Cyber Operations Training

Scenes of military personnel engaged in cyber defense exercises, using advanced technology to ensure network integrity and operational security.

Colombian air force Brig. Gen. Pedro Arnulfo Sánchez Suárez, Joint Special Operations Command deputy commander, uses a remotely piloted aircraft simulator during a visit to the 558th Flying Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, July 27, 2022. The simulators use two operators, one to identify target areas, and the other to operate weapons systems.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel Bowser, 1st Combat Communications Squadron mission defense team section chief assigned to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, discusses the integrity of data with other participants of Tacet Venari during the exercise at Ramstein Air Base, May 19, 2022. Tacet Venari is United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africas two-week long premiere defensive cyberspace operational training targeted at USAFEs mission defense team. The hands-on experience the exercise provides prepares Airmen for real-world cyber threat scenarios.

Maj. Gen. David W. Ling, Commanding General of the 79th TSC discusses logistics and sustainment needs with partnering agenices including including Joint Logistics Enterprise including the Defense Logistics Agency, U.S. Transition Command, Surface Deployment Distribution Command, 3rd Infantry Division, 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, Joint Task Force, Southern European Task Force - Africa (SETAF-AF) and the 79th TSC logistics staff.

GREAT LAKES, Ill (April 26, 2019) Students at the Center for Combat Systems Unit Great Lakes use technology in the Ship's Self Defense System lab while attending Operations Specialist "A" School, April 26, 2019.

Soliders take part in the Synthetic Training Environment - Information System (STE-IS) Soldier Touch Point 2B in Orlando, Fla., march 29-31. The event was sponsored by the Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation and the Army's Synthetic Training Environment Cross Functional Team. STE-IS is comprised of the Training Simulation Software (TSS), the Training Management Tool (TMT) and One World Terrain (OWT), all of which were capabilities integrated onto the Reconfigurable Virtual Collective Trainer (RVCT) at STP 2B. During the touch point, Soldiers successfully executed vignettes designed to obtain user feedback to drive the software design process and inform future software releases. Soldier Touch Points engage the Soldier early and often throughout the prototype process to ensure programs and solutions arrive at the point of need ready for use. The Synthetic Training Environment enhances Soldier readiness with innovative, realistic simulation trainin

Colombian air force Brig. Gen. Pedro Arnulfo Sánchez Suárez, Joint Special Operations Command deputy commander, uses a remotely piloted aircraft simulator during a visit to the 558th Flying Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, July 27, 2022. The simulators use two operators, one to identify target areas, and the other to operate weapons systems.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jonathon N. Sims, 12th Marines Commanding Officer, and Japan Self-Defense Force Gen. Yuichi Togashi, 2nd Division Commanding Officer, discuss operations in the Bilateral Ground Tactical Control Center during Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 2, 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.

(From left to Right) Virginia Army National Guard Capt. Rayce West, Vermont Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Mathew Scroggins and Illinois Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Joseph Hardin practice digital forensic skillsets during a Cyber Shield 19 training week class at Camp Atterbury, Ind. April 7, 2019. As the nations largest unclassified cyber defense training exercise, Cyber Shield provides participants with training on industry network infrastructure and cyber protection best practices.

U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Richard E. Wiebe, a career counselor, assigned to Army Reserve Careers Group, 9th Battalion, area five, prepares course material before his brief at an Armed Forces Reserve Center on Fort Sheridan, Ill, Oct. 4, 2022. Wiebe, a native of Cambridge, Minn., recently completed his first year as an active guard reserve career counselor with area five and is scheduled to be stationed at Fort Sheridan for a few more years.

A cyber operations soldier searches for network intrusion as a "Blue Team" member during the Cyber Yankee exercise on June 16, 2022 in Niantic, CT. Cyber Yankee is an annual exercise that pits Blue Teams (network defenders) against a Red Team (network intruders/attackers) on a cyber range which is modeled after a critical infrastructure company's network. The Red Team models their tactics after those used by criminal, state actors, and non-state actors using recent and traditional tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs). Participants included critical infrastructure companies, National Guard units from each New England state, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and each branch of the U.S. military less U.S. Space Force.

