Military Training Exercises

Images depict airmen engaged in various military training activities, drawing maps and conducting inspections, showcasing teamwork and intelligence work in a service environment.

U.S. Navy SEALs assigned to a Naval Special Operations Team, plan prior to a dive mission during exercise UNITAS LXIII in Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 12, 2022. UNITAS is the world's longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

Senior Airman Caleb Gussler, an intelligence analyst assigned to the 130th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, draws on a map in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, April 13, 2022. Gussler was attending the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Centers Advanced Airlift Mobility Intelligence Course, which teaches intelligence professionals advanced analysis, aircraft defensive systems, contemporary and emerging threats, and advanced mission planning analysis and tasks.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Johnathan Ferguson, 305th Air Mobility Wing quality assurance inspector (Right), and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chase Staron, 305th Air Mobility Wing crew chief (Left), perform a quality assurance inspection at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Nov. 22, 2022. Ferguson is one of over one million registered bone marrow donors through the Department of Defenses Salute to Life program. This year he met with the recipient of a donation he made in 2012 that allowed the patient to achieve remission of leukemia.

Airmen with the 121st Logistics Readiness Squadron, 121st Air Refueling Wing, issue items to wing members during a pre-deployment line as part of a Nuclear Operational Readiness Inspection at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio, Apr. 1, 2023. Second sentence needed.

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Master Sgt. Jonathan Lovell, 223rd Cyber Operations Squadron NCO in charge of cyber intelligence, was one of 16 189th Airlift Wing Guardsmen from Little Rock Air Force Base to participate in Cyber Shield 2022, the Defense Department's largest unclassified cyber defense exercise. Service members and civilian experts from 20 states and the U.S. territory of Guam gathered for the exercise.

Capt. G. Blaise, left, with the French army 48th Signal Regiment, talks with Staff Sgt. Pablo Velazquez, with the 49th Missile Defense Battalion, during Khaan Quests Command Post Exercise June 27, 2023, at the Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia. Approximately 200 U.S. personnel and a total of 750 partner force personnel are participating in KQ23. The purpose of Khaan Quest is to gain United Nations training and certification for the participants through conducting realistic peace support operations, to include increasing and enhancing UN Peacekeeping Operations-focused interoperability and military relationships among the participating nations.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brian Hint, 709th Airlift Squadron commander, receives a report at the Emergency Operations Center during the Liberty Eagle Readiness Exercise at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 13, 2022. Hint served as the 512th Airlift Wing commander during the night shifts of the LERE. The purpose of this exercise was to validate both wings' ability to generate, employ and sustain airpower across the world in a contested and degraded operational environment.

An advisor assigned to 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade listens and observes a briefing by a role-player foreign partner force during a command post exercise, Nov. 29 at Ft. Benning, Ga. The brigade held the command post exercise to train on integrating with and advising a foreign military partner force with tactical planning and conflict operations. U.S. Army photo by Maj. Jason Elmore.

U.S. Navy SEALs assigned to a Naval Special Operations Team, plan prior to a dive mission during exercise UNITAS LXIII in Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 12, 2022. UNITAS is the world's longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

Pfc. Kevin Brown conduct maintenance for the communications equipment during Keen Sword 23, a annual joint bilateral exercise , Nov. 12, 2022. Exercises like Keen Sword is an ideal training scenario for Soldiers allowing U.S. military forces to work with Japanese forces across a variety of areas to enhance the already broad interoperability of U.S. and Japanese forces. This exercise, and others like it, are an opportunity to demonstrate to the world our will to defendJapan and the ironclad nature of the U.S.-Japan Alliance, which has stood for more than 70 years.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Zane Geiger, 325th Civil Engineer Squadron customer service operator, reviews a list of service requests at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, July 12, 2022. Each service request needs to be prioritized based on importance and while all issues are fixed, some need immediate assistance.

The Air Education and Training Command took responsibility of the 344th Training Squadron Detachment 2 Aug. 25, 2022, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, after an official transfer authority from the 711th Human Performance Wing. The detachment provides Air Force Specialty Code courses, acceleration training for all fighter aircrew, and aerospace physiology initial and refresher training for all aircrew.

