U.S. Marines Training

Images of U.S. Marines in training sessions, showcasing preparation, weaponry, and military exercises in various environments.

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Reinier Carlos, a fire support marine with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, prepares to participate in Table 3A course of fire range during ANGLICO Basic Course 1-22 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 5, 2022. This basic training enhances the capabilities of ANGLICO Marines to plan and execute liaison missions in support of joint, interagency, intergovernmental and multinational operations.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Aron Vann, an Austin, Texas native, infantry Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, records injury data during a Marine Air-Ground Task Force Distributed Maneuver Exercise as part of Service Level Training Exercise 2-24 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 15, 2024. MDMX is designed to test the MAGTFs operational capabilities in austere, multi-domain, offensive and defensive operations against adversaries at a regimental level. Marine Corps

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alonso Guillen (Left) and U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Spencer Kirkwood, Low Altitude Air Defense gunners with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), use a Stinger Field Handling Trainer to practice tracking targets during exercise Steel Knight 23, on San Clemente Island, California, Dec. 6, 2022. 3rd LAAD provided close-in air defense to artillery positions for 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver. Gullien is a Longmont, Colorado, native and Kirkwood is a OFallon, Illinois, native.

GREYWOLF Trooper, assigned to 1-12 Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conducts a platoon STX, Oct. 26, 2022. Training events like these promote readiness throughout the unit and help soldiers prepare for situations they may face on the battlefield.

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Portrait of United States airborne infantry corporal with rifle.

A Co., 834th Aviation Support Battalion, an element of the aviation Task Force 34 headquartered on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, delivered fuel to the local Bakir Village on Mar. 12. Sr. Airman Byron Fisher, 532 Expeditionary Security Forces Group, was part of the US Air Force detail providing security for the mission. Task Force 34 also took this opportunity to distribute humanitarian supplies, shoes, and candy to the local Iraqi elders and children.

Senior Airman Kaleb Karr, 822nd Base Defense Squadron member, poses for a portrait while manning a defensive fighting position at Avon Park Auxillary Airfield, Florida, July 23, 2022. Karr and the 822 BDS were participating in Agile Flag 22-2, testing the 23rd Wing's ability to utilize their A-staff to generate combat air power while continuing to move, maneuver, and sustain the Wing and subordinate force elements in a dynamic and contested environment.

A U.S. Marine with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, directs his Marines on Range 410A during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 4-22 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., on July 20, 2022. Range 410A challenges platoons to perform a complex fire and maneuver attack requiring communication and coordination between multiple support by fire positions and a maneuver element.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brandon Perkins, electromagnetic spectrum non-commissioned officer, Head Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, pulls outward security while halted during an improvised explosive device (IED) training course at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 23, 2022. Overseen by U.S. Army Combat Engineers, the training lane put Soldiers through a realistic training environment, allowing them to find and understand the weapons and technology used by enemy forces, increasing their readiness, lethality, and unit cohesion.

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jacob Taylor, an antitank missile gunner with 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, posts security during an Expeditionary Medical Integration Course (EMIC) on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 25, 2022. This is the third iteration of EMIC which validates the Marines of 1st Battalion, 4th Marines ability to provide a higher level of health service support capability in any operational environment.

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A U.S. Army Soldier with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa's East Africa Response Force (EARF) travels on a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 18, 2013. The EARF deployed to South Sudan supporting the ordered departure of the U.S. Embassy. The EARF is part of a new Defense Department initiative of regionally aligned forces, which provides the commander of U.S. Africa Command an additional capability to respond to crises and contingencies within East Africa.

U.S. Army Spc. Christopher Fox, an automatic rifleman attached to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, secures his sector of fire during a key leader engagement in Qalat, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2011. Members of PRT Zabul visited a local village and the Qalat prison to conduct key leader engagements. Spc. Fox is deployed from the Massachusetts National Guard.

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kristopher Goyen, an 8th Special Operations Squadron special mission aviator, prepares for a training exercise at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 25, 2023. Special mission aviators are dual qualified to operate from the front flight engineer position and the tail scanner position on the ramp.

U.S. Army Soldiers from 25th Infantry Division, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, conduct a ruck march on Pohakuloa Training Grounds, Oct 31, 2022. Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 23-01 is a regional combat training center (CTC) rotation that builds combat readiness in Americas Pacific Division and is a key way the Army forces engage in a joint environment with our regional allies and partners.

U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Weil, human resources non-commissioned officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conducts a dismounted patrol during an improvised explosive device (IED) training course at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 23, 2022. Overseen by U.S. Army Combat Engineers, the training lane put Soldiers through a realistic training environment, allowing them to find and understand the weapons and technology used by enemy forces, increasing their readiness, lethality, and unit cohesion.

