Tactical Maneuver Operations

Images of soldiers performing tactical maneuvers in diverse settings, focusing on stealth and coordination during military exercises and operations.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Collin Nicholson, a mortarman with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division fires an M252 81 mm mortar system during Resolute Dragon 22 on Shikaribetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 6, 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. Nicholson is a native of Mission Viejo, California.

HAT YAO, Thailand - Cpl. Joff Carroll, firepower control team leader, 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Forward, III Marine Expeditionary Force, provides security during an amphibious assault raid here Feb. 10, 2011, during Exercise Cobra Gold 2011. Cobra Gold 2011 is a regularly scheduled multinational training exercise designed to improve partner nation interoperability.

Soldiers from the Honduran 2nd Airborne Battalion perform battle maneuvers as soldiers from the 2nd Bn., 504th Parachute Inf. Regt., 82nd Abn. Div., watch their technique. President Ronald Reagan mobilized U.S. exercise task force Dragon/Golden Pheasant, consisting of both the 82nd Airborne Division and the 7th Light Infantry Division, to help discourage Nicaraguan forces from entering Honduras. Subject Operation/Series: DRAGON/GOLDEN PHEASANT Base: Judicalpa Country: Honduras (HND)

020821-M-0175R-064. Base: Fort Benning State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU

030503-M-9892R-010. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2003 Base: Camp Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion 7th Marines

Private First Class Valdez (Foreground) from Echo 2/8, 1ST platoon, 1ST squad, carrying an M16A2 5.56mm rifle, provides radio contact for his squad during a jungle patrol. Unidentified Marine in background also carries an M16A2 5.56mm rifle. Marines from Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment are part of the U.S. Security Detachment Panama, Marine Forces South. The Marines are providing security during the turn over of the Panama Canal and U.S. bases to the Panamanian government. Base: Fort Howard Country: Panama (PAN)

980624-F-1108F-016. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division and members of the Northern Army, Japan Self-Defense Force, conduct force-on-force training as a part of Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 12, 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.

BELLOWS AIR FORCE STATION, Hawaii (July 18, 2022) Sri Lankan marines conduct clearing drills during a simulated urban close combat scenario during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three 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. (Photo by Royal Australian Navy Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Collin Nicholson, a mortarman with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division fires an M252 81 mm mortar system during Resolute Dragon 22 on Shikaribetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 6, 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. Nicholson is a native of Mission Viejo, California.

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, posts security during a motorized raid exercise on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, June 27, 2022. Motorized raids are one of the ways the Marine Corps practices quickly moving units closer to the fight. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

050615-A-0197H-001. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT THUNDER State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Det 1 169th MP Co

February 11, 2011, A U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB), signals to Royal Thai Marines during a simulated mechanized raid in AAV Camp, Kingdom of Thailand, for Exercise Cobra Gold 2011. Cobra Gold improves participating nations' ability to conduct relevant and dynamic training, while strengthening relationships between the militaries and local communities.

US Marine Corps (USMC) Major (MAJ) Douglas Zimbelman (foreground) uses the field radio to give other Marines the location of enemy troops, while training at Camp Pendleton, California (CA), during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 2001. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ 2001 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Caven Deacon, an infantry Marine, with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct military operations in urban terrain training during Super Garuda Shield 2023 at Dodiklatpur Rindam, East Java, Indonesia, Sept. 2, 2023. Marines of the 31st MEU work daily alongside the joint force and like-minded allies and partners to prevent conflict, strengthen security and stability, and if the nation calls, to fight and win. Super Garuda Shield 2023 (SGS23) 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 7 participating and 12 observing nations' commitment to partnership and a free and open Indo-Pacific.

040723-M-3717S-021. Subject Operation/Series: FUJI INCREMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM (FITP) 2004 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Marines execute a notional bridge demolition at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 14, 2024. The training was used to familiarize Marines with basic demolition and ambush tactics, enhancing their ability to safely employ explosives and fight effectively in a jungle environment. The Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines. 2/7 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Marine Corps

030619-M-1399L-010. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCB CVIC

GEN. Gordon R. Sullivan, U.S. Army chief of staff, center, stands by as a member of the 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry (Airborne), attaches the sight unit to an M-47 Dragon anti-tank weapon during a combined arms live-fire exercise. Base: Fort Kobbe Country: Panama(PAN)

British soldiers in desert uniform in action.

