Soldier Silhouettes

Striking silhouettes of soldiers against dynamic backdrops, depicting readiness and vigilance, conveying a sense of duty and adventure.

Silhouette of soldier standing with rifle in hands against a moonlit night sky.

Silhouette of soldier standing with rifle in hands against a moonlit night sky.

U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, test fire their Bradley Fighting Vehicle for the first time since arriving in Poland. Bore-sighting and zeroing these weapon systems adds to the lethality and combat readiness of the brigade.

Afghanistan, Kunar Province, Silhouette of soldier aiming M4 carbine

Afghanistan, Kunar Province, Silhouette of soldier aiming M4 carbine

PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Kehaya, an infantryman with the Troop C, 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Wolverine, from Swanton, Vt., provides security on a rooftop at a vehicle patrol base in the Koh-e Safi District Nov. 13. The Soldiers visited the VPB to show troops from 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, part of TF Red Bulls, their area of responsibility.

040426-F-7823A-023. Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Silhouette of army soldier, special forces infantry in full ammunition, carrying backpack, armed with assault rifle, walking and patrolling at night time with starry sky and shiny moon on background. Equipped army elite soldier on march at night

Silhouette of two sorrowful soldiers on bloody, fiery sunset background kneeling before helmet on assault rifle butt, crying because of killed comrade. Honoring fallen in war conflicts brother in arms. Soldiers in sorrow for fallen brother in arms

Silhouette of police officer with weapons at sunset.

Silhouette of Army soldier with rifle against an orange sunset.

Senior Airman Leeann LeClair, of the 407th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron fuels shop, works on an F-16 Fighting Falcon on a flightline in Southwest Asia, Feb. 3, 2017. The 407th AEG is supporting Operation Inherent Resolve in Southwest Asia.

Marines with 3rd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, conduct a security patrol out of Forward Operating Base Shamsher, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 23, 2012. Marines conducted a partnered patrol to disrupt the flow of lethal and illicit aid in the area.

Silhouette of U.S. soldier with rifle against a sunset.

Marines post security on patrol Dec. 9 during Forest Light 15-1 at the Oyanohara Training Area in Yamato, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan. Forest Light is a routine, semi-annual exercise designed to enhance the U.S. and Japan military partnership, solidify regional security agreements and improve individual and unit-level skills. The Marines are with 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program.

United States Army rangers on the sunset. United States Army rangers

A group of U.S. and British airmen move into position to provide cover fire during a field training exercise March 16, 2011, as part of Desert Eagle on the Nevada Test and Training Range.

Special tactics Airmen assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing observe an MC-130J Commando II approach during exercise Emerald Warrior 16 at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., May 7, 2016. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored mission rehearsal exercise during which joint special operations forces train to respond to real and emerging worldwide threats.

U.S. Marines with India Company, 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, approach a support by fire position 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.

Silhouettes of S.W.A.T. officers holding their guns.

U.S. Army Spc. Manuel Calderon with 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division provides over-watch security atop a mountain during Operation Gwashta Pass, at Paktika province, Afghanistan, May 25, 2011. The mission provided additional security for a convoy that was traveling in the area.

Silhouette of special forces soldiers wading through water with rifles drawn at night.

Silhouette of a soldier standing with assault rifle in hand against a sunset sky.

Silhouette of young soldier in military helmet against the sun.

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 US Marine Light Machine Gunner Rests During a Combat Operation in the Foothills of Afghanistan's Hindu Kush Mountains

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Daniel Haack, 1st Marine Division Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) Program Manager, prepares JTAC students for a night urban assault at Saylor Creek Range in Grasmere, Idaho during exercise Garnet Rattler April 19, 2022. Garnet Rattler is a joint training event between Marines, Soldiers and Airmen to train and qualify JTACs to be more efficient and lethal in a realistic training environment.

Soldiers from the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) arrive at Dugway Proving Ground in support of an agile combat employment joint exercise on Sept. 8, 2022. This joint force exercise incorporates more than six militarys entities across three branches creating innovative operational concepts to allow quick response to an ever-changing wartime horizon.

U.S. Marines in action on a smoke filled battlefield.

Silhouette of special forces operator.

A Light Armored Vehicle attached to 4th Marine Division, sits on the horizon during exercise Trident Juncture 2015 in Almería, Spain, Oct. 30, 2015. The exercise provided an opportunity for Reserve Marines to gain experience within their military occupational specialty and demonstrates their readiness in conjunction with other foreign nationals.

Silhouette of young soldier against the sun.

