Soldiers in Formation

Images of soldiers in military formations, including drills and readiness exercises, highlighting discipline and military attire across various settings.

040325-F-4441R-015. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-87-12829. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

020829-F-9259M-011. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-309-120. Hurricane Katrina

010717-M-5834A-012. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040928-M-4213L-003. Base: USMC Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030425-M-9892R-002. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2003 Base: Fort Magsaysay State: Luzon Country: Republic Of The Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion 7th Marines

US Army Lieutenant General William M. Steele, Commanding General US Army Pacific, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, meets with troops operating at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during Operation PACIFIC HAVEN. The operation, a joint humanitarian effort conducted by the US military, entails the evacuation of over 2,100 Kurds (not shown) from northern Iraq to avoid retaliation from Iraq for working with the US government and international humanitarian agencies. The Kurds will be housed at Andersen AFB, while they go through the immigration process for residence in the United States. Subject Operation/Series: PACIFIC HAVEN Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040325-F-4441R-015. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020602-M-9902V-005. Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

DF-ST-87-09665. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

040723-M-3717S-011. Subject Operation/Series: FUJI INCREMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM (FITP) 2004 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

030401-M-3692C-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

020411-A-9510S-082. Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM

Guatemalan soldiers stand in formation for the closing ceremony in Guatemala City, Guatemala on March 27, 2023. CG23 is an annual Army-led combined, joint, interagency, multi-national partnership-building exercise designed to build capacity, capabilities and interoperability with Central American partner nations.

French soldiers Paris. France.

020425-M-0175R-009. Base: Mcas, New River State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU

070109-M-8299S-016. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2ND BDE

DA-ST-88-04742. Subject Operation/Series: CAMILLE Country: Dominica (DMA)

040605-F-2022C-040. Base: Cherbourg State: Normandy Country: France (FRA)

A soldier carrying an M-16A2 rifle redeploys from Camp Davis airfield along with other members of the 101st Airborne Division during exercise Solid Shield '89. The exercise is being conducted on the East Coast by approximately 30,000 military personnel from all services. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '89 State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050615-A-0197H-002. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT THUNDER State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Det 1 169th MP Co

021017-F-1131H-003. Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-309-123. Hurricane Katrina

Army officers train in Singapore.

060822-N-5148B -001. Base: Nab Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020622-M-9902V-012. Country: Malaysia (MYS) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to A/Company, 1ST Battalion, 17th Infantry Division carrying weapons and field packs load onto a transport truck, in preparation for Non-combatant Evacuation Operations (NOE) at Orote Point, Guam during Exercise TANDEM THRUST '99. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 99 Base: Orote Point State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

Members of the Royal Air Force 10th Paratroopers are briefed on their airdrop prior to boarding a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Reforger '82. Base: Raf Wildenrath Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG)

MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii (July 15, 2022) Mexican Naval Infantry perform a cadence march past U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment (MLR), 3rd Marine Division, at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, July 15. 3rd MLR established one of three command nodes during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Fully-equipped recruits march into the field for individual combat training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members from Georgia, Lithuania, Romania, the United Kingdom, the United States receive the Defense Ministrys Medal for their work and dedication throughout the exercise during closing ceremonies of Noble Partner 22 at the 11th polygon of Vaziani, Georgia, Sept. 9, 2022. The Noble Partner Exercise consists of 2,400 military personnel from more than 21 countries and is designed to enhance Georgian, regional ally, partner, and U.S. forces readiness.

Military members from the Somali Danab receive a brief after conducting an urban operations course during exercise Justified Accord 2024 (JA24), at the Counter Insurgency Terrorism and Stability Operations Training Centre, Nanyuki, Kenya, Feb. 28, 2024. JA24 is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa, running from Feb. 26 - March 7. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and hosted in Kenya, this year's exercise will incorporate personnel and units from 23 nations. This multinational exercise builds readiness for the U.S. joint force, prepares regional partners for UN and AU mandated missions, and increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance, disaster response and crisis response. Army

The Marine Corps first all-woman drill platoon marches in formation with M-16A1 rifles. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-01062. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

