Special Operations Forces Training

Photos of security and special operations forces in training scenarios, featuring protective gear and tactical maneuvers in various environments.

Private Security Contractor on a mission in Baghdad, Iraq

Private Security Contractor on a mission in Baghdad, Iraq

Airman 1st Class Nicholas Yothbounpheng, 94th Security Forces Squadron, security forces Airman, puts on MOPP (Mission Oriented Protective Posture) gear during a simulated gas attack at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga, Sept. 22. Dobbins ARB hosted, coordinated, and participated in a base-wide exercise from Sept. 19-25 called United Force 22-01 to test readiness capabilities.

In the desert heat a Marine from the Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) races back to the finish line while in his Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC) suit. The Marine is dressed in his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister. He is participating in NBC 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

220711-N-HB628-1080 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (July 11, 2022) - German and U.S. Special Operations Forces operators conduct Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure training aboard MV Ocean Valor 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.

041231-F-2034C-066. Base: Balad Ruz Country: Iraq (IRQ)

British Army soldiers assigned to Royal Dragoon Guard's Black Horse Troop conduct urban training in Elk, Poland, Jan. 27, 2022. The training enhanced the troop's capabilities and ability to provide NATO light reconnaissance as part of Battle Group Poland. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Adrian Patoka)

Moldovan soldiers move as a squad before entering a room during an extraction drill at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Feb. 5, 2024. JMRC trains leaders, staffs, units up to Brigade Combat Teams, and multinational partners to dominate in the conduct of Unified Land Operations anywhere in the world, now and in the future. Army

Members of the 36th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, Korea, search the area for unexploded ordnance after a simulated chemical attack during exercise Foal Eagle, Oct. 28, 1998. Osan Air Base is conducting a base wide exercise that is designed to test and improve the ability of air base personnel to function in a chemical environment. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030103-F-3715H-020. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Airmen from the 185th Air Refueling Wing help each other drink water in their chemical warfare gear May 14, 2022 in Sioux City, Iowa. This exercise was conducted so the Airmen could train in chemical warfare gear. (Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Olivia Monk)

Marines cross a danger area after using a smoke grenade to conceal their movement from role players acting as enemy combatants at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, 29 Palms, California.

Staff Sgt. Juan Fisher, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit embarkation chief, re-enlists during a hike on Oct. 25, 2013. For most of the hike, the Marines wore Mission Oriented Protection Posture, or MOPP gear. The Marines wore the gear because during the hike, they were exposed to CS gas as part of their annual Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear training.

220529-N-TI693-1160MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 29, 2022) Mauritanian sailors conduct a security sweep during a visit, board, search and seizure drill aboard the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) as part of exercise Phoenix Express 22, May 29, 2022. Phoenix Express 22, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is a maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean.

Airmen perform Self-Aid Buddy Care, during a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense exercise Sept. 14, 2022, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. SABC provides life-sustaining care to wounded people, stabilizing them while awaiting the arrival of medical evacuation.

U.S. Green Berets assigned to the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Utah Army National Guard, stand on the side of a building before breaching the door with a detonation cord while training in Tifnit, Morocco during African Lion 22, June 26, 2022. African Lion 22 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, combined annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal, and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner-nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperadurbility among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

030423-M-4330P-010. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 2003 Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-03941. Subject Operation/Series: SILVER FLAG ALPHA 87-1 Base: Decker Field, Wendover State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Green Berets assigned to the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Utah Army National Guard, enter a building after breaching the door while training in Tifnit, Morocco during African Lion 22, June 26, 2022. African Lion 22 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, combined annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal, and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner-nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperadurbility among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

050818-A-5447B-082. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Rawah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

010125-F-6701P-012. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Williams and A1C Benson assist STAFF Sergeant Walters inside the detoxification station, after the simulated chemical warfare attack, during the 86th Medical Group exercise, on Ramstein Air Base, Germany. All of the personnel are wearing Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment enter and clear a building at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22, Sept. 15, 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 NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the allianc

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

The 870th Military Police Company perform detainee operations at Camp Roberts during annual training July 24, 2022. Detainee operations broadly encompass the capture, initial detention and screening, transportation, treatment and protection, housing, transfer, and release of the wide-range of persons who could be categorized as detainees."

U.S. Soldiers of Squad 7, representing the United States Army Reserves, breach a building during the Army's first-ever Best Squad Competition on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 04, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition succeeds the Army Best Warrior Competition and extends the competing element from the individual level to the squad level, as Soldiers never fight alone.

