Explosive Military Exercises

Action-packed images of explosions and fires during military exercises, creating a sense of urgency and intensity in training environments.

A group of combat engineers from 833rd Engineer Company, Iowa National Guard, watch as a C4 is detonated under concertina wire during Western Strike 22, June 10, 2022, at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a combat training center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality.

An explosion scatters debris during a live-fire demonstration, part of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Marines from Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU SOC) set off explosives to crater the road preventing vehicles from driving around the checkpoints outside the city of Al Kut, Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment and 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion use explosives to breach concertina wire during a combined arms live fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 23, 2022.The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance. (U.S. Army photograph by Sgt. Luke Michalski)

509th Civil Engineering Squadron, fire protection specialists spray down a fire during an exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, July 26, 2022. The exercise was made to train on-base personnel to be ready for a real world incident, if one was to occur.

Smoke is created to simulate an aircraft fire, to test the response of the 601st Civil Engineering Squadron fire fighting team during Exercise UREX '82. Subject Operation/Series: UREX '82 Base: Sembach Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

The Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration takes place during the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 24, 2022. The MAGTF Demo displays the coordinated use of close-air support, artillery and infantry forces, and provides a visual representation of how the Marine Corps operates. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

The Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration takes place during the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 24, 2022. The MAGTF Demo displays the coordinated use of close-air support, artillery and infantry forces, and provides a visual representation of how the Marine Corps operates. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

990424-M-7028L-006. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Division

040907-F-6426S-017. Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A group of combat engineers from 833rd Engineer Company, Iowa National Guard, watch as a C4 is detonated under concertina wire during Western Strike 22, June 10, 2022, at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a combat training center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality.

The Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration takes place during the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 24, 2022. The MAGTF Demo displays the coordinated use of close-air support, artillery and infantry forces, and provides a visual representation of how the Marine Corps operates. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Baker Battery, 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment (3-321 FAR), 18th Field Artillery Brigade, fires a Reduced-Range Practice Rocket (RRPR) from an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a Latvian-led field artillery live fire exercise, NAMEJS, at Liepāja, Latvia, Sept. 27, 2022. The 3-321 FAR is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

Members from the 375th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department and MidAmerica Fire Department put out a controlled fire on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, May 12, 2022. This training is required to be completed by each firefighter to be certified by the Federal Aviation Agency to perform duties on flightlines.

Firewalkers International detonates an explosion during Montana's Military Open House "Flight over the Falls" at Montana Air National Guard Base, Great Falls, Montana, July 23, 2022. The team uses a combination of high explosives, flammable fuels and fireworks in a safe and controlled environment during each of their performances.

T-64BM Bulat tank rides on the field

Firefighters with the 1140th, 1442nd, and 1439th Engineer Detachments, Michigan Army National Guard, work to extinguish a fire during simulated aircraft rescue training at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, Aug. 16, 2022. The training was part of Northern Strike 22, which is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise that is a tailored readiness producer that has brought together participants from various states and countries at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center.

Aircraft rescue and firefighting Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, spray a fire during aircraft rescue firefighting training on MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 27, 2022. Marines conduct this live-fire training monthly to ensure readiness in the case of any aircraft emergency.

Firefighters from the 436th Civil Engineer Squadron extinguish a simulated airplane fire at Dover Air Force Base, Del., June 12, 2012. The members of the fire protection flight regularly train for real world emergencies.

030604-M-3856H-032. Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ARFF

Firefighters from the 355th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire and Emergency Services Flight extinguish a fire on a mock helicopter at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., April 6, 2023. DM firefighters conduct a variety of exercises including live fire, medical and other situational training.

A U.S. Army Soldier with the 683rd Engineers Fire Fighter Company clears the area after igniting the inside of a UH-1 Huey helicopter in preparation for a helicopter crash and rescue training mission at Fort Pickett, Va., during Operation Granite Triangle, a joint service training exercise.

The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS).

