Sniper and EOD Operations

Images show snipers and explosive ordnance disposal technicians engaged in training, highlighting tactical expertise, camouflage, and operational readiness.

Black silhouette of soldier with grenade launcher in the smoke during a battle operation.

British Royal Marine firing a sniper rifle during mountain sniper training, Hawthorne, Nevada, USA

A U.S. Marine Corps explosive ordnance disposal technician with 3d Littoral Logistics Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, surveys the training area for explosive hazards during a joint EOD exercise at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 22, 2022. EOD technicians around the joint force conducted a week long joint-service level exercise where service members cohesively integrated, trained, and competed with one another while utilizing experimental technology. This training demonstrated progress in the U.S. Marine Corps Force Design 2030 efforts.

970505-M-8731B-002. Complete Scene Caption: A Marine with Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, fires his M240G Medium Machine Gun to provide cover fire for his Marines at range 400 during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. Range 400 is a reinforced company level training range, consisting of an initial breech (simulated mine field), overhead live firing from "Machine-Gun Hill", and a platoon traversing through a canyon to reach the objective. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE) and the Combat Service Support Element (CSSE). Subject Opera

At the Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, a member of the "aggressor" forces, in full camouflaged battle gear and face paint, sites his M-16 rifle during a simulated attack as part of their Air Base Ground Defense training (ABGD). Base: Camp Douglas State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Pfc. Connor Lowry, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, light armored reconnaissance company scout and native of Tampa Bay, Fla., fires blank rounds at enemy role players during a motorized raid course at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 20, 2013. About 120 Marines in more than 20 light armored vehicles worked alongside Alpha Co., BLT 1/6, during the weeklong field exercise. The MEU is scheduled to deploy in early 2014 to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious missions across the full range of military operations.

040418-M-8683D-013. Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Black silhouette of soldier with grenade launcher in the smoke during a battle operation.

U.S. Marine Aims an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, or SAW, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

DA-SC-85-06393. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '84 Base: Chipyong-Ni Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Soldier in the desert during the military operation.

030116-M-9892R-006. Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: HMLA-367

An armed security guard checks his field of fire as deployment personnel build tent city facilities during deployment AIR WARRIOR. Subject Operation/Series: AIR WARRIOR Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dylan Grimm, a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, prepares to 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. Grimm is a native of Melbourne, Florida.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joshua Webb, a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, conducts fire team attack drills on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, August 9, 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. Garcia is a native of Brooklyn, New York.

A U.S. Army Ranger assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, moves into position during Task Force Training on Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Jan. 22, 2014.

U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Infantry Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conducts tactical assaults on Pohakuloa Training Grounds, Nov. 2, 2022. Realistic training exercises, like JPMRC 23-01, strengthen defense relationships, foster multinational interoperability, increase U.S. readiness, and reinforce the unified regional land power network that supports a Free and Open Indo-Pacific.

A1C Mark Douglas (foreground), M-60 gunner, and SRA Nicolas W. Richards, Scope Shield radio operator with an M-16, 60th Security Police Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, California maintain a readiness posture at a security post bunker. In the background on the flight line is a KC-135R Stratankers from the 92nd Aerial Refueling Wing, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. The men and aircraft are participating in an Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI), which tests a unit's ability to operate in a simulated environment and practice their jobs under wartime scenarios and conditions. Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS REACH 95-02NORTHERN PIKE Base: Malstrom Air Force Base State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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U.S. Air Force Combat Controllers and U.S. Army Pathfinders land in a field and are conducting Drop Zone surveys for future air drop sites on January 24, 2010 in Port au Prince, Haiti during Operation Unified Response.

U.S. Marine Corps soldier in action on a gloomy night under the cover of darkness.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Raphael Heino, a marine air ground task force specialist with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 1, fires an M16A4 service rifle, during a field exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 18, 2023. MWHS-1 conducted rear area security combat readiness rehearsals, which allowed Marines the opportunity to assess their readiness in a field environment and engage in team-based training exercises.

A U.S. Marine with India Company, 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, fires his service weapon during a platoon live-fire attack as part of exercise Darrandarra 22, at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, June 10, 2022. Exercise Darrandarra 22 increases MRF-D 22s readiness to respond to realistic crises throughout the range of military operations within the region.

