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HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN Cpl. Dennis Cox, a New York City native and scout sniper with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regional Command (Southwest), patrols with a section of Marines during an interdiction operation in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2013. Cox has been in the Marine Corps for 5 years and is completing his third […]
STUTTGART, BW, GERMANY Green Berets assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), organize their equipment before a Special Forces Advanced Urban Combat (SFAUC) training exercise near Stuttgart, Germany, Nov. 16, 2017. The SFAUC exercise tests the Green Berets’ ability to lead and execute direct action strikes in urban areas. Urban combat is a […]
SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES 151203-N-OC941-597 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (Dec. 3, 2015) Navy Reserve Sailors attached to a West Coast-based Sea, Air, Land (SEAL) Team fire M4 rifles during a tactical shooting scenario near San Diego. Naval Special Warfare Reservists conducted a field training exercise based on principles from the Expeditionary Warfare community. (U.S. Navy photo […]
AKIM ODA, GHANA U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Infantry Division, receive a class of instructions from the Ghana Armed Forces during United Accord 2017 at the Jungle Warfare School on Achiase military base in Akim Oda, Ghana on May 20, 2017. The Jungle Warfare […]
A Reconnaissance Marine from 3rd Marine Division performs an operations check on his Binocular Night Vision System M953 at the Combat Center, Feb. 13, 2018, as a part of Integrated Training Exercise 2-18. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. William Chockey)
BOEBLINGEN, BW, GERMANY A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1-10th Special Forces Group cleans his weapon after participating in a weapons training exercise at the Panzer Range Complex, Boeblingen, Germany, Nov. 08, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Jason Johnston) Courtesy of DVIDS
LOTAWIN, THAILAND Royal Thai Marine Sub Lt. Wichain Praphiphong demonstrates the proper use of the HK-G36C rifle while at a live-fire drill at Lotawin, Kingdom of Thailand Feb. 20 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. Working together and conducting joint and multinational training is vital to maintaining the readiness and interoperability of the Thai, U.S. and […]
CAMP BASTION, AFGHANISTAN U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Patrick Murphy with Echo company, 2nd Battalion 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT) 7, makes last minute adjustment to his gear prior to conducting a training exercise on Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 03, 2013. Patrick alongside the Marines and Sailors of Echo company conducted […]
CAMP PENDLETON, CA, UNITED STATES U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, practice engaging an enemy in close quarters during the tactics phase of a close-quarter tactics course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 18, 2014. Marines with Bravo Co., 1st Recon Bn. are enhancing their skills before compositing with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit […]
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, FL, UNITED STATES Airman 1st Class Jeremiah Harvey, 96th Security Forces Squadron, tightens his M50 gas mask during a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive training exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 1. The Airmen were taught the proper procedures during the week-long event before executing the tactics by […]
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