Soldiers in Training Exercises

Photos of soldiers engaged in training scenarios, demonstrating tactical movements and teamwork in various military drills.

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment engages targets during a combined arms live fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 23, 2022.The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance. (U.S. Army photograph by Sgt. Luke Michalski)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Tanner, the snipers section team leader, assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, serves as an evaluator during a table VI sniper qualification at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, July 27, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. Army Georgia Army National Guard Infantrymen with the Lawrenceville-based Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, conduct urban attack training during Exportable Combat Training Capabilities Exercise at Fort Stewart, Ga., June 21, 2022. XCTC is the U.S. Army National Guards program of record that enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained Platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win battles throughout the world. The XCTC exercise will include approximately 4,400 brigade personnel from throughout Georgia.U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tori Miller.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Lightning Troop Platoon, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, perform squad movement techniques during a training exercise at Hohenfels, Germany, on Dec. 2, 2022. The training was conducted during Operation Dark Wolf.

U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force lead a combined arms demonstration for Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipmen during their Summer Training Program at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, August 1, 2022. NROTC Midshipman Summer Training develops and trains Midshipmen in order to provide the Fleet a competent and professional Naval Service Commissioned Officer.

Romanian Soldiers engage U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment (OpFor) during a simulated assault as part of exercise Saber Junction 22 in Hohenfels, Germany, Sep. 13, 2022. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Armys 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Armys Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas.

Romanian Soldiers engage U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment (OpFor) during a simulated assault as part of exercise Saber Junction 22 in Hohenfels, Germany, Sep. 13, 2022. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Armys 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Armys Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas.

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment engages targets during a combined arms live fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 23, 2022.The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance. (U.S. Army photograph by Sgt. Luke Michalski)

A U.S. Army squad leader assigned to Chaos Company, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, gives instructions after receiving a report during a squad live-fire exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, July 14, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ambrose Ross, foreground right, 423d Security Forces Squadron police services, speaks with Airman 1st Class Daniel Richards, 423d SFS entry control operator, during a field training exercise at Stanford Training Area, England, Aug. 17, 2022. Instructors from the 820th Base Defense Group and 435th Security Forces Squadron Ground Combat Readiness Training Center, conducted the exercise to evaluate and bolster the combat readiness skills of the defenders from the 423d SFS.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment,173rd Airborne Brigade provide covering fire on an objective during a combined arms live fire exercise on a maneuver range at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 22, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conduct a platoon live fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, June 1, 2022. The exercise demonstrated the squadron's use of the newly fielded Integrated Tactical Network (ITN).

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division participate in an M2 .50 Caliber machine gun range during Resolute Dragon 22 at Shikaribetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

The New Jersey Army National Guard 114th Infantry Regiment and 150th Aviation Regiment conduct air assault insertion and company attack at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 10, 2023. This exercise trained on warrior tasks and demonstrated combat capabilities in preparation for Joint Regional Training Center Rotation May 2023.

U.S. Spc. Branden Blair, Spc. Beniam Clark, and Pfc Logan Moore, assigned to Bull Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, take a knee prior to advancing to the firing line during a live support by fire training at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 16, 2022. 2nd Cavalry Regiment provides V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe, with combat-credible forces capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater to defend the NATO alliance.

A Green Beret with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) engages long-range targets during the Menton 2022 Best Sniper Competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 8, 2022. The competition is comprised of nine teams, including a team from the British Armys 4th Battalion, Ranger Regiment. During the competition, team events incorporate precision marksmanship, moving targets, live-fire stalks, and stress shoots conducted during daylight and hours of limited visibility. Throughout the event, participants use the M24 Sniper Weapon System, 5.56 M4 carbine, and 9mm pistol.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 21ST TSC, move tactically throughout the ranges during day two of the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad Competition at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 9, 2022. Teams from across U.S. Army Europe and Africa test their tactical proficiency, communication, and overall cohesion as they compete for the title of Best Squad. Winners of this competition will advance to represent U.S. Army Europe and Africa at the U.S. Army Best Squad Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina later this year.