U.S. Air Force TSgt. Keith Holland, an aircraft metals technology craftsman assigned to the 3rd Maintenance Squadron, shows Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Randall E. Kitchens, U.S. Air Force Chief of Chaplains, the 3D printer in the 3d MXG metals shop on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 20, 2023. Holland uses the 3D printer and other tools within his shop to produce items that are essential to maintaining the aircraft on base.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Keith Gottlob, 120th Maintenance Squadron, removes screws from a lightning control unit in St. Paul, Minn., April 7, 2022. Gottlob is part of a team of maintainers from five different maintenance squadrons who came together to repair aging lighting control units for their C-130 H3 Hercules fleets. This ingenuity restored the operational status of 11 of 16 lighting control units and saved the U.S. Air Force approximately 1.6 million dollars.

Senior Airman Bryan Post, left, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 775th Civil Engineering Squadrons EOD flight, maneuvering a robotic platform during a mock exercise at the Air Force EOD Team of the Year Grand Finale competition held at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana, July 25-27, 2022. Hosted by the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, the competition seeks to drive innovation, restore readiness, and develop and retain leaders within the EOD career field.

The Florida National Guard Defensive Cyber Operations Element defends the network during Cyber Shield 2022. Cyber Shield 2022 is being held at the Army National Guards Professional Educational Center on Camp Robinson, Arkansas from June 5-17. Cyber Shield 2022 is the DODs largest unclassified inter-agency and joint national level training cyber defense exercise which includes representation from 20 states plus Guam.

Lead vocalists for the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific, Staff Sgt. Sarah Moyers, and the Royal Malaysian Air Force band, Cpl. Muhammad Badrul Hisyam bin Muhammad Amin, practice a song in Malay together in preparation for a combined performance during Exercise Pacific Angel 22 at Subang Air Base, Malaysia Aug. 15, 2022. The performance, which is set for the exercises closing ceremony, will combine members of three participating countries military bands and feature music emphasizing unity and camaraderie.

Sgt. Lance VanRixel, a Soldier with Company A, 173rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, begins his written test on calling for fire during the Wisconsin Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., April 9. After this task, the Soldiers were tested on army warrior tasks, drill and ceremony, and qualifying at the hand grenade course. The State Best Warrior Competition tests the 16 competing Soldiers on their basic Soldier skills to determine which one will represent Wisconsin at the Regional Best Warrior Competition in May. (112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Peck)

Staff Sgt. Daniel Lawrence, 3rd Airlift Squadron loadmaster, tests an oxygen mask before a local training mission aboard a C-17 Globemaster III at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 15, 2022. The 3rd AS trains regularly to provide global reach with unique, outsized airlift capability.

Air Force Reservists assigned to the 36th Aerial Port Squadron review a member's information as part of Operation Green Flight before adding them to the passenger manifest for a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft flight Oct. 15, 2022 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Operation Green Flight is a program for the 446th Airlift Wing to random review readiness, empower Airmen to own their individual readiness, and to give Reservists the opportunity to observe another unit's training.

Australian Army Soldiers, assigned to the 2nd Health Battalion, work with Health Assessment Lite Operations (HALO) software at Fort Irwin on Oct. 30, 2022. Project Convergence 22 experimentation incorporates technologies and concepts from all services and from multinational partners, including in the areas of autonomy, augmented reality, tactical communications, advanced manufacturing, unmanned aerial systems and long-range fires.

Sgt. Azaria Christian, the lead digital forensics instructor for Cyber Shield 2022, answers questions from Spc. Adrian Ramirez, an information technology specialist from her unit. Both serve with the North Carolina Army National Guard's 295th Signal Company. This is the 10th annual Cyber Shield event and is being held at the Army National Guard's Professional Education Center on Camp Robinson, North Little Rock, Arkansas, June 5-17. Cyber Shield 2022 is the DODs largest unclassified cyber security exercise working with multiple military branches and inter-agencies to collaborate in continually bettering the militarys cyber security capabilities.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Leland Lelix, 386th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron services craftsman, right, inprocesses Tech. Sgt. Adam Kipper, 79th Fighter Generation Squadron support NCOIC, during Operation Agile Spartan III at an undisclosed location, September 3, 2022. OAS III tested Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central)s ability to execute rapid troop and equipment movement to and from dispersed locations around the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Lelix worked hand-in-hand alongside his team to make sure that Airmen arriving from Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, would have vital support available to them as soon as they arrived, such as lodging areas and a dining facility.

