Multinational Military Briefings

Service members participating in joint briefings and training exercises, emphasizing international cooperation and operational readiness.

U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Bridges, human resources specialist, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, pulls security during a counter-improvised explosive device (IED) training exercise at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 23, 2022. Overseen by U.S. Army Combat Engineers, the training lane put Soldiers through a realistic training environment, allowing them to find and understand the weapons and technology used by enemy forces, increasing their readiness, lethality, and unit cohesion.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Eric Maehler, a reconnaissance Marine with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division demonstrates proper firing procedures of the M18 pistol for U.S. Marines with 3d Recon and Philippine Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Group, prior to conducting a close quarters battle range during Balikatan 22 at Marine Barracks Gregorio Lim, Philippines, April 2, 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, Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder, is a long-standing bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. BK22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Bridges, human resources specialist, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, pulls security during a counter-improvised explosive device (IED) training exercise at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 23, 2022. Overseen by U.S. Army Combat Engineers, the training lane put Soldiers through a realistic training environment, allowing them to find and understand the weapons and technology used by enemy forces, increasing their readiness, lethality, and unit cohesion.

A U.S. Marine with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, ground guides a high mobility artillery rocket system during a hide and seek field exercise on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 26, 2022. This event is a true force-on-force exercise in which participating forces thoroughly test and document tactics, techniques, and procedures for operations in the information environment in support of expeditionary advanced based operations and stand-in forces.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Logan Way, an ammunition technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to unload cargo containers prior to MEUEX I on Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Dec. 7, 2022.MEUEX I is a scenario-driven training exercise focused onMAGTFcollectivetraining while operating from an expeditionary environment that is evaluated on theplanning, briefing, execution and debriefing of missions associatedwith various critical training events by the Expeditionary Operations Training Group.

U.S. Army Soldiers and leaders assigned to the 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (3-4 ABCT) review the breakdown of the 5.56MM MSBS GROT during leaders time training with their Polish counterparts assigned to the 151st Light Infantry Battalion in Skwierzyna, Poland, Sept. 30, 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.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 123rd and 156th Contingency Response Groups, put on MOPP Gear in Little Falls, Camp Ripley, Minn., Aug. 9, 2022. The Airmen are participating in a fieldcraft contingency response exercise in which they are simulating they have moved to a location where air operations are nonexistent or insufficient.

A U.S. Marine with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, posts security at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, May 26, 2022. Marines with 7th Comm. Bn. took part in a Basic Jungle Survival Skills course conducted May 22-27 to prepare for jungle operations. 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. Marine Corps Cpl. August Rope, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conducts a patrol during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

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.

Security Forces trainees at the 343rd Training Squadron move through a series of obstacles during the Individual Tactics and Techniques basic course at Joint Base San Antonio - Camp Bullis on Sept. 20, 2022. The exercise is designed to teach the trainees how to shoot, move, and communicate through tactical environments. The 37th Training Wing and 343rd Training Squadron provide the initial training for all Air Force security forces.

A Soldier assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School walks through a wooded area during reconnaissance training as part of the Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC) at Camp Mackall, North Carolina January 9, 2023. Soldiers participated in SFQC training that tested their knowledge of small unit tactics and basic urban operations to ensure they possess the combat skills required to successfully operate on a Special Forces Operational Detatchment Alpha.

The competition for the selection of the best EOD team among the EODs in the 2nd Infantry Division of the U.S. Forces Korea was held throughout the Republic of Korea for 4 days from January 09, 2023 to January 12, 2023. On the 11th, the third day the conduct a searching the explosion. Camp Humphreys, Pyeongtaek-City, S. Korea.

U.S. Army Capt. Bryan Basham assigned to 101st Airborne Division ties up mannequin in a med sled 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. Army Sgt. Zachary Kleinfelder, an infantryman with the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, drags a litter down a lane, during the 2022 ARNG National Best Warrior Competition at the Volunteer Training Site in Tullahoma, Tenn., July 28, 2022. Kleinfelder was named the Tennessee and Region III Noncommissioned Officer of the Year earlier this year.

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment provides security as his team prepares equipment to move out after conducting an airborne operation onto Hohenfels Drop Zone at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 7, 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 ro

Soldiers from 10th Mountain (LI), Sustainment Brigade, 10th MTN DIV (LI) compete in a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) circuit Aug. 29, 2022 on Fort Drum, N.Y., as part of a series of events to celebrate Mountain Fest 2022. Mountain Fest is an annual event executed to celebrate national spirit and strengthen community ties while recognizing contributions and service.

