Military Training in Action

Soldiers engaged in tactical training exercises, including patrols, ambushes, and live-fire scenarios, emphasizing teamwork and military readiness.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to units from 7th Army Training Command (7ATC) and V Corps discuss movement on medical lanes during the 7ATC/V Corps-level Best Squad Competition at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 13, 2022. Teams from across U.S. Army Europe and Africa test their tactical proficiency, communication, and overall cohesion as they compete for the title of Best Squad. Winning U.S. Army squads will meet at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, to compete for the title of U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) Best Squad from August 8-12.

Squad 2, representing the U.S Army Training and Doctrine Command in the Army's first-ever Best Squad Competition conducts a patrol during the patrol lanes portion of the competition on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 3, 2022. Each squad competing in the Army Best Squad Competition consists of five Soldiers; a squad leader, which is a sergeant first class or staff sergeant; a team leader, which is a sergeant or corporal; and three squad members in the ranks of specialist or below.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jose Bianchi, left, and Pfc. Kameron Davis, both assigned to 56th Artillery Command, ruck march to the range during the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad Competition at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 11, 2022. Teams from across U.S. Army Europe and Africa test their tactical proficiency, communication, and overall cohesion as they compete for the title of Best Squad. Winners of this competition will advance to represent U.S. Army Europe and Africa at the U.S. Army Best Squad Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina later this year.

U.S. Army Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers with the Griffin-based Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 121 Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, pull security while conducting a dismounted ambush on a light-armored convoy during 48th IBCT's Exportable Combat Training Capability exercise at Fort Stewart, Ga. on June 19, 2022. XCTC is the U.S. Army National Guards program of record that enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained Platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win battles throughout the world. The XCTC exercise will include approximately 4,400 brigade personnel from throughout Georgia.U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tori Miller.

U.S. Army Spc. Jephte Cadet, assigned to Bravo Company, 615th Aviation Support Battalion, Delta Troupe, 7th Squadron, 17th Regiment, provides security during a simulated downed aircraft recovery team scenario as part of Combined Resolve 17 (CbR 17) at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, June 6, 2022. CbR 17 is a U.S. Army consisting of 5,600 service members, Allies, and partners from more than 10 countries, and is designed to assess units abilities to conduct combat operations effectively in a multi-domain battlespace.

U.S. Army paratroopers with 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct platoon live-fire training during exercise Rock Dawn at Camp Ādaži 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. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conduct scout operations where they clear the objective before moving forward at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, April 29, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies in joint, bilateral, and multinational training exercises. (U.S. Army photo Sgt. Andrew Greenwood)

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

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24) participate in a training scenario July 26, 2022, on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 24th Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 was holding their 2022 annual training at Fort McCoy. (U.S. Army Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to units from 7th Army Training Command (7ATC) and V Corps discuss movement on medical lanes during the 7ATC/V Corps-level Best Squad Competition at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 13, 2022. Teams from across U.S. Army Europe and Africa test their tactical proficiency, communication, and overall cohesion as they compete for the title of Best Squad. Winning U.S. Army squads will meet at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, to compete for the title of U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) Best Squad from August 8-12.

U.S. Army Advanced Individual Training Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 222d Aviation Regiment conduct tactical squad movement drills during a field training exercise at Fort Eustis, Virginia, April 29, 2022.

U.S. Army Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division keep watch from a fighting position at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, La., April 18, 2014. The Soldiers were conducting defensive operations as part of a decisive action training environment exercise.

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U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division establish an operating base at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, April 22, 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. 1/3 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines as a part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Soldiers prepare to fire M-270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems May 26 during an air land raid. Second Battalion, 4th Field Artillery Regiment emplaced the weapon systems after landing at Henry Post Army Airfield in C-17s.

U.S. Soldiers with 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, remain in a stack following denotating an improvised linear demolition charge during a demolition range at Zagan, Poland, Aug. 30, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to 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. Army Specialist Hunter Wescott from Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade during a Situational Training Exercise marches through wooded terrain on the Maneuver Training Area. Baumholder, Germany, July 18, 2022.

