Soldiers in Action Training Exercises

Dynamic scenes of soldiers engaging in live-fire exercises in a desert environment, showcasing military tactics and equipment during training.

Soviet paratrooper in Afghanistan during the Soviet Afghan War.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 299th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, fires an Anti-Tank-4, 88mm rocket launcher during a live fire exercise during Decisive Action Rotation 22-09 at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 16th, 2022.

A civilian participant witnesses an Ivy Soldier shoot a Browning.50 caliber machine gun during the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference visit, Oct. 25, 2022, at Fort Carson, Colorado. JCOC participants were demonstrated how Soldiers operate the Browning.50 caliber machine gun.

Members of Company C, 1ST Battalion, 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, fan out after being dropped at a landing zone by helicopters from the 25th Comabt Aviation Battalion. They are conducting an airmobile assault against Australian Army units acting as opposing forces for US troops undergoing their annual Army Training and Evaluation Program (ARTEP) at the Pohakuloa Training Area. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soviet paratrooper in Afghanistan during the Soviet Afghan War.

Soldiers with the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, move through the desert during a live-fire exercise at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California, July 24, 2021. Members of the 45th IBCT participated in a live fire exercise in the mountains of the Mojave Desert with the intention of increasing their proficiency. (Oklahoma Army National Guard

The Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration takes place during the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 24, 2022. The MAGTF Demo displays the coordinated use of close-air support, artillery and infantry forces, and provides a visual representation of how the Marine Corps operates. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

Snipers attached to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment take aim at insurgents during a firefight in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2010. Patrols have been increased in an effort to push the Taliban back and create a buffer for villages friendly towards coalition forces in the region.

U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, perform push-ups during a martial arts instructor course physical training session at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 2, 2022. MAI courses certify Marines to instruct and monitor Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training and advance Marines in the program, distinguishing their levels of experience with different colored belts.

Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Sonny Cooper, assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, readies a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter for transporting members of Joint Task Force - Bethel in Tununak, Alaska, to assist in site assessment and debris cleanup as part of Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 22, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kelly Willett)

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110816-N-DG226-003AZUSA, Calif. (Aug. 14, 2011) Military photojournalists practice on the firing range during the Fleet Combat Camera Group Pacific Summer Quick Shot 2011. Quick Shot is a semiannual field training exercise intended to train combat camera personnel to operate in a combat environment.

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040112-M-1623M-020. Base: Mcagcc/Magtftc 29 Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Motor Transport Platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, transport a notionally injured Marine as part of Motorized Immersion Training during Realistic Urban Training exercise at Marine Corp Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms on June 7, 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.

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Abigale Schlemmer, a combat engineer officer with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, moves through a trench system alongside Philippine Marines during Balikatan 22 in Claveria, Philippines, March 31, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder,’ is a longstanding bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. Balikatan 22 is the 37th and largest-ever iteration of the exercise. BK22 coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation and a shared commitment to advancing peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. Schlemmer is a native of Seattle, Washington.

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Task Force Wolfhound fire M320 grenade launchers 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.

2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment's Cpl. Tavares Taylor lowers a reconnaissance robot into an 80-foot karez as Markbot operator Cpl. Garrett Andrews guides it with the remote controller Sept. 23, 2009. The Marines were investigating tunnels in the district's karez system - a network of wells and tunnels hundreds of years old - that are suspected to have been used by insurgents as caches for IED making materials.

Young male sniper in camouflage with gun in the desert.

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1st Lt. Nicole Matthews, Executive Officer, 579th Engineer Battalion, Headquarters Headquarters Company instructs her Solderis on land navigation. Three teams compete for the win as Private First Class Jacob Beck, Specialist Danya Escobedo, and Staff Sgt. Josa Jimenez place first in the competition. The event took place during annual training at Camp Robers, Califonia on 19 July 2022.

Equipped and armed special forces soldiers during military operation in the desert.

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021130-A-5868H-024. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kohi Sofi Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

September 13, 2010 - U.S. Airmen practice rifle-fighting techniques during combat readiness training at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The course is designed to provide airmen with the basic skills needed to deploy, including tactical movements, land navigation and self-aid buddy care.

DA-SC-87-07956. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050523-A-8255A-079. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Mchenry State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A U.S. Marine with 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, prepares to fire an M240G medium machine gun during a live-fire exercise as part of 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.

Men in camouflage with a gun training in the woods near San Diego, California.