Spc. Ryan Brust, right, and Spc. Emilio Bailey, both indirect fire infantryman with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, duck as they fire a round from an 81mm mortar while taking part in exercise Northern Strike 24-1 at Camp Grayling Maneuver Training Center, Michigan, Jan. 21, 2024. Northern Strike 24-1 is the winter warfare component of the annual National Guard Bureau-sponsored Northern Strike exercise series. Held at the Michigan National Guards National All-Domain Warfighting Center, which includes Camp Grayling Maneuver Training Center and the Alpenna Combat Training Center, the regions snow, winds and often single digit temperatures help units develop capabilities required to operate in arctic-like conditions.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Nicholas Elek, 81st Fighter Squadron air to ground Integration flight chief, acts as an opposing force during a scenario at Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida, May 12, 2022. U.S. Air Force Airmen partnered with joint tactical attack controllers from the Colombian air force, Tunisian air force, and Royal Thai Air Force to conduct realistic scenarios. The teams tested the Airborne Extensible Relay Over-Horizon Network, an affordable, and exportable data link capable of providing video, voice, chat and command and control capabilities.

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

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 (MWSS-171), 1st Marine Air Wing and U.S. sailors with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Five (EODMU 5), collect timed-fuse setup wires prior to rapid explosive hazard mitigation (REHM) training during Valiant Shield 2022 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 7, 2022. The training focused on the rapid clearing of unexploded ordnance in response to a simulated airfield attack allowing for safe airfield repair and continued operations.

U.S. Army Soldiers compete in the Best Medic Competition for Medical Readiness Command, East on Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Nov. 7, 2022. The competition included a 4-mile road march, nighttime land navigation, daytime land navigation, a stress shoot and a health service support brief on the second day.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alexandria Brye, 23rd Security Forces Squadron team member, monitors the perimeter for possible intruders at the entry control point to Base X during a phase II operational readiness exercise (ORE) at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Aug. 16, 2011. The ORE challenges Brye and fellow Team Moody members on their capability to handle possible real-world situations in a wartime environment.

The 2019 annual Kansas Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition took place at the Great Plains Joint Training Center in Salina, Kansas Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2019. Competitors completed an Army Physical Fitness Test, day and night land navigation, weapons qualification, the Air Assault obstacle course, a call for fire exercise, and a ruck march. Additionally, they tested on the new Army Combat Fitness Test.

Sgt. Jason Archer from the 100th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Texas Army National Guard, lays out his equipment at this years Texas Military Department Best Warrior Competition at Camp Swift, Texas, March 27, 2023. The friendly, six-day competition challenges service members on professional military knowledge, marksmanship, obstacle course and land navigation. The winners of this event will move on to represent Texas at the National Guards Region V Best Warrior Competition.

Spc. Nickalus Johnson, a Soldier of the Texas National Guard, competes in a 12 mile ruck march, a challenge at the National Guard Region V Best Warrior Competition, Camp Gruber Training Center, Okla., May 19, 2022. The Annual Competition brings together top-tier soldiers to challenge them on a variety of Army warrior tasks. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Sgt. Reece Heck)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Marcus Parker, a motor transportation operator with 7th Communication Battalion, ground guides a vehicle during a road repair on the Kin Blue range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan April 7, 2023. Marines with Service Company, 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conducted route improvements to the Kin Blue Range in order to maintain proficiency in their military occupational skills.

The U.S. Army Reserves Warrior Exercise 78-22-02 brought units and Soldiers from across the country to build on their readiness levels. Excercises trained and evaluated Soldiers on Army Warrior Skill-level 10 tasks. WAREX serves as an annual training opportunity for U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers

Spc. Aaron Fiscelli of Saint Claire, Michigan, a Health Care Specialist with the Michigan National Guards 1171st Medical Company Area Support Company plots his land navigation points during the Region IV Best Warrior Competition on May 12, 2022. He is one of twelve National Guard Soldiers competing in the Region IV Best Warrior Competition May 11-15, 2022, at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio National Guards. The winners will move on to compete in the National Guards competition on July 20-30, 2022, at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Sydney Mariette.)

A U.S. Marine with III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) observes a UH-1Y Venom helicopter assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469 during a Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques (HRST) Master Course at Landing Zone Sterling, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 14, 2022. Fast rope and helicopter rope suspension training teach Marines proper knots, rappelling techniques and build confidence for maneuvering from air to ground.

