Multinational Joint Readiness Exercises

Soldiers from various nations collaborate in dynamic training scenarios, focused on combat readiness, weapon handling, and tactical operations in diverse environments.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Carnage Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment conduct live fire mission operations using an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer during Exercise Dynamic Front 23 at Oksbol, Denmark, March 27, 2023. Exercise Dynamic Front 23 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, 56th Artillery Command led, multinational exercise designed to improve allied and partner nation's ability to execute multi-echelon fires, and test interoperability of both tactical and theater-level fires systems in a live environment.

A Romanian soldier with the 812th Infantry Battalion, 81st Mechanized Brigade cleans his weapon at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 10, 2022 as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22.Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance. (U.S. Army p

Hawaii Army National Guard Sgt. Allen Kansaki, left, Sgt. Aaron Cabato and Spc. Ruben Nonaka, all assigned to Forward Support Company, 29th Brigade Support Battalion conduct a call for indirect fire at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, April 2, 2022. Soldiers routinely trained to simulate tactical insertion and extraction of field artillery assets.

Defenders assigned to the 172nd Security Forces Squadron review tactics, techniques and procedures during Operation: Dustoff at Thompson Field, Jackson, Mississippi May 20, 2022. Operation: Dustoff was a readiness exercise that reinforced the Wing's ability to deploy, operate and defend under demanding circumstances. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jared Bounds.

GATESVILLE, Texas (Dec. 10, 2022) U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Havel, assigned to the 172nd Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Company, based out of Fort Hood, Texas, listens to upcoming patient information from the medical chief during a simulated medical triage event during Exercise Sudden Response 23, at Coreyll Health, Gatesville, Texas, Dec. 10, 2022. Military units comprising the Defense CBRN Response Force (DCRF) participated in Exercise Sudden Response 23 Dec. 7-13 in Camp Mabry, Austin and Fort Hood, Texas. Teams from Task Force (TF) Aviation, TF Logistics, TF Medical and TF Operations, rehearsed force and equipment employment, life-saving operations and web-based collaborative tools to ensure their ability to execute Defense Support of Civil Authority (DSCA) mission. The DCRF is comprised of up to 5,200 personnel from military units located throughout the nation who come together to help fellow Americans in the event of a catastrophic crisis response.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 2nd Marines, set up a M18 Claymore mine during a live-fire range in Okinawa, Japan, May 12, 2022. The training integrated raiding and demolition tactics to enhance the units ability to breach obstructions and perform combat operations in an urban environment. 3/2 is deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division.

U.S. Army Dakota Muzney, a Infantryman assigned to Baker Company 1st 509th AirBorne Parachute Infantry Regiment based out of Fort Polk, Louisiana, a team leader for the 7th Squadron Blue Platoon, administers life saving measures for a simulated casualty August 18, 2022. The Best Squad Competition reinforces fundamental Soldier skills and squad level tactics.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Carnage Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment conduct live fire mission operations using an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer during Exercise Dynamic Front 23 at Oksbol, Denmark, March 27, 2023. Exercise Dynamic Front 23 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, 56th Artillery Command led, multinational exercise designed to improve allied and partner nation's ability to execute multi-echelon fires, and test interoperability of both tactical and theater-level fires systems in a live environment.

Staff Sgt. Ian Turner, with the 2nd CST, reloads his M9 pistol at the 43rd Annual Adjutant Generals Marksmanship Competition at Camp Smith Training Site, N.Y., June 3, 2022. The three-day event features multiple marksmanship challenges in which troops from the New York Army and Air National Guards, and State Guard are given an opportunity to compete against fellow service members for a chance to move on to national-level competitions.

