Night Vision Tactical Operations

Photos depicting military operations conducted at night, highlighting the use of night vision technology for training and exercises, emphasizing readiness and teamwork.

A U.S. Soldier eats a Meal, Ready-To-Eat (MRE) during the Armys first-ever Best Squad Competition on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. An MRE is designed to sustain an individual engaged in heavy activity such as military training or during actual military operations when normal food service facilities are not available.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jaylen Jones, a gunner assigned to Golf Battery, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares for a live-fire range during exercise EFES 2022, near Izmir Turkey, June 5, 2022. EFES22 is an international Combined Joint Live-Fire Exercise focused on increasing force readiness, promoting stability and prosperity in the region, and interoperability between the U.S., Turkey, and allied nations.

Shot through a night vision scope, US Coast Guardsmen travel the waters of New River near Mile Hammock Bay in a US Coast Guard Insertion Boat Unit (IBU) boat during a role-playing nighttime patrol in search of the Navy who assumed the role of the "enemy" under cover of the darkness in this nightvision photograph at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, during the Riverine Insertion Operation Exercise (RIOEX) '98. Subject Operation/Series: RIOEX '98 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Norwegian Naval Special Operations Commando clears a room at night while conducting Close Quarters Combat training with U.S. East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs), and U.S. Army Green Berets from 10th Special Operations Group (Airborne) during Arctic Edge 24 (AE24) in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2024. AE24 is an annual defense exercise for the U.S. Northern Command emphasizing Joint Force operations in an extreme cold weather and high latitude environment and is designed to demonstrate Globally Integrated Layered Defense in the Arctic. Army

Maj. Tim Rice, 343rd Training Squadron Basic Officer Course trainee, reloads an M4 carbine rifle while participating in a night-fire training exercise June 6, 2014, on Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis. The BOC familiarizes new security forces officers with the capabilities and limitations of the troops they will soon lead.

Seen through a night scope, opposing forces member AIRMAN First Class Baeu Mader, 51st Security Forces Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, provides a rear guard while other members move in position to assault the 51st Communications Group during Exercise BEVERLY MIDNIGHT. The exercise is designed to test people's ability to carry out their wartime tasking, air base ground defense, and ability to recover after attacks. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY MIDNIGHT Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), posts security after conducting a free fall insertion into Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Dec. 1, 2022.This was one of multiple training events during a Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Interoperability Course which provided an evaluation from the Expeditionary Operations Training Group in combining elements of a MAGTF during the intermediate training phase of the 26th MEU pre-deployment training program.

011212-F-4177H-007. Base: RAF Feltwell State: East Anglia Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

220708-N-HB628-1105 KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (July 8, 2022) - A German Maritime Interdiction Company operator patrols during a simulated assault with partner forces 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 world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, and Marine Special Operations Command work together to gather imagery during a night raid as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Atlantic Airfield, North Carolina, June 13, 2022. This type of training evolution is the culminating event aimed at validating the units readiness to conduct combat operations.

A U.S. Soldier eats a Meal, Ready-To-Eat (MRE) during the Armys first-ever Best Squad Competition on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. An MRE is designed to sustain an individual engaged in heavy activity such as military training or during actual military operations when normal food service facilities are not available.

060306-A-1211S-055. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Normandy State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A

Recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, learn and practice Basic Warrior Training techniques, at Page Field on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Nov. 2, 2022. Recruits learn how to care for casualties, how to move through obstacles and practice teamwork through smoke and artillery simulations.

060420-A-7969G-015. Base: Siniyah State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION

010717-M-5834A-008. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Soldier competing in the Armys first-ever Best Squad Competition prepares a sector sketch on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition tests Soldiers on their individual and collective ability to adapt-to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-readiness events, evaluating their physical and mental endurance, technical and tactical abilities, and basic warrior skills under stress and extreme fatigue.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 51st Security Forces Squadron and 51st Civil Engineer Squadron practice detainee procedures in a simulated security breach during Beverly Midnight 24-1 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 30, 2024. BM24-1 is a routine training event that tests the military capabilities across the peninsula, allowing combined and joint training at both the operational and tactical levels. Training is continuously conducted to generate combat airpower at a moments notice, affirming the commitment to the Republic of Korea remains ironclad and ensures regional stability throughout the Indo-Pacific.

