Tactical Military Operations

Images of soldiers in various tactical scenarios, showcasing intense combat situations with focused expressions, military gear, and dynamic lighting effects.

Black silhouettes of pair of soldiers in the burning fire during a battle operation.

Army Ranger in field Uniforms

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tucker Stroud, an Alexandria, Louisiana native, infantry Marine with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, provides suppressive fire using an M240 machine gun during a Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise as part of Service Level Training Exercise 2-24 at Range 220, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 21, 2024. MWX is the culminating event for SLTE 2-24 that improves U.S. and allied service members operational capabilities and lethality as a MAGTF. Marine Corps

Black silhouettes of pair of soldiers in the burning fire during a battle operation.

220608-N-LP924-1195 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 8, 2022) U.S. Coast Guardsmen from Maritime Safety Response Team West (MSRT-W) conduct helicopter visit, board, search and seizure (HVBSS) training off the coast of San Diego. During Helicopter Sea Combat Weapons School Pacific (HSCWSP) quarterly exercise PHOENIX TRIDENT ASSAULT, MSRT-W and squadrons from Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Pacific (HSCWP) and Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific (HSMWP) conducted HVBSS to board and secure vessels that were under the control of state sponsored terrorists.

A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldier conducts close-quarters combat training on Camp Yamaguchi, Japan, Oct. 20, 2022. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Provost Marshal's Office Special Reaction Team observed room clearing and close-quarters combat training by JGSDF Soldiers to prepare for future operational cooperation.

Side view portrait of army soldier, modern combatant, special forces fighter in helmet, night-vision device, radio headset, hiding identity behind mask, armed service pistol, low key studio shoot. Combatant armed with service pistol in darkness

Special forces operator pointing weapon in the dark.

Studio portrait of soldier wearing a mask, helmet with night vision device, and armed with service pistol.

A U.S. Soldier wears the unit patch for the 74th Multi-Role Bridge Company, 62nd Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve during Defender Europe 2022 in Łomża, Poland, May 17, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

Bearded special forces soldier in the smoke.

Air Force Security Forces members, and a military working dog, track an armed assailant to a bunker and prepare to unleash the K-9 on the simulated target during training.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Frederick Fenn, a field artillery cannoneer with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, prepares to record M777 Howitzer target data during Exercise Hide and Seek on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 27, 2022. Hide and Seek is a true force-on-force exercise in which participating forces thoroughly test and document tactics, techniques and procedures for observation in the information environment in support of expeditionary advanced base operations and stand-in forces.

Military Operation in Urban Terrain (MOUT) Fort Hood Texas, USA

Sniper aiming and shooting from a hiding place, especially accurately and at long range, war concept

Special forces soldiers with rifle in action during a river raid in the jungle under the cover of darkness.

Black silhouettes of pair of soldiers in the smoke haze during a battle operation.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Jarot, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 172, participates in a gas mask drill 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Jarot, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 172, participates in a gas mask drill 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.

Green Berets U.S. Army Special Forces Group soldier in the rain.

Sniper team with large caliber sniper rifle hiding in a ruined urban building at night.

A Combat Ready Marine Holds His M-16A1 Rifle As He Crawls Through Mud During A Field Combat Training Exercise

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 09, 2022. The unit trained in preparation for future Movement Over Urban Terrain Village exercises and scenarios.

A U.S. Army Ranger from the 1ST Regiment, 17th Cavalry Brigade, aims an M-16A2 rifle while in the field during a mobilization of U.S. exercise task force Dragon/Golden Pheasant. The task force, consisting of both the 82nd Airborne Division and the 7th Light Infantry Division, was deployed by President Ronald Reagan to help discourage Nicaraguan forces from entering Honduras. Subject Operation/Series: DRAGON/GOLDEN PHEASANT Base: Judicalpa Country: Honduras (HND)

A U.S. Marine with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, aims an M16A4 service rifle during the Annual Rifle Qualification on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 2, 2022. The Marine Corps implemented the new ARQ 10 months ago to replace the Annual Rifle Training. During the new ARQ, Marines use the standing, kneeling, and prone positions with artificial support to simulate realistic shooting positions in combat, improving proficiency as riflemen.