The United States Army's most qualified uniformed interrogation teams met at Fort Bragg, North Carolina to compete in the inaugural Army Interrogation Olympics to determine the Army's Best Interrogation Team of the Year. Military Intelligence Soldiers from Regular Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard components met and thrived in an austere field environment while refining and improving individual and collective HUMINT, analytical, leader, and Soldier skills. The competition was hosted by the 525th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade from August 8 to 10, 2022.

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, post security during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 14, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

United Arab Emirates soldiers from the 11th Mountain Battalion bound in fire teams during a live fire exercise while participating in Joint Readiness Training Center Rotation 23-04, Feb. 22, 2023. United Arab Emirate soldiers from the 11th Mountain Battalion are participating in the training rotation alongside U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, and the 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade. UAE soldiers will train alongside a U.S. Army brigade throughout this JRTC rotation to increase tactical interoperability and readiness.

Pfc. Brady Wix, assigned to the 16th Military Police Brigade, pulls security during the medical stress lane event at XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition for Corps' Separates Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, June 8, 2022. The competition tested squads physical, technical and tactical abilities under stress and fatigue to determine which squad would partake in the next competition at Fort Stewart, Georgia, in July 2022.

120322-A-HE359-058U.S. Army soldiers with India Company, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment move through the terrain during a situational training exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Grafenwoehr, Germany, on March 22, 2012.

U.S. Army Capt. Edgar Orellana, center, troop commander of Lightning Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment talks to his men in an after action review after a squad live fire exercise at the 7th Army Training Commands Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May 12, 2022. 2CR provides the 7th ATC with a lethal and agile force capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater in order toassureallies,deteradversaries, and when ordered,defendthe NATO alliance.

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, aims at a target during team live-fire and tactical movement training as part of Eagle Ursa at the training range in Slunj, Croatia, Feb. 25, 2024. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployableforces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployedacross Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships andstrengthen the alliance. Army

Staff Sgt. Michelle Gillette, Combat Airmen Skills Training student, prepares to lead her group on a land navigation during their field training exercise on Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas. Nov. 19, 2013. CAST was designed by Air Education and Training Command to standardize pre-deployment combat training for Air Force personnel.

U.S. Army Soldiers representing 66th Military Intelligence Brigade, fire at targets during a patrol on the striker lane during the 2022 U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad Competition on Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 11, 2022. Teams from across USAREUR-AF test their tactical proficiency, communication, and overall cohesion as they compete for the title of Best Squad. Winners of this competition will advance to represent USAREUR-AF at the U.S. Army Best Squad Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, later this year.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment conduct an air assault mission during Exercise Combined Resolve 17 (CbR) at Hohenfels training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels,, Germany, June 2, 2022. CbR 17 is a United States Army Europe-African directed, 7th Army Training Command executed exercise that takes place a JMRC from 20 May to 19 June 2022. The event is designed to evaluate and assess 1/3ID's ability to conduct operations in a complex, multi-domain simulation battlespace. The focus of the rotation is to exercise combined arms operation in a multinational environment.

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U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 and members of the Northern Army, Japan Self-Defense Force, repair a local airfield during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Camp Betsuka, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 1, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Toth, left, shows Soldiers how to set up a patient hoist during a combat lifesaver course run by the Medical Simulation Training Center on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 14, 2022. The Medical Simulation Training Center provides realistic medical training to both medical and non-medical Soldiers in the Active, Reserve and National Guard, and provide hands-on instruction on the latest battlefield trauma and critical care techniques.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division provide security during Combined Resolve 17 (CbR 17) at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany June 3, 2022. CbR 17 is a U.S. Army exercise consisting of 5,600 service members, Allies and partners from more than 10 countries, and is designed to assess units abilities to conduct combat operations effectively in a multi-domain battlespace.

U.S. Army Advanced Individual Training Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 222d Aviation Regiment, conduct tactical squad movement drills during a field training exercise at Fort Eustis, Virginia, April 29, 2022.