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing participates in a mass-casualty scenario during Emerald Warrior 22.1 at Eglin Range, Florida, May 5, 2022. Pararescumen with the 38th Rescue Squadron, U.S. Army and Czech Special Forces members integrated with and executed special operations, sharpening U.S. forces abilities to operate around the globe.

Light enhanced photography showing US Air Force (USAF) Forward Air Controllers assigned to the 4th Air Support Operations Group (ASOG) Detachment 1, during a close air support exercise at Kirkuk Air Base (AB), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

France, Brittany, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon on 2022-03-30. Students from the Ecole Militaire Interarmes (EMIA), the military academy responsible for training army officers recruited internally, i.e. from the ranks of non-commissioned officers and other ranks, take part in a training course at Fort de Penthievre, a fortified structure on the Quiberon peninsula that has become a training base. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Bretagne, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon le 2022-03-30. Les eleves de l' ecole militaire interarmes ( EMIA ), l' ecole militaire chargee de la formation des officiers de l' armee de Terre issus du recrutement interne, c'est-a-dire issus des rangs des sous-officiers et des militaires du rang, participe a un stage d'aguerrissment au Fort de Penthievre, un ouvrage fortifie sur la presqu'ile de Quiberon devenu une base d'entrainement. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

040502-F-9528H-024. Base: Avon Park Air Range State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command

980425-F-7910D-002. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christian Montemayor, a fire support Marine, with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conduct a communications check during a field exercise, Rapid Tanto, at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 6, 2024. The exercise allowed Marines to conduct communication training including 9-line casualty evacuation with field radios. Using off-the-shelf radars and low-signature equipment, 5th ANGLICO and 3rd Intelligence Battalion demonstrated proficiency in planning, coordination, and execution of dynamic targeting capable of supporting maritime campaigns in an increasingly contested Indo-Pacific. Philips is a native of Gaffney SC, and Montemayor is a native of San Diego. Marine Corps

060227-A-2718K-070. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A Special Operations Weather Team Member Parachutes to an Airport Runway During a Nighttime Exercise

A U.S. Marine with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, uses a PVS-14 Night Vision Monocular device to locate and fire at targets for rifle qualification tables 3-6 during Realistic Urban Training exercise at Marine Corp Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms on June 9, 2022. The 13th MEU is currently conducting RUT exercise to enhance the integration and collective capability of the MEUs command, air, ground, and logistics elements and prepare the 13th MEU to meet the nations crisis response needs during their upcoming overseas deployment.

Members of 45 Commando Royal Marines, conduct night time Close Quarter Battle (CQB) training at Grafenwöhr, Germany, Sept. 15, 2022. This special operations forces led exercise is designed to offer advanced combined tactics training in coordination with strengthening NATO Allies capabilities, information sharing, and defending against adversaries in the European Theater.

060113-A-7359K-087. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Mchenry State: Hawijah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A night vision photo of a US Marine Corps (USMC) member from Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) moving from a hangar to the flight line. (Substandard image). Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

US Navy (USN) Sailor Al Perrin, uses light wands to guide an AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter onto a landing deck aboard the Helicopter Landing Trainer, Baylander (IX-514), while underway in Pensacola Bay. State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Alexander Burgess, a pilot with the 522nd Special Operations Squadron, performs an in-air refueling in an MC-130J Commando II aircraft over Florida May 6, 2014, during Emerald Warrior 14. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored two-week joint/combined tactical exercise designed to provide realistic military training in an urban setting.

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, writes down mission information during Exercise Bold Quest on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Aug. 10, 2022. Bold Quest is an annual collaborative joint and multinational enterprise in which nations, services, and programs pool their resources in a recurring cycle of capability development to demonstrate a joint capability to link sensors to shooters across air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace.