DF-ST-88-10271. Base: Judicalpa Country: Honduras (HND)

060113-A-7359K-088. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Mchenry State: Hawijah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Citizen-Soldiers from the 1/65 Infantry Regiment, 92nd MP Brigade, of the Puerto Rico National Guard, left for St. Thomas on Sep. 15. As part of the hurricane Irma disaster relief initiative, the guardsmen will be helping their caribbean neighbors by providing security and helping with the distribution on supplies to the citizens around the island.

A Marine with Company G”, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, provides suppression fire during a platoon attack mission during Realistic Urban Training Exercise (RUTEX) at range 410 Alpha aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 1, 2015. RUTEX provides Marines and Sailors of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) an opportunity to perform and practice their duties while deployed in an urban environment.

Special forces sniper with large-caliber rifle.

A Dutch Marine with Marine Squadron Carib, Netherlands Marine Corps moves positions during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 31, 2023. Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Marine Division and Marine Squadron Carib.

A U.S. Air Force Combat Controller from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field Fl., exits a helicopter on a drop zone in the outer lying area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where humanitarian aid will be air dropped and distributed by members of the United Nations Jan 21, 2010. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on Jan. 12, 2010.

A U.S. Army 1st Special Forces Group team member prepares for a military free fall jump over Donnelly Training Area, Alaska, during Red Flag 22-2 June 13, 2022. RF-A 22-2 provides realistic combat training in a simulated environment.

041201-M-5901F-012. Base: Jurf As Sakhr State: Babil Country: Iraq (IRQ)

041028-F-1178W-002. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Lt. Col. Michael Jewell, the 36th Security Forces Squadron commander, renders a salute before speaking at a National Police Week retreat ceremony May 19, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The ceremony honored fallen law enforcement officers.

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 492nd Civil Affairs Battalion walk through a cloud of dust during the Rising Phoenix Battalion March in Buckeye, Arizona on September 18, 2022. In addition to the annual battalion road march, Soldiers will have the opportunity to earn the Medaille de Marche Internationale de Diekirch (MID), a permanent and wearable foreign award from the Armed Forces of Luxembourg.

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

230206-N-MJ302-1017 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 6, 2023) U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Robb Brandon, from Virginia Beach, Va., mans an .50-caliber machine gun aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Sgt. Jenell C Munson, crew chief with B. Company 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade at Contingency Operating Base Speicher performs security on a Black Hawk during a recent mission.

Silhouette of modern infantry soldier standing with assault rifle against a fiery explosion.

Paratroopers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division board a C-17 during Operation Falcon Blitz on Fort Bragg, NC, Jan. 28, 2023. Paratroopers will conduct an airborne operation in order to enhance brigade readiness and lethality.

Airmen and Soldiers prepare for Operation Lewis and Clark Sept. 11 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Operation Lewis and Clark was a joint patrol in which Air Force security forces Airmen were introduced to Balad's outer perimeter, an area in which they will assume responsibility for from 5th Battalion 82nd Field Artillery Soldiers.

Silhouette of modern infantry soldier standing with assault rifle on colored background.

Low key studio shot of a soldier smoking a cigarette.

060330-N-4166B-037. Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)

Marines with 7th Marine Regiment scouts for various avenues of approach and egress points on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Oct. 23, 2015. The unit is the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force--Crisis Response--Central Command 16.1.

U.S. Air Force members from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Air Force Special Operations Command, wait to board a C-130 Hercules at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 27, 2010. The airmen will practice combat operations in the Santa Rosa Sound.

A U.S. Army Soldier competing in the 2022 Regional Health Command-Central Best Leader Competition, conducts a tactical ruck march before a stress shoot event at Fort Bliss, Texas, April 10, 2022. The RHC-C BLC is a week-long competition hosted by the William Beaumont Army Medical Center.The competition promotes esprit de corps throughout the Army while recognizing soldiers, noncommissioned officers, and officers who demonstrate commitment to the Army values and embody the warrior ethos. The competition challenges the Armys best leaders in a demanding, continuous, and realistic simulated operational environment.

Studio shot of SWAT police special forces, orange fire background.

220602-N-BP862-3109 IONIAN SEA (June 2, 2022) A pilot, assigned to the "Sunliners" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81, tests the afterburner of an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), June 2, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Platoon, Regimental Troops Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee Army National Guard participate in a grueling three day live fire course of Advanced Marksmanship Training at Camp Buerhing,Kuwait, Feb.15, in preparation for a security mission prior to deploying to Iraq. During the course, the Soldiers were taught advanced room clearing, mounted and dismounted firing techniques and properly securing VIP's from one location to the next. This is the units second tour to Iraq in five years.