U.S. Army Ohio National Guard Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment, prepare to move out and engage a simulated enemy during an exercise as a part of the training event Operation Northern Strike at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 10, 2022. Operation Northern Strike saw over 2,000 U.S. Army Ohio National Guard Soldiers conduct training across Camp Grayling as part of the exercise.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment participate in their Squadron's Spur Ride in the vicinity of Schnaittenbach, near Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, June 23, 2022. During the Spur Ride, Troopers must complete a series of warrior tasks and drills in order to obtain the right to wear the cavalry's coveted silver spurs.

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a simulated raid during military operations in urban terrain as part of Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 18, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

GREYWOLF Trooper, Pfc. Thanh Nguyen, assigned to Charlie Company, 1-12 Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conducts a platoon STX, Oct. 26, 2022. Training events like these promote readiness throughout the unit and help soldiers prepare for situations they may face on the battlefield.

Staff Sgt. Clayton Clute, a team leader with the 710th Explosives Ordnance Disposal Company on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., searches for simulated pressure plate mines buried in an overgrown field on JBLM Sept. 4 during a weeklong training exercise for the company that's referred to as tactical EOD. The training is preparing the 44-soldier company for a deployment to Afghanistan in the coming months and integrating the approximately 40 percent of EOD technicians recently out of school into the teams they'll work with while deployed.

Staff Sgt. Paul Tiedemann and Staff Sgt. Monrad Monsen, Combat Medic Specialist, Army Futures Command, prepare for a combat stress shoot during the Army's Best Medic Competition. Twenty-two two-Soldier teams from all around the world traveled to Fort Hood, 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. Competitors must be agile, adaptive leaders who demonstrate mature judgment while testing collective team skills in areas of physical fitness, tactical marksmanship, leadership, warrior skills, land navigation and overall knowledge of medical, technical and tactical proficiencies through a series of hands-on tasks in a simulated operational environment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Herman)

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

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, sight in with Mk 153 shoulder-launched multipurpose assault weapons at simulated targets during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 28, 2022.The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team prepare to move out during a combined arms blank fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 21, 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. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Andrew Hastings, a machine gunner with Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd (MEU), fires at a target during a live-fire and maneuver exercise in Jægerspris, Denmark, July 14, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion 503 Infantry Regiment (A CO. 2-503 IN) conduct an air assault move off of a landing zone during Exercise Saber Junction 22 at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) In Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 9, 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.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), Massachusetts Army National Guard, conduct combat training exercises during the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise on July 19, 2022 at Ft. Drum, N.Y. More than 2,500 Soldiers are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Pfc. Seth Cohen)

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), set security during the SAPPER Squad Competition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 10, 2022. During this exercise, Marines from 1st CEB, 1st MARDIV, and 2d CEB conducted urban demolition training during the annual SAPPER Squad Competition. The competition consisted of a wide array of mission essential tasks under a stressful environment and recognized top talent within the Marine Corps combat engineer community.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Luis Suarez IV, a rifleman with Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to conduct an ambush during an exercise on Hasto Buso Island, Finland, Aug. 11, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Soldiers at Fort McCoy for the 78th Training Divisions Warrior Exercise 78-22-02 participate in a training scenario July 18, 2022, at a training area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The exercise, according to the Army Reserve, trained and evaluated Soldiers on Army Warrior Skill-level 10 tasks through various training lanes and situational-training exercises, and more. The exercise took place at Fort McCoy throughout July 2022. (Photo by Kevin Clark, Fort McCoy Multimedia-Visual Information Office)

A U.S. Soldier with 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, moves through the woods to set up an observation post during Vigilant Fox, a joint exercise including Finnish soldiers, U.S. Soldiers, and British soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, Rifles Regiment, at Niinisalo, Finland, July 28, 2022. The 3/4th 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. Army paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade fire a M240 machine gun during a combined arms blank fire exercise on a maneuver range at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 21, 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.