Staff Sgt. Jordan Wilson, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron Airman dorm leader, logs information about her dorm at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 7, 2022. ADLs often help Airmen with a variety of issues within the dorm such as reporting broken washing machines or working with other agencies to ensure heating, ventilation and air conditioning units are fully operational.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andres Carbrera, 423d Security Forces Squadron flight sergeant, right, provides instruction on proper Taser handling techniques during a non-lethal combatives qualification course at RAF Alconbury, England, Feb. 7, 2023. The course provided Defenders with the skills and knowledge to properly detain a suspect using non-lethal combative methods.

More than a dozen Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers participated in the National Guards Cyber Shield 20 exercise Sept 12-27, 2020. Members of Idahos Defense Cyber Operations Element were among nearly 600 Soldiers from more than 40 states who participated in the two-week training event. The defensively focused tactical annual cyber exercise was hosted virtually this year and gave Idaho Soldiers the chance to develop and use their cyber defense skills while building key relationships with the states Office of Information Technology Services, its mission partner, during the exercise.

Maj. Eric Hatch, G-3/7, training integration division training officer, U.S. Army Reserve Command, monitors the digital presentation during the USARC training summit held 27-29 July, 2022 at the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) headquarters, Fort Bragg, NC.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Merrill Alley, chief of dental services with the 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, reviews the dental record of a patient at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, May 3, 2022. Brig. Gen. Robert Davis, back, commander of the 378th Air Expeditionary Command was visiting the dental clinic during a Roll Up Sleeves visit where he spends time with Airmen under their command, to experience first-hand their job and to share recognition of how each one of them is essential to the mission of the Wing.

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 356th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, 354th Air Expeditionary Wing, check out and inspect tools during Agile Combat Employment training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 1, 2022. ACE is Pacific Air Forces model to project combat power via a network of distributed operating locations throughout the Indo-Pacific region.

At the AIRMAN Leadership School, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Stephanie Aluffi, USAF, (left), 31st Operations Support Squadron, Weather Flight, SRA Thomas Chambers, USAF, (center), 31st Supply Squadron, Mobility Readiness Spares Package Journeyman, and SRA Sean Banks, 31st Security Forces Patrolman, Aviano Air Base, Italy, discuss an assignment directing them to give an impromptu briefing on OPERATION JUST CAUSE. Subject Operation/Series: Global Capture Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

FORT HOOD, Texas -- Lt. Col. John McCallister looks through a training manual during a preventative maintenance checks and services competition among III Corps command teams, Apr. 22, 2022. III Corps units were preparing to turn in excess equipment during the competition.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Smith, a 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft armament system specialist, documents maintenance and updates inventory on the squadron's online system at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, March 9, 2023. Airman Smiths superior performance during his daily operations led him to be highlighted.

102nd Intelligence Wing Airmen attend an all-council social on Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, June 9, 2022. The Rising Six Council, Top Three Council and Company Grade Officer Councils at the 102nd IW are devoted to making the 102nd a better place for all Airmen, and this morale event allowed Airmen to socialize, learn and take an active role in shaping how these councils support and give back to them.

U.S. Army Sgt. Bryan Paulino, a mechanic assigned to 2nd Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, shows a Polish soldier the tools inside a Forward Repair System as part of the Abrams Operations Summit at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, April 26, 2022. The 1st Infantry Division is among other units assigned to the V Corps that works alongside Allies in the European theater, remaining an integral part of demonstrating alliance readiness, interoperability, and capability.

220930-N-KU796-1118 CORONADO, Calif. (Sept. 30, 2022) U.S. Navy Logistics Specialist 1st Class Tyler Debroux, from Milwaukee, Wis., prints copies of supply quality assurance reports aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in port preparing for future operations.

Students with the Fort McCoy Noncommissioned Officer Academy Basic Leader Course learn about land navigation Jan. 29, 2024, at the Fort McCoy, Wis., Virtual Battle Space simulations facility. The students spent a day training at the facility as part of course instruction. The training is called Virtual Battle Space for Map Reading and Land Navigation and is one of the newest additions to the course.