Soldiers from the 65th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company inspect a detonation site after safely detonating a small explosive device during a training exercise in the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility in central Alaska. (Photo by Eve Baker, Fort Wainwright Public Affairs Office)

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Garduno, assigned to Palehorse Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, demonstrates the capabilities of the PD-100 Black Hornet Nano Drone to fellow Soldiers during a situational training exercise at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 13, 2022. 2CR provides the 7th ATC with a lethal and agile force capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater in order to assure allies, deter adversaries, and when ordered, defend the NATO alliance.

U.S. Army Sgt Raymon Bowie, throwing his grenade during the 2022 Eighth Army Best Warrior and Squad Competition 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.

Anti Poaching training at Kariega Game Reserve South Africa

Staff Sgt. Mitchell Hinton and Spc. Austin Pogrebra, soldiers representing United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), eat dinner in the field after completing a day land navigation course during the 2022 Combined Best Warrior Competition at Fort Hunter-Liggett, California, April 1. 15 Soldiers traveled to compete in this years Best Warrior, hosted by USACAPOC(A), 84th Training Command, and 108th Training Command (IET) from March 31 through April 5, 2022. Competitors are evaluated on their individual ability to adapt and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events, which test their technical and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.

U.S. Army Soldiers with Golf Gamblers Company, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment Panther Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, dawn their pro mask during the Dracula Games hosted by the Romanian Air Defense at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, Jan. 19, 2024. The Dracula Games was a series of mental and physical small-team challenges involving four different countries: the 3rd Infantry Division representing the U.S., the U.K. Eagle Troop representing the U.K., the 12th Croatian Contingent Iron Boars representing Croatia, and the Romanian Air Defense Transylvanian Gepards representing Romania. The 3rd Infantry Divisions mission in Europe is to engage in multinational training and exercises across the continent, working alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe.

A Special Forces candidate assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School provides security during the final phase of field training known as Robin Sage in central North Carolina, January 23, 2022. Robin Sage is the culmination exercise for Soldiers in the Special Forces Qualification Course and has been the litmus test for Soldiers striving to earn the Green Beret for more than 50 years. (U.S. Army photo by K. Kassens)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Adam Thornton, a Joint Terminal Attack Controller with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, observes a target area during exercise Mjolnir Strike on Atlantic Airfield, North Carolina, June 27, 2023. Exercise Mjolnir Strike 3-23 is a fire support-focused training opportunity for Joint Terminal Attack Controllers and Joint Fires Observers across II MEF to increase proficiency while incorporating multiple fire support capabilities, such as ground-based indirect fires and close air support.

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040803-F-0629H-026. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Rowley, 13th Air Support Operations Squadron, contacts air assets to call in close air support as part of the Falcon Air Meet 2010 near Azraq, Jordan, Oct. 25, 2010. The purpose of The Falcon Air Meet is to improve international military relations and joint air operations.

Pvt. 1st Class Sheridan Lewis, a Ridgecrest, California native (left), and Spc. Dashaad Bailey, a Tampa, Florida native (right), both intelligence analysts with 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (4/3 ABCT) assist in setting up the terrain model for the brigade command post exercise, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, April 24, 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; execute joint, bilateral and multinational training exercises; and provides command and control for rotational and assigned units in the European theater.

Army Reserve Capt. Danielle Rant, U.S. Army Reserve Command, moves through the woods during a CIOR orienteering training exercise in the Audubon Hiking Trails, Vermont on July 20, 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.

The 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division kicks off their Week of the Warrior competition May 2, 2022 on Camp Casey, Republic of Korea. The first day consisted of an Army Combat Fitness Test, land navigation, Engagement Skills Trainer scenario engagements, and Combat Water Survival Training.

1st Lt. Michael Renard, assigned to U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), plots down his points for a daytime land navigation course during the Expert Soldier Badge (ESB) training in Asiago, Italy, Oct. 31, 2022.The ESB is a United States Army special skills badge that is awarded to U.S. military personnel and North Atlantic Treaty Organization military personnel who successfully complete a set of qualification tests, including both written and performance portions.

A U.S. Marine with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LAR), 2d Marine Division, tests for contaminants on a light armored vehicle during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Fort Pickett, Virginia, Aug. 6, 2022. The MCCRE evaluates the combat readiness of 2d LAR in preparation for their future deployment with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Pawlicki, an aircraft armaments systems specialist, assigned to the Ohio National Guards 180th Fighter Wing, detains a security forces specialist during an Agile Combat Employment training event at the 180FW in Swanton, Ohio, March 30, 2023. Agile Combat Employment allows Airmen to widen capabilities by training in adjacent career fields, creating Multi-Capable Airmen that can operate in a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment.