Special operations forces soldier, private military company mercenary or security armed with service rifle patrolling and observing protected territory in sandy desert area, back view, desaturated. Army ranger in combat patrol in desert area

Man in military camouflage uniform with service rifle replica, standing on top of sand dune with cloudy sky on background, imitating U.S. army special forces shooter during airsoft war games in desert. Airsoft games shooter during event in sandy area

060317-N-0411D-046. Base: Camp Lemonier Country: Djibouti (DJI) Scene Major Command Shown: Combined Joint Task Force : Horn

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Juan Luna, a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, patrols during Exercise Shinka 22.1 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 28, 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.

Members of the 8th Fighter Wing participate in the Warrior Run July 19, 2011, at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea.

Army man with automatic rifle, Sopore town, Kashmir, India, Asia Copyright: xJunaidxBhat/DinodiaxPhotox

Pfc. Alisi Bloomfield, the first female cannon crewmember in Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 145th Field Artillery, Utah National Guard, walks from an M109 Paladin early in the morning during Western Strike 22, June 11, 2022, at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a combat training center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality.

Police walk along railroad tracks, along with a bomb sniffing dog, ahead of the roll out of the Soyuz TMA-11M rocket to the launch pad on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for November 7 and will send Expedition 38 Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin of Roscosmos, Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA and Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

A 2013 Army Reserve Best Warrior competitor, Sgt. Camille Kleparek, 63rd Regional Support Command, fires her M4 rifle during the night fire qualification event where sounds of explosions and the color of tracers filled the sky at Fort McCoy, Wis., June 26, 2013. This is one of many events that will test each competitor on soldier's skills in order to determine the top two of 39 best warriors that will move up to the next level in the competition, the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition.

Soldiers set up security at an outpost during Operation Desert Storm.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jayvee Kurz, 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, reinstalls a wing panel on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 13, 2022. The 6th AMXS provides maintenance for tanker aircraft at MacDill ensuring they are ready to fly at a moments notice.

A U.S. Marine rushes to the tree line just after landing on shore at Jongsa-dong beach in Republic of Korea, Oct. 31, 1998. The 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Corp is landing on the beach by helicopter and American Landing Craft Air Cushion 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)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), board a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th MEU, prior to a simulated raid during Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 22, 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. Army Soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 11th Infantry Division, observe multiple U.S. Air Force aircraft pass over Husky Drop Zone as they conduct a low-light airborne operation during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 27, 2023. JPMRC-AK 23-02 is a display of the 11th Airborne Divisions ability to survive and thrive in the Arctic, and its soldiers ability to fight and win our nations wars anywhere.

U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment,prepare to move during Exercise Intrepid Maven 22.4 in the United Arab Emirates, Sept. 26, 2022. Intrepid Maven is a bilateral exercise between U.S. and UAE armed forces to train with and strengthen our relationships with allied nations in the CENTCOM area of operations.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John VanMeter, a logistics specialist with 2nd Distribution Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, posts security during a Company Field Exercise at Tactical Landing Zone Condor on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 27, 2024. Air Distribution Company conducted the field exercise to evaluate their Marines' combat effectiveness in a safe and controlled environment to better prepare the unit for future operations. Marine Corps

Sergeant Lloyd N. R. Yokoyama of the scout platoon, Combat Support Company, 1ST Battalion, 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, is silhouetted against the sky as he fires his M-60 machine gun on "enemy" Orange Forces, during the joint South Korean/US training Exercise TEAM SPIRIT `82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Chukpaw Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK)

Swedish Anti Terrorist Unit, Svenska Insatsstyrkan, EU, Stockholm

220611-N-QP737-1016 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 11, 2022) Sailors prepare for a replenishment-at-sea as the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) approaches the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195), June 11, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is underway completing a certification exercise to increase U.S. and allied interoperability and warfighting capability before a future deployment. The George H.W. Bush CSG is an integrated combat weapons system that delivers superior combat capability to deter, and if necessary, defeat America's adversaries in support of national security.

Silhouette of a soldier giving hand salute, with sunset background.

Silhouette of special forces soldiers wading through water with rifles drawn at night.

110411-N-JR159-070CORONADO, Calif. (April 11, 2011) Students from Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/s) Class 288 participate in log physical training during First Phase training at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. Log physical training is one of many physically demanding evolutions and has remained a part of BUD/s throughout the history of SEAL training. The Navy SEALs are the maritime component of U.S. Special Operations Forces and are trained to conduct a variety of operations from the sea, air and land.