Soldiers from the 720th Explosive Ordnance Disposal, in Baumholder, Germany, train on the controls of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 11, 2022, as a part of training for the KFOR 31 rotation. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo)

Joint Readiness Training Center at Ft. Polk

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew Choiniere, 178th Operations Support Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of intel training, operates an aircraft sensor simulator during exercise Spartan Warrior 22-9 at Einsiedlerhof Air Station Sept. 28, 2022. The semi-annual exercise allows participants to explore a simulated tactical environment using available assets while integrating with Allied nations.

NEW CASTLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Del.- Members of the 166th Communications Flight review checklist items and test communications with exercise participants in the District of Columbia, on Sep. 14, 2016. A two day communication exercise took place with the goal of strengthening partnerships between the Delaware National Guard and the National Capital Region agencies. Cyber table top exercises are being held to test cyber security vulnerabilities and to more efficiently respond in the even of a catastrophic disaster.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Signal Corps conduct war simulation training Oct. 5, 2022, during Project Convergence 22 at Camp Pendleton, California. During PC22 many systems will be tested to determine how future command and control capabilities can be integrated with all service and multinational partners.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dallas Moore, 65th Air Base Squadron Air Traffic Control watch supervisor, verifies flight progress strips in the Radar Approach Control (RAPCON) facility at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, April 26, 2022. Air traffic controllers at RAPCON record the general information and intent of each aircraft on the strips. By monitoring this information and keeping constant communication with pilots, RAPCON ensures the safe arrival and departure of aircraft.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgts. Brett Williams, left, and Shawn Whalen, both 60th Maintenance Operation Support maintenance management production specialists, assess records at Travis Air Force Base, California, Oct 12, 2022. These specialists work with crew chiefs and mechanics to plan, schedule and organize aerospace vehicle maintenance to ensure equipment and machinery is ready and working whenever its needed.

New Jersey Air National Guardsmen Tech Sgt. Michael Costello (left) and Master Sgt. Kirk Sherry (right) work on CAD programs to print detailed maps for first responders, Nov 6, at the Manahawkin Armory in Long Beach Island, NJ. Constello and Sherry are both deployed from the 177th Civil Engineering Squadron, 177th Fighter Wing, which is located at Atlantic City International Airport, NJ. (New Jersey Air National Guard

Students with the Fort McCoy Noncommissioned Officer Academy Basic Leader Course learn about land navigation Jan. 29, 2024, at the Fort McCoy, Wis., Virtual Battle Space simulations facility. The students spent a day training at the facility as part of course instruction. The training is called Virtual Battle Space for Map Reading and Land Navigation and is one of the newest additions to the course.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 7th Army Training Command and civilians with Training Support Activity Europe attend the Range Managers Toolkit (RMTK) course at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Jan. 30, 2024. The RMTK training course introduces students to the concepts of geographic information systems (GIS) and the RMTK suite of tools. Lessons focus on how GIS and RMTK can be integrated into range operations to help with daily tasks to ensure safe and efficient training in support of the commanders mission.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Herbert, air traffic controller with Marine Corps Air Facility (MCAF) Quantico, enters information during his duty in the control tower at Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico, Virginia, June 13, 2022. MCAF Quantico operates and maintains the air facilities and provides services and materials to support Marine Helicopter Squadron One and other passing aircraft.(Marine Corps photo by Tarnish Pride).

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Daniel Recinos, administrative clerk with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) processes paperwork at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 24, 2022. Recinos has been recognized as the Junior Enlisted Service Member of the Quarter, having stood out amongst his peers and demonstrated exceptional performance of his duties.

