Missile Launch Exercises

Dramatic images of naval vessels launching missiles during training exercises over ocean waters, highlighting military capability and readiness.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 27, 2022) The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), conducts a close-in weapons system (CIWS) live-fire exercise, Sept. 27, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 6, 2015) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) launches an SM-2 missile during a training exercise. Laboon is underway for a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group in preparation for an upcoming scheduled deployment.

An SM-2 Block IIIA missile launches from a vertical launching system of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86), while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 18, 2022. Shoup is underway participating in a Live Fire With A Purpose Exercise.

160719-N-MW990-036 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2016) USS Coronado (LCS 4), an Independence-variant littoral combat ship, launches the first over-the-horizon missile engagement using a Harpoon Block 1C missile. Twenty-six nations, 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 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 that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

DN-SC-87-11192. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

160719-N-ZZ999-112PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2016) USS Coronado (LCS 4), an Independence-variant littoral combat ship, launches the first over-the-horizon missile engagement using a Harpoon Block 1C missile. Twenty-six nations, 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 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 that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

The US Navy's spruance class destroyer, USS MOOSBRUGGER (DD 980) launches a RIM-7 sea sparrow missile during phase zero of UNITAS 37-96. UNITAS is an annual operation in which a US Navy task group conduct combined exercises with participating navies. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS 37-96 Country: Unknown

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 27, 2022) The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), conducts a close-in weapons system (CIWS) live-fire exercise, Sept. 27, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

A side view of an RGM-84 Harpoon missile immediately after being fired from a canister launcher aboard the destroyer USS FLETCHER (DD-992). Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A Trident D-5 missile launched from the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS TENNESSEE (SSBN-734) ascends from the ocean surface, beneath the exhaust plume of a Trident launched 15 seconds earlier. The TENNESSEE is conducting missile test PEM-9/DASO-1 off the coast of Florida. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

220414-N-TT639-1034 PACIFIC OCEAN (Apr. 14, 2022) - Amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) fires a RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) from the ships forward launcher during a live-fire exercise, April 14, 2022. Tripoli is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

PHILIPPINE SEA (March 19, 2020) The Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) launches a rolling airframe missile during a live-fire training evolution. Germantown, part of America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serves as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

A view of an RIM-7 Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missile shortly after a test launch aboard the destroyer USS MERRILL (DD-976). Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

ARABIAN SEA (April 18, 2012) The guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) fires a MK 45 5-inch gun during a live gunnery exercise. Cape St. George is deployed as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

020612-N-9407M-518. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 20, 2022) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) fires a MK 45 5-inch gun during a live-fire exercise. Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

An AIM-7 Sea Sparrow missile is launched from the amphibious assault ship USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA-3) while underway off the coast of Southern California. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A BGM-109 Tomahawk long-range cruise missile is launched from the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63). Country: Pacific Ocean(POC)

A BGM-109 Tomahawk long-range cruise missile is launched from the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63). Country: Pacific Ocean(POC)

020228-N-0872M-501. Base: USS Yorktown (CG 48) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Yorktown (CG 48)

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 18, 2013) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) fires its MK 45 5-inch/62-caliber lightweight gun during a board of inspection and survey (INSURV) rehearsal. INSURV is conducted every five years of a ships life to ensure mission readiness and material conditions are up to standards.

A Mark 45 5-inch/54-caliber gun is fired aboard the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA-4). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-SC-87-03283. Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A BGM-109 Tomahawk long-range cruise missile is launched from the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63). Country: Pacific Ocean(POC)

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 16, 2013) A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B interceptor missile is launched from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) during a Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy test in the mid-Pacific. The SM-3 Block 1B successfully intercepted a target missile that had been launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands in Kauai, Hawaii. Lake Erie detected and tracked the target with its onboard AN/SPY-1 radar. The event was the third consecutive successful intercept test of the SM-3 Block IB missile.

