKU TRAINING AREA HAWAII (July 31, 2012) Marines from 1st Battalion 3rd Marine Regiment and soldiers from the Republic of South Korea and New Zealand army, enter the Kahuku Training Area during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 aerial exercises. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the biennial RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971. (New Zealand Defence Force

Capt. Edmund Clayton, company commander for Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, talks to the only doctor for 3,000 villagers in Cotes De Fer, Haiti, Jan. 21. Marines and Sailors from the 22nd MEU set up a temporary relief supply distribution point near Cotes de Fer, bringing in bottled water and food. The 22nd MEU, embarked aboard the ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, is deployed in support of relief operations in Haiti.

020930-F-1443F-002. Subject Operation/Series: VICTORY STRIKE III Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

000915-N-1012K-511. Base: Sokoto Country: Nigeria (NGA) Scene Major Command Shown: COMCAMLANT

U.S. Army Soldiers, Marines, and Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) Soldiers, conduct cold and hot load medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) training during exercise Super Garuda Shield 2023, at 5th Marine Training Center (Puslatpur), Situbondo Regency, East Java, Indonesia, Sep. 2, 2023. Super Garuda Shield 2023 is an annual exercise that has significantly grown in scope and size since 2009. SGS2023 is the second consecutive time this exercise has grown into a combine and joint event, highlighting the 6 participating and 12 observing nations commitment to partnership and a free and open Indo-Pacific.

030324-M-3138H-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to the Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 863rd Engineer Battalion and the 483rd Area Clearance Platoon, standby for a demolition outside of a bunker at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, July 26, 2022. The HHC, 863rd Eng. Bn. is a combat construction engineer battalion with units across Illinois and Missouri. U.S. Army Combat Engineers (12B) are trained to build bridges, clear barriers with explosives and help detect and avoid mines and other environmental hazards in austere locations.

Soldiers from the 6th Signal Brigade read brochures on nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) warfare while waiting to begin their rifle qualification at Range 13. The brigade is preparing to deploy to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Fort Huachuca State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Working in full NBC (Nuclear Biological Chemical) gear, a Marine and Australian as a team rolled a barrel full of sandbags, now prepare to remove the sandbags. Evaluator STAFF Sergeant Calvin R. Young (right), USMC, Radio Operator from 9th Communication Battalion attached with the Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) monitors the activity. The Australian (left) is wearing his MKIV No1 Suit with Avon FM12 Mask. He also has his 5.56mm Colt M4 Carbine slung across his back. The Marine (rear) is dressed in his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister. The Marines and Australians are in NBC training at .... Complete Scene Caption: Working in full NBC (Nuclear Biological Chemical) gear, a Marine and Australian as a team rolled a barrel full of sandbags, now prepare to remove the sandbags. Evaluator Staff Sergeant Calvin R. Young (right), USMC, Radio Operator from 9th Communication Battalion attached

Marines of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrive at the airport in an AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Kismayo Country: Somalia (SOM)

030525-M-9812M-050. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2003 Base: U Tapao Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: USMC

Royal Thai Armed Forces SM1 Uthon Namsuwan, a Thailand Mine Action Center Explosive Ordnance Disposal student with Humanitarian Mine Action Unit 3, places a shaped charge during an HMA EOD Level 3 course at Ta Mor Roi Training area in Surin Province, Thailand, Jul. 28, 2022. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train TMAC students in EOD level 3 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMACs mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defenses Humanitarian Mine Action Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance.

Ethiopian soldiers part of the United Nations policing force sit on and around a Light Armored Vehicles on the ramp at Addis Ababa International Airport. The men and equipment will be used to support the multinational force policing the parties in the Rwandan civil war. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH)

U.S. Army Soldiers with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., try to hold back and control the crowd of Haitians waiting for earthquake relief supplies (food and water) on Jan. 20, 2010 at the stadium in Port au Prince, Haiti, for Operation Unified Response. As more and more Haitians heard of the distribution being handed out by the soldiers, the distribution line turned into a huge gathering of people being pushed from the back. The soldiers stood their ground and handed out the majority of the relief for as long as they could before they were hugely out numbered and over run. A devastating earthquake hit the region on Jan. 12, 2010. Since then USSOUTHCOM has distributed more than 636,951 bottles of water and more than 473,325 Humanitarian Daily Rations.