DA-SC-85-06438. Subject Operation/Series: OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 4-84 State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Andrew Moya (left), US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Allan Bachand (center), and Air National Guard Technical Sergeant Dennis Wallace (right), armed with M16A2 rifles prepare for the start of the Combat Weapons event during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. 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 24 events over six days. US Air Force Senior Airman Andrew Moya (left), US Air Force Staff Sergeant Allan Bachand (center), and Air National Guard Technical Sergeant Dennis Wallace (right), armed with M16A2 rifles prepare for the start of the Combat Weapons event during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13

030423-M-4330P-007. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 2003 Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060410-N-6536M-002. Base: Camp Shelby State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two soldiers with weapons during a military operation

DM-SC-87-12082. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, provide 360 security at Landing Zone Alpha, Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, May 24, 2022. 3rd LSB conducted convoys with simulated opposition forces to prepare for future operations and foster force readiness. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

000511-F-5009P-020. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2000 Base: Thung Song Country: Thailand (THA)

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) conduct a specialized training exercise with members of the Kenyan Army during a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Isiolo, Kenya, July 1, 2022. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as basic marksmanship, small unit tactics, and mission planning.

Philippine Marines occupy a fighting position following an amphibious landing during KAMANDAG 6, Zambales, Philippines, Oct. 7, 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.

050720-A-6634T-015. Base: Fort Gordon State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030912-M-9023R-007. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 2003 Base: Camp Samuel Hill State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Major Command Shown: GOLF 2ND BN 3RD MAR

020411-A-8359B-054. Base: Crabbs Training Area Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG)

U.S. Marine Corps combat engineers with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, conduct a security patrol during exercise Eagle Wrath 22 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, May 17, 2022. Eagle Wrath is an annual MWSS-171 exercise at CATC Camp Fuji, Japan, designed to increase squadron proficiency in conducting real-world contingency missions while in a forward operating environment.

110330-N-7716W-001CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (March 30, 2011) Chiefs and officers assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 24 and NMCB-27 man an M-240B machine gun and M-16 rifle in a fox hole on the defensive line during a joint chief and officer field exercise. The 20th Seabee Readiness Group from Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport, Miss., is conducting the exercise.

030829-M-8530M-013. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: H/S Company, Truck Company

Marine Corps Base, Camp Smedley D. Butler. A member of the 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), 3rd Marine Division, takes cover behind a field fortification during a combat training exercise at the Central Training Area (CTA). He is armed with the launcher assembly of a Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW). State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Army Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division participate in dual door gunnery in their semi-annual door gunnery training exercise from June 21 to 25, 2022. A crew member fires the M240H light machine gun from the seated position during a familiarization fire.

DF-ST-87-08518. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST Base: Kodiak Island State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Felipe Bayona (right), a Marine Corps exchange officer to the Brazilian Marine Corps translates a safety brief for a rifle grenade range performed by Brazilian Marines during Exercise Formosa in Goias, Brazil, Aug. 04, 2022. During this training, Marines exchange infantry knowledge and tactics with Brazilian Marines to further enhance mission readiness. Exercise Formosa focuses on strengthening relations and interoperability between U.S. and Brazilian Forces, conveying the enduring promise to be a trustworthy neighbor.

020821-M-0175R-038. Base: Fort Benning State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU

US Army (USA) Specialists Fourth Class (SPC4) Steve Colon, Infantryman, 1ST Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, carries his 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) as he awaits troop movement while conducting training exercises held in Thailand, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2002. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2002 Country: Thailand (THA)

Air Force Materiel Command's (from right to left) Jerry W. Zaborksky, STAFF Sergeant Timothy A. Kane, PETTY Officer Second Class Scott S. Faculak, and STAFF Sergeant Brenton K. Pomeroy, armed with M16 and M60's, leave their High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) to prepare to fire at targets down range as evaluators look on during the combat weapons competition at DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Camp Bullis, Texas. 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: Camp Bullis State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, secure a position during a helicopter raid exercise on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 03, 2022. The exercise trained Marines on securing an objective, defending it, and creating a forward arming and refueling point. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Army scout, Staff Sgt. Matthew Robbins, assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, observes a charcoal farm during a presence patrol, August 17, 2022, in Manda Bay, Kenya. Scouts routinely conduct security, presence and reconnaissance patrols in the area. CJTF-HOA is a dynamic operational headquarters, effectively supporting partner nations efforts in countering violent extremist organizations throughout East Africa.

