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Images depict military personnel engaged in tactical training, utilizing firearms, and practicing close quarter battle techniques in various scenarios, showcasing teamwork and skill development.

U.S. Air Force security forces trainees practice clearing rooms as part of the field operations block of training during the U.S. Air Force security forces apprentice course at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Oct. 23, 2022. The field operations course is part of a six-week course designed to teach the basic skills necessary to new security forces Airmen.
U.S. Air Force security forces trainees practice clearing rooms as part of the field operations block of training during the U.S. Air Force security forces apprentice course at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Oct. 23, 2022. The field operations course is part of a six-week course designed to teach the basic skills necessary to new security forces Airmen.
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Recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, employ gas masks at the gas chamber on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., November 14, 2022. Gas chamber training teaches recruits how to don and clear a gas mask quickly, simulating the event of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear warfare hazards being present.060126-A-1211S-017. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Aspecial forces soldiers team in urban environment making tactical assault actionU.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Gaxiola, 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron travel management office specialist, prepares a sign containing the date and time after identifying a simulated unexploded ordinance (UXO) during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. The information provided on the sign can provide units such as the explosive ordnance disposal team pertinent information such as how long the UXO has been grounded and active.041113-M-2353F-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)U.S. Army Special Forces train with Royal Moroccan Special Operations and conduct Close-Quarters Battle drills while participating in exercise African Lion 2022 at Tifnit Morocco, Africa, on June 23, 2022. AL22 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 interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.Members of the Alaskan Air Command team provide security for a simulated communications site during the combat tactics event, part of exercise Peacekeeper Challenge. Teams representing the best of more than 50,000 Air Force security police on duty at more than 455 world wide locations take part in the annual exercise. Competitive events include physical fitness, combat rifles, combat tactics, handgun, machine gun, grenade launcher, accident investigation, crime scene search and investigation, military working dog and information security. Subject Operation/Series: PEACEKEEPER CHALLENGE Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)A Finnish soldier assigned to the Guard Jaeger Regiment, breaches a window to clear a room during training at Santahamina, Finland, June 30, 2022. The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and the Guard Jaeger Regiment of the Finnish army trained in Finland to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between the two nations.Spec ops police officers SWAT in black uniform in action.Soldiers from the Indonesian Army prepare to exit a building during a simulated objective attack as part of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center rotation 23-01 at South Range, Hawaii, Oct. 31, 2022. JPMRC 23-01 is a regional combat training center rotation that builds combat readiness in America's Pacific Division and is a key way the Army forces engage in a joint environment with regional allies and partners.070101-A-2756F-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Siniyah State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)Capt. Dennis Zabka checks his mask for leaks at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 27, 2012. Zabka, a pilot assigned to the 11th Bomb Squadron. is competing in the Global Strike Challenge.Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division pop smoke canisters to conceal their movement as they train at the Schughart-Gordon Military Operations Urban Terrain facility at the Joint Readiness Training Center. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Jacqueville, Cote dIvoire August 24, 2022. JCETs enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.U.S. Marine Corps Sgt.John M. Gomez Jr., right, and Sgt. Cooper Dine, left, close-quarters battle (CQB) instructors with Training Company, Marine Corps Security Forces Regiment (MCSFR), demonstrate stairway clearing procedures to personnel employed by the Department of Energys (DOE) Special Response Team (SRT), the FBIs Special Agents, the Chesapeake Police Department's SWAT Team, and the Pentagon Force Protection Agencys Emergency Response Team (ERT) at IAMS Range, Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex, Virginia, June 23, 2022. MCSFR CQB instructors led various live-fire qualifications, movement to contact drills and guided discussions on CQB tactics and techniques for personnel with the DOEs SRT, the FBIs Special Agents, the Chesapeake Police Department's SWAT Team, and the Pentagon Force Protection Agencys ERT. MCSFR capitalized on the interagency training evolution to enhance CQB capabilities and knowledge for U.S. Marine CQB instructors and all participating agency operatorU.S. Army Sgt. Sidney Perry and Cpl. Trevor Franklin, assigned to 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), 21st Signal Brigade, participate in tactical lanes while competing in the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P Hill, Virginia, May 20, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the physical, tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.041213-F-3963C-075. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)Group of police officers about to enter a building during an exercise at a training facility.Airmen assigned to the Ohio Air National Guard's 178th Wing assess and treat the injuries of a simulated combat casualty June 6, 2022 for a medical readiness exercise during Agile Rage 22 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan. Airmen conducted numerous mission-essential tasks during Agile Rage 22, including joint intelligence operations, airspace control, search and rescue coordination, intra-theater airlift, joint fires, close air support, interdiction of enemy capabilities, and Agile Combat Employment.Members of the 116th Air Support Operations Squadron hold their position with modified simunition M4 firearms during small tactics training at Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Wash., Feb. 6, 2024. The training, Operation Sulaco, consists of static line jumping as well as small team tactics. (Washington Air National GuardGerman Special Forces snipers use each other as leverage to get over a wall obstacle during the International Special Training Centers Urban Sniper Course, May 4, 2022, in Hohenfels Germany. Seven countries participated in the event including Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, and Romania. The course is designed to enhance sniper skills in urban environments through precision fire, engaging targets through glass, urban tactical movement, day and night marksmanship, planning, and stalking in urban terrain.PFC Dave Defrank, US Army Scout, 2nd Battalion, 15th Infantry, Schweinfurt, Germany, puts on his ruck and equipment as he prepares to depart for a flight in a UH-60 helicopter from Camp Able Sentry II to Observation Post Temporary (OPT) 51D. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Camp Able Sentry State: Skopje Country: Macedonia (MKD)PFC. Kevin Johnson, U.S. Army, of the 155th Transportation Company, Fort Eustis, VA, uses a mirror to check underneath a vehicle as he provides security before the vehicles are loaded into the USNS Denebola. Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)JOSEPH QUINN in WARFARE (2025), directed by ALEX GARLAND and RAY MENDOZA.040309-F-5646C-021. Base: RAF Fairford State: Gloucestershire Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)U.S. Police Officers assigned to the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams from police departments across South Carolina participate in finding and disarming improvised explosive devices during the 2022 SWAT Summit at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, Columbia, South Carolina, Sept. 27, 2022. The South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy hosted a weeklong Federal Bureaus of Investigation Special Weapons and Tactics summit to train law enforcement officers in firearms, close quarters combat, tactical medical care, patrolling tactics and familiarize officers with improvised explosive devices.A U.S. Green Beret from 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and members of 45 Commando Royal Marines, discuss Close Quarter Battle (CQB) drills at Grafenwöhr, Germany, Sept. 15, 2022. This special operations forces led exercise is designed to offer advanced combined tactics training in coordination with strengthening NATO Allies capabilities, information sharing, and defending against adversaries in the European Theater.U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jerrime Bishop, left, and Sgt. Charlie Jones provide security during a joint dismounted presence patrol with Iraqi National Police at a market in Narhwan, Iraq, Nov. 1, 2007. The Soldiers are from Bravo Troop, 3rd Battalion, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division.U.S. Army Soldiers from the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, acting as elements of the Donovian Army, watch for Rotational Training Unit forces from the top of a building July 2, 2022, in the city of Razish, National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif. During the training event, the 11th ACR Troopers defended the city against incoming Rotational Training Unit Forces using a variety of regular and irregular forces techniques designed to test adaptability and resilience.A Brazilian Marine and U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, clear a building during a raid scenario as part of a bilateral jungle training event in Manaus, Brazil, Sept. 26, 2022. Activities and engagements such as jungle training reflect U.S. Southern Commands Enduring Promise to be a trustworthy neighbor. Working alongside and learning from and with Brazilian counterparts reflects one of the many opportunities to honor and convey that promise.A Brazilian Marine and U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, clear a building during a raid scenario as part of a bilateral jungle training event in Manaus, Brazil, Sept. 26, 2022. Activities and engagements such as jungle training reflect U.S. Southern Commands Enduring Promise to be a trustworthy neighbor. Working alongside and learning from and with Brazilian counterparts reflects one of the many opportunities to honor and convey that promise.Preparing to take a drink with some help, an Australian adjusts his with Avon FM12 Mask so his Marine partner can pull out the canteen adapter. The Marine is dressed in his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister. The Australian is wearing their MKIV No1 NBC (Nuclear Biological Chemical) Suits with Avon FM12 Mask. During OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Marines and Australians held a joint Chemical warfare exercise. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTFMembers of the Philippine National Police - Maritime Group, 2nd Special Operations Unit prepare to clear a ceiling hatch while demonstrating a raid viewed by Police Maj. Gen. Valeriano de Leon and Green Berets with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) on June 9, 2022, near Puerto Princesa, Palawan. This engagement provided an opportunity for the partners to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures with each other in an effort to enhance interoperability while showcasing capabilities. Our Allies and partners are our greatest advantage when it comes to long-term competition with adversaries that seek to undermine our shared values and international norms; we are all stronger together.010725-F-1845T-015. Subject Operation/Series: IRRE/CERE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)SWAT police operator with sniper rifle waiting in stakeout behind a concrete block.050910-A-8255A-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Sadr City State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)The Norwegian Home Guard Rapid Response Force completes Situational Training Exercises (STX) with the Minnesota National Guard at Camp Ripley Training Center in Little Falls, Minnesota on February 11th, 2024. The STX events are a part of a culminating event during the 51st Norwegian Reciprocal Troop Exchange between the Norwegian Home Guard and Minnesota National Guard (Minnesota Army National GuardA U.S. Marine assigned to Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve secures a position during a simulated-fire raid during exercise Raven 22-5 in Lacombe, Louisiana, May 13, 2022. Exercise Raven is Marine Forces Special Operations Commands pre-deployment exercise designed to evaluate the readiness of MARSOC companies and teams. To assist this mission, Marine Forces Reserve regularly collaborates with MARSOC to integrate specific Reserve force capabilities like civil affairs, law enforcement, cyber, intelligence, and Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO) into MARSOC training, exercises and operational deployments. This collaboration strengthens Reserve force capabilities and informs MARSOC's efforts to enhance and operationalize their Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) Detachment to retain and employ Reserve Marines with these critical skill sets.U.S. Marines with Ground Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to depart for a raid during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Jan. 27, 2022. The 22nd MEU and Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) Six are underway for COMPTUEX in preparation for an upcoming deployment. COMPTUEX is the last at-sea period in the MEUs Predeployment Training Program; it aims to test the capabilities of the ARG/MEU and achieve deployment certification. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Armando Elizalde)Officer Clayton Walling, a Emergency Response Team (ERT) team member with the Pentagon Force Protection Agency, checks behind obstacles for hidden simulated threats during a close-quarters battle (CQB) training event with personnel employed by the Department of Energys (DOE) Special Response Team (SRT), the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Special Agents, the Chesapeake Police Department's Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team, and the Pentagon Force Protection Agencys ERT at IAMS Range, Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex, Virginia, June 23, 2022. Marine Corps Security Force Regiment (MCSFR) close-quarters battle (CQB) instructors led various live-fire qualifications, movement to contact drills and guided discussions on CQB tactics and techniques for personnel with the DOEs Special Response Team, the FBIs Special Agents, the Chesapeake Police Department's SWAT Team, and the Pentagon Force Protection Agencys ERT. MCSFR capitalized on the interagency training evolution SANTA RITA, Guam (July 27, 2022) Sailors and Marines from Maritime Expeditionary Security Group (MESG) One, Detachment Guam, conduct counter boarding measures as part of their annual Unit Level Training Assessment Sustainment (ULTRA-S).U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Simon Saravia, a combat videographer with Headquarters and Service Battalion, observes recruits during a training exercise inside the confidence chamber at Marine Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 4, 2023. The confidence chamber was filled with chlorobenzalmalononitrile, a form of tear gas, to instill confidence in recruits skills and their gear in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear attack.040609-M-5555L-019. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jermaine Brown, 621st Contingency Response Group standards evaluator, and Staff Sgt. Warren Empey, 621st Contingency Response Squadron commanders executive, observe a drone being used to inspect Hangar 1 on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey on June 21, 2022. The 621st Contingency Response Squadron partnered with the 787th Civil Engineering Squadron to assist them in surveilling facilities for damage.Royal Moroccan Special Operations practice Close-Quarters Battle drills during exercise African Lion 2022 at Tifnit Morocco, Africa, on June 23, 2022. AL22 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 interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.060306-A-3733B-002. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE SHEPHERD Base: Hohenfels State: Bavaria Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST INFANTRY DIVISIONMarine reservist with 2nd Battalion 23rd Marines set up a firing position during the 1ST block of the 3 block war during Urban Warrior '99 at Naval Facility Oakknole, California. Urban Warrior '99 is an experimental effort to prepare Marines for the urban battlespaces of the 21st Century. Subject Operation/Series: URBAN WARRIOR '99 Base: Oakland State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)A Macedonian soldier, assigned to the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia, takes cover during a combat engagement during Exercise Saber Junction 22 at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 15, 2022. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Armys 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied partner nations at the U.S. Armys Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas.A U.S. Marine assigned to Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve coordinates a simulated casualty evacuation during exercise Raven 22-5 in Lacombe, Louisiana, May 13, 2022. Exercise Raven is Marine Forces Special Operations Commands pre-deployment exercise designed to evaluate the readiness of MARSOC companies and teams. To assist this mission, Marine Forces Reserve regularly collaborates with MARSOC to integrate specific Reserve force capabilities like civil affairs, law enforcement, cyber, intelligence, and Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO) into MARSOC training, exercises and operational deployments. This collaboration strengthens Reserve force capabilities and informs MARSOC's efforts to enhance and operationalize their Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) Detachment to retain and employ Reserve Marines with these critical skill sets.Republic of Austria Soldiers perform room clearing during a visit with a Vermont National Guard delegation at the urban training facility Angererdorf, Republic of Austria, July 20, 2022. The visit is following the signing of the letter of intent between the Vermont National Guard and Republic of Austria outlining the intent of their state partnership under the National Guard Bureaus State Partnership Program.A North Macedonian soldier with the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion, 11th Infantry Brigade provides perimeter security at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22, Sept. 15, 2022.Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 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 t041207-M-5573S-042. Base: Camp Johnson State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)Cpl. Louis Carbery, assigned to 8/9th Royal Australian Regiment, discusses cornering techniques with a Soldier assigned to 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division during urban operations as part of Exercise Cartwheel at Black Rock Camp, Fiji, September 13, 2022. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the Republic of Fiji Military, Australian, New Zealand, and British forces that builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face a crisis and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.U.S. Army Soldiers with 741st Ordnance Battalion (EOD), 96th Troop Command, Washington National Guard conduct a change of command ceremony on Camp Murray, Wash., April 3, 2022. The outgoing commander, Lt. Col. Amanda E.G. Doyle, relinquished command to Lt. Col. Horace Allen IIIafter nearly two years.United States Army rangers during a military operation.020424-F-2326L-011. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE 2002 Base: Pazaric Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFEU.S. Army engineers assigned to 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company (TREC) train at a modular urban training site at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia, April 28, 2022. The purpose of the training is to validate platoons on supporting collective rescue tasks, enhance mission readiness postures and prepare the 911th TREC for mission essential task validation during Exercise Capital Shield 2022.U.S. Army Sgt. Torrance Saunders, assigned to 982nd Signal Company (Airborne), lift a simulated casualty while competing in the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P Hill, Virginia, May 20, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the physical, tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.050207-F-3488S-002. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Carino Ochoa, inventory management chief, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, a native of Orange, Texas, climbs through a window during the 2022 Iron Mike Challenge on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, May 7, 2022. Competitors from across the Marine Corps were given 12 hours to complete the over 20 mile course, which culminated the use of core skills with multiple physical challenges.U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment clear the perimeter of a building before advancing on an objective while conducting a raid at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22, Sept. 16, 2022.Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 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 alli041201-M-0036Y-021. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)020131-F-1705S-017. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF990504-F-5214MÐ006. Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 99 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)Paintball teamwork, shooting together and war game with vision, mask or tactical strategy for safety in competition. Military training, team building or group for weapon, formation or friends outdoorA vest and mock rifle sit beside a pool after the 20th Security Forces Squadron (20th SFS) Airmen, assigned to Shaw Air Force Base, complete a Combat Water Survival Assessment at Sumter YMCA, S.C., Sep. 20, 2022. To complete the assessment, 20th SFS Airmen must demonstrate knowledge of and ability to perform necessary underwater operations while showing no signs of fear or panic.060129-A-6311S-020. Subject Operation/Series: TAJI SHORE Base: Taji Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/6TH IRAQI ARMY060218-A-2718K-050. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE NORTHWESTPaintballSpec ops police officers SWAT in black uniform in action. Spec ops police officer SWATPhilippine Marines with Marine Battalion Landing Team 10 conduct close quarters combat training during KAMANDAG 6, in San Vicente, Philippines, Oct. 8, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military, designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.Active duty Soldiers from the 720 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, attached to Task Force Nighthawk, from Baumholder, Germany, conduct homemade explosive training (HME), including identifying and mitigating hazards, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 11, 2022. The 720th Explosive Ordnance Disposal team is attached to the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team to supplement the KFOR 31 rotation. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. 1st Class Herschel Talley)A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, uses an electrical impact tool to tighten the new track of an M1A2 Abrams tracked vehicle at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 23, 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, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe.U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. David Sigdestad, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, places an M18 Claymore mine as part of a live-fire-range during exercise Eagle Wrath 22 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, May 14, 2022. Eagle Wrath is an annual Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 exercise at CATC Camp Fuji, Japan, designed to increase squadron proficiency in conducting real-world contingency missions while in a forward operating environment.U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jamie Canales, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuels journeyman (left) provides simulated care to U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Haylen Rendeluk, 8th CES electrical journeyman, (center) while U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Zachary Sumstine, 8th CES structural journeyman (right), assists, during a training event on Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 12, 2022. Airmen work in teams to prevent a teammate from having to deal with treating an injury alone.Boy teenager in camouflage and with equipment for paintballStrong military man with weapon Man in camouflage with rifle in his hands ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergeyxSukhorukovx 3207499 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property releasedCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASAs Protective Services Training Academy at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, two members of the Emergency Response Team, or ERT, participate in specialized training simulations in order to keep their skills current as a training supervisor monitors the procedures. They are wearing full protective gear and carrying non-lethal firearms, which are denoted in blue, for the training exercises.Recently, eight members of the ERT competed in the 31st Annual SWAT Roundup International competition in Orlando, Fla., and received recognition by placing in the top five overall. In keeping with NASAs commitment to safety and security of workforce and assets, the ERT is part of Kennedys security team and is trained to respond in the event of an emergency at the center.Toledo, 03/24/2023. Toledo Infantry Academy, presentation to the media of the training that the Spanish Armed Forces are giving to Ukrainian soldiers. Photo: Jaime García. ARCHDC.U.S. Army engineers assigned to 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company (TREC) train at a modular urban training site at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia, April 28, 2022. The purpose of the training is to validate platoons on supporting collective rescue tasks, enhance mission readiness postures and prepare the 911th TREC for mission essential task validation during Exercise Capital Shield 2022.U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, 3d Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, breach a doorway during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 3-22 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, April 17, 2022. During the month-long training evolution comprised of multiple ranges, the Marines incorporated combined-arms maneuver with offensive and defensive combat operations in preparation for future deployments.U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171 wait in a bunker for Bangalore torpedo detonation at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 4, 2022. MWSS-171 Marines participated in demolition training with live explosives to enhance combat readiness when operating in urban environments.Alaska National Guardsman SPC Wilson Berlin from Kwethluk and part of B Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, assigned to Joint Task Force - Bethel use a tarp to temporarily repair a roof in Tununak, Alaska, as part of Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 23, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kelly Willett)Staff Sgt. Megan Hataway assigned to the U.S Army Public Health Activity - Italy engages a pop-up targets with an M17 pistol during the marksmanship training atCao Malnisio, Pordenone, Italy, Jan. 31, 2023.040803-F-1463V-003. Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AETCBELLOWS AIR FORCE STATION, Hawaii (July 16, 2022) Australian Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, secure a building during a simulated urban close combat scenario during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Photo by Royal Australian Air Force Cpl. John Solomon)A U.S. Marine with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, sets security on a multi-story building while performing dry-fire training during exercise Intrepid Maven 22.4 in the United Arab Emirates, Sept. 20, 2022. Intrepid Maven 22.4 is a U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Central Command engagement series designed for bilateral and multilateral training engagements with partner nations and Marine Corps forces.An Airman assigned to the 19th Security Forces Squadron engages a simulated opposing force during ROCKI 22-03 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, May 14, 2022. Designed to validate the full spectrum readiness capabilities of the airlift wing, ROCKI exercises are typically divided into distinct phases, each deliberately intended to assess the wing in various warfighting functions.060129-N-2568S-068. Base: Al Qaim State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Tommy Phillip (right), a security force member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, provides security during a key leader engagement at the provincial governor's compound in Farah City, Farah province, Afghanistan, Aug. 28. PRT Farah's security force is made up of National Guard infantrymen out of Alaska who are responsible for ensuring the safety of everyone assigned to the PRT. PRT Farah is a unit of soldiers, sailors and airmen working with various government and non-government agencies tasked with facilitating governance and stability in the region by working hand in hand with local officials and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The goal of the PRT is to promote the Afghan government and their ability to resolve local issues and provide security to the people.Interior display Air Borne and Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA.070514-A-3887D-559. Base: Camp Victory, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)970211-M-0023H-034. Subject Operation/Series: REVISED CAPABILITIES Base: Mout Facility, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)011016-F-7920M-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFEU.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cole Snell, 325th Munitions Squadron munitions inspector, places a sticker onto an explosive container during a munitions inspection at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 10, 2023. The 325th MUNS manages the munitions stock record account according to established Air Force and Department of Defense procedures by conducting wall-to-wall 100% inventory checks to verify accountability for all assigned assets.041215-F-0524H-040. Base: Forward Operating Base Wilson State: Al Dawr Country: Iraq (IRQ)060203-A-2421S-007. Complete Scene Caption: U.S. Army SGT. Leigh Ann Hester, from 617th Military Police Company, Kentucky Army National Guard (KYARNG), reads the information panels of the Global War on Terrorism exhibit at the Army Women's Museum, during the exhibition's opening. The exhibit showcases the contributions women have made in the war and features as the centerpiece a life-size diorama of the actions of Hester and her squad-mates during a March 20, 2005 ambush by insurgents near Baghdad. The exhibit displays two soldiers in desert uniform, armed with Colt 5.56mm carbine Rifles standing near a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). As a result of SGT. Hester's acts of bravery and accomplishments, she was awarded the Silver Star Medal, becoming the first woman to receive the medal since World War II. (U.S. Army PHOTO by Joh Soucy, CIV) (Released) Base: Fort Lee State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEASTUS Air Force maintainer SENIOR AIRMAN Rob Russell deployed from 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, looks for a viable spot to deploy an International Marine/Maritime Satellite (INMARSAT) antenna at the Mississippi National Guard's Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center (Gulfport CRTC) during the 14th Air Expeditionary Wing IGX5A. IGX5A is an Operational Readiness exercise (ORI) simulating the deployment of an Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) to a forward operating location, and is designed to evaluate the readiness of US Air Force personnel. Located in Gulfport, MS, the CRTC's mission is to provide an integrated, year-round, realistic training .... Complete Scene Caption: US Air Force maintainer Senior Airman Rob Russell deployed from 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, looks for a viable spot to deploy an International Marine/Maritime Satellite (INMARSAT) antenna at the Mississippi National Guard's Gulfport Comba040331-M-7842H-036. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)