Military Weapons Assembly

Military personnel assembling weapons and munitions. Images feature close-up shots of hands working on various equipment related to military arms.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 7, 2022) U.S. Coast Guardsmen from Maritime Security Response Team West (MSRT-W) load simulation rounds into a pistol magazine in preparation of a Helicopter Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (HVBSS) training during the Helicopter Sea Combat Weapons School Pacific (HSCWSP) quarterly exercise PHOENIX TRIDENT ASSAULT off the coast of San Diego.

230403-N-XP477-2096 SAN DIEGO (April 3, 2023) - Machinery Repairman 3rd Class Gunner Vandervort from Lake Ozark, Missouri, machines valve covers aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during the ships maintenance availability April 3. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 7, 2022) U.S. Coast Guardsmen from Maritime Security Response Team West (MSRT-W) load simulation rounds into a pistol magazine in preparation of a Helicopter Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (HVBSS) training during the Helicopter Sea Combat Weapons School Pacific (HSCWSP) quarterly exercise PHOENIX TRIDENT ASSAULT off the coast of San Diego.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Anthony Newman, 81st Security Forces Squadron first sergeant, loads a magazine during the Police Week shooting competition at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 17, 2022. The event was held during National Police Week, recognizing the men and women in law enforcement.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, performs a needle chest decompression on a pillow simulating a casualty during combat lifesaver training, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 9, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

A Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules loadmaster assigned to 37 Squadron, RAAF Base Richmond, Australia, prepares to perform a cargo drop in support of RED FLAG-Alaska 22-3 over the Joint-Pacific Alaska Range Complex, Alaska, Aug. 11, 2022. International participation is a traditional part of RF-A and includes allies from various countries such as New Zealand, Japan, Australia, and others.

A U.S. Marine prepares an explosive charge during a demolition range as a part of Reconnaissance Certification Exercise at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Feb 8, 2024. At the demolition range, Marines practiced clearing, removing, and breaching obstacles within a combat scenario to facilitate the movement of maneuver forces. RCERT is a battalion level exercise that evaluates Marines on all ground reconnaissance warfighting skills and tactics. The Marine is with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division. Marine Corps

DF-ST-87-09824. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A Mission Support Radio airman configures radio frequencies establishing a secure connection at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Oct. 18, 2022. 23rd Special Tactics Squadron Mission Support Radio installs, maintains, and sustains radio frequency communications ensuring mission success in deployed and home environments.

A U.S. Air Force security forces trainee clears his M-9 pistol at the armory after getting issued weapons prior to beginning the field operations block of training during the U.S. Air Force security forces apprentice course at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Sept. 22, 2022. The field operations course is part of a six-week course designed to teach the basic skills necessary to new security forces Airmen.

U.S. Air. Force Senior Airman Ryan Alix, C-17A Globemaster III aircraft loadmaster assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron secures cargo at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug 23, 2022. The 816th EAS conducts rapid global mobility operations vital to the multinational coalition effort dedicated to militarily defeating ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

Xander Bianchi, a technical rigging instructor from Ouray, Colorado, anchors a climbing rope while guiding U.S. Air Force tactical air control party specialists assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, during mountaineering training at Sunshine Ridge, Alaska, July 22, 2022. The 3rd ASOS special warfare Airmen utilize Alaskas varied and austere training locations to prepare for conditions they may face on deployment.

10th Mountain Soldiers work together in order to put snow chains on a HMMV in under 10 minutes. Teams compete for the fastest time before progressing to the next exercise.

Student in the Swedish Basic Winter Warfare Course waits for his FN Minimi light machine gun to cool during the field training exercise in Avidsjaur, Sweden, Jan. 30, 2016. U.S. Marines participated in the multi-national training that focused on winter-weather survival and ability to perform infantry operations and lead small units in cold-weather conditions.

An explosive ordnance disposal technician (EOD) with Marine Corps Base Hawaii EOD instructs a Marine with Headquarters Battalion, MCBH, while placing C4 shape charges for a demolition demonstration during the battalions second field training exercise of 2024, MCBH, Feb. 8, 2024. The IED awareness training included classes on detecting and identifying IEDs, operating metal detectors, and a demolition demonstration in order to increase combat readiness. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle Knauss with Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting, Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, sprays the interior of the Mobile Aircraft Fire Training Device (MAFTD) with water at Albert J. Ellis Airport, Jacksonville, North Carolina, April 7, 2022. The MAFTD enabled Albert J. Ellis Airport Fire Rescue to conduct their Support 2022 Federal Aviation Administration Tri-Annual Airport Emergency Plan Exercise.

