Stealth and Reconnaissance Training

Photos capture soldiers during stealth and camouflage training in forested environments, emphasizing tactical skills for concealment and survival.

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Israel Defense Force (IDF) Sgt. Daniel Yastrijemski, a visual information specialist assigned to IDF Combat Camera, conducts a Soldier's Skill Lane during Day 1 of the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, May 19, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

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Members of the Maryland Army National Guards Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, and the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade conduct an air assault training mission to maintain combat readiness at Lauderick Creek Military Reservation in Edgewood, Maryland, May 21, 2020. The air assault training is designed to prepare soldiers for insertion, evacuation, and pathfinder missions.

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FORT BENNING, Ga- Soldiers from Sniper School Class 23-002 utalize stalk training January 02, 2023 on Harmony Church. Stalking training, a type of exercise in which snipers stealthily approach a target, set up a forward firing position and put two shots on the target without exposing themselves, is one way snipers master concealment techniques. Trained observers at the target hunt for them.

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Anthony Worsley, Senior Enlisted member of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), uses a metal detector to search for subsurface metal contacts in Ulingan village, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea on Oct. 6, 2022. DPAA leadership visited the Investigation Team (IT) in order to see first hand the unique dynamics of an IT and strengthen future operations. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of a U.S. Forest Service search team walk a grid during a Columbia Recovery search near the Hemphill site. The group is accompanied by a space program worker able to identify potential hazards of Shuttle parts. Kennedy Space Center workers are participating in the Columbia Recovery efforts at the Lufkin (Texas) Command Center, four field sites in East Texas, and the Barksdale, La., hangar site. KSC is working with representatives from other NASA Centers and with those from a number of federal, state and local agencies in the recovery effort. KSC provides vehicle technical expertise in the field to identify, collect and return Shuttle hardware to KSC.

U.S. Airmen from Scott Air Force Base carry discarded tires to shore from Joachim Creek, Larry G. Crites Memorial Park, Missouri, August 3, 2022. The volunteer event was organized through the Missouri Stream Team in an effort to help clean the trash and tires from the creek.

U.S. Marines from Wounded Warrior Regiment, from left, Capt. Johnny Henderson, a communication strategy and operations officer, Gunnery Sgt. Luke Goodwin, regimental training chief, and 1st Lt. Kyle Eaton a future operations officer, conduct a hike on the Appalachian Trail, April 26, 2022. The event took two days to complete, and required the hikers to bivouac at the David Lesser Memorial Shelter for the night before continuing on their trek.

A U.S. Marine with 3d Battalion, 2nd Marines, 3d Marine Division conducts the land navigation phase of a squad competition at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Okinawa, Japan, May 24, 2022. The week-long competition was held to test squads from across the Marine Corps in their mastery of warfighting skills. 3/2 is currently attached to 4th Marines as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Lance Cpl. Michael Taggart)

A hospital Corpsman with the 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines, conducts a contact patrol with other Corpsmen and Marines on July 22, 2022, during training 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 23rd Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 is holding annual training at Fort McCoy. (Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

A volunteer from the 554th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers Squadron cuts down a tree at the Thousand Steps trail in Mangilao, Guam, Oct. 29, 2022. The Thousand Steps clean up was planned by a scout from Troop 1401 based in Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The volunteers helped clear and expand the parking area, picked up trash and painted tables.

U.S. Marine Capt. Jon Tamanah, team leader assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), uses a metal detector to probe for subsurface metal contacts during an investigation mission at Ulingan, Bogia District, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea on Sept. 28, 2022. The investigation team visited multiple areas across the coastal Madang Province in hopes of recovering missing U.S. service members lost during World War II. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

U.S. Army snipers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, run towards their M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle after a live-fire exercise part of Defender Europe at Oberlausitz Training Area, Germany, 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. Navy ND2 Seth Davis, a Navy diver assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), conducts dive operations during an underwater recovery mission in Wewak, Papua New Guinea on Sept. 01, 2022. DPAA personnel arrived to conduct an underwater excavation operation in an effort to find a U.S. aircraft crew lost over Papua New Guinea during World War II. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

location of the battle of mallorca, Son Servera, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

U.S. Marines, Sailors, and spouses with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, participate in a hike during A Day in Their Boots at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 25, 2022. This event provided spouses the opportunity to experience a day in the life of their Marine or Sailor and build a sense of community within the 3d MLR ohana.