First Lieutenant Emille Prosko, representing the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team gives orders to her platoon during the react to indirect fire lane at the US Army Europe Best Junior Officer Competition on November 15, 2011. Company grade officers from units through the US Army in Europe compete in the first annual Best Junior Officer Competition at the Joint Multinational Training Center which is the U.S.Army's only forward-deployed training command. The grueling three-day event challenged USAREUR's best officers on warrior tasks and drills, decision making, problem solving and leadersip skills. US

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U.S. Army Spc. Tristan Garrick, an infantryman assigned to the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard, kneels with his M4A1 carbine at the low ready while conducting reflexive fire drills at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vermont, July 16, 2022. The low ready firing position enables the soldier to simultaneously assess the environment down range of their weapon while also maintaining the ability to quickly engage any potential threats that expose themselves.

British Army Officer Cadets with The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst areevaluated on their leadership skills during a simulated assault atGrafenwoehr Training Area, Grafenwoehr, Germany, July 12, 2022. The simulation was part of exercise Dynamic Victory, one of the many trainingchallenges that lie between an Officer Cadet and their commissioning as anArmy officer from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

Joint training exercise with Det 2. 6 Co. 3/238th AVN MEDEVAC, Cox Health and Missouri State Highway Patrol at Hercules Glade Wilderness, Bradleyville, Mo., Oct. 06, 2022. Multiple Missouri departments teamed up to practice life-saving MEDEVAC scenarios. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Rose Di Trolio.)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, post security during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

Sgt. 1st Class John Darhun of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment, 44th Brigade Combat Team gives a situation update over the radio to his commander while Sgt. Scott Divante pulls security prior to a movement to contact drill during training on July 15, 2022 at the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise in Fort Drum, N.Y. More than 2,500 Soldiers are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division hike to an M136 AT4 rocket launcher range during Resolute Dragon 22 at Shikaribetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 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.

Polish soldier assigned to 5th Mazovian Brigade of Territorial Defense Force kneels to take a fighting position alongside U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Chaos Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (3-1 ABCT) operationally controlled by the 1st Infantry Division (1 ID) as they patrol along the route to the objective during an extended combined situational training exercise in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Oct. 20, 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.

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, of the New York Army National Guard, participates in a platoon live fire exercise while conducting pre-mobilization training at Fort Drum, Jun. 29. The battalion is honing its warfighting skills for an upcoming deployment to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, slated for later this summer.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Roberto Martinez, a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, participates in bilateral force-on-force training during Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 12, 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. Marinez is native of Mission, Texas.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Platoon, Argonaut Troop, Regiment Engineer Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment wait in the staging area for the order to load ammunition 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.

U.S. Army Sgt. Alexis OrtizRivera, left, and Staff Sgt. William Powell, both assigned to 7th Army Training Command team, tactically move through the terrain during the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad Competition at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 9, 2022. Teams from across U.S. Army Europe and Africa test their tactical proficiency, communication, and overall cohesion as they compete for the title of Best Squad. Winners of this competition will advance to represent U.S. Army Europe and Africa at the U.S. Army Best Squad Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina later this year.

Spc. Michael Wallace of Springfield, Illinois, a Signal Support Systems Specialist with the Illinois National Guards Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment halts while on the patrol lane of the Region IV Best Warrior Competition on May 14, 2022. He is one of twelve National Guard Soldiers competing in the Region IV Best Warrior Competition May 11-15, 2022, at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio National Guards. The winners will move on to compete in the National Guards competition on July 20-30, 2022, at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Sydney Mariette.)

A Soldier from the New Jersey Army National Guards Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment, 44th Brigade Combat Team, sprints into position to provide perimeter security after dismounting a UH-60 (Blackhawk) helicopter during the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at Fort Drum, New York on July 15, 2022. More than 2,500 Soldiers from the New Jersey Army National Guard are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win.

Soldiers of the Division Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (AASLT), react to contact during a squad live fire exercise on Fort Campbell, Ky., June 22, 2022. Soldiers were taught how to operate the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during the exercise.

