U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, swim underwater during dive training in Aqaba, Jordan, on July 8, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jon Sosner) Learn more about the U.S. Marines Maritime Raid Force below: https://youtu.be/gpPGrQxJ6lQ
Gear in the Wild: US Marines make an impact in Jordan
U.S. Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion-26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, take cover from demolitions during sustainment training at Camp Titin, Jordan, on July 8, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Santino D. Martinez) Watch Marines train in Jordan below:
Gear in the Wild: US Soldiers detonate mine-clearing charges in Germany
U.S. soldiers with the 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, detonate a mine-clearing line charge fired from their M1 assault breacher vehicle at the Camp Aachen training area, Grafenwoehr, Germany on January 23, 2019. The Ironhorse Brigade conducted Combined Resolve XI Phase II in support of Atlantic Resolve, an enduring […]
Gear in the Wild: Live fire Arctic warfare training
An Army paratrooper assigned to Blackfoot Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, fires the M249 light machine gun at night during live fire training at Grezelka Range, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on March 4, 2019. Utilizing the M249 light machine gun and […]
Watch: How does astronaut food compare to MREs?
Retired Marine Colonel Randy Bresnik cut his teeth as a test pilot for the F/A-18 Hornet program, before going on to serve combat tours in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Now, he’s an astronaut, and one of the few remaining with the experience necessary to give us the lowdown on how space food stacks up […]
Gear in the Wild: Learning to rappel out of a perfectly good helicopter
Students at Fort Hood Air Assault School conduct rappel operations. The soldiers who participated in the training learned the basics of air assault operations from the instructors of the Phantom Warrior Academy. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gregory Hunter, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment) Learn more about how the U.S. Army trains for air […]
Gear in the Wild: Marines training for crisis response operations
On March 13, 2019 at Morón Air Base, Spain, U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, conduct a helicopter support team training event utilizing an MV-22 Osprey. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis response and theater security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting […]
Gear in the Wild: Putting rounds on target
A soldier returns fire with his M4 Carbine at opposing forces while on a patrolling mission during a training exercise at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 18, 2018. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht Watch soldiers put the M4 through its paces in the video below:
Gear in the Wild: On the move in glorious 29 Palms, California
Marines sprint through smoke during Integrated Training Exercise 2-17 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 30, 2017. The Marines are assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. The combined-arms exercise gives all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force an opportunity to use capabilities during large-scale missions […]
Gear in the Wild: The right protective gear for safe training
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jose Ruiz maintains control of Ciro, a military working dog, as the dog attacks Cpl. Matthew Byrd, who is playing the role of an aggressor during training at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, May 30, 2017. Ruiz and Byrd are both dog handlers. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Allison Lotz […]