070324-M-6412C-038. Complete Scene Caption: U.S. Marines with 3rd Platoon, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines pause in a small ditch during Operation Zaidon II on March 23, 2007. Task Force 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines is conducting Operation Zaidon II in Zaidon, Iraq to clear the city of Anti Iraqi Forces and deny them further use of the area in the future. Regimental Combat Team 6 is deployed with Multi National Forces-West in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq to develop Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Samuel D. Corum) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: ZAIDON Base: Zaidon State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-6

U.S. Army Rangers from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, throw hand grenades during a demo range at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Feb. 3, 2014. Rangers are constantly training to maintain the highest level of technical proficiency.

U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, patrol during Mountain Training Exercise 1-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California, Sept. 30, 2022. During MTX, the Marines learned various skills to become more proficient in combat and survival in an austere mountain environment.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, carry combat rubber raiding crafts at Kin Red Harbor, 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.

U.S. Army Pfc. Jonathan Smith an infantryman and radio telephone operator with the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment,, runs to safety to return fire on the enemy during a lifesaving exercise at the III Armored Corps Best Squad Competition, at Fort Hood, Texas, June 24, 2022. The III Armored Corps pulled only the best from across its divisions and separate brigades to compete in this years inaugural competition. The best squad goes on to compete at the U.S. Army Forces Command competition at Fort Hood in August.

Members of C Company, 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, Task Force 228, 172n Infantry Brigade begin their decent from the summit of "Big Nasty," Sept. 7. The unit was on a joint mission with the Afghan National Army and the Afghan Border Patrol in the mountains near the Pakistan border.

From left, U.S. Army Pfc. Jerry Cleveland and Spc. Brett Mitchell, both from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), fire a 120mm mortar during a combat operation in the Da'udzay Valley in the Zabol province of Afghanistan Oct. 23, 2007. The operation is a joint Afghan National Army and ISAF mission to clear anti-government elements from the Dawzi area in Zabol province, Afghanistan.

Joint Terminal Attack Controller and infantry Marines assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division trained during exercise Garnet Rattler at Idaho's premier Orchard Combat Training Center and Saylor Creek ranges April 11-29, 2022. The exercise is a joint mission between the U.S. Marines, Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers, 124th Fighter Wing Guardsmen and 366th Fighter Wing Airmen from Mountain Home Air Force Base to train and qualify Marine JTACs to be more efficient and lethal in a realistic training environment. Idaho's ranges support this realistic environment. OCTC's 143,000-acre training area, located 18 miles south of Boise, is the Idaho National Guards largest training complex and includes nearly two dozen ranges to prepare units for combat operations.

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Dye, from Jacksonville, Florida, a fire support liaison chief assigned to Force Reconnaissance Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division uses a common laser range finder to acquire targets during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 at Observation Point Sunkist (OP Sunkist), Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, Oct. 4, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, 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. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Paul Guillen from Santa Fe Springs, California, a UH-1Y Venom crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to engage targets with a GAU-17 7.62mm minigun during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 at Yodaville Urban Training Complex, near Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 24, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, 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.

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.

Senior Chief Naval Aircrewman (helicopter) Rabea Shaiboon flies during a gun exercise with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 at Naval Air Station Fallon, April 26, 2022. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 and the George H.W. Bush CSG. The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143; VFA-103; VFA-86; VFA-136; Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140; Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121; HSC-5; and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46.

031006-M-1623M-002. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030710-F-6844O-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

A soldier from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division stows his parachute after a jump from a U.S. Air Force C-17 at Sicily drop zone at Fort Bragg, while a videographer from Kazakstan looks on. This practice jump is in preparation for the joint exercise between the 82nd Airborne Division and troops from central Asia and other countries, including Russia and Turkey. It will combine airborne operations, weapons training, and cultural exchanges in order to strengthen the partnership between all the participants while improving conditions for a successful partnership for peace exercise. Subject Operation/Series: CENTRAZBAT Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, hike to a higher position during a ground assault as part of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force Distributed Maneuver Exercise as part of Service Level Training Exercise 2-24 around Gays Pass training area, at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 14, 2024. MDMX prepares Marines for future conflicts by conducting offensive and defensive live-fire and maneuver training scenarios within an austere training environment. Marine Corps

A Marine with Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, provides security overwatch as Amphibious Assault Vehicles pass below after conducting an amphibious landing during Co. Bs Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 29, 2016. After the amphibious landing, the Marines made their way toward a combat town, where they assaulted through the urban environment.

Staff Sgt. Alan Price, a medical technician with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, lifts a parachute bag near a range by Camp Lemmonier, Djibouti, Mar. 14, 2014. Price provides medical support to the 82nd ERQS and is deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.

U.S. Marines Corps Cpl. Anthony Neese, a tiltrotor crew chief from San Diego, California, attached to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), operates an M240D 7.62mm machine gun aboard an MV-22B Osprey, while conducting ground threat reaction drills, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at near Yuma, Arizona, March 31, 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 assist in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Danielle Alpi, left, and U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Spencer Pettingill, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal apprentices, dig up a mock M23 chemical landmine during a chemical munition decontamination exercise at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, March 23, 2023. The 49th CES EOD flight constantly trains for different scenarios to better prepare for any extreme situations that they may encounter.