U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Ruef, an infantryman assigned to the 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts Army National Guard, disassembles an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon at Stones Ranch Military Reservation, East Lyme, Connecticut, May 10, 2022. All competitors had to disassemble and reassemble the M249 as part of the 2022 Army National Guard Region One Best Warrior Competition.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hyatt Duncan, a machine gunner with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, fires an M240B medium machine gun while conducting squad attack drills during a Tactical Small Unit Leader Course on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, July 27, 2022. This training improved the Marines proficiency at the tactical level and developed small-unit leadership. 3/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Duncan is a native of Atlanta, Georgia.

U.S. Marines with Sniper Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), conduct immediate action drills during a bilateral live-fire exercise in Beignon, France, July 8, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire a M252 81mm mortar system during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 14, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

Command Sgt. Maj. Jeremiah O'Berry, assigned to 46th Aviation Support Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, gives direction to a member of the quartering party during the opening day of Exercise Bellator Focus 2022 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. on Nov. 29, 2022. Exercise Bellator Focus is the battalion's annual field training exercise (FTX) designed to increase proficiency in their mission essential tasks and basic Soldier skills.

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U.S. Army Soldiers suppress targets after moving a casualty to safety during the International Sniper Competition 2022, April 5, 2022, on Fort Benning, GA. Organized by the U.S. Army Sniper School, the competition drew 30 three-man teams from both U.S. and foreign militaries, including competitors from the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and Israel. This was the first year that the competition tested three-man teams instead of the usual two-man teams.

U.S. Air Force tactical air control party specialists from the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, communicate through radio traffic and messaging during Exercise Forward Reach 23-1 in Danvers, Illinois, Dec. 3, 2022. The TACPs used the exercise to demonstrate their new Mobile Response Team domestic operations capability, which will quickly extend the reach of first responders during natural disasters.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (3-1 ABCT) operationally controlled by 1st Infantry Division (1 ID) alongside Polish soldiers assigned to the 5th Mazovian Brigade of Territorial Defense Force (TDF) participated in a NATO Urban Tactical Operations exercise in Komorowo, Poland, Oct. 26, 2022. The 3-1 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1 ID, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. Air Force Airmen conduct movement drills during Fieldcraft Hostile (FCH) on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Aug. 2, 2022. FCH places students in realistic and strenuous training scenarios used to teach skills such as weapons control, combative techniques, communications, mounted and dismounted individual and team movements and land navigation.

U.S. Army Spc. Christopher Condran attached to 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR), 2nd squadron, secures the perimeter during a Simulated Training Exercise (STX) held by 2CR at Vilseck, Germany Feb. 7, 2024. During the STX soldiers engage in platoon-level training within field and urban environments, enhancing their combat readiness and team cohesion. Army Reserve

U.S. Army soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard, conduct reflexive fire drills at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vermont, July 16, 2022. For portions of the drill, the soldiers would face away from their targets, then when given the command quickly turn, identify and engage them.

Sgt. Chase Rheinlander, Combat Medic Specialist, 1st Cavalry Division pulls security during the Army's Best Medic Compentition.Twenty-two two-Soldier teams from all around the world traveled to Fort Hood, Texas to compete in the finals to be named the Armys Best Medic. The competition is a 72-hour arduous test of the teams physical and mental skills. Competitors must be agile, adaptive leaders who demonstrate mature judgment while testing collective team skills in areas of physical fitness, tactical marksmanship, leadership, warrior skills, land navigation and overall knowledge of medical, technical and tactical proficiencies through a series of hands-on tasks in a simulated operational environment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Herman)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Charles Joch (left) and Lance Cpl. Maxwell Cole (right), both machine gunners with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, fire an MK19 grenade launcher during a Tactical Small Unit Leader Course on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, July 28, 2022. This training improved the Marines proficiency at the tactical level and developed small-unit leadership. 3/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Joch is a native of Centreville, Virginia and Cole is a native of Hartsville, South Carolina.