011024-F-1545M-005. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

060222-A-7969G-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Summerall State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

011019-F-5772H-001. Complete Scene Caption: The Tri-walled Aerial Delivery (TRIAD) boxes are designed to break apart as they leave the C-17 Globemaster III at high-altitude over Afghanistan. This will release thousands of Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) safely to those waiting on the ground near the refugee camps. The Air Force C-17's delivered HDRs in Support of ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who have massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. Each C-17 carries about 17,500 HDRs packaged in 42 TRIAD boxes, measuring 80 inches tall and 48 by 48 inches square; each box is filled with 420 HDRs. In addition to the humanitarian efforts, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The US is continuing its build up of forces in the region in case of a military response to the terrorist attacks. Subject Operat

040821-F-4884R-005. Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060222-A-7969G-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Summerall State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

France, Brittany, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon on 2022-03-30. Students from the Ecole Militaire Interarmes (EMIA), the military academy responsible for training army officers recruited internally, i.e. from the ranks of non-commissioned officers and other ranks, take part in a training course at Fort de Penthievre, a fortified structure on the Quiberon peninsula that has become a training base. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Bretagne, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon le 2022-03-30. Les eleves de l' ecole militaire interarmes ( EMIA ), l' ecole militaire chargee de la formation des officiers de l' armee de Terre issus du recrutement interne, c'est-a-dire issus des rangs des sous-officiers et des militaires du rang, participe a un stage d'aguerrissment au Fort de Penthievre, un ouvrage fortifie sur la presqu'ile de Quiberon devenu une base d'entrainement. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

A Marine from Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve sets security while conducting a simulated-fire raid during exercise Raven 22-5 at Lumberton, Mississippi, May 10, 2022. Exercise Raven is Marine Forces Special Operations Commands pre-deployment exercise designed to evaluate the readiness of MARSOC companies and teams. To assist this mission, Marine Forces Reserve regularly collaborates with MARSOC to integrate specific Reserve force capabilities like civil affairs, law enforcement, cyber, intelligence, and Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO) into MARSOC training, exercises and operational deployments. This collaboration strengthens Reserve force capabilities and informs MARSOC's efforts to enhance and operationalize their Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) Detachment to retain and employ Reserve Marines with these critical skill sets.

041119-M-3668O-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

090129-A-1808S-041.JPGParatroopers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, jump into the frigid night sky during the brigade-wide Joint Force Entry Exercise on Jan. 29.

Corporal Stephen P Rutherford, USMC, Radio Operator, 9th Communication BN, Camp Pendleton, CA aligns the antenna of his PSC-5 Field Radio while in support of Combined Joint Task Force, Camp Doha, Kuwait in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: MARCENT ASSESSMENT TEAM

An operator participating in joint training between U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) special operations forces, awaits teammates at Kunsan Air Base, ROK, Sept. 26, 2022. Combined forces employed tactical mission capabilities to sharpen their combat readiness, setting the Indo-Pacific theater up for strategic success.

010717-M-5834A-009. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Explosive ordnance disposal technicians the 19th Civil Engineer Squadrons EOD flight, navigate through an improvised explosive device training scenario during the Air Force EOD Team of the Year Grand Finale competition held at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana, July 25-27, 2022. Hosted by the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, the competition seeks to drive innovation, restore readiness, and develop and retain leaders within the EOD career field.

A night vision view of a member of the USAF Security Police unit as they participate in the night infiltration training techniques at the OPFOR camp outside of Kunsan Air Base. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '94 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Spc. Kyle Lawson of Fort Wayne, Indiana, an Infantryman with the Indiana National Guards C Company, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 134th Infantry Regiment, adjusts his element during a mystery event. He is one of twelve National Guard Soldiers who are 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 Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

US Air Force (USAF) personnel with the 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (ESFS) guard the perimeter of Kirkuk Air Base (AB), Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines fire a Mk 153 shoulder-launched multipurpose assault weapon during Fuji Viper 22.5 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Sept. 15, 2022. Exercise Fuji Viper exemplifies a commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

A team, competing in the Armys first-ever Best Squad Competition, completes assembly of multiple small-arms weapons during a timed nighttime challenge on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. Each squad competing in the Army Best Squad Competition consists of five Soldiers; a squad leader, which is a sergeant first class or staff sergeant; a team leader, which is a sergeant or corporal; and three squad members in the ranks of specialist or below.

