Military Training Exercises

Images of military personnel engaging in training exercises, highlighting joint operations and medevac simulations in diverse environments.

U.S. Army Cpl. Joshua Caldwell, left, Cpl. Chris Argueta, both assigned to Anvil Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, U.S Air Force Senior Airman Peter Cartwright, assigned to 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron, and Capt. Myles Dungan, company commander of Anvil Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, maintain communication during on-and-off drills for North and West Africa Response Force (NARF) training at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Feb. 21, 2024. U.S. service members assigned to U.S. Africa Command's NARF provide crisis and contingency response capabilities in North and West Africa. The NARF is on call and ready to provide the U.S. Africa Command commander the capability to quickly respond to protect U.S. personnel and interests in the region. The NARF is under the command and control of U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF). Army

Idaho National Guard 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team's 2nd of the 116th Combined Arms Battalion teamed up with the Idaho Army National Guards 1st of the 183 Assault Helicopter Battalion to conduct medevac training at the Orchard Combat Training Center on March 30, 2022. The training simulated emergency evacuations of sick or wounded Soldiers from a battlefield. Ground medics preformed medical care on the ground before rushing them to the flight medics aboard the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter who continued medical care while they were flown to the nearby medical facility. This training is a portion of combat training the 2nd of the 116th CAB conducted in preparation to deploy to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Spartan Shield later this year.

During the U.S. - Norway Reciprocal Troop Exchange April 1, 2022, Norwegian and Minnesota National Guard Soldiers were transported to Landing Zone X-5A on Camp Ripley by CH-47 Chinook Helicopter to conduct joint training while Norwegian youth squads took part in aerial training on a UH-60 Blackhawk.

Its always a good day when you get to send Soldiers on the next leg of their Army adventure! CSM Michael McMurdy met with 48 future Airborne Redlegs (13B and 13F), Friday 20 October as they waited for the bus.

041115-M-3658J-069. Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 40603

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Wilson Steward, a fireteam member assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, and U.S. Soldiers with Task Force Americal from the 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment, conduct live fire pistol training, Sept. 22, 2022, at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The U.S. Air Forces 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron facilitate and occasionally conduct Joint Force training with the U.S. Army on PSABs firing range. Soldiers and Airmen must undergo routine weapons qualification training to ensure safety and proficiency standards.

U.S. Army Soldiers have weapons cleared before M4 qualification during an Infantry Advanced Leaders Course on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 5, 2022. The Advanced Leaders Course, hosted by the 254th Regional Training Institute, New Jersey Army National Guard, 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. Class 22-02 has Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division, 82nd Airborne Division, and the 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Cpl. Joshua Caldwell, left, Cpl. Chris Argueta, both assigned to Anvil Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, U.S Air Force Senior Airman Peter Cartwright, assigned to 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron, and Capt. Myles Dungan, company commander of Anvil Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, maintain communication during on-and-off drills for North and West Africa Response Force (NARF) training at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Feb. 21, 2024. U.S. service members assigned to U.S. Africa Command's NARF provide crisis and contingency response capabilities in North and West Africa. The NARF is on call and ready to provide the U.S. Africa Command commander the capability to quickly respond to protect U.S. personnel and interests in the region. The NARF is under the command and control of U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF). Army

Forward observers await UH-60 helicopters for transport to new observation areas for training on marking artillery targets during Western Strike 22, June 9, 2022. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the Utah National Guards 65th Field Artillery Brigade, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a combat training center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality.

Squads from across U.S. Army Central compete in this years U.S. Army Central Best Squad Competition on May 5, 2022 Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Units that fall under U.S. Army Central send their best squads to compete in the event that tests each squads in various warrior tasks and battle drills.

U.S. Air Force medical team assigned to the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla., loads a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for a aeromedical evacuation mission during Emerald Warrior, March 2, 2011. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored, multiservice exercise designed to leverage lessons learned from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines conduct close-quarters battle training during a raid and demolition range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 22, 2022. This training integrates raiding and demolition tactics to enhance the Marines ability to breach obstructions in an urban environment. 3/2 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division.