Spc. Gavin Hoene, assigned to the 233rd Military Police Company, uses his compass to find the next checkpoint at the Gettysburg Land Navigation Course at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, July 15, 2022. Hoene is employed as a correctional officer and volunteer firefighter when hes not serving as a national guardsman. He plans to become an Illinois State Police Officer.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Lennie Henson, left, guides Master Sgt. Gerardo Hernandez, right, as he performs Tactical Combat Casualty Care on Tech. Sgt. Rayon McDonald, all 100th Security Forces Squadron defenders, at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Feb. 29, 2024. Hernandez performed TCCC procedure on McDonald after he received a simulated gunshot wound to the chest. Air Force

Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, prepare to load a simulated casualty onto a stretcher for evacuation during eXportable Combat Training Capability 22-01 on Fort Drum, NY, July 21, 2022.

A U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) specialist fires his weapon to hit targets during the TACP 2022 Lightning Challenge at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Nov. 4, 2022. Lightning Challenge tests United States Air Force TACP Airmen through competition in agile combat employment, physical ability and marksmanship in order to identify the most outstanding multi-capable Airman in the world, prepared to fight and win on the all-domain battlefields of the future.

Airman 1st Class Jordan Collazo, 4th Civil Engineer Squadron pest management apprentice, sets up an animal trap at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, May 3, 2022. Pest management works to prevent the increasing number of insects and animals by removing or relocating wildlife from the area before it negatively impacts the mission.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Glover, 15th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, installs the omni-directional antenna on the portable operations network integrator during an innovation demonstration at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 18, 2022. Glover and other Airmen are demonstrating the advances in the multi-capable Airmen concept. MCA is an initiative where a small group of Airmen are trained to accomplish tasks outside their Air Force specialty.

Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Zamundio, representing U.S. Army Materiel Command, writes down the injuries of a simulated casualty during the medical lanes portion of the Army Best Squad Competition on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 1, 2022. The week-long competition will assess each squad on their technical and tactical proficiency, as well as their ability to work as a disciplined and cohesive team, featuring a multitude of fitness, knowledge and combat-related events.

U.S. Army Soldiers competing in Forscom Best Squad Competition jump over an obstacle at Military Operations in Urban Terrain site, here, Fort Hood, Texas, August 17, 2022. The Army is the best trained, best equipped and most skilled fighting force in the world.

BABADAG TRAINING AREA, Romania-- An Airman with the U.K. 140th Expeditionary Air Wing provides area security during personnel recovery training with 3-227 AHB, July 12, 2022.Regular interoperability training with NATO partners and allies builds trust and readiness, increasing the capacity for deterrence and defense.

U.S. Soldiers and a Czech soldier conduct a medical evacuation training brief during Exercise Combined Resolve 17 (CbR 17) at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, May 26, 2022. CbR 17 is a United States Army Europe- Africa directed, 7th Army Training Command executed exercise that takes place at JMRC from May 20 to June 19, 2022. The event is designed to evaluate and assess a unit's ability to conduct operations in a complex, multi-domain simulated battle space. The focus of the rotation is to exercise combined arms operations in a multinational environment.

U.S. Army Sgt. Sidney Perry, assigned to 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), 21st Signal Brigade, participates in soldier skill lanes while competing in the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P Hill, Virginia, May 19, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the physical, tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

Sgt. Justin Rogowski with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard helps apply face paint to his soldier at the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at Fort Drum, New York. More than 2,500 Soldiers are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christian Dye, a tactical air control party specialist assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, secures a climbing rope during mountaineering training at Sunshine Ridge, Alaska, July 22, 2022. 3rd ASOS Airmen utilize Alaskas varied and austere training locations to prepare for conditions that may be faced on deployment.

Spc. Adam Rossi from 1st Battlion, 501 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Geronimo), 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division does resection during land navigation test in the Basic Soldiers Tasks lanes march 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)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1-68 Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division attend a reenactment ceremony for the 78th anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino at Swierczyna, Poland, May 23, 2022. The 3/4 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. (U.S. Army photo Sgt. Andrew Greenwood)