Staff Sgt. Caleb Stinson and Sergeant 1st Class Jason Pate, 68W Combat Medics, 232nd Medical Battalion, conduct damage control and resuscitation during the Best Medic Competition, Sep. 29, 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Tx. Medics who earn entry into the Best Medic Competition are already among the "best of the best." To be eligible for entry, medics must have received either the Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) or the Combat Medical Badge (CMB).2 Both badges require the utmost determination and competence to receive. The overall pass rate for the Expert Field Medical Badge is less than 20%, making it one of the hardest and most respected forms of recognition you can earn in the army.

Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/8, Weapons Company, practice clearing buildings at the Military Operations in Urban Training facility aboard Fort Pickett, Va., March 25, 2010. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which consists of Battalion Landing Team 3/8, Combat Logistics Battalion 26 and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266, will spend the next six months training for its upcoming deployment.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to Bravo Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment confirms target coordinates over radio during a platoon live fire exercise at the 7th Army Training Commands Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 27, 2022. 2nd Cavalry Regiment provides V Corps with a lethal and agile force capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater in order to assure allies, deter adversaries, and when ordered, defend the NATO alliance.

Reflection of an M777A2 medium-towed howitzer during a live-fire operation as part of exercise Dynamic Front held at Oskbol, Denmark, March 27, 2023. Dynamic Front is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, 56th Artillery Command led, multinational exercise designed to improve allied and partner nations ability to execute multi-echelon fires and test interoperability of both tactical and theater-level fire systems in a live environment.

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A soldier listens to his team captain during a field training exercise mission brief.

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a Soldier with helmet, Taken During the Military Exercise Wettiner Schwert with German and Czech Soldiers Near Tangermuende, 26 03 2024 Wettiner Schwert is part of the quadriga Exercise of Nato Tangermuendende Germany Copyright

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Adam Schmidbauer, a security forces Airman assigned to the Ohio National Guards 180th Fighter Wing, reloads an M240 machine gun during a heavy weapons training event at Fort Custer in Augusta, Mich., Jan. 9, 2024. The training gives Airmen hands-on experience with various heavy weapons, ensuring they are prepared for any situation around the world. (Air National Guard

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. London Cushman, a rifleman with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, runs to her next position during a gun drill during Mountain Training Exercise 1-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California, Sept. 15, 2022. During MTX, the Marines learned various skills to become more proficient in combat and survival in an austere mountain environment. London is a native of Idaho Falls, Idaho.

MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii (July 18, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Samuel Roub, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division post security while participating in Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 18. 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.

U.S. Army soldier, assigned to 3rd Armored Brigade Combat team, 1st Cavalry Division, participates in Railhead Operations in Poland. 3ABCT's vehicles arrived in Poland to aid in maximizing military capabilities.

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U.S. Army Pfc. Glynn R. McNay, a cannon crewmember assigned to Carnage Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment communicates on the radio while conducting live fire mission operations using an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer during Exercise Dynamic Front 23 at Oksbol, Denmark, March 27, 2023. Exercise Dynamic Front 23 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, 56th Artillery Command led, multinational exercise designed to improve allied and partner nation's ability to execute multi-echelon fires, and test interoperability of both tactical and theater-level fires systems in a live environment.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Brian McNeill, a company commander with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, calls out command to his team during an enemy engagement as part of Marine Warfighting Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 6, 2022. This exercise is the culminating event of the Service Level Training Exercise, challenging the MAGTF to fight against a free thinking adversary with similar capabilities in a force-on-force environment.

Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company RENEGADES, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team STRIKE, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conduct weapons qualifications on the M17 Pistol on Aug. 8, 2022, at Mielec, Poland. 101st units will support V Corps mission to reinforce NATOs eastern flank and engage in multinational exercises with partners across the European continent to reassure our Nations allies.

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Bearden, native of Cartersville, GA., pulls security while U.S. Soldiers check on a checkpoint during the Shiite ceremony commemorating the death of the 7th Imam, in Kazimiyah, Iraq on July 29, 2008. Each year devout Shiites gather at a mosque believed to sit on top of grave sit the Imam Mousa Al-Kadhim.