U.S. Army Col. Kevin Bradley, Regimental Commander of the 3d Cavalry Regiment, (middle right) discusses operational plans to his team in the Regimental Tactical Operations Center during a training rotation to the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, May 15, 2022. The regiment trained on logistics, attacking, defending and sustainment operations over the span of a few hundred kilometers during the month-long training.

U.S. Air Force Team Andersen Airmen with the 644th Combat Communication Squadron brief Col. Larry Fenner, Vice Commander, 36th Wing and Chief Master Sgt. John Payne, Command Chief Master Sgt., 36th Wing, at Andersen AFB, Guam, July 27, 2022. The 644th Combat Communication Squadron was briefing Fenner and Payne on the Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS), which is a router designed to fit inside of an F-35s travel pod that has the capability to connect to a hardline network or satellite internet, which allows them to transmit the F-35's data simultaneously to many remote bands and regions.

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Igor Petrovich, a deputy judge advocate at the 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton, Ohio, provides legal support to the staff judge advocate and Airmen at the 180FW. Petrovich was born in Travnik, Bosnia and arrived to the U.S. in 1999 after he and his family were granted refugee status due to war in the region he was born.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jonathon N. Sims, 12th Marines Commanding Officer, and Japan Self-Defense Force Gen. Yuichi Togashi, 2nd Division Commanding Officer, discuss operations in the Bilateral Ground Tactical Control Center during Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 2, 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.

Pfc. Jayden Redmond, radio operator, 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, Maryland Army National Guard, checks communications status before the 37th Infantry Combat Brigade's air assault during Northern Strike 22 at Camp Grayling, Mich., on Aug. 12, 2022. The 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, led by Col. Richard Ferguson, has approximately 100 Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers providing all-domain command and control capabilities during Northern Strike 22 from Aug. 6 to 20, 2022.

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Link, 183rd Fighter Wing, looks over some final out-processing paperwork during a pre-deployment briefing. SRA Link and other airmen from the 183rd will deploy as part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Capitol Airport State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: F

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Auceane Black, a personnelist with the 134th Force Support Squadron, updates systems for customers coming to the mobile data team June 27, 2023, Savannah, Georgia. Approximately 100 Tennessee Air Guardsmen with the 134th Mission Support Group and additional support personnel converged on the Combat Readiness Training Center, June 24 to 30 for the Air Force's revamped model of deployment readiness training, AFFROGEN.

U.S. Army Spc. Connie Ribu, an Apache helicopter repairer, assigned to Delta Company, 1-3rd Attack Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, applies safeties onto the engine bolts of an AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia on April 9, 2022. Safeties are applied to the engine bolts to keep them from coming loose during the vibrations from the Apache. 12 CAB is among other units assigned to V Corps, America's Forward Deployed Corps in Europe that works alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, execute joint and multinational training exercises, and retains command and control for all rotational and assigned units in the European Theater.

The 805th Combat Training Squadrons Shadow Operations Center - Nellis, or ShOC-N, is the U.S. Air Forces premier battle lab supporting the development, advancement, and maturation of key technologies and capabilities designed to compress the kill-chain for joint and coalition warfighters, Apr. 25-27, 2022. Working closely with their wide range of mission partners, the ShOC-N is a vanguard unit on the frontlines of next-generation technologies for the USAF and Joint Staff. With key placement and access to Nellis AFBs unique mission, the ShOC-N is providing a critical venue to advance and refined key technologies and showcase them to U.S. and coalition leadership in a tactically and operationally relevant setting - to see the technology working in a warfighter environment with real-world operators at the helm vice a clean lab with scientists only.

Enhancement Program technician, solders a computer chip, Aug. 22, 2022 at Holloman Air Force Base. The 49th MXG is composed of over 2,100 Airmen, civilians and contractors from 23 specialties to produce disciplined maintenance to support the Holloman AFB mission.

Florida Army National Guard Soldiers from the 153rd Financial Management Support Unit, stage their Light Medium Tactical Vehicle for high water operations at two St. Augustine Fire Departments and discuss planning for potential missions in the evening hours of September 29, 2022. The Florida National Guard has been responding with and supporting state and local officials during the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.