Airmen assigned to the 123rd Air Control Squadron establish a communications link June 07, 2022 during Agile Rage 22 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan. Northern Michigan's National All-Domain Warfighting Center is a premier training location for Agile Combat Employment, because of its unique training airspace and facilities, encompassing more than 148,000 acres of ground maneuver training area and more than 17,000 square miles of special use airspace; one of the largest areas of its kind in the U.S.

Senior Airman Reece Kutzli, 31st Maintenance Squadron Egress journeyman, looks at a detonation transfer assembly explosive line on an F-16 Fighting Falcon canopy at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Aug. 10, 2022. When inspecting the canopy, Kutzli makes sure the ejection charges are serviceable.

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Logistics Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, open an unmanned underwater vehicle during a joint explosive ordnance disposal exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Sept. 24, 2022. EOD technicians around the joint force conducted a week long joint-service level exercise where service members cohesively integrated, trained, and competed with one another while utilizing experimental technology. The training demonstrated progress in the U.S. Marine Corps Force Design 2030 efforts.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 7, 2022) Yeoman Seaman Apprentice Alma Zamora, from Kailua, Hawaii, secures a hatch during a general quarters drill aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, led by Carrier Strike Group 3, deployed from San Diego, Jan. 3, in support of global maritime security operations. An integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic, relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navys role across the full spectrum of military operations — from combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. U.S. 3rd Fleet works together with our allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation, the rule of law, and other principles that underpin security for the Indo-Pacific region.

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 22, 2022) Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Fredrick Behrend, a native of San Antonio, Texas, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), prepares to climb down a scuttle while conducting a general quarters drill during the ships first underway in more than two years after completing a planned maintenance availability.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Trey Pfeu, a motor transportation operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, participates in a class on urban operations during a field exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 7, 2022. MWSS-171 conducted this exercise in order to familiarize themselves with expeditionary advanced base operations, demolition operations, urban operations, and different weapon systems.

PHILIPPINE SEA (May 11, 2022) Damage Controlman 2nd Class Daniel Hernandez, from Houston, inspects a space containing a class alpha fire during a firefighting drill aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kristopher Cyr, 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron nondestructive inspection journeyman, performs a magnetic particle inspection on a piece of an aircraft at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Oct. 12, 2022. The use of magnetic particles helps indicate discrepancies on aircraft parts by creating a strong magnetic pole around the area that is broken.

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, has his measurements taken during his first uniform fitting at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, March 22, 2022. Recruits are fitted several times throughout recruit training to ensure their uniforms are ready to be worn as Marines.

A bird lands on the outstretched hand of U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Jennifer Hamilton, a boatswains mate aboard USCGC Bear (WMEC 901), Portsmouth, Virginia, Sep. 20, 2022. The Bear was returning to base after completing a 74 day deployment.

041117-M-2353F-017. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

An A-10 recovery team member holds one of the thousands of pieces that the accident investigation board must look through to help it determine why the aircraft crashed. Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

221006-N-LK647-0319 NAVAL WEAPONS STATION YORKTOWNSailors assigned to deck department aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) guide the accommodation ladder back into place using their boots during sea and anchor detail as the ship gets underway as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Oct. 6, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

A civilian contractor with 3d Littoral Logistics Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, organizes water bags made from the Atmospheric Portable-water Sustainment Unit at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 27, 2022. Atmospheric Portable-water Sustainment Units bolster the 3d MLRs logistical power by taking in the atmospheric humidity and condensing it to potable water. Portable-water sustainment paired with 21st century foraging concepts enable commanders to extend and enhance operational rations for a period without needing outside logistics support.

An Airman from the 437th Aerial Port Squadron secures a fuel truck on a C-17 Globemaster III before delivery to North Auxiliary Airfield, North, South Carolina, in support of the U.S. Marine Corps Composite Training Unit Exercise, Jan. 27, 2022. The exercise is a combination of multiple units and commands preparing to conduct military operations at sea, project combat power ashore, and deploys the nations crisis response force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Diana Cossaboom)

U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 4th Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Fort Carson, Colo., are hoisted into a CV-22 Osprey during Emerald Warrior 2011 at Cannon AFB, N.M., March 1. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command sponsored, multiservice exercise designed to leverage lessons learned from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders.