Indian Soldiers with the Indian Army Corps of Engineers prepare to pour a layer of concrete at the Bankhaocha-Angkromklong School in Rayong, Thailand, Feb. 16, 2024. Marines of MWSS-174 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

The Chadian public came to attend the funeral of Marshal and President of Chad, Idriss Deby Itno during his funeral on April 23, 2021 in N'Djamena. He was killed at the front during the fighting against the rebellion of the Front for Alternation and Concord in Chad (FACT) on April 20, 2021. President Idriss Deby Itno had ruled Chad for 30 years.

Mongolian Army soldiers trained on humanitarian aid assistance during exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 20, 2022. The United Nations humanitarian aid assistance 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.

010814-A-9369L-004. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN II Base: Camp Bondsteel State: Kosovo Country: Serbia (SER)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Lavon Reese, 355th Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance technician, signals to a forklift operator to bring the containers closer to the front of the munitions trailer at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, May 24, 2022. Airmen on standby ensure the overall safety of surrounding personnel, equipment and munitions during the transfer.

Instructors with the 164th Regional Training Institute, North Dakota Army National Guard, and cadre from the Togolese Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, calculate their pace count during a knowledge exchange event, Temedja, Togo, Feb. 28, 2024. This knowledge exchange was event four of an eight-part series to expand the experience of NCO academy instructors from the North Dakota National Guard and Togolese Army under the National Guards State Partnership Program. Army National Guard

Somalia

PACIFIC CAMPAIGNKAHUKU TRAINING AREA, Hawaii Pte. Scott Bridge, a rifleman with Company B, 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, Australian Army, provides security as coalition forces pass by following a raid on an improvised explosive device factory at Kahuku Training Area, Hawaii, July 27. The raid was the action subsequent to a noncombatant evacuation operation executed by Marines with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and coalition forces at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, July 26. Both operations were conducted as part of interoperability training between coalition forces during the multi-national Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2010.

Soldiers with the Ghana Army simulate escorting civilian role-players for the Cordon and Search field training event during Exercise Shanti Prayas IV at the Birendra Peace Operations Training Center on Feb. 24, 2024. A cordon and search is a tactic used to secure an area, and search the premises for weapons or insurgents. Shanti Prayas IV is a multinational peacekeeping exercise sponsored by the Nepali Army and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and is the latest in a series of exercises designed to support peacekeeping operations. Marine Corps

Uganda, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Guard carrying AK-47 rifle takes rest break while leading hike through tropical rainforest in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest toward Mountain Gorilla habitat

Indiana National Guard and Nigerien medical professionals discuss behavioral health treatment and techniques, Sept. 22, 2022 in Niamey, Niger. The Indiana National Guard state partnership medical team spent more than two weeks in Niamey, Niger during the month of September working alongside the Niger armed forces first combat medic team to provide instruction in tactical combat casualty care and behavioral health.

A contingent of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) marches with mosquito nets in hand to demonstrate to the public that, 'We defended our country, now we will protect our families from malaria.' The 'Celebrating Today's Conquerors, Nurturing Tomorrow's Heroes' campaign was implemented by the US-based non-profit organization, Population Services International (PSI), in partnership with the South Sudan Ministry of Health. The leading cause of death among children under five, malaria kills

Haitian non-voluntary repatriates are screened before boarding the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell to be returned to Haiti. Subject Operation/Series: SEA SIGNAL V Base: Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Regiment survey the area for chemical contamination during the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Reconnessaince and Surveillance Training Course aboard Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Aug. 11, 2016. Select Marines within the Regiment under-went the training designed to equip them with the capability to confirm or deny CBRN presence on the battlefield.