060423-A-7969G-018. Subject Operation/Series: SWIFT SWORD Base: Mara State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION

060114-A-2777C-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Soldiers of Squad 3, representing the U.S. Army Europe and Africa, rush down the ladder exit of a cleared building during the live-fire event of the Armys first-ever Best Squad Competition on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct 4, 2022. The live fire event tests squads on not only their physical capabilities but their mental ones as well.

060306-A-1211S-105. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Normandy State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A

AMN Troy Asher, an Opposing Force (OPFOR) member assigned to the 51st Security Forces Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, prepares to move with his fellow OPFOR member and infiltrate the flight line during a night assault at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 27, 1998. Several Air Force organizations are at Kunsan Air Base participating in Foal Eagle '98. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Port Of Pyongtaek Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Air Force Videographer SENIOR AIRMAN Justin Fairley videos a taxiing KC-135 Stratotanker at Moron Air Bae, Spain on March 21st, 1999. SRA Fairley is assigned to the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. This mission is in direct support of Joint Task Force Noble Anvil. The image was shot through a Starlight Night Vision Lens System. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE ANVIL Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP)

A U.S. Naval Special Warfare combatant-craft crewman operator holds his position at an Mk-44 Minigun during a maritime insertion and extraction combined with a direct action live fire mission near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, April 25, 2022. The unit worked with the 1st Special Forces Group to conduct joint training during Southern Strike 2022, which is a large-scale, joint and international combat exercise, which features counter-insurgency, close air support, non-combatant evacuations, and maritime special operations.

U.S. Army Pvt. Trentin Wileman, 2nd Infantry Division, plots points on a map during the night land navigation course held during the 2022 Eighth Army Best Warrior and Squad Competition at Camp Casey, South Korea, May 8, 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.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Lisnak, a 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron defender, communicates over a radio outside of Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Jan. 17, 2023. Defenders keep a constant watch to protect those inside the wire from any and all threats.

A U.S. Air Force AIRMAN marshalls in a KC-135 Stratotanker after landing at Moron Air Base, Spain, on March 21st, 1999. KC-135s from McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, and Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, are deployed to Moron AB, Spain, in support of Joint Task Force Noble Anvil. This image was shot through the Starlight Night Vision Lens System. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE ANVIL Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP)

A U.S. Army Soldier with 95th Chemical Company takes simulated chemical readings during a low light training event as part of exercise Keen Sword 23 at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 17, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial training event that exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between 3rd MLG, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self-Defense Force. This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, post security during a field training exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, May 30, 2022. MLR conducted the field exercise in order to enhance unit cohesion and combat readiness.

Idaho National Guard 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team's 2nd of the 116th Combined Arms Battalion teamed up with the Idaho Army National Guards 1st of the 183 Assault Helicopter Battalion in the dark hours of the early morning on March 31, 2022, to conduct tactical air insertion missions. By using the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to provide movement of ground-based Soldiers, it allowed the Soldiers to seize and secure terrain on a simulated village located within the Orchard Combat Training Center. Soldiers used night vision goggles to maneuver through the darkness. This training is a portion of combat training the 2nd of the 116th CAB conducted in preparation to deploy to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Spartan Shield later this year.

Pilots equipped with night vision goggles in the cockpit of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hassan Talbi, an engineer equipment operator with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, conducts a night patrol at Eastern Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, July 18, 2022. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Air Force Crew CHIEF, SENIOR AIRMAN Michael Hardison, places the tail stand under a KC-135 Stratotanker on March 21st, 1999. SRA Hardison is assigned to the 319th (AGS) Aircraft Generation Squadron and is deployed to Moron AB, Spain, in support of Joint Task Force Noble Anvil. This image was shot through the Starlight Night Vision Lens System. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE ANVIL Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP)

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, fire at simulated enemies during a night reconnaissance exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 24, 2022. The Marines performed a culminating live-fire night exercise in preparation for their upcoming deployment with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Staff Sgt. Jeremy Dornbusch, an infantryman assigned to 9th Mission Support Command stationed at Fort Shafter Flats, Hawaii, talks to his teammate June 6 at Lightning Academy, Schofield Barracks East Range, Hawaii, during night land navigation 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.