Air National Guards Technical Sergeant Charles A. Harrison displays a steady and well balanced step as he completes the Easy Balance Obstacle during the Fitness Challenge Event of DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000, a competition at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, on October 30th, 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 in seven physical fitness, 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)

Winch rescue training of the rescue helicopter, Christoph 62, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the DRF Luftrettung. The rescue of casualties in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains will be practised

US Air Force Team "Tier One", made up of three Air Force Pararescuemen and an Air Force survival school instructor, trek along a trail in the Presidential Range in New Hampshire in preparation for their upcoming trip to Argentina for Eco-Challenge 99. From the March 2000 AIRMAN Magazine article "Expeditionary Force". State: New Hampshire (NH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Cadets compete in the 3rd Brigade Army ROTC Northern Warfare Challenge, La Crosse, Wis., Feb. 24, 2024. During day two of the competition, 49 teams took on a 14-mile ruck with a total elevation change of approximately 3,700 ft. at Grandad Bluff. Army

U.S. Sailors participating in Maryland Fleet Week and Flyover Baltimore, visit the Maryland Zoo to assist with vegetation management Sept. 8, 2022. Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore is an annual public event that provides the opportunity for the U.S. sea services from the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard to engage with each other and civilians. More than 2,300 service members participated in Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore 2022 engaging and assisting with ship tours, live bands and static equipment displays.

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Recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, complete the Confidence Course on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., June. 15, 2022. The Confidence Course is a large-scale obstacle course that builds strength and endurance, as well as mental and physical courage in recruits.

A U.S. service member with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), rappels down a rock-face during a casualty evacuation drill in Santa Fe National Park, Panama, Sept. 7, 2022. DPAA will be conducting recovery operations in Panama in hopes of finding missing naval aircrew members lost during a training flight in 1985. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Scott Foster (left) and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jamie Batten, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron technicians, participate in the POW/MIA Remembrance Run while carrying the POW/MIA flag around Memorial Lake at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. Sep. 15, 2022. Foster and Batten ran over 10 laps on behalf of their squadron in remembrance of service members taken prisoner or missing in action.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Scott Foster (left) and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jamie Batten, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron technicians, participate in the POW/MIA Remembrance Run while carrying the POW/MIA flag around Memorial Lake at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. Sep. 15, 2022. Foster and Batten ran over 10 laps on behalf of their squadron in remembrance of service members taken prisoner or missing in action.

US World War II memorial at bloody nose ridge on Peleliu island, Palau.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An M-113 armored personnel carrier pushes through the underbrush during driving practice by the STS-120 crew. In the driver's seat, at right, is Mission Specialist Doug Wheelock. In the center is the trainer. Other crew members in the rear are (left to right) Mission Specialists Daniel Tani, Scott Parazynski and Paolo Nespoli and Pilot George Zamka. Nespoli represents the European Space Agency. The training is part of terminal countdown demonstration test, or TCDT, activities the crew is undertaking at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The TCDT also includes equipment familiarization and a simulated launch countdown. Mission STS-120, which will carry the Italian-built U.S. Node 2 to the International Space Station, is targeted for launch on Oct. 23.

U.S. Army Soldiers attending the Small Unit Ranger Tactics (SURT) course demonstrate their physical capabilities at the 25th Infantry Divisions Lightning Academy obstacle course, Schofield Barracks, Oahu, Hawaii, August 22nd, 2022. SURT attendees are evaluated and prepped to ensure they have all the knowledge and physical abilities to be successful at Ranger School.

U.S. Army Spc. Nathan K. Moore, assigned to the 156th Military Police Company, weaves his way through the obstacle course for the West Virginia National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Dawson in Kingwood, West Virginia on April 22, 2022. The obstacle course is only one of the many tasks included in the Range Run event. ( West Virginia National Guard photo by Spc. Grace Carpenter)

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SAN DIEGO (Sept. 9, 2020) A U.S. Navy SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 scoops water in support of firefighting efforts against the Valley Fire in East San Diego County, California, Sept. 9, 2020. The fire has burned an estimated 17,665 acres and resources from the local area have been focused on containing the spread of the fire. The Navy and U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, began providing air support Sept. 7 with helicopters after Californias Department of Forestry and Fire Protection requested military assistance.