A U.S. Marine studies the surrounding territory from behind a sandbagged barricade. The Marines have been deployed in Lebanon as part of a multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Israeli forces and Palestine Liberation Organization. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jonathan Powell, an anti-tank missile gunner with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, fires a TOW missile system during exercise Shinka 22.1 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, July 2, 2022. Shinka exemplifies a shared commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 3/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Powell is a native of Bellville, Ohio.

Soldiers from the 833rd Engineer Company, Iowa National Guard, reload a .50-caliber machine gun during a range-training event at Western Strike 22, June 5, 2022, at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the Utah National Guards 65th Field Artillery Brigade, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a Combat Training Center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality.

051013-F-4177H-050. Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Special forces group aiming their rifles while on a night patrol mission.

US Army General Dennis J. Reimer, CHIEF of STAFF, US Army, observes a Platoon Live Fire conducted by 1-23 Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division at Fort Lewis Training Area during his visit to Fort Lewis, Washington. Base: Fort Lewis State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine with 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, prepares for a live-fire exercise during a squad competition at Range 223B on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 24, 2022. 1st Marines held a week-long regimental squad competition to send the winning infantry squad to compete against squads drawn from other units across the division.

A U.S. Marine with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, provides security during Marine Warfighting Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 2, 2022. This exercise is the culminating event of the Service Level Training Exercise, challenging the MAGTF to fight against a free thinking adversary with similar capabilities in a force-on-force environment.

US Army Sergeant (SGT) Williams, 1ST Battalion, 17th Infantry Division, checks his map during a patrol on Tinian Island, Operation TANDEM THRUST '99. SGT Williams is wearing the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST '99 Base: Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

Sgt. Ethan Catanach, an infantryman assigned to U.S. Army Alaska stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, clears his protective mask 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.

SRA Edward Jones (left) and SRA Tara Corse both assigned to the 15th Security Forces Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, post sentry duty overlooking the Kunsan Air Base perimeter Oct. 27, 1998. Both airman and several other Air Force personnel 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. Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), set security during military operations in urban terrain as part of Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 18, 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.

U.S. Soldiers with the 1-110th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division fire their assigned weapons during an exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap.

A Special Tactics operator assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing waits to board an MC-130J Commando II from the 27th Special Operations Wing, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, during Emerald Warrior 22.1 at Eglin Range, Florida, May 4, 2022. Military free-fall training is an integral part of exercise Emerald Warrior, focusing on U.S. and partner nation relationships while emphasizing joint force interoperability.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Atticus Pond (front) and Cpl. Jacob Michaltz (back), both riflemen 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. Michaltz is a native of North Mankato, Minnesota and Pond is a native of Morrison, Colorado.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jacob Clemens a scout sniper with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, sights in during an aerial live-fire out of a SH-60 Sea Hawk in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 16, 2022. The scout snipers conducted the live-fire to hone their skills and maintain combat readiness. 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.

Special forces operators in a military kayak.

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a simulated raid during military operations in urban terrain as part of Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 18, 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Basan, from Miami, Florida, a UH-1Y Venom crew chief and instructor for Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), fires a GAU-17 7.62mm minigun during joint air-to-ground missile testing at Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, Oct. 19, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

U.S. Army sniper during a military operation.

British Royal Marine firing a sniper rifle during mountain sniper training, Hawthorne, Nevada, USA

U.S. Marine CPL. Christieph Clark, holds his tree line position just after landing on shore at Jongsa-dong beach in Republic of Korea, Oct. 31, 1998. Clark and other 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Corp troops landed on the beach via helicopter and Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) Amphibious Vehicles in support of Foal Eagle '98. Foal Eagle '98 is a deployment exercise that takes place once a year in Korea. (U.S. Army photo by SPECIALIST Joel C. Miller) (Released). Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Jongsa-Dong Beach Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A Finnish soldier assigned to the Pori Brigade releases a 120mm mortar round under the supervision of U.S. Soldiers with 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade, 4th Infantry Division during a cross weapons training at Niinisalo, Finland, July 21, 2022. The 3/4th 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.

