Special Tactics Squadron

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 … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

Marine Corps Sgt Tasheena Aguilera, a Defense Logistics Operations advisor, surveys the road and traffic surrounding her vehicle armed with a mounted M-240 machine gun in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 26, 2017. Advisors are actively engaged in equipping the fight against terrorism and … [Read more...]

U.S. Army Pfc. Cole Burkhead and Pfc. Wyatt Jester, infantrymen assigned to Able Company, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment "The Rock", 173rd Airborne Brigade, scan for targets during a demonstration at the Gunfighter Gym in Vicenza, Italy, June 22, 2018. The … [Read more...]

U.S. Marines assigned to Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron conduct fire containment drills at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 12, 2018. The training was conducted in order to maintain proficiency extinguishing … [Read more...]

U.S. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (A) breach a doorway as they prepare to enter and raid the objective during Exercise Flaming Sword in Panevėžsy, Lt., May 20, 2016. Since 2012, Lithuanian SOF has organized Exercise Flaming Sword with NATO SOF and allied … [Read more...]