Soldiers in Tactical Training

Photos depicting military personnel in camouflage uniforms during tactical training exercises and readiness drills at various bases.

The Soldiers of the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), along with Soldiers from Albania, Armenia and Moldova and Active Duty Soldiers from Hohenfels, Germany, participated in Operation Bronze Shield, which was to simulate a disturbance turned riot, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, on October 17, 2022. The 76th IBCT, Task Force Nighthawk, is preparing for their rotation in Kosovo as part of KFOR 31.(U.S. Army photos by Sgt. 1st Class Herschel Talley)

Army desert training at Fort Irwin

U.S. Airmen from the 113th Security Forces Squadron, District of Columbia Air National Guard, stand in line to outprocess during a readiness exercise at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Nov. 4, 2022. The purpose of the exercise is to maintain the readiness of the 113th Wing.

Judge Advocate General of the Air Force, MGEN William Moorman, fires an M-60 machine gun while members of the 8th Security Forces Squadron look on. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030228-F-1443F-028. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Equipment Operator First Class (EO1) William Bryant inspects Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) first platoon Seabees to ensure that their web gear is properly worn prior to departing for Bosnia. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Camp Mitchell State: Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

US Air Force members of the 305th Security Forces Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, load a rack of M16 rifles on a McGuire AFB, C-141 Starlifter in preparation for the EXPEDITIONARY OPERATIONAL READINESS INSPECTION (EORI). The EORI is a joint exercise that brings together different units to train and work as one force. The deployment to Savannah, Georgia, took place at McGuire AFB, NJ, on July 26th, 2000. Subject Operation/Series: EXPEDITIONARY OPERATIONAL READINESS INSPECTION Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060404-A-5168K-003. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division board a Military Airlift Command (MAC) C-141 Starlifter aircraft during Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Timothy J. Arnold, a machine gunner for team Air Mobility Command, prepares to zero out his 7.62mm M60 General Purpose Machine Gun before beginning the next phase of a combat weapons event during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, on October 31st, 2000. DEFENDER CHALLENGE is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams seven physical fitness events, base defense, and policing skills over six days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Soldiers of the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), along with Soldiers from Albania, Armenia and Moldova and Active Duty Soldiers from Hohenfels, Germany, participated in Operation Bronze Shield, which was to simulate a disturbance turned riot, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, on October 17, 2022. The 76th IBCT, Task Force Nighthawk, is preparing for their rotation in Kosovo as part of KFOR 31.(U.S. Army photos by Sgt. 1st Class Herschel Talley)

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade soldiers don their equipment on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, during a bilateral jump training with the 36th Airlift Squadron, April 19, 2022. The goal of this event is to improve interoperability between the USAF and JGSDF by defense and information exchanges to deepen mutual understanding of each unit, and to further cement the U.S. and Japanese alliance.

031007-M-5977R-304. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 2d Battalion 2d Marines

US Marines from 2Nd Fleet Anti-Terrorist Security Team forward deployed to Naples, Italy, from the Marine Corps Security Forces Battalion, Norfolk, Virginia, stand ready in full riot gear protecting the entry control point to the American embassy in the exercise country "Anglia" in support of the multinational training exercise VENETO RESCUE '01, in northeast Italy and Slovenia. Veneto Rescue is an exercise that helps to train military units to conduct the safe evacuation of non-combatant civilians and other designated evacuates from a country or a region that has the potential for hostilities or danger. This type of operation is known as a non-combatant evacuation operation or NEO. This .... Complete Scene Caption: US Marines from 2Nd Fleet Anti-Terrorist Security Team forward deployed to Naples, Italy, from the Marine Corps Security Forces Battalion, Norfolk, Virginia, stand ready in full riot gear protecting the entry control point to the American embassy in the exercise country "

040721-F-3963C-115. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

US Air Force personnel from the 1ST Equipment Maintenance Squadron, get a briefing prior to an aircraft lift scenario for the 1ST Fighter Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) at Langley AFB, Virginia. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010812-F-1631A-002. Base: Herning Country: Denmark (DNK) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