An elite commando fighter standing in darkness with mini submachine gun and night vision device.

Special forces soldier with rifle in action during a river raid in the jungle under the cover of darkness.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ethan Smith, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 6 (CLB-6), Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, sits in a vehicle to be transported to a Finnish training range in preparation for exercise Freezing Winds 22 in Syndalen, Finland, Oct. 12, 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. Marine Corps Sgt. Robert Bobby Doerr Jr. a scout sniper with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, squeezes his trigger during an aerial live-fire out of a SH-60 Sea Hawk in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 16, 2022. The scout snipers conducted the live-fire to hone their skills and maintain combat readiness. 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.

011022-F-1545M-011. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

United States Army ranger during a military operation.

modern warfare soldier in urban environment battlefield aiming on weapons and scanning for target

Pair of soldiers in the smoke in action on battle operation. Dark gloomy night, they moving stealthy. Black silhouettes of soldiers

Wearing Nuclear, Biological & Chemical (NBC) protective gear, PV2 Ruben Gutierrez (second from left), PVT Patrick O'Neal and PFC Damien Wainright (third and fourth from left), all assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 32nd Battalion, 31st Brigade, are briefed by SSGT Nathaniel Williams on their reaction to a simulated aerial chemical attack against their camp. The chemical attacks are executed, using Russian helicopters, by members of Optec Threat Support Activity based at Biggs Army Airfield, Texas as part of the world's largest joint service, multi-national tactical air operations exercise. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '97 Base: Mcgregor Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine assigned to 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division clears an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer during Artillery Relocation Training Program 22.1 at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Hijudai Training Area, Japan, April 14, 2022. The skills developed at ARTP increase the proficiency and readiness of the only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit in the Marine Corps, enabling them to provide precision indirect fires.

A U.S. Army paratrooper with the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, conducts an air assault operation while riding in a CH-47F Chinook during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02 over Fort Wainwright, Alaska, March 28, 2023. JPMRC-AK 23-02 helps Soldiers and leaders develop and refine the tactics, techniques, and procedures necessary to successfully operate in remote and extreme Arctic winter conditions and overcome environmental and military challenges. Army aviators with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment provided air support for the operation.

050818-A-5447B-050. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Rawah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Dutcher, an explosive ordinance disposal technician with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts a live-fire range aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 17, 2024. The range was conducted to reinforce proficiency in combat marksmanship skills with different caliber weaponry. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navys largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Dutcher is a native of Massachusetts. Marine Corps

040926-F-0944H-009. Base: Mh-53e Sea Dragon Helicopter

020427-F-7203T-030. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2002 Base: Fort Greeley State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040331-F-4338B-006. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Commando fighter with assault rifle, sneaking in the darkness ready to fight.

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division out of Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, enters though an open door at an urban terrain training site on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 25, 2022. Alpha Company deployed to Guam to rehearse their mission as the Ready Response Force and practiced military operations in urban training after arriving.

A member of a United States Navy construction battalion sights his M16A1 rifle during a combat training exercise. Base: Fort Hunter Liggett State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050325-A-2611-009. Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1-24 INF

Pair of soldiers in action under the cover of darkness.

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kiyon Robinson, 633d Security Forces Squadron base defense operations center controller, peers around the wall to check for any threats during an exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Nov. 1, 2022. Threat identification is critical to ensure base security, and the defenders must be able to quickly identify friend or foe in different situations.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Stephen Rotton, a special missions aviator with 40th Helicopter Squadron from Malmstrom Air Force Base Great Falls, Montana, fires down range at Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Idaho, May 4, 2022. Garnet Rattler is a joint training exercise between elements of the 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force to conduct simulated sea control operations and joint time on target strikes.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kevin Mandes assigned to United States Army Garrison Bavaria partakes in the Engagement Skills Trainer (EST) which simulates live weapon training events that directly support individual and crew-served weapons qualification, including individual marksmanship, small unit collective and judgmental escalation-of-force exercises in a controlled environment as part of the Installation Management Command-Europes Best Warrior Competition at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, April 3, 2023. The competition enhances expertise, training, and understanding of the skills needed to be a well-rounded Soldier. Winners will go on to compete at the Installation Management Command level.