Task Force soldiers maintain perimeter security at the Joint Readiness Training Center. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE NUGGET '97 Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

021120-M-1037T-008. Base: Camp Mu Juk Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: 2ND BN 7TH MARINES

U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force conduct a safety brief prior to execution of a demolition range with Swedish Marine rangers with 2d Swedish Marine Battalion during exercise Archipelago Endeavor (AE22) at Berga Naval base, Sweden, Sept. 15, 2022. AE22 is an integrated field training exercise that increases operational capability and enhances strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marines and Swedish forces.

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 23rd Wing and 93rd Air Ground Operations Wing conduct a post-attack reconnaissance sweep during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear class as part of a pre-deployment requirement at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, March 8, 2023. The 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and 75th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron arrived at Al Dhafra Air Base to provide support to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, enhancing the ability to deliver airpower and to integrate with local United Arab of Emirates partners.

Squad of soldiers patrolling across the desert.

A soldier carriers a full backpack and is armed with a .45-caliber automatic pistol while participating in the joint South Korea/US Exercise Team Spirit '84. He is also carrying mortar equipment over his left shoulder. Subject Operation/Series: Team Spirit '84 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A Finnish platoon commander with the Finish Navy High Readiness Unit, learns about a 60mm Mortar System from U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), during bilateral training on Russaro Island, Finland, Aug. 13, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 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.

Opposing Forces (OPFOR) soldiers armed with M16 rifles, equipped with the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES), during an exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A US Marine mans a M240G machine gun in the prone position and carries a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle on his back as he guards a defensive position at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, "Barking Sands" Kauai Hi. Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Camp Pendleton, CA and involved Navy and Marine Air, Ground and Sea Forces trained as a combined amphibious assault force during Operation RIMPAC 96. A US Marine mans a M240G machine gun in the prone position and carries a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle on his back as he guards a defensive position at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, "Barking Sands" Kauai Hi. Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Camp Pendleton, CA and involved Navy and Marine Air, Ground and Sea Forces trained as a combined amphibious assault force during Operation RIMPAC Ô96.

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, post security while patrolling through the jungle during a bilateral jungle training event in Manaus, Brazil, Sept. 25, 2022. The U.S. Marine Corps continues to seek opportunities to train alongside Brazilian partners in deliberate and dynamic training events. Bilateral training events, such as jungle training, offer both forces a chance to increase interoperability, exchange best practices, and set conditions for future events to continue to grow a long tradition of friendship and cooperation.

HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (May 8, 2013) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 and Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 1 participate in a field exercise for evaluation in various areas of readiness prior to a deployment cycle. NMCB-11 specializes in contingency construction, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance. UCT-1 is prepared to execute underwater construction tasking in both permissive and non-permissive environments and in climates ranging from the the tropics to extreme cold weather.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conduct tactical patrols during Spanish FLOTEX-22 near Rota, Spain, June 21, 2022. This exercise features tactical level actions ashore, combined with joint training and planning, aimed at increasing overall bilateral interoperability between nations.

DF-ST-88-03801. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD Country: Honduras (HND)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nicholas C. Monda, a machine gunner with 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, carries a simulated casualty to safety during exercise Darrandarra 22 at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, June 15, 2022. Exercise Darrandarra 22 increases MRF-D 22s readiness to respond to realistic crises throughout a range of military operations within the region.

040128-M-3843C-002. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: CSSD 23

Army Rangers get the "go-ahead" signal and begin to storm their objective during a training exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Staff Sgt. Michelle Spell, of the 219th Security Forces Squadron, takes a defensive position during a training exercise at the Camp Gilbert C. Grafton Training Center, near Devils Lake, N.D., July 16, 2019. Spell is learning new skills and honing and refining practices she has already learned during the annual training period at Camp Grafton.