981016-A-0848M-507. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98 Base: K-2, Taegu Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

A U.S. Air Force Airman loads empty magazines into ammunition cans during Fieldcraft Hostile (FCH) at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on Aug. FCH is a pre-deployment course provided by the 421 Combat Training Squadron comprised of members across 43 different Air Force Specialty Codes dedicated to its Chief of Staff of the Air Force chartered mission to deliver expeditionary combat support training. 10, 2022.

A waste line from a blood processing machine turns cherry red as blood waste runs through it at the Camp Carroll Frozen Blood Depot in Republic of Korea, Nov. 1, 1998. Alpha Company, of the 16th Medical Logistics Battalion, is preparing to send blood to a battlefield exercise in support of Foal Eagle '98. Foal Eagle is a deployment exercise that takes place once a year in Korea. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Camp Carroll, Taegue State: Waegwan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A 20th Fighter Wing pilot builds a shelter during Combat Survival Training at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, June 6, 2022. CST provides Shaw pilots with the knowledge and skills needed to survive, evade, and communicate with recovery forces worldwide.

Spent shell casings sit within an ammunition can in the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance shooting range on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, May 18, 2022. Members of Combat Arms Training and Maintenance and other Air Force members collect shell casings after shooting firearms not only for safety reasons, but to ensure they are properly disposed of in accordance with Environmental Protection Agency standards.

U.S. Army soldiers construct a frame for a hardback tent for use by American troops moving from Camp Quick to Camp Bulkeley. Subject Operation/Series: SEA SIGNAL V Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

An Indonesian Air Force service member secures nylon tubing for a containerized delivery system at Abdulrachman Saleh Air Force Base, Malang, Indonesia for Cope West 2022, June 17, 2022. The combined training exercise prepares the U.S. Air Force and Indonesian Air Force to work together in promoting a peaceful Indo-Pacific region.

030421-F-0193C-001. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A detail shot shows a freshly fired shell as its ejected from the .50 caliber gun aboard USCGC Bear (WMEC 901), Northern Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 5, 2022. The shell was one of 400 rounds fired in a gunnery exercise during Operation Nanook.

(220526-N-OI810-1100) KEY WEST, Florida (May 26, 2022) Builder 2nd Class Alexander Santos, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 14, uses a rotary saw to cut drywall during an office space installation in the Central Processing Facility of Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) South, at Naval Air Station Key West (NASKW), May 26, 2016. Seabees assigned to NMCB-14 travelled to NASKW to perform on-site training and assist with facility and compound maintenance. NMCB-14 provides advance base construction, battle damage repair, contingency engineering, humanitarian assistance and disaster recovery support to our fleet and unified commanders.

Port Security Unit 307 - 26-HK-256-21. Hurricane Katrina

Xander Bianchi, a technical rigging instructor from Ouray, Colorado, demonstrates the use of climbing tools and techniques to tactical air control party specialists assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air support Operations Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, during mountaineering training at Sunshine Ridge, Alaska, July 20, 2022. The 3rd ASOS Airmen participated in this training to strengthen mission-readiness skills in mountain terrain.

Members of the Army National Guard from five states combined to form a Round Out Unit specializing in Aviation Depot Maintenance. The Army National Guard team trained soldiers from the 4th Aviation, Fort Carson, Colo, on the techniques of shrink wrapping helicopters. The wrapping protects the helicopters from corrosion during shipping. Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

A U.S. Airman assigned to the 644th Combat Communications Squadron, 354th Air Expeditionary Wing prepares secure internet protocol router network cables for use by a Lightning Modular Extendable Rigid Wall Shelter system at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 9, 2022. Dynamic command and control, such as the capabilities provided by the 644th CBCS and 354th AEWs tactical communications team, allows decision makers to outpace adversaries by leveraging real-time information about threats, force status, and the security environment.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Hopkins, 146th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, California Air National Guard, removes a fire retardant hose from a C-130H Hercules equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 19, 2011. MAFFS is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in under 5 seconds. Wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square miles of land.

A knot tied by a 2022 Eighth Army Best Warrior and Squad Competition participant is graded by an evaluator at Camp Casey, South Korea, May 11, 2022. The Eighth Army Best Warrior and Squad Competition is a week-long event consisting of several tests of the participants general Army knowledge and skills.

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II undergoes preflight checks at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 18, 2024. As the Air Forces latest 5th-generation multi-role fighter aircraft, the F-35A Lightning II features conventional takeoff and landing for long runways, and is the lightest variant of the aircraft. In the coming years, the 325th Fighter Wing is projected to receive more than 70 F-35s.