Royal Thai 1st Special Forces Division and Special Operations Detachment - Pacific (SOD-P) special operations forces (SOF) staff officers and Soldiers work together during a Joint Planning Process course facilitated by Joint Special Operations University (JSOU) before Joint Exercise Cobra Gold 24 in Lopburi, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 22, 2024. JSOU prepares SOF professionals to address strategic and operational challenges, arming them with the ability to think through problems with knowledge, insight, and foresight. SOD-P provides trained, prepared, and equipped augmentation to U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) and U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific. Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd iteration, is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. Army

NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup Poland Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (3-1 ABCT) alongside soldiers from the U.S., Poland, Romania and UK take notes of the presentations while attending the NATO Team Leaders Academy in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Oct. 19, 2022. The 3-1 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. Air Force Staff Sgt. Caitlin Ford, 192nd Fighter Wing weather forecaster and Airman 1st Class Nila Vo, 325th Operation Support Squadron weather forecaster, review upcoming weather trends at Savannah Hilton Head International Airport, Georgia, May 3, 2022. The 325th Fighter Wing sent more than 200 personnel and 22 aircraft to participate in Sentry Savannah, a near-peer training exercise hosted by the Air National Guards Air Dominance Center.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Isaac John, 423d Security Forces Squadron flight member, places a target sheet during a proficiency course at RAF Molesworth, England, Aug. 19, 2022. During the course instructors from the 820th Base Defense Group and 435th Contingency Response Group provided oversight and guidance to help critique and advance the combat arms skills of the defenders from the 423d SFS.

An Aircraft Fuel Systems specialist assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, assists with the replacement of an air ejector valve on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at the Duluth Air National Guard base on December 8, 2022. Aircraft Fuel Systems Specialists correct problems before jets are airborne. By completing comprehensive checks, these highly trained specialists ensure that fuel systems wont malfunction during flight.

Leaders of the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Nighthawk, meet with leaders of their ally and partner coalition forces in preparation for KFOR 31 in Hohenfels Training Area in Germany on Oct. 4, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East.

Soldiers of 2-151st Infantry Battalion Task Force Nighthawk attend a service conducted by Chaplain Cpt. Richard Wolfe Jr. at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 9, 2022.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Dylan Ramsey, a defender with the 167th Security Forces Squadron, aims a trainer taser as part of a mock taser deployment training during Junes unit training assembly at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia, June 10, 2022. Trainings like these allow security forces personnel to become more familiar with their weapon platforms and practice using non-lethal force.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cole Grim, 35th Civil Engineering Squadronelectrical systems apprentice, shows the cable repair process to Col. MichaelRichard, 35th Fighter Wing commander, during a Wild Weasel Walk-through atMisawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 4, 2024. The 35th CES electrical systems teammonitors and maintains base power operation.

A member of the 169th Cyber Protection Team and members of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina conduct cyber adversarial exercises at the Pvt. Henry Costin Readiness Center in Laurel, Maryland, on June 29, 2022. Beginning in August 2018, the 169th CPT has supported the military-to-military knowledge transfer and team-building efforts to the Armed Forces Bosnia and Herzegovina under the State Partnership Program. The end state of this event is to assist with creating a secure defendable network that is scalable, agile, non-centralized, proactive, innovative, and smart cyber security architecture not highly dependent on public critical infrastructure.

CAMP BLANDING, FL - Florida National Guard Soldiers 1st Sgt Timothy Smith, Capt. Kirk Strander and CW2 Joseph McKire discuss hurricane response at the Joint Operations Center during Hurricane Matthew.

U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Lucas Nichols, 114th Fighter Wing fuels distribution operator, writes on aircraft forms during Lobo Trident at Volk Field Air National Guard Base near Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, March 28, 2023. Lobo Trident is a large-scale readiness exercise used to demonstrate the 114th Fighter Wings capability to support adaptive operations in a contested environment.