A U.S. Airman assigned to the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron aim an M4 carbine during a bivouac training exercise at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Jan. 18, 2024. Over the course of the exercise, participants practiced building defensive fighting positions, responded to vehicle checkpoints, and performed post-attack reconnaissance sweeps , while demonstrating their ability to survive and operate in a hostile environment.

FORT STEWART, Ga. June 20, 2017 -Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment return from live-fire training in the rain during the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Teams eXportable Combat Training Capability Rotation at Fort Stewart, Ga.Georgia Army National Guard

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Britton Couchman, a mountain warfare instructor with Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MCMWTC), Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, observes Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, as they climb a sheer cliff face using knotted line climbing techniques during Mountain Exercise (MTX) 1-23 at MCMWTC, Bridgeport, California, Sept. 24, 2022. MTX is a month-long exercise designed to prepare units to survive and operate effectively in austere, mountainous terrain.

Alaska Army National Guard Spc. Jakobe Horne, an information technologist specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company,1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment from Anchorage, assist local residents with damaged property as part of Operation Merbok Response in Toksook Bay, Alaska, Sept. 24, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda O'Neal)

A U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conducts a radio check during Eagle Ursa exercise at the training range in Slunj, Croatia, Feb. 24, 2024. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployableforces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployedacross Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships andstrengthen the alliance. Army

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Aira Cayer, 633d Logistics Readiness Squadron, and two Airmen assigned to the 27th Fighter Generation Squadron, check to make sure pallets on a deployed debrief facility are properly secured facility during a cargo deployment function line exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 13, 2024. The CDF line exercise ensures that JBLE Airmen are prepared to deploy and provide airpower anytime, anywhere. Air Force

021209-M-3022S-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Manda Bay State: Coast Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: CTF 52.2

US Army Soldiers from A Company 1-508th Airborne Infantry Battalion Vicenza, Italy, process non-combatants for evacuation from the American embassy in the exercise country "Anglia" in support of the multinational training exercise VENETO RESCUE '01, in northeast Italy and Slovenia. Veneto Rescue is an exercise that helps to train military units to conduct the safe evacuation of non-combatant civilians and other designated evacuates from a country or a region that has the potential for hostilities or danger. This type of operation is known as a non-combatant evacuation operation or NEO. This exercise involves over 34 aircraft and 1,100 participants from military units with the US Army and .... Complete Scene Caption: US Army Soldiers from A Company 1-508th Airborne Infantry Battalion Vicenza, Italy, process non-combatants for evacuation from the American embassy in the exercise country "Anglia" in support of the multinational training exercise VENETO RESCUE '01, in northeast Italy and

Spc. Ashraf Fanidi, an intelligence analyst assigned to 2-158th Attack Helicopter Battalion, conducts a terrain run during the 7ID Best Warrior Competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 22, 2022. The three-day competition was held to recognize the best Soldier and noncommissioned officer in the division through various tests including a ruck march, obstacle course, land navigation, R2 performance test and a board.

Hunting in Oregon.

060817-N-0775Y-010. Base: Fort Hunter Liggett State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Soldier completes the 12-mile ruck march event Tuesday during the Best Warrior Competition hosted by the 80th Training Command this week at Ft. Lee, Va. Soldiers from multiple divisions have gathered here to complete the 2023 Best Warrior Competition and compete for the German Army Fitness Proficiency Badge.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. George Goking, a marksmanship instructor with Marine Corps Shooting Teams, fires his rifle during the Marine Corps Championships on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 2, 2023. Marines who place in the top 10-percent at their respective Marine Corps Marksmanship Competition receive an invitation to participate in the Marine Corps Championships that consists of 10 days of competition in precision rifle, action rifle, precision pistol, action pistol, and multi gun action shooting.

220715-A-LY216-1019 WAHIAWA, Hawaii (July 15, 2022) U.S. Navy Fleet Master Chief David Isom, command senior enlisted leader to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, talks with Indian Marine Commandos during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

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modern warfare soldier in action aiming at weapon laser sight optics in combat position while searching for a target in battle

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kristopher Kooi, an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician with EOD Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, gathers a roll of detonating cord during a Base Recovery After Attack Training (BRAAT) range on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 23, 2022. U.S. Marine Corps EOD technicians perform BRAAT to enhance basic demolition readiness in order to restore mission capabilities after an enemy attack.