Finnish soldiers assigned to the Satakunta Jaeger Battalion, and U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, train scouts on infantry tactics when exiting their XA-185 light infantry vehicle at Huovinrinne, Finland, July 7, 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.

Staff Sgt. Brandon Garner, a platoon Sgt with the Moundsville-based 119th Engineer Company (Sapper), spools his modern demolitions initiator during multinational breach training during Noble Partner at the Vaziani Training Area, Georgia. Noble Partner is a cooperatively-led multinational training exercise in its sixth iteration between the Georgian Defense Forces (GDF) and U.S. Army Europe and Africa.

Soldiers assigned to the 64th Military Police Company under the 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, fire a MK19 grenade launcher during qualification at Fort Cavazos, Texas, Feb. 22, 2024. The 64th Military Police Company has a dual mission, providing law enforcement on Fort Cavazos and homeland defense. (Minnesota National Guard

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division receive a brief before conducting crew-served weapons training at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, May 10, 2022. This exercise tested and strengthened the Marines ability to conduct distributed operations, while demonstrating their readiness to rapidly secure and defend key terrain to maintain regional security. 1/3 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines as a part of the Unit Deployment Program.

1st Armored Division Soldiers take instructions from a leader during the Command Post Exercise III, Fort Bliss, Texas Feb. 9, 2023. Relocating the Command Post quickly and safely is a complicated process that requires coordination between Soldiers to breakdown and then re-establish the CP in a new environment. The movements simulate the rushed environment of real conflict scenario, to helps prepare soldiers for battle.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ahmad Rasheed, 919th Security Forces Squadron Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element team member assigned to Duke Field, Florida, and 2nd Lt. Adrienne Gibb, 9th Special Operations Squadron partner nation forces actor, conduct a patrol during a Coyote Dicer joint exercise at Melrose Air Force Range, May 19, 2022. Coyote Dicer prepared Air Force Special Operations Command Airmen for contingency operations by conducting various enemy contact scenarios, and this years iteration involved Green Berets from the 7th Special Forces Group who trained simulated partner nation forces to integrate with Mission Sustainment Team 2 for forward base defense.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Gregory, left, and fellow Soldiers take cover during a dismounted patrol in Adhamiya, Iraq, April 10, 2007. The Soldiers are from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Derek France, Third Air Force commander, Brig. Gen. George Dietrich III, director of U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africas Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, and Col. Matthew Bartlett, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, and Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander, visit one of the entry control gates at Air Base 201, Niger, Aug. 26, 2022. Leaders from USAFE-AFAF and 3rd AF visited Air Base 101 and 201 to get a "boots-on-ground" perspective of the current operating conditions and the USAF mission in West Africa.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Task Force Pioneer prepare to receive their certificates of German marksmanship proficiency during a German Armed Forces Badge of Marksmanship awards ceremony at Union III forward operating base in Baghdad, Iraq, April 14, 2022. The German Armed Forces Badge of Marksmanship is awarded to soldiers proficient in marksmanship and is an official military award authorized for wear by enlisted service members.

Arriving at their base camp, soldiers from the 148th field Artillery Regiment spent the morning loading ammunition and preparing for firing exercises on the Orchard Combat Training Center.The 1-148th Field Artillery Regiment provides field artillery support to the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team. Headquartered in Pocatello units are located in the Eastern Idaho communities of Blackfoot, Burley, Preston, Pocatello, Rexburg and St. Anthony.

Soldiers of the 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 163rd Cavalry Regiment communicate their maneuvers during a combined arms live fire exercise on Camp Buehring, Kuwait May 26, 2022.

4th Security Force Assistance Brigade and North Macedonian Soldiers hold an after action review after completing battle drills rehearsal during Exercise Swift Response on May 17, 2022 near Krivolak Training Area, North Macedonia. The purpose of this exercise is to present combat credible Army forces in Europe and Africa, and enhance readiness by building airborne interoperability with Allies and Partners and the integration of joint service partnership.

