Military Training Operations

Images depict military personnel engaged in various training exercises and operations. Includes weapons handling, tactical maneuvers, and support activities in diverse environments.

A soldier prepares to catch and relay a bag of dirty laundry into the 351st Supply and Service Company laundry tent during the joint U.S./South Korean exercise Team Spirit '87. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Base: Camp Humphreys State: Gyeonggi-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A security policeman removes the hot barrel of an M-2 .50-caliber machine gun for cleaning during heavy weapons training at Rodriquez Range. Country: South Korea

060317-M-0374B-003. Complete Scene Caption: On 17 March 2006, a Marine with 3rd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 5, kneels during a pause while patrolling along the Euphrates River in Fallujah, Iraq during Operation California Dreaming. They are in search of weapon caches and any items that could be used to make improvised explosive devices (IED's). RCT-5 is deployed with I MEF in support of Operation Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq (MNF-W) to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market based ceremony centered on Iraqi Resurrection. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Adaecus G. Brooks) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ECHO CO, 2/6

040226-F-6849F-081. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Army Pvt. Lauren Frasure, from the 1st Armored Division's HHD Engineer Brigade, watches through a window as Soldiers from the 501st Military Police Company approach during squad level tactics training in Friedberg, Germany, April 4, 2007.

A soldier prepares to catch and relay a bag of dirty laundry into the 351st Supply and Service Company laundry tent during the joint U.S./South Korean exercise Team Spirit '87. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Base: Camp Humphreys State: Gyeonggi-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030905-A-2262B-004. Base: Camp (FOB) IRONHORSE State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

United States Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Mark Molney, a pararescueman from the 41st Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, sits on top of tent bundles they are delivering to people in the town of Machanga, south of Beira, Mozambique, aboard an HH-60G "Pave Hawk." To date, Task Force aircraft participating in Operation Atlas Response have delivered more than 71 tons of humanitarian relief supplies on 102 flights to more than 20 locations, 16 March 2000. Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Beira State: Sofala Country: Mozambique (MOZ)

030228-M-5753Q-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT)

050105-F-0158T-001. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SGT Jared Reesor, from 3rd Section, A Battery, 1ST Battalion, 319th Field Artillery, Fort Bragg, adjusts the M119 105mm howitzer during JTFX 98-1. Reesor is wearing the MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System) receiver units on his helmet and body. (Duplicate image, see also DASD9803107 or search 980201A3641M508). Subject Operation/Series: JTFX 98-1 Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Staff Sgt. Brian Evans from 1st Battlion, 501 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Geronimo), 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division starts disassembling an M17 pistol during the basic Soldier lanes June 29 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson for the Best Squad Competition. The Best Squad Competition and Best Warrior Competition is a single event used to select the U.S. Army Best Squad of the Year, Noncommissioned Officer of the Year and Soldier of the Year. (Photos by Staff Sgt. Christopher B. Dennis/11th Airborne Division Public Affairs NCO)

030326-M-6881W-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4)

020128-F-8387C-007. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Soviet paratrooper in Afghanistan during the Soviet Afghan War. Soviet paratrooper in Afghanistan

United States airborne infantry man walking in the desert.

Sgt. Anthony Ekman, from Lawton, Oklahoma trains in the role of crew chief in a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launcher as part of a reclassification course at Camp Guernsey JTC. The 16 students, from eight states are evaluated as drivers of the HIMARS, but are trained in all three crewmember roles.

030330-M-8539K-009. Base: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Mar Div DM

Lieutenant (LT) Micheal Simek US Army (USA), 1ST Battalion, 17th Infantry Division sit atop a Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25) as he reads a map in preparation for the Non-combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) at Orote Point, Guam during Exercise TANDEM THRUST '99. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 99 Base: Orote Point State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

030409-M-2195C-010. Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN James Price, 25th Fighter Squadron, goes over his checklist to ensure an accurate load during the 51st Operations Group's weapons-load-crew-of-the-quarter contest at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

020805-M-9578B-003. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: Marine Wing Support Squadron 171

Straight on medium shot from a high angle looking down as USAF STAFF Sergeant Timothy Baily, a Video journalist of the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina video tapes, US Navy Lieutenant JG Mike OHare of the Helicopter Anti-Sub Squadron 6, North Island, California during a search and rescue exercise near Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, during Exercise Desert Rescue VIII. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Airmen transcribes information for a CBRN exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, September 15, 2022. Airmen participate in the chemical, biological, and nuclear (CBRN) attack to ensure readiness in the case of an attack.