Maj. Gen. Ben Corell, Adjutant General of the Iowa National Guard, and other senior leaders in the Iowa National Guard and Kosovo Security Force, visit Iowa National Guard competitors during Iowa State Universitys first international cyber competition on May 18, 2022. The Iowa Air National Guards 168th Cyberspace Operations Squadron partnered with the Kosovo Security Force and invited several educational institutions throughout Kosovo to participate virtually. ISU has hosted regular cyber competitions since 2005 to allow Iowa students across the state to test their knowledge under stress. Corell and other senior leaders in the IANG and KSF were able to observe the exercise and interact with participants.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jarrett Welker, a main battle tank technician with 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, tests an alternator during a 2nd Maintenance Battalion field exercise on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 7, 2022. 2nd Maintenance Battalion conducted a field exercise to accomplish strategic mobility exercises, demonstrating and verifying the units ability to exercise command and control functions and to complete supporting embarkation/logistical requirements for deployment.

220524-N-XK047-1123SAN DIEGO (May 24, 2022) - Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Eugene Hawks, from amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23), discusses engineering products during a community relations event at Lincoln High School, May 24. Sailors participate in various community relations events to help establish and maintain mutually beneficial relationships within the community. USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and Anchorage belong to Amphibious Squadron SEVEN and are currently homeported in San Diego.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Caldwell, 3rd Operations Support Squadron weather forecaster, monitors military operating area airspace at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, August 4, 2022 during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-3. This exercise provides unique opportunities to integrate various forces into joint, coalition and multilateral training from simulated forward operating bases.

U.S. Army Capt. Robert Lyle, operations officer assigned to the Provost Marshal Office, 3rd Infantry Division, participates in Warfighter Exercise 22-4 at the Mission Training Complex, Fort Stewart, Georgia, April 11, 2022. The 3rd ID participated as the Waypoint 2028 Penetration Division to integrate new, modernized warfighting and command systems while providing feedback to Army Futures Command on the refinement of Waypoint 2028 capabilities to prepare units for future large scale combat operations.

Lt. Gen. Marc H. Sasseville, the 12th Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau, visits with members of the Florida National Guard, Feb. 10, 2023. The VCNGB is second in charge of the National Guard Bureau, which is a joint activity of the Department of Defense.

020110-F-0171B-001. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Justin Donaldson and Senior Airman Anthony Perry, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle dispatch operators, discuss daily operations here March 23. In the last two weeks, LRS has tripled their efforts, to include shuttle bus operations and issuing government vehicles to units that have acquired additional personnel in part of the relief effort.

220921-N-OX321-1025 NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (Sept. 21, 2022) U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alan Pulido, from Kissimmee, Fla., works on training plans as the 7RSs unit training manager on Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sept. 21, 2022. NAS Sigonellas strategic location enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required, ensuring security and stability in Europe, Africa and Central Command.

220921-N-OX321-1025 NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (Sept. 21, 2022) U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alan Pulido, from Kissimmee, Fla., works on training plans as the 7RSs unit training manager on Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sept. 21, 2022. NAS Sigonellas strategic location enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required, ensuring security and stability in Europe, Africa and Central Command.

010515-F-6470D-006. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2001 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

SPECIALIST First Class (SFC) Albert A. Peguero, an instructor assigned to the National Imagery Mapping Agency (NIMA), Fort Belvoir, Virginia, operates the "Intro to Tactical Mine Field Data Base,"during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Austin Ernst, 535th Airlift Squadron mobility Air Force intelligence noncommissioned officer in charge, checks mission flight paths and times for aircrew while inside the solar powered expeditionary tent used as the command operations center at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, in support of the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) exercise 23-01, Nov. 4, 2022. JPMRC 23-01 is a regional combat training center rotation that builds combat readiness and continues to support a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Staff Sgt. Dante Custis, 8th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology craftsman, displays a 3-D model at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 26, 2022. The flight utilizes their skills to craft parts for aircraft or various shops who can no longer order or ship items necessary to accomplish their missions.

220717-N-SG068-1002-SG PACIFIC OCEAN (July 17, 2022) Weapon Control Systems team aboard Republic of Singapore Navy guided missile frigate RSS Intrepid (69) conducting the Aster surface-to-air missile firing 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. (Republic of Singapore photo by Chai, Sian Liang)

U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Daniel Cook (left) and Sgt. 1st Class Christian Hughes (right), both from 3rd Human Resources Sustainment Center based in Jackson, Mississippi, work in a simulated casualty assistance center as a part of the Human Resource Warrior Exercise on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin Aug. 15, 2022. Hughes was overseeing the casualty response center during the HR Warrior exercise at their annual training. HR Warrior is an exercise developed to enhance Soldier's technical skills by focusing on the Human Resources core competencies of Man the Force, providing HR services, coordinating personnel support, and HR planning and operations.