US Marine Corps CPL Scott Hoback, assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Pendleton, California, armed with an M-16 rifle with grenade launcher, takes his position as point for an assault during exercise RIMPAC '98. In the background can be seen several Landing Craft, Air Cushion on which the Marines arrived. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '98 Base: Majors Beach State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, hike to a higher position during a ground assault as part of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force Distributed Maneuver Exercise as part of Service Level Training Exercise 2-24 around Gays Pass training area, at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 14, 2024. MDMX prepares Marines for future conflicts by conducting offensive and defensive live-fire and maneuver training scenarios within an austere training environment. Marine Corps

A member of Company C, 1ST Battalion, 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, moves along a dirt road toward "opposing 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)

050623-A-9039F-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Operatinig Base Speicher State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION (AA)

Straight on, medium shot of US Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1ST of the 9th Cavalry, 1ST Cavalry Division, as they navigate a mine field utilizing a grappling hook prior to cutting concertina wire while conducting "Headhunters" Infantry Tactics Procedures training (HITP) at Fort Hood, Texas' Owl Creek assault course on May 19th, 1999. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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U.S. Marines with India Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, break down an M777A2 lightweight 155mm howitzer during a direct fire training exercise 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.

020729-A-6414T-062. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Keyki Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Soldiers from Task Force 1-187 on guard duty in a defense position on a hangar at a key entry point, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

A U.S. Marine with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), calls commands during the SAPPER Squad Competition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 10, 2022. During this exercise, Marines from 1st CEB, 1st MARDIV, and 2d CEB conducted urban demolition training during the annual SAPPER Squad Competition. The competition consisted of a wide array of mission essential tasks under a stressful environment and recognized top talent within the Marine Corps combat engineer community.

U.S. Marine Pfc. Jordan Thompson, left, and Lance Cpl. Luis Chicassorto both with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2d Marine Division, assigned to Task Force 61/2, patrol a simulated oppositional force camp during exercise Alexander the Great 22, Greece, May 24, 2022. Task Force 61/2 is deployed in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests.

A self-propelled howitzer crew assigned to Bravo Battery, 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, prepares to fire high-explosive rounds from an M109A6 Paladin during Field Artillery Certification at Dona Anna Range Complex, Fort Bliss, Texas, January 13, 2023. The 4-1 FA conducted fire support Table XV as part of their training certification process in preparation for their upcoming National Training Center rotation. Fires extend the maneuver commander's ability to attrit the enemy before his maneuver commanders reach contact with the enemy, said Maj. Billy Atwood Battalion Operations Officer 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery Regiment. By using artillery, we can suppress, neutralize or preferably destroy the enemy before they make contact with our maneuver friends within our brigade and organizations.Fire support Table XV tests a units ability to provide accurate and precise artillery support while mirroring the stress of real-world combat scenarios. Conducting certification let

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ryan C. Bailey, assigned to the 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, conducts physical readiness training at Dona Ana Base Camp, Feb. 4. The 44th IBCT is conducting a training exercise at multiple sites on Fort Bliss, Texas. Army National Guard

A Bangalore breach signals the start of a company assault exercise at Range 400 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. Feb. 28 as part of the Enhanced Mojave Viper exercise for India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment.

SSgt Sean Michael Tatro, 152nd Security Forces Squadron (SFS) member, throws a smoke grenade during a training event at the U.S. Army Freedom Ranges, Hawthorne, Nevada, June 19, 2022. 152 SFS members participated in a five-day training exercise consisting of various events to improve weapon and technique proficiency.

US Marines lower a mock casualty in a litter down a sheer rock face, Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, USA

041228-M-0036Y-056. Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa practice throwing and defending punches at Centre Dentrainment Au Combat (CECAD), Djibouti, Sept. 20, 2022, while participating in the French Desert Commando Course (FDCC). The FDCC is a multi-day course held by the French at CECAD that challenges both U.S. and French service members by challenging the participants physically and mentally through land and water obstacles and endurance exercises while surviving in austere field conditions.

A Special Operations Forces Soldier with 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), conducts a road march on Fort Carson, Colorado, Aug. 11, 2022. An 18-mile road march was conducted in honor of the 24 Fallen Soldiers who had perished while serving with the battalion.

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

Young male sniper in camouflage with gun in the desert.

