Military Training Exercises

Training activities involving soldiers from various units, focusing on live-fire exercises, tactical maneuvers, and interoperability among forces.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion,3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, prepare explosives to breach a roof during training at Santahamina, Finland, June 30, 2022. The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and the Guard Jaeger Regiment of the Finnish army began summer training in Finland to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between the two nations.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conduct a company-level, non-illuminated, live-fire attack range during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 25, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, call in coordinates for the notional fire of a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System as part of a HIMARS rapid infiltration drill during exercise Rolling Thunder on North Auxiliary Airfield, South Carolina Oct. 20, 2022. Rolling Thunder is a two-week training exercise that is conducted with the integration of French Artillerymen from 3d RAMa to increase 2d MarDivs combat readiness against a peer competitor through employing fires via simulated EABs.

Soldiers from the United Arab Emirates 11th Mountain Battalion pause during a live fire rehearsal while participating in Joint Readiness Training Center Rotation 23-04, Feb. 21, 2023. United Arab Emirate soldiers from the 11th Mountain Battalion are participating in the training rotation alongside U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, and 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade. UAE soldiers will train alongside a U.S. Army brigade throughout this JRTC rotation to increase tactical interoperability and readiness.

Spc. Brandon Inguanzo, Spc. Daniel Johnson, Spc. Robert Britt, Pfc. Trevor Surico-Pink, left to right, assigned to B Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, move down a walkway while clearing building during urban operations training as part of Exercise Cartwheel near Nadi, Fiji, September 15, 2022. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the U.S., 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.

A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 362 (Rein.), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire an M240B machine gun during Exercise Cobra Gold 23 in Chantaburi province, Kingdom of Thailand, March 5, 2023. Cobra Gold, now in its 42nd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the longstanding friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, train maneuvering tactics during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) training on the island of Oahu, HI, Nov. 5, 2022. JPMRC 23-01 training rotations allow us to rehearse strategic movement and maneuver, integrate with allies and partners, and demonstrate 25th Infantry Division's unique contributions to the Joint Force.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion,3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, prepare explosives to breach a roof during training at Santahamina, Finland, June 30, 2022. The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and the Guard Jaeger Regiment of the Finnish army began summer training in Finland to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between the two nations.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, capture simulated enemy personnel during a helicopter raid exercise on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 31, 2023. The Marines of BLT 1/4 were tasked with capturing and securing objective points from simulated enemy forces during the exercise. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of USS America 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. Marines with 1st Battalion 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire an M252 81mm mortar system on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 14, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

U.S Army Soldiers from Active Duty, National Guard, and Reserve forces take part in a field training exercise during the 1-254th Regional Training Institute's Infantry Advanced Leaders Course 22-02 on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 9, 2022. The Infantry Advanced Leaders Course is a branch-specific course that provides Soldiers selected for promotion to Staff Sgt. an opportunity to enhance leadership, technical skill, tactical expertise and experience needed to lead squad-size units.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, conduct a live-fire unknown distance range during Resolute Dragon 22 on Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 3, 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.

Members of Navy SEAL Team with weapons in action.

A U.S. Marine with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, fires a 60mm mortar during a live-fire range at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oct. 3, 2022. The training allows infantry companies and the medium missile battery with 3d LCT to rehearse maneuver proficiency and conduct expeditionary advanced base operations while integrated into the 3d MLR.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Spencer Blum, an infantryman with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, sets security with an M240B machine gun as part of exercise Bougainville II at Dillingham Airfield, Hawaii, Oct. 25, 2022. A company with 3d Littoral Combat team secured an expeditionary advanced base at Dillingham Airfield in order to enable early warning of air and missile threats. Bougainville II is a field exercise that allows the MLR and its subordinate units to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations across the island of Oahu. BVII displays the MLRs ability to rapidly establish and displace EABs while executing command and control in a dispersed environment.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Nicholas Walewski, an air support officer with Marine Air Support Squadron 2, 1st Marine Air Wing, prepares to fire an M16A4 service rifle during a live fire range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sep. 25, 2022. The range was held as a tryout for III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations Pacific Marines to represent their individual units at the upcoming Far East Division Matches shooting competition.

A service member from the Australian Defense Force, right, handles a U.S. Marines, left, M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle while participating in Super Garuda Shield 2023 at Dodiklatpur, Situbono Regency, East Java, Indonesia, Sept 1, 2023. Super Garuda Shield is an annual exercise that has significantly grown in scope and size since 2009. Super Garuda Shield 2023 is the second consecutive time this exercise has grown into a combined and joint event, highlighting the 6 participating and 12 observing nations' commitment to partnership and a free and open indo pacific.