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010308-F-3128G-018. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Service members assigned to the 527th Space Aggressor Squadron, discuss changes happening on the spectrum analyzers at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 13, 2022. The Space Aggressors caused communication jamming that each team had to work to resolve in order to continue communication with the Wing Operations Center.

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 621st and 514th Air Mobility Operations Squadron participate in Internal Flex, their semi-annual Air Mobility Division exercise at the Weapon System Suite July 22, 2022, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. This exercise involved planning a priority mission for injured patients.

Master Sgt. Joel May, 908th Program Integration Office maintenance lead, conducts research before the PIO weekly meeting, May 19, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The PIO is one of the organizations responsible for the 908th Airlift Wings transition from the C-130H Hercules to the MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter. Their weekly team meetings brought together members from Air Education and Training Command, Air Force Reserve Command and the 22nd Air Force.

020410-A-8359B-003. Base: Camp Blizard Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eli Haley, 45 Logistics Readiness Squadron Non Commissioned Officer In Charge of plans and programs, works at his desk on Patrick Space force Base, Aug. 11, 2022. While managing all incoming Airmen and Guardians downrange, Logistic Plans also coordinate the movement of deployed personnel back to their home station.

A member of the 169th Cyber Protection Team and members of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina conduct cyber adversarial exercises at the Pvt. Henry Costin Readiness Center in Laurel, Maryland, on June 29, 2022. Beginning in August 2018, the 169th CPT has supported the military-to-military knowledge transfer and team-building efforts to the Armed Forces Bosnia and Herzegovina under the State Partnership Program. The end state of this event is to assist with creating a secure defendable network that is scalable, agile, non-centralized, proactive, innovative, and smart cyber security architecture not highly dependent on public critical infrastructure.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jared Neidel, left, 60th Maintenance Operations Squadron KC-10 airframe and powerplant general instructor, teaches his students during a Maintenance Qualification Training Program class at Travis Air Force Base, California, Oct. 14, 2022. The MQTP at Travis AFB trains and qualifies incoming maintainers on their jobs.

Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) Access Control Point (ACP) team member, Airmen 1st Class Tristan Crawford and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tyrus Turner conducts ACP duties at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), Halawa, Hawaii, Feb. 15, 2024. Navy personnel are training to man access control points at the RHBFSF as responsibility of the facility transitions from JTF-RH to Navy Closure Task Force - Red Hill (NCTF-RH). JTF-RH is now in Defueling Phase 5.B where personnel are focused on removing residual fuel and transitioning with the Navy Closure Task Force - Red Hill (NCTF-RH). The transition will focus on NCTF-RH learning JTF-RHs processes and procedures for safety, security, and engagement to ensure continuity of operations. During this phase, JTF-RH retains command and control over the RHBFSF Joint Operational Area (JOA) and will synchronize actions to rebuild trust with Federal, State and local stakeholders. (DoD

U.S. Army Capt. Vergil Decker, an Army Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps attorney assigned to the New Hampshire Army National Guard, works on a laptop at Camp Nett, Niantic, Connecticut, June 16, 2022. Personnel from the JAG played a key role in Cyber Yankee, a cyber training exercise, advising on cyber law issues.

040826-F-7901H-003. Base: Duke Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A squad of soldiers learn communication and decision-making skills during virtual missions at the Grafenwoehr Training Area as part of the 7th Army NCO Academy Warrior Leaders Course.

