Military Training Operations

Images depict armed forces personnel engaged in various training exercises. Scenes include artillery direction, jungle warfare, and team coordination.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hrandy Cidalien, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, provides security during Jungle Warfare Exercise 23 in the Central Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 15, 2023. JWX 23 is a large-scale field training exercise focused on leveraging the integrated capabilities of joint and allied partners to strengthen all-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. Cidalien is a native of Cape Haitian, Haiti.

Cannon Crew Chief Staff Sgt. Robert Smith with Bulldog Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment directs cannon crew members during training in Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany April 21, 2022. 7th Army Training Commands Grafenwoehr Training Area provides the highest quality ranges, maneuver areas, training assistance and support to U.S., Joint and Multinational commands enabling them to safely achieve and sustain live-fire qualification gunnery standards and to hone their skills to win in any operating environment.

DF-ST-87-03646. Subject Operation/Series: BLUETAIL Base: Grosseto Air Base Country: Italy (ITA)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hrandy Cidalien, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, provides security during Jungle Warfare Exercise 23 in the Central Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 15, 2023. JWX 23 is a large-scale field training exercise focused on leveraging the integrated capabilities of joint and allied partners to strengthen all-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. Cidalien is a native of Cape Haitian, Haiti.

DM-SC-85-09293. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

020523-F-6655M-013. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2002 Country: Thailand (THA)

Cannon Crew Member Spc. Erick Henriquez with Bulldog Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment assists in clearing a M777A2 during training in Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany April 21, 2022. 7th Army Training Commands Grafenwoehr Training Area provides the highest quality ranges, maneuver areas, training assistance and support to U.S., Joint and Multinational commands enabling them to safely achieve and sustain live-fire qualification gunnery standards and to hone their skills to win in any operating environment.

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) William Saxton, armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle, trains at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) facility, Camp Pendleton, California (CA), during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 2001. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ 2001 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Corporal Robert Allen, a Canadian army military policeman, directs convoy traffic at an intersection during the combined United States/Canadian NATO exercise RENDEZVOUS '83. Subject Operation/Series: RENDEZVOUS '83 Base: Camp Wainwright State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN)

030326-N-4309A-910. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

041115-M-3658J-055. Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 40603

Soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion 69 Infantry Regiment , New York Army National Guard acting as an opposing force defend thier positions during the final battle of Exercise Talisman Saber at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia on July 19, 2017.

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jason Williams, Combat Service Support (CSS) element, furiously tramples through the jungles of Brunei, during landing force Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT), contemplates the exercise to come. Country: Brunei Darussalam (BRN)

PAINTBALL (2009), directed by DANIEL BENMAYOR.

DF-ST-89-04074. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030409-F-1443F-006. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Training Battalion, take on the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Nov. 3, 2022. The Crucible is the 54-hour culminating event of recruit training before recruits earn the title U.S. Marine.

U.S. Army Spc. Christian Fuentes-Velazquez, a squad member representing 66th Military Intelligence Brigade, pulls security on a medical lane during the 2022 U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad Competition on Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 10, 2022. Teams from across USAREUR-AF test their tactical proficiency, communication, and overall cohesion as they compete for the title of Best Squad. Winners of this competition will advance to represent USAREUR-AF at the U.S. Army Best Squad Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, later this year.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Michael Carreio, an infantry officer with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, prepares to load an MV-22B Osprey 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.

Cadets with the United States Military Academy complete the Crucible at Camp Natural Bridge, West Point, Ny., May 29, 2022. The Crucible is the last ruck before the completion of Cadet Leadership Development Training, or CLDT.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Shane Coleman, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, provides security during Jungle Warfare Exercise 23 in the Central Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 15, 2023. JWX 23 is a large-scale field training exercise focused on leveraging the integrated capabilities of joint and allied partners to strengthen all-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. Coleman is a native of Abingdon, Illinois.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Harmon Daniel, a squad leader with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, receives a brief during Mountain Training Exercise 1-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California, Sept. 29, 2022. During MTX, the Marines learned various skills to become more proficient in combat and survival in an austere mountain environment. Daniel is a native of Eureka, California.