130625-A-CB595-015- Ssgt Justin Southwick (center right) gives a convoy mission brief to members of Alpha Battery 2-12 Field Artillery prior to a Key Leader Engagement meeting between members of Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah and the Director of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock in Farah city. PRT Farah's Mission is to train, advise and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district and provincial levels in Farah province, Afghanistan.

070905-A-5406P-008.JPG -Staff Sgt. Julian Romo (r.) of Los Angeles, Calif., a squad leader with B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd BCT, 82nd Airborne Division, provides security during a patrol halt alongside an embedded counterpart from the Iraqi Armys 3rd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 11th Infantry Division in the Grayaat area of Baghdads Adhamiyah District Sep. 5.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Shane Palmer and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ayinla Aromire carry U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kevin Holley, all of Bravo Company, 172nd Support Battalion, 172nd Infantry Brigade, during the practical exam of a Combat Life Savers course at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, on Jan. 26, 2009.

041115-M-3658J-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marines with All-Domain Effects Team, 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO), II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group (II MIG), await further instruction during Exercise Gunslinger 2022 (Gunslinger 22') in Salina, Kansas, June 16, 2022. Gunslinger 22' is a joint U.S. Armed Forces exercise, demonstrating mobilization capability to forward deployed locations while employing and integrating a multitude of operational capabilities.

220614-N-PG340-1370 SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, Calif. (June 14, 2022) U.S Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 stow a tent during Operation Turning Point, also known as their Field Training Exercise at San Clemente Island. Operation Turning Point is an around-the-clock exercise that focuses on constructing advanced bases while maintaining proficiency in tactics and survivability. NMCB-5 is homeported out of Port Hueneme, California. They train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to execute construction and engineering projects for major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERONIMO, Helmand Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kevin P. Quigley, chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear defense officer, Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and Afghanistan National Army Sgt. Bashir Allahmurrad, assigned to 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, share a moment prior to firing at Range Juarez near Forward Operating Base Geronimo. Quigley had heard Allahmurrad was the best marksman of the group and asked the ANA soldier if it was true. Allahmurrad verified later in the morning by firing the most accurately. “I have experience from before with a shotgun I used for hunting birds,” he said. “I want to be a good soldier and I want to hit what I aim at every time.”

375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Airmen lift a simulated injured Airman into an ambulatory bus as a part of Ballistic Badger 2022, Oct. 21, 2022, on Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin. The 375th AES provided aid to simulated patients, prior to evacuating them into a C-17 Globemaster lll.

Iraqi soldiers from the 1st Iraqi Army Division and U.S. Soldiers board a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Nov. 15, 2009, during a static loading exercise being conducted to prepare for upcoming missions. The Soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.

Soldiers from 4-6 Air Cavalry Squadron, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, currently deployed In the Republic of Korea Assigned to the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, host a Spur Ride, on the 7th-8th of Apr. 2022, Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea. The Spur Ride is an event which tests a soldiers physical and mental strength and the ability to operate as part of a team under high levels of stress.

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys from Marine Corp Base Hawaii, air inserts 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division opposing forces on Pohakuloa Training Grounds, Hawaii, Nov. 7, 2022. Bilateral and multilateral exercises strengthen relationships and enhance interoperability with allies and partners through shared experiences and tough, realistic training. We routinely invite and encourage allies and partners to participate in JPMRC rotations.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Chaos Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (3-1ABCT), operationally controlled by the 1st Infantry Division (1 ID), discuss combat tactics during a live fire exercise rehearsal at Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Nov. 18, 2022. The 3-1 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1 ID, 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. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conduct a team live-fire exercise, with M4 rifle, as part of exercise Repel Resolve II at Monte Romano Italian training area, Italy, Jan. 22, 2024. The Repel Resolve exercise series develops small-team lethality and experience, increasing the battalion's ability to operate across the Brigade Support Area of operation. 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.