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Soldiers of 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) complete a 4-mile run during an Air Assault practice course conducted at Camp "Bull" Simons, Fla., Mar. 30, 2023. Runners have to complete a 4-mile run at a 9 minute per mile pace to graduate Air Assault school.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment and the USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) visit the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore to assist with vegetation management during Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore, Maryland, Sept. 8, 2022. Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore is an annual public event that provides the opportunity for the U.S. sea services from the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard to engage with each other and civilians. More than 2,300 service members participated in Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore 2022 engaging and assisting with ship tours, live bands and static equipment displays.

Paratroopers participate in a physical fitness test on the second day of the Small Unit Range Tactics (SURT) course on Fort Bragg, NC, Aug. 16, 2022. The physical fitness test consists of push-ups, sit-ups, and a five-mile run to test the ability of soldiers before continuing on to Ranger School.

Marine Wing Service Support Squadron 171 (MWSS-171), based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, conducted operation Cloud Warrior 2000 at Camp Fuji, Japan. The exercise took place between June 21 to July 21 and emphasized Basic Combat Skills. Marines from Combat Service Support Detachment 36 (CSSD 36), Marine Air Control Squadron 4 (MACS 4) (not shown) from Okinawa, Japan also took part in the exercise. Subject Operation/Series: CLOUD WARRIOR 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Marines with Food Service company, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, tour the shrines and memorials at Hacksaw Ridge Okinawa, Japan, Okinawa, Japan, June 16, 2022. Marines with Food Service company visited different World War II battle sites of Okinawa during a professional military education event to better understand their history and culture.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 9th Engineering Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics group, participate in hands-on shelter construction training during Jungle Crab 22 at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, June 28, 2022. During the training, EOD Marines prepared to support Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations by practicing survival methods in areas where logistical support may not be available. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

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U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 6 (CLB-6), Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, set up tents in preparation for Exercise Freezing Winds 22 in Syndalen, Finland, Oct. 10, 2022. Task Force Red Cloud, headquartered by elements of CLB-6, is deployed to Finland in support of Exercises SYD 2022 and Freezing Winds 2022 to enhance U.S. and Finnish select interdependence in the maritime domain; solidify bilateral maritime maneuver within the Finnish littoral environment; and foster strong relationships between U.S. Marine Corps and Finnish Defense Force sustainment units.

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Kevin Mulcahey, Headquarters, Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Regiment (Mountain), Vermont Army National Guard, shoulders the guidon upon the retirement of U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Douglas Stewart at Ethan Allen Firing Range, Jericho, Vt., Oct. 15, 2022.

Spc. Savanah Neves, operating room specialist, conquers the obstacle course Feb. 15, during the Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year Competition at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana. The winners, Spc. Savana Neves and Sgt. Luke Flowers, were revealed during an awards ceremony Feb. 28 at BJACH.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jordan Falcon, a tactical air control party specialist assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, conducts mountaineering training at Sunshine Ridge, Alaska, July 20, 2022. 3rd ASOS Airmen utilize Alaskas varied and austere training locations to prepare for conditions that may be faced on deployment.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Sean Juy, a data systems administrator with Hampton Roads Detachment, 2nd Network Battalion, Cyberspace Command, picks up litter and trash ashore Masonville Cove during Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore, Maryland, Sept. 9, 2022. Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore is an annual public event that provides the opportunity for the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard to engage with each other and civilians. More than 2,300 service members participated in Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore 2022 engaging and assisting with ship tours, live bands and community service events.

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. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Matthew Sponagle, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), rappels down a slope during a casualty evacuation drill in Santa Fe National Park, Panama, Sept. 7, 2022. DPAA will be conducting recovery operations in Panama in hopes of finding missing naval aircrew members lost during a training flight in 1985. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

Georgia Air National Guard firefighters from the 165th Civil Engineering Squadron conduct a simulated search and rescue mission during a 96-hour contingency training at the 165th Airlift Wing, Sept. 14, 2022 in Savannah, Georgia. The purpose of this training exercise was designed to incorporate agile combat employment capabilities as well as challenge the firefighters to think and respond as a multi-capable Airmen force.

MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. Sgt. Alberto Garcia, an infantryman with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, from Corpus Christi, Texas, uses a pick axe to dig a hole for new desert vegetation, April 6 at Joshua Tree National Park as part of a restoration effort. Volunteers and park staff dug holes for 120 plants from the Joshua Tree National Park’s nursery.