051007-A-9718B-009. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030409-M-4419R-010. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

Maj. Travis Holt, a signal officer for the 38th Regional Support Group from Cross Lanes, West Virginia, surveys his lane after firing his M9 pistol during qualification at WAREX 78-22-02, July 22, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. The 78th Training Division conducted WAREX July 16-30 in order to build Warfighter collective readiness and prepare units to execute missions in support of Unified Land Operations.

Spc. Robert Lowry, assigned to 307th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, rucks to the finish line July 20 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, during the foot march for the 2022 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Competition. The 2022 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Competition consists of multiple 5-Soldier squads from USARPAC units competing for the opportunity to represent USARPAC at the Department of the Armys competition. stations. The non-commissioned officers and junior enlisted will be assessed together in their ability to execute warrior tasks and battle drills, marksmanship and land navigation, and will be challenged to complete a mission as a squad.

A Polish artillery soldier assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Artillery Brigade prepares for a fire mission with the AHS Krab self-propelled howitzers as part of exercise Dynamic Front 22 (DF 22) at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 18, 2022. DF22, led by 56th Artillery Command and U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, is the premier U.S. led NATO Allied and Partner integrated fires exercise in the European Theater focusing on fires interoperability and increasing readiness, lethality and interoperability across the human, procedural, and technical domains.

040613-M-5555L-054. Base: Camp Ali State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Marine soldier rappelling down from a helicopter and another one helping him during Helicopter Rope Suspension Training

A U.S. paratrooper assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade adjusts their ruck prior to the start of the best squad ruck march during Bayonet Week at Grafenwoehr, Germany, June 28, 2023. Bayonet Week is a series of competitive events within the 173rd Airborne Brigade that inspire all Sky Soldiers to honor their heritage during the last week of June. These events take place in both Germany and Italy and consist of tournament-style competitions that test strength, endurance, speed, knowledge and indomitable spirit as individuals and teams.

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Charles McCarthy uses a signal mirror to try to direct an aircraft to the drop point for paratroopers during exercise BOLD EAGLE '82. Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010502-F-4338B-011. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

TSG Kenny McClure, 52nd Explosive Ordinance Disposal Flight, Spangdahlem AB, Germany, places explosive M112 Demolition Blocks on six defective 2.75 inch rockets. TSG McClure is deployed to Tuzla, Bosnia to aid in the disposal of damaged U.S. ordinance and Bosnian mines and unexploded ordinance found in and around Tuzla. TSGT Kenny McClure, 52nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, Spangdahlem AB, Germany, places explosive M112 Demolition Blocks on six defective 2.75 inch rockets. TSGT McClure is deployed to Tuzla, Bosnia to aid in the disposal of damaged US Ordnance and Bosnian mines and unexploded ordnance found in and around Tuzla.

A member of Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 5 surveys the territory as he takes a break during a press demonstration. He is holding an M-4 carbine equipped with M-203 grenade launcher. Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040305-F-0106L-022. Base: Fresno Air National Guard Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Amphibious Assault Vehicle gunner Lance Corporal Francisco Gonzalaz loads an 81mm Mortar round into a M252 81mm Medium Extended Range Mortar as the call is made for the 3rd Light Armored Recon Company to drop ordnance on target. Members of the U.S. and Australian Forces are joining together to take part in exercise Crocodile '99 in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE '99 Base: Shoalwater Bay Training Area State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

020602-F-1014W-009. Subject Operation/Series: LIBERIAN RESOLVE Base: Camp Butmir State: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Travis Pritchett, a mortarman with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, acts as a forward observer for an urban assault at Saylor Creek Range in Grasmere, Idaho during Exercise Garnet Rattler April 21, 2022. Garnet Rattler is a joint training event between Marines, Soldiers and Airmen to train and qualify JTACs to be more efficient and lethal in a realistic training environment.

040925-M-0631S-011. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Qaim State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A U.S. Marine Works on A Ruggedized Laptop Computer in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

A1C Tiffany Gray of the 96th Air Refueling Squadron, puts on a MCU-2A/P gas mask with hood attachment, during a Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) drill during Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) EXERCISE CRISIS REACH 01-49. Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS REACH 01-49 Base: Airway Heights State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Operation Zephyr - 26-HK-154-113. Images from Lt. Williams. Hurricane Katrina

Army desert training at Fort Irwin

U.S. Army Spc. Cristy Iniguez with 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade conducts urban breach training during exercise Full Tank at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Jan. 25, 2022. The 173rd AB is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Gertrud Zach)