Sgt. 1st Class David Harkleroad, a public affairs chief with the 326th Military History Detachment, takes notes during an intervew with Col. Mitchell Paulin, the 99th Readiness Division command surgeon, at 99th RD Headquarters on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 9, 2022. MHD Soldiers conduct interviews like these to document first hand accounts for historical records.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jordyn Cole, 325th Operations Support Squadron airfield manager, right, shows Senior Airman Morgan Reid, 325th OSS air traffic controller, left, different airfield management checklists at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 31, 2022. To become a more fluid and well-rounded team, the airfield management flight and air traffic control flight were trained on the basic tasks and operations of each others career fields.

Technical Sgt. Andy Renteria, 8th Healthcare Operations Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of Exceptional Family Member Program (right) and Staff Sgt. Nnamdi Nwaka 8th HCOS EFMP special needs technician (center) reviews files on a computer at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 8, 2022. The EFMP makes sure that the family members of the active duty service member meets all of their medical requirements before they PCS to another base.

Staff Sgt. Nathan Friese, 114th Maintenance Squadron Non Destructive Inspector, tests oil samples for an F-22 Raptor prior to the Ellsworth Airshow practice May 13, 2022 at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. Members of the 114th Maintenance Squadron Non Destructive Inspection shop traveled to Ellsworth Air Force Base in support of the Ellsworth Air Show.

Hurricane Gustav, New Orleans, LA, September 1, 2008 National Guard watching computers and manning telephones as Hurricane Gustav comes on shore. Jacinta Quesada/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

220708-N-NB544-1039 PEARL HARBOR (July 8, 2022) Partner-nation military leaders discuss plans during a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) planner's integration course at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 8. 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 world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

On January 18, 2023, Soldiers demonstrated their expertise and knowledge during training today, helping set up signal operations that provide communication between units far and wide. Nothing moves without their hard work and diligence, and we appreciate everything they do to make this the best Signal Brigade in the U.S. Army!

Center, Tech. Sgt. Ronald Smith, 75th Security Forces Squadron, intructs Airmen on weapons handling during an Ability to Survive and Operate rodeo (ATSO) at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 13, 2022. The training exercise refreshes and instructs Airmen on warfare survival and operational skills.

Senior Airman Amanda McKnight, 31st Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog handler, holds her K-9, Heny while a 31st Medical Group Airman takes the dogs pulse during a joint training session at Aviano Air Base, Italy, April 12, 2022. The training featured three different scenarios. In the third scenario medical personnel had the opportunity to get hands-on training with an actual MWD and treat the dog.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. George Kiszlo, 390th Intelligence Squadron flight chief, weapons and tactics from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was selected as the 18th Wings Supervisor of the Month at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Supervisor of the Month program is an opportunity for outstanding non-commissioned officers to be recognized by KAB leadership as well as showcase these leaders to their peers.

Lt. Col. John Mullaney (center), commander of the 744th Military Police Battalion, leads a discussion of general support and detention operations. From June 4 to 11, 2022, members of the 200th Military Police Command trained in Kaiserslautern, Germany to participate in Exercise Defender Europe 22 with the 21st Theater Sustainment Command.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Reanne Metzger, left, cyber operations craftsman, instructs tactical air control party members, with the 5th Air Support Operations Squadron on the use of the communications kit during a field training exercise in Yelm, Washington, Oct. 4, 2022. The FTX was designed to test the 5th ASOSs proficiency in reconnaissance and communication using small unit tactics.

Chief Master Sgt. Sean Milligan, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing command chief, speaks with members of the 55th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron, during a shift change at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, April 9, 2022. These immersion visits provide greater insight into every Airman's unique skillsets to the 332d AEW Red Tail team.

PEARL HARBOR (July 6, 2022) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Capt. Kojo Hisanori, left, commanding officer, JMSDF helicopter destroyer JS Izumo (DDH-183), speaks with U.S. Army Col. William Davis, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division Artillery at Regional Health Command-Pacific, at the humanitarian assistance disaster relief brief during Rim of Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July, 6. 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 relationships 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. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 319th Reconnaissance Wing and Tawni Havala, University of North Dakota simulation education and mobile coordinator, review techniques on how to stop a bleeding wound during a medical training exercise Aug. 26, 2022, at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The training provided Airmen the opportunity to work through simulated medical emergency scenarios.