Two 82nd Airborne Division soldiers carrying M-16A2 rifles, one, left, equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher, make their way along a wall during the joint service exercise. Subject Operation/Series: Ocean Venture '90 State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Using Buddy Care techniques, US Air Force Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Badois (left) and TSGT Sanders, members of the 116th Bomb Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, administer First Aid to a simulated wounded victim,. Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 51st Medical Groupcheck the vitals of a critical patient after easing them out of an ambulance during Operational Readiness Exercise Beverly Bulldog 14-01 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 20, 2013. Although all airmen are taught a measure of self aid and buddy care, medical personnel continue to be the focal point for preserving life, limb and eyesight.

Staff Sgt. Raul Adrian Ayala, an explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, sets up a laser pointer and a Percussion Actuated Neutralizer tool during an x-ray challenge September 8, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. By using a grid and x-ray imaging in tandem, EOD technicians can precisely target key components of explosive circuits without setting them off.

SSGT Joseph Reilly instructs a security policeman to remove the hot barrel of an M-2 .50-caliber machine gun during heavy weapons training at Rodriquez Range. Reilly is a member of the 3rd Security Police Squadron. Country: South Korea

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Phillip Anderson (left), 8th Logistic Readiness Squadron flight service center technician and emergency management (EM) augmentee, and U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Dennis Avalos, 8th Communications Squadron client systems technician and EM augmentee, reports a chemical agent detector reading during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. Augmentees act as force multipliers and allow a smaller group of Airmen to execute the mission in a safe and efficient manner.

Two Philippine Army Soldiers Company B, 92nd Infantry Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team defend their position during a simulated raid at a military operations in urban terrain site against U.S. and Philippine Army forces as part of Exercise Balikatan at Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, April 5, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan 22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.- Philippine security cooperation.

Group of police officers during an exercise at training facility.

Corporal Anthony R. Blanco a Combat Correspondent with the Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF), prepares to photograph an Australian successfully getting a drink of water from his canteen while in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear. The Australian is wearing his MKIV No1 Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC) Suit with Avon FM12 Mask. Behind him a Marine in his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister, makes adjustments to the Australian's gear. The Marines and Australians are participating in NBC 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

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines conduct close-quarters battle training during a raid and demolition range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 22, 2022. This training integrates raiding and demolition tactics to enhance the Marines ability to breach obstructions in an urban environment. 3/2 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division.

Toledo, 03/24/2023. Toledo Infantry Academy, presentation to the media of the training that the Spanish Armed Forces are giving to Ukrainian soldiers. Photo: Jaime García. ARCHDC.

041102-F-2034C-016. Base: Ad Duluyiah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Paintball, gun and camouflage with a sports man on a battlefield for military or war training for the army. Fitness, team building and safety with a male athlete or soldier playing a game outdoor

040512-F-7979S-006. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

220529-N-TI693-1140MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 29, 2022) Moroccan sailors conduct a contraband search during a visit, board, search and seizure drill aboard the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) as part of exercise Phoenix Express 22, May 29, 2022. Phoenix Express 22, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is a maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean.

A man of the 2nd Brigade, 24th Infantry Division, at Jordan Gym, writing a letter home prior to his departure to Somalia. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Line of WV State Police in closed file formation and wearing gas masks and riot gear displaying their training during the WV Summit on Homeland Security held at the

A U.S. Marine assigned to the Maritime Special Purpose Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to breach a window during Close Quarters Tactics (CQT) Training at Stone Bay, on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 21, 2022. The CQT Course is a part of the MSPFs initial pre-deployment training in preparation for their upcoming deployment with the 26th MEU. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle Jia)

U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and U.S. Army Green Berets with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) prepare to clear a warehouse during a training exercise at Naha Military Port, Okinawa, Japan, March 31, 2022. High quality, joint service training is essential to maintaining and demonstrating the United States' commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Male police officer holding a gun during an exercise at a training facility.

Master Sgt. Joseph Blake, 374th Security Forces Squadron flight chief, relays the entire summary of actions taken to the Emergency Operations Center by a radio during a mass casualty training scenario, Oct. 15, 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The training scenario was part of the Samurai Readiness Inspection, aimed at enhancing the bases preparedness and ability to respond to any real-world contingency.

Soldier with machine gun and camouflage uniform

US Marine Corps (USMC) members from the Second Battalion, Second Marine Regiment, run across rubble while assaulting a building in the Military Operations in the Urban Terrain (MOUT) training center. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 172, participate in gas mask drills during a basic recovery after attack (BRAAT) training exercise, at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, September 25, 2022. MWSS-172 conducted a BRAAT in order to maintain readiness by demonstrating the ability to rapidly restore an airfield to operational capability following a simulated attack.