060227-A-5747J-028. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION KATRINA/IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Brassfield-Mora State: Salah Al Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION

The Army National Guards 1-135th Assault Helicopter Battalion performs night operations during Exercise Agile Tiger at Whiteman Air Force Base, April 6, 2022. Exercise Agile Tiger was a 509th Bomb Wing-led interoperability training exercise which combined and honed the skills of active duty, guard, and reserve U.S. Military Forces to ensure combat-readiness.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Shengjun Li, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, posts security during Exercise Bold Quest on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Aug. 10, 2022. Bold Quest is an annual collaborative joint and multinational enterprise in which nations, services, and programs pool their resources in a recurring cycle of capability development to demonstrate a joint capability to link sensors to shooters across air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Shengjun Li, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, posts security during Exercise Bold Quest on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Aug. 10, 2022. Bold Quest is an annual collaborative joint and multinational enterprise in which nations, services, and programs pool their resources in a recurring cycle of capability development to demonstrate a joint capability to link sensors to shooters across air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace.

XII Raid Cataluña 2018, Barbastro, Huesca, Spain.

040808-M-2390K-027. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM II Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060113-A-7359K-144. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Mchenry State: Hawijah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

KING FAISAL AIR BASE, Jordan (June 11, 2013) A U.S. Marine assigned to the Maritime Raid Force of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) rappels from a UH-1N Huey helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), during a helicopter rope suspension technique exercise as part of Exercise Eager Lion 2013, Eager Lion is an annual multinational exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships and enhance security and stability in the region by responding to modern-day security scenarios.

Jaca (Huesca), 12/18/2021. Report on the GOE courses taught at the Military School of Mountain and Special Operations where the new green berets of the Spanish Army are trained. Photo: Jaime García. ARCHDC.

000718-N-6097C-040. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 2000 Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Mississippi Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 185th Aviation Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct fast rope insertion training as part of Operation Emerald Warrior, a multinational, joint force training exercise April 30, at the Combat Readiness Training Center. The training ensures the units are trained and ready for any state emergency or combat mission.

Two U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey pilots assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 (VMM-266) perform post-flight procedures at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 2, 2023, after routine training operations within Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) area of responsibility (AOR). VMM-266 deployed to Camp Lemonnier in support of CJTF-HOA by providing capabilities for assault support transport of combat troops, supplies and equipment within East Africa.

An AV-8B Harrier assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Units (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) Aviation Combat Element conducts flight operations aboard the Wasp class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD-5), Mediterranean Sea, Feb. 2, 2024. The 26th MEU(SOC) routinely conducts flight operations to maintain maritime security and support freedom of navigation in international waters. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 26th MEU(SOC), 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. Marine Corps

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jasmonet Holmes, 1st Combat Camera Squadron combat camera craftsman, sets up a tent during Exercise Green Goblin at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Dec. 6, 2022. This four-day exercise provides relevant and essential night-vision training to prepare combat camera Airmen with enhanced photographic and video capabilities required to capture imagery in low-light and no-light environments.

U.S. Marines with the Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to conduct a free fall insertion on Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Dec. 1, 2022. This was one of multiple training events during a Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Interoperability Course which provided an evaluation from the Expeditionary Operations Training Group in combining elements of a MAGTF during the intermediate training phase of the 26th MEU pre-deployment training program.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Javier Villegas, an ordnance technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-373, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, fires an M240 medium machine gun during Aerial Gunnery Training aboard an MV-22 Osprey at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, July 27, 2016. The squadron provides SPMAGTF-CR-CC with assault support as well as transport of combat troops, supplies and equipment during expeditionary, joint or combined operations.