Combat camera Airmen clear a stairwell during close-quarters battle training at McCrady Training Center, Eastover, S.C., Jan. 27, 2017. Exercise Scorpion Lens is an annual ability to survive and operate’ training exercise mandated by Air Force Combat Camera job qualification standards. The exercise’s purpose is to provide refresher training to combat camera personnel in the areas of combat tactics, photography, videography and on procedures inherent to support combat camera mission tasks.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joaquin Iruega, a Light Armored Vehicle crewman assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaisance Battalion, Task Force Los Angeles, guides a Light Armored Vehicle 25 into the well deck of the USS Portland (LPD 27) at the Port of Los Angeles, May 31, 2022. The purpose of Fleet Week is to showcase the capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team and give back to the community with events, static displays, and personal interactions between service members and the public.

Officer Clayton Walling, a Emergency Response Team (ERT) team member with the Pentagon Force Protection Agency, and Lieutenant Clay Gardener, a range instructor with the Department of Energy (DOE), clear a room during a CQB training event with personnel employed by the DOE Special Response Team (SRT), the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Special Agents, the Chesapeake Police Department's Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team, and the Pentagon Force Protection Agencys ERT at IAMS Range, Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex, Virginia, June 23, 2022. Marine Corps Security Forces Regiment (MCSFR) close-quarters battle (CQB) instructors led various live-fire qualifications, movement to contact drills and guided discussions on CQB tactics and techniques for personnel with the DOEs Special Response Team, the FBIs Special Agents, the Chesapeake Police Department's SWAT Team, and the Pentagon Force Protection Agencys ERT. MCSFR capitalized on the interagency training evolution to

Coalition Forces fire 120mm illumination rounds using an XM905 Advanced Mortar Protection System from a fire base in the al-Shadaddi region, Syria, Feb. 14, 2023. Illumination rounds can be used to disclose enemy formations, to signal, or to mark targets.

Soldiers take cover in a trench from enemy fire during a night attack.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Bryce Meeker, a Orange County, California native, attempts to find scout snipers crawling towards their objective during Exercise Forest Light 17-1 at Somagahara, Japan, March 10, 2017. Forest Light is designed to maintain readiness and interoperability of Japan Ground Self-Defense and deployed U.S. Marine Corps forces to ensure an effective and rapid response to any contingency in the region. Meeker is a hospital corpsman with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

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

Twenty Minnesota National Guard, four Croatian, and three Canadian Soldiers are competing in Minnesotas Best Warrior Competition March 29 - April 1, 2023, at Camp Ripley, near Little Falls, Minnesota. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers nominated by units across the state. This year two of Minnesotas longstanding partner nations, Croatia and Canada, have sent competitors to participate. Minnesotas winners will move on to compete against the best Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from multiple states at the Region IV Best Warrior Competition hosted by the Ohio National Guard in May.

U.S. Soldiers with Bear Troop, 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment fortify an Afghan Highway Police checkpoint in Robat, Afghanistan, March 19, 2010, by placing razor wire around the perimeter.

BATTLE: LOS ANGELES (2011), directed by JONATHAN LIEBESMAN.

Spec ops police subdivision SWAT in action.

