Tactical Military Training

Soldiers executing tactical training exercises in diverse environments, enhancing combat readiness and operational skills during field exercises.

Special forces group aiming their rifles while on a night patrol mission.

U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party specialists assigned to the 2d Air Support Operations Squadron out of Vilseck, Germany, set site on a terrestrial target during exercise Cobra Warrior 22 in England, Sept. 23, 2022. Cobra Warrior 22 develops tactical interoperability skills of participating Airmen, Allies and Partners through integrated cross-domain effects against a peer adversary.

Cavalry troopers from Ace Troop, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division conduct water insertion and foot patrols through Bellows Field Beach Park Aug. 24, 2022. The joint amphibious insertion with Marines was part of a two-week multi-echelon exercise designed to validate Brigade Capability Set Integration (CSI), train and certify lethal companies, troops and batteries, and exercise the Warriors sustainment capacity in a dynamic and complex battlefield against a reacting enemy.

DF-ST-88-05958. Subject Operation/Series: CALFEX III Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Eric Hernandez, a machine gunner with 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, sights in during Jungle Warfare Exercise 23 in the Central Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 16, 2023. JWX 23 is a large-scale field training exercise focused on leveraging the integrated capabilities of joint and allied partners to strengthen all-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. Hernandez is a native of Chicago.

Army National Guard officer candidates with the 205th Regimental Training Institute Officer Candidate School Phase III coordinate their offensive strategy during movement to contact training lanes on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 18, 2022. Candidates learn to plan and execute time-sensitive operations in a demanding environment, and afterwards receive feedback from experienced instructors.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Angel Paz, a rifleman with Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to conduct an ambush during an exercise on Hasto Buso Island, Finland, Aug. 11, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Harmon Daniel, a squad leader with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, receives a brief during Mountain Training Exercise 1-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California, Sept. 29, 2022. During MTX, the Marines learned various skills to become more proficient in combat and survival in an austere mountain environment. Daniel is a native of Eureka, California.

Special forces group aiming their rifles while on a night patrol mission.

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, complete the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April 7, 2022.The Crucible serves as the 54-hour culminating event of recruit training and offers recruits the ultimate challenge to persevere through a variety of obstacles and events.

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Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team engage in various mission durian Operation Nakoa Fleek in Schofield Barracks, HI. Operation NAKOA FLEEK is a two-week multi-echelon exercise designed to validate the Brigades Capability Set Integration (CSI), train and certify lethal companies, troops, and batteries, and exercise the Warriors sustainment capacity in a dynamic and complex battlefield against a thinking and reacting enemy.

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Two members of the demonstration platoon conduct field exercises as an aid to training the candidates at the Officer Candidate School, Marine Corps Development and Education Command. They are armed with M-16A1 rifles. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division, and Philippine Marines with Force Reconnaissance Group, conduct a patrol during Balikatan 22 at Marine Barracks Gregorio Lim, Cavite, Philippines, March 29, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder, is a long-standing bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. BK22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, complete the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April 7, 2022.The Crucible serves as the 54-hour culminating event of recruit training and offers recruits the ultimate challenge to persevere through a variety of obstacles and events.

Commando soldier moving forward on a night mission while aiming his weapon with optical sight.

A Redeye anti-aircraft missile team from A Battery, 62nd Air Defense Artillery, 25th Infantry Division, takes aim on a Ballistic Aerial Target system missile during a live-fire training exericse at the US Army's Pohakuloa training Area. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, the "opposing force," exercise an assault operation before being ambushed by Czech Soldiers assigned to the 72nd Mechanized Battalion as part of Combined Resolve 17 in the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, June 1, 2022. Combined Resolve is a U.S. Army exercise consisting of 5,600 service members, Allies and partners from more than 10 countries, and is designed to assess units' abilities to conduct combat operations effectively in a multi-domain battlespace.

U.S. Marine Sgt. Joel Magee, an explosive ordnance disposal technician, with Combat Logistics Battalion 6 (CLB-6), Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, provides cover during a patrol on Hästö Busö, Finland Oct. 17, 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.

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U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marines establish a plan of attack during Jungle Warfare Exercise 23 in the Central Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 16, 2023. JWX 23 is a large-scale field training exercise focused on leveraging the integrated capabilities of joint and allied partners to strengthen all-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Connor Fox, a rifleman assigned to Ground Sensor Platoon, 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, marks the location of a freshly planted ground sensor on his watch at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalvez, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 13, 2022. GSP is a scalable specialized unit whose mission is to collect enemy signatures in order to provide Marine Air-Ground Task Force commanders advanced warning of offensive attacks, counter enemy reconnaissance, and aid in force protection.