U.S. Army Soldiers from 320th Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division walk ahead of thier squad during a mission in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, April 1, 2008.

Marines of the 1/8th Battalion stand at parade rest on the roof of the 24th Marine Amphibious headquarters compound during a memorial service for the Marine and Navy personnel killed in an explosion on October 23, 1983. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

A U.S. Army soldier assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa winces in pain at Centre Dentrainment Au Combat (CECAD), Djibouti, Sept. 20, 2022, while participating in the French Desert Commando Course (FDCC). The FDCC is a multi-day course held by the French at CECAD that challenges both U.S. and French service members by challenging the participants physically and mentally through land and water obstacles and endurance exercises while surviving in austere field conditions.

110812-N-DG226-964AZUSA, Calif. (Aug. 12, 2011) Senior Airman Jonathan Garcia, assigned to 4th Combat Camera Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, documents a mission briefing before a training evolution for the Fleet Combat Camera Group Pacific Summer Quick Shot 2011 field training exercise. Quick Shot is a semi-annual field training exercise intended to train combat camera personnel to operate in a combat environment.

A US Marine Holds Wire Used in the Construction of an Improvised Explosive Device During a Sweep of a Road in Iraq's Anbar Province

Paratroopers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division board a C-17 during Operation Falcon Blitz on Fort Bragg, NC, Jan. 28, 2023. Paratroopers will conduct an airborne operation in order to enhance brigade readiness and lethality.

U.S. Air Force 1st Special Operations Wing Airmen from Hurlburt Field, Florida, depart a flight line hangar at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 29, 2022. The 88th Air Base Wing Airmen provided strength through support as aircraft and aircrews from installations affected by the hurricane arrived seeking safety.

DN-SC-87-09997. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

221204-N-UF592-2417 PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 4, 2022) Capt. Daryle Cardone, commanding officer of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), disembarks from an MH-60S Seahawk, attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 4. HSC 12, originally established as Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 2 on March 7, 1952, is the oldest active operational Navy helicopter squadron. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports Alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

050817-N-1261P-198. Base: Northern Training Area (NTA) State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

CAMP TITIN, Jordan - U.S. Marines assigned to Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Central Command (FASTCENT) conduct a safety brief prior to a live fire squad attack range during Exercise Eager Lion 22 at Camp Titin, Jordan, September 7, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations, and considered the capstone of a broader U.S. military relationship with the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF). Jordan is one of U.S. Central Commands (USCENTCOM) strongest and most reliable partners in the Levant sub-region.

A Marine aboard an LAV-25 light armored vehicle holds onto the L7A2 machine gun mounted on the vehicle's turret while on patrol in the city. Marines are in Zakhu as part of Operation Provide Comfort, multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq(IRQ)

Cpl. Kevin Humphrey, a Field Radio Operator with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, Marine Forces Reserve, provides surveillance after a fast-roping exercise at Gunslinger 22 in Riley, Kansas, June 21, 2022. Exercise Gunslinger 22 is a joint exercise with the Kansas Air National Guard and U.S. Marine Corps designed to increase aircraft control and training for potential real world contingencies.

SPC Joshua Henry (USA), Indirect Fire Infantryman, HQ 268 Armored Battalion, 1ST Armored Division, stands guard, armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle fitted with a 40mm M203 Grenade Launcher, in front of the camouflage-netting covered main entry control point bunker for Camp Linda Olovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during Operation Joint Endeavor. Operation Joint Endeavor is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Camp Linda Olovo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

A close up view of a US Marine as he grips his machine gun to provide a defense for the perimeter of Camp Pleso during a bunker exercise.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Zagreb Country: Croatia (CRO)

A US Marine from the 2nd Fast Company, 2nd Platoon receives guidance from US Navy EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) technician BM1 Michael E Cobble, seconds before sliding down a fast-rope at the EOD MU 2 training facility located on the Fort Story Army Post in Virginia Beach, Virigina. The Marines are members of the Fleet Anti-terrorism team located in Yorktown, VA. Base: Fort Story, Virginia Beach State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Robert Price, an armorer with the command element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts a live-fire range aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 17, 2024. The range was conducted to reinforce proficiency in combat marksmanship skills with different caliber weaponry. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navys largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Price is a native of Arizona. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joseph Juchcinski, a Light Armored Vehicle crewman with Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conducts an ambush during an exercise on Hasto Buso Island, Finland, Aug. 12, 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.