NATO soldiers and military equipment. International Military Training Saber Strike 2017", Adazi, Latvia, from 3 to 15 June 2017. US Army Europe-led annual International military�exercise Saber Strike Field Training Exercise�in Latvia.

NENASI BEACH, Malaysia (June 18, 2013) Builder 3rd Class Jose Valdez, left, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, builds an all-purpose emergency shelter with members of the Royal Malaysian Army during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2013. More than 1,200 Sailors and Marines are participating in CARAT. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor Leste.

050806-A-9419D-015. Base: Camp Grayling State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-85-02132. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Grenville Country: Grenada (GRD)

060824-N-9076B-226. Base: Kupang Country: Indonesia (IDN)

040128-M-3843C-108. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: CSSD 23

030406-F-8362B-031. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USAF

041115-A-1067B-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Karmah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

021203-F-1443F-004. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Members of the Malawian Maritime Force search for oppositions forces member as they move towards their objective during a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Monkey Bay, Malawi, June 22, 2022. JCETS enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MSOC) teach the Nigerian Navy Special Forces close-quarters combat during a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Lagos, Nigeria April 27, 2022. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as close quarters battles, small unit tactics and mission planning.

Armed game warden at Maputo Elephant Reserve, Mozambique, Africa

Royal Thai Army soldiers in an APS-3 Anoa armored personnel carrier conduct a convoy escort training during exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 19, 2022. Convoy escorts ensure the free movement of UN supplies and aid in line with the mission mandate. Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II enables instructors from multiple countries to integrate and provide cross education, strengthening cohesion between allies and partners.

SGT Michael Shouse, 21st Military Police stands guard outside the MEDCAP temporary compound in the village of Madina near Hunter Base, Somalia. Base: Madina Country: Somalia (SOM)

Uganda, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Guard carrying AK-47 rifle leads hike through tropical rainforest in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest toward Mountain Gorilla habitat

Economic Community Military Observation Group 13 (ECOMOG) Ghana Army troops load supplies on a U.S. Air Force, 86th Air Wing, Ramstein AB, Germany C-130E Hercules at Accra Airport, Ghana. The troops are being airlifted to Robert's International Airport, Liberia for a six month deployment on U.S. military aircraft participating in Operation Assured Lift, a 17- day United States airlift and support mission assisting the West African states deploying more than 1100 troops to Liberia as part of the region's ongoing peacekeeping force. Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED LIFT Country: Ghana (GHA)

Haitians follow a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) to show their approval of U.S. presence in their country during Operation Uphold Democracy. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

December 25, 1992. Bardera, Somalia. US Troops celebrate Christmas with a mass while in Somalia to help with the famine relief effort.

Anefo photo collection. Zaire (formerly Belgian Congo); Camp Angolan liberation movement f.n.L.A. Zaire. August 16, 1973. Angola, Belgian Congo, Zaire

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - Basic cadets from the Class of 2026 and cadet cadre participate in the annual Swearing In ceremony held on Stillman Field at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 24, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joshua Armstrong)

US Air Force AIRMAN Baeron Warren, a Videographer assigned to US Air Forces Europe, Visual Information, documents the participants of COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2001, during the closing ceremonies. This marks the end of Combined Endeavor in Lager Aulenbach, Germany. Sponsored by US European Command and hosted by Germany, the exercise is held annually to test and document the interoperability of dozens of countires and NATO. This is the largest communications and information systems exercise in the world, 37 countries participated this year. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2001 Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

SSG Daudi Ola, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Bravo Company, Weapons Squad Leader, inspects the ropes used for rappel training during Exercise Cartwheel, 18 September 2022. Exercise Cartwheel provides tough, realistic training, strengthening RFMF and U.S. Army capacity as regional leaders, increasing security cooperation for a free and open Indo-Pacific. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the United States, Republic of Fiji Military, Australian, New Zealand, and British forces that builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face a crisis and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.