011014-F-7203T-012. Complete Scene Caption: From behind a Marine M1A1 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank), a Marine AAV (Amphibious Assault Vehicle) 7A1 launches a Mine Clearing Land Charge (MCLC) to demonstrate how to clear the ground of land mines on an Egyptian firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt. Marines from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, conducted an In-Stride Breech live fire demonstration in front of numerous nations as part of coalition training for this year's BRIGHT STAR 01-02 exercise. An In-Stride Breach is a special type of operation used to overcome and breakthrough unexpected or lightly defended obstacles. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that is designed to enhance regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among the US, our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the armed forces to deter aggressors and,

A pyrotechnic display is detonated during the Arctic Thunder Open House (ATOH) at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 31, 2022. ATHOH is a biennial event hosted by JBER and is one of the largest in the state and one of the premier aerial demonstrations in the world. The event features multiple performers to include the JBER Joint Forces Demonstration Team, U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team, Pacific Air Forces C-17 Demonstration Team and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team.

111214-N-BA263-099 CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait (Dec. 14, 2011) Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1 assist the 788th Army EOD Team with munitions disposal during demolition operations supervisor training as part of the Iraq draw down. CTG 56.1 provides mine countermeasure, explosive ordnance disposal, salvage diving, counter-terrorism and force protection for the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

DM-ST-88-06900. Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brian S. Robinson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, and his wife, Mrs. Maureen Robinson, put out an aircraft fire from inside a fire truck during a visit to the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 11, 2022. The fire academy is responsible for training all DoD firefighters, whose graduates are stationed at military installations all over the world.

050909-A-1327A-027. Base: Forward Operating Base Salerno State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: Northeast

A salute battery renders honors to Maj. Gen Greg Brady for his three years in command during a change of command ceremony July 12 in Sembach, Germany. Brig. Gen. Maurice Barnett assumed the command of 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command from Maj. Gen Greg Brady.

The three Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun turrets of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) are fired during a main battery firing exercise. Country: Caribbean Sea

Pyrotechnic displays simulate an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft bomb run at the Fort Wayne Air National Guard base in Fort Wayne, Indiana June 4, 2022. Firewalkers International Pyrotechnic Effects, along with members of the 122nd Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, worked together to simulate the rescue of a downed airman during a Combat Search & Rescue (CSAR) demonstration during the 2022 Fort Wayne Air Show.

U.S. Marines detonate an explosive charge during a demolition range as a part of Reconnaissance Certification Exercise at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Feb 8, 2024. At the demolition range, Marines practiced clearing, removing, and breaching obstacles within a combat scenario to facilitate the movement of maneuver forces. RCERT is a battalion level exercise that evaluates Marines on all ground reconnaissance warfighting skills and tactics. The Marines are with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division. Marine Corps

040705-A-6896F-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 254TH ENGINEER GROUP, CHIPPEWA F

060329-A-1067B-001. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A combined armament live fire exercise (CALFEX) takes place during Bright Star '82, an exercise involving troops from the U.S., Egypt, Sudan, Somalia, and Oman. Subject Operation/Series: CALFEXBRIGHT STAR '82 Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, fire rockets from an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 14, 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.

050225-F-4476B-002. Base: Maxwell Air Force Base State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The fire fighters trying to douse the fire which broke in the Khatau house in Churchgate in Bombay now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

020712-N-5471P-011. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT)

040902-A-5526B-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 254TH ENGINEER GROUP, CHIPPEWA F

970315-A-1972C-012. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Camp Dobal Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

A U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tank assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fires during night gunnery table V, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 7, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

Iowa Army National Guard Soldiers with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, run through a spray of gasoline and flames during fire phobia training at Camp Novo Selo, Kosovo, on April 13, 2021. Troop B is assigned to the Maneuver Battalion for Regional Command-East, Kosovo Force. Hungarian Defense Forces troops provided individual, squad and platoon level instruction on how to prevent injury and maintain structure when faced with fire threats.

Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk crews from 1-207th Aviation operate in support of Department of Forestry crews to fight a wildfire at Montana Creek near Talkeetna, Alaska July 4, 2019.

The Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration takes place during the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 23, 2022. The MAGTF Demo displays the coordinated use of close-air support, artillery and infantry forces, and provides a visual representation of how the Marine Corps operates. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

040622-F-3798Y-026. Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

North Macedonian soldiers conduct fire phobia training during Exercise Kosovo Forces 31 (KFOR31) at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 11, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East.