A trainer missile is launched from a Mark 29 NATO Sea Sparrow launcher on the starboard quarter of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). An F-14A Tomcat aircraft, a Strike-Fighter Squadron 15 (VFA-15) F/A-18 Hornet aircraft and a Strike-Fighter Squadron 87 (VFA-87) F/A-18 Hornet aircraft are parked on the flight deck. Country: Caribbean Sea

BQM-74E Aerial Target Drone USS Cowpens (CG 63) US Navy

220619-TC847-1079 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 19, 2022) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) fires a MK 45 5-inch gun during a live-fire exercise, June 19, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is underway completing a certification exercise to increase U.S. and allied interoperability and warfighting capability before a future deployment. The George H.W. Bush CSG is an integrated combat weapons system that delivers superior combat capability to deter, and if necessary, defeat Americas adversaries in support of national security.

DF-SC-86-09147. Base: Patrick Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-07851. Country: Caribbean Sea

The battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) fires one of its Mark 7 16-inch 50-caliber guns of turret No. 2 while underway. This is the last firing of the vessel's guns prior to its decommissioning. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

The battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) fires one of the Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns in Turret No. 1. Country: Unknown

The American Navy battleship, USS Iowa, firing during practice off Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, 1984

The Mark 16 Phalanx close-in weapon system (CIWS) in Mount 21 aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) is pointed to starboard prior to a test firing. Country: Caribbean Sea

WATERS NEAR GUAM (March 22, 2014) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) fires a Standard Missile 2 (SM-2) during a missile firing exercise. Curtis Wilbur is participating in Multi-Sail 2014, an annual exercise in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

WATERS NEAR GUAM (March 22, 2014) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) launches a MK-46 torpedo during Multi-Sail 2014. Multi-Sail is an annual exercise in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

Missile being launched, RIM-7 Nato SeaSparrow Surface-To-Air Missile, USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74), US Navy

120601-N-ZZ999-022PACIFIC OCEAN (June 1, 2012) The amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5), test fires its close in weapons system from the fantail. Peleliu is the flagship for the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group and is underway in the Pacific Ocean.

A RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missile is launched from a Mark 29 box launcher aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70). Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 11, 2013) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) watch as a Standard Missile 2 (SM-2) leaves the launcher during a live-fire exercise as part of Multi-Sail 13. Multi-Sail 13 is a training exercise designed to test ships operating ability across a wide range of disciplines including anti-submarine warfare, live fire exercises, and high value unit escort scenarios.

030116-N-0000X-001. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

040229-N-9907G-023. Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

The battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63) fires a Mark 7 16-inch /50-caliber gun from each of its three main gun turrets seconds after firing a previous salvo during Exercise RimPac '90 near Hawaii. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '90 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 30, 2019) The guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) fires its Mark 45 5-inch gun as part of a live-fire exercise in the Pacific Ocean, March 30, 2019. Momsen is conducting routine operations in the eastern Pacific.

In the dark of night a Ticonderoga class cruiser launches a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile in support of DESERT FOX. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT FOX Country: Unknown

PHILIPPINE SEA (March 20, 2021) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) launches a Standard Missile (SM) 2 during a missile exercise. John S. McCain is assigned to Task Force 71/DESRON 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleets principal surface force.

010329-N-6610T-503. Base: Uss Bataan (LHD 5)

RED SEA (Aug. 1, 2018) The guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) fires its 5-inch gun during a gunnery exercise as part of Eagle Salute 18. Eagle Salute 18 is a surface exercise with the Egyptian Naval Force conducted to enhance interoperability and war-fighting readiness, fortify military-to-military relationships and advance operational capabilities of all participating units. Jason Dunham is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 22, 2013) The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) fires a RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM). The RAM provides ships with self-defense against anti-ship missiles and asymmetric air and surface threats. Bataan and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22 MEU) are underway conducting routine qualifications.