070128-N-3729H-148. Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

U.S. Soldiers with 75th Ranger Regiment scale the cliffs like Rangers did during Operation Overload 75 years ago at Omaha Beach, Pointe du Hoc, Normandy, France, June 5, 2019. More than 1,300 U.S. Service Members, partnered with 950 troops from across Europe and Canada, have converged in northwestern France to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Operation Overlord, the WWII Allied invasion of Normandy, commonly known as D-Day. Upwards of 80 ceremonies in 40 French communities in the region will take place between June 1-9, 2019, the apex being held June 6th at the American Cemetery at Colleville sur Mer.

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron (HMHT) 302, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducted flight training to enhance the pilots and air crews ability to maintain steady operations in the CH-53E Super Stallion over Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, Jacksonville, North Carolina, July 20, 2022. MCAS New River provides aviation support, force protection, infrastructure, and community services to promote the readiness, sustainment and quality of life for II Marine Expeditionary Force and other military forces, tenant commands, personnel and their families.

A World War II Japanese machine gun is silhouetted against the setting sun. Base: Fonte Plateau Country: Guatemala (GTM)

A Citizen Soldier of the Georgia Army National Guards Calhoun-based 1st Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment conducts individual weapons qualification at Fort Stewart, Ga. Nov. 13, 2020.

U.S. Airmen with the New Jersey Air National Guards 108th Wing and 177th Fighter Wing finish their shift near the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 13, 2021. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from several states have traveled to Washington to provide support to federal and district authorities leading up to the 59th Presidential Inauguration.

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, stand in formation during a practice for a relief and appointment ceremony at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, March 23, 2022. Practices were held prior to the ceremony to ensure Marines knew their roles and were familiar with the sequence of events.

U.S. Army Rangers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, prepare to provide suppressive fire for an assault element advancing on the objective during Task Force Training on Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Jan. 22, 2014. Rangers conduct rigorous training to maintain their tactical proficiency.

U.S. Air Force Airmen look for foreign objects on the flightline during a foreign object debris (FOD) walk at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 19, 2009. Hundreds of Airmen walked side by side collecting debris that could damage aircraft.

U.S. Army soldiers, 5th Special Forces Group, load onto a C-130J Super Hercules at Fort Campbell, Ky., May 20, 2014. The 5th SF is conducting static line jump training with the 39th Airlift Squadron from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.

A Marine from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides cover fire during a platoon assault exercise at Arta Range, Djibouti, Feb. 10, 2014. The 13th MEU is deployed with the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

CAPT. Clark R.C. Johnson briefs the Military Police Company, 2nd Service Support Group, prior to a breaching operation during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division and French Foreign Legionnaires stand in a ceremony at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 30, 2022. The ceremony is in honor of the sixty-five French Foreign Legionnaires that fought bravely during the Battle of Camarone in 1863.

Silhouette of army soldier, special forces infantry in full ammunition, carrying backpack, armed with assault rifle, walking and patrolling at night time with starry sky and shiny moon on background. Equipped army elite soldier on march at night

020411-F-1644L-054. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Air Base Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Silhouettes of army soldiers, commando fighters in combat uniforms and weapons in hands on background of american national flag if fire. Honoring fallen in war conflicts U.S. soldiers, memorial day. Honoring fallen in war conflicts american soldiers

U.S. Navy Sailors with amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), conduct a low-light, live-fire training exercise, during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), Jan. 25, 2022. COMPTUEX is the last at-sea period of the ARG/MEU Predeployment Training Program. COMPTUEX is the final certifying step before the ARG/MEU team demonstrate its readiness to deploy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Yvonna Guyette)

Capt. John Kauzlaric, a MC-130J Commando II combat systems officer, checks wind speed April 2, 2015, at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M. Kauzlaric participated in an exercise demonstrating the MC-130Js ability to take off and land on remote airfields.

Marine Lance Cpl. Griffin Forrester stands his post in his fighting hole during a beach raid aboard Camp Pendleton, California, March 6, 2015. After securing the beach, Marines tactically moved to Camp Horno, where the Marines dug fighting holes and trained in defensive tactics during Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dominick Kirk, MV-22 Osprey crew chief assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163, sits on the ramp during a training sortie over the Gulf of Aden, July 13, 2022. VMM 163 deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, in support of the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa by providing capabilities for personnel recovery and casualty evacuation of U.S. forces throughout East Africa.

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