Lt. Col. Paul Gulbrandsen lifts Capt. Jose Mireles during the buddy carry portion of the Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Dec. 20. (Photo by Sgt. Bobby J. Yarbrough)
Ensign Chaka Hazelwood, the assistant production officer of the Public Works Department aboard U.S. Navy Support Facility (NAVSUPPFAC) Diego Garcia, gears up for a buddy-carry event during the Captain's Cup eve More
Burkina Faso Soldiers practice buddy carries during a casualty care exercise at Camp Zagre, Burkina Faso, March 10, 2017. Flintlock is a special operations forces exercise designed to hone the capabilities of U More
A Syrian Democratic Force element assumes a fighting stance on a firing line during advanced marksmanship training with Coalition Force instructors in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent R More
A Coalition Forces member conducts reconnaissance operations in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) in Southwest Asia, Jan. 19, 2019. In conjunction with partner forces More
Coalition Forces assess the capability of a breaching charge during a demolition training event in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve in Southwest Asia, Jan. 24, 2019. The Coaliti More
Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces assault through a target objective during a react to contact training event in support of Combined Joined Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve in the Dier ez-Zor provi More
Marines with Marine Forces Reserve stand in formation at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, March 29, 2019, during a Total Force Fitness event. The MARFORRES Marines conducted various physical activitie More
A Marine breaks open a tablet of chlorobenzylidene malonitrile, or CS gas, during gas chamber training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Aug. 30. (Photo by Sgt. Bobby J. Yarbrough)
An injured soldier of the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is carried by fellow soldiers during a training mass casualty exercise at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., Dec. 3, 2011.
U.S. Army recruit Katie Stone, of El Paso, Texas, holds up her battle buddy Paule Boglo, of Loganville, Ga., while demonstrating a buddy carry during a class in a company bay during white phase of basic combat More
A Georgian Armed Forces infantryman carries a simulated wounded Georgian Soldier to the casualty collection point during urban operations training at the Vaziani Training Area on Aug. 9, 2018. The Georgian Sold More
A Syrian partner force element fires their AK-47 Kalashnikov rifles on a firing line in controlled bursts during advanced marksmanship training with Coalition Force instructors in support of Combined Joint Task More
A Coalition Forces member prepares an electrical initiation system before activating an explosive during a demolition training event in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve in South More
Members of the Syrian Democratic Force assault through a target objective during a react to contact training event in support of Combined Joined Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve in the Dier ez-Zor provin More
Malian soldiers practice buddy carries in Loumbila, Burkina Faso Feb. 13, 2019 during exercise Flintlock 2019. The training was part of a Tactical Casualty Combat Care course. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Peter Seidler)
A Marine with Marine Forces Reserve waits for the tug-of-war match to begin at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, March 29, 2019, during a Total Force Fitness event. The MARFORRES Marines conducted vari More
A Marine stands inside the gas chamber as chlorobenzylidene malonitrile, or CS gas, is released into the air during a training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Aug. 30. (Photo by Sgt. Bobby J. Yarbrough)
U.S. Army Soldiers from Bravo Company, 101 Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, evacuate casualties during Decisive Action Rotation 14-06 at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, More
Spc. David Vilardi, a native of Alburtis, Pa. and a combat engineer with Company B, 65th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, performs the buddy carry task on the More
A Syrian partner force soldier conducts a three-point safety check on his AK-47 Kalashnikov rifle before completing a run on the firing line during advanced marksmanship training in support of Combined Joint Ta More
A Coalition Forces member conducts final checks before detonating a breaching charge during a demolition training event in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve in Southwest Asia, Ja More
Marines with Marine Forces Reserve pull a rope at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, March 29, 2019, during a Total Force Fitness event. The MARFORRES Marines conducted various physical activities, such More
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment (Gimlets), 2 IBCT, 25th Infantry Division deployed to Kahuku Training Area Oahu, Hawaii to conduct company evaluations in movement to contact, attack and defe More
A Marine listens for prepatory commands during a Table II training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Oct. 16. (Photo by Sgt. Bobby J. Yarbrough)
U.S. Army soldiers from the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, buddy carry a casualty during Decisive Action Rotation 14-06 at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., April 21, 2014. Decisive Acti More
Tech. Sgt. Daniel O'Neil, an Airman with the 128th Security Forces Squadron, carries a fellow Airman through an obstacle that is part of the 128th SFS Defender Challenge during a unit training assembly here Aug More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Torrey Lee, assigned to Fleet Combat Camera Pacific (FCCP), participates in a buddy carry as part of medical training during FCCP's Winter Quick Shot, Nov. 13, 2016, in Azusa, More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, conduct simulated casualty evacuation operations during Decisive Action Rotation 17-08 at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 3rd Cavalry Regiment carry a tow bar to a broken-down M1130 Stryker Command Vehicle during Decisive Action Rotation 18-04 at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif., Fe More
A Syrian partner force element fire their AK-47 Kalashnikov rifles on a firing line in controlled bursts during an advanced marksmanship training event with Coalition Forces instructors in support of Combined J More
Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) engage targets during the Table III Combat Marksmanship course at Kilo Range 503 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Oct. 16. The live-fire exercise is par More
Syrian partner force elements rehearse moving in on a simulated target objective during advanced marksmanship training with Coalition Forces in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve More