Pair of army soldiers attacking in the smoke.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st. Lt. Seamus Dwyer, a platoon commander assigned to Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), poses for a photo before a raid training event with Finnish soldiers from the Force Protection Brigade in Uppinniemi, Finland, Aug. 17, 2022. The training was part of a bilateral exercise between the Finnish military and 22nd MEU. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

060113-A-7359K-158. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Mchenry State: Hawijah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A machine gunner with Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/4, fires an M-249 squad automatic weapon during a heliborne raid here Aug. 2. The long-range helicopter raid was the last training evolution the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted during its second at-sea training period. The MEU has one exercise left before deploying later this year.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tucker Stroud, an Alexandria, Louisiana native, infantry Marine with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, reloads an M240 machine gun during a Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise as part of Service Level Training Exercise 2-24 at Range 220, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 21, 2024. MWX is the culminating event for SLTE 2-24 that improves U.S. and allied service members operational capabilities and lethality as a MAGTF. Marine Corps

Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division engage enemy combatants during the Joint Readiness Training Command (JRTC) rotation on Fort Polk, Louisiana, Nov. 6, 2022. JRTC Rotation 23-01 serves to enhance brigade and supporting unit's deployment readiness.

041214-F-0737G-014. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A 316th Security Forces Group Airman waits for Tactical Combat Casualty Care training to begin at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov. 18, 2022. The training consisted of 316th SFG, 316th Operations Group and 316th Medical Group Airmen practicing emergency care and evacuation by helicopter to reduce preventable deaths.

A member of the Armée de l'Air et de lEspace (French Air and Space Force) prepares to execute a military free fall from a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing near Cazaux Air Base, France, May 8, 2022. The MFF was part of exercise Athena, a French-led joint and combined Special Operation Forces exercise that validates the full spectrum of integrated component and partner capabilities. Exercises like Athena allow U.S. service members to train at the operational and tactical echelon as a combined, joint force with SOF setting the conditions for larger operations.

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

120320-N-HN353-089 CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (March 20, 2012) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 defend a helicopter landing zone during a field training exercise at Camp Shelby, Miss. The exercise provides a training environment for Seabees to plan and execute multiple mission essential tasks before deployment.

Idaho Army National Guard Sgt. Nathan Rohrback gives instruction to soldiers in the shoot house.Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Charlie Company, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion spent a portion of their annual training working inside the Orchard Combat Training Center Shoot House.The Shoot House is not another range but a tactical training environment where soldiers sharpen their skills in entering and clearing a room and various passageways in tight, close quarters areas. The exercise requires squad leaders to clearly communicate directions to identify potential threats and respond strategically and effectively to those threats.Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers are currently preparing to deploy in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Austin Simmons, loadmaster assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, helps transport pallets of infant formula onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during Operation Fly Formula at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 22, 2022. The President of the United States launched Operation Fly Formula to speed up the import of infant formula from Europe to the United States due to critical shortages there. The formula will be transported to Plainfield, Indiana via a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III coordinated by U.S. Transportation Command and Air Mobility Command.

Nuclear post-apocalypse. Survivors in tatters and gas mask on the ruins of the destroyed city. Nuclear post-apocalypse survivors

DF-ST-88-01389. Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

BAHRAIN (May 17, 2022) - U.S. Marines assigned to Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Central Command (FASTCENT) maneuver through a street using smoke grenades for concealment while conducting squad level training during exercise Neon Defender 22 in Bahrain, May 17. Neon Defender is an annual bilateral training event between U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and Bahrain. The exercise focuses on maritime security operations, installation defense and medical response.

050925-F-5964B-211. Base: Ellington Field, Houston State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Serviceman running with service rifle in sandy area during military operation.

030323-M-3692W-071. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), holds security in an urban environment for security element and enabler's course (SEEC) on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 1, 2022. SEEC provides advanced combat marksmanship and small unit tactical training in order to provide the Marine Air-Ground Task Force with an element capable of supporting and reinforcing the reconnaissance detachment assault element while deployed.

220708-N-HB628-1113 KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (July 8, 2022) - U.S. Naval Special Warfare and Republic of Korea SEAL Special Operations Forces conduct security sweeps during a simulated assault 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.