A U.S. Army paratrooper, assigned to the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team- Airborne (173rd IBCT ABN), walks to the rally point after a Joint Forceable Entry mission into the Hohenfels Training Area during Exercise Saber Junction 22 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 7, 2022. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Armys 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. Armys Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022.

000227-M-0267C-003. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL)

Soldier carefully advancing position in the middle of an airsoft game

HWAJIN-RI BEACH, Republic of South Korea (March. 28, 2023) - Republic of Korea Marines provide security on a beach during Ssang Yong 23. Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-ROK Alliance, Ssang Young 2023 strengthens the Alliance through bilateral, joint training, contributing toward the ROKs combined defense of the Korean Peninsula and increasing the readiness of the U.S.-ROK Alliance.

Partially silhouetted U.S. Marine on a bunker in Northern Afghanistan.

A soldier aims a Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW) at his target during company STX Lane (Breach) training. An M-16 rifle is on the ground next to the soldier. Subject Operation/Series: SITUATIONAL TRAINING EXERCISE Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ian Aguirre, a grenadier with India Co., 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, holds security during a patrol at South Goulburn Island, Australia, Sept. 2, 2022. The Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations exercise was a force-on-force training that exercised the MRF-Ds ability to forward deploy and establish expeditionary advanced bases.

Alert soldier in a trench with sandbags at night, waiting for enemy attack.

Squad of soldier evacuate the injured fellow in arms hiding in the smoke. Evacuation in the desert

040112-M-1623M-004. Base: Mcagcc/Magtftc 29 Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

000228-M-0267C-021. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL)

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 7th Marines provides security during Jungle Warfare Exercise 23 in the Central Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 16, 2023. JWX 23 is a large-scale field training exercise focused on leveraging the integrated capabilities of joint and allied partners to strengthen all-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment.

Army special forces soldier, US marine riders regiment fighter, private military company mercenary, lying on sand, aiming service rifle, supporting running or attacking comrade with firearm fire. Marine riders team attacking enemy in sandy area

A USAF SENIOR AIRMAN Scott Hays (left) and STAFF Sergeant Larry St. Clair Jr., both enlisted terminal attack controllers stationed at Camp Casey, South Korea but assigned to the 51st Fighter Wing, Osan Air Base, South Korea use a portable radio to call in air-strikes. From AIRMAN Magazine's January 1995 issue article "Keeping an Eye on the Bad Guy". Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Pair of Army soldiers attacking in the smoke.

A member of the rapid response team defends his position with an M-60A1 machine gun during exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A member of Btry. C, 1ST Bn., 319th Field Artillery Regt., holds an M-16 rifle as another soldier lowers the base plate of an M-102 105mm howitzer. The gun is being prepared for airlifting by a 2nd Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

A soldier from the British Army scans down range with his weapon and conducts terrain reconnaissance during Exercise Eager Lion in Jordan, Sept. 11, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations.

A soldier from the British Army scans down range with his weapon and conducts terrain reconnaissance during Exercise Eager Lion in Jordan, Sept. 11, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations.

A U.S. Marine with India Company, 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, holds security while an MV-22 Osprey approaches during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel rehearsal as part of exercise Darrandarra 22, at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, June 15, 2022. Exercise Darrandarra 22 increases MRF-D 22s readiness to respond to realistic crises throughout a range of military operations within the region.

DF-ST-89-04719. Subject Operation/Series: ROUND UP 88-1 Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Austrian soldier armed with a Steyr AUG rifle provides security during Final Training Exercise 2, COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. Final Training Exercise 2 consists of Military Operations in Urban Terrain, Security and Civil Disturbance Operations at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina. Cooperative Osprey is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise that's conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Cooperative Osprey, under the Partnership for Peace program, will provide interoperability training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills. The three NATO countries providing troops are .... Complete Scene Caption: An Austrian soldier armed with a Steyr AUG rifle provides security during Final Training Exercise 2, COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. Final Training Exercise 2 consists of Military Operations in Urban Terrain, Security and Civil Disturbance Operations at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina

Special forces operators in the military kayak. Spec ops in the military kayak

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gino Meza, an infantry Marine, and 2nd Lt. Raymond Ucci, the platoon commander with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, maneuvers through a field on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 3, 2022. BLT 2/5 acted as the security element during a forward arming and refueling point exercise. 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.