A group of flight support personnel analyze flight data at Muniz Air National Guard Base in Carolina, Puerto Rico in support of North American Aerospace Defense Commands (NORAD) Operation Noble Defender (OND), 26 June, 2022. As a part of OND, which is a recurring operation, the Continental U.S. NORAD Region (CONR) coordinated and conducted joint operations with the U.S. Navy while concurrently launching jets from different locations across the United States' gulf coast and Puerto Rico. OND, is an integrated air and missile defense operation designed to ensure the defense and security of the northern and southern approaches to North America. This particular OND allowed NORAD units to exercise maneuvers designed to defend the southern approach to the United States from simulated cruise missile threats. NORAD is a bi-national Canadian and American command that employs a network of aerial, ground-based, and space-based sensors, air-to-air refueling tankers, and fighter aircraft controlled

021205-F-6701P-001. Base: Krtsanisi Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO)

BANGOR, Wash. (June 11, 2018) Sailors assigned to the Gold crew of the Ohio-class guided missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726) practice driving a simulated submarine in the ship's control trainer at Trident Training Facility Bangor. Ohio is currently moored at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility undergoing a major maintenance period.

011027-F-5114B-006. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAT 01/02 Base: Mubarak Military City Country: Egypt (EGY)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nicolas Fedorenko, 502nd Communications Squadron client systems technician, monitors cyber security, Oct. 19, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The 502nd Communication Squadron provides technical support across Joint Base San Antonio supporting over 266 mission partners.

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members in the Emergency Operations Center listen as other EOC members report to the commander on the activities of their specific function Mar. 16. The EOC operates 24/7 as the hub of recovery operations during humanitarian relief and base recovery operations.

Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the information technology and communication sections of the Virginia National Guard joint staff and Army Guard staff train on the Joint Incident Site Communications Capability July 13, 2016, in Onancock, Virginia. The JISCC is an advanced communications system that can be rapidly deployed to an incident location and uses secure satellite connections to provide the Guard and first responders with high speed internet, voice-over-IP telephones and high frequency radio communications. The training also provided an opportunity to build relationships with local emergency services managers and help them learn more about the capabilities the Guard can provide if there was an incident that degraded normal communication systems.

U.S. Air Force 1st. Lt. Chris Tran, left, 51st Network Operations Squadron deputy flight commander assigned to Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, and Senior Airman Frederic Borries, right, 52nd Communications Squadron chief of training assigned to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, simulate a high fidelity traffic environment for a cyber range during exercise Tacet Venari at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 12, 2022. Tacet Venari is United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africas premiere defensive cyberspace operational training targeted at USAFEs mission defense team.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan Over, assigned to the 47th Military History Detachment of the U.S. Army Reserve, works at his office at Poznan, Poland, May 6, 2022. Over displayed his art in Poland during his deployment under V Corps as a military historian.

The Global Sentinel capstone event kicked off July 25, 2022, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. Global Sentinel is U.S. Space Command's premier security cooperation effort, designed to strengthen and grow internal partnerships, improve operational collaboration and promote responsible behavior in the space domain. Space operators from 25 allied and partner nations are participating in the capstone event, which runs through Aug. 3. The Participating nations are United States, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Israel, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Thailand and Ukraine.

040804-F-4045M-012. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Spc. Neal Long, left, 42 alpha, 304th Military Police Battalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Nashville, Tennessee learns how to in-process fingerprints during biometric training at Pershing Strike. Soldiers learn biometric techniques to track detainees within a facility. Pershing Strike was the most sizable, large scale mobilization exercise to date at the historic Camp Shelby in Mississippi that tested stressors at a Mobilization Force Generation Installation to evaluate realistic capacities at an MFGI. U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers participated side by side during the 14-day exercise.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary Keller, right, an airfield operations supervisor, assists Lance Cpl. Daniel Gonzalez, left, an airfield operations specialist, both with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, with completing a task regarding flight operations on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 22, 2022. Keller, the recipient of this months MCAS New River Go-Getter award, enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2021 from Minonk, Illinois.

Sgt. Terry Chapman, information technology specialist, Headquarters, Headquarters, Company, 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, Maryland National Guard conducts IT operations at the tactical operations center at Camp Grayling, Michigan, on Aug. 7, 2022. The 29th CAB provides Joint All-Domain Command and Control over the 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion from the Tennessee Army National Guard, the 1-111th General Support Aviation Battalion from the Florida Army National Guard and the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 from Jacksonville, North Carolina during Northern Strike 22.

