211013-M-ET529-1572 NORTHERN RANGE COMPLEX, Kuwait (Oct. 13, 2021) Reconnaissance Marine assigned to the All Domain Reconnaissance Detachment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires an M4A1 carbine during a live-fire and maneuver range at the Northern Range Complex, Kuwait, Oct. 13. The 11th MEU and Essex Amphibious Ready Group are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support [Read More …]
U.S. Army Pfc. Blair Kocher, a fire support specialist assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, qualifies with the M17 Modular Handgun System at the combat pistol range on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 15, 2021. U.S. Army Alaska is home to the Army’s only [Read More …]
U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing perform aircraft maintenance while conducting Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 6, 2021. Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 172, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing established a forward arming and refueling point on an airfield secured by 2d Battalion, 3d Marines to support sustained aviation operations. (U.S. [Read More …]
A candidates for the Best Sapper Competition performs a demolition test, Oct. 13, 2021, Fort Carson, Colorado. The sappers were tested on their knowledge of various tactical skills throughout the competition. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Scyrrus Corregidor)
Tank crews assigned to 1st Battalion 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division conducted gunnery table VI at Fort Carson, Colorado, Sept. 7, 2021. Gunnery table VI is the final qualifying table of crew gunnery and is the last test of a crew’s cohesion and lethality. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Tobias Cukale)
A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II flies over Midland, Texas, Sept. 11, 2021. During the performance, Fullam showcased different aerial maneuvers, including simulated gun runs, highlighting the capabilities of the A-10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob T. Stephens)
Soldiers of Assault Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fire on enemy targets during platoon live-fire exercises at Fort Carson, Colorado, Sept. 24, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Tobias Cukale)
A U.S. Marine Corps Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 flies with an external cargo load during a cargo loading and transporting exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, August 23, 2021. The lifts were part of the ongoing operational assessment of the King Stallion Heavy Lift Helicopter as the [Read More …]
Airman 1st Class Isaiah Tirado, 49th Security Forces Squadron installation entry controller, hangs upside down during the 49th Wing’s first rappel skills training, Oct. 5, 2021, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Holloman Defenders and firefighters learned rappel skills to use for rapid building entry and exit in hostile situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessica [Read More …]
U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV) and French Legionnaires with 2d Infantry Regiment, French Foreign Legion, participate in an obstacle course during Exercise Baccarat on Caserne Colonel de Chabrières Nîmes, France, Oct. 8, 2021. Exercise Baccarat is a three-week joint exercise between 2d MARDIV and the French Foreign Legion that challenges forces with physical and tactical training, as [Read More …]
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