Two soldiers in the mountains during a military operation.

A U.S. Army Observer, Coach, and Trainer Soldier checks the United Arab Emirates 11th Mountain Battalion soldiers for ammo after live fire at Joint Readiness Training Center Rotation 23-04, Fort Polk, LA, Feb., 22, 2023. UAE soldiers from the 11th Mountain Battalion are participating in the training rotation alongside U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, and 3rd SFAB. UAE soldiers will train next to the U.S. Army brigade throughout this JRTC rotation to increase tactical interoperability and readiness.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jesus Dalinpinis, a field artillery cannoneer with Charlie Company, 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division celebrates the final fire mission of Artillery Relocation Training Program 22.2 at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Sep. 4, 2022. ARTP is an exercise held to strengthen the defense of Japan and the U.S.-Japan Alliance as the cornerstone of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct a patrol during a persistence exercise (PERSISTEX) in Okinawa, Japan, June 24, 2022. The purpose of the training was to refine and enhance expeditionary advance base operations capabilities and practice distributed operations. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Army Ohio National Guard Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment, regroup and plan their next movement during a training exercise as a part of Operation Northern Strike at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 10, 2022. Operation Northern Strike, an annual training exercise for Ohio and Michigan National Guard Soldiers, saw over 2,000 Soldiers take to Camp Grayling to conduct this massive training event.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conduct a platoon live fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, June 2, 2022. The exercise demonstrated the squadron's use of the newly fielded Integrated Tactical Network (ITN).

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, line up for an inspection in front of U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Chris Mason, first sergeant of Bravo Company, 1-68 AR during pre-combat checks before heading out to the field for a multinational training exercise as part of Defender Europe at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 24, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises taking place in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Chandler, with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment, during a field mission at the Fort Dix Ranges on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, March 25, 2023. The 114th Infantry Regiment had a four day drill weekend to better prepare for JRTC.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Sciara, a squad leader assigned to Chaos Company, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, receives feedback after a squad live-fire exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, July 13, 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.

U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit occupy a beach following an amphibious landing during KAMANDAG 6, Zambales, Philippines, Oct. 7, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, participate in rocket training as part of a field exercise on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 1, 2022. Marines conducted the FEX to enhance combat capabilities while maintaining operational readiness throughout the regiment.

Members of Squad 2, representing Cyber Center of Excellence, participate in day 1 of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Best Squad Competition Sept. 12, 2022 at Fort Benning, Georgia. TRADOCs Best Squad competition highlights 10 squads from across the enterprise. This competition shows each team's ability to complete common Soldier tasks and skills as a cohesive, ready and resilient team, while facing stiff competition from other TRADOC centers of excellence. The competition is from Sept. 12-16, 2022 at Fort Benning, Georgia.

Rear view of two soldiers walking through a blooming field while on foot patrol.

A recruit with Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, prepares to fire from the standing position at the Table 1 Range on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April 5, 2023. Table 1 is where recruits first get a chance to fire the M16A4 service rifle.

SFC Nico Rhodes, member of Squad 2, representing Cyber Center of Excellence, participates in day 1 of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Best Squad Competition Sept. 12, 2022 at Fort Benning, Georgia. TRADOCs Best Squad competition highlights 10 squads from across the enterprise. This competition shows each team's ability to complete common Soldier tasks and skills as a cohesive, ready, and resilient team, while facing stiff competition from other TRADOC centers of excellence. The competition is from Sept. 12-16, 2022, at Fort Benning, Georgia.

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers from Charlie Company 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry conduct joint marksmanship training with Soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland near Mitrovica, Kosovo June 28, 2022. Internally, Kosovo Forces cooperation occurs between all of our valued, troop-contributing nations.

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division prepare to load a 155mm round into an M777 howitzer during Artillery Relocation Training Program 22.2 at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Aug. 29, 2022. ARTP is an exercise held to strengthen the defense of Japan and the U.S.-Japan Alliance as the cornerstone of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region.

BABADAG TRAINING AREA, Romania-- An Airman with the U.K. 140th Expeditionary Air Wing searches a notionally isolated U.S. Soldier during personnel recovery training with the 3-22t AHB, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, July 12, 2022.Regular interoperability training with NATO partners and allies builds trust and readiness, increasing the capacity for deterrence and defense.