A soldier assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division learns to provide tactical care for a wounded soldier to earn the Expert Infantry Badge on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Jan 19. 2023. Successful completion of the program results in the award of the Expert Infantryman Badge. A soldier who earns this honor gains respect and earns the right to wear the award as a sign of high skill and accomplishment.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 25th Transportation Battalion, set up an Inflatable Satellite Antenna (ISA) during an academics competition to demonstrate their overall competency on transportation management at U.S. Army Garrison Daegu, South Korea, April 6, 2022. The competition was held by the Movement Control Academy to maintain the battalions readiness and esprit de corps.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ambrose Ross, right, 423d Security forces squadron police services, speaks with Airman 1st Class Daniel Richards, 423d SFS entry control operator, during a field training exercise at Stanford Training Area, England, Aug. 17, 2022. Instructors from the 820th Base Defense Group and 435th Security Forces Squadron Ground Combat Readiness Training Center, conducted the exercise to evaluate and bolster the combat readiness skills of the defenders from the 423d SFS.

Senior Airman Andrew Little and Staff Sgt. William Jenkins III, 96th Security Forces Squadron, struggle to push a Humvee during part of the Defender Challenge event May 17 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Teams competed in various timed challenges related to the security forces experience. The Challenge was part the 96th Security Forces Squadrons Police Week activities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Combat engineers with the 116th Brigade Engineer Battalion participated in their annual training of demolition and explosive breaching through doors and wall structures on May 6, 2022. Combat engineers provide support of mobility, counter mobility and survivability for Soldiers within the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team during combat missions. Our job is to make sure that we proficiently enable our combat personnel to move from point A to point B, said Sgt. 1st Class Robert Smith, platoon sergeant with the 116th BEB. Counter mobility is to keep the enemy from moving forward, so that we can move forward with our mission. We go in and get the good guys if they are trapped or we go in where there are bad guys behind a door, and it is imperative we do this safely with maximum survivability.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Krug, an aircraft structural repairer assigned to the 1109th Theater Aviation Support Maintenance Group, Connecticut Army National Guard, prepares to repair a simulated bullet hole in a UH-60 stabilator during a downed aircraft recovery exercise at Stones Ranch Military Reservation, East Lyme, Connecticut, June 22, 2022. Aircraft repairers on recovery missions carry combat repair kits which can make quick, temporary, field repairs to a damaged aircraft.

SPC Matthew Ruiz navigates an obstacle at the leadership reaction course training area on Fort Rucker August 22, 2022 in preparation for the upcoming Army best squad competition in September. Photo by Jay Mann.

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Idaho Army National Guard soldiers from Charlie Company, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion train with the AT4 anti-tank weapon in the field during annual training. This years exercises are taking place before the 2-116th CAB deploys in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

U.S. Army Pfc. Christa Azaria, a combat medic assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, administers saline solution to a Soldier at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, California, August 7, 2022. Azaria was tested throughout the 22-09 rotation at NTC to show her medical skills, field training, and combat situation readiness.

Air Force Reserve Maj. James Fink, 94th Aerial Port Squadron, checks his map during an orienteering event near Hammelburg, Germany on July 27th 2022. The Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers Military Competition (CIOR MILCOMP) is a three-day team competition consisting of NATO and Partnership for Peace nations in Europe. It has been around since 1957. The competition is open to all reserve components for both NCO and officer. It is now run on a volunteer basis and funded by former competitors through an alumni association.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Dylan Walsh instructs Soldiers with the 1-114th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, on the M136 AT4 on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, June 3, 2022. The AT4 is an 84mm unguided anti-armour weapon. It is effective in assaulting tanks and combat vehicles, landing craft, helicopter, aircraft and armoured vehicles.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Galilee Havana, an infantry Marine with 3rd Intelligence Battalion, Maritime Surveillance Platoon, left, and Lance Cpl. Christian Montemayor, a fire support Marine, with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, right, both III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conduct a patrol during a communications field exercise, Rapid Tanto, at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 7, 2024. While patrolling, the Marines practiced communications training to include 9-line casualty evacuation requests with field radios. During Rapid Tanto, 5th ANGLICO and 3rd Intel Bn demonstrated proficiency in planning, coordination, and execution of dynamic targeting capable of supporting maritime campaigns in an increasingly contested Indo-Pacific. Havana is a native of Long Beach CA, and Montemayor is a native of San Diego. Marine Corps

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant, Joseph Tomb, Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 102nd Cavalry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard Indirect Fire Infantryman, communicates with Forward Observers on a range during a Mortar live fire training exercise as part of the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise on July 24, 2022 at Ft. Drum, N.Y. More than 2,500 Soldiers are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win.