Jesse Rhodes Waller, Aviation Ordnance Mate, Third Class, trying out 30-calibre Machine Gun that he just Installed in Navy PBY Plane, Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA, photograph by Howard R. Hollem, U.S. Office of War Information, August 1942

041228-M-0036Y-054. Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army Spc. Nikki Dorman, a Visual Information Equipment Operatior-Maintainer assigned to the Electro Mechanical Shop, 3rd Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne)(Dissemination), 8th Psychological Operations Group, closes up a locker on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 26, 2022. Dorman is closing the locker after checking a New Generation Loud Speaker system for corrosion or other damage.

230106-N-PV401-1080 SAN DIEGO (Jan. 6, 2023) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Kameron Westerberg, a native of Deland, Fla., reloads a magazine for an M16 rifle aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego.

An Airman from the 386th Expeditionary Theater Distribution Center makes a label to apply to over 10,000 ballistic plates crates at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, on November 4, 2022. People from around the area of responsibility send in their used plates to be tested at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, for safety and redistribution from the ETDC.

Soldiers in 524th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, 25th DSB are heading to the field to support our ground allies over at 2IBCT for Nakoa Fleek here in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.(U.S. Army Photos By: Sgt. Kenyel Jones)

U.S. Marines of 4th Marine Division, 2nd Battalion 25th Marine Regiment, H&S Company, alongside the New York Police Department, Fire Department, local dignitaries and community leaders, honor the ribbon-cutting ceremony inaugurating the new Marine Reservist Home Training Center at Brooklyn, New York City, Jan. 6, 2024. The HTC emphasizes unit readiness and unity, the reintroduction into the Brooklyn community, as well as honors the memory of fallen Marines.

A plastic body fragmentation hand grenade is among the cache of explosives captured by U.S. Marine Corps Marines conducting patrols on the streets of Umm Qasr, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

A recruit with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, sorts clothing tags during an initial uniform fitting at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, June 21, 2022. Tailors checked measurements and marked adjustments to ensure that uniforms are fit for use during graduation and following training.

030407-M-4419R-022. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

220331-N-VQ790-1286 Virginia Beach, Va. (March 31, 2022)An operator assigned to Naval Special Warfare Group Two performs medical treatment on a simulated patent during the special operations tactical medic refresher course. The course is a biennial training exercise required for Naval Special Warfare medics.

Barrel of heave artillery gun on the blue sky background

A pallet awaits loading on a C-130 Hercules at Buckley Space Force Base, Colo., Sep. 22, 2022 during a readiness exercise, Operation Thundercat. This four-day exercise provides a simulated combat environment that allows Airmen to practice real-world warfighting capabilities.

Straight on close-up shot of the hands as MASTER Sergeant Zoltan, Urban of the Hungarian Engineer Contingent, latches a decking section onto the skeleton of the Mabey and Johnson Bridge. The sections on the bridge will enable travel across the Bosnia river. Main supply routes for Stabilization Force (SFOR) Personnel, have to be in good condition to allow freedom of movement in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Many bridges are downgraded by Stabilization Force (SFOR), Engineers due to various safety reasons. A bridge in Doboj (Not shown), failed an inspection due to heavy traffic flow. The solution to the problem is the Mabey and Johnson Bridge. The project has been on going since September and is .... Complete Scene Caption: Straight on close-up shot of the hands as Master Sergeant Zoltan, Urban of the Hungarian Engineer Contingent, latches a decking section onto the skeleton of the Mabey and Johnson Bridge. The sections on the bridge will enable travel across the Bosnia river. Main supply routes

Search and Rescue Operations - 26-HK-260-91. Hurricane Katrina

Sgt. Jarrod Campbell, quality asurance safety observer, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31, secures an Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (AIM-120 A) at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C. July 26, 2022. The missiles used during Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 and Marine All Weather FIghter Attack Squadron 224's training were(AIM-120 A) and Tactical Air Launched Decoys (TALD).