040609-M-5555L-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Junction City State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020809-F-0756R-028. Base: Volk Field State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Ronald L. Helm, from the US Air Force in Europe command, lifts an M60 machine gun to the top of a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) turret during the combat weapons competition at Camp Bullis, Texas, during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense and policing skills over six days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE '00 Base: Camp Bullis State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030310-F-1443F-012. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Dressed in full battle gear, Spec. 4 Ronald Brown, 3rd Bn., 17th Inf., 7th Inf. Div. (Light), stands in formation on the flight line upon their arrival for the joint U.S./South Korean exercise Team Spirit '87. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

031002-M-2267A-059. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Straight on medium interior shot as US Army troops from the 1ST of the 508th Infantry Airborne Battalion Combat Team (ABCT), 173rd Airborne Brigade, from Vicenza, Italy, wait onboard a US Air Force C-130 Hercules from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, as they prepare to drop into Bunker Drop Zone at Grafenwohr, Germany for Lion Drop 12 on 09 August 2000. Subject Operation/Series: LION DROP 12 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

030821-F-1342R-067. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

041215-F-0703J-006. Base: Royal Air Force Lakenheath Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

050406-A-4962B-030. Base: Shakarta Country: Iraq (IRQ)

From inside a protective enclosure, SENIOR AIRMAN Thomas Cruws, USAF, 52nd Security Forces, 52nd Support Group, 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, mans a Saco 7.64 mm M60 general purpose machine gun as he keeps a close eye on all vehicles that enter the Main Gate 18 September 01. The base is now operating on heightened alert in response to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers in New York and at the Pentagon, when hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, on the morning of 11 September 2001. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

DF-ST-87-09709. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

PETTY Officer 2nd Class Jeremy Moore with Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 5 (HS5), Jacksonville, Florida, prepares for the HH-60H Seahawk arrival during a survivor retraction exercise in participation of DESERT RESCUE IX. Desert Rescue is the premiere search and rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada. The radio is a AN/PRC-112, it is one of the only transceivers that provides voice and covert transponder identification as well as navigational aid information. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Marine, wearing protective clothing, stands guard during a disaster drill. The Marine is armed with a M-16 rifle. Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

England, London, City of London. Soldier of the London Regiment marching in the procession at the annual Lord Mayor's Show in the City of London.

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, crosses a danger-zone during an airfield seizure event as part of exercise Koolendong 22, at Royal Australian Air Force Base Curtin, WA, Australia, July 18, 2022. Exercise Koolendong 22 is a combined and joint force exercise focused on expeditionary advanced base operations conducted by U.S. Marines, U.S. Soldiers, U.S. Airmen, and Australian Defence Force personnel.

020130-F-3886C-009. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

040823-F-8757F-001. Base: Duke Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Artwork: "M-60 Squad GUNNER" Artist: Elzie Golden Catalog Number: 12.11.90 U.S. Army Art Collection. Country: Unknown

020612-F-4177H-010. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

A U.S. Marine with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, posts security during Technology Operational Experimentation Exercise (TOEE) 22 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 28, 2022. TOEE 22 is specifically focused on emerging Naval concepts, such as expeditionary advanced base operations to provide selective science and technology initiatives with service-level experimentation through expeditionary logistics/naval sustainment, littoral maneuver-mobility using unmanned systems and sensors, and logistics operations as part of a maritime command and control network.

030506-M-9248U-002. Base: Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: H&HS

Lance CPL. Ty Fallow, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2d Marine Division, sets up a Dragon, Anti-armor weapon in a hide site, during an assault to be conducted by Marines of Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2d Marine Division. Subject Operation/Series: Combined Joint Training Field Exercise (CJTFEX) 96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Army soldier with the 101st Airborne Division, enjoys a warm cup of coffee, couresy of Marine cooks with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), at International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 101st AD

SPECIALIST John Ake rigs a fuse to an M1A1 Bangalore torpedo during the 326th (Sapper Eagle) Engineer Battalion's live-fire exercise at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MACOMS

GUNNERY Sergeant Jay Browne, a member of a Marine Corps photographic unit, films an exercise with a motion picture camera. Country: Panama (PAN)

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Metheny, Loadmaster for the Medical Evacuation Crew from G Company 3-238th General Support Aviation Battalion, oversees Fort Chaffee from the air in a routine orientation flight. Metheny and his crew support Arkansas National Guard units participating in annual training by checking units' locations, training areas, firing ranges, and for potentially hazardous areas; the information gathered is then cross-referenced with their area maps. By conducting these daily flights, the crew can stay prepared to aid during natural disasters or instances where individuals are injured in rural, hard-to-reach areas.

