Military Training Exercises

Images capturing soldiers during various training exercises, emphasizing teamwork, strategy, and preparation for deployment.

Paratrooper of French 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment covers himself from an explosion.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, verify their target points during the Fire Support Coordination Exercise (FSCEX) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 13, 2022. FSCEX is a week-long exercise that validates the units ability to provide offensive and defensive fires using organic fire assets of a Marine Expeditionary Unit a part of their Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation in preparation for their upcoming deployment with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

STAFF SGT. Keith Ingram, left, and SGT. Steve Cox wait for an inbound helicopter during a training exercise. Ingram and Cox are Air Force enlisted tactical air controllers assigned to the Army's 193rd Infantry Brigade at Fort Clayton, Panama. Country: Panama (PAN)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gregory Mangini, a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, conducts fire team attack drills on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 10, 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. Mangini is a native of Dublin, Ohio.

Paratrooper of French 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment covers himself from an explosion.

Two Marines from 1ST Combat Engineer Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, detonate demolitions during the amphibious assault on Red Beach. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Squad of US marines waiting for medevac bird

Massachusetts Army National Guard Soldiers from C Co., 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry assault Objective Tarantula through a smoke screen in a four-day, company combined arms live-fire exercise conducted at Peason Ridge, La., Friday, July 15, 2016. The live fire exercise is completed in three phases: training exercise, company exercise and live fire, and challenges the commander to simultaneously complete two separate objectives while maintaining command and control of the battlefield. The Massachusetts infantrymen joined more than 5,000 Soldiers from other state Army National Guard units, active Army and Army Reserve troops as part of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team task force. The Soldiers will hone their skills and practice integrating combat operations ranging from infantry troops engaging in close combat with the enemy to artillery and air strikes, July 9-30, 2016.

Right side, rear view of US Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1ST of the 9th Cavalry, 1ST Cavalry Division laying on the ground, in the prone position. The soldier on the left fires an M16 Rifle with a M203 Grenade Launcher attachment. The soldier on the right fires an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) downrange while conducting "Headhunters" Infantry Tactics Procedures training (HITP) at Fort Hood, Texas' Owl Creek assault course on May 19th, 1999. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060219-A-5745M-077. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MNT 2ND BDE

060302-M-0374B-011. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 40580

U.S. Army SPC Nik San assigned to Regional Health Command acts as the casulty for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear buddy run inject training at Fort Hood, Texas, January 25, 2022, Twenty-two two-Soldier teams from all around the world traveled to Texas to compete in the finals to be named the Armys Best Medic. The competition is a 72-hour arduous test of the teams physical and mental skills. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Bradley McKinley)

Navy EOD (explosive ordnance disposal) personnel disarm a practice torpedo during training exercises in the desert. Base: Naval Air Station, Lemoore State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A soldier sights in with a .50-caliber machine gun during an exercise at the National Training Center. The gun is equipped with a blank firing device and Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine with Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay conducts a simulated Improvised Explosive Device lane in Military Operations on Urban Terrain, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oct. 13, 2022. The purpose of the training was to increase readiness and operability in urban terrain.

A Combat Controller assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing conducts rapid infiltration training on a minibike during special operations air-land integration training near Daugavpils, Latvia, June 28, 2023. By ensuring interoperability aligns with agility, U.S. forces are able to adapt to a dynamic security environment.

The 82nd Airborne Division of Fort Bragg prepares for deployment in support of the Combined Joint Task Force 180.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX SHARK Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Army Private First Class with Charlie Company 2508 Task Force Furry, participating in Operation Mesmar, prepares to help clear an orchard during a dismounted patrol, Feb. 5, 2010, Southern Afghanistan.Canadian Forces 3rd KANDAK 1/205 Corps and the U.S. Army Charlie Company2508 Task Force Furry worked together mentoring the 3-1/205 Afghan National Army for a successful execution of the operation. The mission objective was to clear several villages and fruit orchards in the southern most half of Terot Kulacha in search of IED's, weapons caches and illegal drugs.

