ATHENS, GREECE Greek special forces and U.S. Navy Seals discuss house clearing tactics during Sarisa 16, an annual Greek exercise, near Athens, Greece, Sept. 16, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus Fichtl) Courtesy of DVIDS
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Loadout Room photo of the day | SERE skills are tested during Razor Talon
GOLDSBORO, NC, UNITED STATES First Lt. Michael McCoy, 336th Fighter Squadron pilot, uses a mirror to signal a nearby friendly aircraft during the Razor Talon exercise Aug. 5, 2016, near Smyrna, North Carolina. Razor Talon is a monthly exercise that allows service members unique opportunities to combine land, air and sea forces from all service […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group M4 rifle range
STUTTGART, BW, GERMANY U.S. Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) takes aim with his M4A1 rifle at Panzer Range Complex in Boebligen, Germany, on Jan. 23, 2015.(U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Adam Sanders/Released) Courtesy of DVIDS
Loadout Room photo of the day | PHIBLEX 15 Jungle Environment Survival Training with 3D Recon
TERNATE TRAINING AREA, PHILIPPINES U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kyle R. Madden, with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, poses for a photo during Jungle Environment Survival Training as a part of Amphibious Landing Exercise 2015 (PHIBLEX 15) at Ternate, Philippines, Sept. 29. PHIBLEX 15 is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted by U.S. Marine and Navy Forces […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | ANASF and MARSOC assist with registration for Afghan Local Police
HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN A Marine Special Operations Team member assists with security while Afghan National Army Special Forces Soldiers and MSOT members speak with possible Afghan Local Police candidates in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 4, 2013. Afghan Local Police complement counterinsurgency efforts by assisting and supporting rural areas with limited Afghan National Security Forces presence, […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | Maintaining marksmanship: Force Recon Marines fire away
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, HI, UNITED STATES Photo by Lance Cpl. Suzanna Lapi Cpl. Alan Williams, a radio operator with force reconnaissance platoon shoots an M4 carbine rifle during close quarter tactics shooting at the Kaneohe Bay range training facility, May 13. Capt. Brian VanHoose, the platoon commander and a native of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, said […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | Confidence gained through SERE combat survival training
FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, WA, UNITED STATES The S-V-80-A combat survival course is a 19-day course and is the most comprehensive survival course in the Department of Defense. The course teaches students survival principles used during an isolating event, how to conduct themselves after capture and to return with honor. Courtesy of DVIDS
Loadout Room photo of the day | Emerson Knives
2nd code save in two days. Today’s was my call/report. Severe head trauma. Blood and vomit everywhere. 3rd story inside the bathroom and in the wind and rain. Overall shitty call. Just glad the patient had pulses when we got to the ER. Not a good prognosis for them though. This tool… if you are […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | 11th MEU CERTEX: MRF VBSS Mission
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, UNITED STATES AT SEA (September 12, 2016) – A Marine with Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, climbs aboard a rigid-hulled rubber boat following a Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure mission executed off the coast of San Clemente Island, Calif., as part of the 11th MEU’s Certification Exercise, Sept. 13, 2016. […]
9/11: What does it mean to you?
Master Sgt. (Ret) Patrick Glenn Higgins, 53 — San Diego, California I was driving down I-15 towards Marine Air Station Miramar when I received a phone call from my wife about what happened. I asked her, “What’s the weather like, Ramona?” She told me it was a clear day, and that’s when I knew it […]