041214-M-4697Y-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Egers State: Kunar Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

SENIOR AIRMAN Miguel Felan, USAF, 31st Security Forces Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, conducts random but through vehicle checks at Gate Two. The base is now operating in a Force Protection Condition in response to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers and at the Pentagon. When hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, killing themselves, the passengers and thousands on the ground, on the morning of 11 September 2001. Force protection measures increased at military installations worldwide. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

031111-M-4697Y-005. A Young Marine stands by to usher Veterans to their seats for the Veteran's Day Ceremony at Quantico, Virginia (VA). The ceremony is held each year to honor those who have both served and died for their country. The Young Marines, is an official youth program of the Marine Corps League.

970621-N-8513W-001. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Medical Battalion

Lance Cpl. Stephen Lilly, administrative specialist with Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, removes his M50 Joint Service General Purpose Mask during the battalion's training exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 25, 2013.

040408-M-8096M-011. Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Close up view of an unrecognizable hunter with a shotgun. High quality photo. Close up view of an unrecognizable hunter with a shotgun.

030420-M-5607A-029. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ricardo Sorianoavila from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, a parachute rigger assigned to 2nd Landing Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, receives a pre-jump safety inspection prior to conducting static line airborne operations during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 30, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, providing standardization advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness and assist in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

011024-A-4928M-249. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

United States Navy Seabee Britt deployed from Headquarters, United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM), ensures the safe delivery of equipment into the base camp and training area near Almaty, Kazakhstan, for the start of CENTRASBAT 2000. The Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion exercise CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by U.S. CENTCOM and hosted by the former the Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U.S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, .... Complete Scene Caption: United States Navy Seabee Britt deployed from Headquarters, United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM), ensures the safe delivery of equipment into the base camp and training area near Almaty, Kazakhstan, for the start of CENTRASBAT 2000. The Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalio

US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Ronel Harvey, Non Commission Officer, Ground Radar System, 603rd Air Control Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, sets up the TPS-75 Early Warning Radar at Bovbjerg, Denmark. The 603rd is deployed to Denmark in support of the annual TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRY Exercise "TFW" and a NATO AIR MEET. TFW and NATO AIR MEET are multinational exercises designed to practice and improve tactical capabilities in a combine training environment. Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRYNATO AIR MEET Base: Bovbjerg Country: Denmark (DNK)

US Army General Henry Shelton, Chairman Joint Chiefs of STAFF, salutes as he proceeds through the rainbow sideboys welcoming his arrival on board USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). Truman is on station in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

040612-M-0706S-007. Base: Al Shahabi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co.

980224-F-7910D-007. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

A member of an armored unit models his helmet and uniform at Skidgel Hall, U.S. Army Armor Center. (substandard). Base: Fort Knox State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020425-F-8678S-007. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

040504-F-6184M-053. Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: EUCOM

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Alexander Sanchez, assigned to the New York Army National Guards 222nd Military Police Company, completes the 12-mile ruck march with a 50-pound rucksack, the final event of the New York National Guard Best Warrior Competition at the Camp Smith Training Site, Apr. 8, 2022. The three-day event resulted in the selection of Sanchez as the best NCO after an evaluation of Army knowledge, physical fitness, weapons qualification, land navigation and tactical prowess, including the 12-mile road march.

U.S. Army ROTC Cadet Elizabeth Ann Burke begins to rappel down a tower while participating in leadership training along with other students during a joint field training exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, April 8, 2022. Burke is a freshman at Penn State University and native of Reston, Virginia.

Lance Corporal Cloud from Marine Air Control Squadron 1 (MACS-1) runs down the runway at AUX-2, during tactical landing zone training on July 27th, 2000, at Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona. Lance Corporal Cloud from Marine Air Control Squadron 1 (MACS-1) runs down the runway at AUX-2, during tactical landing zone training on July 27th, 2000, at Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona.

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Scott Duncan from the 92nd Supply Squadron, performs safety checks on all weapons, including M16 rifles, at the armory during Exercise GLOBAL HAWK 01-02 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-13178. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT SCORPION Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Female British soldier in desert uniform holding her rifle.

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Jason Gusaas, 119th Fighter Wing, participates in an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) exercise at the North Dakota Air National Guard's Regional Home Station Training Site, Fargo, North Dakota. Base: Fargo State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Jacob Carmin, legal assistance section head, Legal Services Support Team Twentynine Palms (LSST-29 Palms), Headquarters Battalion, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, gives a legal brief to Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School students at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 13, 2022. LSST-29 Palms met with the students for a weekly brief on available legal assistance services to ensure they step off on the right foot towards a successful military career.

020128-F-1705S-004. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

040825-F-3208M-010. US Air Force (USAF) Master Sergeant (MSGT) Gregory Hays, 355th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), 355th Wing (WG), Response Team Leader, directs security force members during a Major Accident Response Exercise (MARE) at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ).

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