A U.S. Coast Guardsman attached to a Maritime Security Response Team participates in a boarding exercise simulation as a part of Operation Nanook, Aug. 8, 2022. An MSRT unit embedded with USCGC Bear (WMEC 901) for Operation Nanook to showcase specialized Coast Guard law enforcement capabilities to partner nations.

041207-M-2583M-026. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

050624-A-0000P-069. Complete Scene Caption: A US Army (USA) Soldier from the 1ST Battalion (BN), 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) (1/501), Fort Richardson, Alaska (AK), patrols along a road in a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), during Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2005. The Australian Defense Force (ADF) and US forces are participating in four weeks of intensive training at Shoalwater Bay, Rockhampton, Townsville and the Coral Sea during Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2005. More than 6,000 Australian and 11,000 US personnel from the US Navy (USN), USA, US Air Force (USAF), US Marine Corps (USMC) and Special Forces units are participating in this exercise, a merger of the TANDEM THRUST and CROCODILE series of exercises. TALISMAN SABREs primary aim is to conduct collective training and exercise inter-operability between Australian and US forces while further developing the ADFs capability to undertake joint, combined operations and will also help build regional security an

U.S. Marines with the Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a free fall insertion exercise into Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Dec. 1, 2022. This was one of multiple training events during a Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Interoperability Course which provided an evaluation from the Expeditionary Operations Training Group in combining elements of a MAGTF during the intermediate training phase of the 26th MEU pre-deployment training program.

220721-N-LZ839-1289NORFOLK VA. (JuLY 21, 2022) - Sailors assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) transport a simulatedpatient during a chemical biological and radiological decontamination training exercise, July 21, 2022. Bataan is homeported at Naval Station Norfolk.

United States Army rangers during the military operation in the smoke and fire

Night vision equipment, low light intensifier, operational exercise of a new SWAT police command unit, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Operators participating in joint training between U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) special operations forces, watch their sectors of fire at Kunsan Air Base, ROK, Sept. 26, 2022. 360 degree security is essential to any tactical formation and ensures protection from all sides.

U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force and Battalion Landing Team 2/5, both under the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct room clearing procedures inside Expeditionary Mobile Base USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5) during a visit board search and seizure exercise in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 7, 2022. The 31st MEU maintains the capability to seize and clear ships while at sea to protect themselves and allies in the Indo-Pacific region. 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 INDOPACOM region.

U.S. Soldier establishes a perimeter during an ambush exercise at the Small Unit Ranger Tactics (SURT) course at the 25th Infantry Divisions Lightning Academy, East Range, Schofield Barracks, Oahu, Hawaii, August 1st, 2022. SURT requires soldiers to work in small units, and lead in an uncertain environment.

SANTA RITA, Guam (July 12, 2022) Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Anthony Thomas, left, and Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Hunter Laggan assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Group (MESG) 1, Detachment Guam, participates in a sentry boat simulator during a unit level training practice on Naval Base Guam.

At the Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, with M-16 at the ready, an "aggressor" soldier wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear and camouflaged netting over his face, advances on defender positions through thick brush during Air Base Ground Defense training (ABGD). Base: Camp Douglas State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-13245. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

060212-A-5745M-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Falcon State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

041007-F-3488S-031. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, train with the Integrated Visual Augmentation System and the Enhanced Night Vision Goggles during Project Convergence 2022 (PC22) at Fort Irwin, Calif., Nov. 7, 2022. PC22 brings together members of the All-Service and Multinational force to rigorously test the effectiveness and interoperability of cutting-edge weapons and battle systems.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Derek Davis, an aviation supply management specialist with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 1, provides security during a field exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 18, 2023. MWHS-1 conducted rear area security combat readiness rehearsals, which allowed Marines the opportunity to assess their readiness in a field environment and engage in team-based training exercises.

A U.S. Navy Corpsman assigned to Field Medical Training Battalion East (FMTB-E), checks on members of his squad during a final exercise (FINEX) at Camp Johnson, N.C., March 1, 2016. FINEX is a culminating event at FMTB-E which transitions Sailors into the Fleet Marine Force.

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