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Spc. William Chamberlin, an unmanned aircraft systems repairer, assigned to 150th Engineer Battalioin, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, pulls security at an Entry Control Point at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center. The brigade is currently training for an upcoming deployment to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Garret Weathers, a mortarman with Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), rests after a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) exercise aboard the USS America (LHA 6), Philippine Sea, Jan. 26, 2022. Simulating events like personnel recovery allows the MEU to remain consistent as a quick-response force in readiness. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of America 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. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cesar Ronaldo Alarcon)

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. Army Staff Sgt. Paul Ythemar pulls rear security in the back hatch of a Stryker assault vehicle while enroute to the next objective of his clearing mission in Baghdad, Iraq, May 4, 2007. Ythemar is assigned to the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.

Head-on view of a United States Marine during a combat operation in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

A U.S. Army Soldier reloads his M4 carbine during a Infantry Advanced Leaders Course weapons qualification on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 5, 2022. The Advanced Leaders Course, hosted by the 254th Regional Training Institute, New Jersey Army National Guard, is a branch-specific course that provides Soldiers selected for promotion to Staff Sgt. an opportunity to enhance leadership, technical skill, tactical expertise and experience needed to lead squad-size units. Class 22-02 has Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division, 82nd Airborne Division, and the 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

101201-F-5234S-116 A U.S. Army soldier with the 211th Armored Cavalry Regiment participates in an exercise at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif., on Dec. 1, 2010. The National Training Center is designed to help soldiers prepare for deployments by letting them practice the practical skills needed prior to departing for the area of responsibility.

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, awaits transportation during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 26, 2022. A MCCRE is designed to evaluate and certify a unit's comprehensive warfighting ability as the most ready and lethal unit within the division.

Pfc. Aidan Thebodeau, with Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division fuels a generator to continue training and conduct proficiency tests Aug. 9 at Fort Carson, Colo.

US Marine Corps (USMC) troop with 1ST Battalion, 8th Marines smiles while taking a break from looking for insurgents running through the streets of Fallujah during Operation Al Fajr, which is in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christian Dye, a tactical air control party specialist assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, surveys his climbing route during mountaineering training at Sunshine Ridge, Alaska, July 22, 2022. The 3rd ASOS special warfare Airmen utilize Alaskas varied and austere training locations to prepare for conditions they may face on deployment.

Approximately 80 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1st Battalion of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment, along with counterparts from several states to include California, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin are training with the Royal Moroccan Army in the northern Sahara Desert as part of African Lion 22. Idahos battalion, from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team and headquartered in Pocatello, left the United States June 18 for the two-week exercise overseas with the international partner. Idaho Soldiers spent the first week preparing for the combined arms live-fire multinational mission that is the primary focus of the second week and conducted annual crew certification on the M109A6 Howitzer. During the exercise, the battalion provided ground support with preparatory and destructive fires, as well as obscuration using white smoke fires. At the end of the two-week exercise, the Idaho National Guard and the four counterpart states will conduct the combined arms live-fire mu

Boise State University Cadets from the Bronco Battalion prepare for the days field exercise in the foothills overlooking the City of Boise. Following the previous weeks field lab cancellation midway through the exercise, the Bronco Battalion returns to the foothills above the City of Boise for an exercise in reconnaissance tactics. The weather, unlike the previous week, is mild, with clear skies and tolerable temperatures. The Office of Visual Information for Idaho Army National Guard will follow the Boise State University Bronco Battalion for the Spring 2022 Semester through graduation. The program trains young men and women to serve as officers and leaders. Graduates will serve as officers in the U.S. Army, the Army National Guard, and the U.S. Army Reserves. Several seniors scheduled to graduate will eventually serve in the Idaho Army National Guard, while some cadets are already currently serving in the Idaho Army National Guard while attending BSU. Many officers currently s

U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron 14th Cavalry Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, pulls security before a simulated opposing force attack during the Combat Support Training Exercise 91-22-01 at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, June 16. This CSTX is part of their two-week annual training to hone Soldier's skills. CSTX events such this are a large-scale training that ensures Army Reserve units are trained and ready to deploy in support of the Army and our partners throughout the world.

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U.S. Air Force Airman Basic Cheyenne Torres, security forces trainee, issues paint round ammunition to classmates as part of arming procedures during the field operations block of training for the U.S. Air Force security forces apprentice course at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Sept. 22, 2022. The field operations course is part of a six-week course designed to teach the basic skills necessary to new security forces Airmen.

A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, posts security in front of a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during exercise Winter Workhorse 23 at the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 5, 2022. Winter Workhorse is an annual exercise for CLR-3 to train to carry out mission-essential tasks in forward-deployed, austere environments.

U.S. Marine Inside an MRAP, or Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle in Afghanistan's Helmand Province.