U.S. Soldiers with the 1-110th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division fire their assigned weapons during an exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap.

030107-M-0175R-012. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

Close-up shot of US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Brandon Mantzey, 51st Communications Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, as he mans a defensive fighting position during Osan's Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A U.S. Marine assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, posts security for an amphibious insert during a persistence exercise (PERSISTEX) in Okinawa, Japan, June 26, 2022. The purpose of the training was to refine and enhance expeditionary advance base operations capabilities and practice distributed operations. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

Kuwaiti soldiers carrying pick axes run in a trench during a capabilities demonstration at their outpost during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

US Army Brigadier General John P. Abizaid (right), Assistant Division Commander (Maneuvers) 1ST Armored Divison and Colonel Thompson, USA, (left), discuss the Muslim re-occupation near the zone of separation in Gajevi, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR, 12 November 1996. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Gajevi Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, sets up arctic tent outside of Utqiagvik, Alaska as part of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Training Center 24-02, Feb. 15, 2024. The Large Scale Combat Operations scenario used in JPMRC 24-02 helps Soldiers and leaders develop and refine the tactics, techniques, and procedures necessary to successfully operate in remote and extreme Arctic winter conditions and overcome both environmental and military challenges. Army

SRA Edward Jones assigned to the 15th Security Forces Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, keeps a keen eye on the perimeter of Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea that is over looking the Yellow Sea Oct. 27, 1998. SRA Jones and several other US Air Force personnel are at Kunsan Air Base participating in Foal Eagle '98. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Port Of Pyongtaek Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A Royal Thai Marine tries on a kevlar with PVS 31 night vision goggles attached prior to a low-light, live-fire range during Exercise Cobra Gold in Chantaburi province, Thailand, Feb. 27, 2024. Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Gage Garceau from Smith Center, Kansas, a UH-1Y Venom crew chief assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing scouts for ground targets in a day-guns exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) course 1-23 near Yuma, Arizona, on Oct. 13, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

A Marine officer talks on a field telephone during the Infantry Officer course at the Marine Corps Development and Education Command. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GEN. Alfred M. Gray, commandant of the Marine Corps, stands atop an M-60 main battle tank as he speaks to Marines deployed to the region during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman with 2d Marine Division participate in the culminating event during the Doc Kent Competition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 4, 2022. The competition showcases the capabilities of executing tactical combat casualty care in austere environments by utilizing various evacuation platforms to move from point of injury to higher echelons of care.

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 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. This exercise provides unique opportunities to integrate various forces into joint, coalition and multilateral training from simulated forward operating bases.

OS2 Amber Clark, wearing fire protection hood and gas mask, looks at the surface picture from the Aegis Weapons System while at her battle station on board the Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS HOPPER (DDG 70) during exercise RIMPAC 98. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '98 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lukas Ibarra loads an M240 machine gun with blank ammunition during a field exercise at Kahuku Training Area, Hawaii, Feb. 8, 2024. During the training, 3d Littoral Logistics Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division conducted tactical logistic operations, supporting 3d MLR units while confronted with notional enemy interference. Ibarra, a native of Middletown, N.Y., is a motor vehicle operator with 3d LLB. Marine Corps

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit from Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, navigates through the woods during the land navigation course on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, March 28, 2023. During the course, recruits had to navigate to various points on a map using a compass.

Medium shot, left side view, tent flaps in foreground, AIRMAN First Class Ronnel Villodres, USAF, 89th Transportation Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, guards the 89th Communications Squadron tent during a deployment at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. During the deployment, wing personnel will be evaluated on Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) skills, humanitarian scenarios and bse defense. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-01-06374 or search 000405-F-0352L-013 ). Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS LOOK 00-03 Base: Fort A. P. Hill State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Special forces operators in a military kayak.