U.S. Marines with India Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, load an M777A2 lightweight 155mm howitzer during an indirect fire training exercise as part of Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 8, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore.

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A Marine with 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, searchs the ground in front of him for possible improvised explosive devices.

Spc. Ian P. Balag, an information management specialist with the U.S. Army Pacific Support Unit located at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, fires his M16 rifle at the night qualification event at the 2014 Army Reserve Best Warrior competition at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, June 25. The competition pits Soldiers from each Army Reserve command against each other, testing their physical and mental knowledge, skills and abilities of Army Warrior Tasks.

A member of Company B, 1ST Battalion, 187th Infantry, 193rd Brigade Task Force from Panama, participating in the joint US/Honduras training Exercise AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE). He is equipped with a backpack and armed with an M16A1 rifle and a light anti-tank weapon. Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE) Base: Aguacate Country: Honduras (HND)

Bewaffneter Soldat, aufgenommen im Rahmen einer Uebung der Bundeswehr mit Streitkraeften aus Norwegen und der Tschechischen Republik bei der Uebung Wettiner Schwert im Rahmen der Quadriga 2024 in der Uebungsstadt Schnoeggersburg, 08.04.2024. Schnoeggersburg Deutschland *** Armed soldier, taken during an exercise of the Bundeswehr with armed forces from Norway and the Czech Republic during the exercise Wettiner Schwert as part of the Quadriga 2024 in the training town Schnoeggersburg, 08 04 2024 Schnoeggersburg Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerxphotothek.dex

990615-M-5696S-009. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Kosovo-Macedonia Border State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Unit

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Rene Gonzalez, a field artillery cannoneer with 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, rappels during a Basic Jungle Skills Course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 9, 2024. BJSC teaches Marines basic jungle survival skills, tactical rope suspension techniques, and jungle warfare tactics to enhance lethality in harsh jungle environments. Gonzalez is a native of Florida.

U.S. Army artillerymen assigned to 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment conduct direct fire operations during Operation Northern Strike at Camp Grayling, Mich., Aug. 12, 2022. Operation Northern Strike is designed to challenge training audiences with multiple forms of convergence that advance interoperability across multicomponent, multinational and interagency partners.

DM-SC-89-05199. Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Man in military camouflage uniform and mask, equipped tactical ammunition, standing on sand dune with service rifle replica in hands, cloudy sky on background. Airsoft player taking part in war games. Airsoft player witt gun taking part in war games

Squad of elite French paratroopers ambushed in action, land mine exploding.

020821-M-0175R-049. Base: Fort Benning State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU

Joint Terminal Attack Controller and infantry Marines assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division trained with the Idaho Army National Guard's 183rd Aviation Regiment on April 28, 2022 during exercise Garnet Rattler at Idaho's premier Orchard Combat Training Center and Saylor Creek ranges. The exercise, held in Idaho April 11-29, 2022, was a joint mission between the U.S. Marines, Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers, 124th Fighter Wing Guardsmen and 366th Fighter Wing Airmen from Mountain Home Air Force Base to train and qualify Marines to be more efficient and lethal in a realistic training environment. Idaho's ranges support this realistic environment. OCTC's 143,000-acre training area, located 18 miles south of Boise, is the Idaho National Guards largest training complex and includes nearly two dozen ranges to prepare units for combat operations.

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, participate in live-fire mortar range near Setermoen, Norway, March 30, 2023. Marines are deployed to Norway as part of Marine Rotational Forces Europe 23.1 which focuses on regional engagements throughout Europe by conducting various exercises, arctic cold-weather and mountain warfare training, and military-to-military engagements, which enhance overall interoperability of the U.S. Marine Corps with allies and partners.