U.S. Army combat engineers assigned to the 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, clear a room during breach training at Santahamina, Finland, June 28, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT, and Finish and British army units trained in Finland to further strengthen the relations and interoperability between the nations.

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman with 2d Marine Division participate in a simulated tactical combat casualty care scenario during the Doc Kent Competition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 3, 2022. The competition showcases the capabilities of executing tactical combat casualty care in austere environments by utilizing various evacuation platforms to move from point of injury to higher echelons of care.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Marcus Kroh, right, platoon Commander, assigned to Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) talks to his fire control specialist during tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (TRAP) training in Syndalen, Finland, Aug. 10, 2022. The TRAP mission was part of a bilateral exercise between the Finnish military and the 22nd MEU. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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 interest.

Soldiers from U.S. Army Europes Charlie Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade show Ukrainian Marines and National Guard Soldiers the proper procedures for clearing a room during situational training exercise lanes at Rapid Trident 2014 here, Sept. 16. Rapid Trident is an annual U.S. Army Europe conducted, Ukrainian led multinational exercise designed to enhance interoperability with allied and partner nations while promoting regional stability and security.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jesus Chavez, with Baumholder Army Health Clinic, trains on medical evacuations of simulated casualties at Smith Barracks in Baumholder, Germany, September 02, 2022.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Hayley Farmer, attached to 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR), 2nd squadron, leads her squad, 3rd platoon, "Ghost Troop" through a Simulated Training Exercise (STX) held by 2CR at Vilseck, Germany Feb. 8, 2024. During the STX soldiers engage in platoon-level training within field and urban environments, enhancing their combat readiness and team cohesion. Army Reserve

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and German soldiers assigned to the 212th Panzergrenadier Battalion, 21st Panzer Brigade, 1st Panzer Division, move to a staging area during a live-fire exercise as part of Defender Europe at Oberlausitz Training Area, Germany, May 19, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24) participate in a training scenario July 26, 2022, on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 24th Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 was holding their 2022 annual training at Fort McCoy. (U.S. Army Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a hike during patrol base operations as part of Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 10, 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.

Staff Sgt. Abel Carlos, 25th Infantry Division, inserts hearing protection prior to participating in aircraft extraction and stress shoot lane Jan. 25 during the CSM Jack L. Clark Jr., Army Best Medic Competition at Fort Hood, Texas.

Soldiers at Fort McCoy for the 78th Training Divisions Warrior Exercise 78-22-02 participate in a training scenario July 18, 2022, at a training area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The exercise, according to the Army Reserve, trained and evaluated Soldiers on Army Warrior Skill-level 10 tasks through various training lanes and situational-training exercises, and more. The exercise took place at Fort McCoy throughout July 2022. (Photo by Kevin Clark, Fort McCoy Multimedia-Visual Information Office)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division best squad shoot a machine gun during the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition at Fort Stewart, Georgia, July 27, 2022. Squads from throughout XVIII Airborne Corps competed in the Best Squad Competition, which tests them in a number of areas including marksmanship, land navigation, small-unit tactics and endurance.

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A U.S. Army Pacific Best Warrior Competition range safety watches Pfc. Nolan Murray, a nodal network systems operator-maintainer assigned to Eighth Army and a native from Walpole, Massachusetts, fires a M249 squad automatic weapon at the multiple weapon scenario-based marksmanship event for the 2022 U.S. Army Pacific's Best Warrior Competition at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, June 8, 2022. The USARPAC BWC 2022 is an annual week-long competition consisting of competitors from multiple USARPAC units across the Indo-Pacific. The noncommissioned officers and junior enlisted Soldiers are evaluated in several categories such as general military knowledge, basic Soldier skills, and physical fitness.

Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, conduct a combined arms live fire exercise (CALFEX) on Fort Drum, N.Y., Aug. 3, 2022. The exercise consisted of a footmarch, breaching obstacles, and a clearing operation with supporting fire from 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th MTN DIV, and 1st Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th MTN DIV.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment transport a casualty during a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) attack at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22, Sept. 12, 2022.Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NA

Romanian Soldiers engage U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment (OpFor) during a simulated assault as part of exercise Saber Junction 22 in Hohenfels, Germany, Sep. 13, 2022. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Armys 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Armys Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas.