A group of European Paratroopers waits in formation to board the aircraft with their Polish parachute during Exrcise Falcon Leap on Eindhoven Air Base, Eindhoven, Netherlands., Sep. 13, 2022. More than 1000 Paratroopers from all over the world, 13 different nationalities, multiple airdrops per day, and training with each other equipment for two weeks. this is NATO's largest technical airborne exercise

US Army SPECIALIST Tellys Hunter, B Company, 5th of the 158th, Aviano Air Base, Italy, briefs safety procedures for a static training exercise to soldiers of the 1ST of the 508th combat team from Vicenza. The goal of this training is to enter a UH-60A Blackhawk Helicopter (Not shown) and strap in within 30 seconds. Static training is part of the Lariat Response Exercise that will prepare the infantry for futher deployments. Subject Operation/Series: LARIAT RESPONSE Base: Caserma Country: Italy (ITA)

Saddled in camouflage, LT. GEN. Shelton, United States Army, prepare to jump with his troops in France during Operation Overlord '94. The 2nd Airlift Squadron (ALS) Pope AFB, North Carolina, 37th Airlift Squadron (ALS) Rhein-Main AB, Germany and the 41st Airlift Squadron (ALS) Pope AFB, North Carolina deployed to RAF Alconbury, England to airlift to airlift the 82nd and 101st Airborne troops into France to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Operation Overlord '94. Subject Operation/Series: OVERLORD '94 Base: Alconburg Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

020130-F-1545M-017. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

US Air Force Airmen of the 8th Fighter Wing's Contaminant Control Area disaster response team set up Personnel Decontamination Stations during their Operational Readiness Inspection. The 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea personnel are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities during their Operational Readiness Inspection. US Air Force Airmen of the 8th Fighter Wing's Contaminant Control Area disaster response team set up Personnel Decontamination Stations during their Operational Readiness Inspection. The 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea personnel are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities during their Operational Readiness Inspection.

030626-F-2922M-010. Base: Truax Field State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

030130-M-1852W-020. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn, 12th Marines

030115-F-9105A-009. Subject Operation/Series: LOCAL SALTY NATION Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

010314-F-6655M-035. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

050125-F-9429S-023. Base: Karshi-Khanabad Air Base Country: Uzbekistan (UZB)

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Jonathan Nobre struggles to loosen a tie-down from a GBU-10 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, during Osan's Initial Response Readiness Exercise/Combat Employment Readiness Exercise. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DA-SC-85-06459. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '84 Base: Wonju Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-09-23. Report on the training of the Inter-Arms Military School in Saint-Cyr Coetquidan in Morbihan. The EMIA recruits its students from among active non-commissioned officers and non-commissioned soldiers selected by competition. The cadets follow a two-year training course. At the end of the first year, they are appointed to the rank of second lieutenant, then lieutenant at the end of the second year. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. France, Bretagne, Coetquidan, Guer le 2021-09-23. Reportage sur la formation de l' Ecole militaire interarmes à Saint-Cyr Coetquidan dans le Morbihan. L'EMIA recrute ses eleves parmi les sous-officiers d'active et les militaires du rang selectionnes par concours. Les eleves-officiers suivent une formation de deux ans. A l'issue de la première annee, ils sont nommés au grade de sous-lieutenant, puis de lieutenant a la fin de la seconde annee. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

030306-F-1404F-014. Base: Vasiani Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: EUCOM

030319-F-6449C-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Country: Romania (ROM) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Exercise of the Corps Adel Breasts from the Royal Institute for the Navy on Texel.

Marines from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, armed with M16A2 rifles, rush to their objective at the MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain) facility during LOE (Limited Objective Experiment #1) as part of the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's Urban Warrior series. Urban Warrior is the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's series of limited objective experiments examining new urban tactics and experimental technologies. Subject Operation/Series: URBAN WARRIOR Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020507-F-3717R-016. Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2002 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and 2nd Brigade Combat Team attend Holy Mass and a Memorial Service on Sept. 11, 2022, at Veghel, Netherlands. 101st Airborne Division (AASLT) units honor World War II Veterans and the people of Holland by participating in Operation Market Garden 78 commemorations in and around Eindhoven, Netherlands. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Malcolm Cohens-Ashley, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs.)