An interpreter attached to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, takes a moment to rest while a patrol through Helmand province, Afghanistan is halted, Jan. 18, 2010. Patrols have been increased in an effort to push the Taliban back and create a buffer for villages friendly towards coalition forces in the region.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team- Airborne (173rd IBCT ABN) recovers a parachute from a heavy-drop airborne operation during Exercise Saber Junction 22 at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 8, 2022.Saber Junction 22 is a combat training rotation designed to assess the readiness of the 173rd IBCT (ABN) in executing operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating allied and partner nations.

Two equipped soldiers, photographed as part of a Bundeswehr exercise with forces from Norway and the Czech Republic during the 'Wettiner Schwert' exercise as part of Quadriga 2024 in the training town of Schnoeggersburg, 8 April 2024

US Army soldiers, 1ST Battalion, 17th Infantry Division, patrolling on Tinian Island, Operation TANDEM THRUST '99. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST '99 Base: Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

A sniper team prepares to shoot during the European Best Sniper Team Competition at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Aug. 5, 2022. The annual European Best Sniper Team Competition is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa competition that tests marksmanship skills, physical prowess, and mental agility while developing relationships and sharing skills between sniper teams across Europe.

Soldiers of 4th Bn., 87th Inf., 25th Inf. Div. (Light), climb aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Co. A, 53rd Aviation Bn., 25th Inf. Div. (Light), during the joint Australian/U.S. exercise Kangaroo '89. Subject Operation/Series: KANGAROO '89 Base: Katherine Country: Australia (AUS)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines conduct a live-fire during Exercise Shinka 22.1 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 22, 2022. Shinka exemplifies a shared commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 3/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

061023-N-5319A-125. Base: Stennis Space Center State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NAVAL MEDIA CENTER

040324-M-5523R-009. Base: Camp Mu Juk Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

050820-F-6988D-071. Complete Scene Caption: A US Army (USA) Soldier, with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, maintains security at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), Fort Polk, Louisiana (LA), during an Aeromedical Evacuation training exercise. Aeromedical Evacuation training is conducted at the JRTC so that joint forces can participate under realistically accurate scenarios and conditions replicating the initial phases of a contingency, to include: deployment from home stations; staging at an intermediate base area; onward deployment by air, land, and ground convoy and initial combat employment. Overseen by a cadre of skilled observers and controllers, this quarterly exercise tests the abilities of the forward-deployed medical community to meet the immediate needs of the wounded warrior. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-ST-88-07815. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: El Hamman Country: Egypt (EGY)

Members of the 1ST Battalion, 19th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, prepare for a confrontation with opposition forces after crossing the Nam Han River during the joint South Korean/US training Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '83. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '83 Base: Chipyong-Ni Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK)

021207-M-3022S-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Manda Bay State: Coast Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: CTF 52.2

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, use a U.S. Army M2A3 Bradley fighting vehicle as cover during a live-fire exercise part of Defender Europe at Oberlausitz Training Area, Germany, May 19, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment set out on patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2010. Patrols have been increased in an effort to push the Taliban back and create a buffer for villages friendly towards coalition forces in the region.

DN-ST-87-03748. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING '86 Base: Cape Wrath Country: Scotland (SCT)

A 20th Special Forces Group operator calls for his team to follow him through a trench littered with ordnance debris toward a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter landing nearby to pick them up following a live fire training exercise near Chester Township, Michigan, August 6, 2022. The missionpart of Northern Strike, an annual multinational joint training event headquartered at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center in Michiganrequired a team to enter the area on two helicopters, find and clear all targets in a compound, destroy a simulated communications device, and leave on the same helicopters in a matter of minutes.

Major General William H. Schneider, commander of the 25th Infantry Division, examines the M-60 machine gun pit of PFC Thomas Flood, assistant gunner with Company A, 1ST Battalion , 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. Thomas' unit is undergoing an annual Army Training and Evaluation Program at the US Army`s Pohakuloa Training Area. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020524-F-9085B-016. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Fob 31 Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Members of the Fort Jackson salute battery fire a volley while rendering honors during the Army Training Center and Fort Jackson change of command ceremony Aug. 31 at Victory Field. Brig. Gen. Jason E. Kelly assumed command of the installation from Brig. Gen. Patrick R. Michaelis in the ceremony.