030129-F-6449C-003. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 377th Theater Sustainment Command work on the human resources casualty exercise, Aug. 15, 2022, on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. The exercise incorporates practical, as well as classroom exercises, to replicate what might occur during a real world mission.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Chyba (left), Sgt. Eddie Madrigal (center), and Staff Sgt. Martin Payan, Soldiers from the California National Guards 224th Sustainment Battalion review numbers of personnel assigned to humanitarian missions in Southern California in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, April 24, 2020. The California National Guard continues to support civilian agencies statewide at the direction of the Governor.

The Iowa Air National Guard Defensive Cyber Operations Element (DCOE) prepares to defend the network during Cyber Shield 2022 at the Army National Guard's Professional Education Center on Camp Robinson, North Little Rock, Arkansas on June 12. Cyber Shield 2022 is the DODs largest unclassified inter-agency and joint national level training cyber defense exercise which includes representation from 20 states plus Guam.

Cpt. Jared Hoffer, 1st Lt. Jeremy Edwards, and 2nd Lt. Andrew Shute of Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon National Guard, review military decision-making process (MDMP) products during a training session supported by Mission Command Training Program (MCTP) contractors in Ashland, Ore. Sept. 10, 2022. The training's purpose is to prepare the Battalion for the upcoming Exportable Combat Training Capabilities (XCTC) event in Camp Roberts, Calif., in the summer of 2023.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Furr, the light attack helicopter squadron training leader, and Maj. Kevin Lee, a C2 systems representative, with Tactical Training and Exercise Control Group (TTECG), get hands-on with 5G enabled devices at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, Aug 16, 2022. A discrete 5G network was designed, coordinated, and tested at MCAGCC to enhance TTECGs ability to communicate and adjudicate during Service Level Training Exercises.

United States Army Major Ron Westhall and Captain Gary Smith brief the U.S. and Mongolian battalion's leadership on a potential course of action during EXERCISE REGIONAL COOPERATION 2001, which is a computer-assisted military exercise held at the Warrior Preparation Center (WPC) in Einsiedlerhof, Germany. The United States sponsors this multi-national operations exercise "in the spirit of" Partner for Peace for designated peacekeeping battalions of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Overall, forces from 11 countries gather to strengthen military-to-military relationships and regional security. Subject Operation/Series: REGIONAL COOPERATION 2001 Base: Wpc, Einsiedlerhof Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Vincent C. Valdespino, Commander, 1ST Communications Squadron, Langley AFB, Virginia works on his laptop computer, in the cantonment area, during the 1ST Fighter Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection. US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Vincent C. Valdespino, Commander, 1st Communications Squadron, Langley AFB, Virginia works on his laptop computer, in the cantonment area, during the 1st Fighter Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection.

030509-F-2185G-009. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2003 Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Utah National Guards 300th Military Intelligence Brigade held its 34th annual Military Intelligence Language Conference on Feb. 11, 2023. As part of the conference more than 140 competitors from 25 different organizations participate in the Polyglot Games. The competition is conducted in seven different languages and follow every step of the intelligence cycle, from the operations order to a final commander's brief as they translate battlefield recordings and news reports, exploit documents to identify and destroy enemy equipment, and assess possible enemy courses of action.

Tech. Sgt. Eric Feliciano, left, 512th Airlift Wing religious affairs airman, and 1st Lt. Rebecca Pettit, right, 436th Airlift Wing chaplain, check network connectivity during Liberty Eagle Readiness Exercise 2022 at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 13, 2022 at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 13, 2022. The 436th and 512th Airlift Wings tested their ability to generate, employ and sustain airpower across the world in a contested and degraded operational environment.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Ryan Cohen, commanding officer, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, video teleconferences with Col. Paul Merida, commanding officer, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, in a Norwegian Army mobile operations center during a bilateral training event in Setermoen, Norway, April 27, 2022. The 22nd MEU, embarked aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is participating in a bilateral training event with the Kingdom of Norways Armed Forces to strengthen U.S. and Norway interoperability ensuring collective capabilities and steadfast partnerships among NATO allies and partners.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jamie Zou, 18th Comptroller Squadron financial service technician from Quincy, Massachusetts was selected as the 18th Wings Airman of the Week at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Airman of the Week program is an opportunity for outstanding Airmen to be recognized by KAB leadership as well as showcase these young leaders to their peers.