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.

U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division fire during a multinational Defender Europe live fire exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 26, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises taking place in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

Paratroopers assigned to Charlie Troop, 1-73 Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division take the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) for the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition on Fort Stewart, GA, July 26, 2022. The ACFT was one of several events during the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition that tested each competitors physical fitness and endurance.

U.S. Army Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers with the Griffin-based Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 121 Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conduct a dismounted ambush on a light-armored convoy during the 48th IBCT's Exportable Combat Training Capability exercise at Fort Stewart, Ga. on June 19, 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.

Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Morgan Slicker, assigned to the aircraft carrier, Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), volunteers at Newport News Park in honor of Earth Day. Sailors assigned to John F. Kennedy routinely volunteer within the local community. John F. Kennedy, the second Ford-class aircraft carrier, is under construction at HIIs Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division.

Chaplain (Capt.) Yaw Agbenu (center left), 229th Military Intelligence Battalion chaplain, speaks with a Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center student during a DLIFLC Spiritual Resiliency Hike at Point Lobos Natural Preserve, Carmel-By-The-Sea, Calif., Aug. 20.

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Zachary Orn, team sergeant with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), shows Lt. Col. Brian Bosse, DPAA, Indo-Pacific Directorate SRT-1 Operations Chief, how to use a metal detector to investigate subsurface metal contacts in Ulingan Village, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea on Oct. 5, 2022. DPAA leadership visited the Investigation Team (IT) in order to see first hand the unique dynamics of an IT and strengthen future operations. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

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Airmen with the 114th Fighter Wing Force Support Squadron practice search and recovery stepping procedures prior to executing a field exercise during Octobers Unit Training Assembly at Great Bear Recreation Park, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Oct. 1, 2022. During the training, individuals used meticulous search methods to locate items that may be found in a real-world situation like personal effects and human remains.

Paratroopers assigned to Charlie Troop, 1-73 Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division take the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) for the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition on Fort Stewart, GA, July 26, 2022. The ACFT was one of several events during the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition that tested each competitors physical fitness and endurance.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jamie Batten, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation station operations center dispatcher, passes the POW/MIA flag to U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Nathaniel Gladney, 55th Fighter Generation Squadron (55 FGS) support section chief, during the 24-hour POW/MIA Remembrance Run at Memorial Lake at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Sep, 15, 2022. Every hour, the flag was passed to the next person or group to continue the run.

Christine Eades, 325thFighter Wing safetywildlife biologisttechnician, searchesfor wildlife on theairfield at Tyndall AirForce Base, Florida,Sept. 28, 2022. In theBird Aviation SafetyHazard program, thesemembers have tokeep track of wildlifethat threaten theflying missions safety.

U.S. Army Capt. Jordan Smith, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) team leader uses specialized tools to dig up possible metal in a rice paddy in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), Jan. 13, 2024. Team members use a small shovel and a pin pointer device to locate metal in the ground that could indicate the site of an aircraft crash. A DPAA team spent several weeks surveying sites in Southern China in order to provide vital information for future recovery missions. Approximately690 unaccounted-for American personnel from World War II are believed to be located within modern-day PRC.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Gogue, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) team leader, metal detects during a joint field activity (JFA) in Savannakhet Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, May 14, 2022. A DPAA investigation team searched for and surveyed several locations across the country, gathering key data in the process. Information from the JFA will be used to determine and prioritize future recovery missions. This was the agency's first investigation mission in the country in lieu of new COVID-19 guidelines. The last investigation took place in 2019. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

U.S. Navy ND1 John Ahnen, a Navy diver assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), clears debris from the water during an underwater recovery mission in Wewak, Papua New Guinea on Sept. 02, 2022. DPAA personnel arrived to conduct an underwater excavation operation in an effort to find a U.S. aircraft crew lost over Papua New Guinea during World War II. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

explanation to some children about the remains of the Second World War in Puig de Cura, Algaida, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Report on a rescue device specializing in difficult mountain access. Rescuers prepare to go into action.

Winch rescue training of the rescue helicopter, Christoph 62, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the DRF Luftrettung. The rescue of casualties in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains will be practised

A Soldier plots coordinates in preparation to complete the night land navigation course today at Ft. Lee, Va. Soldiers from multiple divisions have gathered here to complete the 2023 Best Warrior Competition hosted by the 80th Training Command.