Staff Sgt. Zach West (right) and Senior Airman Dalton Amsden (left), Aircraft Structural Maintenance Specialists with the 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, document their repairs of a B-52H Stratofortress engine at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, Aug. 19, 2022. The 23AMU provides upkeep for all of the B-52s sent to support Bomber Task Force missions and is one of many crucial support units that make the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadrons mission possible.

Leadership from the Wisconsin National Guard, including Maj. Gen. Paul E. Knapp, Wisconsin's Adjutant General, visited soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery and 132nd Brigade Support Battalion, both a part of the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, during Northern Strike 23-1 on Jan. 25 in Camp Grayling, Mich. Northern Strike is a winter exercise hosted by the Michigan National Guard, and took place at Northern Michigans National All-Domain Warfighting Center from Jan. 20-29.

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment provides route security with a vehicle mounted M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun during an airborne operation on Bayonet Drop Zone at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22, Sept. 9, 2022.Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the br

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Craft, an advisor with 5th Security Forces Assistance Brigade (SFAB), supervises members of the Maldives National Defense Forces on a marksmanship range at Central Area Command, Kahdhoo, Maldives, May 22, 2022. SFAB trains and advises foreign security forces to improve partner capabilities and facilitate achievement of U.S. strategic objectives.

1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division squad carries injured soldier in a litter on to a Humvee July 20 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, during the squad lane 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 306th Rescue Squadron pararescueman cuts into the uniform of an Airman simulating injuries to check for additional wounds and provide care during a training exercise June 9, 2022 in Arizona. During the training, Airmen simulated injuries that the PJs had to identify and then explain procedures to a physician standing by to ensure they are prepared to provide care when deployed.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel Bertoliatti (left) and Sgt. Alfredo Delgado, explosive ordnance disposal technicians with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, assemble a nunchuck charge as part of an explosive excavation range during exercise Eagle Wrath 22 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, May 14, 2022. Eagle Wrath is an annual Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 exercise at CATC Camp Fuji, Japan, designed to increase squadron proficiency in conducting real-world contingency missions while in a forward operating environment.

A flight medic assigned to Charlie "Arctic Dustoff" Company, 1-52 General Support Aviation Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade assists loading a simulated patient into a Field Litter Ambulance at Baturaja, Indonesia on Aug. 5, 2022 as part of MEDEVAC training at exercise Super Garuda Shield 22. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.

A U.S. Army jumpmaster hands out static lines to paratroopers during Sustained Airborne Training (SAT) at Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, June 4, 2022, in preparation for an airborne operation in honor of D-Day. On June 6,1944, more than 150,000 troops from the Allied Forces invaded Normandy, France, from the sea and air. More than 23,000 allied paratroopers participated in the invasion. (U.S. Army photograph by Staff Sgt. Alexander Skripnichuk)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Bull Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment rest in a Stryker after providing support by fire during a live fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 16, 2022. 2nd Cavalry Regiment provides V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe, with combat-credible forces capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater to defend the NATO alliance.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Christian Link, a forward air controller/air officer, and Sgt. Zachary Verrier, a transmissions systems operator assigned to 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, uses an Android Tactical Assault Kit to coordinate joint-coalition targeting processes during exercise Katana Strike on Kumejima, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 26, 2022. Katana Strike is led by III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group and is designed to demonstrate proficiency in coalition joint-force planning, coordination, and execution of dynamic targeting in a maritime environment that utilizes ground forces to initiate the targeting cycle. Katana Strike showcases 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, which serves as the central hub for conducting long-range communications between joint ground, naval and aviation units over multiple waveforms. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environmen

A U.S. Air Force combat aviation advisor from the 6th Special Operations Squadron records tactical information during exercise Balikatan 22 at Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Philippines, April 6, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan 22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Renato John Leon, and Senior Airman Noah Dyer, 25th Air Support Operations tactical air control party specialists, compete in Chaos Challenge 2022 at Wheeler Army AirField, Hawaii, Sept. 13, 2022. The Chaos Challenge is an annual competition highlighting Pacific Air Forces top two-person TACP team while completing mentally and physically challenging events revolving around field skills, land navigation, close air support skills and a wide spectrum of job knowledge task evaluations.