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Sgt. Nicholas Welch, an Army cargo specialist for the 231st Inland Cargo Truck Company, 377th Sustainment Command, right, directions a squad to flank notional enemy combatants during Army Warrior Tasks training as part of Warrior Exercise 78-22-02 July 19, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 78th Training Division will conduct WAREX 78-22-02 from July 16-30 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, in order to build Warfighter collective readiness and prepare units to execute mission in support of Unified Land Operations.

Joint fire support specialists with the 160th Field Artillery Regiment, Oklahoma Army National Guard, call-in close air support at the Range 40 Complex in Grayling, Mich., July 22, 2019. 13Fs conduct intelligence activities for field artillery teams, including determining target locations.Northern Strike 19 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting service members from more than 20 states, multiple service branches and numerous coalition countries during the last two weeks of July 2019 at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, both located in northern Michigan and operated by the Michigan National Guard. The accredited Joint National Training Capability exercise demonstrates the Michigan National Guards ability to provide accessible, readiness-building opportunities for military units from all service branches to achieve and sustain proficiency in conducting mission command, air, sea and ground maneuver integr

Army Staff Sgt. Logan Gehlhausen, and infantry instructor with the Indiana Army National Guards 138th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), steps it out and takes the lead as competitors begin the 14-mile ruck march event in the 2016 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Joint Base Cape Cod, Mass., Thursday, June 23, 2016. Gehlhausen and fellow competitor Spc. Dakota Van Brocklin, with the Iowa Army National Guards 134th Medical Ground Ambulance Company, finished first in the event, crossing the finish line simultaneously. The competition is a mentally and physically challenging three-day event that tests Soldiers on a variety of tactical and technical skills to determine the Army Guards Soldier and noncommissioned of the year. The winners move on to compete in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, battling it out with Soldiers from throughout the Army to be named the Armys Soldier and NCO of the year.

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), make their way to a simulated isolated person during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission as part of Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 20, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conduct a patrol during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 14, 2022. This type of training evolution is a culminating event designed to formally evaluate a unit's combat readiness and operation abilities.

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Soldiers from the United Arab Emirates 11th Mountain Battalion and U.S. Army 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade conduct a leaders reconnaissance of the live fire area during Joint Readiness Training Center Rotation 23-04, Feb. 20, 2023. United Arab Emirate soldiers from the 11th Mountain Battalion are participating in the training rotation alongside U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, and 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade. UAE Soldiers will train alongside a U.S. Army brigade throughout this JRTC rotation to increase tactical interoperability and readiness.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit post security during small team tactics training for Iron Fist 24 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 29, 2024. The United States and Japan share common goals in the Indo-Pacific region such as freedom of navigation, economic prosperity within the rules of international law, and deterrence of aggression. Exercises like Iron Fist affirm the U.S. commitment to our allies and our strategic objectives. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the JGSDF, and the JMSDF. Marine Corps

U.S. Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3d Marine Logistics Group, fire M18 pistols during a pistol range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sep. 23, 2022. The range was held as a tryout for III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations Pacific Marines to represent their individual units at the upcoming Far East Division Matches shooting competition. 3d MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

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A fireteam of Defenders from the 403rd Security Forces Squadron stationed at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, advances toward their targets during a move, shoot, communicate course, May 13, 2022, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. The event was part of the two-week Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and using training grounds at CJAG. IDLC was designed to provide Reserve Defenders with intensely focused hands-on training to achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)

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U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct a dry rehearsal of a close quarters battle exercise at the Tier 1 Group (T1G) compound near Memphis, Tennessee, April 4, 2023. The training at T1G enhanced MSPFs knowledge of weapons and tactics, breaching, operational medicine, and lethality in preparation for the 26th MEUs upcoming deployment.

A U.S. Marine with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, participates in bilateral force-on-force training during Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 12, 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.