Vice Adm. William J. Flanagan, Joint Task Force commander, is videotaped while speaking during the joint service exercise Ocean Venture '93. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '93 Base: Vieques Island State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040204-M-8205V-006. Base: Ojojibara State: Tohoku Country: Japan (JPN)

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Alford McMichael, (standing left), and General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, (standing right), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), visits with the 12th Marines at gun park. GEN Hagee visited III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) for the first time as the CMC. During his visit he will tour Marine bases located on Okinawa, Japan. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: HQMC

(From right) U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa Commanding General Maj. Gen. Todd R. Wasmund, Major General Anthony C. SibutiLand Forces Commander Tanzania, Brigadier General Bob Paciesky OgikiChief of Staff Land Forces Uganda and Colonel Igor Lessa PasinatoMilitary Attaché, Berlin Brazil listen to an instructional brief before a weapons demonstration during The African Land Forces Colloquium 2022, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 14, 2022. ALFC 22 brought African Land Force Commanders together along with select U.S. Army and allied and partner army leaders to address land force security challenges. ALFC22 emphasized U.S. Army institutional training and ways to "Train to Fight."

(From right) U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa Commanding General Maj. Gen. Todd R. Wasmund, Major General Anthony C. SibutiLand Forces Commander Tanzania, Brigadier General Bob Paciesky OgikiChief of Staff Land Forces Uganda and Colonel Igor Lessa PasinatoMilitary Attaché, Berlin Brazil listen to an instructional brief before a weapons demonstration during The African Land Forces Colloquium 2022, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 14, 2022. ALFC 22 brought African Land Force Commanders together along with select U.S. Army and allied and partner army leaders to address land force security challenges. ALFC22 emphasized U.S. Army institutional training and ways to "Train to Fight."

011019-A-6788L-002. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Southeast

SPECIALIST Shannon Warner a emergency medical technician, 114th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Snelling Minnesota, stands guard at the main gate while mock Saudi Arabian media members try to interview the commanding officer during Operation GOLDEN MEDIC 2001 at Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, Dublin, California. Reserve forces from all over the nation are participating in GOLDEN MEDIC, a multi-unit, medical, field exercise in which the Army transports simulated casualties from the frontline through various staging areas to a main tent. Attached to the helmet, upper body and M-16A2 rifle is the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear to simulate combat. When hit by a .... Complete Scene Caption: Specialist Shannon Warner a emergency medical technician, 114th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Snelling Minnesota, stands guard at the main gate while mock Saudi Arabian media members try to interview the commanding officer during Operation GOLDEN MEDIC 2001 at Parks Reserve

Soldiers assemble in Mozambique.

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-309-111. Hurricane Katrina

Soldiers from the Army's 284th Military Police Company enter an enclosure where children were seen playing with unexploded ordnance. U.S. and coalition troops are in Zakhu as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DM-SC-86-08597. Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The color guard of the 172nd Infantry Brigade, 6th Infantry Division (Light), stands at parade rest during the division's activation ceremony. Base: Fort Richardson State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Several 7th Infantry Division soldiers stand around an M998 high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWVs) while waiting to move out during Operation GOLDEN PHEASANT. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN PHEASANT Country: Honduras (HND)

040114-A-1915L-017. Base: Camp Santiago State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

United States Marine Captain Icley from 1ST Stinger Battery in Okinawa, Japan (middle) is instructing Royal Australian Army Military Police Officers Second Lieutenant Martin Griffin (left) and Warrant Officer Second Class Anthony Laurie on where the convoy at the Gladstone Port in Queensland, Australia is going during exercise Crocodile'99. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE '99 Base: Gladstone Port State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

Service members from 22 countries participate in the closing ceremony for Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 31, 2022. The two-week long exercise taught platoons and representatives from each country skills and techniques for United Nations peacekeeping missions.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, participate in a unit hike on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, April. 14, 2022. Marines hiked and competed in Marine Corps Martial Arts Program competitions between companies to increase morale and esprit de corps. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

DA-SC-86-10767. Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

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020630-M-9902V-027. Country: Malaysia (MYS) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