A group of U.S. Army Paratroopers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, waits 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

051028-F-2828D-087. Base: Hawijah-Owlya Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Air Force team takes part in the Viking games at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, on Jan. 12, 2024. This event, which assessed stamina, physical strength, and endurance, was hosted by the Norwegian Telemark Battalion "Task Force Viking."

Soldiers assigned to the 4th Infantry Division work in several large teams to complete the Utah Beach physical training event at Fort Carson, Colorado, May 23, 2022. The two-mile long Utah Beach PT event consists of eight obstacles challenging both Soldiers and leaders to use persistence and teamwork while carrying over 300 pounds of equipment in remembrance of those Soldiers that lost their lives in Normandy, France.

Idaho National Guard 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team's 2nd of the 116th Combined Arms Battalion teamed up with the Idaho Army National Guards 1st of the 183 Assault Helicopter Battalion to conduct medevac training at the Orchard Combat Training Center on March 30, 2022. The training simulated emergency evacuations of sick or wounded Soldiers from a battlefield. Ground medics preformed medical care on the ground before rushing them to the flight medics aboard the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter who continued medical care while they were flown to the nearby medical facility. This training is a portion of combat training the 2nd of the 116th CAB conducted in preparation to deploy to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Spartan Shield later this year.

U.S. Soldiers and Airmen of the National Guard salute the presentation of the colors during the inauguration ceremony, Washington D.C., Jan. 20, 2021. At least 25,000 National Guard men and women have been authorized to conduct security, communication and logistical missions in support of federal and District authorities leading up and through the 59th Presidential Inauguration.

031114-F-0158T-001. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

September 23, 2013 - Army 101st Airborne Division Soldiers make their way to a 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules cargo plane at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khost Province, Afghanistan.

New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers of Bravo Co., 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, clear a target village during a live-fire training at the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise on July 12, 2022 at Fort Drum, New York. 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 Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), participates in an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) at CSL Manda Bay, Kenya, June 17, 2022. Shawley flew in with the East Africa Response Force (EARF) to observe and assess the exercise as well as visit with senior leaders and Soldiers. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)

Garryowen Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry are providing the U.S. Army with feedback to define the future of the Armys ground combat robotic programs during the second Soldier Operational Experiment at Fort Hood, Texas.

Lt. Col. Mehdi Shelhamer, a 934th Critical Care Air Transportation Team physician, examines patient during exercise Viking Shield, at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, April 7, 2022. Viking Shield is a 934th Airlift Wing-led exercise designed to strengthen training in a degraded environment..

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 35th Infantry Division conduct M17 and M4 individual weapons qualification ranges at Udairi Ranges, Kuwait, Sept. 22, 2022.

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 35th Infantry Division conduct M17 and M4 individual weapons qualification ranges at Udairi Ranges, Kuwait, Sept. 22, 2022.

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, assigned to the 52nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS), check each others gear as they prepare to parachute from a HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 46th ERQS at an undisclosed location, Oct. 17, 2022. This was the first time the 1st Expeditionary Rescue Group (ERQG) personnel conducted jumps at this location, enabling forces to practice their personnel recovery mission. The primary mission of the 1st ERQG is to conduct day or night personnel recovery operations into hostile environments to recover isolated personnel during conflict.

041115-M-3658J-004. Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 40603

Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment informed visitors from the Department of Defense of the CROWS-J Javelin Weapon System Sept. 20 at Fort Carson. After the brief Soldiers and visitors enjoyed a delicious lunch of MREs.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Marines and sailors serving with Combat Logistics Battalion 11 transport a casualty during a noncombatant evacuation exercise here May 4. The service members held the exercise to train and prepare for their upcoming deployment with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

U.S. Marines with Helicopter Support Team, 1st Landing Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, run off the air field after recovering a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle 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, armor, 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.

U.S. Marines practice shooting precision pistol during the pistol training portion of the Marine Corps Marksmanship Championship at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 5, 2022. The Marine Corps Championship held, April 6-11, allows competitors to participate in a variety of matches while receiving advanced marksmanship training. Shooters from around the Marine Corps were selected for the championship during five regional matches, coordinated by the Marine Corps Shooting Team, October 2021 through March 2022.

