Nighttime Military Exercises

Images capture soldiers conducting exercises in low-light settings, highlighting military readiness and security operations amidst dynamic environments.

Pacific Ocean, April 18, 2009 - An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter picks up cargo during a replenishment at sea between the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS San Jose (T-AFS 7) and the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to Carnage Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, provides rear security during a Battery Certification exercise at the at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Nov. 7, 2022. 2nd Cavalry Regiment, assigned to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe, works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater to defend the NATO alliance.

A silhouetted view of flight deck crewmen preparing to launch an EA-6B Prowler aircraft during Naval Air Reserve carrier qualifications aboard the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64). Country: Unknown

Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conduct a blank firing iteration at night during a combined arms maneuver live fire exercise (CAMLFEX) on Dec. 9, 2022, at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. Our commitment to defending NATO territory is ironclad and the United States will continue to bolster our posture to better defend our NATO allies. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Malcolm Cohens-Ashley, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs.)

Pacific Ocean, April 18, 2009 - An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter picks up cargo during a replenishment at sea between the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS San Jose (T-AFS 7) and the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis.

010929-F-3354H-016. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

An M-109 155mm self-propelled howitzer of Battery C, 7th Bn., 19th Field Artillery, pauses on the crest of a hill during Joint Readiness Exercise Brave Shield XVIII. Subject Operation/Series: BRAVE SHIELD XVIII Base: Fort Carson State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Joshua Watson, the executive officer of Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, rides in an MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during an air assault as part of Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 5, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore. Watson is a native of Woodbridge, Virginia.

A Marine mans the gun on an armored vehicle during a disaster drill. Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

In-Flight Refueling Probe of an F-14 Tomcat

SGT James Maddox, the drop wind sonde operator aboard a WC-130H Hercules aircraft, takes a moment to eat his lunch as the aircraft orbits the eye of Hurricane Gilbert, gathering meteorological data. The aircraft is assigned Keesler Air Force Base, Mississ. Country: Gulf Of Mexico

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, known as the Thunderbirds, perform for the Duluth Air Show in Duluth, Minnesota, July 16, 2022. The Thunderbirds will perform nearly 70 shows in more than 30 locations this year as they celebrate their 69th year representing The United States as America's Ambassadors in Blue.

040607-M-8530M-037. Base: Camp Husaybah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: L/03/7

220819-A-KS490-1096 GULF OF OMAN (Aug. 19, 2022) U.S. Coast Guardsmen participate in a nighttime weapons exercise aboard fast response cutter USCGC John Scheuerman (WPC 1146) in the Gulf of Oman, Aug. 19. John Scheuerman is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East Region.

U.S. Marine Cpl. Gordon Rivera, a launcher driver with the 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines, drives a High Mobility Air Rocket System, known as HIMARS, onto a C-17 Globemaster III on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Oct. 20, 2022. Airmen and Marines trained together to execute HIMARS rapid infiltration, or HI-RAIN, training to maximize lethality through rapid global mobility.

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to fire during a deck shoot aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 3, 2022. The Combat Marksmanship Program is designed to sustain a unit's lethality. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.

SAGAMI BAY (May 9, 2022) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) conduct a helicopter in-flight refueling with an MH-60S Seahawk” helicopter assigned to the Golden Falcons” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12. USS Milius is assigned to Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleet’s principal surface force. Milius is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

A cargo truck is driven off a utility landing craft by a Marine beachmaster during a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

An Army Reserve Soldier from the 478th Transportation Company, Camp Pendleton, California, unloads MREs for Soldiers participating in Combat Support Training Exercise 91-22-01 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., June 14. The exercise simulates a deployment atmosphere, in order to prepare Army Reserve units for potential deployment conditions.

U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Martin Higginbottom and Cpt. Joel Budd, 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, go prone during the M4 stress shoot of the Eighth Army Best Medic Competition, Camp Casey, South Korea, Dec. 06, 2022. The 8A BMC was a 72 hour competition challenging soldiers on their combat lifesaving skills in a variety of high-intensity scenarios.