Romanian Soldiers engage U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment (OpFor) during a simulated assault as part of exercise Saber Junction 22 in Hohenfels, Germany, Sep. 13, 2022. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Armys 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Armys Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Tyler Seher, left, Staff Sgt. Joshua Waters, Staff Sgt. Tyler Lewis, staff weather officers from the 3rd Combat Weather Squadron, Fort Hood, Texas, prepare to assemble their tactical meteorological equipment during the 2nd Annual International Combat Weather Airmen Competition: Thunder Challenge at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington,

Service members in the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina train in tactical combat maneuvers at Kasarna Manjaca, Dobrnja, Bosnia and Herzegovina on July 17, 2022. Guard members assigned to the State Medical Detachment and 1-169th Aviation Regiment, Maryland Army National Guard, trained alongside active duty Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, and the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina soldiers in tactics, aviation, medical, and non-commissioned officer development. The Maryland National Guard will celebrate 20 years of partnership with the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina through the National Guard Bureaus State Partnership Program next year. (Maryland Army National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Jasmine Mathews).

U.S. Army Cpl. Erik Saldana, an aircraft pneudraulics repairer with the 7th Infantry Division, I Corps, fires a grenade launcher at a target during a 3-gun marksmanship competition for the I Corps Best Squad Competition, June 21, 2022, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Eleven squads competed over five competition days in events including marksmanship, fitness tests, field exercises, obstacle courses, a ruck march and a review board.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade provide suppressive fire on an objective during a combined arms blank fire exercise on a maneuver range at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 21, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

The class of 2026 heads out to the field at 5:00 a.m. at West Point, NY, on August 3, 2022. Only five more days until they "March Back" to Academy, which signifies the end of Cadet Basic Training.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 70th Brigade Engineer Battalion, Engineer Reconnaissance Team, gather information about the enemies position during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 at Donnelly Training Area, Alaska, Feb. 20, 2024. JPMRC 24-02, executed in Alaska with its world-class training facilities and its harsh Arctic environment, builds Soldiers and leaders into a cohesive team of skilled, tough, alert, and adaptive warriors capable of fighting and winning anywhere in the world. Army

U.S. Army Soldiers with the New Jersey National Guards 1-114th Infantry Regiment participate in a Special School Assessment (SSA) on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 6, 2020. The SSA prepares Soldiers and ranks them for merit selection to Ranger, Air Assault, Pathfinder, and Mountain Warfare Schools.

Leaders from the Hungarian and Romanian Army observe Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), as they conduct a combined arms maneuver live fire exercise (CAMLFEX) on Dec. 9, 2022, at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. Our commitment to defending NATO territory is ironclad and the United States will continue to bolster our posture to better defend our NATO allies. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Malcolm Cohens-Ashley, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs.)

Georgian Defense Forces scan their sectors of fire for a defensive position training scenario held during Noble Partner located in the Vaziani Training Area, Georgia. Noble Partner is designed to enhance regional partnerships and increase U.S. force readiness and interoperability in a realistic, multinational training environment. The exercise allows participants to conduct situational training exercises, and combined mechanized maneuvers.

Operators from the 20th Special Forces Group conduct an aerial assault mission during a training exercise near Chester Township, Michigan, on August 6, 2022. The mission was part of Northern Strike, an annual multinational joint training event headquartered at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center in Michigan.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Dewey L. Ross with Dental Specialist with Dental Activity Rheinland-Pfalz, takes care of a simulated wounded for evacuation during the Medical Readiness Command-Europe, Best Medic Competition qualification range December 1, 2022, at Baumholder, Germany. The competition served to test the Soldiers knowledge and warfighting capabilities through a variety of test like weapon qualifications, land navigation, Tactical Combat Casualty Care assessment and more. The winners will compete at the Army level Best Medic Competition which will be held at Fort Polk, Louisiana in January 2023.