Spc. Dylan Hellier and Staff Sgt. Joseph Jensen, human resource specialists with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard, help a simulated casualty off a vehicle during Western Strike 22 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, June 7, 2022. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th FAB, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a Combat Training Center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality.

Army Reserve Capt. Michael Davis, a chaplain with the 93rd Chaplain Detachment, 88th Readiness Division, speaks to Soldiers prior to a convoy as part of Warrior Exercise 78-22-02 at Fort McCoy, Wis., July 22, 2022. In addition to providing pre-movement prayers, Davis also provides religious services, a daily word of the day, movie nights and spiritual advising and assisting to the Army Reserve Soldiers participating in WAREX.

New Jersey Air National Guard Airmen practice prior to the 2022 New Jersey National Guard Military Review at the National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt, New Jersey, Oct. 16, 2022. The Military Review is a 130-year-old tradition that allows the governor as commander-in-chief to review the Soldiers and Airmen of the New Jersey National Guard.

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Aaron Frederick, platoon leader with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, trades patches with a French 2nd lieutenant at Arta range complex, Djibouti, May 15, 2022. Operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, CJTF-HOA regularly works alongside allied and partner nations and governmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in improving the peace and prosperity in East Africa.

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (June 9, 2018) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Israel Mejias, assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 25, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group, gives a lesson on combat first aid to reserve component Marines assigned to CLB-25, at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 9, 2018. During Integrated Training Exercise 4-18, CLB-25 Marines took part in MOT to further their experience with crew-served weapons employment, improvised explosive device immediate action drills and establishment of a Helicopter Landing Zone.

041111-F-0848C-011. Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A U.S. Army Operational Detachment-Alpha (ODA) member and Botswana Defence Force members check their gear before leaving on a training mission during a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Thebephatshwa Air Base, Botswana, Sept. 1, 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.

Soldiers from B Troop, 1st Battalion, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Soldiers unload supplies during a North and West Africa Response Force (NARF) readiness drill at the Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, July 27, 2022. The exercise tested the capability of the NARF to respond to crises and protect American interests in Africa. U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa supports U.S. Africa Command with a scalable crisis response capability ranging from a rapid response infantry platoon all the way to a full-scale joint task force headquarters. Joined by elements of the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force for aviation lift and a host of other capabilities, SETAF-AF and 173rd Airborne Infantry Brigade forms the nucleus of the North and West Africa Response Force, or NARF.

The Royal Bermuda Regiment conducts Military Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) at the MOUT town on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 17, 2022. MCB Camp Lejeune hosted the Royal Bermuda Regiment during Exercise Island Warrior. The exercise strengthened the partnership between the Royal Bermuda Regiment and U.S. Marine Corps and the training and resources provided by the base enhanced the warfighting skills and readiness of the Royal Bermuda Regiment.

Soldiers and Airmen are briefed prior to zeroing their weapons while participating in the Utah National Guard Best Warrior Competition on Camp Williams, Utah, Oct. 16, 2022. The Utah National Guard Best Warrior Competition is an annual event that brings together Soldiers and Airmen from the major commands to compete for the title of Soldier/Airman-of-the-Year, Noncommissioned Officer-of-the-Year and Senior NCO-of-the-Year. The Army winners of this competition will represent the Utah Army National Guard at the Region VII Best Warrior Competition next spring.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to fire their rifles during a deck shoot aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 10, 2022. The Combat Marksmanship Program is designed to sustain a units lethality. 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.

040825-A-6748E-016. Base: Forward Operating Base Normandy State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Flight medical personnel from Charlie Company 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion, center, gather information from Italian soldiers from Transition Support Unit South about a simulated casualty as part of a route clearance patrol and medical evacuation demonstration for International Security Assistance Force, Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Giorgio Battisti during his visit to Forward Operating Base Farah. Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah's Mission is to train, advise and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district and provincial levels in Farah province, Afghanistan.