Marines with Marine Forces Reserve wait for their turn in tug-of-war at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, March 29, 2019, during a Total Force Fitness event. The MARFORRES Marines conducted various phy More
A Marine with II Marine Expeditionary (Forward) returns to the surface of the water after dropping his combat load underwater during Marine Corps Water Survival Training at the Area 5 pool aboard Marine Corps B More
Afghan National Army soldiers charge through boot-grabbing mud while carrying a fellow soldier during a demonstration for Lt. Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, commander of ISAF Joint Command and Fort Lewis-based I Corp More
Cpl. Andy Rodriguez Diaz splashes water to try and inflate his trousers during Marine Corps Water Survival Training at the Area 5 pool aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Oct. 25. As part of the Intermeiate L More
U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and Camp Lemonnier call in to arrange a simulated medical evacuation after a buddy carry during the Joint Warrior Competition, Nov. 19, More
Marines with Marine Forces Reserve hold planks at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, March 29, 2019, during a Total Force Fitness event. The MARFORRES Marines conducted various physical activities, such More
Soldiers of 1st Sapper Company, Burundi National Defense Force, carry a soldier as a simulated casualty during a combined arms training event, June 26, 2012. Marines and sailors from Special-Purpose MAGTF Afric More
Sgt. 1st Class Christopher McWilliams, an infantryman from Concord, N.H., with C Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), helps carry a simulated casualty during a decisive action exercise Ju More
Army Capt. Ryan C. Hobert, a Clearwater, Fla., native and an intelligence officer in the 641st Regional Support Group, carries a fellow officer over his shoulder Jan. 24, 2015, at Patrick Air Force, Fla. The "b More
A Marine with Marine Forces Reserve holds a high plank at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, March 29, 2019, during a Total Force Fitness event. The MARFORRES Marines conducted various physical activiti More
U.S. Army recruits learn how to carry an injured comrade in their company bay during white phase of basic combat training at Fort Jackson, S.C., March 15, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar)
SOUTHWEST ASIA – An Iraqi Counter Terrorism student carries his comrade during a simulated improvised explosive device attack outside the mock village of Medina, Baghdad, April 30, 2018. The training in Medina More
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Elisabeth Erickson, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, drags a medical dummy 25-meters after applying a tourniquet during the Joint Warrior Competition, Nov. 19, 2016, Camp Lemonnier, More
Marines with Marine Forces Reserve sprint to another exercise station at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, March 29, 2019, during a Total Force Fitness event. The MARFORRES Marines conducted various ph More
Staff Sgt. Andrew Garrett, 122nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, carries his MWD during the 2015 Emerald Coast K-9 Clash, Sept. 4, 2015, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The two-day competition be More
Marines with Marine Forces Reserve conduct fireman carries at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, March 29, 2019, during a Total Force Fitness event. The MARFORRES Marines conducted various physical acti More
Marines with Marine Forces Reserve participate in a Total Force Fitness event at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, March 29, 2019. The MARFORRES Marines conducted various physical activities, such as t More
Cpl. Roshard Gordon, an administrative chief with G-6, Marine Forces Reserve, carries a Marine at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, March 29, 2019, during a Total Force Fitness event. The MARFORRES Mar More
U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and Camp Lemonnier write essays during the final portion of the Joint Warrior Competition, Nov. 19, 2016, in Djibouti, Djibouti. Members More
Sgt. Harrison Donovan, the noncommissioned officer in charge of active maintenance with Installation Personnel Administration Center, Marine Forces Reserve, conducts jumping jacks at Marine Corps Support Facili More
A Marine with Marine Forces Reserve assembles a M4 Service Carbine at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, March 29, 2019, during a Total Force Fitness event. The MARFORRES Marines conducted various physi More
Marines with Marine Forces Reserve assemble M4 Service Carbines at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, March 29, 2019, during a Total Force Fitness event. The MARFORRES Marines conducted various physical More
A Marine with Marine Forces Reserve conducts Spiderman pushups at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, March 29, 2019, during a Total Force Fitness event. The MARFORRES Marines conducted various physical More
Sgt. Joseph Torres, the noncommissioned officer in charge of quality assurance with Installation Personnel Administration Center, Marine Forces Reserve, holds a low plank at Marine Corps Support Facility New Or More
Sgt. Harrison Donovan, the noncommissioned officer in charge of active maintenance with Installation Personnel Administration Center, Marine Forces Reserve, holds a low plank at Marine Corps Support Facility Ne More
Sgt. Joseph Torres, the noncommissioned officer in charge of quality assurance with Installation Personnel Administration Center, Marine Forces Reserve, conducts squat jumps at Marine Corps Support Facility New More
A Sailor with Marine Forces Reserve lifts a weighted plate at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, March 29, 2019, during a Total Force Fitness event. The MARFORRES Marines conducted various physical acti More
A Marine with Marine Forces Reserve lifts a weighted plate at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, March 29, 2019, during a Total Force Fitness event. The MARFORRES Marines conducted various physical acti More
Sgt. Xavier S. Ham, a motor transport dispatcher with S-4, Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, gathers the tug-of-war ropes at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, March 29, 2019, during a Tota More
Lance Cpl. Hunter Breedlove, a maintenance management clerk with 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve conducts medicine ball lifts at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, March 29, 2019, duri More
A Marine with Marine Forces Reserve bench presses a weighted plate at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, March 29, 2019, during a Total Force Fitness event. The MARFORRES Marines conducted various physi More
170928-N-ZS023-005 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 28, 2017) Marine Corps Sgt. Raven Mitchell, a native of Woodsboro, Texas, carries Marine Corps Cpl. Amanda Barnes, a native of Panama City, Florida, o More