Italian soldiers with 4th Tank Regiment, Garibaldi Brigade scan the area from a C1 Ariete tank at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 13, 2022 as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22.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 NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance. (U.S. Army ph

Italian soldiers with 4th Tank Regiment, Garibaldi Brigade scan the area from a C1 Ariete tank at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 13, 2022 as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22.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 NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance. (U.S. Army ph

Soldiers aiming weapons

040512-F-7979S-001. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

011022-F-1545M-007. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

special forces soldiers team in urban environment making tactical assault action

Combat engineers with the 116th Brigade Engineer Battalion participated in their annual training of demolition and explosive breaching through doors and wall structures on May 6, 2022. Combat engineers provide support of mobility, counter mobility and survivability for Soldiers within the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team during combat missions. Our job is to make sure that we proficiently enable our combat personnel to move from point A to point B, said Sgt. 1st Class Robert Smith, platoon sergeant with the 116th BEB. Counter mobility is to keep the enemy from moving forward, so that we can move forward with our mission. We go in and get the good guys if they are trapped or we go in where there are bad guys behind a door, and it is imperative we do this safely with maximum survivability.

North-Rhine Westphalian SWAT police during a practice, searching and storming a building, North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany, Europe

220114-N-ED646-2128 ADRIATIC SEA (Jan. 14, 2022) Sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) inspect each other's gear prior to visit, board, search, seizure drills, Jan. 14, 2022. Gravely is deployed with the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security, and defend U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Moises Sandoval)

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Service Battalion (HQSVCBN), U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC), and members of the Marine Infantry Regiment in French Polynesia, French Armed Forces, clear a room during military operations in urban terrain training at Taravao, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Aug. 30, 2022. The event provided a bilateral training opportunity between the French Armed Forces and Marines with MARFORPAC. The nine Marines and Sailor from HQSVCBN participated in the bilateral training with the French Armed Forces in order to strengthen relationships with the region.

Royal Moroccan Special Operations practice Close-Quarters Battle drills during exercise African Lion 2022 at Tifnit Morocco, Africa, on June 23, 2022. AL22 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, combined annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal, and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner-nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

Marines prepare for annual gas chamber training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., Oct. 10, 2013. The training was held at the Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Facility and consisted of proper equipment handling, cleaning of the M50 gas mask, and properly demonstrating their ability to use the mask in the event of a chemical threat.

A U.S. Army soldier assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division demonstrates how to scrub an M4 carbine after chemical contamination during the E3B competition at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, February 6, 2024. E3B refers to the combined testing for the Expert Infantryman Badge, Expert Soldier Badge and Expert Field Medical Badge. Army

SWAT police sniper in black uniform.

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Team of armed military police holding guns while running through a battle zone.

U.S. Reconaissance Marines with Maritime Raid Force (MRF), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), rappel down a rope during Helicopter Rope Suspension Technique (HRST) training on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, April 11, 2022. Reconnaissance Marines practice a multitude of infiltration techniques to access any area of operation around the globe. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

special forces soldiers team in urban environment making tactical assault action

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Frank Hess, right, a rifleman assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, clears a room with a Royal Thai Marine during military operations on urbanized terrain training as part of Exercise Cobra Gold in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, Feb. 29, 2024. Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Marine Corps

Special forces operator in black uniform and bulletproof vest.

040227-F-7289C-009. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Air National Guard Airmen perform surveying for simulated radiological hazards risk assessment and response during PATRIOT 24, Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Feb. 19, 2024. PATRIOT is a Domestic Operations disaster-response training exercise conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders. Air National Guard

Airmen practice survival skills during an Ability to Survive and Operate rodeo (ATSO) at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 13, 2022. The training exercise refreshes and instructs Airmen on warfare survival and operational skills.

modern warfare soldier in action near window changing magazine and take cover urban environment

U.S. Air Force Tactical Party Air Control Airmen from the 165th Air Support Operations Squadron and the 284th ASOS conduct room-clearing procedures during Magnolia Strike, at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Nov. 18, 2019. Magnolia Strike is an exercise that gives battlefield Airmen an oppprtunity to train in specialized combat skills such as, tactical combat casualty combat care, fast-roping, close quarters combat and breaching operations.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Briana Richardson, a maintenance administration specialist with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 uses a land mobile radio to communicate during a chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear (CBRN) readiness exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sep. 9, 2022. Realistic CBRN training teaches Marines about proper protective measures, which increase their chances of survival during a CBRN attack, provides information about various contamination threats, and instills confidence in their equipment.

U.S. Airmen with the 113th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, District of Columbia Air National Guard, take cover in a hangar 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.

Members of the Special Support Units (SSU) of Bosnia-Herzegovina State Investigation Protection Agency (SIPA) detain a green beret with U.S. Army 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) roleplayer during bus breach training event as part of exercise Brutalist Tornjak in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Oct. 19, 2022. The SIPA SSU and the U.S. Army 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) trained together with elements of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina in an interagency joint exercise focusing on direct action in close environments to secure high value targets.

