HURLBURT FIELD, FL, UNITED STATES A 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (7 SFG (A)) Green Beret waits to be jump master pre-inspected (JMPI) before conducting a High Altitude Low Opening(HALO) parachute jump Hurlburt Field, Fla., April. 23, 2013. Green Berets from 7SFG (A) participated in Halo jumps during Exercise Emerald Warrior, Emerald Warrior is an […]
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Loadout Room photo of the day | 102nd Rescue Squadron training
WESTHAMPTON, NY, UNITED STATES Air Force Pararescue Jumpers with the 102nd Rescue Squadron simulate recovering a downed F-16 pilot during training at FS Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton, N.Y., on March 25th, 2013. (USAF / Senior Airman Christopher S Muncy / released) Courtesy of DVIDS
Loadout Room photo of the day | US, Chile SOF partner during exercise Southern Star
ANTOFAGASTA, AN, CHILE A U.S. Air Force combat controller guides a MC-130J aircraft July 25, 2016 during a short-field landing training exercise in Antofagasta, Chile. The controller performed a High Altitude Low Opening jump to set up the airfield for aircraft landing as part of the training. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Osvaldo Equite/Released) […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | Return of cold-weather training resonates with Fort McCoy’s past
FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES Service members build an improvised shelter during winter training at Fort McCoy in 1989. Fort McCoy has been a destination for winter training dating back to 1943. Winter training returned to Fort McCoy in 2017 with the start of the Cold-Weather Operations Course taught by the installation’s Directorate of Plans, […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | SERE specialist helps train during Pacific Thunder 2012
SOUTH KOREA U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dane Hatley, a 33rd Rescue Squadron flight engineer, confirms his coordinates with his compass during combat skills training during Exercise Pacific Thunder 2012 near Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 15, 2012. Pacific Thunder is an annual two-week exercise that involves the 33rd and 31st RQS from […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | SERE specialist helps train during Pacific Thunder 2012
SOUTH KOREA U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bobby Colliton, Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape specialist from the 18th Operation Support Squadron on Kadena Air Base, Japan, instructs U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dane Hatley, a 33rd Rescue Squadron flight engineer, while performing combat survival training during Exercise Pacific Thunder 2012 near Osan Air Base, Republic […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | Recon Marines prepare for extreme hike in South Korea
MOUNTAIN WARFARE TRAINING CAMP, SOUTH KOREA Petty Officer 3rd Class Cody Goddard covers the rear of the group as Republic of Korea Marines try to use communication equipment before a simulated pre-dawn raid Jan. 22 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-3 near the Mountain Warfare Training Camp in Pyeongchang, South Korea. To prepare for the […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | Marines stay fit on the road
KHAN NESHIN DISTRICT, AFGHANISTAN U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Aguilera, a platoon sergeant with Echo Company, 1st Light Armored Battalion, and 31-year-old native of Los Angeles, works out using portable suspension training equipment during an overnight post here, April 26, 2012. Due to the high operational tempo required of Echo Co., Aguilera and his fellow […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | Navy SEAL winter warfare
MAMMOTH LAKES, CA, UNITED STATES Navy SEALs demonstrate winter warfare capabilities. Courtesy of DVIDS
Loadout Room photo of the day | SERE survival training tools
Gränsfors and Husqvarna axes used by SERE instructors during training.