A U.S. Marine Corps Recruit with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, looks through his Rifle Combat Optic while shooting table two on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. April 12, 2022. All recruits must participate in the table two rifle qualification course during the 3rd phase of recruit training.

A U.S. Marine from the 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division provides security for an U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Hawaii Oct. 31, 2022, during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 23-01. The 15th Wings ability to provide rapid global mobility and surge combat-ready forces across the theater is critical to supporting regional alliances and the existing security architecture.

U.S. Marines with the Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), rehearse tactical formations in an urban environment during security element and enabler's course (SEEC) on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 31, 2022. SEEC provides advanced combat marksmanship and small unit tactical training in order to provide the Marine Air-Ground Task Force with an element capable of supporting and reinforcing the reconnaissance detachment assault element while deployed.

U.S. Marines Cpl. Michael Macfarland (left), an anti-tank missile gunner, and Gunnery Sgt. Jason Mullaly, an infantry unit leader with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, fire a TOW missile system during exercise Shinka 22.1 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, July 2, 2022. Shinka exemplifies a shared commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 3/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fires an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle at simulated targets during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 6, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

MSGT Tom J. Tudor, 419th Tactical Air Command Weapon Systems Security Flight, aims an M-16 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher during Silver Flag Alpha, a security police training program emphasizing combat arms training and defense of priority resources on an air base. Subject Operation/Series: SILVER FLAG ALPHA State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Squad of US marines in action in ruined building

040523-F-3633L-003. Base: Francis E. Warren Air Force Base State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Space Command

Forward Air Controller Watches Smoking Ruins of Building

A camouflaged M-163 Vulcan 20mm anti-aircraft gun system is fired during the joint U.S./Japanese exercise Orient Shield '85. Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Army Pfc. Dmani James Bunn-Peapealalo, an infantryman assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment Leader Rakkasans, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), supporting 3rd Infantry Division, pulls security during the Sentry Sentinel exercise at Camp Taara, Estonia, Feb. 20, 2024. Sentry Sentinel prepares for potential reaction to an invasion by occupying battle positions as a battalion by air assaulting out, conducting defense and preparing for enemy forces. 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. Army

U.S. Navy SEAL crosses through a stream during combat operations.

A machine gunner from Co. C, 2nd Bn., 297th Infantry Group (Scout), Alaska National Guard, holds his fire as Marine aggressors approach his position during exercise Kernal Potlatch '89. The soldier's M-60 machine gun is equipped with multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES) unit. Subject Operation/Series: KERNAL POTLATCH '89 Base: Amchitka Island State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

AL HAMRA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (June 21, 2022) - A U.S. Marine assigned to Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Central Command provides security for the United Arab Emirate Presidential Guard egress during exercise Iron Defender 22 at Al Hamra training camp, UAE, June 21. Iron Defender is an annual bilateral training event between U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and forces from the United Arab Emirates. The exercise focuses on maritime security operations, mine countermeasures and harbor defense.

Armed soldier, photographed as part of a Bundeswehr exercise with armed forces from Norway and the Czech Republic during the 'Wettiner Schwert' exercise as part of Quadriga 2024 in the training town of Schnoeggersburg, 8 April 2024

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stage before advancing to an objective during a raid near Eagle Mountain, California, as part of Realistic Urban Training exercise, June 12, 2022. The purpose of the raid and of RUT was 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 its upcoming overseas deployment.

Criminal, handgun, England

CPL. White, a woman Marine with Combat Service Support Detachment 36 (CSSD-36), wears a helmet and an M-17 nuclear-biological-chemical mask during a training exercise. She is holding an M-16A2 rifle. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

Soldiers take cover in a trench from enemy fire during a night attack.

Aggressor troops prepare to attack during a simulated fire fight taking place as part of training exercise Team Spirit '83. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '83 Base: Osan Air Base Country: South Korea

DM-SC-89-01608. Base: Camp Henoko Country: Japan (JPN)

Member of Navy SEAL Team with weapons in action.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo visits Mount Bental and delivers joint press statements with Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, in Golan Heights on November 19, 2020.

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