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Members of the Fort Leavenworth community gathered for the annual Run/Walk for the Fallen to honor service members killed in action and prisoners of war.

Meisenthal (Meisental), bunker from WWII in Lorraine (Lothringen), Moselle (Mosel), France

240122-N-LR905-2028LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (Jan. 22, 2024) - U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians use snowmobiles for land navigation during Arctic mobility training in Little Falls, Minnesota, Jan. 22, as part of Snow Crab Exercise 24-1. SNOWCRABEX is an annual exercise designed to test and evaluate U.S. Navy EOD and Navy Divers capabilities and equipment in a simulated arctic environment and improve combat effectiveness. Navy EOD and Navy Divers are part of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Force (NECF), enabling the U.S. Navy Fleet by clearing and protecting the battlespace.

Marines of the 1ST Marine Brigade participate in a confidence-building exercise by crossing a river by rope. (Substandard image). Base: Kaneohe State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, stack tires during a memory challenge at Devil Dog Dare during the 25th Annual All-Terrain Unit Competition, MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, Oct. 28, 2022. Participants completed five physically demanding challenges over a seven-mile course. The competition allowed various units to build comradery while boosting morale.

221017-N-VC236-1034 QUEZON PROVINCE, Philippines (Oct. 17, 2022) Sailors assigned to the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), paddle on sugar cane rafts during a Villa Escudero plantation tour in Quezon Province, Philippines, Oct. 17. During the tour, Sailors had the opportunity to experience Filipino country life by sampling traditional food and learning about the history of the former sugar cane and coconut plantation that was founded in 1872. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Air Force Airmen participating in Advanced Ready Training - Outside the Wire provide security during land navigation at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Feb. 9, 2024. The ART-OTW course is a pre-deployment requirement to gain experience in specialized tactics and techniques through strenuous training scenarios. Air Force

Marysville, Kansas, A Pony Express statue, sculpted by Richard Berger. The Pony Express delivered mail from Missouri to California in 1860-61. It went out of business when transcontinental telegraph service was established

221111-N-XN177-1057 HOBART, Tasmania (Nov. 11, 2022) - Aviation Maintenance Administrationman 2nd Class Samuel Asbury, from Philadelphia, assigned to amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), takes a picture at the Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary in Hobart, Tasmania, Nov. 11, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 24th Special Operations Wing pose after completing medical evacuation training over Long Lake in Spokane, Washington, Oct. 6, 2022. 24th SOW airmen became certified on medical evacuation and water operations.

A Fort McCoy archaeology team member with the Colorado State Universitys (CSU) Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands who works in partnership with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch (NRB) looks for artifacts during an archaeological survey July 14, 2022, on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. For several weeks in July, Fort McCoy archaeological team members with NRB and CSU held a special archaeological survey and dig on South Post. The team did their survey in the South Post Housing Area, which also happens to be the oldest areas of the installations origins where Camp Robinson and Camp Emery-Upton once were located. In the actual location of the survey, however, the team was looking at areas around old concrete tent pads that were once part of Camp Robinson.

Army National Guard officer candidates enrolled in the 1st BN, 205th Regimental Training Institutes, Officer Candidate School, conduct a field training exercise as a part of Phase II of their Training on Joint Base Lewis-Mchord, Wash., April 1, 2023.

Report on a rescue device specializing in difficult mountain access. Rescuers prepare to go into action.

The 1st Infantry Divisions Commanding Generals Mounted Color Guard, along with the mounted color guards from Fort Carson, Fort Irwin and Fort Sill, visit the Outdoor Chapel on Fort Riley, Kansas, Nov. 15, 2022. The 1st Infantry Divisions Commanding Generals Mounted Color Guard hosted a summit that brought horse detachments from around the Army together for the first time to discuss policies and best practices.

Hikers crossing under I 40.