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Brandon Fuhrman, left and Corporal (CPL) Cesar Carrion of Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373rd Expeditionary Airfield company hammer stakes into the ground for a helicopter landing pad for a forward refueling station at Jalibah Air Base, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Jalibah Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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030214-M-3138H-067. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5TH MARINES

AGADEZ, Niger -A Niger Armed Forces (FAN), (French: Forces armées nigériennes) member qualifies on an AK-47 as a U.S. Air Force Air Advisor from the 409th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron stands next to him at a shooting range in Agadez, Niger, Aug. 23, 2022. Air Advisors are trained to do five core functions: assess, train, advise, assist and equip.

Member of Navy SEAL Team with weapons in action.

Soldiers from the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fourth Infantry Division, ascend a hill on the way to their reconnaissance site, October 14, 2022 at Fort Carson, Colorado. The soldiers observe their enemy to better understand how to attack and defend against them.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, ruck across an island beach while conducting a tactical exercise during exercise Archipelago Endeavor 22 (AE22), at Berga Naval Base, Sweden, Sept. 20, 2022. AE22 is an integrated field training exercise that increases operational capability and enhances strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marines and Swedish forces.

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 2 Robert Miller, an expeditionary airfield officer from Salisbury, Maryland, with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, guides a non-functional rescue helicopter onto a vehicle during a salvage and recovery exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23, at Auxiliary Airfield IV, near Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 23, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, 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 Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division move as a unit while serving as the opposing forces on Pohakuloa Training Grounds, Nov. 7, 2022. Bilateral and multilateral exercises strengthen relationships and enhance interoperability with allies and partners through shared experiences and tough, realistic training. We routinely invite and encourage allies and partners to participate in JPMRC rotations.

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Davis Kasanof aims his 5.56mm M4 Carbine at the entrance of a cave during a combat patrol in the ADI Ghar mountains, Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, approach a building during Ground Interoperability Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 27, 2022. The focus of the Maritime Raid Force Interoperability Exercise is to integrate all elements of the MRF into a comprehensive and cohesive raid force, capable of conducting and supporting MEU operations while forward deployed to the Indo-Pacific region.

Soldiers of the 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 163rd Cavalry Regiment conducted a combined arms live fire exercise to test their communication skills and their unit's fire power Camp Buehring, Kuwait May 26, 2022.

U.S. Army Capt. Scott Edelein and Staff Sgt. Ian Martinez investigate a hole near a suspected weapons trafficking area. U.S. Army Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division and Iraqi army soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 19th Brigade, 5th Division conduct foot patrol searches of the Udaim River Valley for enemy weapons caches and transport routes, Dec. 11. This joint operation called Hammer Pursuit III is intended to stop the trafficking of weapons in the Diyala province, Iraq.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Angelica Cadenas, a field artillery cannoneer with India Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, carries the ramrod for an M777A2 lightweight 155mm howitzer during a direct fire training exercise 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. Cadenas is a native of Rockville, Maryland.

Members of the 49th Security Forces Squadron carry a simulated casualty during a Defender Challenge at the Security Forces Training Complex May 11, 2022, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The competition is designed to incorporate scenarios that defenders may have to tackle while on duty.

020102-F-2034C-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Thumrait Air Base Country: Oman (OMN) Scene Major Command Shown: 405th Air Expeditionary Wing

While commonly known as snipers, the official term used by the U.S.Army is designated marksman. The U.S.Army Sniper Course is a seven-week training course at Fort Benning. With most formal training courses, skill training is an ongoing process throughout the year. The snipers of the 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion trained for a full week separate from the main body of units in the field during annual training 2022. Their training encompassed individual qualifications, timed shooting exercises and movement to a covered location without being detected, identifying adversaries, engagement and withdrawal without being sighted.

A combined live fire exercise is conducted by the 2nd Brigade, Infantry Division, during annual training. Base: Kahoolawe State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during airlift operations for the final exercise of Forest Light 16-1 at Camp Imazu, Takashima, Japan, Sept. 15, 2015. Forest Light is a semi-annual, bilateral exercise conducted by elements of III Marine Expeditionary Force and the JGSDF.

030204-M-5150A-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

U.S. Marines with 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, jump out of a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft during a static-line parachute operation on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 4, 2022. 3rd ANGLICO conducted low-level static line parachute insertion operations in order to enhance the tactical and operational readiness of its Marines for exercises and real-world operations.

Sgt. Micah Miller, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician assigned to 722nd Ordnance Company Airborne (EOD), 192nd Ordnance Battalion (EOD) based out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, reviews publications in preparation for render safe procedures (RSP) during the EOD Team of the Year (ToY) competition 15-19 May on Fort Carson, Colorado.Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team of the Year Competition assembles elite members of the Army's EOD community to train, employ and assess current tactics, techniques and procedures being employed on today's operational battlefield.

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