SGT Barry Gibson of the 436th Security Police Squadron carefully extends a roll of concertina wire across a stretch of tall grass during prparations for exercise Creek Warrior '88. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: CREEK WARRIOR '88 Base: Sembach Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, use a rope to climb a slippery slope during a Persistence Exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 15, 2022. BLT 2/5 practiced signature management by camouflaging, information collection, and movement in the harsh environment of the jungle. 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.

QUEENSLAND, Australia - Lance Cpl. Andrew Naranjo, a rifleman with 2nd platoon, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Marine Rotational Force Darwin, lies in his fighting hole during Exercise Brolga Strike, June 5th, 2017. Marines with 3rd Bn., 4th Marines, hiked more than 100 kilometers during the first week of exercise. Marines trained with Australian Defence Forces during the two-week brigade certification exercise.

Members of the African Land Forces Colloquium (ALFC) observed a simulated attack on a town held by North Macedonian Soldiers playing the OpFor during Saber Junction 22 in Hohenfels, Germany, Sep. 15, 2022. 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 and Hohenfels training areas to address land force security challenges and opportunities. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Armys 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Armys Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Christian MejiaGuzman, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, posts security during Exercise Bold Quest on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Aug. 9, 2022. Bold Quest is an annual collaborative joint and multinational enterprise in which Nations, Services, and Programs pool their resources in a recurring cycle of capability development to demonstrate a joint capability to link sensors to shooters across air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace.

2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment "No Slack" conducts a Platoon Live Fire Exercise during Operation Lethal Eagle II, at Fort Campbell, Ky., April 25, 2022. This training provides the opportunity for the unit to enhance their skillsets to better prepare them for their upcoming training at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC).

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Fredierick Bird, 1ST Security Forces Squadron (SFS) junior patrolman and Contending Warrior team point man, surveys a landing zone (not shown) during tactical training Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. The Langley Contending Warrior team has been preparing for months for a competition that takes place in the Nevada desert. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct a combat patrol at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Oct. 5, 2022. The training allowed fire teams and squads with 3d MLR to rehearse small unit cohesion, lethality, and survivability to set conditions for company offensive, defensive, and Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations during future exercises.

Special forces operators in the military kayak. Spec ops in the military kayak

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Hanson, facilities manager, S-4, Headquarters and Service and Battalion (HQSVCBN), U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, rappels down a hill during the Aito Course in Taravao, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Sept. 4, 2022. The event provided a bilateral training opportunity between the French Armed Forces and Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. The nine Marines and Sailor from HQSVCBN participated in the bilateral training with the French Armed Forces in order to strengthen relationships with the region. The courses name comes from the Tahitian word aito, which means warrior.

U.S. Army Soldiers move to their next objective during a morning raid in the Tameem district of Ramadi, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2006. The Soldiers are with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division based out of Baumholder, Germany.

Soldiers assigned to Charlie Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, from Buffalo, provide security for a CH-47 Chinook assigned to Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 136th Aviation Regiment, NYARNG, from Rochester, after landing into a simulated tactical environment at the National Guard training site at Youngstown, N.Y., Jan. 12, 2019. The 136th AR is providing infiltration and exfiltration support to C Troop during their cold-weather training exercises.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Trainging Battalion conduct land navigation on Marine Corps recruit Depot Parris Island. During land navigation, recruits find different points in order to familiarize thems with a map and compass.

Special forces operators in the military kayak. Spec ops in the military kayak

Head and shoulders view of a U.S. Special Forces soldier with camouflage face paint.

An Australian Army soldier, roleplaying as a friendly casualty, is triaged by U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, during a mass casualty scenario as part of exercise Southern Jackaroo 22 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia May 24, 2022. The mass casualty scenario was intended to test Marines and Navy Corpsman's combat-life-saving skills in treating and stabilizing casualties before transporting them to a higher echelon of care.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Jeter, an aviation meteorological equipment technician assigned to Maritime Surveillance Platoon, 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, communicates over the radio data that the maritime radar has collected during a surveillance field exercise at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalvez, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 13, 2022. MSP is an experimental unit whose mission is to decrease the commanders' uncertainty of the maritime domain through the employment of radars and other sensors. MSP provides the Marine Corps with its only organic maritime sensor surveillance capability in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force and Navy commanders' intelligence collection efforts.