Airmen assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing participate in a Multi-Capable Airman field training exercise at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Sept. 20, 2022. During the exercise, Airmen used the skills they learned throughout the 10-day MCA training to set up a simulated forward operating base, build a command center, post security at designated defensive fighting positions, defend against a simulated attack, and care for the simulated casualties during the attack.

Airmen assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing participate in a Multi-Capable Airman field training exercise at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Sept. 20, 2022. During the exercise, Airmen used the skills they learned throughout the 10-day MCA training to set up a simulated forward operating base, build a command center, post security at designated defensive fighting positions, defend against a simulated attack, and care for the simulated casualties during the attack.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tyler Belanger, right, a motor vehicle operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 4 (CLB-4), Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, shouts commands at Pfc. Jefferey Lydickbatesting, also a motor vehicle operator with CLB-4, during a live fire range in the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 13, 2022. The Marines fired the M240B machine gun and the Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun to increase their lethality and proficiency with the weapon systems. 3d MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, place a security perimeter during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel exercise, July 29, 2022, in the Philippine Sea. TRAP is the capability to conduct a rescue and recovery of downed aircraft and aircraft personnel while providing medical aid in a hostile environment. 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. Army Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), Massachusetts Army National Guard, conduct combat training exercises during the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise on July 19, 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. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Pfc. Seth Cohen)

U.S. Navy Petty Officer Third Class John Dalton Nocon, a corpsman with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, assesses a simulated casualty during a mass casualty drill during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, 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.

Spc. Noah Bierman, a West Liberty, Iowa, native and infantryman assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, fist bumps a member of the Kosovo Security Force after completing a wedge formation live-fire exercise at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, on May 19, 2022. Approximately 15 KSF troops embedded with companies in the 1-133rd Infantry during a two-week annual training exercise. Two KSF troops conducted the live-fire exercise with the U.S. infantrymen. Senior leaders in the IANG and KSF visited each company near the end of the exercise to observe the full integration of KSF troops and recognize Soldiers who demonstrated excellence throughout their training. The tour was also an opportunity for KSF leaders to gain a more comprehensive understanding of IANG training requirements, equipment and logistics.

Group of Jagdkommando soldiers of the Austrian special forces.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, test fire their weapons for an upcoming combined-arms, live-fire exercise during KAMANDAG 6 at Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Philippines, Oct. 7, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 7th Army Training Command team carry a squad member during the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad Competition at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 9, 2022. Teams from across U.S. Army Europe and Africa test their tactical proficiency, communication, and overall cohesion as they compete for the title of Best Squad. Winners of this competition will advance to represent U.S. Army Europe and Africa at the U.S. Army Best Squad Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina later this year.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Roche, the fires integrations chief with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, prepares a 9-line brief during a dry fire close air support training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 9, 2024. During the training, Joint Fires Observers and Joint Terminal Attack Controllers controlled fixed-wing and rotary aircraft conducting close-air support drills. Roche is a native of Franklin, PA.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Sung Shin, a fires and effects integrator, with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, reloads a M18 service pistol during a Combat Marksmanship Program range as part of 2nd Brigade Platoons field exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 14, 2024. CMP allows Marines to maintain weapon proficiency by engaging targets in a competitive environment with primary and secondary weapon systems. 5th ANGLICO Marines refined their shooting fundamentals through advanced marksmanship training, enhancing their lethality. Shin is a native of Duluth, GA. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Shane Arena, a fire support coordinator (left), assigned to 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Marines call for fire during tactical air control party and close air support training at Pilsung Range, Gangwan Province, South Korea, September 15, 2022. Korea Marine Exercise Program (KMEP) 22-3 is one iteration in a series of continuous combined-training exercises designed to enhance the ROK and U.S. Alliance, promote stability on the Korean Peninsula and strengthen ROK-U.S. military capabilities and interoperability.

Paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division set up firing positions and pull security during the Joint Readiness Training Command (JRTC) rotation on Fort Polk, Louisiana, Nov. 4, 2022. JRTC Rotation 23-01 serves to enhance brigade and supporting unit's deployment readiness.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire a M224 60 mm mortar system as part of the combined-arms, live-fire exercise during KAMANDAG 6 at Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Philippines, Oct. 9, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual, bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, board a C-130 with Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, for an air delivery exercise at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, June 7, 2022. The purpose of the exercise was to maintain training and readiness qualifications as well as simulate a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System ammunition resupply via air delivery. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force's comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

Soldiers with Company B, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, worked alongside 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment and other units from across the Wisconsin National Guard to conduct an air assault mission during annual training June 10 at Fort McCoy, Wis. (32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team photo by Staff Sgt. Kati Volkman/Released)

Soldiers at Fort McCoy for the 78th Training Divisions Warrior Exercise 78-22-02 participate in a training scenario July 19, 2022, at a training area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The exercise, according to the Army Reserve, trained and evaluated Soldiers on Army Warrior Skill-level 10 tasks through various training lanes and situational-training exercises, and more. The exercise took place at Fort McCoy throughout July 2022. (Photo by Amanda Clark, Fort McCoy Multimedia-Visual Information Office)

U.S. Army soldier, assigned to 3rd Armored Brigade Combat team, 1st Cavalry Division, participates in Railhead Operations in Poland. 3ABCT's vehicles arrived in Poland to aid in maximizing military capabilities.

Spc. Cody Matonik, left, and Spc. Matthew Orth, both on the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, wait for the next event at the weapons range during the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad Competition at Grafenwoehr, Germany, Aug. 9, 2022. Teams from across USAREUR-AF test their tactical proficiency, communication and overall cohesion as they compete for the title of Best Squad. Winners of this competition will advance to represent USAREUR-AF at the U.S. Army Best Squad Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina later this year.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, carry away a simulated casualty during a Raid Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 30, 2022. The Raid was one of several training events part of Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Interoperability Course, an Expeditionary Operations Training Group led training and evaluation event focused on combining elements of the MAGTFduring the initial training phases of the 26th Marine Expeditionary UnitPre-deployment training program.

U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Infantry Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conducts convoy operations on Pohakuloa Training Grounds, Oct. 31, 2022. Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 23-01 is a regional combat training center (CTC) rotation that builds combat readiness in Americas Pacific Division and is a key way the Army forces engage in a joint environment with our regional allies and partners.

A U.S. Army Soldier with 2nd Brigade Infantry Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, crouches in the grass and assumes a security posture during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Training Center rotation 23-01 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Oct. 31, 2022. JPMRC 23-01 is a regional combat training center (CTC) rotation that builds combat readiness in Americas Pacific Division and is a key way the Army forces engage in a joint environment with our regional allies and partners.

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, carry simulated casualties during Technology Operational Experimentation Exercise (TOEE) 22 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 28, 2022. TOEE 22 is specifically focused on emerging Naval concepts, such as expeditionary advanced base operations to provide selective science and technology initiatives with service-level experimentation through expeditionary logistics/naval sustainment, littoral maneuver-mobility using unmanned systems and sensors, and logistics operations as part of a maritime command and control network.

U.S. Marines Corps 1st Lt. Christo Rohlev, an Infantry Officer with II MEF Expeditionary Force, leads a combined arms demonstration for Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipmen during their Summer Training Program at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, August 01, 2022. NROTC Midshipman Summer Training develops and trains Midshipmen in order to provide the Fleet a competent and professional Naval Service Commissioned Officer.

Paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division set up firing positions and pull security during the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) rotation on Fort Polk, Louisiana, Nov. 4, 2022. JRTC Rotation 23-01 serves to enhance brigade and supporting unit's deployment readiness.

A U.S. Army Soldier with 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (2nd IBCT), 25th Infantry Division (25th ID), rests before moving to take an objective during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center rotation 23-01 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Nov. 2, 2022. JPMRC uses training scenarios specific to certain environments to train the 2nd IBCT, 25th ID with joint, allied and partnered forces in conditions in which they would fight.

Staff Sgt. Humberto Cadena, U.S. Army 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade Advisor, reviews live-fire tactics with United Arab Emirates 11th Mountain Battalion soldiers during a leaders reconnaissance at Joint Readiness Training Center Rotation 23-04, Fort Polk, LA, Feb., 20, 2023. UAE soldiers from the 11th Mountain Battalion are participating in the training rotation alongside U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, and 3rd SFAB. UAE soldiers will train alongside the U.S. Army brigade throughout this JRTC rotation to increase tactical interoperability and readiness.

U.S. Army Sgt. Aniket Patel (left) and Spc. Maria Ortiz-Montoya (right) 483rd Area Clearance Platoon combat engineers, prepare a drop-shot demolition, linking multiple M112 demolition blocks together with detonation cord. The 483rd ACP hands-on demolition operations and training increases the combat engineers readiness and confidence needed in austere environments.