Spc. Bryttany Wagner, 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard teaches soldiers how to apply a tourniquet during the Expert Infantry Badge certification training, February 10, 2024, Riverdale, NJ. The Expert Infantry Badge (EIB) is awarded to soldiers whose military occupational specialties are in the Infantry or Special Forces. To be awarded the EIB, soldiers must complete a number of prerequisites and pass a series of tests on basic infantry skills such as first aid, care under fire, treating wounded soldiers, weapons qualification and a 12 mile road march. (New Jersey National Guard

Airmen assigned to the 92nd Operations Group practice operating the Real Time information in Cockpit system at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Feb. 20, 2024. The 92nd OG held a week-long training event to build proficiency with the RTIC system, which was designed to increase connectivity between Air assets during real-world operations worldwide. During the training event, pilots and in-flight refueling operators learned about the components of RTIC, performed ground training to simulate using the system and utilized the system during a training flight. Training like this ensures Fairchild AFBs Airmen are prepared to apply appropriate tactics to possible pacing threats and demonstrates their readiness for tomorrows fight anytime, anywhere. Air Force

Air Force Capt. Emily Perkins, 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse and Master Sgt. Justin Staten, 445th AES medical technician, listen to a briefing before a joint training exercise at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Nov. 9, 2022. The 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and the 88th Medical Group Critical Care Air Transport Team conducted the training, simulating a live-flight environment where Airmen learn to prepare for challenges such as turbulence, changes in temperatures and air pressure, as they care for critically ill patients.

Pfc. Lawson Graham, 115 Signal Battalion, monitors signal strength while providing connectivity to field operations during exercise Northern Strike, Camp Grayling, Mish, Aug 8, 2022. (Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. William Frye).

NORFOLK, Va. (April 13, 2022) - Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Ryan King, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Patuxent River, participates in ship steering training at Afloat Training Group Navigation Training Center as part of the Naval Medical Forces Atlantic Sailor of the Year program, April 13, 2022. Naval Medical Forces Atlantic provides well-trained medical experts, operating as high performance teams, to project medical power in support of naval superiority.

US Marine Corps (USMC) Officers attending the Command and STAFF College listen to instructions and review materials on warfare, at the Marine Corps University, located aboard Marine Corps Base (MCB) Quantico, Virginia (VA). (Substandard image). Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air National Guard Major Nilofar Johnson, 114th Force Support Squadron director of operations, communicates with the main operating base during a simulated chemical attack during a readiness exercise at Volk Field Air National Guard Base near Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, March 28, 2023. Lobo Trident is a large-scale readiness exercise used to demonstrate the 114th Fighter Wings capability to support adaptive operations in a contested environment.

Pfc. Link Gilmore, a signal support systems specialist from the Retransmission Team, Systems and Services Company Detachment, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, completes loading the Communications Security program into the Humvee radio, June 2, 2022, at Fort Carson, Colorado. When asked about what they would like to be referred as, Gilmore said, People do refer to me by my preferred name, or they just call me Gilmore which is the safe alternative.

New Jersey Army National Guardsmen operate out of a command post set up at the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, in preparation of Hurricane Sandy Oct. 28. The 177th Fighter Wing is located at Atlantic City International Airport, N.J.

U.S. Marines Corps Chief Warrant Officer 2 Phillip Griffith, a mobility officer with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, guides an in-stream operations tour for CLR-37s leadership visit on the United States Naval Ship Dahl (T-AKR 312) during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kushiro Port, on 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. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Rosa, 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crew chief, conducts pre-flight maintenance during Operation Noble Defender at Moses Lake, Washington, Sept. 14, 2022. Recurring operations like Noble Defender contribute to NORAD's ongoing efforts to address current and evolving threats to North American defense and security.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Arely Juarez Hernandez, client systems operator assigned to the 517th Training Group, replaces a graphics card in a desktop computer at Presidio of Monterey, Calif., May 12, 2022. Juarez Hernandez is trained to work on both hardware and software to support the 517th TRG mission.

U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Evans, 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) Headquarter and Headquarters Company, cleans his assigned M4 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho on Oct. 15, 2022. The headquarters company conducted their annual weapons qualification to maintain unit readiness.