060728-N-5681S-048. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

021122-M-1037T-025. Base: Camp Mu Juk Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: 2ND BN 7TH MARINES

040422-F-7194F-010. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

020115-F-0994C-019. Base: Minot Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Members of the transportation flight prepare their wounded for transport after a building fire during Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea's Initial Response Readiness Exercise/ Combat Employment Readiness Exercise. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030203-M-7031A-045. Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines

US Army General (GEN) William Crouch, (left) Commander of United States Army Europe, and Major General (MGEN) William L. Nash, Commanding General of Task Force Eagle talk on the flight line during GEN Crouchs visit to Tuzla Airbase, Bosnia Herzegovina. US Army General (GEN) William Crouch, (left) Commander of United States Army Europe, and Major General (MGEN) William L. Nash, Commanding General of Task Force Eagle talk on the flight line during GEN Crouchs visit to Tuzla Airbase, Bosnia ÐHerzegovina.

Four US Army TF1-26, 1ST Infantry Division soldiers offload folding sleeping cots in preparation for their stay at Checkpoint 34A, located in Celic, Bosnia-Herzegovina (which is actually in the Russian Patrol Zone and the center of the Zone of Separation), during Operation Joint Endeavor. Operation Joint Endeavor is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Celic Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Robert Hicks, 25th Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS), Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, briefs Air Force Board personnel on old technology that was used in the field by the 25th ASOS. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030403-F-2184L-009. Country: Unknown

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Trevor M. Phillips, outgoing commander of Battlegroup Poland and commander of 1st Battalion, 185th Infantry Regiment (1-185 IR), California National Guard, addresses the troops during the Hand over, Take Over ceremony at Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Oct. 4, 2022. The 1-185 IR 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.

Marines stand at attention during the unveiling of a statue honoring LT. COL. William Leftwich, who died in a helicopter crash in Vietnam in 1970. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Using Buddy Care techniques, US Air Force STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Elmore, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Hughes, SSGT Petrella, and Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Cowan, all members of the 116th Bomb Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, transport a simulated injured MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Hall to the Casualty Collection Point during the Operational Readiness Exercise. Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Soldiers with 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (3/4 ABCT) execute a combined arms rehearsal (CAR) as a part of the brigade command post exercise, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, April 25, 2022. The CAR is an essential pre-mission rehearsal that allows brigade leadership and key staff to walk through operations to synchronize and refine courses of action. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, America's forward-deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces in the European theater

030204-M-4419R-049. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

040317-M-5523R-014. Base: Su Song Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030318-M-6881W-009. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4) Scene Major Command Shown: CTF 52.2

020111-F-6988D-005. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade soldiers don their equipment on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, during a bilateral jump training with the 36th Airlift Squadron, April 19, 2022. The goal of this event is to improve interoperability between the USAF and JGSDF by defense and information exchanges to deepen mutual understanding of each unit, and to further cement the U.S. and Japanese alliance.

U.S. Marines with 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, pull a Humvee during an annual Saint Barbaras Day celebration at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 11, 2024. Artillery units throughout the Marine Corps celebrate St. Barbara, the patron saint of artillerymen, with camaraderie-building events such as a regimental run, tug of war, relay races and Humvee pulls.

030115-F-6449C-031. Subject Operation/Series: LOCAL SALTY NATION Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

DA-SC-89-06718. Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD 89 Base: Ojojibara Training Camp Country: Japan (JPN)

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, waits for instruction during a boat raid debarkation aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 2, 2022. The 31st MEU is operating aboard the 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.