Group of Jagdkommando Austrian special forces in the water.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team out of Norfolk, Va., demonstrate how they transition from primary to secondary weapons for Australian Army Soldiers with 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment at Robertson Barracks, Darwin, Australia, Nov. 23, 2011. FAST Marines are attending Exercise Semper Fast 2011, a combined training event hosted by 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment focusing on small arms ranges, direct fire ranges, military operations on urban terrain, and light infantry operations.

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA), Joe Deslauriers, and SRA Brian Borrero both, USAF, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron dressed in Mission Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear, pour a simulated bleach a water solution in the wash bag as they prepare to set up a decontamination wash station, during the Initial Response Readiness Exercise/Combat Employment Readiness Exercise (IRRE/CERE) at Osan AB, Korea. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Rayon McDonald, 100th Security Forces Squadron defender, stays on alert by a Humvee during a field exercise training (FTX) at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Feb. 29, 2024. The FTX required defenders to stay alert day and night for threats from opposing forces. Air Force

U.S. Army Pfc. Keonte Macon, an automated logistical specialist assigned to the 87th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, known as Task Force Provider, dons his protective mask and clothing during a drill at Karliki, Poland, Jan. 19, 2024. The 87th DSSB organized the training event to ensure Soldiers are ready to rapidly respond to protect themselves and continue operations even in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threat environments. These Soldiers are deployed to Europe to assure allies and support multinational training to deter aggression in the region.

Soldiers from North Macedonia conduct "crowd riot control" training during Kosovo Forces 33 Mission Rehearsal Exercise (MRE) in the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Feb. 5, 2024. The KFOR 33 MRE is a multinational training event conducted to prepare NATO allies for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. Army

Squad assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Artillery, dons his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology ensemble July 18 at Lightning Academy, Hawaii during the land navigation for the 2022 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Competition. The 2022 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Competition consists of multiple 5-Soldier squads from USARPAC units competing for the opportunity to represent USARPAC at the Department of the Armys competition. stations. The non-commissioned officers and junior enlisted will be assessed together in their ability to execute warrior tasks and battle drills, marksmanship and land navigation, and will be challenged to complete a mission as a squad.

Capt. James Strohmeyer, 41st Airlift Squadron pilot, has his aircrew eye and respiratory protection system (AERPS) equipment removed during a simulated decontamination line during ROCKI 22-03 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, May 17, 2022. Training in AERPS equipment provides aircrew with the ability to operate and successfully carry out the mission in a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear defense scenario.

Spec ops police subdivision SWAT in action. Spec ops police SWAT

040825-F-4418F-143. Subject Operation/Series: ORE BEVERLY HIGH 04-3 Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

020521-F-4485H-007. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG 02-02 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Maj. Nilofar Johnson, 114th Force Support Squadron director of personnel, performs a firemans carry with Lt. Col. Brandon Eskam, 114th Fighter Wing vice commander, during an obstacle course event at Joe Foss Field, South Dakota, Oct. 2, 2022. Airmen from the 114th Fighter Wing competed in an obstacle course set up by members from the Counter chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) All-Hazard Management Response (CAMR) team.

A member of the 36th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, Korea, searches for unexploded ordnance after a simulated chemical attack during exercise Foal Eagle, Oct. 28, 1998. Osan Air Base is conducting a base wide exercise that is designed to test and improve the ability of air base personnel to function in a chemical environment. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

031202-F-6335P-001. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041207-M-5573S-045. Base: Camp Johnson State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marines and Philippine Marines with Marine Battalion Landing Team 10 conduct close quarters combat training during KAMANDAG 6, in San Vicente, Philippines, Oct. 8, 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 under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

980623-F-2171A-011. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Bomb Disposal Technicians

Air National Guard Airmen survey an area for radiological hazards during PATRIOT 24, Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Feb. 19, 2024. PATRIOT is a Domestic Operations disaster-response training exercise conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders. Air National Guard

Soldiers of A Company 2-87 Infantry, 10th Mountain Division, armed with M-16A2 rifles and M-249 squad automatic weapons (SAW), aim towards an open window as they climb an outside staircase to raid a building in Cap Haitian. The facility was suspected of containing a cache of weapons. U.S. military troops are in Haiti to preserve law and order and to restore the democratic government. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Cap Haitien Country: Haiti (HTI)

Special forces operator in black uniform in the smoke.

A soldier moves during a simulated house-to-house battle, taken 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

A German Paratrooper (Bundeswehr) with the 4. Kompanie/Fallschirmjaeger, Regiment 26, a Rifle G36 in aiming position during an urban terrain warfare exercise in Smith Barrack at Baumholder, Germany, November 08, 2022. The unit trained in preparation for future Movement Over Urban Terrain Village exercises and scenarios.

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