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A U.S. Army Soldier, 20th Special Forces Group, Alabama National Guard, dons a life vest before jumping from a CH-47 Chinook during Northern Strike helocast operations at Camp Grayling, Mich., Aug. 11, 2022. This years exercise brings over 7,400 people from 19 states and 4 coalition countries to northern Michigan.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Chris Hord, a force reconnaissance Marine with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit Command Element, I Marine Expeditionary Force, provides suppressing fire with an M16A2 rifle while conducting a platoon attack during a Close Target Reconnaissance practical application in the jungle during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2022 on Rampoyah Labi Training Area, Brunei, Oct. 27, 2022. CARAT Brunei 2022 highlights the 28th anniversary of CARAT among allies and partners as a way to demonstrate long-term commitment to strengthening relationships throughout South and Southeast Asia and to highlight U.S. Navy commitment to key Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) partners to reinforce ASEAN centrality. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Sgt. Ryan H. Pulliam)

French Army Caporal-Chef de Premiere Classe Charlotte Bouchard, combat medic, Marine Infantry Regiment in French Polynesia, French Armed Forces, rappels down a hill during the Aito Course in Taravao, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Sept. 4, 2022. The event provided a bilateral training opportunity between the French Armed Forces and Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. The nine Marines and Sailor from HQSVCBN participated in the bilateral training with the French Armed Forces in order to strengthen relationships with the region. The courses name comes from the Tahitian word aito, which means warrior.

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MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 02, 2022) A U.S. Marine sniper conducts a 'yowie' mile run during sniper concentration training for 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. (Photo by Royal Australian Air Force Corporal John Solomon)

A student at the Scout Sniper Instructor School assumes a defensive position while on patrol during a field training exercise. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GUNNER First Class Arroyo, 40th Regiment D'Artillerie, works in the AUF-1 Self-propelled Howitzer at Hekon Base, Mostar. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Mostar Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Sgt. Ethan Catanach, an infantryman assigned to U.S. Army Alaska stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, participates in a 12-mile foot march June 6 at Lightning Academy, Schofield Barracks East Range, Hawaii, during the 2022 USARPACs Best Warrior Competition. The USARPAC BWC 2022 is an annual week-long competition consisting of competitors from multiple USARPAC units across the Indo-Pacific. The noncommissioned officers and junior enlisted Soldiers are evaluated in several categories such as general military knowledge, basic Soldier skills, and physical fitness.

Providers assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division discuss and prepare for convoy on Fort Bragg, NC, March 28, 2022. The Field Training Exercise ensures Paratroopers stand ready to fight, win, and meet the 18 hour deployment standard.

U.S. Air Force medical teams take cover from a simulated attack during Medic Rodeo 2022 at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., Aug. 16, 2022. A total of 16 medical teams from around the world competed in teh rodeo, which is designed to test and improve their skills in both deployed environments and at home station.

ROTA, Spain (Oct. 19, 2020) Sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, Coastal Riverine Squadron, U.S. Marines assigned to Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company, Europe and Spanish marines conduct joint training during Operation Lisa Azul at Naval Station Rota, Spain. NMCB 133 is forward-deployed to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater security cooperation in the U.S 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet areas of operation.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Charles Battles, a field artillery cannoneer with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, adjusts the sights of an M777 Howitzer during Artillery Relocation Training Program 22.3 at the Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Japan, Dec. 1, 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. Battles is a native of Pine Bluff Arkansas.

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U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division conduct an amphibious raid during Recon Day on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 2, 2022. Recon Day provided Marines considering lateral moves from other specialties with an opportunity to observe reconnaissance tactics and skills. .

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Philippine Marines assault forward during a simulated raid in Claveria, Philippines, Oct. 3, 2022. The training was a part of KAMANDAG 6 to reinforce tactics and techniques between the different forces. 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 shared experiences.

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Willie Lake, student, Marine Corps Martial Arts, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, hydrates during a MCMAIC culminating event, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oct. 06, 2022. The purpose of the MCMAIC culminating event was to challenge and test the course participants on both MCMAP techniques and endurance before becoming a Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor.

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Smoke obscures the area as a Navy corpsman runs the obstacle course during a simulated firefight. He is undergoing combat training at the Field Medical Service School. (Exact Date Shot Unknown). Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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French Army soldiers reach the finishing point of an endurance course for Exercise Burmese Chase on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 15, 2022. Service members of NATO allied forces participate in a endurance and obstacle course in order to build a greater integration with each other.

1st Lt. Alexander Richmond, a logistics officer assigned to Truck Company, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, makes his way through a dense forest during phase two of Mountain Warfare Training Exercise 5-15 aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif., Sept. 12, 2015. The training covered maneuvering throughout mountainous terrain features by rope climbing and rappelling as well as surviving in the rugged environment.

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Soldiers make a 120 mm HB mortar ready to fire. In the background is under the camouflage-just a YP-408 mr (morti puller).

U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Jonathon Langer, a recruit with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, executes a rear break fall during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) class at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Oct. 3, 2022. The MCMAP belt system incorporates a building-block approach, while progressively increasing the difficulty of the techniques and advancing the skill proficiency and leadership abilities of the individual Marine. Langer was recruited out of Valley City, ND with Recruiting Station Twin Cities.