Cadet Noah Umezaki, University of North Georgia, assists his teammate during the Comms simulation event on April 29, 2022 at the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition. Day one at Sandhurst saw 48 teams pushing their limits through 12 events held across the West Point grounds and rucking a total of 30 miles. The Sandhurst Military Skills Competition is an annual event hosted by the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. featuring colleges from around the United States and world fighting for the title of being the best military program in the world. | Photo by Sarah Windmueller, U.S. Army Cadet Command Public Affairs

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, crawls through an obstacle course during a community event in honor of the 78th anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino at Swierczyna, Poland, May 21, 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.

U.S. Army soldier, assigned to 3rd Armored Brigade Combat team, 1st Cavalry Division, participates in Railhead Operations in Poland. 3ABCT's vehicles arrived in Poland to aid in maximizing military capabilities.

Spc. Jacob Byrd, a musician assigned to U.S. Army Japan stationed at Camp Zama, Japan, watches Sgt. Ethan Catanach, an infantryman assigned to U.S. Army Alaska stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf, Alaska, look at his compass June 6 at Lightning Academy, Schofield Barracks East Range, Hawaii, during the 2022 USARPACs Best Warrior Competition. The USARPAC BWC 2022 is an annual week-long competition consisting of competitors from multiple USARPAC units across the Indo-Pacific. The noncommissioned officers and junior enlisted Soldiers are evaluated in several categories such as general military knowledge, basic Soldier skills, and physical fitness.

Spc. Riley Briggs, a helicopter repairer assigned to 214th Aviation Regiment, conducts perimeter security in front of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during Saber Junction 22 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, September 11, 2022. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173d Airborne Brigade to execute unified and operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022.

Spc. Blaine Lawler, an infantryman assigned to the 25th Infantry Division stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, operates a single channel ground and airborne radio system during a series of warrior tasks and battle drills June 6 at Lightning Academy, Schofield Barracks East Range, Hawaii, at the 2022 USARPACs Best Warrior Competition. The USARPAC BWC 2022 is an annual week-long competition consisting of competitors from multiple USARPAC units across the Indo-Pacific. The noncommissioned officers and junior enlisted Soldiers are evaluated in several categories such as general military knowledge, basic Soldier skills, and physical fitness.

A U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, conducts an M17 pistol function during lane testing as part of the Expert Infantryman Badge, Expert Soldier Badge and Expert Field Medical Badge training at Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy, Nov 8, 2022. Soldiers must complete a number of prerequisites and pass a battery of graded tests on basic Infantry skills. The purpose of this training is to build confidence and competence within our formations on basic Soldier skills and tactics and help sustain the Army's role as an organization of lethal, disciplined and professional soldiers. The 173rd Airborne Brigade 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 Soldiers attending the Advanced Leaders Course at the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence Noncommissioned Officer Academy - Fort Eustis demonstrate learned leadership knowledge and skills during the Commandant's Challenge May 19, 2022 at Fort Eustis, Virginia. The Commandant's Challenge is focused on developing leaders of character through an emphasis on the warrior ethos and teamwork in a simulated combat environment.

Sgt. Kenneth Jackson, a horizontal construction engineer with the 661st Engineer Company, 123rd Engineer Battalion, Illinois Army National Guard observes the shot group and suggests adjustments for a shooter on the M4 zeroing range at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, July 12, 2022. Studying a Soldiers shot group can help determine the Soldiers marksmanship technique deficiencies such as their breathing or their trigger squeeze.

Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard conduct a movement to contact situational training exercise lane during Exercise Southern Vanguard 23 on Nov. 10, 2022 at Tolemaida Military Base, Colombia. Exercise Southern Vanguard is U.S. Army South's premier training exercise taking place at the operational and tactical levels intended to increase interoperability between the United States and Western Hemisphere forces. This year's iteration, Exercise Southern Vanguard 23, involves Soldiers from U.S. Army South and the U.S. Army National Guard training alongside Colombian Army soldiers in varying terrain while conducting weapon familiarization lanes culminating in a bilateral military training operation.

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, clear an objective of enemy forces near Allen Army Airfield during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-2, Fort Greely, Alaska, June 15, 2022. The exercise provides unique opportunities to integrate various forces into joint, coalition and multilateral training from simulated forward operating bases.

U.S. Soldiers stationed in Italy apply camouflage paint during the 2022 U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) Best Squad/Best Warrior Competition on Caserma Del Din May 25, 2022. The competition spans four physically and mentally demanding days where competitors are tested on a variety of tactical and technical skills as they vie to be named the best warrior. Six squads and 38 individual Soldiers from nine units are competing to represent the Soldiers "South of the Alps".

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, gives instructions to make sight adjustments during an M4A1 carbine zeroing at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, July 19, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe.

An Expert Field Medical Badge candidate performs a carry, May 23, 2022, during the 10th Mountain Divisions EFMBs evacuation lane on Fort Drum, New York. The 10th Mountain Division is conducting E3B, which encompasses Expert Infantry, Soldier and Field Medical Badge, from May 16 to 26.

Polish army Maj. Gen. Adam Joks, deputy commanding general - interoperability of V Corps, rides in a boat as NATO allies conduct a wet-gap crossing operation as part of Defender Europe 22 held at Dęblin, Poland, May 13, 2022. Defender Europe 2022 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

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A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment recovers a parachute from an M119A3 Howitzer that was dropped from a C-130 Hercules during a heavy-drop airborne operation onto Bayonet Drop Zone at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22, Sept. 8, 2022.Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy

U.S. Army soldier, assigned to 3rd Armored Brigade Combat team, 1st Cavalry Division, participates in Railhead Operations in Poland. 3ABCT's vehicles arrived in Poland to aid in maximizing military capabilities.

Tactical Air Control Party specialists from the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron, Oklahoma Air National Guard, exit a helicopter during fast rope insertion and extraction system (FRIES) training from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter attached to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, Arkansas National Guard, at Razorback Range near Ft. Smith, Arkansas May 17, 2022. FRIES is designed to quickly deploy personnel from a helicopter without the helicopter touching down.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Codejames Sommerkamp, a transmissions system operator with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conducts a data check over the radio during a communications field exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022.The communication field exercise was conducted to raise baseline military occupation specialty knowledge and training in preparation to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air Ground Task Force operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities.

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Corban Lundborg and Senior Airman Joseph LeVeille, assigned to 4th Combat Camera Squadron, 315th Airlift Wing, participate in soldier skill lanes while competing in the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P Hill, Virginia, May 19, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the physical, tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 66th Military Intelligence Brigade call for indirect fire during day two of the U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) Best Squad Competition at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 9, 2022. Teams 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.

HOHENFELS, Germany - U.S. Soldiers and soldiers with the Army of Northern Macedonia trade patches during Saber Junction 22. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173d Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022. U.S. Army Reserve Photo by SSG Jeff Daniel

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Corban Lundborg and Senior Airman Joseph LeVeille, assigned to 4th Combat Camera Squadron, 315th Airlift Wing, participate in a marksmanship qualification range while competing in the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P Hill, Virginia, May 21, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the physical, tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

U.S. Army Sgt. Jacob Miller, an infantryman with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, shows a Soldier with the Republic of Fiji Military Force how to tie in during rappel instruction in the highlands during Exercise Cartwheel, Nadi, Fiji, September 18, 2022. Bilateral military-to-military training with the RFMF builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face crises and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.