A Marine with Mobility Assault Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, lets off smoke grenades to signal the completion of the breaching and clearing course Sept. 12, 2013, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. In this exercise Marines had to navigate their way through a series of obstacles including a tank ditch and coiled razor wire in order to accomplish the objective.

An oil well fire rages out of control after being set by occupying Iraqi forces prior to their retreat from the region during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

Smoke rises from a battle-damaged area at a desalinization plant in Kuwait City during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

DA-SC-84-08154. Base: Fort Carson State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

German infantry - soldiers of World War II on the battlefield. unrecognizable persons. Aquino Tank Weekend - historical military show. Oshawa Canada

A U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II with 74th Attack Squadron, 23rd Fighter Group, 23rd Wing, drops a BDU-33 practice bomb during a joint terminal attack controller training with German Armys 6th Battery, 345th Artillery Battalion, and U.S. Air Force tactical air control party specialists with 15th Air Support Operation Squadron, supporting the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division, at Townsend Bombing Range, Georgia, Feb. 22, 2024. German joint tactical air control and joint fire observers practiced coordinating aircraft, infiltrating and exfiltrating an area of operations with American military assets. Joint branch training with NATO allies ensures personnel utilize similar procedures and can operate together. Marine Corps

1940s DECEMBER 7 1941 PANORAMA JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR SMOKE RISING FROM BOMBED SHIPS ANTI AIRCRAFT FLAK FIRE HAWAII USA

Lava advances through an orchard following an eruption of Mount Etna. U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel are in the area in an attempt to stem the volcano's flow and minimize destruction as part of Operation Hot Rock. The military personnel are using 8,000-pound concrete blocks in an effort to divert the flow of lava away from the town of Zafferana Etnea. Subject Operation/Series: HOT ROCK Base: Sicily Country: Italy(ITA)

041030-F-0524H-010. Base: Bayji State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A pair of M270A1 MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket Systems) from Fort Sills 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment launch rockets during Operation Daring Warrior Sep. 17, 2022.

A Polish Army Leopard 2PL tank assigned to the 10th Armored Cavalry Brigade, 11th Armored Cavalry Division fires during a multinational live-fire exercise as part of Defender Europe at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 27, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises taking place in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

U.S. Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, launch a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System in support of Valiant Shield 2022 on Palau, June 8, 2022. This is the first time the Marine Corps employed a HIMARS on the island of Angaur. The HIMARS rapid infiltration, or HI-RAIN, was possible due to improvements made to the Angaur Airstrip during Task Force Koa Moana in 2020.

A WWII-era Japanese aircraft performs a turn during the Frontiers in Flight airshow at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Sept. 24, 2022. The airshow featured 12 performers and served as a way for military members and installations to show appreciation to local communities and showcase Department of Defense and Air Force capabilities. Wichita is known as the Air Capital of the world, the birthplace of some very famous airframes.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division supporting the 4th Infantry Division, participate in a live fire demonstration and static display for the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Poland, Mariusz Blaszczak at Nowa Deba, Poland, April 12, 2023. The 4th Infantry Division's mission in Europe is to engage in multinational training and exercises across the continent in order to build readiness, increase our operability, and reinforce our steadfast and loyal commitment to our Allies and partners, which make up an integral part of the Ivy Team.

Airmen from the Connecticut, Maine, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vermont Air National Guard fire departments perform a live aircraft fire training exercise at 165th Airlift Wing's Regional Fire Training Facility in Savannah, Ga., April 4, 2016. The Airmen conducted joint training exercises to maintain operational readiness.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade provide a mortar barrage for paratroopers advancing on an objective during a combined arms live fire exercise on a maneuver range at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 29, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

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030204-M-1852W-011. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 12TH MARINES

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the "Spartan Brigade," 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, set off a mine clearing line charge at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, March 8, 2023. The Spartan Brigade, the Armys most modernized brigade, completed its rotation NTC 23-05, making it not only the best equipped but most lethal unit in Americas arsenal as the Army moves toward building the Army of 2030.