Cpl. Louis Carbery, assigned to 8/9th Royal Australian Regiment, leads Soldiers from New Zealand, Fiji and the U.S. through warm up drills before urban operations during Exercise Cartwheel at Black Rock Camp, Fiji, September 13, 2022. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the 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.

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Ashleigh Vargasaquino, a logistics officer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273 yells a command during an aircraft recovery exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, April 27, 2022. MWSS-273 and other squadrons assigned to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) trained to integrate with and support Marine ground units during Service Level Training Exercise (SLTE) 3-22. SLTE is a series of exercises designed to prepare Marines for operations around the globe. 2nd MAW is the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

FORT HOOD, Texas - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ashley Froberg, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist assigned to 21st Chemical Company, and Pfc. Dayne Selph, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist assigned to 21st Chemical Company, check a map during the urban obstacle lane of the FORSCOM Best Squad Competition 2022 at Fort Hood, Texas, Aug. 18, 2022. The Best Squad Competition promotes esprit de corps and recognizes Soldiers who demonstrate commitment to Army Values and embody the Warrior Ethos.

Soldiers assigned to the 64th Military Police Company under the 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, fire a MK19 grenade launcher during qualification at Fort Cavazos, Texas, Feb. 22, 2024. The 64th Military Police Company has a dual mission, providing law enforcement on Fort Cavazos and homeland defense. (Minnesota National Guard

U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Damien St. George, 921st Contingency Response Squadron, prepares to conduct an external airlift at Landing Zone Eagle, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 24, 2022. The exercise was conducted between 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 and 921st CRS, in order to advance joint-force integration and experimentation initiatives, in support of Force Design 2030.

US Army (USA) General (GEN) Tommy Franks (foreground left), Commander, US Central Command (CENTCOM) and US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) James T. Conway, Commanding General, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), are escorted by security personnel after arriving at Camp Commando, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Commando Country: Kuwait (KWT)

The 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, held a change of responsibility ceremony at Fort Hood, Texas, July 15. Command Sgt. Maj. Calvin Hall relinquished responsibility of the Brigade to Command Sgt. Maj. David Harris.

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 203rd Regional Police Advisory Team walk back to border checkpoint 7 in the Tirzaye district of the Khowst province of Afghanistan March 27, 2007.

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Division board a KC-130J Super Hercules during an Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force drill on Okinawa, Japan, initiating the deployment of the divisions Forward Command Element participating in KAMANDAG 6 in the Philippines, Sept. 27, 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. Marine Corps recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, participate in the 12 stalls event during the crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 15, 2022. The crucible is a 54-hour event that challenges all the skills a recruit has learned throughout recruit training.

Senior Airman Nathan Scott, 943d Security Forces Squadron defender, and Tech. Sgt. Colin Ziegler, 943d Rescue Group weapons specialist, mount two M240s into an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter Nov. 22, 2022, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. The 943d RQG designed a concept to mount four additional M240 machine guns into the HH-60G helicopters to provide more firepower to the 920th Rescue Wings personnel recovery task force in contested environments.

American Paratroopers and Polish Soldiers walk together after conducting a Joint Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise at Nowa Deba, April 8. The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division is deployed in support of U.S. European Command to assure our Allies and deter any future aggression.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, move up the front of the shoot house created by the U.S. Army and Australian military to train them how to effectively move through complex and varying urban environments, Nadi, Fiji, September 15, 2022. 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.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 633d Logistics Readiness Squadron, carry mobile scales for a cargo deployment function line exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 13, 2024. The scales are used to weigh large loads of cargo prior to being inspected by a joint inspection team. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Col. Bryan Callahan, commander of the 435th AEW, inspects the base perimeter at Manda Bay, Kenya, October 27, 2022. Partnership with the Kenyan hosts in clearing vegetation and increasing security operations improves the field of observation as well as communication.

CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (April 9, 2013) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 participate in a convoy support element training exercise at Camp Shelby. NMCB-11 is a Seabee battalion specializing in contingency construction, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance. The battalion is home-ported in Gulfport, Miss.