Day two of the 310th ESC Best Warrior Competition, Feb. 5, 2024 consisted of the M17 pistol qualification and land navigation at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Sgt. Theron Bullcock prepares to step off in search of his points during the land navigation portion of the day.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 11, 2022) Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Andrew Salazar prepares to fire on enemy forces during Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18s Field Training Exercise (FTX). FTX is designed to analyze a battalions construction capability, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to support major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

Paratroopers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division board a C-17 during Operation Falcon Blitz on Fort Bragg, NC, Jan. 28, 2023. Paratroopers will conduct an airborne operation in order to enhance brigade readiness and lethality.

A U.S. Marine, Holding an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, or SAW, During a Combat Operation in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

U.S. Marine Wearing an Electronic Countermeasure Transmitter to Defeat Remote Control Improvised Explosive Devices, on Patrol in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 11, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jefferson Rosete awaits orders to move out for a routine security patrol during Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18s Field Training Exercise (FTX). FTX is designed to analyze a battalions construction capability, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to support major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Orzysz, Poland - Sgt. Nile Adams, a Soldier a part of Bravo Company, 185th Infantry Regiment, California Army National Guard, communicated with his Soldiers during the last training day of exercise Thunderbolt Focus 2022, April 27. U.S. Soldiers among others from allied nations worked together in dynamic teams against tactics, techniques, and procedures used by enemy forces that allowed the Battle Groups to practice, refine, and validate all warfighting, interoperability and control skills.

A Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Specialist from the 22nd Training Squadron, poses for a portrait while waiting to board a C-17 Globemaster for parachute training at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington August 25, 2022. One aspect of SERE training involves being able to properly parachute safely to the ground in case of an emergency.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Riddle, a machine gunner assigned to Combined Anti-Armor Team, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, looks through binoculars aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Danish Straits, August 2, 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.

Morale was high as Soldiers in 2nd Battalion, 4th Field Artillery Regiment perform a joint training exercise with 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron May 26.

Staff Sgt. Ivan Riccio, 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment specialist, uses a handheld radio to relay information to the Base Defense Operation Center during a Multi-Capable Airman field training exercise Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Sept. 20, 2022. Airmen participating in the exercise were taught the importance of communication among team members and how to relay information effectively.

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.

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A U.S. Marine machine gunner with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, loads .50 caliber rounds into an M2 Browning machine gun from the turret of a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during exercise Winter Workhorse 23 at the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 6, 2022. Winter Workhorse is an annual exercise for CLR-3 to train to carry out mission-essential tasks in forward-deployed, austere environments.

A U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade fires an M252 81 mm mortar system during Eagle Ursa exercise at the training range in Slunj, Croatia, Feb. 24, 2024. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployableforces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployedacross Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships andstrengthen the alliance. Army

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Donnie Thacker, an infantry man with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, sets security with an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during exercise Bougainville II at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Hawaii, Oct. 31, 2022. 3d MLR interdicted a notional adversary maritime surface platform to set conditions for joint force follow on actions. BVII is a field exercise that allows the MLR and its subordinate units to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations across the island of Oahu. BVII displays the MLRs ability to rapidly establish and displace EABs while executing command and control in a dispersed environment. 3d MLRs Bougainville II is integrated into the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center training rotation 23-01 that strengthens defense relationships, fosters multinational interoperability, increase readiness, and reinforces the unified regional land power network of the Joint Force. This rotatio

A Soldier from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) looks on as other Screaming Eagle Soldiers load onto a CH-47 Chinook helicopter following refueling and resupply at the Millington-Memphis Airport to conduct on January 13, 2024, during a Large-Scale Long-Range Air Assault into the Joint Readiness Training Center on Fort Johnson, LA. This exercise is intended to test and strengthen the unit's readiness. Close to 80 U.S. Army helicopters from Fort Campbell, KY will stop at several locations throughout the flight path to refuel and resupply before they assault onto the training objectives at Fort Johnson, LA. There are four forward arming and refueling points (FARPs): Millington, TN, Oxford, MS, Moroe, LA, and Alexandria, LA.

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U.S. Army Spc. Chantrell Kimbrough, nodal network systems operator-maintainer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, takes cover behind a building during an improvised explosive device (IED) training course at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 23, 2022. Overseen by U.S. Army Combat Engineers, the training lane put Soldiers through a realistic training environment, allowing them to find and understand the weapons and technology used by enemy forces, increasing their readiness, lethality, and unit cohesion.

Spc. Preslie Meecham, a combat medic assigned to 704th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, secures a liter into an evacuation vehicle during expert field medical badge testing on Fort Carson, Colo., Aug. 23. The expert field medical badge demonstrates a soldiers proficiency in both medical and warrior tasks. U.S. Army photo by Maj. Jason Elmore.