A Republic of Korea (ROK) Marine and U.S. Marines with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO), III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group prepare to call in close air support during tactical air control party and close air support training at Pilsung Range, Gangwan Province, South Korea, September 15, 2022. Korea Marine Exercise Program (KMEP) 22-3 is one iteration in a series of continuous combined-training exercises designed to enhance the ROK and U.S. Alliance, promote stability on the Korean Peninsula and strengthen ROK-U.S. military capabilities and interoperability.

Airman 1st Class Asha McMakin a Combat Photographer and Staff Sgt. Jason Bailey, a Combat Videographer, both of the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, document a formation of C-17 aircraft from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., at a drop zone located at North Auxiliary Airfield near North, S.C., Dec. 16, 2009. Charleston AFB conducted a large formation exercise utilizing 12 C-17 aircraft. Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division, Ft. Bragg, N.C., were airdropped along with cargo pallets to simulate the seizure of a remote airfield.

A group of U.S. Army Paratroopers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division and Warrior Training Center, walks in formation to board the aircraft with their T-11 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

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire an M240B machine gun during a regimental field exercise on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 30, 2022. Marines conducted the FEX to enhance combat capabilities while maintaining operational readiness throughout the regiment.

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, fire M240B machine guns during the Sapper Leaders Course on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 3, 2022. This course provides combat engineer squad leaders with the technical and tactical proficiency required to provide mobility, counter mobility and survivability to infantry company commanders.

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, conduct a patrol during the Medical Evaluation Course of the 7th Army Training Command and V Corps Best Squad Competition, Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 13, 2022. Squads from the two commands area of operation tested their medical knowledge and problem-solving skills during the medical course of the competition. The winning squad will advance to the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad Competition in August.

U.S. Air Force Airmen carry a simulated casualty on a litter during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Sept. 14, 2022. The exercise sharpened Airmen's skills for a wide variety of situations that they may face during contingency operations.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Lee Garcia, an engineer equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, conducts a security patrol during exercise Eagle Wrath 22 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, May 16, 2022. Eagle Wrath is an annual MWSS-171 exercise at CATC Camp Fuji, Japan, designed to increase squadron proficiency in conducting real-world contingency missions while in a forward operating environment.

Tactical response force members approach a launch facility during a recapture, recovery exercise June 26, 2014, in North Dakota. The exercise evaluated the response of security forces to an attack at a simulated breached site.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Blake Norton a machine gunner with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, instructs a Marine to fire an M240B machine guns during a live fire deck shoot aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 28, 2022. Marines and Sailors conducted weapons training to further educate their Marines on different weapons platforms. 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.

Soldiers with the 384th Military Police Battalion, 300th Military Police Brigade, 200th Military Police Command, prepare to move around the corner of a building during a convoy and room clearing training exercise as part of the Spartan Warrior III exercise June 21, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Spartan Warrior III gave the 300th Military Police Brigade the opportunity to practice multiple levels of military police procedures across two weeks.

220705-M-RA094-1061 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 5,2022) A Republic of Korea (ROK) Marine with 5th Company, ROK Marines, picks up a simulated casualty during a jungle training exercise in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationship among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

U.S. Marine Infantrymen with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, provide ground security during the Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration of the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 24, 2022. The MAGTF Demo displays the coordinated use of close-air support, artillery and infantry forces, and provides a visual representation of how the Marine Corps operates. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win,” reflects the Marine Corps’ ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment engages targets during a combined arms live fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 23, 2022.The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance. (U.S. Army photograph by Sgt. Luke Michalski)

A U.S. Marine with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines 3d MarineDivision, prepares to board an MV-22 Osprey at KamifuranoManeuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 1, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateralexercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance byexercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver acrossmultiple domains.

Troopers assigned to Delta Troop, 4-6 Air Cavalry Squadron, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, pull security during Downed Aircraft Recovery Team training (DART), at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., on Oct 12, 2022. DART trains on a variety of individual and collective tasks that are necessary to the recovery of an aircraft in the event it is down and cannot fly away under its own power.

Marines of Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion 9th Marine regiment and Combat Logistics Battalion 24 hit the range in order to brush up on their skills with the MK-19 Grenade Launcher aboard U.S. Army Base Fort A.P. Hill, Va., July 31.