A No. 2 turret Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun is fired off the starboard side of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). Country: Unknown

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 19, 2016) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) fires a standard missile (SM 2) at a target drone as part of a surface-to-air-missile exercise (SAMEX) during Valiant Shield 2016. Valiant Shield is a biennial, U.S. only, field-training exercise with a focus on integration of joint training among U.S. forces. This is the sixth exercise in the Valiant Shield series that began in 2006. Benfold is on patrol with Carrier Strike Group Five (CSG 5) in the Philippine Sea supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

220527-N-EU544-8925 GULF OF THAILAND (May 27, 2022) A MK 110, 57-millimeter gun weapons system fires aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2022. CARAT Thailand is an annual bilateral naval exercise between the U.S. Navy and Royal Thai Navy. Thailand has been part of the CARAT exercise series since 1995. Now in its 28th year, the CARAT series comprises multiple multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and allied and partner navies abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific.

110422-N-ZI300-115ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 22, 2011) The Brazilian navy frigate Bosisio (F 48) fires at an unmanned aerial vehicle during a drone exercise (DRONEX) with ships from the U.S. and Mexico during the Atlantic phase of UNITAS 52.

220506-N-DO281-1150ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 6, 2022) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) fires its Mark 45 5-inch gun during a live fire exercise, May 6, 2022. Paul Ignatius is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., Allied and partner interest in Europe and Africa.

A view of a Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) firing a round of ammunition. Base: White Sands Missile Test Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Poseidon C-3 (UGM-73A) fleet ballistic missile lifts off after being launched from the submerged nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS ULYSSES S. GRANT (SSBN-631). This is the 70th test launch of a Poseidon C-3. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

20510-N-YX844-2074 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 10, 2022) A MK 38 Machine Gun System is fired on the fantail of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during a live fire exercise. The MK 38 is a remote controlled weapon system that fires 25 mm rounds. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

Crew members aboard the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63) give a 21-gun salute to their host city upon arriving in port. The ship is on an around-the-world shakedown cruise. Base: Palma De Mallorca Country: Spain (ESP)

Battleship firing its guns

ARABIAN GULF (Mar. 1, 2016) The Guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) conducts a live-fire exercise using a MK 45 5-inch gun. Gonzalez is deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

A U.S. Army M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, from 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, attached to 41st Field Artillery Brigade, fires a rocket as part of Nordic Strike 22a Swedish Army-led, 56th Artillery Command and U.S. Army Europe and Africa-supported live-fire exerciseat Vidsel Test Range, Sweden, Sept. 27, 2022. U.S. Army Europe and Africa possesses the organic ability to integrate these long-range precision fires rapidly, with partner nations, during exercises, like Nordic Strike 22, and potential conflict to deliver scalable joint fires in support of U.S. and partner nations operations anywhere in Europe, Africa and beyond.

A MIM-104 Patriot anti-aircraft missile is fired during a 6th Training Brigade exercise. Base: White Sands Missile Test Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

RIM-66 Standard MR/SM-2 missiles on a Mark 26 launcher prior to being fired from the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG 47) during tests near the Atlantic Fleet Weapons Training Facility, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

The US Army launches a Pershing II battlefield support missile on a long-range flight down the Eastern Test Range at 10:29 a.m. EST. This is the 70th test launch of a Poseidon C-3..

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 6, 2013) A phalanx close-in weapons system (CIWS) is fired during a pre-action aim calibration test aboard the forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82). Lassen is part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, and is underway to conduct exercise Foal Eagle 2013 with the Republic of Korea in support of regional security and stability of the Asia-Pacific region.

F/A-18C Hornet Breaks Sound Barrier

HH-60H Seahawk US Navy

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 30, 2022) - Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) fires the Mark 45 5-inch light-weight gun while operating in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 30. Barry is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleets principal surface force.

ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 23, 2014) The guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) launches a Tomahawk cruise missile to conduct strikes against ISIL targets as seen from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush and Philippine Sea are part of Carrier Strike Group 2, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

980808-N-1030S-003. Base: Puerto Rico Coast Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

An overhead view of the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63) firing its Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns to starboard during a main battery firing exercise. Country: Unknown

An AH-64 Apache helicopter of the 1/6 and 4/7 Cavalry in flight over Chick Do Island firing missiles. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

220918-N-NO820-1001 EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 18, 2022) An SM-2 BLK IIIA is fired out of the forward vertical launch system of Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) during a Littoral Combat Ship Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (LCS SWATT) live-fire event, Sept. 18. LCS SWATT, led by Littoral Combat Ship squadron ONE under the guidance of Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center, is the surface forces premiere advanced tactical training exercise, increasing warfighting capability and tactical proficiency across all domains.