A combat control team member uses a wet compass while scuba diving during a water training exercise. The team member is from the 63rd Military Airlift Wing. Base: Anacapa Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Israel Defense Forces Soldier stands for portraits at the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, May 17, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

MASTER SGT. Daniel Hamblin compares a drawing from an air-launched cruise missile repair training manual to the actual part during revisions of the manual. Country: Unknown

020323-F-3838S-003. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

220910-F-LN908-0046ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 10, 2022) Airman Apprentice Michael Kromah, from Philadelphia, loads a magazine during a live fire exercise aboard the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), Sept. 10, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is rotationally deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

U.S. Marine Corps veterans who served with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (V3/5), 1st Marine Division, construct a memorial to honor V3/5 Marines who were lost during Operation Iraqi Freedom at Camp San Mateo, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, August 19, 2022. Marine veterans who served with V3/5 reunited with their old squadmates to construct a memorial for their fallen brothers who were killed in action. The hike was conducted as part of a retirement for Maj. Jacob Fernandez, the outgoing assistant operations officer for the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-148. Hurricane Katrina

2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines conceal their High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) at their bivwack sight with some camouflage netting at Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island of Hawaii. Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Talla Dike, a landing support specialist assigned to 1st Landing Support Battalion, Task Force Los Angeles, tapes a light prior to painting a retired veterans home during a Habitat for Humanity event, in support of Los Angeles Fleet Week, May 27, 2022. The purpose of Fleet Week is to showcase the capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team and give back to the community with events, static displays, and personal interactions between service members and the public.

U.S. Navy hospital corpsman 3rd class Gavin Knowles, a platoon corpsmen, with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, inspects a needle during a blood transfusion exercise aboard Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7), in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 14, 2022 The blood transfusion exercise was designed to hone lifesaving skills and techniques. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

040708-M-3717S-001. Base: Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 2, 25

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force general surgeons conduct surgical demonstrations for U.S. Navy surgeons with 3d Medical Battalion during Keen Sword 23, on Amami, Japan, Nov. 13, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial training event that exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self-Defense Force. This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.

Stun gun, Los Angeles, California

Damaged parts from confiscated infantry weapons destroyed by the Russian Brigade in Bosnia-Herzegovina during Operation Joint Endeavor. Operation Joint Endeavor is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. Damaged parts from confiscated infantry weapons destroyed by the Russian Brigade in Bosnia-Herzegovina during Operation Joint Endeavor. Operation Joint Endeavor is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Enrique Arqueros, 15th Airlift Squadron air and land loadmaster, measures the tire length of a police-owned Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle, or MRAP, during a joint training exercise with the North Charleston Police Department at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Sept.16, 2022. The MRAP is a six-wheeled vehicle capable of surviving gunfire of any caliber and protecting its occupants from an explosive charge.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Enrique Arqueros, 15th Airlift Squadron air and land loadmaster, measures the tire length of a police-owned Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle, or MRAP, during a joint training exercise with the North Charleston Police Department at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Sept.16, 2022. The MRAP is a six-wheeled vehicle capable of surviving gunfire of any caliber and protecting its occupants from an explosive charge.

DM-SC-87-12132. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

A very small sampling of the equipment that a pararescueman will carry when he ascends to the A-10 crash site near Gold Dust Peak. Base: Eagle State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Rct. Kurt M. Eason with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, poses for a photo during Basic Warrior Training at Paige Field on Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., Aug 29, 2022. BWT is designed to teach the importance of teamwork, working under stress and how to perform well while utilizing small unit leadership.

Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Gerbera dummy drone

221024-N-CY569-1035 NORFOLK, Va. (Oct. 24, 2022) Airman Damion Smith, from Huston, removes debris from a padeye using a wirebrush in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), October 24, 2022. Truman is the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and is currently in port onboard Naval Station Norfolk.

The Mack Defense bulldog mascot stands proud on top of the heavy dump truck. The 1434th Engineer Company, Michigan National Guard, fielded the dump trucks April 14, 2022, in Lansing, Mich., becoming one of the first Army units to receive the technologically advanced vehicle.

221122-N-JU916-1037 NORFOLK, Va. (Nov. 22, 2022) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Christopher Finch, from Appleton, Wisconsin, uses a needle gun to remove paint from the deck of the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), November 22, 2022. Truman is the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and is currently in port onboard Naval Station Norfolk.

Governors Island, New York, USA. World War One re-creation and history event. Display of medical case and instruments.

Ammunition is prepared for U.S. Marines with the Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prior to a live-fire exercise during security element and enablers course (SEEC) on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 24, 2022. SEEC provides advanced combat marksmanship and small unit tactical training in order to provide the Marine Air-Ground Task Force with an element capable of supporting and reinforcing the reconnaissance detachment assault element while deployed.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alvinjason Aranda, 325th Maintenance Squadron nondestructive inspection craftsman, checks a piece of a firearm at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, June 14, 2022. Airmen trained in the NDI flight use specialty magnets and black lights to find imperfections in pieces of equipment to save resources and protect the safety of users.

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