010417-F-7253S-005. Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS REACH 01-49 Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030203-M-7031A-024. Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines

Lieutenant General John Brandenburg addresses the press after arriving with soldiers of I Corps to participate in exercise TEAM SPIRIT '84. A C-5 Gaxaxy is in the background. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '84 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

US Army Soldiers from the Delta Battery 319TH Airborne Unit, Vicenza, Italy rest, talk and inspect their gear, while waiting for their training jump, at Maniago air drop zone, near Aviano Air Base, Italy. A US Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 86th Wing Ramstein, Air Base, Germany is parked in the background. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Combat control, team leader, US Air Force First Lieutenant Jason Daniels, of the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, gears up for a jump master inspection before boarding an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft (not shown) for a jump during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2001. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2001 Country: United States Of America (USA)

020410-M-9902V-051. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

Exercise participants pass in review during CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies on September 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, Sep. 11-20, 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U. S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations include: Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan, United Kingdom.... Complete Scene Caption: Exercise participants pass in review during CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies on September 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S

US Marine First Lieutenant Jonathon Kehr (Right), Landing Support Detachment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Okinawa, Japan, departs the Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) LC 81, from Assault Craft Unit-5 (ACU-5) Detachment West Pacific, Sasebo, Japan, onto a Gogu Beach for the D-Day Mobile Fuel Distribution System (DMFDS) concept demonstration in support of FOAL EAGLE 2000. The DMFDS is a Force Warfighting Lab (FWL) sponsored and Office of Naval Research (ONR) funded project which demonstrates new techniques in the first ever transfer of fuel from the sea to land. FOAL EAGLE is the largest Joint and Combined field training drill conducted annually in South Korea, running from October .... Complete Scene Caption: US Marine First Lieutenant Jonathon Kehr (Right), Landing Support Detachment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Okinawa, Japan, departs the Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) LC 81, from Assault Craft Unit-5 (ACU-5) Detachment West Pacific, Sasebo, Japan, onto a Gogu Beach fo

AIRMAN First Class Willy Ivy, USAF, (center), and SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Wanstreet, USAF, (right), 39th Security Forces Squadron, working with their Turkish counterpart, follow procedures to secure an area after a Security Forces alarm response. Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, implemented increased security postures following apparent terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers in New York and at the Pentagon. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

020129-F-1705S-004. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

SENIOR AIRMAN Daniel Priesman, 52d Security Forces Squadron, handcuffs a downed "enemy pilot," STAFF Sergeant Eric Doyle of the 48th Communications Squadron, during a phase II exercise. Personnel from the 52d Fighter Wing are currently deployed to Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, in preparation for the NATO Tactical Evaluation in October. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

STAFF SGT. W. Brower, 52nd Engineer Battalion, checks out his soldiers M40 Protective Mask during training exercises. Base: Fort Carson State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sergeant Robert T. Mawson observes as a Marine with Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF), in his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister, gets assistance putting away his drinking tube from an Australian Service Member. The Australian is wearing his MKIV No1 NBC (Nuclear Biological Chemical) Suit with Avon FM12 Mask. Both are training at Camp Doha, Kuwait during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF

010410-F-4728F-003. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

DF-ST-87-07183. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '86 Base: Hanau Army Air Field Country: West Germany (FRG)

021022-F-6449C-002. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

050104-F-6470S-009. Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sgt. Wilfred Almeida, right, of the 207th Engineer Support Platoon, explains to Maj. Ariunaa Chadraabal, middle, and Col. Ulambayay Nyamkhuu, left, representatives from Mongolia, the features of using a mobile application to assess damage during Exercises Alaska Shield and Vigilant Guard-Alaska 2014, March 28. This is a regional, tactically focused exercise and will have multiple interagency field-training exercises that are focused on the response and recovery from a major earthquake and tsunami. U.S. Army National Guard

US Army soldiers of D Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry, 1ST Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, are participating in a Contingency Readiness exercise while showing a strong U. S. presence in the area, and continue to conduct realistic training. Here a "wounded" soldier has his head bandaged after having been shot by a sniper. Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, 12 April 1997. Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

970218-F-8748C-006. Complete Scene Caption: United States Army Special Forces from 3rd Special Forces Group, 1ST Battalion, out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, off load supplies and equipment from a United States Air Force C-130E Hercules aircraft assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, at Roberts International Airport located outside of Monrovia, Liberia. The Special Forces Group will be providing security for United States Military aircraft landing in Liberia in support of Operation ASSURED LIFT. ASSURED LIFT is a Joint Task Force (JTF) operation to provide airlift and other logistical support to West African states that are deploying more than 600 troops to Liberia as part of the region's ongoing peacekeeping mission. Most of the inbound West African forces will come from the country of Mali, with the Ivory Coast and Ghana also expected to contribute troops. Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED LIFT Base: Roberts International Airport Country: Liberia (LBR)

France, Brittany, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon on 2022-03-29. 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 2022-03-29. 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.