U.S. Army 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) (SOAR(A)) conducted night familiarization training at Fairbanks, Alaska, Feb. 20, 2024. During Arctic Edge 24, more than 400 joint and allied Special Operators will train in extreme cold conditions to sharpen Special Operators readiness across unique specialties like long range fires and movements, special reconnaissance, rapid resupply, personnel recovery, and medical care in the austere Arctic environment. Army

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron conducts aerial refueling operations in the U.S. Air Forces Central area of responsibility June 22, 2022. The 335th EFS delivers airpower and showcases U.S. commitment to deterrence and regional stability.

220513-N-UP745-4247 CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 13, 2022) Sailors, aboard Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), fight a simulated fire, during a general-quarters drill, in the Central Mediterranean Sea, May 13, 2022. Jason Dunham is a part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., allied and partner interest in Europe and Africa.

As seen through the green glow of a night scope, a small group of Marines from the Command Element, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) pass the night by playing spades with a flashlight as their sole means of illumination. They are at a Command Post in Kenya, Africa during EDGED MALLET '02. Subject Operation/Series: EDGED MALLET '02 Base: Command Post State: Coast Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: 13 MEU

041028-F-0524H-001. Base: Alzab Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Gunner SPC David Johnson and Assistant Gunner SGT Justin Javar from HHC 1/17th Battalion Mortars 172nd SBCT Ft. Wainwright, AK fire illumination flares over the city of Mosul, Iraq with a 120mm Mortar Cannon June 1, 2006 from a Mortar Carrier Stryker (an eight wheeled medium armored weapons combat troop transport vehicle). The illumination flares being fired will brighten the city in hopes it will help deny the terrorist terrain so they are less likely to place IED's.

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 prepare to mount AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air and AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles onto an F-35B Lightning II aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 5, 2023. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 12 routinely conduct arming, expeditionary refueling and flight operations to maintain proficiency and readiness in support a free and open Indo-Pacific.

980423-F-7910D-015. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Dark, night vision and soldier in the military, war or mission for army with surveillance, security or agent of government. Green, man or person with overlay of sniper telescope view or enemy

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 86th Expeditionary Contingency Response Group, use a rough terrain forklift to download cargo from a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft during extensive airfield night operations, in Northern Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

May 1, 2012 In Afghanistan, there was virtually no light inside the helicopter as we flew from Kabul back to Bagram Air Field after the President had met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. (For the photo buffs, this photograph was taken at ISO 6400, 1/5 second at f/1.4.) Flanking the President are General John Allen, Commanding General of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker. Denis McDonough, Deputy National Security Advisor, is at left.

060125-A-1211S-067. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

More than 600 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers, joined by Soldiers from the Montana, Oregon, Ohio and South Carolina Army National Guards, have been training in Fort Bliss, Texas, since mobilizing from Gowen Field in early August. The task force, Task Force Rattler, will deploy to Southwest Asia later this month in support of Operation Spartan Shield, where they will rotate out with 250 Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guard as well as Soldiers from the Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Florida Army National Guards. Each rotation is approximately 12 months. Soldiers from the 118th Infantry Regiment from South Carolina National Guard and the 285th Medical Company from the Ohio National Guard are also part of Task Force Rattler, which provide the task force the ability to execute combined arms maneuvers. The intense training at Fort Bliss consisted of long hours with day and night combined arms maneuver missions with the Idaho Army National Guard shooting 120mm mortar rounds from M113 A

U.S. Soldiers assigned to A Battery, 2nd Cavalry Regiment Field Artillery Squadron, fire the M777 Howitzer during a night live fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Feb. 6, 2024. 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. Army

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Scott King, a member of Aircrew Flight Equipment with the 157th Operations Support Squadron, peers through the viewfinder of AN/AVS-9 night vision binoculars as part of the 180-day inspection Jan. 11, 2024 at Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire. For part of the inspection, King's responsibility is making sure that the binoculars are able to focus correctly.

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