Senior Airman Taylor, member of the 103rd Air Control Squadron, works as his Blue Team's communication liaison during Cyber Yankee 2022 on June 16, 2022 in Niantic, CT. Cyber Yankee is an annual exercise that pits Blue Teams (network defenders) against a Red Team (network intruders/attackers) on a cyber range which is modeled after a critical infrastructure company's network. The Red Team models their tactics after those used by criminal, state actors, and non-state actors using recent and traditional tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs). Participants included critical infrastructure companies, National Guard units from each New England state, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and each branch of the U.S. military less U.S. Space Force.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cory Selfies (left), a contract specialist assigned to the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Evan Spivey, a contract specialist assigned to the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, worked on various contract writing and file systems during annual training, July 18, 2022, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The annual training provided an opportunity for members to learn from their active-duty counterparts and complete job-specific training objectives.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jose Gandiafuret, a cyber warfare operator with Marine Corps Cyberspace Operations Battalion, Marine Corps Cyberspace Forces, scans the network during exercise Native Fury 22 at the Yanbu Commercial Port, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 17, 2022. Native Fury 22 is vital for strengthening the United States long-standing relationship with Saudi Arabian Armed Forces. The exercise enhances combined tactics, maritime capabilities and promotes long-term regional stability.

U.S. Air Force Airmen go through the Pre-Deployment Function line (PDF) as they prepare to deploy to the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Sept 23, 2022. These Airmen will generate combat air power to be force multipliers for combatant commanders.

Right, Tech. Sgt. Kraig Fender and Airman 1st Class Addison Cuadra, 75th Air Base Wing, tear down weapons during an Ability to Survive and Operate rodeo (ATSO) at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 13, 2022. The training exercise refreshes and instructs Airmen on warfare survival and operational skills.

220808-N-GB257-003 N. Charleston, SC (September 14, 2022) Vendors demonstrate their technologies at Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic headquarters during an Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) that concluded Sept. 16. Dubbed Cyber ANTX, the two-week event focused on cyberspace defense in denied, degraded and disconnected environments. Most demonstrations occurred at the National Cyber Range Complexs state-of-the-art facility inside of NIWC Atlantics headquarters in Charleston. The exercise provided an opportunity for over 100 military assessors, industry partners and subject matter experts to evaluate 24 technologies based on how each capability supported cyber defenders in an afloat environment.

220808-N-GB257-003 N. Charleston, SC (September 14, 2022) Vendors demonstrate their technologies at Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic headquarters during an Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) that concluded Sept. 16. Dubbed Cyber ANTX, the two-week event focused on cyberspace defense in denied, degraded and disconnected environments. Most demonstrations occurred at the National Cyber Range Complexs state-of-the-art facility inside of NIWC Atlantics headquarters in Charleston. The exercise provided an opportunity for over 100 military assessors, industry partners and subject matter experts to evaluate 24 technologies based on how each capability supported cyber defenders in an afloat environment.

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 1, 2012) Air Traffic Controller Second Class Jedidiah Spencer monitors the departure control station during flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island and the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

Tech. Sgt. Jacob Lanzer, Civil Engineer Maintenance, Inspection and Repair Team craftsman from Travis Air Force Base, California, exercises a charging handle on a low voltage circuit breaker during routine maintenance at Aviano Air Base, Italy, June 21, 2022. Operating the charging handle charges the spring in the breaker that allows the breaker to operate.