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (Oct. 01, 2022) From front to back, Nikolaos Voikoglou, a service member with the Hellenic Air Forces 115th Combat Wing, Panagiotis Karvounis, a service member with the Hellenic Naval Base at Souda Bay and Andre Gorski, assigned to Commander, Task Group 67.4, participate in a 10.4-kilometer hike as part of the 19th Annual Eco-Challenge event organized by Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bays MWR on Oct. 1, 2022. Eco-Challenge is an outdoor sports competition held across the Akrotiri Peninsula that is designed to build camaraderie and strengthen the U.S. relationship with NATO and Hellenic military partners. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore installation which enables and supports U.S., Allied, Coalition, and Partner nation forces to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Delapuente, an information systems technician assigned to Joint Communications Support Element, clears debris along Bayshore Boulevard at Tampa, Florida, Sept. 9, 2022. Servicemembers volunteer monthly to maintain the roadway as part of the Petty Officers Association. Delapuente said that with each assignment, he has prioritized getting involved in the local community. He remarked how welcoming Tampa has been and shared his excitement to give back in future volunteer events.

An Airman from the Kentucky Air National Guards 123rd Special Tactics Squadron search for flood victims from a helicopter in Eastern Kentucky on July 30, 2022. In response to devastating flooding, the unit coordinated 29 rotary-wing relief missions, rescued 19 people and two dogs, and recovered four bodies. Their command-and-control efforts also facilitated the assistance or recovery of 40 people.

Exercise operations are shown Aug. 11, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., for the 86th Training Division's Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-22-02. The exercise took place in August 2022 at Fort McCoy at various locations throughout the installation. Around 4,000 service members participated in the exercise. The CSTX is a joint training event executed in a live, virtual, and constructive integrated training environment where service members test their tactical and technical skills.

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Tent city in Sacramento, CA.

Staff Sgt. AnnMarie Peredez, 144thMedical Group, secures a safety line in preparation to cross the Truckee River in California, June 9, 2022. The 144th Medical Detachment participated in Swift Water Rescue Training in partnership with Hawaii and Nevada medical detachments in support of FEMA Region IX.

Photographers film mock aerial battles at Crow Valley Range during exercise Cope Thunder. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Guards dedicated to the protection and surveillance of the gorillas of Dzanga Sangha. Central African Republic. WWF

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (Oct. 01, 2022) Cmdr. Margrette Moore, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness Training Unit Souda Bay, participates in a 10.4-kilometer hike as part of the 19th Annual Eco-Challenge event organized by Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bays MWR on Oct. 1, 2022. Eco-Challenge is an outdoor sports competition held across the Akrotiri Peninsula that is designed to build camaraderie and strengthen the U.S. relationship with NATO and Hellenic military partners. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore installation which enables and supports U.S., Allied, Coalition, and Partner nation forces to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Infantry Division Artillery, pose at the shoreline before a cardboard boat race during the 1st Infantry Divisions Victory Action Wellness week at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, Aug. 3, 2022. The 1st Infantry Division Artillery 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.

Grande Guerra themed trail along a WW1 trench, Malborghetto Valbruna, Udine Province, Italy, Europe

Spc. Alexis Raymond on Ott and Sgt. Angel Carrillo on Rossi pose for a picture in front of Medicine Bluff, the most famous spot on Fort Sill. Raymond and Carrillo met at Medicine Bluff Sept. 9, 2022, to take a final ride before leaving Fort Sill and the Army.

More than 600 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers, joined by Soldiers from the Montana, Oregon, Ohio and South Carolina Army National Guards, have been training in Fort Bliss, Texas, since mobilizing from Gowen Field in early August. The task force, Task Force Rattler, will deploy to Southwest Asia later this month in support of Operation Spartan Shield, where they will rotate out with 250 Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guard as well as Soldiers from the Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Florida Army National Guards. Each rotation is approximately 12 months. Soldiers from the 118th Infantry Regiment from South Carolina National Guard and the 285th Medical Company from the Ohio National Guard are also part of Task Force Rattler, which provide the task force the ability to execute combined arms maneuvers. The intense training at Fort Bliss consisted of long hours with day and night combined arms maneuver missions with the Idaho Army National Guard shooting 120mm mortar rounds from M113 A

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the Wounded Warrior Regiment gather around the campfire at the bivouac site during a hike on the Appalachian Trail from Bluemont, Virginia to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, April 26, 2022. The event took two days to complete, and required the hikers to bivouac at the David Lesser Memorial Shelter for the night before continuing on their trek.The hike was executed in order to build camaraderie and foster the warrior spirit within these Marines and Sailors while promoting health and wellness for service members recovering from physical and mental health challenges. At the culmination of the hike, the Marines and Sailors shared a meal together to celebrate their accomplishment.

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