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 14, 2019) The Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) fires a RIM-116 missile from a rolling airframe missile launcher during a live-fire missile exercise in the Pacific Ocean, March 14, 2019. Boxer is underway conducting routine operations as a part of USS Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

DF-SC-86-12614. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-05-10436. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

An RIM-7 Sparrow missile leaves its Mark 25 launcher during a missile firing exercise aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

The battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) fires its Mark 7 16-inch 50-caliber guns to eliminate shoreline targets in preparation for an amphibious landing off the coast of Khafji during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: USS Wisconsin(BB 64)

A projectile is fired off the port side from one of the Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns in the No. 1 turret aboard the battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) during a gunnery exercise. The ship is deployed in the gulf to support Operation Desert Shield.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 23, 2019) The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7) sinks a vessel as a hazard to navigation in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 23, 2019. During its deployment to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility USS Detroit, with embarked helicopter and U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement detachments, will support Joint Interagency Task Force Souths mission, which includes counter-drug patrols and detection and monitoring of illicit traffic in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific.

DN-SC-86-11597. Country: Gulf Of Mexico

DA-ST-87-00676. Base: USS Missouri (BB 63)

A Minuteman III launch. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A left side view of an AIM-7F Sparrow III air-to-air missile being launched from a Skyguard missile launcher. Base: Nav Weapons Center, China Lake State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of a BGM-109 Tomahawk missile in flight during a land attack conventional missile operation test near the Pacific Missile Test Center, Point Mugu, California. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Close-up of a gun firing, CIWS Mount 24, USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), US Navy

USA: A bow view of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) firing its Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns off the starboard side during a fire power demonstration, Caribbean Sea, 1984

DD-ST-89-11770. Country: Unknown

U.S. Air Force Col. Melvin Maxwell, left, 60th Mission Support Group commander, and Staff Sgt. Justin Rice, 60th Civil Engineer Squadron crew chief, train together during a live-fire training at Travis Air Force Base, California, May 23, 2022. The 60th CES Fire Protection Services trained in a live-fire exercise to practice firefighting techniques and procedures in a realistic environment, ensuring they are prepared to mitigate damage and save lives.

An Aegis Teckeval missile is launched from a Vertical Launch System (VLS) aboard the guided missile ship USS NORTON SOUND (AVM-1) near the Pacific Missile Test Center (PMTC), Point Mugu, Calif. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

060511-N-0119G-001. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Arrow Anti-ballistic Missile Interceptor

A MQM-74C target drone is launched from the flight deck during a missile firing exercise aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

U.S. Soldiers fire a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a live-fire demonstration for distinguished visitors as part of exercise Dynamic Front held at Oskbol, Denmark, March 30, 2023. Dynamic Front is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, 56th Artillery Command led, multinational exercise designed to improve allied and partner nations ability to execute multi-echelon fires and test interoperability of both tactical and theater-level fire systems in a live environment.

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.

A Hawk missile is fired from Launch Complex 32. Base: White Sands Missile Test Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

A missile is fired from a Roland low-altitude surface-to-air missile system at Launch Complex 32. Base: White Sands Missile Test Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050624-N-1464F-036. Complete Scene Caption: A diver assigned to the Italian Submarine Parachute Advisory Group (SPAG) jumps out of a Marina Militare EH-101 Shark helicopter to assist Sailors that escaped from their submarine, in Submarine Escape and Immersion Equipment (SEIE) MK-10 suits, during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Submarine Escape and Rescue (SERS) Exercise SORBET ROYAL 2005. Divers from various nations will work together to rescue submariners during the exercise in the Mediterranean. Twenty-seven participating nations, including 14 NATO nations will test their capabilities and interoperability. Four submarines with up to 52 crewmembers aboard will be placed on the bottom of the ocean, while rescue forces with rescue vehicles and systems work together to solve complex disaster rescue problems. Base: Gulf Of Taranto Country: Italy (ITA)

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