A U.S. Expert Infantry Badge (EIB)/Expert Soldier Badge (ESB) instructor demonstrates how to properly place a claymore land mine during the M18A1 claymore mine task of the weapons lane to earn the U.S. Army Expert Soldier Badge, Sept. 1, 2022, Vilsek, Germany. The ESB is a U.S. Army special skills badge awarded to all Soldiers, noncommissioned officers, warrant officers, and commissioned officers-except those in the Infantry, Special Forces and Medical career management fields-that demonstrate individual soldier competencies and abilities to perform tough, realistic and mission-focused skill level 1 Warrior Tasks and brigade commander-selected tasks. Training and testing are expected to be tough, realistic, and mission focused.

A U.S. Soldier, left, of 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, an Armenian soldier, center, and a Danish soldier update map information during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Nov. 7, 2014. Combined Resolve III is a multinational exercise, which includes more than 4,000 participants from NATO and partner nations, and is designed to provide a complex training scenario that focuses on multinational unified land operations and reinforces the U.S. commitment to NATO and Europe.

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

U.S. Army Spc. Nicolas Ringle, a signal support specialist assigned to Charlie Company, 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, stabilizes an antenna at a re-transmission site near Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 23, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward-deployed corps in Europe.

DM-SC-91-09379. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '89 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Sgt. William Brandon assigned to 101st Airborne Division low crawls under some barb wire as apart of the mystery event which is an obstacle course at Fort Hood, Texas, January 26, 2022, Twenty-two two-Soldier teams from all around the world traveled to Texas to compete in the finals to be named the Armys Best Medic. The competition is a 72-hour arduous test of the teams physical and mental skills. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Bradley McKinley)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Morgan Johnson, Master Sgt. Jason Braun, and Tech. Sgt. Jared Smith, 133rd Emergency Management, create a plan of action during land navigation training at Tama Hills Recreation Camp, Japan, July 5, 2022. Emergency Management trains on Defense Advanced GPS Receivers and Military Grid reference systems which allow for rapid response in identifying accurate grid coordinates to facilitate rapid information to command.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Wentworth, 100th Security Forces Squadron flight sergeant, uses a base map to keep track of the location of 100th SFS Airmen during an active shooter exercise at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Feb. 15, 2024. Airmen from squadrons around base volunteered to play as casualties and the active shooter to give a more realistic feel to the exercise and make it more visual for the first responders. The exercise was designed to evaluate the training, readiness and capability of RAF Mildenhall first responders to effectively respond to active shooter threats on the installation. Air Force

Explosive Ordinance Disposal Specialists from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, inspect and discard a simulated improvised explosive device during exercise Raging Gunfighter 22-2 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 20, 2022. Raging Gunfighter is an exercise designed to simulate operating Lead Wing concepts from an austere environment and prepare the 366th Fighter Wing for potential future operations in accordance with the National Defense Strategy.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Riley Litterio, a landing support specialist with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, conducts a radio check during an Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force (ACM) drill on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 28, 2022. The ACM exercise was conducted to prepare 3rd MLG personnel to react quickly to a crisis, counter potential threats, and assist allies and partners throughout the Indo-Pacific region in maintaining regional stability. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. Litterio, a native of Hebron, Connecticut graduated from Rham High School in 2019 and enlisted out of Recruiting Station Norwich in 2019.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Codejames Sommerkamp, a transmissions system operator with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, analyzes data on a communications field exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022.The communication field exercise was conducted to raise baseline military occupation specialty knowledge and training in preparation to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air Ground Task Force operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities.

Staff Sgt. Chris Martin from the U.S. Army 192nd EOD Battalion observes for any disturbances during Exercise Ardent Defender, a multinational Explosive Ordinance Disposal training exercise at 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown in Oromocto, New Brunswick, Canada, Sept. 25. Canadian Armed Forces photo by S1 Larissa De Guzman.