Ecuadorian Marines establish a line of fire while conducting an amphibious landing as part of exercise UNITAS LXIII in Itaoca, Brazil, Sept. 16, 2022. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

Soldiers sight in with their M-70 40mm grenade launchers during TRADEWINDS '92, a joint exercise between eleven Caribbean countries, the United Kingdom and the United States. Subject Operation/Series: TRADEWINDS '92 Country: Barbados(BRB)

A team of competitors in the Security Police Combat Tactics event at RODEO 94 search a mock village in hope of locating and rescuing a hostage without being taken out by sniper fire. Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '94 Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Alexander Matias, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 174, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, provides security during a counter-mobility exercise, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 27, 2023. Marines secured a simulated landing zone to allow MV-22B Ospreys to deliver supplies and humanitarian aid during natural disasters throughout the Pacific.

A U.S. Soldier with Task Force Bronco, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, looks out into a valley while manning a .50-caliber machine gun Sept. 22.

Soldiers of the Royal Thai Army ready their weapons and fire under the direction of Royal Thai and U.S. soldiers assigned to Chosen Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, during joint exercise Cobra Gold 2024, at Sa Kaeo, Thailand, Feb. 29, 2024. Cobra Gold, hosted in Thailand, is the largest multinational military exercise of its kind, and reinforces a legacy of bilateral commitment to the security and stability of the Indo-Pacific region, and interoperability between the U.S. and the Kingdom of Thailands armed forces. Army

Belizean and Mexican forces received jungle survival training from US Special Forces elements in the Manatee training site in Belize May 11, 2022 in support of furthering regional interoperability. Tradewinds 2022 is a multinational exercise designed to expand the Caribbean regions capability to mitigate, plan for, and respond to crises; increase regional training capacity and interoperability; develop new and refine existing standard operating procedures (SOPs); enhance ability to defend exclusive economic zones (EEZ); and promote human rights and adherence to shared international norms and values; fully integrate women into defense, peace and security missions; and increase maritime domain awareness to deter illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing activities.

Observers/Controllers, teaching, coaching and mentoring soldiers at the Joint Readiness Training Center. The soldiers are dress in camouflaged fatigues and camouflage paint. One soldier is carrying a backpack and three others are wearing camouflaged helmets. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030416-A-9968S-033. Base: Camp Santiago State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st. Lt. Seamus Dwyer, a platoon commander assigned to Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, discusses an extraction plan with Italian Marines assigned to San Marco Marine Brigade during tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel training in Grottaglie, Italy, July 21, 2022. The training highlighted the exchanging of ideas and practices between the two NATO nations and further developed their interoperability. 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.

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force present the MO-120-RT heavy mortar during a static weapons display during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 4, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual 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.

Philippine National Police - Maritime Group, 2nd Special Operations Unit members and their Philippine Coast Guard Special Operations Force partners move toward their objective while demonstrating a raid viewed by Police Maj. Gen. Valeriano de Leon and Green Berets with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) on June 9, 2022, near Puerto Princesa, Palawan. This engagement provided an opportunity for the partners to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures with each other in an effort to enhance interoperability while showcasing capabilities. Our Allies and partners are our greatest advantage when it comes to long-term competition with adversaries that seek to undermine our shared values and international norms; we are all stronger together.

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Eddie Murphy, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, mans a 7.62mm M240G machine gun, while training at Camp Pendleton California (CA), during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 2001. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ 2001 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-86-08931. Base: Chipyomg-Ni Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030520-M-8683D-028. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Pong Nam Ran Country: Thailand (THA)

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (Aug. 12, 2022) U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment Headquarters, 3d Marine Division, hike in formation during a sustainment 10-kilometer hike at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 12, 2022. Sustaining physical and mental fitness ensures the 3d MLR continues to stay dedicated to future warfighting.

040525-M-4260B-030. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

BELLOWS AIR FORCE STATION, Hawaii (July 18, 2022) Sri Lankan Marines conduct clearing drills during a simulated urban close combat scenario during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three 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. (Photo by Royal Australian Navy Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman)

During annual training, Infantry Soldiers of the Minnesota National Guards 1st Combined Arms Battalion - 194th Armor are air inserted into a narrow landing zone on Camp Ripley August 19, 2022 by CH-47 Chinook aircrews of Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion - 126th Aviation Regiment out of the Maryland National Guard Soldiers.