DA-ST-87-12858. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

000511-M-1573L-009. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2000 Base: Thong Song Country: Thailand (THA)

Members of the US Army 10th Mountain Division, Ft. Drum, New York, stand in formation after landing at Keflavik NAS. The Division is in Iceland to participate in NORTHERN VIKING '95. While in Iceland, the Army will defend Burfell Dam against a simulated attack by Norwegian Special Forces. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN VIKING '95 Base: Naval Air Station, Keflavik Country: Iceland (ISL)

010920-F-5102J-008. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Birmingham State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

Major General Dennis T. Krupp, hands the colors of the 2d Marine Aircraft Wing to Major General John G. Castellaw, signifying a change of command, at Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031004-F-7685H-025. Base: Kirkush Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020827-F-3820W-010. Subject Operation/Series: FOGGY SHORES 2002 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army and International Paratroopers prepare to load a Ch-47 Chinook Helicopter during Leapfest 2022 at the Quonset Army Aviation Support Facility in Washington County, Rhode Island, August 3, 2022. Leapfest is the largest, longest standing, international static line parachute training event and competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island Army National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community.

020822-M-5455N-006. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 2d MAW

Sergeant Major of the Army, Gene McKinny, and U.S. Army Europe Command Sergeant Major, James McKinny (twin brother to Gene), discuss conditions with soldiers of the 161st Field Artillery, Target Acquisition Battery, Kansas National Guard at the Sarajevo Airport. Subject Operation/Series: Joint Endeavor Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Joint forces unload food and supplies at a hospital in Cap Haitien. Trucks bring in food, water and various other supplies to Haitian people during Operation Uphold Democracy. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Cap Haitien Country: Haiti (HTI)

US Army General (GEN) William W. Crouch Implementation Force (IFOR) Commander, pins the Soldiers Medal on US Army Sergeant (SGT) Tony R. Harris, during the Change of Command Ceremony for Task Force Eagle Commander, Bosnia-Herzegovina. SGT Harris and others received the medals for aiding a land-mine victim. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

DF-ST-89-06375. State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marine recruits stand at parade rest with M16A1 rifles during basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040622-F-3838S-050. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

000508-N-6219G-005. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2000 Base: Camp Sameasan Country: Thailand (THA)

020808-F-6737G-003. Base: Keesler Air Force Base State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030402-M-3138H-028. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Air Force Combat Controllers from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field Fl., survey a drop zone prior to an airdrop of humanitarian aid in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan 18, 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. Air Force staff sergeant assists Mali Army troops from the Economic Community Military Observation Group 13 (ECOMOG) as they board a U.S. Air Force C-130E Hercules at Bamako/Seou Airport, Mali. The C-130E, from the 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, is airlifting the troops to Roberts International Airport, Liberia for a six month deployment for Operation ASSURED LIFT, a 17-day United States airlift and support mission assisting the West African states deploying more than 1,100 troops to Liberia as part of the region's ongoing peacekeeping force. Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED LIFT Base: Bamako-Senou Airport Country: Mali (MLI)

060325-A-7969G-034. Base: Forward Operating Base Summerall State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION

040424-A-1526R-009. Base: Barahona Country: Dominican Republic (DOM)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, run to their vehicles in preparation for Balikatan 23 at Subic Bay, Philippines, March 28, 2023. 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.

DN-SC-87-09969. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-85-12291. Subject Operation/Series: SPEARPOINT '84 / REFORGER '84 Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

TAMARA DROP ZONE, Honduras - Army Staff Sgt. DavidHattan, Joint Task Force-Bravo Army Forces, checks the parachute of Capt.Erwin Lara, a TESON instructor with the Honduran army, prior to an airdrophere Dec. 8. The air drop was the last requirement for the students in theTESON class. TESON, which stands for Tropas Especiales para Operaciones deSelva y Nocturnas, is an elite Honduran unit akin to the U.S. Army Rangers.