A Marine drives an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) to the edge of the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS DUBUQUE (LPD-8) as another HMMWV is unloaded from the ship. The DUBUQUE has brought elements of the 6th Marine Regiment to Saudi Arabia to join Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Dhahran Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

A U.S. Army soldier assigned to Task Force Wolfhound, prepares to fire an M320 grenade launcher at Arta Range, Djibouti, March 30, 2023. TFWH, who manages the East Africa Response Force, stand ready to rapidly deploy to provide crisis response operations throughout East Africa and safeguard U.S. interests.

A Green Beret with 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), climbs a ladder fixed to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter near Key West, Florida, May 3, 2022. Helocasting, or free-drop from a helicopter, was conducted to familiarize Special Operations Forces personnel with insertion and extraction techniques in a waterborne environment often used in semi- or non-permissive areas. (DoD photo)

A palletized munitions system falls from the cargo hold of a 352d Special Operations Wing MC-130J Commando II during a live-fire demonstration for ATREUS 22-4 at Andøya Space Defense Range, Norway, Nov. 9, 2022. This is the first time Rapid Dragon, a precision munitions capability for medium-sized or larger cargo aircraft that allows U.S. and NATO forces a flexible rapid response option, has been employed in the U.S. European Command theater.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jeff Wilson from the 15th Airlift Squadron works to load a generator on a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft headed to Haiti for earthquake relief efforts Jan. 15, 2010 at MacDill Air Force Base Fla.

U.S. Marines with the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting unit, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, show their P-19R fire truck during the Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron's Month of the Military Child event on MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, April 8, 2022. The month of April is designated as the Month of the Military Child and in its commemoration, H&HS hosted this event to celebrate the children of its service members.

Flight deck crewmen aboard the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV-41) are silhouetted against the early morning sky as the ship prepares to get underway for its final day at sea. The MIDWAY, which recently returned to San Diego after being based in Japan for 18 years, will be decommissioned in the Spring of 1992. Base: San Diego Bay State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

. PHOTO DATE: 10-08-22LOCATION: Flagstaff, ArizonaSUBJECT: Photographic coverage of JETTS3 engineering night run 3.PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher Gallant, UH-60M Black Hawk Pilot and Mission Planner for Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, Assault Helicopter Battalion, attached to 36th Combat Aviation Brigade (right), along with Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher Hansen, UH-60M Black Hawk Pilot and Aviation Mission Survivability Officer for Alpha Company, 3-142nd AHB (left), conducts start-up procedures of a UH-60M Black Hawk at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Sept. 21, 2022. Gallant and his crew surveyed landing zones at night in the vicinity of Camp Buehring during their flight. The flights are conducted at different parts of the day to familiarize the crew with landing zones in a low lighting setting and the proper usage of low illumination equipment, such as the Night Vision Goggles seen on Gallants flight helmet. 3-142nd AHB, attached to 36th CAB, currently supports the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve across the Middle East.

DN-ST-88-02517. Base: Fort A. P. Hill State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines conduct fire team attack drills on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 8, 2022. This training improved the Marines proficiency at the tactical level and developed small-unit leadership. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

011211-F-4177H-005. Base: RAF Feltwell Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Charles Sander, background center, from Franklin, Tennessee, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, observes infantrymen assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, preparing for a flight during a long-range night assault exercise as part of Assault Support Tactics 4 (AST-4), during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 at Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 25, 2022. AST-4 provides the prospective WTIs the opportunity to plan, brief, and execute a night, long range battalion air assault to multiple objectives simultaneously in a medium threat environment while conducting five of six functions of Marine Aviation.

French soldiers with the 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment, assigned to the Multinational Field Artillery Brigade, fire an AHS Krab self-propelled tracked gun-howitzer as part of exercise Dynamic Front held at Oskbol, Denmark, March 28, 2023. Dynamic Front is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, 56th Artillery Command led, multinational exercise designed to improve allied and partner nations ability to execute multi-echelon fires and test interoperability of both tactical and theater-level fire systems in a live environment.

179th Airlift Wing Maintenance members prep the fleet of C-130H Hercules as a blanket of snow decends on them Feb. 9, 2017, at the 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio. The 179th Airlift Wing is always on mission to be the first choice to respond to community, state and federal missions with a trusted team of highly qualified Airmen.