Staff Sgt. Jephte Guilluame (left) and Sgt. 1st Class Garrett Rogers prepare a simulated casualty to be hoisted in to a HH-60 Blackhawk during the Jack L. Clark Jr., Army Best Medic Competition at Fort Hood, Texas 27 Jan.

From the left, Spc. Cody Matonik, Spc. Tyler Graessle and Spc. Sebastian Poynter, Soldiers a part of the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force Africa, run towards their next object during the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad competition to start, Grafenwohr, Germany, Aug. 9, 2022. Teams from across USAREUR-AF test their tactical proficiency, communication and overall cohesion as they compete for the title of Best Squad. Winners of this competition will advance to represent USAREUR-AF at the U.S. Army Best Squad Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina later this year.

Members of the African Land Forces Colloquium (ALFC) meet with Soldiers and observe lanes during Expert Soldier Badge (ESB) and Expert Infantry Badge (EIB) training in Grafenwoehr Training Area, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 14, 2021.ALFC 22 brings together African Land Force Commanders from multiple nations, along with select U.S. Army and Allied and partner army leaders, to 7th Army Training Commands Grafenwoehr Training Area to address land force security challenges and opportunities. ALFC 22 emphasizes U.S. Army institutional training and ways to Train to Fight. Soldiers attempted to master their individual competencies and abilities to perform Skill Level 1 Warrior Tasks during ESB and EIB training, and those who successfully complete all the tasks during testing week receive their ESB or EIB.

Members of the African Land Forces Colloquium (ALFC) meet with Soldiers and observe lanes during Expert Soldier Badge (ESB) and Expert Infantry Badge (EIB) training in Grafenwoehr Training Area, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 14, 2021.ALFC 22 brings together African Land Force Commanders from multiple nations, along with select U.S. Army and Allied and partner army leaders, to 7th Army Training Commands Grafenwoehr Training Area to address land force security challenges and opportunities. ALFC 22 emphasizes U.S. Army institutional training and ways to Train to Fight. Soldiers attempted to master their individual competencies and abilities to perform Skill Level 1 Warrior Tasks during ESB and EIB training, and those who successfully complete all the tasks during testing week receive their ESB or EIB.

A U.S. Army Pfc. Stephen Esse, assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, prepares to move toward an objecting during a combined arms live fire exercise on a maneuver range at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 21, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Hernandez, a practical nursing specialist with the 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, I Corps, kneels while two graders look on as he calls in simulated artillery fire on an enemy position after his squad was presented with simulated enemy indirect fire during a squad movement assessment during the I Corps Best Squad Competition, June 22, 2022, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Eleven squads competed over five competition days in events including marksmanship, fitness tests, field exercises, obstacle courses, a ruck march and a review board.

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepare to fire a M252 81mm mortar system during Operation Devil Strike on Fort Liberty, North Carolina, Jan. 29, 2024. Operation Devil Strike is a brigade-sized joint forcible entry validation exercise designed to test Paratroopers readiness prior to attending the Joint Readiness Training Center on Fort Johnson, Louisiana. The 82nd Airborne Division is the worlds premiere joint forcible entry division, ready to jump, fight, and win anywhere in the world within 18 hours. Operation Devil Strike pays homage to 1st BCTs nickname The Devils In Baggy Pants, which they received during World War II in Anzio, Italy.

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a simulated raid during military operations in urban terrain as part of Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 18, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

U.S. Marines with Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-West, Hawaii Detachment, conduct a patrol to an enemy position while dealing with a simulated chemical threat during an Advanced Infantry Marine Course, Kahuku Training Area, Hawaii, June 27, 2023. AIMC is advanced infantry training designed to enhance and test Marines skills with a focus on reinforcing proper patrols and operational procedures.

U.S. Army Soldiers with the 1-114th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, prepare to fire the 120mm mortar weapon system during training on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, June 3, 2022. Mortar Systems provide the maneuver commander rapid, responsive, indirect fires in support of combat operations.