A U.S. Soldier conducts a brief with a Kosovo Security Forces soldier, attached to the Brigade Engineer Battalion Headquarters, prior to conducting bomb disposal training during Exercise Combined Resolve 17 (CbR 17) at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, June 3, 2022. CbR 17 is a U.S. Army exercise consisting of 5,600 service members, Allies and partners from more than 10 countries, and is designed to assess units abilities to conduct combat operations effectively in a multi-domain battle space.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Danny Eaton, with Mobile Reconnaissance Company, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, and Swedish Marine SSgt. Martin Virtanen, senior fire support officer, 202d Coastal Ranger company, observes an RQ-20 Puma unmanned aerial system while supporting a bilateral live fire mortar range, during exercise Archipelago Endeavor 2022 (AE22), at Berga Naval Base, Sweden, Sept. 14, 2022. AE22 is an integrated field training exercise that increases operational capability and enhances strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marines and Swedish forces.

Soldiers prepare a simulated casualty for extraction during the CSM Jack L. Clark Jr., Army Best Medic Competition at Fort Hood, Texas.

U.S. Army Sgt. Sidney Perry and Cpl. Trevor Franklin, assigned to 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), 21st Signal Brigade, participate in a marksmanship qualification range while competing in the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P Hill, Virginia, May 21, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the physical, tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Drew Beam, assigned to the 16th Military Police Brigades Best Squad, identifies terrain features and parts of a military map during the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition on Fort Stewart, Georgia June 28, 2022. The Best Squad Competition tests squads physical, technical and tactical abilities under stress and fatigue to determine which squad from the XVIII Airborne Corps will advance to the Forces Command Best Squad Competition in the coming months.

Soldiers of the 2nd of the 151st Infantry Battalion, from the Indiana Army National Guard, practice crowd and riot control tactics with the German Bundeswehr(Army) at Hohenfels Training Center, Germany, on October 7, 2022. Task Force Nighthawk is training to be the 31st rotation of U.S. forces to support Operation Joint Guardian in Regional Command East, KFOR in Kosovo.

Pfc. Geran Redden readies a mortar round during Exercise Arrow 22 at Niinisalo Training Area, Finland, May 7, 2022. Exercise Arrow is an annual, pre-planned, multinational exercise taking place in Finland, where visiting forces to include the U.S., U.K., Latvia, and Estonia, train together with the Finnish Defense Forces in high intensity force-on-force engagements and a live fire exercise with the purpose of increasing military readiness and developing interoperability among participating partner nations.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Bembenek, a cyber systems specialist with the 181st Communications Flight, Indiana Air National Guard offloads equipment during setup as part of the Joint Incident Site Communications Capability package, providing network and communications support to the 19th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package, known as a CERFP, during the pre-external evaluation sustainment year collective training event at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., Aug. 10, 2022. The JISCC provides equipment and support for voice, data, video and radio capabilities on site providing a single communication node supporting various communication equipment used by local, state and federal agencies. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. L. Roland Sturm)

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joselyn Munoz, 1st Theater Tactical Signal Brigade, folds his sleeping bag during an equipment layout as part of week-long Eighth Army 2022 Best Warrior/ Squad Competition at Camp Casey, South Korea, May 8, 2022. The competitors are comprised from the seven 8th Army Major Subordinate Commands.

U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 12 assemble a temporary special access program at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, Aug. 8, 2022. U.S. Marines with MAG-12 are conducting unit level training in Australia to maintain readiness, test expeditionary capabilities, and increase interoperability with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific.

A German Jumpmaster conducts a Jumpmaster Personel Inspection (JMPI) on a British paratrooper's German T-10 parachute during Exrcise Falcon Leap on Eindhoven Air Base, Eindhoven, Netherlands., Sep. 13, 2022. More than 1000 Paratroopers from all over the world, 13 different nationalities, multiple airdrops per day, and training with each other equipment for two weeks. this is NATO's largest technical airborne exercise

FORT HOOD, Texas - U.S. Army Pfc. Thomas Hensley, an infantryman assigned to the 1st 509th Airborne Parachute Infantry Regiment, climbs through a window during the urban obstacle lane of the FORSCOM Best Squad Competition 2022 at Fort Hood, Texas, Aug. 17, 2022. The Best Squad Competition reinforces fundamental Soldier skills and squad level tactics.

030324-F-6449C-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Country: Romania (ROM) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

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