220626-N-XN177-2251 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 26, 2022) - Sailors and Marines fuel F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 121 aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), June 26, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

A marshaling Airman turns his back to avoid the inevitable cloud of spray, broken by bright sunlight, as Airmen finish spraying a C-17 Globemaster III from a Global Ground Support Aircraft Deicer truck at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 17, 2012. When ice forms in the extreme cold temperatures, it can throw off the aerodynamics of aircraft and risk the mission, equipment and lives. Maintainers use the deicer to ensure aircraft continue flying safely.

221029-N-LI114-1201 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 29, 2022) A Sailor assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, assigned to Commander, Task Force 70, conducts helicopter rope suspension technique training from an MH-60S Sea Hawk, attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, on the flight deck aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 29. EODMU 5 and HSC 12 routinely conduct unit level training to ensure effectiveness during helicopter visit, board, search and seizure. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

Soldiers of 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194th Armored Regiment conduct an attack lane downrange at Camp Ripley Training Center June 15, 2015. The Battalion the taking part in the larger Brigade level eXportable Combat Training Capability that is leading into the upcoming Brigade rotation at the National Training Center.

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Support (H&S) Company, 2nd Radio Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Information Group conduct a company level attack during a field exercise (FEX) on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 29, 2022. H&S FEX, hosted by 2nd Radio Battalion, provides opportunities for II MEF Marines to further develop military skills with a significant focus on building community and esprit de corps.

220624-N-XN177-2435 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 24, 2022) - An F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 121 launches from the flight deck aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), June 24, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

A U.S. Marine with Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), participates in a live fire range during Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 21, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

Two U.S. Air Force Forward Area Refueling Point specialists pack away gear after refueling an MQ-9 Reaper, assigned to the 361st Expeditionary Attack Squadron, at an undisclosed forward operating location in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.Exercise Agile Spartan is a combined, joint training exercise that enhances international partnerships and regional security in the U.S. CENTCOM AOR.

Finland, Helsinki, Helsingfors, Suomenlinna Island, Kustaanmiekka, Children Playing at Historic Cannon

120101-N-KS651-688 INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 1, 2012) Senior Chief Master-at-Arms Robert Goode navigates a course on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) during a live-fire exercise with the visit, board, search and seizure team on the flight deck. Pearl Harbor and embarked Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) are on deployment conducting operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group.

A view from the cockpit of a Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) F-14A Tomcat aircraft as it conducts an aerial refueling with an Air Force KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft over southeastern Turkey. The aircraft are operating in support of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq.. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Turkey(TUR)

The 2nd BN 113th IN from the New Jersey Army National Guard are on the Fort Dix Range Complex on RG 34 completing the M249 AR Table VI Qualification on 14 OCT 2022 (Images are provided by the Fort Dix (TSC) Training Support Center / Daniel Amburg)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment maneuver to an objective during a squad blank fire iteration at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 15, 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.

A U.S. Sailor assigned to a Navy SEAL Team, climbs up a hatch during Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) training with partner nations during exercise UNITAS LXIII in Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 15, 2022. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

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040716-M-3717S-011. Subject Operation/Series: FUJI INCREMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM (FITP) 2004 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

Old Dutch cannons built into the walls of the Medina, Essaouira, Morocco

Soldiers of Squad 7, representing the U.S. Army Reserve approach an objective during the Armys first-ever Best Squad Competition on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct 4, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition focuses on the most influential level of leadership where the majority of our Soldiers reside; the squad.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, carry a simulated casualty during a night casualty evacuation exercise aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 11, 2022. This integrated training establishes confidence and familiarity between the Marines and Sailors for in-flight medical treatment. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.

DN-SC-87-00476. Base: USS Coral Sea (CV 43) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

U.S. Air Force Everette Linn, Lightweight Machine Gun Course instructor does final checks on an M240 B medium machine gun during the setup of the live firing portion of the qualification course at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Oct. 3, 2022. The course is two-weeks long culminating in three days where students familiarize themselves with weapons by live firing in multiple conditions and is designed to ready students for mission demands on day-one of assignment at their new base where this training is not available.

16th Combat Aviation Brigade Command. Sgt. Maj. Christopher Boyle, led Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from across the brigade on a challenging physical training circuit in remembrance of the "Mogadishu Mile," at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., on Sept. 29, 2022.