U.S. Soldiers with the 74th Multi-Role Bridge Company, 62nd Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve, manually adjust their bridge across the Narew River during Defender Europe 2022 in Łomża, Poland, May 17, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 133rd Contingency Response Flight set up communication equipment at Young Landing Zone in Fort McCoy, Wisc., June 14, 2022. The Airmen are participating in the first-of-its-kind wing-wide Agile Combat Employment (ACE) exercise for the 133rd Airlift Wing. They will be able to project combat power anytime, anywhere, while remaining operationally capable is the competitive edge the wing intends to sharpen over the coming days.

U.S Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, post security during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 1, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

GREYWOLF Trooper, assigned to 1-12 Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conducts a platoon STX, Oct. 26, 2022. Training events like these promote readiness throughout the unit and help soldiers prepare for situations they may face on the battlefield.

Army Pfc. Travis Watson, left, and Spc. Alfred Angelo, A Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, move to their next positions as the unit conducts a section level dismounted live fire at the Infantry Platoon Battle Course, June 19, 2013. Soldiers traversed the 250-meter course in teams, reacting to enemy contact, conducting hasty attacks using bounding overwatch techniques to reach their objectives, and using proper procedures for reporting casualties and resupply needs.

U.S. Army Georgia National Guardsmen with the Savannah-based Alpha Battery, 1st battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment, 48th Infantry Combat Team load a 105mm round into an M119 105 mm howitzer during a direct-fire exercise for Exportable Combat Training Capabilities (XCTC) at Fort Stewart, Georgia, June 20, 2022. XCTC is the U.S. Army National Guard's program of record that enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win battles throughout the world. The XCTC exercise will include approximately 4,400 brigade personnel from throughout Georgia.

Paratroopers across the 82nd Airborne Division finish the 12 mile road march, complete a weapons test, and recieve their E3B on Fort Bragg, NC, April 7, 2023. 371 Paratroopers and Soldiers across multiple units and locations successfully completed E3B.

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, plan a scheme of maneuver during a military operation on urbanized terrain exercise at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 6, 2022. This training is designed to enhance proficiency at fighting within a confined space.

Paratroopers across the 82nd Airborne Division finish the 12 mile road march, complete a weapons test, and recieve their E3B on Fort Bragg, NC, April 7, 2023. 371 Paratroopers and Soldiers across multiple units and locations successfully completed E3B.

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, engage a target during team blank-fire and tactical movement training as part of Eagle Ursa at the training range in Slunj, Croatia, Feb. 24, 2024. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployableforces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployedacross Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships andstrengthen the alliance. Army

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to A Company, Logistic Task Force North, Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team- Airborne (173rd IBCT ABN) provide simulated medical aid during a simulated mass casualty training as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22 at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 12, 2022. Saber Junction 22 is a combat training rotation designed to assess the readiness of the 173rd IBCT (ABN) in executing operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating allied and partner nations.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nicholas Farrar, an explosive ordnance disposal team member assigned to the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron, aims an M4 carbine during a simulated response exercise at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Feb. 22, 2024. Over the course of the exercise, participants practiced recovering downed pilots, located sensitive components and transported high value explosive items while maintaining security in a hostile environment. Air Force

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Dwight Flores from Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade during a Situational Training Exercise leads his troop through the Maneuver Training Area. Baumholder, Germany, July 18, 2022.

A U.S. Marine, Australian Soldier, and two U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the 25th Infantry Division, conducts Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUNT) training during Exercise Super Garuda Shield on Dodiklatpur Rindam V, East Java, Indonesia., September 1, 2023. Super Garuda Shield 2023 is an annual exercise that has significantly grown in scope and size since 2009. SGS2023 is the second consecutive time this exercise has grown into a combined and joint event, highlighting the 6 participating and 12 observing nations' commitment to partnership and a free and open indo-pacific.

120530-N-HN353-063 YORKTOWN, Va. (May 30, 2012) A Sailor assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 2 puts on her gas mask during a chemical, biological and radiological attack drill. MSRON 2 completed a unit level training and readiness assessment in preparation for its final deployment before merging into the Coastal Riverine Force next year.

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