DF-ST-86-12112. Base: North Field State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-04431. Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-07844. Base: Gabel Mamza Country: Egypt (EGY)

A catapult officer stands in the steam rising from the tracks of a catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66) as a member of the catapult crew directs an aircraft into launch position. The aircraft of Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) are returning to their home bases after being deployed aboard the AMERICA for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. The AMERICA and its battle group will return to Naval Station, Norfolk, Va., on April 18th. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct a live fire demolition exercises at Pocek Range in Postonja, Slovenia, Dec. 7, 2022.The exercise was held to demonstrate different demolition and explosive breaching training techniques. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility.

021022-F-0870S-036. Base: Goodfellow Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AETC

U.S. Army AH-64D Apache attack helicopters, assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, Utah Army National Guard, participate in a training exercise with partner nations to demonstrate the capabilities of multinational armies working together simultaneously in a combined arms live-fire mission during African Lion 22, June 28, 2022. African Lion 22 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, combined annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal, and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner-nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperadurbility among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

DN-ST-89-04430. Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020312-F-4177H-009. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Military tank shooting at a target

Fire brigade personnel are trying to control a fire on the top of the building of the dental college during a state level mock exercise on earthquake day at Agartala. Tripura, India.

111028-N-UB993-027 SAN DIEGO (Oct. 28, 2011) Sailors react to a simulated improvised explosive device during a training exercise as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Course at Naval Medical Center San Diego. The intensive three-day course is intended to provide hospital corpsmen with the skills necessary to perform tactical medical care in a field environment, care under fire, and tactical evacuation.

Smoke rise as the 1ST Brigade, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized), breach a mine field during the exercise. Subject Operation/Series: LIBERTY FOCUS Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers of 2-151st Infantry Battalion Task Force Nighthawk continue the third day of crowd riot control training as they react to molotov cocktails being thrown at their feet, during a Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission rehearsal exercise, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 8, 2022. 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)

A view of a forest fire just treated with the fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek. The chemical, which also serves as a fertilizer once it is on the ground, is pumped from two nozzles mounted inside a C-130 Hercules aircraft. The aircraft is equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) and is fighting fires throughout California in conjunction with the US Forest Service. State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020108-F-0007M-006. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility

030525-M-8683D-052. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2003 Base: Pong Nam Ran Country: Thailand (THA)

U.S. Marines detonate an explosive charge during a demolition range as a part of Reconnaissance Certification Exercise at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Feb 8, 2024. RCERT is a battalion level exercise that evaluates Marines on all ground reconnaissance warfighting skills and tactics. The Marines are with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division. Marine Corps

U.S. Marines with 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, conduct a demolition operation in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 17, 2013. The EOD Marines properly disposed of unserviceable ammunition and other military items.

A Copperhead laser-guided anti-tank missile fired from a towed M-198 155mm howitzer explodes on a target tank. Base: White Sands Missile Test Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Cutthroat Company, 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (3-4 ABCT) engage enemy targets with an M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during a platoon live-fire exercise at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania, Oct. 13, 2022. The 3-4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Special Rescue Operations firefighters with NASA Fire Rescue Services in the Protective Services Office at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida participate in a training exercise at the Shuttle Landing Facility. Firefighters, wearing protective gear, use hoses to put out a fire burning on a mock-up of a small plane. Kennedys firefighters recently achieved Pro Board Certification in aerial fire truck operations and completed vehicle extrication training using the Jaws of Life. The Protective Services Office is one step closer to achieving certification in vehicle machinery extrication and other rescue skills. Kennedys firefighters are with G4S Government Solutions Inc., on the Kennedy Protective Services Contract.

This explosion was caused when US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Combat Engineer Company, Combat Assault Battalion (CAB), 3rd Marine Division (MARDIV), detonated a field expedient M18A1 Claymore Anti-personnel Mine that was placed front of a target at a demolition range in the Camp Fuji Maneuvering Area in order to test its effectiveness. The CAB is deployed to Camp Fuji for field training during Exercise Fuji 05-1. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

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