030509-M-8683D-048. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Camp Red Horse, Utapao Country: Thailand (THA)

Spc. Nathaniel Miska and Sgt. Richard Carlson prepare for warrior tasks, an obstacle course, and a mystery event with other competitors as part of the National Best Warrior Competition, July 26, 2022.. Miska and Carlson placed first in both the Minnesota and Region IV Best Warrior Competition, securing their spot in this National Competition. Fourteen National Guard Soldiers are competing in the All-Guard National Best Warrior Competition July 24-29, 2022, primarily at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee.(Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

U.S. Army Col. John B. Mountford, deputy commanding officer for maneuver of the 1st Infantry Division, speaks with U.S. Soldiers about the Abrams Apprenticeship Program at Biedrusko, Poland, July 18, 2022. Mountford visited Biedrusko Training Area to inspect living areas and speak with Soldiers participating in the Abrams Apprenticeship Program.

Recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, tackle the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., July 28, 2022. The Crucible is the 54-hour culminating event for all recruits before the Eagle, Globe and Anchor Ceremony. This serves as their final test on the skills and resiliency they have acquired over their time in recruit training.

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A U.S. Army Soldier prepares a RQ-11 Raven B for flight during the field training portion of a Unmanned Aerial System operators course on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 10, 2018. The course was held by the New Jersey Army National Guards 254th Regional Training Institute, which is based out of Sea Girt, N.J.

020521-F-4485H-003. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG 02-02 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Staff Sgt. Joshua Mubarak, a fire support specialist assigned to 25th Infantry Division stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, dons his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology ensemble June 7 at Lightning Academy, Schofield Barracks East Range, Hawaii, during the mystery event for 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christian Miller (middle), an assistant team leader assigned to the Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), builds a simulated explosive device during the Close Quarters Tactics (CQT) Course at Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 21, 2022. The CQT Course is a part of the MSPFs initial pre-deployment training in preparation for their upcoming deployment with the 26th MEU.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Jun. 27, 2022)- An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2 carries a VR Defender remotely operated vehicle (ROV). CRABEx is a training exercise that certifies Navy EOD units of action under Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2, ensuring a ready and more lethal EOD force.

050621-A-9665L-015. Subject Operation/Series: RED DRAGON Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAR

An Airman from the 19th Security Forces Squadron checks targets through a scope during an Advanced Designated Marksman course at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, April 8, 2022. During the two-week course, the 19th SFS team trained students on sniper firing, concealment, and counter-sniper tactics.

U.S. Marine Corps mountain warfare instructors with Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MCMWTC), Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, observe Marines 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, as they rappel down a sheer cliff face during Mountain Exercise (MTX) 1-23 at MCMWTC, Bridgeport, California, Sept. 18, 2022. MTX is a month-long exercise designed to prepare units to survive and operate effectively in austere, mountainous terrain.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dustin Pickel (left), a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defense responder cuts Sgt. Eatrico Recalde (right), an explosive ordnance disposal technician with 2d Combat Logistics Battalion, 2d Marine Division, out of his mission oriented protective posture (MOPP) suit during a simulated chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear scenario in Setermoen, Norway March 24, 2023. Cold weather CBRN training is designed to increase Marines confidence and readiness in their abilities to combat extreme cold weather conditions.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Gerald Furnari, sergeant major of Logistics Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), observes U.S. Marines and Finnish Soldiers setting an explosive charge during demolition training in Syndalen, Finland, Aug. 11, 2022. The range was part of a bi-lateral exercise between the Finnish military and 22nd MEU. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

U.S. Marine with warpaint on face.

FORT POLK, La. - From left: Senior Airman Chase Litvan, Staff Sgt. Josh Arias and Staff Sgt. Will Doherty, U.S. Air Force combat controllers from the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, Fort Bragg, N.C. conduct air traffic control operations on the edge of the Geronimo Landing Zone at Fort Polk, La. during Joint Readiness Training Center rotation 13-09, Aug. 20, 2013. Combat Controllers are special operations forces and certified FAA air traffic controllers whose mission is to deploy, undetected, into combat and hostile environments to establish assault zones or airfields, while simultaneously conducting air traffic control, fire support, command and control, direct action, counter-terrorism, foreign internal defense, humanitarian assistance, and special reconnaissance.