Paratroopers across the 82nd Airborne Division finish the 12 mile road march, complete a weapons test, and recieve their E3B on Fort Bragg, NC, April 7, 2023. 371 Paratroopers and Soldiers across multiple units and locations successfully completed E3B.

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment coordinates with Italian soldiers with the 4th Tank Regiment, Garibaldi Brigade to occupy an area at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 13, 2022 as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22.Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 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 N

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment coordinates with Italian soldiers with the 4th Tank Regiment, Garibaldi Brigade to occupy an area at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 13, 2022 as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22.Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 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 N

A U.S. Army Paratrooper with 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade carries a AT-4 training grenade launcher during a platoon level live fire exercise at the 7th Army Training Commands Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 21, 2018.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire a M252 81mm mortar system during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 14, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

A U.S. Army Cavalry spur candidate of the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division stabilizes a simulated wounded Soldier during medical training as part of a Spur Ride at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 25, 2022. Soldiers from various units participated in a Spur Ride, a challenging event where physical fitness and teamwork are needed to emerge and earn their spurs.

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U.S. Marine combat engineers with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), evacuate simulated casualties during a reconnaissance patrol at Ft. Stewart, Georgia, Nov. 4, 2022. MWSS-273 conducted a field exercise to enhance their ability to operate as a squadron in a field environment and train in real-world scenarios that would prepare them to support expeditionary aviation elements.

U.S. Army Advanced Individual Training Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 222d Aviation Regiment conduct tactical squad movement drills during a field training exercise at Fort Eustis, Virginia, June 9, 2022.

Staff Sgt. Paul Tiedemann, Combat Medic Specialist, Army Futures Command, takes cover during a combat stress shoot during the Army's Best Medic Competition. Twenty-two two-Soldier teams from all around the world traveled to Fort Hood, 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. Competitors must be agile, adaptive leaders who demonstrate mature judgment while testing collective team skills in areas of physical fitness, tactical marksmanship, leadership, warrior skills, land navigation and overall knowledge of medical, technical and tactical proficiencies through a series of hands-on tasks in a simulated operational environment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Herman)

Jagdkommando soldier of the Austrian special forces equipped with rifle.

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

Tactical group leader screaming orders to comrades, pointing on enemy location in a wooded area.

U.S. Soldiers with 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, detonate an improvised linear demolition charge during a demolition range at Zagan, Poland, Aug. 30, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to 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.

A competitor assigned to the U.S. Army Medical Command guides his team through obstacles while conducting evacuation movements during the Expert Field Medic Badge competition (EFMB) at Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 26, 2022. The EFMB is the non-combat equivalent of the Combat Medical Badge and consists of a Physical Fitness Assessment, Written Test, Day and Night Land Navigation, Three Combat Testing Lanes, and a 12 Mile Foot March.

Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard conduct a Live Fire Exercise on July 12, 2022 at the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise 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 Spc. DarQuiarean C. Jones, Sgt. Garrett A. Blanchard, and Sgt. 1st Class Mk-Ada-Quet A. Genereaux, all members of the 3rd Infantry Division's Best Squad, prepare to fire their M4 Carbines during the stress shoot event of XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition on Fort Stewart, Georgia, July 27, 2022. Marksmanship is a fundamental cornerstone of Soldier lethality, and Best Squad Competition competitors were tested on their ability to accurately shoot their assigned weapon in an environment that mimics some of the stress they might encounter in combat.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO), II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, arrive at their first checkpoint alongside Dutch Marines with the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps, during Exercise Burmese Chase at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 12, 2022. Exercise Burmese Chase is a longstanding fire support exercise hosted by 2nd ANGLICO focused on improving combat readiness and strengthening relationships with allies and partners.