U.S. Army paratroopers with 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct platoon live-fire training during exercise Rock Dawn in Latvia, May 16, 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. (U.S. Army photograph by Sgt. Luke Michalski)

Inspector General team member, TECH. SGT David King from Peterson AFB, Instructs TECH. SGT. Patty Dupree from 20th AF, a "victim" in the search and rescue scenario, as the helicopter crew prepares to pick her up. The Inspector General Team tested the ability of the base to respond to battle conditions, power outages, mobility deployments, aircraft and automobile accidents, hostage situations, bomb threats, armed robberies, terrorism, and communication problems. Subject Operation/Series: Operational Readiness Inspection, 90th Space Wing, 11-25 Mar Base: Francis E. Warren Air Force Base State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-ST-88-07899. Base: Virginia Beach State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Landing Support Battalion conduct an external lift during an integrated training exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 26, 2023. Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267 and HMH 465 conducted integrated training as a proof of concept for future distributed operations.

Armed Soldier, Taken During an Exercise of the Bundeswehr with Armed Forces From Norway and the Czech Republic During the Exercise Wettiner Schwert as part of the quadriga 2024 in the training Town Schnoeggersburg, 08 04 2024 Schnoeggersburg Germany

U.S. Army Soldiers run towards a helicopter that brings a re-supply of ammunition to Combat Outpost Cherkatah, Khowst province, Afghanistan, Nov. 26, 2009. The Soldiers are deployed with Company D, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army soldiers of the 3rd Bn., 87th Inf., 4th Inf. Div., radios his division's location during an engine running offload (ERO) exercise with U.S. Air Force reserve personnel at the Red Devil drop zone. A C-130 Hercules aircraft is taking off from an unimproved runway in the background. Base: Colorado Springs State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

82nd Airborne artillery personnel load and fire M102 105 mm howitzers during Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

031208-M-6237R-011. Base: Mcb, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030320-F-2573S-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDELTON, California (Sept. 10, 2022) - U.S. Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, move a simulated casualty as part of a tactical evacuation drill during a training exercise, Sept. 10. A force in readiness, the 13th MEU trains to rapidly respond to crises in all domain environments through naval power projection. Marines and Sailors of the 13th MEU are conducting integrated training operations in preparation for an upcoming deployment aboard the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26).

Marines disembark from the air-cushion landing craft LCAC-22 during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Marines with 81 mm Mortars Platoon, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, fire mortars on an enemy position, Feb. 13, on the outskirts of the city of Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Marines with Bravo and Alpha Co., 1/6 inserted into the city at night by helicopters as part of a large-scale offensive aimed at routing the Taliban from their last-known stronghold in Helmand province.

A platoon of Marines from the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (4th MEB) marches up a road after coming ashore on Onslow Beach. The 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade's (4th MEB's) ground units are coming ashore at Onslow Beach after disembarking from the amphibious ships on which they were deployed in the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment crest over a hill to an objective during a squad live fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 15, 2022. 2nd Cavalry Regiment provides V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe, with combat-credible forces capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater to defend the NATO alliance.

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060817-N-0775Y-014. Base: Fort Hunter Liggett State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, overlook an explosion during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 1, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

030115-A-1581H-026. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN II Base: Heritage Drop Zone State: Kosovo

990504-F-5214MÐ007. Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 99 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Joint Terminal Attack Controller and infantry Marines assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division trained during exercise Garnet Rattler at Idaho's premier Orchard Combat Training Center and Saylor Creek ranges April 11-29, 2022. The exercise is a joint mission between the U.S. Marines, Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers, 124th Fighter Wing Guardsmen and 366th Fighter Wing Airmen from Mountain Home Air Force Base to train and qualify Marine JTACs to be more efficient and lethal in a realistic training environment. Idaho's ranges support this realistic environment. OCTC's 143,000-acre training area, located 18 miles south of Boise, is the Idaho National Guards largest training complex and includes nearly two dozen ranges to prepare units for combat operations.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, run to provide support during a ground assault as part of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force Distributed Maneuver Exercise as part of Service Level Training Exercise 2-24 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 14, 2024. MDMX prepares Marines for future conflicts by conducting offensive and defensive live-fire and maneuver training scenarios within an austere training environment. Marine Corps