040608-F-9926N-014. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

040323-F-3431H-175. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Members of the 4th Fighter Wing depart a bus that drops them off at tent city. This is in support of the 4FW Phase II Operational Readiness Exercise. Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030320-M-3138H-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

Soldiers from various countries compete in a tug of war as part of Sports Day. Baltic Challenge '97 is a multinational exercise conducted in the spirit of NATO's Partnership for Peace (PfP) initiative. More than 2600 military personnel from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and the USA will participate in the second PfP land exercise conducted in the Baltic region. Subject Operation/Series: Baltic Challenge '97 Base: Paldiski Country: Estonia (EST)

Armed soldiers of the Czech army, 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

Norwegians in the Norwegian Home Guard Youth Teams in the 51st Norwegian Reciprocal Troop Exchange (NOREX) complete medical training at the Medical Simulation Training Center (MSTC) at Camp Ripley Training Center in Little Falls, Minnesota on Feb 4th, 2024. The MSTC provides training scenarios by adjusting simulated training experiences by changing the lighting, noise, smell, and injuries with realistic mechanical mannequins (Minnesota Army National Guard

030401-F-1404F-020. Base: Rock City Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO)

CMSGT of the Air Force Eric Benken fourth from left with arms folded visits with personnel assigned to the 823rd Red Horse Squadron from Hurlburt Field, Florida, as part of Operation Sustain Hope put the fishing touches on a newly widened two-lane road leading to the flight line (not shown) increasing the speed of traffic and safety of those walking. Operation Sustain Hope is the U.S. effort to bring in food, water, medicine, relief supplies, and to establish camps for the refugees (not shown) fleeing from the Former Republic of Yugoslavia into Albania and Macedonia. Subject Operation/Series: SUSTAIN HOPE Base: Rinas State: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB)

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Gregory Gudson, left, 51st Communications Squadron, gathers hostages in the 51st Fighter Wing headquarters building during the Initial Response Readiness Exercise/Combat Employment Readiness (IRRE/CERE) exercise at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The quarterly exercise tests the 51st Fighter Wing's ability to respond to combat situations. Subject Operation/Series: IRRE/CERE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

030211-F-3252P-026. Base: Cannon Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Norwegians in the Norwegian Home Guard complete M17 Pistol live-fire range qualification ranges during the 51st Norwegian Reciprocal Troop Exchange at Camp Ripley Training Center in Little Falls, Minnesota, on February 4th, 2024. The Norwegians previously learned about the weapon system on Camp Ripleys Engagement Skills Trainer ranges before beginning live-fire exercises (Minnesota Army National Guard

Soldiers of the 2nd of the 151st Infantry Battalion, from the Indiana Army National Guard, practice crowd and riot control tactics with the German Bundeswehr(Army) at Hohenfels Training Center, Germany, on October 7, 2022. Task Force Nighthawk is training to be the 31st rotation of U.S. forces to support Operation Joint Guardian in Regional Command East, KFOR in Kosovo.

040623-F-1351B-573. Base: Jordanian Royal Military Academy State: Amman Country: Jordan (JOR)

Soldiers shoulder to shoulder during the parade.

A U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, left, inspects a new Marine during the Battalion Commanders Inspection at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Dec. 14, 2022. In addition to uniform wear and fit, each new Marine was evaluated on their self-discipline, military bearing, esprit de corps, and knowledge of general military subjects.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, receive ammunition during a night live-fire exercise for Iron Fist 23 in Hijudai, Japan, Feb. 22, 2023. The training allowed the U.S. Marines and soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force to share tactics and work together to secure an objective. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the JGSDF, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

020514-F-9032T-006. Base: RAF Feltwell State: East Anglia Country: United Kingdom (GBR)

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