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 10th Brigade Engineer Battalion returns fire to simulated opposing forces during Exercise Combined Resolve 17 (CbR 17) at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, June 7, 2022. CbR 17 is a United States Army Europe-Africa directed, 7th Army Training Command executed, Joint Multinational Readiness Center hosted exercise from 20 May to 19 June 2022. The event is designed to evaluate and assess units' ability to conduct operations in a complex, multi-domain simulated battle space.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), Massachusetts Army National Guard, conduct combat training exercises during the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise on July 19, 2022 at Ft. Drum, N.Y. More than 2,500 Soldiers are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Pfc. Seth Cohen)

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

Staff Sgt. Julian Gaitor, Spc. Tyler McGinnis and Pfc. Patrick Sullivan, an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle crew assigned to 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, demonstrate their ability to evacuate a casualty during the stress shoot portion of the Sullivan Cup at Fort Benning, Georgia, May 5, 2022. Competitions like the Sullivan Cup serve to recognize excellence throughout the force and across the Armor Branch. They allow schools to certify and adjust programs of instruction while assessing their ability to meet the demands of the field to build mastery of the profession.

Pfc. Erick Montoya, A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, patrols through an alfalfa field June 14, 2012, southern Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Behind him are other paratroopers as well as partnered Afghan soldiers with the Afghan National Armys 3rd Brigade, 203rd Corps.

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

U.S. Army Spc. Dominique Ratliff of 4th Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment hands off a weapon to Staff Sgt. Devon Penrod during Exercise Arrow 22 at Niinisalo Training Area, Finland, May 4, 2022. Exercise Arrow is an annual, pre-planned, multinational exercise taking place in Finland, where visiting forces to include the U.S., U.K., Latvia, and Estonia, train together with the Finnish Defense Forces in high intensity force-on-force engagements and a live fire exercise with the purpose of increasing military readiness and developing interoperability among participating partner nations.

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, complete the Day Movement Course during Basic Warrior Training aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Mar. 29, 2023. Basic Warrior Training is a one week-long training event that teaches recruits the basics of combat survival and rifle maneuvers.

Soldiers of the 317th Engineer Company, 863rd Engineer Battalion, 372nd Engineer Brigade, prepare to start a squad movement drill during Army Warrior Tasks training as part of Warrior Exercise 78-22-02 July 22, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 78th Training Division will conduct WAREX 78-22-02 from July 16-30 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, in order to build Warfighter collective readiness and prepare units to execute mission in support of Unified Land Operations.

Spc. Alexander Gravely, a Combat Medic with, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 201st Field Artillery Regiment, West Virginia Army National Guard, prepares his equipment during the claymore mine event during the 2021 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Navajo Military Reservation, Ariz., July 21, 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

Paratroopers across the 82nd Airborne Division finish the 12 mile road march, complete a weapons test, and recieve their E3B on Fort Bragg, NC, April 7, 2023. 371 Paratroopers and Soldiers across multiple units and locations successfully completed E3B.

Senior Airman Alissa Fritz, an Integrated Defense Leadership Course student assigned to the 302nd Security Forces Squadron, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, throws a training grenade toward opposing force members during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, July 27, 2022. Tech. Sgt. Jessica Davis and Senior Airman Nathan Anderson, both IDLC students assigned to the 307th Security Forces Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, remain alert with Fritz in their defensive fortified position. The exercise was part of the two-week Integrated Defense Leadership Course based at YARS and using training grounds at CJAG. IDLC was designed to provide Reserve Defenders with intensely focused hands-on training to achieve and maintain combat readiness.

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A member of the cadre for the Armys first-ever Best Squad competition takes aim with a camouflaged rifle on Fort Bragg, North Carolina Oct.02, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition tests Soldiers on their individual and collective ability to adapt-to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-readiness events, evaluating their physical and mental endurance, technical and tactical abilities, and basic warrior skills under stress and extreme fatigue.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 14th Field Hospital, 44th Medical Brigade, assemble in the living support area after an aerial movement to their validation field exercise at Fort Stewart, Georgia Sept. 7, 2022. The 14th FH validation exercise ensures that their Soldiers are ready to deploy expeditionary role three medical capabilities anytime and anywhere they are needed.

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U.S. Army Advanced Individual Training Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 222d Aviation Regiment conduct tactical squad movement drills during a field training exercise at Fort Eustis, Virginia, April 29, 2022.

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