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Nov. 15, 2022) - Marines of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines prepare to take an objective during a simulated combat casualty egress exercise with high fidelity manikins at Naval Expeditionary Medical Institute (NEMTI) during Operation Firebreak, November 15.Operation Firebreak is an exercise designed to evaluate operational readiness through simulated point of injury treatment and transport of casualties to the next level of care. Navy Medicine Operational Training Command (NMOTC) is comprised of six nationwide detachments that offer specialized medical training in the fields of aviation, aviation survival, surface and undersea warfare, expeditionary and special operations medicine.

A Bosnian Serb tank crew member trying to hear where Croatian heavy artillery shells will land, during a two week Muslim-Croat offensive - May not be used in defamation towards Serbians

070324-M-6412C-047. Complete Scene Caption: U.S. Marines with 2nd Platoon, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines search the surrounding area for signs of Anti Iraqi Force activity during Operation Zaidon II on March 23, 2007. Task Force 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines is conducting Operation Zaidon II in Zaidon, Iraq to clear the city of Anti Iraqi Forces and deny them further use of the area in the future. Regimental Combat Team 6 is deployed with Multi National Forces-West in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq to develop Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Samuel D. Corum) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: ZAIDON Base: Zaidon State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-6

405th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and 386th Expeditionary Medical Squadron Airmen simulate transporting a patient during an exercise at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Oct. 31, 2022. The 405th EAES, C Company, 2-149th General Support Aviation Battalion, and 386th EMDS came together to exercise how to on and offload patients in a safe expeditious manner.

DF-ST-87-07182. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '86 Base: Hanau Army Air Field Country: West Germany (FRG)

Security Forces trainees at the 343rd Training Squadron move through a series of obstacles during the Individual Tactics and Techniques basic course at Joint Base San Antonio - Camp Bullis on Sept. 20, 2022. The exercise is designed to teach the trainees how to shoot, move, and communicate through tactical environments. The 37th Training Wing and 343rd Training Squadron provide the initial training for all Air Force security forces.

American and Australian officers listen to a briefing during the joint Australian/U.S. exercise Kangaroo '89. Subject Operation/Series: KANGAROO '89 Base: Caravale Country: Australia (AUS)

Zaragoza, 10/30/2015. HM King Felipe Vi, attends the Trident Juncture exercise, at the Cenad de San Gregorio Maneuver Field. Photo: Fabian Simón Archdc.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Delian Luna Cancel, a supply administrative specialist, assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, offloads packs at the Yanbu Commercial Port, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for exercise Native Fury 22, July 31, 2022. Native Fury 22 is a biennial exercise focused on the demonstration of the rapid offload and integration of a Maritime Pre-Positioned Force in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of regional security, crisis response, and contingency operations.

Dismounted Soldiers provide security on the riverbank just before the sections of the Improved Ribbon Bridge (IRB) are placed, Republic of Korea, May 18, 2022; the 11th Engineer Battalion and 4th Squadron, 70th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade, 1st Armored Division worked together to construct an Improved Ribbon Bridge (IRB) to allow the crossing by M1A2 Abrams tanks and M2 Bradly Infantry fighting Vehicles. Soldiers from across the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team Ready First, 1st Armored Division (the current 2nd Infantry Division (ROK-US Combined Division) rotational brigade) as well as other units from 2ID participated in the Warrior Ready Strike training exercise to increase their proficiency, learn about operating in the Republic of Korea, and re-affirm the commitment to the ROK-US Alliance.

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