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade soldier prepares to execute a static line jump near Narashino training field, Japan, during a bilateral jump training with the 36th Airlift Squadron, April 19, 2022. The goal of this event is to improve interoperability between the USAF and JGSDF by defense and information exchanges to deepen mutual understanding of each unit, and to further cement the U.S. and Japanese alliance.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Mathew Whitworth, an engineer equipment operator with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, conducts a building clearing drill at Military Operations in Urban Terrain Town, Eastern Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, July 19, 2022. 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.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Maybush, of 320th Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, secures a street during a mission in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, March 30, 2008.

US Army Captain P. Lain Hancock, Commander of C Company, 1ST Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1ST Cavalry Division, Texas, looks down from the cockpit of his AH-64D Apache Longbow Helicopter. CPT Hancock is pictured during a refueling and reloading stop at the Dalton/Henson Range Complex at Fort Hood, Texas, during an annual aerial gunnery exercise. (Duplicate image, see also DASD0306784 or search 990915A4980V030). Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sami Shaw, a reconnaissance Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, poses for a photo during cold weather training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 10, 2022. This training was conducted to enhance the units combat effectiveness in extreme cold weather as they prepare for an upcoming deployment to Marine Corps Forces Europe-Africa theater of operations.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dickson Peralta, a semitrailer refueler operator with 3rd Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, offloads a CH-53 Super Stallion during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 1, 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.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Anthony Marotta gears up for a flight in a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter with Detachment 1, C Company, 1-171st MEDEVAC during a Medical Simulation Training Center class on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, June 9, 2022. The Medical Simulation Training Center provides state of the art training to aid students in gaining proficiency in treating all areas of trauma and basic medical scenarios.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Ricardo Ontiveros, a platoon commander with Bravo Company, Ground Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), poses for a photo during a live-fire exercise aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Atlantic Ocean, June 28, 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.

Lance Cpl. Nick J. Padia, a gunner, stands turret duty at Cultana Training Area, South Australia, Australia, July 1, 2016. The Marines reached their first objectives during Exercise Hamel, a trilateral training exercise with Australian, New Zealand, and U.S. forces to enhance cooperation, trust, and friendship. Padia, from Chandler, Arizona, is with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin.

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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Cameron Belcher, East African Response Force (EARF) 2nd platoon sergeant, discuses procedures to fire an AT4-CS confined space light anti-armor weapon in Djibouti, Aug. 10, 2022, during a routine range training day. The EARF serves as part of U.S. Africa Command's crisis response capability, and is tasked with responding to emergency situations at U.S. Embassies in the East African region or in countries around the CJTF-HOA area of interest.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Matt Villar, a wrecker operator with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, poses for a photo infront of a LVSR AMKR15 inside a Logistics Support Area established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during exercise Native Fury 22, Aug. 11, 2022. Native Fury 22 is vital for strengthening the United States long-standing relationship with the Saudi Armed Forces. The Exercise enhances combined tactics, maritime capabilities and promotes long-term regional stability.

Two soldiers converse about an operation order during a field training exercise.

A group of European Paratroopers prepares to jump a German T-10 parachute during Exrcise Falcon Leap on Eindhoven Air Base, Eindhoven, Netherlands., Sep. 13, 2022. More than 1000 Paratroopers from all over the world, 13 different nationalities, multiple airdrops per day, and training with each other equipment for two weeks. this is NATO's largest technical airborne exercise

A U.S. Army Joint Fire Support Specialist with the Fire Support Detachment, 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery Regiment, stands for a portrait on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, May 20, 2022.

Sgt. Josiah Bell of Rochester, Minnesota, an Infantryman with the Wisconsin National Guards B Company, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment sprints to the end of the 12-mile ruck on May 15, 2022 during the Region IV Best Warrior Competition. He is one of twelve National Guard Soldiers competing in the Region IV Best Warrior Competition May 11-15, 2022, at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio National Guards. The winners will move on to compete in the National Guards competition on July 20-30, 2022, at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Sydney Mariette.)

Staff Sgt. Christian Sullivan, 1st Combat Camera Squadron aerial combat camera craftsman, prepares for Exercise Green Goblin at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Dec. 5, 2022. This four-day exercise provides relevant and essential night-vision training to prepare combat camera Airmen with enhanced photographic and video capabilities required to capture imagery in low-light and no-light environments. (U.S. Air Force illustration by Tech. Sgt. Michael Cossaboom)

060308-A-5745M-059. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN DIV

060519-A-6311S-061. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Abu Ghraib Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 463 MP CO, 376 BTL/ 49 BRG, MNCI

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