Albanian Capt. Egluent Rika, left, and New Jersey Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class James Harrison discuss a combat convoy exercise in a virtual reality simulator at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on July 9. More than a dozen soldiers from the Republic of Albania are training in the United States for two weeks as part of a longstanding partnership with New Jersey forces as part of the National Guard State Partnership Program, a Department of Defense program that links National Guard forces from U.S. States and territories with member nations around the world.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jordan Patterson, a member of the 105th Airlift Wing's Winter Storm Juno Initial Response Force, New York Air National Guard, checks the weather report while awaiting activation orders on the eve of the blizzard Jan 26, 2015.

030226-M-5150A-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

040509-F-5281B-003. Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: EUCOM

Military and civilian students attend the CFE-DM Humanitarian Assistance Response Training in Conflict Oct. 21, 2022. The purpose of the 5-day training course is to prepare the US joint force and their security partners for supporting, and when necessary, conducting humanitarian assistance before, during, and after combat operations. The Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance provides academic research, civil-military coordination training, and operational insights to support decision making before, during, and after crises.

Pvts. Cozad and Menach are practicing on the NIDA Trainer 250 in the Basic Electronic Training (BET) Course located in Brant Hall. Base: Fort Gillem State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen assigned to the 139th Maintenance Group, Missouri Air National Guard, troubleshoot an electrical issue on a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 28, 2022. The 139th Airlift Wing was the lead unit for Task Force Iron Herk II providing airlift support for European Commands area of responsibility.

010507-F-8302E-003. Complete Scene Caption: Technical Sergeant Ward, 30th Space Wing, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, firing range instructor, briefs the 341st Space Wing, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, security forces team on the marksmanship event requirements. The team have their Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles and magazines ready. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE, the world's premier space and missile competition, is a four-day event hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA "to recognize the best and demonstrate the commands warfighting skills. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE creates competition-tough crews; improves readiness and combat capabilities through preparation, innovation and sharing; enhances esprit de corps and strengthens teamwork across all mission areas in the command." Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC

During Joint Expeditionary Forces Experiment 2000 (JEFX 2000), United States Air Froce Captain Robert E. Maxwell (right), 32nd Air Intelligence Squadron Ramstein Air Base, Germany and CPT Rex Miller (left), USAF, 497th Information Operations Group/ Targeting Division, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C. pick targets for an air tasking order, permanent exercise facility, Hurlburt Field, Florida. JEFX 2000 will demonstrate USAF's capability to deploy and employ decisive aerospace power to the joint force commander. The major emphasis area will be on Agile Combat Support, global mobility and dynamic battle control. How intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance information is, .... Complete Scene Caption: During Joint Expeditionary Forces Experiment 2000 (JEFX 2000), United States Air Froce Captain Robert E. Maxwell (right), 32nd Air Intelligence Squadron Ramstein Air Base, Germany and CPT Rex Miller (left), USAF, 497th Information Operations Group/ Targeting Division, Bolling A

020212-F-1616C-004. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Chief Warrant Officer 4 John Hudson fielded the system of systems tool to nearly 100 ADA Soldiers at Fort Bliss, Texas, a 4-day process of classroom instruction, one-on-one assistance and office visits.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tucker Hager, a satellite operator with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, utilizes a Kymeta antenna to enhance the network on-the-move on a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during Realistic Urban Training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, June 7, 2022. The purpose of RUT is to enhance the integration and collective capability of the MEUs command, air, ground and logistics elements and prepare the 13th MEU to meet the nations crisis response needs during its upcoming overseas deployment.

Chief Petty Officer Sharven Rolle (centre) with other Royal Bahamas Defence Force members participate in the Caribbean Task Force training during Exercise TRADEWINDS 2022 in Belize City, Belize, on May 10, 2022. Photo: Cpl Alevtina Ostanin - Visual Communications Support (VCS)

220512-N-UQ872-1003 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (May 12, 2022) Rear Adm. Pete Garvin, commander, Naval Education and Training Command, reviews editing of a recorded thank you message to the hardworking professionals of the Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering (CSFE) and Civil Engineering Corps Officers School (CECOS). Captain Phillip Malone, Commander, Engineering Duty Officer School looks on as Mr. Patrick Shelby (seated) and Mr. Robert Harnden of the CECOS broadcast team edits the final product. (U.S. Navy photo)

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