PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA Republic of Korea Marine Gunnery Sgt. Kim Dong Jin, a Daegu, ROK, native, demonstrates ways to start a fire to U.S. Marines during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-4 Feb. 4 at the Pyeongchang Winter Training Facility, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. The ROK and U.S. Marines learned different ways to survive in the […]
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Loadout Room photo of the day: U.S Marines participate in Swedish Basic Winter Warfare Course
ARVIDSJAUR, BD, SWEDEN Student in the Swedish Basic Winter Warfare Course uses ski poles to support the Swedish AK 5C rifle while shooting targets during the field training exercise in Avidsjaur, Sweden, Jan. 30, 2016. U.S. Marines participated in the multi-national training that focused on winter-weather survival and ability to perform infantry operations and lead […]
Loadout Room photo of the day: Marines eat out cold-weather-style during training at Fort McCoy
FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course 18-01 — all U.S. Marines with units associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing — prepare lunch using cold-weather rations during a break in training Dec. 12, 2017, at Fort McCoy, Wis. During the course, students learn on a variety of cold-weather […]
Loadout Room photo of the day: Marines bolster cold-weather operating skills during course at Fort McCoy
FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES A Marine associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., works to get out of the water after taking the plunge into a hole cut into an ice-covered Big Sandy Lake as part of cold-water immersion training for the Cold-Weather Operations Course on […]
Loadout Room photo of the day: JTAC, A-10s train to maintain readiness
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NV, UNITED STATES Joint terminal attack controllers wave at an A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft during a show of force on the Nevada Test and Training Range July 19, 2017. The A-10 has excellent maneuverability at low air speeds and low-altitude, and is a highly accurate weapons delivery platform. (U.S. Air […]
Loadout Room photo of the day: A member of Air Force Special Operations, assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, provides security during a combat search and rescue exercise
AMMAN, JORDAN AMMAN, Jordan (May 11, 2017) A member of Air Force Special Operations, assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, provides security during a combat search and rescue exercise in support of Eager Lion 2017. Eager Lion is an annual U.S. Central Command exercise in Jordan designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships between the U.S., […]
Loadout Room photo of the day: Special Forces Winter Warfare Training
TELLURIDE, CO, UNITED STATES Soldiers from the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) transport a 180lb mock-casualty down a mountain using a stretcher they fabricated from skis and ski poles during the Winter Warfare Trainer Course at Telluride, Colorado, Dec. 6 – 15, 2017. The course teaches Green Berets the fundamentals of high-altitude and cold-weather movement, […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | Santa 22 launches Christmas Drop flight schedule
YIGO, GUAM, GUAM An Airman watches as crews receive a C-130J Super Hercules at the close of the first official day of Operation Christmas Drop flights Dec. 11, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Christmas Drop enhances humanitarian assistance and disaster relief crisis response capabilities, by allowing aircrews from the U.S. Air Force, Japanese […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | A U.S. Navy SEALs Practices Underwater Navigation During a Diving Exercise
KEY WEST, FL, UNITED STATES A U.S. Navy SEALs practices underwater navigation during a diving exercise. Navy SEALs are a part of a continuous training cycle to improve and further specialize their skills. Courtesy of DVIDS
Loadout Room photo of the day | US, Italy and Jordan special operations conduct combat search and rescue
AMMAN, JORDAN A Jordanian Armed Forces Special Task Force member and an Air Force Special Tactics Airman with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, prepare to assault opposing forces during a personnel rescue mission, May 11, 2017, at the King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center. Eager Lion is an annual U.S. Central Command exercise in […]