U.S. Soldiers, assigned to Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, prepare a M777 howitzer for sling load training at the 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 18. 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Markus Rauchenberger)
Two U.S. Marine MV-22B Osprey’s with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 764, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, fly alongside an AH-1Z Viper helicopter from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, MAG-41, 4th MAW, to Holtville Airfield during a combined operation near El Centro, California, Oct. 17, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 and VMM-764, along with other active duty [Read More …]
A Royal Canadian Air Force CC-150T Polaris strategic airlift and air-to-air refueler conducts refueling operations with Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet fighter jets over the Yukon in Canada, in transit back from Operation Noble Defender in Alaska, on October 15, 2021. Photo: Sgt Jennifer Kusche, 8 Wing Trenton
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – Green Berets with 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) prepare to notionally destroy an enemy vehicle using a Carl Gustav anti-tank weapon during Exercise Tropic Lightning, Oct. 18, 2021 on Oahu Island. Green Beret’s used this training as an opportunity to hone their skills while supporting 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division during a [Read More …]
A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Raid Force (MRF) conducts parachute operations on Ie Shima Training Facility, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 21, 2021. Marines with the MRF maintain jump proficiency for real world situations where they are required to use military freefall as an insertion capability. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), the Marine Corps’ only continuous forward-deployed MEU, provides a [Read More …]
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Chyna Alvagibbs and Capt. Kassia Regehr, an administrative specialist and a logistics officer both with Fleet Marine Forces Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command, grapple in a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) training area during a High-Intensity Tactical Training (HITT) Warrior Challenge competition at Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia, Oct. 15, 2021. The final [Read More …]
U.S. Marines with Company C, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, provide members of the NATO Specific Environments Panel a demonstration of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 23, 2021. The Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group (MCTOG) hosted the NATO SEP Conference event in Los Angeles, California and MCAGCC [Read More …]
U.S. Air Force Academy — Air Force’s Alex Schilling deflects a shot from the University of Denver’s offense during a game at the Cadet Ice Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo., Oct. 15, 2021. Air Force was defeated by Denver 4-1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley)
U.S., Brazilian, Chilean, Mexican, and Peruvian Marines hold security positions during simulated humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission in Salinas, Peru, Oct 3, 2021, during exercise UNITAS LXII. U.S., Brazilian, Chilean, Mexican, and Peruvian Marines completed a series of training events in order to build trust, enhance confidence and strengthen interoperability to better prepare us for a combined, multinational response [Read More …]
U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, rehearse urban breaching techniques during the Sapper Leader’s Course 1-22 on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 16, 2021. The Sapper Leader’s Course gives students hands-on experience preparing explosives, breaching, clearing buildings, and working as a team through obstacles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)
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