Afghan National Army soldiers assist 1st Lt. Michael Viti, platoon leader, Company A, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment out of a riverbed, Jan. 9, while conducting patrols near the village of Lowy Manarah in the Arghanda district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

Opposition Force (OPFOR) troops, in camouflage, from Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, aim their M-16 rifles to aggress the perimeter of Kunsan Air Base. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '96 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

The 9th Royal Australian Regiment, 7th Task Force, form a fire team formation and charge hill 134 in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, at the United States Marines from Lima Company 33, 3rd Marines Combat Engineers, Okinawa, Japan, who are the aggressors during the force on force training at exercise Crocodile '99. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE '99 Base: Shoalwater Bay Training Area State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

HAT YAO BEACH, Thailand (June 10, 2013) U.S. Marines attached to 2nd Amphibian Assault Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, exit a building while conducting joint amphibious assault training with Royal Thai marines during exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2013. More than 1,200 Sailors and Marines are participating in CARAT Thailand. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor Leste.

020423-F-8156G-003. Subject Operation/Series: BURNING CREEK Base: RAF Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

DA-SC-87-04390. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Base: Mandeul Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Two US Army soldiers, 1ST Armored Division/1ST Infantry Division Assessment Team, observe Russian Army engineers working to clear an anti-personnel minefield in a Russian Sector area near Ugljevik, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Americans and Russians are both involved in Operation Joint Endeavor, which is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Ugljevik Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

U.S. Marine chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear specialists with 3rd Marine Logistics Group transport a simulated casualty during Keen Sword 23, Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 14, 2022. Keen Sword exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF). This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.

A partner force sniper team compete in the Fuerzas Comando 2022 combined sniper assault course in La Venta, Honduras on June 17, 2022. Fuerzas Comando is a Foreign Military Interaction exercise designed to enhance multinational and regional cooperation, mutual trust and confidence, and to improve the training, readiness, interoperability, and capability of regional Special Operations Forces.

U.S. and Indonesian Servicemembers get a brief before iterations at the 300 meter small arms qualifying range in support of Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2023 on Dodiklatpur Rindam V, East Java, Indonesia., Sept. 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 7 participating and 12 observing nations' commitment to partnership and a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines fire an M252 81 mm mortar system during combat rehearsals at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 8, 2022. This training improved the Marines' proficiency at the tactical level and developed small-unit leadership. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Members of the Honduran military performed a demonstration for visiting officials during Fuerzas Comando 2022 Day 9 on June 21, 2022, in La Venta, Honduras. Fuerzas Comando is a Special Operation skills competition and a senior leader seminar supported by SOCSOUTH. The competition enhances SOF regional cooperation and exchanges best practices to combat transnational crime and counter illicit activities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lionel Castellano)

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Michael Nelson of the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, armed with an M16 rifle keeps watch for a simulated trauma course during Jungle Warfare Training Course (JWTC) training in Okinawa, Japan. Medical Students from 3rd Medical Battalion and 3rd Dental Battalion took various classes at the JWTC to improve confidence, moral, and to learn to rely on themselves and their equipment. These classes, which are designed to give the students hands on training in combat, include mass casualty drills and exercises in how to preform the proper medical techniques in a unfamiliar and stressful settings. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Swedish Marines with 202d Coastal Ranger Company, 2d Marine Swedish Battalion, prepare to load an 81mm mortar system while conducting a bilateral live fire mortar range during exercise Archipelago Endeavor 22 (AE22) on Berga Naval Base, Sweden, Sept. 14, 2022. AE22 is an integrated field training exercise that increases operational capability and enhances strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marines and Swedish forces.

060425-A-7969G-011. Subject Operation/Series: SWIFT SWORD Base: Sukariya State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION

970630-N-2568S-006. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Medical Battalion

050720-A-6634T-011. Base: Fort Gordon State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Service members from Norway conduct crew-served weapons qualification at Camp Ripley, March 30, 2022. (Minnesota National Guard Photo by Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

DM-SC-86-11889. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

DA-SC-85-06384. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '84 Base: Chipyong-Ni Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

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