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Anthony Parker, Computer Systems Operator Journeyman from the 31st Air Expeditionary Force (AEFCP), 31st Communication Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, gathers the proper tools to connect members of the 555th Fighter Squadron to a multi router system. The 31st AEFCP deployed to Sidi Slimane Air Base, Morocco, to provide Siprnet, DSN, Internet and Intrasite communication capabilities from air to ground to land mobile radio during Exercise AFRICAN EAGLE. African Eagle is a biannual exercise designed to practice dissimilar air to air training with the Royal Moroccan Air Force. Subject Operation/Series: AFRICAN EAGLE Base: Sidi Slimane Air Base Country: Morocco (MAR)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Smith, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron power production supervisor, uses a hammer to take apart the old Barrier Arresting Kit-12 during the necessary system overhaul at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 20, 2022. The arresting system acts as a mechanical barrier capable of rapidly decelerating a landing aircraft and must be replaced after ten years in service.

Technical SGT. Marcus Ladu, high power-Safety Officer and SGT. Frank Szska, Crew CHIEF for the Hawk Missile, from the 88th Element of the Light Air Defense Artillery Battery, Fuldatal, Germany, check to insure that the Hawk is fully disarmed before the missile is transferred to a different location on McGregor Test Range, New Mexico during Roving Sands '96, the US military's largest annual joint air defense training exercise. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '96 Base: Mcgregor Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Staff Sgt. John Pegler, Northern Warfare Training Center Instructor, demonstrates to Sgt. Daniel Wendorff, 11th Airborne Division, how to tie one of the basic knots for Basic Military Mountaineering Course at Black Rapids Training Site 8 July. The purpose of the 14-day course is to train Soldiers on how to maneuver through mountainous terrain and then go back to their units and provide the techniques and procedures to get across the mountainous terrain of Alaska.(Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Dennis/11th Airborne Division Public Affairs NCO)

French Forces in Djibouti (FFDJ) and Italian Armed Forces, alongside Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, conduct a sniper live-fire range at Arta Range Complex, Djibouti, May 22, 2022. French, Italian, and U.S. service members cross-trained on weapon systems and exchanged information during this joint training event. Members of CJTF-HOA regularly train and work alongside allies, partners, and government organizations to achieve a unified effort to improve safety, security and prosperity in East Africa.

Staff Sgt. Loren Pope, 1st Brigade, 98th Training Division (Initial Entry Training), conduct a land navigation course as part of the 98th Training Divisions 2022 Best Warrior Competition at Fort Benning, Ga., on Jan. 28, 2022. The Best Warrior Competition recognizes Soldiers who demonstrate commitment to the Army values, embody the Warrior Ethos, and represent the Force of the Future. At the end of the competition, Pope earned the title of 98th Training Divisions Drill Sergeant of the Year. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Sgt. Jeffery Harris)

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, perform their evaulation during Land Navigation on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., Aug 9, 2022. Land navigation is part of Basic Warrior Training and is designed to teach recruits how to use a compass and map for navigation.

U.S. Army Cpl. Torrey Gooding operates a Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) during a situational training exercise (STX) lane held during the 2022 Eighth Army Best Warrior and Squad Competition 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.

Tech Sgt. Derrick Mason, 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons specialist, is one of a four-man team who conducted the first integrated combat turn on a public road in Alger County, Michigan, June 29, 2022. ICTs enable the quick rearming and refueling of a running jet to reduce the aircrews ground time to quickly get them back into the air executing missions and supporting operations. Aircrew, maintenance, weapons, and fuels airmen work simultaneously to complete each stage of getting the jet back in the air. This was part of the exercise Northern Agility 22-1, which focused on contested logistics and the ability to conduct ICTs in an austere environment.

Staff Sgt. Zachary McCarthy, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team leader, (left), and Senior Airman Zakari Haines, (right), 8th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team member, views an x-ray during a training event on tablet at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 18, 2022. The Vidisco system is a portable x-ray system that allows EOD technicians to learn how the improvised explosive device functions and can confirm or deny the presence of an explosive hazard.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, set up a main trunk line during a demolition range in preparation for NATO-exercise Nordic Response 24 in Setermoen, Norway, Feb. 25, 2024. Exercise Nordic Response, formerly known as Cold Response, is a NATO training event conducted every two years to promote military competency in arctic environments and to foster interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and allied nations. Marine Corps

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 36th Wing pulls a rope to help assemble a tent during an Operational Readiness Exercise at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 12, 2022. The fire emergency services flight provides structural, hazardous material, aircraft crash, fire prevention, fire protection and emergency medical response services for all aircraft, facilities and personnel on Andersen AFB.

U.S. Soldier with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 337th Engineer Battalion, 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, participates in a land navigation exercise on July 14, 2022 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.

060403-A-2403G-024. Base: Buedingen Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

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