050115-F-4177H-007. Base: Katunayake Country: Sri Lanka (LKA)

NIGERIEN AIR BASE 201, Niger - U.S. Air Force members de-briefs after the (FAN) Niger Armed Forces, (French: Forces armées nigériennes) on conducting route clearance to their objective. The partnership between the U.S. and Africa is critical to overcoming geographic challenges and building an international model of security cooperation across the continent.

Moroccan Royal Army members go through part of the decontamination process during a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) defense demonstration hosted by the Moroccan military in Agadir, Morocco, June 28, 2022, during African Lion 2022. African Lion 2022 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Philip Arabambi (left) and Spc. Mubarak Lamina, water treatment specialist and natives of Nigeria, assigned to the 968th Quartermaster Company, prepare a raw water pump for a water purification mission at the Quartermaster Liquid Logistics Exercise at Camp Pendleton, California, June 20. Both Soldiers attended basic training and advanced individual training together and are considering future careers as officers in the U.S. Army Reserve.

A member of the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, checks the line tied to his partner during a rappelling exercise at the Mountain Warfare Training Center. Base: Bridgeport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050116-N-6843I-014. Base: Koggala Country: Sri Lanka (LKA)

041210-M-3658J-036. Base: Camp Taqaddum State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1FSSG

A light armored vehicle (LAV) provides rear security for a parade through the streets of Cap Haitien during Operation Uphold Democracy. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Cap Haitien Country: Haiti (HTI)

DF-ST-86-07669. Country: Jordan (JOR)

U.S. Army Sgt. Troy Stiner from Pittsburg, Pa., of the 2nd Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division directs U.S. Army Sgt. Tyler Barriere from Ithaca, N.Y., into a prone search position at the Diwaniyah police academy in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Feb. 9, 2009. The Soldiers also conducted an assessment of the academy to ensure that they are getting the supplies they need.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jacob Thompson, instructor, Combat Training Company, 1st Battalion, 164th Regional Training Institute, North Dakota Army National Guard, United Nations Peacekeeping operations that have taken place during an non-commissioned officer knowledge exchange event, Temedja, Togo, Feb. 27, 2024. This instructor knowledge exchange was event four of an eight-part series to expand the experience of NCO academy instructors from the North Dakota National Guard and Togolese Army under the National Guards State Partnership Program. Army National Guard

Civilian technicians assist Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, during Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) installation and validation on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Oct. 24, 2022. Utilization of the MILES system enables realistic training for units participating in Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) rotation 23-01. JPMRC strengthens defense relationships, fosters multinational interoperability, increases readiness, and reinforces the unified regional landpower network of the Joint Force.

Three rangers from the anti-poacher unit Black Mambas with confiscated poacher snares, Balule Game Reserve, Limpopo Province, South Africa, Africa

Security personals of the Border Security Force (BSF) providing tight security and patrolling the India- Bangladesh rail line in Nischinta Pur area, in precaution to the ongoing anti-quota protests in neighbouring country Bangladesh. Agartala. Tripura, India.

060619-A-5168K-009. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines from Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment patrol the route between the port of Cap Haitien and the military police barracks during Operation Uphold Democracy. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Cap Haitien Country: Haiti (HTI)

Commander Dan Taylor - Rescue - 26-HK-281-34. Hurricane Katrina

Marines from the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps, Duke University, watch as members of the 1ST Reconnaissance Battalion demonstrate equipment. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Military and diplomatic leaders from various participating nations participate in a Tactical Combat Casuality Course during Cutlass Express 2024 Camp Doraleh, Djibouti Feb 27, 2024. Exercises like Cutlass Express foster trust between participating nations by promoting mutual understanding and cooperation. Exercise Cutlass Express (CE) is one of three African regional "Express" series exercises sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet (NAVAF/SIXTHFLT). Air National Guard

A member of the 4100th Group Task Force Eagle, guards the convoy with an M60 machine gun mounted on a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) as two Bosnian Muslims looks on. The HUMVEE is part of the Implementation Forces (IFOR) equipment. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

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