16th Combat Aviation Brigade Command. Sgt. Maj. Christopher Boyle, led Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from across the brigade on a challenging physical training circuit in remembrance of the "Mogadishu Mile," at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., on Sept. 29, 2022.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, prepare combat rubber raiding crafts at Kin Blue Beach Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 22, 2022. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Expeditionary Operations Training Group Amphibious Raids Branch designed a littoral maneuver training package for 1st Bn., 2nd Marines, to prepare for future operations in littoral environments. 1st Bn., 2nd Marines, is forward deployed to III MEF under the unit deployment program.

SPECIALIST First Class Brad Beauchamp, a jumpmaster from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, performs a pivot poised exit on a night jump with oxygen and equipment, at 25,000 feet above Roosevelt Roads Naval Air Station, Puerto Rico. State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (2d MARDIV), fire an M777 155 mm howitzer as part of Fire Exercise 1-17 (FIREX) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 26, 2017. FIREX 1-17 is a battalion level exercise designed to allow multiple batteries to train together in order to improve internal standard operating procedures.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Matthew Bledsoe, a combat engineer with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, conducts close-quarters battle training during a raid and demolition range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 22, 2022. This training integrates raid and demolition tactics to enhance the Marines ability to breach obstructions in an urban environment. 3/2 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division.

A U.S. Air Force Airman provides security during Fieldcraft Hostile at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on Aug. 8, 2022. FCH is a pre-deployment course directed by the 421st Combat Training Squadron, that teaches basic combat skills to over 5,000 U.S. Air Force, Joint and NATO personnel annually.

A-10 Thunderbolt II's from the 124th Fighter Wing conduct target practice at the Saylor Creek Range in southern Idaho, Oct. 14, 2022. As a part of Wing Hawg Day, service members, family and friends were invited to attent to witness the A-10's in action.

220628-N-XN177-1049 EAST CHINA SEA (June 28, 2022) - An F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 121 launches from amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), June 28, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

110517-N-ZI300-001ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 17, 2011) Sailors conduct a low-light, live-fire exercise with a 12-gauge shotgun aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Boone (FFG 28). Boone is deployed to South America in support of Southern Seas 2011.

The Norwegian Foot March challenges nearly 150 participants at Fort Bliss, Texas, Sept. 30. This event has taken place since World War II as a training exercise for Norwegian soldiers and has been adopted by other military services as a competitive challenge and team building.

Tank from the Vietnam War, Battle Field King, 175mm artillery of the Vietnamese liberation army, Hue, Vietnam, Asia

A U.S. Marine Corps Recruit with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, climbs a rope during an obstacle course (O-course) event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, March 30, 2023. The O-course is a series of obstacles the recruits must overcome which helps build strength, agility, endurance and confidence.

Cannon pointing towards the North Sea at the open-air museum Atlantic Wall at Raversijde, Belgium, Europe

The Royal Air Force in Malta, June 1943 A flight of Bristol Beaufighters of No 272 Squadron, Royal Air Force on patrol off Malta.

020430-F-0193C-009. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2002 Country: United States Of America (USA)

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AIC Eldon Pelver, 78th Tactical Fighter Squadron, performs a preflight check on an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during exercise Reforger '86. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '86 Base: Raf Woodbridge Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

101210-N-4044H-095 SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, Calif. (Dec. 10, 2010) A Navy special warfare specialist (SEAL) assigned to Seal Team 17, a unit comprised of both active and reserve component members based in Coronado, Calif., climbs into the turret gunner position during a mobility training exercise through a simulated city.

011013-F-0193C-002. Complete Scene Caption: Egyptian Marines carry their RHIb (Rigid hull inflateable boat) amphibious assault boats onto the US Naval Sea assault craft. The US craft will take the MArines approximatley two miles out to sea at which point the Marines begin a simulated amphibious attack. Marines and Navy personell from several nations are active particapants in both the sea and beaches of Egypt during this year's Bright Star 01-02 exercise. Bright Star is a multi national exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that is designed to enhance regional stability and Military to Military cooperation among the US, our Key alies and regional partners. It prepares US central command to rapidly deploy and employ the Armed Forces to deter aggressors and iuf necessary fight and win side by side with our alies and regional partners Subject Operation/Series: Bright Star 01-02 Base: Mubarak Military City Country: Egypt (EGY)

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