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, observe their surroundings at a forward arming and refueling point during Iron Fist 23 at Hijudai, Japan, Feb. 17, 2023. Marines utilized the FARP as a point of operation to refuel and rearm aircraft outside of a forward operating base. U.S. Marines with the 31st MEU and members from the 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, participate in Exercise Iron Fist 23 at Hijudai training area Kyushu, Japan. 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 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

Marine PFC Marlyn D. Best is one of the guards for the truck convoy during the combat readiness evaluation at the Pakalula Training Area. The Marines are from the 1ST Marine Brigade here in Hawaii. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Howitzer 150 Pacific Missile Range Barking Sands Hawaii, USA

Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Charlie Company prepare to move into the hallway of the shoot house.Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Charlie Company, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion spent a portion of their annual training working inside the Orchard Combat Training Center Shoot House.The Shoot House is not another range but a tactical training environment where soldiers sharpen their skills in entering and clearing a room and various passageways in tight, close quarters areas. The exercise requires squad leaders to clearly communicate directions to identify potential threats and respond strategically and effectively to those threats.Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers are currently preparing to deploy in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Gallegos crimps a non-electric blasting cap in preparation for a demolition range at the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 18, 2024. At the demolition range, Marines practiced clearing, removing, and breaching obstacles within a combat scenario to facilitate the movement of maneuver forces. Gallegos, a native of Texas, is a combat engineer with 2d Battalion, 7th Marines. 2/7 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program

Sgt. 1st Class Rolando TorresDiaz, a recruiter with the Arizona Army National Guard, negotiates his way over an obstacle while running through the obstacle course during the 2016 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Joint Base Cape Cod, Mass., Wednesday, June 22, 2016. 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.

MARINE COPRS TRAINING (July 18, 2022) Australian Army Soldiers prepare to launch combat rubber raiding craft for helo-cast training during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, July 18. 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Matthew Gracia with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, eats his meal ready to eat during the crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 19, 2022. The crucible is a 54-hour exercise where recruits apply the knowledge they learned throughout recruit training to earn the title United States Marine.

Portrait of a soldier with another soldier standing behind him

A U.S. Marine with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, post security during a deployment for training (DFT) at Joint Forces Training Center Camp Shelby, Mississippi, May 25, 2022. The purpose of this DFT is to validate the battalion's ability to conduct force deployments in support of contingency operations and tactically improve warfighting proficiency in preparation for major combat operations.

DA-SC-87-04251. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '86 Base: Baltimore State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060305-A-3733B-012. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE SHEPHERD Base: Hohenfels State: Bavaria Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: TF 1-26

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Alvarado, a forward observer with 4th Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, awaits his turn to board a landing craft, utility in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) during exercise UNITAS LXIII off the coast of Brazil, Sept. 16, 2022. The multinational amphibious assault was one of the culminating events of UNITAS LXIII. UNITAS is the worlds 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.

U.S. Marines prepare for an ambush during bridge demolition training at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 14, 2024. The training was used to familiarize Marines with basic demolition and ambush tactics, enhancing their ability to safely employ explosives and fight effectively in a jungle environment. The Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines. 2/7 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Marine Corps

A US Marine Scans the Distance

A U.S. Marine with the maritime raid force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit inspects his surroundings aboard the USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5) during a visit, board, search, and seizure exercise off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 11, 2023. The training evaluates and certifies Marines in search and seizure tactics while at sea. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

041207-M-5573S-059. Base: Camp Johnson State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ahmier Fillmore and a Republic of Korea Marine navigate in close-quarters during Korea Viper 24.1 at Camp Mujuk, Republic of Korea, Feb. 7, 2024. Urban operations training strengthens Marines' proficiency in navigating and engaging in urban terrain, ensuring readiness through realistic training of close-quarters combat scenarios. In its first iteration, Korea Viper demonstrates the ROK-US Marine Corps ability to respond decisively in the region as a singular, unified force while strengthening relationships and trust between the two allies. Fillmore, a native of New Jersey, is a rifleman 2d Battalion, 7th Marines. 2/7 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Marine Corps