Staff Sgt. Timothy Rebich (left) and Staff Sgt. Alejandro Preciado treat a simulated casualty during the Jack L. Clark Jr., Army Best Medic Competition at Fort Hood, Texas 27 Jan.

Capt. Lou Cascino, commander of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pulls security while Staff Sgt. Eric Stephens and 1st Lt. James Kromhout verify their position during a partnered patrol in Madi Khel, Khowst Province, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2013. The Soldiers conducted a partnered operation with the newly formed Khowst Provincial Response Company. The operation was used to validate the training that the Khwost PRC recently received and ensure that illegal weapons were not being stored in historical weapons cahce points.

041115-M-3658J-018. Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 40603

U.S. Army Soldiers and Iraqi soldiers meet with Sheik Hazun of the Qassan City of Babel Province, Iraq, on Dec.21, 2008. The meeting was to talk about any needs for security for the upcoming elections in January 2009.

U.S Army paratroopers from the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division prepare for airborne operations during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-2 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 15, 2022. RF-A provides training for deployed maintenance and support personnel in sustainment of large-force deployed air operations. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Julia Lebens)

Sgt. James McGill, a radiology specialist with the 1297th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Maryland Army National Guard, recieves instruction for the M240 Engagment range from a range safety officer assigned to Florence Military Reserve near Florence, Ariz. at the 2021 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition, July 20, 2021. The competition spans three physically and mentally demanding days where competitors are tested on a variety of tactical and technical skills as they vie to be named the Army Guards Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. The winners then represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition later this year.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Matthew Stevenson, a combat engineer officer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, explains how an M18 claymore mine works during a field exercise at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 5, 2022. MWSS-171 conducted this exercise in order to familiarize themselves with expeditionary advanced base operations, demolition operations, urban operations, and different weapon systems.

U.S. Army paratroopers with 173rd Airborne Brigade communicate via radio during a combined arms live fire exercise on a maneuver range at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 22, 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. Marines with India Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, watch the impact area during a direct fire training exercise as part of Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 5, 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.

Parachute Rigger Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment-2 line up and walk towards the UH-1Y for a static line parachute jump at Auxiliary Airfield 2, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Oct. 5. During deployments, parachute riggers airdrop logistical supplies to forward operating bases that cannot be reached by convoys.

220412-N-PC065-1098 ATLANTIC OCEAN - U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Kristopher Gates, right, attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), briefs 22nd MEU Marines and Royal Marines from 42 Commando, background, aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) prior to conducting a visit, board, search and seizure training evolution in support of exercise Northern Viking 2022, April 12, 2022. Arlington is on a scheduled deployment under the command and control of Task Force 61/2 while operating in U.S. 6th Fleet in support of U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa. Northern Viking 22 strengthens interoperability and force readiness between the U.S., Iceland and Allied nations, enabling multi-domain command and control of joint and coalition forces in the defense of Iceland the Sea Lines of Communication in the Greenland, Iceland, United Kingdom (GIUK) gap.

French Marines, with 33e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine, demonstrate how they clear a building during Carabies 22 in Martinique, France, June 10, 2022. Exercise Caraibes 2022 is a French-led, large scale, joint training exercise in the Caribbean involving naval, air, and land assets, from the French, U.S., and regional forces focused on responding to natural disasters.

070307-M-3095K-005. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: BLT 3/8

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, Bahrain (April 05, 2022) - Marines and Sailors assigned to Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (TF 51/5) prepare for a Fleet Marine Force (FMF) conditioning hike aboard Naval Support Activity, Bahrain, April 5. The hike is one of many requirements Sailors must finish in order to successfully pass the FMF program and be awarded an FMF pin. TF 51/5 responds to crises and contingencies; coordinates, plans, and executes operations; conducts theater security cooperation; and advances emerging Naval concepts at sea, from the sea, and ashore in order to support U.S. Central Command, 5th Fleet, and MARCENT theater objectives.

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