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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. Marine Corps recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conduct a simulated casualty evacuation run on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, 19, 2022. The Crucible is a pivotal graduation requirement in Marine Corps recruit training that brings together and tests all the discipline and field skills that a recruit has learned during boot camp.

DJIBOUTI (Dec. 14, 2016) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 4th Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), rush to simulated patients to assess and apply in-scenario medical treatment during tactical casualty combat care training as part of Exercise Alligator Dagger, Dec. 14. The first phase of TCCC is to ensure the patient is alive and conscious at the point of injury before executing the follow-on procedures. The unilateral exercise provides an opportunity for the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and 11th MEU to train in amphibious operations within the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. The 11th MEU is currently supporting U.S. 5th Fleets mission to promote and maintain stability and security in the region.

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KOROR, Palau (Nov 27, 2018) Senior Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Jack Hanson, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, Detachment Marianas (DETMAR), and a member of the Palau Bureau of Public Works recover a shell fragment from World War II-era Japanese ordnance located by members of the Palau Bureau of Public Works. EODMU-5 DETMAR is currently in Palau providing subject matter expert exchanges with the Palauan government, National Safety Office, and Palau Bureau of Public Works.

U.S. Soldiers with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regimen rest next to a canal during a patrol in Badula Qulp, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 17, 2010, during Operation Helmand Spider.

Recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, participate in the Battle of Fallujah event during the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, Aug. 12, 2022. The Crucible is the culmination of the knowledge and skills recruits learn throughout recruit training.

Silhouette of two soldiers wading the shoreline, sneaking in the darkness with assault rifles drawn.

Philippine and U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in a combined arms live-fire event during KAMANDAG 6 at Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Philippines, Oct. 13, 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.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Francisco Dela Rosa, corpsman, Headquarters and Service Battalion (HQSVCBN), U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC), instructs U.S. Marines with HQSVCBN, MARFORPAC, and members of the Marine Infantry Regiment in French Polynesia, French Armed Forces, on how to clear an airway during the Aito Course in Taravao, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Sept. 7, 2022. The event provided a bilateral training opportunity between the French Armed Forces and Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. The nine Marines and Sailor from HQSVCBN participated in the bilateral training with the French Armed Forces in order to strengthen relationships with the region. The courses name comes from the Tahitian word aito, which means warrior.

Recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, complete a 12k hike aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C, April 30. 2022. Hikes are training events that assists in conditioning recruits through exercise, building moral, and creating a sense of belonging between recruits.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 6 (CLB-6), Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, begin a table 6 range 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.

Spc. Wyatt Walls of the 218th Field Artillery Regiment in the Oregon Army National Guard navigates the weaver at the obstacle course at the National Best Warrior Competition held at the Milan Volunteer Training Site, Tenn., July 26, 2022. The day consisted of a round-robin set of events that included combat casualty care, a call for fire, and improvised explosive device lanes. The National Best Warrior Competition has the best of the best Soldiers in the Army National Guard.

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Airmen assigned to the 178th Wing Force Support Squadron construct a tent at a simulated forward operating location June 7, 2022 as part of a field exercise during Agile Rage 22 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan. Through Agile Rage 22, the Air National Guard is developing and validating future tactics, techniques and procedures for distributed and austere operations during Large-Scale Combat Operations.

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Military personnel looking through the scope of a weapon

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A Drill Instructor from the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, CA, prepares his recruits for a march in the hills on Edson Range. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Air Force survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist assigned to the 437th Operations Support Squadron, stationed at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, instructs Airmen on island survival skills at Andersen Air Force Base, Dec. 5, 2022. Exercises and operations such as this off-station training by the 437th AW incorporates agile combat employment concepts, ensuring forward-deployed forces in the Indo-Pacific are ready to protect and defend the United States, allied and partner interests at a moments notice.

Soldiers from 2-227th General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, qualify their weapons during an M17 range in Oberdachstetten Training Area, Germany, March 4, 2022.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Lopez, a Fort Pierce, Florida, native and assault amphibious vehicle crewman with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division looks out of an amphibious assault vehicle during a deployment for training (DFT) at Joint Forces Training Center Camp Shelby, Mississippi, May 24, 2022. The purpose of this DFT is to validate the battalion's ability to conduct force deployments in support of contingency operations and tactically improve warfighting proficiency in preparation for major combat operations.

Recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, participate in the Battle of Fallujah event during the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, Aug. 12, 2022. The Crucible is the culmination of the knowledge and skills recruits learn throughout recruit training.

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