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, receive a brief during a helicopter boarding drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 30, 2024. Boarding drills refine the Marines ability to board and offload helicopters quickly and efficiently during time critical mission sets. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Soldiers of Co. A, 3rd Bn., 502nd Inf. Regt., enter a compound in an abandoned town. The men, armed with M-16A2 rifles, are taking part in an urban warfare training exercise during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force conduct military operations in urbanized terrain (MOUT) training in Okinawa, Japan, May 25, 2022.MOUT training enhances the Marines ability to communicate and maneuver in urban environments by practicing fundamentals of movement.

020425-F-0193C-005. Country: United States Of America (USA)

National Guard Medic Training

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.

A soldier sets a fuse on a round during a live fire exercise. Country: Panama (PAN)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alex Tyranski, a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines engages in realistic combat training supported by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Fuji Training Center during Exercise Shinka 22.1 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 13, 2022. Shinka exemplifies a shared commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 3/2 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gabriel Parini, an explosive ordnance disposal team lead assigned to the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron, conducts tactical maneuvers during a simulated response exercise at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Feb. 22, 2024. Over the course of the exercise, participants practiced recovering downed pilots, located sensitive components and transported high value explosive items while maintaining security in a hostile environment. Air Force

Charles A. Flynn, Commanding General United States Army Pacific, visits Camp Kengun, Japan to conduct a site visit during this year's Yama Sakura 83 exercise, Dec. 12, 2022.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273, Marine Aircraft Group 31, demonstrate how to conduct a time fuse test during a demolition range at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Aug. 24, 2022. MWSS-273 conducted a demolition range at Fort Stewart to provide Marines with the necessary training to safely employ different types of charges for different scenarios they may encounter.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, participate in ground fighting during a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 13, 2022. This training exposed the Marines to gas agents, in order to familiarize themselves with the use of a gas mask under arduous conditions.

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.

A U.S. Marine with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines engages in realistic combat training supported by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Fuji Training Center during Exercise Shinka 22.1 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 13, 2022. Shinka exemplifies a shared commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 3/2 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

United States airborne infantryman moving through desert storm.

A U.S. Air Force Airman with the 736th Security Forces Squadron adjusts the turret in a humvee during a combat training course at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 3, 2022. The Agile Combat Defender Course was introduced at the beginning of this year and was designed to challenge security forces members with more realistic representations of deployed environments through field excercises.

Spc. Kevin Crosby, a fire team leader with Company C, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, prepares a Claymore mine during a live-fire ambush range June 17 at Drawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. Company C is in Poland at the request of the host nation to participate in combined training exercises with Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry and Poland's 6th Airborne Brigade. (PHOTO: U.S. Army Sgt. Eric McDonough, 145th MPAD, Oklahoma National Guard)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Aaron A. Garcia, a field artillery cannoneer with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines carries artillery charges during Artillery Relocation Training Program 22.3 at Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Japan, Dec. 2, 2022. The skills developed at ARTP increase the proficiency and readiness of the only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit in the Marine Corps, enabling them to provide precision indirect fires. Garcia is a native from Norman Park, GA.

MICHAEL PEÑA, MICHAEL SHANNON and CHRIS HEMSWORTH in 12 STRONG (2018), directed by NICOLAI FUGLSIG. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

SGT. Craig Hillsman from Altus Air Force Base, Okla., competes for his team in phase I of the combat handgun event during Defender Challenge '92, an Air Mobility Command competition. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE '92 Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Allen Garcia with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, executes a horizontal buttstroke during the bayonet assault course at Marine Corps at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Aug. 30, 2022. The bayonet assault course instilled a combat mindset and basic knowledge of the M16A4 service rifle with a bayonet through repetitive training. Garcia was recruited out of Recruiting Substation McAllen, Texas.

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