A Finnish soldier assigned to Pori Brigade shows U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, some types of explosives used to get through obstacles during Finnish water crossing training at Säkylä, Finland, July 12, 2022. The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and the Pori Brigade of the Finnish army began summer training in Finland to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between the two nations.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jaemes Plowman, squad leader, left, and Cpl. Jose Mercado, intelligence specialist, right, with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct communications checks during exercise Bougainville II at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Nov. 3, 2022. Bougainville II is a field exercise that allows the MLR and its subordinate units to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations across the island of Oahu. BVII displays the MLRs ability to rapidly establish and displace expeditionary advance bases while executing command and control in a dispersed environment. 3d MLRs Bougainville II is integrated into the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center training rotation 23-01 that strengthens defense relationships, fosters multinational interoperability, increase readiness, and reinforces the unified land power network of the Joint Force. This rotation of JPMRC includes participants from all U.S. joint services as well as active pa

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Keanujaynu Delossantos, a transmissions system operator with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, sets security during a helicopter raid exercise on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 31, 2023. The Marines of BLT 1/4 were tasked with capturing and securing objective points from simulated enemy forces during the exercise. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of USS America 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.

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Neason, an Everett, Washington native, and a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fires an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle at simulated targets during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 6, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

Eight Soldiers compete in the Fort Meade Medical Department Activity third quarter Best Leader Competition at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, July 7. Candidates competed in a wide variety of events that covered Army Warrior Tasks in the Shoot, move, communicate and medicate areas that included: M4 Engagement Skills Trainer range, the Army Combat Fitness Test, an obstacle course, day land navigation, a 6-mile ruck march and combat water survival training. The Fort Meade MEDDAC is headquartered on Fort Meade and includes a number of U.S. Army health clinics at several other locations in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.

U.S. Army Pvt. Christopher Daniel with Lightning Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment climbs a slope during a squad live fire exercise at the 7th Army Training Commands Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May 12, 2022. 2CR provides the 7th ATC with a lethal and agile force capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater in order toassure allies,deteradversaries, and when ordered,defendthe NATO alliance.

modern warfare soldier in action giving comands to team by hand signs while sneaking and aiming on laseer sight optics in combat position and searching for target in battle

Guard members from the 181st Brigade Support Battalion take part in a medical evacuation and field hospital exercise during their annual training on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. July 20, 2022. Nearly 240 Guard members from the 181st are supporting Officer Candidate School Phase III while also training on field craft and strengthen their MOS skill sets.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. James Cwik, a Marine with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, poses for a photo during platoon attack drills on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 8, 2022. This training improved the Marines proficiency at the tactical level and developed small-unit leadership. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Marines armed with M-16A2 rifles stop to regroup while on patrol during rapid response loading exercise Agile Sword '86. Standing front, left, is a marine armed with an M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) and front, right, a Marine armed with an M-16A2 rif. Subject Operation/Series: AGILE SWORD '86 Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, breach a house during the Sapper Leaders Course on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 7, 2022. The Sapper Leaders Course provides combat engineer squad leaders with the technical and tactical proficiency required to provide mobility, counter mobility and survivability to infantry company commanders.

U.S. Army Joint Fire Support Specialists with the Fire Support Detachment, 112th Field Artillery Regiment, prepare a range for training on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, May 20, 2022.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group set concertina wire along their defensive position's perimeter, Urban Terrain Town, Eastern Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, July 21, 2022. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Darien Degregorio, a motor transportation operator with 3rd Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and Spencer, Massachusetts native, attaches a to a Type 73 Heavy Truck during a bilateral vehicle recovery training during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joshua McEnroe, left, and Lance Cpl. Dillyn A. Munoz, combat engineers with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, prepare a breaching charge during Ryukyu Vice 23.1 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 4, 2022. Marines with MWSS-171 participated in demolition training with live explosives to enhance combat readiness when operating in urban environments.

Marines and Navy Corpsmen with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines conduct a contact patrol July 22, 2022, during training on North Post at Fort McCoy. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 23rd Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 is holding annual training at Fort McCoy. (Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

U.S. Marine Corps infantrymen with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, receive a mission brief before boarding a UH-1Y Venom during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 at the Laguna Combat Aircraft Loading Area, Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, Oct. 8, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conduct speed reload drills during rehearsals for a Mechanized Raids Course at Camp Pendleton, California, on July 18, 2022. The course prepares Marines for deployment with a Marine Expeditionary Unit as part of a motorized raid force.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, wait for instruction during a boat launch aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 19, 2022. Boat company launches from the well deck to provide the landing force a ship-to-shore capability. 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.

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