Military personnel from the Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps, comprising Combined Task Force Falcon, stand in formation during the opening ceremony, at Georgetown's National Services Sports Complex. New Horizon '97 is the first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON '97 Base: Georgetown Country: French Guiana (GUF)

Corporal Daric J. Zeckzer from MACG-36, jacks up an M913 5-ton truck during a tire change competition at the 1ST Marine Air Wing (MAW) Truck Rodeo on Camp Foster. The purpose of the Truck Rodeo is to find the Marines most efficient at thier respective job so they can represent the 1ST MAW at the III Marine Expeditionary Force Truck Rodeo.Official USMC PHOTO by LCpl Eugene E. Clarke (released). Base: Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Service member from multiple countries stand at ease for the closing ceremony of Cutlass Express 2023 on the Djiboutian Navy pier, Djibouti, March 16. Cutlass Express 2023, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF) and sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) is designed to assess and improve combined maritime law enforcement techniques, promote safety and security in the Western Indian Ocean, and increase interoperability between participating nations. U.S. Sixth Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa.

031120-M-3856G-013. Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Coast Guard recruits begin instruction at the Defense Language Institute English Language Center as part of the Army's Echo Company at Joint Base San Antonio on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 31, 2022.The Coast Guard started the new program, established by a memorandum of agreement between DLIELC and the Army, to assist recruits who could struggle in recruit training due to language barriers as well as to incorporate an Enlish Languarge Training Program as a diversity initiative.The length of the program is at minimum 10 weeks dependent on the recruits academic progress but can be up to 24 weeks. Upon completion of the DLIELC program, recruits will return to Training Center Cape May and progress through the follow-on weeks of the normal recruit training process.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Cmdr. Katie Shveda

US Air Force airman from the 51st Civil Engineers Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea use huge steel plates to do runway repair, after a simulated bombing, during the Operational Readiness Inspection. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030221-M-7031A-008. Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marines and Philippine Marines conduct drills during KAMANDAG 6, in San Vicente, Philippines, Oct. 2, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military, designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. 1/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific region under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

040605-M-4419R-001. Base: India Base (NASIR WAAL SALAAM) State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020221-F-0558K-008. Subject Operation/Series: BLUE FLAG 02-4 Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Egyptian Army personnel exit a C-141B Starlifter aircraft from the 7th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, during a mobilization exercise. Subject Operation/Series: IRON COBRA Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY)

040521-A-9930K-026. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ghuran Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

TNI soldiers are standing by while receiving orders from the medical aviation team during their medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) training as part of Super Garuda Shield 2022 in Baturaja, Indonesia, Aug. 6, 2022. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military, Indonesia National Armed Forces, has now expanded to a multinational exercise encompassing 14 Nations. This exercise reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and other regional partners reinforcing joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.

040723-M-3717S-015. Subject Operation/Series: FUJI INCREMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM (FITP) 2004 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

A Moldovan soldier practices capturing different angles during a subject matter expert exchange (SMEE) in Chisinau, Moldova, Oct. 25, 2022. A team from U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) worked with the Moldovan Mass Media Cell during the SMEE and provided technical training on new camera equipment and training on public affairs operations.

The 624th Movement Control Team, of the 16th Sustainment Brigade, and other Movement Control Teams, in Alexandroupolis Greece circle up to conduct a Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) Drill in preparation of the multiple vessels soon to arrive. The vessels are coming in packed tightly with 1st Armored Division, Combat Aviation Brigade's entire inventory - ranging from multiple Blackhawk helicopters all the way to HEMT M969 Fuelers. It is critical that everyone understand the plan of getting all the equipment off the ship, without damaging any property or anyone getting hurt during the process - this is why they conduct a ROC drill prior. During the ROC drill they lay out every small detail on how the operation of unloading the vessel will occur, all the way from unlatching the tie-down straps to having an operator to hand guide equipment down the ramp safely. They utilize the five paragraph operation order (Situation, Mission, Execution, Sustainment, and Command and Control) as a template for

DF-ST-88-10347. Base: Tamara Country: Honduras (HND)

020614-F-1789V-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii (July 14, 2022) Mr. Jason Tarr, tactics subject matter expert instructs U.S. Marines, Republic of Korea Marines, and Indonesia-Korps Marinir Republik Indonesia Marines during simulated Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 14. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

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