Women assigned to the 39th Air Base Wing discuss their personal experiences as Airmen and officers to audience members during a Womens History Month panel at the Club Complex March 23, 2023, at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye. A team of female Airmen assigned to the 39th Air Base Wing hosted a Women's History Month panel to share their priorities and personal stories to educate and inspire attendees. According to the Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, over 230,000 women serve in the active-duty military, comprising 17% of all service members. Women also constitute 33% of DoD civilians. The Department of Defense has observed Womens History Month annually since 1987, increasing its focus and prioritization of diversity, equity and inclusion across the workforce.

Chief Naushia Smith, and Cpl. Gema Vargas assigned to the Supply Support Activity (SSA) team of the 404th Aviation Support Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division assists a customer with an order during field training at Fort Carson, Colorado, Aug. 22, 2022. The field training was to enhance the unit's reaction to combat the enemy for all levels of support.

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Alejandro Velez, 325th Force Support Squadron military personnel flight senior enlisted leader, talks to 325th Communications Squadron knowledge management team members at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Dec. 2, 2022. The 325th FSS adopted a SharePoint system built by knowledge management that was originally intended for communications squadron use.

Lt. Col. Brian Kibitlewski, battalion commander, Special Troops Battalion, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, discusses operations with Command Sgt. Maj. Sherman Waters, senior enlisted advisor, STB, 1st TSC, and his staff, during the STBs command post exercise at Fort Knox, Kentucky, April, 21, 2022. The STB enables the 1st TSC to execute theater sustainment support for the Joint Force in the United States Central Command area of responsibility. On order, the STB deploys and establishes 1st TSC command posts facilitating mission command, internal administration, logistics support, and security for assigned, attached, and subordinate units.

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Wonnike Carmichael a Graphics Journeyman, 52nd Communication Squadron, retouches a Mid Air Collision Avoidance Pamphlet in German for MASTER Sergeant Daniel E. Kosek, 52nd Fighter Wing, Flight Safety, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. The pamphlets are to prevent mid air collisions and will be distributed to the local german national aviators in the Spangdahlem regional areas. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Tech. Sgt. Adam Travers, 4th Munitions Squadron operations shop chief participates in a quarterly load crew competition at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, July 15, 2022. The competition is held to test the skill and speed of load crews building and loading munitions.

U.S. Army Sgt. Samuel Smith, 1245th Transportation Company, Oklahoma, performs a test of his knowledge during the multi-state Mechanic of the Year Competition at Camp Williams, Utah, March 28, 2023. Hosted by the Utah National Guard, the Mechanic of the Year Competition kicks off the Equipment Readiness Symposium (formerly Maintenance Symposium), which is a week-long event that concentrates on honing vehicle and equipment maintenance proficiencies.

U.S. Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Colton Seidler, Aerospace Medical Technician of the 185th Air Refueling Wing Medical Group, right, looks at the catheter successfully placed in his arm by Airman 1st Class Luke D. Lyon, Bioenvironmental Engineering, left, of the 185ths Med Group, at the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center in Savannah, Georgia, on June 24, 2022. Medical Group Airmen are at the CRTC as a part of their annual training period.

U.S. Air Force medical squadron Airmen assigned to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility check medical equipment during a routine medical training exercise at an undisclosed location Feb. 22, 2024. Medical personnel routinely test their equipment to make sure it is properly working in order to ensure the care and safety of service members in the USENTCOM AOR. Air Force photo)

Senior Airman Andreah Ponce, 49th Security Forces installation entry controller, and Tech. Sgt. Nathan Hill, 49th Security Forces combat arms instructor, explains the features of various weapons May 6, 2022, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The 49th Security Forces Squadron showcased various weapons and their military working dogs during a school visit to the base.

Command Sergeant Major John Ballenger, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, receives a briefing while visiting the 3rd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment's tactical operations center during annual training at Fort Stewart, Ga., June 14, 2022.

U.S Army and Air Force students prepare inpatient medication orders during a Medical Education and Training Campus Pharmacy Technician field training exercise Nov. 30, 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas. During the field training exercise students had to apply interpersonal skills, including negotiating skills, conflict resolution, customer service and teamwork while demonstrating that they have the ability to effectively and professionally communicate with other healthcare professionals.

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